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Grade 4 NST June Test + Memo

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About this resource

Help your Grade 4 learner prepare for the Term 2 June Natural Science & Technology (NST) assessment with this comprehensive 40-mark practice test, complete with a full memorandum.

The test covers:

  • Living & non-living things – identifying living and non-living things and understanding the seven life processes
  • Plants & animal shelters – what plants need to make food, the role of roots and different types of animal shelters
  • States of matter – solids, liquids and gases and their different properties
  • Materials – raw and manufactured materials and matching raw materials to finished products
  • Habitats & animals – where animals live, how they build shelters and why shelters are important
  • The water cycle – evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection, including diagram labelling
  • Structures & strengthening materials – ways of making materials stronger and evaluating whether a structure is well designed

Question types include: picture-based classification, fill-in-the-blanks, true or false, matching, short-answer questions, source-based questions, diagram labelling and application/evaluation questions.

Total: 40 marks | Duration: 1 hour | Full memorandum included | PDF format.

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