REDEEMER’S SECONDARY SCHOOL

ZONE C, BOLORUNDURO QUARTERS, EMURE-ILE OWO

HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

CLASS: JSS THREE

INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions and show all workings. Leave no question
unsolved, ensure to find solution to all questions. Failure to do any question will
attract severe punishment
x x−1
1. Solve = A. 14 B .10 C .−2 D.−4 E .−10
2 3
2. Factorise x (x + y )− y (x + y ).
A. x ² y−xy ² B .(x + y )(x− y )C .(x+ y)( y−x) D .2(x + y )E .2(x − y)
3. Factorise 16−9 a ² A (4-3a)² B.(4+3a) C. (4a-3)(4a+3) D.(4-3a)(4a+3) E.(4-3a)(4+3a)
22
4. Find the radius of a circle having 154cm² as its area (Take π= )
7
1 1
A.3 B.7cm C. 14 cm D.24 cm E.49cm
2 2
5. Find the simple interest on N300.00 for 2 years at 5% per annum
A.₦330.00 B.₦60.00 C.₦30.00 D.₦21.00 E.₦10.00
6. Find the simple interest on N800 at 4% for 6 years. A N32 B. N48 C. N192 D. N224 E. N240
7. Mr Hephzibah made a profit of 28% on an article he bought for N3600. How much did he sell the
article? A. N1008 B.N36 C.N4608 D. 4636 E. N4680
8. Ashley Cole bought a good football for £ 1200 and sold it for £ 1680. What was the percentage profit?
A.40% B.42% C.45% D.30% E.50%
9. Simplify 1101102-1011012 A.10002 B.10012 C.10102 D. 11012 E. 11002
10. Convert 3510 to binary. A. 1001012 B. 1000112 C. 1100012 D. 1010112 E. 101112
11. A car costing N680,000 depreciates by 25% in its 1st year. Find its value after the 1st year.
A NI70,000 B. N510,000 C.N640,000 D. N67,800 E.N68,600
12. Find amount on N800 at 4% for 2 year. A. N646 B. N864 C. N964 D. N675 E. N500
13. Convert 64 in base 10 to a number in base 2. A. 10001 B.10000 C. 101001 D. 1000000 E. 1100000
14. A mobile phone costs N12000. At what price will Joseph U. Joseph sell it to make a loss of 20%?
A N14400 B. N10400 C. N9600 D. N7600 E. N5600
15. x varies inversely with y and x = 9 when y = 36. The formula connecting x and y is.
324 4 1 y
A. x = B x = C x= D x = E x=324 y
y y 4y 4
16. p varies directly with T and p = 400. When T = 500. When T = 600, p =
A 1.25 X 104 B. 8X104 C. 1.25X105 D. 8 X10105 E . 480
17. In an exam 35 out of 125 students failed. What percentage passed?
A 28% B 35% C 65% D 72% E 85%
18. 482000 in standard form is A 4.82 X 10−6 B 4.82 X 10−5 C 4.82 X 103 D 4.82 X 105 E 4.82 X 106
19. If 2x + 1 = 15, then x = A 7 B 8 C 12 D 14 E 16
20. 8.048 to the nearest tenth is A 10 B 8 C 8.0 D 8.1 E 8.05
21. An equilateral triangle of side 16cm has the same perimeter as a square. The area of the square, in cm2
A 48 B 64C 96 D 144 E 256
Use the following set of numbers to answer questions 22 , 23, 24: 8, 9, 5, 6, 2, 4, 8, 0
22. The mode of the above numbers is A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7 E 8
23. The median of the above number is A 5 B 5.5 C 6 D 6.5 E 7
24. The mean of the above numbers is A 4 B 5.5 C 6 D 7 E 5.25
2 1
25. Solve for y. 15 = 3y + 7. A. 2 B 5 C 7 D 8 E 24
3 3
2 x−1 2 1
26. Solve for x. + 2x = 19 A 1 B 2 C 5 D 8 E 24
5 3 2
27. A man is four times as old as his son. In 5 year’s time he will be three times as old as his son. What is
the present age of the son in years? A 8 B 9 C 10 D 12 E 15
28. Which of the following gives thevolume of a cylinder of height h and base radius r?
1
A 2 πr ² h B πr ² h C πrh D πr ² h E 2 πrh
3
1
29. Simplify 2 × 3y + 6y ÷ 3 A 9y B 8y C 6y D 4y E 2
2
30. The area of rectangle is 40cm² and one side is 8cm long. Find its perimeter.
A 40cm B 32cm C 26cm D 20cm E 16cm
31. Find the price if a discount of 20% is given on an acticle costing N27000
A N20000 B N20600 C. N21600 D N24300 EN25000
32.9 was subtracted from a certain number and the result was divided by 4. If the final answer is 5, what
