
MID TERM TEST FIRST TERM PRIMARY 4 BASIC SCIENCE
FIRST TERM MID TERM TEST
Subject: Â BASIC SCIENCE Class: BASIC 4
Name:Â Â __________________________________ Time: 1 Hour
SECTION A:Â ObjectiveÂ
Instruction: Answer all questions in this section
- Change make things _________  (a)old   (b)different  (c)original  (d)expensive
- ________ and ______can cause change  (a)plant and animal  (b)living and non-living things   (c)nature and man
- Change occurs in ______  (a)stones   (b)plants   (c)books
- When an object increases or decreases in size, shape or colour is called a _______  (a)change  (b)event  (c)chance
- When water changes into ice block, it is a _________ change (a) temporary (b) permanent (c) none of the aboveÂ
- A change is classified into temporary and ___________ (a) permanent (b) reversible (c) all of themÂ
- Change makes a candle ______  (a)melt   (b)grow  (c)tall
- When butter is melted, it becomes ______  (a)liquid  (b)gas  (c)fine
- The degree of coldness or hotness of a place is called ______  (a)weather   (b)sunlight  (c)temperature
- _________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time (a) temperature   (b) rainfall  (c) weatherÂ
- Measurements are _____ everywhere  (a)not the same  (b)the same  (c)different
- Measurement determine the ______ of an object  (a)age  (b)size  (c)height
- Which of these professions uses tape rule to measure solids?  (a)doctor  (b)trader  (c)carpenter
- ______ is one of the changes that plants undergo  (a)ageing   (b)adult (c)overgracing
- Which of these is not an animal?   (a)tadpole   (b)caterpillar   (c)okro
- Which of these is an instrument for measuring wing?    (a)wind vane  (b)barometer  (c)thermometer
- Moisture in the air is known as ______  (a)humidity   (b)wind   (c)cloud
- How many centimeters makes 1 meter?  (a)10   (b)1000  (c)100  (d)1
- What is a young sheep called?  (a)calf   (b)kitten   (c)eve   (d)ram
- What is a young pig called?   (a)piglet  (b)kitten  (c)lamb  (d)calf
SECTION B
- What is a change? Â
- State the two types of changes
- List five (5) changes that plants undergo Â
- Describe a caterpillarÂ
- Write five (5) names of adult and young animals  Â
- state two (2) weather symbols.Â
- What is permanent change?  Â
- Â Â List the three (3) processes of permanent change.
- Please tick whether the change is temporary or permanentÂ
List of changes Temporary PermanentÂ
- Melting of butter
- Rat decay
- Boiling of water to vapour
- Melting of ice block
- Burning of firewood
- Rusted nails
- Changes in your height
- Melting candle wax
- Ripening of fruit
- Mixture of iron filling
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