AL TAWFIQ INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, JEDDAH

MID-TERM EXAMINATION 2011 - 2012

Subject:

Social Studies

Name:

Grade: III

Roll No.

Marks Obtained:

Invigilators Sign:

Date:

70

Teachers Sign. :

Teachers Remarks:

Cross checked by:

I. Write down the meaning of the given word:

[6M/1e]

1.

Lever: ______________________________________________________________

2.

Museum: ____________________________________________________________

3.

Government: _________________________________________________________

4.

Fire brigade: _________________________________________________________

5.

Clinic:_______________________________________________________________

6.

Atlas:________________________________________________________________

II. Fill in the blanks:

[10M/1e]

1.

The ___________ directs the traffic on the roads.

2.

Early people split thing with a ____________ stone.

3.

The planets, stars and the moon are all in ___________.

4.

The Earth is surrounded by air called ____________.

5.

On a map, we use _____________ scale.

6.

The people who live near our house are our _____________.

7.

People who provide free help to the poor and needy people are doing a __________.

8.

A small area of land surrounded by water is called an _____________.

9.

The signs and symbols on a map are called _____________.

III. State true or false:

[8M/1e]

1. The moon is closer to earth.

2. Rivers flow from the sea to the land.

3. The railway station and garden are public.

4. People learnt how to make pots out of clay.

5. The Earth is a planet.

6. Sun gives us light and heat.

7. Early people used fire to keep themselves warm.

8. There is no air in space.

IV. Choose the best answer:

[6M/1e]

1. A hard substance is known as ____________ (planet, solid, satellite)

2. Major land masses of the earth are called ___________ (oceans, map, continents)
3. A ___________ shows the shape of the land or the sea. ( map, atlas, scale)
4. Which of the following is not an ocean? (Indian, Asia, Atlantic)
5. ___________ wears a helmet to protect his head and neck safe. (policemen, firemen,
doctor)
6. A period in history when most things were made from stone. (copper, bronze, stone
age)

V. Answer the following question: (any six)

[18M/3e]

Q1. What is an island?

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Q2. How do early people use fire?
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Q3. What is an ambulance?
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Q4. What work do firefighters do?
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Q5. How is government chosen?

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Q6. What is tax?

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Q7. Why does the moon look bright at night?

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VI. Answer in one word:

[6M/1e]

1. A book of maps is called. ____________

2. The process used to find the age of very old objects. ______________
3. The planet where we live. _______________
4. Sandy places without much water are called ____________
5. People who need medical attention are rushed to a ____________
6. Rules made by government to control or change our behavior called ____________

VII. Name any three continents

a) ______________

VIII.

b)

[3M]

________________

c)

_______________

Match the following:

[5M/1e]

1. Low land between

two mountain

belongs to someone.

2. Private services

Arthropologist.

3. Doctors

is called a bay.

4. A person who studied

how people live and behave

far away from the earth

5. The stars are very

sees the patients

IX. Draw, color and label two tools made by the early people

X. Label and color the given landforms

Valley

Island

Lake

Mountain

[4M/2e]

[4M]
Sea

Hills