NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 1 GRADE 4
1. Fill in the missing words.
a. Plants and animals are examples of ________________________.
b. Germs are very small, they can only be seen through a ______________________.
c. Some living things look like they are non-living, they just wait for the correct
____________________ and ____________________ to become living.
d. A mouse uses it’s tail like a ____________________ to regulate it’s
____________________
e. Different animals move differently because they have different ____________________
f. All animals have ____________________ on their bodies.
g. The place where a plant or animal lives, is called it’s ____________________
h. Animal shelters are ____________________
2. What do we call the smallest living thing?
3. How can we compare plants?
4. State if the following is True or False.
a. There are many different size living things.
b. Animal shelters are all the same shape and size.
c. Some non-living things can’t do anything, and some can do the things
that living things do.
d. Some living things look like they are non-living for example seeds,
eggs and dry yeast.
e. Mice lose heat through their noses when it is warm.
f. Animals have different shapes, sizes, body covering and senses
g. Animals can be different shapes.
h. All flower plants can grow from seeds.
i. Each habitat has the same combination of plants, animals and climate.
5. Explain the following words.
a. LIST
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 2 GRADE 4
BASIC STRUCTURE OF A PLANT
1. Label the following picture by filling in the correct parts of the plant: flower, leaf,
stem, fruit, seeds, roots.
2. What is the function of the roots?
3. What is the function of the stem?
4. What is the function of the leaves?
5. What is the function of the flowers?
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 3 GRADE 4
QUESTION 1
1. Choose the correct answer.
1.1. Feeding means
a. To take in oxygen
b. To buy something
c. To live
d. To eat
1.2. Name one of the life processes that an aeroplane can do.
a. Excretion
b. Feeding
c. Reproduction
d. Movement
1.3. Flowers are important to plants because they…
a. Make food for the plant.
b. Absorb water and nutrients from under the ground
c. Can be found under the ground
d. Produce fruit and seeds
1.4. A scorpion uses it’s ... to sting it’s prey with poison.
a. Head
b. Tail
c. Legs
d. Eyes
1.5. Which animal lives on land and in the water?
a. Fish
b. Bird
c. Frog
d. Lion
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 4 GRADE 4
QUESTION 1
Complete the following table by filling in the missing term or definition.
Term Definition
Grow Living things grow and become adults.
1.1. Having babies.
Feeding 1.2.
Movement Living things can move.
1.3. Living things need air.
Excretion 1.4.
1.5. 1.6. Used to observe the environment.
QUESTION 2
2. Answer the following questions.
2.1. What are the very small living things called that can make you sick?
_____________________________________________________________________
2.2. A seed looks non-living, but it can grow. Name two things plants need to grow after it has been
planted.
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2.3. Can non-living things carry out the seven life processes?
_____________________________________________________________________
2.4. What do we call it when a chicken breaks through its shell in which it was growing?
_____________________________________________________________________
2.5. Name the parts of a plant.
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 5 GRADE 4
QUESTION 1
State if the following statements are True or False.
1.1. There are 3 types of living things. _________
1.2. All living things are the same. _________
1.3. Some living thing cannot be seen with the naked eye. _________
1.4. Germs are very big. _________
1.5. Plants and people can grow. _________
1.6. A seedling is a new plant that grows when a seed germinates. _________
1.7. Plants can only grow out of seeds _________
1.8. Plants only need heat and light to grow. _________
1.9. The radicle is the first root that grows out of a seedling. _________
1.10. The part we cut off from a plant to make a new plant is called the small plant. _________
1.11. All living things need oxygen, just like plants. _________
1.12. The first shoot that grows out of a seedling is called the plumule. _________
QUESTION 2
Look at the picture and answer the questions below.
2.1. Are the animals in this picture living things?
_____________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 6 GRADE 4
QUESTION 1
Complete the following table by filling in the missing term or definition.
Term Definition
Grow Living things grow up.
1.7. They have babies.
Feeding 1.8.
Movement Living things can move.
1.9. Living things can breathe.
Excretion 1.10.
1.11. Sense organs to observe the environment.
QUESTION 2
Answer the following questions.
2.6. What do we call very small things that can cause you to get sick?
______________________________
2.7. A seed looks non-living. Name two things that a plant needs to grow after it has been planted.
______________________________ _______________________________
2.8. Can non-living things carry out the 7 life processes?
______________________________
2.9. What do we call it when a chicken breaks out of the egg it has been growing in?
______________________________
2.10. Name the 7 live processes and explain what each one is.
__________________________________________________________________________________
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2.11. Explain what life processes are.
