KCPE 2014 PAST PAPERS (QUESTIONS, ANSWERS AND REPORTS)
YEAR: 2014
SOURCE: KNEC- KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL 
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2014 SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question 26.
Which one of the following components of blood is correctly matched with its function?
Question 27.
The following are some effects of drug abuse:
(i) Rape
(ii) Addiction (iii) Truancy (iv) Impaired judgment (v) Drug induced accidents. Which one of the following consists only of social effects?
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Question 28.
Pupils constructed a weather instrument shown below.
The mistake made in the construction was
Question 29.
Which one of the following pairs consists only of plants that directly feed on insects?
Question 30.
The chart below shows a simple classification of plants.
Question 31.
Which one of the following pairs consists only of farm animals that produce mutton?
Question 32.
The following are some characteristics of animals:
(i) Varying body temperatures.
(ii) Lay eggs. (iii) Have scales. (iv) Have a backbone. Which two characteristics are for both toad and duck?
Question 33.
The method of grazing that would require the largest piece of land to practice is
Question 34.
Which of the following pairs of machines consists only of inclined planes
Question 35.
In which one of the following is friction an advantage?
Question 36.
In an investigation on factors affecting sinking and floating pupils carried out the following activities:
(i) placed a bottle top in water.
(ii) made the same bottle top into a ball and placed it on water. Which one of the following factors were the pupils investigating?
Question 37.
Heat transfer in liquids and gases mainly takes place through
Question 38.
Which one of the following is a transparent material?
Question 39.
Which one of the following ¡s a safety measure against lightning when it is raining?
Question 40.
Which one of the following nutrients is required for the formation of blood in expectant mothers?
Question 41.
Which one of the following soil conservation measures is least suitable on a large piece of land?
Question 42.
When pupils heated some garden soil, smoke was produced. The observation made indicated the presence of
Question 43.
The following are some characteristics of soil:
(i) fine particles.
(ii) cracks when dry. (iii) poor drainage. (iv) good capillarity. The characteristics are for
Question 44.
Pupils went for a nature walk and observed a plant with yellow fruits and thorns on the stem.
The plant observed was likely to he
Question 45.
Which one of the following groups only consists of materials that are non-magnetic?
Question 46.
Which one of the following groups consists only of gases that comprise 0.03, 0.97 and 21 percentage in air respectively?
Question 47.
One of the following is not a component of soil?
Question 48.
The diagram below represents a set up that can he used to investigate good and poor conductors of electricity’?
Which one of the following materials when used to connect wires at point S would make the bulb not light?
Question 49.
The diagram below represents a claw hammer in use.
Which pair of the positions V, W, X and Y represents the load and pivot?
Question 50.
In a certain investigation pupils sat at different positions around a pupil who was ringing a hell.
Which one of the following aspects of sound were the pupils investigating?
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Question 01.
In the human body digested food is absorbed in the
Question 02.
The diagram below represents a certain type of human tooth.
The function of the tooth is
Question 03.
A certain person looked healthy and strong hut tested positive for HlV/AIDS. In which one of the following stages of HI V/AIDS was the person likely to be?
Question 04.
The following are sexually transmitted infections except
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Question 05.
Which one of the following pairs consists of planets with the longest orbits?
Question 06.
In order to make a certain weather instrument, a pupil assembled the following materials:
Glass bottle, ink, biro pen tube, nails, manilla paper and water.
Which one of the following instrument was the pupil likely to make?
Question 07.
The following are some adaptations of plants that grow in wet environment except having
Question 08.
Which one of the following groups consists only of field pests?
Question 09.
Which one of the following is a characteristic of amphibians?
Question 10.
The diagram below represents a beak of a certain bird.
The bird represented is a
Question 11.
In which one of the following activities is water used in industries?
Question 12.
Which one of the following is an advantage of hard water?
Question 13.
Mary and John were playing on the see saw as shown in the diagram below.
In order to balance on the see-saw
Question 14.
The following are methods of maintaining simple tools:
(i) Cleaning after use
(ii) Proper storage (iii) Sharpening cutting edges (iv) Proper use of tools. Which pair consists only of methods for safety from accidents?
Question 15.
Which one of the following components of air is used for preservation of soft drinks?
Question 16.
Which one of the following pairs of processes are as a result of increase and decrease in temperature respectively?
Question 17.
Which one of the following statements is true about liquids and gases?
Question 18.
A mixture of’ salt solution, maize grains and iron filings can be separated by
Question 19.
The energy transformation that takes place when a torch that uses batteries is switched on is
Question 20.
Formation of a rainbow can be demonstrated by the following activities except when
Question 21.
Which one of the following is a source of electricity?
Question 22.
Which one of the following consists of foods that are mainly for body building?
Question 23.
Which one of the following groups of symptoms is correctly matched with the deficiency disease?
Question 24.
Which one of the following pairs consists only of components of environment that produce carbon dioxide?
Question 25.
Use of excess fertilisers will mainly pollute
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