TOPICAL TEST 1 : BASIC NEEDS

Section A
This question paper consists of 25 questions. Answer all questions. Every question is followed by four options A, B, C
and D. Choose the correct answer.
1 Diagram 1 shows the basic needs of humans.
Diagram 1
What does Y represent?
A C
B D
2 Diagram 2 shows a plate of rice.
Diagram 2
Food is needed
A to breathe.
B to provide energy.
C to prevent from being thirsty.
D to protect from rain, sun and danger.
3 Which of the following provides shelter for humans?
A C

B D
4 What would happen to humans if their basic needs are
not met?
A They would die.
B They would stay healthy.
C They would grow stronger.
D They will be wilted.
5 Diagram shows a man diving in the sea. !e needs to
bring an o"ygen tan# along.
Diagram 3
What conclusion can be made from the activity?
$ !umans do not need water.
$$ !umans need air to stay alive.
$$$ !umans cannot breathe in the sea.
$%!umans need o"ygen tan# to prevent being eaten
by shar#.
A $ and $$ C $$ and $$$
B $ and $$$ D $$$ and $%
6 & man is lost in the hot and dry desert. Which basic
need does he need the most at that moment?
A 'unlight
B Water
C ("ygen
D !ouse
7 Which of the following are the basic needs of
animals?
K ) &ir
L ) Food
M ) *artner
+ 'unlight
A K and L C L and M
B K and M D M and
Diagram , shows two types of animals.

Diagram 4
Which of the following statements is not true about
the animals?
A They breathe in o"ygen.
B They do not need sunlight.
C They need to drin# water.
D They can ma#e their own food.
! What do birds build to protect their eggs and young?
A !oles C Flats
B -ages D .ests
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Ba"ic nee#"
Food &ir
'helter
1$ Which of the following combinations is not matched
correctly?
Ba"ic nee# o% anima&" P'r(o"e
A &ir For breathing
B Food To provide energy
C Water To have fun
D 'helter To protect animals
11 Which of the following animals uses holes in the
ground as its shelter?
A C
B D
12 Which of the following is matched correctly about
animals and its basic need to stay alive?
Li)ing t*ing Ba"ic nee#
A /ion 0ate
B 1lephant &ir
C 1arthworm 'unlight
D -actus 'helter
13 Which of the following does not show a basic need of
animals?
A C
B D
14 Diagram 2 shows two types of shelters of animals.
Diagram 5
&nimals need shelter to
A eat.
B drin#.
C breathe.
D protect themselves from danger.
15 Diagram 3 shows an investigation on the basic needs
of animal.
Diagram 6
Which of the following is the basic need being
investigated?
A Water C 'unlight
B &ir D Food
16 Which of the following is the shelter for a bat?
A C
B D
17 Diagram 4 shows an investigation carried out by a
group of pupils.
Diagram 7
What can be observed after 2 days?
A The coc#roach is dead.
B The coc#roach becomes bigger.
C The coc#roach becomes very active.
D The coc#roach has run away.
1 Diagram 5 shows two similar plants used in an
e"periment carried out by a group of pupils. *lant K is
watered twice a day while plant L is not watered at all.
The plants are being observed after one wee#.

Diagram
Which of the following statements about the plants are
correct?
$ *lant L grows healthily.
$$ *lant K grows healthily.
$$$ *lant L has wilted.
$%*lants K has wilted.
A $ and $$ C $$ and $$$
B $ and $$$ D $$$ and $%
1! Which of the following is not a basic need of plants?
A &ir
B Water
C 'unlight
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D Fertili6er
2$ Diagram 7 shows different parts of a plant.
Diagram !
Which part of the plant absorbs water?
A K C M
B L D
21 & pupil waters his plant which is being #ept in a dar#
room every day. !owever, after a wee#, he found that
the plant wilted. What should he do to ma#e the plant
grow healthily?
A !e should put fertili6er into the pot.
B !e should water the plant more often.
C !e should e"pose the plant to sunlight.
D !e should switch on a fan for the plant.
22 Which of the following seeds will grow into seedlings?
A C

B D
23 Diagram 18 shows a plant which is #ept in an airtight
and clear plastic bag and watered every day.

Diagram 1$
&fter one wee#, the plant died. What is the basic need
that the plant lac#ed of?
A &ir C 'unlight
B Water D Fertili6er
24 Which of the rabbits below is still alive after 2 days?
A C

B D
25 Diagram 11 shows a plant with one of its leaf covered
by a piece of blac# cloth.
Diagram 11
What is being investigated?
A *lants need air. C *lants need shelter.
B *lants need water. D *lants need sunlight.

Section B
Answer all the questions. !rite your answers in the spaces provided.
1 Diagram 1 shows two different shelters where animals
live.
Diagram 1
9a: ;ive one e"ample animal that live in
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9b: *redict what will happen if animals do not have
shelter.
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9c: 'tate one importance of shelter to animals.
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9d: 'tate t+o other basic needs of animals.
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2 Diagram 2 shows two pots of plants, K and L. The two
plants are watered daily and placed in a garden.
Diagram 2
9a: What is the purpose 9aim: of the investigation?
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9b: 'tate
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9c: *redict what will happen to plants K and L after
one wee#.
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9d: What can be concluded from the investigation?
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3 Diagram shows an investigation carried out by a
group of pupils. Three green bean seeds were put into
three bea#ers, &, Y and ' respectively under different
conditions. &fter a wee#, the seeds in bea#er & have
sprouted but those in bea#ers Y and ' have not.
Diagram 3
9a: What are the t+o variables 9changing readings:
that are collected from this investigation?
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9b: 'tate one reason 9inference: to e"plain the
observation of green beans in
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9c: What is the purpose 9aim: of adding oil into
bea#er '?
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9d: 9i: $f the layer of oil in bea#er ' is removed,
predict what will happen to the seeds.
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9ii: 'tate your reason 9inference: for your answer
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