Examination on Basic Science
Class: Primary 1
Term: First Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. ________ is everything around us. (a) School (b) Environment (c) Home
2. The main source of water is ________. (a) Tap (b) Rain (c) Well
3. An example of a man-made object is ________. (a) Tree (b) Car (c) Stone
4. Which of the following is a living thing? (a) Table (b) Dog (c) Book
5. All of these are types of soil except ________. (a) Clay (b) Sand (c) Plastic
6. Which of these is NOT a use of water? (a) Washing (b) Drinking (c) Flying
7. The main reason we have traffic lights is to ________. (a) Decorate roads (b) Control traffic (c) Make noise
8. The correct step when crossing the road is to ________. (a) Run fast (b) Look left and right (c) Play
9. Which of these is not a living thing? (a) Human (b) Chair (c) Goat
10. Air ________ space. (a) fills (b) eats (c) avoids
11. When walking on the road, you should walk on the ________. (a) middle (b) pavement (c) car lane
12. Humans are examples of ________. (a) non-living things (b) living things (c) objects
13. Which of these is an importance of soil? (a) For building houses (b) For growing plants (c) For flying planes
14. The colour red in a traffic light means ________. (a) Go (b) Wait (c) Stop
15. A river is a ________ object. (a) man-made (b) natural (c) artificial
16. An example of a non-living thing in school is a ________. (a) teacher (b) student (c) desk
17. We cannot see air, but we know it ________. (a) does not exist (b) exists (c) is a stone
18. Road signs help us to ________. (a) play (b) know safety rules (c) fight
19. We get water from a ________. (a) fire (b) tap (c) sun
20. A difference between living and non-living things is that living things can ________. (a) stay still (b) grow (c) break

SECTION B: THEORY (30 Marks)
Instruction: Answer any THREE questions.

1. (a) What is an environment? (2 marks)
(b) Give two examples of living things found in your home. (3 marks)
(c) List two differences between living and non-living things. (3 marks)
(d) Name one natural object. (2 marks)

2. (a) What is a pavement? (2 marks)
(b) Write two road safety rules. (3 marks)
(c) What do the colours red and green mean in a traffic light? (3 marks)
(d) State one type of road. (2 marks)

3. (a) What is soil? (2 marks)
(b) List two types of soil. (3 marks)
(c) State two uses of water. (3 marks)
(d) Name one source of water. (2 marks)

4. (a) How do we know that air exists? (2 marks)
(b) Give two examples of non-living things in your school. (3 marks)
(c) Explain why air is important in our surroundings. (3 marks)
(d) Is a chair a living thing or a non-living thing? (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Environment
Question 2 – ✅ (b) Rain
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Car
Question 4 – ✅ (b) Dog
Question 5 – ✅ (c) Plastic
Question 6 – ✅ (c) Flying
Question 7 – ✅ (b) Control traffic
Question 8 – ✅ (b) Look left and right
Question 9 – ✅ (b) Chair
Question 10 – ✅ (a) fills
Question 11 – ✅ (b) pavement
Question 12 – ✅ (b) living things
Question 13 – ✅ (b) For growing plants
Question 14 – ✅ (c) Stop
Question 15 – ✅ (b) natural
Question 16 – ✅ (c) desk
Question 17 – ✅ (b) exists
Question 18 – ✅ (b) know safety rules
Question 19 – ✅ (b) tap
Question 20 – ✅ (b) grow