DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR

CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 1)
CHAPTER-1 : MY BODY

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) A child is born, with more than _____________ bones.
(b) The back bone is made up of thirty three small bones called the _______.
(c) We have ___________ movable and semi movable joints in our body.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) The largest sense organ of our body is
(i) Eye (iii) Ear
(ii) Nose (iv) Skin
(b) Insects, like house cricket, can ‘hear’ through their
(i) Ears (iii) Skin
(ii) Legs (iv) Eyes
(c) The number of taste buds in human tongue is
(i) 6000 (iii) 8000
(ii) 7000 (iv) 9000
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What do you mean by organ system ?
(b) What is known as the bone marrow ?
(c) What are called ligaments ?
(d) Name the disease that causes joint pain, swelling and stiffness.
(e) What do you understand by the term called breathing ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) Name the main parts of the skeletal system.
(b) State the role of external ear in the process of hearing.
(c) What is called the pivot joint ? Write the role of pivot joint in our body.
5. Give reasons of the following.
(a) Fish can feel the waves produced by other living animals in water. Give
reasons in support of the above statement.
(b) The snake feels different kinds of vibrations on the earth through its skin.
Give reasons in support of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Briefly describe the human breathing system with a neat and labeled
diagram.
(b) What is called gliding joint ? How does the gliding joint work in our body ?
(c) Briefly describe the skeletal system of human body with a neat and
labeled diagram.
(d) Draw the inner view of human eye and also discuss its various parts.

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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 2)
CHAPTER-2 : PLANTS

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) The Process, by which green plants make their food, is called _______.
(b) The green pigment present in leaves is called __________.
(c) The parts of the seed that contain food for the baby plant are called
_________.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) The baby plant starts growing into a new plant when it gets appropriate
amount of
(i) Air (iii) Temperature
(ii) Water (iv) All of these
(b) The plant which bear no seeds
(i) Banana (iii) Guava
(ii) Mango (iv) Papaya
(c) Stem cutting are used for growing plant like
(i) Bougainvillea (iii) Asparagus
(ii) Dahlia (iv) Sweet Potato
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What is called seed germination ?
(b) What do you mean by vegetative reproduction ?
(c) What are called stomata ?
(d) What do you understand by the term seed dispersal ?
(e) What is called the seed coat ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) What are called insectivorous plants ? Name two insectivorous plants.
(b) Who is Professor J.C Bose ? Name the instrument invested by him ?
(c) What is micropyle ? What is the role of micropyle in a bean seed ?
5. Give reasons of the following.
(a) The seeds of madar (aak) thistle and dandelion get dispersed through
wind. Give reasons in support of the above statement.
(b) Coconut, Waterlily, Hydrilla and lotus are some plants which disperse their
seeds through water. Give reasons in support of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Briefly describe about dispersal of seeds/grains by human and animals.
(b) Briefly describe about dispersal of seeds by cracking and brusting with
suitable examples.
(c) Draw the stages of germination in a bean seed and also label them.
(d) Briefly describe about reproduction in plants through underground stem.

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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 3)
CHAPTER-3 : FORESTS

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) _________ create a special environment, which in turn, affects the kinds
of animals and plants that live and survive there.
(b) Tendu leaf is also called __________ of Odisha.
(c) _________ is a programme launched by the Indian government to
increase the number of trees in our country.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) Forests develop at places where the average temperature is greater than
(i) 100C (iii) 140C
(ii) 120C (iv) 160C
(b) How many percentage of the worlds ancient forests are left ?
(i) 10% (iii) 30%
(ii) 12% (iv) 40%
(c) A forest, of the size of a foot ball field, disappears every
(i) 1 second (iii) 3 seconds
(ii) 2 seconds (iv) 4 seconds
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What in a forest ?
(b) What do you mean by Chipko Andolen ?
(c) What do you under stand by the ‘Forest Conservation Act’ ?
(d) What is a scaffold ?
(e) What do you understand by the term bird migration ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) Write some special products obtained from forest.
(b) Write four uses of bamboo.
(c) Write any two differences between National Parks and Wildlife
Sanctuaries
5. Give reasons of the following.
(a) Write any two reasons for which human being cut forests.
(b) For early man, forest was his home where he got food and shelter. Give
reasons in support of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Write the harmful effects of deforestation.
(b) Forests are earth’s air purifiers. Explains it.
(c) Write three steps by which we can contribute towards forest conservation.

