Grade 4 Science – Term 3 Revision Paper
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes | Total Marks: 100
Part A – Multiple Choice Questions (20 × 1 = 20 marks)
Circle the correct answer.
1. Which of the following gives off heat but not light?
A. The Sun
B. Electric bulb
C. Blanket
D. Campfire
2. What do we use to read the temperature of boiling water in a science lab?
A. Ruler
B. Clinical thermometer
C. Laboratory thermometer
D. Measuring cup
3. Which material is the best to make the handle of a cooking pot?
A. Steel
B. Aluminium
C. Rubber
D. Glass
4. A substance changes from solid to liquid when it:
A. Loses light
B. Is cooled
C. Gains heat
D. Becomes heavier
5. What will happen if you blow a balloon and place it in a hot car?
A. It shrinks
B. It explodes or expands
C. It melts
D. It makes sound
6. When you touch a hot mug and a cold bottle, what are you actually feeling?
A. Temperature
B. Size
C. Heat
D. Colour
7. Which instrument produces sound using stretched animal skin or synthetic
material?
A. Flute
B. Guitar
C. Drum
D. Violin
8. Cow is a ?
A. carnivore
B. herbivore
C. amphibian
D. omnivore
9. The sharp sound of a whistle is caused by:
A. Water movement
B. Vibration of air
C. Magnetism
D. Wind blowing
10. The chirping of a cricket is a source of:
A. Magnetic force
B. Echo
C. Natural sound
D. Heat
11. Which one of the following is NOT part of the butterfly life cycle?
A. Tadpole
B. Egg
C. Caterpillar
D. Chrysalis
12. A chicken hatches from:
A. A cocoon
B. A nest
C. An egg
D. A pupa
13. What do you call a change where an animal goes through very different body
stages?
A. Life jump
B. Metamorphosis
C. Molting
D. Rotation
14. Frogs lay their eggs in:
A. Holes
B. Trees
C. Water
D. Nests
15. Which material would NOT stick to a magnet?
A. Iron
B. Cobalt
C. Plastic
D. Nickel
16. What is one simple way to make a magnet at home?
A. Freeze a spoon
B. Rub iron with a magnet
C. Dip it in oil
D. Heat it in sunlight
17. Which of the following objects is not magnetic?
A. Fridge door
B. Key
C. Pencil
D. Screw
18. What is a habitat?
A. A type of food
B. A place where an animal lives
C. A type of animal
D. A type of sound
19. What is a community in science?
A. A school group
B. All people in a town
C. Different plants and animals living in one place
D. One animal living alone
20. Which part of a family tree shows inherited diseases best?
A. Names
B. Pictures
C. Generations
D. Decorations
Part B – Fill in the Blanks (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
1. In solids particles are _________________ packed.
2. A _______________ thermometer is used to check fever.
3. A ______________ habitat is covered in sand and has very little rain.
4. A ________________ is the young form of a frog.
5. Magnetism can pass through _______________________ objects like the ruler.
Part C – Matching (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
Match Column A with Column B.
Column A Column B
A. Data logger 1. Sound through vibration
B. Xylophone 2. Measures and records heat
C. Caterpillar 3. Magnetic material
D. Iron nail 4. Butterfly stage
E. Arctic 5. Cold, snowy habitat
Part D – Short Answer Questions (5 × 3 = 15 marks)
1. Give two differences between heat and temperature.
2. List three uses of heat in our daily life.
3. How does a flute produce sound?
4. Write the four stages in the life cycle of a frog.
5. Name two ways to lose magnetism.
6. Draw 5 differently shaped magnets.
7. Explain why frogs need water to live.
Part E – Long Answer Questions (2 × 5 = 10 marks)
1. Imagine you are in a cold desert at night.
a. What kind of clothes would you wear and why?
b. Name two animals that might live there and how they stay warm.
c. Which kind of thermometer would help measure the cold temperature
outside?
2. Write about how heat changes the state of water from:
a. Ice to liquid
b. Liquid to gas
3. Draw the particle arrangement in solids, liquids and gases.
Part F – Experiments (2 × 5 = 10 marks)
1. Describe an experiment to show how magnetism passes through non magnetic
material.
a. Materials
b. Method
c. Observation
d. Conclusion
2.
a. Explain how this experiment was done.
b. Which bottle had the highest pitch.
c. Explain your answer.
Include drawings if helpful.
Part G (2 × 5 = 10 marks)
1. Explain how a polar bear survives in the polar region.
2. Write 5 uses of magnets.
3. Compare the morphological differences between frogs and tadpole.
4. Name the 3 types of organism based on what they eat.
Part H – Passage-Based Question (10 marks)
Read and answer the questions below:
Arun and his sister placed a shiny metal spoon and a wooden spoon in hot soup. After 2
minutes, the metal spoon felt hot while the wooden one stayed cool. Then, they took a
balloon and placed it near the heater. It slowly became bigger. At school, they measured
the classroom temperature using a data logger and learned about desert animals such as
camels that can survive with very little water.
Answer the following:
1. Why did the metal spoon get hot faster than the wooden spoon? (2 marks)
2. Why did the balloon expand near the heater? (2 marks)
3. Which type of material is wood in this situation – conductor or insulator? (2 marks)
4. What tool did they use to record temperature? (2 marks)
5. Name one adaptation of a desert animal. (2 marks)
Part I
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