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SOCIAL STUDIES 4WORKBOOK – 1 Name: ___________________________________ Section: ________________ Roll No.: _________ School: __________________________________

Preface IMAX partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. Our books strive to ensure inclusiveness in terms of gender and diversity in representation, catering to the heterogeneous Indian classroom. IMAX presents the Traveller series, designed specifically to meet the requirements of the new curriculum released in November 2016 by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). Guiding principles: The 2016 CISCE curriculum states the following as a few of its guiding principles for Social Studies teaching:  Connecting learning to life in the outside world  Integrating Social Studies with other subjects across the curriculum and arts  Using meaningful contexts to develop interpersonal and life skills  Making assessment for learning an integral part of the teaching-learning process  Ensuring active participation of children by using a variety of activities and tasks Each of these principles resonates with the spirit in which the IMAX textbooks, workbooks and teacher companion books have been designed. The IMAX team of pedagogy experts has carried out an intensive mapping exercise to create a framework based on the CISCE curriculum document. Key features of IMAX Traveller series:  Maps to the themes, concepts and learning outcomes specified by the CISCE framework  Develops the knowledge and skills necessary for informed and thoughtful participation in society  Introduces children to timelines and historical maps in order to help them develop timeline, map and globe skills  Helps in developing observation, reporting, analysis and critical-thinking skills  Promotes awareness and personal responsibility through dialogue and enquiry about the world around them  Engages students through an interactive, age-appropriate, visually enhanced infographics and activity-based content All in all, the Traveller series aims to generate greater engagement and enhance social, cultural and analytical skills for the intuitive and harmonious growth of an individual in an interconnected and interdependent global community. – The Authors

Workbook Features • Use of simple, age-appropriate language • Situation-based questions to foster real-life skills • Use of map- and image-based questions to build analytical skills • Focus on subject-related vocabulary building I Remember Recollecting critical information related to the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’ and ‘where’ of the concept I Apply I Understand Applying the understanding of Engaging with the ‘how’ and the concept to questions based ‘why’ of the concept on application of the concept on real-life scenarios I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Extending the application of the concept to more advanced and challenging questions that meet the criteria of higher order thinking skills

Contents 1 The Story of the Past������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 2 Sources of History����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6 3 Motions of the Earth ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 4 Exploring the Earth ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17 5 Using Maps ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23

1Lesson The Story of the Past I Remember Multiple Choice Questions [] 1) The word ‘history’ comes from which language? (A) Latin (B) Italian (C) French (D) German 2) What do we call the period of history before people started writing?  [ ] (A) pre-historic period (B) modern period (C) historic period (D) medieval period Fill in the Blanks 3) The story of the past is called _________________. 4) The line that represents events in the order in which they happened is called a ________________________. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What do we call the time that has gone by or the time before ‘now’? Ans. 6) Which events were not recorded using languages? Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘history’ with an example. Ans. 1

I Understand Write True or False 8) 36 AD will be shown to the right of the birth of Jesus Christ in a timeline. [ ] ] 9) The new term for AD is ADE. [ ] ] 10) Doctors study history to understand different diseases and cures in the past. [ 11) Lifeline is used to represent events in the order in which they happened. [ Short Answer Questions 12) How did human beings record their stories before they started writing? Ans. 13) How has Indian history been divided into periods? Ans. Long Answer Question 14) How is history divided into periods based on the birth of Jesus Christ? What is meant by BCE and CE? Explain with the help of a timeline. Ans. 2

I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) Who among the following people studies history to learn about different [ ] types of buildings in the past? (A) a doctor (B) an architect (C) a painter (D) an actor 16) Rashi’s grandmother is telling her stories about Shivaji Maharaj, a [ ] famous ruler of India. Which period of history can this story be from? (A) medieval (B) pre-historic (C) ancient (D) modern Short Answer Questions 17) Can you write about an event from history that played an important role in our lives? Ans. The Story of the Past 3

18) Arrange the following events on a timeline. (A) 25 BC (B) 1 AD (C) 2017 CE (D) 200 BCE Long Answer Question 19) Rashi does not like to study history. Can you tell her how studying history can be helpful for her future if she wants to become a painter or an engineer when she grows up? Ans. 4

