HAVEN EDUCATION CENTRE

MID TERM ONE EXAMINATION 2023

PRIMARY FOUR – INTERGRATED SCIENCE
Time allowed: 2 hours 15minutes

Name: ……………………………………………………………………………
Date: ……………………………………………………………………………

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This paper is made up of two sections; A and B

2. Answer all questions carefully.

3. A good hand writing is expected.

4. Unnecessary crossing may lead to loss of marks.

5. Read the questions carefully before answering.

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 Section A:
1. Name the main natural source of water.
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2. Why are gills useful to a fish?
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3. Mention the type of root system shown below.

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4. Give any one component of soil.

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5. How is a dog useful in a home?
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6. Apart from bathing, state one other way a P.4 pupil can promote personal
hygiene.
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7. How does a millipede protect itself from danger?
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8. Suggest one use of wind to man.
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9. Mention one role of children at home.
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10. Mention one example of a sense organ in man.
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11. Identify one way we can keep our school clean.
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12. Why do farmers harvest their crops during the dry season?
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13. Name one phase of the moon.
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14. What do we call the first help given to a casualty before taking him/her to
the hospital?
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15. Write down one reason why some plants climb others.
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16. Explain the term non-flowering plants.
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17. Apart from food, name one other basic need of man.
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18. State what is formed when light is blocked by an opaque object.
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19. Which property of air is shown below?

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20. Write down one reason why a spider is not an insect.

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21. Name the vector for malaria germs.
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22. State one difference between plants and animals.
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23. Apart from smoking, name one other method of preserving food.
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24. People in Kingo village defecate everywhere due to lack of latrines. Write
down one disease they are likely to suffer from.
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25. Identify on example of a monocotyledonous seed.
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26. How can we prevent germs from hiding in our fingers?
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27. Name the part of a fish used for smelling.
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28. Mention one reason why we eat food.
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29. Mr. Okolodong lives with wife and two biological children. Which type of
family does he have?
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Below is a diagram of a snake. Use it to answer questions 30 and 31.

30. Name its habitat.
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31. How does it move from one place to another?

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32. What name is given to a young plant growing in the garden?
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33. Give one danger of too much rainfall.
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34. Name one example of a crop which grows well in a swamp.
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35. Why is a maize grain called a fruit?
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36. Name the domestic animal that lives in a sty.
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37. How is a trowel useful to a farmer?
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38. Mention one type of leaf venation.
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39. On which part of an insect are its wings and legs attached?
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40. State the use of prop roots to a plant.
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 Section B:
41. The diagram below show different types of germination.

a) Identify the type of germination marked with letters A and B.

A ___________________________ B ___________________________
b) Name the two parts of a seed that make up the embryo.
i) __________________________ ii) __________________________
42. a) Mention the name given to the second stage in the life of a cockroach.
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b) Apart from cockroaches, name two other insects which undergo three
stages of growth.
i) _________________________ ii) ________________________
c) Give one characteristic which is common to all insects.
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43. Below is a diagram showing composition of gases in air use it to
answer questions which follow.
a) Identify the gas which occupies:
i) 78%
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ii) 21%
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iii) 0.03%
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b) Explain the term wind.
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44. A farmer grows orange plants, passion fruits, onions and cassava.
a) Which of the crops above;
i) stores food in its roots
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ii) is a bulb
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b) Which part of each of the following plants provides man with food?
i) Irish potato
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ii) cabbages
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45. a) What are germs?
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b) Write down two types of germs.
i) ____________________________ ii) ___________________________
c) State one way in which germs spread.
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46. The diagram below shows a process that occurs in plants. Use it
to answer questions which follow.
a) Identify the process shown in the
diagram.
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b) Name substance marked X.
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c) How is the process shown above important to plants?
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d) Mention one factor that affects the rate of the process shown above.
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47. Name one animal which protects itself through each of the following
mechanisms.
i) changing its body colour
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 ii) hiding in its hard shell
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iii) stinging its enemies
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iv) releasing a bad smell
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48. Below is a flowering plant.
a) Name the system of the plant
marked;

}
i) A _______________________
ii) B ______________________
b)Identify part marked C.
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c) Give one use of roots to plants

} ___________________________
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49. a) Name the type of clouds which are useful to a farmer.

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b) How are the type of clouds you have mentioned in (a) above useful to a
farmer.
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d) Apart from cloud cover, mention two other elements of weather.
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50. a) What is photosynthesis?
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b) Mention the two raw materials for photosynthesis to take place.
i) ____________________________ ii) ___________________________
c) State the reason why photosynthesis cannot take place at night.
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51. a) In the space below draw a diagram showing a forked hoe.

b) How is a forked hoe useful to a farmer?

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c) Write down two ways of preventing rusting in garden tools.
i) _________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________
52. a) Write ORS in full.
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b) Name two things used for preparing ORS.
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c) Give one reason why ORS is given to a dehydrated person.
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53. Match the crops in List A to their methods of propagation in List B.
A B
bananas seeds
cassava suckers
tomatoes vines
sweet potato stem cuttings
i) bananas
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ii) cassava
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iii) tomatoes
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iv) sweet potatoes
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54. a) Which immunisable disease makes children lame or crippled?
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b) Apart from the disease named above, give two other immunisable
diseases.
i) ____________________________ ii) ______________________________
c) State the best way of preventing and controlling childhood killer diseases.
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55. Below is a diagram showing a type of pollination. Use it to
answer questions that follow.

a) Which type of pollination is shown in the diagram?

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b) Write down two agents of pollination.
i) __________________________ ii) __________________________
c) Name the part of a flower which attracts insect pollinators.
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