Grade
level: 5 Time:
3 hours
Section A (20marks)
A.
Match column A
with Column B. (5)
Column
A Column B
Mammal Polio
Virus Fixed shape
Air pollution Lever
Solid Whale
Door Acid rain
B.
Put a tick ( ü) for correct and cross (×) for false statements. (5)
a.
Monocots have
two cotyledons in their seeds.
b.
The process in
which a solid changes into a liquid is called melting.
c.
Luminous objects
produce their own light.
d.
The magnetic
needle always stays north-west.
e.
Planets do not
have light of their own.
C.
Fill in the
following blanks. (5)
a.
A whip-like
structure called ________________ helps bacteria to move.
b.
The Embryo of a
plant is present in the ______________.
c.
During the
process of boiling _____________changes into gas.
d.
Mass is a
quantity but weight is a_______________.
e.
Battery is a
source of ____________energy.
D.
Encircle the
correct option for the following items. (5)
a.
The
microorganisms used to prepare yoghurt are: (Viruses, Mushrooms, Bacteria).
b.
Which is
non-biodegradable? (Paper, Glass, Cloth).
c.
Dew drops are
formed from water vapors in air by (Melting, Freezing, Condensation).
d.
Which of these is not a force? (Friction, Height,
Gravity).
e.
The planet
nearest to the sun is (Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune).
Section B (40marks)
Q.
1: Give two
examples for each of the following. (10)
i.
Vertebrates:
____________________, _________________
ii.
Invertebrates:
____________________, ________________
iii.
Dicots: _______________________,
__________________
iv.
Causes of land
pollution: _____________________, ______________________
v.
First kind of
lever: _________________________, ______________________
Q.
No 2: Give the
short answers of any ten of the following questions. (3×10 =30)
1.
Define
microorganisms?
2.
What is the
function of seed coat?
3.
Name three major
types of pollution.
1._________________________
2. ___________________, 3. _________________,
4.
Draw the
diagrams to show the arrangement of particles in solids, liquids and gases.
5.
What is meant by
friction? Give an example1.
6.
Write the kinds
of lever for the following.
hammer common balance door
7.
Draw a diagram
to show lunar eclipse.
8.
Define electric current.
9.
Write one
difference between sand and clay?
10. Write three causes of land pollution.
11. Write about the stages of water cycle.
12. Write three advantages of electricity.
13. Write the names of any three planets of solar
system.
Section C (40 marks)
Note:
Answer any four questions in detail from the following questions.
Q No. 3: What are the types of
vertebrates? Give one example of each type.
Q No. 4: How are many bacteria useful
for human lives? Give examples.
Q No. 5: Suggest five ways to
reduce (air, water, land) pollution.
Q No. 6: Define
melting, boiling and freezing. Give two examples of each. Q
No. 7: What is a lever? How many types of a lever are there? Give an example of
each. Q No. 8: Differentiate between mass and
weight.
Broadening Horizons