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JUNIOR SCHOOL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
GRADE 8
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
MIDTERM 2 2024
LEARNER’S
NAME:_________________________________________________________________________________
SIGN:_______________
SCHOOL:
_________________________________________________________________________________DATE___________
_____________________
FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY.
Score Performance Level Tic OUT OF 50 MARKS
Range Learners
k
Score.
80-100 Exceeding
Learners
Expectation
%
60-79 Meeting
Expectations
40-59 Approaching
Expectations
Below 40 Below Expectations
Answer all the Questions in the spaces provided after each question.
QUESTIONS.
1. Give two examples of elements that combine together to form a compound you
know. (2mks)
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. Grade eight learner were asked to fill the table below with correct symbols and
names of elements as shown in the table.
(6mks)
Element Symbol
Hydrogen
Mg.
Carbon
Hg.
Iron
He.
3. You have been asked to observe the arrangement of the magnets below and
state the process that will take place in each.
(2mks)
a.) ______________________________________
b.) _______________________________________
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4. List down three safety measures to use when using electricity.
(3mks)
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. Describe the three states of matter using compressibility.
(3mks)
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
6. _______________________ is a complete path in which electric current flows from
one terminal
to another.
(2mks)
7. Give any three components of a cell.
(3mks)
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
8. Grade 8 learners were discussing about differences between a plant cell and an
animal cell. Give two differences they suggested using the table below.
(4mks)
Plant cells Animal cells
9. State Four components of an electric circuit.

(4mks)
______________________________________
_________________________________________
______________________________________
_________________________________________
10. Give four sources of power in Kenya today.
(4mks)
______________________________________
_________________________________________
______________________________________
_________________________________________
11. State four lifestyle activities that might help one promote kidney health.
(4mks)
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_____________________________________
_________________________________________
_____________________________________
_________________________________________
12. Grade eight learners from Juja junior secondary saw a chart that show the
following. Use it to answer the questions that follow.
Ice ----------------(process A)------- water ----------------(process B)------- water
vapour
Water vapour ----------------(process C)------- water ----------------(process D)-------
ice
Name the process A, B, C, and D.
(4mks)
Process A____________ Process B____________ Process C_____________ Process
D____________
13. A simple model of understanding the components of fire which are fuel, heat
and oxygen is known as _____________________________________________
(1mk)
14. A change which cannot be reversed back is known as
_______________________________ (1mk)
15. Name the component used to generate power from the following sources.
(4mks)
Hydroelectric power _______________________ Geothermal power
________________________
Solar power ______________________________ Wind power
_____________________________
16.
a.) Jane entered a classroom and after one minute all other students could notice
a perfume smelling all over. Give the name of this process.
___________________________________________ (1mk)
b. How does the process take place until the students could smell the perfume
jane had? (2mks)
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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9. State Four components of an electric circuit.

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