DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL – ROHINI

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT - I
COMPETENCY-BASED QUESTIONS
NAME: ___________________________ CLASS/SEC: V ______ ROLL NO.: _____ DATE: __________
 Underline the correct op on.
1. Which of these materials will not dissolve in water?
a) detergent powder
b) salt
c) sugar
d) chalk powder

2. The young ones of which of these animals look most different from their parents?
a) rabbits
b) frogs
c) ducks
d) snakes
3. The simple machine shown below is an inclined plane. Indicate the arrow that points in the direc on of
the effort force.

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4. Human body is made up of around 60% of water. Where does our body get this water from?
a) from the water we drink
b) from other fluids that we drink
c) from the food we eat
d) from all the above

5. Sujata was ea ng cabbage, carrots and spinach(palak). Which parts of the plants was she ea ng?
a) leaves and seeds
b) leaves and fruit
c) leaves and root
d) leaves and stem

6. To provide energy during a long race, sportspersons should eat something that is an excellent source of
carbohydrates and requires very li le diges on. Which of the following can they eat?
a) honey
b) soya beans
c) rice
d) leafy vegetables

7. Which of these is made with the help of bacteria?

a) cream
b) curd
c) soap
d) cooking oil
8. Which item is NOT made from a material grown in nature?

a) b)

c) d)

9. Which op on shows the items correctly placed in the ascending order of their distances from you?
a) stars, the Sun, clouds, the Moon and a flying crow
b) a flying crow, clouds, the Moon and the Sun, stars
c) a flying crow, the Moon, clouds, the Sun and stars
d) clouds, a flying crow, the Moon, the Sun and stars

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10. Many species of trees in the desert are seen to have long tap roots that grow very deep into the ground -
some mes as long as 2-3 mes the tree's height. Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY reason for these
long roots?
a) to allow the trees to store more food
b) to fix the tree firmly to the sand to withstand desert storms
c) to draw water from deep below the surface
d) to help the tree grow back if the part above the ground is destroyed

11. Two syringes P and Q were filled with two different substances. A er closing the outlet plunger where
pushed. Syringe P was pushed for some me but Q was not pushed at all. What will be the likely substance
in syringe P and Q syringe?
a) air and water
b) oil and water
c) oil and air
d) water and oil

12. Puneet has some nutri onal deficiency disease. He has bleeding gum, swollen and painful knee. Which
disease he may have?
a) Rickets: Vitamin D deficiency
b) Anaemia: Vitamin A deficiency
c) Scurvy: Vitamin C deficiency
d) Beri Beri: Vitamin B deficiency

13. The figures shown below are tradi onal floor designs from different states of India. Observe the people
and decora ons together and iden fy the one from Himachal Pradesh.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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14. Ravi wants to read some printed ma er that is not clearly visible to the naked eye. Which of the
instruments (given in the picture below) would be most appropriate for this purpose? Magnifica on means
the process of enlarging the size of something.

a) Instrument 2, because it has more magnifica on than Instrument 1

b) Instrument 2, because it has a focusing mechanism different from Instrument 1
c) Both instrument 1 and instrument 2 are suitable for the purpose; we can use whichever is available
d) Instrument 1, because it has sufficient magnifica on for the required purpose, and will be easier to use

15. Consider the following statements.

Statement I: Work is done when the book is pushed across the table.
Statement II: Work is done when a heavy wall is pulled.

Which of the following is correct about the statements?

a) Statement I is true and II is false
b) Statement I is false and II is true
c) Both the statements are true
d) Both the statements are false

16. Plants are living. There are a lot of biochemical reac ons occurring in them, which of the following
reac ons is light dependent?
a) excre on
b) respira on
c) photosynthesis
d) diges on

17. Dispersal of seeds is important for plants to

(i) avoid over-crowding, which results in weak plants.
(ii) prevent seeds being dependent on parent plant.
(iii) ensure the plants of a par cular type spread to new area.

Which of the above statement(s) is /are incorrect?

a) (i) only
b) (i) and (ii) only
c) (i) and (iii) only
d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

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 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL – ROHINI
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT - II
COMPETENCY-BASED QUESTIONS
NAME: ___________________________ CLASS/SEC: V ______ ROLL NO.: _____ DATE: __________

 Underline the correct op on.

1. Riddhi has wri en down some points about a living thing. They are as follows:
- It cannot move.
- It can live for many years.
- In the day it can take in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen

Which of the following organisms Riddhi might be talking about?

a) polar bear
b) fish
c) tortoise
d) mango tree

2. Recycling (reusing) which of these objects will help us save more trees on Earth?
a) newspaper
b) aluminium cans
c) glass bo les
d) iron grills

3. Fish have fins; in the same way, birds have _____.

a) beaks
b) lungs
c) wings
d) gills

4. Shown here are some cactus plants. These plants grow in places where there is very li le water. Most of
these plants have no leaves.

Why are leaves absent in the cactus plant?

a) The leaves dry up and disappear in the heat.
b) The cactus does not need food, so leaves are not needed.
c) Loss of water through leaves is minimised.
d) The cactus looks beau ful if there are no leaves.
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5. Which of these ac vi es, if done regularly, can help reduce air pollu on?
a) Spend very li le me outside home.
b) Use only tv or radio for entertainment purposes.
c) Walk or use bicycles to go to nearby places.
d) Burn all the garden waste in an open space at least once a week.

