ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES WORKBOOK - PART 1 3
Preface ClassKlap partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. ClassKlap presents the latest version of the Summit series – specially crafted as an accompanying workbook series for the Maharashtra state board textbooks. The Summit series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 in conjunction with the content covered and approach adopted in the Maharashtra state board textbooks. The larger aim of the NCF 2005 regarding science teaching is to acknowledge and address the dynamic nature of science by focusing on the development of skills to acquire and process information scientifically. It also recommends the use of graphics, illustrations and pictures to help students to engage with concepts and ideas better. Below are some salient features of the Summit EVS workbooks series: Arrangement of questions based on the RUAH (Remember, Understand, Apply and Higher Order Thinking Skills) model based on Bloom’s Taxonomy Stimulating Application and Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) questions that ensure students engage with the content and not just focus on rote learning Effective use of concept-maps to enable learning of structures, processes and phenomena Exposure to locally relevant environmental problem solving All textbook questions that require space for writing have been included Overall, the ClassKlap Summit series aims to enhance the development of scientific temper along with the inculcation of healthy habits, skills and values that promote environmentally sensitive and culturally responsive democratic citizenship among students. – The Authors
Workbook Features Concept Map Remembering A graphic organiser to be used to Questions aimed at helping students to recap the main points covered in the recollect critical information regarding lesson the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’ and ‘where’ of the concept Application Understanding Applying the understanding of the concept to questions related to real-life Questions aimed at helping students scenarios engage with the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the concept Higher Order Thinking Skills (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 Formative Activity Activities that can be used for the Activities that can be done to enhance Formative Assessments learning Inside the Lab Hands-on experience provided for creating, designing something innovative and/or useful
Contents Lesson Page No. 1. Our Environment 1 2. So Many Kinds of Animals! 9 3. Animal Shelters 4. Directions and Maps 17 5. Understanding Time 24 6. Getting to Know the Place We Live in 32 7. Our Village, Our City 39 8. Our Need for Water 45 9. Where Does Water Come from? 52 10. More about Water 59 11. Our Need for Air 66 12. Our Need for Food 75 13. Our Diet 82 90 Inside the Lab 98 Activity A: Create your own Compass Activity B: Rain Gauge Note: Lessons in blue colour are from Social Studies and lessons in green colour are from Science.
Lesson Our Environment 1 Concept Map Complete the given concept map. To decide if a living thing is living ability to move from one place to another ability to ___________________ ___________________________ ________________________ (1) need to eat food ability to _______________ (2) Our Environment Living things animals 1 trees Non-living things plants climbers _______________ (3) stones, rock, soil, river, house ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ and so on. (4)
Remembering Very Short Answer Questions Fill in the blanks 1) The place of a stone ________________________ only if someone picks it up and moves it. (Textbook, Pg. 6) 2) We weave __________________________ from cotton, wool and silk. (Textbook, Pg. 6) 3) Birds need ____________________, __________________and threads to build their nests. 4) Leaves _______________________ __________________________ trees. They, too, rot and get mixed with the soil. (Textbook, Pg. 6) Mark true or false 5) Sparrows take care of their young ones. [ ] 6) Every living being does not need air and water. [ ] 7) The seeds of some plants are scattered by the wind. (Textbook, Pg. 6) [ ] 8) Sparrows grow by eating insects and food grains. (Textbook, Pg. 6)[ ] Short Answer Questions Think and answer 9) What are the uses of cotton? (Textbook, Pg. 6) 2 Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 10) What are the things that we get from our environment? (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 11) What help do plants get from the environment? (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 12) What makes the soil in the forest fertile? (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Very Short Answer Questions Answer in one sentence 13) What is the big difference between plants and animals? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 14) Name one thing a stone cannot do. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 15) Name one thing all living things need. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Mark true or false 16) Plants are non-living things. (Textbook, Pg. 6) [ ] Our Environment
Short Answer Questions Answer the following 17) If there is a loud noise nearby, what will a sparrow do? What will a stone do? (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Wood comes from trees which are living things. A chair is made from wood. Now, is the chair a living or non-living thing? (Textbook, Pg. 3) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question Answer the following 19) How does a sheep help new seedlings to grow in many different places? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Application Very Short Answer Questions 5 Circle the correct word 20) All the parts of the salad shown in this picture come from living / non-living things. 21) The sweater shown in this picture is made out of wool. We get wool from a plant / an animal. Short Answer Questions Think and tell 22) What are chappals made from? (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 23) a) What does the house lizard eat? (Textbook, Pg. 6) b) Name the animals that feed on mice. (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 24) Make a list of the things in your house that are made of wood. (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Our Environment
