SUBJECT : SCIENCE STD :V

I ST MID SEM COURSE

I M.C.Qs
1. How do the letters appear when a magnifying lens is kept on the letters of a newspaper?
ANS. Large
2. How does an object kept near the magnifying lens appear when viewed a magnifying lens?
ANS. Magnified
3. How is an image of a far off object obtained on the screen?
ANS. Small and inverted
4. Where an object should be kept to obtain the image on the screen using a magnifying lens?
ANS. far
5. For which of the following is a magnifying lens not used?
ANS. For mirror
6. Which of the following does not have a sour taste?
ANS. Milk
7. What is the similar characteristic between chalk and milk?
ANS. colour
8. Which is the same property between water and glass?
ANS. transparency
9. Which of the following is man made?
ANS. Nylon
10. Which of the following object is transparent?
ANS. Motor glass and Glass
11. The leaves of which plant droop (get folded) on touching it?
ANS. Mimosa (touch me not)
12. Which characteristic is not found in a plant?
ANS. Locomotion
13. A potted plant is kept lying parallel to the ground and its shoot is kept in the east direction,
in which direction do the roots of the plant extend on observation after four to five days?
ANS. Downwards
14. In which directions is the sensitivity of the roots of the plant observed?
ANS. Towards Water
15. Flowers of which plant bend down in the evening?
ANS. Sunflower
16. Which of the following is a living organism?
ANS. The potted plant
17. Which is the respiratory organ of the plant?
ANS. Leaf
18. Which of the following is not a component of the soil?
ANS. Stone
19. In which type of soil does the rain water pass down rapidly?
ANS. Sandy
20. What is capacity of the soil to hold water for long time called?
ANS. Moisture holding Power
21. Which soil has the maximum filtration power?
ANS. Sandy
22. What is true for sandy soil from the following ?
ANS. Less moisture holding
23. How does the clayey soil become as soon as it rain?
ANS. Slippery
24. Which soil is most fertile?
ANS. Muddy
25. What is obtained when a lump of clay is dropped into water?
ANS. Air bubble
26. Generally. From what do the plants grow?
ANS. seed
27. What is the seed of mango known as?
ANS. Dried Mango
28. Which soaked seed when pressed divide into two halves?
ANS. bean
29. From which of the following can dal be prepared?
ANS. Green gram
30. What is mung?
ANS. Pluses
31. Which factor is essential for germination of seed?
ANS. Water
32. Which of the following is the factor for the dispersal of seeds?
ANS. Wind
33. Which of the following is not a factor in the dispersal of seeds?
ANS. heat
34. Which seeds are dispersal by wind?
ANS. Calotropis
II Blanks

1. The distant trees appear Small and Inverted When seen through a magnified lens.
2. The clear image of the sun obtained on the paper appears Small
3. Telescope is used to observe the stars in the sky.
4. Salt/ Sugar dissolves in water.
5. Plants do not show Locomotion
6. Movement means to move from one place to another.
7. The plant respire through its Leaves
8. Plants take Oxygen during inspiration.
9. Dr. Jagdish Bose proved that there is a effect of music on the growth of the plants.
10. Gravel remains in the wheat sieve while sifting the grinded lump of soil.
11. Organic matter of the soil is lighter than water.



12. Clayey soil becomes slippery after the rain.
13. Muddy Soil is best for agriculture.
14. In Muddy Soil the proportion of humans is more.
15. The dicotyledonous plant grows from Dicot Seed
16. Dal is prepared from dicot seeds.
17. The two separated halves of pulses are called cotyledons
18. banana does not have seed.
19. The seeds of gokhru and cocklebur are disperse by Grazing Animals .

I I I TRUE OR FALSE

1. A distant object always appears magnified through a milky-glass. FALSE
2. It may not happen that the letters appears magnified through the lens of all types of
spectacles. TRUE
3. Reversing the telescope the distant object appears magnified. _FALSE
4. Every object appears inverted through a magnifying lens. FALSE
5. The leaf of a plant is its nose._TRUE
6. Frog gives birth to young ones.FALSE.
7. There is adverse effect of music on the growth of plants.FALSE
8. The roots of plants move towards the water.TRUE
9. Carbon-di-oxide makes clear water milky.TRUE
10. Mango seed is monocot seed.FALES
11. Matha is dicot seed.TRUE.
12. Bean seed has two halves._TRUE
13. Birds dropping and animals dung also help for dispersing seeds.TRUE


IV DEFINE :
(1) Humus : humus is the rotten of remaining of living beings which are mixed in the soil
(2)
(3) Moisture holding power :The capacity of the soil to retain for a long time is called its
moisture holding power.


