1.
Steam changes to liquid by a process called
evaporation.
condensation.
melting.
boiling.
2.
Which of the following body shapes facilitates movement in a fluid?
Rectangular
Spherical
Streamline
Triangular
3.
Which of the following pairs of structures are present in animal cells?
Mitochondrion and Chloroplast
Nucleus and chloroplast
Vacuole and nucleus
Cell wall and mitochondrion
4.
Which of the following substances are matter?
I. Hydrogen
II. Air
III. Stone
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
5.
When gases are heated they
melt.
sublime.
decrease in volume.
decrease in intermolecular forces
6.
Which of the following statements about plant cell is correct? It
does not have a nucleus
contains large vacuoles
is surrounded by the cell membrane only
does not have a definite shape
7.
Which of the following processes involve a change in the state of matter from liquid to solid?
Evaporation
Freezing
Melting
sublimation
8.
Which of the following organisms is/are multicellular?
I. Amoeba
II. Paramecium
III. Onion
I only
III only
I and III only
II and III only
9.
The building block of a material with the smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element is
an ion.
an atom.
a molecule.
a proton.
10.
When gases are heated they
melt.
sublime.
decrease in volume.
decrease in intermolecular forces
11.
Which of the following substances are matter?
I. Hydrogen
II. Air
III. Stone
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
12.
The space occupied by matter is its
area
length
radius
width
13.
The process by which steam is changed into liquid is called
evaporation
condensation
filtration
melting
14.
Which of these is not a characteristic of all living things?
Transpiration
Growth
Reproduction
Feeding
Respiration
15.
How many states of matter do we have?
2
3
4
5
16.
The process by which living things increase in number is referred to as
growth
development
reproduction
multiplication
17.
When a piece of candle is heated, it changes from
liquid to gas
liquid to flame
solid to flame
solid to liquid
18.
Which of the following is true about matter? It has
Weight and direction
Weight only
Weight and volume
Volume and direction
19.
Living things are different from non-living things because living things
are made up of protoplasm
do not have definite forms
take in liquid foods
have chlorophyll
20.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of all living things?
Transpiration
Growth
Reproduction
Feeding
21.
Which of the following is not matter?
Iced block
Air
Light
Smoke
22.
On heating a certain solid in a dry container, all the substance was lost without passing through the liquid state. This means the
solid can easily melt
solid is an alloy
solid cannot stand heat
solid particles are held together by weak forces
23.
Which of the following is evidence that particles in gases move faster than those in liquids and solids?
I. The scent of a perfume fills a room when its container is opened
II. Smoke spreads over a large area as burning takes place
III. The wind blows fast when it is about to rain
24.
The three states of matter are
Water, liquid and gas
Earth, liquid and gas
Solid, liquid and air
Gas, earth and water
25.
The process by which a naphthalene ball (camphor) placed in a box gets smaller in size is termed
Melting
Diffusion
Evaporation
Sublimation
Condensation
26.
Which of the following substances can exist in all the three states of matter at 0°C?
Petrol
Palm oil
Milk
Alcohol
27.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of all living organisms
Respiration
Reproduction
Photosynthesis
Feeding
28.
Which of the following animals reproduces without mating?
Toad
Lizard
Dog
Man
29.
Which of the following is not characteristic of all living organisms? The ability to
break down food to obtain energy
produce food using the sun’s energy
make use of food nutrients to grow
respond to changes within the environment
30.
Which of the following arrangements is the correct order of increasing complexity of the structure?
Cells → systems → tissues → organs
Cells → tissues → systems → organs
Cells → organs → tissues → systems
Cells → systems → organs → tissues
Cells → tissues → organs → systems
31.
32.
Which of the following leaves are sensitive to touch?
Cassava leaves
Mimosa leaves
Orange leaves
Palm leaves
33.
Which of the following properties is / are common to both liquids and gases?
Fixed shape
Fixed shape and fixed volume
Fixed size
No definite shape
34.
35.
Which of the following takes the shape of its container?
Chalk
Charcoal
Paper
Petrol
36.
Gases are more compressible than solids because:
Solids have harder surfaces
There are wider spaces between gas molecules
Gases have fixed volumes
The particles of solids are regularly arranged
The molecules of gases are randomly arranged
37.
Which of the following statements about plants is true?
I. Most plants show movement
II. Green plants manufacture their own food
III. All animals depend directly on plants for food
I only
II only
III only
I and II only
II and III only
38.
Which of the following solids melts easily on exposure to sunlight?
Animal fat
Candle wax
Plastics
Rubber
Shea butter
39.
The basic unit of matter is the
atom.
compound.
element.
electron.
ion.
40.
The substance that sublimes when heated is
baking powder.
camphor.
common salt.
sugar.
Sulphur.
41.
Which of the following statements about all living things is/are true?
I. They respire
II. They manufacture their own food
III. They grow
I only
II only
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
42.
Which of the following processes about all living things is/are true?
I. Reproduction
II. Respiration
III. Locomotion
IV. Excretion
I only
I and II only
III and IV only
I, II and III only
I, II and IV only
43.
The physical change(s) that take(s) place when a piece of ice is heated continuously for a long time can be represented by
solid → vapour
vapour → solid → liquid
solid → liquid → vapour
liquid → vapour
44.
The chemical formula H2 represents
two atoms of hydrogen.
two neutrons of hydrogen.
two ions of hydrogen.
two molecules of hydrogen.
