SAPPHIRE STONES SCHOOLS
174 & 204 Meiran Road, Lagos 100361
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
Subject: ___________________________ Class: ________ Duration: ______
INSTRUCTION: (i) You are to answer all questions in section A and three
questions in section B.
(ii) Do not start until you are asked to do so.
(iii) Fill all required details IN BLOCK LETTERS correctly.
Student’s Name: _________________________________ Exam No: _________
1. Which of the following is a benefit of playing contact sports (a) Improved physical fitness (b)
Enhanced mental toughness (c) Developed teamwork and communication skills (d) All of
the above
2. Which of the following is a benefit of playing non-contact sports? (a) Improved physical
fitness (b) Enhanced mental toughness (c) Developed teamwork and communication skills
(d) Reduced risk of injury
3. What is the importance of playing sports for overall health and well-being? (a) To improve
physical fitness (b) To enhance mental toughness (c) To develop teamwork and
communication skills (d) All of the above
4. What is the importance of wearing protective gear in contact sports? (a) To prevent injury (b)
To improve performance (c) To increase enjoyment (d) To reduce costs
5. Which of the following is a safety measure in non-contact sports? (a) Wearing protective
gear (b) Following rules and regulations (c) Getting proper training and coaching (d) All of
the above
6. What is the importance of proper training and coaching in contact sports? (a) To improve
performance (b) To reduce risk of injury (c) To enhance mental toughness (d) All of the
above
7. What is the importance of first aid in sports? (a) To prevent injury (b) To treat minor injuries
(c) To provide medical attention (d) All of the above
8. Which of the following is a way to prevent the spread of diseases? (a) Washing hands
regularly (b) Getting vaccinated (c) Practicing good hygiene (d) All of the above
9. Which of the following is a type of disease? (a) Infectious disease (b) Non-infectious
disease (c) Chronic disease (d) All of the above
10. What is the importance of good hygiene in preventing diseases? (a) To prevent the spread
of diseases (b) To treat diseases (c) To provide immunity (d) To ensure safety of items
11. Which of the following is a type of nutrient? (a) Carbohydrate (b) Protein (c) Fat (d) All of
the above
12. What is the importance of a balanced diet in maintaining good health? (a) To provide the
body with the necessary nutrients (b) To prevent diseases (c) To improve physical fitness
(d) All of the above
13. Which of the following is a contact sport? (a) Tennis (b) Football (c) Golf (d) Swimming
14. What is the main difference between contact and non-contact sports? (a) Equipment used
(b) Level of physical fitness required (c) Number of players involved (d) Physical contact
between players
15. What is one of the benefits of playing sports in general? (a) Improved self-esteem (b)
Enhanced teamwork (c) Increased discipline (d) All of the above
16. A soccer team consist of ____ players (a) 11 (b) 22 (c) 17 (d) 15
17. One of these is not a challenge in non-contact sport (a) Opportunities for social interaction
(b) Mental pressure (c) Limited physical contact (d) High level of technical skill
18. What is one of the risks associated with playing contact sports? (a) Injury (b) Illness (c)
Fatigue (d) All of the above
19. All these are equipment in table tennis except (a) Tennis ball (b) Bat (c) Goal post (d) Net
20. Which of the following contact sports requires the most physical fitness? (a) Soccer (b)
Basketball (c) Boxing (d) Volleyball
THEORY
1a. What is food?
b. Highlight the benefits and importance of the following food nutrients
(i) Protein (ii) Fat and Vitamins (iii) Carbohydrate
c. Explain the importance of balance diet in the body
2a. Define pathogen.
b. Outline three (3) ways of preventing pathogen and diseases.
c. Highlight the different types of pathogens.
3a. What are contact sport?
b. Mention four (4) examples of contact sports.
c. Give two (2) physical benefits of engaging in contact sports.
4a. Define proper waste disposal.
b. Differentiate between refuse and sewage.
c. Discuss the importance of proper hygiene and sanitation
5a. Define badminton.
b. List the three (3) types of badminton.
c. Give four (4) equipment needed for badminton.
SAPPHIRE STONES SCHOOLS
174 & 204 Meiran Road, Lagos 100361
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
Subject: ___________________________ Class: ________ Duration: ______
INSTRUCTION: (i) You are to answer all questions in section A and three
questions in section B.
(ii) Do not start until you are asked to do so.
(iii) Fill all required details IN BLOCK LETTERS correctly.
