PERIODIC TEST- 1

2023-24
   NAME:                                                       GRADE: 5    DATE: 06-06-23
   MARKS: 30        SUBJECT: SCIENCE    TIME: 45 MINUTES            
                                                                                             

KNOWLEDGE/ UNDERSTANDING APPLICATION REASONING/ HOTS TOTAL

Max.
12 10 6 +2 30
Marks

PART A: Knowledge, Understanding- 12 marks

1. Which of the following can be grouped as Rabi crops? 1

(i) Radish                   (ii) Mustard                (iii) Wheat
(iv) Watermelon         (v) Paddy

a. (i),(ii) and (iii) only

b. (i),(ii) and (iv) only
c. (iii),(iv) and (v) only
d. (i),(iii) and (v) only
2. What part of coconut seed enables it to float in water for dispersal to distant places? 1

a. Coconut milk
b. Outer fiber cover
c. White edible part
d. Hard Skull

3. The place where an animal lives, fields and reproduces is called its _________________ 1
4. What is the difference between forelimbs and hindlimbs of animals? 2

5. When a seed has two cotyledons, why are they thick and fleshy? 1
6. Name two animals that migrate in winters. 1
  7. What happens if you plant a bunch of seeds together? 1
8. Label the structure of the seed. 2
9. Name two types of substance which are added to fields by the farmers to maintain the fertility 2
of the soil.
Application
10. What would happen if wheat is sown in the Kharif season? Explain. 1
11. Why are biopesticides a better choice than other pesticides? 1
12. How do carnivores use their teeth to eat food?  3
13. In what order do the various stages of agriculture occur? Enlist the stages of agriculture and 5
arrange them sequentially. Also provide brief explanation of each stage.
Reasoning / HOTS
14. ‘Adaptations determine whether an animal will survive in a given environment.’  3
Do you agree with the statement? Justify it by giving two suitable examples.
15. Give reasons for the following statement. 3
(a) Seeds which fall near a big tree may not grow well.
(b) Only some seeds can be dispersed by wind. 
(c) Seeds of different types need different agents of dispersal.

ASSET BASED
16 Fish have fins; in the same way, birds have _____ 1
(a)beaks
(b) lungs
(c) feathers
(d) gills
17 Satish planted a mango seed in a pot and placed it in his room. After two years of care, 1
the mango plant grew to a height of three feet (as shown in the picture). 
What should he do to make the mango plant grow into  a very big tree?

(a) add extra water everyday

(b) change the soil in the pot
(c) take it out of the pot and plant it
in the ground.
(d) place the pot outdoors for the
plant to get sunlight.