TEST ONE

Section A (40 marks)

1) Name any one type of soil you know.

___________________________________________________________________________

2) How does regular bathing control the spread of skin diseases?

___________________________________________________________________________

3) Identify any one way strong wind can be dangerous to a crop farmer.

___________________________________________________________________________

4) Write any one common accident at school.

___________________________________________________________________________

5) How are the ears important to a person ?

_ __________________________________________________________________________

6) Give one way the part below is useful to a plant.

_________________________________________________________________________

7) Why is a balanced diet needed by every person?

__________________________________________________________________________

8) Identify any one way people take care of domestic animals at home.

_________________________________________________________________________

9) Give one way water sources can be contaminated.

___________________________________________________________________________

10)Draw and name any one item used to manage rainy weather.

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11) How can you keep proper personal hygiene.

_________________________________________________________________________

12) In the space provided below, draw a diagram to show air has weight.

13) Mention any one way mulching is useful to farmers.

___________________________________________________________________________

14) Why do people eat food ?

_________________________________________________________________________

15) How is the larva stage of a butterfly dangerous to crop farmers ?

_ __________________________________________________________________________

16) Name any one disease spread by a housefly.

___________________________________________________________________________

The diagram below is a garden tool. Use it to answer questions 17 and 18.

17) Identify one use of the above garden tool to people.

_________________________________________________________________________

18) How can the above tool be cared for ?

___________________________________________________________________________

19) How do farmers benefit from nimbus clouds ?

___________________________________________________________________________

20) With the help of a pencil, draw an arrow to show the part
Used for flying.

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21) State any one reason why first aid is given to casualties .

__________________________________________________________________________

22) Draw and name any play material made from banana fibres.

23) Identify any one activity a farmer carries out during the wet season.

___________________________________________________________________________

24) How are proteins important to human bodies ?

____________________________________________________________________________

25) How are swamps useful to people ?

___________________________________________________________________________

26) In which one way do people manage sunny weather ?

___________________________________________________________________________

27) Mention any one man made change in the environment.

__________________________________________________________________________

28) Give any one danger of the animal shown below to farmers.

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29) How are living components of soil important ?

___________________________________________________________________________

30) Give any one responsibility of a child at home .

___________________________________________________________________________

31) Give a reason why a cow is grouped under living things.

___________________________________________________________________________

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32) How is a housefly able to spread faecal disease ?

___________________________________________________________________________

33) Write any one way you can care for the AIDS patients.

___________________________________________________________________________

34) Give one way the sun can be used as a source of energy.

___________________________________________________________________________

35) How are shadows formed ?

___________________________________________________________________________

36) In one sentence, write the meaning of the word transplanting .

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

37) Why is it a good practice to wash hands with clean water and soap after visiting a
latrine .___________________________________________________________________________

38) Why are dehydrated people given ORS ?

___________________________________________________________________________

39) Name the component of air that supports burning.

___________________________________________________________________________

40) Identify any one plant that has the roots shown below.

roots

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SECTION B. ( 60 marks)

41) The diagram below shows the arrangement of soil layers. Use it to

answer the questions that follow:-

a)Name the layers marked B and D.

i) B _ _______________________________ ii) D parent rock _____________________________

b) Why is layer A usually black and dark ?

_________________________________________________________________________

c) Describe any one way of keeping soil fertile .

___________________________________________________________________________

42a) Briefly explain the term photosynthesis.

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

b) How is chlorophyll useful in the above process.

___________________________________________________________________________

c) Give a reason why plants are able to carry out photosynthesis during day time.

___________________________________________________________________________

d) Name the food that is made during the process of photosynthesis.

__________________________________________________________________________

43) What is air ?

___________________________________________________________________________

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b)Apart from carbondioxide, give any other two components of air.

i)_ _______________________________ii)_ _______________________________________

c) How is carbondioxide useful in a soda factory ?

__________________________________________________________________________

44) The diagram below shows a fish. Use it to answer the questions

that follow. Y

a) Name the parts labelled.

i)Y_ _______________________________ii)X____________________________________

b) How is part W useful to a fish ?__It is used for picking food .

__________________________________________

c) Name the habitat of the above animal.

_______________________________________________________________________

45)Germination is the growing of a seed into a seedling.

a) Write any two conditions needed for germination to take place.

i)_____________________________________________________________________

ii)_____________________________________________________________________

b) Write any one example of a crop that undergoes the following types

of germination :-

i) epigeal germination.______________________________________________

ii) hypogeal germination._________________________________________________

46a) Identify any two items we can use to promote good sanitation at your school.

i)_______________________________________________________________________

ii)______________________________________________________________________

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b) Write any two activities a P.4 child can do to promote sanitatio at a school.

i) _________________________________________________________________________

ii) _________________________________________________________________________

47) Match the garden tools to their uses correctly.

Garden tool use

A hoe watering plants

A rake transplanting seedlings
A trowel pruning
A watering can collecting rubbish
A garden tool weeding
Garden fool use

a) A hoe __________________________________________
b) A rake __________________________________________
c) A watering can __________________________________________
d) A trowel __________________________________________

48) Why are bees grouped under social insects ?

__________________________________________________________________________

b) Apart from bees, give one other social

insect.s__________________________________________________________________________

c)How are bees useful to the following ;

a) people :_____________________________________________________________

b) plants : ________________________________________________________________

49) Study the life cycle below and answer questions that follow:-

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a) Name stage marked P._ __________________________________________
b) Name the vector shown in the above lifecycle.
___________________________________________________________________

c) Write one disease spread by the above vector.

_____________________________________________________________________

c) How can the disease mentioned in number (c ) above be prevented ?

. __________________________________________________________________________

50) Give the food value got from eating the following food stuffs.

i) fish______________________________________________________________________

i) pineapple ____________________________________________________________

b) Write one use of food to the human body.

_________________________________________________________________________

c) Identify one example of food that can be preserved by smoking .

_________________________________________________________________________

51a) What name is given to moving air?

_________________________________________________________________________

b) Given any two components of air.

i)_______________________________________________________________________

ii)_ ______________________________________________________________________

c) Identify any one danger of air.

________________________________________________________________________

52a) A flower is a reproductive part of a plant. Draw the female part of a flower.

b)What happens to the following parts after fertilization ?

i) Ovary. _________________________________________________________________
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ii) Ovules________________________________________________________________

c) Why are some petals brightly coloured ?

_. _________________________________________________________________________

53a) In one sentence , give the meaning of the term accident.

___________________________________________________________________________

b) Give any two causes of accidents on Ugandan roads.

i)_______________________________________________________________________
ii) _______________________________________________________________________
c) Mention one way in which the above causes can be prevented .

___________________________________________________________________________

54a) Write any two causes of soil erosion.

i) _________________________________________________________________________

ii) __________________________________________________________________________

b) How can erosion be controlled in a garden ?

i)_________________________________________________________________________

ii) ________________________________________________________________________

55) The steps below shows a wrong order of making O.R.S. Rearrange

them correctly.

1) Stir the mixture until it the solutes dissolve.

Wash your hands with clean water and soap.

Measure 1 litre of drinking water into a clean container.

Measure eight levelled tea spoonfuls of sugar and one of salt into the container.

