Grade 4 · Natural Sciences
Grade 4 Natural Sciences
CAPS topics, what the exam tests, and free practice tests
Natural Sciences follows four strands in CAPS: Life and Living, Matter and Materials, Energy and Change, and Planet Earth and Beyond. In Grades 4 to 6 it is taught together with Technology; in Grade 7 it stands alone. In Grade 4 the work splits into two parts: Life, living and matter (Paper 1 work) and Energy, Earth and technology (Paper 2 work).
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What Grade 4 Natural Sciences covers
Life, living and matter · Paper 1 work
- Plants and their parts
- Animals and their needs
- Habitats
- Food chains
- Matter and materials
- Choosing materials
- The seven life processes
- The senses and choosing materials
Energy, Earth and technology · Paper 2 work
- Energy and its sources
- Movement and forces
- Electricity and circuits
- Sound and light
- The Sun, Earth and Moon
- The solar system
- Structures
- The design process
- The water cycle
- Raw materials and structures from nature
- Fossil fuels
- Moon phases and the Earth’s orbit
- Energy conversion and transfer
- Processing materials
- Practical investigation
- Melting point and reading graphs
- Reversible and irreversible changes
How the tests work
The Grade 4 Natural Sciences bank holds 645 questions across 25 topics, at least 25 per topic. Each test draws a fresh set, so a second attempt is not the same test.
Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions. Every answer comes with an explanation, not just a tick or a cross. It works on a phone, needs no sign-up, and no marks or names are stored.
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Questions parents ask
What does Grade 4 Natural Sciences cover?
In Grade 4 the work splits into two parts: Life, living and matter (Paper 1 work) and Energy, Earth and technology (Paper 2 work). Topics include Plants and their parts, Animals and their needs, Habitats, Food chains and more — 25 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 4 Natural Sciences?
645 questions across 25 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.
Are the Grade 4 Natural Sciences tests free?
Yes. The online tests are free, with no sign-up and no adverts. Printable PDF papers with memoranda can be preordered on WhatsApp.
Do the tests follow CAPS?
Yes. The topics follow the CAPS curriculum for Grade 4, and the questions are written from what real Grade 4 tests and exam papers ask.