I. The document discusses animals' need for air and how they breathe through different structures like moist skin, lungs and trachea. It also mentions plants' need for carbon dioxide and how roots absorb water from soil. II. Measurement methods like cubits and steps are discussed for measuring length. Curved lines can be measured using string or thread. III. The document contains questions about animals' needs, plant structures, measurement units and setting up experiments. Animals need water for circulation while plants need sunlight for energy. Volume is the space an object occupies.

1. Animals need air to ________.
move
excrete
breathe
reproduce
Which of the following is the need for plant to produce food?
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
A plant used _______ to get water from soil.
root
stem
flower
leaves
Which of the following are the methods of measuring length using the limbs?
I Step
II Cubit
III Straw
IV Thumb
I and III only.
II and IV only.
I, II and IV only.
I, II, III and IV.
What of the following can be used to measure the length of a curved line?
SKSTB
Science - Section A
Instruction: Every questions is followed by four options A, B, C, and D. Choose the correct answer.
The suggested time for this section is 45 minutes. If u unable to answer a question, proceed to the next
question.
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2. I String
II Thread
III Matches
IV Paper clip
I and II only.
II and IV only.
I, III and IV only.
I, II, III and IV.
The diagram below shows a measurement of a table.
What is the length of the table?
60 cm
65 cm
66 cm
72 cm
What is the unit used in measuring the area of a basketball court?
Metre
Cubic metre
Square metre
Square kilometre
The diagram below shows the set up of an experiment.
Which of the following is the main factor for the seed to germinate?
air
soil
water
sunlight
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3. Why animals need water?
I To get energy
II To keep themselves warm
III To help in blood circulation
IV To control body temperature
I and II only.
III and IV only.
I, III and IV only.
I, II, III and IV.
10. Among the following are the basic needs of plants, except
air
food
water
sunlight
11. The information below shows about three animals.
Tiger
Snake
Wolf
The animals eat
meat
fruit
grass
nectar
12. The diagram below shows a plant.
The natural habitat for the plant is
sea
land
pond
on the tree
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4. 13. Humans need shelter to protect themselves from
I rain
II storm
III the sun
IV earthquakes
I and III only.
II and IV only.
I, II and III only.
I, II, III and IV.
14. Which of the following statements are correct?
I Humans need shelter for living.
II Humans need air for breathing.
III Humans need food for growing.
IV Humans need sunlight to get energy.
I and III only.
II and IV only.
I, II and III only.
I, II, III and IV.
15. The information below shows the characteristic about animals.
To hide away from enemy
To take care of their offspring
To get protection from sunlight and
rain
This shows that animals need ________.
air
food
shelter
sunlight
16. Which of the following units is suitable to be used to measure the distance between two
towns?
Metre
Kilometre
Millimetre
Centimetre
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5. 17. Which are the following are true?
I m1cm100 =
II 22
cm10mm10 =
III cm1mm100 =
IV 22
cm1mm100 =
I and III only
I and IV only.
I, III and IV only.
I, II, III and IV.
18. Which of the following is the formula of area?
Length × Width
Length + Width
Length × Width × Height
Length + Width + Height
19. What is the definition of volume?
The thickness of an object.
The size of an object's surface.
The distance between two points.
The space occupied by an object.
20. Which of the following objects have the same volume?
I
II
III
IV
I and III only.
II and IV only.
I, and IV only.
III and IV only
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6. 21. The diagram below shows two cube box.
Which of the following statements is true about the diagram above?
The volume of X is two times of Y.
The volume of Y is two times of X.
The volume of X is three times of Y.
The volume of X and Y are the same.
22. The diagram below shows the volume of an empty box.
Calculate the volume of the empty box.
3
cm20
3
cm40
3
cm60
3
cm80
23. The X area in diagram below represents the basic needs for both animals and plants.
Which of the following is X?
Water and air
Water and food
Sunlight and air
Food and shelter
24. The diagram below shows a bat and a bird.
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7. The animals shown in the diagram above build their shelter at _______.
cave
pond
rass land
underground
25. Which of the rats below can survive the longest?
26. The experiment in the diagram below was carried out for one week.
What can be observe after one week?
Plant Q died because lack of soil.
Both plant P and plant Q survived.
Plant Q died because lack of water.
Plant Q died because lack of sunlight.
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8. 27. The diagram below shows a method of measuring.
The method is known as __________.
step
foot
cubit
arm spam
28. The diagram below shows a ceramic tiles.
Find the area of the floor if the above ceramic tiles are used to cover the floor.
2
cm16
2
cm100
2
cm160
2
cm6001
29. The diagram below shows area of the floor.
Calculate the area of the floor.
2
cm12
2
cm81
2
cm24
2
cm36
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9. 30. The diagram below shows information of the shaded area.
What is the area of the shaded area?
2
cm12
2
cm15
2
cm18
2
cm20
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11. . 1 The diagram below shows three different animals.
(a) Name the breathing organs for the animals labelled X, Y and Z.
X:
Y:
Z:
[3 marks]
(b) List two animals that have similar breathing organ as the animals labelled X, Y and Z.
X:
Y:
Z:
[3 marks]
(c) What animals that use gills to breathe?
[1 marks]
(d) What is the conclusion about the investigation above?
[1 mark]
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12. 2. The diagram below shows an investigation carried out by Maniam. He plants a balsam plant in a
pot which contains dry and wet cotton wool.
(a) What is the aim of this investigation?
[1 mark]
(b) Predict the observation and the relevant inference after a week.
(i) Observation:
[1 marks]
(ii) Inference:
[1 marks]
(c) Draw the results of the roots of balsam plant after a week.
[1 mark]
(d) What is the inference of the investigation?
[1 mark]
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13. 3. The table below shows the maximum number of cars that can park in three parking areas P, Q
and R.
Parking area Number of cars parked
P 30
Q 230
R 124
(a) Name the largest of the parking area.
[1 mark]
(b) Explain your answer in (a).
[1 mark]
(c) Rearrange the parking from the smallest to the biggest.
[1 mark]
(d) What is the formula that you can use to calculate area ?
[1 mark]
(e) If P have 10 meter length and 3 meter width. What is the area of P ? Calculate.
[1 mark]
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14. 4. The diagram below shows a measuring cylinder is filled up with five marbles.
(a) What was the volume of water before the marbles fill in the measuring cylinder?
[1 mark]
(b) Predict what will happens when marbles are filled into the water.
[2 mark]
(c) What is the volume of water in the measuring cylinder when the marbels are filled in it?
[1 mark]
(d) Find the volume of the marbles in cubic centimetre. What is the volume of a marble?
[1 mark]
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15. ANSWER : FOR SCIENCE YEAR 4 MAY 2007
QUESTION 1
(a) (i) Moist skin (ii) Lungs (iii) Trachea structure
(b) (i) Earthworm, toad (ii) Horse, kangaroo (iii) Grasshopper, bee
(c) Fish/Prawn
(d) Different animals have different types of breathing structures.
QUESTION 2
(a) To proof that the roots of plants respond to stimuli.
(b) (i) Observation:The roots of balsam plant bent towards the wet cotton wool.
(ii) Inference: The roots of balsam plant bent towards the wet cotton wool to get water.
(c)
(d) The roots of plants respond to water.
QUESTION 3
(a) Q
(b) It can park the largest number of cars compared to P and R.
(c) P- R-Q
(d) Area = Length x width
(e) P = 30 meter square
QUESTION 4
(a) The volume of water is equal 5 3
cm
(b) The volume rises by 5 3
cm
(c) The volume of water is 10 3
cm
(d) The volume of the marble is 1 3
cm
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