45.
When matter changes state from gas to liquid there is
a decrease in mass.
a decrease in volume.
an increase in pressure.
an increase in temperature.
46.
The characteristics that distinguishes living things from non-living things is that, living things
are able to move, non-living things are not.
are of different sizes, non-living things have same size.
can manufacture their own food, non-living things cannot.
have a definite form, non-living things have irregular forms.
47.
Which of the following statements about the state of matter is correct?
Molecules in a solid are disorderly arranged.
Solids are highly compressible.
Liquids have definite form and volume.
Molecules in a gas move faster than those in a liquid.
48.
Which of the following characteristics are common to all living things?
I. Response to stimuli.
II. Respiration
III. Movement from place to place
IV. Grow
I and II only
I and III only
I, II and III only
I, II and IV only
49.
The following characteristics are features of all living things except ability to
bring forth young ones.
excrete.
grow.
move from place to place.
50.
Which of the following characteristics applies to only plants?
Excretion of waste materials
Response to stimuli
Ability to manufacture food from simple substances
Ability to respire
51.
The process which takes place in all living cells is
digestion.
fertilization.
photosynthesis.
respiration.
52.
Which of the following processes of conversion of the state of matter is correct.
Solid →heat gas →heat liquid
Solid →cool liquid →cool gas
Gas →heat liquid →heat solid
Gas →cool liquid →cool solid
53.
One characteristics which is not common to all living things is the ability to
grow.
move about.
respire.
respond to stimuli.
54.
Chlorine gas is an example of
an atom.
an element.
a compound.
a molecule.
55.
Hydrogen is represented by the chemical symbol H2. This symbol represents
two molecules of hydrogen.
two atoms of hydrogen.
two elements of hydrogen.
two ions of hydrogen.
56.
The property of a rock that makes it different from water is that it has
fixed volume.
fixed shape.
density.
mass
57.
Which of the following properties is true about all matter? Matter has
volume and fixed shape.
volume and mass.
mass and indefinite volume.
density and fixed shape.
58.
Plants are different from animals because they
have protoplasm
have chlorophyll
are able to respire
are able to reproduce sexually
59.
Which of the following life processes is not performed by all living things?
Excretion
Photosynthesis
Reproduction
Respiration
60.
Which of the following life activities are common to both plants and animals?
I. Feeding
II. Locomotion
III. Respiration
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
61.
Which of the following arrangements show the correct order of increasing complexity of structures in living organisms.
cells → organs → tissues → systems
cells → tissues → organs → systems
cells → systems → tissues → organs
cells → tissues → systems → organs
62.
Which of the following processes involves the solid state of matter?
Boiling
Condensation
Evaporation
Melting
63.
Which of the following statements about molecules is/are correct? Molecules
I. are chemically combined group of atoms
II. are physically combined group of atoms
III. can exist on their own
I only
II only
I and III only
I, II and III
64.
Which of the following processes can occur at all temperatures?
Boiling
Evaporation
Melting
Sublimation
65.
Which of the following statements about plant cell is correct? It
does not have a nucleus
contains large vacuoles
is surrounded by the cell membrane only
does not have a definite shape
66.
Which of the following processes involve a change in the state of matter from liquid to solid?
Evaporation
Freezing
Melting
sublimation
67.
Which of the following organisms is/are multicellular?
I. Amoeba
II. Paramecium
III. Onion
I only
III only
I and III only
II and III only
68.
How many atoms are present in CaCl2?
2
3
4
5
69.
The component of a living cell responsible for respiration is
chloroplast
mitochondrion
nucleus
vacuole
70.
In which of the following structures in a living cell is cellulose found?
Chloroplast.
Mitochondrion.
Cell membrane.
Cell wall.
71.
One of the characteristics of a solid is that
its particles are tightly packed.
it assumes the shape of the container it occupies.
it has no fixed volume.
its particle can easily be separated.
72.
The number of oxygen atoms present in three molecules of carbon dioxide is
3.
4.
5.
6.
73.
The chemical formula Cl2 represents two
atoms of chlorine.
neutrons of chlorine.
ions of chlorine.
molecules of chlorine.
74.
Which of the following particles constitute matter?
I. Atoms
II. Molecules
III. Ions
I only
II only
II and III only
I, II and III
75.
The organelle which occupies the largest portion of a plant cell is the
chloroplast.
mitochondrion.
nucleus.
vacuole.
76.
The part of a living cell which is semi-permeable is
cytoplasm.
nucleus.
protoplasm.
cell membrane.
77.
The space occupied by matter is its
area.
mass.
volume.
weight.
78.
Which of the following structures contain cellulose?
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Chloroplast
Mitochondrion
79.
The process by which gas changes to liquid is known as
melting.
evaporation.
condensation.
boiling.
80.
The basic unit of life is the
cell.
nucleus.
organ.
tissue.
81.
An atom that has lost one or more electron(s) is called
a molecule.
a proton.
am ion.
a negative particle.
82.
Chlorine gas in a example of
an atom.
an element.
a compound.
a molecule.
83.
Which of the following statements about a plant cell is correct? It
does not have a nucleus.
contains large vacuoles.
is surrounded by the cell membrane only.
does not have a definite shape.
84.
Which of the following states of matter are fluids
I. Solid
II. Liquid
III. Gas
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III