CBSE Class 5 Social Science Conquering Distances Worksheet

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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL

RIYADH

FINAL TERM

CLASS: Vth Sub: Social Studies

CONQUERING DISTANCES

I. NAME THE FOLLOWING:

1. Three means of transport

2. Cheapest mode of transport

3. Fastest means of transport

4. The special broad roads

5. Ship which carries oil/petroleum

6. Ship having refrigerated system

7. The busiest sea route in the world

8. The canal joining Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea

9. The canal joining Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

10. The person who invented steam engine.

11. The road that connects India to China.

12. The two heritage trains.

II. WRITE SHORT NOTES:

1. Where are the most dense air routes?

2. What are oil tankers?

3. Who made first successful attempt to fly and when?

III. Answer the following:

1. What are Trans-Continental Railways?

2. How have the Suez Canal and Panama Canal reduced travel time?

3. What changes have been made in the size and speed of airplanes?

IV. Fill In The Blanks:

1. The steam engine was inverted by ________

2. The ______________ railway stretches across Europe and Asia.

3. ________________ are the earliest meant of water transport.

4. Railways were introduced in India by ___________. 5. The ________________connects Paris to Istanbul

6. The Highways are also called _____________ or ______________

7. The first train in India ran in __________.

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. The Steam engine was invented by _______ .

2. The Trans – Siberian Railways stretches across ___________ and ______________ .

3. ________________ transport is cheaper than other means of transport.

4. The Panama Canal joins the ______ ocean and the ______ ocean.

5. Nowadays railway engines run on _________________ or ___________________ .

6. Indian’s rail network is the _______ largest in the world.

7. The ___________ and the _________ have reduced travel time between countries.

8. The first successful attempt to fly was made by the _________________________ .

9. The first train in India ran in ________ from Bombay to Thane

10. The broad roads that connect major cities are called _______________________ .

11. Petroleum is carried in special ships called________________________.

12. The busiest sea route in the world is between eastern North America and Western Europe. It is called the ______________ .

13. The _________________________ has the largest railway network in the World.

B. Tick the correct answers.

1. The world has been made smaller due to:
(a) Wheels
(b) fast means of transport
(c) Steam engines

2. Land transport includes:
(a) buses and helicopter
(b) cars and ropeways
(c) roads and railways
(d) cycles and ships

3. Special broad roads are called:
(a) roadways
(b) network of roads
(c) highways or expressways

4. Railways were introduced in India by:
(a) James Walt
(b) the English
(c) the Americans

5. The earliest means of water transport were:
(a) railways
(b) ships
(c) carts
(d) rafts and boats

6. The long distance railway line connecting Paris to Istanbul is called:
(a) Trans-Continental Railway
(b) Trans Siberian Railways
(c) Grand-Orient Express
(d) Grand – trunk Road