was the original number? A 4 B 5 C 18D 20 E 29
48 6 4 2 4 2
33. Reduce to its lowest form. A B C D E
72 9 6 3 9 6
34. In a basket of 100 oranges, 26 are bad. What percentage is good?
A 26 B 40 C 64 D 70 E 74
35. Find the compound interest on N30 000 for 2 years at 7% per annum
A N2100 B N4200 C N4347 D N6300 E N8400
36. A cuboid is 24cm long, 20cm wide and 15cm high. A similar cuboid is 16cm long. What is its height?
1 1
A 6cm B 7 cm C 8cm D 10cm E 12 cm
2 2
37. The ratio of the areas of similar rectangle is 4:25. Find the ratio of their lengths.
A 4:25 B 16:625 C 2:5 D 8:625 E 2:3
38. What is the length of a diagonal of a rectangle 24cm by 10cm?
A 14cm B 26cm C 34cm D 48cm E 60cm
39. If a is directly proportional to b, and a = −¿1 while b = −¿4, the formula connecting a and b is
1 1
Aa= bBa= bC a = b D a = 2b E a = 4b
4 2
40. Mr Joseph U Joseph bought a diamond for N250000 and later sold it at a profit of 8%. What is the
selling price of the diamond? A N150000 B N200000 C N220000 D N270000 E N240000
41. Find the area of a square with side 7cm. A 10 cm² B 14 cm² C 35 cm² D 49 cm² E 343 cm²
42. What is the area of a triangle with base 3 cm and height 6 cm?
A 3 cm² B6 cm² C9 cm² D 12 cm² E 16 cm²
1 22
43. What is the area of a circle with radius 3 cm ? ( Take π = )
2 7
1 3
A 7 cm² B11 cm² C 22 cm² D 38 cm² E 134 cm²
2 4
44. Factorise completely 2a² −¿ 18
A (a + 3)(a−¿ 3) B 2(a + 3)(a−3 ) C 2(a + 3)( a + 3) D 2(a−¿ 3)( a−¿ 3) E (2a + 3)(2a−¿ 3)
45. The sum of 8 and a certain number is equal to the product of the number and 3. What is the number?
A 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 8 E. 10
46. If the product of 4 and the sum of 12 and a certain number is equal to 8. What is the number?
A -4 B -10 C -8 D 8 E 10
47. Calculate the volume of a cone with base diameter 14cm and height 18cm.
22
(Take π = ) A 924 cm² B 492 cm² C 429 cm² D 92.4 cm² E 9.24 cm²
7
48. How many line (s) of symmetry has a kite? A0B1C2D3E
49.Find the sum of prime factors of 24. A 30 B 27 C 12 D 6 E 5
50.Factorise the expression: 5xy- 8by- 10ax +16ab
A (y- 2a) (3b+ y) B ( y + 3b ) (5x – 8b) C ( y –2a) (5x- 8b) D (y – 3b) (5x- 8b) E (y + 3b) (5x + 8b)
N −2
51.Make N the subject of the expression P =
k
PK
A pk- 2 = N B pk +2= N C = N D 2PK= N E PK=N
2
52.Find the L.C.M of 6ab and 5b2. A. 3ab2 B. 6ab2 C. 30b2 D. 30ab2 E. 36ab2
a
53.In the expression + b= c, make x the subject of the formula.
x
b a a c+ b a
A. x=c- B. x= C x= D x= E x=
a c−b c+ b a cb
54.The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point on the level ground is 45 0.If the tree is 12cm
high, calculate the length from the foot of the tree to the point on the level ground where this
observation was made A 36m B. 12m C. 6m D 2.4m E. 1.2m
55.If two angles on a straight line are (x+ 30) and (3x + 200), find the angles
A. (200,300) B. (400, 500) C. (32.50, 1300) D. (42.250, 137.750) E. (900, 1800)
22
56. Calculate to nearest whole number, the perimeter of a circle whose radius is 6cm ( π= ) A
7
35cm B 36cm C 37cm D 38cm E 39cm
57. The length of diagonal of a rectangle 3cm wide is 5cm. find area of the rectangle.
A 6 cm² B 10 cm² C 12 cm² D 15 cm² E 20 cm²
58. The differences between two positive integers is 4 and their sum is 12. Find two positive integers. A
(12,6) B (10,5) C (8,4) D (6, 3) E (4,2)
59. If one- fifth of a class are boys, find the proportion of girls in the class A 0.2B 0.4 C 0.5 D 0.8 E 0.9
60.It takes a hefty woman one hour to write 2003 words. How many words can she write in one minute
correct to 3 significant figures? A 33.3 B 33.383 C 33.4 D 33.43 E 33.48

