EVS 3

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(iii) Why does Saramma not have to do the same tasks that her grandmother
did as a child?

_______________________________________________________

(iv) What activity helps Deepali to relax?

_______________________________________________________

(v) How did jaggu make some money early in the morning?

_______________________________________________________

5- Match the name in Column I with the work of the person in Column II by draw-
ing arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Jaggu Bhai (a) Sells flowers

(ii) Champa (b) Do household work for her family

(iii) Ramulu (c) Cuts hair and shaves

(iv) Nanu (d) Repairs shoes and slippers

(v) Deepali (e) Sells fruits

6- Write the occupations (work done by people) in the pictures shown below at the
place given below each picture.

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7- Deepali is doing many types of work at home. Fill each she does at home into
the categories shown in the table below.

Kitchen work for the Work relating to her Work relating to herself

family brother and sisters and any other work

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

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

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

8- Fill in the blanks with the help of given words.
soldier, watchman, policeman, comfortable, nurse, barber

(i) Our helpers make our life .................... .
(ii) A .................... is always ready to protect you.
(iii) A .................... cuts our hair and makes us look smarter.
(iv) A .................... keeps a watch on your school or street while we are asleep.
(v) A .................... takes care of patients in the hospital.
(vi) A .................... guards our country and even lays down his life for it.

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9- Kirti and her family members have many matters to be settled. Suggest her the

person who can help her.

(i) Grandfather is waiting for newspaper. ....................

(ii) Father has to reach station urgently. ....................

(iii) Kirti's school uniform has to be stitched. ....................

(iv) Pat Bruno is not well. ....................

(v) Mother needs a new haircut. ....................

10- What do we call these buildings places?

(i) We wait for the bus here. ....................

(ii) We go out for dinner with out parents here. ....................

(iii) We go here to worship. ....................

(iv) We get petrol filled in our vehicle here. ....................

(v) We buy fresh fruits and vegetables here. ....................

11- Draw the two hands on each clock to show the time you do the following things.

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Think, Find and Write

1- Find out from elderly people in your family or in houses near yours what work
they were doing 25 to 50 years ago, which is not being done now. Also find out
what work has replaced that work now and the reason why this has happened.
Fill up the table given below with this information. One has been done for you
as an example.

Work being done earlier Work that has replaced Reason

but not being done now this

1. Typing handwritten papers Making files on computer Easier to use

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

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

2- What work do your mother and other lady members of your family do at home?
Do you think that they should be paid for it? If so, why?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

3- Find out and write the names of any five buildings in your locality and the work
done in each of them.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

4- Find some occupations in this word puzzle by outlining them. These occupations
are given in the box below.
Barber, Blacksmith, Carpenter, Cobbler, Doctor, Driver, Electrician,
Farmer, Fruit seller, Mason, Nurse, Painter, Policeman, Potter, Sweeper,
Tea vendor

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Z P Y X P F A R ME R W

DOC T OR VT B R QP

C T N S L U C D L MT A

O T L WI I A I C I A N

BEL ECTRI CI AN

B R J E E S P V K MV T

L H G P ME E E S A E E

E F D E A L N R MS N R

RCBRNL TZ I ODY

X N U R S E E WT N O V

B ARB E RRTHRRQ

5- See the picture given in NCERT Textbook pg. 78-79 and answer the following
questions:

Look carefully at the picture and write what work is being done by different
people.

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

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

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

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

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6- In the picture on the first page of this lesson, some buildings have been shown.

In the list below put a red e on the names of these buildings. Also, put a green

or yellow e on the names of those buildings that are in your neighbourhood.

Post Office Hospital Temple Telephone booth School

College Government Church Multi-storeyed Dharamshala
Hostel office building

Bus stand Police station Cinema hall Bank

Petrol pump Shop Gurudwara Mosque Railway station

Court

7- Name the helpers given in the picture.

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8- Cross the odd one out with respect to the person.

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9- Write the match of the people with their working places.

