Class 5 - Bangladesh and Global
Studies (BGS)
Part A: Multiple Choice Questions (20 Marks)
1. At what age do all citizens of the country enjoy their voting rights?
a) 16
b) 18
c) 20
d) 21
2. Which of the following is a political right of a citizen?
a) Right to education
b) Right to vote
c) Right to health
d) Right to recreation
3. What is the responsibility of citizens towards the state regarding resources?
a) To waste them
b) To hide them
c) To ensure they are not wasted
d) To sell them
4. Which of the following is considered a serious social problem causing physical and
mental loss?
a) Tree plantation
b) Drug addiction
c) Cub scouting
d) Reading books
5. Making children inattentive to study and grumpy is a common impact of:
a) Mobile phone addiction
b) Student council
c) Playing outdoor games
d) Eating vegetables
6. What does 'bullying' involve?
a) Helping friends
b) Calling names and body shaming
c) Sharing food
d) Planting trees
7. What is the national helpline number to stop child marriage and child abuse?
a) 999
b) 1098
c) 109
d) 100
8. What is the national helpline number to prevent violence against women and
children?
a) 999
b) 1098
c) 109
d) 333
9. What should be mandatory for registering a marriage to prevent child marriage?
a) Checking bank balance
b) Checking birth certificate and NID
c) Checking school results
d) Checking height
10. Which of the following is an organizational activity in school?
a) Sleeping in class
b) Formation of student council
c) Watching television
d) Fighting with classmates
11. What skill can students learn through the Student Council?
a) Leadership
b) Cooking
c) Driving
d) Farming
12. What does the Little Doctor team teach students?
a) How to gain skills in leadership
b) How to take care of themselves and be compassionate
c) How to behave in a democratic way
d) How to plant trees
13. What is a key lesson from participating in a tree plantation team?
a) How to be aware of the environment
b) How to prescribe medicine
c) How to conduct an election
d) How to register a marriage
14. Where are human rights clearly mentioned globally?
a) Our school diary
b) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
c) Local newspaper
d) The marriage registrar book
15. Getting fair wages for our works is an example of:
a) Human right
b) Social problem
c) Organisational activity
d) Bullying
16. What is a common result of a child being bullied?
a) They become very confident
b) They want to hide themselves
c) They start studying more
d) They become team leaders
17. Marrying off someone who is not an adult is considered a:
a) Good social practice
b) Punishable offence
c) Human right
d) School activity
18. Which right allows you to say what you think without harming others?
a) Right to own property
b) Right to express opinions freely
c) Right to fair wages
d) Right to move freely
19. If anyone does wrong to us, what right do we have?
a) Right to revenge
b) Right to get justice
c) Right to stay silent
d) Right to bully
20. Depriving children of education, health, and recreation by making them work is
called:
a) Child care
b) Child labour
c) Child marriage
d) Cub scouting
Part B: True or False (20 Marks)
1. Paying taxes is not a responsibility of the citizens.
2. Everyone must obey the rules and regulations to maintain law and order.
3. Superstitions take people away from the right path.
4. Mobile phone addiction makes children more attentive to their studies.
5. Using children as labourers deprives them of their right to education.
6. Courtyard meetings can be arranged to make people aware of the bad effects of
child marriage.
7. Child marriage never causes mental distress.
8. School is a social institution.
9. Doing activities alone without rules is called organizational activity.
10. Cub scout team members learn how to perform in time and cooperate with each
other.
11. Student council teaches students how to behave in a democratic way.
12. Human rights are only for rich people.
13. Men and women should get equal opportunities according to human rights.
14. Disregarding race, religion, caste, or gender, all have equal human rights.
15. We have the right to own and protect our property.
16. Checking NID is not necessary during a marriage registration.
17. Imams or marriage registrars conduct the wedding.
18. A bullied child can mix with others easily.
19. We have to uphold the dignity of our country in the global arena.
20. Boys and girls should face discrimination in obtaining their rights.
Part C: Matching (10 Marks)
Match the items in Column A with the correct items in Column B.
Column A Column B
1. Voting right a. Social institution
2. 109 b. Punishable offence
3. School c. Political right
4. Bullying d. Equal in the eyes of the law
5. Child marriage e. Physical and mental pain
6. Little Doctor team f. Human right both women and men
7. Freedom of expression g. Taking care of oneself
8. Fair wages h. Toll-free number for child abuse
9. Drug addiction i. Right to express opinion freely
10. Human rights j. Severe physical and mental loss
Part D:5×2=10 marks
1. Describe three duties a citizen must perform for the state.
2. Discuss the negative impacts of child marriage on a girl's life as seen in Rupa's story.
3. What are organizational activities? Write down the benefits of having a Student
Council in school.
4. Explain how social problems like child labour and drug addiction harm society.
5. List five human rights mentioned in the chapter and explain why they are important
for everyone.
Answer Key
Part A: MCQs
1-b, 2-b, 3-c, 4-b, 5-a, 6-b, 7-b, 8-c, 9-b, 10-b, 11-a, 12-b, 13-a, 14-b, 15-a, 16-b, 17-b, 18-b, 19
-b, 20-b
Part B: True or False
1-False, 2-True, 3-True, 4-False, 5-True, 6-True, 7-False, 8-True, 9-False, 10-True, 11-True,
12-False, 13-True, 14-True, 15-True, 16-False, 17-True, 18-False, 19-True, 20-False
Part C: Matching
1-c, 2-h, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b, 6-g, 7-i, 8-f, 9-j, 10-d (Note: Fair wages and Human rights both can
map to f or d, acceptable: 8-f, 10-d)
Part D: Short Questions
1. 18 years.
2. Drug addiction, child labour (or bullying, child marriage, etc.).
3. Calling names, body shaming, or giving physical/mental pain.
4. 109.
5. Because many activities are done together in an organized way following rules.
6. To clearly mention the rights and opportunities all people in the world should get.
7. Children become inattentive to study, angry, grumpy, and lose appetite.
8. Birth certificate and NID.
9. Right to education (or move freely, equal respect, etc.).
10. How to be aware of the environment, teamwork, and building good relationships.
Part E: Broad Questions (Sample Answers)
1. Three duties: Pay taxes regularly, cast votes at the age of 18, obey laws/rules to
maintain order, and protect state resources.
2. Mental distress, forced to do heavy household chores, forgetting self-care, health
complications (malnutrition of mother and baby), and facing blame/abuse from in-laws.
3. Organizational activities are tasks done together following rules. Benefits of Student
Council: learning tolerance to others' opinions, gaining leadership skills, and learning
democratic behaviour.
4. Child labour deprives children of education, health, and recreation, subjecting them
to physical torture. Drug addiction causes physical/mental loss, inability to work, and
disrupts normal life.
5. Five rights: Right to education, right to move freely, equal opportunities,
safety/security, right to own property. They are important because they ensure equality,
justice, and proper development for every human regardless of race, gender, or religion.