D.A.V.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PERIODIC TEST 1 / PRE-MID TERM EXAMINATION
SESSION:2022-23
Class- V Maximum Marks-40
Subject-Science Time-1hours 15mins

NO QUESTION MARKS

1. Tick the correct option:- (1×10=10)

a) The joint in the shoulder is an example of-

(a)hinge joint (b)ball & socket point

(c)pivot joint (d)gliding point

b) Light enters the eyes through the-

(a)Pupil (b)cornea (c)retina (d)iris

c) The framework of bones,that protects our heart & lungs is known as the –

(a)Spinal cord (b)skull (c)rib cage (d)pivot joint

d) The part of the ear which helps in maintaining balance of our body is-

(a)External ear (b)ear drum (c)middle ear (d)inner year

e) Lotus seeds are dispersed mainly through-

(a)Insects (b)birds (c)air (d)water

f) For proper germination,a seed needs-

(a)Water only (b)just the right temperature

(c)air only (d)Water,air as well as the appropriate temparature

g) Which of these plants have only one cotyledon-

(a)gram (b)pea (c)wheat (d)beans

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h) The process by which a plant makes its own food is called :-

(a)photosynthesis (b)germination

(c)reproduction (d)dispersal

i) The small baby seed coming out of the plant is known as the-

(a)grain (b)stomata (c)root (d)seedling

j) In Bryophylllum,vegetative reproduction takes place through-

(a)leaf (b)stem (c)root (d)underground stem

2. Fill in the blanks- (1×5=5)

i) _________ are known as the food factories of plants.

ii) Wind pipe connects to ____________ in mammals.

iii) Movement of seeds from one place to another is called __________.

iv) The backbone protects the ___________.

v) ______________ is a small hole present on the seed.

3. Match the following- (1×5=5)

NO COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. elbow vegetative reproduction

2. wrist chlorophyll

3. types of reproduction without peas and ladyfingers

seeds.

4. green pigment present in leaves hinge joint

5. dispersal of seeds through gliding joint

cracking.
4. Answer the following questions- (2×8 =16)

a) What is breathing ?

b) State the importance of rib-cage in our body.

c) Name the pigment present in green leaves of a plant.

d) State the conditions required for proper germination of seeds.

e) Why do bones have joints?

f) State functions of the following –

i)Seatcode-_______________________________________________.

ii)Cotyledons-_________________________________________________.

iii)Micropyle-_________________________________________________.

g) Why is bone marrow known as the factory of making blood cells ?

h) Name the main parts of the skeletal system.

5 Draw a neat & well labled diagram of any one of them- (4×1= 4)

Human breathing system

OR

Stages of germination in a bean seed

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