THE AMAZIMA SCHOOL PRIMARY

END OF TERM 1 EXAMINATIONS

SPECIAL NEEDS
PRIMARY FOUR
science
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes

Name: _____________________________________________________________

School: __________________________________________________________

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

Read the following instructions carefully:
1. The paper has two sections: A and B

2. Section A has 20 short questions (40 marks)

3. Section B has 12 questions (60 marks) FOR EXAMINER’S USE

ONLY
4. Answer ALL questions. All answers to both Sections A

and B must be written in the spaces provided. Qn. No MARK SIGN

5. All answers must be written using a blue or black ball 1 – 10
point pen or ink. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil. 11 – 20
6. Unnecessary alteration of work may lead to loss of marks. 21 – 30
7. Any handwriting that cannot be easily read may lead to 31 – 32
loss of marks. TOTAL

8. Do not fill anything in the boxes indicated for Examiner’s

use only.

Turn over

SECTION A
 1. Give one characteristic of living things.

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2. Why do animals move from one place to another?

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3. What is the use of spiracles to an insect?

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4. Why is rain important to farmers?

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5. How does a chameleon protect itself?

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6. Name the main natural source of water.

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7. Which clouds give us rain?

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8. Give one example of a domestic bird.

9. What are wild animals?

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 10.What name is given to a house of a bird.

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11. Name the part marked A.

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11.Mention the instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall.

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12.Identify one component of air.

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13.Apart from winnowing give any other use of wind to people.

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14.Give one danger to too much sunshine

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15.Which type of soil is good for growing crops?

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 16.Name one thing used for cleaning our hands after the toilet.

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17. Name this container used for fetching water.

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18.Which type of accident is most likely to happen to you if you play with
fire.

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19.Mention one type of weather.

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20.Give one use of water at home.

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21.Give one reason why we give first aid.

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 22.Mention one product we get from bees?

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23.At what time of the day does the shadow appear shortest?

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24.Name one natural source of light.

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25.Which type of air do people breathe in?

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26.Give one danger of wind.

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27.Which type of air is used to preserve soft drinks like sodas.

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29. What property of air is shown below.

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30. Name one agent of soil erosion.

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31. Mention any one layer of soil.

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32. What is a forest?

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33. Give one thing made out of timber.

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34. Give one way we can keep our environment clean.

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35. Identify any component of environment.

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36. What are natural changes?

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37. Name one example of a natural change.

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38. Give one use of soil to people.

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39. Mention any common diseases.

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40. Why do we boil drinking water?

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SECTION B

41a) What is the main natural source of water.

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b) Name any two human made sources of water.

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c) Give one domestic use of water.

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42a) Give one product got from the following.

a) milk

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b) animal skins
c) ______________________________________________________
 d) banana fibre

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e) clay

43. The diagram below shows a plant, use it to answer the questions that follow.

B a) Name parts marked:-

A
(i)A_________________
(ii)C________________
(iii)D________________
C b) Give one use of part B to people.

44a) Give the meaning of the term environment.

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b) Write down any three components of environment.

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c) State one activity done by people to spoil the environment.

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45a) Write down any two ways of caring for plants.

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b) Name the garden tools used by farmers to do the following.

a) digging____________________

b) transplanting seedlings___________

Draw these items used for keeping proper sanitation.

broom mop water

b) Why should we keep proper sanitation?

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47. What is air?

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b) Give any two gases of air.

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50a) Match and re-write food with food values.

cassava proteins
fish vitamins
oranges carbohydrates
b) Why do we eat food?

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51a) What are living things?

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b) Give the two main groups of living things.

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c) Name one one-living things.

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53a) Write down any two examples of insects.

b) How many legs does an insect have?

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c) What does an insect breathe through?

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54a) What are domestic animals?

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b) Name any two domestic animals you know.

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c) Why do people keep domestic animals.

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GOOD LUCK