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Second Semester Examination - July 2020

Subject : History & Geography
Class : 6….......
Duration : 2 periods Date : ........................................
Candidate's name : .................................................................... Admission no : ..........................

* Please keep your colour pencils at hand. Borrowing will not be allowed.

GEOGRAPHY
Part – I
(1) Observe the map of Sri Lanka and underline the correct answer.

(i) Tea, vegetable and flower cultivations are done in

A the district marked as
(a) A. (b) B. (c) C. (d) D.

(ii) The ancient hydraulic civilization of Sri Lanka is

marked as
B
C (a) A. (b) C. (c) D. (d) G.

(iii) The traditional industry, of the place marked as F is

(a) brassware. (b) masks.

(c) mats. (d) furniture.

D
E
(iv) The commercial capital of Sri Lanka is located in
the place marked as
F
G (a) E. (b) F. (c) G. (d) A.

(v) What is the religious place located in the place marked as B?

(a) The Temple of the Tooth Relic (b) The Kelaniya Temple

(c) The Koneshwaram Temple (d) The Red Mosque

[Total = 5 marks]

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Part - II

(1) Fill in the blanks using the words given below.

(earthworms / road / plastic / province / lung cancer)

(i) ------------------------------ is caused by air pollution.

(ii) In maps, the main ------------------------------ is usually coloured in red.

(iii) ------------------------------ is an example for nondegradable material.

(iv) ------------------------------ contribute to loosen the soil and to enrich it.

(v) A collection of several districts make a ------------------------------.

[Total = 5 marks]

(2) (i) Label the followings on the map given below.

(Palk Strait / Bay of Bengal / Arabian Sea)

India

Sri Lanka

(3 marks)

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(ii) Fill in the blanks.

According to the relative location of Sri Lanka, our country is located to the south of the

(a) ---------------------------------- continent and towards the (b) -----------------------------------

of the Indian Ocean.

(2 marks)

[Total = 5 marks]

(3) Write brief answers.

(i) How would you contribute to save energy at home and school? (Mention two ways.)

(a) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(ii) “The demand for energy has increased rapidly.” Give two reasons to justify the above
sentence.

(a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(iii) How does the location of Sri Lanka influence the climate of the country? (Write two ways.)

(a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(iv) Name the following economical use of energy sources.

(a) (b)

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(v) Name the missing steps in the following process of 3R of minimizing the amount of waste.

(vi) “Sri Lanka is a rapidly developing country in South Asia”. State two development projects
which have contributed towards this progress.

(a) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Total = 12 marks]
(4) Use the following world map to answer the following questions.

(i) Name an island in the Pacific Ocean. ---------------------------------------------------

(ii) Mark Greenland on the map and shade it in yellow.
(iii) Name the island marked as A which is in the Atlantic Ocean.
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[Total = 3 marks]

[Total = 30 marks]
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HISTORY
Part – I
(1) Underline the correct answer.
(i) Kala Wewa was a creation of
(a) King Vasabha. (b) King Dutugemunu.
(c) King Pandukabhaya. (d) King Dhathusena.
(ii) The Egyptian civilisation developed in the continent of
(a) Asia . (b) Europe. (c) Africa. (d) Australia.
(iii) King Dutugemunu and King Elara had their combat at
(a) Magama. (b) Vijithapura.
(c) Digamadulla. (d) Sirisawattu.
(iv) What was the biggest stupa made out of bricks in the world ?
(a) Thuparamaya (b) Ruwanweliseya
(c) Jethawana Stupa (d) Mirisawetiya
(v) The term ------------------------- means the capable man.
(a) Homo habilis (b) Homo sapien
(c) Homo erectus (d) Homo neanderthalensis
[Total = 5 marks]
Part - II
(1) Mark ‘true’ ( ✓ ) or ‘false’ ( ×).

(i) The Ziggurat temple is a literary source. [ ]

(ii) Mammoths lived during the Great Ice Age period. [ ]
(iii) The Ruwanweliseya is also known as Maha Stupa. [ ]
(iv) The title ‘Drushtha’ means adorable to gods. [ ]
(v) Kuweni helped Prince Vijaya to established his power in Sri Lanka. [ ]
[Total = 5 marks]
(2) Fill in the blanks.
(i) Maize was first cultivated in -------------------------------------.

(ii) King Dutugemunu’s real name was -------------------------------------.

(iii) Dambakolapatuna was a harbour located in -------------------------------------.

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(iv) Fire was discovered and used for the first time by -------------------------------------.

(v) People in the ------------------------------------- era built huts with sticks and leaves.

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]

(3) Identify the picture.

(4) Match Column A with B and write the correct letter in the grid.
A B
(i) Wallipuram golden plate (a) The Pyramid of Giza
(ii) Abaya Wewa (b) Prince Vijaya
(iii) The Seven Wonders of the World (c) Canada
(iv) Aryan community (d) King Vasabha
(v) A fossilized mark of Opabinia (e) Basawakkulama Tank

A (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]

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(5) Name the following kings.
(i) The prime mover of the Lambakarna dynasty -

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(ii) The first king to embraced Buddhism in Sri Lanka -

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(iii) The king who defeated the South Indian invader ‘King Elara’ and united the country -

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(iv) The king who supported the transformation of the Thripitaka to the written form -

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(v) God of Minneriya – ------------------------------------------------------------

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
(6) Write brief answers.
(i) Name two significant qualities of King Dutugemunu.

(a) ------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ------------------------------------------------------------

(ii) Write two distinctive features of the Mesopotamian civilisation.

(a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(iii) Name one step that King Vasabha followed to make the administration easy.

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(iv) Name two great giants of King Dutugemunu’s army.

(a) --------------------------------------------------

(b) --------------------------------------------------

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(v) Name two features that King Pandukhabhaya added to the city of Anuradhapura when he

developed it.

(a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(vi) Name one archaeological source of our country.

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[Total = 10 marks]
(7) Observe the world map and answer the questions. (Write the correct letter on the blank.)

H D A
E C

F B

(i) The native country of King Elara - -----------------------------------

(ii) The land of the Pharaohs - -----------------------------------

(iii) China - -----------------------------------

(iv) The country which was known as Sihaladeepa - -----------------------------------

(v) Nile River - ------------------------------------

(vi) Iraq - ------------------------------------

[Total = 6 marks]
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(8) Write three sentences about two of the following topics.

(i) King Valagamba
(ii) The Holocene Era
(iii) King Devanampiyatissa

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[Total = 6 marks]

END

Ref : CP

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