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

INSTRUCTION: Answer All questions In Section A and B

SECTION A (Objective Test: Choose the correct option from A-D)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Jalo the shepherd boy, once took his flock of sheep to a grassy low land. It was rich for his animals and always
fetched a good price in the market. He liked to be funny and people often admired him for his jokes.

Jalo became bored one afternoon and he wanted to have some fun. He ran to the village shouting “wolf” , wolf”.
The villagers ran to help him when they heard the alarm. They thought that a wolf was attacking his sheep. They
became very surprised and angry when they saw that there was no wolf and the animals were feeding quite
undisturbed. Jalo began to laugh. A trick, a joke, he told the villagers who soon went back to their homes.

A few months later, a wolf actually came and attacked the sheep and killed some of them. In fear, Jalo ran
speedily to the village, calling for help nobody came to help him because they thought it was another trick or a
joke. The killing of Jalo’s sheep made him poor and he learnt his lesson never to raise a false alarm in future.

1. Who was Jalo ?A. He was a wrestler. B. He was a shepherd. C. He was a hunter.
D. He was a villager.
2. Where did Jalo takes his flocks?A. The uplands. B. market. C. water side. D. The grassy lowland.
3. When the villagers heard the alarm, they ............ A. cried wolf , wolf .B. attacked the sheep. C. ran to save
the sheep. D. went to have some fun.
4. Jalo laughed and told the villagers that…………A. It was a piece of fun. B. a wolf is nearby .C. he had been
bored. D. he was at the grassy low land.
5. Few months later………….A. they saw no wolf. B. the animals were disturbed. C. a wolf came and attacked
the sheep. D. the villagers laughed at his jokes.
6. Jalo became poor and learnt the lesson …………A. Never to graze again B. never to be funny again C .never
to be seek for help in future. D. never to raise false alarm in future.
7. A suitable title for this passage is …………. A false Alarm B. Grassy land C. Help from the villagers. D.
villagers and wild animals.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following questions with the most appropriate of the options lettered A - D (Nos. 8 -
32)

8. The toothache was so severe that he went to see a A. chemist. B. dentist.

C. doctor. D. pharmacist.
9. Could you please give me the ________ to reprint my pictures? A. cameras B. negatives C. originals D.
positives
10. The nurse needed a/an _______ to examine the patient’s temperature A. apparatus B. microscope C.
stethoscope D. thermometer.
11. In a democratic government, citizens ________ their leaders A. appoint B. choose C. elect D. nominate
12. He intends to ______ the antivirus software in his system A. file B. recycle C. refresh D. update
13. After many years of courtship, Mary and John finally got ___ A. acquainted B. betrothed C. divorced D.
married
14. The raw product was ________ for final consumption A. displayed B. manufactured C. packaged D. refined
15. The _____ pronounced the accused guilty A. clerk B. judge C. lawyer D. prosecutor
16. The public became aware of the item because of its _____ in the newspapers A. advertisement B.
announcement C. campaign D. exhibition
17. Our class teacher is always _____ in school; she resumes at the right time A. active B. present C. prompt D.
punctual .

