BASIC SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS1 THIRD TERM

THIRD TERM JSS1 BASIC SCIENCE  EXAMINATION QUESTIONS – EDUDELIGHT.COM

CLASS:  J.S.S1

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

1.            Fats are made up of hydrogen oxygen and ___________ a. nitrogen b. carbon c.  Iron   d fluorine

2.            ____________is the transfer of genes from parents to offspring’s a. gland b. change c. diet d. heredity

3.            Hygiene also means _____________

4.            Which of the following is not a pollutant a. smoke b. oxygen c. Carbon IV oxide d. noise?

5.            One of these insects is nocturnal a. mosquito b. grasshopper   c. butterfly d. noise

6.            The following are wildlife animals except ___________ a. goat b. tiger c. cheetah d. zebra.

7.            The accidental or deliberate discharge of oil into the environment is known as _________ a. flooding   d. erosion c. oil spillage d. oil waste

8.            Which of these vectors is responsible for sleeping sickness? A. mosquito b. tsetse fly c. blackfly d. house fly.

9.            Nigeria began small pox vaccination to children in ____________ a. 1950 b. 1960 c. 1980 d.1966

10.          There are _________ planets in the solar system. A. Three b. ten c.nine d. seven

11.          The largest plant is _________ a. Jupiter b.mars b. Saturn d. Venus

12.          The incubation period from HIV infection n to full blown AIDS is ________

                a. 3 to 7 days  b. 3 to 10 years   c. 10 to 40 days  d. 2 to 5 months

13.          Cholera causes _______ a.dehydration b. shivering c. coughing b.backache

14.          The smallest planet is __________ a.saturn b. earth c.mars ed. Mercury

15.          What does the body develop after vaccination? a. another disease  antibodies  c. immunity d. antibodies

16.Forces can be all of the following except   a. contact    b. friction

c. Gravitational     d. ordinary

17. . Push, pull and tension are examples of what type of force?  a. contact force

b. magnetic force    c. gravitational force    d. electrical force

18.  The formula for calculating gravitational force is     a. GF:mxgxh

b. GF=m-gth c. Gf = m-gth       d.  GF=(m-g) x h

19.  Magndic force can be found in ____________  a. iron     b. magnet   c. rock

   d. Aluminum

20.  ________is a journey to destination beyond the earth atmosphere?

a.  astronomy      b. space travel     c. transportation      d.   x& c

21.  The first human to step on moon is _______________

a. Neil Adesola     b. Neil Isaac      c.  Neil Daniel        d.  Neil Armstrong

22.  The men that travel to space are called?

a. astronauts    b.  pilot    c. sailors    d. engineers

23.  Earth is the _________planet from the sun?    a. first       b. second     c. third

d.  faith

24. Planet earth has _________moon      a.  1    b.  2     c.  4    d.    44

25.  __________is the planet that supports human existence

a. earth    b. Jupiter      c. mars       d.  Saturn

26.  How many days does it take the moon to complete its circle?

a.  24     b.  29   c.  31   d. 365

127.  Which is not a planet?   A. pluto      b.  plusto     c.  venus     d. Saturn

28.  Air in motion  is called?     a.  wind      b.  pressure     c. volume    

d.  temperature

29.  The active part of air is called    a.  oxygen    b.  nitrogen     c. hydrogen 

d. carbon(II)oxide

30.  Hard water causes?     A. wastage of fuel    B.  Wastage of soap

C.  Wastage of water    D.  Easy dyeing of clothes

31.  Water boils at   a. 100^oc    b.  20^oc      c.  35^oc      d0^oc                 

32.  Water freezes at     a.  0^oc     b.100^oc       c.  75^oc      d.0^of

33.  Which is not a use of water?

a. medium for chemical rxas     b.  cleaning and washing 

c. aids digestion and absorption   d.  allof the above    

34.  colloids can be found in     a. true solutions    b.  in suspensions    

c.  none of the above     d. all of the above

35.  how many planets do we have?    A.  9   b.  12     c.  15    d. 35

THEORY

1. (a)  Write the nine planets

(b) Define season

(c) Define climates

2.       (a)  Define force

          (b)  State the types of forces you know

          (c)  State three advantages of using force

          (d)  Define force fields

          (e)  Draw a food web

          (f)   Draw a food chain

3.      State the two causes of meningitis

    What time of the year is there a break-down of meningitis

SECTION C

Attempt 3 questions

1.            What is drug abuse?

a.            state five effects of drug abuse

c.             list the various personal cleanliness you must apply at home.

2a.          define growth.

b.            mention five factors affecting growth and development

c.             in a tabular form, write out the types of vitamins and their source

3.            What are disease vectors?

b.            explain the tyes of diseases

c.             discus any two factor that affect population growth

4.            Illustrate the solar system with the aid of a diagram

b.            Explain how the moon is able to provide light to the earth

BASIC SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS1 THIRD TERM

Examination malpractices may lead to a repeat of the subject or suspensions don’t be involved.

