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XSEED Summative Assessment – Test 1
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5 Social Science, Test 1
XSEED Summative Assessment – Test 1
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PART I – Short Answer Questions 30 Marks
1. Assign 0.5 marks for each correct answer.
Atmosphere Lithosphere Hydrosphere
water vapour
gases
rocks
mountains
lakes
oceans
2. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly names the landforms (0.5 marks each)
Correctly writes any 1 feature of each landform (1 mark each)
1.5
3
B. Correctly fills in the blank 0.5
TOTAL (5 Marks) 5
A. Features may vary. Sample answer:
Landform (Plain OR Desert OR Plateau)
What is the name of the landform?
Write any 1 feature of this landform.
a.
Plateau
It is raised land with a
gentle slope and flat
top.
b.
Plain It is low, flat land.
4.5 + 0.5 = 5
6 × 0.5 = 3
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c.
Desert It gets little or no
rainfall.
B. valley
3. Assign 1 mark for each correct point of difference.
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
Map Globe
1. It does not show the shape of the Earth.
2. It is easy to carry around.
1. It shows the shape of the Earth.
2. It is difficult to carry around.
4. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes any 2 things that the sailors had to carry on a voyage (0.5 marks each)
1
B. Correctly writes any 2 problems that the sailors faced on a voyage (1 mark each)
2
TOTAL (3 Marks) 3
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
A. 1. Food
2. Medicines
B. 1. The sailors often fell ill due to eating stale food.
2. Sometimes, they faced violent storms and lost their way.
1 + 2 = 3
1 × 4 = 4
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5. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes 2 ways in which the river gets dirty (1 mark each) 2
B. Correctly writes 2 ways in which we can stop the river from getting dirty (1 mark each)
2
TOTAL (4 Marks) 4
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
A. 1. People throw waste in the river.
2. Factory waste is released into the river.
B. 1. I should not throw waste in the river.
2. I can tell people about the importance of keeping the rivers clean.
6. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly labels the important lines of latitudes (0.5 marks each) 2
B. Correctly writes 1 reason why the Prime Meridian is an important line of longitude
1
TOTAL (3 Marks) 3
2 + 1 = 3
2 + 2 = 4
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A.
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
B. The Prime Meridian is an important line of longitude because it divides the world into
the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
7. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes the type of map (0.5 marks each)
Correctly writes any 1 difference between the two types of map (1 mark each)
1
2
B. Correctly writes the type of map that will be used in each situation (0.5 marks each)
1
TOTAL (4 Marks) 4
3 + 1 = 4
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A.
Map A Map B
Which type of map is this? (Political OR Physical OR Thematic)
Thematic Political
Write any 1 other difference between the two maps.
Theme-based maps give
information about a
particular subject.
Political maps show man-
made boundaries.
B.
Situation Which type of map will they use?
(Political OR Physical OR Thematic)
a. Sheetal wants to know which all states share its boundaries with the neighbouring countries.
Political Map
b. Karan wants to know about the languages spoken across India.
Thematic Map
8. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes the answer for each subpart (1 mark each) 3
B. Correctly writes how a grid helps us to locate places on the globe 1
TOTAL (4 Marks) 4
A. a. D
b. South America
c. Africa
B. We will not be able to locate a place on the Earth if we know only the latitude because
lines of latitude and longitude together form a grid which helps us to locate the exact
location of the place.
3 + 1 = 4
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PART II – Long Answer Questions 30 Marks
9. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes 1 thing that they can tell about the rulers from the text 1
B. Gives an opinion
Correctly writes 2 reasons to support the answer (1 mark each)
0.5
2
C. Gives an opinion
Correctly writes 2 reasons to support their answer (1 mark each)
0.5
2
TOTAL (6 Marks) 6
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
A. All three kings had strong armies.
B. Yes, trade grew under the rule of the three rulers. They started trading with far-off
places. Big cities with day and night markets also came up under their rule.
C. Yes, people were connected in the three kingdoms.
Marriages used to take place between the kingdoms.
They also traded goods with each other.
10. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes 2 factors that affect the climate of the given places (1 mark each)
4
B. Correctly writes 1 difference between weather and climate (1 mark for each point of difference)
2
TOTAL (6 Marks) 6
4 + 2 = 6
1 + 2.5 + 2.5 = 6
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A.
Name of the place Climate 2 factors that affect the climate of this place
Srinagar Cold
1. The higher we go above sea level, the
cooler the climate.
2. Winds that blow from cold regions make a
place cold.
Mumbai Moderate
1. Places close to the sea have a moderate
climate.
2. A place near the Equator and close to the
sea would be more humid and would get
more rainfall.
B.
Weather Climate
Weather is a condition that tells us how
hot or cold a place is.
When a weather pattern continues for a
long time in a place, it is called climate.
11. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes 2 things about the kings of that time (1 mark each) 2
B. Correctly writes any 2 things about the markets and trade during the Sangam Age (1 mark each)
2
C. Correctly writes 1 thing that we don’t get to know from the Sangam literature
1
Writes in complete and well formed sentences 1
TOTAL (6 Marks) 6
A. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
1. We learn the names of the kings that ruled during the Sangam Age.
2. We learn about the areas that these kings ruled during the Sangam age.
2 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 6
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B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
1. People sold and bought gold objects.
2. There were different streets for different areas in the market.
C. We do not get to know the exact time or dates of the events that happened during the
Sangam age.
12. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes any 1 difference (1 mark for each point of difference) 2
B. Correctly writes what is the same about the writings of Megasthenes and Hiuen Tsang
1
C. Correctly writes a logical reason for how the writings of the travellers are important to India
1
D. Correctly writes 2 reasons why travellers like Megasthenes and Hiuen Tsang undertook voyages (1 mark each)
2
TOTAL (6 Marks) 6
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
A.
Megasthenes Hiuen Tsang
Write any 1 difference.
He was a Greek historian. He was a Chinese Buddhist monk.
B. Both the travellers wrote about the geography of India.
C. The writings of these travellers are important as they tell us about the people in the
past.
D. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
1. They went on a voyage to make discoveries.
2. They went on a voyage for trade.
2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 6
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13. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
Geographical Division Clothes Occupation
1 Northern Mountains Woolen clothes Rearing animals
2 Northern Plains Woolen in winter, light clothes in summer
Farming/Agriculture
3 Deccan Plateau Light clothes Mining
4 Coastal Plains Light/Loose cotton clothes Fishing
5 Deserts Light Clothes Rearing animals
END OF QUESTIONS IN TEST PAPER
6 x 1 = 6