BASIC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PRIMARY 4 1ST TERM EXAMINATION
1ST TERM EXAMINATION 2011
CLASS: PRIMARY 4
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NAME: …
1. _____________ is what happens when something or someone passes from one form to another.
(a) change (b) culture (c) plant
2.There are ___________ main types of change
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. _____________ is an example of temporary change.
(a) rusting of iron (b) increase in age (c) change in weather
4. Death of plants and animals is an example of __________ change.
(a) permanent (b) temporary
5.____________ is an example of mammal
(a) dog (b) hen (c) fish
6.The young one of cow is ___________
(a) kitten (b) calf (c) kid
7.The young one of sheep is _________
(a) lamb (b) kitten (c) puppy
8. Adult female of turkey is called ____________
(a) duck (b) hen (c) goose
9. Adult male of sheep is called __________
(a) ram (b) boar (c) guinea fowl
10.There are _____________ types of metamorphosis
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11.Bush burning causes loss of trees and other plants.
(a) Yes (b) No (c) None of the above
12. Whenever air moving quickly, the weather is ___________
(a) windy (b) rainy (c) rushing
13. ___________ is the state of the atmosphere of a place at a particular time.
(a) change (b) weather (c) culture
14. _____________ is an example of weather factor
(a) rainfall (b) change (c) bush burning
15. ______________ is used to measure how hot or cold a place is
(a) Campbell (b) wind vane (c) thermometer
16. We use rain guage to measure the amount of ______________
(a) wind (b) air (c) rain
17. _________ is used for finding the direction of wind.
(a) wind vane (b) rain guage (c) hygrometer
18. Weather records help us to know the best time to plant or harvest our crops.
(a) true (b) false
19. __________ is amount of space which an object contains or occupies.
(a) volume (b) weather (c) length
20. The length of an object is how wide an object is.
(a) True (b) false
Section B
1. What are permanent changes? _______________________________________
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2. Mention two examples of permanent change
a. ____________________________
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3. Name four animals and their young ones
Animals Young ones
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4. What is weather? _________________________________________________
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5. Name two instrument used for measuring weather factors
i.) ___________________________ ii.) ____________________________
6. What is volume?
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7. Write two objects you know that have volumes
i.) ___________________________ ii.) ____________________________
