BECE Science 1992 Past Questions and Answers

This Science BECE 1992 past-question page works as a revision guide. Use the topic breakdown to see what the paper tests, read the sample explanations carefully, then open the full QuizAppa practice mode when you are ready to answer under exam conditions.

Quick Revision Tips

• Read each question twice before checking the options.
• Use the explanation to understand why the correct answer works.
• Group missed questions by topic before you repeat the paper.
• Move to timed practice only after you can explain your corrections.

Topic Breakdown

This Science BECE 1992 paper is grouped by topic so students can revise weak areas before attempting the full quiz.

• Matter, Elements, and Mixtures: 18 questions - Questions in this group test particle ideas, chemical symbols, elements, compounds, and simple separation methods.
• Energy, Heat, Light, and Electricity: 5 questions - These items revise common energy forms, simple circuits, heat transfer, light, and sound ideas.
• Forces, Motion, and Friction: 4 questions - These questions test how forces affect movement and how friction changes everyday motion.
• General Science Practice: 4 questions - These questions cover mixed Integrated Science ideas that are useful for broad BECE revision.
• Health, Sanitation, and Water Safety: 4 questions - These items connect science knowledge with everyday hygiene, safe water, and disease prevention.
• Living Things and Plant Science: 4 questions - These questions focus on plant parts, food storage, growth, and basic features of living things.
• Earth, Weather, and Environment: 1 question - These questions connect science with soil, water, weather, and environmental conditions.
• Scientific Skills and Measurement: 1 question - These items check practical science skills such as observing, measuring, and choosing suitable methods.

Sample Questions and Answer Explanations

Question 1: Which of the following is true about matter? It has Correct answer: C. Matter has mass (which gives weight due to gravity) and occupies space (volume). Weight is the force of gravity on mass, volume is the space occupied.

Question 3: Why is it bad to throw faeces into rivers? Because Correct answer: A. It is bad to throw faeces into rivers because other people collect drinking water from them - this spreads diseases like cholera and dysentery. Colour change, hardness, inability to dissolve, and dirtiness are not the main reasons.

Question 5: During athletics, a boy slipped on a banana peel on the ground and fell. This is because Correct answer: A. A boy slipped on a banana peel because there was no friction - the peel acts as a lubricant, reducing friction between the shoe and the ground. The ground being hard, peel being soft, or friction being too great are not correct.

Question 6: Which of the following is a rhizome? Correct answer: B. Ginger is a rhizome - a horizontal underground stem that stores food. Potato is a tuber, onion is a bulb, cocoyam is a corm, cassava is a root tuber.

Question 8: Which of the following energy changes takes place when a church bell is tolled? Correct answer: B. When a church bell is tolled, kinetic energy (from the swinging clapper) is converted to sound energy. Potential energy to kinetic is falling object, potential to sound is not direct, chemical to heat is burning, sound to kinetic is not typical.

Question 12: Which of the following products is not excreted by the skin? Correct answer: E. Saliva is not excreted by the skin - it is secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. Water, sweat, urea, and common salt are all excreted by the skin in sweat.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

Students should use this paper for correction and topic review, not only for memorising answer letters.

• Rushing to choose an option before identifying the science topic.
• Memorising the letter answer instead of the reason behind it.
• Ignoring units, keywords, and small details in the question.
• Skipping correction after marking the paper.

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