Free Animal Life 02 Practice Test - 4th Grade 

Question 1

Grass  Grasshopper Frog Snake

From the given food chain, which organism's population is likely to decrease if the number of snakes increase?
A. Grass and grasshopper
B. Only grasshopper
C. Only frog
D. Grass and frog

SOLUTION

Solution : D

The following would happen in case the population of snake increases.
The population of frogs would decrease.
The population of grasshopper would increase as there are no frogs to feed on them.
The population of grass would decrease as there will be more grasshoppers.

Question 2

Which among the following animal is a scavenger?

A.

B.

C.

D.

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Scavengers are those animals that feed on dead animals. Vultures feed on dead animals and so are scavengers.

Question 3

Which animal is used to transport goods from one place to another?

A.
B.
C.
D.

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Donkeys are used to carry loads and goods from one place to another. These types of animals are also called 'pack animals'.
Humans ride on some pack animals to go from one place to another.

Question 4

Birds have feathers and ____ which enables them to fly.

A.

strong bones

B.

weak bones

C.

hollow bones

D.

coloured bones

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Hollow bones are light in weight. This reduces the weight of the birds. So, hollow bones along with feathers enable them to fly.

Question 5

Sun  Plants Mice Snakes Hawks

From the given food chain, which of the following best describes the hawk? 

A.

Predator

B.

Prey

C.

Make their own food

D.

Parasites

SOLUTION

Solution : A

According to the food chain, hawks feed on snakes while they aren't being hunted on by any other animal. Hawks are at the top position in the food chain. Therefore they are predators.

Question 6

The animal given in the image below gives us ___ to keep us warm in winters.

A. silk
B. cotton
C. wool
D. jute

SOLUTION

Solution : C

The animal shown in the image is a sheep. It gives us wool which is used to make woollen clothes. These clothes keep us warm during winters.

Question 7

___ were used to carry messages from one place to another in ancient times.

A. Owls
B. Pigeons
C. Cats
D. Bears

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Pigeons had homing abilities which allowed them to travel back to their original home. Messages were tied to the legs of a pigeon.
 

Question 8

Select the animals which have ears.

A.
B.
C.
D.

SOLUTION

Solution : A, B, and D

Ears are the hearing aids of animals. Panda, giraffe and birds have ears. While snakes do not have ears, they rely on their body to detect sounds.

Question 9

The Project Tiger was first launched in which national park?

A. Gir National Park
B. Kaziranga National Park
C. Corbett National Park
D. Bannerghatta National Park

SOLUTION

Solution : C

In 1973, the Project Tiger was launched in the Corbett National Park of Uttarakhand. It was launched under the initiative of the Indian Government to save the depleting number of Bengal tigers. 

Question 10

Polar bears have ____ all over their body.

A. fur
B. feathers
C. scales
D. shells

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Polar bears have a thick layer of hair called fur all over their body. Fur helps them in maintaining their body temperature.