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SUMMATIVE TEST 5
ELECTRICITY
Theme 2: Investigating Force and Energy

SECTION A
Instructions: Each question is followed by four options, A, B, C and D. Choose the
correct answer.

Sources of Electricity

1 The picture below shows two electrical appliances.

Which of the following sources of electrical energy for X and Y are correct?

X Y
A Accumulator Dry cell
B Rechargeable battery Dry cell
C Solar cell Rechargeable battery
D Dynamo Solar cell

2 Which of the following are sources of electrical energy?

I II III

A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III
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3 The picture below shows a television set.

Which of the following sources of electrical energy can make the television set
function?
I Dry cells
II Accumulator
III Hydroelectric power station
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III

4 The picture below shows a source of electrical energy.

Which of the following devices uses the source of electrical energy shown above?
A B

C D
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5 In which of the following instruments are solar cells used as the source of electrical
energy?
I Satellite
II Computer
III Calculator
IV Mobile phone
A I and III only
B II and IV only
C I, II and III only
D I, II, III and IV

6 Which of the following sources of electrical energy produces the largest electrical
energy?
A B

C D

Series and Parallel Circuits

7 Which of the following components and symbols are correctly matched?

Component Symbol

I Dry cell A I and II only

B III and IV only
C I, II and III only
II Bulb D II, III and IV only

8 The picture below shows a torch.

III Switch

IV Wire
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Which of the following is the symbol for the part labelled X?

A B

C D

9 The picture below shows some electric components.

Which of the following is a complete electric circuit formed by connecting these

electric components?
A B

C D

10 Which of the following is not a component of a simple electric circuit?

A Wire
B Switch
C Dry cell
D Bulb holder

11 The diagram below shows an electric circuit.

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Which of the following circuit diagrams represents the above electric circuit?
A B

C D

12 Which of the following circuit diagrams represent parallel circuits?

I II

III IV

A I and III only

B II and IV only
C I, II and III only
D II, III and IV only

13 The following diagram shows an electric circuit. When the switch is turned on, the
bulb does not light up.
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Which of the following are probable reasons for the fault?

I The bulb has a burnt filament.
II The dry cell is old.
III The wires are too long.
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III

14 The diagram below shows four electric circuits. In which circuit does the bulb light
up the brightest?
A B

C D

15 The diagram below shows an electric circuit which is made up of two dry cells,
two bulbs, a switch and wires.

Y
X

If bulb X burns out, what will happen to bulb Y?

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A Bulb Y will not light up.

B Bulb Y will still light up.
C Bulb Y will become dimmer.
D Bulb Y will explode.

16 Which of the following will affect the brightness of a bulb in an electric circuit?
I The number of dry cells
II The number of bulbs
III The number of switches
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III

17 The diagram below shows the dry cell holder of a toy car.

Based on the above diagram, the correct arrangement of the dry cells is …
A B

C D

18 The diagram below shows a parallel circuit with two bulbs and three switches.

P
X
Q

Y
R
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What should be done to light up both bulbs X and Y?

A Turn on switches P and Q
B Turn on switches P and R
C Turn on switches Q and R
D Turn on switches P, Q and R

Safety Precautions when Handling Electrical Appliances

19 Which of the following are the dangers of mishandling electrical appliances?

I Fire
II Burn
III Electrocution
IV Electric shock
A I and II only
B I, II and III only
C II, III and IV only
D I, II, III and IV

20 Which of the following should not be adopted when using electrical appliances?
I II III

A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III
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SECTION B
Answer all the questions.
Instructions: Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Sources of Electricity

1 The picture below shows some sources of electrical energy.

P Q R S

(a) Name the sources of electrical energy shown above.

P:
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Q:
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R:
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S:
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(b) Give one example of an electrical appliance which uses each of the following
sources of electrical energy.
P:
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Q:
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R:
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S:
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(c) Which source of electrical energy can supply the largest amount of electrical
energy?

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(d) State one disadvantage in using P.

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Series and Parallel Circuits

2 The diagram below shows two electric circuits.

W P Q

X Y Z

Circuit A Circuit B

(a) What do W, X, Y and Z represent?

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(b) i. Which circuit is a parallel circuit?

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ii. Give a reason for your answer in (b) i.

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(c) i. Which circuit is a series circuit?

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ii. Give a reason for your answer in (c) i.

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(d) What should you do to…

i. light up both bulbs in circuit A?

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ii. light up only bulb Q in circuit B?

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(e) When all the switches are turned on, the bulbs in which circuit are brighter?

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