BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FIRST TERM EXAMINATION PRIMARY 4

NAME:                                                                                  

CLASS: PRIMARY 4            

SUBJECT: Basic Science & Technology

Instruction: Answer all the questions

OBJECTIVE:

1. Water changing into ice is an example of _______ change (a) Reversibles             (b) irreversible            (c) permanent
2. Changes in nature are of ________ main types. (a) 2 (b) 4                (c) 7
3. When candle stick melts, _______ change occurs. (a) permanent (b) temporary (c) spiritual
4. _________ is not part of a plant. (a) root (b) seed bed       (c) stem
5. A part of a plant that can develop into another such plant is called______ (a) leaf (b) flower (c) seed
6. Which of these is not a plant. (a) pawpaw seedling (b) mango seed    (c) finger ling
7. The young of a sheep is called ________ (a) lamb (b) killer       (c) puppy
8. Which of these insects lays egg in stagnant water? (a) wage (b) mosquito (c) cockroach
9. An insect has ______ legs (a) 4 (b) 5             (c) 6
10. A candle ______ when kindled (a) melts          (b) rusts           (c) Moulds
11. Wood turns into _________ when burnt (a) ice (b) salt          (c) ashes
12. When iron is exposed to air and moisture it _____________ (a) melts       (b) rusts       (c) Moulds
    13.       ________ is how cold or hot something (a) temporary          (b) sun         (c) rare
13. ________ is an instrument for measuring air pressure. (a) rain Guage (b) thermometer (c) barometer
14. _______ is the state of the atmosphere at a place and time (a) earth quake (b) weather (c) rainguage
15. Which of these months usually have the highest rainfall in a year

(a) January           (b)  December             (c) June

17. ________ is an instrument for measuring temperature. (a) rain Guage (b) thermometer (c) wind vane
18. There are _______ types of changes in nature (a) 2 (b) 4          (c) 6           (d) 7
19. ________ is not an example of primary colours (a) red (b) blue          (c) orange
20. Which of these gives the colours on a rainbow. (a) ROONGBIV (b) ROYGBIV (c) ROVBNM
21. The rainbow has ________ colours (a) 8 (b) 7                (c) 6
22. A/ An _________ is the measure of a surface. (a) perimeter (b) volume     (c) area
23. ________ is the distance from side to side of a thing. (a) length       (b) centimeter     (c) breadth
24. ________ is not a measuring task (a) stone (b) tape rule (c) meter rule
25. Which of these does not have a volume? (a) cone (b) square      (c) cylinder
26. Volume cannot be measured in ________ (a) kg (b) ml                         (c) l
27. Which is bigger: cl or l? __________
28. Solid shapes can be grouped moto _________ and irregular solids

(a) plane        (b) 2-dimensional                (c) regular

29. Solve shapes are also called ________ dimensional shapes (a) 2                (b) 3                (c) 4
30. _______ is not an example of solid shape. (a) Rhomblus (b) prison (c) sphere

THEORY       (6 marks per question)

Answer only five question from the part, question 4 is compulsory

1. Write each of these units of measuring volume in their full form.
2. ML=   ___________________________                       b.         L =___________________________

2a.       What is Measurement?

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1. List 3(three) measuring tools

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3a.       Define the following

1. Weather

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1. Thermometer

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iii.       Rain guage

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1. What are Non-Living things?

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4. Sketch or draw out a table for the life cycle of a mosquito.

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5. Briefly explain what you understand by
6. Changes in Nature

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1. Changes in plants

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1. Changes in Animals

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6. List 6 characteristics of a non-living thing.

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