Class 5 PT I Question Paper 2025-26 Science

CBSE CLASS 5
PT I Question Paper
Session 2025-26

SCIENCE

Exam CBSE Class 5
Subject Science
Session 2025-26
Document Type PT I Question Paper

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Question Paper
PERIODIC TEST - 1
SESSION: 2025-2026 ag
CLASS: V MAXIMUM MARKS: 40
SUBJECT: GENERAL SCIENCES TIME: 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES

General Instructions:
1. This question paper contains 2 printed pages and 8 questions.

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2. All questions are compulsory.

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1. Select and write the most appropriate option from the alternatives given below : (1×4=4)

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(i) A school in a dry region wants to start a tree plantation drive to improve water table in

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the area. How will planting trees help in this case?
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(A) Trees help to bring good rainfall (B) Trees help to control global warming
(C) Trees act as home for wild animals (D) Trees release oxygen into the air
(ii) Plants require water for –
(A) germination of seed (B) digestion (C) photosynthesis (D) Both A & C
(iii) A girl wants to prepare a refreshing summer drink at home. She adds sugar, salt and
lemon juice to water and stirs well. Which of the following correctly describes the role
of each substance in the drink?
(A) All ingredients are solutes

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(B) Water is the solvent whereas sugar, salt and lemon juice are solutes

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(C) Water is the solute and the rest are solvents

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(D) Sugar and salt are solvents; water and lemon juice are solutes

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(iv) Wet clothes get dried up due to –

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(A) precipitation (B) evaporation (C) respiration (D) condensation
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: (1×5=5)
(i) Tendu leaf is also called _____________ of Odisha.
(ii) Animals which can live both in water and on land are called ___________ animals.
(iii) A _____________ is a reserved land usually declared and owned by the national
government.
(iv) River water is _____________ by a series of processes to make it fit for drinking.
(v) The cyclic process, of evaporation of water from the earth’s surface, followed by its

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condensation, is termed as ____________________.

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3. Match column A with column B: (1×4=4)

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COLUMN A COLUMN B

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(i) Sinks in water (a) canoe

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(ii) Aquatic animal (b) nitrogen gas
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a (iii) A light weight narrow boat
(iv) Insoluble in water
(c) sea horse
(d) carbon tetrachloride
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

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(i) Rohan: Animals need water for the digestion of food.

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Rashi: Plants absorb water from the soil with the help of their leaves.

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: (ii) Ankit: The entire part of rain water which falls on the earth, sinks into the ground.
Mohit: We cannot drink rain water though rain drop is the purest form of water.
5. Answer the following questions in brief: (2×2=4)
(i) (a) Name the activity, performed by these men as
shown in the image.
(b) Mention any two effects of this activity on our
environment.

(ii) Only a small percentage of the Earth’s water is available for human use even though
the Earth is mostly covered by water. Justify the statement with a reason.
6. Answer the following questions: (3×2=6)
(i) State any three advantages of a forest.
(ii) (a) Sonal took a hot shower after returning from school. She noticed the bathroom
mirror became foggy after her bath. Give an appropriate scientific reason for her
observation.
(b) “Excess water is released from the leaves of plants by a process.”- Name the
process.
7. Answer the following questions: (4x2=8)
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(a) Identify the two images A & B given above.
(b) Compare them by mentioning their similarity and difference between each other.
(ii) Study the items given below and predict whether they will float or sink in water.
Write your answer in a tabular form as shown below.
Thermocole , iron nails, cork, oil, coin, pebbles, carbon tetrachloride and sand.
Float on water Sink in water

8) ) Draw a neat and labelled diagram of - (4)
(i) (a) Any two forest products used in food.
(b) Any two forest products used in medicine.
(ii) Name one national park in India where Asiatic lion is protected. (1)

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