Home Science Activities - Grade 4 End Term 1 Exam 2021 SET 1

Competency Based Curiculum
Grade 4 Exam
Home Science
Name................................................School..........................................................

1. Read and answer the following questions (2marks)
   Rules of cleanliness is called _____________________
   Food that is unhealthy, has alot of sugar and oil is called _______________________
2. Name three tools for cleaning at home that can be improvised (3marks)
   ____________________________
   ___________________________
   __________________________
3. Play is a need for the children.Name four play items (4 marks)
   _____________________________
   ____________________________
   _____________________________
4. Name two reasons why we put on shoes (4marks)
   __________________________________________________
   __________________________________________________
5. Name two materials used to make shoes? (4 marks)
   _______________________
   ________________________
6. Write the fuels used by the following cooking items? (4marks)
   Jiko _______________________
   Traditional fireplace _______________________
7. Name the taste of these foods (4marks)
   Orange ______________________
   Lemon __________________________
   Banana ____________________________
   Watermelon _______________________
8. Match the healthy habits with what they do to our bodies (4marks)
   Wearing clean shoes                                     helps us not to be thirsty
   Doing exercices                                             prevents us from getting ill
   Washing hands before eating                        makes our bodies strong
   Drinking clean water                                      protects our feet from getting hurt
9. Name two games you play at school (2marks)
   _________________________
   ______________________
10. Name three foods that can protect our bodies against diseases (3marks)
    _________________________
    __________________________
    __________________________
11. Uncooked food is called ____________________ 1mark
12. Match the parasites with the place they are found 3marks
    Jiggers                   hair
    Bed bugs               toes and fingers
    Lice                        dirty bed
13. Write 2 causes of bed wetting 2marks
    ____________________________
    ___________________________
14. Name two foods that can be stored in a granary 2marks
    ____________________________
    ____________________________
15. Match the food with where they are packed 3marks
    Milk                    bottle
    Soda                  sack
    Maize                 packet
16. Read and answer the questions 2marks
    1. John does not like combing his hair.He does not wash his hair.What parasites are likely to be found in his hair ________________
    2. Passing urine while sleeping at night is called __________________
17. Name three items that you can use to clean your shoes at home (3marks)
    _______________________
    ________________________
    ________________________

MARKING SCHEME

1.    
   hygiene
   junk
2. 
   broom
   dustbin
   mop
3. 
   ropes
   balls
   dolls
   marbles
4. 
   avoid accidents
   look smart
   prevent spread of diseases
5. 
   rubber
   canvas
   leather
6. 
   charcoal
   firewood
7. 
   sweet
   bitter
   sweet
   sweet
8. 
   protect our feet from being hurt
   make our bodies strong
   protect us from getting ill
   help us not to be thirsty
9. 
   hide and seek
   skipping the rope (any other game named)
10. 
    spinach
    oranges
    bananas ( any other fruit or vegetables named)
11. raw food
12. 
    toes and fingers
    dirty bed
    hair
13. 
    sickness
    dreams
    fear
14. 
    maize
    beans ( any other grain mentioned by the learner)
15. 
    packet
    bottle
    sack
16. 
    lice
    bed wetting
17. 
    old clothes
    brush
    soap ( any other named item)
    

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