25) A railway engine goes to and fro. Is it living or non–living? (Textbook, Pg. 3) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question Draw pictures 26) Draw a picture of a spider’s web. Find out why a spider weaves a web. Under the picture, write the information you get. (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. 6 ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Short Answer Question What’s the solution? 27) There are a lot of unused pages in last year’s notebooks. They must not get wasted. (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 28) Many festivals are connected with plants and animals. Find out: Are any such 7 festivals celebrated where you live? How are they celebrated? (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Our Environment
Formative 29) Helping a living thing grow Stage 1: Take a plastic bottle. Cut the middle of the bottle and keep the bottom half. Make two holes in the bottom of the bottle about the size of the nail of your little finger. Place two flat stones over the holes. Now, fill the container halfway with soil. Do not pack the soil in; leave it loose. Collect a few seeds of a plant. Understand which plant they are from. Label your bottle. Stage 2: Make a hole in the soil filled in the container with your finger. Plant the seeds, close the hole and water it lightly. Place the container in an area where it will receive gentle sunlight. Stage 3: When the plant appears over the surface of the soil, begin to observe it. Observe the plant for two weeks. Water it when the soil becomes dry. Take care of your potted plant. 8
Lesson So Many Kinds of Animals! 2 Concept Map Complete the given concept map. So Many Kinds of Animals Speed of the animals Size of the animals small animals: slow animals: ________________________________ (1) __________________________________ (8) big animals: ____________________________ animals : ________________________________ (2) __________________________________ (7) Flying animals Useful animals birds and bats farm animals: __________________________________ (6) Harmful animals 9 animals for work - beast of burden animals that cause us harm: ________________________________ (3) pet animals: __________________________________ (5) Crawling animals lizard Animals that give us food: __________________________________ (4) Water animals fishes Insects beetle
Remembering Very Short Answer Questions Fill in the blanks 1) All crows are _______________________. All parrots are __________________. But, cows have different colours. They may be black, _________________ or _________________. (Textbook, Pg. 13) Mark true or false 2) An egret is white. (Textbook, Pg. 14) [ ] 3) A cat is useful for carrying burdens. (Textbook, Pg. 14) [ ] 4) A parrot has scales on its body. (Textbook, Pg. 14) [ ] 5) A house lizard has hair on its body. (Textbook, Pg. 14) [ ] 6) A cock does not fly very high. (Textbook, Pg. 14) [ ] Think and tell 7) Write the names of animals which run very fast. (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8) Write the names of birds which soar high into the sky. (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 10 9) Which animals have spots on their body? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 10) Which animals have a mane? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________
Short Answer Questions Think and tell 11) Name an animal which has stripes on its body. (Textbook, Pg. 13) Name other animals with stripes or patterns on their body. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 12) How many legs do each of the following animals have? (Textbook, Pg. 14) Snake Eagle Deer House lizard Housefly Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Very Short Answer Questions 13) Match the following (Textbook, Pg. 14) Group A Group B 1) chameleons a) have six legs 2) kites b) creep or crawl 11 3) bats c) lives in water 4) butterflies d) can fly but are not birds 5) fish e) soar high in the sky So Many Kinds of Animals!
Answer the following 14) Name the following animals: (Textbook, Pg. 14) a) Makes cobwebs [ ] b) Is colourful [ ] c) Has a trunk [ ] d) Runs with great speed [ ] Think and tell 15) What is common between a fish and a chameleon? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 16) A beetle is an animal that flies. But is it a bird or an insect?(Textbook Pg.13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 17) How many legs do birds have? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Where do we find fish? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions Answer the following 19) From which animals do we get milk? (Textbook, Pg. 13) 12 Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
20) Why do we not want mice in our houses? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 21) Which animals have feathers on their body? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question Answer the following 22) Into which of the following groups would you put the owl, the monitor lizard (ghorpad) and the cat? (Textbook, Pg. 12) Groups Animals Cow, dog and goat (We suckle our young.) Crow, sparrow, parrot and cock 13 (We fly.) Chameleon, house lizard and snake (We crawl.) So Many Kinds of Animals!
