LYCEUM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Second Semester Examination – July 2018
Theory Paper 65%
Subject : Science Handwriting 05%
Class : 4 .......... Practical 30%
Total 100%
Duration : 2 periods
Candidate's name : ......................................................................... Date : ...........................
• Answer all the questions.
(1) (A) Birds have differently shaped beaks. Match the description in column A with the
bird in column B. Write the correct letter in the grid.
A B
(i) Strong, sharp, long beak (a) Vulture
to tap on the bark of trees. A B
(ii) Long, thin and pointed beak (i) (b) Pigeon
to suck nectar.
(iii) Broad and flat beak with (ii) (c) Woodpecker
two holes on each side of the
beak to filter water out and (iii)
remain fish.
(iv)
(iv) Short, strong and pointed (d) Humming bird
beak to crush grains and nuts. (v)
(v) Strong, sharp and hooked beak (e) Duck
to tear flesh.
(2 × 5 = 10 marks)
(B) Two pictures of a bird's feet are shown below.
X Y
(i) Diagram X shows
(1 mark)
(ii) What is the type of feet shown in diagram Y?
(1 mark)
(iii) Why is this type of feet (diagram Y) useful to birds?
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(2 marks)
[Total = 14 marks]
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(2) (i) The diagram below shows the stages in the life cycle of a butterfly. Fill in the
blanks with letters Q – S to complete the cycle.
P An adult butterfly lays eggs.
Q The butterfly comes out of the pupa.
R An egg hatches into a larva.
S The caterpillar changes into a chrysallis.
(2 × 3 = 6 marks)
(ii) Here are some stages of the human life cycle. Complete the diagram by using the
words below.
Adult , Old age , Child , Teenager , Newborn , Toddler
Oldest
Youngest
(2 × 6 = 12 marks)
[Total = 18 marks]
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(3) Examine the food web and answer the questions given below.
Hawk
Snake Lion
Crane
Sparrow
Frog
Humming bird Rabbit Deer
Mayfly
Butterfly
Hibiscus Snail Cherry plant
Plant
(i) Which organisms are the most important organisms in this food web ?
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(2 marks)
(ii) Name two organisms that directly depend on the producers.
(a) (b)
(2 marks)
(iii) Name one of the carnivores seen in the above food web.
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(1 mark)
(iv) Name two organisms which feed on herbivores.
(a) (b)
(2 marks)
(v) Name two organisms which feed on carnivores.
(a) (b)
(2 marks)
(vi) Name an organism who can become only a Prey, but not a predator.
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(1 mark)
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(vii) Name an organism who can become only a predator, but not a prey.
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(1 mark)
(viii) Name two organisms which may be both predator and prey.
(a) (b)
(2 marks)
(ix) What would happen if all the sparrows in this food web were killed ?
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(2 marks)
(x) Write a food chain that includes the snake.
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(2 marks)
[Total = 17 marks]
(4) (i) Anne made a water xylophone, by taking six glasses of the same size and shape. She
filled the glasses with water as shown below.
A B C D E F
If Anne takes a metal spoon and taps gently on each glass with the same force,
(a) Which glass will make the highest pitch of the sound ?
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(2 marks)
(b) Which glass will make the lowest pitch of the sound?
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(2 marks)
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(ii) John put the same amount of rice grains on the two drums shown below and started to
tap on each drum with the same force.
A B
(a) On which drum could the rice grains rise higher?
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(2 marks)
(b) Which drum would make the lowest pitch of the sound?
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(2 marks)
[Total = 8 marks]
(5) Tom made a circuit with a bulb, a battery, some wires and an aluminum spoon with a
plastic handle.
The arrangement of Tom's circuit is shown in the diagram below.
Spoon
+ -
But Tom couldn't light the bulb.
(i) Explain why he couldn't light the bulb.
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(2 marks)
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(ii) Tom wanted to rearrange the circuit using the same components so that the bulb would
light up.
Redraw the circuit correctly in the space below.
(2 marks)
(iii) The spoon in the above circuit works as (electricity , a
buzzer , a switch).
(1 mark)
(iv) Tom's 2 nd circuit is a traffic light system.
Yellow bulb
Green bulb Red bulb
Switch
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Battery
When he closed the switch, all three bulbs lit up. Explain why all three bulbs lit up at
the same time.
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(1 mark)
(v) Rearrange Tom's traffic light circuit to a correct traffic light system. So that only one
bulb should light at a time.
(2 marks)
[Total = 8 marks]
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