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(d) Throughout the world, forests are in danger. Many plants and animals,
that live in these forests, are disappearing fast. Many people and cultures,
that depend on forests for their way of life, are also under threat. However,
some of us cut down trees in an unplanned manner due to their own
selfish interests. This is neither right nor desirable. Such activities are
leading to a drastic reduction in the forest cover on earth. The government
has made laws according to which cutting down of trees is a punishable
offence. When some trees need to be cut, a large number of trees must
be planted.

(i) Why many plants and animals, that live in the forests are being
disappeared fast ?

(ii) What values are inculcated from the above statements.

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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 4)
CHAPTER- 4 : ANIMALS – OUR FRIENDS

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) Pearls, used as Jewellery, are obtained from _________
(b) Animals waste, like cow dung, is converted to __________ which makes
soil fertile for growth of plants.
(c) Horses and Oxen are used as _________ animals to draw wagons and
carts.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) Silk and wool, that are used for making cloth, come from
(i) Silkworm (iii) Both (i) and (ii)
(ii) Sheep (iv) Bear
(b) Leather, obtained from the skin of animals like
(i) Goat (iii) Buffalo
(ii) Sheep (iv) All of these
(c) Wild life is found in
(i) Plains (iii) Mountains
(ii) Rivers (iv) All of these
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What is wild life ?
(b) What do you understand by the term Wild life Trade ?
(c) What is the objective of Wild life (Protection) Act, 1972 ?
(d) What do you mean by the term species ?
(e) Who is a veterinarian ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) Differentiate between extinct and endangered animals with two examples
from each.
(b) What is food chain ? Give an example of food chain.
(c) What is food web ? Give an example of food wed.
5. Give reasons of the following.
(a) Musk deer is becoming extinct now a days. Give reasons of the above
statement.
(b) Tigers, endangered throughout their range, are being killed now a days.
Give reasons of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Write any five steps in which body parts of various animals are being used
for trading.
(b) Write any five steps in which we can prevent cruelty to animals.
(c) Explain five usefulness of animals in our day today life.

PTO….
(d) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an animals rights
Organisation. It is the largest animal rights group in the world. PETA’s
slogan is “Animals are not for us to eat, wear, experiment on or use for
entertainment”. The organization focuses on four care issues : factory
farming, fur farming, animal testing and animals in entertainment.

(i) Name the largest animal rights group in the world.

(ii) What is the slogan of the largest animal group of the world ?

(iii) What values are inculcated from the above statements ?

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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 5)
CHAPTER - 5 : FOOD AND HEALTH
1. Fill in the blanks
(a) _________ are substances present in food that are required for proper
growth and development of our body.
(b) ____________ is a state of complete physical and mental well being.
(c) A __________ is any defect, or abnormality, found in the body.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) Night blindness is caused by the lack of
(i) Vitamin A (iii) Vitamin C
(ii) Vitamin B (iv) Vitamin D
(b) Rickets is caused by the lack of
(i) Vitamin A (iii) Vitamin C
(ii) Vitamin B (iv) Vitamin D
(c) Anaemia is caused by the deficiency of
(i) Iron (iii) Phosphorus
(ii) Calcium (iv) Iodine
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What are called deficiency diseases ?
(b) What is haemoglobin ?
(c) What do you understand by communicable diseases ?
(d) What do you understand by the term Malnutrition ?
(e) What is balanced diet ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) What is goitre ? How is it caused ?
(b) Write two symptoms of Beri-Beri.
(c) Write two symptoms of scurvy.
5. Give reasons of the following.
(a) Air, Water and soil are non-living against which can transmit diseases.
Give reasons of the above statement.
(b) It is important to keep on changing the water in room coolers, flower pots
and other containers after every3-4 days. Give reasons of the above
statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) What our body needs for maintaining good health ? Write five points.
(b) What measures are to be adopted for preventing deficiency diseases ?
Write three points.
(c) What precautions are to be observed for preventing communicable
diseases ? Write any five points.
(d) What are the symptoms of proteins and carbohydrates deficiency
disease? Write any four points.

