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Social Studies Second Assessment Grade VIII

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of crust do we live on?
a)
oceanic crust
b)
continental crust
2.
Which layer is the HOTTEST layer?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
3.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
4.

How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

a)

Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.

b)

Similar plant species found at different regions in continents.

c)

Similar animal species found at different regions in continents.

d)

all of the above

5.
The theory of continental drift named a key part of this idea Pangaea. What is Pangaea?
a)
One of the ancient animals that helped Wegener prove that fossils from different continents originally came from the same location
b)
 supercontinent that existed in Earth's distant past
c)
The underwater ocean range in the middle of the ocean
d)
The hot spot which gave rise to the Hawaiian Islands, among others
6.
The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents "drifted" away from each other
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What type of water is in the ocean?
a)
salt water
b)
fresh water
8.

What are the 5 oceans?

a)

Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Southern ocean

b)

Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Mediterranean, Atlantic ocean

c)

Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern, North ocean

d)

Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Black, Indian ocean

9.

What is an Ocean?

a)

small body of water

b)

large body of water

10.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
11.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
12.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
13.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
14.

Sir Sayyid opened a college called

a)

Anglo-Oriental college

b)

Super teacher college

c)

college for all

d)

Indian college

15.

Sub continent means....

a)

Today's India

b)

Pakistan

c)

India before independence

d)

East and West Pakistan

16.

He tried to establish friendly relationships between the Muslims and the British...

a)

Quaid -e- Azam

b)

Allama Iqbal

c)

Sir Sayyid

d)

Chauhdary Rehmat Ali

17.

Allama Iqbal saw that there would be _____ % of non-Muslims in India if India does not get freedom..

a)

70

b)

80

c)

90

d)

25-45

18.

Who adopted the theme of Two Nations after Iqbal's death?

a)

Quaid-e- Azam

b)

Sir Sayyid

c)

Gandhi

19.

Quaid -e Azam put forward the proposal of a separate Islamic state in Muslim League Meeting At Lahore in...

a)

1930

b)

1940

c)

1950

d)

1960

20.

Pakistan was born on ...

a)

14th August 1940

b)

14th August 1943

c)

14th August 1945

d)

14th August 1947

21.

He proposed the name Pakistan...

a)

Quaid-e-Azam

b)

Allama Iqbal

c)

Chaudhary Rehmat Ali

d)

Sir Sayyid

22.

Ideology is the set of ...

a)

laws

b)

ideas,ideals and beliefs

c)

laws and ideas

d)

constitution

23.

Allama Iqbal put forward clearly the idea of separate state for the Muslims of India in his address at Allahabad in 1930

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Chaudhary Rehmat Ali started 'Pakistan National Movement'

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Before Independence whole sub-continent was in peace and was being ruled by a single person.

a)

True

b)

False