SAMPLE PAPER SUMMATIVE ASSESMENT-I CLASS-VI. Time Allowed: 3 hrs. SOCIAL SCIENCE Maximum Marks: 100

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1 SAMPLE PAPER SUMMATIVE ASSESMENT-I CLASS-VI Time Allowed: 3 hrs. SOCIAL SCIENCE Maximum Marks: 100 General Instructions : 1. Answer all the questions. 2. Do not write anything in the question paper. 3. All answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer sheet provided to you. 4. Write your name and roll number on the maps. 5. Attach the maps securely between the answer scripts. HISTORY I. Fill in the blanks. (0.5x10=5) 1. Invention of was the most important achievement of Neolithic man. 2. Early man realized that of pots not only made them stronger but also waterproof. 3. were used as coffins for infants by the Neolithic man. 4. The Age describes that period when man began using metal along with stones. 5. System of trade by exchanging good, rather than money is called. 6. The and the are the two most important epics composed during the Vedic period. 7. The Upanishads are also known as. 8. The Yajur Veda is divided into Yajur Veda and Yajur Veda. II. Edit the underlined word and rewrite following statements: 1. Fortifying is a method of baking earthen pots to make them stronger. 2. Neolithic people began to live in groups called societies. 3. The Early Vedic people indulged in recreation,such as fishing 4. The word Veda is a Sanskrit term which means books.

2 III. Define the following. 1. Domesticated (1x4=4) 2. Turquoise 3. Samiti 4. Gurudakshina IV. Answer the following questions in brief. (2X6=12) 1. Why did the Neolithic man bury ornaments and other objects of use with the dead? 2. What were roof pit dwellings? 3. What are tribes? 4. What do you understand by Patriarchal society? 5. Why did the kings of Later Vedic Age perform yajnas 6. Why do you think that people belonging to the Early Vedic Period created hymns in praise of various gods? V. Answer the following questions in detail. (Any 4) (3x4=12) 1. What are the three types of houses found in various Neolithic settlements. 2. How was the wheel invented and in how many stages? 3. Describe the the change in the lifestyle of Neolithic man and what gave rise to barter system.. 4. Describe the features of the three main yajnas performed by the kings in Later Vedic Age. 5. Describe the changes in the political life of the people from Early Vedic to Later Vedic period. VI. On the outline map of India (Rivers) mark the following. 1. Inamgaon 2. Burzahom 3. Bhimbetka 4. Mehrgarh 5. Hallur 6. Brahmagiri

3 GEOGRAPHY VII. Give one word answer. (0.5x10=5) 1. The Prime Meridian passes through 2. is the network of latitudes and longitudes on the earth s surface. 3. The zone lies between the Tropic of cancer an Tropic of Capricorn. 4. The equator is also called the. 5. Longitudes are also called meridians which is a Latin word meaning. 6. The change of seasons is caused due to the. of the earth. 7. When the earth is closest to the sun it is said to be at. 8. The. Solstice occurs when the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn. 9. Days and nights are of equal duration during 10. The elliptical path on which the earty moves around the sun is called. VIII. Choose the correct option. (0.5X10=5) 1. The 0º latitude is the : (a)prime Meridian (c)north Pole (b) Equator (d) South Pole 2. Lines of latitudes and longitudes are measured in (a) grid (b) hemisphere (c) degree (d) zone 3. It takes an average time of hours for earth to rotate one full circle (a) 42 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) The time at the Prime Meridian (a) Standard Time (c) Greenwich Mean Time (b) Local Time (d) Prime Time 5. The imaginary circle that separates day and night is called circle of (a) division (b) illumination (c) darkness (d) Monsoon

4 6. The earth rotates from (a) east to west (c) only eastwards (b) west to east (d) only westwards 7. The earth s axis is inclined at an angle of. (a) 50º (b) 10º (c) 80º (d) none of these 8. When is the sun visible for full 24 hours in a day? (a) Autumn (b) Spring Equinox (c) MidnightSun (d) winter Solstice 9. The winter solstice occurs on (a) 15 th December (b) 22 nd December (c) 21 st December (d) 25 th December 10. The phenomena of day and night is caused by. (a) Rotation (b) Equinoxes (c) Revolution (d) North Pole IX. Give reasons for the following. (2X2=4) 1. Why is longitude 0 also called the Greenwich Meridian? 2. Why one half of the earth experiences daylight while the other half has night? X. Define the following (1x5=5) 1. grid 2. axis 3. equinoxes 4. diffused 5. circle of illumination XI. Distinguish between the following. (Two points each) 1. Aphelion and Perihelion 2. Solstices and equinoxes 3. Rotation and Revolution (2X3=6) XII. Answer any four questions. 1. Write any four features of longitudes (3X4=12) 2. Explain why North America is warmer in summer and colder in winter. 3. Explain why the equator always has equal days and nights. 4. What is International Date Line?How does this affect the passengers of a ship sailing around the world?.

5 XIII. Draw and label a diagram showing the Heat Zones of the earth CIVICS XIV. Name the following. 1., and are the three organs of our government. 2. The is the head of the Gram Panchayat. 3. The is a village court that settles minor disputes. 4. The tenure of the Gram Panchayat is years. XV. Define the following. 1. Monarchy 2. Government 3. Sarpanch 4. Gram Panchayat XVII. Who am I? Identify and describe me in one line. 1. The head of the Gram Panchayat. 2. The head of the District Council. 3. A woman Sarpanch in a village of Chhattisgarh.. 4. Head of Block Samiti. XVIII. Answer the following. 1. Differentiate between monarchy and dictatorship. (2) 2. Describe the functions of a Gram Panchayat. (2) 3. What is a Gram Sabha and what are its sources of income? (2) 4. What are the main features of a democracy. (3)