KCPE PAST PAPERS 2016: SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [QNS 1-25]

KCPE PAST PAPERS 2016 SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 01.

Which one of the following characteristics can be used to identify molars?
Presence of

• A. one root and chisel shape
• B. cusps and ridges
• C. one root and cusps
• D. ridges and chisel shape.

Question 02.

The following are functions of the trachea except

• A. trapping dust
• B. moistening air
• C. warming air
• D. exchanging gases.

Question 03.

Which one of the following parts of the alimentary canal is correctly matched to its function?

Question 04.

The diagram below represents the structure of a human heart.

Name the blood vessel labelled K. L, M and N.

Question 05.

The diagram below represents a female reproductive system.

Which one of the parts labelled P, Q, R and S is correctly matched to its function?

Question 06.

Which one of the following is a health effect of drug abuse?

• A. Withdrawal.
• B. Marital conflict.
• C. Truancy.
• D. Rape.

Question 07.

The first stage of HIV infection is known as

• A. incubation
• B. widow
• C. symptomatic
• D. asymptomatic

Question 08.

Which one of the following vaccines are correctly matched to the age when they are first administered?

Question 09.

Which one of the following diseases can be prevented by draining stagnant water around homesteads?

• A. Tuberculosis.
• B. Typhoid.
• C. Cholera.
• D. Malaria.

Question 10.

A patient was instructed by a doctor to take two tablets of medicine every six hours. However, the patient forgot to take at noon and on remembering took four tablets at the same time.
The patient should have

• A. taken three tablets every six hours
• B. taken two tablets every three hours
• C. revisited the doctor for advice
• D. thrown away the two extra tablets.

Question 11.

Which one of the following pairs consists only of illegal drugs in Kenya?

• A. Alcohol and miraa.
• B. Miraa and mandrax.
• C. Alcohol and bhang.
• D. Bhang and mandrax.

Question 12.

Which one of the following weeds has green-purple leaves?

• A. Mexican marigold. .
• B. Blackjack.
• C. Pig weed.
• D. Sodom apple.

Question 13.

Which one of the following pairs of plants stores food in the roots?

• A. Irish potato and cassava.
• B. Cassava and carrot.
• C. Onion and carrot.
• D. Irish potato and onion.

Question 14.

Which one of the following statements on interdependence between plants is not true? Some plants

• A. depend on others for carbon dioxide
• B. grow on dead plants
• C. depend on others for protection against strong sunlight
• D. depend on others for support.

Question 15.

Which one of the following crop pests is correctly matched to the part of the plant it damages?

Question 16.

Which one of the following groups of plants consists of only flowering plants?

• A. Onion, sisal, nappier grass.
• B. Maize, kales, toadstools.
• C. Beans, mushrooms, peas.
• D. Euphorbia, cactus, moulds.

Question 17.

Which one of the following diagrams represents the shape of the new moon?

Question 18.

In the solar system, Jupiter is found between

• A. Mercury and Saturn.
• B. Mars and Earth.
• C Saturn and Mars.
• D. Earth and Mercury.

Question 19.

Pupils observed and classified certain animals into two groups E and F as shown below?

The pupils classified the animals on basis of

• A. carnivorous and herbivorous
• B. animals covered with fur and animals covered with scales .
• C. constant and varying body temperature
• D. animals which give birth to young ones and those which lay eggs.

Question 20.

Standard five pupils observed a goat tied on a post to graze in the field. This method of grazing is classified as

• A. rotational grazing
• B. zero grazing
• C. strip grazing
• D. paddocking.

Question 21.

The diagrams below represents beaks of certain birds.

Question 22.

Which one of the following methods of controlling animal parasites is correctly matched to the parasite controlled?

Question 23.

Pupils gave the following statements about water.

(i) Lathers easily
(ii) Has a pleasant taste
(iii) Has mineral salts
(iv) Good for cleaning
Which two statements describe hard water?

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

Question 24.

Which one of the following pairs of diseases is as a result of drinking polluted water?

• A. Bilharzia and typhoid. . .
• B. Typhoid and cholera.
• C. Cholera and bilharzia.
• D. Malaria and cholera.

Question 25.

In which one of the following practices is water recycled?

• A. Storing water for future use.
• B. Recovering clean water from dirty water.
• C. Harvesting rain water from roof tops.
• D. Fetching water from a well.

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