Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 1 (CBSE) · Environmental Studies
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Plants Around Us
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does the root of a plant do? [1]
(A) Holds the plant and absorbs water
(B) Makes food
(C) Makes flowers
(D) Nothing
2. What does the stem do? [1]
(A) Supports the plant and carries water
(B) Makes seeds
(C) Absorbs sunlight only
(D) Nothing
3. What do leaves use to make food? [1]
(A) Sunlight
(B) Only water
(C) Only soil
(D) Nothing
4. What do flowers help the plant do? [1]
(A) Make seeds
(B) Absorb water
(C) Grow roots
(D) Nothing
5. What grows from flowers and contains seeds? [1]
(A) Fruits
(B) Roots
(C) Stems
(D) Leaves
6. Which of these is a fruit? [1]
(A) Mango
(B) Root
(C) Stem
(D) Leaf
7. What is the process where leaves make food using sunlight called? [1]
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Digestion
(C) Respiration
(D) Circulation
8. Why is it useful to understand plant parts? [1]
(A) To see how they work together to help the plant grow
(B) No reason
(C) To confuse learning
(D) Only for fun
9. What do plants need to grow healthy? [1]
(A) Water, sunlight and good soil
(B) Only darkness
(C) Only sand
(D) Nothing
10. What can happen if we give a plant too much water? [1]
(A) It can harm the plant
(B) It always helps the plant
(C) Nothing happens
(D) The plant grows faster always
11. What does sunlight help plants do? [1]
(A) Make their own food
(B) Grow in the dark
(C) Stay wet
(D) Nothing
12. What provides nutrients to help plants grow? [1]
(A) Good soil
(B) Only air
(C) Only sunlight
(D) Nothing
13. What is a pest? [1]
(A) A harmful insect that can hurt plants
(B) A helpful plant
(C) A type of soil
(D) A type of water
14. What is a weed? [1]
(A) An unwanted plant competing for resources
(B) A helpful insect
(C) A type of fruit
(D) A type of flower
15. What can we add to soil to help it provide more nutrients? [1]
(A) Fertiliser
(B) Only sand
(C) Only stones
(D) Nothing
16. Why should we remove weeds near our plants? [1]
(A) They compete for water and nutrients
(B) They help the plant grow faster
(C) They are always helpful
(D) No reason