Class 5 · 5th standard · 2026-27

Class 5 EVS worksheets, free, with every answer on the page

Three free Class 5 EVS worksheets, with every question and every answer printed on this page rather than behind a download. Class 5 is the last EVS year before the subject splits into Science and Social Science, and it is where the questions start taking the shape Class 6 Science uses: what does this do, what would happen without it, and what comes next. Every exercise opens with one question already worked through.

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3 worksheets · 104 questions · every answer on the page · no sign-up · aligned to NCERT's Class 5 EVS book is Our Wondrous World. Schools also use their own EVS readers, so these sheets are written to the skills rather than to one book's chapters.

What these practise

The journey of food through the digestive system, in order
What each major organ does, and what would go wrong without it
Renewable and non-renewable resources, with a reason for the sorting
Tracing an environmental action through two consequences, not one
Why a conservation habit works, back to the tree or the fuel
National symbols of India
Panchayat, municipality and state government, sorted by the size of the job
Rights paired with the duties that go with them

Last updated 2026-07-28

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How our body works

Class 5 EVS · Human body · 40 questions with answers

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Class 5 stops asking children to label a diagram and starts asking what each organ does and what would happen without it. That is the shape of every Class 6 Science question, which is why this year matters more than it looks.

Traces food through the digestive system in order
Explains what each organ does rather than only naming it
Says what would go wrong if one part stopped working

Exercise 1 of 4 · 5 questions

Put the journey of food in order. Number them 1 to 5.

Put in order · Warm-up

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B is first because digestion begins in the mouth, not the stomach - most children assume the stomach. Then the food pipe carries it down (E), the stomach churns it (D), the small intestine absorbs what is useful (A), and the large intestine takes back water and leaves the waste (C).

1)A. Small intestine - the useful parts of the food pass into the blood.
2)B. Mouth - food is chewed and mixed with saliva.
3)C. Large intestine - water is taken back and the waste is left.
4)D. Stomach - food is churned and broken down further.
5)E. Food pipe - food is carried down to the stomach.

Answers

1) B, E, D, A, C

Exercise 2 of 4 · 12 questions

Write what each organ does. One sentence.

Write the answer · Guided

Here’s one done for you

heart → it pumps blood to every part of the body. Not 'it is in the chest', which is where it is rather than what it does. Class 5 marks the job. If your child's answer would still be true of a stone in the same place, it has not answered the question.

1)heart
2)lungs
3)brain
4)kidneys
5)skeleton
6)liver
7)stomach
8)small intestine
9)teeth
10)muscles
11)eyes
12)nose

Answers

1) It pumps blood to every part of the body.
2) They take in oxygen from the air and let out carbon dioxide.
3) It controls the body and lets us think, feel and remember.
4) They clean the blood and remove waste as urine.
5) It gives the body its shape, holds it up and protects organs like the brain and heart.
6) It makes bile, which helps digest fat, and cleans harmful things out of the blood.
7) It churns food and breaks it down further with its juices.
8) It takes the useful parts of digested food into the blood.
9) They cut, tear and grind food so that it can be swallowed and digested.
10) They pull on the bones to move the body.
11) They let us see, and judge how far away things are.
12) It lets us smell, and warms and cleans the air we breathe in.

Exercise 3 of 4 · 11 questions

What would happen? One sentence, with a reason.

Write the answer · Practice

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If a person did not chew food properly → the stomach would have to work harder and the food would be digested badly. The answer connects the missing step to what depends on it. This is exactly how Class 6 Science questions are worded, so the habit built here carries straight over.

1)If a person did not chew food properly
2)If the lungs could not take in oxygen
3)If the skeleton were not there
4)If the kidneys stopped working
5)If a person ate no fruit or vegetables for months
6)If the heart stopped beating for a few minutes
7)If someone never brushed their teeth
8)If a person slept only three hours a night
9)If the food pipe were blocked
10)If a person drank no water for two days
11)If the muscles could not contract

Answers

1) The stomach would have to work much harder, and the food would be digested slowly or badly.
2) The body would not get the oxygen it needs to stay alive.
3) The body would have no shape or support and the organs inside would not be protected.
4) Waste would stay in the blood and make the person very ill.
5) They would fall ill easily, because protective foods guard the body against disease.
6) Blood would stop reaching the brain and the other organs, and the person would die.
7) Food left on the teeth would cause decay, and the teeth would ache and fall out.
8) The body would not get time to repair itself, and the person could not concentrate.
9) Food could not reach the stomach, so nothing could be digested.
10) The body would dry out, the kidneys could not clean the blood, and the person would fall seriously ill.
11) Nothing could move - not the arms and legs, and not the heart either.

