THE HUMAN SKELETON

a) The diagram below shows the human skeleton. Label the parts
shown by the arrows. (2mks)

b) Tick the box that DO NOT represent an organ protected by the

skeleton. (1mk)

Brain

Hair

Heart

Lungs

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c) A skeleton has many functions in the body of an organism. write true
or false in each of the statements below about an animal skeleton.
(2mks)
i. Makes the body weak. _______________
ii. Gives the body its shape. ________________
iii. Provides movement. ________________
iv. Treats the body. _________________

d) Some bones are short while others are long. Choose from the box
below the part that has the longest bone. (1mk)

Thigh bone Ear bone

Collar bone Upper arm bone

e) Human Skeleton has both solid and hollow bones. The hollow part is
filled with a substance called? (1mk)

_______________________________________________________

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 f) The diagrams below show different animals. Name the type of
skeleton possessed by each animal. (2mks)

Animal Type of Skeleton

__________________________

Lady bird

__________________________

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 LIVING THINGS

a) Name two major groups of living things. (2mks)

i. ______________________________________
ii. _______________________________________

b) Students in year 4 Blue were learning about different parts of a

flowering plant. They drew a plant below.

i) Name the parts labelled P and K. (2mks)

P_____________________________
K_____________________________
ii) Write down two functions of the part labelled K. (2mks)

1.__________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________

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 c) Plants are divided into two groups:

 Flowering plants
 Non-Flowering plants

Pick two examples of non-flowering plants from the cloud below.

(2mks)

Banana plant Fern

Bean plant Mushroom

i. ______________________________
ii. ______________________________

d) Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants make their own

food. List four conditions that MUST be present for the process to take
place. (2mks)

i)_________________________________________________________

ii)_________________________________________________________

iii)________________________________________________________
iv)________________________________________________________

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e) Animals are grouped into two major groups, that is, vertebrates

and invertebrates. From the list below, tick the animals with a
backbone. (2mks)

Insects

Birds

Mammals

Arachnids

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 3. MUSCLES AND EXERCISE

a) Year 4 green listed the following examples of exercises during their

science lesson.

Reading Running

Swimming Calculating sums

Thinking jumping

Skipping Working out riddles

Use the examples of exercises above to fill in the table. (2mks)

Physical exercise Mental exercise

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b) It is very important to rest after doing some exercises. Tick the
box that does not show the importance of rest. (1mk)

i. Resting helps the body to lose blood.

ii. Resting makes the body grow.

iii. Resting helps the body to relax.

iv. Resting repairs worn out tissues.

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 4. HABITAT AND FOOD CHAINS

a) Mr. Kitayi and his year 4Green students toured a park and saw
a cheetah chasing a gazelle for food.
The teacher told the learners that a cheetah is the predator
and gazelle is the prey.

Define the term:

i) Prey (1mk)
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

ii) Predator (1mk)

___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

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b) The diagram below shows different animals in their habitats.
Use them to complete the decision tree. (3mks)
Eagle Spider

Tiger Snail

Is it a vertebrate?

Yes No

Is it a mammal? Does it have water skeleton?

Yes No Yes No
snail
Spider
6. FOOD AND DIET

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a) Veera and Pravi carried the following foods in their lunch boxes for
lunch.

Veera Pravi

Ugali Chips

Lentils Vegetable Salads

Ripe Banana Orange

b) i)Who between the two children ate a balanced diet?

(1mk)
___________________________________________

ii)Give a reason for your answer in (i) above. (1 mk)

___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

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 7. THERMAL INSULATORS AND CONDUCTORS

a) The diagrams below are cooking materials.

a serving spoon M sufuria frying pan

i)What is the reason why cooking materials are made of metal? (1mk)

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

ii)Explain why the part labelled M is made of plastic. (1 mk)

________________________________________________________

b) Match the animals to their insulating material. (3 mks)

cats feathers

bird fur

sheep wool

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 8) MATERIALS

a) The diagram below shows a burning candle. Use it to answer the

questions that follow.

Tick the type of change when a candle burns. (1mk)

Reversible

Irreversible

b) Tick the process that takes place when water turns to ice. (1mk)

Evaporation
Condensation
Melting
Freezing

c) Write true or false. (3mks)

i) Rusting is an irreversible change. _____________________

ii) Melting is the reverse of melting. ____________________

iii) Rocks need very low temperatures to melt. ___________

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 9. MIXTURES

a) Tick the correct definition of mixture. (1mk)

i. A mixture is a combination of gases of same type.

ii. A mixture is a combination of solids of same kind.
iii. A mixture is a combination of two or more things of different
types.

b) The diagram below shows a method of separating mixtures.

i)Name the method above as used in the separation of mixtures. (1mk)

__________________________________________________________

ii)The method shown above is used to separate which type of mixture?

Tick the correct answer. (1mk)

Light materials from heavy ones

Both heavy materials
Both light materials
Water and paraffin

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iii)Write the best method used to separate the following mixtures. (3mks)

a) Flour with iron fillings. ______________________________________

b) Salt and water. ____________________________________________
c) Maize and beans. __________________________________________

10) ELECTRICITY

a) Electricity is the flow of currents in wires.

a) Name any two electrical appliances used at home. (2mks)

i) ________________________________________________________

ii) ________________________________________________________

b) What is a circuit? (1mk)

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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