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete each of the following questions with the most appropriate of the options lettered A-D (Nos. 18 -
40).

18. Our teacher asked us to move ____ to the other line. A. above B. across C. below D. over
19. It ____ here in Abuja during the ceremony A. rain B.rained C. rains D. raining
20. Our commander advised us to _____ by the rules A. abide B. adhere C. follow D. stick
21. ____ of the candidates is absent? A. which B. who C. who’s D. whom
22. The girl’s skirt was ------------ A.tear B. teared C. tearing D. torn
23. The beverages were sold ___ at very cheap rates A. off B. out C. over D. through
24. Amazingly, they ___ not punished for violating the law A. can B. were C. is D. was
25. The book is a collection of stories _______ women writers A. after B. by C. from D. under
26. She was ____ a chance to make up for the lost opportunity A. gave B. give C. given D. gives
27. The most successful students are the ___ who do not miss class A. once B. one
C. one’s D. ones
28. There’s a stain ___ your shirt. A. down B. on C. over D. through
29. The past tense of swim is A. swam B. swim C. swimming D. swims
30. The teacher ____ her home after the accident A. take B. taken C. takes D. took
31. The ---------- bus was used for the excursion. A. new school white B. new white school C. school new white
D. white new school
32. He finds Hockey ball more interesting ___ swimming. A. above B. instead of C. over D. than

Fill in gap in the following passage with the correct option from letter A – D (33 --- 42) .

‘You will reap what you ----33-----.’ This was an adage that our ----34------ often drummed into our ears
whenever she ---35---- us --- 36 ---- our free time in the idle talk. We hardly ever saw her come up the ---- 37
----- building to our class until she stood behind the window ---- 38---- nearest to the ----- 39 -----. She would
then pronounce a tough sentence on the erring students which nothing could ---- 40 -----, not even a thousand
---- 41 -----. They had to undergo punishment as the ---- 42 ------ for their misbehavior. We thought she was
harsh.

A B C D

33. So Sew Soul Sow

34. principle Principal Populace Principles

35. sore Saw Soar Sure

36. wasting Wanting waiving Waving

37. story Storey stalled Sole

38. panes Plane Pain Plains

39. steers Stares stairs Stirs

40. utter Alter hamper Altar

41. please Pleads plead Pleas

42. price Prize Pies Prise

SPOKEN ENGLISH- SPEECH WORK

(Section D) Choose from the options lettered A – D the one that contains the given the phonetic symbols
(Nos. 43– 57).
 43 ./U/ A Calm B Book C Folks D half
44. /p/ A phone B pest C physics D psalm
45. /U:/ A hug B pull C cube D cub
46. /i:/ A seat B bit C sit D buoy
47. /k/ A cattle B cease C cell D kneel
48. /g/ A gnat B nose C gnash D goat
49. /b/ A. comb B. dumb C. lamb D. mobile
50. /∫ /A. shop B. chopC. match D. buzz
51. ./h/ A. whole. B. honor C ghost D.abhor
52. /a:/ A. bread B. fatC. grass D. mate
53. /t/ A. cream B. this C. water D. wrestler
54. /f/ A. pain B. physical C. psalm D. van
55. /əu/ A bug B. catch C. gold D. horse
56. /au/ A. bowl B. doors C. house D. law
57. /s/ A. card B. cell C. cave D. nose

PAPER 2: ESSAY WRITING

Answer both question 1 & 2. Your answer for each question should not be less than 200 words long. You
are free to use the hints below each question and / or any other ones you like.

1. Write an essay on the topic: The Long Journey I Have Ever Made.
Hints:
(1) Introduction
(2) The body of the letter
(3) Conclusion
2. Write a letter to your friend telling him /her your preparation for the forth coming external exams.

