KENYA JUNIOR SCHOOL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT.

TERM 1 2025
GRADE 9.
905 - INTEGRATED SCIENCE.
Time: 2 Hours.
NAME: ______________________________________________________________________
SCHOOL: ____________________________________________________________________
STREAM: ____________________________ DATE: __________________

INSTRUCTIONS
Write your name, school, stream and the date in the spaces provided.
Answer all the questions in the booklet using the spaces provided after every question.
All questions are answered I n English.
All answers must be given according to the guidelines of each question.

ASSESSMENT RUBRICS.
RANGE LEVEL
80% to 100% Exceeding Expectations.
60% to 79% Meeting Expectations.
40% to 59% Approaching Expectations.
0% to 39% Below Expectations

LEARNER’S SCORE
OUT OF 50 MARKS
Score

% Score
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1. Calcium has an atomic number = 20. Determine:
a.) The number of electrons in calcium. (1mk)
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b.) Its electronic arrangement. (2mks)

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c.) Its electronic structure. (3mks)

2. Define the term compressibility. (2mks)

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3. Mwalimu Moses brought a chart shown below in grade 7. He asked the learners to name
the parts labeled by the letter as shown in the chart.

D
a.) Name the parts labeled A, B, C and D. (4mks)
A ___________________________________________________________________________
B ___________________________________________________________________________
C ___________________________________________________________________________
D ___________________________________________________________________________
b.) Write down four healthy lifestyle practices that keeps part A healthy. (4mks)
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c.) Which part:
i. Temporarily stores urine. (1mk)
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ii. Carry urine form the kidney to the bladder. (1mk)

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d.) State four excretory waste products required to be eliminated from the body. (4mks)
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e.) Name any three disorders that affects part labeled A. (2mks)
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5. Grade 8 learners from a certain school set an experiment using a peeled potato as
shown below. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

a.) Name the process being investigated through the set up above. (1mk)
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b.) Why was it necessary to peel off the potato before using it in the experiment. (2mks)
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c.) State the two observations after the experiment was set up. (2mks)
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c.) Explain the observations in (b) above. (2mks)

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e.) Explain the results in case the learners used a boiled potato. (2mks)

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6.
a.) What are metalloids? (2mks)
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b.) Name two examples of metalloid. (2mks)

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7.
a.) Give two main reasons for making metal alloys. (2mks)
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b.) Give one common use of the following metals. (2mks)

i. Aluminium ________________________________________________________________
ii. Copper ____________________________________________________________________

8.
a.) For rusting to occur, there must be _________________ and __________________ (2mks)

b.) State four ways used to prevent rusting. (4mks)

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9. Use the picture below to answer the questions that follow.
M

a.) Name the parts labelled M and N. (2mks)

M_________________________ N __________________________

c.) Identify the process that takes place when the two parts meet. (1mk)
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