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

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 TEST TWO
SECTION A:
1. Name any one part of the human body organ that is found on the head.
__________________________________________________________
2. Give one way family members may care for an HIV/AIDS patient?
__________________________________________________________
3. Give any one example of an annual crop.
__________________________________________________________
4. Mention any one component of soil.
__________________________________________________________
5. State one importance of keeping our bodies clean.
__________________________________________________________
6. In the space below, draw a diagram to show that air exerts pressure.

7. Name the disease vector that spreads malaria.

__________________________________________________________
8. Write down any one danger of the sun.
__________________________________________________________
9. Identify any one example of a natural change in the environment.
__________________________________________________________
10. Apart from a hen, name one other domestic bird.
__________________________________________________________
11. Give one way people can care for insects such as bees.
__________________________________________________________

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The diagram below shows a soil profile. Use it to answer questions 12 and 13.

plants

12. Identify the layer marked X.

__________________________________________________________
13. Using an arrow, show the layer that contains a lot of humus.
__________________________________________________________
14. Give one way of keeping food free from germs.
__________________________________________________________
15. State the importance of a dog to people in a home.
__________________________________________________________
16. The diagram below shows a garden tool.

How do people care for the above garden tool?

__________________________________________________________
17. Name any one example of an insect without wings.
__________________________________________________________
18. State any one way of controlling pests in a garden.
__________________________________________________________
19. Name any one living component in the environment.
__________________________________________________________

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20. In which way is clearing bushes near your home useful to family members?
__________________________________________________________
21. In which way is cutting down of trees a danger to the environment?
__________________________________________________________
22. Draw any one item used to keep our bodies clean.

23. State one disadvantage of heavy rainfall to people.

__________________________________________________________
24. Mention any one local material made from banana fibres.
__________________________________________________________
25. Give any one example of a domestic bird.
__________________________________________________________
26. State the importance of grasshoppers to people.
__________________________________________________________
27. Give one way of avoiding accidents at home.
__________________________________________________________
28. What type of germination does a bean seed undergo?
__________________________________________________________
29. Give one way of avoiding accidents at home.
__________________________________________________________
30. Mr. Kalumbe’s family has parents, grandparents and biological children. Which kind
of family is this?
__________________________________________________________
31. Which animal stays in the habitat shown below?

__________________________________________________________
32. Identify any one common sign of a crop damaged by pests.
__________________________________________________________

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33. To what class of food does cassava belong?
__________________________________________________________
34. Give any one way of caring for wild animals.
__________________________________________________________
35. Why should you group a maize plant under living things?
__________________________________________________________
36. Apart from the sun, give any other natural source of energy.
__________________________________________________________
37. Mention any one childhood immunisable disease.
__________________________________________________________
38. Why do you group tomatoes under annual crops?
__________________________________________________________
39. State any one activity where clay soil is used as a raw-material.
__________________________________________________________
40. Give any one use of a cow to people at home.
__________________________________________________________
SECTION B
41. (a) How do we call a meal that contains all food values in their correct amount?
__________________________________________________________
(b) Mention any two classes of food that make up a balanced diet.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) What food value do we get from eating beans?
__________________________________________________________
42. The diagram below shows a fish. Use it to answer questions that follow.

(a) Name the parts labeled with letter A and B.

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 A _______________________________________________________
B _______________________________________________________
(b) Using an arrow on the diagram, show the part used for smelling food in water.
(c) Give any one use of fish to people.
__________________________________________________________
43. (a) Name any two common accidents at home.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(b) Mention any one cause of accidents at home.
__________________________________________________________
(c) What first aid is given to someone with burns?
__________________________________________________________
44. Match the garden tools in A to their uses in B correctly.
A B
Wheelbarrow - splitting firewood.
Watering can - breaking stony and hard soil.
Forked hoe - carrying rubbish and manure.
Axe - watering plants.
(i) Wheelbarrow _______________________________________
(ii) Watering can _______________________________________
(iii) Forked hoe _______________________________________
(iv) Axe _______________________________________
45. a) Name any one source of water in our community.
__________________________________________________________
b) Give any one use of water to people.
__________________________________________________________
c) Write any one way of making water safe for drinking.
__________________________________________________________
d) Give any one danger of having stagnant water near our homes.
__________________________________________________________

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46. The diagram below shows the shoot system of a flowering plant. Use it to
answer the following questions.
C
B

a) Name the parts of the shoot labeled with letters A and C.

A _______________________________________________________
C _______________________________________________________
b) Give two uses of part B to a plant.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
47. The diagram below shows the life cycle of a cockroach.

EGGS

NYMPH

(a) Complete the life cycle of a cockroach above.

(b) Name the type of lifecycle shown above.
__________________________________________________________
(c) Apart from the life cycle above, mention one other type of insect life cycle.
__________________________________________________________
48. (a) What are domestic animals?
__________________________________________________________
(b) Give two examples of domestic animals that provide people with milk.

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 (i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) Give any one way people can care for their domestic animals.
__________________________________________________________
49. A house is a building that is lived in by a family.
(a) Name any two materials used in building a house.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(b) Give any two places where people can get building materials.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
51. (a) In one sentence , write the meaning of personal hygiene.
__________________________________________________________
(b) Identify any two things we use to promote personal hygiene.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) State any one importance of personal hygiene.
__________________________________________________________
52. The diagram below shows a natural change in the atmosphere. Study it
and answer the questions that follow.

plants

LAND
A

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 (a) What name is given to the natural change shown above?
__________________________________________________________
(b) Name the processes that take place at B and C.
B _______________________________________________________
C _______________________________________________________
(c) How are plants useful in the natural change above?
__________________________________________________________

53. (a) Briefly explain the term mulching.

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
(b) Why do farmers mulch their gardens?
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) How can mulching be a danger to crops in the garden?
__________________________________________________________
53. The figure below shows a weather chart. Use it to answer questions that
follow.

A B

(a) Identify the types of weather shown in A and B.

(i) A ____________________________________________________
(ii) B ____________________________________________________
(b) Give any one way in which the type of weather in B is useful to a crop farmer.
__________________________________________________________
(c) State one way of protecting ourselves from weather B.
__________________________________________________________
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54. Complete the table below correctly.
Food value Source Use in the body

__________________ mangoes Keeps the body healthy

proteins _________________ Builds the body

carbohydrates _________________ __________________

55. Re-arrange the following steps of making O.R.S correctly.
Stir until all the salt and sugar dissolve.
Wash your hands with clean water and soap.
Measure one litre of drinking water into a clean container.
Measure one leveled teaspoonful of salt and eight of sugar into the drinking water.
(i) _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
(iii) _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
(iv) _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
TEST THREE
SECTION A
1. Name any one staple food that is processed using a mortar and a pestle.
__________________________________________________________
2. Give any one material that people may use to clean their teeth.
__________________________________________________________
3. How do farmers protect their crops from being destroyed by drought?
__________________________________________________________
4. Give any one way of preventing faecal diseases at school.

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 __________________________________________________________
5. Why do people put scare crows in their gardens?
__________________________________________________________
6. In which way is a leopard dangerous to people?
__________________________________________________________
7. Name the living component of the environment which gives us timber.
__________________________________________________________
8. Identify any one natural factor that destroys our environment.
_________________________________________________________
9. Draw and name a tool you can use to clean a house.

