Class 5 Social Science Transport
A. Fill in the blanks:
1. The invention of the steam engine made it possible to replace carts drawn by animals.
2. Roads connecting major cities are called highways.
3. The first train in India ran from Mumbai to Thane.
4. If you were traveling by ship from India to France, your ship would pass through Suez Canal.
5. The Wright brothers were the first to fly an aeroplane.
6. A railway system for travel within a city is called metro.
B. Write T for true and F for false sentences.
1. Steam engines were only used for land transport.
1. F (Steam engines were used for both land and water transport)
2. The trains running between England and France travel through a tunnel under ti seabed.
2. T (The trains travel through a tunnel under the Channel)
3. Almost all goods exported from India are sent on ships.
3. F (Not almost all; many but not all)
4. Perishable goods are best transported by air.
4. F (Perishable goods are best transported by air)
5. The Panama Canal links the Pacific Ocean with the Indian Ocean.
5. T (The Panama Canal links Pacific and Atlantic)
6. The steam engine was invented by James Watt.
6. T (James Watt invented steam engine)
7. Most trains and ships today use steam engines.
7. T (Most trains and ships today use steam engines — or diesel; steam previously)
8. Improving public transport can reduce congestion on the roads.
8. T (Public transport reduces congestion on roads)
C. Answer the following questions:
1. Why were better roads needed after the invention of the steam engine?
Because faster vehicles needed smooth roads to travel safely.
2. What are the advantages of a modern highway?
