Monthly Test - October 2020

Handwriting = /05
Subject : Social Studies Paper = /95
Class : 4 ........... Total = /100
Duration : 2 periods
Candidate's name : ........................................................... Date : ..........................................

(1) Mark the stages of the water cycle in the diagram.

(Surface water, ground water, precipitation, condensation, evaporation)
A ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

E ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Cooling

D ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ B ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

C ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
(2) Mark these statements true (T) or false (F).
(i) Meteorology is the study of day ­ today ­ weather conditions. (­­­­­­­­­)
(ii) Humidity is measured using a barometer. (­­­­­­­­­)
(iii) 'Observatory' is another name given for weather stations. (­­­­­­­­­)
(iv) The behavioural patterns of animals and insects help us to predict
short term weather conditions. (­­­­­­­­­)
(v) Cloud cover is the amount of the sky covered by water. (­­­­­­­­­)
(vi) The oceans hold 70% of all the world's water. (­­­­­­­­­)
(vii) Most of the ancient civilizations of the world were found
along the river valleys. (­­­­­­­­­)
(viii) Boreholes are also called aquifers. (­­­­­­­­­)
(ix) Water that has been used in houses and factories is cleaned in
water treatment plants. (­­­­­­­­­)
(x) Sleet is a form of precipitation. (­­­­­­­­­)
[Total = 2 × 10 = 20 marks]

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(3) Write the answers.
(i) What is weather?
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 marks)
(ii) Name three weather conditions.
(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(c) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(3 marks)
(iii) Name the following weather instruments. what are they used for?

(a) Name : ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Use : ----------------------------------------------------------------
(3 marks)
(b) Name : ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
Use : ----------------------------------------------------------------
(3 marks)

(c) Name : ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Use : ----------------------------------------------------------------
(3 marks)
(d) Name : ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
Use : ----------------------------------------------------------------
(3 marks)

[Total = 17 marks]
(4) Write short answers.

(i) What is an 'environment'? ---------------------------------------------------------------------

(ii) Name two natural products.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

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(iii) Name two ways in which weather forecasters collect information.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(iv) Name two types of occupations that rely on daily weather reports.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(v) Write two ways in which information on the weather is passed on to the public.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]

(5) Write short answers.

(i) Name two rivers in Sri Lanka.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(ii) Name two hydro power stations in Sri Lanka.

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(iii) Complete the following table.

Uses of water
Domestic purposes Industrial purposes Agricultural purposes

(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

[Total = 10 marks]
(6) (i) Name three sources of fresh water.
(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(c) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(3 marks)
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(ii) Name two effects of droughts.
(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(2 marks)
(iii) Write three ways in which people pollute water.
(a) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(b) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(c) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
(3 marks)
[Total = 8 marks]
(7) Match A with B and write the correct letter in the grid.
A B
(i) Humans have changed their lives by building ­­­­­­­­­­­­­. (a) glaciers
(ii) A ­­­­­­­­­­­­­ is a long period of dry weather. (b) reservoir
(iii) Heat waves have become common in ­­­­­­­­­­­­­ (c) filaria
countries during summer.
(iv) In water treatment plants, ­­­­­­­­­­­­­ is added to water (d) drought
to kill germs.
(v) The rivers of ice are called ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ . (e) Hambantota
(vi) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ is a sickness caused by mosquitoes. (f) shelters
(vii) Long droughts often lead to ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ . (g) Cumulo ­ nimbus
(viii) A ­­­­­­­­­­­­ is an artificial lake made by building (h) European
a dam across the river.
(ix) The ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ district is often affected by drought. (i) Clorine
(x) ­­­­­­­­­­­­­ clouds bring heavy rain. (j) famine

A (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x)
B

[Total = 2 × 10 = 20 marks]

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