Hints:

1. Address
2. Salutation
3. Introduction
4. The body

The conclusion / subscription.

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. _______ is turning a log into timber board and planks. (a) felling (b) conversion (c) processing
(d) Seasoning (e) tapering
2. One of these is NOT true about seasoning (a) it means drying of wood (b) wood that is not
seasoned will later shrink as it dries out (c) most timber is seasoned in a kiln (d) timber is
easier to season than firewood (e) seasoning
3. These are properties of good quality timber EXCEPT______? (a) It is hard and well-seasoned
(b) It is durable (c) It has a low moisture content (d) It has minimal cracks, knots and
defects (e) It is uniform in colour and pattern.
4. Which of the following states the processes a timber passes through before becoming a chair
(a) felling, process, conversion, seasoning, construction.(b) felling, seasoning , processing,
conversion, construction (c) felling, processing, seasoning, construction (d) felling,
conversion, processing, seasoning, construction (e) felling, seasoning, conversion,
processing, construction.
5. Which is NOT a timber defect? (a) crooking (b) knot (c) bowling (d) twisting (e) cupping
6. Which of these hides defects and changes the colour of the wood? (a) creosote tar (b) oil (c)
sniper
(d) Varnish (e) paint
7. The importance of timber treatment are the following EXCEPT _____ (a) it stops warping (b)
it prevents rolling (c) it kills insect pests (d) it increases the rate of seasoning (e) it changes
the colour of timber
8. The basic concepts of timber production and processing include all the following EXCEPT___
(a) growth (b) felling (c) conversion (d)bowing (e) seasoning
9. Which of these metal processing is the method is the cheapest method of producing iron
product?
(a) Cold working (b) iron casting (c) iron smelting (d) drawing (e) cutting
10.These are all alloys of copper EXCEPT _____ (a) Babbitt metal (b) bronze (c) brass (d) pewter
(e) stainless steel
11.Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences bush burning? (a) bush burning is a
local hunting method (b) clearing of land for the building homes for settlement (c) the
cheapest method for clearing land for planting is by bush burning (d) bush burning is not
use in crop rotation(e) bush burning facilitates pastures for livestock to graze.
12.The effect of bush burning are the following EXCEPT_ ___ (a) climate change (b) loss of
biodiversity
(c) Changes in nutrient cycle (d) increase in land mass (e) reduced soil fertility
13.The act of lightning of fires to clear land for farming is called_____ (a) bush burning (b) bush
flaring
(c) Bush clearing (d) bush flaming (e) tilling the bush
14.Which of this cannot be controlled? {a} weather {b}wealth {c}desertification {d}flood {e}
mining.
15.Bush burning cannot be left unchecked. Effort at checking it is referred to as? {a}affirmation
{b}arbitration {c}regulation {d}coercion {e}pegging
16.Which of the following is not a regulation for bush burning? {a}bush should not be burnt
around dwelling houses {b}bush burning, if there is need for it, should be well supervised
{c}bush burning should be avoided around highly inflammable materials like petroleum
products {d}land clearing by hand should replace bush burning {e}government should not
think of making laws against bush burning.
17.Bush burning is a method of land------------------- {a}clearing {b}harvesting {c}processing
{d}fertilization {e}tillage
18.A particular characteristics or feature in an individual is {a} gene {b} chromosome {c]
inheritance {d} trait {e} hormones.
19.The unit of inheritance is? {a}trait {b}heredity {c}hormone {d}chromosome {e}gene

