KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
KUMASI
FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY EDUCATION)
MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION – MARCH 2025
Index Number of Candidate:
College: Akrokerri College of Education Signature:
COURSE CODE: SCIP 253
COURSE TITLE: INTEGRATED SCIENCE I
TIME ALLOWED: 35 MINUTES LEVEL: 200
INSTRUCTIONS:
This paper consists of two sections.
Answer all questions on the question paper.
1. For multiple choice items, each stem is followed by four options lettered A to D. Read each
question carefully and circle the letter of the option that corresponds to the correct or best
answer on the question paper.
2. For task that demand short responses, write your responses in the spaces provided.
3. Each question carries 1 mark, unless indicated.
4. Ensure that your index number is correctly written on every page of the question paper.
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1. All the following materials are used in making ceramics except
A. Silica
B. Oil
C. Chalk
D. Clay
2. Metals react with dilute acids to liberate …
A. Oxygen gas
B. Hydrogen gas
C. Nitrogen gas
D. Ammonium gas
3. Non-metals are electronegative. Thus, they form negative ions by …..
A. Losing electrons
B. Gaining protons
C. Gaining electrons
D. Losing protons
4. Two statements are made
Statement A; zinc is used in the galvanization of iron
Statement B; its coating on iron articles increases its life by protecting it from rusting
A. Only statement A is correct
B. Only statement B is correct
C. Both statement A and B are correct
D. Both statement A and B are incorrect
5. The following ingredients are used to remove rust from the surface of a metal except?
A. Lime and salt
B. Lime and water
C. Potato and dish soap
D. White vinegar
6. Select the odd one out:
A. Toad
B. Crocodile
C. Salamander
D. Frog
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7. All of the following are characteristics of plant stem except
A. ascending part of the plant
B. bears leaves and flowers
C. grows by means of a auxiliary bud
D. shows nodes and inter-nodes
8. One characteristic of the tap root system is that
A. grows vertically into the soil
B. is a cluster of thin, even-sized roots
C. it develops from the base of the stem
D. it has no distinct main root
9. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of erect plants?
A. Inter nodes bear leaves, flowers and fruits
B. Stem develops from the plumule of embryo
C. Stem is generally the ascending; part of the plant
D. It bears a terminal bud for growth in length
10. A secondary function of leaves is the …
A. absorption of nutrients
B. conduction of water
C. provision of glucose
D. storage of food
11. Aerial animals spend most of their lives
A. in water
B. in air
C. underground
D. on land
12. The scaly skin of snakes
A. protect them from their enemies
B. scares human beings
C. makes them beautiful
D. helps them crawl and prevents skin dryness
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13. All of the following cover bodies of animals except
A. claws
B. feathers
C. hairs
D. scales
14. Which statement is not true about heat as a form of energy?
A. Heat is a form of matter.
B. Heat is the same as temperature.
C. Every substance has some amount of heat.
D. Heat is measured in °C.
15. A metal block is heated until it melts, and allowed to solidify. What happens to the mass
of the metal during the changes in the state?
A. Mass decreases during melting and increases during solidification.
B. Mass increases during melting and decreases during solidification.
C. Mass decreases during melting and stays the same during solidification.
D. Mass stays the same during each process.
16. A wooden block shape like a cube has a side of 5.0 cm. Which of
the following statement is true of the wooden block?
A. The total surface area is 150 cm2
B. It occupies a total space of 150 cm3
C. The total surface area is 125 cm3
D. It occupies a total space of 125 cm2
17. Earth and Jupiter are two planets in the solar system. The force of gravity is greater on
the surface of Jupiter than it is on Earth surface. What do you expect the quantity of
matter and weight of a piece of material to be when measured on Earth and on Jupiter?
A. Both the quantity of matter and weight remain the same on Earth and on Jupiter
B. The quantity of matter is the same but the weight is greater on Jupiter
C. The quantity of matter is the same but the weight is greater on Earth
D. The quantity of matter is greater on Earth whereas the weight is greater on Jupiter
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18. In calibrating a thermometer, what are the fixed points of pure water used, in degree
Fahrenheit?
A. 0°F – 100°F
B. 0°F – 212°F
C. 32°F – 212°F
D. 32°F – 100°F
19. The thermometer in the diagram below needs to be calibrated before it can be
used. Where must the bulb be placed so that the 0°C can be marked on its stem?
A. Freezer
B. Pure boiling water
C. Pure cold water
D. Pure melting ice
20. At an altitude above the surface of the earth, the acceleration due to gravity is
3.27 ms-2. What is the mass of an astronaut who weighs 232.17 N at this altitude?
A. 2277.58 kg
B. 759.19 kg
C. 71.0 kg
D. 23.66 kg
For each of the following statements, indicate whether it is true or false. You lose a mark for
any wrong response.
21. Fur protects the skin, true or false?
22. Snails slither, true or false?
23. Plants produce carbon dioxide in the environment, true or false?
24. A spherical object has a physical quantity known as surface area and may be different
from another quantity referred to as its volume, true or false?
25. Measuring temperature is the same as measuring the total kinetic energy of particle
making up the substance, true or false?
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Provide short appropriate responses to each of the following questions.
26. Give three examples each of the following
a. Metals ________________________________________________
b. Non-metals _____________________________________________
c. Metalloids ______________________________________________
27. How do kangaroos move? ………………………………….
28. The figure to the right shows a practical apparatus for measuring a
physical quantity of a solid load P.
What physical quantity is being measured?
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