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Chapter 1 1_Poonam's Day Out Page 1

CHAPTER 1

POONAM'S DAY OUT

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option.

(i) ............... are found on trees.

(a)Buffaloes and goats  

(b) Ducks and parrots 

(c) Monkeys and crows  

(d) Hens and dogs 

(ii) ............... are found in homes.

(a)Owls and snakes  

(b) Squirrels and butterflies 

(c) Eagles and cows  

(d) Rats and cockroaches 

(iii) Poonam found ............... at the pond.

(a)frogs  (b) tortoises 

(c) buffaloes  (d) All of these 

(iv) Which of these animals can fly?

(a)Butterfly  (b) Cat 

(c) Lizard  (d) Fish 

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(v) The ............... makes a braying sound.

(a)dog  (b) donkey 

(c) crow  (d) rat 

(vi) This is the tallest animal. It is a ............... .

(a)zebra  (b) elephant 

(c) gorilla  (d) giraffe 

(vii) This animal makes croaking sound. It is a ............... .

(a)fox  (b) frog 

(c) squirrel  (d) honeybee 

(viii) This is a domestic animal which carries heavy loads for us. It is a/an
............... .

(a)dog  (b) elephant 

(c) cat  (d) bear 

(ix) This animal weaves a web to trap its prey. It is a ............... .

(a)honey bee  (b) spider 

(c) wasp  (d) house fly 

(x) This animal lives in water as well as on land. It is a ............... .

(a)frog  (b) fish 

(c) squirrel  (d) octopus 

2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements. 
(i) Birds can both fly and walk. 
(ii) Cockroaches have feet and can crawl. 
(iii) Fish have feet and can swim. 
(iv) Cows use their tails for walking. 
(v) Dogs can walk, run and fly.

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LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
spider, owls, tree, pond, underground, Snake, Bat, Wasp/Bee, Cheetah, Sheep

(i) A pigeon could be seen on the ............... .
(ii) A frog could be found in the ............... .
(iii) The ............... weaves webs on the wall.
(iv) Snakes live ............... .
(v) ............... remain awake the whole night.
(vi) ............... does not have legs and moves by sliding on the ground.
(vii) ............... hangs on a tree upside down.
(viii) ............... is a black and yellow flying insect that stings.
(ix) ............... is the fastest animal.
(x) ............... gives us wool.

4- Match the name of the animal in Column I with the way it moves in Column II
by drawing arrow.

Column I Column II

(i) Crow (a) Walk

(ii) Cockroach (b) Fly

(iii) Fish (c) Crawl

(iv) Cow (d) Swim

5- Answers in one word or one sentence.
(i) Name two animals that have wings.

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(ii) Which animal utters a croaking sound?

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(iii) Name five animals which have four legs and a tail.

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(iv) Which animal does not have legs and moves by sliding on the ground?

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(v) Name any five birds.

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6- Identify which of the following animals you see in or near the pond in the picture
given below by ticking their names. (There are seven)

Squirrel Horse Swan Stork Heron
Dragonfly Tortoise Dog Fish Snake
Buffalo Lion Frog Butterfly Sheep
Duck Goat Grasshopper Snail Sparrow

7- Observe the pictures and fill in the blanks.
(i)

It is a ............... . It lives both on ............... and in ............... .

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(ii)

It is a ............... . It is ............... and ............... but always wins the race.

8- Give two examples for each of the following.

(i) Animals that walk .................... ....................

(ii) Animals that crawl .................... ....................

(iii) Animals that fly .................... ....................

(iv) Animals that swim .................... ....................

(v) Animals that live on land. .................... ....................

(vi) Animals that live in water. .................... ....................

(vii) Animals that live underground. .................... ....................

Think, Find and Write

1- Find out and write the names of the birds and animals which are shown below
along with where you will find them-on trees, on the ground, in ponds, in the
house etc. Fill up the table with your answers.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

(5) (6) (7) (8)

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(9) (10)

S.No. Name Where you will find them
1. .................... ....................
2. .................... ....................
3. .................... ....................
4. .................... ....................
5. .................... ....................
6. .................... ....................
7. .................... ....................
8. .................... ....................
9. .................... ....................
10. .................... ....................

