TOPICAL EXERCISES (b) The mouse in the picture will die soon

YEAR 4 because it will run out of _______ to

_________.
CHAPTER 1: INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS (c) Animal need shelter to protect themselves
form __________, _________ and _________.
(d) Name three animal shelters.
1. BASIC NEEDS
(i) __________________
(ii) __________________
1.1 Human Have Basic Needs (iii) __________________
1. The picture shows how humans lived in a 2. Two similar fish are each placed in two similar
cave a long time ago. The cave is by a sized aquariums. The conditions of both the
riverside and a cave lady is cooking for her aquariums are similar except that the
family. aquarium P is sprayed with a layer of oil as
shown in the picture.

The fish in aquarium P was found to be dead

after several days, whereas the fish in
aquarium Q was found to be alive and healthy.

(a) What is the aim of the experiment?

(a) Based on the picture, name the basic
needs of humans.
(i) ____________________
(ii) ____________________
(iii) ____________________
(b) Why does the family need to eat?
(i) ___________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________
(c) Why does the family need to stay in the
cave?
________________________________________
(d) Name one other basic need of human.
________________________________________
(e) State the importance of basic need in (d) to
humans.
________________________________________
_______________________________________
(b) In the experiment, state the following.
(i) What is being changed?
_________________________
(ii) What has being measured?
_________________________
(iii) What is kept the same?
_________________________
(c) What can be concluded based on the
experiment?
_______________________________________
1.3 Animal Have Basic Needs
1. The figure shows an experiment carried out
on four plants.

1.2 Animal Have Basic Needs

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

The table shows the results obtained from the

(a) The rabbit in the picture will die eventually experiment.
if its condition were to be prolonged Plant Condition after 1 Condition after 2
because it gets no _________ and __________. week weeks
P Fresh with green Fresh with green
leaves leaves
Q The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves
R The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves
S The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves
 A J and K only C J, K and L only
(a) State what each of these plants is deprived B K and L only D J, K, L and M
of in the experiment.
(i) Plant Q : ______________________________ 4. In which of these jars will the fish live in the
(ii) Plant R : ______________________________ longest?
(iii) Plant S : ______________________________ A C
(b) For each of the following plants, draw an
inference (reason) based on the
observation obtain.
(i) Plant Q : ______________________________
(ii) Plant R : ______________________________
(iii) Plant S : ______________________________
B D
(c) What can you conclude from the
experiment?
______________________________________

REVISION SCIENCE
YEAR 4 5. Which is the correct pathway of air during
inhalation?
CHAPTER 1: INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS
A Nose Windpipe Lungs
SECTION A B Lungs Windpipe Mouth Nose
C Mouth Nose Lungs Windpipe
Every question is followed by four options A, B, C
D Windpipe Lungs Nose Mouth
and D. Choose the correct answer.

1. Which of the following are basic needs of a 6. Two basic needs of green plants, X and Y,
human? have the following functions.

X : To make food
P Air R Food Y : To prevent the plants from
Q Car S Water drying out (wilting)

A P and R only C P, R and S only

Which of the following are the basic needs X
B P and S only D P, Q, R and S and Y?

2. What do humans need to help them grow and

stay healthy? X Y

A Eat a balanced diet A Water Sunlight

B Stop exercising regularly B Water Air

C Sleep at least 18 hours a day C Air Sunlight

Stay outdoors in the rain to get enough D Sunlight Water
D water.
7. Two similar potted bean plants P and Q were
3. Which of the following are natural shelters of animal?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
day?
J K
Plant P Plant Q
The stem is firm
The stem is firm and
and upright with
A upright, with less
many more green
green leaves.
leaves.
The stem is limp
L M The stem is taller, (flaccid) and bent,
B firm and upright with leaves that are
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 A Taking drugs
leaves. turning yellow.
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 14. The pictures show two animals.
process of inhalation and exhalation?

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

9. 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
10. 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?
16. The pictures show four different animals.
I Cause liver damage
II Delays a persons response to stimuli
III They help the spread of AIDS if shared.

A I only C I and III only

B I and II only D II and III only

13. The following lists the condition of a man.

He has breathing difficulties

He has a severe cough
He has bad breath
His teeth has turn yellow
Which of the animals gives birth to their
young?
A Fox and deer C Dragonfly and lizard
B Fox and lizard D Deer and dragonfly
C Stem cutting
17. The following are characteristic of an animal.

Its lives on land and water

Its breath using its lungs when on land
Its young use their gills to breath in

The animal is a D Seeds

A Fish C Turtle
B Prawn D Frog

18. Which of these plants reproduced through 21. The picture shows a plant that has responded
spores? to a certain stimulus.

A Ferns C Bamboos
B Begonias D Bananas plant

19. 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
Which of the following plants reproduces in
the same way as the plant? 22. What do the roots of a plant respond to?

A Onion C Hibiscus I Sunlight

B Begonias D Pineapple II Touch
III Water
20. Which of the following is not correct?
IV Gravity

A I and II only C II and IV only

B I and III only D III and IV only
A Suckers
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
Underground
B
stem
24. The picture shows an animal.
 Which of these animals protects itself the 28. Which of the following helps cactus plant to
same way as the animal in the picture? protect itself from its enemies?
A Frog C Elephant A Has latex
B Horse D Chameleon B Has fine hairs
C Has many thorns
25. Why do camels have humps?
D Produces poisonous substances
A To cool their body in hot climate
B To maintain their body temperature 29. How does the mimosa plant protect itself
C To store food to survive in the desert from its enemies?
D To withstand extreme temperature conditions E : By having hairy leaves
F : By folding its leaflets
26. The picture shows a group of birds flying from G : By having thorns
one placed to another. 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

30. Which of the following characteristics do not

help the plant to survive in places that are
Why do the birds move from one place to frequently blown by strong wind?
another every year?
A To escape of a cold winter A Have flexible stem
B To look for fresh water B Have buttress roots
C To look for mate C Have needle-like leaves
D To lay their eggs D Have thick succulent stems
27. The pictures show two groups of animals.

P Q

Buffalo Sea Lion

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
D coat place to another