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WorksheetsCommon Entrance General Paper (Revision Quiz) #2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
By providing a sound education to its citizens, a government is ensuring that its ___________ resources are developed.
a. physical
b. man- made
c. non renewable
d. human
Which of the following best explains why the earth's moon appears bright?
a. the moon gives off light
b. the moon orbits the earth
c. the moon reflects light from the sun
d. the moon goes through cycles during the month
Bauxite, gold and coal are all examples of _________ resources.
a. human
b. renewable
c. man-made
d. non renewable
Mercury is the closet planet to the sun, but _____________ is the hottest planet.
a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Earth
d. Jupiter
Which of the following is made up ONLY of non renewable resources?
a. bauxite and petroleum
b. water and land
c. trees and animals
d. solar energy and sand
Which planet recently had its status renamed?
a. Mercury
b. Saturn
c. Pluto
d. Earth
In which of the following countries will you likely find bauxite?
a. Cuba
b. Jamaica
c. Puerto Rico
d. St. Croix
The best thing that can be done to dispose of plastic is to ____________.
a. burn them in open areas
b. store them in open areas
c. bury them
d. recycle them for further use later
Several tissues work together to form _________.
a. a cell
b. an organ
c. a membrane
d. the blood
The main control system of the body which controls thinking, planning and learning is _______________.
a. Transport System
b. Excretory System
c. Endocrine System
d. Nervous System
The bones are to the skeletal system as the ____________ is to the nervous system.
Which of the following statements about the moon is correct?
a. It is a planet
b. It orbits the sun
c. It is a satellite of the earth
d. It has oceans of water
Which of these pictures below show the correct relationship between the sun, Earth and moon in space?
A
B
C
D
Asphalt, gasoline and diesel are all by products of raw materials found in ____________.
a. St. Lucia
b. Martinique
c. Trinidad
d. Dominica
Jill is observing some changes in the way her body looks. Her hips are becoming curvy and she is producing pubic hairs. Jill is beginning a process called puberty. What hormones are responsible for these changes?
a. insulin and glucagon
b. oestrogen and progesterone
c. testosterone and adrenaline
d. insulin and testosterone
The pictures show some of St. Lucia's _____________.
a. natural resources
b. non- renewable resorces
c. renewable resources
d. tourist attractions
The two Caribbean countries which are MOST LIKELY involved in the processes shown in this flow chart above are ____________________.
Jamaica and Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados
The Bahamas and Montserrat
Antigua and Barbuda and St. Lucia
These are all ways of conserving our resources EXCEPT _____________.
a. building dams
b. regulating lobster season
c. vandalizing school property
d. planting trees at the edge of your garden
Which of these best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day?
A
B
C
D
Children grow rapidly because of increased __________ in their blood.
a. hormones
b. sugar
c. glands
d. proteins
Caribbean governments can ensure that the physical resources of the region are protected by _______________.
a. finding new resources.
b. not allowing foreign companies to use the resources.
c. allowing investors to use the resources free of charge.
d. enforcing laws to prevent the exploitation of the resources.
How would the political unrest in Venezuela affect St. Lucia?
a. Travel to Venezuela will be much easier.
b. Tourists arrivals from Venezuela will increase.
c. We may experience an increase in the price of fuel.
d. There will be a shortage of food and medicine.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. There are eight planets in the solar system
b. Jupiter is at the center of the solar systems
c. Mercury is the hottest planet
d. Mars has a ring around it
A child pulls his hand away from a hot object. The body system responsible for this reaction is the __________.
a. digestive
b. nervous
c. circulatory
d. skeletal
Bengy travelled on this vehicle to go on a space exploration.
A
B
C
D
By providing a sound education to its people, a government is contributing towards the development of its __________.
a. non renewable resources
b. man made resources
c. human resources
d. physical resources
People in this age group make the greatest contribution to the labour force of a country.
A. 0 - 10 years
B. 21 - 30 years
C. 11 - 20 years
D. 70 - 80 years
A constellation of stars appears in different areas of the sky throughout the year because the ___________.
a. Earth revolves around the sun.
b. sun revolves round the Earth
c. constellations revolve around the Earth
d. Earth revolve around the constellations
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between comets and asteroids?
a. Comets orbit planets and most asteroids orbits the sun.
b. Comets are hot balls of gas and asteroids are made mostly of ice.
c. Comets are made mostly of ice and asteroids are made mostly of rocks.
d. Comets orbit the sun and asteroids form patterns in the sky.
Which of these sets of resources is renewable?
a. bauxite, natural gas, marine life
b. crude oil, water, forests
c. wind, water, gold
d. water, forests, marine life
The resource that MOST countries depend on to supply their energy needs is ______________.
a. wind
b. solar
c. crude oil
d. water
Why is the coconut referred to as a renewable resource?
a. many by- products are made from it.
b. the oil is used for skin care.
c. it can be made into copra
d. it can be replenished easily
Which of the groups below represents a country's human resources?
a. Minerals, workers, tools
b. soil, water, forest
c. machinery, goods, buildings
d. farmers, students, managers
The earth rotates on its axis every _________________.
a. 24 days
b. 365 days
c. 24 hours
d. 365 hours
There is a recent lunar eclipse. During this time the visible phase of the moon would be ___________________.
a. new moon
b. waning crescent
c. waxing crescent
d. Full moon
We have day and night because the _____________.
a. Earth moves around the sun
b. Moon spins on its axis
c. Sun moves around the Earth
d. Earth spins on its axis
The ____________ and __________ system works in combination to allow us to move.
a. Nervous and Muscular
b. Nervous and Endocrine
c. Muscular and Skeletal
d. Respiratory and Skeletal
The three largest planets are _______________.
a. Jupiter, Saturn and Mars
b. Jupiter, Mercury and Neptune
c. Jupiter, Venus and Earth
d. Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
The object marked X is most likely a _____________.
a. comet
b. moon
c. planet
d. star
To which system do the organs above belong?
a. endocrine
b. reproductive
c. nervous
d. respiratory
The pituitary gland is most similar to
a. A worker in a factory
b. The boss of a big office
c. A mail carrier
d. A security guard or police officer
Your body's metabolism is controlled by the thyroid gland. What's the best synonym for "metabolism?"
a. The rate at which your cells use energy
b. Sexual maturity
c. Sleep cycle
d. Body temperature
When might your body release adrenaline?
a. When you're waking up from a long night's sleep
b. When there isn't enough calcium in your bloodstream
c. If you were threatened by a bully
d. When you've had too much to ea
A woman's egg cells can be found inside her:
a. Thyroid
b. Pancreas
c. Ovaries
d. Testes
The involuntary actions of our body is controlled by the ________ part of the brain.
a. Cerebrum
b. Medulla Oblongata
c. Cerebellum
d. Nerves
The spinal cord is protected by the _______________
a. Vertebral Column
b. Axon
c. Cyton
d. Nerve fibres
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a. spinal cord and nerves
b. brain and cranial nerves
c. brain and spinal cord
d. cranial nerves and spinal nerves
The nervous system
a. detects changes in the internal or external environment
b. integrates information from several sources and uses it to determine an appropriate response.
c. controls the movement of muscles.
d. all of the above.
The part of the brain that is for balance and coordination
a. cerebrum
b. cerebellum
c. brainstem
d. corpus callosum
The advantages of solar energy include the fact that it is
a. non renewable
b. non polluting
c. absent at night
d. expensive
