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Edo College, Benin City EDO COLLEGE, BENIN CITY JUNIOR SECONDARY ONE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2015/2016 SESSION Computer Studies 1 ½ hours SECTION A ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS 1. ............is a tool in the iron age (a) steel (b) computer (c) laptop (d) desktop 2. Feather pen and gun powder are tools used in….. (a) middle age (B) electronic age (c) stone age (d) iron age 3. The stone age was between 12th and 13th centuries. True or false 4. Middle age saw the emergence of writing. True or false 5. The way we………information from one person to another and from one place to another is referred to as information transmission (a) collect (b) pass (c) packet (d) e-mail 6. Beating of drums is not part of ancient way of transmitting information. True or false 7. These are all modern way of information transmission EXCEPT (a) prints (b) telex (c) telephone (d) whistling 8. Stages involved in information and communication technology EXCEPT (a) printing (b) invention of radio (c) invention of computer (d) invention of jet 9. ……….led to the development of the hoe and cutlass (a) iron age (b) middle age (c) electronic age (d) industrial age 10. The electronic age saw the emergence of microprocessors. True or false 11. Stirrups is for…….. (a) writing (b) carrying of goods (c) war (d) walking 12. IC means…… (a) Integrated Circuit (b) Implementation Circuit (c) Circuit Integration (d) implant circuit 13. Methods of data processing are the following EXCEPT (a) manual method (b) mechanical method (c) electrical method (d) hydro method 14. Batch processing is a mode of data processing using computer. True or false 15. …………is not a mode of data processing using computer (a) on-line (b) real-time (c) batch processing (d) none 16. The modern methods of information transmission EXCEPT (a) telephone (b) telex (c) GSM (d) whistling 17. ………is not a mode of receiving information (a) audio (b) visual (c) audio-visual form (d) oral 18. The combination of computers and communication technologies in the broad system called…… (a) information and communication technology (b) computer and internet (c) software development (d) information and computer 19. ICT means what (a) information and communication technology (b) computer technology (c) international and computer technology (d) information and computer 20. Output of information is one of the stages of data processing. True or false SECTION B; THEORY ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS 1. a) Define data processing b) Discuss five uses of data processing 2. a) What is information and communication technology? b) Describe the relationship between ICT and computer 3. a) List all the mode of receiving information b) Give five example of information received in visual form 4. a) Define in your own words the meaning of information transmission b) List five modern methods of transmitting information 5. a) List the stages involved in information and communication technology b) Discuss any two. 6. a) What is computer? b) Group the following into electronic and non-electronic information transmission forms i) Satellite transmission ii) Whistling iii) Telex iv) Town crying v) Making representation EDO COLLEGE, BENIN CITY JUNIOR SECONDARY ONE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2015/2016 SESSION Christian Religious Knowledge 1 ½ hours SECTION A ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS 1. God created heaven and earth and everything in them in the…….days (a) three (b) fourth (c) sixth (d) seventh 2. In the second day of creation, God created…… (a) light (b) firmament (c) land (d) sea animals 3. On the last part of the sixth day of creation God made…… (a) man (b) firmament (c) sand of the earth (d) all kinds of trees 4. God made Adam in his image and after his……. (a) image (b) greatness (c) hands (d) likeness 5. After creating Adam, God breathed into his nostrils, he became a living……. (a) soul (b) man (c) being (d) none of the above 6. God created Eve because Adam was…….. (a) sad (b) happy (c) lonely (d) Adam could not produce children 7. Eve was created from….. (a) sand (b) one of Adams ribs (c) with the word (d) all of the above 8. The creation of Eve for Adam marks the origins of……… (a) marriage (b) husband and wife (c) companionship (d) procreation 9. ……….is not a function of marriage (a) prevent STDS (b) prevent family relationship (c) responsibility (d) procreation 10. Islamic marriage is conducted in a Mosque by a…… (a) Aboki (b) by an Imam (c) Malam (d) by Alhaji 11. Another word for disobedience is….. (a) bad behavior (b) sin (c) death (d) punishment 12. The first human beings to disobey God where…….. (a) Cain and Abel (b) David and Jonathan (c) Adam and Eve (d) Alijah and Alisha 13. God warned Adam and Eve not to touch or eat from