ONYX MONTESSORI SCHOOLS

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2ND TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SESSION
Class: GRADE FOUR (RUBY)
Name:_______________________________________________Date: __________________
Subject: Basic Science Instruction: Answer all questions

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES
1. Animals that live near or around us are called ____________.
(a) wild animals (b) domestic animals (c) chore animals
2. __________ is not a domestic animal.
(a) goat (b) vulture (c) dog
3. Which of these domestic animals eat meat and bones?
(a) parrot (b) goat (c) dog
4. ____________ has a bitter taste.
(a) acid (b) base (c) water
5. Rocks in Nigeria include the following except _____________.
(a) Zuma rock (b) Abasa rock (c) Olumo rock
6. The pistil of a flower consists of the following except _________________.
(a) stigma (b) ovary (c) filament
7. There are _________ bones in the human body.
(a) 202 (b) 206 (c) 210
8. Which of these is not a function of the bones?
(a) they make movement possible (b) they give body its shape
(c) they weaken the body
9. The bone of the head is called _____________.
(a) stope (b) cap (c) skull
10. Synthetic acids include the following except _______________.
(a) basic acid (b) nitric acid (c) hydrochloric acid
11. A __________ is the location at which bones meet and connect.
(a) muscle (b) skeleton (c) joint
12. The shoulder and hip joints are examples of ___________.
(a) fibrous joint (b) ball and socket joint (c) saddle joint
13. The process by which animals give birth to their young ones is called ___________.
(a) excretion (b) reproduction (c) digestion
14. The ovary of a plant can also be called ________________.
(a) stamen (b) calyx (c) seed box
15. Parts of the stamen include the following except ______________.
(a) stigma (b) filament (c) anther
16. One of the following is not an example of wild animals.
(a) tiger (b) goat (c) elephant
17. Acids react with bases to form _________ and ________.
(a) milk and water (b) salt and water (c) salt and milk
18. Slightly movable joints are also called _____________.
(a) diarthroses (b) synarthroses (c) amphiathroses
19. Which of these is the young of donkey?
(a) colt (b) duckling (c) kid
20. In flowers, the part where seeds are produced is called the _________.
(a) calyx (b) anther (c) ovary
21. One of these is not a muscle in the human body.
(a) biceps (b) uniceps (c) triceps
22. Concentrated acids can be _______________.
(a) mild (b) aromatic (c) corrosive
23. Which of the following is very important in water cycle?
(a) moon (b) star (c) sun
24. Foods eaten by cats include the following except ______________.
(a) grass (b) meat (c) fish
25. Which of these in not a type of pollination?
(a) self-pollination (b) inter-pollination (c) cross-pollination
26. All these are precious rocks/stones except ___________.
(a) mud (b) diamond (c) marble
27. ___________ is a liquid or substance with PH level above 7.
(a) number (b) acid (c) base
28. The joining together of the male part of the pollen to the female ovules in the ovary
is called ___________.
(a) fertilization (b) pollination (c) germination
29. Rocks are not used in ____________.
(a) making tiles (b) bridge construction (c) making mattresses
30. ___________ turns blue litmus to red.
(a) acid (b) base (c) water

SECTION B: THEORY
1. (a) Explain skeletal system
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(b) State four (4) types of movable joints

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2. (a) Define Rocks

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(b) Give three (3) types of rocks with one (1) example each
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3. (a) Define Pollination

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(b) Draw and label the fertilization process in plants

4. (a) What is the difference between Evaporation and Condensation?

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(b) State the relationship between the formation of rain and water cycle
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5. (a) What are synthetic acids?

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(b) List two (2) uses of bases

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