KCPE PAST PAPERS 2011: SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [QNS 26-50]

KCPE SCIENCE 2009 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 26.

Which one of the following statements describe a human canine tooth?

• A. Chisel shaped with one root.
• B. Rough surface with two roots.
• C. Rough surface with three roots.
• D. Pointed tip with one root.

Question 27.

Which one of the following consists only of parts of the human body where digestion takes place?

• A. Mouth and stomach.
• B. Large intestines and mouth.
• C. Liver and stomach.
• D. Large intestines and liver.

Question 28.

Which one of the following statements about reproduction in human beings is CORRECT?

• A. Fertilization takes place in the uterus.
• B. Ovulation always takes place twice in a month.
• C. Uterine wall contracts during birth.
• D. The embryo develops into a zygote.

Question 29.

In which one of the following activities is water used for recreation?

• A. Watering plants.
• B. Cooking.
• C. Washing clothes.
• D. Swimming.

Question 30.

In which one of the following is water used sparingly?

• A. Using domestic waste water to clean toilets.
• B. Turning off water taps after use.
• C. Recycling waste water from factories.
• D. Using harvested rain water for animals to drink.

Question 31.

When constructing a wind vane the

• A. pointer should be fixed on a short stand
• B. pointer should be firmly held to the stand
• C. pointer should be made of cardboard
• D. tail of the pointer should be larger than arrow head.

Question 32.

Which one of the following groups of planets are in the CORRECT order in terms of distance from the sun?

• A. Venus, Mars, Earth.
• B. Earth, Saturn, Jupiter.
• C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus.
• D. Mars, Neptune, Uranus.

Question 33.

The diagram below represents a weather chart prepared by pupils.

Which one of the following statements is CORRECT about the weather chart?

• A. Whenever it was sunny it was also calm at the same time.
• B. It only rained after calm conditions.
• C. Whenever it was rainy it was also windy at the same time.
• D. It rained only in the afternoons.

Question 34.

Birds that have short, straight and thick beaks are

• A. filter feeders
• B. flesh eaters
• C. nectar feeders
• D. grain eaters.

Question 35.

In which one of the following does the load move through the same distance as the effort when in use?

• A. Crowbar.
• B. Flagpost.
• C. Spade.
• D. Clawhammer.

Question 36.

Which one of the following pairs of objects will float on water?

• A. Coin and candlewax.
• B. Bottle opener and needle.
• C. Biro pen casing and rubber band.
• D. Nail and bottle top.

Question 37.

During a demonstration to investigate a certain property of matter, soil was put in a small container and then dipped in water in a basin.

This was to show the presence of

• A. air in water
• B. water in soil
• C. minerals in soil
• D. air in soil.

Question 38.

Which one of the following pairs of materials are good conductors of electricity?

• A. Steelwool and glass.
• B. Coin and chalk.
• C. Pins and dry wood.
• D. Aluminium foil and razor blade.

Question 39.

Which one of the following statements about energy is TRUE? Energy is

• A. a push or a pull
• B. ability to do work
• C. force that moves a load
• D. force overcome by a machine.

Question 40.

Driving a motor vehicle with a well maintained engine will mainly control pollution in

• A. air only
• B. water only
• C. soil and air
• D. air and water.

Question 41.

A flower which has long feathery stigma and loosely held anthers is also likely to

• A. have brightly coloured petals
• B. have sweet scent
• C. produce many pollen grains
• D. produce nectar.

Question 42.

The chart below shows some farm animals and their products

Question 43.

The diagram below shows a set-up used by pupils to carry out an investigation

The investigation was to

• A. show how the length of strings used affects balancing of different materials
• B. measure amount of force of different material s
• C. show how different materials move up and down
• D. compare the masses of different materials.

Question 44.

​Which one of the following is TRUE about soil that has high water retention? It has

• A. large air spaces
• B. low capillarity
• C. fine texture
• D. large particles.

Question 45.

Which one of the following is an effect of soil pollution?

• A. Formation of acid rain.
• B. Death of small animals.
• C. Interferes with photosynthesis.
• D. Causes respiratory diseases.

Question 46.

Which one of the following groups consist only of external livestock parasites?

• A. Fleas, mites, ticks.
• B. Roundworms, lice, mites.
• C. Fleas, tapeworms, lice.
• D. Mites, roundworms, ticks.

Question 47.

In which one of the following cases is friction a disadvantage?

• A. Grinding maize.
• B. Writing.
• C. A bird flying.
• D. Braking.

Question 48.

Which one of the following is a source of electricity?

• A. Electromagnet.
• B. Bulb.
• C. Dynamo.
• D. Dam.

Question 49.

Which one of the following are both reasons for lighting a house?

• A. Safety and discouraging pests.
• B. Drying and discouraging pests.
• C. Warming and seeing clearly.
• D. Safety and warming.

Question 50.

In a certain investigation on soil, pupils heated soil in a container until smoke was produced. This was to investigate presence of

• A. air in soil
• B. organic matter in soil
• C. water in soil
• D. living organisms in soil.

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