TOPICAL EXERCISES

YEAR 4

CHAPTER 1: INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS

1. BASIC NEEDS
(b) The mouse in the picture will die
1.1 Human Have Basic Needs soon because it will run out of _______ to
_________.
1. The picture shows how humans lived in a (c) Animal need shelter to protect
cave a long time ago. The cave is by a themselves form __________, _________ and
riverside and a cave lady is cooking for her _________.
family. (d) Name three animal shelters.
(i) __________________
(ii) __________________
(iii) __________________

2. Two similar fish are each placed in two similar

sized aquariums. The conditions of both the
aquariums are similar except that the
aquarium P is sprayed with a layer of oil as
shown in the picture.

(a) Based on the picture, name the basic

needs of humans.
____________________
(ii) ____________________ The fish in aquarium P was found to be dead
____________________ after several days, whereas the fish in
(b) Why does the family need to eat? aquarium Q was found to be alive and healthy.
(i) _________________________________
__ What is the aim of the experiment?
___________________________________ _______________________________________
(c) Why does the family need to stay in the In the experiment, state the following.
cave? (i) What is being changed?
________________________________________ _________________________
(d) Name one other basic need of human. (ii) What has being measured?
________________________________________ _________________________
(e) State the importance of basic need in (d) to (iii) What is kept the same?
humans. _________________________
________________________________________ (c) What can be concluded based on
the experiment?
1.2 Animal Have Basic Needs _______________________________________

Fill in the blanks with the correct words. 1.3 Animal Have Basic Needs

1. The figure shows an experiment carried out

on four plants.

(a) The rabbit in the picture will die

eventually if its condition were to be
prolonged because it gets no _________ and
__________.

The table shows the results obtained from the

experiment.
Plant Condition after 1 Condition after 2
week weeks
 P Fresh with green Fresh with green
leaves leaves
Q The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves J K
R The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves
S The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves

(a) State what each of these plants is deprived

L M
of in the experiment.
(i) Plant Q : ______________________________
(ii) Plant R : ______________________________
(iii) Plant S : ______________________________
A J and K only C J, K and L only
(b) For each of the following plants, draw an B K and L only D J, K, L and M
inference (reason) based on the
observation obtain. 4. In which of these jars will the fish live in the
(i) Plant Q : ______________________________ longest?
Plant R : ______________________________ A C
Plant S : ______________________________

(c) What can you conclude from the

experiment?
______________________________________

B D
REVISION SCIENCE
YEAR 4

CHAPTER 1: INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS

SECTION A
5. Which is the correct pathway of air during
Every question is followed by four options A, B, C
and D. Choose the correct answer. inhalation?
A Nose → Windpipe → Lungs
1. Which of the following are basic needs of a B Lungs → Windpipe → Mouth → Nose
human?
C Mouth → Nose → Lungs → Windpipe
P – Air R – Food D Windpipe → Lungs → Nose → Mouth
Q – Car S – Water
6. Two basic needs of green plants, X and Y,
A P and R only C P, R and S only have the following functions.
B P and S only D P, Q, R and S
X : To make food
Y : To prevent the plants from
2. What do humans need to help them grow and
drying out (wilting)
stay healthy?
A Eat a balanced diet
Which of the following are the basic needs X
B Stop exercising regularly and Y?
C Sleep at least 18 hours a day
Stay outdoors in the rain to get enough X Y
D water.
A Water Sunlight

Which of the following are natural shelters of animal? B Water Air

C Air Sunlight
D Sunlight Water

7. Two similar potted bean plants P and Q were

used in an investigation. Only plant P was
watered daily. The condition of the plants was
observed daily. Which of the following would
 most probably be observed on the fourth A I only C I and III only
day?
B I and II only D II and III only
Plant P Plant Q
The stem is firm
The stem is firm and The following lists the condition of a man.
and upright with
A upright, with less
many more green
green leaves. • He has breathing difficulties
leaves.
The stem is limp • He has a severe cough
The stem is taller, (flaccid) and bent, • He has bad breath
B firm and upright with leaves that are • His teeth has turn yellow
with larger green. curling and turning
yellow.
The stem is taller, The stem is firm and Which of the following habits does he have?
firm and upright upright, with leaves
C
with larger green that are curling and
leaves. turning yellow. A Taking drugs
The plant is alive, B Taking alcohol
The plant has
D growing and C Exercising regularly
shriveled and died.
healthy.
D Smoking cigarettes
8. Which of these are difference between the
process of inhalation and exhalation? The pictures show two animals.

