8 MY BODY
Get Set Go!
Count and say!
I have:
_____ legs _____ hands _____ fingers ______ eyes _____ nose _____ ears
There are many parts in our body. Each part has a name. Let us learn about
the different body parts.
Parts of our body
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We use our body parts to do different things.
We use our legs to walk. We use our hands to
hold things.
We use our mouth We use our ears to listen. Did you know?
to eat food.
We cannot move
our ears. But,
many animals can!
We use our eyes to see things. We use our nose to smell.
We taste food with our tongue. We bite food with our teeth.
Most of the time, we use more than one part of our body
to do something. For example: when we write, we use
our hands to hold the pen and our eyes to see what we
are writing.
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Activity
Match each body part with its correct name.
1. ( ) a. nose
2. ( ) b. ear
3. ( ) c. leg
4. ( ) d. mouth
5. ( ) e. hand
6. ( ) f. eyes
Keeping our body healthy
We should keep our body healthy and strong. If we are healthy, we will feel
happy. We should do the following to keep our
body healthy.
1. We should eat healthy food.
Healthy food makes our body
strong.
2. We should drink milk every day.
Milk makes our bones strong.
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3. We should play outdoor games or exercise like football, do yoga and cycling.
Explore and Learn!
There are some parts present outside our body. So, we can see them. For example: the nose,
hands, legs, etc.
There are some parts present inside our body. We cannot see them. Find out the names of
those parts. ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
Key Terms
w healthy : fit and strong
w outdoor games : games which are played outside the house
w food : things that we eat
Chapter at a glance
• There are many parts in our body.
• We use our body parts to do different things.
• Most of the times we use more than one part to do something.
• We should keep our body healthy.
• Healthy food makes our body grow strong.
• We should drink milk every day.
• We should play outdoor games or exercise.
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Practice Time!
1. Write whether the following statements are true or false.
A. We kick the ball with our hands. __________
B. We jump with our legs. __________
C. We see with our ears. __________
D. We taste food with our tongue. __________
E. We should not drink milk. __________
F. Exercise is good for our body. __________
2. Fill the missing letters to name each part of the body.
A. e __ e s B. h __ n __ C. e __ r
D. l __ g E. n __ s__
3. Fill in the blanks.
A. I am Naina. I am eating carrots.
Which body parts am I using? ______________
B. I am Jack. I love to jump.
Which body part am I using? ______________
C. I am Sarita. I am packing a gift.
Which body parts am I using? ______________
D. I am David. I love to dance when music plays.
Which body parts am I using? ______________
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Project Life Skill
Collect pictures of different activities Shalu wants to eat things which are good for
which help your body to be healthy and her body. Which food items should she eat?
strong. Circle them.
Thinking Hat
Reeta wants to put a bindi. On which body part should she stick the bindi?
hands forehead ears legs
Value Based Question
Neena did not like the vegetable which her mother had served.
She threw it out of the window when her mother was not around.
After some time, she saw a poor boy picking up the vegetable which she had thrown.
The boy told Neena that he had not eaten for two days.
The boy picked up the vegetable and ate it.
Neena felt very bad.
She decided never to throw food again.
Answer the following questions.
1. Is it important to eat vegetables?
2. Have you seen people begging for food?
3. Do you think we should throw or waste food?
Think and answer
1. You want to go for trekking. Which body parts will help you in climbing?
2. Name any two acitivities in which many parts of the body move together.
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9 WATER
Get Set Go!
Name the activities in which you need water.
________________________________
Misha was drinking water. She drank half a glass and
threw the rest. Misha’s mother said, “Do not throw away
water! Water is important for us. We should save water.”
Misha did not know why water was important.
Let us read to understand.
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Water is very important for all living things.
Humans need Animals need Birds need water. Plants need water.
water. water.
We need water to do these activities.
bathing drinking washing utensils cooking washing clothes
Where do we get water from?
Rain is the main source of water. Rain fills up the ponds, lakes, rivers, seas and
ocean. At our homes and school, we get water from the tap.The tap water comes
from the water supply station. Before the supply, water is drawn from the water
bodies and cleaned.
lake pond river well rain
Sources of water
These are called sources of water.
