TOPICAL EXERCISES

YEAR 4

CHAPTER 1: INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS

1. BASIC NEEDS

1.1 Human Have Basic Needs (b) The mouse in the picture will
die soon because it will run out of to
.
1. The picture shows how humans lived in a (c) Animal need shelter to protect
cave a long time ago. The cave is by a themselves form ,
riverside and a cave lady is cooking for and
her family. .
(d) Name three animal shelters.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

2. Two similar fish are each placed in two

similar sized aquariums. The conditions of
both the aquariums are similar except that
the aquarium P is sprayed with a layer of oil
as shown in the picture.

(a) Based on the picture, name the

basic needs of humans.

(ii)
The fish in aquarium P was found to be dead
(b) Why does the family need to eat? after several days, whereas the fish in
(i) aquarium Q was found to be alive and healthy.

What is the aim of the experiment?

(c) Why does the family need to stay in
the cave? In the experiment, state the following.
(i) What is being changed?
(d) Name one other basic need of human.
(ii) What has being measured?
(e) State the importance of basic need in (d)
to humans. (iii) What is kept the same?

(c) What can be concluded based

1.2 Animal Have Basic Needs on the experiment?

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

1.3 Animal Have Basic Needs

1. The figure shows an experiment carried

out on four plants.

(a) The rabbit in the picture will die

eventually if its condition were to be
prolonged because it gets no
and
.

The table shows the results obtained from the

experiment.
Plant Condition after 1 Condition after 2
week weeks
 P Fresh with green Fresh with green
leaves leaves
Q The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves J K
R The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves
S The plant wilts and The plant dies
has yellow leaves

(a) State what each of these plants is

deprived of in the experiment. L M
(i) Plant Q :
(ii) Plant R :
(iii) Plant S :
A J and K only C J, K and L only
(b) For each of the following plants, draw B K and L only D J, K, L and M
an inference (reason) based on the
observation obtain. 4. In which of these jars will the fish live in the
(i) Plant Q : longest?
Plant R : A C
Plant S :

(c) What can you conclude from

the experiment?

B D
REVISION SCIENCE
YEAR 4

CHAPTER 1: INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS

SECTION A

Every question is followed by four options A, B, C 5. Which is the correct pathway of air during
and D. Choose the correct answer. inhalation?
A Nose → Windpipe → Lungs
1. Which of the following are basic needs of a
human? B Lungs → Windpipe → Mouth → Nose
C Mouth → Nose → Lungs → Windpipe
P – Air R – Food D Windpipe → Lungs → Nose → Mouth
Q – Car S – Water
6. Two basic needs of green plants, X and Y,
A P and R only C P, R and S only have the following functions.
B P and S only D P, Q, R and S
X : To make food
2. What do humans need to help them grow Y : To prevent the plants from
and stay healthy? drying out (wilting)
A Eat a balanced diet
Which of the following are the basic needs X
B Stop exercising regularly
and Y?
C Sleep at least 18 hours a day
Stay outdoors in the rain to get enough X Y
D water. Water Sunlight
A
B Water Air
Which of the following are natural shelters of animal?
C Air Sunlight
D Sunlight Water

7. Two similar potted bean plants P and Q were

used in an investigation. Only plant P was
watered daily. The condition of the plants
was observed daily. Which of the following
would
most probably be observed on the fourth day?
A I only C I and III only
B I and II only D II and III only
Plant P Plant Q
A The stem is firm
The stem is firm The following lists the condition of a man.
and upright with
and upright, with
many more green
less green leaves.  He has breathing difficulties
leaves.
The stem is limp  He has a severe cough
B The stem is taller, (flaccid) and bent,  He has bad breath
firm and upright with leaves that are  His teeth has turn yellow
with larger green. curling and turning
yellow.
C The stem is taller, The stem is firm
Which of the following habits does he have?
firm and upright and upright, with
with larger green leaves that are
leaves. curling and A Taking drugs
D turning yellow. B Taking alcohol
The plant is alive,
The plant has C Exercising regularly
growing and
healthy. shriveled and died.
8. Which of these are difference between the D Smoking cigarettes
process of inhalation and exhalation?
The pictures show two animals.
Inhalation Exhalation
The chest moves The chest move
upward and downwards and
I outwards inwards.
Air enters the lungs. Air expelled from the
II lungs.
The air contains The air contains more
III more carbon dioxide oxygen.
Which of the following animals breathes in
the same way as the animals in the pictures?
A I only C I and III only
A Cats C Tadpoles
B I and II only D II and III only
B Worms D Grasshoppers
The removal of faeces from our body is called
15. Which of the following animals lay their eggs
in holes in the soil and sand?
A Digestion C Defecation
B Excretion D Absorption

W X
Which of these is not and excretory

organ?

A Windpipe C Lung
B Kidney D Skin
Y Z
11. Which of the following organs involved in the
defecation process?

A Windpipe C Lung A W and X only C W, X and Z only

B Kidney D Skin B X and Z only D W, X, Y and Z
12. Which of the following are the effects of
The pictures show four different animals.
taking alcohol?

I Cause liver damage

II Delays a person’s response to stimuli
III They help the spread of AIDS if shared.
 A Suckers

Underground
B
stem

Which of the animals gives birth to their

young?

C Stem cutting
A Fox and deer C Dragonfly and lizard
B Fox and lizard D Deer and dragonfly

The following are characteristic of an animal.

 Its lives on land and water

D Seeds
 Its breath using its lungs when on land

The animal is a

A Fish C Turtle 21. The picture shows a plant that has responded
B Prawn D Frog to a certain stimulus.

Which of these plants reproduced through

spores?

A Ferns C Bamboos
B Begonias D Bananas plant

The picture shows a plant.

What stimulus has the plant that has
responded to a certain stimulus?
A Water C Gravity
B Touch D Sunlight

What do the roots of a plant respond

Which of the following plants reproduces in to?

the same way as the plant?

I Sunlight
A Onion C Hibiscus
II Touch
B Begonias D Pineapple
III Water
Which of the following is not correct? IV Gravity

A I and II only C II and IV only

B I and III only D III and IV only
23. Some animals pretend to be dead to escape
from enemies. Which of these animals
behaves in such way?

A Cow C Beetle
B Horse D Crocodile

The picture shows an animal. Rhinoceros

Whale

Group P Group Q
A Wallow in the mud Have a thick fat layer
B Have humps Hibernate
C Hide in safe places Have a thick fur coat
Have a thick fur Migrate from one
Which of these animals protects itself the D coat place to another
same way as the animal in the picture?
A Frog C Elephant 28. Which of the following helps cactus plant to
protect itself from its enemies?
B Horse D Chameleon
A Has latex
Why do camels have humps? B Has fine
A To cool their body in hot climate C hairs
B To maintain their body temperature D Has many thorns
C To store food to survive in the desert Produces poisonous substances
29.
D To withstand extreme temperature conditions
How does the mimosa plant protect itself
26. The picture shows a group of birds flying from its enemies?
from one placed to another.
E : By having hairy leaves
F : By folding its leaflets
G : By having thorns
H : Producing poisonous substances

A F and G only C G and H only

B F and H only D E, F, G and H

Why do the birds move from one place to

30. Which of the following characteristics do not
another every year?
help the plant to survive in places that are
A To escape of a cold winter frequently blown by strong wind?
B To look for fresh water
C To look for mate A Have flexible stem
D To lay their eggs B Have buttress roots
The pictures show two groups of animals. C Have needle-like leaves
D Have thick succulent stems
P Q

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