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Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. While you are waiting, read and observe the
following instructions carefully. Write your name and index number in ink in the spaces provided
above.

This booklet consists of two papers; I and II. Answer Paper 2 which comes first in your answer
booklet and Paper 1 on your Objective Test answer sheet. Paper 2 will last for 1 hour, 5 minutes
after which the answer book let will be collected. Do not start Paper until you are told to do so.
Paper 1 will last 45 minutes.

VERY IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read through the questions, brainstorm and plan your answers before you finally answer
them. This is one of the good ways to manage your time in an exam and to do well.
2. Write clearly, use simple expressions and provide the best answers possible.
3. Write answers that provide additional information. If you just list answers or provide one to
three worded answers, your will fail the paper.
4. Do well to explain your answers to help earn full marks. Check your units of measurement,
spellings, grammar and read over your work before submitting.
5. Write question numbers boldly, start every new major question (answers) on a new page.
6. Do not rewrite the full question before answering. Only write the question number.
7. Show workings in all instances in section B if the question involves calculations.
 PAPER 2
[100 MARKS]
This paper is in two sections: A and B. Answer question 1 in section A and any other four
questions in section B. Answer all questions in your answer booklet. Credit will be given
for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of materials.

SECTION A [40 MARKS] - Answer all of Question

QUESTION 1
(a) The diagram below shows a method of magnetizing a nail. Study the it carefully and answer
the questions that follow.

i. What method of magnetization is demonstrated above?

(1 mark)
ii. List two substances that can be made into a magnet.
(2 marks)
iii. State two other methods of making magnets.
(4 marks)
iv. Name one material that is used in making an electrical wire.
(1 mark)
v. Give two properties of the material you have mentioned in (iv) which makes it useful as a
wire. (2 marks)

(b) The diagrams below illustrate the life cycles of organisms A and B. Study the diagrams
carefully and answer the following questions.

(i) Identify the life cycle labeled A and B above. [2 marks]

(ii) (ii) Name each stage labeled I, II, III and IV. [4 marks]
(iii) (iii) Provide the main difference between cycle A and B. [2 marks]
(iv) (iv) The stage labeled III belongs to which insect order? [2 marks]

(c) The diagram below is a set- up for preparation of common salt in the laboratory. Study the
diagram carefully and answer the questions that follow.
 (i) Name each of the parts labeled IV, V and VI. [3 marks]
(ii) Name two possible solutions that can react to produce salt. [2 marks]
(iii) Name the process that takes place when the two solutions named in (c) (ii) react.

2 marks
(iv) Name the process that takes place in the set-up B. [1 mark]
(v) Write a chemical equation for the reaction between solutions named in (c) (ii). 2 marks

(d) The diagrams below are illustrations of devices used to do work easily. Use them to answer
the questions that follow.

i. Give a general name for the devices. (1

mark)
ii. Identify each of the devices labelled A, B, C and D. (4
marks)
iii. List the types of the device labelled A. (2
marks)
iv. State three uses of device A.
(3 marks)

SECTION B
[60 MARKS]
Answer four questions only from this section. All questions carry equal marks.

QUESTION 2
a. Explain the following types of heat transfer
i. Conduction
ii. Convection (4 marks)

b. i. What is food chain? (2 marks)

ii. List the groups of organisms in an ecosystem. (3 marks)

c. State the end product of digestion of the following substrates.

i. Protein
ii. Starch
iii. Fats and Oils (3 marks)

d. State three methods of fertilizer application. (3 marks)

QUESTION 3
(a) (i) Explain why each of the following strategies conserves energy: [2 marks]
(𝛼) Exchanging of old refrigerators for new ones;
(𝛽) Creating large windows and doors in the direction of the prevailing winds.

