FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT-I

2023-2024

Marks: 30
Grade: III Subject: Social Time: 1 hr, 20 mins

A. Choose the correct answers. (4x1=4)

1. When we are watching the rising sun, we are facing the _____________________.
a. east b. west c. north

2. A book having several maps is called an_______________________.

a. atlas b. globe c. direction

3. The needle of compass always points to the ________________________

a. east b. north c. south

4. The ______________________ looks like the miniature version of the earth.

a. map b. globe c. atlas

B. Think and answer the following questions. (4x1=4)

1. When you face the setting sun, your left hand will point towards___________________.
2. What did people rely on, in the olden days to find directions?
3. How was compass useful to sailors?
4. Which colour shows land on the map?

C. Match the following. (4x1=4)

Row A Row B
 1. a) Globe

2. b) Map

3. c) volcano

4. d) direction

D. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. (3x2=6)

1) How are globes useful in learning geography?

2) Mention any two ways in which geography is useful to us in everyday life.
3) Why are directions important?

E. Answer the following questions in detail (3x3=9)

1) What is a map? Give two reasons why maps are more useful than globes.
2) Name four cardinal directions. Why are they important?
3) How are air, water and land useful to us?

F. On the outline map of India, locate Karnataka and mark its cardinal directions. (1x3=3)