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10- Collect pictures of the people of different occupations and stick them. Also write

their occupations.

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CHAPTER 13

SHARING OUR FEELINGS

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option.

(i) Ravi bhaiya recognises my family members by .......... as we move.

(a)our voices   

(b) our clothes 

(c) the colour of our clothes  

(d) the sound we make 

(ii) Blind people read books in Braille script by

(a)touching and feeling  

(b) hearing and smelling 

(c) seeing and hearing  

(d) None of these 

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

(i) In Braille Script, a row of raised dots are made on a thick paper. 

(ii) Ravi bhaiya made Seema his hockey coach when he came to know that I

was in the team. 

(iii) Ravi bhaiya teaches in a secondary school. 

(iv) Louis Braille belonged to France. 

(v) Ravi bhaiya likes listening to music and taking part in plays. 

(vi) Blind people recongnise others by touch and smell. 

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(vii) A person cannot be blind by birth. 

(viii) Paralympics are organised for differently abled people. 

(ix) We should read the newspaper aloud to the people who cannot see and

hear properly. 

(x) Braille Script cannot be written on computers. 

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Everyday in the morning, papa reads the newspaper aloud to ............... .
(ii) ............... is a very loving brother.
(iii) Ravi bhaiya has a good sense of humour because he makes us ............... .
(iv) Louis Braille lost his eyesight because a ............... hurt his eyes.
(v) The Braille script is based on ............... points.

4- Match the name in Column I with what that person does in Column II by draw-
ing arrow.

Column I Column II

(i) Seema (a) enjoys listening to Seema's news

(ii) Nani (b) is called bhabhi by Ravi bhaiya

(iii) Ravi bhaiya (c) reads the newspaper aloud to nani

(iv) Papa (d) cannot hear and see properly

(v) Mother (e) sometimes changes the place where Ravi
bhaiya has kept his stick

5- Answer in one word or one sentence.
(i) When we are blindfolded, how can we recognise others?

_______________________________________________________

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(ii) Who first thought of Braille books?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) What feeling does Ravi bhaiya express when someone tries to help him
when he does not want it?

_______________________________________________________

(iv) Why do some of Ravi bhaiya's students take books from him?

_______________________________________________________

(v) What problems of old age does nani have?

_______________________________________________________

(vi) Who is the father of Braille Script?

_______________________________________________________

(vii) How do you identify a blind person?

_______________________________________________________

(viii) What is the other word for 'physically challenged' person?

_______________________________________________________

(ix) Whom do you visit, in case of a problem in your eyes?

_______________________________________________________

6- In how many ways can we help Ravi bhaiya and other blind people in their dai-
ly lives? Some ways are mentioned in the chapter also. Read it and then write
them, besides writing your own ideas.

____________________________________________________________

7- Explain how the game of blindfold is played, as given in the chapter.

____________________________________________________________

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8- Fill in the blanks with the help of given words.

care, Braille, poor, parents, friends, Old

(i) I like to share my feelings with my .................... and .................... .
(ii) .................... members in the family need our special care and attention.
(iii) With old age, people tend to have .................... hearing and sight.
(iv) We must take good .................... of our eyes.
(v) .................... Script is read by running fingers on raised dots.

9- Tick the acts which you feel show that you care.

Call visit your Take your Ensure that your
grandparents grandparents have
regularly. grandparents for all the necessary
things.
regular medical check-
Helping a visually
up. impaired to cross
the road.
Playing loud music Showing your photo
inspite of the album to a visually
discomfort of other impaired.
person.

Offering visually Reading a newspaper
impaired a seat in for visually impaired.
bus.

Think, Find and Write

1- Find out and write
(i) Why do blind people carry a white stick when moving out of their homes?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Why do blind people wear sunglasses all the time?

_______________________________________________________

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2- Match the pictures in Column I with they describe in Column II by drawing

lines.

