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general Science for common entrance

Total questions: 166

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Table tennis has ____ players in a single game

a)

2

b)

6

c)

4

2.

Which of these are decomposers?

a)

Fungi and bacteria

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

3.

_____ is an example of fresh water habitat.

a)

Whale

b)

Water birds

c)

Dolphins

4.

All of these are negative impacts on habitat except

a)

Deforestation

b)

Pollution

c)

Conservation effort

5.

They are smaller and stouter and this reduces their surface area exposed to cold air. Which animal is described above?

a)

Polar bear

b)

Artic fox

c)

Chameleon

6.

Camels can not adapt to extreme environments

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I've no idea

7.

Soccer is a game of ____ players in total.

a)

11

b)

22

c)

17

8.

CAF was established in the year____.

a)

1945

b)

1959

c)

1904

9.

_____ means to spend the winter in a state of deep sleep.

a)

Camouflage

b)

Hibernation

c)

Morphogenesis

10.

_____ is the international body in charge of football.

a)

FIFA

b)

CAF

c)

NFA

11.

All of these are skills in football except _____.

a)

Goalkeeping

b)

Baton grip

c)

Dribbling

12.

There are ____ methods of baton exchange.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

13.

_____ is the process that causes water to change into vapour.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

14.

_____ is an example of locomotor movement.

a)

Marching

b)

Squatting

c)

Pulling

15.

The following animals give birth to their young ones alive except _____.

a)

Chicken

b)

Dog

c)

Lion

16.

Relay race is a team race of ______ athlete .

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

17.

_____ is the stages of growth or changes in insects

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Life cycle

c)

Death cycle

18.

Another name for football is _____

a)

Soccer

b)

Basketball

c)

Tennis

19.

This part of the plant holds it in the ground.

a)

Stem

b)

Root

c)

Leaf

d)

Flower

20.

Animals hibernate because_

a)

they feel tired after a busy summer.

b)

there is not enough to do in the winter.

c)

the temperature is too cold and finding food is too difficult to survive

d)

the temperature is too hot and finding food is too difficult to survive

21.

The transfer of heat by means of the movement of a substance is known as ______.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

22.

Pumice, shale, and limestone are examples of _______ rock.

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Stones

23.

which of the following does not require electricity to function

a)

television set

b)

fan

c)

refrigerator

d)

non of the above

24.

Which of these is not a component of electric circuit

a)

telephone

b)

lamp

c)

switch

d)

battery

25.

A file sent to an E-mail is called ____________.

a)

Pin

b)

Book

c)

Attachment

d)

Board

26.

Which instruction can stop sprite from going off the edge on the screen?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

What script line can be used to decide if another script will run?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

What script block will pause a program for a set amount of time?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Touching colour can be found in which script group?

a)

Sensing

b)

Looks

c)

Motion

d)

Event

30.

Which of these scripts will keep running until it is instructed to stop?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Which of these scripts will keep running until it is instructed to stop?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Touching colour can be found in which script group?

a)

Sensing

b)

Looks

c)

Motion

d)

Event

33.

Global warming is mostly caused by the release of two major harmful gases into the atmosphere. These gases are:

a)

Carbon dioxide and Chlorofluorocarbons

b)

Oxygen and Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen and Sulphur

d)

Carbon dioxide and Oxygen

34.

The movement of the earth round the sun causes _________.

a)

Different Seasons

b)

Day and Night

c)

Lightning and Thunder

d)

Earth Quake

35.

The movement of the earth round the sun is called ______.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Eclipse

d)

Orbit

36.

From the picture above, the moon is a/an______.

a)

opaque object

b)

luminous Object

c)

transparent object

d)

translucent object

37.

Which of the eclipses is represented by the picture above?

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Lunar eclipse

c)

Star Eclipse

d)

Orbit eclipse

38.

Which of the following is a luminous object?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Pluto

d)

Venus

39.

Which of the following is true about lunar eclipse?

a)

The sun is between the earth and the moon.

b)

The earth is between the sun and the moon.

c)

The moon is between the sun and the earth.

d)

Mars is between the earth and the moon.

40.

