Section A Instructions: Each question is followed by four options, A , B , C and D. Choose the correct answer. 1.

Which of the following is shelter for earthworm? A. Cave B. Nest C. Soil D. Hole

2. What will happen if humans do not drink ? A. Thirsty B. Starving C. Hungry D. Choking

3. Which of the following basic needs is not needed by humans in a forest? A. Water B. Food C. Shelters D. Raincoat

4. A whale does not need A. Air B. Food

____________ to stay alive. C. Water D. Sunlight

5. Humans need food for : A. Stay healthy B. Convert food to air C. Protect from enemies D. Maintain body temperature 6. What will happen if a plant kept inside a plastic bag? A. Will die B. Will grow C. Can breathe D. Stay healthy

7. As we exhale, the chest moves in causing the lungs : A. Expand B. Contract C. Moves in D. Moves out

8. During photosynthesis plants needs : A. Oxygen only B. Oxygen and sunlight C. Carbon dioxide only D. Carbon dioxide and sunlight 9. When humans breathe, we can see the chest : A. Shaking 10. P- Protect from extreme weather Q- Protect themselves from danger R- Protect themselves from their own family S- Provide a safe place for bringing up their family B. Moving right to left C. Moving right to right D. Moving up and down

Humans and animals need shelter for a few purposes. They included: A. P,Q and R B. P,Q and S C. P,R and S D. Q,R and S

11.What will happen when you put a hamster in an airtight container? A. It will sleep well B. People cannot steal it C. Other animals cannot attack it D. It cannot get enough air to breathe and will die 12.The rate of breathing is counted based on : A. How long a person run B. The number of chest movement C. The air is flows out from the nose D. The air is taken in through the nose

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The plant in the picture does not need : A. Air B. Shelter C. Food D. Water

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Humans need gas to live. What is the name of the gas? A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Hydrogen D. Carbon dioxide

15. Which of the following are effects of smoking? I. The smoker become intelligent

II. The lungs of the smoker will darker III. The mouth of smoker becomes smelly A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

16. Some of the characteristics of the grasshopper are shown below >External opening at the sides of the thorax for the flow of air >Abdomen is segmented The grasshopper breathes through the A. Gills B. Thorax C. Moist skin and lungs D. Tracheal structure

17. Which of the following can cause accident ? I. A careless driver A. I and II only II. A drunken driver III. A driver high on drugs D. I,II and III

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

18. The picture below shows an animal.

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What are the respiratory organs of the animal ? I. Lungs II. Gills III. Moist skin IV. Tracheal system D. III and IV only

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

19. Which of the following animals do not breathe through the gills? A. Crab B. Tadpole C. Fish D. Prawn

20. What is the product of human defecation ? A. Urine B. Water C. Faeces D. Carbon dioxide

21. What is the meaning of excretion? A. Expelling urine from body B. Removing undigested food from body C. Expelling excess food from the body D. Removing toxic waste materials from the body 22. Which part of plants respond to sunlight? A. Shoot B. Stem C. Flower D. Root

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Monica accidentally pricked her finger while she was sewing her dress and she cried.

What can we conclude based on the above information? A. Humans will smile B. Humans respond to stimuli C. Humans like to cry D. Humans will run away

24. Plants reproduce through : I. Underground stem II. Suckers and leaves A. I and II B. II and III III. Spores and seeds IV. Stem cutting and suckers C. III and IV D. I,II,III and IV

25. During excretion ,humans get rid of : I. Urea III. Excess minerals salt
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II. Water and carbon dioxide A. I and II B. II and III

IV. Oxygen and food C. III and IV D. I,II and III

26. Living things reproduce in order to: A. Carry on their generation B. Not replace the ones that have died C. Decrease the population of their species D. Not to maintain a balanced in ecosystem 27. The stimuliti that plants can respond to are: I. Water A. I and II II. Gravity B. II and III III. Touch C. III and IV IV. Sunlight D. I,II , III and IV

28. Which of the following animals undergoes four stages in its life cycle? A. Chicken B. Mosquito C. Hamster D. Cockroach

29. A mimosa plant responds to: ________ A. Touch B. Air C. Space D. Food

30. When humans breathe, they exhale: A. Oxygen B. Nitrogen C. Hydrogen D. Carbon dioxide ( 30 marks) SECTION B (20 marks) Answer all questions. 1. Sonata puts a balsam plant in a box with small hole and leave it near the window five days. Sonata waters the plant every day.

Diagram 1 a) What will happen to the plant after five days? ________________________________________ (1 mark) b) Give a reason for your answer in (a). ________________________________________
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________________________________________ (1 mark) c) State the following : i) What to keep the same : ________________________________________ ii) What to observe : ________________________________________ ( 2marks ) d) What can you conclude from the above investigation? ________________________________________ ________________________________________ (1 mark) 2.

Diagram 2 shows a traveller was lost in a desert. a) What is the most important basic need of the traveller in Diagram 2 ? _____________________________________________ ( 1 mark ) b) List three basic needs of humans : i) ii) iii) __________________ __________________ __________________ ( 3 mark ) c) Explain why humans need the basic need stated in (a) ______________________________________________ ( 1 mark )

3. A green bean seedling is planted in the middle of a pot. Andrew waters one side of the pots every day.
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a) What can you say about the roots of the plant ? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ( 1mark ) b) State the following : i) What to change ii ) What to observe : _________________________________ : _________________________________

iii) What to keep the same : _________________________________ ( 3 marks) c) What can you conclude from the above investigation ? ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ( 1mark )

4. Look at the picture below and answer all the questions.

Diagram 3 a) Label the above picture correctly . b) When humans excrete,they produce : i ) ___________________ ii ) ___________________ ( 2 marks) _________________________________________________________________________ Prepared by: . (Mr.N.Pachaippan) Year 4 Science Teacher Verified by: (Ms.S.Logammal) Senior Assistant 1 Checked by: . (Ms.P.Kamachee) Head of Science Panel ( 3 marks)