I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Meher found the following things in his grandfather’s old trunk: Ask one of your older family members to show you a few of their old belongings. Ask them to share some stories about these things. Write about them here. You can also draw pictures or paste photographs of a few of these things. Ans. the postcard that he wrote to a medal that he won in a a bright bird’s feather his father from his school trip recitation competition that he found The Story of the Past 5

2Lesson Sources of History I Remember Multiple Choice Questions ] 1) Which of the following will help you to learn about your family history? [ (A) old photo albums (B) books (C) time table (D) television shows 2) Which of the following is a source of history?  [] (A) oil sources (B) food sources (C) material sources (D) water sources Fill in the Blanks 3) _________________ study literary sources to record information about the past. 4) We can learn the language and the style of storytelling from ___________ sources. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Give any one example of a written record of your family history. Ans. 6) What do we call the place where different kinds of old objects are displayed? Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘sources of history’. Ans. 6

I Understand Match the Following Column B Column A 8) order given by a king a) paintings 9) oral sources b) jewellery 10) material resources c) farman 11) written resources d) stories Short Answer Questions 12) What information do we get from oral sources? Ans. 13) Write any three examples of material sources of history. Ans. Long Answer Question 14) What are Dolmens? How do they help us to learn about history? Ans. Sources of History 7

I Apply Multiple Choice Questions ] 15) Mrs Irani showed an old sari to Meher and Rashi. This sari is a part of Mrs Irani’s family history. Can you tell which type of source it belongs to? [ (A) oral (B) written (C) material (D) modern 16) Rashi visited a place where a few archaeologists were working. [] What is the place called? (A) office (B) construction site (C) library (D) archaeological site Short Answer Questions 17) Rashi recently visited a nearby archaeological site with her school friends. Their teacher told them that we should always protect these sites. Can you suggest a few ways in which we can protect these historical resources? Ans. 8

18) Name the person who finds objects like these earrings. Who will use the information that this person collects? Ans. Long Answer Question 19) What is the difference between an archaeologist and a historian? Ans. Archaeologist Historian Sources of History 9

I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Historians and archaeologists study things that are very old. What difficulties might they face while studying these things? Look at the pictures to write your answer. (1) (2) Hints: • W hat is the condition of the objects in the first picture? • Can you read the language written in the second picture? • What can go wrong while digging objects out of the Earth? Ans. 10

3Lesson Motions of the Earth I Remember Multiple Choice Questions ] 1) What is a rotating object that turns on an imaginary central line called? [ (A) boundary (B) horizon (C) axis (D) centre 2) How much time does the Earth take to complete one rotation? [] (A) 22 hours (B) 24 hours (C) 365 days (D) 365 days 5 minutes Fill in the Blanks 3) When an object spins around itself, the movement is called _______________. 4) T he fixed path along which a revolving object travels around another object is called the _______________. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What are the regular changes in weather called? Ans. 6) Draw a diagram to show the revolution of the Earth. Ans. 11

Short Answer Question 7) What is ‘revolution’? How long does the Earth take to complete one revolution? Ans. I Understand Write True or False [] 8) All the planets travel along a fixed path around the Earth. [] 9) The Earth rotates from west to east.  [] 10) The shape of the Earth’s orbit is elliptical. [] 11) New Zealand is in the Northern Hemisphere. Short Answer Questions 12) How are day and night formed? Draw a diagram to explain this. Ans. 12

13) New Zealand experiences summer in December-January. Why? Ans. Long Answer Question 14) With the help of a diagram, explain the difference between the seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Ans. Motions of the Earth 13

I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) Suppose the Earth stops revolving but continues rotating. What do you [ ] think will happen? ] (A) All places on Earth will experience both seasons and day and night. (B) No place will experience seasons and day and night. (C) All places will experience only day and night and no seasons. (D) A few places will experience day and night and other places will experience seasons. 16) Which of these sentences is true for other planets? [ (A) All planets experience day and night. (B) No planets experience day and night. (C) A few planets experience only seasons. (D) A few planets experience only day and no night. Short Answer Questions 17) Draw an axis for the given picture of the Earth. Ans. 14

18) Imagine that the Earth is a cube. Will we still experience seasons and days and nights? Ans. Long Answer Question 19) How do the seasons change in India due to Earth’s revolution? Explain. Ans. I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Given are pictures of the five seasons. Write the name of each season and two of its characteristics. Motions of the Earth 15

