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1.a. Study the diagram below carefully and answer the questions that follows.
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G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8
P1 1 2
P2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
P3 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
P4 19 20
i. Redraw this table above and fill in the spaces with the chemical symbols of the first 20 elements in
order of the numbers.
ii. What does the numbers in the top right corner of each cell represent?
iii. From the table, indicate 3 elements which are metals and 3 which are non metals.
iv. What is the name of the table above? Define it.
Answer only four(4) questions from this section. All questions carries equal marks
d. With the elements in c above, write down the atomic numbers for each.
PAPER I
Answer all questions in this section by choosing the correct answer from the alternatives lettered A-D
1. Which of the following is not a basic unit of 7. Ice is able to float on water because the ice is
measurement? --------------
a. second b. kilogram c. cubic meter a. colder than water
d. meter b. denser than water
c. has a greater mass for the same volume of
2. A piece of stone sinks in water because
water
a. its density is the same as that of water d. has a greater volume for the same mass of
b. it is able to displace its own weight of water water.
c. its density is less than that of water
8. The process by which steam is changed into
d. its density is greater than that of water
liquid is called -----------
3. A stone of mass 80.0g was put into a
a. evaporation b. condensation
measuring cylinder containing water. If the
c. melting d. sublimation
water level rises by 20.0cm3, calculate the
density of the stone. 9. Gases are more compressible than solids
a. 0.25gc𝑚 because -----------
b. 1.20gc𝑚
a. the molecules of gases are randomly arranged
c. 1.80gc𝑚
b. there are wider spaces between gas
d. 4.00gc𝑚
molecules
4. One hectare is equivalent to ------- c. gases has fixed volumes
d. the particles of solids are regularly arranged
a. 100𝑚 b. 1000𝑚
c. 10000c𝑚 d. 100000𝑐𝑚 10. Which of the following part of a cell carries
out the process of photosynthesis ------------
5. The S.I unit of length is --------------
a. cell walls b. cytoplasm
a. millimeter b. centimeter c. nucleus d. chloroplast
c. meter d. kilometer
11. The part of a cell responsible for
6. The S.I unit for measuring the work done by transmission of characteristics from parents to
force is --------------- offspring is called ------------
a. J b. K c. N d. W
a. cell membrane b. mitochondrion a. capacitor b. inductor
c. nucleus d. vacuole c. resister d. transistor
12. Which of the following is not a 21. All the following are parts of digestive
characteristic of all living organisms system except ----------
a. respiration b. photosynthesis a. anus b. salivary gland c. lungs
c. feeding d. excretion d. pancreas
13. Mercury metal is an example of ---------- 22. The end product of protein in digestion is --
------
a. gas b. liquid c. solid d. plasma
a. maltose b. fatty acid
14. Which of the following liquids is used as
c. amino acid d. glucose
thermometric substance?
23. Which part of the plant cell contains
a. water b. mercury
chlorophyII?
c. petrol d. milk
a. cytoplasm b. chloroplast
15. Magnesium has atomic number of 12. How
c. mitochondrion d. nucleus
many electrons are in its last shell?
24. The chemical symbol for iron is ----------
a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 8
a. I b. K c. Fe d. Au
16. Elements that lose electron in a chemical
reaction are ---------- 25. The basic unit of matter is the --------
a. non-metals b. metals a. atom b. compound
c. noble gases d. liquids c. element d. ion
17. The electronic component used for storing 26. Which of the following elements is liquid at
electrical charges in a conductor is known as --- room temperature?
------- a. carbon b. mercury
c. silver d. Sulphur
a. capacitor b. inductor
c. diode d. LED 27. Which of the following is not a particle in
an atom?
18. Which of the following electronic
components transfer electrical energy into light a. electron b. proton c. neutron
energy? d. nucleus
a. capacitor b. inductor 28. A positively charged ion is called---------
c. resistor d. LED
a. an ion b. cation c. neutron
19. Electronic is applied in all the following d. proton
areas except --------
29. An atom which contains more electrons
a. mobile phone b. video camera than protons become a ------------
c. computer d. inclined plane
a. positive ion b. negative ion
20. Which of the following devices is made of c. neutral atom d. binary compound
semiconductor?
30. A mirror is used to direct the sun’s rays a. torch light b. sun c. fire
onto the classroom wall by -------- d. moon
a. radiation b. reflection 32. Which of the following statements about
c. conduction d. convection light is true?
31. Which of the following is an indirect
source of light ---------
a. light is reflected from polished surfaces 33. A solar panel derives its energy from -----
b. light passes through plane mirrors
a. food
c. light travels through opaque objects
b. sun
d. the angle of incidence is between the normal c. water
and the reflected ray. d. wind
34. Which of the following sources of energy is/are c. trachea and alveoli
renewable? d. trachea and duodenum
a. sun
38. Which of the following diseases affects the lungs
b. waves
---------
c. wind
d. wood a. cholera
b. measles
35. A solar cell produces electrical energy from ------
c. tetanus
--
d. tuberculosis
a. electromagnets
39. The process which takes place in all living cells
b. heat
is ---------
c. light
d. sound a. digestion
b. fertilization
36. The by-products of respiration are -------------
c. photosynthesis
a. carbon dioxide and heat d. respiration
b. carbon dioxide
40. Which of the following life processes leads to the
c. oxygen and heat
release of energy?
d. oxygen and water
a. absorption of food
37. Which of the following pairs of structures are
b. digestion of food
part of the respiratory systems of humans ---------
c. photosynthesis
a. fallopian tube and alveoli d. respiration
b. pharynx and oesophagus