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CBSE · Class 4 · Science

Exploring Our Neighbourhood

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks · Time: 54 minutes

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Show your working for Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
ATM stands for:
  1. All Ticket Machine
  2. Automatic Train Meter
  3. Any Time Money
  4. Automated Teller Machine
2.
Navya stands facing east. Which direction is behind her?
  1. west
  2. north
  3. east
  4. south
3.
Which place does a school bus belong to?
  1. hospital
  2. post office
  3. fire station
  4. school
4.
Where does a bus conductor work?
  1. bus depot
  2. post office
  3. fire station
  4. hospital
5.
What is the word for "a small book that records the money put in and taken out of an account"?
  1. barter
  2. passbook
  3. IFSC code
  4. savings
6.
Which of these came LATER: the television or drumbeats?
  1. the television
  2. neither is used for messages
  3. drumbeats
  4. both came at the same time
7.
Navya saves ₹20 every week in her piggy bank. How much will she save in 8 weeks?
  1. ₹140
  2. ₹28
  3. ₹180
  4. ₹160
8.
A trip takes 55 minutes by bus but only 45 minutes by metro train. How many minutes does the metro save?
  1. 55 minutes
  2. 100 minutes
  3. 10 minutes
  4. 45 minutes
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
What happens to a letter after it is dropped into a postbox?
10.
You stand facing west. Which direction is on your right?
11.
On Navya's map of her neighbourhood, her house is in the middle. There is a market to the north, a police station to the east, a post office to the west. The only other place is a bus stop. In which direction from her house is it, and on which side of the map is it drawn?
12.
Which vehicle belongs to each? (a) post office (b) school
13.
Write the word: (a) the code that tells which bank branch an account is in (b) the number given to each customer's bank account
14.
Navya has ₹100 for the month. She plans to spend ₹15 on stationery, ₹30 on snacks, ₹15 on a small toy. How much can she save?
15.
A postal worker delivers 79 letters a day for 4 days. How many letters does she deliver in all?
16.
A bus ticket costs ₹11. Dada ji buys tickets for himself and 2 children, there and back. How much does he pay?
Section C — Word problems4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Compare communication long ago and today. Write about speed and the means used.
18.
Navya saves ₹45 every week. (a) How much will she have after 8 weeks? (b) She wants a book that costs ₹400. How much more must she save? (c) Where can she keep her savings safe?
19.
Long ago, a letter from Dada ji took 14 days to reach his brother. Today a message takes 6 seconds. (a) How many hours did the letter take? (b) Give one good thing about a handwritten letter and one about a phone message.
20.
Name one person who works at each place and what they do: (a) fire station (b) post office
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Exploring Our Neighbourhood · AW-4S-NBH-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(d) Automated Teller Machine—
2(a) westClockwise: north, east, south, west
3(d) school—
4(a) bus depot—
5(b) passbook—
6(a) the televisionOrder: drumbeats, a letter carried by a messenger, a letter sent by post, the telephone, the radio, the television, a mobile phone, a video call over the internet
7(d) ₹16020 × 8 = 160
8(c) 10 minutes55 − 45 = 10
9A postal worker collects it and takes it to the post office, where it is sorted by region and sent on to be delivered.—
10northClockwise: north, east, south, west
11south; at the bottomNorth top, east right, south bottom, west left
12(a) a mail van (b) a school bus—
13(a) IFSC code (b) account number—
14₹40100 − (15 + 30 + 15) = 40
15316 letters79 × 4 = 316
16₹6611 × 3 × 2 = 66
17Long ago people used drumbeats, messengers, pigeons and later letters, which could take weeks. Today mobile phones, messages, emails and video calls carry news in seconds over the internet.—
18(a) ₹360 (b) ₹40 (c) In a piggy bank at home, or in a bank account.45 × 8 = 360; 400 − 360 = 40
19(a) 336 hours (b) A letter is personal and can be kept; a phone message is very fast.14 × 24 = 336
20(a) a firefighter, who puts out fires and rescues people (b) a postal worker, who collects, sorts and delivers letters—