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XSEED Summative Assessment – Test 1
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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.
4. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
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.
5. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes false
Correctly rewrites the false statement
0.5
1
B. Correctly writes false
Correctly rewrites the false statement
0.5
1
C. Correctly writes false
Correctly rewrites the false statement
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
6. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
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
7. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes 2 types of pollution shown in the picture and their causes (1 mark each)
2
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.
B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
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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8. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
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)
3
TOTAL (5 Marks) 5
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
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
9. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
CRITERIA MARKS
A. Correctly writes 2 differences between rotation and revolution of the earth (1 mark for each point of difference)
4
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.
B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:
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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10. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
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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11. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
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
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
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.
12. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
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
Answers may vary. Sample answer:
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.
13. Assign marks as per the given criteria.
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)
4
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.
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1 + 4 + 1 = 6