ANALYTICAL PRACTICE TEST

GRADE 5
SCIENCE
Q 1. Name the following:
1. The process of removal of waste material from the body ______________.

2. The process in which plants prepare their own food __________________.

3. Objects which emit their own light ___________________________________.

4. Objects which do not emit light of their own _________________________.

Q2. Fill in the blanks:

1. The quantity of matter contained in a body is called its ______________.

2. Objects that allow partial passage of light through them are called as

_______________________ objects.

3. The process by which complex food is broken down into simple

absorbable form is called _______________________.

4. There are no _______________________ in the milk teeth.

5. A force which acts at the surface of contact when one body moves upon

another body is called _______________________ force.

6. The amount of water vapour present in the air is called _______________.

7. Water fit for human consumption is called __________ water.

8. ________________ is called the universal solvent.

9. ________________________________ is the layer which protects the earth

from ultra violet rays of the sun.

10. The process of conversion of a substance from liquid state to solid state at

a particular temperature is called ________________________.

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Q3. Select the most appropriate answer from the choices given and write

the letter in the box provided.

1. Which of the following surfaces will produce the least amount of

friction?
a) grassy football field b) gravel running track
c) rubber floored park d) smooth glass top

2. Leaves of trees, banners or flags flutter when wind is blowing because…

a) air is a mixture b) air occupies space
c) air exerts pressure d) air is colourless

3. A place where animals live naturally is called its ________________.

a) home b) adaptation c) environment d) habitat

4. I am taken least in a balanced diet. Who am I?

a) fruits b) oil c) rice d) vegetable

5. We eat the stem of a sugarcane, ________________ and ________________.

a) turnip and radish b) ginger and carrot
c) potato and ginger d) cabbage and spinach

6. A toy truck moves over a smooth surface easily. If the surface is covered
with sand, it will _______________.
a) move slower b) move faster
c) move at the same speed d) will not move at all

7. When the clear water from a beaker is poured into another beaker
in an undisturbed manner, the process is called _______________.
a) sedimentation b) evaporation c) decantation d) condensation

8. Presence of this in leaf helps in photosynthesis.

a) glucose b) bacteria c) chlorophyll d) soil

9. The force responsible for wearing out of bicycle tyres is _______________.

a) electrical force b) magnetic force
c) frictional force d) magnetic force

10. Which are the teeth responsible for tearing of food?

a) incisors b) molars c) pre-molars d) canines

11. Tea leaves can be separated from tea by the method of __________.
a) boiling b) vapourisation c) filtration d) melting

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 12. During digestion, food from the stomach will move into the _______.
a) liver b) food pipe c) large intestine d) small intestine

13. This nutrient increases immunity and hence protective in function.

a) proteins b) fats c) roughage d) vitamins

14. Rahi was learning about ‘X’ and listed below are its properties.

• It has mass
• It occupies space
• It helps in burning

What is ‘X’?
a) apple b) juice c) marble d) air

15. Which of these can most easily be attracted by a magnet?

a) paper b) iron nails c) eraser d) wood

16. Which gas is given out during exhalation?

a) Hydrogen b) Oxygen c) Carbon dioxide d) Nitrogen

Q4. Observe the picture below and answer the question that follow:

a) What type of force does the archer use to stretch the bow?

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b) Why is the arrow designed in such a shape as shown in the picture?

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Q5. Identify the type of force shown in the following pictures correctly.

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 a) _________________________________ b) ______________________________

c) _________________________________ d) ______________________________

Q 6. Kabbadi players rub their hands with dry soil before they begin the
match. Give reason.
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Q 7. Football players wear special type of shoes. Out of the different types of
shoes shown below, select the shoes that would be preferred by
football players and also explain why.

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Q8. Aniket observes his grandmother blowing air through a hollow pipe to
the fire in a chuhla. The fire begins to burn with a brighter flame. Give
reason.

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Q9. Our school is carrying out a project on Zero Garbage Rohan wants to
actively participate in this project. Help him segregate the waste by
putting the waste in the appropriate bins. (Write the names of the
objects in the bin.)

pencil shavings, bits of paper,

banana peel, broken scale,
chocolate wrapper, stale chapatti

Blue Bin Green Bin

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Q10. Match the organ to the system it is associated with.

1) Nervous system _________________________

2) Digestive system _________________________

3) Excretory system _________________________

4) Respiratory system _________________________

Q 11. Explain the following terms:

a) Excretion:____________________________________________________________

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b) Reproduction:________________________________________________________

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c) Shadow:_______________________________________________________________

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d) Matter:________________________________________________________________

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e) Photosynthesis:________________________________________________________

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Q 12. Look at the given picture and identify it. Give one use of this part.

Use:________________________________________________________________________

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Q13. What happens:

1. When sawdust is added to water.

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2. When an opaque object comes in the path of light.

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3. When light falls on a transparent object. Why?

