PAPER 1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the correct answers from the options lettered A-D (20 marks)

1. Which of the following is the basic unit of life?

A. Bacteria
B. Cells
C. Tissue
D. Fungi

2. When atoms of elements combine chemically, they form

A. Compounds
B. Electrons
C. Mixtures
D. Water

Use the information below to answer questions 3-5.

An element, X with atomic number 17 reacts with a metal to produce common table
salt.

3. How many protons has the atom of X?

A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17

4. Which element does X represent?

A. Carbon
B. Chlorine
C. Oxyden
D. Calcium

5. What type of bond will be formed between element X and Sodium (Na)?
A. Metallic bond
B. Ionic bond
C. Covalent bond
D. Polar covalent bond

6. Which of the following organelles is responsible for protein synthesis?

A. Cell wall
B. Cytoplasm
C. Ribosomes
D. Golgi apparatus

7. Plants are autotroph. This means that plants can produce their food through the
process of
A. Photosynthesis
B. Active transport
C. Mitosis
D. Respiration
8. What property of an element determines its chemical behaviour?
A. Size of an element
B. Valency of an element
C. Molar mass of the element
D. None of these

9. Calculate the work done if a load of mass 50kg is through a distance of 10 metres.
(g=10ms-2)
A. 5000J
B. 500J
C. 50000J
D. 50J

10. Which of the following is not a metal?

A. Carbon
B. Sodium
C. Calcium
D. Aluminium

11. A metal which exist in liquid state at room temperature is………

A. Hg
B. Au
C. Al
D. Cu

12. What name is given to a group of cells performing similar functions?

A. Organ
B. Tissue
C. Organ system
D. Organism

13. Which of the following is correct balanced equation?

A. Fe +H₂O→ Fe₃O₄ +H₂
B. 2Fe+4H₂O→Fe₃O₄+4H₂
C. 3Fe+4H₂O→Fe₃O₄+4H₂
D. 3Fe+ H₂O→Fe₃O₄+ H₂

14. Large numbers of ribosomes are present in cells that specialize in producing
which of the following molecules?

A. Lipids
B. Proteins
C. Carbohydrates
D. Starch
15. A scientist who wants to study the affects of fertilizer on plants sets up an
experiment. Plant A gets no fertilizer, Plant B gets 5 mg. of fertilizer each day, and
Plant C gets 10mg. of fertilizer each day. Which plant is the control group?
A. Plant A
B. Plant B
C. Plant C
D. All of them

16. Which of the following is not an effect of force on objects?

A. Change direction of the object
B. Change the acceleration of the object
C. Increase the mass of the object
D. Change the shape of the object

17. Friction can be reduced by………

A. Lubrication
B. Smoothining surfaces
C. Using rough floor tiles
D. Oiling machine parts

18. Which of the following happens during ionic bonding?

A. The anion transfers electron(s) to the cation
B. The cation transfers electron(s) to the anion
C. There is a sharing of electron pair
D. Atoms exchange exchange electrons

19. Anita robbed a pen on her hair and after 10 seconds, the pen could temporary
attract pieces of papers. What force makes this possible?
A. Magnetic force
B. Gravitational force
C. Electrostatic force
D. Tension force

20. Which h of the following instruments is used to measure force?

A. Beam balance
B. Spring balance
C. Chemical balance
D. Speedometer
 PAPER 2
Part A ( Short answers)
Answer all questions from this part
1- Determine the charges of the cations present in the following different ionic
compounds: CaBr ₂; K₂O; MgO ; Fe₂O₃ (4 marks)

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2- Determine the functions of the following cell organelles.

Cell membrane; Nucleus; Ribosomes; Chroloplast (4 marks)

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3- What is the difference between a covalent bond and an ionic bond? (2 marks)

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 4. Complete the table below by providing the kind of forces involved in the
following activities. (5 marks)
Activities Force involved
Rubing palms against each other
Rubing a pen in the hair to attract papers
Applying the brakes of a car
An apple falling from a tree
Stretching a rope

5. a. Give 2 examples of forces.

b. State 3 ways of reducing friction. (5 marks)

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 Part B ( Essay)
Answer only 3 questions from this part

1) Discuss in at least 150 words, the applications of the study of elements,

compounds and their properties in real life scenarios. (10 marks)

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 2) Illustrate with the help of a diagram, the bond between the following pairs of
substances:
a. Sodium and Chlorine to form sodium chloride;
b. Calcium and Oxygen to form calcium oxide;
c. Hydrogen and Oxygen to form water. (10 marks)

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 3) Write a balanced chemical equations for the following word reactions.
a. Aluminium bromide reacts with chlorine gas to produce Aluminium chloride
and bromine gas
b. Water vapor reacts with sodium metal to produce solid sodium hydroxide and
hydrogen gas.
c. Solid aluminium reacts with diatomic iodine to form solid Al2I6 (10 marks)

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4) Given the following ions: SO₄²⁻; NO₃⁻ ; Fe²⁺; Fe³⁺. Write the formula of the
compounds formed by the combination of these ions. (10 marks)

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 5. The electronic configuration of an atom is: K²L⁸M⁷. (10 marks)
a. What are the single electrons present on the outer shell called?
b. How many outer electrons does this atom have?
c. Give the symbol of its atom in the form AZX, if the element is chlorine and its
nucleus has 18 neutrons
d. Draw a Bohr diagram electronic configuration for this atom.

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 6. Considering the chemical elements whose atomic numbers are 5 and 13
a- Give the electronic structure of these two elements
b- What is special about the external electronic structure of these two elements?
c- Give the name of these two elements (10 marks)

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 7. a. Put the steps of the scientific enquiry method in the correct order. (10 marks)

 Do background research
 Ask a question
 Analyze results
 Construct a hypothesis
 Draw a conclusion
 Test with an experiment

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b. Using the below synopsis, match each of the steps of the scientific method to its
corresponding statement.

Synopsis: Jenny has been working hard all summer on her tomato garden. Recently,
she noticed that insects have been eating her tomatoes and tomato plants and she is
worried about spraying them with harmful, store-bought pesticides.

 Jenny states that if she sprays her vegetables with a natural, homemade
solution to help fight the bug problem, then her vegetables will still
grow to the same size as they would if she used store bought pesticides

 Jenny sprays one third of her vegetables with store bought pesticides ,
one third of her vegetables with her homemade solution, and does not
spray the remaining third (her control group)
 After one week, Jenny compares and tests the
differences in her vegetables
 Jenny wonders how she can protect her plants from bugs
without harming the vegetables
 Jenny determines that her homemade solution was just as effective
as the store-bought pesticides
 Jenny goes to the library and looks up different kind of
pesticides and their effect on vegetables and also looks up
natural remedies to help solve her bug
problem