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Second Semester Examination - July 2020
Subject : Science
Total = 100%
Class : 4 ….......
Duration : 2 periods
Candidate's name : .................................................................... Date : ........................................
• Read the instructions well before you start answering.
1. Write the matching word to the meanings given. Use the words in the box.
relax, energy, melting, terminal, current, factors, contract,
adapted, cure, freezing, evidence, cell
(i) Change to suit the environmental conditions - --------------------------------------------
(ii) A source of energy to push electricity around a circuit - -------------------------------
(iii) When a muscle gets longer - ----------------------------------------
(iv) Something that suggests that something is true - ----------------------------------------
(v) Something that makes an illness go away - ----------------------------------------------
(vi) What is needed by something to do any action - ----------------------------------------
(vii) Things that can change the results of an investigation - --------------------------------
(viii) The flow of charged particles - ----------------------------------------
(ix) When you cool a liquid until it changes to a solid - -------------------------------------
(x) Positive or negative end of a cell - ----------------------------------------
[Total = 10 marks]
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2. This is a picture of a bird’s feet.
(i) In what type of a habitat are you most likely to find such a bird? Underline.
(a) desert (b) forest (c) grassland (d) lake
(2 marks)
(ii) Why are webbed feet useful to some birds?
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(2 marks)
(iii) Name two body characteristics common to all birds.
(a) ----------------------------------------------- (b) -----------------------------------------------
(2 × 2 = 4 marks)
(iv) Explain in detail, two ways in which water gets polluted.
(a) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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(b) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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(2 × 2 = 4 marks)
[Total = 12 marks]
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3. (i) Given is a bottle of lemonade.
Write in each cloud the phase of each part mentioned.
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(2 x 4 = 8 marks)
(ii) Fill in to complete change of Phase of water.
Cool down ------------------------- (2 marks)
Steam Water ice
(iii) How can you turn a liquid into a gas?
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(iv) Underline the state of matter that can be compressed easily.
(a) Solid (b) Liquid (c) Gas
(2 marks)
[Total = 14 marks ]
4. Jessica wants to separate a mixture of salt, sand and iron powders.
Choose the method from the box given to fill in the blanks.
filtration, evaporation, magnetic attraction
(i) First, Jessica decides to separate the iron from the mixture.
The method she uses to obtain iron - --------------------------------------------
(ii) Then she decides to separate the sand from the salt and sand mixture. She adds water to the
mixture and stirs it.
The method she uses to obtain sand - --------------------------------------------
(iii) To finish the separation, Jessica gets salt from the salt solution.
The method she uses to obtain salt - --------------------------------------------
[Total = 2 x 3 = 6 marks]
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5. Jessica and Mohara are investigating whch materials are better at muffling sound. Observe the
picture given below and fill in the blanks.
1 meter
(i) To keep the test fair,
Jessica must hold the material to her ears, the same way each time.
(a) The ------------------------------------ from Jessica’s ears to the triangle should be the same.
(b) Mohara must also keep the ----------------------------------- of the triangle the same.
(c) The variable they are changing is the --------------------------------------- being used.
(2 x 3 = 6 marks)
(ii) Name a material that they would have found best in muffling sound.
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[Total = 8 marks]
6. Look at the drawings of the two circuits given below and answer the questions.
Circuit A Circuit B
(i) (a) What are the components used in both the circuits?
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(2 x 4 = 8 marks)
(b) Mark the positive (+) and the negative (-) terminals in the cell given in circuit A.
(2 x 2 = 4 marks)
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(ii) (a) Which circuit will light the bulb? Circuit ---------------------
(2 marks)
(b) What causes the bulb not to light up in the other circuit?
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(2 marks)
(iii) (a) The cell in circuit A has a strength of 1.5 V. If you connect a 3V buzzer to the
same circuit, the buzzer will not work.
How can you make the buzzer work?
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(2 marks)
(b) What does ‘V’ stand for?
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(2 marks)
(iv) (a) Name an appliance that needs batteries to make it work.
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(2 marks)
(b) Name two electrical appliances that we use at home using the mains power.
(I) ------------------------------------------- (II)
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(4 marks)
(v) (a) How is the wire in the diagrams designed to be very useful and safe?
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(2 x 2 = 4 marks)
(b) “ Working with electricity is challenging and risky. ”
Write two safety rules of handling electricity.
(I) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(II) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2 x 2 = 4 marks)
[Total = 34 marks]
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7. This toy train has two carriages. Each has bar magnets to join the carriages to the engine.
(i) (a) Mark North as ‘N’ and South as ‘S’ at the ends of each bar magnet placed in each
carriage to join the carriages to the engine.
(2 x 2 = 4 marks)
(b) Explain how the magnetic force helps the carriages to stay joined to the engine.
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(2 marks)
(ii) Which of these are magnetic and which are non- magnetic?
(a) Aluminium foil = ---------------------------------------------
(b) Copper wire = ---------------------------------------------
(c) Steel pins = ---------------------------------------------
(d) Stainless steel spoon = ---------------------------------------------
(e) Iron nails = ---------------------------------------------
(2 x 5 = 10 marks)
[Total = 16 marks]
END
Ref : CT
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