10. How are forests useful to birds?

__________________________________________________________
11. How do people control malaria in their homes?
__________________________________________________________
12. How is heavy rainfall dangerous to people?
__________________________________________________________
13. Mention any one social insect.
__________________________________________________________
14. Name one plant that gives us fibre for making balls.
__________________________________________________________
15. How do people prevent spread of HIV/AIDS in their communities?
__________________________________________________________
16. State any one source of heat energy in our environment.
__________________________________________________________
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17. Identify any one area in a home that requires constant cleaning.
__________________________________________________________
18. Name any one other relative in an extended family.
__________________________________________________________

19. Which type of weather encourages people to wear sweaters?

__________________________________________________________
20. Identify any one immunisable disease.
__________________________________________________________
The diagram below shows part of a flower.

21. Use an arrow and letter Z to show the stigma.

22. Give any one role of a mother at home.
__________________________________________________________
23. Why do farmers mulch their gardens?
__________________________________________________________
24. Give any one animal which lives in soil.
__________________________________________________________
25. Why are bean plants grouped under flowering plants?
__________________________________________________________
26. Name any one material that people use to keep the toilets clean.
__________________________________________________________
27. Give any one use of soap at school.
__________________________________________________________
28. State any one way of controlling the spread of malaria at home.
__________________________________________________________
29. State any one way of preventing skin diseases.
__________________________________________________________
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30. Draw a garden tool used for cutting trees.

31. State one importance of eating a balanced diet.

__________________________________________________________
32. Give any one use of skins and hides of animals to people.
__________________________________________________________
33. How can injuries of cuts be prevented at home?
__________________________________________________________
34. Where do houseflies lay their eggs?
__________________________________________________________
The diagram below shows roots of plants.

35. Name one plant with the kind of roots shown above.
__________________________________________________________
36. A kitten is a young one of a domestic animal. Name that animal.
__________________________________________________________
37. Why is it important for school children to wear shoes?
_________________________________________________________
38. Complete the life cycle.

Eggs

Adult

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39. Give any one use of carbondioxide.
__________________________________________________________
40. Name any one plant that has thorns on its stem or leaves.
__________________________________________________________
SECTION B
41. (a) Apart from water, give any other two components of soil.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(b) Name one farming practice that can keep water (moisture) in the
soil.
_____________________________________________________
(c) Give any one use of water at home.
_____________________________________________________
42. (a) Why do people preserve food?
_____________________________________________________
(b) Apart from refrigeration, give two other ways of preserving food.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(c) Why is refrigeration not common in rural areas?
_____________________________________________________

43. (a) Name the sense organ for tasting.

_____________________________________________________
(b) Give one way of caring for the organ you have named in (a) above.
_____________________________________________________
(c) Write two other senses in the human body.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________

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44. (a) Match the types of weather in A to the correct activities in B.
A B
Rainy weather winnowing seeds
Windy weather drying harvested crops
Sunny weather harvesting water
(i) Rainy weather__________________________________________
(ii) Windy weather_________________________________________
(iii) Sunny weather_________________________________________

(b) Which of the above types of weather can we manage by putting on

gumboots?
_____________________________________________________
45. a) Which month in a year has the least number of days.
_____________________________________________________
(b) Name the season in which farmers plant their seeds.
_____________________________________________________

(c) Study the rectangle below.

3 cm

7 cm
What is the length and width of the rectangle?
(i) Length____________________________________________
(ii) Width______________________________________________
46. The diagram below shows foodstuffs. Use it to answer the question
below.
A B

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 (a) Name the food stuff marked B.
_____________________________________________________
(b) Identify the food value got from foodstuff marked A.
_____________________________________________________
(c) Write one tool that can be used to peel foodstuff B for eating.
_____________________________________________________
(d) Why should foodstuff A be washed properly before eating it?
_____________________________________________________
47. (a) How do the following animals protect themselves from enemies?
(i) Chameleon ____________________________________________
(ii) Dog ________________________________________________
(iii) Hen ________________________________________________
(b) Write any one way domestic animals can be dangerous to
people.
_____________________________________________________
48. The digram below shows an item in a first aid box.

Plaster

(a) Give the use of this item in giving first aid.

_____________________________________________________
(b) Identify any one quality of a good first aider.
_____________________________________________________
(c) State any two reasons for giving first aid to people who have got accidents.
(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
49. (a) Name the disease caused by HIV.
_____________________________________________________
(b) How is HIV spread from one person to another?
_____________________________________________________
(c) Give one way a school child can protect him / herself from getting HIV.
_____________________________________________________
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 d) Write any one way of caring for people with HIV.
_____________________________________________________
50. (a) Give two uses of shadows to people.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(b) In which direction will the shadow of an object be if the sun is in the West?
_____________________________________________________
(c) At what time of the day are shadows shortest?
_____________________________________________________
51. (a) Name the garden tools below.

(b) Name any one tool which can be cared for by;
(i) sharpening: ___________________________________________
(ii) oiling moving parts:_____________________________________
52. (a) How are the following useful in the water cycle?
(i) The sun _____________________________________________
(ii) Trees _______________________________________________
(b) Name one human activity which can affect the water cycle.
_____________________________________________________
(c) Write one way people can make use of rainwater.
_____________________________________________________
53. Fill in the gaps with the correct words.
Germination is the development of a seed into a __________________.
There are two types of germination namely hypogeal germination and
_________________________ germination.

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 During germination, seeds need _________________________to soften the testa
for the embryo to come out. The radicle of a seed develops into the root system
and the ___________________develops into the shoot system.
54. (a) Name any one material / thing found in a bedroom.
_____________________________________________________
(b) Identify two ways of caring for our beddings.
(i) _____________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________
(c) Name one parasite that can come to our beds if they are not cleaned well.
_____________________________________________________
55. The diagram below shows a fish. Use it to answer question 55.
C
B
A

(a) Name the parts marked A and C.

A _____________________________________________________
C _____________________________________________________
(b) Use letter D to show the part that protects the gills.
(c) Give one use of fish to people.
_______________________________________________________
TEST FOUR
SECTION A:
1. Name the part of the body used for smelling.
_______________________________________________________________
2. Give any one way of preparing cassava before eating.
_______________________________________________________________
3. Why do bees visit flowers?
_______________________________________________________________

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4. Why do we iron clothes before wearing them?
_______________________________________________________________
5. Draw a diagram of a simple leaf in the space below.

6. Name the gas used to put out fire.

_______________________________________________________________

7. State any one role of children in a home.

_______________________________________________________________
8. How are earthworms important in the soil?
_______________________________________________________________
9. “It refers to the general cleanliness of the place where we leave.” Write one word for
the above statement.
_______________________________________________________________
10. How is fire useful at school?
____________________________________________________________
11. Write down any one use of sisal material at school.
____________________________________________________________
12. Joan likes sharing sharp body cutting objects with her friends. How is this
practice dangerous to their health?
____________________________________________________________
13. Which human organ has the same function as the gills of a fish?
____________________________________________________________
14. How can you control the spread of diarrhea at home?
____________________________________________________________

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 The diagram below shows parts of an egg. Use it to answer questions 15
and 16.

15. Name part marked X on the diagram above.

____________________________________________________________
16. Identify one animal at home that produces eggs.
____________________________________________________________
17. In which way can windy weather be helpful to people?
____________________________________________________________
18. Why are some metallic tools painted?
____________________________________________________________
19. What happens to water when it is heated?
____________________________________________________________
20. Write any one use of food in the body.
____________________________________________________________
21. Why is it dangerous to cross the road carelessly?
____________________________________________________________
The diagram below shows a cabbage plant. Use it to answer question 22.
B

22. How is part labeled B useful to people?

____________________________________________________________

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23. Name the gas given off by plants during photosynthesis.
____________________________________________________________
24. Write any one material used for constructing a permanent house.
____________________________________________________________
25. Draw the shadow of the object below in the right position.