2- Different animals use their tails for different purposes. Match column A which
contains the names of animals with column B showing the activities they per-
form with their tails.

Column A Column B
(i) Cow
(ii) Monkey (a) Shows affection by wagging it.
(iii) Dog
(b) Swims with its help.
(iv) Kangaroo
(v) Fish (c) Hangs himself with the branch of the
tree.

(d) Balances his body while hopping.

(e) Drives away flies and other insects
from its body with the help of the tail.

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3- Write any one common feature between the two animals given below.

(i) Cat and Dog ....................................................................

(ii) Snail and Earthworm ....................................................................
(iii) Elephant and Rabbit ....................................................................
(iv) Monkey and Squirrel ....................................................................
(v) Lion and wolf ....................................................................

4- Circle the odd one out. Give the reason.
(i) elephant, horse, cockroach, cat.

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(ii) horse, dog, cow, wolf.

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(iii) wasp, honeybee, parrot, squirrel.

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(iv) frog, fish, crocodile, tortoise

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5- Answer the following questions :
(i) What are terrestial animals? Give two examples.

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(ii) What are aquatic animals? Give two examples.

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(iii) What are amphibious animals? Give two examples.

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(iv) What are arboreal animals? Give two examples.

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6- Match the following sounds with their animals.

(i) Moo

(ii) Kaon - Kaon

(iii) Cukron - coon

(iv) Dhechun - dhechun

(v) Mein - mein

7- Fill in the blanks.
(i) A .................... weaves webs on the wall.
(ii) An .................... remains awake the whole night.
(iii) Snake lives .................... .
(iv) A frog lives both on .................... and in .................... .
(v) A sparrow could be seen on the .................... .

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8- Here are some incomplete pictures of animals. Complete them and write their

names below.

......................... ......................... .........................

9- Find my name in the crossword and put a circle e around it. One example has
been given.
xt yabl s
mo n k e y p
mr q n x a i
dt f r ogd
j o wl e k e
l i bc hi r
ms n a i l n
g e f q s wy

(i) Banana is what I love eating,
I spend my time jumping and leaping.

(ii) On the walls, webs I weave,
Where insects stick and cannot leave.

(iii) I remain awake the whole night,
And go to sleep in broad daylight.

(iv) Croak, croak, croak is my sound,
In water or on land I am found.

(v) I appear after rainfall,
Have no feet so I crawl.

(vi) Slow and steady is my pace,
I always win when there is a race.

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10- With the help of your thumb prints and finger prints draw the following animals.

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Chapter 2 2_The Plant Fairy Page 11

CHAPTER 2

THE PLANT FAIRY

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option.

(i) In the garden, Michael touched a

(a)neem tree  (b) jasmine plant 

(c) marigold plant (d) mehendi bush 

(ii) The shape of leaves is

(a)round  (b) triangular 

(c) long  (d) All of these 

(iii) The last game the children played in the camp was

(a)Antakshari   

(b) Chhupanchhupai 

(c) Plant Fairy   

(d) None of these 

(iv) Which plant is known as dhaniya in Hindi?

(a)Basil  (b) Coriander 

(c) Mint  (d) Lemon 

(v) In the game, Didi was sitting on

(a)grass  (b) neem leaves 

(c) a tree trunk  (d) None of these 

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(vi) Children in the lesson were playing .................... in the garden.

(a)Hide and Seek  (b) Football 

(c) Plant Fairy  (d) Antakshari 

(vii) Michael asked his friends to collect .................... .

(a)Stone  (b) Leaves 

(c) Stem  (d) Flowers 

(viii) Which of the following has thick trunk?

(a)Neem  (b) Tulsi 

(c) Mint  (d) Rose 

(ix) Which of the following has uneven leaf margin?

(a)Rose  (b) Guava 

(c) jasmine  (d) Mango 

2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.

(i) Didi taught the children how to take rubbing’s of the roots of

a tree. 

(ii) Ammu and Shabnam also wanted to be the Plant fairy. 

(iii) In the garden, Shabnam was touching a marigold plant. 

(iv) On Michael's advice, the children plucked leaves from plants. 