Student’s Name: _________________________________ Exam No: _________
1. Which of the following is a basic stroke in table tennis? (a) Forehand (b) Backhand (c)
Serve (d) All of the above
2. What is the size of a tennis court? (a) 78 feet x 27 feet (b) 78 feet x 30 feet (c) 80 feet
x 27 feet (d) 80 feet x 30 feet
3. Which of the following is a type of environmental pollution? (a) Air pollution (b Water
pollution (c) Soil pollution (d) All of the above
4. What is the importance of personal health? (a) It improves physical fitness (b) It
enhances mental well-being (c) It reduces the risk of chronic diseases (d) All of the
above
5. Which of the following is a benefit of school health programs? (a) Improved academic
performance (b) Enhanced physical fitness (c) Better mental health (d) All of the
above
6. What is the role of community health workers? (a) To provide medical care (b) To
promote health education (c) To support community development (d) All of the above
7. Which of the following is a cause of environmental pollution? (a) Industrial activities
(b) Agricultural activities (c) Transportation (d) All of the above
8. What is the importance of community health? (a) It improves physical fitness (b) It
enhances mental well-being (c) It reduces the risk of chronic diseases (d) All of the
above
9. Which of the following is a benefit of regular exercise? (a) Improved mental health (b)
Increased risk of injury (c) Decreased strength and flexibility (d) Poorer sleep quality
10. Which sport is considered a contact sport? (a) Tennis (b) Swimming (c) Football (d)
Golf
11. Which of the following is a type of physical fitness? (a) Cardiovascular endurance (b)
Muscular strength (c) Flexibility (d) All of the above
12. What is the purpose of warming up before exercise? (a) To improve flexibility (b) To
increase strength (c) To prevent injury (d) To improve cardiovascular endurance
13. Which of the following is a benefit of team sports for social health? (a) Developed
teamwork and communication skills (b) Improved relationships with teammates (c)
Enhanced social connections and networks (d) All of the above
14. What is the definition of health? (a) A state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being (b) A state of complete physical well-being (c) A state of complete mental
well-being (d) A state of complete social well-being
15. Which of the following is a type of exercise? (a) Aerobic exercise (b) Anaerobic
exercise (c) Flexibility exercise (d) All of the above
16. Which of the following is a benefit of regular physical activity? (a) Improved bone
density (b) Enhanced mental health (c) Reduced risk of chronic diseases (d) All of the
above
17. Which sport is considered an individual sport? (a) Football (b) Basketball (c) Tennis (d)
Golf
18. What is the definition of physical fitness? (a) A state of being physically healthy (b) A
state of being mentally healthy (c) A state of being socially healthy (d) A state of
having the ability to perform physical tasks
19. Which of the following is a type of physical fitness component? (a) Cardiovascular
endurance (b) Muscular strength (c) Flexibility (d) All of the above
20. What is the definition of exercise? (a) A type of physical activity that is done for
recreation or competition (b) A type of physical activity that is done for health or fitness
(c) A type of physical activity that is done for transportation or daily living (d) A type of
physical activity that is done for mental health
THEORY
1(a) Describe the basic strokes in table tennis.
(b) Explain the rules of tennis.
(c) Describe the different types of table tennis grips.
2(a) Discuss the causes and effects of environmental pollution.
(b) Describe the importance of personal health.
(c) Explain the role of community health workers.
3(a) Discuss the benefits of school health programs.
(b) Describe the role of environmental health in preventing diseases.
(c) Define personal health.
4(a) Outline the roles of the following officials in Tennis;
(i) The Umpire (ii) The referee (c) The ball
(b) With the aid of a diagram, describe a table tennis court.
5(a) Discuss the methods of controlling environmental pollution.
(b) Explain the characteristics of environmental conservation.
SAPPHIRE STONES SCHOOLS
174 & 204 Meiran Road, Lagos 100361
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
Subject: ___________________________ Class: ________ Duration: ______
INSTRUCTION: (i) You are to answer all questions in section A and three
questions in section B.
(ii) Do not start until you are asked to do so.
(iii) Fill all required details IN BLOCK LETTERS correctly.