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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 6)
CHAPTER - 6 : SPOILAGE AND WASTAGE OF FOOD AND FOOD
PRESERVATION
1. Fill in the blanks
(a) ___________ are chemicals that are present in all fruits and vegetables.
(b) Foods, containing fats and oil, change their smell and taste and become
________ in the presence of Oxygen.
(c) _________ is the process of removing water from a substance.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) Perishable food stuffs, like milk, meat, fruit and vegetables, must be stored
in the
(i) Kitchen rack (iii) Refrigerator
(ii) Cupboard (iv) All of these
(b) The temperature use during pasteurization is below
(i) 700C (iii) 900 C
(ii) 800 C (iv) 1000C
(c) Dry foods like cereals, nuts, coffee, cheese and Potato chips are kept
through
(i) Vacuum Packing (iii) Dehydration
(ii) Refrigeration (iv) Canning
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What do you understand buy food preservation ?
(b) What are micro organisms ?
(c) What is pasteurization ?
(d) Who is Louis Pasteur ?
(e) What is vinegar ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) How pickels and jams are preserved ?
(b) How many fruits, vegetables and meat products are preserved ?
(c) How many vegetables, like Onion and Cauliflower are preserved ?
5. Give reasons of the following.
(a) When the raw fruits are ripen they change their colour and become sweet.
Give reasons of the above statement.
(b) Raw chicken, fish and other non-vegetarian items are cooked immediately
or kept frozen till they are required. Give reasons of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Write five important of food preservation.
(b) Write three causes that lead to spoilage of food.
(c) Write three methods that can help to prevent food from getting spoiled.
(d) Write any five methods that are used for preservation of food.
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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 7)
CHAPTER - 7 : IMPORTANCE OF WATER

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) ___________ is essential for the existence and survival of plants, birds,
animals and human being.
(b) Animals living in water are called _________ animals.
(c) The animals living both in water and on land are called ________ animals.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) The percentage of water present in human body is
(i) 50% (iii) 70 %
(ii) 60% (iv) 80%
(b) The percentage of water present in seas and ocean is
(i) 94% (iii) 96%
(ii) 95% (iv) 97%
(c) The remaining percentage of water present in rivers, ponds lakes, streams
and glaciers is
(i) 1% (iii) 3%
(ii) 2% (iv) 4%
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What are called aquatic plants ?
(b) What is a step well ?
(c) What is ground water ?
(d) What is ‘Kamal Kakri’ ?
(e) What do you mean by surface water bodies ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) Name two processes of which plants need water.
(b) Write two importance of water for animals.
(c) Name two uses of water in our day to day life.
5. Give reasons of the following.
(a) Ground water is drawn out using tube wells. Give reasons in support of
the above statement.
(b) Water is an important natural resource which is essential for all living
beings. Give reasons in support of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Briefly describe about the well planned water supply systems that supply
water to homes and offices in cities now-a-days.
(b) How plants require various nutrients for their proper growth ?
(c) Write three differences each of natural sources of water and men-made
sources of water.
(d) Write four different ways of drawing ground water.
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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 8)
CHAPTER - 8 : PROPERTIES OF WATER

