National Public School
Bengaluru
Term 1, Semester Review 1 (2021-22)
Subject: Social Science
Date: 01.10.2021 Max. Marks: 50
Grade: 5 Time: 2 hours
No. of Pages: 4
General Instructions:
• Write your name and roll number in the answer sheet.
• Indicate date, page numbers and total number of pages in the answer sheet.
• Write question numbers correctly.
• In case of multiple-choice questions, write the complete correct option in your answer script.
• Map work to be attached with the answer script.
1. Fill in the blanks. ½x6=3
a. Plains and lowlands are shown on the maps using __________________colour.
BROWN
PETROLEUM
b. Saudi Arabia is a rich county, because of vast deposits of ________________.
PARELLEL
c. Latitudes are also called as _______________.
d. The axis of the Earth is tilted at ______________
231/2DEgrees degrees.
e. The heat zone farthest from the equator is the ______________zone.
FRIGID ZONES
AFRICA
f. DRC is located in the continent of __________________.
2. Read the sentences, write T for true and F for false. ½x6=3
a. Tsetse fly causes malaria.
b. Tropic of Capricorn passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich.
c. DRC is rich in mineral and forest resources.
d. Places near the coast have moderate climate.
e. In the solar system, the longest day is experienced on planet Mercury.
f. There are five cardinal directions.
3. Name the following. ½x6=3
a. One of the most intelligent bird native to DRC -
b. Important latitude that passes through the middle of Saudi Arabia -
c. World’s largest globe -
d. The fixed path along which the Earth revolves -
e. The science of making maps -
f. Amount of water vapour in air -
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4. Match the following. ½x4=2
Column A Column B
a. Earth rotates on an imaginary line i. 180 degrees longitude
b. International Date Line ii. map
c. Condition of atmosphere at a particular place and time iii. axis
d. Representation of Earth on a flat surface iv. weather
5. Choose the correct answer. ½x4=2
a. Scientists who study and predict the weather are called _______________.
i. meteorologists ii. cartographers iii. archaeologists iv. geologists
b. Which of these relates to the North Pole?
i. 90 degree N ii. 0 degree N iii. 180 degree N iv. 180 degree S
c. Which of these maps will always have some errors?
i. school maps ii. neighbourhood maps iii. world map iv. map of your house
d. DRC was ruled by ____________ before it became independent.
i. Kenya ii. Belgium iii. Angola iv. Zambia
6. Define: 1x5=5
a. Peninsula
b. Climate
c. Longitude
d. Savanna
e. Scale of a map
7. Answer in one sentence. 1x3=3
a. What is the Prime Meridian?
b. How does climate of a place affect the lives of people?
c. Draw the symbols used in maps for the following.
i. National Highway ii. Railway Line
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8. Answer the following questions. 2x4=8
a. List the factors affecting the climate of a place.
b. Why are latitudes and longitudes drawn on the globe?
c. Name four animals found in plenty in the tropical rainforests.
d. Describe the traditional dress of men and women of Saudi Arabia.
9. Answer the following. 3x2=6
a. A group of enthusiastic travellers ventured into the deep jungles of DRC. Some parts of the forest were
dark. Give two reasons.
b. State three uses of maps.
10. Observe the pictures and answer the questions. 3x2=6
a.
i. Identify the tribe.
ii. State their main occupation.
iii. They live in _____________ made of ____________.
b.
i. Name this species of ape.
ii They are also called _________.
iii. Name another species of the great apes __________.
11. Observe the pictures and answer the questions given in the table. 4
Rotation Revolution
a. Define rotation. d. Define revolution.
b. How long does it take to complete one rotation? e. How long does it take to complete one revolution?
c. What does it cause? f. What does it cause?
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12. Draw a neat diagram to show climatic zones of the Earth. Label it. 3
13. On a political map of the world, mark and name the capitals of the following. Upload the map
work with your answer script. 2
a. DRC
b. Saudi Arabia
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