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NAME: _____________________________________ GRADE: ________ SECTION: ________

PART I – Short Answer Questions 30 Marks

1. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option.

A. Maple seeds have wings which help in their dispersal by (animals/air).

B. Only (self/cross) pollination can occur in unisexual flowers because

they have male or female parts.

C. Animals like (butterflies/birds) and frogs show metamorphosis. This

is because their bodies completely change as they grow into adults.

D. Manure is made by decomposing (animal/plastic) waste.

E. Broilers are birds that are kept for (meat/feathers) and layers are

birds that are kept for eggs.

F. (Birds/Frogs) do not take care of their young ones, as their young

ones can survive on their own.

2. Write TRUE or FALSE. Correct and rewrite the false statements.

A. The spongy outer covering of water lily seeds helps in their dispersal by wind.

B. Bengal tigers have been declared endangered as they are close to becoming extinct.

C. A pupa becomes a caterpillar and a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.

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D. Mixed nerves carry the message from the organs to the brain and back from the brain to the organs.

3. Look at the pictures and fill in the table.

Drone bee Queen bee Worker bee

Type of bee Biggest/Smallest Role in the bee-hive

Queen bee

Worker bee

4. Look at these plant pictures. Name the part through which each plant propagates (produces new plants).

Plant

Ginger Sweet potato

Bryophyllum Dahlia Sugarcane Bamboo

Part through which it

propagates (Answer: root or stem or

leaf)

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5. Look at the picture and number the steps of fertilisation in the correct order.

Fertilisation in a Flower

The male cells reach the ovary through the pollen tube.

Wind, water or insects transfer pollen grains from the anther to the stigma.

The ovules form seeds and the ovary forms the fruit.

The pollen develops a tube from the stigma to the ovary.

Petals and sepals become dry and fall off.

The male and female cells fuse together.

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6. Look at the life cycle of a bird and answer the questions.

A. Write 1 way in which nestling is DIFFERENT from fledgling.

Nestling Fledgling

B. Write 1 way in which nestling and fledgling are the SAME.

7. Write 1 way the pictures are different based on the given criteria.

Pictures Criteria 1 way they are

different

A.

The products we get from them

Gaddi sheep Nellore sheep

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B.

The way we use them

Female cattle Male cattle

C.

The kind of fish we get from these water bodies

Pond Sea

D.

The way they take care of their young ones

Elephants Kangaroo

8. Read the features of flowers and complete the table. One example has been done for you.

Flower 1 feature of the flower

Agent of pollination (wind or water or insects)

How does this agent help in pollination?

Rose flower Brightly

coloured petals

Insects

Pollen from the flower sticks to an insect’s body and is carried to the stigma of another flower.

Water weeds Large and feathery stigmas

Oak flower Light pollen

grains

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9. Answer the questions about life cycle of frog. A. Label the stages in the life cycle of a frog using the words in the box.

One stage has been done for you.

B. Write 1 difference between the features of a tadpole and an adult frog.

Tadpole Adult frog

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tadpole eggs froglet tadpole with legs adult frog

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PART II – Long Answer Questions 30 Marks

10. Look at the picture, read the newspaper article and answer the questions.

A. Write any 2 reasons why you think the elephant came out of the forest.

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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.

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B. Write any 2 ways in which the elephant could have been hurt in the village.

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C. Write any 2 steps forest authorities can take to make sure the elephants do not come into the village.

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2.

11. Read the text and answer the questions.

A. Draw and label the brain, spinal cord and any 1 type of nerve.

Our nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord and the nerves. We have 3 types of nerves in our body—sensory, motor and mixed nerves. All the parts of the nervous system work together to control and coordinate the different activities of our body.

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B. What is the function of the spinal cord?

C. How does our nervous system help us to pick up a paper kept on a table?

D. Write 2 ways in which we can take care of our brain.

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12. Answer the questions on cultivation of crops. A. Name the given stages of crop cultivation using the words in the box.

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Ploughing Weeding Irrigation Harvesting Sowing Manuring

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B. Give 1 reason why:

a. The soil is ploughed before sowing the seeds.

b. Unwanted plants are removed from the field.

c. Manure is added to the soil.

C. Write 1 advantage of using manure over inorganic fertilisers.

D. Write 1 disadvantage of using manure over inorganic fertilisers.

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13. Look at the diagram and answer the questions.

A. Write the type of movement that each joint allows.

a. Gliding joint: .

b. Hinge joint: .

c. Ball and socket joint: .

d. Pivot joint: .

B. Write any 1 thing that you will not be able to do if the joints in your backbone were immovable.

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C. Complete the table.

Name of the disorder What happens to the joint in this?

Write 1 possible reason for this disorder.

Arthritis

The knee becomes swollen.

Tennis elbow

The elbow becomes swollen.

D. Write 1 way in which we can take care of our joints.

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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. Fill in the Blanks 3

2. True or False 4

3. Honey Bees 3

4. Vegetative Propagation 3

5. Pollination 3

6. Lifecycle of Bird 3

7. Useful Animals 4

8. Pollination Agents 3

9. Life cycle of Frog 4

PART I SUBTOTAL 30

Part II

Long Answer

Questions

10. Protecting Animal Habitats 6

11. Nervous System 8

12. Crop Cultivation 8

13. Joints 8

PART II SUBTOTAL 30

TOTAL MARKS 60