RENICS COLLEGE

5-11 TEMILOLUWA STREET SEWAGE ROAD GOWON ESTATE EGBEDA, LAGOS

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE CLASS: JSS 1. TIME: 1hr 30mins
SECTION A(Answer all questions)
1. All the following are examples of the three states of matter except? (a) Kerosene, steam, and stone (b)
Oxygen, water, and chair (c) Steam, water, and palm oil (d) Smoke, palm oil, and stone
2. The process by which a substance changes from a solid state to a liquid state on application of heat is called:
(a) Liquefying (b) Dissolving (c) Melting (d) Freezing
3. In which state of matter do the particles move freest? (a) Solid (b) Liquid (c) Gas (d) River
4. Animals used to carry goods are referred to as: (a) Load carriers (b) Burden bearers (c) Beast of burden (d)
Domestic animals
5. Which of the following is not a use of plants to man? (a) Source of food (b) Source of medicine (c) For
sports (d) Source of vegetables
6. Which of these is correct about plants? (a) Movement is passive (b) They do not move at all (c) Response to
stimuli is fast (d) They feed on sunlight
7. All these are peculiar to all living things except: (a) Irritability (b) Sleeping (c) Respiration (d) Nutrition
8. Which statement is true of plants? (a) They have active movement (b) They do not respond to stimuli (c)
They take in carbon dioxide (d) They depend on animals for food
9. Metals are good conductors of ___ and ___. (a) Heat and electricity (b) Wire and heat (c) Fire and heat (d)
Fire and electricity
10. The following are non-metals except: (a) Wood (b) Plastic (c) Rubber (d) Zinc
11. The first occurrence of menstruation is called: (a) Blood flow (b) Menarche (c) Menstruation (d) None of the
above
12. Which of these is not a practice for those at puberty? (a) Bathing at least once daily (b) Spending more time
sleeping (c) Frequent hand washing (d) Maintaining a tidy appearance
13. The science of preserving and improving health is called: (a) Hygiene (b) Cleanliness (c) Environmental
sanitation (d) None of the above
14. Which of the following acts should not be encouraged? (a) Bath regularly (b) Keep your environment clean
(c) Litter the environment with only paper waste (d) Keep your fingernails clean
15. A student who practices good personal hygiene will enjoy all except: (a) Vulnerability to diseases (b)
Happiness (c) Emotional stability (d) Good health
16. ___ is the process of keeping places free from dirt, infections, diseases, and germs. (a) Hygiene (b)
Cleanliness (c) Environmental sanitation (d) None of the above
17. Which of these is not a major function of food? (a) To provide energy (b) To sustain life (c) To make us
fairer (d) To make us grow
18. The following are classes of food except: (a) Protein (b) Vitamins (c) Fruits (d) Carbohydrates
19. The diet containing all six classes of food in the right proportion is called: (a) Appetizer (b) Balanced diet (c)
Complete food (d) Christmas food
20. Which of the following is an example of carbohydrates? (a) Rice (b) Milk (c) Beans (d) Egg
21. The following are types of drugs except: (a) Coconut (b) Tobacco (c) Alcohol (d) Marijuana
22. Which of these is not an importance of drugs? (a) It saves lives (b) It multiplies suffering (c) It relieves pains
(d) It helps to fight diseases
23. Drug addiction is caused by: (a) Self-control (b) Curiosity (c) Good company (d) Control of emotion
24. The following are side effects of drug addiction except: (a) Leads to crime (b) Affects body organs (c)
Causes mental disorder (d) Increases proper reasoning
25. A chemical substance affecting the body’s action is called: (a) Food (b) Diet (c) Drug (d) Natural resources
26. The fusion of male and female sex cells is called: (a) Fertilization (b) Conception (c) Menstruation (d)
Pregnancy
27. The type of reproduction involving only a single parent is called: (a) Sexual reproduction (b) Bi-sexual
reproduction (c) Asexual reproduction (d) Isolated reproduction
28. Which of the following organs is associated with the female reproductive system?
(a) Testes (b) Ovary (c) Urethra (d) Penis
29. The male sex cell is called: (a) Penis (b) Testis (c) Sperm (d) Scrotum
30. The part of the female reproduction that receives the penis during copulation is called: (a) Anus (b) Vagina
(c) Womb (d) Ova
31. The smallest unit of life is: (a) Atom (b) Cell (c) Tissue (d) Organ
 32. The process by which green plants make their own food is called: (a) Respiration (b) Digestion (c)
Photosynthesis (d) Reproduction
33. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy? (a) Coal (b) Oil (c) Sunlight (d) Natural gas
34. Which part of the plant is responsible for absorbing water and nutrients? (a) Leaf (b) Stem (c) Root (d)
Flower
35. The Earth’s only natural satellite is: (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Moon (d) Sun
36. The basic building blocks of proteins are: (a) Fatty acids (b) Amino acids (c) Glucose (d) Enzymes
37. Which of the following planets is known as the "Red Planet"? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
38. Which of these is a simple machine? (a) Car (b) Screw (c) Computer (d) Generator
39. Water changes from liquid to gas through a process called: (a) Freezing (b) Melting (c) Evaporation (d)
Condensation
40. Which of the following is a characteristic of all living things? (a) Photosynthesis (b) Respiration (c)
Reproduction (d) Both

