January 2023
GRADE 5
NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
TERM 1: BASELINE ASSESSMENT
MARKING GUIDELINE
MARKS: 30
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QUESTION 1
1.1
D 
1.2
C 
1.3
B 
1.4
A 
1.5
A 
[5]
QUESTION 2
2.1
True 
2.2
False 
2.3
True 
2.4
True 
2.5
False 
[5]
QUESTION 3
3.1.1. B 
A 
D 
C 
3.2 river/ pond /sea /ocean/dam- water
3.3 – They get Oxygen from water
- They breath by taking water into their mouth
[7]
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QUESTION 4
4.1
A. Leave
B. Stem
C. Roots
4.2
Leaves/ Part A
The plant will wilt and die.

Part B /stem
Anchor the plant on the soil

Absorbs water and mineral salts from the soil 
( mark any one)
[8]
QUESTION 5
5.1 Natural 
5.2 Man-made 
Natural 
Man-made 
Natural 
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