GENERAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING BAND

NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

GRADE 4

TERM 2 TEST

NAME: : _________________________________________

SURNAME : _________________________________________

CMC : NONGOMA

ASSESSOR : BUXEDENE PLC

NAME OF SCHOOL : ________________________________________

DATE : ______________ JUNE 2023

TIME: 60 MINUTES TOTAL MARKS: 40

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION:

1. The question paper consists of 6 pages including the cover page.
2. Section A (worth 20 marks)
3. Section B (worth of 14 marks)
4. Section C (worth of 06 marks)
5. You must answer all the questions.
6. Read the instructions carefully, and answer questions as instructed. .
7. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
8. Write neatly and legibly.

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SECTION A
QUESTION 1
1. Three possible answers are given for each question but only one is correct.
Choose the correct answer and CIRCLE THE LETTER next to the correct answer.
1.1. Flow and take the shape of their containers. [1]
A. Solid
B. liquid
C. Gases
1.2. When a solid gains heat to become a liquid. [1]
A. Vinegar
B. Melt
c. Sand
1.3. A material made from substance found in coal and oil. [1]
A. Leather
B. Stone
C. Plastic
1.4. Fine particles of rock. [1]
A. Water
B. Sand
C. Stone
1.5. The movement of water from the land and sea to the air and back again by
process of evaporation, condensing, freezing and melting. [1]
A. Water cycle
B. Grassland.
C. Gas
[5]
QUESTION 2
2. State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.
2.1. Metter is everything around us. ____________________________ [1]
2.2. Water in a gas form is called ice. ____________________________ [1]
2.3. Glass, shoes and petrol are example of manufactured material.
_______________ [1]
2.4. Gases can be stored in an open container. ____________________ [1]

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2.5. A paper is a soft material. _______________________________ [1]
[5]

QUESTION3
3. Match the words in column B to their description in column A. Write ONLY THE
LETTER of the correct word.
COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS
3.1.Frame structure A. Means to make something useful from 3.1
raw material.
_________
3.2.Everporation B. Is a structure that usually keep two 3.2
things apart.
_________
3.3. Indigenous C. Heating a liquid into a gas. 3.3
________
3.4. Manufacture D. Is made up of strip that are pined 3.4
together. ________
3.5. Strut E. Something that is found naturally in an 3.5
area. ________
[5]

QUESTION 4
4. Use the words in the block below to complete the sentences.
Liquid Condense Melt Cow hide Wood

4.1 Raw material that are used to make paper _____________________________ [1]
4.2 If water vapour is cooled, it will _______________________ and turn into a liquid. [1]
4.3 Leather jackets, shoes and bags are made of ______________________ [1]
4.4 Frozen water will ______________________ if it heated. [1]
4.5Milk is in the __________________________ state in a bottle. [1]
[5]

SECTION B
QUESTION 5
5.1 State two properties of a liquid.
___________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________ [2]

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5.2 Define the following term:
5.2.1 Evaporation:
___________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [2]

5.3 Give two properties of a paper.

___________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [2]
5.4 What are raw materials?
___________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [2]
5.5 What does struts do?
___________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [2]
[10]

QUESTION 6
6.1 Study the water diagram below and identify changes of the state in the cycle .

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6.1.1 Provide labels A and B
___________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [2]
6.1.2 Where does the evaporation water go?
___________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________ [1]
6.1.3 How does the water that evaporated get back to earth in the water cycle?
___________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ [1]
[4]

SECTION C
QUESTION 7
7.1 Read the following case study and answer questions that follow.

Case studyꓽ The Nama matjieshuis

The Namibia people live in the Rightersveld area of the Northern Cape. They build houses
called haru oms in Nama language. These houses are also called matjieshuise, which
means ‘mat houses.’
The Nama people make the matjieshuise from thin branches, which they bend into a beehive
shape and tie together. The Nama people cover the structure with mats, which they weave
from reeds. Matjieshuise are waterproof, cool in summer and warm in winter.

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7.1.1 Name the material that the Nama people use to make their matjieshuise.
_________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ [2]

7.1.2 Describe the matjieshuise.

___________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ [2]
7.1.3 Where do you think they got the materials that they used to make their
houses?
___________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ [2]
[6]

TOTAL MARKS: 40

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 MARKING MEMORANDUM FOR NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
GRADE 4
TERM 2 TEST
Que. ANSWERS MARKS TOTAL
No.
1 1.1. B√ 1
1.2. B√ 1
1.3. C√ 1
1.4. B√ 1
1.5. A√ 1
[5]
2 2.1. True √ 1
2.2. False √ 1
2.3. True √ 1
2.4. False √ 1
2.5. True √ 1
[5]
3 3.1. D√ 1
3.2. C√ 1
3.3. E√ 1
3.4. A√ 1
3.5. B√ 1
[5]
4 4.1 Wood √ 1
4.2 Condense √ 1
4.3 Cow hide √ 1
4.4 Melt √ 1
4.5 Liquid √ 1
[5]
5 5.1 They flow, takes shape of a container √√ 2
5.2 Evaporation- is when a liquid change into a gas. √√ 2

5.3 Light/weak/absorbent/flexible/soft √√ (Any two) 2

5.4 Are natural materials such as wood clay that are 2

made into other things √√
5.5 Struts help frame structure to hold shape √√ 2
OR
They make frame structure strong √√

[10]
6 6.1 6.1.1 A. evaporation√ √ 2
B. condensation √
6.1.2 Water vapour condense to form clouds √ 1
6.1.3 Rain falls from the clouds √ 1
[4]
7 7.1.1 Branches, mats √√ 2

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7.1.2 Waterproof, cool in summer, warm in winter √√ 2
(Any two)
7.1.3 From the environment/ place in which they live. √√ 2

[6]
TOTAL 40