SECTION B (THEORY)
INSRUCTION: Answer any three (3) questions
1. a. Explain the following terms:
i. Matter (2 marks)
ii. Condensation (2 marks)
b. State four uses of non-metals (2 marks)
c. Mention four pubertal changes in girls (4 marks)
2. a. List the three states of matter with two examples each (6 marks)
b. Define freezing (2 marks)

c. What is environmental sanitation? (2 marks)

3. a. Explain three characteristics of living things (6
marks)
b. State two disadvantages of poor personal hygiene (2 marks)
a. Explain drug abuse (2 marks)
4. a. List three personal care tips during puberty (3 marks)
b. Highlight four uses of plants (4 marks)
c. State three importance of food (3 marks)
5. a. What is food? (2 marks)
b. What is reproduction? (2 marks)
c. Explain balanced diet and list the six classes of food (4 marks)
d. Explain atom (2 marks)
 RENICS COLLEGE
5-11 TEMILOLUWA STREET SEWAGE ROAD GOWON ESTATE EGBEDA, LAGOS
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: Basic Science CLASS: JSS 3 TIME: 1hr 30mins
SECTION A(Answer all questions)
1. Which of the following is a hard drug? (a) Cocaine (b) Penicillin (c) Aspirin (d) Tetracycline
2. Modes of drug abuse include the following except: (a) Sniffing (b) Self-injecting (c) Oral (d) Doctor’s
prescription
3. The following substances are natural drugs except: (a) Kolanut (b) Tobacco (c) Indian hemp (d) Paracetamol
4. Which of the following agencies monitors the movement of hard drugs in and out of the country? (a) Nigeria
Immigration Service (b) Federal Road Safety Corps (c) NDLEA (d) Nigeria Airways
5. A trait that appears in successive generations is called: (a) Recessive (b) Dominant trait (c) Physical trait (d)
Genotype
6. Family traits are important to all except: (a) Intelligence (b) Disease control (c) Resemblance (d) Hunger
control
7. Variations like height and skin color among family members that change gradually are called: (a) Recessive
(b) Continuous (c) Discontinuous (d) Genotype
8. The genetic makeup of an individual can be altered by: (a) The environment (b) Enzymes (c) Exercise (d)
Food
9. Which of these is a genetic disease? (a) Sickle cell anemia (b) Malaria (c) Headache (d) Kwashiorkor
10. All these are causes of erosion except: (a) Overgrazing (b) Cutting down of trees (c) Making ridges along the
slope (d) Avoiding the use of cover crops
11. All these are causes of erosion except: (a) Overgrazing (b) Cutting down of trees (c) Making ridges along the
slope (d) Avoiding the use of cover crops
12. All these are methods of preventing erosion except: (a) Fertilizer application (b) Vegetation (c) Fabric log (d)
Tilling
13. The top layer of soil could be washed away as a result of: (a) Volcanic action (b) Tree felling (c) Grass
planting (d) Sand deposit
14. Trees that help reduce wind erosion are called: (a) Wind vane (b) Wind erosion (c) Wind support (d) Wind
breaks
15. Which of the following is an agent of erosion? (a) Trees (b) Grasses (c) Sun (d) Wind
16. Soil erosion can be prevented by: (a) Felling trees (b) Preventing bush burning (c) Irrigation (d) Crop rotation
17. Cutting down trees and clearing forests indiscriminately is called: (a) Afforestation (b) Deforestation (c)
Regulation (d) Conservation
18. Forests provide shelter for: (a) Wildlife (b) Poison (c) Money (d) Roads
19. One of the dangers of deforestation is: (a) Good soil (b) Good roads (c) Increase in population (d) Extinction
of wildlife
20. A set of rules by the government to control excessive destruction of forests is known as: (a) Forest reserve (b)
Forest regulation (c) Forest destruction (d) Forest activities
21. Which of these activities does not cause desertification? (a) Indiscriminate cutting of trees (b) Bush burning
(c) Road construction (d) Swimming
22. Which of the following is correct about desertification? (a) Desertification is burning of bush (b)
Desertification is enrichment of desert into habitable land (c) Desertification is planting of new seedlings (d)
Desertification is cutting down of trees
