Periodic Test

Science
Class: IV                                                                                     Marks: 30
                                                                                               Duration: 1 hour
General Instructions:
 Read the instructions carefully. Write your name and the page number on 
          every page.
 Answers should be written legibly.
 Neatness will be appreciated.
 Only write the answers. No need to copy the questions.
 Take a clear photo and post it under the subject heading for ‘First Periodic Test’ in
Google Classroom.

I. Fill in the blanks. ½ x 10 = 5

1. Milk teeth are replaced by……………………… teeth.
2. The digestion of food is completed in the ……………………….
3. …………….. help the body to grow and repair the damaged parts.
4. The ………………. are very small living things, that can harm us.
5. The twigs of ………………… and …………………… trees are used to
brush teeth.
6. The part of the tooth which is seen is called the ……………
7. ………………. is absorbed in the large intestine.
8. A diet that provides nutrients in the right quantities are called
…………………. diet.

9.Oil, butter and cheese are rich in _________.

10. ……………….. are also called energy-giving nutrients.
II. Unscramble the jumbled wordsusing the clues in the bracket .
1 x 5=5
1. LAIAVS ( a liquid present in the mouth)
2. AFTS (they give us energy)
3. ECAINNS ( they help us in tearing food)
4. MTENMCUE ( it fixes each tooth to the jawbone)
5. MEALEN ( the hardest material in our body)
III. Give two examples of: 1 x 4 =4
(i) Protective foods
(ii) Energy giving foods
(iii) body-building food
(iv) Food items that gives exercise to each and gums
IV. Answer the following questions. 1 x 5=5

1.What happens to the food in the stomach?

2. Why do we need food?
3. What is digestion?
4. We should eat freshly cooked food. Why?
5. How do teeth help us?
V. Answer the following questions. 2 x 2=4
1.List the four types of teeth with a neat diagram.
2. Explain the stages of tooth decay with a neat diagram.
VI. Label the structure of a tooth . 2