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 7 GRADE 4
QUESTION 1
Answer the following questions
1.1. List the 7 life processes of living things
__________________________ ___________________________
__________________________ ___________________________
__________________________ ___________________________
__________________________
1.2. . Group the words in the wordbank under living or non-living things.
Oxygen Cow Sun Water Grass Snake Rose Egg
Living things Non-living things
1.3. When does a living thing become a non-living thing?
__________________________________________________________________________________
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1.4. “Some things look dead, but they become alive under the right circumstances.” Say why this
statement is correct and give an example of how it works.
__________________________________________________________________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 8 GRADE 4
QUESTION 1
Look at the pictures and list them under living or non-living things in the table below.
Living things Non-living things
QUESTION 2
Answer the following questions.
2.1. Name 5 ways plants can be different from each other.
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 9 GRADE 4
QUESTION 1
Answer the following questions.
1.1. What is a habitat?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.2. Why do grassland habitats have a lot of grass and a few trees?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.3. What do plants need to make their own food?
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.4. What do you think will happen to a plant if you put it in a dark cupboard, and why do you think
this will happen?
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.5. Name the habitat where the following animals live in:
A. Elephant: ____________________
B. Otter: _____________________
C. Lion: ______________________
1.6. Complete the table by filling in the correct option in the column provided.
Natural or man-made Frame or shell structure
Bird cage
Spider web
Tortoise shell
1.7. Name the 7 life processes.
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE TERM 1 TEST 10 GRADE 4
QUESTION 1
Label the parts of the plant and answer the questions that follow.
1.1. What is the function of the roots?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.2. What is the function of the stem?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.3. What is the function of the leaves?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.4. What is the function of flowers?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.5. What is the function of fruit?
__________________________________________________________________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 MEMO 11 TERM 1
QUESTION 1
Answer the following questions.
1.1. Name the 7 life processes of living things.
__________________________________ _________________________________
__________________________________ _________________________________
__________________________________ _________________________________
__________________________________
1.2. Define the term a non-living thing.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.3. Circle the correct letter of things that look dead but are alive under the right conditions.
a. Eggs
b. Rocks
c. Sunflower seeds
d. Book
e. Acorn
f. Sand
1.4. Name 3 things that must be present for a plant to grow.
____________________ _____________________ ____________________
1.5. Name and describe 3 types of habitats:
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.6. Describe what a habitat is.
__________________________________________________________________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TERM 2 TEST 1
1. Arrange the materials into groups of solids, liquids and gasses. Use the pictures
below to complete the table.
SOLIDS LIQUIDS GASSES
Tree branch Rock Plastic cup Scarf Water
Juice Tea Cooking oil Cooking gas Balloon
2. Draw the water cycle and label the picture.
Sun Lake Clouds Condensation Evaporation
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TERM 2 TEST 2
1. Are the following statements True or False?
a. Solids can change their shape. ______________
b. Frozen water is a solid. ______________
c. The biggest part on Earth is covered with liquid water. ______________
d. Gasses have a specific shape. ______________
e. Water vapour is invisible, it cannot be seen. ______________
f. No new water is added to the existing water on Earth. ______________
2. What do we call frozen water?
____________________
3. At which temperature will ice stay ice?
_____________________
4. Fill in the missing word.
a. A liquid will take the __________________ of the container.
b. Gas expands to fill the _____________________ it is in.
c. The air in a balloon is a _______________________.
d. Solid changes to a liquid when ___________________ is added to it.
5. What do we call the air around us?
_____________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TERM 2 TEST 3
QUESTION 1
1. Choose if the following characteristics are a solid, liquid or gas. (Make a checkmark
under the right option).
Characteristic Solid Liquid Gas
Water in a glass
Steam from a pot
Ice
Rocks
Coldrink in a can
Air
Rain
Oxygen
Wood table
T-shirt
Water in a bottle
Exhaust gas
1.2. Identify and mark if the following are raw or manufactured materials.
RAW MATERIALS MANUFACTURED MATERIALS
Apple
Glass
Feathers
Leather
Diamond
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TEST 4 TERM 2
QUESTION 1
Underline the correct answer.
