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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Primary school tests and papers
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
- Frame structures
Energy, Earth and technology · Paper 2 work
- Energy and its sources
- Movement and forces
- Extension: electric circuits (Grade 5 work)
- 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
- Sound: vibration, pitch and loudness
- Stored and moving energy, particles and floating
- Energy transfer and rocket systems
How the tests work
The Grade 4 Natural Sciences bank holds 745 questions across 29 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.
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 — 29 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 4 Natural Sciences?
745 questions across 29 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.
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.