Application Very Short Answer Questions Circle the correct word 23) Honey is produced from nectar collected from plants. It is collected by bees / butterflies. 24) We keep some animals at home. We call them our pets / pest. Short Answer Questions Think and tell 25) Why do people keep sheep? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 26) Why do people keep hens? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14 Think and tell 27) Why do people who live in deserts keep camels? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Short Answer Question What’s the solution? 28) Mosquitoes grow in stagnant water. They spread diseases like malaria, dengue, chikungunya. Steps are to be taken to stop their growth. (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 15 Find and tell 29) Obtain a picture of any one of the following animals: Shekru (giant squirrel), hariyal (yellow-footed green pigeon), rhinoceros, lion. Collect some information about it. Write it down and present it to your class. (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ So Many Kinds of Animals!
Paste the picture below: Formative 30) Make a presentation about animals that lay eggs and those that give birth to young one. Stage 1: Choose an animal. Tell your teacher about the animal. Stage 2: Answer the following questions about the animal you have chosen: • Which animal have you chosen? • How does the animal give birth to its young? • How many young ones does it produce at a time? 16 • Where does the animal give birth or lay eggs? • For how long does the animal take care of its young? • Show this to your teacher. Stage 3: Make a scrapbook with pictures and answer these questions.
Lesson Animal Shelters 3 Concept Map Complete the given concept map. Animal Shelters Animals who build Why do animals need shelter? 17 shelters for themselves Houses/shelters help protect Insects such as honeybees build animals from: ____________________________ (12) a) cold weather Burrow Animals: ___________ and mice (11) b) ______________________ sun c) heavy ___________________ birds build ___________________ (10) d) gusty winds. (1) They build nests to keep their eggs Animals who use ready shelter and young ones safe. They use grass, Bats live in tall trees straws,twigs, _________________________ ________________________________ or ___________________________ (2) to build nests. (9) Tigers, leopards, hyenas Tailor birds build nests on trees live in ______________________ (3) with __________________ leaves. (8) Doves and pigeons are birds which don’t build nests. Weaver birds build nests on _____________________ trees. (7) Shelter for domestic animals Cows live in _______________________ (6) Horses live in _______________________ (5) Hens live in____________________________ (4)
Remembering Very Short Answer Questions Fill in the blanks 1) The nests of birds are not all __________________________. (Textbook, Pg. 19) 2) The _________________________ bird is smaller than the sparrow. (Textbook, Pg. 19) 3) T igers, leopards and ____________________________ live in caves in mountains. (Textbook, Pg. 19) 4) The shelter made for a horse is called a _______________________. (Textbook, Pg. 19) 5) S ome animals do not make any _________________________ to build shelters for themselves. (Textbook, Pg. 19) Answer in one word 6) What does the tailor bird use to stitch its nest? (Textbook, Pg. 19) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 7) Name an animal that makes shelter inside our houses. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8) What do you call the place where one is protected from any danger? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions 18 Think and tell 9) What kind of environment do birds choose to build their nests? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
10) What makes it difficult for animals that eat eggs to reach a weaver bird’s nest? (Textbook, Pg. 19) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Very Short Answer Questions Mark true or false 11) Rats can dig holes into cement constructions. [ ] 12) Birds use things like grass, twigs and straw to build their nests. [ ] 13) Honeycombs are houses built for mosquitoes. [ ] 14) Anthills are built by a cobra. [ ] Short Answer Questions Answer the following questions 15) Why do mice and rats not enter houses built with cement? (Textbook, Pg. 19) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 19 16) Where do bats find shelter besides dark caverns? (Textbook, Pg. 19) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Animal Shelters
Long Answer Question Answer the following 17) How do birds make their nests soft and warm? (Textbook, Pg. 19) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Application Very Short Answer Questions Strike out the wrong word 18) Hyenas / Whales live in the ocean. 19) The kennel is the house for dogs / cats. Short Answer Questions Think and tell 20) Some doves and some pigeons have left the jungles and have come to live in 20 the areas where people live. Some mice have also done so. What could be the reasons for that? (Textbook, Pg. 19) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
21) What material do ants use to make anthills? (Textbook, Pg. 19) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question What’s the solution? 22) The population of birds in several cities is falling. What could be the reason for that? Their number should increase again. (Textbook, Pg. 18) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Short Answer Question 21 Answer the following 23) Animals like crocodiles and frogs can find their shelters on land as well as in water. Why? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Animal Shelters
Activity 24) a) Draw a picture of your favourite animal’s shelter in the box given below. Ans. b) Collect samples of the materials required to make a bird’s nest. 22 Formative 25) Creating an animal shelter: Stage 1: Birdhouses are little boxes in which birds can find shelter from the heat and rain. Also, you can put some grains there for the birds to eat. Design your birdhouse. Tell your teacher about your plan.
