SCRIPTURE UNION INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL

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PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION (2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION)
Subject: BASIC SCIENCE Class: JSS2 Duration: 1 hour, 30 Minutes
Name of Student

Instructions: This paper is made up of TWO sections A & B. Answer all the questions in Sections (A) and only
THREE Questions in Section (B)
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE & SUBJECTIVE
1. The enzyme contained in saliva which starts the digestion process in the mouth is called? (A) ptyalin (B) lipase
(C) pepsin (D) amylase
2. The components of crude oil are separated by a method known as (A) chromatography (B) filtration (C) fractional
distillation (D) simple distillation
3. The heat from the sun reaches the earth through the process of _____ (A) conduction (B) convection (C) radiation
(D) transmission
4. The removal of undigested food substances from the body is termed _____ (A) egestion (B) ingestion (C)
digestion (D) excretion
5. The following are products of petrochemicals except? (A) detergent (B) insecticide (C) kerosene (D) plastics
6. All these are functions of the blood except? (A) distribution of digested food (B) helping to maintain fatness (C)
making oxygen available for the body (D) protecting the body from disease
7. The scientist that discover and collect crude oil from its source are called _____ (A) physical geologist (B)
geophysicist (C) geologist (D) geochemist
8. The blood group known as the universal donor is (A) A (B) B (C) AB (D) o
9. _____ is a substance with specific molecular composition (A) formula (B) chemical (C) compound (D) mixture
10. Muscles are attached to bones by means of ______ (A) ligament (B) joints (C) cartilage (D) tendons
11. The liquid part of the human blood is called? (A) cells (B) platelets (C) plasma (D) vessels
12. Eggs is produced in the (A) fallopian tube (B) uterus (C) womb (D) ovaries
13. How much work is done when an object weighing 20N is lifted through a distance of 8m (A) 160J (B) 120J (C)
200J (D) 180J
14. The pigments in the human blood that carries oxygen is called? (A) haemoglobin (B) alveoli (C) capillaries (D)
filters
15. What is the breakdown of food molecules into simple and absorbable form (A) digestion (B) respiration (C)
reproduction (D) nutrition
16. The digestion of food in man ends in the ______ (A) mouth (B) anus (C) small intestine (D) large intestine
17. The bony framework which gives support or rigidity to animals is called ______ (A) the skull (B) the bone (C) the
skeleton (D) the legs
18. Ball and socket joints are found in _______ (A) wrist and ankle (B) elbow, fingers, toes and knees (C) hip and
elbow (D) shoulder and hip
19. Which part of the blood fights against diseases (A) the red blood cell (B) the red blood cell (C) the plasma (D) the
platelets
20. The kidney as an excretory organ removes _____ from the body (A) water (B) sweat (C) urine (D) salt
SUBJECTIVE
21. Animals that live on land are called ___________
22. The S.I unit of measuring power is ____________
23. _______ is a muscular organ that pumps blood
24. The end product of carbohydrate digestion is ______
25. Another name for red blood cell is _______
26. ______ is the permanent increase in size of an organisms due to increase in number of cells
27. A point where two or more bones meet is called _______
28. The component of the blood that helps in blood clotting is called_____
29. ______ is the first point of contact of food with the digestive system
30. Matter is made up of minute indivisible particles called ________

SECTION B (THEORY)
Attempt only three (3) questions
QUESTION 1
a. Explain the following: (i) Energy (ii) Work 4mks
b. Calculate the potential energy of a ball with mass 50kg sitting on a cliff that is 10m high (take g=10m/s 2
3mks
c. Names the three major types of habitat 3mks
QUESTION 2
a. What do you understand by the terms ‘’crude oil’’ and ‘’petrochemicals’’ 4mks
b. Name four (4) products gotten from the fractional distillation of crude oil 2mks
c. Describe the process of refining crude oil 4mks
QUESTION 3
a. Diagrammatically, illustrate the structure of:
i. Red blood cell
ii. Platelets 4mks
b. List any two (2) types of blood vessels you know 4mks
c. Explain the following (i) Excretion (ii) respiration 4mks
QUESTION 4
a. What is reproduction? 3mks
b. In a tabular form, list and give the functions of any two (2) parts of the male female reproductive system
4mks
c. Give two (2) importance of reproduction 3mks
QUESTION 5
a. Define Thermal Energy 3mks
b. List and explain any two methods of heat transfer 4mks
c. Differentiate between kinetic and potential energy 3mks