CAPE OF GOOD HOPE NURSERY & PRIMARY SCHOOL, KYOTERA

MID TERM III EXAMINATIONS 2023

PRIMARY THREE
LITERACY I
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………...
Signature: ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Read and follow the instructions below carefully.
1. This paper has two sections: A and B. Section A has 40 questions and Section B has 15
questions.
2. Answer all questions. All answers to both sections A and B must be shown in the spaces
provided.
3. All answers must be written using a blue or black Ball point pen or ink. Any answer
written in pencils other than on graphs and diagrams will not be marked.
4. No calculators are allowed in the examination room.
5. Unnecessary changes in your work and handwriting that cannot easily be read may lead
to loss of marks.
6. Do not fill anything in the table indicated: “FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY” and
boxes inside the Question paper.

FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY

TOTAL MARKS MARKS GAINED REMARKS
SECTION A
SECTION B
TOTAL
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1. Name one animal which lives in water.

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2. Which map symbols helps us to tell what the map is all about?
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3. Which part of a plant is commonly visited by bees?
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4. What is a cash crops?
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5. What does a snail use for protection?
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6. Why is a lizard called a living thing?
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7. Give one element of weather.
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8. Why do we eat food?
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9. Give one way of protecting ourselves from malaria.
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10. Why should people smoke latrines?
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11. What helps a bird to move in air?
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12. Name the best season for planting crops.
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13. Which Clouds give us rain?
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14. Why should we brush our teeth?
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15. What do plants use for breathing?
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16. Name the weather instrument below

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17. Circle the word which is not a component of soil.
humus, air, sunshine, water
18. Why do people cut down trees?
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19. Name the gas used in a fire extinguisher. (oxygen, carbon dioxide)
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20. …………………………………. is the vertical arrangement of soil layers.
21. Identify the property of air shown below.

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22. Name the darkest part of a shadow.
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23. Mention one way of promoting personal hygiene.
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24. Name any one place where we find germs.
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25. Give one use of trees in a compound.
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26. …………………………………. is the removal of unwanted plants in the garden.
27. Name one sign & symptom of Malaria.
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28. What do we get from a sheep?
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29. Why do plants need sunlight?
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30. How is humus in soil useful to plants?
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31. Give any one reason why people iron their clothes.
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32. Which garden tool is used for transplanting young plants from the nursery bed?
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33. What is an accident?
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34. Which disease is spread by infected female anopheles mosquito?
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35. How can you keep your eyes safe?
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36. What is the best place for keeping rubbish at home?
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37. What is the use of a wheelbarrow in a garden?
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38. Which part of your body is used for feeling?
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39. …………………………………. is the breakdown of rocks into small particles to
form soil. (Withering, Weathering, Wethering)
40. Name the best food for babies.
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SECTION B (60 Marks)

41. a) Mention two places where we get raw materials.

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b) Match these raw materials to their products
Raw materials Products
Clay Toy cars
Animal Skins Cups
Wires Wallets

42. a) Name two types of energy we get from the sun.

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b) Give two uses of the sun to people.
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43. a) ………………………………… are tiny living organisms that cause diseases.

b) Complete correctly.
Vector Disease
Tsetse fly ………………………….
…………………………. Rabies
Aedes mosquito ……………………………
Rat fleas ……………………………

44. Mention four way of caring for plants.

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45. a) What is a habitat?

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b) Name three animals that live on land
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46. Fill in the spaces provided correctly.

a) ................................................. is used for watering crops in the garden.
b) Farmers dry their crops in the ................................................. season.
c) ................................................. are thing that are surrounding us.
d) A ................................................. treats sick people at the hospital.

47. Write 4Fs in Full.

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48. a) Which type of transport is ;

Used for transporting perishable goods?
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Used for transporting liquid goods and gases?
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Cheapest?
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b) Mention one means of railway transport.
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49. Name any four Map symbols you know.

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50. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

a) Name the types of soil above.

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b) Which of the above types of soil is suitable for pottery?
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51. Below is the life cycle of a housefly. Study it and answer the questions that
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a) Name parts labelled.

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b) Under which type of metamorphosis does a housefly belong?
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c) Name one other insect that under goes the same type of metamorphosis?
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52. In the space provided below, draw the compass and show the following points on
it. (South, West, North East, East)

53. Write “Natural Change” or “Man made Change”

a) Formation of rain …………………………………………………
b) Cutting down of trees …………………………………………….
c) Burning bushes ……………………………………………………
d) Growth of a baby …………………………………………………

54. a) State two modern means of communication.

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b) Name any two traditional means of communication.
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55. As a P.3 pupil, How can you promote sanitation at your home? (4 ways)
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