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ATOMIC ENERGY EDUCATION SOCIETY
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2019-20)
Class - V Time – 3 Hours
Subject - EVS Marks - 80
To be filled by the student
Name of the student : _______________________________________
Name of the school : ________________________________________
Class/Sec : _________ Roll no. : __________ Date of Exam: 16.09.2019
Signature of the Invigilator : _______________
Signature of the Examiner : _______________
Signature of the Checker : ___________ Marks obtained
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OBSERVATION AND REPORTING (30 MARKS)
Q.1Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks. (5X1=5)
i) A sloth moves around ______________ trees in its lifetime.
(5 8 10)
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ii) ______________ can be kept fresh by boiling it.
(Curd ghee milk)
iii) ____________________ are killed for their tusks.
(Tigers Elephants Crocodiles )
iv) Lack of haemoglobin in blood causes _______________.
(cholera diabetes anaemia)
v) Sunita Williams went ___________ kilometres away from the earth.
(360 260 460)
Q.2 Observe the picture and answer the following. (5x2=10)
a)
i) Identify the animal in the picture.
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ii) How does this animal warn other animals about a danger?
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b)
i) Which musical instrument is shown in the picture?
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ii) Name the people who play such instruments.
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c)
i) Name the person shown in the picture.
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ii) Why did she come to India?
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d)
i) Name the instrument shown in the picture.
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ii) What is the function of this instrument?
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e)
i) What is shown in the picture?
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ii) For what purpose is it used?
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Q.3 Match the following (4X1=4)
Lizard He came from Uzbekistan.
Dandi March It sleeps in cold season.
Al-Biruni It is a kind of gun.
Cannon It took place in 1930.
Q.4 Label the different taste zones of the tongue. (4X½ = 2)
1) ______________________
2) ______________________
3) ______________________
4) ______________________
Q.5 Circle the odd one out. (4x1=4)
i) apple carrot rice pizza
ii) been tumba dhol kanjiri
iii) malaria dengue chickengunia typhoid
iv) clove mustard seed ani seed maize
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Q.6 Look at the picture carefully and answer the following questions. (5x1=5)
(A)
i) Name the doctor who did this experiment.
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ii) What did he find in his experiment?
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iii) How is digestion of food affected if a person is sad or not well?
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(B)
i) What is the name of the plant?
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ii) Where is it found in India ?
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IDENTIFYING GROUP AND CLASSIFICATION (25 MARKS)
Q.7 Do as directed.
I) Answer the following in one word. (4x1=4)
a) The poisonous teeth of a snake. __________________
b) The liquid which gives instant energy. ___________________
c) The mosquito which causes malaria. ___________________
d) Tiny thread like things which hatches from the eggs of mosquitoes. __________
II) Give examples: (6x1=6)
a) Animals having sharp sense of smell.
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b) Poisonous snakes found in India.
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c) Festivals related to moon.
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d) Methods of preserving food.
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e) Seeds used as spices in the kitchen.
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f) Diseases caused by flies.
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III. Give reason: (4x2=8)
a) Food grains are dried in the sun before being packed.
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b) We cannot taste the food properly when we have a cold.
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c) A drain is dug around the tent of the mountaineers.
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d) A person cannot be drowned in the ‘Dead Sea’.
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IV. Classify the things given in the box according to their properties. (4x ½ =2)
milk soap- case oil marble
Floats in water Sinks in water Dissolves in Does not dissolve in
water water
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V. Look at the picture carefully and answer the following. (5x1=5)
i) Where is this monument located?
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ii) Name the dynasty (a succession of people from the same family) that ruled
here from 1518 to 1687?
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iii) How many bastions are there in the outer wall of the fort?
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iv) Why couldn’t Aurangzeb’s army get into the fort?
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v) How do people spoil monuments?
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DISCOVERY OF FACTS (25 MARKS)
Q8. Answer the following questions in one sentence. ( 3x1=3)
i) What helps a tiger move in the dark?
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ii) Why did Appa first choose the most ripe mangoes to be used for making
mamidi tandra?
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iii) Why do things float in the spaceship?
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Q9. Tick the correct answer: (5x1=5)
i. What appears in and around the water surface during rainy season?
a) cinchona b) algae c) pitcher plant d) tulsi
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ii. What is the name of the Mount Everest in Nepal?
a) Rohtang pass b)Kanchanjanga c)Sagarmatha d)Nanda devi
iii. Which one is soaked in water before cooking?
a) wheat b) maize c)chana d)bajra
iv. What is the main source of water?
a)spring b) pond c) well d) rain
v. It is a design used in rangoli, embroidery as well as in decoration in Saurashtra,
Gujarat and South India. Which one is it?
a) bandanwar b) wall hanging c) naag gumphan d) carpet
Q10. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (5x2=10)
1. Why do dogs urinate on the road?
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2. Why did Gopal’s mother tie the chana in a damp cloth?
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3. How was Velcro discovered?
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4. What are the problems caused due to anaemia in children?
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5. Shade and write the sleeping hours of the following animals.
Cow _________ Giraffe __________
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Q.11. Look at the picture of a stepwell and answer the following questions.
(5x1=5)
i) What is a stepwell?
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ii) Why were stepwells built in olden times?
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iii) How is a stepwell different from a well?
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iv)Why was the stepwell in Jodhpur cleaned after so many years?
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v) Write the other name for stepwell.
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Q.12. Locate the following states on the map of India. (4x ½ = 2)
a) Uttarakhand b) Andhra Pradesh c) Gujarat d) Odisha
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