DOBO BASIC CYCLE SCHOOL

END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2024/2025

GRADE 9 GENERAL SCIENCE PAPER 1 TIME: 45
minutes

NAME: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
CLASS: …………..

1. The transport of manufactured food A. nerve cell

from the leaves through a plant is B. muscle cell
………….. C. sperm cell
A. Osmosis B. digestion D. red blood cell
C. translocation D. transpiration
10. The factor required to bring
2. Transpiration ………….. about the change
A. Makes animal grow fat Solid liquid gas is
B. increases on a hot day ……..
C. provides energy for plants A. Water B. heat
D. produces broad leaves C. volume D. condensation

3. The change from a tadpole to an

adult in amphibians is called ……... 11. The apparatus used to
A. metamorphosis B. moulting measure the amount of current in a
C. camouflage D. fertilization circuit is …
A. Voltmeter B. an ammeter
4. Arthropods are animals with ………. C. a fuse D. a resistor
A. Separated legs B. many legs
C. jointed legs D. no legs 12. The ventral fin of fish is used
for balancing. Which part of the
5. Carbon dioxide passes through the human ear performs similar
stomata of a leaf by ………… function?
A. Diffusion B. osmosis A. Ear lobe B. ear drum
C. respiration D. electrolysis C. semi-circular canal D. oval
window
6. When ice is placed on a table, it
changes to liquid because it’s 13. What is not necessary for
…………… rusting?
A. Pressure increases A. Moisture B. air C. light D. iron
B. temperature increases
C. pressure decreases 14. A copper metal bar weighs
D. temperature decreases 150Kg and has a volume of 30cm3.
What is its density?
7. Which component of air is used by A. 0.2kg/cm3 B. 5.0kg/cm3
welders … C. 120kg/cm3 D. 180kg/cm3
A. Nitrogen B. oxygen
C. helium D. neon 15. Which of the following
specialized cells is use to fight
8. Micro-organisms that cause diseases against disease.
are collectively known as ………. A. red blood cell B. white blood
A. Pathogens B. infections cell
C. bacteria D. virus C.sperm cell D. tissue

9. Which the following specialized cells

is use for fertilization of the egg.
16. The living material of an C. nitrogen D. oxygen
animal cell consists of the nucleus
and the ……….. 26. The skin is a sense organ
A. Cell wall B. chloroplast because it has ……
C. vacuole D. cytoplasm A. Blood capillaries B. fat deposits
C. nerve endings D. sweat glands
17. Which of the following is not
part of water cycle? 27. The distance between
A. Clouds B. rocks C. stream D. molecules is greatest in
trees A. Wood B. metal C. liquid D.
gas
18. Solar cells convert energy from
the sun directly into ………… 28. The symbol Pb represents the
A. Chemical energy B. electrical element ….
energy A. Boron B. lead
C. heat energy D. magnetic C. phosphorus D. potassium
energy
29. The normal temperature of the
19. Which of the following is an human body is 370C. What is the
example of third class lever? equivalent on the Fahrenheit scale?
A. Crow bar B. human arm A. 90.40F B. 96.60F
C. scissors D. wheel barrow C. 97.60F D. 98.60F

20. Express 250C in kelvin. 30. An increase in pressure on a

A. 298K B. 289K C. 273K D. gas will decrease it’s ……….
248K A. Mass B. molecule
C. volume D. weight
21. When gas is compressed in a
steel cylinder, it changes into …….. 31. The study of plant is known as
A. liquid B. ice ……..
C. solid D. smoke A. Biology B. botany
C. geology D. zoology
22. The process by which solid
changes directly into gas is …….. 32. The part of the cell that stores
A. Condensation B. water is called
evaporation A. Chloroplast B. vacuole
C. melting D. sublimation C. cell wall D. cytoplasm

23. The weight of an object is 33. Which gas form the largest
caused by the pull of …….. percentage in the air?
A. Frictional force B. gravitational A. Nitrogen B. carbon
force dioxide
C. magnetic force D. tension force C. water vapour D. oxygen

24. The organism that is used in 34. Which of the following is the
the manufacture of penicillin belongs purest form of natural water?
to the group …… A. Rain B. sea C. river D. stream
A. Algae B. bacteria C. fungi D.
viruses 35. Which of the following is
common to the fish, chicken and
25. When air is blown into lime lizard?
water, it turns milky. This shows that A. Feathers B. gills C. Teeth D.
air contains …….. scales
A. Carbon dioxide B. Hydrogen
36. Which of the following
organelles is the site for cellular
respiration in humans?
A. Red blood cells B. ribosomes
C. mitochondrion D. endoplasmic
reticulum

37. When equal and opposite force

act on a block of wood, they are
……..
A. Balanced B. longitudinal
C. unbalanced D. transverse

38. A force of 24.0N moves a body

through a distance of 1.2m in the
direction of the force. Determine the
work done?
A. 20.0J B. 22.8J C. 25.0J D. 28.8J

39. Common salt could be

obtained from sea water by …….
A. Boiling B. evaporation
C. freezing D. precipitation

40. In which of the following states

of water are the molecules moving
fastest?
A. Cold water B. ice
C. hot water D. steam