RUHA NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
AN INTERVIEW EXAMINATION FOR STANDARD FOUR (IV)
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ST)
TIME 2:30 HOURS YEAR, 2024 /2025
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This paper consists of THREE (3) sections A, B and C.
2. Answer ALL questions in ALL sections.
3. Write all answers in the space provided under each question.
4. Write your names on each page.
5. Use a blue or black pen in writing and drawing must be in pencil.
6. Cellular Phones, calculators and unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY
QUESTION NUMBER MARKS SIGNATURE QUESTION NUMBER MARKS SIGNATURE
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
TOTAL
SECTION A: (30 Marks)
Answer ALL questions in this section
1. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter in
the table below.
i. Food rich in proteins are very important for young children. which group of
foods contains food rich in protein?
A. Cassava, milk, potatoes, and yams
B. Milk, eggs, fish and beans
C. Fish, milk, eggs and maize
D. Rice, beans, fish and cassava
ii. The process of transferring pollen from one flower to another is called
A. Pollination
B. Inhalation
C. Communication
D. reproduction
iii. The part of a flower which receives pollen is
A. Ovary
B. Petals
C. Stigma
D. anther
iv. one of the natural sources of light is
A. stars
B. torch
C. tuberlight
D. lamp
v. Which one of the following pairs are not domestic animals?
A. Cats and Cow
B. Donkey and dog
C. Tortoise and antelope
D. Dog and cat
vi. The skeletal part that protects the brain is called
A. Ribs
B. Vertebral column
C. Sternum
D. skull
vii. The process of taking in air is called
A. Inhalation
B. Expiration
C. Exhalation
D. pollination
viii. Cassava, yams, potatoes, and rice are example of
A. Fat or oil
B. Protein
C. Carbohydrates
D. vitamins
ix. A disease which caused by lack of protein is called
A. Goiter
B. Rickets
C. Kwashiorkor
D. scurvy
x. The outer part of a flower that protects the reproductive organ is called
A. Petal
B. Stamen
C. Leaves
D. sepals
xi. Which of the following pair represent insects?
A. Hen and butterfly
B. Bee and butterfly
C. Housefly and hen
D. Cat and bee
xii. Which of the following represents parts of a television?
A. Screen and turning knob
B. Meter band display and antenna
C. Screen and antenna
D. Turning knob and meter band display
xiii. Khamisi has less body energy for doing various works. Which among the
following kinds of food are advised to eat?
A. Cassava, rice and potatoes
B. Cassava, vegetables and milk
C. Rice, cassava, and eggs
D. Potatoes, milk and nuts
xiv. The following are nutritional deficiency disorders except
A. Kwashiorkor
B. Marasmus
C. Rickets
D. malaria
xv. Water can be converted from one state to another. The process of changes
water to ice is known as
A. Evaporation
B. Melting
C. Freezing
D. condensation
ANSWERS
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x xi xii xiii xiv xv
2. Match the LIST A with their corresponding in LIST B. write the correct letter of
the correct answer in the table below;
LIST A LIST B
i. Protects and supports our body A. oxygen
ii. The gas that is removed from our body B. diaphragm
iii. The organ where gaseous exchange C. Trachea
takes place D. Ribs
iv. Wind pipe that joins throat and lungs E. Lungs
v. A sheet of muscles that moves down while F. Thorax
breathing G. Carbon dioxide
H. Skeleton
ANSWERS
LIST A i ii iii iv v
LIST B
3. Write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the statement is FALSE. Write the
answer in the table below.
i. Non flowering plants have no real fruits
ii.Soil is the upper part of the earth
iii. Clay soil is good for farming
iv.A flower is the reproductive organ of a plant
v. A speaker is the component of radio which gives out the sound
vi.Increasing volume is a function of antenna
vii. The femur is a bone which allows the movement of legs
viii. One among the uses of television and radio is entertainment
ix.Insects and wind are agents of pollination
x. Another name of breathing system is respiratory system
ANSWERS
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x
SECTION B: (40 Marks)
Answer ALL questions in this section
4. Complete the table by filling the gaps from chosen words in the below.
a) An organ where gaseous exchange takes place
b) The solid state of water
c) Attract insects for pollination
d) A good source of vitamins in the diet
e) Bending of light rays
Refraction, water vapour, petals, hearts, sun, ice, vegetables, nose,
cassava, reflection and lungs
5. a)Identify two (2) agents of pollination
i. _________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________
b) Name three (3) importance of pollination
i._____________________________________________
ii.____________________________________________
iii.___________________________________________
6. a)Examples of insects are kept in Zanzibar are_________________ and ____________
b) Write four (4) importance of keeping insects
i.______________________________________________________________________________
ii._____________________________________________________________________________
iii. ___________________________________________________________________________
iv. ___________________________________________________________________________
7. a) What is Television? _________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
b) Write four (4) components of television set
i. _________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________
iii. _______________________________________________________________________
iv._________________________________________________________________________
8. Give three difference between fixed and mobile telephone
i. ___________________________________________________________________________
ii. ___________________________________________________________________________
iii. ___________________________________________________________________________
9. Give two (2) reasons why loamy soil is good for farming
i._____________________________________________________________________________
ii. ___________________________________________________________________________
10.a)Define
i). Reflection ______________________________________________________________
ii). Refraction _____________________________________________________________
b) Light has many uses in animal life. List three (3) of them.
i. _________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________
iii.________________________________________________________________________
11.Define the following terms;
a) Inhalation ________________________________________________________________
b) Exhalation ________________________________________________________________
c) Gaseous exchange __________________________________________________________
d) Skeletal system ___________________________________________________________
e) Respiratory system ________________________________________________________
12.Draw and label the diagram of a grasshopper
