Monthly Test – January 2023
Subject : Social Studies History = 55%
Geography = 40%
Class : 5 …....... Handwriting = 5%
Duration : 2 periods Total = 100%
Candidate's name : ................................................................………… Date : ...……...........….....
History - Part I
1. Underline the most suitable answer. Do not underline more than one answer.
(i) Farming began in the
(a) Near East. (b) South. (c) North West. (d) North.
(ii) The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as the tomb for which Pharaoh?
(a) Zoser (b) Imhotep (c) Menes (d) Khufu
(iii) Obelisk is called
(a) the Sphinx. (b) a Mastaba.
(c) the Cleopatra’s Needle. (d) a Pharaoh.
(iv) ---------------------- was the first Pharaoh to build a pyramid.
(a) Ramses (b) Zoser (c) Cleopatra (d) Khufu
(v) Matara is situated on the banks of the
(a) Kalu Ganga. (b) Nilwala Ganga.
(c) Kelani Ganga. (d) Gin Ganga.
[Total = 5 marks]
History - Part II
2. Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets.
(Scribes / Mastabas / Howard Carter / Cleopatra III / mud bricks / Papyrus Reed)
(i) The British archaeologist ----------------------------- discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen
in 1922.
(ii) Before the pyramids, Pharaohs were buried in -----------------------------.
(iii) The last independent ruler of Egypt was -----------------------------.
(iv) The Egyptian ----------------------------- studied the Sun and stars and made a calendar.
(v) Ancient Egyptian houses were built with -----------------------------.
[Total = 5 marks]
3. What are the settlements built on the bank of rivers?
(i) Britain (London) - -------------------------------------
(ii) France (Paris) - -------------------------------------
(iii) Rome - -------------------------------------
(iv) India (Calcutta) - -------------------------------------
(v) Colombo - -------------------------------------
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
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4. Name the following.
(i) (ii) (iii)
------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
(iv) (v)
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[Total = 5 marks]
5. Write brief answers.
(i) What is silt? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(ii) What is a desert? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(iii) What is the name given to the area on the West Bank of the Nile where the pyramids are
found? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(iv) What is the city built by King Alexander the Great on the Mediterranean coast?
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(v) For what purpose did the Egyptians use the papyrus sheets?
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[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
6. Choose the correct answer and write the relevant letter in the grid provided.
(i) Benthota is situated on the bank of the (a) Europe, Asia and Africa
(ii) Egypt is called the land of (b) jewellery
(iii) The world’s meeting place of the first civilization (c) cloth / linen
(iv) Copper was used to make (d) Benthara Ganga
(v) Flax was the plant which was used to make (e) Pharaohs
i ii iii iv v
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
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7. Fill in the blanks using the map giving below.
(i) The country represented by letter ‘A’ is --------------------------.
(ii) Letter ‘G’ represents the -------------------------- river.
(iii) Letter ‘D’ represents the -------------------------- River.
(iv) The ‘Red Sea’ is represented by letter --------------------------.
(v) The -------------------------- Sea is represented by letter ‘B’.
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
Geography - Part I
1. Underline the most suitable answer.
(i) Surrounding the mantle is the crust of rock on which we live. It is called
(a) the Lithosphere. (b) the Barysphere.
(c) the Mesosphere. (d) the Atmosphere.
(ii) Rotation causes
(a) the falling of snow. (b) the four seasons.
(c) day and night. (d) the spring.
(iii) What is the angle of the Earth?
(a) 23 ½° (b) 90°
(c) 66 ½° (d) 0.2°
(iv) The Earth’s crust is made up of large moving pieces called ----------------------- plates.
(a) Magnitude (b) Tectonic (c) Biosphere (d) Mantle
(v) ------------------------- is not a country located within the Pacific Ring of Fire.
(a) The USA (b) Mexico (c) India (d) Japan
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
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Geography - Part II
2. Mark the following statements True (T) or False (F).
(i) The majority of the earthquakes occur in boundaries of tectonic plates. (-----------)
(ii) The movement of the Earth around the Sun causes the seasons. (-----------)
(iii) Barysphere is the very core of the Earth which we call the crust. (-----------)
(iv) The point of origin of an earthquake is called the focus. (-----------)
(v) The shock waves of an earthquake is are recorded using a seismograph. (-----------)
[Total = 5 marks]
3. Name the different layers of the Earth.
A
B (i) A - ----------------------------
C
(ii) B - ----------------------------
D
E (iii) C - ----------------------------
(iv) D - ----------------------------
(v) E - ----------------------------
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
4. Write brief answers.
(i) What are the two movements of the Earth? ---------------------------- ---------------------------
(ii) State two natural features that provide clues about the nature of the Earth’s interior.
(a) ----------------------------------------- (b) ------------------------------------------
(iii) Name two countries within the Ring of Fire.
(a) ---------------------------------------- (b) -----------------------------------------
(iv) What is the Pacific Ring of fire? -------------------------------------------------
(v) What are the damages caused by an earthquake?-----------------------------------------------
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
5. Fill in the blanks by using the correct answer from the brackets.
(four / atmosphere /epicenter/ hydrosphere /365 ¼ / axis)
(i) The Earth takes --------------------------- days for one revolution.
(ii) The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus is called ---------------------------.
(iii) We have a leap year once in --------------------------- years.
(iv) The water mass on the surface of the Earth is called ---------------------------.
(v) The Earth rotates on its own ---------------------------.
[Total = 5 marks]
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Grade 5 Social Studies Monthly Test - January 2023
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