(b) (i) State two differences each between weak acid and strong base. [2 marks]
(ii) Explain briefly why hydrogen (𝐻2) is a molecule. [3 marks]

(c) (i) What is meant by the term circulatory system? [2 marks]

(ii) Name three substances that are transported in the body. [3 marks]

(d) Briefly explain how legumes are able to add nitrogen to the soil. [3 marks]
QUESTION 4
a. i. What is innovative technology? (2 marks)
ii. State two features of innovative technology. (2 marks)

b. i. State Newton's second law of motion in word and in mathematical form. (3 marks)
ii. List two ways in which we can apply the law in our daily activities. (2 marks)

c. Explain each of these practices;

i. Centrosema is grown in an oil palm plantation. (2 marks)
ii. Farmland infected with witchweed is replanted with peanut. (2 marks)

d. Atom M which has 8 protons and 9 neutrons gains two electrons.

i. What type of ion will it form? (1 mark)
ii. Write the symbol for the ion. (1 mark)

QUESTION 5
(a) (i) What is pH scale? [2 marks]
(ii) Give the range of a pH scale and explain its significance. [3 marks]

(b) State the function of each of the following parts of mammalian circulatory system;
(𝛼) heart;
(𝛽) capillary. [2 marks]

(c) Draw a ray diagram to illustrate a ray of light travelling from glass to air. [4 marks]

d. (i) Give the names of the form of nitrogen absorbed by plants. [2 marks]
(ii) Which of the forms stated in d(i) is easily leached from the soil and why? [2 marks]

QUESTION 6
a. Explain why fresh excreta of animal needs to be decomposed before using it. (3 marks)

b. i. What is dentition? (2 marks)

ii. How does gum disease occur? (3 marks)

c. State the location in the digestive tract where each of the following occurs.
i. Absorption of digested food
ii. emulsification (2 marks)
d. i. What is nitrogen cycle? [2 marks]
ii. Describe briefly how images are formed in cameras. [3 marks]
 PAPER 1
OBJECTIVE TEST
Answer All Questions
Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find out the correct option for each
question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet the answer space which bears the same letter
as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question

1. Which of the following is an example of a C. Flickering light

binary chemical compound? D. Scattered light
A. Water
B. Sodium chloride 9. What does the 'kWh' unit represent?
C. Vinegar A. Kilowatt-hours
D. Hydrogen peroxide B. Energy consumption over time
C. Kilowatts per hour
2. If a device consumes 500 watts and is D. Kilowatt resistance
used for 5 hours, how much energy is
consumed?
A. 1000 Wh
B. 5000 Wh 10. What causes the formation of shadows?
C. 2500 Wh A. Reflection of light.
D. 2000 Wh B. Absorption of light.
C. Blocking of light by an object.
3. How does the size of a shadow change D. Dispersion of light.
with a larger light source?
A. Shadow becomes smaller. 11. Which acid is found in citrus fruits like
B. Shadow becomes larger. lemons and oranges?
C. Shadow becomes fainter. A. Acetic acid
D. Shadow remains the same size. B. Citric acid
C. Hydrochloric acid
4. What unit is used to measure energy D. Sulfuric acid
consumption over time?
A. Watts 12. What process in the nitrogen cycle
B. Volts involves bacteria converting nitrogen gas into
C. Amps ammonia?
D. Watt-hours A. Nitrification
B. Denitrification
5. Which of the following is a significant use C. Nitrogen fixation
of ammonia? D. Decomposition
A. Food coloring
B. Fertilizer production 13. In what direction does a shadow form in
C. Bleaching agent relation to a light source?
D. Teeth whitening A. Opposite
B. Behind
6. If a device has a power of 100W and is C. Next to
used for 10 hours, what is the total energy D. In front of
consumed?
A. 10 Wh 14. What is the chemical formula for sodium
B. 1000 Wh chloride?
C. 100 Wh A. NaCO3
D. 10000 Wh B. NaCl
C. NaOH
7. What is a primary impact of grasshoppers D. HCl
on agriculture?
A. Increase crop yield. 15. What role do bacteria play in the
B. Enhance soil fertility. nitrogen cycle?
C. Crop damage and loss. A. Break down oxygen.
D. Reduce water consumption. B. Produce nitrogen.
C. Convert nitrogen into forms usable by
8. Which type of light creates clearer plants.
shadows? D. Absorb nitrogen from the soil.
A. Dim light
B. Direct light
16. What happens to the size of a shadow B. Hydrochloric acid
when the object blocking the light is closer to C. Hydrogen peroxide
the light source? D. Nitric acid
A. The shadow becomes smaller.
B. The shadow becomes larger. 25. Sodium carbonate is a binary compound
C. The shadow disappears. used in
D. The shadow remains the same size. A. fertilizers.
B. glass manufacturing.
17. Which of these substances is a salt? C. antiseptics.
A. Lemon juice D. batteries.
B. Vinegar
C. Sodium chloride 26. What is the pH of a strong acid?
D. Baking soda A. 1
B. 7
18. What is the pH value of a neutral C. 14
substance? D. Less than 3
A. 0
B. 7 27. What is the chemical formula for carbon
C. 14 dioxide?
D. 7.0 A. CO3
19. Which part of the grasshopper's activity B. CO2
is most beneficial to humans? C. CO
A. Destroying crops. D. C2O
B. Aiding in plant pollination.
C. Transmitting diseases. 28. Which gas makes up the majority of
D. Causing soil erosion. earth's atmosphere?
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen
20. What is the chemical formula for 29. Calcium oxide is used primarily in
hydrogen sulfide? A. cement production.
A. H2S B. perfume making.
B. HS C. food coloring.
C. SH2 D. batteries.
D. S2H

