The City School

Unified End of Year Examination 2020-21

BRANCH NAME

EXAMINATION EXAMINATION
ROLL NUMBER ROOM NUMBER

SCIENCE June 2021

CLASS 5 1 hour 30 minutes

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Roll Number and Examination Room Number in No. Marks Obtained
the boxes at the top of the page. 1 15
 Read and follow the instructions given for each 2 15
question. 3 15
 Answer all questions in the space provided. 4 15
 Check your answer paper before you hand it to
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the invigilator.
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question. 7 6
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 Section A Objective Marks 60
Q.1 Multiple choice questions: [_____/15]
For every statement there are four options A, B, C and D given, encircle the best
suitable option.
i. Why don't all seeds grow into new plants if they fall under the parent plant?
A Because of lack of space or air
B Because of lack of water
C Because of lack of minerals
D All of the above
ii. Which seeds use the wind to travel away from the parent plant?
A Acorns
B Coconuts
C Apple seeds
D Dandelion seeds
iii. Observe the diagram on right. These structures are found in
a flower. What is the name of the structure labelled as “X”?
A Stamen
B Carpel
C Anther
D Filament

iv. Extinction will occur when ____________________________________.

A The last of a species dies
B There is no chance of recovery for a species even if some remain alive
C The species numbers decline rapidly
D A species is moved from its habitat
v. What is seed germination?
A The process of planting seeds
B The process of seeds sprouting plants
C The process of harvesting seeds
D The process of cleaning seeds out from fruits

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 vi. Which of the following is accompanied by losing heat?
A Evaporation
B Condensation
C Vaporization
D None of these
vii. Why does the Sahara desert have very little evaporation?
A It is too cold for evaporation to occur.
B The water moves to fast for it to evaporate.
C There is not much water to be evaporated.
D None of the above.
viii. Water will evaporate faster if the weather is______________.
A rainy and windy
B cloudy and windy
C sunny and windy
D snowy and rainy
ix. Condensation is when __________________.
A steam is made
B liquid water becomes water vapour
C water vapour becomes liquid water
D a solid dissolves in water
x. The first person to look Earth from space was ________________.
A Evelyn Glennie
B Yuri Gagarin
C James Simpson
D Neil Armstrong
xi. Which of the following statement is not true?
A the Earth revolving around the sun
B the Sun rotating on its axis
C the moon revolving around the Earth
D the Moon rotating on its axis

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 xii. How did ancient people who built sundials know that it was noon based on the
sun's location?
A When the sun was located straight above them in the sky
B When the sun seemed to be directly to the right
C When the sun seemed to be directly to the left
D When the sun was not seen in the sky
xiii. About how many days does it take the Moon to go through its cycle?
A 20 days
B 21 days
C 28 days
D 30 days
xiv. The temperature on the surface of Sun is _______________.
A 5000 ℃
B 6500 ℃
C 6000 ℃
D 4500 ℃
xv. Which of the pictures below show the correct relationship between the Earth,
Moon and Sun in space?

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Q.2 Read the given statements and correct the underlined word. [____/15]
i. Once the plant has leaves it is called as a new plant.

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ii. After fertilization the pollen tube turns into a fruit.

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iii. The moa bird became extinct 4700 years ago.

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iv. Petals protect the flower before it opens.

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v. The seeds of Protea bushes will only germinate once they have been soaked with
water.

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vi. Sleet, hail and snow are all part of the transpiration process of water cycle.

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vii. Condensation is a reverse of freezing.

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viii. Drying of a muddy puddle is an example of condensation.

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ix. Room temperature is about 37 ℃.

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x. The temperature of water does not change while it is solid.

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xi. The first ship to sail all round the world was the victory.

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xii. Prediction is an information that helps us to know that something is true.

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 xiii. The path that Earth follows around the Sun is called as axis.

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xiv. xiv. In spring the angle between the Sun and the horizon of Earth is large in UK.

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xv. xv. The surface of the Moon is covered with ice and rocks.

