SOCIAL STUDIES
Summative Assessment 1, 2024-25
(Sample Question Paper)
GRADE: IV Maximum Marks: 40
Please check that this question paper contains 3 printed pages.
Reading time: 15 minutes
Writing time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Question 1 [10]
Choose the correct answer from the given options.
Do not copy the full sentence. Write only the correct answer in your answer sheet against the
correct question number.
1 To understand the distance on a map, it is important to know the_________.
a. symbols b. directions
c. political map d. scale
2 _____________ is the third largest continent in the world.
a. North America b. Asia
c. South America d. Australia
3 A large chunk of slow moving snow is a___________.
a. snow flakes b. glaciers
c. tsunami d. hail
4 A _________ is also called a key.
a. legend b. scale
c. map d. signs
5 Savannah is in _________.
a. Antarctica b. Africa
c. Europe d. Australia
6 A __________ is a landform formed by a river as it flows into a waterbody.
a. pass b. tributary
c. basin d. delta
7 ___________ is a largest source of fresh water on the surface of the earth.
a. ocean b. sea
c. lakes d. rivers
8 A route through a mountain range is a _______.
a. valley b. plateau
c. pass d. hill
9 Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world is in ___________.
a. Japan b. India
c. Europe d. Nepal
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10 The Greater Himalayas, also known as ____________.
a. Himachal b. Northern Mountains
c. Himadri d. Shiwalik
Question 2 [7]
State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, write the correct statement.
i. A person who makes maps is called a cartographer.
ii. Turkey lies only in Europe.
iii. The Northern Plains are also called Indo-Gangetic Plains.
iv. East, West, North and South are the four intermediate directions.
v. The Sahara Desert is the hottest desert in the world.
vi. In Tibet, the Brahmaputra River is called Kosi.
vii. There are eight continents on Earth.
Question 3 [6]
Name the following: Write only the correct answer in your answer sheet against the correct
question number.
a. Name one mountain pass.
b. Colour used to represent water bodies on map.
c. The deepest point on Earth.
d. Name one perennial river.
e. Mention the ocean name which is the home to the Emperor penguin and wandering
Albatross.
f. A map which shows the countries, states provinces, cities and other important places.
Question 4 Map Reading [6]
a. The camping trailers are of the tents.
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b.
Identify and write the image from map key.
c. The rowboats are of the campfire.
d. Write the title of the map. lakeside campground
e. The island is of the cabins.
f. The campfire is of the camping trailers.
Question 5 [3]
Answer in brief.
i. What are the Shiwalik ranges famous for? [1]
ii. What is Oceania? [1]
iii. When do you use a physical map? [1]
Question 6 [8]
Answer the following questions.
(Attempt any four questions)
i. What is the Ring of Fire? [2]
ii. What are the Sunderbans? Why are they important? [2]
iii. Why are conventional signs used on a map? [2]
iv. Why Antarctica is called the Frozen Continent? [2]
v. What are dams used for? [2]
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