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CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. Why is photosynthesis important to animals?
A. It gives oxygen
B. It gives water
C. It pollutes air
D. It gives carbon dioxide
2. Which steps shows correct order on how scientists get new ideas?
A. A .Observation, conclusion, experiment, question
B. Question, experiment, observation, conclusion
C. Observation, question, experiment, conclusion
D. Experiment, conclusion, question, observation
3. Which the following shows correct order of water cycle?
A. Precipitation, evaporation, condensation
B. Condensation, evaporation, precipitation
C. Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
D. Evaporation, transpiration, precipitation
4. Which of the following organisms is an invertebrates?
A. Snake
B. Snail
C. Toad
D. Cow
5. The last three planets furthest from the sun are------------
A. Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
B. Neptune, Earth, Jupiter
C. Mercury, Venus, Mars
D. Uranus, Venus, Earth
6. How can soil erosion be reduced?
A. Overgrazing
B. Ploughing along the slope
C. Cutting down trees
D. Practicing afforestation
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STUDY THE WEATHER CHART BELOW AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 7-8.
DAY MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
7. Which day was partly cloudy on the afternoon?
A. Tuesday
B. Sunday
C. Monday
D. Friday
8. How was the weather on Tuesday morning?
A. Partly cloudy
B. Windy
C. Cloudy
D. Sunny
9. Which of the following is an environmental problem?
A. Cutting down trees
B. Collecting rain-water
C. Planting more trees
D. Ploughing along the slopes
10. Which component of air allows substances to burn?
A. Nitrogen
B. Inert gas
C. Oxygen
D. Water vapour
11. What makes a bat to be classified as a mammal not a bird?
A. It has horns like some animals
B. It walks on four legs
C. It lives under roofs of buildings
D. Its young one is born alive
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12. Name the kind of problem whereby plants are destroyed and soil is eroded, resulting in
little or no food for plants to eat
A. Human problem
B. Environmental problem
C. Air problem
D. Animal problem
Use the scenario below to answer questions 13 and 14
“Tefo planted spinach in one plot during the first year, he continue to do that for the
following two years;
13. Which problem is he likely to cause?
A. Loss of top soil
B. Crop rotation
C. Loss of soil fertility
D. Crop production
14. Which instrument is used to measure humidity?
A. Barometer
B. Anemometer
C. Thermometer
D. Hygrometer
15. Which weather symbol is correctly matched with its name?
SYMBOL NAME
A. Wind speed and direction
B. Cloudy
C. Rainy
D. Partly cloudy and rainy
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16. Which of the following will prevent rusting?
A. Storing
B. Washing
C. Oiling
D. Watering
17. Which units are used to measure temperature?
A. Mill bars
B. Km/h
C. Degrees Celsius
D. Centimeters
18. The following are factors that affect carrying capacity of an environment except;
A. Plant food
B. Space
C. Soil
D. Water
19. Pick the correct statement regarding the interaction between living things and non-living
things.
A. Birds
B. Plants can live without soil
C. Many small animals live in the soil
D. Living things can survive without water
20. How could people solve the problem of soil erosion?
A. By ploughing along the slope
B. By keeping many animals in a small piece of land
C. By afforestation
D. By cutting down more trees
A farmer observed rain clouds gathering and got excited. He said “it is going to rain today.”
21. What scientific process was he demonstrating?
A. Prediction
B. Observation
C. Analysing
D. Comparing
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22. Which of the following is a non- living component of the environment?
A. Water
B. Tree
C. People
D. Worm
It is a process during which green plants make their own food in the preserve of sunlight,
chlorophyll, carbon dioxide and water.
23. Which process is described above?
A. Soil erosion
B. Agriculture
C. Respiration
D. Photosynthesis
24. What food is produced by plants during the above process?
A. Milk
B. Facts
C. Carbohydrates
D. Meat
25. Which of the following is a list of invertebrates?
A. worm, bat, mouse
B. worm, ant, snail
C. mouse, snail, ant
D. mouse, hen, bat
The diagram below shows the solar system and the order of planets from the sun. Use this
information to answer question 26-27
26. The planet or body is marked X?
A. Moon
B. Star
C. Venus
D. Earth
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27. What makes planet marked X to be capable of supporting life?
A. It has a lot of water
B. It is very hot
C. It is the only one very close to the sun
D. It has no atmosphere
Study the Weather charts below and answer question 28.
WEATHER ELEMENT SYMBOL
Rain
Drizzle
Fog
x
28. What does letter X represent?
A. Shower
B. Thunderstorm
C. Snow
D. Hail
29. The weather instrument below is called------------------------------
A. Wind vane
B. Thermometer
C. Rain gauge
D. Sun
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30. What does the illustration (picture) above show?