Student’s Name: _________________________________ Exam No: _________
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE
1. The aim of Physical Education is (a) Total development of a person (b) Development of the
physical body (c) To enable the student participate in sporting activities (d) Enjoy their
leisure time
2. Which of these is a team game? (a) Lawn tennis (b) Ludo (c) Squash (d) Volleyball
3. A disease that breaks out and spreads from place to place is said to be (a) sporadic (b)
pandemic (c) endemic (d) epidemic
4. Gymnastics is made up of the following three areas (a) cartrohed, forward roll and backward
roll (b) Stunt, tumbling and apparatus work (c) Tripod stand, head stand and hand stand (d)
Through vault, astride vault and head stand
5. The end product of carbohydrate during digestion is (a) glucose (b) starch (c) amino acid (d)
glycogen
6. All these are postural defect EXCEPT (a) Lordosis (b) kyphosis (c) scoliosis (d) kinesis
7. A “Let” in valley ball means (a) loss of service (b) re-service (c) side-out (d) game point
8. Regular exercise helps the body to (a) gain enough energy (b) loss weight (c) keep fit (d)
gain weight
9. In Volley ball, the umpire calls “SIDE OUT” when the (a) ball lands on the line (b) receiving
team loses a point (c) serving team gain a point (d) serving team loses the service
10. One of these is a deficiency disease. (a) Malaria (b) Typhoid (c) Tuberculosis (d) Beriberi
11. Another paralysis is name for infantile (a) meningitis (b) poliomyelitis (c) whooping cough (d)
tuberculosis
12. In the game of cricket if the ball goes out in the air beyond the boundary line, it is (a) a lost
ball (b) boundary four (c) boundary six (d) a wide ball
13. In Basket ball, it is a personal foul if a player (a) hits the ball with clenched fist (b) takes
more than second to put the ball into play from out bounds (c) is off side (d) blocks an
opponent
14. One of these is a racket game (a) table tennis (b) hand ball (c) cricket (d) lawn tennis
15. All are health agencies EXCEPT (a) Girl’s Guide (b) World Health Organization (c) Red
Cross Society (d) St. John Ambulance
16. The tie-on in a first aid kit is used to identify (a) casualty (b) injury (c) treatment (d) injury
site
17. “Lay up Shop” is associated with game. (a) basket ball (b) volley ball (c) badminton (d)
hockey
18. A defensive skill in volley ball game is (a) blocking (b) spiking (c) volleying (d) digging
19. Which of the following best describes the importance of rhythmical activities. It helps the
children to develop (a) self confidence, agility, initiatives and co-ordination (b) agility
balance, forward roll and flexibility (c) co-operation, courtesy, leadership and gymnastics (d)
control of body movement balance, initiative and flexibility
20. In gymnastic ‘support’ is necessary to (a) protect and prevent injury (b) facilitate
performance (c) aid the performer (d) push and catch the performance
21. Which of the following is NOT an official in track events. (a) marks man (b) the starter (c)
the umpire (d) the coach
22. The ability of the music to perform an activity over a long period of time is referred to as (a)
muscular endurance (b) Muscular strength (c) Muscular power (d) Flexibility
23. Another name for tetanus is (a) jaundice (b) lock jaw (c) filariasis (d) leukaemia
24. Which of these is a disease of the circulatory system? (a) AIDS (b) diarrhea (c) cholera (c)
hypertension
25. Lack of vitamin C in human body causes (a) ricket (b) night blindness (c) pellagra (d)
scurvy
26. These are values of swimming EXCEPT (a) development of safety skills (b) development
only the respiratory system (c) receiving of tension (d) serving as recreational activity
27. The human skeleton has about bone (a) 206 (b) 620 (c) 312 (d) 106
28. Music and dance are primarily based on (a) rhythm (b) rhyme (c) level of sound (d) sound
of music
29. The “off-side rule” is applied in these games (a) basket ball and soccer (b) Volley ball and
hockey (c) Athletics and games (d) Hockey and soccer
30. The elbow is a type of joint (a) hinge (b) ball and socket (c) gliding (d) saddle
31. The first ancient Olympic games took place in the year. (a) 225 AD (b) 767 BC (c) 677
AD (d) 776 BC
32. One method of hand hold in javelin is (a) pen hold and style (b) orthodox (c) finish (d) back
hand
33. A match in table tennis means the best of games (a) 1 or 2 (b) 3 or 5 (c) 3 or 4 (d) 2 or 4
34. The circumference of a relay baton is (a) 12cm (b) 13cm (c) 14cm (d) 15cm
35. A relay team is made up _____ athletes (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
36. The joint that allows movement of all directions is the ______ joint (a) hinge (b) ball and
socket (c) gliding (d) pivot
37. The ____ fracture is a situation in (a) compound (b) multiple (d) greenstick (d) comminuted
38. Which of the following is a throwing event in athletics? (a) Hurdle (b) Javelin (c) Weight
lifting (d) Triple jump
39. Which of these is a sport injury? (a) Stroke (b) Nose bleeding (c) Sprain (d) Mumps
40. Natural active immunity is where an individual (a) makes his immunity after he has been
given a vaccine (b) has received antibodies from his mother (c) makes his own immunity
