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Class 4 Our Sky worksheet

CBSE Science. The Sun and the sky through the day, shadows and their length and direction, sundials, the Moon's shapes, stars, Chandrayaan. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    The brightest object in our sky is:

    1. the brightest star at night
    2. a cloud
    3. the Moon
    4. the Sun
    Answer

    (d) the Sun

  2. 2.

    At 6 p.m. the Sun is low in the west. A tree's shadow is:

    1. long and pointing east
    2. long and pointing west
    3. very short
    4. not formed at all
    Answer

    (a) long and pointing east

    A shadow falls on the side away from the Sun; it is shortest when the Sun is high

  3. 3.

    At what time of day do we usually see this: owls come out to hunt?

    1. noon
    2. morning
    3. night
    4. evening
    Answer

    (c) night

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    How does the sky look in the morning, in the afternoon and at night?

    Answer

    Morning: orange sky and an orange Sun; afternoon: bright, strong sunlight; night: dark sky with the Moon and stars.

  2. 5.

    At 6 p.m. the Sun is low in the west. A flag pole's shadow: is it long or short, and which way does it point?

    Answer

    Long and pointing east

    A shadow falls on the side away from the Sun

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Give two differences between day and night in the sky, in our activities and in what animals do.

    Answer

    Sky: the Sun shines by day; the Moon and stars by night. Us: we work, study and play by day; we rest and sleep at night. Animals: most birds are busy by day and rest at night; owls and bats come out at night.

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