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NAME: _____________________________________ GRADE: ________ SECTION: ________

PART I – Short Answer Questions 30 Marks

1. Write whether True or False.

A. Snakes can detect sounds by sensing vibrations in the air or ground.

B. Trained dogs are used to find bombs because of their sense of hearing.

C. Penguins are not birds because they cannot fly.

D. A whale is a mammal because it feeds its young ones with milk.

E. If our large intestine does not work properly, we will not be able to absorb water from the undigested food.

F. Saliva is a watery liquid that mixes with food in the stomach.

2. Number the steps of germination of seeds in the correct order.

The root appears and fixes the seed to the soil.

The seed is sowed in the soil.

The leaves start making food for the baby plant.

The seed absorbs water and the seed coat bursts.

The first leaves appear and the stem becomes straight.

The cotyledons dry and fall off.

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3. Write 1 difference between the pictures based on the given criteria.

Pictures Criteria 1 Difference

Breathing rate in the activities

Playing football Reading a book

Quality of air in the cities

City with 20% green cover

City with 60% green cover

Nature of body covering

Salamander Crocodile

4. Choose words from the box and write 2 more food items in each food group.

A. Cereals - Wheat, Maize, ,

B. Pulses - Rajma, Red lentil, ,

C. Nuts - Cashew, Walnut, ,

D. Oilseeds - Mustard, Sesame, ,

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Oats Sunflower seeds Pistachios Green gram

Almonds Rice Chickpeas Groundnut

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5. Given pictures show the various stages in the life cycle of an ant. Number the pictures to show the correct order.

Pupa Egg Adult Larva

6. Read the information in the table. Sort the animal names in the given table.

Vertebrates Invertebrates

Animals that have backbones. Animals that do not have backbones.

Vertebrates Invertebrates

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spider dolphin cockroach tiger crab frog

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7. Label the different body parts of a fly.

8. Write H if the listed activities are healthy for lungs and U if they are unhealthy for lungs.

A. Playing football

B. Burning crackers

C. Morning walk in a park

D. Exercising

E. Cigarette smoking

F. Living near a coal burning factory

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abdomen thorax antenna head leg wing

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9. Tick (✓) the correct option about how super senses are useful to animals.

Animal 1 special feature How does this feature help the animal?

Vulture Has very sharp eyesight

Helps to see things in the dark.

Helps to find underground insects.

Helps to look for food on the ground when flying high.

Rat Can move each nostril separately

Helps to smell food kept in different directions.

Helps to smell bombs.

Helps to smell food in one direction only.

Owl Pupils in the eye become wider in dim light

Helps to find and catch rats from long distances.

Helps to find and catch rats at night.

Helps to find and catch rats during day time.

Crocodile

Have tiny receptors below their jaws that sense touch

Helps to detect earthquakes.

Helps to sense human footsteps.

Helps to sense the movement of animals in water.

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10. Write 1 unique feature of each animal group.

Animal Animal group it belongs to 1 unique feature of the animal group

Mammals

Cow

Birds

Pigeon

Reptiles

Snake

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PART II – Long Answer Questions 30 Marks

11. Read the newspaper report and answer the questions.

A. Write 3 ways in which the cutting of trees would affect the villagers.

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B. Write 2 ways in which the cutting of trees would affect the animals in the village.

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C. Write 1 thing that can be done to have more trees in the village.

1,000 Trees Cut in Nella Village

Police have filed a case against a company for cutting over 1,000 trees in the Nella village. Many of these were rubber and neem trees. The villagers used to make rubber from the rubber trees and medicines from the neem trees.

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12. Look at the picture and read the text about some internal organs of our body. Then, answer the questions that follow.

A. Write 1 function each of:

Brain:

Heart:

Lungs:

Kidneys:

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B. What would happen if our internal organs do not work properly?

C. John has a stomach ache. Name 1 test that doctors can do to find the reason behind the same.

13. Look at the pictures of the rice seeds kept in different conditions. Then, fill in the table.

Conditions A. Will the seed grow?

(Yes/No) B. Write 1 reason why

this will happen.

Seeds on the wet cotton wool kept out in the sun

Seeds on the wet cotton wool kept in the fridge

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Seeds on the dry cotton wool kept out in the sun

Seeds in boiled and cooled water kept in the fridge

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14. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

Inhalation Exhalation

A. Write any 3 differences between inhalation and exhalation.

Inhalation Exhalation

B. How does the diaphragm help in breathing when it –

a. moves upwards

b. moves downwards

C. Why should we breathe through our nose and not mouth?

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15. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 3 Plant 4

1. Has leaves

2. Watered daily

3. Kept in a plastic bag

1. Has leaves

2. Watered daily

3. Kept near a window

1. No leaves

2. Watered daily

3. Kept near a window

1. Has leaves

2. Watered daily

3. Kept in a dark room

A. Which plant is more likely to be healthy after 15 days? Give a reason for your answer.

B. What will happen to plant 4 after 15 days? Give a reason for your answer.

C. Write any 2 things we can do to take care of the plants at home.

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Score Report

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Roll No.: _______________ Grade: _______________ Section: _______________

To be filled in by the teacher:

SECTION QUESTION NUMBER/TOPIC MARKS TOTAL MARKS

Part I

Short Answer

Questions

1. True or False 3

2. Steps of Seed Germination 2

3. Spot the Differences 3

4. Food from Plants 4

5. Lifecycle of Ant 2

6. Vertebrates and Invertebrates 3

7. Body Parts of Insects 3

8. Keeping Lungs Healthy 3

9. Super Senses of Animals 4

10. Features of Animal Groups 3

PART I SUBTOTAL 30

Part II

Long Answer

Questions

11. Importance of Plants 6

12. Internal Organs 6

13. Factors Affecting Seed Germination 6

14. Inhalation and Exhalation 6

15. Factors Affecting Plant Growth 6

PART II SUBTOTAL 30

TOTAL MARKS 60