 Subject: BASIC SCIENCE                        

Duration: 1HR  30MINS 

Class: JSS 1

SECTION A: Answer all question in this section. All question carry equal mark.

1. The two types of reproduction are (a) synthetic and authentic (b) sexual and bisexual (c) sexual and asexual (d) asexual and bisexual
2. The following are parts of female reproductive organs except (a) breast (b) cervix (c) womb (d) vagina
3. …………… is the contamination of our environment with dirty, poisonous and dangerous or hazardous substances (a) pollution (b) contamination (c) pollutants (d) home disturbance
4. The following are examples of air pollutants except (a) smoke (b) sulphur dioxide (c) dust (d) water
5. Which of the following can cause land pollution (a) water (b) refuse (c) dust (d) smoke
6. The following are ways of controlling water pollution except………..(a) creating good drainage system (b) proper disposal of sewage (c) oil spillage should be prevented (d) Sewage should be converted fertilizers
7. Cold sores all over the body is one of the sign and symptom of (a) pregnancy (b) severe headache (c) untreated toilet infection (d) HIV/AIDS
8. The correct full meaning of STI is (a) spiritually terminated Identity (b) sexually trampled infection (c) sexually transmitted Induction (d) sexually transmitted infection
9. Which of the following is the best way of preventing STI? (a) Public enlightenment (b) Abstinence (c) Early treatment in identified cases (d) immunization
10. The following are symptoms of HIV/AIDS except (a) fever (b) frequent tiredness (c) weight loss (d) protruded stomach
11. Which of the following statements is true of HIV/AIDS (a) It can be cured (b) It can be contacted by hugging (c) it is the cause of fever (d) an infected pregnant woman can transmit the virus to her baby
12.  HIV/AIDS can be contacted via the following ways except…… (a) Hand shake (b) Sexual intercourse (c) Use of contaminated sharp objects (d) Transfusion of infected blood
13. Gonorrhea is caused by (a) Neisseria gonorrheae (b) Chlamydia trachomas (c) syphilis (d) virus
14. Pesticides and herbicides are responsible for which type of pollution (a) air (b) water (c) land (d) atmosphere
15. The following are control measures of air pollution except (a) Locating industries far from human habitation (b) Educating people on the dangers of air pollution (c) keeping houses well ventilated (d) allowing bush burning
16. HIV/AIDS patients can be detected facially (a) true (b) false (c) maybe (d) don’t know
17. The ability to do work is referred to as (a) power (b) energy (c) work (d) food
18. The following are natural sources of energy except (a)  battery (b) food ( c) sun (d) wind
19. The unit of energy is (a) Joules (b) watts (c) work (d) ability
20. Which of these devices can convert electrical energy to kinetic energy (a) electric bell (b) telephone (c) fan (d) motor car
21. ……energy is the energy resources that can be replaced as they are used up.
22. The type of pollution which effect is respiratory disorder is ……..
23. Electric pressing iron can convert electrical energy to ………. energy
24. The kind of energy present in the food we eat us called…….. energy
25. The organ in female reproductive system which houses the baby till birth is called ………
26. The bicycle dynamo converts ………..energy to light energy
27. The type of reproduction human practice is ……….reproduction
28. The male sex cell is called ……….
29. The dirty, poisonous and dangerous or hazardous substances are called ……
30. The release of poisonous gases into the  atmosphere is called…… pollution

THIRD TERM JSS1 BASIC SCIENCE  EXAMINATION QUESTIONS – EDUDELIGHT.COM

SECTION B: Attempt any three question in this section. All question carry equal mark

1. (a) What is pollution?                                                              2marks

(b) List the three types of pollution and explain any two                  5marks

(c) List three examples of sexually transmitted infections that you know  3marks

• (a) What are pollutants?                                                                   2marks

(b) Highlight three effects of water pollution                                     3marks

(c) Enumerate three cause of air pollution                               3marks

(d) Identify two control of land pollution                                2 marks

• (a) What is STI?                                                                      2marks

(b) List two consequences of STIs                                           2marks

(c) Define air pollution                                                             2marks

(d) State four ways of transmitting HIV/AIDS                        4marks

• (a) Define energy                                                                     2marks

(b) State the law of conservation of energy                                       2marks

(c) Mention three uses of energy                                              3marks

(d) List three land/soil pollutants                                            3marks

• (a) What are non-renewable sources of energy?                       2marks

(b) What is oil spillage?                                                                     2marks

(c) State three effect of land pollution                                               3marks

(d) State three ways of preventing HIV/AIDS                         3marks

BASIC SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS1 THIRD TERM