Class 5 Half Yearly Question Paper 2025-26 Science

CBSE CLASS 5
Half Yearly Question Paper
Session 2025-26

SCIENCE

Exam CBSE Class 5
Subject Science
Session 2025-26
Document Type Half Yearly Question Paper

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Question Paper
Half Yearly Examination
SESSION: 2025-2026 ag
Class: V Maximum Marks: 80
Subject: General Sciences Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
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General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains 4 printed pages and 8 questions.

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2. All questions are compulsory.

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3. Answer all questions in your Answer Book.

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1. Select and write the most appropriate option from the alternatives given below: 1×10=10

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i) The effect on the soil, when forests are cut down-
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A. It becomes more fertile.
B. It is protected from erosion.
C. It becomes loose and easily washed away.
D. It helps prevent flood.

ii) Forests are sometimes called the ‘green lungs’ of the earth because-
A. They are green in colour.
B. They release oxygen, which we breathe.
C. Many birds live in them.

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D. They look like lungs from above.

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iii) Animals like tigers and elephants are becoming endangered because:-

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A. They are not getting enough water.

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B. Humans are destroying their habitats and hunting them.
C. They are fighting with each other.
D. They don’t know how to find food.

iv) Identify the correct food chain.
A. Grass ⟶Lion ⟶ Eagle
B. Grass⟶Grasshopper⟶ Frog
C. Plants⟶ Butterfly ⟶Goat
D. Dog ⟶Cat ⟶Lion.

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v) Rahul is feeling very weak and tired. A blood test shows low level of haemoglobin

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in his blood. He might be suffering from deficiency of–

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C. Calcium D. Carbohydrates.
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mother boils milk before storing it in the refrigerator. Boiling
common and important practice to-
A. Make the milk taste sweeter.
B. Kill harmful bacteria and extend the shelf life of the milk.
C. Make the milk thicker.
D. Separate the cream from the milk.

vii) Plants play a role in cloud formation through -

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C. Digestion D. Transpiration

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viii) The picture given alongside shows the method of drawing out ground water for a
specific purpose. State the purpose-
A. Drinking B. Industrial use
C. Domestic use D. Irrigation

ix) Choose the odd one out.
A. Salt B. Sugar
C. Lemon juice D. Oil

x) The following table shows the percentage of water in X, Y & Z. What does Y
represent?
X Y Z
70% 97 % 03%

A. Water fit for drinking. B. Water present in human body.
C. Water present in seas &oceans. D. Underground water.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: 1×10=10
i) A costly delicacy made from the unfertilized eggs of a variety of fish is known as ____.
ii) Wildlife (Protection) Act has been amended in________.
iii) Leaves of _________ are used to make disposable plates.
iv) The annual rainfall required for a forest to develop at a particular place should be at
least ______.
v) A disease�is any ________, or abnormality found in the body.
vi) Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of ________.
vii) Foods, like spices, cereals and other snacks should be kept in ________ jars.
viii) Duckweed is an example of ________.
ix) Physical states of water can be changed by changing its ________.
x) Nitrogen gas is _________in water.

3. Match column A with column B: 1×6=6
COLUMN A COLUMN B
i) Oxygen a) Carbon dioxide
ii) Aquatic animal b) Musk deer
iii) Greenhouse gas c) Octopus
iv) Kasturi d) Soluble in water
v) Thiamin e) Nuts
vi) Vaccum packing f) Beri-Beri

4. Statement Based questions: 2×2=4
In the following questions i & ii, each one has a correct statement and an incorrect
statement.
Who according to you is correct in each question? Give proper reason to justify your
answer.
i) Rishi:Chickenpox is a communicable disease.
Rashi:Communicable diseases do not get transmitted from one person to another.

ii) Sarita: Plants absorb water from the soil with the help of their stem.
Sunita: Water helps in excretion of waste materials in animals.

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Answer the following questions in brief: 2×6=12
i) The given picture depicts cottony growth on a piece of bread
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a) State the two factors responsible for this cottony growth on
the bread piece.
b) Write any one way to prevent it.

ii) a) Identify the pictures A & B given alongside.

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b) State the habitat of the plants shown in the

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pictures and write one use of the stem of plant in

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picture B

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iv) Segregate the following animals into extinct and endangered species and write the
answer in a tabular form as given below:
African elephant, Golden toad, Golden lion, Quagga
Extinct animals Endangered animals

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v) a) Observe the picture and name the processes that

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b) Sand and pebbles do not disappear in lwater. Justify the
the picture.

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vi) A family lives in a remote mountainous area. They mostly eat food grown in their
village. They notice that several people in the community, including some children,
have developed a swelling in their neck.

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a) Name the deficiency disease responsible for the swelling in their neck.

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b) Which nutrient is essential for preventing this disease?

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c) State any one symptom of the disease apart from the one mentioned above.

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a b) State any one use of this special forest product shown in the
picture alongside.
ii) Imagine you are walking through a forest. You see a deer grazing grass.
Later, you see a tiger killing and eating that deer.
a) Create a simple food chain representing this interaction.
b) Explain the consequences, if all the deer in the forest disappeared.

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c) Most animals are a part of more than one food chains. Justify the statement
with respect to food web in nature.
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iii) a) The given figure shows one of the oldest
method of drawing out ground water.
Identify the givenfigure .
b) Mention any one importance of water for
plants.
c) How is water supplied in urban areas?
iv) Ravi spilled some water on the floor. After a few minutes,the water was gone.
He did not wipe it.
a) State the phenomenon responsible for it.
b) Give any two daily life observations where we can see such phenomenon
occuring other than this.

7. Answer the following questions : 4×4=16
i) a) Write any two ways to prevent cruelty towards animals.
b) Name any one animal used for the following purpose:-
a) Transportation. b) Sea food.

ii) a) Look at the picture and state a reason for clearing the
forest cover.
b) Plants help to maintain climate balance over a
large area. Justify the statement with proper reason.
c) Give examples of any two National parks in India.

iii) a) Write the two solid preservatives used for preserving
the food item shown in the given picture.
b) Name one acid which can also be used to preserve
this food item.
c) State any one importance of food preservation.
iv) a) Interpret your observation,when carbon tetrachloride is added to a test tube
half -filled with water.
b) Mustard oil is added to another test tube half filled with water.What is likely
to happen? Support your answer with suitable reason.

8. Do as directed: 5×2=10
i) a) Draw a neat and labelled diagram of food pyramid.
b) A person finds difficulty to see in dim light.Name the disease he might be
suffering from.
ii) a) Draw and label the following-
a) Aperishable food item that must be kept frozen till used.
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b) Fruits change its colour and taste, when they ripen.Note�the factor
responsible for ripening of fruits.
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