INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION FIRST SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SOCIAL SCIENCE. Date: Max. Marks: 60

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1 STD: V INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION FIRST SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SOCIAL SCIENCE Time: 2 Hours Date: Max. Marks: 60. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: All the questions must be answered on the answer script provided. Indicate the different points of the answer with an asterisk (*) For objective questions only write the answers with the correct question number. There are FOUR PRINTED sides to the question paper. Write your Roll Number, Class and Section in all the supplementary sheets. SECTION-A (25 MARKS) I. FILL IN THE BLANKS. (½ x4=2) 1. is famous for its windmills. 2. The main aim of the United Nations is to maintain 3. The United Nations was born in the year 4. The Mughal emperor gave the East India Company permission to trade in India. II. NAME THE FOLLOWING. (½ x4=2) 1. The leader of the Revolt of Dams are also known as 3. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the 4. The British Government appointed a Governor General who was also called the - III. OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PICTURES AND FILL IN THE BLANKS. ((½ x4=2) 1. The Flag of the UN has a world map 2. (A) fired the first shot surrounded by (A) branches of the Revolt of The revolt which symbolize (B). started at (B). 1

2 IV. MATCH THE FOLLOWING. (½ x4=2) S.No COLUMN A S.No COLUMN B 1. Steam locomotive a. Indigo 2. The background colour of the UN flag b. James Watt 3. Energy produced from animal dung c. George Stephenson 4. A plant used for making a blue dye d. Light Blue e. Biogas V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ONE POINT. (1x5=5) 1. Explain how Bronze is made. 2. Name the countries that have been given veto power by the United Nations. 3. How did the British become powerful in Bengal? 4. Why should we use coal and petroleum carefully? 5. When is the Human Rights Day celebrated? VI. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN TWO POINTS. 1. Why is the Revolt of 1857 important for us? 2. What was the result of the First World War? VII. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN FOUR POINTS. A. Answer any ONE from the following. 1. How did the British become powerful in India? 2. What were the main causes for the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857? (2x2=4) (4x2=8) B. Answer any ONE from the following. 1. Write a short note on Industrial Revolution. 2. Why was the discovery of iron important? Discuss why alternative sources of energy have been developed. Give two examples of such source of energy? SECTION-B ( 25 MARKS) VIII. FILL IN THE BLANKS. 1. A map without a scale is called a. 2. are the original inhabitants of Greenland. 3. The colour scheme used in a map is. 4. Most of Greenland lies in the zone. IX. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 1. The nearest European country to Greenland a. Canada b. France c. Germany d. Iceland 2. The wettest place in the world a. Shimla b. Mawsynram c. Aizawl d. Kinshasa 3. There are major directions a. 4 b. 5 c. 3 d Colour used to mark mountains in a map a. Yellow b. Dark Green c. Brown d. Light Green (½x4=2) (½x4=2) 2

3 X. NAME THE FOLLOWING (½x4=2) 1. A person who makes maps- 2. Warming up of the earth s surface- 3. The floating mass of ice in the sea- 4. Maps showing different countries or states or important cities - XI. OBSERVE THE DIAGRAM AND LABEL THE HEAT ZONES. XII. ON THE GIVEN OUTLINE MAP OF THE WORLD MARK THE FOLLOWING A. South America B. Australia XIII. ON THE GIVEN OUTLINE MAP OF GREENLAND MARK THE FOLLOWING A. Nuuk B. Davis Strait XIV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ONE POINT. 1. Define climate. 2. State any one limitation of a globe. 3. What is Midnight Sun? 4. Why do we use a scale for a map? (1x4=4) XV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN TWO POINTS. 1. Describe the climate of Greenland. 2. A map is more useful than a globe. Justify the statement. (2x2=4) XVI. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN FOUR POINTS. (4x2=8) 1.a. Distinguish between land breeze and sea breeze. OR b. How do the winds affect the temperature of a place? Why would you prefer to go to a hill station during your summer vacation? 2. a. What do the Eskimos wear during the winter season? OR b. Mention the changes that have taken place in the lifestyle of Eskimos. 3

4 SECTION-C (10 MARKS) XVII. NAME THE FOLLOWING 1. A fuel that causes little air pollution- 2. The first book which was printed on sheep s skin- XVIII. WRITE TRUE OR FALSE 1. The busiest sea route in the world is the North Atlantic Route. 2. Japan was the first country to develop the art of printing. XIX. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN ONE POINT 1. What are the two most important inventions in the field of transportation? 2. Why shouldn t we waste paper? 3. Who introduced railways in India? XX. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN FOUR POINTS 1. How was papyrus made in ancient Egypt? OR 2. Who developed the earliest form of writing? XXI. IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING PICTURES (1x3=3) (1x4=4) A. Name this script which used wedge shaped B. Name this machine invented in symbols. Germany. ****************************************************************************** 4

5 NAME: CLASS V SEC: ROLL NO: DATE: XII. ON THE GIVEN OUTLINE MAP OF THE WORLD MARK THE FOLLOWING A. South America B. Australia 5

6 XIII. ON THE GIVEN OUTLINE MAP OF GREENLAND MARK THE FOLLOWING A. Nuuk B. Davis Strait 6

7 XI. OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM AND LABEL THE HEAT ZONES. A A B 7