Inhalation Exhalation
The chest moves The chest move
upward and downwards and
I outwards inwards.
Air enters the lungs. Air expelled from the
II lungs.
The air contains The air contains more
III more carbon dioxide oxygen. Which of the following animals breathes in
the same way as the animals in the pictures?
A I only C I and III only A Cats C Tadpoles
B I and II only D II and III only B Worms D Grasshoppers

The removal of faeces from our body is called 15. Which of the following animals lay their eggs
in holes in the soil and sand?
A Digestion C Defecation
B Excretion D Absorption
W X
Which of these is not and excretory organ?

A Windpipe C Lung
B Kidney D Skin

11. Which of the following organs involved in the Y Z

defecation process?

A Windpipe C Lung
B Kidney D Skin
A W and X only C W, X and Z only
12. Which of the following are the effects of B X and Z only D W, X, Y and Z
taking alcohol?
The pictures show four different animals.
I Cause liver damage
II Delays a person’s response to stimuli
III They help the spread of AIDS if shared.
 A Suckers

Underground
B
stem

Which of the animals gives birth to their

young?

A Fox and deer C Dragonfly and lizard C Stem cutting

B Fox and lizard D Deer and dragonfly

The following are characteristic of an animal.

• Its lives on land and water

D Seeds
• Its breath using its lungs when on land
• Its young use their gills to breath in
The animal is a

A Fish C Turtle 21. The picture shows a plant that has responded
B Prawn D Frog to a certain stimulus.

Which of these plants reproduced through spores?

A Ferns C Bamboos
B Begonias D Bananas plant

The picture shows a plant.

What stimulus has the plant that has
responded to a certain stimulus?
A Water C Gravity
B Touch D Sunlight

What do the roots of a plant respond to?

Which of the following plants reproduces in
the same way as the plant? I Sunlight
II Touch
A Onion C Hibiscus
III Water
B Begonias D Pineapple
IV Gravity

Which of the following is not correct?

A I and II only C II and IV only
B I and III only D III and IV only
23. Some animals pretend to be dead to escape
from enemies. Which of these animals
behaves in such way?

A Cow C Beetle
B Horse D Crocodile

The picture shows an animal. Rhinoceros Whale

Group P Group Q
A Wallow in the mud Have a thick fat layer
B Have humps Hibernate
C Hide in safe places Have a thick fur coat
Have a thick fur Migrate from one
Which of these animals protects itself the D coat place to another
same way as the animal in the picture?
A Frog C Elephant 28. Which of the following helps cactus plant to
protect itself from its enemies?
B Horse D Chameleon
A Has latex
Why do camels have humps? B Has fine hairs
A To cool their body in hot climate C Has many thorns
B To maintain their body temperature D Produces poisonous substances
C To store food to survive in the desert
29. How does the mimosa plant protect itself
D To withstand extreme temperature conditions
from its enemies?
26. The picture shows a group of birds flying from
E : By having hairy leaves
one placed to another.
F : By folding its leaflets
G : By having thorns
H : Producing poisonous substances

A F and G only C G and H only

B F and H only D E, F, G and H

Why do the birds move from one place to 30. Which of the following characteristics do not
another every year? help the plant to survive in places that are
A To escape of a cold winter frequently blown by strong wind?
B To look for fresh water
A Have flexible stem
C To look for mate
B Have buttress roots
D To lay their eggs
The pictures show two groups of animals. C Have needle-like leaves
D Have thick succulent stems
P Q

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