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What is a bullet train? Test Paper I

I. Answer the following questions in one word. (5 x 2 = 10 marks)

1. Once you check in at the airline desk, what should you collect
The bullet train is actually a Western invention. Because of its bullet nosed to board the flight?
appearance, it is called a bullet train. Bullet trains are high speed trains that
can reach a speed upto 200 miles per hour or more. They are a popular mode of 2. What do you call a long sea wave caused by an underwater

transportation in many parts of the world. earthquake?
3. A black and white bird, that cannot fly but swims very well.
Who invented the bullet train?
4. Another name for a junk e-mail.
Japan is the first country that started the bullet 5. Ahmedabad stands on the banks of which river?
train service. In Japan they are called ‘Shinkansen’.
The first bullet trains ran at speeds upto 200 kph II. Identify the following pictures. (4 x 3 = 12 marks)

and later increased to 220 kph. Shinkansen trains
now run at a speed of upto 300 kph. They carry
passengers all through the day and close down from
midnight to 6:00 am for maintenance.
1. 2. 3. 4.

III. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false against each statement. (7 x 2 = 14 marks)

1. Avalanches are violent rotating winds which looks like funnels.

2. A flamingo pecks holes in trees.

3. Checking out websites on the internet is also called surfing.

4. Laika, a cat was the first animal to be launched in space.
India’s plan to enter the high
The fastest bullet train in the world 5. The city of Kolkata is situated on the banks of the river Hugli.
speed rail network
6. The heart is made up of cardiac muscles.
Japan Railway’s Mag-lev bullet train Following countries like Japan and

has now become the fastest bullet China, India also plans to enter into 7. The two holes in your nose are called larynx.
train in the world. However, it has the high speed rail network. The first IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (7 x 2 = 14 marks)
only been tested now and shall be such high speed rail line shall come 1. Arctic birds from the North Pole to the South Pole.
put to commercial use by 2027. up between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. 2. The are bones around our chest that protect organs such as

Before this, the fastest Mag-lev The Government of India and the the heart and lungs.
train used commercially was in Railway department is working hard 3. The river Ganga has its source in the glacier in the Himalayas.
Shanghai, China. with Japan to introduce such bullet 4. Dennis Tito was the first space in the world.
trains in India. 5. The largest joint in the human body is the .
These trains give a smooth ride, even 6. rabbits grow white fur in winters to hide in the snow.
as they race against the wind. 7. The human heart has chambers.

Find out the names of other countries where the bullet trains are used as a Total marks: 50 My marks:
popular form of transportation.
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