GRADE 5 SCIENCE QUIZ

Q1. Why is water treated before use? To ..........................

• make it nice

• make it safe to drink

• make people happy

• D. show that we care

Q2. Which one of the following may cause a person to lose much water from the body?

• Small pox and cholera

• Scabies and dysentery

• Headache and malaria

• Diarrhoea and vomiting

Q3. Which ones of the following are waterborne diseases?

• Cholera, dysentery and typhoid

• Cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis

• Measles, cholera and dysentery

• Tuberculosis, measles and scabies

Q4. An overcrowded classroom had both door and windows closed and as a result, the leaners experienced a problem of breathing because ..........

• there was no carbon dioxide in the classroom.

• they started sweating.

• the pupils felt hot.

• fresh air was not let in.

Q5. How can you improve the soil in order to make it suitable for framing?

By .............

• applying compost manure.

• shading.

• removing the weeds

• watering every day

Q6. It is important to apply fertiliser in crops so as to ....................

• kill pastes

• improve soil fertility

• prevent soil erosion

• show that you are a good farmer

Q7. The following are external parts of the human body. Which one is not?

• Eyes

• Ears

• Heart

• Toes

Q8. ........................ means keeping the body clean, neat and having good appearance.

• Eating

• Cosmetic

• Grooming

• Bathing

Q9. Which of the following plant is non-green?

• Maize plant

• Fungi

• Ferns

• Moss plant

Q10. The three parts of an insect are.......................

• head, thorax and four legs

• thorax, head and abdomen

• abdomen, eyes and legs

• head, thorax and heart