UMA DEVI CHILDREN S ACADEMY HALF YEARLY EXAM DATE OF EXAM: 11/09/2017 MM: 80. Science, Test 1 5. XSEED Education Science Grade 5 1

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2 NAME: GRADE: SECTION: PART I Short Answer Questions 40 Marks 1. Name the stages of crop cultivation using the words in the box. 6 Ploughing Weeding Irrigating Harvesting Sowing Manuring 2

3 2. Look at these plant pictures. Name the part through which each plant propagates (produces new plants). 6 Plant Part through which it propagates (Answer: root or stem or leaf) Ginger Sweet potato Bryophyllum Dahlia Sugarcane Bamboo 3. Tick ( ) the cultivating practices that help to produce more crops and put a cross for the ones that do not. 3 A. Seeds should always be sown very close to each other. B. The crop should be selected according to the type of soil. C. Fields should be watered regularly. D. Large amounts of fertilizers should be added to the crops. E. Fences should be removed from the fields. F. Step farming should be practiced on hills. 3

4. Look at the diagram of the digestive system. Fill in the blanks. 4 A. In the mouth, the tongue and help to chew the food. B. The churns and digests the food. C. Di

4 4. Look at the diagram of the digestive system. Fill in the blanks. 4 A. In the mouth, the tongue and help to chew the food. B. The churns and digests the food. C. Digestion of food begins in the. D. Chewed food passes into the stomach through a long pipe called. E. The undigested food changes into solid waste inside the. F. The solid waste is removed from the body through the. G. In the, nutrients are absorbed from the food. H. Solid waste remains in the for some time before it passes out of the body. 5. Complete the table about the super senses of animals. 5 Animal Elephant Super sense (Hearing or Sight or Touch or Smell) 1 way this super sense helps the animal Helps it to detect disasters before they happen 4

5 Owl Polar bear Snake Helps it to feel vibrations through the ground with its skin 6. Look at the pictures of the given diseases and fill in the table. 4 Disease Write any 1 symptom of this disease. Scurvy Rickets 5

6 Goitre Marasmus 7. Fill in the table about how animals protect themselves. 6 Animal 1 feature that helps the animal protect itself Snail Deer 6

For example, if one parent has blue eyes and the other has brown, then the child will have either blue or brown eyes but not a mixed colour. A.

7 Porcupine Tiger 8. Read the text and answer the questions. 6 People get their features from their parents or grandparents. A particular feature passes from one of the parents but not from both of them. For example, if one parent has blue eyes and the other has brown, then the child will have either blue or brown eyes but not a mixed colour. A. Complete the table. Statement Child 1 has curly hair like her father and grandmother. Can the child have this feature? (Answer: Possible or Not possible) Give a reason for your answer. Child 2 has blue eyes but both his parents and grandparents have black eyes. 7

B. How can we guess the features of the next generation in our family? C. Can we control the features we have? Give a reason for your answer. PART II LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS 40 MARKS 9.

8 B. How can we guess the features of the next generation in our family? C. Can we control the features we have? Give a reason for your answer. PART II LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS 40 MARKS 9. Look at the pictures of rice seeds kept in different conditions and fill in the table. 10 Conditions Will the seeds grow? (Answer: Yes or No) Write 1 reason why this will happen. Seeds on wet cotton wool kept out in the sun 8

Seeds on wet cotton wool kept in the fridge

Look at the diagram and answer the questions. A.

9 Seeds on wet cotton wool kept in the fridge Seeds on dry cotton wool kept out in the sun Seeds in boiled and cooled water kept in the fridge 10. Look at the diagram and answer the questions. A. Draw the missing organs of the excretory system. Label the kidney, ureter, bladder and urethra. 7 9

10 B. Write any 2 ways the excretory system helps us. 11. Read the text and answer the question. 7 Ria and Soumya got sick after eating fruits at a birthday party. They were vomiting, and had a stomach ache and a headache. The doctor told them that they had food poisoning. Later, Ria and Soumya learned that the fruits were spoiled because they had been kept outside the refrigerator for a few days. A. Why did Ria and Soumya get food poisoning? B. Why do fruits become spoiled when kept outside the refrigerator for a few days? 10

11 C. Write any 2 things that Ria and Soumya could have checked to know if the fruits were fit for eating. One example has been done for you. They can check for: Texture of the fruits D. How would keeping fruits in the refrigerator help? Give a reason for your answer. 12. Look at the diagram of a plant s life cycle and answer the question. 7 11

12 A. Explain the process of a seed growing into a new plant and the making of seeds again. B. Are flowers important in the life of a plant? Why or why not? C. Name 2 things that disperse seeds from the new plant. D. What will happen if the seeds are not formed in life cycle of plants? 12

13 13. Look at the picture, read the newspaper article and answer the questions. 9 Many trees in the forest near Sultanpur village have been cut down. Yesterday, an elephant entered Sultanpur village from the forest. It damaged many houses and shops. Luckily, the forest authorities came in time and caught the elephant. A. Write any 2 reasons why you think the elephant came out of the forest

14 B. Write any 2 ways the elephant could have been hurt in the village C. Write any 2 steps the forest authorities can take to make sure the elephants do not come into the village END OF QUESTIONS IN TEST PAPER 14

15 Score Report Name: Roll No.: Grade: Section: To be filled in by the teacher: SECTION QUESTION NUMBER/TOPIC MARKS Part I Short Answer Questions TOTAL MARKS 1. Stages Involved in Growing Crops 6 2. Vegetative Propagation 6 3. Good Cultivation Practices 3 4. Digestion of Food 4 5. Super Senses 5 6. Diseases Caused by Deficiencies 4 7. Adaptation in Terrestrial Animals 6 8. Resembling Parents 6 PART I SUBTOTAL 40 Part II Long Answer Questions 9. Factors for Germination of Seeds Organs of the Excretory System Food spoilage and Preservation Life Cycle of a Plant Destruction and Protection of Animal Habitat 9 PART II SUBTOTAL 40 TOTAL MARKS 80 15

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