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EVS-I (SCIENCE) TERM 2

Contents 4Class 9 Birds������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 1 0 Animal Behaviour��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 1 1 Food Storage��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 1 2 Building Materials������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 13 1 3 Types of Cloth������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17

Lesson 9 Birds Remembering Multiple Choice Questions [    ] 1) From the following, identify the bird that cannot fly. (A) crow (B) eagle (C) ostrich (D) parrot 2) Which of the following features is not seen in birds? [    ] (A) wings (B) legs (C) feathers (D) teeth Fill in the Blanks 3) ___________________________ are soft hair present all over the body of birds. 4) All _________________________ have beaks. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name a bird that spends most of its life in the sea. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) What do we call the curved nails present on the feet of birds? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Write the special features of birds that make them look different from other animals. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 1

Understanding a) strong and curved beak Match the Following b) broad and flat beak c) thin, long and pointed beak 8) 9) 10) 11) d) chisel-like beak Short Answer Questions 12) Name any two types of sounds made by birds. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) Why do the ducks have webbed feet? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2

Long Answer Question 14) Look at the pictures below. Name the types of feet shown. Write how they are helpful to the birds. a) b) Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Application Multiple Choice Questions [     ] 15) Identify the bird in the given picture.  (A) sparrow (B) Siberian crane (C) ostrich (D) vulture 16) Which of the following birds is about to become extinct?  [     ] (A) pigeon (B) eagle (C) red-headed vulture (D) crane Short Answer Questions 17) State any two factors responsible for reducing the population of birds. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Birds 3

18) Why do some birds travel from one place to another? Give an example of such a bird. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) What steps can we take to increase the number of birds like the Siberian crane, coming to India? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Do any of your friends or relatives have a hobby of birdwatching? Do you know what birdwatching is? How can it be done? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4

Lesson 10 Animal Behaviour Remembering Multiple Choice Questions [     ] 1) Which of the following animals does not live in a group? (A) elephant (B) tiger (C) deer (D) bison 2) Which of the following animals sleeps continuously for many days during the summer season?[    ] (A) bear (B) bat (C) crocodile (D) ground squirrel Fill in the Blanks 3) ____________________________ has a long nose developed into a trunk. 4) Tigers have ears facing _______________________________. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name the animal that marks its area by rubbing itself against the plants in that area. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Name any one animal which lives in a group. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Name the following animals that do not live in one place throughout the year. a) b) 5

Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding True or False 8) Monkeys have long tails which help them to jump from one tree to another. [       ] 9) The young ones of animals are not looked after if living in groups. [       ] 10) Animals living in cold regions have thin hair to protect themselves from the cold.  [      ] 11) Area marking prevents an animal from entering into another animal’s area.  [      ] Short Answer Questions 12) How is the trunk useful to elephants? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) State any one benefit that animals have by living in groups. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) State any two special features that help the fish to live in water. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6

Application Multiple Choice Questions [      ] 15) What does the given picture show?  (A) a shelter for animals (B) a home for human beings (C) a group of animals (D) a group of human beings 16) Which of the following statements is not true?[     ] (A) Animals build shelters for their protection. (B) Animals may live together in groups. (C) Animals follow the rules of their group. (D) Animals do not need any kind of protection from tough weather. Short Answer Questions 17) We build houses to protect ourselves from extreme weather conditions. Asif wants to know what animals do to protect themselves. Explain it to him. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Do we live in groups like animals? What do we call our groups? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) We discussed many similarities between animals and human beings. List four differences between animals and human beings. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Animal Behaviour 7

____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) How does the strong sense of smell help animals? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8

Lesson 11 Food Storage Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which of the following is a sign of spoilt food? [     ] (A) pleasant smell (B) good taste (C) no change in look (D) growth of some fluffy structures over the food 2) Which of the following food items would get spoilt faster? [     ] (A) curry (B) biscuits (C) chips (D) wheat grains Fill in the Blanks 3) Microorganisms grow faster in a _______________________ climate. 4) ____________________________ that spoil the food cannot be seen with our naked eyes. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What do we call the food that becomes harmful for our health? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) What should we check before buying any packed food item from the market? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) What is food spoilage? Name any one microorganism that spoils food. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9

Understanding True or False 8) In olden days, people used natural methods to store and preserve food. [       ] 9) We put sugar in pickles to preserve them. [       ] 10) Ice creams are stored in deep freezers to preserve.  [       ] 11) Leafy vegetables are mostly preserved by drying them in the Sun.  [       ] Short Answer Questions 12) What is food storage? Why it is important? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) How are the following food items stored? a) food grains like rice, wheat b) milk Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) What is food preservation? Name any two methods to preserve food. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10

Application Multiple Choice Questions [      ] 15) Which of the following adds texture to the food and preserves it as well?  (A) storing in a plastic container (B) adding sugar (C) storing in jute bags (D) storing in plastic bags 16) Which of the following methods is used to get mango jellies throughout the year? [      ] (A) salting (B) pickling (C) canning (D) keeping in granaries Short Answer Questions 17) Rita wants to know what happens to the food if we do not use any preservation method. Explain it to her. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) How can we make seasonal food available throughout the year? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Why do we preserve food? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food Storage 11

Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Renu is going out of the city for a week. She needs to carry some food items with her. What precautions should she take to prevent the food from spoiling? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12

