SJK(T) PERMATANG TINGGI

SJK(T) PERMATANG TINGGI

MONTHLY EXAM - AUGUSTSCIENCE YEAR 4

Name:___________________________

Class: _______SECTION A / . (20 Marks / 20 )1. Table 1 shows the standard units of length. 1, .

PMeter

QMillimeter

RKilometer

SCentimeter

Table 1 / 1

Which is the correct arrangement from the smallest to the biggest length?

?

A) P,S,R,Q

B)Q,S,P,R

C)Q,R,P,S

D)R,S,Q,P2. Which of these is a natural resource? ?

A)Cars

B)Water

C)Houses

D)Schools3. Which of the following tools can be used to measure the circumference of a circle

accurately?

?

I. piece of string/

II. drinking straw/

III. ruler/

A) I and II

B)II and III C) I and III

D) I, II and III

4. Read the statement below. .

What should Surya do to help his friend? ?

A) Give a hand by using a wooden pole. .

B) Send to the hospital. .

C) Called his friend several times. .

D) Pour water onto his friends body. .5. Then object that cannot conduct electricity is called? ?A) Conductor

B) Insulater

C) AccumulatorD) Generator

6. All the objects below are made of the same material except........

. .......

A) Eraser

B) Teapot

C) Glove

D) Rubber band 7. Mallika cannot see the burning candle through object K. What type of material is

object K ?

K

. K ?

A) Opaque

B) Translucent

C) Transparent

D) Metal

8. Diagram 2 shows the classification of objects according to the materials used to

make them.

2

.

Diagram 2 / 2

What are R, S, T and U?R, S, T U ?

RSTU

AWood

Metal

Rubber

Synthetic cloth

BRubber

Metal

Wood

Synthetic cloth

CSynthetic cloth

Metal

Wood

Rubber

DSynthetic cloth

Rubber

Metal

Wood

9. Read the information below.

.

Which of the above objects does not belong in the same group? ?

A) Sponge

B) Plastic cup

C) Cotton

D) Tissue paper

10. P

Q

S

R

Diagram 3/ 3Arrange the shapes P, Q, R and S as shown in Diagram 3 according to their surface area starting from the smallest.

P, Q, R, S .

A)P, R, Q, S

B)Q, P, R, S

C)P, Q, R, S

D)Q, R, P, S

11.

Diagram 4 / 4

Diagram 4 shows the rise in water level after 4 marbles were added. What is the new reading if 6 more marbles of the same size are added?

4 . 6 ?

A)170 ml

B)190 ml

C)230 ml

D)320 ml12. Which of the following objects is the heaviest?

?

A)150 g of saw dust / 150 B)105 g of feathers / 105 C)48 g of iron rod / 48 D)52 g of sand / 52 13 During ancient times, the candle clock was used to determine time. How does it work?

. ?A)Based on the height of the unburned candle

B)Based on the height of the candles shadow

C)Based on the position of the candles shadow

D)Based on the height of the candles flame

14 Arvind arrives at school at 7.10 a.m. If he takes 15 minutes to walk to school, what time did he

leave his house?

7.10 . 15

.

.

A6.55 am

B7.00 am

C7.10 am

D7.15 am

15.

Diagram 5 / 5Arrange the objects shown in Diagram 8 according to their weight starting from the lightest.

, .

A , ,

B , ,

C , ,

D , ,

16.

Diagram 6 / 6

How many cubes are needed to build the shape shown in Diagram 6?

6- ?A12

B16

C18

D21

17.

8.20 am 8.50 am X

Diagram 7 / 7

Diagram 7 shows the condition of a candle at three different times. What time will the candle resemble X?

7- 3 . X

?

A9.20 am

B9.30 am

C9.50 amD10.30 am

18.

Diagram 8 / 8The lever shown in Diagram 8 is in equilibrium. If an iron ball has a mass of 50 g, what is the mass of three iron blocks?

8, . 50 ?A)650 g

B)600 g

C)400 g

D)200 g

19 Among the following statements, which describes volume?

?ADistance between two points

.

BMeasurement of total surface

.

