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Social Science Assessment_Gr5

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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Class
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1.

Chose correct labeling of volcano eruption.

a)

1.Ash, 2. Crater, 3. Eruption, 4. Lava flow.

b)

1. Ash, 2. Molten rock, 3. Lava flow, 4. Crater.

c)

1. Lava flow, 2. crater, 3. Ash, 4. Molten rock.

d)

1. Lava flow, 2. Ash, 3. Crater, 4. Eruption.

2.

Select a key word(s) that fit(s) best in two gaps.


A _____________________________ is a major event caused by natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic

eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Natural disaster

c)

Natural hazard

d)

Flash flooding

3.

Look at this precaution poster and select which natural disaster it is alerting you about.

a)

Cyclone

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Earthquake

d)

Tsunami

4.

Read text and select one of the sentences that is true about the tsunami of 2004.


The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 was one of the most damaging in history. At least 235,000 people died in countries including Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and parts of Africa. The wave that began the tsunami was only about 50 cm high. A boat out at sea would not have noticed it. How did such a small wave cause as much death and damage?

a)

It had a small effect on people

b)

Many lives were lost

c)

Australia had serious effects

5.

Tell how can we describe a tsunami wave when it first starts?

a)

It is high and very wide

b)

It is not high and very wide

c)

It is high and not wide

6.

Read text and tell what happens when the wave gets near land.


When the wave hits the land it has a huge amount of energy so it causes enormous damage and can travel a long way.

a)

It gets much higher

b)

It slows down

c)

It loses some height

7.

Read the passage from newspaper article and select missing words




Abu Dhabi: Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has announced on Saturday that "Noor Abu Dhabi" — the world’s largest single-site ____________________ project — with a capacity of 1,177MW, has started commercial operation.

a)

Wind power

b)

Hydroelectric power

c)

Solar power

d)

Water wheel

8.

Select products that fit best in the gaps.

The Emirati food consists of a mixture between a bedouins diet, which consist of _________________, fishermen's diet, which consists mainly of ________common in the Persian gulf, and farmers diet, which mainly consists of ____________.

a)

Dates, horse meat and milk, coffee

b)

Meat and camel milk, dates, bananas

c)

Meat and camel milk, fish, dates

9.

The gas and oil are ________________

a)

renewable resources

b)

non-renewable resources

10.

What natural disaster is depicted on the picture above?

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Flash flooding

c)

Tsunami

d)

Cyclone/hurricane