20. The following are examples of traits that show that people are closely related except
{a}hair colour {b}eye colour {c}cleft chin {d}dimples in the cheeks {e}the way a person.
21. When we say a gene is dominant we are saying that {a}a genetic character is more
pronounce than the other {b}a genetic character is less aggressive than the other {c}a
genetic character has chosen to stay back for other to be revealed {d}a genetic character is
stronger {e}a genetic character is weaker than the other.
22._______ is a dangerous event that can cause injury, loss of life and damage to environment or
properties {a} environmental accident {b} ozone layer depletion {c} natural hazard {d} soil
erosion
{e} hurricane.
 23.The removal of the top soil from the land is ___ [a} flood {b} soil erosion {c} running water {d}
high water current {e} low water current.
24.One of these sentences is not true about soil erosion? {a}it a natural hazard {b}it usually
occurred by running water or wind {c}it has no effect on farming {d}it has a negative
influence on crop production {e}it is the removal of top soil.
25.These are method of controlling erosion except {a}crop rotation {b}managing forests
{c}contour ploughing {d}overgrazing {e}avoiding slash and burn agriculture.
26.Human activities that cause soil erosion include the following except {a}overgrazing
{b}ploughing up and down the slope {c}planting the same crop year after year {d}slash and
burn farm {e}crop rotation.
27._______ is the removal of water usually under the force of gravity? {a}rain {b}drainage
{c}gutter {d}flood {e}river
28.These are the effect of flooding except {a}loss of human life {b}increase of drinkable water
{c} spread of water borne diseases {d}loss of properties {e} loss of landscape
29.Which of these cannot be controlled {a} weather {b}wealth {c}desertification {d}flood
{e}mining
30.The act of lighting of fires to clear land for farming is called {a} bush clearing {b} bush flaring
{c} bush burning {d} bush flaming {e ] tilling the bush.
31.Athletics competitions are made of (a) a track and running events (b) field events (c)
jumping events
(d) Track and field events
32.Injury sustained from hot liquid is referred to as (a) burn (b) scald (c) friction (d)bruise
33.The following are team sports EXCEPT (a) soccer (b) handball (c) volleyball (d) hurdle
34.The following are physical fitness components EXCEPT (a) Speed (b) Skills (c) Coordination
(d) Flexibility
35.The body responsible for all sporting activities in Nigeria is (a)Nigeria Football Federation
(b) Nigeria School Sport Federation (c) National Sport Commission (d) Athletics Federation
of Nigeria
36.W.H.O means (a) World Health Organs (b) World Health Orbanisation (c) World Health
Organization
(d) World Health Officials
37.One of these is not part of the four stages of vaulting (a) The run-up (b) The take-off (c) The
run off
(d) The landing
38.Landing area for throwing implement in athletics is called (a) lands (b) fields (c) sectors (d)
class
39.A person who is able to perform his/her daily activities without unnecessary fatigue and
still have reserve energy for social activities is (a) physically disable (b) morally fit
(c)physically fit (d) socially fit
40.All these are field events EXCEPT (a) Discuss throw (b) Javelin throw (c) Pole Vault (d)1,500
metres

SECTION B: THEORY
PART I
Answer two questions from this part

1(a) Define the following: i. Phenotype ii. Genotype iii. Family trait iv. Heterozygous gene

1(b) (i) List 4 importance of family traits

(ii) Draw the result of the cross breeding of a sickle cell woman(SS) and a carrier of sickle cell man (AS)

2(a) (i) List 4 reasons for deforestation

(ii) mention two (2) practices that influence bush burning

(iii) Mention 3 controls of flooding

(b) List 4 control of erosion

3(a) what is desertification?

(b) List five causes of desertification

(c) List five effects of desertification

(d) List 3 types of erosion

PART II
Answer one question in this part

4(a) List the processes of producing timber

(b) Define the following: (i) defects in timber (ii) conversion of timber (iii) seasoning of wood

(iv) primary growth

(c) (i)List the types of defect (ii) Give three examples each of the types of defect

5(a) (i) List five properties or characteristics of a good timber

(ii) List four methods of applying preservatives (iii) List three examples of cast iron

(b) Define the following: (i) casting (ii) smelting (iii) preservative (iv) secondary growth

PART III
Answer one question from this part

6(a) List four importance of physical fitness

(b) list Five factors that influences physical fitness

(c) List four safety precautions when performing exercise

(d) List three examples of health related physical fitness

7(a) List three basic skills in pole vault

(b) List three equipment used in hockey

(c) List four basic skills in hockey

(d) Mention five field events