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SELF ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET – MARCH 2020

SOCIAL STUDIES

NAME : _______________________________ MAX MARKS : 80

DATE : _______________________________ READING TIME : 15Minutes

CLASS– III : SECTION : ______ ROLL. NO: _____ WRITING TIME : 01:45Hr.

MARKS OBTAINED : /80

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Instructions:
• Read the questions carefully.
• Attempt all the questions.
• The paper comprises of Section A and Section B.
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SECTION – A [50 MARKS]

I. Choose the correct answer: [10x½=5M]

1. Republic Day is celebrated on [ ]

a) 15th August b) 26 January c) 2 October

2. The book of maps is called [ ]

a) Atlas b) Globe c) Album

3. Which is the cause of air pollution [ ]

a) firecrackers b) planting trees c) loudspeakers

4. The gas that makes the air hotter is [ ]

a) nitrogen b) carbondioxide c) oxygen

5. The biggest planet is [ ]

a) Jupiter b) Saturn c) Uranus

6. The Indian National Army was formed by [ ]

a) Subhash Chandra Bose b) Gandhiji c) Dr. Ambedkar

7. Jaisalmer Fort is in this state [ ]

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Odisha c) Rajasthan

8. The top of the map will show ______ direction

a) east b) west c) North

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9. The earth’s satellite is [ ]

a) moon b) sun c) mars

10. The shape of the earth is [ ]

a) sphere b) oral c) cuboid

II. Correct the sentences by changing the underlined word. [5]

1. Globes are easy to carry from place.

2. Vanamahotsav is held in April every year to plant trees.

3. The needle of the compass always points towards South.

4. The sun and the eight planet form galaxy.

5. Sardar Vallabhai Patel believed in violence.

III. Identify the pictures and name them. [6]

a) b) c)

_______________ _______________ _______________

d) e) f)

_______________ _______________ _______________

IV. Observe the grid and answer the questions: [5]

A B C D
1. School

2. Lumbini Park

3. Mall

4. Metro Station Hospital

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1. Name the grid where school is located. ______________________

2. What is located in grid A3? _______________________

3. Metro Station is in _____________ grid.

4. Where is the lumbini park located? ________________________

5. Name the gird where the hospital is located. ______________

V. Write the directions [3]

North

_______________ ______________ _________________

______________

VI. Guess who I am? [6]

1. I hold the soil with my roots to prevent washing away when it rains _____________

2. I am the imaginary line around the centre of earth _______________

3. I cover three fourths of the earth’s surface ______________

4. I am the only planet that has life ____________

5. I give light and warmth to the earth _______________

6. I am the first Prime Minister of India _________________

VII. Match the following [8 x ½ =4]

1. Space craft a) red planet 1

2. Surface b) not real 2

3. Mars c) Konark 3

4. Ahimsa d) a vehicle the travels in space 4

5
5. Sun Temple e) Outer part of something
6
6. Imaginary f) dark and cold
7
7. Neptune g) only one of its kind
8
8. unique h) non-violence
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VIII. Solve the crossword puzzle using the clues given: 2 [5]
1
Down G
`
1. Groups of millions of stars
4 L` T

2. A strong building built to keep out enemies 3

5 O E
3. A long poem about the actions of great men and women Y
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Across
C

4. The dwarf planet

5. The gas we need to breathe

IX. Fill in the blanks [6]

1. The vast area where heavenly bodies are found is known as _________________

2. The sun sets in the _______________

3. Air, water and soil are all part of our____________________

4. The model of the earth is called _______________

5. We must take ____________ of the earth just it takes care of us.

6. The sun is a _______________

X. Choose the odd one [5]

1. North , West , Left , East

2. Maps , Globe , Index , Atlas

3. Stars , Moon , Sun , Compass

4. Grid , Equator , Lines , Photographs

5. Mercury, Venus, Uranus , Satellite

SECTION – B

I. What do these following mean? [3]

1. Atmosphere

2. Monument

3. Satellite

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II. Give reasons [3]

1. The earth is called the blue planet because _______________________

2. Walking or cycling is good for the environment as ____________________

3. The planets and satellites shine ______________________

III. Answer the following questions: [2 x 5 =10]

1. What is an important thing that the Indian Constitution say?

A. _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

2. What is material heritage? Give an example.

A. _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

3. What is an orbit?

A. _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

4. Why do we find it difficult to breathe as we go higher and higher?

A. _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

5. How do trees clean the air?

A. _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

III. Complete the G.O [8]

1. Full name

Led the freedom struggle using ______________ and ________

Was a man of ________________

People called him _______________

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2. This monument is in ____________

Made up of ____________

Built by _______________ in memory of his wife _______

IV. Answer the following questions: [2x3=6]

1. Write any two ways in which maps are useful.

A. _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

2. Write two things that happened during nonviolent Satyagraha.

A. _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

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