XSEED Summative Assessment – Test 2

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Social Science, Test 2

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PART I – Short Answer Questions 30 Marks

1. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Circles the correct national symbols in each category (0.5 marks each) 2.5

B. Correctly writes why these are chosen as our national symbols 1

Writes a complete and well-formed sentence 0.5

TOTAL (4 Marks) 4

A.

Name Circle the national symbols.

National Bird

National Fruit

National Animal

National Flower

National Tree

B. These are things that are special to India.

2.5 + 1.5 = 4

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2. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A – D. Ticks the correct option (0.5 marks each) 2

E. Correctly writes the climate in the Thar Desert during the day and at night (1 mark each)

2

TOTAL (4 Marks) 4

A. Rearing animals

B. Thick mud

C. Dhoti–kurta and turban

D. Camel

E. 1. Days are very hot.

2. Nights are cold.

3. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly finds the places on the map (0.5 marks each) 2

B. Correctly writes 2 things that would be different in the northern and southern states of India (1 mark each)

2

TOTAL (4 Marks) 4

2 + 2 = 4

2 + 2 = 4

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A. Answers may vary for b, c and d. Sample answer:

B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

1. People would speak different languages.

2. People would wear different clothes.

4. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes how the wheel is being used in the 2 pictures (1 mark each)

2

B. Correctly writes 1 similarity between how we use the wheel today and the way early humans may have used it

1

C. Gives a logical opinion

Correctly writes a reason

1

1

TOTAL (5 Marks) 5

2 + 1 + 2 = 5

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A. Picture a: It is being used to carry a load.

Picture b: It is being used to make pots.

B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

We still use the wheel for travelling from one place to another like early humans.

C. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

No, because they travelled on foot from one place to another in search of food and

shelter.

5. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Gives an opinion

Gives a logical reason to support his or her opinion

0.5

1.5

B. Correctly writes 2 things that we should not do when we visit the hills (1 mark each)

2

TOTAL (4 Marks) 4

Answers may vary. Sample answer:

A. Yes, because people are cutting down trees to build more hotels and other buildings.

B. 1. I will tell them not to throw waste around.

2. I will tell them not to waste water.

6. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes 1 way how early man may have discovered fire 1

B. Correctly writes 1 way in which fire may have been useful to early humans

Correctly writes 1 way in which fire is useful to us today

1

1

C. Correctly writes 1 thing that would have happened if fire wasn’t discovered 1

TOTAL (4 Marks) 4

A. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

Early humans may have discovered fire while rubbing two stones together.

B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

2 + 2 = 4

1 + 2 + 1 = 4

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a. Was useful to early humans: They may have used it for cooking food.

b. Is useful to us today: We also use fire for cooking even today.

C. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

We would not have been able to cook food without fire.

7. Assign 1 mark for each correct answer.

Answers may vary. Sample answer:

A. I have to take our dog for a walk in the evening.

B. I have to stand when I hear the national anthem.

8. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes the job people living in this area does

Gives a logical reason

0.5

1

B. Gives a logical opinion

Correctly writes a logical reason to support the answer

0.5

1

TOTAL (3 Marks) 3

A. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

People would do jobs like fishing as it’s an island surrounded by the sea.

B. Yes, people may still face water shortage as we cannot use sea water for drinking.

2 × 1 = 2

1.5 + 1.5 = 3

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PART II – Long Answer Questions 30 Marks

9. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes what each one does for a living (1 mark each) 3

B. Correctly writes 1 difficulty that each one faces (1 mark each) 3

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6

Answers may vary for B part. Sample answer:

Names A. What do they do to earn a living?

B. Write 1 difficulty that they might face in their work. Why?

Selva He is a farmer.

He cannot buy a tractor and

therefore he might not be able to

grow more crops.

Raju He carries luggage on train stations. He has to lift heavy luggage because

of which his back might hurt.

Sindhu She sells butter and ghee that they

make from the milk of the buffaloes.

She had to sell her buffaloes and now

she does not have a source of

income.

10. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Gives a logical opinion

Gives a logical reason to support his or her answer

0.5

1

B. Correctly writes any 3 rights that these children should be getting (1 mark each)

3

C. Gives a logical opinion

Gives a logical reason to support his or her answer

0.5

1

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6

Answers may vary. Sample answer:

A. No. Children below the age of 14 should not be made to work in a factory or any other

place.

3 + 3 = 6

1.5 + 3 + 1.5 = 6

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B. 1. Every child must eat healthy food.

2. Every child should be free to go to school to study.

3. Every child must get medical care to stay healthy.

C. Yes. I think fundamental rights are important because it gives us the freedom to follow

our choices.

11. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes 2 human activities that are polluting the rivers (1 mark each)

2

B. Correctly writes 1 way each in which a polluted river will affect the villagers and animals (1 mark each)

2

C. Correctly writes 3 ways in which we can help to reduce the pollution in the rivers (1 mark each)

3

TOTAL (7 Marks) 7

Answers may vary. Sample answer:

A. 1. Bathing animals in the river.

2. Washing clothes by the riverside.

B. Villagers: They will fall sick if they drink water from the river.

Animals living in water: Animals will die in the polluted river.

C. 1. By not throwing waste in the river

2. By not washing clothes in the river

3. By not bathing animals in the river

12. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly marks and labels the Northern Mountains, Northern Plains, Western Coastal Plains and Eastern Coastal Plains on the given map of India (0.5 marks each for marking and 0.5 marks each for labelling)

4

B. Correctly writes the type of climate (1 mark each) 3

C. Correctly writes 2 differences between the lifestyle of people living in the Northern Mountains and Northern Plains (1 mark for each point of difference)

4

TOTAL (11 Marks) 11

2 + 2 + 3 = 7

4 + 3 + 4 = 11

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A.

B.

Physical Feature Type of Climate

Northern Mountains The Northern Mountains have a cold climate.

Northern Plains The Northern Plains are very hot in some months and very

cold in the remaining months.

The Thar Desert The Thar Desert has a hot climate.

C.

Northern Mountains Northern Plains

What type of CLOTHES do people wear?

They wear warm clothes. They wear loose cotton

clothes.

What kind of JOBS do people do?

Farming and rearing sheep Farming

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