First Term Examination Basic Science and Technology Primary 4 (Basic 4) Exam Questions

 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

CLASS – PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4) 

 

VOLUME 1 BST EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – C in this section. 

1. Changes in nature are of _____ main types.

[a] 2

[b] 4

[c] 7

 

2. Temporary change is also called _____ change.

[a] permanent

[b] reversible

[c] irreversible

 

3. Salt ____________ in water.

[a] stick

[b] stack

[c] dissolve

 

4. The major change in animal is _____.

[a] reproduction

[b] breathing

[c] eating

 

5. Non – living things do not have _____ in them.

[a] legs

[b] head

[c] breathe

 

6. _____ is not an element of weather.

[a] Ice cube

[b] Sun

[c] Wind

 

7. The young of a monkey is called _____.

[a] kid

[b] sun

[c] infant

 

8. _____ is an instrument for measuring.

[a] rain gauge

[b] thermometer

[c] barometer

 

9. The rainbow has _____ colour.

[a] five

[b] seven

[c] six

 

10. Which of these give the colour of the rainbow?

[a] ROONGBIV

[b] ROYGBIV

[c] RYBNL

 

11. A reversible change is _____.

[a] permanent

[b] irreversible

[c] temporary

 

12. There are _____ factors that affect weather.

[a] three

[b] four

[c] five

 

13. _____ is used for measuring time.

[a] Sundial

[b] Moondial

[c] Windial

 

14. Which of these shapes looks like a football?

[a] Cone

[b] Sphere

[c] Oval

 

15. Which of the following units is used to measure the volume of liquid?

[a] L

[b] m²

[c] cm²

 

 

SECTION B – THEORY 

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

QUESTION 1

A. Define change in nature .

B. Mention and explain the types of change

 

QUESTION 2 – Write the young ones of these animals:

A. Lion

B. Monkey

C. Horse

 

QUESTION 3

A. What is weather?

B. State two importance of weather record.

 

QUESTION 4

A. What is colour?

B. Write out the colours of the rainbow according to the acronym.

 

QUESTION 5 – Draw three weather symbols.

 

 

VOLUME 2 BST EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – C in this section. 

1. Changes in nature are of _____ main types.

[a] 2

[b] 4

[c] 7

 

2. Temporary change is also called _____ change.

[a] permanent

[b] reversible

[c] irreversible

 

3. A young plant that is raised from seed and not from a cut is called _____.

[a] plantation

[b] seedling

[c] potato

 

4. Non – living things do not have _____ in them.

[a] legs

[b] head

[c] breathe

 

5. _____ is the state of the atmosphere of a given time.

[a] Temperature

[b] Weather

[c] Rainfall

 

6. The instrument for measuring temperature is called _____.

[a] wind vane

[b] rainguage

[c] thermometer

 

7. The rainbow has _____ colours.

[a] five

[b] six

[c] seven

 

8. The measurement from one end to the other end is _____.

[a] length

[b] volume

[c] breadth

 

9. _____ is not an example of solid shape.

[a] Rhombus

[b] Prism

[c] Sphere

 

10. What is the name of this shape?

[a] Cone

[b] Rectangle

[c] Cylinder

 

11. The part of the plant that is the soil is called _____.

[a] stem

[b] root

[c] leaves

 

12. The direction of wind is known as _____.

[a] windvane

[b] barometer

[c] rainguage

 

13. Which of the following units is used to measure the volume of liquid?

[a] L

[b] m²

[c] cm³

 

14. A baby lion is called _____.

[a] calf

[b] cub

[c] ewe

 

15. What is the colour of a rusted iron?

[a] white

[b] grey

[c] brown

 

 

SECTION B – THEORY 

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

QUESTION 1

A. What is weather?

B. Name each of the following weather situation.

 

QUESTION 2

A. Measure can be define as _____.

B. List two instrument for measuring weather.

 

QUESTION 3

A. Define change.

B. Write two type of change.

 

QUESTION 4

A. What are the life cycle of a mosquito?

B. Write out the rainbow colours:

 

QUESTION 5

A. Define living things.

B. List 3 types of living things.