Which of the following is true about solar eclipse?

a)

The sun is between the earth and the moon.

b)

The earth is between the sun and the moon.

c)

The moon is between the sun and the earth.

d)

A star is between the earth and the moon.

41.

Which of the following is true about solar eclipse?

a)

The sun is between the earth and the moon.

b)

The earth is between the sun and the moon.

c)

The moon is between the sun and the earth.

d)

A star is between the earth and the moon.

42.

Which of the following is true about solar eclipse?

a)

The sun is between the earth and the moon.

b)

The earth is between the sun and the moon.

c)

The moon is between the sun and the earth.

d)

A star is between the earth and the moon.

43.

The rotation of the earth about its axis causes ________.

a)

Different Seasons

b)

Day and Night

c)

Lightning and Thunder

d)

Earth Quake

44.

The movement of the earth about its own axis is called ______.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Eclipse

d)

Orbit

45.

The movement of the earth about its own axis is called ______.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Eclipse

d)

Orbit

46.

Fitness tests are good because they?

a)

Give you a lot of activity when you take them

b)

Tell you what activity that you need to join

c)

Identify the fit person in the class

d)

Identify areas of fitness that need improvement

47.

Fitness tests are good because they?

a)

Give you a lot of activity when you take them

b)

Tell you what activity that you need to join

c)

Identify the fit person in the class

d)

Identify areas of fitness that need improvement

48.

A good score on a health-related fitness test tells you that?

a)

You can perform skills at a high level

b)

You are not sick

c)

You have a healthy level of fitness

d)

You are an athlete

49.

_____________________________ are the nutrients that help your body work, grow, and fight disease. They cause specific reactions in the body.

a)

Vitamins

b)

Minerals

c)

Calciums

d)

Proteins

50.

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for contracting a communicable disease?

a)

Working in a nursing home

b)

Working with children

c)

working in the hospital

d)

Working at home

51.

What is the difference between a communicable disease and a noncommunicable disease?

a)

What is the difference between a communicable disease and a noncommunicable disease?

b)

Both types of disease can be passed from person to person, but communicable diseases require direct contact with bodily fluids.

c)

A communicable disease can be passed from person to person, a non communicable disease cannot.

d)

A communicable disease cannot be passed from person to person, while a noncommunicable disease can be.

52.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel coronavirus now called _______________?

a)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

b)

Emphysema

c)

Chronic bronchitis

d)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2

53.

What are disease-causing agents?

a)

Infectious diseases

b)

Micro organisms

c)

Pathogens

d)

Vaccines

54.

Organisms classified in the________________ kingdom are unicellular organisms that have no nucleus. Certain types can cause disease and infection, but others aid in the digestion.

a)

protist

b)

animal

c)

plant

d)

bacteria

55.

Which type of friction occurs when an object moves through a liquid or gas?

a)

Rolling

b)

Sliding

c)

Fluid

d)

Static

56.

Friction is a force that acts in __________________ direction of movement ?

a)

Opposite

b)

North

c)

Parallel

d)

The same

57.

__________________________is the flow of electrical power or charge?

a)

Electron

b)

Magnetism

c)

Circuit

d)

Electricity

58.

Which of these material is an insulator?

a)

Rubber

b)

Aluminum foil

c)

Copper

d)

Iron

59.

Receiving an electric shock from a doorknob is an example of _________________?

a)

Static Electricity

b)

Current Electricity

c)

High Electricity

d)

Spontaneous Electricity

60.

Electric power is typically measured in what units?

a)

Watts

b)

Ohms

c)

High

d)

Low

61.

Conductors have a _________________ resistance?

a)

No

b)

Medium

c)

High

d)

Low

62.

What does the Earth's magnetic field protect us from?

a)

The Moon crashing into the Earth

b)

Meteorites

c)

Solar winds and radiation from the Sun

d)

The atmosphere from escaping into space

63.

What creates the protective magnetic field around the Earth?

a)

The movement of the ocean

b)

The Earth's core

c)

The Moon

d)

The Volcanoes

64.

What happens if you hold the south pole of one magnet close to the north pole of another magnet?

a)

They will attract each other

b)

They will grow very hot

c)

Nothing will happen

d)

They will repel each other

65.

