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Grade :3 Time :150 Minutes Subject :EVS-II (Social Studies) Marks :50 Teacher's Copy Section - A Multiple Choice Questions 5M __ /1M Choose the correct answer: __ /1M __ /1M 1. How many states does India have? [A] [C] __ /1M (A)29 (B) 28 [B] __ /1M (C)27 (D)26 2. How many main directions are used to find locations on a map? (A)two (B) six (C)four (D)three 3. Pramila visited several holy cities on the banks of the river Ganga. Which region did she visit? (A)the Islands (B) the Northern Plain (C)the Great Indian Desert (D)the Southern Plateau 4. What would you do to locate your school on a map of the [A] entire city? (A)zoom in (B) top view (C)measure (D)zoom out 5. A spaceship enters our solar system. On which of the following planets will the spaceship find life? [C] (A)Mars (B) Venus (C)Earth (D)Jupiter Section – B Very Short Answer Questions 19 M Answer the following questions in a word or a sentence: __ /1M 6. What is the capital of Nagaland? A. Kohima 7. Which is the largest Indian state? __ /1M A. Rajasthan __ /1M 8. What causes seasons on Earth? A. Revolution 9. What is a map that shows the way or path taken from one place to another called? __ /1M A. Route map

Fill in the blanks: __ /1M 10. On a map, an arrow with the letter 'N' shows the north. __ /1M __ /1M 11. The first person to go to space was from Russia/USSR. __ /1M __ /1M 12. A map shows the top view of a place. __ /1M __ /1M 13. More than half of the Indian population lives in villages. __ /1M Write True or False: __ /1M 14. Curved lines on a map divide it into equal parts. __ /1M A. False __ /1M 15. The soil in the Northern Plain is good for farming. A. True __ /2M 16. A map of India and a map of your neighbourhood will show the same area. A. False __ /2M Name the following: 17. The first Indian who travelled to space A. Rakesh Sharma 18. A human-made object orbiting the Earth at a distance of 350 km A. International Space Station 19. The area around one's house A. Neighbourhood 20. A group of people that makes important decisions and laws for a country to follow A. Government Match the following: 21. Write the correct letters in the brackets to match the following. 1. Mangalyaan [ d ] a. Landed on the Moon in 1969 2. Galileo [ c ] b. First human to travel to space 3. Yuri Gagarin [ b ] c. First person to use the telescope to watch heavenly bodies 4. Apollo 11 [ a ] d. Launched by India to study Mars 22. Write the correct letters in the brackets to match the following. 1. Jupiter [ b ] a. Burning, ball-shaped objects in space 2. Stars [ a ] b. The biggest planet in the solar system 3. Saturn [ d ] c. Has countless galaxies 4. Universe [ c ] d. Sixth planet from the Sun

Section - C Short Answer Questions 6M Answer the following questions in two to three sentences: __ /2M 23. What is a union territory? Name one union territory. A. A union territory is an area that is directly governed by the central government. Lakshadweep is a union territory. (Accept any relevant response.) 24. Write any two differences between landmarks and directions. __ /2M A. Landmarks: 1) Landmarks are buildings or objects that are easily seen and recognised from a distance. 2) Not all maps show landmarks. 3) Example: a school Directions: 1) Directions are used to find the position or location of a place on a map. 2) All maps show directions. 3) Example: north/south/east/west (Accept any two differences.) 25. Describe our galaxy and the position of our planet in it. __ /2M A. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way galaxy. It is a vast collection of gas, dust, stars and their planetary systems. Our planet, the Earth, is a part of the solar system, which is located in the Milky Way galaxy. Section - D Graphic Organiser 2M 26. Complete the following. __ /2M A.

Section - E Long Answer Questions 8M Answer the following questions in four to five sentences: Answer any ONE of the following questions 27. Why were sailors in ancient times afraid of sailing in the same __ /4M direction for too long? How did Ferdinand Magellan change that? A. Sailors in ancient times feared that they might fall off the edge of the Earth. So, they were afraid of sailing in the same direction for too long. Ferdinand Magellan was the first to sail around the world. He thus showed that as the Earth is round, it is not possible to fall off its edge. (OR) 28. Where is the central government of India located? Which area of __ /4M India does it rule directly? Name any two people who are part of the central government. A. The central government of India is located in New Delhi. It directly rules the union territories. The President, the Prime Minister and the cabinet of ministers are part of the central government. (Accept any two members.) Answer any ONE of the following questions 29. Explain why some planets are hotter than other planets. Why is Venus the hottest planet? __ /4M A. Planets that are closer to the Sun are hotter. Planets like Neptune, which are farther away from the Sun are cooler than planets like Mercury, which are closer to the Sun. Venus is the hottest planet because its atmosphere traps heat from the Sun, making its surface very hot. (OR) 30. Describe how an astronaut on the Moon and a scientist on the __ /4M International Space Station (ISS) will prove the shape of the Earth. A. An astronaut on the Moon is 3,84,400 km away from the Earth. At such a great distance, the astronaut can see the complete shape of the Earth. The International Space Station orbits the Earth at a distance of 350 km. At this distance, a scientist on the ISS can see the curve of the Earth. Section - F Map/Picture Based Questions 10 M 31. On the given map, mark the following neighbouring countries of India. __ /5M a) China b) Myanmar c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka e) Bangladesh



A. __ /5M 32. On the map of India, label the following. a) a state in the Northern Plain b) a state in the Peninsular Plateau c) a state in the Great Indian Desert d) a state that has the Eastern Coastal Plains



A. (Accept any relevant response for c and d) Section - G Surprise Question 5M Try this! 33. Study the given map of a town. Then, read the statements in the table below and put a tick (✓) in the correct column (Yes/No) to indicate whether the statements are correct or incorrect. __ /5M

1. The gas station is towards the north of the school. Yes No 2. The fire center is towards the east of the market. 3. The school is in the north-west direction of the gas station. Yes No 4. The lake is in the south-west direction of the map. 5. The merry-go-round is in the west direction of the map.  A. ✓ ✓ 1. The gas station is towards the north of the school. ✓ 2. The fire center is towards the east of the market. 3. The school is in the north-west direction of the gas station.  4. The lake is in the south-west direction of the map. 5. The merry-go-round is in the west direction of the map.