Summative Assessment I, 2015

Social Science
Class VI
Max. Marks: 90 Time: 3 hrs

Q1. Match the following: (1 x 4 = 4)

a. Two surgeons were sitting down to lunch when
one of them made a call on the mobile phone
b. The boy who won the drawing
competition went to the dias
c. One of the fastest athletes in the world
d. She was not that well-off but had a dream
1. suffers from chronic asthma.
2. to become an astronaut which she did.
3. to speak with her daughter who had
just returned from school.
4. on a wheelchair to collect his prize.

Q2. Fill in the blanks: (1 x 8 = 8)

a) The ______ is the closest celestial body to our Earth.
b) ______ is the third nearest planet to the Sun.
c) A huge system of stars is called a _______.
d) Planets do not have their own ____ and ____.
e) Days are shorter during ______ season.
f) Grasslands developed around _____ years ago.
g) Port-holes were used for entering ______.

Q3. True or False (1 x 7 = 7)

a) In a monarchy the country's citizens are allowed to elect whomever they want.
b) In a democracy, people can raise questions about the decisions the monarch takes.
c) People in Burzahom lived in rectangular houses.
d) Chirand is a site in Kashmir.
e) Jadeite, found in Daojali Hading, may have been brought from China.
f) Rajas who let the ashvamedha horse pass through their lands were invited to the sacrifice.
g) Archaeologists have found palaces in the settlements of the janapadas.

Q4. Tick the correct answer: (1 x 12 = 12)

(a) All the planets move around the Sun in a
(i) Circular path (ii) Rectangular path (iii) Elongated path
(b) The Pole Star indicates the direction to the
(i) South (ii) North (iii) East
(c) The Pole Star indicates the direction to the
(i) South (ii) North (iii) East
(d) The value of the Prime Meridian is
(i) 90 (ii) 0 (iii) 60
(e) The Frigid Zone lies near
(i) the Poles (ii) the Equator (iii) the Tropic of Cancer
(f) The total number of longitudes are
(i) 360 (ii) 180 (iii) 90
(g) The movement of the earth around the sun is known as
(i) Rotation (ii) Revolution (iii) Inclination
(h) Direct rays of the sun fall on the equator on
(i) 21 March (ii) 21 June (iii) 22 December
(i) Christmas is celebrated in summer in
(i) Japan (ii) India (iii) Australia
(j) The blue colour is used for showing
(i) Water bodies (ii) Mountains (iii) Plains
(k) A compass is used
(i) To show symbols (ii) To find the main direction (iii) To measure distance
(l) A scale is necessary
(i) For a map (ii) For a sketch (iii) For symbols

Q5. Complete the following table: (1 x 3 = 3)

Geological Period Stone Age Name
Paleolithic Period
Mesolithic Period
Neolithic Period
Q6. Define any four (2 x 4 = 8)
a) What is the true shape of the Earth?
b) What are the four cardinal directions?
c) Name two essential features of a democratic government.
d) Quote the line in the poem sung after the Jallianwalla massacre, which according to you, reflects
Indias essential unity.
e) Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to place?
f) Name two types of techniques used for making stone tools.

Q7. Define any four (3 x 4 = 12)

a) Why is the Earth called a unique planet?
b) Define rotation and revolution.
c) What are the three levels of Panchayati Raj?
d) What are the three levels of government in India?
e) Name the four vedas. Which is the oldest veda?
f) List three ways in which the lives of farmers and herders would have been different from that of
hunter-gatherers.

Q8. Answer any four (4 x 4 = 16)

a) Name all the planets according to their distance from the Sun.
b) i) What are the parallels of latitude? 2
ii) What are the three components of a map? 2
c) List four ways in which you think the government affects your daily life.
d) . How can the stereotype that girls are a burden on their parents affectthe life of a daughter?
e) Name the places where the following things were found: Dancing Girl, Great Bath, Pashupati Seal,
Dockyard
f) Why do people who grow crops have to stay in the same place for a long time?

Q9. Answer any four (5 x 4 = 20)

a) i) What are the three heat zones of the earth? 2.5
ii) What is meant by the Solar System? 2.5
b) Differentiate between the Summer and Winter Solstice.
c) Draw up a list of the different festivals celebrated in your locality.
d) Discuss some of the key ideas of a democratic government.
e) i) What were the important changes in agriculture? 2.5
ii) Name five cities of Indus Valley civilization. 2.5
f) Describe the use following animals may have been put to:
Animal Use
Sheep ______________
Goat ______________
Dog ______________
Ox ______________
Pig ______________