(4) Filtration power: The capacity of the soil to separate water from the soil is called the
filtration power.

V Name them
1. Liquid Substance: - water , milk
2. Substance, Which can float on water :- paper , wood
3. Substance, made from iron :- nail , hammer
4. Seeds of pulses:- beans , grams
5. Seeds dispersed through wind:- Meswak , bombax
6. Seeds dispersed through water:- Rajko , faluda
7. Seeds dispersed through animals:- cocklebur , gokhru
8. Seeds dispersed through birds:- guava , papaya

VI Give reason
1. The letters do not appear large through an electric bulb without filling
water in it because the bulb made of simple glass does not work as the
magnifying lens without water.

2. A watch repairer uses a magnifying lens to see minute parts of the
watch because when seen through a magnifying lens the minute parts
look magnified and can be easily repaired.
3. A plane flies in the sky and consumes petrol as a fuel, yet it is called
non living being because it cannot grow. It does not have sensitivity. It
cannot reproduce its own kind.
4. The mango tree cannot move from one place to another, yet it is called
living being because it can breathe, grow, kind reproduce its own kind.
5. Muddy soil is the best one for cultivation because it contains moreamount of matter. Its water
holding capacity and water percolation capacity is moderate more over it can be ploughed
easily.

6. New plants grow everywhere in the rainy season because in rainy
season all the three factors like air, water and suitable temperature for
the germination of the seeds are available.
7. The seeds do not germinate, if water is logged in the field after sowing
the seeds because the seeds do not get air and warmth which is
necessary for germination of seeds.

VII Answer in short
1. Which instrument is used to see the distant object nearer and clear?
A. Telescope and binocular are used to see the distant objects nearer and
clear.
2. Name two instruments in which magnifying lens is used?
A. Telescope and microscope are two instruments in which magnifying
lens are used.
3. What is magnifying lens?
A. An instrument which is used to magnify tiny objects is a magnifying
lens.
4. What is the use of binocular (Telescope)?
A. Binocular is used to see distant objects near.
5. Write two names of transparent object?
A. Two names of transparent objects are glass, magnifying lens and
clean water.
6. Write name of two substances, which are not water soluble.
A. Two substances which are not water soluble are plastic, iron, chalk,
sand etc.
7. What is called preparation of groups?
A. When the things with similar or dissimilar properties are placed
together a group is formed.
8. What is meant by observation?
A. Observation means to know the properties by comparision with other
objects.
9. State three advantage of preparing group.
A. Three advantages of preparing groups are the work become easier,
faster and convenient.
10. What are the basic needs of a living organism?
A. The basic needs of a living organism are air, water and food.
11. Which gas is produced by the plants during respiration?
A. Carbondioxide gas is produced by the plants during respiration.
12. What effect is seen, when a branch of a touch-me not plant
touched?
A. When a branch of a touch me not plant is touched the leaves are
folded.
13. Write the names of five non-living things.
A. Table, bench, door, pen, pencil, bag, chalk, duster.
14. Write the names of five living things.
A. Animals, plants, birds, trees, insects and human beings.
15. Write the names of two plants which is definitely show the
characteristic of sensitivity.
A. Touch-me-not and sunflower show the characteristics of sensitivity.
16. What is formed from the rotten residue of living being.
A. Organic matter (humus) is formed from the rotten residue of living
being.
17. What is fertile soil?
A. A soil which contains good quantity of humus and has moderate water
holding capacity is called fertile soil.
18. Out of three types of soil, which soil dries up faster after rain?
A. Sandy soil dries up faster after rain.
19. What is muddy soil?
A. The soil in which the proportion of black mud or organic matter is more
is called a muddy soil.
20. What are the requirements of living beings to sustain the life?
A. Living being need air, water and food to sustain the life.
21. What is obtained from the soil for making fuel?
A. Petrol and coal are obtained from the soil for making fuel.
22. What is meant by humus?
A. Humus is rotten remaining of living being which are mixed in the soil.
23. What is called moisture holding power?
A. The power of retaining of water for the more period by the soil is called
moisture holding power.
24. What is called filtration power?
A. The power of separating water from the soil is called filteration power.
25. What is a monocot seed?
A. The seed which do not divide into two parts and have only one
cotyledon is a monocot seed.
26. What is a dicot seed?
A. The seed which can be divided into two parts and have two cotyledon
is a dicot seed.
27. Which is the type of seed of food grains?
A. Food grains are monocot seed.
28. Which factors are essential for the germination of the seeds?
A. Factors essential for the germination of seeds are air, water and heat
in definite proportion.