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) ___________ is a process similar to evaporation.
(b) Aquatic animals use ___________ Oxygen for breathing.
(c) __________ is the purest form of water.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) The gas which is insoluble in water is
(i) Oxygen gas (iii) Nitrogen gas
(ii) Carbon dioxide gas (iv) All of these
(b) The material which floats on water
(i) Sand (iii) Pebble
(ii) Carbon tetrachloride (iv) Saw dust
(c) The material which sinks in water
(i) Mustard oil (iii) Buffer paper
(ii) Coin (iv) Thermocole
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) Define a solute.
(b) Define a solvent.
(c) What is called a solution ?
(d) What do you understand by the term condensation ?
(e) What is called evaporation ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) What do you understand by soluble substances ? Give two examples of
them.
(b) What do you mean by insoluble substances ? Give two examples of them.
(c) Write all the states of water.
5. Give reasons of the following.
(a) Both mustard oil and carbon tetrachloride are insoluble in water and form
separate layers. Give reasons in support of the above statement.
(b) The materials, which do not dissolve in water either float on its surface or
sink to the bottom of the constrainer. Give reasons in support of the above
statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Briefly describe about the water cycle in nature with a neat and labeled
diagram.
(b) How is Nimboo Pani prepared ? Discuss it with an activity ?
(c) Express with an activity of change of liquid water into water vapour.
(d) Express with an activity of change of water vapour into liquid water.

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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 9)
CHAPTER - 9 : FUELS

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) The ash, a by-product of coal combustion, is used as a __________ for things
like the tennis rackets and golf balls.
(b) __________ is a combustible black sedimentary rock.
(c) Power houses often then burn coal to convert water into ________.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) Vehicles, like buses, cars, scooters, trucks and tractors run on
(i) Petrol (iii) Petrol or diesel
(ii) Diesel (iv) Coal
(b) Railways, ships, power houses and factories required large supplies of
(i) Coal (iii) Kerosene
(ii) Coke (iv) Cow dung cakes
(c) Which fuel causes less harm to the health of human and animals ?
(i) Petrol (iii) Coal
(ii) Diesel (iv) CNG
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What is a fuel ?
(b) What is called hydroelectocity ?
(c) What is biomass ?
(d) What is the full form of CNG
(e) What is the full form LPG ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) Differentiate between renewable and non renewable sources of energy with two
examples from each.
(b) How were fossil fuels formed ?
(c) Why is CNG considered as a better ‘green fuel’ ?
5. Give reasons support of the following statements.
(a) Gaseous fuels, like LPG, PNG and biogas, that are now commonly used as
domestic fuels. Give reasons in support of the above statement.
(b) We should make suitable efforts to conserve fuels as and when we can. Give
reasons in support of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Why should we avoid the wastage of fossil fuels and take suitable steps to
minimize their use ?
(b) What are the main fossil fuels ? Briefly discuss about them.
(c) Trains were earlier run with the help of stem engines. In these engines, steam
was produced by burning coal. Now a days, train engines use either electricity or
diesel.
i) Name the two fuels used by the train engines now a days.
ii) What values are inculcated from the above statement.
d) Briefly describe about the better and more eco-friends methods which are being
used for generating electricity.
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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 10)
CHAPTER - 10 : AIR

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) The amount of water vapour present in air determines the _________ of air.
(b) __________ gas is required for burning.
(c) __________ is an invisible mixture of gases.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) The percent of nitrogen gas present nearly in air is
(i) 75% (iii) 77%
(ii) 76% (iv) 78%
(b) The percentage of Oxygen gas present approximately in air is
(i) 20% (iii) 22%
(ii) 21% (iv) 23%
(c) The bacteria present in the soil, helps to convent the atmospheric nitrogen into
(i) Nitrate (iii) Ammonium salts
(ii) Nitrite (iv) Both nitrate and ammonium salts
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What is acid rain ?
(b) What do you understand by ‘green house effect’ ?
(c) What is called global warming ?
(d) What do you mean by ‘Photosynthesis’ ?
(e) What is water vapour ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) What is called polluted air ? Name two harmful gases that make the air polluted.
(b) Differentiate between solid pollutants and gaseous pollutant with two examples
from each.
(c) Write two ill effects of ultraviolet rays.
5. Give reasons support of the following statements.
(a) Air is very important for animals and plants. Give reasons of the above
statement.
(b) Our atmosphere acts as a protective shield for us from the harmful rays of
sunlight. Give reasons of the above statement
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Briefly describe the role of nitrogen gas in the atmospheric air.
(b) Write five causes of air pollution.
(c) Why should we use lesser use of vehicles.
(d) We should get our vehicles regularly checked for their pollution level. If a vehicle
is giving out more smoke, it should be repaired at the earliest.
i) Why should we do regular check-up of our vehicles.
ii) What values are inculcated from the above statements.