26. Name any one foodstuff we get from a lake.

____________________________________________________________
27. By what process are nimbus clouds formed?
____________________________________________________________
28. Why do people lock their houses at night?
____________________________________________________________
29. What is wind?
____________________________________________________________
30. Which part of a bean seed stores food?
____________________________________________________________
31. Why is it bad to share a towel with other people?
____________________________________________________________
32. Write one way you can save energy at home.
____________________________________________________________
33. How can you help a person who is dehydrated?
____________________________________________________________
34. Fill in the missing stage.

Egg larva _______ adult

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35. Give any one way you can care for insects like bees.
____________________________________________________________
36. Identify any one health habit you can teach your young brother or sister to do.
____________________________________________________________
37. How can you prevent worms from entering your body?
____________________________________________________________
38. Give any one way people make use of rain water.
____________________________________________________________
39. What advice can you give to a person who has lice in the hair?
____________________________________________________________
40. What does the experiment below prove about soil?

water
bubbles
lump of soil

________________________________________________________
SECTION B
41. Match items in list A with those in list B.
A B
Forked hoe transplanting seedlings
Knapsack sprayer improve on soil fertility
Trowel spraying herbicides
Fertilizers digging hard ground
a) Forked hoe _____________________________________
b) Knapsack sprayer _____________________________________
c) Trowel _____________________________________
d) Fertilizers _____________________________________
42. a) Name any two materials used in cleaning our bodies.
(i) _________________________________________________________

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 (ii) _________________________________________________________
b) Give one disease that we get due to poor personal hygiene.
____________________________________________________________
c) How can you promote personal hygiene?
____________________________________________________________
43. a) Give any one way we can make water safe for drinking?
____________________________________________________________

b) Write any two ways in which water sources may get contaminated.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
c) Name any one natural source of water.
____________________________________________________________

44. The diagram below shows part of the human body. Use it to
answer question 44.
T

a) Name the body organs marked T and S.

T __________________________________________________________
S __________________________________________________________
b) Give any one use of organ marked T.
____________________________________________________________
c) How can you care for the organ marked R above?
____________________________________________________________

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45. a) State any two reasons for giving first aid to accident victims.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
b) Write any two items that are found in a first aid box.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
46. The diagram below is of a food store found in village homes. Use
it to answer the questions below

a) Name the food store shown above.

____________________________________________________________
b) How are structures marked K important on the food store above?
____________________________________________________________
c) Identify any two crops that can be stored in the food store above.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
47. a) Give any two food values that make up a balanced diet.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
b) Write any two diseases caused by poor feeding.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________

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48. The diagram below shows part of a plant. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.
X

V W

a) Name the part of the plant shown above.

____________________________________________________________
b) What is the importance of the part shown above to a plant?
____________________________________________________________
c) Name part marked V and X on the diagram above.
V __________________________________________________________
X __________________________________________________________
49. a) Write two insects which are useful to people.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
b) State any one danger of insects to people.
____________________________________________________________
c) Identify any one characteristic of insects.
____________________________________________________________
50. a) Name the part of a fish which it uses for:
(i) smelling ______________________________________________
(ii) breathing ______________________________________________
(iii)feeding ______________________________________________
b) Give any one reason why people catch fish.
____________________________________________________________

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51. The diagram below shows a tooth. Use it to answer the questions
that follow.

B
neck

a) Name the part marked B and C.

(i) B _________________________________________________________
(ii) C _________________________________________________________
b) Which part of a tooth is the hardest?
_______________________________________________________________
c) How is the tooth in the diagram above useful to people?
_______________________________________________________________
52. Apart from extended family, name any other type of family in your area.
____________________________________________________________
b) Write any two groups of people found in an extended family.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
a) Give the member of a family who breast feeds the baby at home.
____________________________________________________________
53. a) Give any two examples of pests that attack crops in the garden
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
b) How can you control pests in a crop garden?
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________

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54. The picture below shows a health facility in our area. Use it to
answer the questions below.

b) Identify any two groups of people that work in the above facility.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
c) Which group of people are carried to the facility above?
____________________________________________________________
d) Write any one way you would take care of a person who is in the facility above.
____________________________________________________________
55. a) Draw and name any two materials used in cleaning kitchen utensils.

b) Write one danger of eating food from dirty plates.

____________________________________________________________
c) Give any one way you can keep the kitchen clean.
____________________________________________________________
TEST FIVE
SECTION A:
1. Name any one component of soil.
________________________________________________________________
2. Which part of the human body is used for feeling?
________________________________________________________________

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3. Why is a bean plant grouped under flowering plants?
________________________________________________________________
4. How can you control soil erosion in a school compound?
________________________________________________________________
5. Why are garden tools kept in cool dry places after use?
________________________________________________________________
The diagram below is of a human tooth. Study it and answer question
number 6.

6. Name the above tooth.

____________________________________
7. Write ORS in full.
________________________________________________________________
8. How is heavy rainfall dangerous to people?
________________________________________________________________
9. How are foods rich in proteins important to a seven year old boy?
________________________________________________________________
10. Why should we cover leftover food at home?
________________________________________________________________
11. Why should we keep our bodies clean?
________________________________________________________________
12. Give any one use of water at home.
________________________________________________________________
13. Why is the heart important in the human body?
________________________________________________________________
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14. Name part marked with letter Y.
________________________________________________________________
15. By use of an arrow and letter X, show the part which is used to pick food.

16. Give any one way a P.2 child can cross a busy road safely.
________________________________________________________________
17. In the space below, draw one item used to manage sunny weather.

18. Name any one disease that we can control by boiling water for drinking at home.
________________________________________________________________
19. State the first aid for a burn.
________________________________________________________________
20. In the space provided below, draw a diagram to show network leaf
venation.

21. Looking at the watery stool of a patient, how can you tell that the person has
dysentery?
________________________________________________________________
22. How are stars useful to people?
________________________________________________________________
23. Why should people close doors and windows early in the evening?
________________________________________________________________
24. How are rat guards useful on a granary?
________________________________________________________________
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25. Why is it dangerous to stay with domestic animals in the same house?
________________________________________________________________
26. Give the importance of chlorophyll during photosynthesis.
________________________________________________________________
27. Give any one use of electricity at home.
________________________________________________________________
28. Mention any one use of carbon dioxide to people.
________________________________________________________________
29. Give any one way people use bricks in our community.
________________________________________________________________
30. Name the staple food drawn below.

_______________________________________________
31. Why should every classroom have a dustbin?
________________________________________________________________
32. How do farmers preserve maize after harvesting?
________________________________________________________________
33. State any one way in which people may damage the environment.
________________________________________________________________
34. Give any one way we can care for our eyes.
________________________________________________________________
35. How is the structure below useful to a spider?

____________________________________________
36. State any one way of controlling the spread of germs at home.
________________________________________________________________
37. How are plants useful to animals?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
38. State the use of the garden tool below to a farmer.