Exercise 4 of 4 · 12 questions

Write True or False. If it is false, write the correct sentence.

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The heart cleans the blood. -> False. The kidneys clean it; the heart pumps it. Two organs, two different jobs, and children mix them up because both are 'about blood'. Ask what each one actually does to the blood - pushes it, or filters it.

1)Digestion begins in the mouth.
2)The heart cleans the blood.
3)We breathe out carbon dioxide.
4)Bones are held together at joints.
5)The brain is protected by the skull.
6)Food is absorbed mainly in the stomach.
7)Saliva starts breaking down food before we swallow.
8)The lungs pump blood around the body.
9)Muscles work by pulling, not by pushing.
10)The kidneys make urine.
11)The heart has four chambers.
12)The large intestine takes back water from the waste.

Answers

1) True.
2) False - the kidneys clean the blood; the heart pumps it.
3) True.
4) True.
5) True.
6) False - most absorption happens in the small intestine.
7) True.
8) False - the heart pumps blood; the lungs take in oxygen.
9) True.
10) True.
11) True.
12) True.

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If an answer would still be true of a stone in the same place, it has said where the organ is rather than what it does. That test settles most of the second exercise.
Digestion begins in the mouth, not the stomach. Almost every child gets that first step wrong until it is pointed out.
The 'what if' questions are the Class 6 Science shape. Practising them now is worth more than any extra labelling of diagrams.

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Natural resources and the environment

Class 5 EVS · Resources and environment · 31 questions with answers

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Class 5 introduces the difference between resources that run out and resources that do not, and asks for the consequence of an action rather than just a label for it. Both are reasoning questions in a subject that used to be about naming.

Sorts resources into renewable and non-renewable with a reason
Traces the consequence of an environmental action through two steps
Explains why a conservation habit works, not just that it helps

Exercise 1 of 3 · 12 questions

Renewable or non-renewable? Write one, and why.

Write the answer · Warm-up

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sunlight → renewable, because it comes every day and will not run out. The test is simple: can it be replaced within a human lifetime? Trees are the interesting case - renewable, but only if new ones are actually planted, which is why deforestation matters.

1)sunlight
2)coal
3)wind
4)petrol
5)forest trees
6)natural gas
7)water in a river
8)iron ore
9)solar power
10)diesel
11)biogas from cow dung
12)gold

Answers

1) Renewable - it comes every day and will not run out.
2) Non-renewable - it took millions of years to form and cannot be replaced.
3) Renewable - it keeps blowing and is not used up.
4) Non-renewable - it is made from oil, which took millions of years to form.
5) Renewable - new trees can be grown, though it takes years.
6) Non-renewable - it formed underground over millions of years.
7) Renewable - rain and melting snow keep refilling it.
8) Non-renewable - there is only so much of it in the ground.
9) Renewable - the sun shines every day and is not used up.
10) Non-renewable - it is made from oil, which cannot be replaced.
11) Renewable - cattle produce dung every day.
12) Non-renewable - it is mined from the ground and cannot be made again.

Exercise 2 of 3 · 9 questions

What happens next? Give two steps.

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A forest is cut down → animals lose their homes, and with fewer trees there is less rain and more soil is washed away. Two steps, not one. Class 5 gives the mark for the second consequence - the one that is not obvious - so 'trees are lost' on its own has really only restated the question.

1)A forest is cut down.
2)Factory waste is let into a river.
3)Too much groundwater is pumped out.
4)Plastic is left on open ground.
5)A city keeps growing outwards over farmland.
6)Rubbish is burnt in the open.
7)A hill slope is cleared of all its trees.
8)A pond in a village is filled in and built over.
9)Vehicles increase sharply in a city.

Answers

1) Animals lose their homes, and with fewer trees there is less rain and more soil is washed away.
2) The water becomes unfit to drink, and the fish and other animals living in it die.
3) The water level drops, and wells and hand pumps in the area start running dry.
4) It does not rot away, and animals may eat it or it blocks drains and causes flooding.
5) There is less land to grow food on, so food has to be brought from further away and costs more.
6) The smoke pollutes the air, and people nearby start getting coughs and breathing trouble.
7) The soil is washed away by rain, and landslides become more likely.
8) Rainwater no longer collects there, so the groundwater is not refilled and wells run dry.
9) The air becomes more polluted, and the roads become more crowded and dangerous.