(v) One can make beautiful pictures of animals using dry leaves. 

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Didi taught the children to take ............... (print/rubbings) of leaves and
tree trunks.
(ii) The new game the children played with Didi in the garden was called
............... . (Plant fairy/Boy fairy)

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(iii) The second person who became the Plant fairy was ............... .(Ammu/
Michael)

(iv) The children collected the leaves that were ............... (growing on trees/
lying on the ground) for Michael.

(v) The leaves had different ............... , ............... and ............... . (ears, devil,
folds/shapes, colours, margins)

(vi) ............... leaves are used as a plate for serving food. (Banyan/Peepal)

(vii) ............... leaves are used for curing and fever. (Basil/Neem)

(viii) ............... leaves have a smooth surface. (Banyan/Peepal)

(ix) ............... leaves have an uneven margin. (Neem/Money plant)

(x) Plants shed their leaves during ............... (Spring/Autumn)

4- Match the item in Column I with something related to it in Column II by draw-
ing arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Rubbings (a) Various colours
(ii) Basil (b) Chhuppanchhupai
(iii) Hide and Seek (c) Tulsi
(iv) Leaves (d) Paper

5- Answers in one word or one sentence.
(i) What is the colour of neem leaves?

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(ii) The children touched the trees with which kinds of trunks?

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(iii) From where did Didi tell the children to bring leaves for Michael?

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(iv) Name any five plants whose leaves you can crush and smell.

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6- Given below are the picture of some leaves. Identify the plants from which these

leaves have fallen. Complete the names of the plant below each leaf.

(i) (ii) (iii)

N_E_ M_N_ _E__L
(iv) (v)

P__P_L L_T__

7- Describe in 30-40 words.
(i) How the game of 'Plant fairy' is played?

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(ii) How will you take the rubbing of a leaf of a big tree like the peepal tree?

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8- The leaves of plants have different shapes, colours and margins. These are all
given below in the box. Put them in the correct columns of the table below the
box.
Round, Light green, Straight, Yellow, Uneven, Purple, Like a saw, Green
with white patches, Red, Long, Dark green Triangular, Brown

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Shapes Colours Margins
.................... .................... ....................
.................... .................... ....................
.................... .................... ....................
.................... .................... ....................

9- Match the names of parts of a plant in Column I with their descriptions in
Column II.

Column I Column II

(i) Root (a) A part storing seeds

(ii) Leaf (b) Green part preparing food for plant

(iii) Fruit (c) Part which is under the ground

(iv) Flower (d) Part bearing leaves, fruits and flowers

(iv) Stem (d) Colourful part

Think, Find and Write

1- Find out and write the names of the five small plants and five big plants like
trees near your house or in nearby areas. Fill up the table with your answers.

S.No. Small plants Where you S.No. Big plants Where you saw
saw them them

1. .................... .................... 1. .................... ....................

2. .................... .................... 2. .................... ....................

3. .................... .................... 3. .................... ....................

4. .................... .................... 4. .................... ....................

5. .................... .................... 5. .................... ....................

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2- Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.

climbers, trees, shrubs, creepers, herbs

(i) Short plants with soft and green stems are ............... .

(ii) Plants with weak stems, that grow around some support, are called
............... .

(iii) Medium- sized bushy plants with thin woody stems are ............... .

(iv) Plants with weak stems that cannot stand erect and grow creaping on
ground are ............... .

(v) Big plants with thick trunks are ............... .

3- Match the products given in column A with plants that give it given in column
B.

Column A Column B
(i) (a) Jasmine, Rose, Sandal

Medicines
(ii) (b) Carrot, Radish Spinach

Perfumes
(iii) (c) Neem, Basil, Mint

Oils

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(iv) (d) Coconut Mustard,
Soyabean

Fruits
(v) (e) Apple, Mango, Grapes

Vegetables

4- Name the following.

(i) Two big trees you see in your neighbourhood.

............................... ...............................

(ii) Two flowering plants. ...............................
...............................

(iii) Two plants whose leaves are eaten.

............................... ...............................

(iv) Two plants whose stems are eaten.

............................... ...............................