_______________________________________________
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39. What is soil erosion?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
40. Write down any one item that can be used in water harvesting at home.
________________________________________________________________
SECTION B
41. (a) State any two ways of maintaining proper sanitation at home.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
(b) Name any two diseases that can be spread through poor sanitation.
(i) ___________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________
42. (a) What do the following worms feed on in the human body?
(i) Hook worms _______________________________________________
(ii) Tape worms _______________________________________________
(b) Besides the above worms, mention one other worm which affects the human
body.
___________________________________________________________
(c) How can worms be prevented?
___________________________________________________________
43. (a) What is a resource?
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
(b) State any one use of electricity at home.
___________________________________________________________
(c) How can electricity be dangerous to people at home?
___________________________________________________________
(d) State one way of saving electricity as an energy resource.
___________________________________________________________

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44. (a) How do we use the item below at home?

__________________________________________________________
(b) Why do we brush our teeth after every meal?
___________________________________________________________
(c) Name any two diseases spread as a result of poor personal hygiene.
(i) ___________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________
45. (a) Give the importance of these parts to a plant.
(i) Leaves ____________________________________________________
(ii) Roots _____________________________________________________
(b) Write down any two uses of stems to people.
(i) ___________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________

46. The diagram below shows one of the properties of air. Use it to answer
the questions that follow.

Deflated balloon

Inflated balloon

(a) Which property of air is shown above?

___________________________________________________________

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 (b) What is air?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(c) Which part of air helps burning to take place?
___________________________________________________________
(d) What name is given to moving air?
___________________________________________________________
47. (a) State any two causes of accidents on our roads today.
(i) ___________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________
(b) Why are accident victims given first aid?
(i) ___________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________
48. (a) Write down any one cause of dehydration.
__________________________________________________________
(b) Why are dehydrated people given plenty of drinking water?
___________________________________________________________
(c) Identify any two materials used in the making of oral rehydration solution
(ORS) at home.
(i) ___________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________
49. (a) Why are termites called social insects?
__________________________________________________________
(b) Name the habitat for termites.
___________________________________________________________
(c) How are termites dangerous to crop farmers?
__________________________________________________________
(d) Besides termites, name any other example of social insects.
___________________________________________________________

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50. The diagram below is of a flower.
N

M
T

(a) Name parts marked N and T.

N _______________________________________________________
T _____________________________________________________
(b) By use of an arrow and letter P, show the part that produces pollen grains.
(c) What is the main work of a flower to a plant?
___________________________________________________________
51. (a) Name any one food we can get from these places;
(i) Forests ___________________________________________________
(ii) Swamps __________________________________________________
(iii) Rivers ____________________________________________________
(b) Give any one tool we can use to collect food from the river.
__________________________________________________________
52. Match the body organs in A to their functions in B correctly.
A B
Kidney stores food for some time.
Liver stores information.
Stomach produces bile.
Brain filters blood.
a) Kidney _________________________________________________
b) Liver _________________________________________________
c) Stomach _________________________________________________
d) Brain _________________________________________________
53. (a) Apart from the extended family, name any one other type of family in
Uganda.________________________________________________________

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 (b) Give any one role of the following people in a family.
(i) Children ___________________________________________________
(ii) Mother ____________________________________________________
(a) Write any one advantage of an extended family.
___________________________________________________________
54. (a) What are vectors?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
(b) Name any one vector commonly found in pit latrines.
___________________________________________________________
(c) Give any two ways in which the above vector can be controlled.
(i) ___________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________
55. Use the words provided in the box to complete the passage below.

sun , condensed , clouds , evaporation , water vapour

The water cycle.

During rain formation, the _________________ heats water bodies like oceans, lakes,
seas, rivers, swamps to cause ______________________. The
______________________ rises up to the sky and is ___________________ to form
nimbus clouds. The droplets of water from clouds then fall down as rain. The water flows
and collects in water bodies and the cycle continues.
TEST SIX
SECTION A:
1. Name one faecal disease.
____________________________________________________________
2. Give one way a P.5 child can prepare eggs for eating.
____________________________________________________________

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3. State any one role of a mother in a home.
____________________________________________________________
4. How are grasshoppers dangerous to farmers?
____________________________________________________________
5. Write any one use of banana fibres at school.
____________________________________________________________
6. How useful is the item drawn below to people at home?

________________________________________
7. Name the body organ used for seeing.
____________________________________________________________
8. Give any one source of water.
____________________________________________________________
9. Which part of a plant is used for sucking water from the ground?
____________________________________________________________
10. Identify one animal at home that produces milk.
____________________________________________________________
11. Why are some metallic tools painted?
____________________________________________________________
12. Which gas is needed by plants during photosynthesis?
____________________________________________________________
13. Give one use of shadows to people.
____________________________________________________________
14. How can you prevent tape worm infection?
____________________________________________________________
15. Name the type of soil which is rough and with large particles.
____________________________________________________________

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16. State any one danger of strong wind.
____________________________________________________________
17. Name any one agent of soil erosion.
____________________________________________________________
18. State any one danger of not brushing your teeth after every meal.
____________________________________________________________
19. Why does a stone sink when thrown in water?
____________________________________________________________
20. Identify one characteristic of an insect.
____________________________________________________________

21. How is the garden tool below useful to farmers?

____________________________________________________________
22. How many legs has a spider?
____________________________________________________________
23. Name one harmful plant in the environment.
____________________________________________________________

24. Draw a diagram to show that air occupies space.

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25. Give one example of a perennial crop.
____________________________________________________________
26. Name one vector that breeds in water.
____________________________________________________________
27. Name any one thing made out of clay at home.
____________________________________________________________
28. Give the use of the body organ marked Y on the diagram below.

_______________________________________________________
29. In which way are rats dangerous to people?
____________________________________________________________
30. State one danger of electricity in our homes.
____________________________________________________________
31. Give any one use of food in our body.
____________________________________________________________
32. Why is it important to cross the road carefully?
____________________________________________________________
33. Give any one use of a school garden.
____________________________________________________________
34. State any one way of caring for crops in the garden.
____________________________________________________________
35. Give one way people can control the spread of dysentery in the community.
____________________________________________________________
36. The diagram below shows an animal.

How does the animal above move from one place to another?
____________________________________________________________
37. Why should rabbit hutches be cleaned regularly?
____________________________________________________________

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38. Name the weather instrument used to measure the amount of rain received in an
area.____________________________________________________________
39. Identify one component of air.
____________________________________________________________
40. Give one way a P.4 child can prevent him/herself from getting AIDS.
____________________________________________________________
SECTION B
41. (a) What is weather?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(b) Name the element of weather which people use to;
(i) water their crops? _______________________________________
(iii) winnow harvested crops? __________________________________
(c) Name one material used to manage weather.
_______________________________________________________
Below is a food store. Use it to answer question 42.

W
42. (a) Name the food store shown above.
_______________________________________________________
(b) Write one material used to make the above store.
_______________________________________________________
(c) Name part marked W.
_______________________________________________________
(d) How is part marked Y useful on the food store.
_______________________________________________________

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43. (a) What is wind?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(b) How can wind be useful to people?
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) In which way is wind dangerous to people?
_______________________________________________________
The diagram below shows a method of planting. Use it to answer
question 44.

44. (a) Name the above method of planting.

_______________________________________________________
(b) Write down any two advantages of using the above method of planting.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) Apart from the above method, write one other method of planting.
_______________________________________________________
45. (a) What is an extended family?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(b) Name any two groups of people found in an extended family.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________

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 (c) Give one way in which a nuclear family can become an extended
family.______________________________________________________
The diagram below show a split bean seed. Use it to answer question 46.
P

46. (a) Name parts marked Q and R.