Drinking water
The water in our home comes from rivers, ponds, lakes and wells. But, this water
is not clean. It contains dirt and germs. Germs are not good for our body. They
make us ill. We must drink only clean water.
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Activity
There are different ways to clean water before drinking it.
Reema boils the water before Shalu uses a water-filter
drinking it. at home.
Water filter cleans the
Boiling water kills the germs. water.
Which method do you use at your house to clean the water? __________________
Saving water
Water is very important for us. We should save water. We can save water in
the following ways:-
1. We should not let the tap run when
we do not need it.
2. We should not waste water while bathing.
Did you know?
3. While brushing, we should not Some mountains
keep the tap on. have snow. When
the snow melts, it
flows into the river.
So, the rivers get
4. We should not throw away extra their water from
snow.
water. We can use it to do some
other thing.
Explore and Learn!
We get water from ponds, rivers, lakes, etc. Why don’t we use sea-water?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
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Key Terms
w germs : small living things which make us sick
w water filter : a machine which cleans the water
w container : a vessel in which we keep something
Chapter at a glance
• We need water to live.
• We need water to do many things like drinking, bathing, cooking, washing
clothes, washing utensils, etc.
• Some sources of water are - ponds, lakes, rivers, wells, rain, etc.
• Germs make us ill.
• We should boil water or use a water filter to clean water.
• We should save water by closing the tap when we do not need it.
• We should not throw away extra water.
Practice Time!
1. Answer the following questions.
A. Why do living things need water?
B. What are the sources of water?
C. Write any three things for which your mother needs water in the kitchen.
D. What happens when we drink water that contains germs?
2. Write if the sentences are true or false.
A. Only humans need water. ________
B. We should not drink dirty water. ________
C. We need water to cook food. ________
D. Drinking dirty water makes us ill. ________
E. Germs are our friends. ________
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3. Tick () the picture/s that shows wasting of water.
Project Life Skill
Make a chart on ‘uses of water’. Stick pictures. We should collect rain water.
Rain water is clean. We can use it
Thinking Hat for many things.
Harry has some water left in his Look at the puzzle shown. Help
school water bottle. He does not Arun get the right container to fill
want to throw it away. How can and store rainwater.
he use this water for something
else?______________________
Value Based Question
Ria was brushing her teeth. She left the tap on while brushing.
Her mother told her to close the tap when not in use.
Answer the following questions.
1. Do you leave the tap ‘on’ while brushing?
2. Why did Ria’s mother tell her to close the tap when not in use?
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10 AIR
AROUND US
Get Set Go!
Raise your palm. Bring it to the level of your mouth.
Blow on your palm.
Do you feel something ? YES / NO
Describe what you feel.
Seema was watching the tree leaves
move slowly. She wondered who was
moving them. She asked her mother.
Her mother told her that ‘wind’ was
moving it. Seema wanted to know
about wind. Let us read to understand.
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What is air?
Air is present all round us. We cannot see or smell it. We cannot taste or
touch it. All living organisms need air to live.
What is wind?
We can only feel air when it moves.
For example: We can feel air when we do these following activities.
We ride the We run. We swing. We stand in
cycle very fast. front of a fan.
When we do the above activities, we feel the air move against our body.
The moving air is called wind. Wind helps us in many ways:-
Wind makes the windmill to work. Wind helps the paper plane to fly.
Wind helps the sail-boat to sail. Wind helps us to fly kites.
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Activity
1. Take a balloon.
2. Fill air into it. You can also take help from an adult.
What happens when you blow air into the balloon? Tick the right answer.
The balloon becomes small in size.
The balloon becomes big in size.
Draw the picture of the balloon before and after air was blown into it. Does it look
different?
Uses of air
Air fills up space and gives shapes to things. In
the above activity, when you filled the air into
balloon, it became big.
We use air to fill things like a football, cycle
tube, swimming tube, balloon etc.
All living things need air to live.
