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XSEED Summative Assessment – Test 1

© XSEED Education Social Science | Grade 4

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4 Social Science, Test 1



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PART I – Short Answer Questions 30 Marks

1. Assign 0.5 marks for each correct answer.

Wild Animals Places in India

Asiatic Lion • • Rajasthan

Yak • • Assam

Rhino • • Gujarat

Camel • • Jammu and Kashmir

2. Assign 0.5 marks for each correct answer.

Features Asteroids OR Meteoroids

A. These are large rocky objects that orbit the sun.

Asteroids

B. They may be as small as a sand particle or as large as a huge stone.

Meteoroids

C. These are several dust and rock particles in our solar system.

Meteoroids

D. Most of these are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Asteroids

3. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes any 1 source of water 0.5

B. Gives her/his opinion

Correctly writes 1 reason to support their answer

0.5

1

C. Correctly writes 1 reason for water being an important natural resource 1

TOTAL (3 Marks) 3

0.5 + 1.5 + 1 = 3

4 × 0.5 = 2

4 × 0.5 = 2



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Answers may vary. Sample answer:

A. Rain

B. No, because water is a renewable resource.

C. Water is an important natural resource because we use it for various purposes like

drinking and cooking.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes 2 ways in which the sun is important to us (1 mark each) 2

B. Correctly writes 2 similarities between the sun and a star (1 mark each ) 2

TOTAL (4 Marks) 4

A. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

1. The sun’s heat helps us to dry our clothes.

2. We can use the heat of the sun to cook food.

B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

1. They are both made up of hot gases.

2. They both have heat and light of their own.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes false

Correctly rewrites the false statement

0.5

1

B. Correctly writes false


0.5

1

C. Correctly writes false


0.5

1

D. Correctly writes true 0.5

TOTAL (5 Marks) 5

A. F

1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 + 0.5 = 5

2 + 2 = 4



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The British took raw materials from India at a low cost to make things in Britain. This

made India poor.

B. F

The British passed a law to remove the practice of sati, in which Hindu women burnt

themselves along with their dead husbands.

C. F

After the decline of the Mughals, India was weak. The British took advantage of this.

D. T


A. Soil erosion is a process in which the thin, fertile layer of topsoil is carried

away by wind or running water from one place to another and deposited in

another place.

B. Planting trees

Terrace farming Contour ploughing


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes 2 types of pollution shown in the picture and their causes (1 mark each)

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B. Correctly writes 1 way each in which we can reduce air, noise and water pollution (1 mark each)

3

TOTAL (5 Marks) 5

A. 1. Air pollution is caused by too many vehicles on the road.

2. Noise pollution is caused by the vehicles honking.


Air Pollution Noise Pollution Water Pollution

By using public transport By not honking on the

roads

By throwing garbage in

dustbins and not in rivers

and lakes

2 + 3 = 5

21/2 + 11/2 = 4



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CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes 2 reasons for the formation of the INC (1 mark each) 2

B. Correctly writes how each of them helped in the formation of the INC (1 mark each)

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TOTAL (5 Marks) 5


A. 1. The British made cruel laws for the Indians.

2. They forced weavers to sell cloth at low prices.

B. a. Railways

People could travel by train to spread the message of freedom.

b. Postal Services

People could send messages by post to spread the message of freedom.

c. English Education

Indians could learn about other countries by reading books and newspapers in

English.

2 + 3 = 5



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PART II – Long Answer Questions 30 Marks


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes 2 differences between rotation and revolution of the earth (1 mark for each point of difference)

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B. Correctly writes 2 things that would happen if the earth did not rotate or revolve (1 mark each)

2

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6

A.

Rotation of the Earth Revolution of the Earth

1. The spinning of the Earth on its axis

from west to east is called rotation.

1. The movement of the Earth around

the sun on its axis is called revolution.

2. The rotation of the Earth causes day

and night.

2. The revolution and the tilt of the Earth

causes seasons.


1. If the Earth did not rotate, only 1 side of the Earth would get sunlight. The other side

would always have night.

2. If the Earth did not revolve, the seasons in every place all over the world would

remain the same.

4 + 2 = 6



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SEASONS

STARTS AND ENDS IN THE

MONTH OF

INFLUENCE ON HUMANS

Summer

March to June

Cold drinks, caps, light

cotton clothes, staying indoors

Winter

November to February

Woollen clothes, hot

drinks, fireplaces

Rainy

June/July to November

Umbrellas, rain coat, hot

drinks

6 x 1 = 6



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CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes any 1 feature of the given planets (1 mark each) 3

B. Correctly writes any 2 things that are same between the 2 given planets (1 mark each)

2

C. Correctly writes 1 reason why there is life on Earth 1

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6


A. a. Mercury: It is the closest planet to the sun.

b. Venus: It has no moons.

c. Earth: It is called the blue planet because it is covered mostly with water.

B. 1. Both Uranus and Neptune appear blue in colour.

2. They are cold planets because they are far away from the sun.

C. There is life on Earth because it is at the right distance from the sun so it is neither too

hot, nor too cold.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes 2 ways in which wild animals face danger in our country (1 mark each)

2

B. Correctly writes 3 ways in which animal sanctuaries protect wild animals (1 mark each)

3

C. Correctly writes 1 thing that we can do to help protect wild animals 1

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6


A. 1. People hunt and kill wild animals for their body parts.

2. When forests are cut down, wild animals lose their home and source of food.

2 + 3 + 1 = 6

3 + 2 + 1 = 6



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B. 1. In animal sanctuaries, wild animals are given proper food.

2. Animal sanctuaries are mostly protected by guards.

3. They provide proper medical care to animals.

C. We can make posters and tell people to stop hunting animals.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly identifies the name of the eclipse (0.5 marks each) 1

B. Correctly writes 2 differences between a lunar and a solar eclipse (1 mark for each point of difference)

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C. Correctly writes what happens in a partial solar eclipse 1

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6

A. a. Lunar eclipse

b. Solar eclipse

B.

Lunar Eclipse Solar Eclipse

1. When the Earth comes in between the

sun and the moon, it blocks the rays of

the sun.

1. When the moon comes in between the

sun and the earth, it blocks the sun’s

light from reaching the Earth.

2. The shadow of the Earth falls on the

moon.

2. The shadow of the moon can be seen

on the sun.

C. A partial solar eclipse occurs when the sunlight is blocked partially.

END OF QUESTIONS IN TEST PAPER

1 + 4 + 1 = 6

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