Column I Column II

Blind people crossing a road

Women at a rally
A woman reading a story in Braille

Ravi bhaiya reading a book in Braille
Two blind women pose for the camera
Answering the phone

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3- The Braille alphabet shows each letter in the English alphabet as a particular

combination of up to six dots (or raised points for blind people to read), as given

in the picture below.

Draw the dots for each of the following words in the boxes, with one box showing
one letter. In part (v) you have to show the dots for a blind person to know your
name. Add more boxes if your name is longer.

(i) Seema 

(ii) Ravi 

(iii) Sharing 
(iv) Feelings 
(v) Evs 

(vi) Mathe- 
matics

(vii) English 
(viii) Hindi 

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(ix) My name 


4- Find some words mentioned in the chapter in this word puzzle by outlining
them. These words are given in the box below.
Seema, Bhaiya Bhabhi, Braille, France, Newspaper, Loving, Plays, News,
Touch, See, Relationship, Teacher, Blind, Sandpaper, Humour, Stick, Nani,
Back pains, Vegetables, Ravi bhaiya

TEACHERZ YXTW
V N E WS P A P E R O B
H U MO U R V S I T U R
BACKPAI NS RCA
BHAI YABHABHI
L OVI NGHQP S NL
I VE GE TABL E S L
N E WS S T I C K E M E
DL KPL AYS NANI
J S ANDP AP E RGF
REL ATI ONS HI P
F R A N C E D S E E MA

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CHAPTER 14

THE STORY OF FOOD

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option.

(i) We get most of the food from

(a)plants  (b) animals 

(c) Both 'a' and 'b' (d) None of these 

(ii) Spinach is obtained from the ............... of a plant.

(a)fruits  (b) flowers 

(c) roots  (d) leaves 

(iii) Who helps Venu's mother in the household work?

(a)Venu  (b) Venu's father 

(c) Both 'a' and 'b' (d) None of these 

(iv) A banana is obtained from the ............... of a plant.

(a)fruits  (b) flowers 

(c) roots  (d) leaves 

(v) Both milk and meat are obtained from

(a)plants  (b) animals 

(c) Both 'a' and 'b' (d) None of these 

(vi) Which of the following is a root? 
(a)Carrot  (b) Potato

(c) Onion  (d) Ginger 

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(vii) Which of the following is a stem?

(a)Carrot  (b) Potato 

(c) Radish  (d) Spinach 

(viii) Which of the following food item we get from animals?

(a)Milk  (b) Honey 

(c) Ghee  (d) All of these 

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

(i) Both Rani's and Venu's mothers cook the food in their homes. 

(ii) Banana is a medicinal plant. 

(iii) Rani's family members eat food together. 

(iv) The ginger we use in our food is got from the fruit of the plant. 

(v) Tomatoes are the fruits of a plant. 

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) We get sugar from ............... .
(ii) We eat the ............... of a cabbage plant.
(iii) ............... provide us many herbal medicines.
(iv) Lemons are the ............... of a plant.
(v) ............... leaves are good for our teeth and gums.

4- Match the name of food item in Column I with its description in Column II by
drawing arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Honey (a) Medicinal plant

(ii) Potato (b) Root of the plant

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(iii) Ajwain (c) Obtained from animal
(iv) Eggs (d) Fruit of the paddy plant
(v) Rice (e) Obtained from bees

5- Answer in one word or one sentence.
(i) Who eats at the last in Venu's family?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) What part of its plant is the jack-fruit?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Name the part of the plant which we eat in cauliflower.

_______________________________________________________

(iv) Name five foods which we get from animals.

_______________________________________________________

6- What differences do you observe between Rani's family and Venu's family? Write
the differences in all the household work being done in these families. This can
be understood by seeing the pictures shown in the textbook.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

7- Arrange the following activities required for a family to eat a meal and pre-
pare for the next meal by putting the number 1 against the first activity and 6
against the last activity.

Activity Number

Eating food ........................................

Washing utensils ........................................

Getting raw food items from market ........................................