5- A leaf is used in many ways. Read the clues given below. Search for the answers
in the grid and fill them in the space provided.

A B D MO L O
PEOI PKO
S PI NACH
O X P T L ME
E P I N MA N

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DE B ARNN
NB R AOGA
YUP HE OF

(i) The leaf of this tree is used to make roofs of huts ............... .

(ii) The paste of this leaf is applied on hands during festivals and marriages
...............

(iii) The leaf of this plant is used for decorating the house during festivals and
special occasions ............... .

(iv) The leaf of this plant is eaten by us ............... .

(v) The leaf of this plant is used to prepare chutney ............... .

6- Unjumble the given words to find the parts of a plant reffered in the following
lines.

(i) Part of the plant which remains under the ground. OORT

........................................

(ii) Green part which prepares food for the plant. EFLA

........................................

(iii) Part of the plant which bears seed/seeds. RITUF

........................................

(iv) Colourful and attractive part of the plant. WOLFER

........................................

(v) Part of the plant which supports it. TEMS

........................................

7- Answer the following questions.
(i) Write any two uses of root.

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(ii) Write any two uses of stems.

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(iii) Write any two uses of leaves.

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(iv) What is a trunk?

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(v) Why are leaves called the kitchen of the plant?

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(vi) Why did didi instruct children not to pluck the leaves from the plants?

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8- Fill in the blanks.
(i) ............... is a bush.
(ii) ............... plant has a thin trunk.
(iii) Rose leaf has ............... margin.
(iv) Steam of mint plant is ............... .
(v) ............... plant can be identified by smelling its leaf.

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9- Name five plants having.

Thick stem Thin stem

10- Name five main part of the plant.
(i) .........................
(ii) .........................
(iii) .........................
(iv) .........................
(v) .........................

11- Draw the picture of your friend tree below and colour it.

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Chapter 3 3_Water O' Water Page 21

CHAPTER 3

WATER O' WATER

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option. 
(i) Drinking water should be stored in
(a)an earthen container

(b) a steel container 

(c) a clean covered container  

(d) any container 

(ii) Water causes great misfortune if there are

(a)waterfalls   

(b) watered fields 

(c) more water in lakes  

(d) floods 

(iii) Water is not required for (b) running fans 
(a)making tea 

(c) kneading dough (d) plants to grow 

(iv) Which activity needs the least water?

(a)Making a cup of tea  

(b) Taking a bath 

(c) To wash a car   

(d) Watering the fields 

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(v) ............... is a place where you can get the most water.

(a)A stream  (b) A pond 

(c) A tank  (d) The sea 

(vi) Which of the following is a main source of water?
(a) (b)

 
(c) (d)



(vii) A plant that can survive without water for many days is ............... .

(a)rose  (b) tulsi 

(c) cactus  (d) jasmine 

(viii) Animals that live in water are called ............... animals.

(a)Terrestrial  (b) Aquatic 

(c) Nocturnal  (d) Good 

(ix) ............... is a source of salty water.

(a)Ocean  (b) Well 

(c) Hot spring  (d) River 

(x) Which of the following is a main source of drinking water?

(a)River   

(b) Pond 

(c) Lake   

(d) sea 

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2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements. 

(i) We cannot live without water. 

(ii) Bucket should not be used to store water. 

(iii) Very less rain causes floods. 

(iv) Water in nature is found in three forms-solid, liquid and gas. 

(v) We cannot quench our thirst by just drinking water.

(vi) Water is essential for life.

(vii) Water exists in all four forms in nature.

(viii) Rain is the main source of water.

(ix) Seawater isn't salty.

(x) Dew and snow are forms of water.

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
water, fish, tap, snow, ice, do not need, precious, lighter, Sea, excessive,
water vapour, scarce

(i) ............... and ............... are solid forms of water.
(ii) The swan is an animal which lives in ............... .
(iii) We can get water in our house by opening the ............... .
(iv) For running a race, we ............... water.
(v) ............... are animals which live only in water.
(vi) Ice is ............... than water.
(vii) Drinking water is ............... and ............... .
(viii) ............... water cannot be used for drinking.
(ix) Floods are caused by ............... rain.
(x) ............... is the gaseous form of water.

