SOCIAL STUDIES

Formative Assessment-1, 2024-25

GRADE: V Maximum Marks: 20

Please check that this question paper contains 3 printed pages.
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
Reading time: 10 minutes
Writing time: 45 minutes

Question 1 Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [5]
Write only the correct answer in your answer sheet against the correct question number.
i. The story of human evolution began about ____________ years ago. 1
a. two million b. three million
c. six million d. five and a half million
ii. ____________ is an alloy of iron and aluminium. 1
a. Bronze b. Bauxite
c. Tin d. Steel
iii. Name the human species who travelled over land bridges from Africa, to begin to 1
populate the world, about one million years ago.
a. Homo sapiens b. Homo habilis
c. Australopithecus d. Homo erectus
iv. ________________helped early man to cook, keep themselves warm and protected 1
them from wild animals.
a. Scraper b. Fire
c. Ploughshares d. Sickle
v. The first tool, made by early humans were _________________ and had a sharp edge 1
to break nuts and bones.
a. hand axe b. crude
c. scraper d. cleaver

Question 2 Write True or False: [4]

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 i. There are about 419 sites and counting, most cave art is made with green and brown 1
colours.
ii. The Stone Age is divided into the Palaeolithic and the Neolithic Ages. 1
iii. Charles Dickens proposed the rule of nature, which is ‘Survival of the Fittest’. 1
iv. The two great civilisations developed in Europe are the Greek and the Roman 1
civilisations.
Question 3. Picture Study [3]
i. 1
Which UNESCO World Heritage site in
Madhya Pradesh is known for its ancient rock
shelters and prehistoric cave paintings?

ii. 1
What are the small, finely crafted stone tools,
typically used as components of composite
tools or weapons, that were discovered in
various archaeological sites?

iii. 1
What is the name of the historically
significant region in the Middle East known
for its early development of agriculture and
ancient civilizations?

Question 3. Answer in brief: (one or two lines) [4]

i. Who is an archaeologist? 1
ii. What is the meaning of ‘civilization’. 1
iii. Define evolution. 1
iv. Give reason why the species of dinosaurs suddenly become extinct. 1
Question 4. Answer in detail: (two to four lines) [4]
i. What is natural selection? 2

ii. Describe the changes that occurred in trade practices in the Iron Age. 2

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