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Cooking the food items ........................................
........................................
Filling/Bringing water ........................................

Cleaning the place where the family will eat

____________________________________________________________

8- Match the pictures of Venu's and Rani's families in Column I with what is hap-
pening in them in Column II by drawing lines.

Column I Column II

Rani's mother preparing food.

Rani's father and brother eating
food.

Venu's mother cooks while Venu's
father cleans the home.

Venu's parents relaxing.

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9- Draw a green circle around those items that we get from plants and a red circle

around those items that we get from animals.

10- Name the medicinal plant with the help of given words which will give you relief
when

Turmeric, Neem, Basil, Ajwain, Cloves

(i) You get hurt by falling from stairs .........................

(ii) You have a bad stomach ache .........................

(iii) You have severe toothache .........................

(iv) You have cough and cold. .........................

(v) You have some skin irritation. .........................

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

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

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(ii) Who are vegetarians?

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Who are non-vegetarians?

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

12- Find the words hidden in the grid and answer the following.
P DUC KHA
I CGBCE D
GOOS E NF
O WA F G K I
AI TL S TS
T H E N MO H
BUFFAL O

(i) Animals that give us
milk .................... .................... ....................

(ii) Animals that give us

meat .................... .................... ....................

(iii) Animals that give us
eggs .................... .................... ....................

13- The following are some household works. Tick ({) the work in which you lend a
hand/are planning to do so in the future.

(i) Helping your mother in the kitchen 

(ii) Buying things from the market 

(iii) Filling water as needed 

(iv) Laying the table 

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(v) Dusting the furniture 

(vi) Preparing the bed. 

(vii) Putting out clothes for drying 

(viii) Changing the bedsheet

(ix) Keeping your personal things at a proper place

14- Name the different types of plants jumbled below:

MB L C E I R ........................................

PRECERE ........................................

BHRE ........................................

RBHS U ........................................

ETRE ........................................

15- Identify the pictures given below and write to which types of plant they belong
to:

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16- Write two food items we eat associated with the given plant part:

Stem ......................... .........................

Leaves ......................... .........................

Roots ......................... .........................

Flower ......................... .........................

Fruit ......................... .........................

Seeds ......................... .........................

17- Identify the parts of the plant in the riddle. .........................
(i) I fix the plant to the soil. Who am I?

(ii) I bear leaves and flower. Who am I? .........................

(iii) I make seeds for the plant. Who am I? .........................

(iv) I prepare food for the plant. Who am I? .........................

(v) I have sweet taste usually. Who am I? .........................

Think, Find and Write

1- Observe the picture given below and answer the questions related to it.
(i) What household activity is the person doing?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Why is the method of doing this activity not good for the water being
used?

_______________________________________________________

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2- Observe the three pictures given below and answer the questions related to them

given below the pictures. If you not know the answer to the (ii) question, ask

your elders and write it.

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3

(i) What are all the persons doing?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Which of these activities should be done first, which second and which
last, if they are done in the same home? Why?

_______________________________________________________

3- Identify the activity being done in the three pictures given below and write it
below each picture.

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3

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4- We get many food items from various parts of plants like fruits, seeds, leaves,

roots, stems, flowers and so on. Find out and write the parts of the plants in

which the following food items are found.

Food item Part of plant in which Food item Part of plant in which
Banana found found

.................................... Spinach ....................................

Carrot .................................... Tea ....................................

Coffee .................................... Tomato ....................................

Onion .................................... Turmeric ....................................

Rice .................................... Wheat ....................................

5- Find some words mentioned in the chapter in this word puzzle by outlining
them. These words are given in the box below.
Carrot, Cauliflower, Cook, Egg, Fish, Jackfruit, Honey, Gram, Onion,
Household, Neem, Meat, Medicine, Coriander, Garlic, Mango, Stomach
ache, Venu, Rani, Turnip, Tooth ache, Salt

MA N G O J T U R N I P
ECORI ANDERZ V
D Y X A WC S T V T R E
I Q P MF K A O N I O N
C A U L I F L O WE R U
I N ML S R T T ME A T
N E E MH U K H O N E Y
E J RANI GARL I C
CARROTHCOOKG
F S T O MA C H A C H E
E GGHOUS E HOL D

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6- Paste pictures of different types of plants.

