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BEGINNING OF TERM III EXAMINATION 2023

PRIMARY THREE
LITERACY 1A
Time Allowed: 2hours 15 minutes
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SECTION A. (40 Marks)
1. Name the body organ used for hearing. TOTAL
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2. In which season do people harvest water?
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3. Identify any one basic need of people.
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4. Which component of air supports burning?
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5. Name any one animal that lives in soil.
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6. Give one danger of playing with sharp objects.
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7. Identify one way of preserving food.
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8. How is a dustbin useful in a class?
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9. Name this item made out of clay.

10. Name any one bird that cannot fly.

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11. Identify one condition needed for a seed to germinate.
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12. Give one way of keeping the bedroom clean.
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13. Identify the immunisable disease this child may be suffering from.

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14. Name any one food stuff we get from plants.
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15. How can a P.3 child keep his / her hair clean?
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16. How is part marked W useful to a bird?
W
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17. Name any one cause of natural changes in the environment.
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18. How is a zebra crossing useful to pedestrians?
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19. Identify the element of weather that farmers need to winnow
seeds.
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20. Name any one material we use to build our houses.
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21. Which clouds give us rain?
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22. Why is a goat grouped under living things?
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23. Name any one member of a nuclear family.
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24. What is the main natural source of light?
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25. Why are we advised to boil water for drinking?
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26. Which part of a sugarcane plant stores food?
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27. Name one group of people who work in a hospital.
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28. Give any one way of caring for our environment.
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29. Write any one danger of electricity at home.
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30. Name any one fuel used at home.
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31. Why are snakes grouped under wild animals?
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32. How are floods a problem to crop farmers?
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33. Why should people wash hands before eating?
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34. How many legs does a cockroach have?
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35. Give one role of a father at home.
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36. Name the young one of a cow.
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The diagram below is of a garden tool. Use it to answer questions
37 and 38.

37. Name the garden tool.

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38. Write one way the above garden tool is useful to people.
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39. Give one property of air.
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40. Write one way you would help sick people at home.
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SECTION B:
41. (a) Name this tool used by first aiders.

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(b) Name any two things found in the above tool.
(i) _____________________________ (ii) __________________________
(c) Why are casualties given first aid?
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42. (a) Identify any one natural source of water.
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 (b) Write any two ways in which water sources can get
contaminated.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
(c) Give one way of caring for water sources.
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43. (a) Give any two uses of the sun to people.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
(b) How can the sun be dangerous to people?
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(c) Name one way people can manage sunny weather.
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44. (a) Write any two common accidents at home.
(i) _____________________________ (ii)__________________________
(b) Give one effect of accidents to people.
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(c) How can we prevent accidents at home?
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The diagram below is of an animal habitat. Use it to answer
question 45.

45. (a) Name the animal habitat shown above.

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(b) Name the animals that build the habitat above.
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(c) Give one danger of the above animals to farmers.
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(d) Why do animals need habitats?
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46. (a) Give the food value we get from each of these foodstuffs.
(i) Fish _____________________________________________________
(ii) Matooke ________________________________________________
(b) Give one way in which food can get contaminated.
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(c) Name one disease spread through eating contaminated
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47. (a) What are domestic birds?
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(b) Write any one example of domestic birds.
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(c) Name any two things we can get from domestic birds.
(i) ___________________________ (ii) ___________________________
Below is a diagram of a plant. Use it and answer questions that
follow.

K
L

48. (a) Name the part marked L on the plant.

L __________________________________________________________
(b) How is part K useful to the plant above?
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(c) Give one way of caring for the plant above.
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(d) Name the best season for harvesting the above plant.
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49. Match correctly.
Animal weapon
Bee horns
Snake sting
Dog fangs
Cow teeth
(i) Bee ________________________________________________
(ii) Snake ________________________________________________
(iii) Dog ________________________________________________
(iv) Cow ________________________________________________
50. (a) Name any two things we use to keep our bodies clean.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
(b) Why are we advised to keep our bodies clean?
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(c) Give one way of keeping the body clean.
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51. (a) Why do farmers mulch their gardens?
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 (b) Name any two materials used in mulching.
(i) ____________________________ (ii) __________________________
(c) Give one other good farming practice.
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The diagram below is of an animal. Use it to answer question 52.

X
Y

52. (a) Name the part labelled Y.

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(b) Give the use of part X to the animal.
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(c) How does the above animal move in water?
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(d) Give one use of the above animal to people.
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53. (a) Name any two play materials children make at school.
(i) __________________________ (ii) ____________________________
(b) Give any two things children use to make the play materials.
(i) ______________________________ (ii) ________________________
54. (a) How are the following body organs useful to a P.3 child?
(i) Skin _____________________________________________________
(ii) Tongue __________________________________________________
(b) Give any two ways of keeping each of the body organs
above healthy.
(i) Skin _____________________________________________________
(ii) Tongue __________________________________________________
55. (a) Name the main body part of an insect on which these parts
are found.
(i) Feelers ________________________________________________
(ii) Spiracles ________________________________________________
(b) Give the use of each of the above parts to an insect.
(i) feelers ________________________________________________
(ii) spiracles ________________________________________________
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