RISING NEPAL SECONDARY BOARDING SCHOOL
Class:- 4 FIRST TERMINAL EXAMINATION 2076 F.M:50
Time:- 2hrs. Sub:- Science P.M:16
All the questions are compulsory.
1. Fill in the blanks with correct word given in the bracket: 3
a) ……………. is a vertebrate. (Cow / Bee)
b) …………… is an invertebrate. (Butterfly / Frog)
c) Animals have ……………… shapes and sizes. (same / different)
d) All the animals present in our surrounding are classified into …….. main groups. (two / three)
e) Some invertebrates like bacteria are ………. and can not be seen by naked eyes. (very small / very big)
f) ……….. gives support to our body. (Backbone / Brain)
2. Fill in the blanks: 3
i) The winter sleep of some animals is called ………………..
ii) ………….. can change their body color.
iii) Dolphins breathe through ………………….
iv) Fishes have ……………… body to cut through water.
v) When the eggs of a frog hatch, ……………… come out.
vi) …………. is the resting stage in the life cycle of most of the insects.
3. State whether ‘True’ or ‘False’: 3
a) Housefly, honey bee and spider are invertebrates.
b) Bones help us to stand up.
c) Herbivores have sharp claws.
d) Whales breathe through gills.
e) The yolk is rich in nutrients and protects the egg.
f) A caterpillar becomes a tadpole.
4. Match the following: 3
Housefly Egg
Caterpillar Maggot
Cocoon Larva
Cockroach Nymph
Yolk Pupa
Frog Tadpole
5. Circle the animals that live in water: 5
Frog Cow Fish Horse Whale Buffalo
Man Dolphin Eagle Monkey Seahorse Shark
6. Classify the following plants into flowering and non – flowering plants from the following list of plants: 7
Mango Algae Moss Pine Cycas
Hibiscus Jack fruit Rice Mushroom Fern
Sal Mould Mustard Bacteria
7. Give reason: 6
a) Rice is called a flowering plant.
b) Mushroom is a non – green plant.
c) Fungi can’t make their food themselves.
8. Answer the following questions: 20
a) What do you understand by vertebrates? Name any five vertebrates.
b) Write any two functions of bone.
c) How can we group animals according to their feeding habits?
d) Why do some animals hibernate in winter?
e) What are aquatic animals? Write its three examples.
f) Why do fishes have boat shaped body?
g) What do you mean by reproduction? Why do living things reproduce?
h) Name the stages in the life cycles of:
i) A butterfly ii) A cockroach
i) Name three types of non – flowering plant. Give one example of each.
j) Mention a difference between algae and fungi.
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