This document is a sample paper for a Class 5 General Science examination, consisting of multiple sections with varying marks for each question. It includes 26 questions ranging from basic definitions to explanations of concepts like malnutrition, malaria, and the importance of nutrients in the diet. Instructions outline the expected answer lengths based on the marks allocated to each question.

1. SAMPLE PAPER SET-2
Class: 5
Subject: GENERAL SCIENCE Maximum Marks: 50
II Semester Time Duration: 2 hrs
General Instructions:
Read the questions carefully before answering:
Σ Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each. Answer in 1 or 2 sentences
Σ Questions 11 to 20 carry 2 marks each. Answer in 3 or 4 sentences
Σ Questions 21 to 25 carry 3 marks each. Answer in 5 or 6 sentences
Σ Question 26 carries 5 marks.
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Q1. What is malnutrition?
Q2. What spreads malaria?
Q3. Name any two foods that are rich in vitamin C?
Q4. Define microscope?
Q5. What are the symptoms of Tuberculosis?
Q6. What are vaccines? Name two diseases for which vaccines are available?
Q7. Name the diseases caused by bacteria?
Q8. When is a shadow formed?
Q9. What are the three states of matter?
Q10. What is an element? Given an example?
Q11. What should be done to control malaria and dengue?
Q12. Give two differences between opaque and translucent object?
Q13. Draw a diagram of wheel and axle. Label the parts?
Q14. Write one importance each of calcium and iron in our diet?
Q15. Explain why we need water?
Q16. What is the importance of mineral to the body? Name their food sources?

2. Q17. Draw a diagram to explain the arrangement of molecules in solid, liquid and gas.
Q18. Why is soil called nature’s recycling plant?
Q19. Differentiate between a reptile and a mammal living in water?
Q20. What measures should be undertaken to protect forests?
Q21. Explain how human activities bring about soil erosion?
Q22. What are the advantages of terrace farming?
Q23. How do communicable diseases spread through air?
Q24. What is the first aid given to person with a minor cut?
Q25. Improper cooking practices result in loss of nutrients. Explain?
Q26. Fill in the blanks.
a) Leafy vegetables like spinach is rich in _________.
b) The vitamin made by the body with the help of sunlight is ____________.
c) A diet that provides all the nutrients in the right amounts is called a ___________.
d) Kids who are physically active need a lot of ________________ in their diet.
e) At a growing age you need a lot of _____________ in your diet.
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