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4- Answers in one word or one sentence.

(i) Name two daily activities which do not need water.

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(ii) Name three daily activities which cannot be done without water.

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(iii) Name three animals which can live in both water and on land.

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(iv) Name two sources of water except the tap from where we can get water for
our daily use.

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(v) Name two modes of transport which can be used to travel from one place
to another on water.

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5- Match the name in Column I with the activity related to it in Column II by
drawing arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Glass tumbler (a) Getting water from under the ground

(ii) Bucket (b) Cooling water in the refrigerator

(iii) Bottle (c) Drinking water in it

(iv) Handpump (d) Storing water

6- Identify which of the given containers you will use for the following activities.
(i) On a hot day storing water for drinking ........................................

(ii) Serving water on the dining table ........................................

(iii) Storing drinking water for some days ........................................

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(iv) Storing water for bathing ........................................
........................................
(v) Drinking tea ........................................
........................................
(vi) Serving mango panna

(vii) Storing cooking oil

7- Match the pictures of containers with their names in the center by drawing lines.
Cup

Bottle

Steel Tumbler
Can
Jug

Bucket
Glass Tumbler

Pitcher

Think, Find and Write

1- Find out and write three methods of saving water in your daily activities.
Method 1 .....................................................................................................
Method 2 .....................................................................................................
Method 3 .....................................................................................................

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2- Fill in the different uses of water.

Uses of water

..................... ..................... .....................

..................... ..................... .....................

3- The following word grid contains natural and man-made sources of water. En-
circle them and write under the correct headings.
T A P S WO P O C E A N Q
AS TRAPOKRRI NR
NI S P TS P RI NGS A
KROAE E DHVHUT S
L A K E R A V WE L L R H
S I L AF TI AREDEA
I N K D A MS E A R E A K
A MR U L I MB R A N MM
CANAL S I L S AAS I
I R S V T U B E WE L L S
H A N D P U MP S P O N D

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Natural sources of water Man-made sources of water

4- The following cloud contains the names of five main rivers of India in the jum-
bled form. Identify and write their names in the space provided.

.................... .................... ....................
.................... ....................

5- Name the following.

(i) Three aquatic plants

.................... .................... ....................

(ii) Three aquatic animals

.................... .................... ....................

(iii) An animal and a plant which can live without water for many days.

.................... .................... ....................

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6- Identify the pictures and name them.

(i) Three forms of water.

.................... .................... ....................

(ii) Three ways in which underground water can be drawn out.

.................... .................... ....................

7- Following are the different vessels/containers used to store water.

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Can you arrange them in the ascending order on the basis of their capacity to
hold water.

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8- Answer the following questions:

(i) What is rain?

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(ii) What are tubewells?

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(iii) Why do plants need water?

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(iv) Why do animals need water?

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(v) What is underground water?

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9- In every row put a e around one that is different from the others. Also tell how
it is different.
(i) River, mountain, lake, pond, spring.
(ii) Bathing, washing clothes, swimming, combing hair, kneading dough.
(iii) Fish, duck, monkey, crocodile, tortoise.
(iv) Car, boat, bus, train, bicycle.

10- Take a paper and fold it in the middle. Now unfold it and put some drops of
different colours on it. Fold the paper again and press it. Unfold the paper. Look
what you have made. Paste it here:

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CHAPTER 4

OUR FIRST SCHOOL

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option. 
(i) My ............... is not a member of my family.
(a)mother  (b) father

(c)best friend  (d) brother 

(ii) Your father's brother is your

(a)uncle  (b) cousin 

(c)aunt  (d) None of these 

(iii) Our ............... is our first school.

(a)primary school   

(b) play school 

(c)family   

(d) None of these 

(iv) A child's first learning comes from his ............... .

(a)friends   

(b) family 

(c)teachers   

(d) school 

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(v) My family consists of ............... members.

(a)four  

(b) five

(c) six  

(d) more than six 
(vi) My ............... is the head of my family. 

(a)father/grandfather 

(b) sister

(c) friend   

(d) neighbour 

(vii) Members of family ............... each other.