Dirty and clean air
Have you seen smoke coming out from factories and
vehicles? This smoke mixes
with the air.This makes the
air dirty. Breathing dirty
air harms our body. Plants
and trees help to keep the
air clean. So, we should
plant more trees.
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Explore and Learn! Did you know?
What are the things present in the air? Find out about them. Air also carries germs.
Germs are tiny living things
_______________________________________ which we cannot see. They
_______________________________________
_______________________________________ make us ill.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Key Terms
w wind : moving air
w germs : living things which can make us sick
Chapter at a glance
• Air is present all round us.
• We cannot see, smell, taste or touch air.
• All living organisms need air to live.
• The moving air is called wind.
• Wind helps us in many ways, like moving the windmill, gliding in the air, etc.
• Air fills up space and gives shapes to things.
• We use air to fill things like a football, cycle tube, swimming tube, balloon .
• Clean air is good for our health.
• Plants and trees help to keep the air clean.
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Practice Time!
1. Write if the sentences are true or false.
A. We can see the air. ________
B. We can feel air when it moves. ________
C. Air has taste. ________
D. Only humans need air to live. ________
2. Circle the right thing.
A. Which one needs wind to move?
B. Which one moves with the help of the wind?
C. Which items have air inside them?
Project
How does air get dirty? Paste the pictures of air pollution in your notebook.
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Life Skill
Meeta was watching people burn crackers. There was a lot of smoke
all around.
Where does all this smoke go? ___________________
Is smoke good or bad for us? _______________________
Do you also burn crackers during festivals? ______________
Does burning crackers make the air dirty? __________
How should we celebrate festivals? _____________
Thinking Hat
Rahul took a small potted plant.
He kept it inside the jar and closed it.
After 3 days, Rahul saw that the plant had wilted away.
Why do you think this happened?
___________________________
Value Based Question
Ravi wanted to burn crackers on Diwali.
His father told him that burning crackers makes the air dirty.
So, Ravi and his father did not burn crackers.
Answer the following questions.
1. How does burning crackers make the air dirty?
2. D o you think we should take care and keep the air clean?
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11 SEASONS
Get Set Go!
What is the weather like these days? Is it hot or cold?
______________________________________
______________________________________
What kind of clothes do you wear these days? Tick the
right option.
I wear light cotton clothes.
I wear woollen clothes.
We wear different
clothes in different
seasons. Seasons change
from time to time. There
are four main seasons in
a year. They are summer,
winter, spring, and
autumn.
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The Summer
Summers are very hot. We eat or drink cold things to keep ourselves cool.
For example: icecream, fruit juice, etc. We wear light cotton clothes. Cotton
clothes keep us cool. Cotton comes from the cotton plants. We use fans,
coolers and ACs. We like to go swimming.
The Winter
Winters are cold. At some places, it also snows. Children like to make
snowballs and play. We drink hot drinks like hot soup and hot coffee to keep
ourselves warm. We wear woollen clothes to keep ourselves warm. Woollen
clothes are made from wool. Wool comes from sheep.
We use heaters to
keep our house warm.
Some people also Did you know?
light up a bonfire to
Wool is actually the
be warm. hair of the sheep!
Activity
In which season (summer/winter) do we celebrate:
New Year: ___________________ Christmas: ___________________
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The Spring
This season is very pleasant. It is neither hot
nor cold. In this season flowers bloom. It looks
very beautiful all around.
The Autumn
The leaves of the tree change colour and fall off
in this season.
Explore and Learn!
Find out the months in which these four
seasons occur. Write them down.
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
Key Terms
w heater: a machine which blows hot air
w AC: a machine which blows cold air
Chapter at a glance
• We have four main seasons in a year: summer, winter, spring, and autumn.
• Summer is very hot while winter is cold.
• We eat or drink cold things in summer to keep ourselves cool.
• Cotton clothes are made from cotton bolls which comes from plants.
• We use fans, coolers and AC’s in summer and heaters in winter.
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• We wear woollen clothes in winter to keep ourselves warm.
• In spring beautiful flowers bloom every where.
• Autumn is the season when the leaves of the tree fall down.
Practice Time!
