These Basic Science questions and answers were pulled from our book (Basic Science questions for JSS 1); Compiled to serve as a reference material to help teachers draw up test and exam questions faster. It could also help students assess their level of exam preparation. Each sample question includes correct answers.
In this article, we would be looking at Basic Science Past Questions and Answer for JSS1.
SECTION: Objective
- Which of the following is normally used to clean water closet or toilet?
a) Bath sponge b) toothbrush c) insecticide d) Harpic - If you are you are to keep your clean and tidy it will result in bad odour dandruff.
True or false? - Poor hygiene of teeth might result in tooth decay, toothache.
True or false? - Which of the following is not a food item?
a) Rice b) milk c) yam d) alcohol - We have six classes of food in an adequate diet.
True or false? - The source of earth’s energy is
a) foo b) animals c) sun d) plants - The earth is _____ million kilometers away from the sun.
a) 100 b) 108 c) 50 d)80 - Animals that feed on plants are called _____
a) herbivores b) carnivores c) scavengers d) matter - Animals that feed on flesh are called
a) Scavengers b) herbivores c) carnivores d) evaporation - The capture of sunlight energy by plants to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar is called.
a) Photosynthesis b) chemosynthesis c) evaporation d) transpiration
SECTION: Essay
- List the classes of food we have
- Give three examples of solid and liquid food you know
- a) List four ways of keeping your body clean
- b) What is food?
Objective Questions
Instruction: Answer ALL questions from this section
- If you fail to keep your hair clean and tidy, bad odour, dandruff might result.
(a)true (b)false - Which of the following night result from poor hygiene of the teeth? Tooth decay, toothache
(a)true (b)false - which of the following is not a food item?
(a)Alcohol (b)Rice (c)milk (d)spinach - The source of the earth’s energy is
(a)sun (b)plants (c)animals (d)petroleum - Which of the following vector transmit malaria
(a)mosquito (b)tsetse fly (c)blackfly (d)insects - Which of the following is a waterborne disease
(a)cholera (b)cough (c)tetanus (d)malaria - All the living things move, grow, respire, reproduce
(a)true (b)false - Cocaine is an example of drug abuse
(a)true (b)false - A plant differs from an animal because a makes its own food
(a)true (b)false - Which of the following is not a living thing?
(a)Iron (b)snail (c)earthworm (d)grasshopper - An ant is a living things
(a)true (b)false - The following are benefits of space travel; computers, rocket or aircraft fuels.
(a)true (b)false - Problems of space travel are basic needs of life, loss of weight, high speed.
(a)true (b)false - Which of the following is present in outer space?
(a)Air (b)light (c)sound (d)life - Force of gravity cannot be carried in a spacecraft.
(a)true (b)false - Mercury has–––– number of moons.
(a)1 (b)2 (c)0 (d)6 - Saturn has –––– number of moons.
(a)3 (b)4 (c)7 (d)9 - Natural sources of energy include one of the following.
(a)food (b)batteries (c)petroleum products (d)generator - Which of the following is not a source of energy?
(a)coal (b)smoke (c)wood (d)petroleum - Energy is the capacity to do work.
(a)true (b)false
Essay Questions
1a. List five (5) natural sources of energy.
1b. Give three (3) artificial sources of energy
2a. List any four (4) planet you know
2b. Define Energy
3a. List four (4) characteristics of living things
3b. Name four (4) examples of plants and animals you know.
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