Environmental Science
Multiple choice
Circle the letter of the correct answer
1. Which of the following soil is good for plant growth?
a. Clay
b. Loam
c. Sandy
2. Sandy soil has_______ particles
a. Fine
b. Small
c. Large
3. Which soil is dark in colour?
a. Clay
b. Loam
c. Sandy
4. Which of the following is a non-living thing?
a. Snake
b. Cat
c. Book
5. Which one is a living thing?
a. Stone
b. Bucket
c. Dog
6. We use toilet to dispose_________
a. Human waste
b. Papers
c. Tins
7. Animals need__________ to live
a. People
b. Water
c. Waste
8. Which is a proper way of waste disposal?
a. Throwing it in the floor
b. Throwing it in the river
c. Throwing it in the dustbin
9. Where does a mouse live?
a. Hole
b. Tree
c. Water
10. Where does the sun sets?
a. East
b. West
c. South
11. Waste such as broken glass__________ us
a. Injure
b. Protect
c. Clean
12. A dirty toilet smells_________
a. Good
b. Nice
c. Bad
13. Where do fish live?
a. Hole
b. Water
c. House
14. What is a liquid with no smell, no colour and no taste?
a. Paraffin
b. Water
c. Vinegar
15. The sun rises in ________
a. East
b. West
c. South
16. The texture of sandy soil is_______
a. Coarse
b. Fine
c. Smooth
17. Which of the following is a living thing?
a. Table
b. Stone
c. Horse
18. Drinking dirty water makes us_________
a. Good
b. Happy
c. Sick
19. Which of the following is a non-living thing?
a. Chair
b. Man
c. Donkey
20. Which of the following is used to store water?
a. Cup
b. Tank
c. Plate
21. Which soil type has smaller particles?
a. Loam
b. Sandy
c. Clay
22. Which of the following depends on plants?
a. Wood
b. Cow
c. Stone
23. We clean toilet using__________
a. Glycerine
b. Medicine
c. Handy Andy
24. Water does not have a strong__________
a. Colour
b. Shape
c. Smell
25. How can water be saved?
a. Using a watering can
b. Leaving taps open
c. Washing a car using a hosepipe
26. Where does soil come from?
a. Water
b. Trees
c. Rocks
26. Which of the following is a living thing
a. Cat
b. table
c. chair
27. Which direction is missing?
N
w E
?
a. West b. south c. wind
28. What does the symbol below stand for?
a. rainy b. cloudy c. windy
29. Which soil has large particles?
a. clay soil b. sandy soil c. loam soil
30. Which of the following is a non-living thing?
a. Dog b. tree c. table
31. Which of the following is not a way of making water dirty?
a. bathing in rivers
b. washing clothes in the river
c. putting litter in the dustbins
32. How is water different from other liquids?
a. water has colour
b. water has strong smell
c. water has no smell
33. How does clay soil feel?
a. soft b. rough c. sticky
34. How does living things depend on non-living things?
a. people use pots to cook
b. people use dogs to keep them safe
c. people use donkeys to plough
35. Which of the following is a characteristics of living things?
a. they do not grow
b. they grow
c. they do not breathe
36. Which of the following is a way of storing water?
a. using a bucket
b. using a hose pipe
c. using a leaking tap
37. Which season is very cold?
a. summer
b. autumn
c. winter
38. The sun set in the____________--
a. north b. west c. south
39. Rori drank water from the river and she became sick. Why is Rori sick?
a. she drank dirty water
b. she drank nice water
c. she drank water from the tap
40. A dirty toilet can spread __________
a. fresh air b. disease c. good health
41. We store water in the _____________
a. river b. tap c. water tank
42. What colour is water______________-
a. blue b. colourless c. green
43. Water has no_______________
a. smell b. liquids c. colourless
44. Which liquid can be dangerous/ not edible?
a. water b. vinegar c. jik
45. Which liquid should not be drank?
a. tea b. water c. paraffin
46. Water is _____________
a. tasteless b. sour c. sweet
47. Water can be made dirty by_____________--
a. throwing waste in the river
b. using a watering can
c. storing it in a clay pot
48. Water does not have______________
a. tasteless b. smell c. colourless
49. The following are dangers of water except
a. drinking b. drowning c. flooding
50. To save water we have to EXCEPT_____________
a. use a watering can when watering plants
b. repair leaking taps
c. use a hosepipe when washing a car
True/false questions
Write true for the correct statement and false for incorrect statement
1. A dog is a living thing________
2. We use wood to clean the toilet__________
3. A cow is a non-living thing_______
4. Clay soil is good for modelling_______
5. Toilet is used to dispose human waste_______
6. The sun rises in the north____________
7. Loam is sticky when wet_______
8. A house is a non-living thing________
9. Water is dangerous because you can drown________
10. We should drink water using our hands___________
11. Floods can kill animals_________
12. A cat is a non-living thing______
13. We can get germs by drinking dirty water_________
14. A door is a non-living thing________
15. We use toilet brush to clean a toilet_________
16. Waste can make us sick____________
17. Water has no colour and smell_________
18. Living things need food to grow________
19. Cleanliness can spread germs___________
20. The sun sets in the east______
21. Clay soil is has big particles____________
22. Loam soil is good for plant growth__________
23. Throwing waste in rivers is good________
24. We can store water in tanks__________
25. Fish live in holes_________
26. We can store water in a clay pot___________
27. A tree is a living thing_________________
28. Soil can be made by rubbing rocks together______________
29. If broken bottles are not disposed properly they can injure us___________
30. Filling a bath to wash our bodies does not save water______________
31. Living things do not eat___________
32. Trees grow in the soil________________
33. Hot water can burn us_______________
34. Sandy soil has a fine texture___________
35. South is opposite to north_________________
