TET EVS QUIZ 1

Consider the following main functions of
plants :
A. To produce and store food
B. To give strength and support to the plant
C. To transport water and minerals from
roots to other parts of plant
The main function(s) of the stem is/are : 

Read the following statements and choose the
correct option :
Assertion (A) :
On applying pressure, gas can be compressed
easily.
Reason (R) :
When we apply pressure to a gas, the
intermolecular space between gaseous
particles decreases and it gets compressed.

Consider the following statements A and B :
Statement A :
In Manali, houses are constructed with wood,
slanting roofs and elevated on strong bamboo
pillars.
Statement B :
Manali receives a lot of rain and snowfall.
Choose the correct option :

Select the correct statements about elephants
from the following :
A. A three-month-old baby elephant
generally weighs about 100 kg.
B. An adult elephant can eat more than
200 kg of leaves and twigs in one day.
C. Elephants do not rest very much; they
sleep for only two to four hours in a day.
D. Elephants like to play with mud and
water.

Bronze is an alloy made by melting the
following :

Consider the following statements about
snakes and identify the incorrect one from
the following : 

What is the mass of an object with a density of
24 g/mL and a volume of 6 mL ? 

Consider the following statements about
forests :
A. ‘Torang’ means forest in Kuduk language.
B. The Village Council (Panchayat) in
Jharkhand decides which family will get
how much land for farming, by lottery.
C. The Right to Forest Act, 2007 gives the
rights to people who have been living in
the forest for at least 15 years.
D. About three-fourth people in Mizoram are
linked to the forests.
The correct statements are :

The coastal State/Union Territory of Bay of
Bengal is :

Match Column A and Column B :
Column A                    Column B
A. Cumin                     I. Appears like a nail
B. Saffron                   II. Originated in South
America
C. Chillies                    III. Yellow in colour
D. Clove                        IV. Small but fragrant 

Select from the following the best period of
the year for the people of Bihar to start a
bee-keeping programme : 

Which one of the following is ‘sticky rice’ and
is a common variety of rice in Assam ? 

When we burn fuels we get :

Rama plays cricket with his friends every
evening. Which energy does he use to play
cricket ?

With respect to Gujarat, the locations of
Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh,
respectively, are : 

Read the following statements and choose the
correct option :
Assertion (A) :
Field trips are an effective pedagogical
strategy in EVS.
Reason (R) :
Field trips promote memorisation of objects,
events and places.

Formative assessment of EVS is _______.
A. Assessment for learning
B. Assessment of learning
C. Assessment as learning
D. Assessment about learning
Choose the correct option : 

You want to encourage hands-on activities for
students of EVS. Which of the following is the
most appropriate activity ? 

Read the following statements and choose the
correct option :
Assertion (A) :
At the primary level EVS has themes instead
of topics.
Reason (R) :
Theme-based EVS learning is easy for
teachers and students as compared to topics. 

You have to select EVS textbooks for your
students of classes III to V. Which of the
following criteria is most appropriate for this
purpose ? 

Which of the following is not a learning
outcome in EVS for students of Class III ?

An EVS teacher should lay emphasis on
__________ while preparing question paper for
summative assessment 

Read the following statements and choose the
correct option :
Assertion (A) :
Learning of EVS needs to be oriented to
process skills relating to observation,
identification, classification, etc.
Reason (R) :
Through acquiring various process skills, the
learning outcomes of EVS learning are
expected to be achieved. 

An EVS teacher demonstrates an experiment
in class in which an egg sinks in a tumbler
with water, but floats upon adding salt to the
water. Which of the following is the most
appropriate explanation she can give to
students’ enquiry ? 

Which of the following options is a major
objective of teaching EVS from classes I to V ? 

Ms. Sheetal likes to use stories and poems in
primary classes to explain various concepts of
EVS. The most appropriate logic for her using
stories and poems is to :
A. complete the EVS syllabus as well as
students have heard them before coming
to school.
B. encourage the students to write their own
poems and stories.
C. make the students aware of diversity in
language and culture.
D. make the lessons more interactive,
enjoyable and interesting.
Choose the correct option : 

Anita prepares a unit plan to teach the theme
Family. Which of the following will be the title
of her unit plan ? 

While teaching EVS, a teacher’s
statement/question, which encourages
students to elaborate on an answer either on
their own or from the response of their peers,
is : 

If theme Travel : Railway Station depicts
utilisation of a community resource in EVS,
which of the following will complete –
theme Food : __________ ? 

A teacher wants to select synchronous
communication with her students for teaching
EVS. Which of the following will she choose ?