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Primary 4 Science Quiz - Diversity

TuitionGoWhere Practice Quiz (AI) — Version 1

Subject: Science
Level: Primary 4
Topic: Diversity
Duration: 40 minutes
Total Marks: 20
Name: ______________
Class: ______________
Date: ______________
Score: ______________

Instructions:

This quiz has 20 questions. Answer all of them.
Section A: 10 multiple-choice questions (1 mark each).
Section B: 6 short-answer questions (1 mark each).
Section C: 4 structured questions with subparts (total 4 marks).
Write your answers clearly in the spaces provided.
This quiz is generated from syllabus-first templates. It is NOT based on past-year exam papers.

Section A: Multiple Choice (1 mark each, Q1–Q10)

Which of the following is an example of a living thing?
A) A wooden chair
B) A potted plant
C) A plastic bottle
D) A stone
Which of the following is a non-living thing?
A) A cat
B) A mushroom
C) A glass cup
D) A fern
A feature that shows something is alive is that it can —
A) reflect light
B) move from place to place on its own
C) be made of metal
D) float on water
Which group contains only living things?
A) Dog, table, book
B) Fish, tree, insect
C) Rock, cup, shoe
D) Cloud, sun, wind
Which of the following is a non-living natural object?
A) A cow
B) A mountain
C) A chicken
D) A flower
We can tell a bird is living because it —
A) is coloured
B) breathes and reproduces
C) can be seen
D) is made of feathers
Which of these is a man-made non-living thing?
A) A river
B) A bicycle
C) A lizard
D) A cloud
A characteristic of non-living things is that they do not —
A) have a size
B) grow and reproduce
C) have a colour
D) take up space
Which of the following can grow and reproduce?
A) A toy car
B) A sunflower
C) A brick
D) A shirt
Which statement is true?
A) All living things need air, food and water
B) All non-living things can move by themselves
C) Plants are non-living
D) Stones can reproduce

Section B: Short Answer (1 mark each, Q11–Q16)

Name one living thing found in a garden.

Name one non-living thing found in a classroom.

State one characteristic that shows a dog is a living thing.

State one way a rock is different from a plant.

Give an example of a living thing that lives in water.

Give an example of a non-living thing that is used for cooking.

Section C: Structured Questions (Q17–Q20, 1 mark per subpart)

(a) State one characteristic of living things.

(b) State one characteristic of non-living things.

(a) Name a living thing that can fly.

(b) Name a non-living thing that can fly.

(a) Is a smartphone living or non-living?

(b) Give a reason for your answer in (a).

(a) Name one natural non-living thing.

(b) Name one man-made living thing (if none, write "none").

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Answers

Primary 4 Science Quiz - Diversity (Answer Key)

Topic: Diversity
Version: 1
Total Marks: 20

Section A: Multiple Choice

B) A potted plant (1 mark)
Teaching note: Living things are things that are alive. A potted plant is alive; it grows and needs water. Wood, plastic and stone are non-living.
C) A glass cup (1 mark)
Teaching note: A glass cup is made by humans and is not alive. Cat, mushroom and fern are living.
B) move from place to place on its own (1 mark)
Teaching note: Many living things can move by themselves (animals). Non-living things cannot move on their own.
B) Fish, tree, insect (1 mark)
Teaching note: All three are living. The other groups contain non-living objects.
B) A mountain (1 mark)
Teaching note: A mountain is natural and non-living. Cow, chicken and flower are living.
B) breathes and reproduces (1 mark)
Teaching note: Breathing and reproducing are life processes. Colour and feathers do not prove something is alive.
B) A bicycle (1 mark)
Teaching note: A bicycle is made by people. River and cloud are natural non-living; lizard is living.
B) grow and reproduce (1 mark)
Teaching note: Non-living things do not grow by themselves or reproduce. They still have size, colour and take up space.
B) A sunflower (1 mark)
Teaching note: Sunflower is a plant (living). Toy car, brick and shirt are non-living.
A) All living things need air, food and water (1 mark)
Teaching note: Most living things need air, food and water. Non-living things cannot move themselves, plants are living, stones cannot reproduce.

Section B: Short Answer

e.g. butterfly / rose / earthworm (1 mark)
Accept any living garden organism.
e.g. desk / chair / book (1 mark)
Accept any non-living classroom object.
e.g. it breathes / it moves / it grows (1 mark)
Any correct life characteristic.
e.g. rock does not grow or reproduce; plant does (1 mark)
Marking: contrast needed.
e.g. fish / frog / seaweed (1 mark)
Living aquatic example.
e.g. pot / stove / gas burner (1 mark)
Non-living cooking item.

Section C: Structured

(a) e.g. grows / breathes / reproduces (1 mark)
(b) e.g. does not grow / does not reproduce / never was alive (1 mark)
(a) e.g. bird / bat / insect (1 mark)
(b) e.g. paper plane / drone / ball (1 mark)
(a) non-living (1 mark)
(b) It is made by humans and cannot grow or reproduce by itself (1 mark)
(a) e.g. sun / rock / river (1 mark)
(b) none (1 mark)
Note: there are no man-made living things; living things are natural.

Common mistakes: Students may say a dead leaf is non-living (correct now) but was living; focus on current state. Avoid calling machines "alive" because they use electricity.