FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

NAME:…………………………………………………………………………………

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

1. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
2. Do not copy from your classmates. Work independently.
3. Write your answers neatly in the spaces provided.
4. Answer all the questions.
5. Manage your time wisely.

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SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (30 MARKS)

(Choose the correct answer and write the letter beside the question number.)

1.) _______ is the condition of the atmosphere of a particular area at a given period of time.
(a) Climate
(b) Weather
(c) Sunny
(d) Cloudy

2.) Which of the following is a temporary change?
(a) Water – ice
(b) Wood – ashes
(c) Seedlings – young plant
(d) Egg – adult (imago)

3.) Changes in plants are permanent.
(a) True
(b) False
(c) Maybe
(d) I don’t know

4.) _________ is what happens when something passes from one form to another.
(a) Choice
(b) Change
(c) Chance
(d) Charge

5.) The unit of temperature is measured and recorded in ______.
(a) Meters
(b) Degrees
(c) Kilograms
(d) Seconds

6.) A weather expert is referred to as a ______.
(a) Mechanic
(b) Meteorologist
(c) Radiologist
(d) Cardiologist

7.) The instrument used for measuring wind direction is known as ____.
(a) Barometer
(b) Wind vane
(c) Thermometer
(d) Anemometer

8.) In safety rules, red color signifies:
(a) Danger
(b) Royalty
(c) Wealth
(d) Love

9.) Tape rule, meter rule, and ruler are instruments for measuring _____.
(a) Volume
(b) Time
(c) Length
(d) Weight

10.) The following are instruments used in measuring time except _____.
(a) Bathroom scale
(b) Stop watch
(c) Wristwatch
(d) Table clock

11.) How many colors does a rainbow have?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 2

12.) The weather symbols below signify _________ and _________.
(a) Cloudy/Lightning
(b) Rainy/Sunny
(c) Hot/Sunny
(d) Lightning/Rainy

13.) Red, yellow, and blue are examples of _______ colors.
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Nursery
(d) Tertiary

14.) The unit of length is ______.
(a) Metres
(b) Litres
(c) Seconds
(d) Grammes

15.) Which of the following insects undergoes incomplete metamorphosis?
(a) Cockroach
(b) Housefly
(c) Mosquito
(d) Butterfly

16.) The instrument used to measure the temperature of a particular place or person is known as _____.
(a) Barometer
(b) Thermometer
(c) Anemometer
(d) Hygrometer

17.) Yellow + Blue = _________.
(a) Green
(b) Purple
(c) Orange
(d) Indigo

18.) Which of the following animals changes its skin color for protection?
(a) Bird
(b) Lizard
(c) Chameleon
(d) Toad

19.) Which of the following represents complete metamorphosis in the life cycle of an insect?
(a) Egg – Nymph – Adult
(b) Egg – Adult
(c) Egg – Larva – Pupa – Adult
(d) Egg – Larva – Adult

20.) An adult insect is divided into ______ main parts.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 7

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SECTION B: THEORY QUESTIONS (30 MARKS)

(Answer all the questions in complete sentences.)

1.) What is weather?

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b.) List five factors that affect weather:
(a) ______________________________
(b) ______________________________
(c) ______________________________
(d) ______________________________
(e) ______________________________

2.) Define change.

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b.) Mention two types of change:
(a) ______________________________
(b) ______________________________

3.) State one animal that performs the following:
(i) An animal that sheds its skin is ___________________________
(ii) An animal that changes its color is ______________________________
(iii) An animal that changes due to old age is ____________________________

b.) Mention two changes in both plants and animals.

Plants:
(a) ____________________________
(b) ____________________________

Animals:
(a) ____________________________
(b) ____________________________

4.) State the units of measurement for the following:
(a) Length = ________________________
(b) Volume = ________________________
(c) Time = __________________________
(d) Area = __________________________