21. How do grasshoppers indirectly affect

humans? 30. Which part of the circulatory system is
A. By providing food. responsible for carrying oxygenated blood
B. Through damage to food crops. away from the heart?
C. By pollinating flowers. A. Arteries B. Veins
D. By assisting in pest control. C. Capillaries D. Red
blood cells
22. Potassium iodide is a binary compound
used mainly for 31. Which of these is a property of salt?
A. medical applications like thyroid A. Turns red litmus paper blue.
treatment. B. Tastes sour.
B. food flavoring. C. Formed by the reaction between an acid
C. household cleaning. and a base.
D. water purification. D. Releases hydrogen ions in solution.

23. What's a key characteristic of specialized 32. How can you save energy while using
cells? electronic devices?
A. Lack of specific functions A. Leaving devices on standby mode.
B. Perform specific tasks in the body B. Using energy-consuming appliances.
C. High reproduction rate C. Turning off appliances when not in use.
D. Randomly distributed in tissues D. Running appliances throughout the day.

24. What does H2O2 represent? 33. What does a base do, when added to an
A. Sodium hydroxide acid?
A. Decreases the pH
B. Turns red litmus paper green
C. Neutralizes it
D. Increases the pH

34. How can one conserve energy in water

usage?
A. Taking shorter showers.
B. Keeping taps running constantly.
C. Running the dishwasher half-full.
D. Letting the water run while brushing
teeth.

35. How do the respiratory and circulatory

systems work together?
A. Regulating body temperature.
B. Digesting food.
C. Transporting oxygen and nutrients.
throughout the body.
D. Protecting the body from pathogens.

36. What is the name of the nitrogen-fixing

bacteria commonly found in the soil?
A. Denitrifying bacteria
B. Rhizobia
C. Ammonifying bacteria
D. Nitrifying bacteria

37. Hydrochloric acid is an example of a

binary compound, consisting of which
elements?
A. Hydrogen and carbon
B. Hydrogen and chlorine
C. Hydrogen and oxygen
D. Hydrogen and nitrogen

38. Which of these gases is released during

respiration?
A. Hydrogen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Oxygen
D. Nitrogen
39. What is the primary function of the
respiratory system?
A. Transport nutrients.
B. Maintain body temperature
C. Obtain oxygen and eliminate carbon
dioxide.
D. Produce energy.

40. Which activity helps conserve energy in

transportation?
A. Carpooling with friends
B. Frequent solo driving
C. Regular engine idling
D. Using larger vehicles for fewer people