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CHAPTER 15

MAKING POTS

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option.

(i) The sparrow in the story is named

(a)Phudwali  (b) Bhanate 

(c) Phudgudi  (d) None of these 

(ii) The clay-pit wanted a ............... to dig the soil.

(a)pot  (b) spade 

(c) trowel  (d) None of these 

(iii) Bhanate wanted to ............... Phudgudi's egg.

(a)break  (b) eat 

(c) swallow  (d) steal 

(iv) A potter needs ............... to make a pot properly.

(a)clay from a clay-pit  

(b) water 

(c) a potter's wheel  

(d) All of these 

(v) Clay pots are made ............... by baking them in a fire.

(a)stronger  (b) softer 

(c) longer  (d) None of these 

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

(i) In earlier times, people used to make pots using iron. 

(ii) A potter uses a mould for shaping the pot being made. 

(iii) Phudgudi wanted Bhanate to wash his beak with water before eating her
egg. 

(iv) The river asked Phudgudi to get a pot to fill water. 

(v) The blacksmith wanted Bhanate to return the trowel after using it. 

(vi) A potter makes a pot with a trowel. 

(vii) A potter needs clay and water to make the pots. 

(viii) Pot is baked in sunlight. 

(ix) On baking in the fire, the pot becomes strong. 

(x) We cannot imagine life without pots. 

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Pots are completed by being ............... in a kiln or fire.
(ii) To make a bowl from clay, we first ............... to make a big ball.
(iii) A pot can be made from a chapati of ............... .
(iv) ............... laid one egg.
(v) Phudgudi and Bhanate were good ............... .

4- Match the name of food item in Column I with its description in Column II by
drawing arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Phudgudi (a) Return the trowel after use

(ii) Bhanate (b) Get a pot

(iii) Blacksmith (c) Eat the egg

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(iv) River (d) Give him some clay
(v) Potter (e) Save the egg

5- Answer in one word or one sentence.
(i) Why could Bhanate not eat Phudgudi's egg even though he had washed
his beak?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Who was clever, Phudgudi or Bhanate? Why?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Why did Bhanate want to wash his beak?

_______________________________________________________

(iv) Why did Bhanate ask the blacksmith for a trowel?

_______________________________________________________

(v) Name all those who helped Bhanate in his work.

_______________________________________________________

6- Match the pictures of making a bowl from a roll of clay in Column I with what
is being done in each picture in Column II by drawing lines.

Column I Column II

Fix the clay snake to the base
using clay to bind them.

Rotate the snake on the base to
complete the pot.

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Roll some clay like a thick chapati
to form the base.

Knead some clay with water.

Roll some clay like a snake.

7- See the picture given below and answer the questions.

(i) What is the potter's assistant doing?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Can the pot be made without what she is doing?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) What balls are lying on the left side of the picture?

_______________________________________________________

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8- The following is the activity involved in making pots. Arrange them in an order

by putting number from 1 to 7 in the box provided.

(i) While pushing your thumb, pinch up the walls. 

(ii) Turn the piece and pinch to keep the thickness of the walls of the piece

even. 

(iii) Leave this earthen bowl to dry in the sun. 

(iv) Push your thumb into the center of the ball to make a pit. 

(v) Knead some clay with water and make a big ball. 

(vi) When it becomes hard, decorate it. The bowl is formed and you can put

things in it. 

(vii) Gently pat the bottom on a flat surface to create a flat base. 

9- Draw and colour any four things made of clay. Write any one use of each of them
in the space provided.

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

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

10- Complete the following lines with the help of given words.
clay, cook, store, fire, kneading, hands, scraping, baking, stone

Early man felt the need of pots to .................... and .................... food. He made
pots using .................... and .................... Stone pots were made by ....................