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4Lesson Exploring the Earth I Remember Multiple Choice Questions [ ] 1) What are large land masses with many different landforms on it called?  ] (A) plains (B) hills (C) mountains (D) continents 2) What does the word ‘lithos’ mean in Greek? [ (A) rock (B) gas (C) vapour (D) water Fill in the Blanks 3) A/ An _________________ is a flat area on the surface of the Earth. 4) A/ An ________________ is a large piece of ice floating in the sea or ocean. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What is the outermost layer of the Earth called? Ans. 6) Give a term for a flowing body of water. Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘physical features’. Ans. 17

I Understand Write True or False [ ] 8) Biosphere includes the lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere. [ ] 9) The layer of air around the Earth is called lithosphere.  [ ] 10) Lakes are flowing bodies of water. [ ] 11) The mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth. Short Answer Questions 12) List a difference each between an island, a peninsula and a delta. Island Peninsula Delta 13) D escribe the composition of the lithosphere and mark its layers on the picture. Ans. 18

Long Answer Question 14) W rite two differences between a mountain, a valley and a hill. Ans. A mountain A hill A valley Exploring the Earth 19

I Apply [] Multiple Choice Questions 15) What is depicted in the picture? (A) lithosphere (B) hydrosphere (C) atmosphere (D) biosphere 16) What is the process by which water is converted into water vapour due to the effect of heat? [] (A) evaporation (B) cooling (C) melting (D) freezing Short Answer Questions 17) Look at the picture of a region. Is it right to call this region a peninsula? Why or why not? Ans. 20

18) Identify the water body shown in the picture. Ans. Long Answer Question 19) Explain the water cycle through a well-labelled diagram. Ans. Exploring the Earth 21

I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Given a chance to live on any landform described in the lesson, which landform would you like to live on? Why? Hints: • T hink about the type of climate, scenery, interesting features and activities you want to do. • Then think of the landform which will have all these features. Ans. 22

5Lesson Using Maps I Remember Multiple Choice Questions [ ] 1) Which is the only ocean to be named after a country? [ ] (A) Indian (B) Atlantic (C) Pacific (D) Arctic 2) Which view of a place is shown by a map? (A) side (B) bottom (C) upside-down (D) top Fill in the Blanks 3) Another name for the Southern Ocean is the ______________ Ocean. 4) The Arctic Ocean is located in the ______________ Hemisphere. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Which colour is used to show plateaus on a map? Ans. 6) What are the signs used on a map called? Ans. Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘ocean’. Ans. 23

I Understand Circle the Correct Word 8) The deepest point in the world’s oceans is located in the the Pacific Ocean / the Atlantic Ocean / the Indian Ocean / the Southern Ocean. 9) Antarctica is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean / the Southern Ocean / North America / Europe. 10) There are five / seven / six / eight oceans in the world. 11) Australia /Europe / Antarctica / South America is the smallest continent. Short Answer Questions 12) What are continents? How many continents are there in the world? Name them. Ans. 24

13) What are the characteristics of a good map? C Ans. Long Answer Question 14) Look at the map and answer the questions: AB 1 2 3 a) What symbols are in A3? b) Where are the entrance gates? c) Where does the symbol appear on the map? What does it show? Ans. Using Maps 25

I Apply Multiple Choice Questions 15) Choose the scale in which a distance of 5 km is shown by 2 cm. [ ] [ ] 1 cm (A) 1 km 2 cm (B) 5 km 1 cm (C) 10 km 5 cm (D) 1 km 16) R am is looking at the map of his town on his father’s phone. He then decides to look for his country in the same map. What should he do? (A) zoom in (B) zoom out (C) get directions (D) go back Short Answer Questions 17) Should a map be smaller or larger than the real place it shows? Why? Ans. 18) How does a scale help us to understand a map? Ans. 26

Long Answer Question 19) Look at the following map. Describe the place using the given points: a) What place is shown in this map? b) Name two things in each direction. c) Can we use more than one direction to describe a location? Why or why not? Ans. Using Maps 27

I Explore (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Draw a map and explain how you will reach the school main gate using the four directions? Hint: Find out the direction in which the Sun rises. Accordingly, determine the direction of your class. Then, give directions to reach the main gate. Ans. 28