Exercise 3 of 3 · 10 questions

Why does each of these help? One sentence.

Write the answer · Practice

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Using both sides of a sheet → it uses half as much paper, so fewer trees have to be cut. Notice the answer goes back one further step - to the tree, not just to the paper. That extra step is where the Class 5 mark is, and it is the step children leave out.

1)Using both sides of a sheet of paper
2)Switching off lights when leaving a room
3)Carrying a cloth bag to the market
4)Planting trees along a road
5)Closing the tap while brushing your teeth
6)Repairing a leaking pipe quickly
7)Walking or cycling to a nearby shop
8)Using a bucket instead of a shower
9)Segregating wet and dry waste at home
10)Using a solar water heater

Answers

1) It uses half as much paper, so fewer trees have to be cut down to make it.
2) It saves electricity, and most electricity is made by burning fuels that run out and cause pollution.
3) It avoids using plastic bags, which do not rot away and end up choking drains and animals.
4) The trees give shade, take in polluted air and help hold the soil in place.
5) It stops clean water running away while it is not being used.
6) A leak wastes water day and night, which adds up to a great deal.
7) It uses no fuel, so it saves petrol and causes no pollution.
8) A bucket uses far less water than a shower left running.
9) Wet waste can be composted and dry waste recycled, so far less goes to a landfill.
10) It heats water with sunlight instead of electricity, which is made by burning fuels that run out.

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The test for renewable is 'can it be replaced in a human lifetime?'. Trees are the interesting case and worth discussing rather than just marking.
Two steps, not one. Ask 'and then what?' whenever your child's answer stops at the obvious consequence.
Answers that repeat the question ('it saves paper') get no marks. The chain back to the tree or the fuel is the answer.

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Our country, and how it is run

Class 5 EVS · India, citizenship and heritage · 33 questions with answers

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Class 5 is where EVS begins to look like Social Science: national symbols, how a village or town is run, and the idea that a right comes with a duty attached. It is the last EVS year before that split becomes formal.

Names India's national symbols
Explains what a panchayat or municipality actually does
Pairs a right with the duty that goes with it

Exercise 1 of 3 · 12 questions

Write India's national symbol for each.

Write the answer · Warm-up

Here’s one done for you

national bird → the peacock. These are straightforward recall and worth knowing because they appear in general knowledge questions right through school - our free GK quiz covers the same ground if your child enjoys this part.

1)national bird
2)national animal
3)national flower
4)national tree
5)national fruit
6)national river
7)national anthem
8)national song
9)national aquatic animal
10)national heritage animal
11)national game (traditionally named)
12)national calendar

Answers

1) Peacock
2) Tiger
3) Lotus
4) Banyan
5) Mango
6) Ganga
7) Jana Gana Mana
8) Vande Mataram
9) River dolphin
10) Elephant
11) Hockey
12) The Saka calendar

Exercise 2 of 3 · 11 questions

Who does this work? Write panchayat, municipality or state government.

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Keeping village streets clean → the panchayat. The test is the size of the area: a village has a panchayat, a town or city has a municipality, and anything covering the whole state is the state government. Asking 'how big is this job?' settles every one.

1)Keeping the streets of a village clean
2)Running the schools across a whole state
3)Repairing roads and street lights in a city
4)Supplying drinking water in a village
5)Collecting rubbish from houses in a town
6)Building a new highway between two districts
7)Running the village primary school building
8)Issuing a birth certificate in a city
9)Deciding the state police budget
10)Repairing a village pond
11)Maintaining street lights in a town

Answers

1) Panchayat
2) State government
3) Municipality
4) Panchayat
5) Municipality
6) State government
7) Panchayat
8) Municipality
9) State government
10) Panchayat
11) Municipality

Exercise 3 of 3 · 10 questions

Write the duty that goes with each right.

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The right to go to school → the duty to attend and to let others learn too. Every right in this exercise has a matching duty, and the pattern is the same each time: the thing you may expect, and the thing you owe in return. Once a child sees that pattern they can work out a duty they have never been taught.

