OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS.

Circle the correct answers.

The external features of a cat are shown above. What is P ?

A Tail
B Leg
C Claw
D Whiskers

2 Which of the following animals has the same type of body covering as a rabbit?

A Tortoise
B Crocodile
C Lion
D Fish

3 Which of the following is grouped correctly?

Has wings Has two legs

A bird earthworm
B butterfly chicken
C cat cow
D fly tortoise

4 Which of the following sentences tells you that a butterfly , chicken and bird are
the same?

A They have two legs.

B They have scales on their body.
C They have feathers on their body.
D They have wings.

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How are the above animals alike?

A They both eat animals.

B They are covered with fur.
C They have four legs.
D They are covered with feathers.

6 The above diagram shows the external features of a plant. The root is represented
by

B
C

7 Which of the following plants grows in water?

A Bird’s nest fern

B Duckweed
C Morning glory
D Sunflower

8 Which leaf does not belong to the group?

A C

B D

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yam leaf banana leaf

What is the similarity between the leaves above?

A Have smooth surface

B Have rough surface
C Red in colour
D Belong to non-flowering plants

10 Which of the following is true about the tiger?

A It has wings.
B It has two legs.
C Its body is covered with fur.
D It can swim like fish.

11 What is the similarity between a hibiscus and a bougainvillea plant?

A They are flowering plants.

B They have soft stem.
C They can grow in water.
D They have leaves with a smooth surface.

12 Which of the following plants is not green?

A C

B D

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13 Which of the following animals cannot fly?

A C

B D

14 A snake and a fish are similar because both

A live in water
B are small in size
C are covered with scales
D have long tails
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hibiscus leaf papaya leaf

The above picture shows that leaves are different in

I shape
II size
III colour

A I and II
B I and III
C II and III
D I, II and III

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P Q R S

Which of the above animals have the same type of body covering?

A P and R C Q and R
B P and S D Q, R and S

17 Animals that fly always have

A fins
B wings
C feathers
D fur

18 Which of the following statements about external features of animals is not

true?

A All birds have beaks.

B A cow’s body is covered with fur.
C Butterflies have no legs.
D Fish can swim.

19 Which of the following animals are able to move without legs?

I Caterpillar
II Snail
III Millipede

A I and II
B I and III
C II and III
D I, II and III

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Which of the following statements is true about all the above animals?

A They can live both on land and in water.

B They eat plants only.
C They give birth to their young.
D They have long tails.

(20 marks)

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Answer the following questions.

A Study the statements below carefully. Tick (√) the correct statement and cross
out (X) those that are incorrect .

1 Flies have six legs. ( )

2 Fish cannot swim. ( )

3 Mosquitoes have wings. ( )

4 Both earthworms and snakes cannot move because ( )

they have no legs.

5 Both crocodiles and tigers eat other animals. ( )

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B Name the parts of a plant labelled below.

C Some plants have woody stem while others have soft stem. Write the words
“ woody stem ” or ‘ soft stem ’ in the correct boxes.

1 Sunflower

2 Ladder fern

3 Rose

4 Rubber tree

5 Spinach

6 Hibiscus

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1 Write down three ways in which these animals are similar.

(a) ____________________________________________

(b) ____________________________________________

(c) ____________________________________________

2 Write down two ways in which these animals are different.

(a) ____________________________________________

(b) ____________________________________________

(20 marks)