KINGSRIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
END of TERM -EXAMINATION – SCIENCE (BASIC 4)
Name: ____________________________________________ Class: ____________ Date: _______________
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TEST (40 marks)
Choose the correct answer from the options given. Write your answer on the line provided.
[2 marks each]
1. which of the following plants has very weak stem ?.
A) Mango plant B) Yam plant C) coconut plant D) Avocado plant
2. Birds have their bodies covered with.
A) Fur B) Hair C) Feathers D) Scales
3. Animals that feed their babies with milk are called.
A) Mammals B) Birds C) Fish D) Insects
4. Which of these plants is not in the shrub's category of plant ?
A) Yam plant B) Jasmine plant C) pride of Barbados plant D) cocoyam plant
5. A lizard is a type of ___________.
A) Bird B) Reptile C) Mammal D) Insect
[Link] constituent of a mixture is the same as the
A) components of the mixture. B) continents of the mixture C) Miscible of the mixture
D)Solution
7. The ___________ is the entrance at the end of the digestive system.
A) Anus B) rectum C) small intestine
D)oesophagus
[Link] mixtures form a uniform solution.
A)True. B) False
9. A cow gives birth to its young ones. This is called ___________.
A) Laying eggs B) Reproduction C) Sleeping D) Eating
10. The part of a plant seen above the ground is called the.
A) Root B) Stem C) Leaf D) Soil
11. Plants with soft green stems are called .
A) Trees B) Herbs C) Shrubs D) Climbers
12. Trees have ___________ stems.
A) Soft B) Hard C) Thin D) Weak
13. Shrubs are ___________ than trees but taller than herbs.
A) Bigger B) Smaller C) Shorter D) Longer
14. Mammals breathe through their .
A) Nose B) Mouth C) Gills D) Wings
[Link] two (2) objects that usually appear in the day sky are.
A) the clouds and the stars B) the sun and the stars C) the clouds and the sun D) the
constellation and the moon
16. A mixture of oil and water is an example of a ___________ mixture.
A) Solid-solid B) Liquid-liquid C) Gas-gas D) Solid-liquid
17. Two liquids that mix completely are called ___________ liquids.
A) Immiscible B) Miscible C) Solid D) solvent
18. Oil and water can be separated by ___________.
A) Filtering B) Pouring away C) Decanting D) Boiling
19. The process of feeding in mammals is called .
A) Nutrition B) Movement C) Reproduction D) Sleeping
20. The process of movement in animals helps them to .
A) Eat B) Travel C) Find food and escape danger D) Sleep
SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS (60 marks)
Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
[Link] down two (2) differences between creepers and Climbers.
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2. Write three (3) features of mammals.
a) ____________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________
3. Mention two (2) life processes of mammals and explain them briefly.
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4. Give three (3) examples under each feeding type .
a) Carnivores ______________________________________________
b)Omnivores ______________________________________________
c)Herbivores ______________________________________________
5. Describes the life cycle of a maize plant
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6 . Name any four (4) cyclic movement activities in the environment
a)___________________________________
b)___________________________________
c)___________________________________
d)___________________________________