ATOMIC ENERGY CENTRAL SCHOOL – 3, MUMBAI.

Model Paper -- (Sept. 2017)

SUBJECT: E.V.S
CLASS : V /__ Time : 3 hr.
MM: 80
NAME : _____________________ ROLL NO. ___

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Knowledge ( 35 marks )
I. Fill in the blanks. 3

a) There were ______________ bastions in the Golconda fort.

( 57 / 87 / 67 )

b) ___________________ found out that mosquitoes spread

malaria. ( Dr Beaumont / George Mestral / Ronald Ross )

c) Ants recognize their friends by their ____________________ .

( sound / touch / smell )

II. Match the following. 4

Column A Column B

a) Seeds with tiny hooks i) Assam

b) Kaziranga National Park ii) snake charmer
c) Kalbeliya iii) rangoli
d) Naag Gumphan iv) Velcro

III. Strike off the wrong answers. 3

a) Two vegetables that came from Europe ( spinach / tomato /
cabbage / okra )

b)Two agents of seed dispersal : ( water / fire / soil / bird )

c) Two diseases spread by mosquito bite ( malaria / anaemia /

dengue / diarrhoea )

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IV. Answer the following in a word or sentence. 1 x 10 = 10

1.1)What is the name of the animal seen in the picture?

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1.2)How many years does the animal live?____________

2.1)What is the name of this sea on which one can float?

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2.2)There are ____________grams of salt in one litre of

this sea water.
3.1) What is the height of the highest mountain peak in
the world? _______________________metres

3.2) What is this peak known as in Nepal?____________

4. What is rapling?
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5.Write any one observation of Dr. Beaumont through his

experiments.
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6. Classify the following substances which will dissolve and which will
not dissolve in water ?

a) Salt , b) chalk powder ,3) oil, 4) sugar

Things which will dissolve in Things which will not dissolve in

water water

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 7. Write any one function of whiskers ?

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8. What is poaching ?

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9. Name any 2 animals that are active at night.

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10. Why do birds move their necks often ?

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V. Answer the following briefly : 1 x 10 = 10

a) Name any two food items each that can be made using raw and
ripe mangoes?

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B Who went on a yatra from Ahmadabad to Dandi and why?

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a) What is the scientific name of this plant?

Ans:- ___________________
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b) What does this plant eat?

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d)People of Kalahandi district in Odisha died of hunger.

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e) Aurangzeb’s army had many soldiers and big guns yet could
not get into Golconda Fort . Why ?

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f) Write any two responsibilities of a group leader in the

mountains .

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g) What are tastebuds ? Where are they present and what is its
function ?

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 h) Write any one symptom of anaemia.

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i) Name any two things were Velcro is used ?

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j) What are the following animals hunted for ?

i) Tiger - ___________________________________________

ii) Elephant - _________________________________________

iii) rhinoceroses - ______________________________________

iv) snake - ___________________________________________

VI (a) Look at Arthi’s blood report and answer the following questions:-
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1.How old is Arti ? Ans:-___________________

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2..What is the minimum required haemoglobin? Ans:-____________

3. How much did Aarti's haemoglobin go up? Ans:-_____________

4.How long did it take for the Haemoglobin to increase? Ans:-________

5.What was the diagnosis? Ans:-___________________

(b) Write the process of making Mamidi Tandra. 2½

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Understanding ( 25 marks )

I. Fill in the blanks : 1 x 10 = 10

a) A long period of sleep or inactivity of some animals during

the winter season is called ________________. ( digestion /
hibernation /germination )

b) While climbing a high flat rock , the mountaineers should keep

his body at an angle of __________________.( 85⁰ / 45⁰ /
90⁰ )

c) Coconut is dispersed by __________________ ( wind / water

/ birds )

d) Medicines from snake bites are made from _______________

collected from forests. ( plants / animals )

e) Digestion begins in the ___________________. ( food pipe /

stomach / mouth )
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 f ) It is believed that animals are awake at night can see things in
__________ and __________. ( black and white / pink and
green )

g) The liquid in our mouth that helps in digestion is ___________.

( water / blood / saliva )

h) Jaggery, Amla and green leafy vegetables are rich in ________.

( vitamin A / iron / vitamin C )

i) In olden days people used the bark of the _____________ tree to

make a medicine for Malaria. ( neem / peepal / Cinchona )

j) Khondonbi spoke only ____________ language (mizo / hindi / nepali )

II. . Answer the following : 1 x 10 = 10

a) Why are snakes called farmer’s friends ?

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b) Seeds don’t grow well under the parent plant.

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c) Write any two reasons for shortage of water in our homes ?

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d) The 9 lakes of Ghadsisar were interconnected . Why ?

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e) How would you keep the following food items fresh for 1 – 2
days :

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 i) Milk - ______________________________________________

ii) Onion - ______________________________________________

f) Glass jars and bottles are dried well in the sun before filling
them with pickles. Why ?
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g) How do dogs know if another dog has entered their area ?

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h) In which season malaria common and why ?

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i) Mountaineers are given vitamin C , iron tablets and hot

chocolate milk everyday . Why ?

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Identify the picture . How is it useful ?

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III. 2½

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 This piece of moist bread was kept in a dish
for a few days. Is this slice of bread fit to
be eaten now ? _______________

What changes will you observe or look for ?

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How do you think it got spoilt ?

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IV. Draw the stages of germination of seed . 2½

What are the conditions a seed need to sprout (germinate)?

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Name any one seed which you sprout and eat ?

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Application ( 20 marks )

I. Group the different food items according to their tastes. 3

Lemon , Kheer , Honey , Karela , Raw Mango , Jaggery

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Sweet Sour Bitter

II. Classify the following substances which will float and which will
sink? 2

Leaf b. Keys c. Plastic ball d. Coin

Float Sink

III. Circle the proper food you should eat everyday. 2

a) b) c)

a) b) c)

IV. Match the following 3

a) Langur make different sounds

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 b) Birds sharp sense of hearing

c) Tiger makes a special warning call

V. Answer the following in one or two sentences. 1 x 10 = 10

What do you observe in the glass jar?

Ans: __________________

How can you prevent their growth ? ( write any

1 method to prevent their growth . )

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b) Puri floats on oil while frying. Give reason .

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a) Mountaineers dig a drain around their tents. Why ?

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b) We should chew our food properly.

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c) Nitu was having vomiting and loose motions. She was given
glucose drips. Why?

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VI. Look carefully at the map of Golconda and answer the following
questions. 5

1. If someone is entering from Banjara Darwaza, in which

direction from her is KatoraHauz?
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2. In which direction will you walk from Bala Hisar to reach

MotiMahal?
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3. How many gates can you see on the outer walls of the fort?
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4.Count how many palaces are there in the fort?

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5.What arrangements for water can you see inside the fort?

Ans:-_____________________
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