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Grade-5 Practice worksheet on "When the Earth Shook!".

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did earthquake in Bhuj occur?

a)

26th January 2002

b)

26th January 2001

c)

26th January 2003

2.

Shortage of food and water can result in ________________.

a)

Famine

b)

Flood

c)

Earthquake

3.

In case of an earthquake we should take the following precautions.

a)

If possible leave the house and go to an open ground.

b)

Lie down under strong table, desk or chair.

c)

Stay away from glass windows and electric appliances.

d)

All of the above.

4.

Which is "Appex body for disaster management" in India?

a)

Army

b)

Airforce

c)

NDRF

5.

In which direction (on the map of India) Gujarat is located?

a)

West

b)

South

c)

East

6.

Which scale is used to measure earthquake?

a)

Compass

b)

Ruler

c)

Richter scale

7.

Identify the man-made disaster-

a)

Flood

b)

Volcanic eruption

c)

Deforestation

8.

The instrument used for detecting earthquake waves is called _____________.

a)

Seismograph

b)

Richterscale

c)

Stethoscope

9.

The outermost layer of Earth us called _____________.

a)

Mental

b)

Crust

c)

Core

10.

Who are the people who design the buildings?

a)

Teacher

b)

Architect

c)

Singer

11.

____________ is the place where wheat and rice are stored?

a)

Godown

b)

Avairy

c)

Hanger

12.

_______________ is not a natural calamity.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Pollution

c)

Earthquake

13.

What is the location deep inside the earth where the earthquake began called?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Zero Point

c)

Focus

14.

Who made the Richter Scale?

a)

Louis Braille

b)

Graham Bell

c)

Charles Fransis Richter

15.

Which ocean has the most earthquake?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

16.

Excessive rainfall can result in ___________

a)

floods

b)

Earthquake

c)

tsunami

d)

tornado

17.

Scarce rainfall in any area can result in ____________

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

earthquake

d)

famine

18.

Cake and cow dung are mixed to make walls.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

If there is no rainfall, there will be no crops.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Engineers show special designs of houses.

a)

True

b)

False