1. Circle the correct answer.
A. In winters, we like to drink/eat :
B. Wool comes from : _________
_________
C. In summer, we like to use : _________
_________
2. Write if the sentences are true or false. _________
A. All seasons are hot.
B. We like to use a fan in the winter season.
C. In spring it is neither cold nor hot.
D. We keep ourselves warm in summer.
E. We wear cotton clothes in summer.
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3. Use the right words from the box to fill the blanks.
snows autumn woollen leaves spring
A. We wear ___________ clothes in the winter season.
B. The ___________ fall in the autumn season.
C. In some places, it ________ in the winter season.
D. Flowers bloom in the ___________ season.
E. The leaves change their colour in the ___________ season.
4. Tick the things which you use or do in winter.
Life Skill
Some of Seema’s woollen clothes have become small for her.
What should she do? Tick the right option.
Throw away the clothes.
Give it to the poor and needy.
Keep it in the almirah.
In which season, do we wear the woollen clothes? __________
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Project
Make a colourful chart on the four seasons, Use your own picture during different
seasons to make the chart. Write 1 line about each picture.
Thinking Hat
Manu lives in London.
Look at the clothes he is wearing (in the picture shown).
Write what season is it in London.
Value Based Question
Kapil and his mother decided to take out the winter clothes from the store before the onset of
winters.
Kapil found that some of them are not fitting in.
Kapil and his mother gave away those to a boy who needed them.
The sweater fitted the boy very well. He was very happy.
Answer the following questions.
1. What do you do with discarded clothes? Tick the suitable answer.
We throw away the clothes. We give away to some needy person.
We keep storing old clothes in the almirah.
2. Do you think Kapil and his mother did a good thing by giving the sweater to the needy boy?
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12 THE SKY
ABOVE ME
Get Set Go!
When do you see the sun - during the day or night?
_________________________________
Sun, Sun, hot Sun
Shining in the sky!
Wake up! Wake up!
It's a lovely Day.
Neena saw an aeroplane in the sky. It was
looking very small.She knew that aeroplanes
are very big. They carry many people. She said,
“How can it be an aeroplane? It looks small.
Aeroplane are very big.” Her mother replied,
“ When anything is very far from us, it looks
small in size.” Neena was surprised.
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There are many things which are bigger than the aeroplane. They are in the sky.
But they look small because they are very far away from us. Let us learn about
them.
Up in the sky
You can see many things in the sky like the sun, moon, stars, and clouds. Let us
learn about them.
The Sun
We see the sun during the day time. It is a big ball of
fire. It is very hot. It has its own light. It gives us light
and heat. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
When the sun sets, it is nighttime.
The Moon The sun
We usually see the moon after the sun sets. Every
night, the moon looks different. Sometimes, the
moon looks round. It is called a full moon.
After 14 days from the full moon, we cannot see
the moon. It is called the new moon.
The moon Did you know?
Astronauts travel in a special
vehicle to go into space or to the
moon. This vehicle is called a rocket.
The Stars
We see the stars in the night sky. They seem to be twinkling.
We cannot count the stars in the sky. There are so many!
Some stars are very big in size. But, they all look small. This
is because they are very far away from us.
Stars
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The Earth
We live on the planet Earth. It
is spherical in shape. Earth is
smaller than the sun but bigger
than the moon.
Activity
Fill in the blanks to S____A____ Explore and Learn!
complete the words.
The person who goes
M____O____ into space is called
an astronaut. The
astronauts have to wear
a special dress. What is
this dress called? How is
this dress different?
R____CK____T
Key Terms
w sky: the space above us
w rocket: a vehicle that goes into space
w astronauts: people who go into space
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Chapter at a glance
• The space above us is called the sky.
• The Sun is a big ball of fire. It gives us light and heat.
• Humans, plants, and animals cannot live without sunlight.
• The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
• Every day the shape of the moon changes.
• When the moon is round, it is a full moon.
• When we cannot see the moon, it is called the new moon.
• When anything is very far from us, it looks small in size.
• Some stars are very big in size, but they all appear very small.
• The Earth is smaller than the sun but bigger than the moon.
