CBSE BOARD

EVS Sample Paper

Class V

General Instructions

Answer all the questions.

A. Fill in the blanks (15 marks)

a) Some animals can hear the __________ sound.

Ans: Some animals can hear the faintest sound.

b) Ants leave some __________ on the ground.

Ans: Ants leave some smell on the ground.

c) Some male animals like __________ can recognize their females by their smell.

Ans: Some male animals like tiger can recognize their females by their smell.

d) Dogs can make out if another dog has come into their area by the smell of the __________ or
potty.

Ans: Dogs can make out if another dog has come into their area by the smell of the urine or
potty.

e) Birds move their __________ very often.

Ans: Birds move their neck very often.

f) __________ cannot see as many colours as we can.

Ans: Animals cannot see as many colours as we can.

g) ____________ are the people who catch snakes and make them dance by playing the been.

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Ans: Snake Charmers or Kalbeliyas are the people who catch snakes and make them dance by
playing the been.

h) Snakes dance when the ____________ is played.

Ans: Snakes dance when the been is played.

i) A person is given a __________ and _________ solution when he has loose motions and
vomitings.

Ans: A person is given a sugar and salt solution when he has loose motions and vomiting.

j) Glucose gives some ___________ immediately to the body.

Ans: Glucose gives some strength immediately to the body

B. True or False (10 marks)

a) If you throw some sugar on the ground the ants never come.

Ans: False

b) Mosquitoes can find you by the smell of your body.

Ans: True

c) Animals that are awake at night can see thing only in black and white colours.

Ans: True

d) Dead Sea has the saltiest water of all seas.

Ans: False

e) Oil can easily mix with water.

Ans: False

f) Snake charmers treat their snakes badly.

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Ans: True

g) Snakes are friends of the farmers.

Ans: True

h) The increasing population is also contributing to shortage of water.

Ans: True

i) The soil around the trees should be covered with concrete and cement

Ans: False

C. Match the following (15 marks)

1. Jim Corbett National a. Taste buds

2. The process of breaking down of food in b. Bachenderi Pal

simple form which the body can use

3. Ghana bird sanctuary c. Mahatma Gandhi

4. Seeds that scatter by bursting d. Hyderabad

5. The tiny bumps present on the tongue e. Uttarakhand

6. Seeds used as food grains f. Rajasthan

7. Bandipur sanctuary g. Chewing

8. Dandi March Started from Gujarat to h. Karnataka

Dandi by

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 9. First Indian woman to climb Mt Everest
i. Wheat and Oat
10. Golconda fort is situated in
11.
j. Corn
Ans:

1-e

2-g

3-f

4-j

5-a

6-i

7-h

8-c

9-b

10 - d

D. Answer the following (10 marks)

a) Why are lizards not seen during winters?

Ans: Lizard is a cold blooded reptile and it cannot maintain its body temperature in winters, so
we do not see lizards in winter.

b) What are endangered animals?

Ans: Endangered animals are those which are at risk of extinction due to rapid decrease in their
population.

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c) Why should we chew our food properly?

Ans: Chewing food helps to break down larger particles of food into smaller particles, whci can
be easily disgested.

d) What is rain water harvesting?

Ans: Rainwater harvesting means accumulating and storing of rainwater for reuse and not
allowing it to run off.

e) What happens on adding salt to the water in which eggs are boiled? Why?

Ans: Adding salt in boiling water makes the water thin, and helps the eggs to cook faster.