SUBJECT - BASIC SCIENCE

CLASS- JSS2

DURATION - 2HR

OBJECTIVE

1. The following substances are matter EXCEPT

A. Air

B. book

C. nothing

D. stone

2. Which of the following groups are states of matter?

A. gaseous and liquid only

B. gaseous and solid only

C. gaseous, liquid and solid

D. gas only

3. Growth is limited only in……………….

A. mango

B. cashew trees

C. animals

D. cocoa trees

4. Which of the following organs enable fish to swim?

A. fins and tail

B. gill

C. eye

D. belly
5. The ability to do work is………………..

A. heat

B. work done

C. energy

D. light

6. Which of the following is not a natural source of energy?

A. the sun

B. wood

C. stove

D. wind

7. Which of the following substances is not a form of energy?

A. heat

B. sound

C. sun

D. light

8. The energy reaching us from the sun is by the form of light and…………………….

A. ray

B. heat

C. darkness

D. light

9. When a body is in motion, which energy is converted to kinetic energy?

A. potential

B. light

C. kinetic

D. chemical
10. These are manmade sources of energy EXCEPT

A. car batteries

B. generators

C. sun

D. rechargeable lamps

11. An electric pressing iron converts electrical energy to ………………………energy?

A. mechanical

B. potential

C. heat

D. sound

12. Striking a match, chemical energy is converted to…………….

A. light and heat

B. electrical and heat

C. light and chemical

D. electrical and light

13. Which of the following is not a method of drug abuse use?

A. inhaling

B. smoking

C. drinking

D. vomiting

14. The kind of place where plants and animals live is called…………………..

A. ecosystem

B. habitat

C. aquatic area

D. building
15. ………………………is the number of a group of organisms of the same kind living in the same place.

A. population

B. habitat

C. community

D. population density

16. ………………………….is equal to the size of the population divided by the are

A.

A. community

B. habitat

C. population

D. population density

17. The following are abiotic factors in a pond EXCEPT

A. temperature

B. spirogyra

C. amount of water

D. dissolved salt

18. Animals that feed only on other animals are called…………………..

A. herbivores

B. carnivores

C. omnivores

D. lions

19. A group of different organisms living and interacting together in the same place is……………….

A. density
B. habitat

C. population

D. community

20. The instrument used to determine population density is called……………….

A. quadrat

B. net

C. metre rule

D. square

21. Growth can be defined as………………….

A. decrease in height

B. increase in weight

C. increase in size

D. decrease in size

22. Developmental changes in living things are temporary and…………………

A. good

B. bad

C. beautiful

D. permanent

23. Which of following groups are developmental stages in human beings?

A. infancy and adult hood

B. infancy, adolescence and adulthood

C. infancy and adolescence

D. infancy only

24. Sunlight is used by…………………… to prepare food?

A. plants
B. animals

C. insects

D. wood

25. The best infant’s milk is……………………..

A. tin milk

B. breast milk

C. rice

D. beans

26. The primary source of Earth’s energy is………………………..

A. plant

B. sun

C. dam

D. wood

27. Sewage is a waste material in……………………….form?

A. gaseous

B. dry

C. solid

D. liquid

28. The best way of disposing sewage is…………………….

A. water closet

B. bush

C. river

D. pit toilet

29. The following diseases are water borne EXCEPT

A. cholera
B. diarrhea

C. typhoid

D. malaria

30. Tse-tsefly is a vector of which of these diseases?

A. night blindness

B. river blindness

C. sleeping sickness

D. typhoid

THEORY

Answer all questions

(1) List 2 property of solid / liquid and gas

(1b) What do you understand by kinetic theory of gas

(1b) Define kinetic energy and potential energy

(2) mention 5 forms of energy

(2b) calculates the work done by a body of weight 100N which move through a distance of 15N

(2b*) Calculates the work done by a man who lift a brick of 50N from the ground to a vertical height of
6M by means of a rope .

(2c) Define exercise Physiology

(3) Mention the 3 agents of sex education

(3b) Define family life education and sex education

(3c) Mention 3 importance of sex education