Pax Junior School Kira

End of Term II Examinations

P.4 Science.
Time 2 Hours : 15 Minutes.
Name: ____________________________________________________________
SECTION A: (40 MKS)
1. Name the gas which supports burning.
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2. Write down the function of hair (cilia) found in the nose.
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3. Which part of the human skeleton protects the brain?
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4. Name the type of food is made by plants.
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5. State the use of the garden fork to a farmer.
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6. Give one example of a cereal crop.
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7. How is water useful to a germinating seed?
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8. State one reason why dogs move from one place to another.
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9. Name the part of human body used for feeling.
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10. Why should we keep our bodies clean?
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11. Mention any one activity done to promote sanitation.
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12. Name the hardest part of a tooth.
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13. How is transpiration important to the environment?
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14. Give one way of controlling pests in a garden.
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15. Name any one body organ.
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16. How many legs does a housefly have?
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17. In the space below draw a structure of a canine tooth?

18. Mention one animal that provides labour on a farm.

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19. How can a crop farmer make his land more fertile?
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20. Give one way in which food can be contaminated.
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21. Write down one function of the brain to a P.4 child.
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22. In the space provided, draw a compound leaf.

23. Mention one danger of floods.

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24. What causes kwashiorkor?
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25. Mention any one set of teeth.
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26. Give one danger of not chewing food properly.
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27. Explain the importance of chlorophyll during photosynthesis.
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28. How is a windvane useful at a weather station?
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29. Name the liquid metal used in thermometers.
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30. How do bees protect themselves from their enemies?
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31. How do animals depend on plants?
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32. Give one cause of accidents at school.
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33. State the importance of boiling water for drinking.
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34. How many teeth does a 35 year Kenyan man have?
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35. Mention one practice done to care for growing crops.
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36. Name one type of root system.
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37. What is the function of gills to a fish while in water?
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38. Mention any one structure which plants with weak stems use to climb others.
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39. Why are petals of an insect-polinated flowers brightly coloured?
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40. Give one reason for giving first aid.
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SECTION B:
41. The diagram below is of a maize grain. Study it and answer questions that follow.
(a) Name parts labeled:
(i) Y _____________________________
(ii) B _____________________________

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(b) Which group of flowering plants does the above seed belong?
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41c) What does part marked B become during germination?
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42a) List down two examples of weeds.
(i) _____________________________ (ii) _______________________________
b) Give one danger of weeds in the garden.
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c) Suggest one way of controlling weeds in the garden.
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43a) What are living things?
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b) Name the two main groups of living things.
(i) ______________________________ (ii) _______________________________
c) State one characteristic of non-living things.
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44a) Why isn’t the moon regarded as a natural source of light?
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b) List down two artificial sources of light.
(i) ______________________________ (ii) _______________________________
c) Besides heat, name any other energy produced by a burning candle.
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45. The diagram below is of a type of pollination. Study it carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
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 a) What type of pollination is shown above?
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b) Name one agent of pollination in the diagram.
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c) How is part P important on a flower?
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45d) Outline one use of flowers to people.
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46a) Define the term “Oral health”.
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b) State any two ways of promoting oral health.
(i) ______________________________________________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________________________________________
c) Draw and name one item used for cleaning the body.

47a) State any two types of soil.

(i) ______________________________ (ii) ______________________________
b) Which type of soil do people use in pottery project?
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c) Give one way of improving soil fertility.
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48. Name the body organ that helps you to do the following:
a) smelling food ________________________________________________________________
b) hearing music _______________________________________________________________
c) seeing plants ________________________________________________________________
d) tasting food _________________________________________________________________
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49. Study the table below showing different food stuffs and answer the questions that follow.
GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D
Milk Cassava Mangoes Cabbage
Fish Maize Tomatoes Ddodo
Beans Sweet potatoes Onion Spinach
Eggs Posho Pineapples Nakati
49a) What collective name can be given to the above?
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b) Which food value is got from eating foodstuffs in group C?
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c) Name the deficiency disease one is most likely to get when he lacks food stuffs labeled in
Group C.
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d) How can one control the deficiency disease mentioned in (c) above?
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50a) Write down two basic needs of man.
(i) ______________________________________________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________________________________________
b) Give one role of each of the following family members.
(i) father
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(ii) mother
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51a) What is germination?
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b) Identify one type of germination.
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c) Name any two conditions necessary for germination.
(i) ______________________________________________________________________
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52. Point out the garden tools used for the following activities.
(i) Digging: ___________________________________________________________
(ii) Watering: ___________________________________________________________
(iii) Collecting rubbish: ______________________________________________________
(iv) Cutting small trees: _____________________________________________________
53a) Mention any two methods of preserving food.
(i) ______________________________________________________________________
(ii) ______________________________________________________________________
b) Identify the best way of preserving the following foods.
(i) fish: ________________________________________________________________
(ii) beans: ________________________________________________________________
54a) Name the place where seeds are first planted before taking them to a well prepared garden.
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b) Write down the meaning of the following terms as used in science.
(i) Weeding
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(ii) Seedling
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c) Why do most farmers mulch their gardens?
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55. Match the deficiency disease in list A to its cause in list B.

List A List B
a) Scurvy Lack of Vitamin B2
b) Beriberi Lack of Vitamin C
c) Pellagra Lack of Iodine
d) Goitre Lack of Vitamin B1

a) Scurvy ________________________________________________________________
b) Beriberi ________________________________________________________________
c) Pellagra ________________________________________________________________
d) Goitre ________________________________________________________________