NCDC-Chemistry Sample Assessment Items-S1-S2-2022

End of Year Sample
ASSESSMENT ITEMS FOR S.1 AND S.2
CHEMISTRY
2022
SENIOR TWO CHEMISTRY SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Guidance to Teacher
The end-of-year assessment consists of both short response items and extended response
items.
Short Response Items Require learners to construct a response that is concise and focused. It
may be factual, interpretive or a combination of the two. The short response items focus on
the learner’s mastery of knowledge, understanding and skills used to perform a task or solve a
problem. The scoring guide for these items should include the criteria/indicators for each score
awarded.
Extended Response Items are derived from an integration of knowledge, understanding and
skills used to perform a task or solve a problem. The integration can cut across topics and
subjects with related concepts. The item must have a context/problem/situation,
instruction/expected output and may include a support/stimulus material. The item should
focus on tasking the learner to provide a solution to a problem. The scoring guide for these
items should include a grid that has relevance, coherence, accuracy and excellence criteria
with their respective indicators.
 The emphasis of the test items is to promote higher order thinking skills.
 Refer to the teaching syllabus as a guide on what to assess in terms of the skills,
knowledge, values and understanding defined by the intended learning outcomes. Use
the LO(s) to develop test items.
 The marking guide should clearly describe what a learner must do to meet the set
criterion as evidence of achievement of the LO(s).
Item 1 was developed from the following Los:

 Explain the concept of pH as a measure of the strength of acids and alkalis (u)
 Apply the knowledge of reaction between acids and alkalis
Item 2 was developed from the following Los:

 Know and appreciate the impact on the environment of burning carbon- based fuels
 Understand the processes of making charcoal but recognise that the use of charcoal as a
fuel is cheap, eﬃcient and sustainable only if it is made from wood that can be regrown
easily.
2
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Section A: 3 items
Section B: 1 item
Section A: Short Response Items

1. The human stomach contains hydrochloric acid with a pH of about 2. The acid helps to kill
any germs in our stomach. However, when the stomach walls produce too much of the
acid, we suffer from stomach pains and heartburn. One way to deal with this problem is to
take an antacid. The main component of antacid is sodium hydrogen carbonate.
a. Explain how the antacid helps to cure heartburn. (3 scores)
Section B: Extended Response

2. In Nakasongola, people make charcoal from burning wood. Jimmy has just migrated to
Nakasongola and wants to make charcoal from wood like the rest of his neighbours. He
piled pieces of wood, introduced fire underneath and left them to burn overnight. In the
morning, he found a hip of ash with very little pieces of charcoal, not strong enough like
what his neighbours make.
As a friend to Jimmy who understands the process of charcoal making, write a letter to
advise him on how to make charcoal. (10 Scores)
3
S2 CHEMISTRY MARKING GUIDE
Section A: Short answer item
The human stomach contains hydrochloric acid with a pH of about 2. The acid helps to kill
any germs in our stomach. However, when the stomach walls produce too much of the acid,
we suffer from stomach pains and heartburn. One way to deal with this problem is to take an
antacid. The main component of antacid is sodium hydrogen carbonate.
a. Explain how the antacid helps to cure heartburn. (3 scores)
Expected Solution
The sodium hydrogen carbonate that is introduced is a weak alkali. When it reacts with the
excess acid in the stomach, it produces a salt (sodium chloride), water, and carbon dioxide gas.
The salt formed is neutral on the body, the gas is breathed out and the water is absorbed by the
body making the person feel better.
SCORING GUIDE.
 Score 3 if learner identifies sodium hydrogen carbonate as an alkaline substance, mentions
the reaction between alkali and acid, products; and indicates that the salt formed is
harmless to the body and person feels better.
 Score 2 if learner identifies sodium hydrogen carbonate as an alkaline substance, mentions
the reaction between alkali and acid, products; but does not indicate that the salt formed is
harmless to the body and person feels better.
 Score 1 if learner identifies sodium hydrogen carbonate as an alkaline substance only, but
does not mention the reaction between alkali and acid, products; and does not indicate that
the salt formed is harmless to the body and person feels better.
Section B: EXTENDED RESPONSE

In Nakasongola, people make charcoal from burning wood. Jimmy has just migrated to
Nakasongola and wants to make charcoal from wood like the rest of his neighbours. He piled
pieces of wood, introduced fire underneath and left them to burn overnight. In the morning,
he found a hip of ash with very little pieces of charcoal, not strong enough like what his
neighbors make.
As a friend to Jimmy who understands the process of charcoal making, write a letter to advise
him on how to make charcoal. (10 scores)
4
Response
Key points to look out for in the letter and the flow of the points in the letter.
1. The wood is covered to limit the amount of air entering.

2. In absence of air the wood burns to form carbon.
3. When the wood is not covered, oxygen from air reacts with the carbon to form carbon
dioxide. The wood will burn out completely to form ash because of the presence or
oxygen which supports burning.
Carbon + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide
4. The salts in the wood to form ash instead of the charcoal.

5. From now on, Jimmy should burn the wood in a limited supply of air to obtain the
charcoal.
6. The heap of wood should be covered with plant leaves and soil on top to limit the
amount of oxygen during the burning process.
7. The wood should be left to burn for a period of about 24 hours.
Output Basis of Relevance Accuracy coherence Excellence

evaluation
Letter to Procedure Score 3 if the Score 3 if the Score 3 if 6- score 1
Jimmy for making letter identifies letter 7 points in when a
charcoal 6-7 related to identifies 6-7 the student
the procedure conditions procedure uses an
making and reasons are equation to
charcoal. for the presented explain the
process of logically. combustion
making process
charcoal are and its
correct. products.
Score 2 if letter Score 2 if 3-5 Score 3 if 3-
identifies 3-5 conditions 5 points in
points related to and reasons the
the procedure of in the letter procedure
making are correct. are
charcoal. presented
logically.
Score 1 if less Score 1 if Score 1 if
5
Output Basis of Relevance Accuracy coherence Excellence
evaluation
than 3 points less than 3 less than 3
are related to conditions points in
the procedure and reasons the
making in the letter procedure
charcoal. are correct. are
presented
logically.

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End of Year Sample

ASSESSMENT ITEMS FOR S.1 AND S.2

Item 1 was developed from the following Los:

Item 2 was developed from the following Los:

Section A: Short Response Items

a. Explain how the antacid helps to cure heartburn. (3 scores)

Section B: Extended Response

a. Explain how the antacid helps to cure heartburn. (3 scores)

Section B: EXTENDED RESPONSE

1. The wood is covered to limit the amount of air entering.

Carbon + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide

4. The salts in the wood to form ash instead of the charcoal.

Output Basis of Relevance Accuracy coherence Excellence

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