The correct answer is option D. Although all the given methods are useful to learn about some social or environmental issue. But, in order to spread awareness about some issue in a community, poster making is highly suggested. It should be colorful and attractive with minimum words. This will encourage everyone in the community to read it. Long essays will not be read by anyone as they can be boring and time consuming for some people. Project work and reading help a student in her own learning.

Group discussion is a method of learning through social interaction. In this method the knowledge is constructed meaningfully when ideas and experiences are shared with others through discussion.

The correct answer is option C. It is important to assess students regularly to provide students with constructive feedback that will aid them in their progress. Pointing out mistakes could not be the aim for assessments. It also helps the teacher in identifying gaps in achieving objectives of EVS learning and take necessary steps to correct it.

Creating unbiased classroom environment and giving equal opportunities to all; e.g. a child could make a ramp for physically handicapped people in her drawing, write a poem for her classmate who cannot see but has many other skills; a teacher can create a Concerns for Justice and Equality among the children.

A teacher conducts a test before starting a lesson. This will help her/him to know the prior knowledge of the student. Tests conducted during the teaching learning process helps the teacher to know if there is any learning gap between students’ concept and scientific explanation of the concept. Tests or assessment conducted after the completion of a lesson or unit helps the teachers to know the extent of success of the teaching learning process.

Inquiry learning refers to finding an answer to a question using various resources from surroundings to access information, data, knowledge and idea. Inquiry based learning promotes knowledge formation and its generation. Both these statements are facts. The second one can be inferred from the first one.

This scientific concept reflects an organisation in this activity. Upper primary-grade students should be introduced organisation by sorting objects like leaves, shells, trees, plants, animal etc. according to their characteristics.

The importance of use of different tools and techniques of assessment can be showed from the following points:

• To assess learning in different areas of subject and aspects of concept development.

• To provide learners with choice of tools and techniques according to one’s suitability.

• Every tool and technique contribute in teacher’s understanding of student’s learning.

To arouse interest among learns in social science class a teacher should show some documentary instead of giving lectures.

Regional cultures are the product of complex intermingling of traditions and ideas. The best closure activities can be small group projects to be completed, a quiz competition to test the learning or collage making on different dances, culture etc.