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4. Tyres of vehicles are not provided with grooves.

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5. Sara holds a teady bear in the path of torch light next to a wall.

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6. We inhale air through mouth instead of nose.

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Q14. Who am I?

1. I make all things that go up to come down. __________________________.

2. Creaking doors or noisy gates, with me around there’s just no sound

__________________________.

Q15. Identify the type of root system:

A.

B. How do roots help plants? Write 2 functions of roots.

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C. Write one point of difference between the two in proper column.

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 D. Draw and label the parts of a tap root system.

Q 16. Classify the following objects as transparent, translucent or opaque

objects:
butter paper iron sheet drinking water

_____________ _____________ _____________

chart paper cellophane tape glasses of spectacles

_____________ _____________ _____________

Q 17. Which are the forces excreted in each of the following cases?

____________________ ____________________ ______________________

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Q 18. Raju was watching a cartoon serial on the television in the drawing
room, while his mother was working in the kitchen. He could smell
and understand that his mother was baking a cake in the kitchen.

Why could he smell the baking of the cake in the drawing room?

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Q 19. Differentiate between:

1. Solids and Liquids

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Q 20. The door of Rahul’s room creaked every time he opened it. His mother

applied a lubricant to the hinge of the door and the creaking stopped.

a) What was causing the creaking?

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b) Give one example of a substance which can be used as a lubricant.

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Q 21. State whether the following is True of False:

1. Muscular force can act from a distance. ___________________________

2. Force can change the shape of the object. _______________________

3. A burning candle is a natural source of light. ____________________

4. Muscles form framework of our body. _____________________

5. Size of the shadow is different at different times of the day. -

_____________

6. The moon is the ultimate source of light on earth. __________________

7. Oxygen is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere.

___________

8. Microorganisms which feed on dead bodies of plants and animals are

called scavengers. _____________

Q 22. Find the odd one out stating the appropriate reasons:

1. beet-root, ginger, carrot, sweet potato

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2. frosted glass, butter paper, clear glass, wax paper

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 3. water, petrol, oil, oxygen

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4. carrot, potato, ginger, onion

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5. oiling, spreading sand and gravel, polishing, using ball bearing

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6. lion, rabbit, goat, deer

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7. rain, tube wells, ocean, river

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8. chlorination, filtration, decantation, sedimentation

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Q 23. Give reason:

1. Oil when spilt on the floor flows.

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2. Tyres of vehicles are provided with designs and patterns with grooves.

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Q 24. Rony and Mini are trying to see the flame of a candle.

1. Who will be able to see the flame? Why?

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2. Which property of light does it prove?

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Q 25. Amar, Akbar and Anthony held certain sheets in front of their faces.

1. What type of screen is Amar holding?

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2. How does Akbar’s screen differ from that of Anthony?

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Q 26. Name the force:

1. A fruit falls on the ground, if detached from a plant. ___________________

2. Iron nails are attracted by a bar magnet. ___________________

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Q 27. Observe the diagram below and answer the question that follow.

1. Identify the part marked X.

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2. Write the function of the part marked Y.

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3. Name the digestive juice that is produced by the part marked Z.

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Q 28. The picture below shows a family carrying out its daily routine. Observe
the picture carefully and you will see that an important resource is
being wasted.

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 Suggest 2 methods by which the family can conserve the above
resource.
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Q 29. Sanika performed the following activity. She placed cotton at the

bottom of the tumbler and introduced it in the bucket of water as

shown in the figure below.

1) Write the observation in Case A and Case B.

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2) What do you conclude from this activity?

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Q 30. Following are the parts of the alimentary canal.

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 1) Identify the parts A, B, C, D.

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2) Arrange them in a sequence to show the path of food in our body.

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3) What happens to the food when it enters part A?

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Q 31. Picture given below shows how air is polluted by different human

activities.

1) Which are the different ways in which air is polluted in the above

cases?

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2) How will you control air pollution?

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Q 32. Match the columns:(Write answers in 1-a format)

A B

a) Air used for burning

b) Air can be compressed

c) Air has weight

d) Air exerts pressure

___________________, ___________________, ___________________, ______________

Q 33.

a. Label the parts A and C.

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b. Write the functions of parts B and D.

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Q 34.

a) What does the above picture depict?

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b) How will you make the earth a better place for all living beings?

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Q 35. Study the following graph and identify the gases A and B in air:

A. ________________________________ B. _______________________________

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Q 36. The following diagrams show the process of purification of water

that contains insoluble impurities. Identify the process labeled A, B and

C.

A. ______________________________

B. ______________________________

C. ______________________________

Q37.

1. What does the above picture depict?

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2. Suggest any 2 measures that you would undertake as a responsible citizen
to minimize the above problem.
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Q38.

1. Which property of air can we see being used here?

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2. In what way does this property help?
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Q39. Label the parts of the digestive system:

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