What happens if you hold the north poles of two different magnets close to each other?

a)

They will attract each other

b)

They will repel each other

c)

They will grow very hot

d)

Nothing will happen

66.

The magnetic force of a material comes from the spinning of what atom ?

a)

Proton

b)

Nucleus

c)

Electron

d)

Photon

67.

Define photography 📷

4 lines
68.

List 4 fishing 🐟 tools

4 lines
69.

Mention 4 photography tools/materials

4 lines
70.

What does fishing means?

4 lines
71.

List 5 items in a first aid box

4 lines
72.

What is fírst aid?

4 lines
73.

State 4 common accident

4 lines
74.

Define accident

4 lines
75.

Highlight the types of pollution

4 lines
76.

What is Pollution?

4 lines
77.

What type of indent moves a whole paragraph at once?

a)

Hanging indent

b)

Left indent

c)

Right line indent

d)

First line indent

78.

What type of indent moves only the first line of a paragraph ?

a)

Hanging indent

b)

Back indent

c)

Left indent

d)

First line indent

79.

________________________is a reference tool that is used to locate synonyms(words that are similar in meaning).

a)

Error checker

b)

Thesaurus

c)

Proofing

d)

Corrector

80.

_________ is the process of correcting error(s) in a document.

a)

Checking

b)

Looking

c)

Proofing

d)

Sighting

81.

The ____________ wavy line usually seen in some documents denote grammatical error.

a)

Blue and green

b)

Red and Blue

c)

Green and Pink

d)

Yellow and Red

82.

____________ wavy line usually seen in some documents denote spelling error.

a)

Blue

b)

Yellow

c)

Red

d)

Pink

83.

Spelling and grammar are on ________ tab on __________ group.

a)

review , tracking

b)

review, proofing

c)

review, changes

d)

review, language

84.

Indentation is on the ________________ tab on _____________ group.

a)

home, paragraph

b)

design, font

c)

page layout ,themes

d)

page layout , page setup


85.

_____________ is the fastest way to put the first line indent.

a)

Ctrl key

b)

Tab key

c)

Shift key

d)

Alt key

86.

____________ can be used to move a single line or a whole paragraph.

a)

Tab and identation

b)

Tab and colour

c)

Indentation and line

d)

Line and stroke

87.

Circle the correct answer. Animals hibernate in winter because_______.

a)

there is not enough to do in winter

b)

they do not like bad weather

c)

they feel tired after a busy summer

d)

the temperature is too cold and finding food is too difficult

88.

The image is a good example of ________________.

a)

absorbent material

b)

magnetic material

c)

transparent material

d)

squashy material

89.

The following are properties of the image above except:

a)

It is squashy

b)

It is an insulators of electricity

c)

It is an electrical conductors

d)

It is flexible

90.

_______________________ is an egg laying mammal.

a)

Echidna

b)

Bird

c)

Fish

d)

Frog

91.

The plastic bag is ______________.

a)

a strong material.

b)

a rigid material

c)

an absorbent material

d)

a waterproof material

92.

The following are healthy food except____________

a)

pasta and pear

b)

cabbage and fish

c)

beans and potatoes

d)

cookies and Ice cream

93.

Pick odd one out.

a)
b)
c)
d)
94.

Which is a transparent material?

a)
b)
c)
d)
95.

Pick all the absorbent materials.

a)
b)
c)
d)
96.

The box is made of ___________.

a)

wood

b)

carton

c)

paper

d)

plastic

97.

What is the name of this icon?

a)

Shadow

b)

Bold

c)

Highlighter

98.

What change case format is applied to the text below?

cOMPUTER GRApHiCS

a)

Upper case

b)

Lower case

c)

Toggle case

99.

Mercy created a word document and she needs to save the work so that people can open and read the text but not able to make any changes to it.

What file format can she use?

a)

PDF

b)

Template

c)

97-2003

100.

What happens when you save your work in PDF FORMAT?

a)

It turns to write only

b)

It turns to read only

c)

It turns to stay only

101.

By default, auto recover saves your work in _____minute.

a)

3

b)

10

c)

5

102.

_______________ is used when you want to save your work for the first time.

a)

Auto save

b)

Save as

c)

Save

103.