• Astronauts travel in rockets to go to space or to the moon.
Practice Time!
1. Tick the correct answer.
A. Which is the biggest-the sun, moon or earth?
Sun Moon Earth
Earth
B. Which of these we cannot see at night? On a Star
Earth
Sun Moon
C. Where do we live?
On the Moon On the Earth
D. Which of these gives us light and heat?
Sun Moon
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2. Write if the sentences are true or false. ___________
___________
A. The moon is a big ball of fire. ___________
B. The sun is smaller than the earth. ___________
C. The sun gives us light and heat. ___________
D. On a full moon day, the moon is round in shape.
E. We can go to the moon in a plane.
3. Read the sentences. Guess the name of the thing. All these things are
present in the sky. Also, draw their pictures.
A. I am very hot. You cannot touch me.
Without me, no living thing can live!
Who am I? _________________
B. I come with my group of friends, at night.
We all twinkle.
We look like shining dots in the sky.
Who are we? ______________
C. You can see me at night.
I keep changing my shape.
Who am I? _________________
Life Skill
The Sun rises in the ___________________________.
After the sun rises, it is day time.
What are the activities that you do during the day time?
___________________________________________________________
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Project
A. Let us make a starry night!
1. Take a black sheet of paper.
2. Take an old tooth brush and white paint.
3. Dip the brush in the paint.
4. G raze your thumb over the brush lightly. The white
paint will fall as tiny dots on the paper.
B. Collect poems based on the sun, moon, and stars.
For example : twinkle twinkle little star.
Thinking Hat Value Based Question
Stars are bigger than the moon. Pia and Divya were sisters.
But the moon looks bigger in the sky. Why? One day, they were looking at the round moon.
Their father gave them binoculars.
He told them to see the moon through the
binoculars.
It was Pia’s chance first.
Pia took the binoculars from her father, to see.
Suddenly, Divya snatched it from her hands.
She did not want to wait for her turn.
Their father saw them. He scolded Divya.
He told her to wait for her turn.
Answer the following questions.
1. When the moon looks round in shape, it is
called_________.(full moon/ round moon)
2. Why did Divya’s father scold her?
3. W hich of these is a good thing to do?
Circle it.(Snatch things/wait for your
turn.)
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13 PLANET
EARTH
Get Set Go!
Name five living things: ________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
We live on earth.
Earth has land and
water. We live on land.
There are some animals
and plants which live on
land like us. There are
some animals and plants
which live in water.
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Activity
Name some animals which live on land. _______________________________
Name some animals which live in water. ______________________________
Water on earth
We find water in the seas, ponds, lakes, and rivers. The water in the sea is
called sea-water. Sea water is very salty. We cannot drink sea water.The water
in rivers, ponds, and lakes is called fresh water. We can drink fresh water.
Most of the water on earth is salty water. We have very little fresh water. So,
we should not waste water.
sea water fresh water
Air around the earth
There is air all round the earth.
We cannot see air. We can feel
it. Air contains different gases.
One of the gases is oxygen. All
living things need oxygen to live.
Why is earth special?
Earth is a very special planet. It
has land, water, and air. All living
things need air and water to live.
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There are many other planets, besides earth. Did you know?
But we cannot live there. Some of these
planets do not have water. Some of the If you want to see what earth
planets do not have oxygen around them. So, looks like, see a globe!
there is no life on those planets. Our planet
earth is special. It has life on it. Explore and Learn!
How does the earth look like?
The earth looks like a ball. It is round in
shape. From space, the earth looks blue in
colour. So it is called the blue planet! There
is a lot of water on earth. The water makes
the earth look blue in colour.
Find the names of the other planets.
Life Skill
Manik emptied his water bottle. He threw the left-over water.
His mother told him not to throw away or waste any water.
Do you think Manik’s mother is right? YES/ NO
There is so much water on earth. Then, why should we save
water? ________________________________
_____________________________________
Key Terms
w sea-water: water in the sea
w salty: something which has a lot of salt in it
w oxygen: a gas all living things need to live
w planet: things that move around the star like sun
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Chapter at a glance
• Planet Earth has land, water, and air.
