Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 4 (CBSE) · Environmental Studies
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: Growing Up With Nature
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is the first stage of a plant's growth from a seed? [1]
(A) Seedling
(B) Mature plant
(C) Flower
(D) Fruit
2. What is a young frog before it becomes an adult? [1]
(A) Tadpole
(B) Caterpillar
(C) Pupa
(D) Egg only
3. What is the stage after a caterpillar in a butterfly's life cycle? [1]
(A) Pupa
(B) Egg
(C) Adult directly
(D) Tadpole
4. What is metamorphosis? [1]
(A) A dramatic transformation in growth stages
(B) No change at all
(C) Only plant growth
(D) Only animal birth
5. What are the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle? [1]
(A) Egg, caterpillar, pupa, adult
(B) Seed, seedling, plant, flower
(C) Egg, tadpole, frog, adult
(D) None of these
6. Do all animals go through the same growth stages? [1]
(A) No, stages differ by animal
(B) Yes, always the same
(C) Only frogs grow
(D) Only butterflies grow
7. What comes after a seedling in plant growth? [1]
(A) A mature plant
(B) A seed
(C) A fruit only
(D) Nothing
8. Why is understanding growth stages useful? [1]
(A) It helps us appreciate how living things develop
(B) No use
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. What do plants need to grow healthy? [1]
(A) Water, sunlight and good soil
(B) Only darkness
(C) Only sand
(D) Nothing
10. What do plants need protection from? [1]
(A) Pests and extreme weather
(B) Nothing
(C) Only sunlight
(D) Only water
11. What do young animals need? [1]
(A) Food, safety and cleanliness
(B) Nothing
(C) Only food
(D) Only shelter
12. What might young animals need when very young? [1]
(A) Warmth
(B) Cold weather only
(C) Nothing extra
(D) Only darkness
13. Can overcaring be harmful? [1]
(A) Yes, like overwatering or overfeeding
(B) No, more care is always better
(C) Never harmful
(D) Only underfeeding is harmful
14. What quality does caring for growing things teach? [1]
(A) Responsibility
(B) Carelessness
(C) Impatience
(D) Nothing
15. What else does caring for living things teach? [1]
(A) Patience and empathy
(B) Only patience
(C) Only empathy
(D) Neither
16. Why learn to care for growing things? [1]
(A) These qualities are valuable throughout life
(B) No reason
(C) Only for pets
(D) It's not useful