(a)love and take care of  

(b) share feelings with 

(b) share responsibilities with

(d) all of these

(viii) A child learns ............... from his family.

(a)values  

(b) traditions and customs

(c)discipline  

(d) all of these

2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.

(i) The way two persons dress indicates that two persons are of the same

family. 

(ii) All members of a family always look like all the other members. 

(iii) We learn many things from our family much before we learn from anywhere
else. 

(iv) By eating dinner on the dining table, you are helping your family. 

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3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) The relation between two members of a family who are married to each
other is ............... .
(ii) Your father's sister is your ............... .
(iii) My mother's brother is my ............... .
(iv) My sister's mother is my ............... .
(v) Uncle's son is your ............... .
(vi) Brother or sister is called ............... .
(vii) We should show ............... to the elders in family.
(viii) We ............... many things from our family members.
(ix) Relatives can be ............... and paternal.

4- Match the name of the relation in Column I with the relationship in Column II
by drawing arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Brother (a) Father's mother

(ii) Father (b) Daughter's son

(iii) Grandmother (c) Mother's son

(iv) Grandson (d) Mother's husband

5- Answers in one word or one sentence.
(i) Why is the family our first school?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Mention one way of showing respect to the elders in your family.

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Mention one habit which you do not like of any member of your family.

_______________________________________________________

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6- Observe the pictures and answer the questions that follow.

(i) Who is in the picture given below? What is she doing?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) How the man and the girl shown in the picture seems to be related to each
other?

_______________________________________________________

Think, Find and Write

1- Name of a few members of your family and their relationship with you. Fill up
the table with your answers.
Name of family member Relationship
........................................ ........................................

........................................ ........................................

........................................ ........................................

........................................ ........................................

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2- Match the following relations in the two columns by drawing lines.

Column I Column II

Father Wife

Husband Aunt

Grandfather Sister

Uncle Grandmother

Brother Mother

3- Find some words mentioned in the chapter in the chapter n this word puzzle by
outlining them.
Hint : The words are : Anwari, Brother, Cycling, Daughter, Dhobi, Drying,
Family, Husband, Ironing, Laughing, Mother, Relationship, Respect, Shoes,
Singing, Sister, Washing, Wife.

D H O B I F A MI L Y M
AUZ RRES PECTO
U S Y O O L I X Q WV T
GBTTNAS RS DS H
H A C H I U T J H WI E
TNYE NGE KOANR
E D C R G H R ME S G P
REL ATI ONS HI P
F WI F E N D R Y I N G
CBNXYGZ QRNGM
F L G A N WA R I G T D

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4- Write one good habit you have learned from each of the following elders in your

family.

(i) Your grandfather ........................................

(ii) Your grandmother ........................................

(iii) Your uncle ........................................

(iv) Your aunt ........................................

(v) Your father/mother ........................................

5- Write the type of family shown in the pictures. Tick ^{h the type of family you
have.

................................. .................................
6- How will you address them.

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7- Draw your family tree with the help of your parents.

8- Which, according to you, is the correct way of showing respect and regards to
your elders. Tick ({) the right ones and (X) the wrong ones.

(i) Be polite. 

(ii) Visit them frequently. 

(iii) Answer them rudely. 

(iv) Ask for their advice. 

(v) Talk about your traditions and customs to know more about them. 

(vi) Work about the traditions and customs. 

(vii) Listen patiently to, what they share with you. 

9- How do you help your parents at home?

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

10- Which qualities are inculcated by a family?

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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11- Define a family.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

12- Do you resemble your parents? If yes, in what way? With whom and how?

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

13- Does your family follow any particular customs? Describe them.

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER 5

CHHOTU'S HOUSE

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option. 
(i) Lata decorated her house with
(a)rangoli  (b) flower petals

(c) leaves  (d) All of these 

(ii) Chhotu stores water in a

(a)a mug  (b) a bucket 

(c) a bowl  (d) a drum 

(iii) Chhotu lived in a (b) wooden house 
(a)brick house 

(c) pipe  (d) garage 

(iv) How did Chhotu use the pipe?