A. Water rainfall
B. Food cycle
C. Water cycle
D. Water vapour
31. Which process takes place at x _______________
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Transpiration
32. Water from wells or boreholes is called---------------
A. Underground water
B. Surface water
C. Water vapour
D. Rainfall
33. The planet furthest from the sun is called---------------
A. Pluto
B. Mercury
C. Earth
D. Jupiter
34. What is air?
A. A mixture of strong winds.
B. A mixture of gases.
C. A mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
D. A mixture of colours.
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35. Which statement shows that indeed living things are supported by the non- living things?
A. Plants can make food without sunlight
B. Plants do not need nutrients to grow well
C. Plants need water to make food
D. Plants can live without air
36. They live both in water and on land
A. Fish
B. Amphibians
C. Reptiles
D. Birds
37. Which property of air is demonstrated by diagram above?
Balloon B
Balloon A
A. Air has mass
B. Air is colourless
C. Air is tasteless
D. Air is odourless
38. Breathe through gills, lay eggs and live in water
A. Birds
B. Amphibians
C. Reptiles
D. Fish
39. Which gas supports combustion?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon monoxide
40. What is the universe?
A. Everything that exists every where
B. The living things only
C. The sun and planets only
D. The non-living things only
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41. The following are environmental problems expect--------------------
A. Pollution
B. Soil erosion
C. Wastes
D. Enough rainfall
After washing his clothes Yaone decided to use the same water to wash his father’s car.
42. What was he practicing?
A. Water cycle
B. Water pollution
C. Water conservation
D. Wasting water
When scientists have found a very important and useful information they write in magazines
and letters for other scientists and people to know.
43. Which scientific process are the practicing?
A. Communication
B. Observation
C. Experiment
D. Predicting
44. A hypothesis is a ----------------
A. possible answer
B. question
C. test
D. record
45. What is the percentage of nitrogen in air?
A. 20%
B. 0.1%
C. 78%
D. 28%
46. How do scientists get new ideas?
A. Reading newspapers
B. By using mathematics method
C. By using prevention method
D. By using scientific method
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People who repair cars at their homes sometimes dispose used car oil in the soil.
47. Which type of pollution would be created?
A. Water pollution
B. Soil erosion
C. Soil pollution
D. Noise pollution
48. What do you call a brownish substance found on the surface of metals that left outside
during rain?
A. Rust
B. Paint
C. Grease
D. Water vapour
A place that receives very little rainfall will have water shortage.
49. How will this affect the people?
A. More people will live in this place
B. Drinking water will be enough
C. People will grow crops and keep more animals
D. The vegetation will grow poorly and animals will die
50. How can we conserve water?
A. Fix leaking taps
B. Fill bath with a lot of water
C. Use water once and dispose it
D. Crops will die and people will have less food.
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MARKING KEY STD 5 SCIENCE
1. A [2.2.1.2]
2. C[1.1.1.1]
3. C[2.5.1.1]
4. B[2.3.1.4]
5. A[2.7.1.12)
6. D(1.1.2.2]
7. C[2.6.1.3]
8. D[2.6.1.3]
9. A(1.1.2,1)
10. C(2.4.1.3)
11. D (2.3.1.1)
12. C (1.1.2.1)
13. C (1.1.2.1)
14. D (2.6.1.2)
15. A[2.6.1.4]
16. C[2.4.2.2]
17. C[2.6.1.2]
18. C[2.1.1.2]
19. C[2.1.1.1]
20. C[1.1.2.2]
21. A[1.1.1.1]
22. A[2.1.1.1]
23. D[2.2.1.1]
24. C[2.2.1.2]
25. B[2.3.1.4]
26. D[2.7.1.2]
27. A[2.7.1.4]
28. B[2.6.1.4]
29. C[2.6.1.5]
30. C[2.5.1.2]
31. [2.5.1.2]
32. A[2.5.1.1]
33. A[2.7.1.2]
34. B[2.4.1.1]
35. C[2.1.1.1]
36. B[2.3.1.2]
37. A[2.4.1.3]
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38. D[2.3.1.2]
39. A[2.4.1.2)
40. A[2.7.1.1]
41. D[1.1.2.1]
42. C[2.5.1.4]
43. A[1.1.1.2
44. A[1.1.1.1]
45. C[2.4.1.3]
46. D[1.1.1.1]
47. C[1.1.2.1]
48. A[2.4.2.1]
49. D[2.5.1.5]
50. A[2.5.1.4]