6. Which among the following is not an organ system in the human body?
a) diges ve system
b) respiratory system
c) brain system
d) circulatory system

7. Shown here is the picture of an umbrella. The func on of the thin metal rods in the umbrella is similar to
which 'organ system' of our body?

a) muscular system
b) skeletal system
c) respiratory system
d) diges ve system

8. Sunil's house has a solar water heater. When Sunil opens the hot water tap in the morning, he finds that
only cold water comes out. Hot water starts coming out only a er half a bucket of water has come out of
the tap. Why does this happen?
a) The solar heater can work only when water flows through the hot water tap.
b) The solar heater is faulty, otherwise this would not be happening.
c) The previous day was cloudy, so the water did not get hot enough.
d) There is already some cold water in the pipe which has to come out first.

9. Which green pigment in leaves helps to absorb sunlight?

a) haemoglobin
b) chlorophyll
c) glucose
d) carbon

10. Vaseline is applied on both sides of a few leaves of a po ed plant. Which of the following is MOST likely
to happen?
a) Transpira on will con nue because the Vaseline will quickly evaporate.
b) Transpira on will con nue because water vapour can pass through Vaseline.
c) Transpira on will stop happening because the Vaseline will block the sun's heat.
d) Transpira on will stop happening because the Vaseline will block the pores in the leaf.

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11. Where will you find the image shown here?

a) sea shore
b) highway
c) railway sta on
d) airport

12. Akshaya took an iron nail and finds that it is a racted to a magnet. She wants to check whether there
are other materials that get a racted to a magnet. What should she do?
a) Check if the nail is a racted to any other magnet.
b) Check if nails of other sizes are also a racted to the magnet.
c) Check if other objects made of iron are a racted to the magnet.
d) Check if nails made up of other materials are a racted to the magnet.

13. Which of these will change into liquid state immediately on hea ng?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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14. Animal 'X' eats plant parts. It gives birth to young ones and feeds them with milk. Iden fy the animal 'X'.
a) fox
b) goat
c) ger
d) lion

15. As a seed germinates and seedling grow-up into young plant the size of the seed leaves gradually
becomes smaller because
a) the seed leaves are absorbed back into the seed coat
b) the sunlight withers the seed leaves
c) the food that seed leaves have, have been used by the growing plant
d) none of these

16. Which of these animals does NOT lay eggs?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

17. Four statements are given about the roots of the plant.
(i) Roots absorb water from soil
(ii) Roots hold plant firmly in the soil
(iii) Roots absorb minerals from the soil
(iv) Roots make food for the plant

Which of the above statement(s) is /are incorrect?

a) (i) only
b) (iv) only
c) (ii) and (iii)
d) (i) and (iii)

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 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL – ROHINI
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT - III
COMPETENCY-BASED QUESTIONS
NAME: ___________________________ CLASS/SEC: V ______ ROLL NO.: _____ DATE: __________
 Underline the correct op on.

1. Animal 'Y' lays eggs, has feathers, and can fly. Iden fy the animal 'Y'.
a) penguin
b) bat
c) parrot
d) cat

2. Grass-hopper protects itself from being eaten by its predator -

a) by Its taste buds
b) it can run fast
c) it can camouflage itself in the grass
d) it has a poisonous s ng

3. Where among these will maximum topsoil erosion take place?

a) On a slope of hill with thick vegeta on cover.
b) On a slope of hills with no vegeta on cover at all.
c) On a flat piece of land with no vegeta on cover at all.
d) On a hill slope with no vegeta on cover at all.

4. Iden fy the list below that contains only INVERTEBRATES.

a) crabs, turtles, tortoises, whales
b) bu erflies, scorpions, crabs
c) fish, spiders, men, monkeys
d) cen pedes, earthworms, crocodiles

5. The blindfolded student shown here was given a packet containing a few objects. He iden fied them as:

A long s ck, a ball kind of thing, a so object, a sharp object.

Which of the senses did he use to iden fy the objects?
a) sight
b) smell
c) hearing
d) touch
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6. Three gases found in the Earth's atmosphere are carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen. What is their order
of abundance from greatest to least?
a) nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide
b) nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen
c) oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide
d) carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen

7. This gas present in the air is needed for burning.

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

8. Shown here is an L-shaped room. There is one bulb kept in the room as shown here.

Which of the following correctly shows the parts of the room that will be BRIGHTLY lit when the bulb is
switched on?

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9. The ma er which is in the gaseous state is:
a) oil
b) wood
c) metal
d) oxygen

10. A physical change has taken place when:

a) a new substance is formed
b) no new substance is formed
c) substance cannot be reversed
d) the iden ty of a substance changes

11. Which of the following is not biodegradable?

a) banana peel b) newspaper

c) egg shell d) plas c bag

12. Which of the following is NOT a part of the shoot?

a) leaf
b) branch
c) root
d) stem

13. Which is/are non-luminous object?

a) Moon
b) Sun
c) Stars
d) Candle

14. A ramp is an example of _______________.

a) a wedge
b) an inclined plane
c) a wheel and axle
d) a pulley
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15. Which of these animals undergo the process of moul ng?

a) snake b) elephant

c) cat d) camel

16. A po ed plant was kept in a black box having a hole to allow sunlight. The plant was watered everyday.
What would be the observa on a er 10 days?
a) The plant will not grow at all.
b) The plant will lean towards the hole.
c) The plant will grow straight.
d) The plant will die.

17. The given picture shows the seed of a plant called dandelion. Choose the correct method by which this
seed is dispersed.

a) carried by water
b) carried by wind
c) carried on an animal's fur
d) eaten by an animal