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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 11)
CHAPTER - 11 : OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

1. Fill in the blanks

(a) The ___________ is the central part of the solar system.
(b) The energy received from the sun is known as ____________ energy.
(c) Our earth is one of the ________ known planets of the solar system.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) Which planet is often called as the red planet ?
(i) Mercury (iii) Earth
(ii) Venus (iv) Mars
(b) Which planet is referred to as the blue planet ?
(i) Mars (iii) Venus
(ii) Earth (iv) Mercury
(c) Which planet is considered as the hottest plant of the solar system ?
(i) Mercury (iii) Earth
(ii) Venus (iv) Mars
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What is solar system ?
(b) What is known as the orbit of the planet ?
(c) What is known as ‘revolution’ ?
(d) What are called terrestrial planets ?
(e) Which planet is known as a windy planet ?
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) Differentiate between natural satellites and artificial satellites with two examples
from each.
(b) What are called jovian planets ? Give two examples of jovian planets.
(c) Why some satellites termed as geo-stationary satellites ? Write two uses of
artificial satellites.
5. Give reasons support of the following statements.
(a) We all observe that the every-day shape and size of the moon appears to
change gradually. Give reasons in support of the above statement.
(b) Planets do not collide among themselves or with the sun. Give reasons in
support of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Write three conditions essential for development and sustenance of life on a planet.
(b) Draw the solar system and label its different parts. .
(c) Draw the different phases of moon and also label its different phases.
(d) Venus in size is nearly the same as that of the earth. It receives a much large
amount of heat and light from the sun as compared to the earth. Venus has a
very thick atmosphere. This reflects back a large amount of solar energy that falls
on it.
i) Why is venus considered as the brightest object seen in the sky after the sun
and the moon ?
ii) What values are inculcated from the above statements ?
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 DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR
CLASS – V,
SUBJECT : ENV. SCIENCE
(WORKSHEET – 12)
CHAPTER - 12 : OBSERVING THE SKY
1. Fill in the blanks
(a) The planet __________ was the first planet discovered by using a telescope,
(b) A special star which is present in the northern hemisphere is called the ________
(c) The apparent motion of the __________ is because of rotation of the earth on its
axis.
2. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(a) Earth rotates on its axis from
(i) East to west (iii) North to South
(ii) West to East (iv) South to North
(b) The planet which is the brightest object in the sky after the sun and the moon.
(i) Mercury (iii) Earth
(ii) Venus (iv) Mars
(c) Stars very in ?
(i) Size (iii) Temperature and colour
(ii) Brightness (iv) All of these
3. Answer in one sentence.
(a) What is a constellation ?
(b) What is a star ?
(c) Which stars are named as the morning and evening stars ?
(d) Name the constellation which is visible in spring.
(e) Name the constellation which is visible in autumn.
4. Answer the following questions.
(a) Write two differences between a planet and a star.
(b) Why do you know that our sun is a star of average brightness ?
(c) Why the stars are not visible during day time ?
5. Give reasons in support of the following statements.
(a) Stars appear as dim points in the night sky. Give reasons in support of the above
statement.
(b) Ancient people named the planets as wondering stars. Give reasons in support
of the above statement.
6. Answer the following questions.
(a) Why do we see a whole different set of stars in the sky after every six months ?
(b) Describe the motion of the earth which can cause the same star to appear to rise
four minutes earlier every day.
(c) How can you easily recognize some constellations in the sky ?
(d) Ancient people devised the concept of constellations so that they would be able to
recognize and label some of the stars in the sky. This was important for them as they
were dependent on these stars to find directions and to measure time.
i) Why the ancient people were dependent on the constellations ?
ii) What values are inculcated from the above statements ?

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