Stage 2: Make a birdhouse out of plastic bottles and waste materials. Stage 3: S et it up in the courtyard of your school or at home. Note down (in a tabular form) the food you place outside the birdhouse and which birds come to eat it. You need not know the names of the birds. You can simply describe the birds. 23 Animal Shelters
Lesson Directions and Maps 4 Concept Map Complete the given concept map. Directions and Maps District, state and country Directions The earth is also called as the North ‘World’ and is mainly divided ________________ (1) into land and water bodies. If we stand facing east, A vast section of land on the this direction is to our earth is called a ‘continent’. right. East Continents are made up of Sun _____________ in this several countries. direction (2) _________________ (3) India is a _____________________. It is Sun _____________ in this made up of several states. (7) direction (4) 24 Maharashtra is Maps a ________________in India. (6) Index States are made up A list of ______________, pictures of several districts. signs and different shades of colours used to present information on a map. (5)
Remembering Very Short Answer Questions 25 Fill in the blanks 1) The Sun rises in the ______________________________ direction. 2) A district is composed of several ___________________________. 3) On a map, the four ___________________________ are shown with the help of arrows. 4) ___________________________ is the colour used in a world map to show the water bodies (oceans). Strike out the wrong word 5) A direction / road can be used to determine the exact position of the object. 6) East / North and west are opposite to each other. 7) Every map has north / south at its top. 8) There are three / four main directions. Short Answer Questions Answer the following 9) What do we make use of to determine the east? (Textbook, Pg. 29) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 10) a) Which is the direction opposite to the north? (Textbook, Pg. 29) b) Which directions does the magnetic needle show? (Textbook, Pg. 29) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Directions and Maps
________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Very Short Answer Questions Fill in the blanks 11) Magnetic needle is used to show the _____________________________. 12) The list of symbols, pictures, signs and different colours used to present the different information on the map is called the ______________________________. 13) The index helps in understanding the ______________________________. 14) If east is on your left, then west will be on your ________________________. Short Answer Questions Think and tell 15) A kid is standing with his hands spread in the air. If the kid is facing towards north direction, then what is the direction of his left and right hands? South 26 North
Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 16) What is the index of a map and how does it help us? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question Answer the following 17) How can the Sun be used to determine the direction naturally? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Application 27 Very Short Answer Questions Answer in one sentence 18) Which feature on a map helps us position the places accurately? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Directions and Maps
19) A small depiction of the earth or its part that is drawn to scale and helps us to study the geography of the earth is known as: Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions Think and tell 20) Stand facing the rising sun. In which direction is your right ear? In which direction is your left ear? (Textbook, Pg. 24) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 21) In which direction will your shadow fall at sunset? (Textbook, Pg. 24) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question What’s the solution? 22) Sai and Abhay have been asked to solve this problem. Can you help them? a) In the picture, the east is marked. Use it to write the other three directions in the yellow boxes. 28 b) In which direction should we travel to go from the ice-cream shop to the bus-stop? c) Amir wants to go to the ice-cream shop. In which direction must he walk? d) S ara wants to go to the bus- stop. In which direction must she go? (Textbook, Pg. 23)
Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Short Answer Question Answer the following 23) The numeric 3, 6, 9 and 12 on a clock represent the east, south, west and north directions respectively. If we go in an anticlockwise direction, then which direction comes after 9? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 29 24) At your birthday party, you are playing treasure hunt with your friends. You have hidden a bag full of chocolates somewhere in the house. Your friends have to find it. But without any clue, they are unable to find it. Help them by drawing a map that leads to the treasure. Directions and Maps
Ans. Formative 30 25) Where do you live? Stage 1: Find a map of Maharashtra and answer these questions: Find your town/city and circle it. What is the name of your town/city?