Q _______________________________________________________
R _______________________________________________________
(b) Give the function of part marked P.
_______________________________________________________
(c) Which type of germination does the bean seed above undergo?
_______________________________________________________
47. Match the animals in A with their habitats in B correctly.
Animal Habitat
Bird Hutch
Dog Nest
Rabbit Kraal
Cow Kennel
(i) Bird ________________________________________
(ii) Dog ________________________________________
(iii) Rabbit ________________________________________
(iv) Cow ________________________________________
Below is a diagram of a human tooth. Use it to answer question 48.

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48. (a) Name the type of tooth drawn above.
_______________________________________________________
(b) Name the region marked M.
_______________________________________________________
(c) How is the above tooth useful when eating?
_______________________________________________________
(d) State any one way in which people can protect their teeth from
decay.
_______________________________________________________
49. (a) Name any two sources of food.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(b) Which food value is obtained from eating fruits?
_______________________________________________________
(c) Which deficiency disease is as a result of lack of carbohydrates in the body?
_______________________________________________________
50. (a) Give any two components of the first aid box.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(b) State two reasons why first aid should be given.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
51. (a) Give two examples of wood fuel used at home.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(b) Write down one use of paraffin at home.
_______________________________________________________
(c) Give any one use of the sun.
_______________________________________________________

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52. Use the words below to fill in the passage below correctly.

rain , condenses , heats , atmosphere

The sun ____________________ the water causing evaporation to take place. The
water vapour rises to the ___________________. The water vapour
___________________ to form clouds. The clouds become heavy and begin to fall
as ___________________ .
The diagram below shows a life cycle of a cockroach. Use it to answer
question 53. A

53. (a) Name the stages marked A and B.

A _______________________________________________________
B _______________________________________________________
(b) Apart from a cockroach, name any other insect that undergoes the above life
cycle._______________________________________________________
(c) Give any one danger of cockroaches at home.
_______________________________________________________
54. (a) Identify two causes of dehydration.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) State any two signs of dehydration in children.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
55. (a) How do the following animals protect themselves?
(i) Dog: __________________________________________________
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 (ii) Chameleon: ____________________________________________
(b) Give two uses of wild animals to people.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________

TEST SEVEN
SECTION A:
1. Name any one dicotyledonous plant commonly grown for food.
_________________________________________________________
2. How is photosynthesis in plants useful to animals?
_________________________________________________________
3. Give any one way you can improve soil fertility in the school garden.
_________________________________________________________
4. Write the importance of washing mango fruits before eating them.
_________________________________________________________
5. Identify any one danger caused by strong wind.
_________________________________________________________
6. Which mosquito spreads malaria germs?
_________________________________________________________
7. Why should a rain gauge be placed in an open place?
_________________________________________________________
8. Give any one way you can care for your tongue.
_________________________________________________________
The diagram below shows a nursery bed. Use it to answer question 9.

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9. How is part marked W important on a nursery bed?
_________________________________________________________
10. In which way can electricity be dangerous to people?
_________________________________________________________
11. Write one activity you can carry out to reduce houseflies at home.
_________________________________________________________
12. Name the male reproductive cells of a flowering plant.
_________________________________________________________
13. How can a farmer increase the proper working of the garden tool below?

_________________________________________________________
14. Identify the body sense responsible for finding out the sweetness of juice.
_________________________________________________________
15. Draw a diagram of a simple leaf in the space below.

16. Give any one danger of electricity at home.

_________________________________________________________
17. Name any one animal whose habitat is a burrow.
_________________________________________________________
18. Write any one way you can protect yourself from coldness on a rainy day.
_________________________________________________________
19. Give one way in which plants can reduce the rate of transpiration.
_________________________________________________________
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 The diagram below shows a fish. Use it to answer question 20.

20. Use letter P to show the part used to detect sound waves in water.
21. Why is it important for us to bathe daily?
_________________________________________________________
22. What is the danger of having bushes near our homes?
_________________________________________________________

23. Give one reason why bees visit flowers.

_________________________________________________________
The diagram below shows a common plant. Use it to answer questions 24
and 25.

24. Name part marked X on the plant above.

_________________________________________________________
25. Identify the common product that can be got from the plant above.
_________________________________________________________
26. How can people protect themselves from worm infestation?
_________________________________________________________
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27. Why do some Ugandans keep ducks at their homes?
_________________________________________________________
28. Give one human activity that destroys habitats of wild animals.
_________________________________________________________
29. What is the danger of throwing stones at a bee hive?
_________________________________________________________
30. Which food value prevents kwashiorkor in children?
_________________________________________________________
31. Give one way of preserving food for a long time.
_________________________________________________________
32. In which way is the water cycle important in our environment?
_________________________________________________________
33. Write one crop growing practice which adds humus to the soil.
_________________________________________________________
34. Name the non-curable disease which can be spread through sharing body piercing
tools.
_________________________________________________________
35. Which element of weather provides heat to people?
_________________________________________________________
The diagram below shows an insect. Use it to answer questions 36 and 37.

M
36. Which stage of the life cycle of an insect is shown above?
_________________________________________________________
37. What danger will the insect have if parts marked M are blocked?
_________________________________________________________
38. How are wild animals dangerous to people?
_________________________________________________________
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39. Give any one thing that is given to patients in a hospital.
_________________________________________________________
40. Name one domestic animal that gives us a lot of milk.
_________________________________________________________
SECTION B
41. (a) Identify any two materials that can be used to build a permanent
house.
(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
(b) Why do people build houses?
____________________________________________________
(c) Give any one way of caring for a house.
____________________________________________________
42. (a) Give the use of these tools during first aid.
(i)

spirit ________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________

(b) How is first aid useful to casualty?

____________________________________________________
(c) Give one quality of a good first aider.
____________________________________________________
43. (a) What is harvesting?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(b) Why is the dry season the best for harvesting seed crops?
____________________________________________________
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 (c) How can a farmer prevent rats from destroying his crops in the granary?
____________________________________________________
(d) Draw and name any one garden tool used for harvesting crops.

44. (a) Give any one different way soil may be useful to termites and
people.
(i) Termites ____________________________________________
(ii) People _____________________________________________
(b) Name one organism that helps in soil formation by decomposition.
____________________________________________________
(c) Which component of soil is needed by plants during photosynthesis?
____________________________________________________
45. (a) Why should people observe proper personal hygiene?
____________________________________________________
(b) Give the use of these materials in promoting personal hygiene.
(i) soap _______________________________________________
(ii) towel _______________________________________________
(c) Identify any one disease that people can get due to poor personal hygiene.
____________________________________________________
46. (a) Write any one way non- flowering plants reproduce.
____________________________________________________
(b) Give one example of non-flowering plants.
____________________________________________________
(c) How are non-flowering plants useful to people?
(i) ____________________________________________________
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 (ii) ____________________________________________________
47. The diagrams below show things we make at home.
A B

(a) Give the use of each of the items above.

A _______________________________________________
B _______________________________________________
(b) Write one material used to make item (B) above.
____________________________________________________
(c) How can a P.4 pupil benefit from making the items above?
____________________________________________________
48. (a) Write two activities that can lead to contamination of water
sources.
(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
(b) Why is it dangerous to drink contaminated water?
____________________________________________________
(c) How can water be made safe for drinking?
____________________________________________________
Study the diagram below and use it to answer question 49.
1 litre of 8 tea spoonfuls 1 tea spoonful solution
drinking water of sugar of salt
+ + =

49. (a) Name the solution made above.