CMeasurement of the space occupied by an object

.

DThe period between two instances

.

20. Among the following hollow boxes, which has the biggest space?

?

A

C

B

D

21. Which one of the following is an insulator of heat? ?

IAir

IIMetal

IIIWater

IVPlastic

AI and III

BII and III

CI and IV

DI, II, and IV

22. A material which does not allow any light to pass through it is

Aopaque

Btransparent Ctranslucent Dan insulator 23. The test tube shown in Diagram 10 is most likely made from

______________ .

A) glass B) metal

C) clay D) plastic 24.

wood /

metal /

Diagram 9 / 9

Two pots with different handles as shown in Diagram 9 are heated. Which handle will feel hot?

9- . ?

ABoth

BWood

CMetal

DNeither 25. An iron nail will turn rusty in the presence of

.Iair

IIoil

IIIwater

IVmagnet

AI and II only

BI and III only

CI, II, and III only

DII, III, and IV

26. Which of these is most flexible?

?

A

B

C

D

27. Which of the following is incorrect according to their properties?

?Object

Conduct electricity

Conduct heat

AWood

No

No

BIron

Yes

Yes

CPlastic

No

No

DRubber

Yes

Yes

28. Which of the objects below is wrongly classified?

? Object

Float on water

Absorb water

ACoin / No / No /

BTowel / Yes / Yes /

CSponge / Yes / Yes /

29.

What can Z be? Z ?

A)Plant

B)Rocks

C)Animal

D)Plastic

30. A ruler is suitable for measuring length because......

...I. It has a straight edge.

.

II. It is hard.

.

III. It has standard unit.

.

A) I and II

B)I and III

C) I, II and III

D)II and IIISection B

Instruction : Write your answers in the spaces provided.1

Diagram 1

Diagram 1 shows the apparatus used in a fair test.

(a) What is the purpose of the fair test?

?

________________________________________________________________

(b) State the thing that is

.

(i) Changed / _____________________________________________________

(ii) Measured / ____________________________________________________

(c) Predict the springs length if the load is 200 g.

200 .

________________________________________________________________

(d) State the pattern of change in the springs length.

?

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Diagram 2 / 2

Number of ice cubes

Volume of water

1180

2260

3340

4420

Table 2 / 2

Diagram 2 shows a different number of ice cubes put into different glasses, each having the same amount of water. The volume of water at the end of the activity is shown in Table 2

2, .

(a) What is the purpose of the activity?

?

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

(b) State two things that are kept the same in the above activity. .

(i) _____________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________

(c) State the thing that is changed?

.

________________________________________________________________

(d) What conclusion can be made from the above activity?

? ________________________________________________________________3.

Number of sponge

Volume of water absorbed (ml)

130

263

387

An activity was done to study the relationship between the number of sponges used and the amount of water absorbed. Table 1 above shows the results obtained. . 1 .

(a) State two observations during this activity:

.

(i) Changed / _________________________________________

(ii) Measured / ____________________________________________

(b) Predict the number of sponges used if the amount of water absorbed is 145 ml.

145 .

________________________________________________________________

(c) What conclusion can be made from the above activity?

?

________________________________________________________________

(d) Give one factor that can affect the amount of water absorbed.

.

________________________________________________________________

4.

(a) Name a material that is suitable to make a raincoat.

.

________________________________________________________________

(b) Give two reasons for your answer in (a).

(a) .

(i) _____________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________

(c) Can cotton be used to make a raincoat?

?

________________________________________________________________

(d) Explain your answer in (c).

(c)- .

________________________________________________________________

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iron block

iron ball

120 ml

200 ml

150 g

100 g

50 g

Suryas friend had an electric shock.

.

Materials

R

Raincoat/

Tent/

S

Key/

Scissors/

T

Book/

Cork/

U

Baloon/

Tyre/

P- Sponge

Q- Plastic cup

R- Cotton

S- Tissue paper

2 cm

2 cm

6 cm

2 cm

1 cm

3 cm

7 cm

2 cm

5 cm

1 cm

1 cm

Latex /

1 cm

Z

Tyre /

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