PRIMARY 2: BASIC SCIENCE – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Answer all questions.
2. Choose the correct answer in Section A.
3. Answer all questions in Section B.
4. Write neatly.

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (40 MARKS)

1. The organ we use for seeing is the ____.
A. ear
B. eye
C. nose
D. tongue

2. Sight means the ability to ____.
A. hear
B. taste
C. see
D. smell

3. Which of these is a colour?
A. circle
B. green
C. rough
D. loud

4. Which shape is round?
A. circle
B. square
C. triangle
D. rectangle

5. Which of these is usually rectangular?
A. ball
B. book
C. orange
D. plate

6. An elephant is usually ____ than an ant.
A. smaller
B. bigger
C. softer
D. shorter

7. We should avoid looking directly at ____ light.
A. bright
B. dim
C. soft
D. coloured

8. One way to care for the eyes is to ____.
A. rub them with dirty hands
B. put sharp objects near them
C. keep them clean
D. stare at bright light

9. The organ of hearing is the ____.
A. skin
B. eye
C. ear
D. tongue

10. Hearing means the ability to ____.
A. recognise sounds
B. see colours
C. taste food
D. feel heat

11. Which of these can make a loud sound?
A. whisper
B. drum
C. cotton wool
D. flower

12. Which of these is usually a soft sound?
A. car horn
B. large bell
C. whisper
D. drum

13. A dog ____.
A. meows
B. barks
C. crows
D. moos

14. A cat ____.
A. meows
B. barks
C. moos
D. bleats

15. A cow ____.
A. crows
B. chirps
C. moos
D. rings

16. A bell ____.
A. rings
B. barks
C. meows
D. crows

17. The organ of touch is the ____.
A. skin
B. nose
C. ear
D. tongue

18. Cotton wool is usually ____.
A. hard
B. soft
C. rough
D. sharp

19. A stone is usually ____.
A. soft
B. sweet
C. hard
D. sour

20. Which of these may feel rough?
A. tree bark
B. glass
C. smooth plastic
D. cotton wool

21. We use the skin to feel whether an object is ____.
A. loud
B. sweet
C. rough or smooth
D. red

22. The organ used for tasting is the ____.
A. tongue
B. eye
C. ear
D. skin

23. Sugar tastes ____.
A. salty
B. bitter
C. sour
D. sweet

24. Salt tastes ____.
A. salty
B. sweet
C. sour
D. bitter

25. Lemon tastes ____.
A. sour
B. salty
C. sweet
D. rough

26. Which of these may taste bitter?
A. honey
B. some medicines
C. sugar
D. ripe banana

27. Children should take medicine ____.
A. whenever they like
B. only with adult guidance
C. as sweets
D. without permission

28. Which of these should not be tasted?
A. bread
B. clean water
C. detergent
D. ripe fruit

29. One danger of tasting unknown substances is ____.
A. poisoning
B. better sight
C. better hearing
D. stronger teeth

30. The organ of smell is the ____.
A. eye
B. skin
C. nose
D. ear

31. Which of these may have a pleasant smell?
A. refuse
B. flower
C. rotten fish
D. dirty toilet

32. Which of these may have an unpleasant smell?
A. fresh orange
B. perfume
C. refuse
D. flower

33. The nose can help us notice ____.
A. smoke
B. colours
C. shapes
D. sizes

34. Which of these is a type of soil?
A. sandy soil
B. sweet soil
C. loud soil
D. soft sound

35. The three common types of soil are sandy, clay and ____ soil.
A. loamy
B. salty
C. bitter
D. smooth

36. Which soil feels rough?
A. sandy soil
B. clay soil
C. loamy soil
D. wet mud

37. Which soil feels sticky when wet?
A. sandy soil
B. clay soil
C. loamy soil
D. gravel

38. Which soil is good for growing many plants?
A. loamy soil
B. glass
C. stone
D. plastic

39. Sandy soil has ____ particles.
A. large
B. tiny only
C. no
D. soft

40. Clay soil holds ____ water than sandy soil.
A. less
B. more
C. no
D. equal

SECTION B: THEORY (20 MARKS)

1. Name the five sense organs and state the sense connected with each one. (4 marks)

2. Write two ways of caring for the eyes and two ways of caring for the ears. (4 marks)

3. Mention two safe things to taste and two unsafe things that should not be tasted. (4 marks)

4. Name the three common types of soil and state one simple property of each. (4 marks)

5. Write four things the sense organs help us to do in everyday life. (4 marks)