(a)A place to cook food  

(b) A place to live in 

(c) A dining room  

(d) None of these 

(v) Chootu used the area surrounding the pipe for

(a)cooking  (b) walking his dog 

(c) drinking water (d) sleeping 

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(vi) We sleep and take rest here.

(a)Drawing room  (b) Kitchen 

(c) Bedroom  (d) Bathroom

(vii) We take our bath and wash our clothes here 

(a)Drawing room  (b) Kitchen 

(c) Bedroom  (d) Bathroom

(viii) A clean house is free from ............... . 

(a)Water  (b) Sunlight 

(c) Diseases  (d) heat

(ix) ............... transmits disease causing germs.

(a)A lizard  (b) A squirrel

(c) A mosquito  (d) A bats

(x) ............... catches its prey by weaving a web.

(a)A mosquito  (b) A spider

(c) A lizard  (d) A lice

2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.

(i) Mosquitoes live in our home as uninvited guests. 

(ii) Chootu and Monu sat in the pipe to have tea. 

(iii) When Chhotu first came to Mumbai, he did not have a house. 

(iv) Chhotu's house is divided into two parts. 

(v) The decoration shown in Lata's house is on her window. 

(vi) Only human beings need a house to live in. 

(vii) A house protects us from rain, heat, cold and predators. 

(viii) Garbage should be properly disposed of. 

(ix) We receive our guests in the drawing room. 

(x) Mopping the floor once a week keeps the house clean. 

(xi) We use disinfectants to clean the toilet. 

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3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Rats have poor ............... .
(ii) Lata's house is ............... beautifully.
(iii) Our homes have many kinds of ............... guests.
(iv) Chhotu sleeps ............... the pipe.

4- Match the name of the animal in Column I with something about it in Column
II by drawing arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Mice (a) Lies peacefully

(ii) Spider (b) March in a row

(iii) Lizard (c) Peck slowly

(iv) Black ants (d) Crawls slowly

(v) Birds (e) Play 'catch-catch'

5- Answers in one word or one sentence.
(i) Why did Chhotu need a house in Mumbai?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) What sheltered Chhotu from rain when he first came to Mumbai?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Where does Chhotu hang his clothes to dry?

_______________________________________________________

(iv) Where in our house do we usually find birds?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Name any five uninvited guests who live in our houses.

_______________________________________________________

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6- Who is in the picture? How did the use the pipe?

____________________________________________________________

7- Circle the odd one out.

(i) Bedroom Stove, Bed, Almirah, Dressing table

(ii) Drawing Room Television, Shower, Sofa, Table

(iii) Kitchen Fridge, Utensils, Bucket, Gas stove

(iv) Bathroom Soap, Tub, Mug, Microwave

8- Identify which of the following animals in the box below will be uninvited guests
in our houses and write their names below the box.

Housefly Horse Dog Cat Pigeon Honeybee Tortoise

Ant Cockroach Scorpion Rat Snake Spider Elephant

Lizard Beetle Mosquito Butterfly Sheep Sparrow

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

9- Why do we need shelter?

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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10- What are the factors on which the type of house depends?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

11- Match the following. Column II
Column I (a) Bed
(b) Mug
(i) Bathroom (c) Sofa
(ii) Bedroom (d) Microwave
(iii) Kitchen (e) Books
(iv) Study room
(v) Living Room

Think, Find and Write

1- Do animals make places to stay, just like we make houses, to protect themselves
and their families? What are they protecting themselves from?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

2- Into how many parts or rooms has your house been made? Write what is done
in each part of the house.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

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3- Look at the pictures and tick the room of your choice.



Tick what all you follow to keep your house clean and cross out what you do not:

(i) Sweep the floor every day. 

(ii) Keep the doors and windows close to keep off sunlight and air. 

(iii) Keep the bathroom floor dry. 

(iv) Arrange and dust my study table and almirah regularly. 

(v) Keep my toys, books and clothes on floor/bed so as to pick them as soon

they are needed. 

(vi) Have wire netting on doors and windows to keep mosquitos out. 

