MARKING SCHEME (2016-17)

SUBJECT: EVS

Observation and Reporting: 20 Marks

VSA

Each question carries 1 mark.

1. Write name of pictures given below :-

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a) Taj Mahal

b) King Cobra

c) Elephant

d) SunitaWlliams

e) Mountain

f) Handpump

g) (a) Mumbai (b) kolkata (c) Hyderabad (d) Jaipur

SA

Each question carries 2 marks.

Q NO. 2 Write names of two seeds used as food grains?

Ans. Paddy and Wheat

Q NO. 3 Encircle two things that will dissolve in water.

Lemon juice ( ) Rock () Iron ( )

Sugar ( ) Oil () Wood ()

Q NO. 4 Write name of two diseases caused due to mosquitoes?

Ans. Malaria, chikungunia, dengue

Q NO. 5 Write names of two animals whose ears are bigger than that of our ears.

Ans. Rabbit,Elephant.

LA

This question is of 5 marks.

Q NO. 6 Write the name of sense organs. Draw any of two.

Ans. Our sense organs are: Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue and skin.

Identification and Classification: 20 Marks

Q NO. 1 .Write name of two salt lakes of India.

Ans. 1. Sambhar Lake (Rajasthan).2. Tsokar lake ,Leh, Jamu&Kashmir

Q NO. 2 Write any three ways by which seeds are carried from one place to another place.

Ans. By animals, by birds, by water and by human beings.

Q NO. 3 Read the following report answer the questions below:

a) What is the haemoglobin of the patient?

Ans. 10.5 gm/dl.

Q NO. 4 Write the name of the disease for that blood has been tasted.

Ans. Anaemia.

Q NO. 5 Write name of two seeds that is used as vegetable?

Ans. Peas and Rajma.

Q NO. 6 Write True for the correct statement and False for the wrong statement.

a) A puffed up puri will float in water. [ True ]

b) A steel plate sinks in water. [ False ]

SA

Each question carries 2 marks.

Q NO. 7 What measures have to be taken to protect ourselves from mosquitoes?

Answer. We should use mosquito repellants and mosquito net while sleeping. Further, we must keep clean our surroundings and not allow water stagnancy to avoid breeding of mosquitoes.

Q NO. 8 Write name of food items that is made from ripe and unripe mangoes?

Ans. In my house, pickles and chutneys are made from unripe mangoes. Aam papad and mango shake and pana are made from ripe mangoes.

Q NO. 9 Name the two diseases that are caused due to flies.

Ans. Two diseases that are caused by flies are: Dysentery and cholera.

Q NO. 10 Write the sleeping time of the following animals.

Ans. i) Sloth () 15 to 18 hours

Ans. ii) Cow () 12 hours.

Q NO. 11 Name the animals:

Ans. i) That can see four times as far as we can.

Kite, eagle and vulture.

Ans. ii) That can feel the vibrations on the ground.

Snakes, dog.

L A

This question is of 5 marks.

Q-9 Write the names of the states in which the following wildlife sanctuaries/ national parks located.

a) Jim Corbett national park

Utarakhnad

b) Bandipur sanctuary

Karnataka

c) Ghana bird sanctuary

Rajasthan

d) Gir wildlife sanctuary

Gujrat

e) Hazaribagh national park

Jharkhand

Discovering Facts

VSA

Each question carries 1 mark.

Q-10. (i) Write three factors that control spoilage of food items.

Ans. a. growth and activities of micro-organisms, principally bacteria, yeasts and moulds;

b. activities of natural food enzymes;

c. insects, parasites and rodents;

d. temperature, both heat and cold;

e. moisture and dryness;

Q No. 11 Write name of two animals that are killed by poachers for skin.

Ans. Tigers and rhinoceroses.

Q No. 12 Who made Ghadsisar? Describe its structure.

Gadsisar Lake is a water conservation tank made around 1400 A.D. by the then maharaja of Jaisalmer, Maharwal Gadsi Singh. This lake acted as a reservoir that controlled the entire supply of water to the arid city.It has nine such lakes connected to each other.

Q No. 13 What is digestion?

Digestion is the process of breaking down the food and drink into smaller molecules like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins.

SA

Each question carries 1 mark.

Q No. 14 Write name of two sources of water?

Ans. Well and hand pump.

Q No. 15 Group the following into which are soluble in water and which are not soluble in water.

(Blood, Ink, Curd, Ghee, Wax, Wheat flour, Sugar, Salt,)

Soluble in water

Not soluble in water

Blood, Ink, Salt,

Wax, Wheat flour

Sugar

Ghee,

Q No. 16 Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks.

(Weak, Uzbekistan, glucose drip, strength, ORS)

i) If we have vomiting and loose motions we feel weakness.

ii) c) Al-Biruni, a traveller from Uzbekistan, visited India more than a thousand years ago.

Q No. 17 What are the conditions a seed need to sprout (germinate)?

Ans. Conditions needed for germination are: Temperature, Water, Light.

Q No. 17 Tick () the correct answer.

p) What does a mosquito do when it bites us?

i) It pinches us ( )

ii) It bites off a piece of flesh ( )

iii) It tickles us ( )

iv) It sucks blood from our body ( )

q) What is the symptom that shows that a person has malaria?

i) Indigestion ( )

ii) Shivering ( )

iii) Stomach pain ( )

iv) Vomiting ( )

LA

This question is of 5 marks.

Q No. 17 Draw a plant and indicate its different parts.