_______ is used to create a copy of the presentation while keeping the original.

a)

Save

b)

Save as

c)

Auto

104.

_______________ tab allows you to change the layout of your document.

a)

Home

b)

Page Layout

c)

View

105.

Identify the name of this page orientation.

a)

Portrait & Vertical

b)

Landscape & Horizontal

c)

Portrait and Landscape

106.

How are vertebrates and invertebrates alike?

a)

They fly

b)

They have backbones

c)

They don't have backbones

d)

They reproduce

107.

The following are correct about classification (grouping) of organisms except:

a)

animals that eat mostly meat are called carnivores

b)

animals that can control their body temperature are called warm blooded

c)

animals without backbones are called vertebrates

d)

animals that eat both animals and plants are called omnivores

108.

Cold blooded animals with scaly dry skin are...

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

109.

An example of an amphibian is a:

a)
b)
c)
d)
110.

A platypus is considered as an unusual mammal because:

a)

It is a mammal.

b)

It has back bone.

c)

It has bill and lay eggs.

d)

It is has a beak.

111.

Amphibians are known for:

a)

Being cold blooded and living partly on land and partly in the water.

b)

Having fur.

c)

Being warm blooded.

d)

Having feathers.

112.

Which animal is NOT cold-blooded?

a)

a fish


b)

a mammal

c)

a reptile

d)

an amphibian

113.

What nutritional deficiency is shown in the picture?

a)

Osteoporsis

b)

Scurvy

c)

Anemia

d)

Rickets

114.

It is a mineral, and its main purpose is to carry oxygen in the hemoglobin of red blood cells throughout the body so cells can produce energy. It also helps to create new blood.


a)

Iron

b)

Calcium

c)

Iodine

d)

Protein

115.

What nutritional deficiency will develop if you don't get enough vitamin A?

a)

Rickets

b)

Scurvy

c)

Night Blindness

d)

Good health

116.

Kangaroos can hop from one place to another, while monkeys can _________.

a)

swim

b)

swing

c)

fly

117.

What type of movement does snakes make?

a)

Slither

b)

Hop

c)

Jump

118.

__________ and __________ are examples of locomotive movements.

a)

Bending/Pushing

b)

Jumping/Walking

c)

Throwing/Catching

119.

Object cannot move except ____________is applied.

a)

push

b)

force

c)

pull

120.

What kind of energy is stored in food and batteries comes from light?

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Cold energy

121.

Our main source of energy is from the ________.

•

a)

Electricity

b)

Sun

c)

Wind

122.

The ability to do work is called ___________.

a)

Heat

b)

energy

c)

light

123.

Which simple machine helps force or split objects apart?

a)

Lever

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

124.

This type of simple machine has a slanted surface.

a)

Inclined plane

b)

screw

c)

pulley

125.

Tools or machines used to make work easier are called ___________.

a)

simple machines

b)

sample machines

c)

simple mechanics

126.
Simple machines can change the amount of_______ needed to do work.
a)
gravity
b)
people
c)
force
d)
pulley
127.
All simple machines help make work _________.
a)
harder
b)
smaller
c)
lighter
d)
easier
128.

What is matter?

a)

Having more matter compared to other objects

b)

Pushing and pulling

c)

Anything that has weight and takes up space

d)

A force

129.

What simple machine is a round wheel attached to a post that works together to move something?

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wheel & axle

130.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Inclined Plane
d)
Lever
131.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
132.

Which object is magnetic?

a)

Iron nail

b)

Candle

c)

Plastic button

d)

Crayon

133.

Which have magnets in them?

a)

Computers and cellphones

b)

Wood and paper

c)

Trees and buttons

d)

Flowers and pencils

134.

Magnets can attract iron or steel. What does attract mean?

a)

Pull together

b)

Change colors

c)

Push apart

d)

Fall down

135.

why are these two magnets pushing away from each other?

a)

The poles are the same

b)

The poles are different

c)

They are glued

136.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
137.

Which statement is not true about birds?

a)

Birds are warm blooded

b)

Birds are vertebrates.

c)

All birds can fly.

d)

All birds lay eggs.

138.

From left to right, label the insect by typing the name of each body part indicated by the arrows starting from the left in order.

