Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 4 (ICSE) · Environmental Studies
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Adaptations in Plants and Animals
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is an adaptation? [1]
(A) A feature that helps survival in an environment
(B) A random feature with no purpose
(C) A man-made tool
(D) A type of food
2. How do cacti store water? [1]
(A) In thick stems
(B) In their roots only
(C) They don't store water
(D) In their flowers
3. Why do cacti have small leaves? [1]
(A) To reduce water loss
(B) To attract more sunlight
(C) To look decorative
(D) No specific reason
4. What do camels store in their humps? [1]
(A) Fat
(B) Water directly
(C) Sand
(D) Nothing
5. Why do camels have wide feet? [1]
(A) To walk on sand easily
(B) To swim
(C) To fly
(D) To climb trees
6. What helps fish breathe underwater? [1]
(A) Gills
(B) Lungs
(C) Nose only
(D) Skin only
7. What helps fish swim efficiently? [1]
(A) Fins
(B) Legs
(C) Wings
(D) Arms
8. Why are adaptations important? [1]
(A) They help animals and plants survive
(B) They have no purpose
(C) Only for decoration
(D) They cause harm
9. What is an adaptation? [1]
(A) A feature that helps survival in an environment
(B) A random feature with no purpose
(C) A man-made tool
(D) A type of food
10. How do cacti store water? [1]
(A) In thick stems
(B) In their roots only
(C) They don't store water
(D) In their flowers
11. Why do cacti have small leaves? [1]
(A) To reduce water loss
(B) To attract more sunlight
(C) To look decorative
(D) No specific reason
12. What do camels store in their humps? [1]
(A) Fat
(B) Water directly
(C) Sand
(D) Nothing
13. Why do camels have wide feet? [1]
(A) To walk on sand easily
(B) To swim
(C) To fly
(D) To climb trees
14. What helps fish breathe underwater? [1]
(A) Gills
(B) Lungs
(C) Nose only
(D) Skin only
15. What helps fish swim efficiently? [1]
(A) Fins
(B) Legs
(C) Wings
(D) Arms
16. Why are adaptations important? [1]
(A) They help animals and plants survive
(B) They have no purpose
(C) Only for decoration
(D) They cause harm