1. Hydrochloric acid was added to zinc granules in a beaker.

The beaker
felt warmer at the end of the reaction. What type of reaction is this?
a. exothermic
b. endothermic
c. reversible
d. neutralization

2. The table shows properties of the elements of group 7.

Element P Q R S
Appearance Pale yellow Yellow green Red brown ------
gas gas liquid
Melting point -2230C -1020C -70C 1140C

Which property correctly describes S?

a. black liquid
b. black solid
c. brown gas
d. brown liquid
3. The diagram shows a section through a blast furnace

At which opening is slag added or removed?

4. Nitric acid is manufactured from ammonia and oxygen as shown in the
chart below

What reaction occurs in the catalyst chamber?

a. 4NH3 +502 4NO +6H2O
b. 2NO2 +H20 HNO3 +HN02
c. HNO2 +O2 2 HNO3
d. 4NO +3O2 4 HNO3
 5. The graph shows how the pH changed when an alkali was added to
an acid

Which volume of alkali was required to neutralize the acid?

 a. 21cm3
b. 23cm3
c. 25cm3
d. 27cm3

7. The diagram shows a reaction scheme

White crystalline
Salt P

Warm aqueous
Sodium hydroxide
Aqueous salt gas

Dilute nitric acid moist red

Aqueous silver nitrate
Litmus paper

White precipitate blue

What could be the white crystalline salt P?

a. ammonium chloride
b. ammonium sulphate
c. sodium chloride
d. sodium sulphate

8. Which metallic ion forms a white precipitate which dissolves in?

 excess of aqueous sodium hydroxide?
a. Cu2+
b. Fe2+
c. Zn2+
d. Mg2+

9. Which process is NOT a typical reaction of alcohols?

a. combustion
b. addition
c. oxidation
d. dehydration

10. Which of the following sets contains members of the same

Homologous series?
 11. How many grams are contained in 1, 45 moles of water? (Ar: O =
16, H = 1)
a. 18g
b. 6,022 x 1023g
c. 52,2g
d. 26,1g

12. The structure of a polymer molecule may be shown as

From which of the following monomers can the polymer be made?

 13.Which substance will decolorizes bromine water?
a. ethanoic acid
b. ethanol
c. ethane
d. ethane

15. Which diagram correctly shows that sodium chloride is an ionic

substance?
16. The equation for the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen is shown
2H2 + 02 2H2O

Which volume of hydrogen will react exactly with 14dm3 of 02?

a. 7dm3
b. 14dm3
c. 28dm3
d. 56dm3

17. 37/17 represents a chlorine isotope. What is the neutron number?

a. 17
b. 37
c. 18
d. 20

18. In experiments to investigate the rate of a reaction, powdered calcium

Carbonate was reacted with hydrochloric acid as shown

Experiment A B C D
Hydrochloric Cold Hot Hot Cold
cid added 0,1 0,1 0,2 0,2

(1M = 1mol/ dm3)

In which experiment was the reaction fastest.

19. What is the difference in these two substances?

a. elements contained in the molecules
b. formulae of the molecules
c. mass of the molecules
d. structures of the molecules

21. The diagram shows vernier calipers being used to measure the
diameter of a metal ball.

What is the diameter of the ball?

a. 10,2mm
b. 11,2mm
c. 1,1mm
d. 1,2mm
22. The diagram shows two glass jars filled with equal volumes of water.

Which statement is correct?

a. P is less stable than Q because it has a lower centre of gravity than Q

b. P is more stable than Q because it has a longer neck than Q
c. P is more stable than Q because the centre of gravity of P is well
above the base
d. P is less stable than Q because the centre of gravity is higher than that
of Q

23. Which factor does not affect the resistance of a metal wire?
a. length
b. temperature
c. diameter
d. insulation
24. What reading in amps is shown in the diagram below?

a. 2,80
b. 2,90
c. 2,45
d. 2,40

25. The diagram shows two identical mercury manometers connected to

two separate gas supplies X and Y

Which of the following is true about pressure values P1, P2 and P3?
a. P1 is greater than P2
b. P3 is greater than P2
c. P3 is greater than P1
d. P1 is equal to P3

26. The diagram shows a ray of light from water to air.

Which one, A, B, C or D shows the correct patch of the light?

27. Which expression fives the efficiency of a machine?
a. Efficiency = mechanical advantage X velocity X 100%
ratio
b. Efficiency = mechanical advantage X velocity ÷ 100%
ratio
c. Efficiency = mechanical advantage ÷ velocity ratio x 100%

d. Efficiency = mechanical advantage ÷ velocity ratio ÷ 100%

29. The diagrams show two identical coils. A magnet is withdrawn from
coil 1 at 5m/ms. The same magnet is then pushed into coil 2 at 10m/s

How does the induced e.m.f in coil 2 compare with that in coil 1?

Magnitude Direction
A Greater Opposite
B Greater Same
C Same Opposite
D Same Same
30. The diagram shows an irregular body suspended freely by a pin.
Which point is most likely to be the centre of mass of the body?

31. What happens when an elastic band in hair becomes negatively

charged?
a. it gets electrons
b. it gains protons
c. it loses electrons
d. it loses protons

32. In an oscilloscope what does the hot filament gun emit?

a. protons
b. neutrons
c. electrons
d. atoms

33. Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

a. X rays
b. gamma rays
c. visible light
d. radio waves
 34. The diagrams show different ways of connecting four bulbs in a
circuit. In which circuit do the bulbs glow the brightest?

36. A transformer does not

a. use direct current

b. use alternating current
c. step down voltage
d. step up voltage
37. The diagram shows a circuit with four diodes

An a.c circuit is fed in across XY. Which graph shows the nature of the
Output obtained across PQ?
38. The half life of a given radioactive isotope is 5 years. What is the
decrease in mass of this isotope after 20 years is the original mass was 16g?

a. 2g
b. 8g
c. 12g
d. 15g

39. Which of the following is not a use of radioactivity?

a. detection of leaks in pipes
b. power generation
c. scintillation
d. sterilization

40. A girl pulls a 40kg load along an incline 20m long. In 5 seconds the
load had reached a height of 10m (g = 10m/ s2)

What power is developed?

a. 80w
b. 160w
c. 800w
d. 4000w