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stone. Clay pots were made by .................... the clay and shaping them with their
.................... Later, man discovered that .................... clay pots in ....................
make them stronger.

11- You have read the story of phudgudi and Bhanate in your textbook.
Recall it and answer the following questions briefly:
(i) Why did the crow need a pot?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Why did the crow want to wash its beak?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Who is a blacksmith?

_______________________________________________________

(iv) Why did the crow go to the blacksmith?

_______________________________________________________

(v) What lesson do you learn from this story?

_______________________________________________________

Think, Find and Write

1- The first and last steps in making a pot are given in the table below. Fill in the
remaining steps.

Step No. What is done in the step

1 Dig clay from a clay-pit.

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

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

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

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

6 Decorate the pot with colours.

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2- (i) In the picture shown here, what is being made?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Is there any further work to be done before the item is ready for use? If so,
what is to be done?

_______________________________________________________

3- Find out and write why the dough of clay used for making a pot requires to be
shaped on a potter's wheel. What does the potter do to make the pot perfectly
round?

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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CHAPTER 16

GAMES WE PLAY

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option. 
(i) Avantika explained to Nandita how to play
(a)marker  (b) gilli danda

(c) marbles  (d) stappoo 

(ii) Their Chachi's ............... team was best among ten villages.

(a)wrestling  (b) football 

(c) kho kho  (d) kabaddi 

(iii) Their Chacha forgot his meals while.

(a)playing cricket.  

(b) flying kites. 

(c) watching a football match  

(d) playing chess. 

(iv) What did the children play when it started raining?

(a)Carrom  (b) Ludo 

(c) House house  (d) All of these 

(v) What game was the children's Bua playing?

(a)Chess  (b) Snakes and Ladders 

(c) Cards  (d) None of these 

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2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements. 

(i) In chess, each side has a king and queen. 

(ii) Collecting stamps is something you do in your spare time. 

(iii) The game of badminton should always be played outdoors.

(iv) The game of wrestling requires a court to play.

(v) The game of hop-scotch requires a ball.

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks by selecting the words from the box given below.
doll, hop-scotch, out, snakes and ladders, TV

(i) Nandita was not able to play the game of ............... properly.
(ii) In hop-scotch, if your feet touches any line, you are ............... of the game.
(iii) Chachi played so many games because she did not watch ............... .
(iv) Rajat wanted to play with a ............... .
(v) The game in which you can land on a snake is ............... .

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

Column I Column II

(i) Gilli danda (a) Sticks are used to hti a ball

(ii) Football (b) Has a court with eight boxes

(iii) Stappoo (c) Traditional Indian game

(iv) Hockey (d) Uses a ball to hit stones

(v) Seven tiles (e) Needs a big field to play

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5- Answer in one word or one sentence.

(i) Which games did Chachi play in her childhood?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) What is the first thing you have to do when playing hop-scotch?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) What did Chachi use for making the doll?

_______________________________________________________

(iv) Did Rajat get to play with a doll?

_______________________________________________________

(v) Name the games Chacha played in his childhood.

_______________________________________________________

6- Match the pictures in Column I with the names of the games being played in
Column II by drawing lines.

Column I Column II

Ludo

Carrom
Hop-scotch

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Chess

7- Look at the following pictures. Identify the games shown and name them. Write
the numbers of players required to play these games.

(i) (ii) (iii)

Name : .................... Name : .................... Name : ....................
No. of players : ....... No. of players : ....... No. of players : .......

(iv) (v)

Name : .................... Name : ....................
No. of players :........ No. of players : .......

8- Encircle the games played with a ball.

Cricket Chess Basketball Golf Flying Kite

Table Tennis Hockey Polo Tug-of-War Volleyball

Badminton Lawn Tennis Hide and Seek Hop Scotch

9- Name the following. ....................
(i) An indoor game played with a dice

(ii) A game played with a bat and a ball ....................

