HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION

GRADE II - ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

ACADEMIC SESSION 2020-2021

Name: __________________________________ Marks: 40

Date: __ __/__ __/2020 Time: 90 min

I. Choose the correct answer. (30 × 1 = 30)

1. Monkeys are ______________.
A) carnivores B) herbivores C) producers D) omnivores

2. When do we have dinner?

A) afternoon B) morning C) evening D) night

3. Which of these types of food should we eat?

A) stale food B) fresh food
C) uncooked food D) uncovered food

4. People who eat fish, eggs and meat are called _______
A) non-vegetarians B) vegetarians
C) dietitians D) wrestlers

5. Choose the thing which we get from plants.

A) computer B) umbrella C) perfume D) wool

6. A lion lives in a ____________.

A) den B) tree C) shed D) stable

7. Rahul has a cold and cough. Which of these plants can be used to treat him?
A) lily B) jute C) tulsi D) mustard

8. Which of these is formed through a natural process?

A) car B) table C) house D) mountain

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9. What are the five senses that we have?
A) sight, hearing, speech, taste and touch
B) sight, hearing, smell, taste and speech
C) sight, speech, smell, taste and touch
D) sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch

10. Which of the following is a human-made thing?

A) paper B) stone C) river D) soil

11. What do we obtain from the thing shown in the picture?

A) fibre B) medicine C) rubber D) wood

12. Which of these examples shows that non-living things cannot move on their own?
A) A bird is flying in the sky. B) A fish is swimming in water.
C) A girl is walking on the road. D) A man is driving a car on the road.

13. What does food contain?

A) nutrients B) organ C) air D) power

14. Which of these helps us to stay fit and healthy?

A) sleeping early and waking up early B) sleeping early and waking up late
C) sleeping late and waking up early D) sleeping late and waking up late

15. Which of these animals builds its own home?

A) lion B) bird C) bear D) monkey

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16. What is the name of the vegetable shown in the picture?

A) cabbage B) broccoli C) brinjal D) turnip

17. How should we eat our food?

A) eat slowly and chew it properly B) swallow every bite with water
C) swallow without chewing D) stuff our mouth with food

18. Choose the non-living object from the given picture.

A) B)

C) D)

19. Books, shoes and television cannot breathe, sleep, move, grow or have babies.
What does this tell us?
A) Natural things are living things.
B) Natural things are non-living things.
C) Human-made things are living things.
D) Human-made things are non-living things.

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20. Which of these animals can gives us honey?

A) B)

C) D)

21. Rajat walked into a room. He said, “I can tell that someone has used perfume.”
What sense did Rajat use to tell that someone used perfume?
A) smell B) taste C) seeing D) hearing

22. While playing football, dust flew into Rahul's eyes. What should he do?
A) use his fingers to take the dust out of his eyes
B) rub his eyes so that the dust comes out
C) keep his eyes closed for some time
D) wash his eyes with cold water

23. In which of these activities we use only our neck?

A) sit on a chair B) ride a bicycle
C) kick a football D) look left and right

24. Which of the following is a bad action?

A) plucking flowers B) smelling flowers
C) watching flowers D) taking a picture of flowers

25. Which of the following food items is good for our bones and teeth?
A) milk B) ghee C) butter D) potato

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26. Which of these is a root?
A) broccoli B) ginger C) turnip D) mint

27. Spot the odd one out on the basis of the part of the plant they belong to.
A) turnip B) radish C) carrot D) sugarcane

28. People who eat fish, eggs and meat are called _______
A) non-vegetarians B) vegetarians C) dietitians D) wrestlers

29. Which of the following should we eat to stay healthy?

A) pizza B) ice cream C) fruit salad D) french fries

30. Non-living things cannot ______________ on their own.

A) move B) grow C) breathe D) all of the above

II. Do as directed. (2 × 5 = 10)

31. Guess what am I.

a. I am good for your bones and teeth.

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b. I can give you the energy to work and play.

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32. Write the name of the below objects given in the pictures that we get from the
plants and the trees.

a. b.

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33. Look at the things that we get from animals. Write the name of the animals that
give them.

a. b. ____________

34. State true or false.

a. Plants give us paper. __________

b. Natural things are made by man. __________

35. How can you take care of plants?

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