23. Which of the following activities is associated with livestock or animals? (a) Erosion (b) Bush burning (c)
Mining (d) Overgrazing
24. Where is the ozone layer located in the atmosphere? (a) Earth surface (b) Stratosphere (c) Mesosphere (d)
Lithosphere
25. Which of the following is not a consequence of ozone layer depletion? (a) Global warming (b) Greenhouse
effect (c) Ice melting and flooding (d) Formation of clouds
26. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas? (a) Chlorine (b) Water vapor (c) Oxygen (d) Sulphur
27. Which of the following is not an importance of the ozone layer? (a) It purifies the atmosphere of CO 2
(b) It releases heat to the earth's surface (c) It absorbs high energy radiation from the sun (d) It absorbs water
vapor from the earth's crust
28. Which of the following is not a control measure against ozone layer depletion? (a) Controlling the use of
chlorofluorocarbons (b) Constant bush burning (c) Regular servicing of automobiles (d) Reducing the rate of
bush burning
 29. The stratosphere is located about ___ above the earth's surface. (a) 2 km–40 km (b) 19 km–48 km (c) 16 km–
18 km (d) 6 km–12 km
30. Which of these statements is correct about the effect of bush burning on farmlands? (a) Water content of the
soil increases (b) It kills the bacteria that cause decay (c) Increases soil fertility (d) Causes rapid growth of
crops
31. Drugs can be used for ___ purposes. (a) Medical and recreational (b) Utility and recreational (c) Medical and
utility (d) Defense and acceptability
32. The process by which plants produce their food using sunlight is called: (a) Respiration (b) Photosynthesis (c)
Germination (d) Transpiration
33. Which of the following is not a form of renewable energy? (a) Solar energy (b) Wind energy (c) Fossil fuels
(d) Hydroelectric power
34. Which layer of the Earth is responsible for tectonic activities such as earthquakes? (a) Crust (b) Mantle (c)
Core (d) Atmosphere
35. The physical change of water from liquid to gas is called: (a) Condensation (b) Evaporation (c) Freezing (d)
Precipitation
36. A substance that has a definite shape and volume is a: (a) Solid (b) Liquid (c) Gas (d) Plasma
37. The increase in the Earth's temperature due to human activities is referred to as: (a) Global warming (b) Ozone
depletion (c) Soil erosion (d) Desertification
38. Which of the following gases is responsible for the greenhouse effect? (a) Nitrogen (b) Methane (c) Oxygen
(d) Helium
39. The type of soil erosion that occurs on a large scale and can create deep cuts in the landscape is called:
(a) Sheet erosion (b) Rill erosion (c) Gully erosion (d) Splash erosion
40. Which of the following is a preventive measure for deforestation? (a) Overgrazing (b) Bush burning (c)
Afforestation (d) Mining

SECTION B (THEORY)
INSRUCTION: Answer only three questions.
1. a. State two misuses of herbal medicine. (2 marks)
b. Describe two adverse effects of drug abuse. (2 marks)
c. State two functions of:
i. NAFDAC
ii. NDLEA (4 marks)
d. Write the full meaning of these agencies. (2 marks)
2. a. Define family trait. (1 mark)
b. State two significance of family traits for intending couples. (2 marks)
c. State two differences between dominant and recessive genes. (2 marks)
d. List five examples of traits transferred from parents to offspring. (5 marks)
3. a. State four activities of man that cause erosion. (2 marks)
b. List four methods to control soil erosion. (2 marks)
c. List four causes of flooding in your community. (4 marks)
d. State four methods to control flooding. (2 marks)
4. a. Define deforestation. (1 mark)
b. State three reasons why people cut down trees. (3 marks)
c. Name six geographical belts in Nigeria. (6 marks)
5. a. State the location of the ozone layer in the atmosphere. (1 mark)
b. State three importance of the ozone layer. (3 marks)
c. Write three effects of ozone layer depletion on the environment. (3 marks)
d. Explain briefly:
i. Global warming (1 mark)
ii. Greenhouse effect (1 mark)