CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SOLWEZI
ST. KIZITO SECONDARY SCHOOL
GRADE 10 I TERM III-2025
SCIENCE PAPER 1 & 2 5124
Marks: 100
NAME OF CANDIDATE: ………………………………………………………… GRADE: 10 I
Time: 2:30 Minutes
Instructions to Candidates:
1. Ensure that you write your name on every page of the answer booklet.
2. Ensure all calculations are shown where applicable.
3. There are two (2) sections in this question paper, section A and B.
4. Answer all the questions from section A and B
5. In section A, for each question, four(4) suggested answers are given,A,B,C and D.
choose the correct answer and write the letter In the box provided
6. Write your answers clearly.
Information for candidates
Cell phones are not allowed in the examination room
DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO
This question paper consists of 9 printed pages
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SECTION A (PHYSICS) 40 MARKS MULTIPLE CHOICE QIESTIONS.
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
1. Convert 2GB (Giga byte) to standard unit in bytes.
A. 20B
B. 200B
C. 200 000B
D. 2000 000 000B
2. The diagram below shows a micrometer screw gauge.
What is the reading shown on the micrometer?
A. 5.43mm
B. 7.30mm
C. 6.63mm
D. 8.13mm
3. The diagram below shows a distance-time graph for a moving object
What physical quantity does the slope of the graph represent?
A. Speed
B. Velocity
C. Displacement
D. Acceleration
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4. The diagram below shows a speed time graph for a car.
At which points is the car moving with zero acceleration? It ls at points …
A. A and D.
B. B and C
C. A and C.
D. B and D.
5. Which of the following is the S.I unit for time?
A. Millisecond
B. Second
C. Minute
D. Hour
6. Which of the following quantities changes when a body is accelerating?
A. Mass of the body
B. .Weight of the body
C. velocity of the body
D. force acting on the body
7. The diagram shows a uniform plank in equilibrium when two weights are hung on
opposite sides of the pivot.
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What is the size of weight F?
A. 50N
B. 200N
C. 300N
D. 500N
8. Which of the following instruments can best be used to measure the internal diameter of
a pipe?
A. Meter rule
B. Vernier calipers
C. Engineers calipers
D. Micrometer screw gauge
9. A stone has a mass of 390g and a density of 2.7g/cm3, Cooking oil has a density of
0.90g/cm3. What mass of oil has the same volume as the stone?
A. 130g
B. 160g
C. 900g
D. 1200g
10. The diagram below shows an extract of a tape from a ticker tape vibrator that was
connected to 50Hz a.c power supply.
11. Determine the time taken between points A and B?
A. 0.02s
B. 0.20s
C. 0.50s
D. 5.00s
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12. The diagram below shows a box of mass 2.5kg placed on a table.
What force is exerted on the table by the box?
A. [Link]
B. 10.0N
C. 25.0N
D. 250.0N
13. When a nut and bolt are difficult to undo, It is easier to tun the nut by using a longer
spanner because the longer spanner gives …
A. less friction.
B. more friction.
C. a larger turning effect.
D. a smaller turning effect
14. The diagram below shows part of the ruler used to find the length of the nail.
What is the length of the nail?
A. 2.2 cm
B. 2.7 cm
C. 3.2 cm
D. 3.7 cm
15.A dog running at constant speed of 3m/s increases its speed to 7m/s upon
seeing a lion. If the mass of the dog is 20kg, the work it does in achieving
the new speed is
A. 40 J
B. 160 J
C. 400 J D
D. 580 J
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16. Which of the following would change the period of oscillation of a pendulum?
A. Thickness of the string
B. Mass of the pendulum of bob
C. Length of the pendulum
D. Volume of the pendulum bob
17. Which of the following numbers has three significant figures?
A. 0.0003
B. 0.0030
C. 0.0300
D. 0.3000
18. type of energy possessed by a stationary object is called
A. Potential energy
B. Kinetic energy
C. Heat energy
D. Electrical energy
19. How much work is done by a machine in lifting a mass of 1kg through a height of 4m?
A. 2.5J
B. 25J
C. 40J
D. 60J
20. The ability to do work is called
A. Energy
B. Work done
C. Power
D. Force
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SECTION B (CHEMISTRY) 60 MARKS. ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.
1. Define an element.
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2. Give 2 examples of elements
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3. Complete the table of an atom below
particle Relative charge Position in the atom Relative mass
(a) -1 Shells around the nucleus 1/100
Protons (c) Nucleus (d)
(b) 0 shells around the nucleus 1
(a) ………………………………. [1]
(b) …………………………………[1]
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4. The arrangement of particles in the three states of matter identifies the state and accounts
for the properties of such a state.
(a) Use the boxes given as the space available to be filled by the particles of each state
and fill up each space for solid, liquid and gas. [3]
Solid liquid gas
(b) Explain how particles are arranged in gas compared to liquid and solid.
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5. A molecule of a certain gas is represented by the diagram shown (showing outer shells
only)
H
X
X H
H X C
X
H
a. Name the compound represented by the diagram shown.
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b. Write the chemical formula of the compound
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c. What type of bonding is shown in the diagram?
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d. What type of forces keep the molecules together?
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e. Write a balanced equation showing complete combustion of the compound in (b) in
excess air.
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6. Write the ionic equations for the reactions below
a. Ba(NO3)2(aq) + Na2SO4(aq) BaSO4(s) + NaNO3(aq)
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b. NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)
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