New Curriculum Third Term Basic Science examination for Primary 1

Class: Primary 1
Term: Third Term
Subject: Basic Science
Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (70 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

1. Technology helps people to ________. (a) Make every object alive    (b) Stop all natural changes    (c) Do tasks more easily
2. Which of these is a product of technology? (a) Electric torch    (b) Fresh leaf    (c) Natural stone
3. A telephone is used mainly for ________. (a) Cutting paper    (b) Communication    (c) Measuring weight
4. Which classroom product of technology helps us write? (a) Pencil    (b) Pebble    (c) Leaf
5. Which device can help us see in a dark room? (a) Weighing scale    (b) Torch    (c) Clock
6. When handling an electrical appliance, pupils should ________. (a) Use it with wet hands    (b) Touch bare wires    (c) Ask an adult for help
7. Which behaviour is safe when using scissors? (a) Pointing scissors at a friend    (b) Cutting carefully away from the body    (c) Running while holding open scissors
8. Measuring helps us to find out ________. (a) What sound an animal makes    (b) Whether an object is living    (c) How long or heavy something is
9. Which instrument is suitable for measuring the length of a pencil? (a) Ruler    (b) Weighing scale    (c) Clock
10. A ruler is marked in units such as ________. (a) Minutes    (b) Kilograms    (c) Centimetres
11. Which object is usually longer? (a) A classroom door    (b) A piece of chalk    (c) A pencil eraser
12. To compare two sticks by length, we should ________. (a) Weigh only one of them    (b) Place their ends together    (c) Compare their colours
13. Which of these is the shortest? (a) An eraser    (b) A metre rule    (c) A classroom broom
14. Which tool is used for weighing an object? (a) Clock    (b) Ruler    (c) Weighing scale
15. Choose the generally heavier object. (a) One feather    (b) A full bag of rice    (c) One sheet of paper
16. A stone and a leaf can be compared by their ________. (a) Weight    (b) Day of the week    (c) Shape alone
17. Which is the best way to compare the weight of two bags? (a) Count their colours    (b) Use a weighing scale    (c) Measure their lengths with a ruler
18. The time for an activity can be read from a ________. (a) Clock    (b) Ruler    (c) Weighing scale
19. Which device is worn on the wrist to tell time? (a) Measuring tape    (b) Watch    (c) Thermometer
20. Which part of the day comes after morning? (a) Afternoon    (b) Midnight    (c) Early morning
21. A simple machine makes work ________. (a) More difficult in every case    (b) Easier    (c) Always impossible
22. Which of these is a simple machine? (a) Lever    (b) Electric television    (c) Mobile phone
23. A seesaw works like a ________. (a) Battery    (b) Clock    (c) Lever
24. A ramp helps us move a load upward more ________. (a) Easily    (b) Quickly without any effort    (c) Heavily
25. Which simple machine has a round wheel and a rod through its centre? (a) Inclined plane    (b) Lever    (c) Wheel and axle
26. A wheelbarrow helps to ________. (a) Move a load    (b) Tell the time    (c) Measure temperature
27. Which of these tools can be used as a lever? (a) Clock    (b) Measuring tape    (c) Bottle opener
28. A ramp is an example of a ________. (a) Pulley    (b) Inclined plane    (c) Wheel and axle
29. When using a simple machine, we should first ________. (a) Ignore the teacher’s instructions    (b) Push it towards another pupil    (c) Check that it is safe
30. Which action shows safe use of a wheelbarrow? (a) Moving a light, balanced load    (b) Overloading it until it tips    (c) Standing inside it while another pupil runs
31. To find which of two ropes is longer, we measure their ________. (a) Colours    (b) Lengths    (c) Weights
32. Which instrument should we use to measure how long a lesson lasts? (a) Ruler    (b) Spring balance    (c) Clock
33. A pulley helps a person to ________. (a) Measure the length of a desk    (b) Raise or lower a load    (c) Tell time
34. Which device can help a farmer carry water more easily? (a) Thermometer    (b) Clock    (c) Wheelbarrow
35. A teacher measures two classroom tables with a ruler to compare their ________. (a) Weights    (b) Lengths    (c) Colours

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (c) Do tasks more easily
Question 2 – ✅ (a) Electric torch
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Communication
Question 4 – ✅ (a) Pencil
Question 5 – ✅ (b) Torch
Question 6 – ✅ (c) Ask an adult for help
Question 7 – ✅ (b) Cutting carefully away from the body
Question 8 – ✅ (c) How long or heavy something is
Question 9 – ✅ (a) Ruler
Question 10 – ✅ (c) Centimetres
Question 11 – ✅ (a) A classroom door
Question 12 – ✅ (b) Place their ends together
Question 13 – ✅ (a) An eraser
Question 14 – ✅ (c) Weighing scale
Question 15 – ✅ (b) A full bag of rice
Question 16 – ✅ (a) Weight
Question 17 – ✅ (b) Use a weighing scale
Question 18 – ✅ (a) Clock
Question 19 – ✅ (b) Watch
Question 20 – ✅ (a) Afternoon
Question 21 – ✅ (b) Easier
Question 22 – ✅ (a) Lever
Question 23 – ✅ (c) Lever
Question 24 – ✅ (a) Easily
Question 25 – ✅ (c) Wheel and axle
Question 26 – ✅ (a) Move a load
Question 27 – ✅ (c) Bottle opener
Question 28 – ✅ (b) Inclined plane
Question 29 – ✅ (c) Check that it is safe
Question 30 – ✅ (a) Moving a light, balanced load
Question 31 – ✅ (b) Lengths
Question 32 – ✅ (c) Clock
Question 33 – ✅ (b) Raise or lower a load
Question 34 – ✅ (c) Wheelbarrow
Question 35 – ✅ (b) Lengths