TENDER PLANT CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ECOLE CHRETIENE INTERNATIONAL TENDER PLANT
C / 592 MIDOMBO COTONOU, REPUBLIC OF BENIN
NAME: _________________________________________ CLASS: JSS3 TERM: 2ND TERM
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE DATE:________________________
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES
Answer all questions in this section
Choose from A-E to complete the sentences in questions 1-5
(a)Biotic (b) Transportation (c)Natural (c)Soil (e)Loamy
1. Resources are the _______ materials provided by nature and used by man in production of finer materials
2. Examples of natural resources are forests, wind,________,mountains.
3. Resources that originate from living things are referred to as________
4. One of the uses of animal resources is _______ soil.
5. The best type of soil for agriculture is ________ soil.
6. Reflection is the ______ when it enters or strikes a second medium.(a)turning back of light (b)bending of
light (c)propagation of light (d)none of the above (e)movement
7. Refraction is the _______when it enters or strikes a second medium (a)turning back of light (b)bending of
light (c) propagation of light (d)none of the above (e)all of the above
8. Reflection is regular when light strikes a ______ (a)sheet of paper (b)cloth (c)mirror (d)stone (e)nothing
9. Reflection is diffused when light strikes_______(a)paper (b)a mirror (c)silver (d)a polished surface (e)none
of the above
10. Refraction of light in a medium is less dense when the first medium ______ (a)does not bend (b)bends
inward (c)bends upward (d)inside (e)does all of the above
11. Refraction of light in a medium denser than the first medium _______ (a)does not bend (b)bends outward
(c)bends inward (d)does none of the above (e)does all of the above
12. One of the following is an eye defect________ (a)bad sight (b)slow sight (c)good sight (d)long sightedness
(e)fast sight
13. One of the following is not a rainbow colour (a)brown (b)red (c)violet (d)green (e)yellow
14. Sound is produced when an object_____ (a)rotates (b)vibrates (c)translates (d)shines (e)none
15. The greater the density of motion the ______ the sound produced (a)louder (b)lower (c)faster (d)slower
(e)hotter
16. Another name for echo is _______sound (a)refracted (b)reflected (c)transmitted (d)triple (e)none of the
above
17. The speed of sound is _______ times greater in iron than an air (a)1 (b)10 (c)15 (d)20
18. The speed of sound in air is determined by_____ the length of a wall over the time interval of the echo
from the other side of the wall (a)once (b)twice (c)thrice (d)none
19. Which of these statements best explains the meaning of skill acquisition? (a) the act of doing a task well
(b)the ability to perform a task (c)the process of learning to do a task well (d)parental training (e)repairing
broken chairs
20. Skill acquisition is important in the community because _______ (a)it enables one to avoid employment
(b)it provides opportunities for idleness (c)it keeps one away from paying task to government (d)it enables
one to become a relevant member of the society (e)it is a way of life.
21. Drug abuse means using a drug _____ (a)for the wrong purpose (b)in the wrong amount (c)in the wrong
method (d)without medical supervision (e)all of the above
22. The harmful effects of drug abuse do not include ____ (a)depression (b)hallucination (c)damage to the
lungs (d)normal blood pressure (e)mental illness
23. Misuse of herbal medicine means using herbal medicine _____ (a)for the right purpose but in the wrong
dosage (b)In the wrong dose (c)in the wrong method (d)without medical supervision (e)none
24. Which of these statements is not correct about family trait? (a)it could be dominant or recessive (b)it is
transmitted from sibling to sibling (c)it can be used to trace family members (d)they are transmitted from
parents to offspring (e)It is used in crime detection
25. Which of the following is not a family trait? (a)skin colour (b)walking on two legs (c)height (d)albinism
(e)hair colour
26. Which of these statements explains why a particular trait from both parents may not be seen in an
offspring? (a)The trait is recessive (b)the trait is lost (c)the trait has been altered (d)all of the above (e)none of
the above
27. Which structure in the chromosome transmits characteristics from parents to offspring? (a)Allele
(b)Gamete (c)Gene (d)Genotype (e)Phenotype
28. Which one of these disorders or abnormalities is not genetic?(a)Albinism (b)Colour blindness
(c)Haemophilia (d)leukaemia (e)sickle cell
29. Erosion is ____ (a)the wearing away of the surface soil (b)transportation of soil materials (c)water (d)wind
(e)all of the above
30. The following promotes erosion except _____ (a)Bush fires (b)Cross bars (c)Movement of heavy vehicles
(d)cultivation of the soil (e)making ridges in the same direction as slope of the land
31. Which of the following is not a method of controlling erosion? (a)Bush clearing (b)Strip farming
(c)Planting trees (d)Terracing (e)Planting grass
32. Flooding means ______ (a)increase in volume of water in a river (b)flows of water along a wide valley
(c)outflow of water from nearby land (d)inflow of water from nearby land (e)overflow of water to normally
dry land
33. Which of the following is a reason for bush burning? (a)Lumbering (b)Collection of medicinal herbs
(c)Hunting (d)All of the above (e)None of the above
34. Which of these is a beneficial effect of deforestation? (a)Reduction of medicinal plant products
(b)exposure of land surface (c)Reduction of shade (d)reduction of rainfall (e)none of the above
35. One of these is an effect of bush burning and deforestation in the environment (a)protection of the
environment (b)good government (c)erosion (d)none of the above (e)all of the above
36. Which of the following encourages deforestation? (A)road construction (b)farming (c)lumbering
(d)commercial production of charcoal (e0all of the above
37. Which of these activities of man has the greatest effect on the number of wild life in Nigeria?
(a)Industrialization (b)Urbanization (c)Farming (d)Deforestation (e)Overgrazing
38. Which of the following activities does not contribute to the destruction of west African forests?
(a)Afforestation (b)Building (c)Deforestation (d)Industrialization (e)Lumbering
39. ______ Is the dwelling place of living organisms (a)House (b)Habitat (c)heaven (d)Land (e)None
40. The following are examples of primates except _____ (a)monkey (b)Lion (c)Gorilla (d)Chimpanzee
SECTION B: THEORY
Answer four (4) questions from this section
1. What are Resources?5. The sense organ for hearing is the _______
b. List 4 minerals resources and their location in Nigeria b. Explain the functions of the following:
c. List 4 uses of food(I) The inner ear (II)The middle ear (III)The outer ear
2. List 3 resources from plants with examplesc. Explain how sound is produced
b. List 4 resources from animals d. What is Echo?
c. List 3 uses of soil
3. The sense organ that responds to light is ________
b. A collection of ray is called ________
c. List and explain 3 types of rays.
4. Define the following:
(I)Reflection (II)Refraction (III)Vision
b. Explain Dispersion
(II)List 5 rainbow colours
c. Draw and Label the Human eye