• The water in the sea is called sea-water. It is very salty.
• The water in rivers, ponds, and lakes is called fresh water.
• There is air round the Earth.
• Air has different kinds of gases.
• All living things need oxygen to live.
• Earth is a very special planet as there is life on it.
• Earth is round in shape.
• The Earth is called the blue planet.
Practice Time!
1. Answer the questions. ____________
____________
A. Why is the earth special? ____________
B. Which gas do animals need to live? ____________
C. Do all the animals live on land? ____________
D. Why can we not drink sea-water?
E. How does the earth appear from space?
2. Write if the sentences are true or false.
A. Planet Earth has land, water, and air.
B. Only animals need oxygen to live.
C. Our planet is called the red planet.
D. River water is fresh water.
E. Planet earth is oval in shape.
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3. Look at the picture. Read what you need to do. Earth
A. Colour the area marked with green dots-
in GREEN. Colour the area marked
with blue dots-in SKY BLUE.
This is how Planet Earth looks from
space.
B. Trace along the dotted lines. Complete the word. (Earth)
Re-write this word in the lines given.
Project Thinking Hat
Bullu is going into space. He has made a Circle the things which need oxygen
drawing. Look at the picture below. gas to live.
Do you also want to go into space, like Bullu?
What would your clothes and rocket look
like?
Draw how you and
your rocket will look.
Colour the picture.
Value Based Question
One day, Ram and his father went for boating. Ram carried chips with him.
He ate the chips and threw the empty packet in the lake. His father saw him doing it.
He told Ram not to throw any waste in the water. It makes the water dirty.
1. Where should Ram throw away the empty chips packet? Circle the right picture.
In the garden In the dustbin In the Sail-boat
2. Why should we not make the water dirty?
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14 LET’S TRAVEL
Get Set Go!
What are the common things in all the vehicles ?____
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
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We go from one place to another for different purposes. For this we need vehicles
like bicycle and bus. These vehicles are called means of transport. Long ago,
humans or animals pulled carts to carry goods or to travel. Now we have faster
means of transport.
There are three types of transport: the land transport, water transport and air
transport.
Land transport
On land, we use bicycles, scooters, motorcycles, cars, buses and autorickshaws.
Some of them are fast and some are slow. Some have two wheels, some have
four wheels and some have more than four wheels.
bicycle scooter motorcycle
car bus autorickshaw
Trains carry hundreds
of people from one
place to another.
In India, metro rail
is the latest mode of
transport. It carries
people to different
places within the city. In Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, we have
metro rail for local transport.
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Water transport
Ships, steamers and boats are the means of water transport. People use ships
to travel long distances on the seas and oceans. Boats and steamers carry
people and goods along the rivers.
ship steamer boat
Air transport Did you know?
Aeroplanes and helicopters are the Aeroplanes are the fastest and
means of air transport. Aeroplanes are costliest means of transport.
the fastest means of transport but they
are too expensive. Helicopters are not
very popular because they cannot carry
many people. People, who want to go to
a very, very distant place like the moon,
will need a rocket.
Aeroplane Helicopter Rocket
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Fuel
Cars,scooters,buses,aeroplanes run on some fuel like petrol,diesel,or compressed
natural gas (CNG). As we get energy from food to work and play,vehicles get
energy from these fuels. But fuel comes from earth, and earth has limited fuel.
We must save fuel.
Did you know?
Buses in Delhi run on CNG because
it generate less pollution.
Animals as means of transport
Many animals help us to carry people and goods from one place to another.
• In deserts, people use camels for transport. The camel is called the ‘Ship of
the desert’.
• Elephants carry heavy logs in forests.
• Mules and ponies help us to travel in hilly areas.
Key Terms
purpose : motive
carts : a vehicle with two or four wheels
steamers : a ship or a big boat
Chapter at a glance
• There are three types of transport : land transport, water transport and air
transport.
• Trains are the fastest means of land transport.
• Aeroplanes are the fastest means of transport.
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Practice Time!