Which district is it located in? Name one town or city that is close to your place. In which direction is your town/city from Mumbai? Stage 2: Find a detailed map of your town/city. Circle the street/area where you live. In which direction is the nearest hospital? In which direction is your school from your house? Find the street/area of one of your friends. In which direction is your friend’s house from your house? Stage 3: U sing the map, trace the road from your house to one interesting place in your town or city. 31 Directions and Maps
Lesson Understanding Time 5 Concept Map Complete the given concept map. Understanding Time Time is divided into: Instruments used to seconds/___________________ / hours (1) measure ________________ (4) day and night week Clock fortnight Hourglass month and year Calendar Water clock Parts of time The word ‘today’ shows the _______________________. (2) 32 The word _________________________ shows the past. (3) The word ‘tomorrow’ shows the future.
Remembering Very Short Answer Questions 1) Match the following (Textbook, Pg. 32) A B 1) What has gone by a) Present 2) What is going on b) Past 3) What is yet to come c) Time d) Future Fill in the blanks 2) Time has three parts. They are ____________________, __________________ and future. 3) The hourglass was constructed in such a way that it took _________________________ hour for all the sand to fall from one vessel to the other. 4) To understand time, we _________________________ it. 5) Words like ‘a while ago’, ‘in a while’, ‘today’, ‘tomorrow’ are used for ________________________________ time in our minds. 6) Today’s newspaper will tomorrow become an important means of getting to know ________________________________. Answer in one sentence 7) When did the hourglass come into use in Europe? 33 Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8) What helps us to keep the track of time in the school? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Time
Short Answer Questions Answer the following 9) Which instruments are used for measuring time? (Textbook, Pg. 32) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 10) How do we divide time in order to understand it? (Textbook, Pg. 32) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Very Short Answer Questions Circle the correct word 11) A year consists of twelve / thirteen months. 12) An hourglass consists of two / four glass vessels. 13) ‘Yesterday, Granny told me a story’ – indicates the past / present. 14) ‘Reema is going to meet Raghu’ shows an event in the present / future. 34 Short Answer Questions Answer the following 15) How do we get an understanding of time?
Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 35 ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Find and tell 16) A fortnight is a measurement of time, find out how long it is in terms of: a) number of days b) number of weeks Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question Answer the following 17) The government building puts up a fireworks show on Republic Day. The first set of fireworks starts at 8:45 P.M. and lasts for 23 minutes. The second set of fireworks begins at 9:44 P.M. and lasts for 16 minutes. Find out: a) The time when the first set of fireworks finished exploding. b) The time when the second set of fireworks finished exploding. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Time
Application Very Short Answer Questions Circle the correct word 18) Clocks show the time of a day / week. 19) A minute hand of a clock moves faster than the hour / second hand. Short Answer Questions Find and tell 20) How many seconds are there in a minute and an hour? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question Answer the following 22) How does digging the foundations of historical buildings help us in learning more about history? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 36 ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Short Answer Question Answer the following 23) Once every four years, the total number of days in a year goes up to 366 days instead of 365, why does this happen? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 24) Find out the English and Marathi months in which the birthdays of your family 37 members occur. Write the names of these months in the proper order. (Textbook, Pg. 32) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Time
Formative 25) How did I grow? Stage 1: Make a scrapbook of your baby pictures since your birth. Do not use more than ten photographs. Show this scrapbook to your class. Stage 2: Next to each picture, note down the year in which it was taken. Note down one interesting thing that happened in your family, too. Like, “2012: My uncle got married.” Stage 3: N ow, with the help of your parents, find one news item from each of the years you have noted down. Like, “2012: Shri Pranab Mukherjee became the President of India.” 38
Lesson Getting to Know the Place We 6 Live in Concept Map Complete the given concept map. Getting to Know the Place We Live in Buildings in village/ History town/city nomadic life before farming memorials settled where we found water forts and____________________________ (1) museums dependent on __________________________ temples, mosques and churches and ____________________________________ caves ____________________________________(2) World Heritage Day Then we learnt to grow crops. We divided work. celebrated on _______________ (6) A little about us 39 Country: India State: ______________________________ (3) City/Town/Village: ______________________ (4) Many __________________________ merged together to form villages. (5)