1.1. This part of a plant changes into a fruit.
a. Stem
b. Root
c. Flower
d. Seed
1.2. Only _______ eggs can become birds.
a. Non fertilized
b. Half fertilized
c. Fertilized
d. White
1.3. The basic structure of a plant is the root, stem, flowers and ____.
a. Soil
b. Leaves
c. Oxygen
d. Summer
1.4. Plants need water, sunlight and ______ to grow.
a. Dust
b. Breathing
c. Leaves
d. Soil
1.5. A warthog has a _________ in the ground.
a. Babies
b. Hole
c. Predator
d. Grassland
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TEST 5 TERM 2
QUESTION 1
Fill in the missing words.
1.1 Everything on Earth and in the atmosphere consists of _________________.
1.2 Different forms of matter that is useful to us, are called ___________________.
1.3 Materials around us are called ______________, _____________and ________________.
1.4 All matter and materials consist of many small ____________________.
QUESTION 2
Complete the table below.
Material Solid Liquid Gas
2.1. Wood
2.2 Gas for cooking
2.3 Plastic
2.4. Water
2.5 Rock
2.6 Cooking oil
2.7. Tea
2.8. Steam
2.9. Apple
2.10. Factory fumes
QUESTION 3
Answer the following questions.
3.1. Name the 3 states of matter.
___________________________ ___________________________ __________________________
3.2. Name 3 characteristics of solids.
__________________________________________________________________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TEST 6 TERM 2
QUESTION 1
Answer the following questions.
1.1. Explain what liquids are.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.2. What is triangulation?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1.3. What is glass made from?
___________________________
1.4. What is paper made from?
___________________________
1.5. Name the raw materials used to make ceramics.
___________________________
1.6. Name the 3 states of matter.
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
1.7. Explain how paper is made.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TEST 7 TERM 2
QUESTION 1
Fill in the missing words.
1.1. A solid first changes to a ________________ when it is heated, then the ________________
changes to a ________________ when it is heated further.
1.2. A gas first changes to a liquid when it ________________, then the liquid changes to a
________________ when it cools down even more.
QUESTION 2
2.1. A gas has no fixed shape and can move around freely. ________________
2.2. You can see, feel and smell all gasses. ________________
QUESTION 3
Arrange the pictures in the table below.
Solid Liquid Gas
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TEST 8 TERM 2
QUESTION 1
Fill in the missing words.
1.1. _____________________ makes up all the _____________________that exist on Earth.
1.2. A gas has no _____________________but it takes up _____________________.
1.3. Liquids take the _____________________of the _____________________.
1.4. A liquid _____________________when it changes to a solid.
1.5. A solid _____________________when it changes to a liquid.
QUESTION 2
State if the following is True or False
2.1. Flow is how a liquid moves and spreads out. ______________
2.2. Temperature is measure in mm. ______________
QUESTION 3
Look at the flow diagram below, explain what happens to the water.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
QUESTION 4
Define the following words.
4.1. Raw:
_______________________________________________________________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TEST 9 TERM 2
QUESTION 1
Give one word for the following:
1.1. Any type of solid, liquid or gas. ________________
1.2. Three forms of matter. ________________
1.3. Something with a fixed shape. ________________
1.4. When a solid gains heat and becomes a liquid. ________________
1.5. Temperature when materials start to melt. ________________
1.6. When gasses changes to liquids. ________________
1.7. When a liquid loses heat, it changes to a solid. ________________
1.8. The measurement of how hot or cold something is. ________________
QUESTION 2
2.1. Explain the process of the water cycle.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
2.2. Explain with the help of examples, the difference between raw and manufactured materials.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
2.3. Explain the characteristics of the following objects.
A. Rain coat: ___________________________________________________________________
B. Bath sponge: _______________________________________________________________
C. Brick: __________________________________________________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TEST 10 TERM 2
QUESTION 4
Label the following picture.
The Water Cycle
QUESTION 5
Explain the following terms:
5.1. Condensation:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
5.2. Solidify:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
5.3. Temperature:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
5.4. Change of state:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
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NATURAL SCIENCE GRADE 4 TEST 11 TERM 2
QUESTION 1
Explain the following terms.
1.1. Melt:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
1.2. Evaporation:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
1.3. Condensation:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
1.4. Solidify:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
QUESTION 2
Make use of the following diagram to answer the questions.
2.1. Fill in the empty spaces on the water cycle:
The water cycle
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