1. Answer the following questions.
A. Why do we need a means of transport?
B. Which cities have the metro rail?
C. What are the main means of water transport?
2. Write three vehicles for the following.
A. Land transport __________ __________ __________
B. Water transport __________ __________ __________
C. Air transport __________ __________ __________
3. Choose the correct word(s) for each sentence.
A. We need vehicles for running/travelling.
B. Metro rail carries people within the city/within a country.
C. Ships need a good port/airport for loading and unloading goods.
D. Aeroplanes are the most expensive/reasonable means of transport.
E. People need a rocket/train to go to the moon.
4. Tick (ü) the correct answer.
A. Which city has the metro rail?
Patna Mysore Kolkata
bicycle
B. Which one sails on water? aeroplane
boat scooter
C. Which one moves in the air?
car ship
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Life Skill
1. Visit the Railway Museum. Collect information about different trains and
discuss it with your classmates and teachers.
2. From the sounds given below, write which vehicles they remind us.
a. Gharr-Gharr __M_o_to_r_cy_c_le__ b. Chhuk-Chhuk __________
c. Tring-Tring __________ d. Pee-Pee __________
Project
Make a ‘Chhuk-Chhuk Train’. Take 3-4 empty match
boxes. Cover the first box with black paper to make
the engine and the rest in red. Draw windows on
each and paste buttons for wheels, string together all
the coaches and fix a chimney on the engine. Your
toy train is ready to move.
Value Based Question
Suppose you are returning from school on your bicycle, one of its
tyres gets punctured. What will you do?
1. Still ride it. 2. Walk with the bicycle to a repairing shop.
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15 COMMUNICATION
Get Set Go!
Which is the best mode of communication when it
is urgent?
Do you use your mom’s mobile for talking to
your friends for a long time?
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Exchanging our ideas and thoughts with others is called communication.
The simplest way to communicate is to talk to others. But this is not possible all
the time. Because, sometimes we are away from each other.
There are many means of communication. In the old days, people used pigeons
to send messages. People (called messengers) would run for long distances to
deliver a message from one person to another.
Nowadays, we have some modern means of communication.
Telephone
A telephone is a communication tool.
Using a telephone, two people who are at different places
can talk to each other.
Mobile phone
We can carry a mobile phone wherever Did you know?
we go.
Be careful while using your
Some mobile phones are called smart mobile phone, it has 18 times
phones. more bacteria than things in a
toilet.
Email
We can send an email to someone living at
a far-off place within seconds.
We use the internet.
Post card and telegram
A post card and a telegram are the oldest means
of communication. People use the speed post
and telegram to send an urgent message.
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Newspapers
Newspapers are the cheapest means
of mass communication. Mass
communication means sending the
same message to a large number of
people at the same time. Newspapers
and magazines carry lots of information.
Radio
Radio is a useful means of mass communication.
It is very useful for the people who cannot read
and write.
Television
Television is the most popular means
of mass communication. Television
entertains, educates and provides a
variety of information on all topics.
Key Terms
internet : a global computer network we can use to get any information
Chapter at a glance
• Exchanging our ideas and thoughts with others is called communication.
• In the old days people used pigeons to send messages.
• Nowadays the telephone, email, newspapers, radio and television are the
means of communication.
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Practice Time!
1. Answer the following questions.
A. What is communication?
B. Name two tools of mass communication.
C. What are the uses of television?
2. Tick (ü) the correct answer.
A. We can talk to our friends on _______________ .
telephone radio television
B. We can read information from _______________ .
radio newspaper both
C. We can see and listen to the programmes on the ___________ .
television radio newspaper
D. We can write an email through _______________.
radio the post office internet
3. Activity time. Do it yourself.
Take two thermocol glasses. Tie a long string in the centre of the bottom of
the glasses. Hold a glass close to your ears and ask your friend to take the
other glass away from you. Ask him to speak softly into his glass. You can
hear clearly whatever he says !
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Life Skill
Search for the full forms of email and SMS and write them here.
Email - _____________________________________________
SMS - _____________________________________________
Activity
Write 5 sentences on the importance of communication in our life.
Paste pictures to show the means of communication you use to communicate.
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