after he has bad the disease (d) has received antibodies from the mother
41. One of these is NOT a part environmental sanitation. (a) control of vector (b) supply of
safe water (c) supply of adequate food (d) Food hygiene
42. For proper building, growth and repair of worn out tissues, the body requires enough supply
of____ (a) carbohydrate (b) fat and oil (c) mineral and vitamin (d) protein
43. Passing, kicking ____ and ____ are all skills in the game of soccer. (a) digging, blocking (b)
dribbling, blowing (c) heading, batting (d) heading, dribbling
44. The health agency that has its headquarters at Geneva is the (a) W.H.O (b) F. A. O (c) I.
L. O (d) UNICEF
45. Second degree burns are those in which the skin is (a) reddened (b) blistered (c)
scrapped off (d) abbraised
46. Deficiency of iodine in the diet causes the disease known as (a) yellow fever (b) goiter
(c) elephantiasis (d) river blindness
47. Another name for tooth decay is: (a) tooth ulcer (b) tooth bacteria (c) dental caries (d)
fluoridation
48. Excessive bleeding may be caused by lack of (a) vitamin A (b) vitamin B (c) vitamin C (d)
vitamin K
49. Butterfly stroke is a skill used in (a) Judo (b) swimming (c) wrestling (d) boxing
50. Recreational activities are good because (a) They develop the muscles (b) The aim is to
win your opponent (c) They help to release strains and tensions of life (d) It makes the
participants to laugh every minute
51. In athletics, the officials that handle all protests and any other matters arising is called the (a)
managers (b) secretaries (c) jury of appeal (d) arena marshals
52. We have a shower before swimming so as to (a) give the body some scent (b) keep the
body warm (c) adjust the water temperature (d) to look beautiful
53. One of these is NOT an excretory organ (a) the lungs (b) the eye (c) the skin (d) the
rectum
54. How many players make up a hand ball team (a) seven (b) eleven (c) fourteen (d)
seventeen
55. The team “BEATING THE GUN” is applicable to (a) athletics (b) football (b) basket ball (d)
hand ball
56. In 4 x 100m relay, the area within which the baton handover takes place is marked on track
and measures (a) 50m (b) 75m (c) 20m (d) 15m
57. Movable joints are located at the following places of the body EXCEPT (a) elbow (b) hip
(b) shoulder (d) teeth
58. Characteristics of arterial bleeding is that the blood (a) oozes out and can be easily
controlled (b) is dark red and the flow is steady (c) flows slowly and stops easily (d) is pure
red and comes out in jets corresponding to heart beat
59. Breast stroke in swimming is learnt first because (a) it helps us to hold the water firmly with
hands (b) it makes breathing more regular (c) it is easier to learn (d) it comes before
gliding
60. 60. Basket ball was invented by (a) Dr. James Naismith (b) Dr. James Watt (c) Dr. James
Smith (d) Dr. James Stephenson
SECTION B: ESSAY
Answer Three Questions In This Section.
1. (a) What is first Aid?
(b) Give four (4) reasons why we give First Aid,
(c) Name four (4) items that should be in a First Aid box.
2. (a) Outline three (3) rules in boxing.
(b) State three (3) each of the benefits and risks of boxing game.
(c) Give the history of taekwondo.
3. (a) What is Sprint race?
(b) Highlight four (4) examples of combine events.
(c) Mention three (3) types of Sprint starts.
4. (a) What is excretion?
(b) Name three (3) organs of excretion in the body.
(c) List five examples of non-communicable diseases.
5. (a) Draw and label a javelin.
(b) Mention three sport heroes and professionals.
(c) Define track and field events.
6. (a) Name four (4) basic skills in swimming.
(b) State two (2) rules and regulation of swimming event.
(c) Mention four (4) benefits of swimming.