(iii) Our national game ....................

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(iv) Game with which PV Sindhu is ....................
associated.

(v) Term used for 100 runs in cricket ....................

10- Classify the following into indoor and outdoor games.

Chess, Cricket, Carrom, board, Basketball, Badminton, Table,
Tennis, Playing cards, Ludo, Hockey, Football, Golf, Polo

Indoor Games Outdoor Games

Think, Find and Write

1- In their spare time, some people do not play games but are active doing some
activities which interests them. Write name of the activities depicted in the fol-
lowing pictures.

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2- Which games are shown below in the pictures? Find out and write the name

below each picture.

3- Find out and write how many players from one side are required to play at one
time in each of the games given below.

Games Number of players

Basketball ....................

Table Tennis ....................

Volleyball ....................

Kabaddi ....................

Kho-kho ....................

Snakes and Ladders ....................

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4- Identify the pictures of sportsperson and name the games they associate with.

(i) (ii) (iii)

Name :................... Name :................... Name :...................

Game : ................... Game : ................... Game : ...................

(iv) (v) (vi)

Name :................... Name :................... Name :...................
Game : ................... Game : ................... Game : ...................

5- Different games are played with the ball of different sizes and weights. Name two
games each played with small, medium and large sized balls.

6- Name the followings.

(i) Answer two international games:

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

(ii) Two games with their origins in India

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

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(iii) Two games which needed nothing but players.

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

(iv) Four qualities inculcated by playing games.

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

(v) Two individual games. ..........................
..........................

7- Besides playing games, we also do activates to relax and enjoyment. List some
of these leisure time activities.
.......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

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

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

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

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CHAPTER 17

HERE COMES A LETTER

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option.

(i) A letter is written with

(a)pen  (b) paper 
(d) None of these 
(c) Both 'a' and 'b'

(ii) A letter bears the stamp of the place

(a)from where it starts  

(b) where it is delivered  
(c) Both 'a' and 'b' 
(d) None of these


(iii) The colour of the postal van carrying letters is

(a)red  (b) white 

(c) black  (d) any colour 

(iv) Latters are delivered to our homes by a

(a)messenger  (b) helper 

(c) postman  (d) Any of these 

(v) Instead of writing a letter, we can also use a ............... to talk to the
person whom we want to tell something.

(a)TV  (b) telephone 

(c) motorcycle  (d) None of these 

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(vi) Which is the cheapest means of communication?

(a)Aerogram  (b) Postcard 

(c) Envelope  (d) Inland Letter 

(vii) PIN stands for 
(a)Postal Information Number

(b) Personal information Number 

(c) Post Index Number 

(d) Postal Index Number 

(viii) Which of these enables us to send a written message instantly?

(a)Letter  (b) Fax machine 

(c) Telephone  (d) Television 

(ix) Which is the fastest means of communication?

(a)Postcard  (b) Telephone 

(c) E-mail  (d) Inland Letter 

(x) Which of these is used as a mass media?

(a)Phone  (b) Newspaper 

(c) Fax machine  (d) Postcard 

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

(i) Ahmed lives in Agartala. 

(ii) Reena's letter started in Agartala. 

(iii) Reena's letter travelled by postal van and train. 

(iv) Reena's letter reached Ahmed because she had written Ahmed's correct

address on it. 

(v) Razia wrote a letter to her nani. 

(vi) In earlier days, the messages were delivered by pigeons. 

(vii) E-mails are now replacing letters, as they ae a fast means of

communication 

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(viii) Letters are sorted out in the Police Station. 

(ix) We can write a message only on a postcard or inland letter to send it

within the country. 

(x) PIN is a eight digit number code. 

(xi) The postman delivers letters. 

(xii) A letter box is red in colour with black top. 

(xiii) A letter does not require an address for posting. 

(xiv) Letters are sorted at railway station. 

(xv) Letters cannot be delivered in desert and hilly areas. 

