KCPE PAST PAPERS 2014: SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [QNS 01-25]

​KCPE PAST PAPERS 2014: SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [QNS 01-25]

Question 01.

In the human body digested food is absorbed in the

• A. stomach
• B. large intestines
• C. rectum
• D. small intestines.

Question 02.

The diagram below represents a certain type of human tooth.

The function of the tooth is

• A. gripping and tearing
• B. tearing and grinding
• C. crushing and grinding
• D. biting and crushing.

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?

• A. Window.
• B. Incubation.
• C. Symptomatic.
• D. Full blown.

Question 04.

The following are sexually transmitted infections except

• A. syphilis
• B. gonorrhoea
• C. bilharzia
• D. chancroid.

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Question 05.

Which one of the following pairs consists of planets with the longest orbits?

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

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?

• A. Wind vane.
• B. Liquid thermometer.
• C. Rain gauge.
• D. Windsock.

Question 07.

The following are some adaptations of plants that grow in wet environment except having

• A. large flat leaves
• B. leaves with waxy upper surface
• C. thick leaf cuticle
• D. an increased number of stomata.

Question 08.

Which one of the following groups consists only of field pests?

• A. Weevils, aphids and weaver birds.
• B. Aphids, weaver birds and white ants.
• C. Weevils, white ants and Stalkborer.
• D. Aphids, weaver birds and Stalkborer.

Question 09.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of amphibians?

• A. Lay their eggs on land.
• B. Live partly in water.
• C. Have moist skin with scales.
• D. Adults breathe through gills.

Question 10.

The diagram below represents a beak of a certain bird.

The bird represented is a

• A. filter feeder
• B. grain eater
• C. nectar feeder
• D. fish eater.

Question 11.

In which one of the following activities is water used in industries?

• A. Cleaning tools and equipment.
• B. Preparation of soft drinks.
• C. Washing cars.
• D. Watering plants.

Question 12.

Which one of the following is an advantage of hard water?

• A. Saves soap during washing.
• B. Lathers easily with soap.
• C. Forms scum with soap.
• D. Suitable for drinking.

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

• A. John should move towards the pivot
• B. Mary should move away from pivot
• C. move the pivot towards John
• D. move the pivot towards Mary.

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?

• A. (ii) and (iv).
• B. (i) and (iv).
• C. (ii) and (iii).
• D. (i) and (iii).

Question 15.

Which one of the following components of air is used for preservation of soft drinks?

• A. Carbon dioxide.
• B. Nitrogen.
• C. Oxygen.
• D. Inert gases.

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?

• A. Liquids have definite volume.
• B. Gases have definite volume.
• C. Liquids have definite shape.
• D. Gases have definite shape.

Question 18.

A mixture of’ salt solution, maize grains and iron filings can be separated by

• A. filtering, use of magnet, evaporation
• B. decanting, picking, winnowing
• C. filtering, decanting, evaporation
• D. winnowing, use of magnet, picking.

Question 19.

The energy transformation that takes place when a torch that uses batteries is switched on is

• A. electrical—>chemical——>heat—>light
• B. electrical—> heat—>chemical—>light
• C. chemical—>electrical--->light——>heat
• D. chemical—>electrical—-->heat——>light.

Question 20.

Formation of a rainbow can be demonstrated by the following activities except when

• A. observing the sun through a horizontally-held transparent biro pen casing
• B. placing a mirror in water to face the sun
• C. spraying water in the air from the mouth in bright sunshine
• D. placing a biro pen casing on water in a glass container.

Question 21.

Which one of the following is a source of electricity?

• A. Torch.
• B. Dam.
• C. Solar panel.
• D. Biogas plant.

Question 22.

Which one of the following consists of foods that are mainly for body building?

• A. beef cassava, potatoes.
• B. mutton, maize, pawpaw.
• C. peas, beans, eggs.
• D. carrots, bananas, tomatoes.

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?

• A. Air and plants.
• B. Animals and plants.
• C. Water and air.
• D. Soil and animals.

Question 25.

Use of excess fertilisers will mainly pollute

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

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