Remembering Very Short Answer Questions Fill in the blanks 1) ______________________________________ is known for Fort Raigad. (Textbook, Pg. 37) 2) Shivram Hari Rajguru was born in ______________________________ district. 3) People started settling where they found suitable land and ______________________. 4) People in a village are dependent on the ___________________________ market for their daily needs. (Textbook, Pg. 37) 5) Nomadic people were dependent on ___________________________ animals and gathering fruits, roots and bulbs for food. Answer in one word 6) What do many settlements together form? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 7) Which items are available in a market? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 8) In villages, which mode of transport is used for short distances? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions 40 Answer the following 9) Which buildings can be seen in a town? (Textbook, Pg. 37) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
10) What makes a town famous? (Textbook, Pg. 37) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Very Short Answer Questions 41 Strike out the wrong word 11) It is our / government’s responsibility to protect the buildings in our city, village or town. 12) Many settlements merged to form villages / monuments. 13) Before early human beings started farming, they lived a nomadic / settled life. 14) Artisans are engaged in farming / different occupations. Short Answer Questions Answer the following 15) How did Talegaon get its name? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Find and tell 16) Are the pictures of the weekly market and means of transport related in any way? (Textbook, Pg. 37) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Getting to Know the Place We Live in
Long Answer Question Answer the following 17) How does a town form? (Textbook, Pg. 33) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Application Very Short Answer Questions Answer in one word 18) Name a temple in your village, city or town. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 19) Name a historical monument in your village, city or town. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions 42 Find and Tell 20) What are the things sold in a market? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
21) Apart from selling things, what is the other benefit of a market place? Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question Answer the following 22) Collect information about the ancient and modern farming implements. (Textbook, Pg. 33) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Short Answer Question 43 Answer the following 23) Which are the different implements needed for farming? (Textbook, Pg. 33) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Getting to Know the Place We Live in
Activity 24) Find out: a) about the historical buildings in your neighbourhood. (Textbook, Pg. 37) b) some information about your own town/village/city. (Textbook, Pg. 37) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Formative 25) My Ancestors Stage 1: T ake a blank sheet of paper and your drawing materials. Ask your mother or father to describe his or her grandfather. Draw the picture of your great- grandfather. Stage 2: Answer the following questions about your great-grandfather: 44 • What is/was his name? • What does/did he do? • Where does/did he live? • Did he move to your present town/city? • When did he move to your present town/city? Stage 3: Find out for how long your family has been staying in your present town/city.
Lesson Our Village, Our City 7 Concept Map Complete the given concept map. Our Village, Our City Primary differences seen over time at these places means of transport means of communication olden forms: animals and carts methods modern forms: ships, automobiles, traditional methods: trained ______________, ___________________ (1) _________________________ letters (2) modern methods: computers, TV, newspapers and so on language dialects 45 Ahirani, __________________ and Varhadi are some dialects of ____________________________ language. (3)
Remembering Very Short Answer Questions Fill in the blanks 1) Rural and urban people are ________________________________on each other for their needs. 2) Transport is the _________________________________ of people/goods from one place to the other. 3) Transport is found on ________________________, __________________________ and air. Strike out the wrong word 4) Trains carry the most / least number of people amongst any other form of transport. 5) Factories are mostly situated near / far from the city. 6) Mobile phones are the slowest / quickest means of communication that we have currently. 7) Letters are a form of oral / written communication. 8) TV News is a form of oral / written communication. Short Answer Questions Answer the following 9) Name the animals used as a means of transport in ancient times. 46 Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
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