Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 4 (ICSE) · Environmental Studies
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: Natural Resources
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is a natural resource? [1]
(A) A material from nature we use
(B) A man-made object
(C) A type of building
(D) Nothing specific
2. What is an example of a renewable resource? [1]
(A) Sunlight
(B) Coal
(C) Petroleum
(D) Minerals
3. What is an example of a non-renewable resource? [1]
(A) Coal
(B) Sunlight
(C) Air
(D) Wind
4. What do we use soil for? [1]
(A) Growing crops
(B) Only building
(C) Only drinking
(D) Nothing
5. What do we use minerals for? [1]
(A) Building things
(B) Only drinking
(C) Only breathing
(D) Nothing
6. Why should we conserve resources? [1]
(A) So they remain available for future generations
(B) No reason
(C) Only for fun
(D) It's not important
7. What happens to non-renewable resources if overused? [1]
(A) They can run out
(B) They increase automatically
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They become renewable
8. Is water a natural resource? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, it's man-made
(C) Only sometimes
(D) Never
9. What is a natural resource? [1]
(A) A material from nature we use
(B) A man-made object
(C) A type of building
(D) Nothing specific
10. What is an example of a renewable resource? [1]
(A) Sunlight
(B) Coal
(C) Petroleum
(D) Minerals
11. What is an example of a non-renewable resource? [1]
(A) Coal
(B) Sunlight
(C) Air
(D) Wind
12. What do we use soil for? [1]
(A) Growing crops
(B) Only building
(C) Only drinking
(D) Nothing
13. What do we use minerals for? [1]
(A) Building things
(B) Only drinking
(C) Only breathing
(D) Nothing
14. Why should we conserve resources? [1]
(A) So they remain available for future generations
(B) No reason
(C) Only for fun
(D) It's not important
15. What happens to non-renewable resources if overused? [1]
(A) They can run out
(B) They increase automatically
(C) Nothing happens
(D) They become renewable
16. Is water a natural resource? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, it's man-made
(C) Only sometimes
(D) Never