Class 5 Indian Freedom Struggle – II Worksheet

Class 5 Indian Freedom Struggle – II Worksheet

 

Section A – Fill in the blanks (1 × 10 = 10 marks)

1. Gandhi was born on ___ October 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat.
2. Gandhi worked as a lawyer in ___, South Africa.
3. The method of protest started by Gandhi was called ___.
4. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year ___.
5. Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on ___ April 1919.
6. Rabindranath Tagore gave up his ___ in protest of the massacre.
7. The Non-cooperation Movement started in the year ___.
8. The Non-cooperation Movement was called off after the ___ incident.
9. The Salt March began from ___ Ashram to Dandi.
10. The slogan of the Quit India Movement was ___.

 

Section B – True or False (1 × 10 = 10 marks)

1. Gandhi’s full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
2. The Rowlatt Act allowed imprisonment without trial.
3. General Dyer opened fire on armed soldiers in Jallianwala Bagh.
4. Khadi and hand-woven cloth were promoted by Gandhi.
5. Bhagat Singh and Rajguru followed Gandhi’s principle of non-violence.
6. The Civil Disobedience Movement started in 1930.
7. Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Indian National Army.
8. Quit India Movement was launched in 1942.
9. Jawaharlal Nehru gave the first Independence Day speech from Red Fort.
10. India got independence on 26 January 1950.

 

Section C – Match the Following (1 × 10 = 10 marks)

A	B

1. Rowlatt Act |                                            a. Do or Die
2. Jallianwala Bagh |                                   b. 15 August 1947
3. Non-cooperation Movement |                  c. 1919
4. Chauri Chaura |                                       d. Knighthood renounced
5. Civil Disobedience |                                 e. 1920
6. Salt Satyagraha |                                     f. General Dyer
7. Quit India Movement |                             g. 6 April 1930
8. Subhas Chandra Bose |                          h. INA
9. Independence Day |                                i. 1922
10. Tagore |                                                   j. Complete independence

 

Section D – Very Short Answer (Answer in 1 sentence)

 

1. What was Gandhi’s idea of satyagraha?
2. Who headed the Rowlatt Committee?
3. Where did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre happen?
4. Name two leaders of the armed revolution.
5. Why did Gandhi promote khadi?
6. What was the goal adopted by Congress in 1929?
7. Who helped Bose in forming INA?
8. Which year did World War II begin?
9. What was the slogan of Quit India Movement?
10. Name the first Prime Minister of independent India.

 

Section E – Short Answer (Answer in 2–3 sentences)

1. Why were Indians unhappy during World War I?
2. Write two features of the Rowlatt Act.
3. Why did Gandhi stop the Non-cooperation Movement in 1922?
4. How did Bhagat Singh inspire Indians?
5. What was the importance of the Salt Satyagraha?
6. Why did Subhas Chandra Bose form INA?
7. Explain the effect of Quit India Movement.
8. What did Rabindranath Tagore do after Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
9. What is meant by Civil Disobedience?
10. Write two outcomes of Indian Independence Act 1947.

 

Section F – Identify the Year

 

1. Gandhi returned to India.
2. Rowlatt Act passed.
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
4. Non-cooperation Movement launched.
5. Chauri Chaura incident.
6. Civil Disobedience Movement.
7. Salt March to Dandi.
8. Quit India Movement.
9. Independence of India.
10. World War II began.

 

Section G – Cause and Effect Write the cause of the following:

1. Gandhi started satyagraha.
2. Indians protested against Rowlatt Act.
3. Tagore gave up knighthood.
4. Non-cooperation Movement was stopped.
5. Bhagat Singh hanged by British.
6. Salt March started.
7. INA was formed.
8. Quit India Movement launched.
9. British realised they must leave India.
10. Pakistan was created.