KCPE PAST PAPERS 2016: SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [QNS 26-50]

KCPE PAST PAPERS 2016 SCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Question 26.

Which one of the following pairs of signs and symptoms is for cholera?

• A. Skin rash and diarrhoea.
• B. Blood in stool and abdominal pains.
• C. Abdominal pain and diarrhoea.
• D. Skin rash and blood in stool.

Question 27.

Large burrows in the soil indicate

• A. rill erosion
• B. gulley erosion
• C. splash erosion
• D. sheet erosion.

Question 28.

Which one of the following statements is true about clay soil?

• A. Has small air spaces.
• B. Retains low amount of water.
• C. Allows water to drain through easily.
• D. Has large soil particles.

Question 29.

Which one of the following soil conservation measures conserves soil in the same way as mulching?

• A. Planting cover crops.
• B. Contour farming.
• C. Use of gabions. .
• D. Terracing.

Question 30.

The following statements are true about breast milk except

• A. it cannot transmit diseases ..
• B. it allows the mother and the baby to bond
• C. its available in the correct form and at right temperature
• D. its easier for infants to digest.

Question 31.

A child who appears old with a wrinkled face is also likely to

• A. lack blood
• B. have swollen abdomen
• C. have bow legs
• D. cry often

Question 32.

Which one of the following groups consists only of foods that will provide energy to the body?

• A. Maize, rice, milk.
• B. Cassava, beans, fish.
• C. Ground nuts, coconut, sunflower.
• D. Meat, wheat, peas.

Question 33.

The diagram below illustrates a jiko.

It is an improved jiko because the part labelled

• A. J takes less charcoal
• B. K is made of clay
• C. L is metallic
• D. M is closed.

Question 34.

Which one of the following sources of energy is exhaustible?

• A. Petroleum
• B. Wind
• C. Biogas
• D. Trees.

Question 35.

Which one of the following is an efficient way of using energy?

• A. Drying grain using solar.
• B. Using a vacuum flask to keep tea hot.
• C. Using biogas.
• D. Putting  off  wood fire when not in use.

Question 36.

The following can produce electricity except

• A. solar drier
• B. biogas
• C. torch battery
• D. dynamo.

Question 37.

A card with the word TEACHER written on it was placed in front of a mirror.
Which three of the letters did not change in appearance?

• A. R, A and C.
• B. T, A and H.
• C. H, E and R.
• D. C, H and T.

Question 38.

Which one of the following materials works in the same way as frosted glass?

• A. Sky light.
• B. Mirror.
• C. Clear water.
• D. Car windscreen.

Question 39.

The property of light used in the working of a lamp in a room is that light

• A. travels in a straight line
• B. spreads in all directions
• C. bends as it passes from one media to another
• D. forms shadows with opaque objects.

Question 40.

In which one of the following processes is carbon dioxide used?

• A. Making electric bulbs.
• B. Burning substances.
• C. Fixing soil nutrients.
• D. Preserving soft drinks.

Question 41.

After using a magnet, the next stage of separating a mixture of salt, sand and iron fillings is to

• A. filter the mixture
• B. decant the mixture
• C. add water to the mixture
• D. sieve the mixture.

Question 42.

The diagram below shows a set up used by pupils to demonstrate a certain property of matter.

The mistake made in the set up was to

• A. use balls of wax of the same size
• B. place balls of wax at equal intervals
• C. use a plank of wood ‘
• D. place the candle at the end of the plank of wood.

Question 43.

Which one of the following groups of materials are correctly matched to magnetic and non magnetic?

                Magnetic                Non magnetic

• A. Office pins              steel wool
• B. Staples                    copper coin
• C. Aluminium             foil nails
• D. Silver coin              glass

Question 44.

Which one of the following machines works in the same way as a staircase?

• A. Spade.
• B. Claw hammer.
• C. Crowbar.
• D. Ladder.

Question 45.

Which one of the following practices will help to control soil pollution?

• A. Burning wastes in dump sites.
• B. Using organic fertilisers.
• C. Grouping wastes into categories.
• D. Planting cover crops.

Question 46.

Which one of the following pairs correctly represents living and non-living components of the environment?

               Living                        Non-living

• A. Soil                               bat.
• B. Chameleon                 mushroom plant.
• C. earthworm                 water.
• D. Oxygen                       mineral salts.

Question 47.

The following are some ways by which soil is conserved.

(i) reducing speed of surface runoff
(ii) Trapping soil
(iii) Reducing evaporation of soil water
(iv) Reducing impact of rain drops.
Which two ways are as result of contour farming

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

Question 48.

Which one of the following practices would help in maintaining strong teeth in humans?

• A. Drinking milk.
• B. Using tooth picks after meals.
• C. Using teeth to break hard objects.
• D. Eating of bread.

Question 49.

The diagram below represents a lever in use.

if the lever is to make work easier, which one of the following will correctly represent the position of load, fulcrum and effort?

Question 50.

In which one of the following is friction reduced by streamlining?

In which one of the following is friction reduced by streamlining?
A. Biro pen casing.
B. Skating shoes.
C. Shoe soles.
D. Vehicle bodies.

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