Primary 4 (Basic 4) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4)

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions 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 – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

1a. What is weather?

b. Name each of the following weather situation.

2a. Measure can be define as ______.

b. List two instrument for measuring weather.

3a. Define change.

b. Write two type of change.

4a. What are the life cycle of a mosquito?

b. Write out the rainbow colours.

5a. Define living things.

b. List 3 types of living things.

ANSWER KEY

SECTION A

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C

SECTION B

1a. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time

1b. Sunny, rainy, windy

2a. Measurement is finding the size/amount of something

2b. Thermometer, rain gauge

3a. Change is process of becoming different

3b. Temporary and permanent

4a. Egg → larva → pupa → adult

4b. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

5a. Living things have life.

5b. Plants, animals, humans

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