Constellation Academy
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
CLASS: JSS2.
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Name: _________________________________________
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
Choose the appropriate option to answer the below
questions.
1. The following substances are matter EXCEPT
A. Air
B. book
C. nothing
D. stone
2. Which of the following groups are states of matter?
A. gaseous and liquid only
B. gaseous and solid only
C. gaseous, liquid and solid
D. gas only
3. Growth is limited only in……………….
A. mango
B. cashew trees
C. animals
D. cocoa trees
4. Which of the following organs enable fish to swim?
A. fins and tail
B. gill
C. eye
D. belly
5. The ability to do work is………………..
A. heat
B. work done
C. energy
D. light
6. Which of the following is not a natural source of
energy?
A. the sun
B. wood
C. stove
D. wind
7. Which of the following substances is not a form of
energy?
A. heat
B. sound
C. sun
D. light
8. The energy reaching us from the sun is by the form of
light and…………………….
A. ray
B. heat
C. darkness
D. light
9. When a body is in motion, which energy is converted to
kinetic energy?
A. potential
B. light
C. kinetic
D. chemical
10. These are manmade sources of energy EXCEPT
A. car batteries
B. generators
C. sun
D. rechargeable lamps
11. In fluid power system air and liquid is used as
___________
A. Conduit
B. Transmitter
C. Transporter
D. Fluid
12. For an object to be lifted up in air the force acting on
the bottom surface must be greater than the
Force acting on the top surface.
A. True
B. False
C. Not sure
D. None of the above
13. Bevel gear is used to transmit power between
_________
A. Parallel shaft
B. One shaft to another.
C. Shaft at angles
D. None of the above.
14. The gear used to convert rotary motion to linear
motion is called __________
A. Spur gear
B. Bevel gear
C. Rack and pinion
D. All of the above
15). ____________ is used to change the speed of shaft
A. Pulley
B. Chain drive
C. Brake.
D. Gear.
16. ____________ have toothed edges that helps them to
engage or mesh with one another.
A. Brake
B. Chain drive
C. Gear
D. None of the above
17. The action of applying oil and grease to a machine is
called _________
A. Friction
B. Smoothing
C. Lubricant
D. Lubricating
18. There is always resistance in moon when two
surface or solid materials slide over each other.
A. True
B. False
C. Not sure
D. None of the above
19. _________ are made of rubber and material whose
length and nature change with temperature.
A. Rubber
B. Grease
C. Chain
D. Belt
20. __________ changes the direction of a pulley
A. Chain belt
B.V-belt
C. Crossed belt
D. Open belt
21.Suffocation in water is called
A. breathing
B. drowning
C. swimming
D. suffering
22. Ability of the body to resist disease is called
A. vaccine
B. immunity
C. digestion
D. inoculations
23. __________is not an event for swimming competition
A. 700m
B. 500m
C. 100m
D. 50m
24 Any athlete or player who involves in drug abuse in
sports will look very___________
A. handsome
B. brave
C. restless
D. passive
25. One of the following is not a method of grip
A. fork grip
B. release grip
C. American grip
D. finish grip
26 The color of the flag used in javelin is red and
__________
A. green
B. yellow
C. white
D. blue
27 There are ____________ assistant referees in swimming
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
28 ____________is the capacity to carry out daily activities
without undue fatigue
A. emotional fitness
B. social fitness
C. physical fitness
D. psychological fitness
29 _________are drugs obtained from road side and not
from qualified chemist
A. hard drug
B. psychoactive drugs
C. drug use
D. gateway drug
30 ____________keeps the whole record of the swimmers
A. clerk
B. recorder
C. starter
D. chief judge
31. An example of a cooling system is:
A. UPS
B. Blower
C. Dryer
D. Air conditioner
32 The importance of maintaining adequate and proper
ventilation is to :
A. avoid damage caused by heat
B. prevent damage caused by water
C. prevent dust from damaging the computer
D. avoid loss of data
33 One important step to take when computers are not
used for long is to:-
A. Unplug it
B. provide adequate ventilation
C. check your email regularly
D. Provide an anti virus
34 All the following are areas of misusing computer
EXCEPT?
A. Plagiarism
B. Cyber war
C. piercing of software
D. stealing
35 Some health related challenges while sitting at a
computer include the following except?
A. Neck pain
B. Backache
C. Eye strain
D. Stomach ache
36 How should the feet be positioned while sitting at the
computer
A. Slightly lower than the hips in a very relaxed and
comfortable state
B. in almost a right angle to the upper arm
C. flat on the ground and not hanging
D. All of the above
37 The situation where programs written by people are
used without their permission is called
A. Plagiarism
B. Cyber war
C. piercing of software
D. stealing
38 The ideal chairs recommended why sitting at a
computer is
A. Adjustable chair
B. A plastic chair
C. an iron chair
D. a rocking chair
39 All the following are features of graphic packages
except
A. tooth brush
B. colour Palette
C. menu bar
D. tool bar
40 The following are examples of Graphic packages
EXCEPT?
A. CorelDraw
B. Photoshop
C. Harvard Graphics
D. MS-Word
THEORY PART
SECTION B
Answer only 4 questions in this part
1 Define non communicable disease
(b) List 5 reasons for human trafficking
2 Define flow of Heat
(b) list out the three(3) of heat energy and discuss on one
(1)
3 List out four(4) disadvantages of belt drives
(b) In tabular form list out four (4) comparison between
belt and chain drives
4 list four (4) out the preventative measures against
kwashiorkor
(b) Define network groups
5 list out eight (8) types of search engines
(b) what are the ways of ensuring reproductive health?
List 5