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Letters are put in a ............... for being sent.
(ii) All letters have ............... on them to indicate how much they cost to send.
(iii) Letters are taken by ............... over long distances.
(iv) Letters are taken by ............... .over short distances.
(v) We can make our own telephone using thread and .............. or ............... .

4- Answer in one word or one sentence.
(i) Who wrote the letter to whom?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) Why did Razia's Aapaa give money to the shopkeeper after calling her
nani?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) Why did Razia want to write a letter to her nani?

_______________________________________________________

(iv) Why does a postal employee stamp a letter?

_______________________________________________________

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(v) How many days did Reena's letter take to reach Ahmed?

_______________________________________________________

5- Match the names in Column I with something about them in Column II by
drawing arrows.

Column I Column II

(i) Reena (a) used for talking over long distances

(ii) Ahmed (b) delivers letters to homes

(iii) Telephone (c) lives in Agartala

(iv) Postman (d) sorts letters for distribution by postman

(v) Postal employee (e) lives in New Delhi

6- Razia wanted to write a letter to her nani, but changed her mind after talking
to her Aapaa. What made her change her mind?

____________________________________________________________

Think, Find and Write

1- See Reena's letter to Ahmed shown here. Find out and write the answers to the
questions given.

(i) What is the picture in the top right with '50' written on it? What is its
meaning?

_______________________________________________________

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(ii) At bottom right 'PIN' is shown as a six digit number written by Reena.
What does 'PIN' mean? How does the number help in distribution of
letters?

_______________________________________________________

2- Observe the picture of a telephone given below and answer the questions related
to it.

(i) Some numbers on the telephone are shown at bottom right. What is their
use?

_______________________________________________________

(ii) A screen is showing some information on the top right of the instrument.
What is its use?

_______________________________________________________

(iii) If you want to dial a number outside your state but within India, how
many digits will you have to dial?

_______________________________________________________

3- Observe the picture given below. Why are the three letter boxes coloured differ-
ently (they are blue, green and red from left to right). What does each colour
indicate?

____________________________________________________________

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4- Carefully observe the stamps shown below. Find out and write one line about

each; like when they were printed, what are they showing or what day they are

celebrating and so on.

____________________________________________________________

5- Find out and write what the symbols given below mean.

____________________________________________________________

6- Fill in the blanks with the help of given words.
Marconi, ISD (International Subscriber Dialing), Communication, Aerogram,
Electronic

(i) Sending and receiving messages is called .................... .
(ii) The radio was invented by .................... .
(iii) Letters can be sent to other countries through an .................... .
(iv) E-mail means .................... mail.
(v) I use .................... to make a call directly to my friend abroad.

7- Write the full forms of following:

PCO - ..................................................

ISD - ..................................................

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STD - ..................................................

8- Find some words mentioned in the chapter in this word puzzle by outlining
them. These words are given in the box below.

Agartala, Matchboxes, Bag, Distribute, Ice-cream cups, Letter box, Ahmed,
Station, Postman, Post office, Name, Sequence, Scissors, Stamps, Razia,
Stretched, Postal van, Telephones, Letter, Reena

Z MP O S T O F F I C E
N A ME S E Q U E N C E
DTL S TL ETTERY
I C E C R E A MC U P S
S HTI E P GRRAOT
TBTS THAEAHS A
R O E S C O R E Z MT T
I XROHNTNI EAI
BEBREEAAADL O
U S O S D S L WV T V N
T R Q P S T A MP S A N
E B A G P O S T MA N M

9- Encircle the odd one out.

(a) (i) IMO (ii) PCO (iii) STD (iv) ISD

(b) (i) Postcard (ii) e-mail (iii) Aerogram (iv) Inland Letter

10- Identify the following as (i) print media and (ii) electronic media.

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11- Fill the given crossword with the help of given clues.

Across :
2. It is invented by John Baird.
4. It is put on the right hand corner of an envelope before posting.
5. Message written on paper is put into it before posting.