1)The right to go to school
2)The right to clean water and air
3)The right to be treated equally
4)The right to use public parks and roads
5)The right to speak your own language
6)The right to practise your own religion
7)The right to be safe from harm
8)The right to play and rest
9)The right to a clean neighbourhood
10)The right to vote when you grow up

Answers

1) The duty to attend regularly and let others learn too.
2) The duty not to waste water or pollute the air and water.
3) The duty to treat others equally, whatever their religion, language or background.
4) The duty to keep them clean and not damage them.
5) The duty to respect the languages other people speak.
6) The duty to let others practise theirs without being troubled.
7) The duty not to harm or bully anyone else.
8) The duty to let others rest and play too, and not to disturb them.
9) The duty not to litter, and to put rubbish in a bin.
10) The duty to vote thoughtfully and to respect the result.

While your child works

'How big is this job?' sorts panchayat from municipality from state government faster than memorising three lists.
For rights and duties, the pattern matters more than the examples: what you may expect, and what you owe. A child who sees it can answer an unseen pair.
The national symbols are pure recall. Five minutes in the car covers them better than a written exercise.

Open the India, citizenship and heritage worksheet on its own page

Why does Class 5 EVS matter more than it looks?

Because it is the last year of the subject. From Class 6, EVS splits into Science and Social Science - two books, two teachers, two answer styles - and neither of them goes back to reteach what EVS covered.

What actually carries forward is not the content but the shape of the answer. Class 5 EVS questions already look like Class 6 Science questions: what does this organ do, what would happen if it stopped, what is the second consequence of cutting down a forest. A child who is still answering with a label is going to meet Class 6 Science and find that every question is asking for something they have not practised.

Which is why the most useful thing on this page is not the facts. It is the habit of giving a reason, and then the step after the reason - the same habit described in why marks drop in Class 6.

How should we use these at home?

Twenty minutes each, once or twice a week, and talk through the 'what if' questions rather than writing them straight away - they work far better spoken first.

Use the stone test. If an answer would still be true of a stone sitting in the same place, it has said where the organ is rather than what it does.
Ask 'and then what?' Class 5 gives the mark for the second consequence, and children almost always stop at the first.
The national symbols are pure recall - five minutes in the car beats a written exercise.
Let your child mark their own work. Every answer is on the page for exactly that.

Where do Class 5 children usually stall?

Three places, and all three are about the shape of the answer rather than the facts.

Labelling instead of explaining. Naming the organ, not saying what it does. This is the Class 4 skill in a Class 5 year, and Class 6 Science will assume it has been left behind.
Stopping at the first consequence. 'A forest is cut down' - 'trees are lost.' True, and it has only restated the question.
Answers that repeat the question. 'Why use both sides of the paper?' - 'To save paper.' The mark is for the chain back to the tree.

If Class 4 is still shaky, start with the Class 4 EVS worksheets. What comes next is Class 6, where the subject splits - three years later than under ICSE, which is covered in how the boards differ.

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Class 5 EVS worksheets - your questions

Are these Class 5 EVS worksheets free?

Yes. Every question and every answer is on this page, with no sign-up, no email wall and no account. The printable version puts the answers on a separate final sheet.

Do these include an answer key?

Yes, under each exercise on this page and on a separate sheet when printed. The reason half of each answer is written out, because that is where the Class 5 marks are.

Where does digestion begin?

In the mouth, with chewing and saliva - not in the stomach. Almost every Class 5 child puts the stomach first until it is pointed out, and it is the most common error in the digestion sequence.

Are trees a renewable resource?

Renewable, but only because new ones can be grown - and that takes years, and only happens if someone plants them. It is the most useful example on the topic precisely because it is not clear-cut.

What is the difference between a panchayat and a municipality?

A panchayat runs a village and a municipality runs a town or city. Asking 'how big is this job?' settles almost every question of this type faster than memorising what each one does.

My child can label diagrams but loses marks. Why?

Because Class 5 marks what the organ does and what would happen without it, not where it is. Labelling was the Class 4 skill. Ask 'and what is it for?' after every label - it is a habit rather than a knowledge gap.

Does EVS continue after Class 5?

No. From Class 6 it splits into Science and Social Science under CBSE, with two books and two answer styles. Under ICSE that split usually happens three years earlier, at Class 3.

Can I print these worksheets?

Yes. They print cleanly on A4 with the answers on a separate final page, and nothing needs to be downloaded or signed up for.

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Class 5 EVS worksheets, free, with every answer on the page

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How our body works

Natural resources and the environment

Our country, and how it is run

Class 5 EVS - the guide

Why does Class 5 EVS matter more than it looks?

How should we use these at home?

Where do Class 5 children usually stall?

Class 5 EVS worksheets - your questions

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