VIII Answer In Brief :
1.Which competencies are developed by the study of science?
A. Observation power, power to the properties by comparision and power
to prepare a group are developed by study of science.
2. Which characteristics of object are used for preparing groups of various
objects?
A. Characteristic of object are used for preparing groups of various
objects are shape, size, colour, taste, texture and utility value.
3. Write any three characteristics of pegion.
A. Three characteristics of pigeon are (1) It is a bird.(2) It eats grains. (3)
It lays eggs. (4) It is a living thing. (5) It can fly. (6) It is grey and white
in colour.
4. Write the names of five man made objects.
A. Five man made objects are paper, glass, plastic, bat , ball, bag, etc.
5. What are the components of the soil?
A. Gravel, sand, clay, mud and organic matters are the components of
the soil.
6. From what is humus formed?
A. The excreta of animals and birds along with dead remains of plants
and animals get decay in the soil by heat and water. Thus humus is
formed.
7. How is humus useful to the soil?
A. Humus helps to increase nutrients in the soil. It increase water
absorbing capacity in the soil. It makes the micro organisms active.
8. Mention the types of soil with respect to their colours.
A. There are three types of soil with respect to their colours. They are 1)
Red. 2) Black. 3) Brown.
9. Mention the types of soil with respect to their components
present in them.
A. There are three types of soil with respect to their components present
in them. They are 1) Sandy soil. 2) Muddy soil. 3) Clayey soil.
10. Which soil has maximum moisture holding power and which soil
has the minimum moisture holding power?
A. Muddy soil has maximum moisture holding power and Sandy soil has
minimum moisture holding power.
11. How many types of seeds are there? Which are they?
A. There are two types of seed. They are 1) Monocot seed. 2) Dicot seed.
12. Which type are the seeds of pulses? Write four examples of
them.
A. Pulses are dicot seeds. Mung, tuver, beans, rajma, grams etc are the
examples of pulses.
13. What is monocot seed? Give four examples of monocot seeds.
A. A seed which does not divide into two parts is called monocot seed. Eg
wheat, rice, bajri, maize, jowar, etc.
14. Write the factors that disperse seeds.
A. The factors like wind, water, insects birds, animals and human beings
disperse the seeds.
15 . Wr. the name of five things for the following groups .things of wood , things of glass ,
things which can burn .
A. Things of wood :- Table chair door , window, wooden cupboard .
B. Things of glass :- Bottle , glass plate , spectacles,mirror , window .
C. Things which can burn :- Petrol , wax , wood , kerosene , diesel.
16 . What is present in the place between the particles of soil ?
A. Air is present in the place between the particles of the soil.
17. Which wealth is obtained from the soil ?
A. Substances like petrol ,diesel , kerosene ,coal as well as metals like iron , aluminium ,
copper, gold ,silver are obtained from the soil .
18. State the types of soil and wr. Anote on each of them ? Or Short note on types of soil ?
A. There are three types of soil depending on the proportion of the components present in it .
1.) Sandy soil :- The soil in which the proportion of sand is more , it is called sandy soil . In this
soil the particles get separated immediately . Such a soil dries up quickly after some time .
2.)Clayey Soil :- The soil in which the proportion of clay is more is called clayey soil . it
become sticky and slippery when it rains.
3.) Muddy Soil :-The soil in which the proportion black mud, organic matter is more is called
muddy soil . It is very fertile and good for cultivation .

Mid Semester course
L 1 Fun with a Magnifying Lens
L 2 Learn Preparing Groups
L 3 Living Non living
L 4 Let us know the Soil
L 5 Seed and its Germination
Paper Style
Ex. I MCQS [ 8]
Ex. II Fill in the blanks [ 4 ]
Ex. III True or False [4 ]
Ex. IV Define [4]
Ex. V Name them [ 5]
Ex. VI Give Reasons [6]
Ex. VII Answer in short [6]
Ex. VIII Answer in Brief [3]