SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-1

SESSION: 2015-16
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
GRADE 5 SECTION
Name of the Student:
Date:

Duration:

General Instructions
i)
The Question paper is divided into four sections:
ii)
It is compulsory to attempt all four sections.
iii)
Read the questions carefully and answer them accordingly.
SECTION A
Q1

Tick the correct option.

a)

Which type of farming is done to make profit?

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

a) Subsistence farming

c) Commercial farming

b) Aqua farming

d) None of the above.

The bread made by early humans was called

a) Bhappir

c) Kamfeer

b) Breadesto

d) Thappir

Plants that have leaves throughout the year.

a) Deciduous

c) Thorn

b) Evergreen

d) Shrubs

An eco-friendly building should have the following;

a) Solar energy heater

c) Wide glass windows

b) Rainwater harvesting

d) All the above

The primary source that was an important evidence to know about early humans.
a) Clothes

c) Drawings on cave walls

b) Pictures

d) Paintings

The Persian wheel used to lift water up from the well is called

a) Sprinkler irrigation
g)

h)

i)

j)

c) Drip irrigation

b) Rahat irrigation
Which crops can be grown using artificial irrigation?

d) Surface irrigation

a) Zaid crops

c) Kharif crops

b) Rabi crops

d) None of the above

A water project launched by Rajasthan.

a) Sarvajal

c) Jeevan Amrit.

b) Amrit Jal

d) Rajasthan Jal

A tool used to level the soil.

a) Plough

c) Planting

b) Harvesting

d) Harrow

Which among the following is a part of a dam?

a) Spillway

c) Reservoir

b) Lake

d) All the above

Q2
a)

Give one word answer.

b)

Name the buildings of Himachal Pradesh that are made up of local material ________________.

c)
d)
e)

Water management system that is used in a desert ________________________.

Tool that is used to make the soil porous __________________________.

Electricity generated by water is called ___________________________.
Archaeologists found 6,100 year old cooking pots in ______________________________.
SECTION B
Short answer type.

Q3

Arun lives in kerela, his father is a fisherman, he collects fishes from the saline water in which plants grow
Name the forest from where his father collects fishes. Mention its two features.

Q4

Q5
Q6
Q7

a) Identify and name the structure.

b) Write its uses for the people and environment.
Mention any two changes in the lifestyle of early humans after they had started living in a permanent
settlement.
Give two reasons why Bhungas are called extremely strong structures.
Aslam lives in Nanital and is facing acute water shortage, hence his crops are getting destroyed.
a) Which irrigation method should he adopt to save his crops?
b) Mention one advantage and one disadvantage of that method.

Q8

Mention any two benefits of having red-oxide flooring.

SECTION C
Long answer type

Q9

a) Observe the image and name which place has this type of vernacular house?
b) Explain two features of this type of house.
Q10

Riya recently visited Rajasthan and noticed that most of the plants had thorns, and was confused that how
these plants can be useful for the environment. Help her understand the role thorns play in a desert
environment.

Q11
How did ard help the early humans in farming? What impact did it have on the production of crops?

Q12

Raju a farmer in Punjab is not able to earn much money from his farming of crops, therefore he started
researching about other types of farming and heard about aqua farming, livestock farming and terrace
farming.
a) Write the difference between aqua and livestock farming.
b) Explain terrace farming.

Q13

Which water management technique is used in mountains? Write the advantages of that technique.

Q14

Our earth is full of diversity, essential for our survival. In the context of above statement answer the
following;
a)

Define landforms.

b)

How many types of landforms are found on earth.

SECTION D

Very long answer type.

Q15

Imagine yourself as a member of a nomadic band of hunter gatherers. Explain the struggles you would
face while living as a hunter gatherer.

Q16

Devika lives in Kashmir and noticed that all the trees are in conical shape.
a) Which type of trees are grow in Kashmir region?
b) Mention any four features which help them survive in a hilly area.

Q17

Mark and label the following in the map:

a) A state situated at the south-western coastline.
b).Any one dam with its river.
c).Mark one state that has mountains.
d).Mark one plateau region
e) One state where deciduous forest is found.