Mahajana General Knowledge Contest Sample Grade 4
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1 Part A-25 Questions (3 Marks for each question) 1 What reptile sheds its scaly skin as it grows? a) Alligator b) Crocodile c) Snake d) Turtle 2 The process of conversion of water vapor to water in the surface of a cold glass tumbler is known as a) evaporation b) fusion c) condensation d) vaporization 3 Most of the famous inventions did not take place at the same time. Which one of the following was invented first? a) Gas stove b) Electric stoves c) Robot d) Radio 4 We all know that if we melt iron it changes from solid state to liquid state. Steam is what state of water? a) solid b) liquid c) mist d) gaseous 5 Three bottles of equal size contain milk in the following order: Bottle A holds threequarters full, Bottle B holds two thirds full, Bottle C holds half full. Which one of the bottles holds most milk? a) Bottle A b) Bottle B c) Bottle C d) Can t say 6 Which of the following is (a constituent) in the atmosphere? a) sulphur b) carbon c) carbon dioxide d) iron
2 7 Consider the following cities: Toronto, California, and New York. Which one of the following answers related to their direction is correct? a) California is east of New York b) California is west of New York c) Toronto is south east of New York d) Toronto is south west of California 8 It is January and the temperature outside is 29 o C. Which place is most likely to have this temperature in January? a) Alaska b) Hawaii c) Toronto d) Windsor 9 What will a tadpole grow up to be? a) A frog b) A fish c) A mosquito d) A butterfly 10 Which one does not orbit (go around) the sun a) Venus b) Saturn c) Moon d) Mars 11 What subject is mostly required in engineering studies? a) biology b) mathematics c) history d) music 12 Which cultural group in Sri Lanka has been fighting for their freedom since 1948? a) Singhalese b) Muslim c) Tamils d) Malays 13 Ontario gets most of its electricity from which of the followings? a) nuclear plants b) thermal power c) coal d) air
3 14 Because of the heavy rain, the baseball game was called off. The underlined group of words in this sentence is a) A phrase b) A clause c) Adjective d) Adverb 15 Which country won the World Junior Hockey competition in 2011? a) Canada b) USA c) Sweden d) Russia 16 The game of Baseball is distinctly identified as; a) an English game b) an American game c) an Arabic game d) an Indian game 17 Which of the following are small soft plants that are 1 to 10 cm in height and grow close together as clumps or mats in damp or shady locations? a) lettuce b) moss c) cotton grass d) seaweeds 18 Which of the following words is misspelled? a) beautiful b) know c) sed d) caught 19 What is Canada s largest lake (covering 31,800 square kilometers) situated entirely within Canada? a) Lake Superior b) Lake Erie c) Great Bear Lake d) Lake Ontario 20 Which one of the following animals has fins? a) Starfish b) sea lion c) shark d) jellyfish
4 21 Which country is bigger in land area than Canada? a) Mexico b) Russia c) China d) United States 22 Which one of the following is the reason for daylight saving time? a) To create more work b) To create more business c) To increase the number of useful hours of daylight during the seasons when the sun rises early d) None of the above 23 Which one of the following automobiles is not made by a North American company? a) Chevrolet b) Buick c) BMW d) Pontiac 24 How does a plain compare to a plateau? a) both plains and plateau have low, marshy land b) a plain is very mountainous, but a plateau is flat c) a plateau is higher than a plain d) a plain and a plateau are both surrounded by water 25 Civil rights leaders, like Martin Luther King, Jr., fought to change laws so that: a) buses and other transportation will be safer b) taxes will be lowered c) everyone can be treated fairly d) the government will provide jobs to all citizens Part B 15 Questions (4 Marks for each questions) 26. What is America s national bird? a) eagle b) falcon c) hawk d) crow 27. The longest river in the world is: a) St Lawrence River b) Amazon River c) Mississippi River d) Nile River
5 28. A space that contains no air or any gas is known as a) hollow b) globe c) vacuum d) empty 29. In which year did Canada adopt its own flag? a) 1965 b) 1840 c) 1810 d) Which of the following words is called a noun? a) pen b) run c) then d) jump 31. In which way did Inuits (Eskimos) work with nature to survive in the Arctic? a) used buffalo to pull sled over the snow during the months of snow. b) used animals from the land to make clothes c) used leaves and sticks to make homes d) none of the above 32. What makes the planet Mars look red? a) rocks with iron b) reddish vegetation c) red atmospheric gases d) reddish algae 33. What does the word Inuit mean? a) The Cree b) Indians c) The First Nation d) The people 34. Who was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969 and made the following quote One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind? a) John Glenn b) Virgil Grissom c) Neil Armstrong d) Frank Borman
6 35. Workers from which country were brought into Canada to work on constructing the Pacific railway? a) India b) China c) Europe d) Spain 36. In the following number series, what number comes next? 19, 15, 11, 7,. a) 4 b) 11 c) 0 d) The other word for frightened is a) frustrating b) annoying c) terrified d) Irritating 38. Weight of a chair is 120 Kg plus 1/3 its own weight. What is the weight of the chair? a) 150 Kg b) 180 Kg c) 240 Kg d) 160 Kg 39. Which of the following statements about Dinosaurs is correct? a) Dinosaurs were lizards b) Scientists believe that birds are related to dinosaurs c) Some dinosaurs were flying reptiles. d) The first dinosaurs evolved on Earth about 65 million years ago. 40. A toy company has just produced a new video game called CAPTAIN ZAP. What will most likely happen to the price of the video game if very few customers want to buy the game? a) The price will go up b) The price will go down c) The price will not change d) The toy stores will give the game away free to customers. Good Luck
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