the tree which was at the…….of the garden (a) corner (b) middle (c) northern (d) western part 14. According to the national law, armed robbery and vandalisation attracts….. (a) death penalty (b) 21 years imprisonment (c) a fine (d) all of the above 15. Identify the right colours of the traffic light (a) green, red and yellow (b) yellow, red and green (c) red, yellow, green (d) yellow, green, red 16. In this school, when you scale the fence you will be….. (a) caned during the assembly (b) suspended (c) cut grass for three days (d) expelled 17. When God created Adam and Eve he kept them in the…… (a) mountain of Edem (b) valley of Eden (c) Garden of Eden (d) Plain of Edem 18. The fruits God told Adam and Eve not touch or eat from is referred as….. (a) attractive fruit (b) forbidden fruit (c) red fruit (d) life fruit 19. Apostle Paul says that if one can not avoid premarital sex, he should be……. (a) prayer (b) patient (c) married (d) faithful 20. For a married couple to be free from STDS they need to be…….to each other sexually (a) faithful (b) honest (c) selfish (d) honest and faithful SECTION B; THEORY ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS 1. a) What is creation? b) Describe in detail the first creation story 2. a) Outline five reasons why God created man. b) Explain two of the reasons you have listed 3. a) State the four types of marriage you have learnt in class b) Mention five areas in which marriage is importance 4. a) Explain disobedience, as sin b) Adam and Eve disobeyed God, briefly account on this statement 5. a) Mention five consequences of Adam and Eve disobedience b) State three areas you may disobey the school rules and punishment attached to each 6. Draw the traffic label, and explain the function of each light EDO COLLEGE, BENIN CITY JUNIOR SECONDARY ONE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2015/2016 SESSION Physical & Health Education 1 ½ hours SECTION A ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS 1. Physical education can be defined as…… (a) running (b) jumping and sleeping (c) human movement (d) learning in the school 2. The scope of physical education covers a wide area EXCEPT (a) eating (b) dancing (c) free play (d) games 3. Physical activities carried out during leisure hours is called….. (a) game (b) physical education (c) play (d) recreation 4. The following are outdoor recreational activities EXCEPT (a) bicycling (b) ludo game (c) picnicking (d) visits 5. Fatique can be prevented by……. (a) exercising (b) hard work (c) walking round (d) rest and relaxation 6. A person that gives immediate assistance to an injured person is called….. (a) doctor (b) nurse (c) referee (d) first aider 7. The following facilities can be used for recreation EXCEPT (a) fields (b) forest (c) gymnasium (d) mosque 8. The range of possible movements in a joint refers to…. (a) agility (b) balance (c) endurance (d) flexibility 9. Sports performed in water is called….. (a) aquatics (b) canoeing (c) diving (d) swimming 10. The ability to perform/carry out physical activity over a long period is called (a) power (b) speed (c) endurance (d) strength 11. The state in which the body is in the best possible condition is….. (a) physical fitness (b) muscular strength (c) flexibility (d) co-ordination 12. The ability to co-ordinate and direct the movement of object towards a desired target is…. (a) power (b) co-ordination (c) accuracy (d) cardio-respiratory endurance 13. Which of the following exercises would not be recommended to develop strength (a) weight lifting (b) sit up (c) sprint (d) crab stand 14. Thirty (30) sit up in one minute, is for…… (a) speed (b) strength (c) endurance (d) flexibility 15. If exercise is given to the muscles over a long period, it is to develop….. (a) strength (b) endurance (c) speed (d) flexibility 16. When fatigue is noticed, the exercise should stop. This is…….. (a) conclusion in the demonstration of flexibility (b) a procedure in the demonstration of endurance (c) a precaution while performing physical fitness exercises (d) an objective to demonstrate physical fitness for strength 17. Leisure means a period when……. (a) work should be started (b) one is free from the usual routine hard work (c) work is performed officially (d) one is free from the usual relaxation 18. Walking on a tight rope is an example of……. (a) balance (b) power (c) health (d) co- ordination 19. The air we breathe – out during physical activities is called….. (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) nitrogen (d) carbon-dioxide 20. Which of the following constitute the major function of the heart? (a) pump blood to all parts of the body (b) pump blood to the lungs (c) receive blood from the brain (d) receive blood from the lungs SECTION B; THEORY ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS 1.
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