ASSESSMENT TOOL
MONTH-APRIL(2025)
CLASS- VI
SUBJECT - SOCIAL SCIENCE MEDIUM - ENGLISH
MM: 25
Duration: 40 min
TEXT BOOK- Exploring Society: India and Beyond
Learning Outcomes/competencies to be assessed:
Ch. 1: Locating places on the Earth
Learning outcome-Identifies latitudes and longitudes, e.g., poles, equator, tropics,
states /UTs of India and other neighboring countries on globe and the world map.
C-1.2 Represent and analyses data related to various aspects of human life given in
the form of text, tables, charts, diagrams, and maps.
1. Choose the correct answer-(5marks)
(i) Grid is a network of:
(a) lines of latitude
(b) lines converging at the poles
(c) total number of longitudes
(d) parallels of latitudes and Meridians of longitudes.
(ii) The Equator does not pass through which of the following continents:
(a) Europe
(b) Africa
(c) Asia
(d) South America.
(iii) What is the Indian Standard Time (IST) meridian’s longitude?
(a) 0°
(b) 45°
(c) 82° 30°
(d) 180°
(iv) India is located in the______.
(a) East of Greenwich.
(c) North
(b) West
(d) South
(v) Green colour in the map is used for showing
(a) mountains
(b) rivers
(c) plants
(d) plains
2. Give one term for the following/name the following (5 marks)
I. These are used on maps to show different features like roads, rivers,
mountains, etc-
II. It divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres-
III. The place where a river meets the sea-
IV. They are all half-circles running from one pole to the other-
V. They point to four directions, which are north, at the top, and, moving
clockwise, east, south and west. These are called the-
3. Give reasons (4 marks)
I. The distance between longitudes is widest at the equator and zero at
the poles.
II. Symbols are important component of maps.
4. Answer the following (3marks)
I. What is the difference between local time and standard time?
5. Draw/Practical based question (3 marks)
Draw the conventional symbols for the following
Railway Line: broad gauge, metre
gauge, railway station
Roads: metalled, unmetalled
Boundary: international, state, district
6. Read the given passage and answer the following questions-(5 marks)
A globe can be useful when we want to study the earth as a whole. But,
when we want to study only a part of the earth, as about our country, states,
districts, towns and villages, it is of little help. In such a situation we use
maps. A map is a representation or a drawing of the earth’s surface or a part
of it drawn on a flat surface according to a scale. But it is impossible to
flatten a round shape completely. We find that maps are useful to us for
various purposes. One map shows a small area and a few facts. Another
map may contain as many facts as a big book. When many maps are put
together we get an Atlas. Atlas is of various sizes, measurements drawn on
different scales. Maps provide more information than a globe. They are of
different types. Some of them are described below. Maps showing natural
features of the earth such as mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers, oceans, etc.,
are called physical or relief maps. Maps showing cities, towns and villages,
and different countries and states of the world with their boundaries are
called political maps. Some maps focus on specific information, such as
road maps, rainfall maps, maps showing distribution of forests, industries,
etc., are known as thematic maps. Suitable titles are given on the basis of
information provided in these maps.
(i) What is globe?
(ii) What is a map?
(iii) What does political map show?
(iv) Which maps show the natural features of the earth such as
mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers, oceans, etc.?
(v) Maps focusing on specific information, such as road maps, rainfall
maps, maps showing distribution of forests, industries, etc., are known
as-