(a)  

139.

Which one of these statements are true?

a)

Mammals are invertebrates that produce milk to feed their young.

b)

Mammals include humans and are known for their ability to produce milk to feed their young.

c)

Mammals are vertebrates that live in water.

d)

Mammals include horses, snakes and cows.

140.

Swim bladders help me to balance and i use gills to breathe. What am I?

a)

Mammals

b)

Invertebrates

c)

Michael Phelps

d)

Fish

141.

My hard shell helps to protect me from predators in the ocean. What category do I fall into?

a)

Crustacean

b)

Arachnid

c)

Reptile

d)

Flower

142.

My number of legs is a sure hint to which category i fall in.

a)

Fish

b)

Arachnids

c)

Mammal

d)

Insect

143.

I am cold blooded, live in water as larvae and breathe air as an adult. What am I?

a)

Amphibian

b)

Goldfish

c)

Mammal

d)

Crustacean

144.

Mr. frog wants to know which animal category he falls in. Can you help him?

a)

Arachnid

b)

Fish

c)

Mammal

d)

Amphibian

145.

The following image is an example of different types of

a)

Mammals

b)

FIsh

c)

Amphibians

d)

Reptiles

146.

Turtles, dinosaurs, snakes and alligators are all examples of?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Arachnids

c)

Fish

d)

Amphibians

147.

The picture shows a group of

a)

Insects

b)

Fish

c)

Vertebrates

d)

Invertebrates

148.

Select the group of invertebrates.

a)

worms

spiders

slugs

ants

b)

plates

cups

forks

ice

c)

ham

pork

gold

silver

d)

snails

ticks

birds

fish

149.

Select the correct group of vertebrates.

a)

Snails

worms

cats

cows

b)

cows

humans

horses

birds

c)

cows

fish

spiders

cars

d)

paper

computer

tablet

tv

150.

An (a)   has no backbone.

151.

I do not eat, breathe or reproduce but I move. What am i?

a)

A living thing

b)

A reptile

c)

A camel

d)

A non-living thing.

152.

Select the group of ONLY living things.

a)

plant

reptile

arachnid

paper

b)

goat

car

plane

cow

c)

horse

fighter fish

lobster

crab

d)

pot

spoon

plate

cup

153.

Select the group of ONLY non-living things.

a)

car

plane

plant

bicycle

b)

tablet

snail

mango

lamp

c)

rock

paper

scissors

reptile

d)

machine

computer

chair

fridge

154.

All of the following are characteristics of living things except?

a)

Excrete

b)

Breathe

c)

Feed

d)

Do not sleep

155.

What is a non living thing?

a)

Anything that is responsive to its environment.

b)

Mammal

c)

Arachnid

d)

Anything that does not display all of the signs of being alive.

156.

What is a living thing?

a)

Anything that displays some characteristics of being alive.

b)

Anything that displays all of the characteristics of being alive.

c)

Anything that moves.

d)

A car

157.

The highest mountain in the world is mount __________

a)

Mississippi

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Sinai

d)

Everest

158.

The headquarters of ECOWAS is in ______

a)

Accra

b)

Abuja

c)

Cairo

d)

Kampala

159.

In an electric iron, electrical energy is convert into _______ energy

a)

Chemical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Light

d)

Heat

160.

The process by which water is transported through plant is called _______

a)

Osmosis

b)

Transpiration

c)

Respiration

d)

Absorption

161.

The study of the structure and function of the human body is called ______

a)

Biology

b)

Psychology

c)

Anatomy

d)

Zoology

162.

The process of plant making their own food is called ________

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Transpiration

d)

Respiration

163.

A labourer needs food that contains _______ to give him energy

a)

Protein

b)

Vitamins

c)

Fat and oil

d)

Carbohydrate

164.

The part of a maize plant which is eaten is _________

a)

Flower

b)

Stem

c)

Seed

d)

Root

165.

Caol is derived from _______

a)

Decaying plants

b)

Decaying animals

c)

Petroleum

d)

Dead grass

166.

These are living things

a)

Cars and animals

b)

Aeroplanes and helicopters

c)

Plants and animals

d)

Animals and moving things