Science questions, unit 4
Nama / NameKelas / ClassTarikh / Date
Animals
25 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Ask a grown-up to help you mark the written answers.
Section A: objective questions
10 marksChoose the best answer for each question.
1
Question 1
Which animal lays eggs?
Show answerHide answer
B
A frog lays eggs. A cat, an elephant and a dolphin give birth.
2
Question 2
Which animal gives birth?
Show answerHide answer
C
A rabbit gives birth to young. The others lay eggs.
3
Question 3
Diagram 1 shows six animals. Which animal lays many eggs?
Show answerHide answer
D
Fish, frogs and ants lay many eggs. Birds, swans and penguins lay a few.
4
Question 4
Diagram 2 shows four animals. Which animal gives birth to many young?
Show answerHide answer
C
A cat has many kittens. A pangolin and a dolphin have a few young.
5
Question 5
Why does a bird build its nest in a tree?
Show answerHide answer
A
Other animals eat eggs. A nest in a tree keeps the eggs safe.
6
Question 6
Which young look like their parents?
Show answerHide answer
C
A bear cub looks like a bear. The others do not look like their parents.
7
Question 7
The young of a moth is called a
Show answerHide answer
B
The young of a moth is a caterpillar.
8
Question 8
What comes after the egg in the life cycle of a frog?
Show answerHide answer
D
The order is egg, tadpole, froglet, adult frog.
9
Question 9
Which is the correct life cycle of a cow?
Show answerHide answer
B
A cow gives birth to a calf. The calf grows into a yearling and then a cow. There is no egg.
10
Question 10
Diagram 5 shows the stages of a butterfly. Which stage is the last?
Show answerHide answer
A
The order is eggs, larva, pupa, butterfly. The adult butterfly is last.
Section B: structured questions
15 marksAnswer all questions. Circle the answer or write it in the space.
11
Question 11
Is each animal a lay-eggs animal or a give-birth animal?
[1 mark]
(a)Crocodile
Show answerHide answer
Lay eggs
[1 mark]
(b)Elephant
Show answerHide answer
Give birth
[1 mark]
(c)Butterfly
Show answerHide answer
Lay eggs
[1 mark]
(d)Dolphin
Show answerHide answer
Give birth
12
Question 12
Diagram 6 shows some animals. Look at the frog, the penguin and the ant.
[1 mark]
(a)Which animal lays a few eggs?
Show answerHide answer
Penguin
[1 mark]
(b)Name one other animal that lays many eggs.
Show answerHide answer
Tick each point you got.
13
Question 13
A cat gives birth to kittens.
[1 mark]
(a)What does the mother cat feed her kittens with?
Show answerHide answer
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark]
(b)Why does the cat hide her kittens in a safe place?
Show answerHide answer
Tick each point you got.
14
Question 14
Diagram 7 shows a ladybird and a moth.
[1 mark]
(a)Do the young of a ladybird look like their parents?
Show answerHide answer
No
[1 mark]
(b)What are the young of a ladybird called?
Show answerHide answer
Tick each point you got.
15
Question 15
Diagram 8 shows the life cycle of a frog.
[1 mark]
(a)What is the first stage?
Show answerHide answer
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks]
(b)Write the stages in order: adult frog, tadpole, egg, froglet.
Show answerHide answer
Give 1 mark if only one stage is in the wrong place.
Tick each point you got.
16
Question 16
Diagram 9 shows the life cycle of a cow.
[1 mark]
(a)Name the young of a cow.
Show answerHide answer
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark]
(b)Does a cow have an egg stage?
Show answerHide answer
No
A cow gives birth. Only animals that lay eggs have an egg stage.