SECTION A [30 marks] Time: 45 minutes

Answer all the questions.

Instructions: Each question is followed by four options, A, B, C and D. Choose the correct
answer.

1. Which of the following is not a basic need of humans?

A Air
B Water
C Food
D Car

2. Which of the following are the basic needs of animals?

I Water II Air
III Food IV Sunlight
A I and II only B I , II and III only
C II, III, and IV only D I, II, III, and IV

3. Diagram 1 shows the apparatus set up by a pupil.

Diagram 1
Why does the hamster die after a few days?
A It does not have a partner.
B It does not have air.
C It does not have sunlight.
D The food is not enough.

4. Diagram 2 shows the passage of air during breathing.

Diagram 2
Part X is the…
A nostril. B mouth.
C lung. D windpipe.

5. Diagram 3 shows a pair of excretory organs in a human.

 Diagram 3

What waste product is produced by the organs?

A Urine B Carbon dioxide
C Water vapour D Sweat

6. Which of the following are the excretory organs of a human?

I Heart
II Lungs
III Skin
A I and II only B I and III only
C II and III only D I, II and III

7. Diagram 4 shows a poster.

Diagram 4
What does the poster discourage?
A Drink-driving B Taking drugs
C Smoking D Starting a fire

8. Diagram 5 shows an animal.

Diagram 5
What are the respiratory organs of the animal?
I Gills
II Moist skin
III Lungs
IV Tracheal system
A I and II only B I and III only
C II and III only D II and IV only

Diagram 6
9. Which of the following animals breathes in the same way as the animal shown in
the picture
 above?
A B

C D

10. Which of the following is the correct sequence in the life cycle of a butterfly?
A Adult - caterpillar - egg - pupa
B Egg – caterpillar - pupa - adult
C caterpillar - egg - pupa - adult
D Pupa - caterpillar - adult - egg

11. Which animal is not matched correctly?

Animal Shelter
A Bird Nest
B Monkey Cave
C Mouse Hole
D Snake Tree

12. Plants get water through their …

A roots.
B stems.
C fruits.
D leaves.

13. What will happen to humans if they do not have water for a few days?
A They will stay alive.
B They will die.
C They will become weak.
D They will be strong.

14. Which of the following statements is not true about the basic needs of humans?
A Humans need food to grow.
B Humans need air to breathe.
C Humans need very beautifully furnished shelter.
D Humans need water to stay alive.

15. Which of the following shows the path of air during inhalation?
A Nose - windpipe - lungs
B Nose - mouth - lungs
C Mouth - lungs - windpipe
D Mouth – nose - lungs

16. Why do humans need to excrete and defecate?

A To make sure the breathing process works smoothly
B To maintain body health
C To clean the human blood
D To clean the human organs
17. What is the method of reproduction in humans?
A Laying eggs
B Giving birth
C Budding
D Spore formation

18. Which of the following are bad habits of humans?

I Reading
II Smoking
III Taking drugs
IV Drinking milk
A I and II only B I and IV only
C II and III only D II and IV only

19. Which of the following statements is true about a smoker’s lungs?

A The lungs look lighter in colour.
B The lungs look darker in colour.
C The temperature of the lungs is normal.
D The lungs look healthy.

20. Which of the following can cause accident?

I A healthy driver.
II A driver high on drugs.
III A drunken driver.
A I and II only B I and III only
C II and III only D I, II and III

21. Animals need air to…

A help them grow and stay healthy.
B help them breathe.
C protect them from danger.
D build up their muscles.

22. Which one of the following is not a basic need of plants?

A Water B Air
C Soil D Sunlight

23. The animals in Diagram 7 breathe through…

Diagram 7
A lungs. B the moist skin.
C gills. D tracheal structures.

24. The plant shown in Diagram 8 responds to…

 Diagram 8
I water.
II light.
III touch.
A III only B I and II only
C II and III only D I, II and III

25. The experiment in Diagram 9 shows that a plant responds to…

Diagram 9
A air. B gravity.
C water. D sunlight.

26. Which of the following can delay a person’s response to stimuli?

I Drugs III Cigarettes
II Alcohol IV Milk
A I and II only B I, II and III only
C II, III, IV only D I, II, III and IV

27. Diagram 10 below shows a simple experiment.

oil

after one day

live tadpole dead tadpole

Diagram 10
The experiment above shows that animals need…
A sunlight. B food.
C air. D water.

28. Diagram 11 shows an experiment.

transparent
plastic bag

after a week
moist soil

Diagram 11
What can be learnt from the experiment?
A Plants need water to stay alive.
B Plants need sunlight to stay alive.
 C Plants need soil to stay alive.
D Plants need air to stay alive.

lid

housefly

lizard water

Diagram 12

29. Based on Diagram 12, the housefly and the lizard will die because they do not get….
A water supply. B food supply.
C air supply. D enough space.

30. In which of the following containers does the snail stay alive after five days?
A B
wire gauze

moist
soil
moist
leaves
soil

C D
wire gauze wire gauze

leaves

dry soil moist

leaves
soil

Diagram 13