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Q.3 Match the following. Read the terms given in column A and match them with their
correct interpretation in column B. Write your final answer in column C. [___/15]
Column A Column B Column C
i. Rotation of Earth a. Not much rain in this season i. _____
ii. Pollen grains b. Another name for rain ii. _____

iii. Condensation c. Swollen base of carpel iii. _____

iv. Cross pollination d. When the Moon looks like a complete iv. _____
circle
v. Wind blowing from e. Occurs within the same plant v. _____
South West in India
vi. Style f. It takes 28 days vi. _____
vii. New Moon g. It takes 24 hrs vii. _____

viii. Evaporation h. Powdered substance produced by anther viii. _____

ix. Ovary i. It takes 365 days ix. _____

x. Wind blowing from j. Formation of clouds x. _____

North East in India
xi. Precipitation k. A lot of rain in this season xi. _____

xii. Self pollination l. A long neck like structure of carpel xii. _____
xiii. Revolution of Earth m. When the Moon looks like a thin crescent xiii. _____
xiv. Full Moon n. Occurs between two different plants xiv. _____

xv. Phases of Moon o. Drying of wet clothes xv. _____

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Q.4 Fill in the blanks. [___/15]

i. If animals and plants do not reproduce they become ______________.

ii. When pollen grain reaches to ____________ it is called pollination.

iii. Strawberry plants grow as _____________.

iv. The small ___________ present under the hard part of an orange are remains of
tubes carrying water to its slices.

v. The seeds of ______________ are dispersed by water.

vi. Sometimes people build dams to trap water in _______________.

vii. The temperature of water never goes above _____________.

viii. Materials can change state by changing ________________.

ix. Paint is a mixture of water and a coloured substance called _______________.

x. Horizon appear as ______________ to people sitting in aero planes that fly too
high.

xi. In sundials the shadow of the gnomon moves around the _____________ to tell
the time.

xii. The tilt in the axis of Earth causes __________________.

xiii. The Sun is higher in the sky in summer, and the days are ___________.

xiv. The Moon also spins on its axis once every __________ days.

xv. Earth is spinning at about _______________ km/h.

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 Section B Subjective Marks 40
Q.5 Answer the following questions [____/6]
(a) What part of the flower develop into a seed? [1]

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(b) Draw lines to match the seeds with the animal that disperse the seeds. [3]

(c) Explain how the parrots disperse seeds. [1]

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(d) Unwanted plants that come from other places are referred to as “alien plants”.
How can people spread the seeds of these alien plants without knowing that they
are doing this? [1]

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Q.6 Answer the following questions [_____/7]
(a) The following diagram shows the structures of a flower after pollination.
Label the mentioned parts. [4]

(b) Identify the process shown in the diagram above. [1]

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(c) Explain why pollen grains come in different shapes and sizes. [1]

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(d) What do flowers provide insects such as bees? [1]

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Q.7 The following diagram shows the water cycle. Observe it carefully and answer the
following questions. [___/6]

(a) Which numbered arrow in the diagram best present the process of evaporation?
[1]

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(b) Which numbered arrow in the diagram best present the process of transpiration?
[1]

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(c) Which numbered arrow in the diagram best present the process of infiltration? [1]

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(d) What is the source of energy in water cycle? [1]

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(e) What would happen if there are no reservoirs in the country to trap water? [2]

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Q.8 Hadi is investigating factors that affect rate of evaporation. He poured hot coffee in
two different cups as shown below. [____/7]

(a) Which factor is Hadi investigating in evaporation? [1]

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(b) Name two factors he should keep the same to make the test fair. [2]

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(c) What do you predict will happen and why? [2]

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(d) What will happen to the temperature of coffee after sometime in both the mugs?
[1]

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(e) Write down one use of evaporation in our daily life. [1]

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Q.9 Answer the following questions [___/5]
(a) Why does the Earth have day and night? [1]

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(b) When the Earth is facing away from Sun what time of day is it? [1]

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(c) Why is it colder at night? [1]

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(d) Why is it day at one side of the Earth and night on other side? [1]

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(e) Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky through the day? [1]

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Q.10 Look at the diagram below and answer the questions that follows. [___/5]

(a) Which hemisphere is having summer? [1]

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(b) Explain your answer. [1]

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(c) If you lived at Y, would you need a thick coat outside? [1]

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(d) Explain your answer. [1]

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(e) What will be the length of the day at position Y? [1]

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Q.11 Give scientific reasons for the following: [___/4]

(a) After every four years we have an extra day in a year. [2]

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(b) We always see the same side of Moon. [2]

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