Normally the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) science paper is tested on the basis of skills against topics using a specification table.
The specification table ensures that all topics in the syllabus are covered and that no more questions are set from one section of the syllabus than from another.
Kenya National Examination Council tests all science topics from grade one to eight.
1.Energy
Energy carries 8 questions in science KCPE examination.
2.Properties of matter
Properties of matter carries 4 questions
3.Making work easier
The topic ‘Making work easier’ carries 3 questions
4.Food and nutrition
Food and nutrition carries 3 questions
5.Human body
Human body carries 5 questions
6.Plants
Plants carries 5 questions
7.Animals
Animals carries 5 questions
8.Weather and sky
Weather and sky carries 2 questions
9.Health Education
Health Education carries 6 questions
10.Environment
Environment carries 3 questions
11.Soil
Soil carries 3 questions
12.Water
Water carries 4 questions
Skills tested with number of questions
1.Knowledge (17 questions)
2.Comprehension (8 questions)
3.Application (9 questions)
4.Analysis (7 questions)
5.Synthesis (5 questions)
6.Evaluation (4 questions)
