KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHENNAI REGION, CHENNAI

DESIGNOFTHEQUESTIONPAPERS-CLASES III-V

HALFYEARLYEXAMINATON -2017

Class-III,IVandV

Subject-ENGLISH/HINDI Marks:80 Time-2:30 Hours

Competency Wise Weightage / Source of Questions / Type of Questions / No. of Questions / Marks allotted to each Question / Total Marks
  • Reading 20
/ Class III-Two seen Passages from the Text (word limit-50 words ) /
  • VSA
/ Each passage 10
10*2=20 /
  • 01
/
  • 20

Class IV – One seen Passage from the Text and oneUnseen Passage (word limit - 75 words) /
  • VSA
/ Each passage 10
10*2=20 /
  • 01
/
  • 20

Class V-– One seen Passage from the Text and oneUnseen Passage (word limit – 100 words) /
  • VSA
/ Each passage 10
10*2=20 /
  • 01
/
  • 20

  • Writing 60
/
  • Prose
/
  • SA
/
  • 05
/
  • 02
/
  • 10

  • Poetry
/
  • SA
/
  • 05
/
  • 02
/
  • 10

  • Grammar
/
  • VSA
/
  • 15
/
  • 01
/
  • 15

  • Creative Writing
/
  • LA
/
  • 02
/
  • 05
/
  • 10

  • Spelling (text-based)
/
  • VSA
/
  • 15
/
  • 01
/
  • 15

NOTES:WORDLIMIT - a) VSA(Very Short Answer-1Markeach)–One word to one sentence -No. of questions-50

b) SA(Short Answer-2 Marks each)–Class III/IV:10 -15Words;ClassV:20- 25Words –No.of questions-10

c) LA(Long Answer-5 Marks each)-ClassIII:30 -40Words; ClassIV:40 -50Words; ClassV:50-60 Words –No.of questions-2

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN, CHENNAI REGION, CHENNAI

DESIGNOFTHEQUESTIONPAPERS-CLASSES III-V

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATON-2017

Subject-MATH Marks:80 Time-2:30 Hours

Competency Wise Weight age / Source of Questions / Type of Questions / No. of Questions / Marks
allotted to each Questions / Total Marks
  • Concept(40)
Knowledge(forming of numbers) 20
Understanding 20 /
  • Based on knowledge
(forming of numbers)and understanding of basic concepts /
  • VSA
  • SA
  • VSA
  • SA
  • LA
/
  • 10
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
/
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
/
  • 10
  • 10
  • 4
  • 6
  • 10

  • Ability to Compute
(Procedures and
Operations) 20 /
  • Based on
Child’s ability
to make quick and correct calculations /
  • VSA
  • SA
  • LA
/
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
/
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
/
  • 4
  • 6
  • 10

  • Problem Solving Ability
20 /
  • Based on
child`s ability to solve day /
  • VSA
  • SA
  • LA
/
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
/
  • 1
  • 2
  • 5
/
  • 4
  • 6
  • 10

VSA-22, SA-14 , LA-6

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN,CHENNAI REGION,CHENNAI

DESIGNOFTHEQUESTIONPAPERS-III-V

HALFYEARLYEXAMINATON-2017

Class-III,IVandV

Subject-ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Marks:80Time-2:30 Hours

CompetencyWise
Weight age / Source of Questions / Type of Questions / No. of Questions / Marks
allotted to each
Question / Total Marks
  • Observation and Reporting
20 / Based on
pictures, maps, tables, diagrams, reporting and narrating an event or process /
  • VSA
  • SA
  • LA
/
  • 05
  • 05
  • 01
/
  • 01
  • 02
  • 05
/
  • 05
  • 10
  • 05

  • Identification and
Classification
30 / Identifying group of objects, similarities, differences, classification /
  • VSA
  • SA
  • LA
/
  • 05
  • 05
  • 03
/
  • 01
  • 02
  • 05
/
  • 05
  • 10
  • 15

  • Discovery of Facts 30
/ Map recording, datainterpretation, analysis, hypothesis, drawing inferences /
  • VSA
  • SA
  • LA
/
  • 10
  • 05
  • 02
/
  • 01
  • 02
  • 05
/
  • 10
  • 10
  • 10

  • VSA(VeryShortAnswer-1Mark each – 25Qs)–One word to one sentence
  • No. of questions:- VSA-20, SA- 15, LA- 6
  • SA(ShortAnswer-2Marks each—15Qs)–Class III/IV:10Words;ClassV: 20Words
  • LA(LongAnswer-5Markseach—5Qs)-ClassIII:30Words;ClassIV:40
  • Words;ClassV:50Words
  • LA under observation may be drawing a picture, labeling and writing a note on it.
  • VSA under Discovery of facts maybe for map reading and map skills .