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Journey of a River Practice 2

Concept Check

Question 1mcq

A fisherman says, "The fish catch has fallen every year for ten years." What might this tell us?

A.Fish have learned to swim faster.

B.The river has too much clean water.

C.Something — such as pollution or overfishing — is harming the fish population.

D.The fisherman is catching fish in the wrong season.

Question 2mcq

Communities living along rivers often celebrate river festivals. What does this suggest about their relationship with rivers?

A.People are afraid of rivers.

B.Rivers are unimportant to daily life.

C.Rivers are deeply connected to the culture and lives of riverside communities.

D.Festivals always happen near the sea.

Question 3mcq

A map has a scale of 1 cm = 5 km. The distance between two towns on the map is 4 cm. What is the real distance?

A.4 km

B.9 km

C.1 km

D.20 km

Question 4mcq

Riya notices that her town gets less rainfall each year. What would be the best way to investigate this?

A.Ask one friend what they think.

B.Record rainfall data each month and compare it across several years.

C.Guess based on how dry the soil looks.

D.Move to another town.

Question 5mcq

On a political map of India, different states are shown in different colours. What is the purpose of using colours?

A.To show which states have the most trees.

B.To show rainfall patterns across India.

C.To make it easy to see the boundaries between different states.

D.To show the temperature of each state.

Apply and Solve

Question 6mcq

Factories dump waste into a river. Which is the most likely immediate effect on the river ecosystem?

A.Fish populations grow rapidly.

B.Water plants produce more oxygen.

C.Water becomes polluted and fish and plants may die.

D.The river flows faster.

Question 7mcq