Science Class IV Beaconhouse School System- Southern Region Branch: Primary 1 PECHS

NAME: ____________________ DATE: _________

SECTION: ___ TIME: 40 minutes MARKS: /20
2nd Common Assessment Task (Marking Key)
Q Assessment Activities Marks
1. Circle the correct answer. /5
(1 mark
each)
a. Where can the smallest bone in the human body be found?

i. In the neck

ii. In the ear

iii. In the hand

b. Bones are connected to skin.

i. skin

ii. joints
iii. veins

c. As you grow, your skeleton also grows.

i. grows

ii. stays the same size

iii. gets smaller

Topic: Moving and growing 1 2019-20

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Q Marks
d. Which of these is a exoskeleton animal?

i. Beetle
ii. Horse

iii. Fish

e. The strongest and largest tendon in the human body is

named after Achilles

i. Hercules

ii. Achilles

iii. Apollo

2 a) Label the given diagram of the Human Skeleton and write /4

(1 mark
the scientific names of the bones. each)

Ulna Rib cage

Pelvis
Femur

Topic: Moving and growing 2 2019-20

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Q Assessment Activities Marks

b) Complete the given flow chart. /3
(1 mark
each)

Ali and Sara are badminton players, while playing, their /4

3.
body joints are in function. By looking at the picture (1 mark
each)
complete given table.

Topic: Moving and growing 3 2019-20

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Q Assessment Activities Marks

3.
S.No Type of Joints Movement

1. Saddle joint Slide back and forth , and

side to side

Ball-and-socket Back and forth side to

2. joint side and circular

Hinge joint Back and forth (bending

3. and straightening)

4. Pivot Joint Rotation of a bone about

another

Topic: Moving and growing 4 2019-20

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Q Assessment Activities Marks

4. Read the given statements carefully .Justify your answer /4
(1 mark
by giving appropriate reason. each)

a) Biceps and triceps work in pairs so that we can bend and

straighten our arm.

b) We will not be able to live without muscles because our

heart is a muscular pump which works non-stop to keep us alive.

c) Joints at shoulder and hip are known as ball-and-socket

joint because the ball-shaped end of one bone fits into the
cup-shaped socket of another bone to form a ball and socket
joint.

d) Doctors recommend to drink milk regularly because it is rich

in calcium and keep their bones strong.

Topic: Moving and growing 5 2019-20

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Attainment Targets Assessed:

i. identify the types of skeletons and their function in living things;
exoskeleton, endoskeleton
ii. Investigate the function of the muscular and skeletal system of
the human body.
iii. Understand the importance of keeping bones and muscles healthy.
iv. Label and recognise both the common and scientific names of
bones in the human skeleton.
v. Investigate how bones move in the body and understand that
muscles contract and relax but they don’t expand.
vi. Describe the functions of tendons and locate them in leg, arm and
hands; Find out about Achilles tendon to understand its
importance and function.
vii. Investigate the functions of different joints in the human body;
know and identify their names.

Topic: Moving and growing 6 2019-20