____________________________________________________
(b) How is the solution above useful to people?
____________________________________________________
(c) Give the reason why the following are necessary in the above solution
(i) salt _______________________________________________
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 (ii) sugar _______________________________________________
50. (a) Give any two ways in which insects spread germs to people.
(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
(b) Apart from insects, give any other disease vector.
____________________________________________________
(c) How are vectors different from pests?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
51. (a) Write any one use of food in the body.
____________________________________________________
(b) Why do children need a lot of proteins in their diet?
____________________________________________________
(c) Which class of food is most needed by brick makers?
____________________________________________________
(d) Give one sign of poor feeding among children.
____________________________________________________
52. The diagram below shows weather instruments.
A
B

(a) Name the instruments shown above.

A _______________________________________________
B _______________________________________________
(b) Which element of weather enables the instruments above to work?
____________________________________________________
(c) How are the above instruments similar?
____________________________________________________
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53. (a) Which system of a flowering plant develops from the radicle?
____________________________________________________
(b) State the function of these parts to a germinating bean seed.
(i) micropyle ___________________________________________
(ii) cotyledon ___________________________________________
(c) Identify any one factor that can fail a seed to germinate.
____________________________________________________
54. Match the body organs to their correct functions.
Body organ Function
(i) Heart - regulating blood sugars
(ii) Kidney - storing information
(iii) Brain - pumping blood
(iv) Liver - filtering blood
(i) Heart - ______________________________________
(ii) Kidney - ______________________________________
(iii) Brain - ______________________________________
(iv) Liver - ______________________________________
55. (a) How are shadows formed?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(b) At which time of the day is the shadow shortest?
____________________________________________________
(c) Give one use of shadows to children.
____________________________________________________
(d) Draw the shadow for the object below.

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 TEST EIGHT
SECTION A:
1. Which element of weather do people use for winnowing?
_______________________________________________________________
2. State any one way of keeping water sources clean.
_______________________________________________________________
3. How are feathers useful to a bird?
_______________________________________________________________
4. Identify the deficiency disease caused due to lack of vitamin C in the diet.
_______________________________________________________________
5. Name one crop that can be harvested using the garden tool below

_____________________________________________
6. How can a P.4 child protect him/herself from getting HIV/AIDS?
_______________________________________________________________
7. The diagram below shows part of a flower.

Use an arrow and letter N to show the part that receives pollen grains.
______________________________________________________
8. Give any one way of keeping your beddings clean.
_______________________________________________________________
9. Why are farmers advised to leave enough space between rows when planting?

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 _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
10. State any one danger of wild birds to people.
____________________________________________________________
11. How is poor personal hygiene dangerous to people?
____________________________________________________________
12. Identify any one human activity that can change the environment.
____________________________________________________________
13. Draw a diagram of a simple leaf and show the midrib.

14. How do you care for your eyes?

____________________________________________________________
The diagram below shows a child suffering from a common disease.

15. How can the disease in the child above be prevented among children?
____________________________________________________________
16. Which gas is needed by plants during photosynthesis?
____________________________________________________________

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17. What first aid can be given to a person with a burn?
____________________________________________________________
18. Name one harmful insect in the environment.
____________________________________________________________
19. Give any one way of controlling pests in a maize garden.
____________________________________________________________
20. Write any one use of food in the body.
____________________________________________________________
21. Which part of a seed grows into the root system?
________________________________________________________
22. Give one way of managing rainy weather.
____________________________________________________________
23. How are claws useful to a cat?
____________________________________________________________
24. Why do people close windows and doors early in the evening?
____________________________________________________________
25. State one sign of food poisoning in people.
____________________________________________________________
26. How are earthquakes dangerous to people?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
27. Give one use of very heavy clothes to people who wear them.
____________________________________________________________
28. Identify any one way of preserving groundnuts after harvesting?
____________________________________________________________
29. How can a P.4 pupil avoid having a bad breath?
____________________________________________________________
30. Write one type of germination.
____________________________________________________________

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31. Why are pain killers important to a casualty?
____________________________________________________________
32. Give one way of controlling soil erosion in a compound.
____________________________________________________________
The diagram below show a tapeworm. Use to answer question 33.
P

33. How are the structures marked P useful to a tapeworm?

____________________________________________________________
34. How is a nest useful to a bird?
____________________________________________________________
35. Apart from drinking water, name one other item used in the preparation of ORS
locally.
____________________________________________________________
36. What is the danger of cutting down trees on a large scale in an area?
____________________________________________________________
37. Name any one insect without wings.
____________________________________________________________
38. Write down anyone product of a cow that gives us proteins.
____________________________________________________________
39. How are tree shades useful to people?
____________________________________________________________
40. Why is a tsetse fly grouped under vectors?
____________________________________________________________
SECTION B
41. a) Give the difference between wind and air.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
b) Write any one importance of wind to a crop farmer.
_____________________________________________________________

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 c) How are the following gases useful to people?
(i) Oxygen __________________________________________________
(ii) Carbon dioxide ____________________________________________
42. The diagram below shows vertical arrangement of soil layers.
Use it to answer the questions that follow.

a) What name is given to the above vertical arrangement of soil layers?

____________________________________________________________
b) Name any one organism found in layer B.
____________________________________________________________
c) Identify layer marked C.
____________________________________________________________
d) Where can we observe the above arrangement in the environment?
____________________________________________________________
43. a) Write any two diarrhoeal diseases spread by houseflies.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
b) How can the above diseases be controlled in a community?
____________________________________________________________
c) How are diarrhoeal diseases dangerous to people?
____________________________________________________________
44. a) What is sanitation?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

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 b) Give one importance of maintaining proper sanitation in an area.
_____________________________________________________________
c) Write two activities you can do to keep your classroom clean.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
45. The diagram below shows a food store. Use it to answer question 44.

d) Name the food store shown above.

_____________________________________________________________
e) Identify any one example of a crop kept in such a store.
_____________________________________________________________
f) Write the importance of part marked L and M on the store above.
L __________________________________________________________
M __________________________________________________________
46. a) State the function of each of the following types of teeth.
(i) Canines ___________________________________________________
(ii) Incisors __________________________________________________
b) Give two ways of keeping our teeth healthy.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
47. a) In which way is heavy rainfall dangerous to people?
____________________________________________________________
b) Give two processes involved in rainfall formation.
(i) __________________________________________________________

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 (ii) __________________________________________________________
c) How is the sun important in the process of rain formation?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
48. The diagram below shows a life cycle of an insect. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.
C

B A

a) What do we call the stage marked C on the diagram above.

_____________________________________________________________
b) Name the type of life cycle shown above.
_____________________________________________________________
c) Identify two insects that undergo the life cycle above.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
49. Complete the table below correctly.
BODY ORGAN FUNCTION

Heart ________________________

_________________ To filter blood.

Brain ________________________

__________________ To taste food.

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50. a) What is a nuclear family?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
b) Apart from parents and their own children, name one other person found in an
extended family.
____________________________________________________________
c) Give two roles of parents in a family.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
51. a) Write any one dangerous object found on roads.
_____________________________________________________________
b) Name any two groups of people who help in traffic.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
c) How can road accidents be controlled in our district?
_____________________________________________________________
52. The diagram below shows part of the human body.