4- A house is made of different things. These things are name in the word grid.
Classify them into things required for a katcha house and a pucca house.
BS TONE GI F L
ARTOPBRI CK
S T R A WA J Q E D
N A MP O MA P MI
MY A L O B S N E Y
U MMU D O O T N A
S TRI NOBYTS
I RONGAI DRY

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Things needed for Things needed to build a
building a katcha house Pucca house

5- Unscramble the following words and write in the space provided.

(i) Three things needed to clean our house:

ROOMB FACTETNINSID GENTERTED

.................... .................... ....................

(ii) Five things that we use to decorate our house.

LOFEWR NORAGLI NASROT

.................... .................... ....................

PALMS SAYDI

.................... ....................

6- For a healthy living, a good house should have the following qualities. Write
'Yes, if you feel it is a necessary quality or 'No, if you do not feel so.

(i) Multistory 

(ii) Proper Sanitation 

(iii) Pucca house 

(iv) Proper Ventilation 

(v) Big in size 

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7- Draw a picture of your house and colour it.

8- Drawing pictures of any two animals that live in our house uninvited. Write
their names below the pictures.

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CHAPTER 6

FOODS WE EAT

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option. 
(i) Chhutki in Vipul's family is not able to eat
(a)bhutta  (b) chapati

(c) dal  (d) All of these 

(ii) When Vipul's Dadi was the same age as Vipul is now, she could

(a)eat chapatis  

(b) go to school like Vipul 

(c) run quickly up a hill  

(d) All of these 

(iii) Our food is usually made out of those things that are

(a)cheap   

(b) easily grown there 

(c) packed nicely   

(d) None of these 

(iv) In Goa, Juni ate fish cooked in

(a)coconut oil  (b) mustard oil 

(c) sesame oil  (d) groundnut oil 

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(iii) Besides dosa, ............... is made from rice.

(a)halwa  (b) chapati 

(c) pulao  (d) All of these

2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.

(i) In Hongkong, snakes which can be eaten are called Ling-hu-fen. 

(ii) Thomas eats tapioca, which grows on tall trees. 

(iii) Vipul's Dadi says that after coming to Nagpur, Vipul's mother has forgotten

how to make food in their own way. 

(iv) Chhutki was being fed milk by Vipul's Mami. 

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Li chen lives in ............... .
(ii) At home, Juni eats fish cooked in ............... .
(iii) Thomas eats curry made using ............... .
(iv) Chapatis can be made out of ............... or ............... .
(v) Chhutki started crying because she was ............... .

4- Match the item in Column I with things related to it in Column II by drawing
arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Dosa (a) We eat chapati soaked in this

(ii) Dal (b) Chhutki's food

(iii) Bhutta (c) Made from rice

(iv) Milk (d) Made from rice

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5- Answers in one word or one sentence.

(i) What does Dadi like to have in her dal?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Write the reason why Vipul's Dadi is not able to climb stairs quickly.

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Who else in Li chen's family loves to eat snakes?

_______________________________________________________

(iv) Where does juni live?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) What two things does Thomas like to eat?

_______________________________________________________

6- Name the persons in Vipul's family who will not be able to eat bhutta. Also give
the reasons why they cannot do so.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

7- Answer the following questions:
(i) Why do we eat vegetables and fruits?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) What is body-building food? Give two examples.

_______________________________________________________

(iii) What is energy giving food? Give two examples.

_______________________________________________________

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Think, Find and Write

1- There are many reasons why we decide what to eat. Some are given in the text-
book. Write all the reasons including the reasons given in the textbook.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

2- Match the pictures of the food items shown with their names in the center box
by drawing lines.

Burger

Idli

Jalebi

Kheer

Momo

Omelette

Samosa

Watermelon

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

3- (i) Name some food items you do not like to eat, although your say that they
are good for you. Give your reasons for not liking to eat them.

_______________________________________________________

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(ii) Name some food items that you like to eat, although your parents say that
they are not good for you. Why do your parents say that they are not good
for you?

_______________________________________________________

4- Name of some cereals and pulses are given below in the jumbled form. Unjumble
and write them properly in the table by grouping them.

LSIENTL LIMLETS SEAP HEATW

RABYEL NAEBS TOAS CKICHPAES

CEREALS PULSES

5- We derive our food from plants as well as animals. Circle the food each derived
from plants with green and those derived from animals with red.