N
a) Identify the parts marked N and K.
N __________________________________________________________
K __________________________________________________________

b) Name the part of the human body shown above.

_____________________________________________________________

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 c) How can you care for the above part of the body?
_____________________________________________________________
53. a) Write two ways of keeping soil fertile.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
b) Identify any two activities that can make soil lose its fertility.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
54. a) Why do animals move from one place to another?
_____________________________________________________________
b) Give two ways animals care for their young ones.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
d) In which way are wild animals dangerous to crop farmers?
_____________________________________________________________
55. Match the types of mosquitoes to the diseases they spread.
a) Female anopheles mosquito Elephantiasis
b) Tiger mosquito Malaria
c) Culex mosquito Yellow fever

a) Female anopheles mosquito ____________________________

b) Tiger mosquito ____________________________
c) Culex mosquito ____________________________
d) Give one way of controlling the spread of the diseases above.
_____________________________________________________________
TEST NINE
SECTION A:
1. Name one cereal crop.
____________________________________________________________

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2. Why do farmers mulch their gardens?
____________________________________________________________
3. Name one food stuff which can be preserved by smoking.
____________________________________________________________
4. Why is it important to iron clothes after washing?
____________________________________________________________
5. What is the importance of a rain gauge at a weather station?
____________________________________________________________
6. How is ORS useful to a dehydrated person?
____________________________________________________________
7. Why are wasps grouped under social insects?
____________________________________________________________
8. Name one raw material plants need to make their own food.
____________________________________________________________

9. Why should P.4 children wear shoes in school?

____________________________________________________________
10. How are children protected from measles?
____________________________________________________________
11. Why do children make materials like mats and baskets?
____________________________________________________________
12. Write one cause of accidents on the road.
____________________________________________________________
13. Give one function of the organ below.

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 ____________________________________________________________
14. Write one product made from animal hides.
____________________________________________________________
15. How does the sun contribute to the formation of rainfall?
____________________________________________________________
16. Why do bees visit flowers?
____________________________________________________________
17. Draw a canine tooth in the space provided.

18. Why are monkeys grouped under pests?

____________________________________________________________
19. State any one danger of wind.
____________________________________________________________
20. How is yellow fever spread among people?
____________________________________________________________
21. Which component of air supports burning?
____________________________________________________________
22. Why do some people harvest rain water?
____________________________________________________________
23. How is chlorophyll important to plants?
____________________________________________________________
24. Give one item used to promote oral health.
____________________________________________________________
25. How are gills useful to a fish?
____________________________________________________________

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26. State one way farmers in hilly areas control soil erosion.
____________________________________________________________
27. Why are people advised to bathe regularly?
____________________________________________________________
28. Give one danger of poor feeding to people.
____________________________________________________________
29. How dangerous is it to live with domestic animals in the same room?
____________________________________________________________
30. Why can’t mushrooms make their own food?
____________________________________________________________
31. Why is breast milk the best food for babies?
____________________________________________________________
32. How is the animal below useful to people at home?

____________________________________________________________
33. Why would a cockroach die it its abdomen is kept in water for some time?
____________________________________________________________
34. Which type of soil holds water for the longest time?
____________________________________________________________
35. Write one natural habitat of wild animals.
____________________________________________________________
36. Why do chameleons change colours?
____________________________________________________________
37. Which set of teeth is found in the mouth of a four year old boy?
____________________________________________________________

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38. Draw any one item used to give first aid to a casualty.

39. Why should people eat food containing all food values every day?
____________________________________________________________

40. Name the part of a plant that sucks water from the ground.
____________________________________________________________

SECTION B
41. (a) Name any two examples of insects which cannot be eaten.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(b) Write any two insects without wings.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
42. (a) Briefly explain the term soil erosion.
______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________
(b) Write down two agents of soil erosion.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) How is soil erosion dangerous to soil?
_______________________________________________________

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43. (a) Why do people drain swamps in the environment?
_______________________________________________________
(b) Write down one effect of the following human activities in the
environment.
(i) swamp drainage ________________________________________
(ii) over grazing ___________________________________________
(c) Give one way of controlling floods in the environment.
_______________________________________________________

44. Below is a maize grain, use it to answer questions that follow.

O
(a) Name the parts marked M and N.
M _______________________________________________________
N _______________________________________________________
(b) How is part marked O useful to a maize grain?
_______________________________________________________
(c) Why is the maize grain above classified under fruits?
_______________________________________________________
45. (a) Give any one way HIV/AIDS is spread among people.
_______________________________________________________
(b) How can a pupil protect him/ herself from HIV/AIDS?
_______________________________________________________
(c) Give one danger of HIV to people.
_______________________________________________________

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 (d) Write one way of caring for HIV/AIDS patients.
_______________________________________________________
46. (a) Name any two artificial sources of light.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(b) Give one example of an item which uses electricity to work.
_______________________________________________________
(c) Give one importance of saving energy at home.
_______________________________________________________
47. Below is a life cycle of a vector. Use it to answer questions that follow.

B
C

(a) Name the stages A and C in the above life cycle.

A _______________________________________________________
C _______________________________________________________
(b) Name one disease spread by the above insect.
_______________________________________________________
(c) How can we control the spread of the disease you have named in (a) above.
_______________________________________________________
48. Match the following animals in A to their habitats in B.
A B
(a) dog - hutch
(b) man - water body
(c) fish - house
(d) rabbit - kennel

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 (a) Dog _____________________________________________
(b) Man _____________________________________________
(c) Fish _____________________________________________
(d) Rabbit _____________________________________________

49. (a) Write any one root system in plants.

_______________________________________________________
(b) Give two uses of roots to a plant.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) Which part of a bean seed develops into a root system?
_______________________________________________________
50. (a) Give one reason why farmers mulch their gardens.
_______________________________________________________
(b) Name any two materials used for mulching.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) Give one way in which mulching may be dangerous in the garden.
_______________________________________________________
51. Below is an experiment carried out by a P.3 class.

glass

water
Air bubbles

dry lump of soil

(a) What does the above experiment show about soil?

_______________________________________________________

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 (b) Apart from air, write two other components of soil.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) How is air useful in soil?
_______________________________________________________
52. (a) Name the element of weather which is got from nimbus clouds.
_______________________________________________________
(b) How is the element named in (a) above useful to a crop farmer?
_______________________________________________________
(c) Give one danger caused by too much sunshine in our environment.
_______________________________________________________
(d) How can the danger given above be managed?
_______________________________________________________
53. (a) Draw the garden tool used for the following activities in the
garden.
Harvesting root crops Watering crops

(b) Give one way a slasher can be dangerous to the person using it.
_______________________________________________________
(c) How can one take care of a slasher?
_______________________________________________________
54. (a) Define the term “personal hygiene”.
` _______________________________________________________
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 (b) Name any two activities which are used to keep our hair neat and
clean.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) Give one importance of maintaining proper personal hygiene.
_______________________________________________________
55. (a) Name the vector involved in the 4Fs cycle.
_______________________________________________________
(b) Identify two diseases spread through 4Fs.
(i) _______________________________________________________
(ii) _______________________________________________________
(c) Give one way of controlling the spread of diseases by the insect
Vectors in (a) above.
_______________________________________________________

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