Lesson 12 Building Materials Remembering Multiple Choice Questions [     ] 1) What do the people living in hot climate use to build houses? (A) stone (B) wood (C) ice (D) iron 2) Who does all the woodwork while constructing a house? [     ] (A) mason (B) carpenter (C) architect (D) potter Fill in the Blanks 3) _____________________________ protects the walls and makes them look beautiful. 4) Wooden houses are mostly found in areas with ________________________ climate. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Give an example of a material used for building a house. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Give an example of a machine used for building a house. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Why do we use glass in constructing houses? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13

Understanding True or False 8) While preparing the clay for bricks, mixing is done to make the clayey soil smooth and uniform.  [      ] 9) Moulds are not used to shape the bricks; it is done with hands. [       ] 10) Bricks are fired to make them soft.  [       ] 11) A kiln cools down immediately after firing.  [       ] Short Answer Questions 12) What are bricks mostly made of? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) What is shown in the given picture? What is it used for? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) Write the steps involved in making bricks. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 14

Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) What are the large buildings built by Maharajas that provided housing to several people called?  [      ] (A) verandas (B) bungalows (C) forts (D) terraces 16) Why did forts not get hot inside? [      ] (A) because their doors were kept closed all the time (B) because they had electric fans (C) because they had high ceilings and small windows near the roof (D) because water was sprayed on them all the time Short Answer Questions 17) What ensured hygienic conditions inside the forts? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Name any two things in your house that keep it cool and airy. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Identify the fort in the given picture. Describe its interior in a few lines. Building Materials 15

Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Though many pucca houses collapse in earthquakes, how does the Bhunga house remain unaffected? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 16

Lesson 13 Types of Cloth Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) Identify the plant fibre from the following. [     ] (A) silk (B) wool (C) cotton (D) leather 2) Which of the following is an artificial (synthetic) fibre? [     ] (A) nylon (B) jute (C) cotton (D) leather Fill in the Blanks 3) __________________________ is mostly obtained from the fleece of sheep or goat. 4) ___________________________ fibres are obtained from natural resources like plants or animals. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What are clothes made of? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) How is silk fibre drawn? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Name the fibres in the given pictures. a) b) Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 17

____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Match the Following 8)  a) weaving 9) b) spinning machine 10) c) machine separating seeds from cotton bolls 11) d) hand spinning Short Answer Questions 12) What are cotton bolls? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) What is yarn? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18

Long Answer Question 14) How is jute fibre made from the jute plant? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) Name the process shown in the given picture. [     ] (A) dyeing (B) printing (C) mixing (D) carding 16) What is done in block printing?[     ] (A) Mixing of different colours is done to print on cloth. (B) A block of design is used to make prints on cloth. (C) Cloth is whitened. (D) Two sets of yarns are arranged together. Short Answer Questions 17) Why do clothes look beautiful? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) State a difference between natural and synthetic dyes. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Types of Cloth 19

____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Draw a design for making a printing block of your choice. Ans. Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) How should we take care of woollen and silk clothes? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 20

EVS - II (SOCIAL STUDIES) TERM - 2 TERM 1

Contents 4Class 4 Rivers 4.1 Understanding Rivers���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 4.2 India’s Rivers������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 5 5 Indian History and Culture 5.1 Indian History and Culture�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 6 Natural Resources: Forests and Soil 6.1 Natural Resources: Forests������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 14 6.2 Natural Resources: Soil����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18

Lesson 4 Rivers Concept 4.1: Understanding Rivers Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) What are ‘the smaller rivers joining the main river’ called? [] (A) distributaries (B) tributaries (C) sediments (D) delta 2) Which part of a river falls in low areas? [ ] (D) distributary (A) creek (B) peninsula (C) mouth Fill in the Blanks 3) The place where a river begins its journey is called its _________________. 4) A _________________ is the land that is made of sediments left behind by a river when it meets a larger body of water. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name the area where a river slows down. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) Name the streams that are formed when a main river breaks up. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Define silt. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1

Understanding Circle the Correct Word 8) Rivers provide a natural way to travel by ships / cars. 9) Rivers are useful to humans for fishing / throwing garbage. 10) A recreational use of rivers is rafting / generating electricity. 11) Silt / Transport makes land fertile for farming. Short Answer Questions 12) How is fishing helpful to humans and animals? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) How are rivers helpful to humans? Explain using any four points. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) How do rivers and dams help in the generation of electricity? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2

Application Multiple Choice Questions [] 15) Which of the following is NOT a cause of river pollution? [] (A) dead bodies of animals thrown in rivers (B) plastic thrown in rivers (C) waste from farms, cities and factories let out into rivers (D) fish, crabs and other animals living in rivers 16) Look at the image. What is the cause of pollution that you notice? (A) dead bodies of animals in the river (B) idols immersed in the river after a festival (C) waste from factories thrown in the river (D) harmful organisms living in the river Short Answer Questions 17) T he sale of home water purifiers has increased in India. Why do you think so? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) One of the largest lakes in Bengaluru, the Bellandur lake, has spilled toxic froth many times. In August 2017, seventy six industries around the lake were shut down. Why do you think that happened? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Rivers 3

Long Answer Question 19) Look at the image. Why does the River Ganga flow slowly in Allahabad? Give reasons. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Find out the river that is closest to your home. List its length and the states that it passes through. Mention if any dams are built on it. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4

_____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Concept 4.2: India’s Rivers Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which is the longest river in India? [ ] (D) Godavari (A) Ganga (B) Yamuna (C) Indus 2) Which state is commonly known as the ‘land of five rivers’? [] (A) Nagaland (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) Punjab Fill in the Blanks 3) _________________________ is the second longest river in India. 4) _____________________________ is the largest tributary of the River Krishna. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Name any one Indian river which does not have any major tributaries. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) What are the rivers that have water throughout the year called? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) What are non-perennial rivers? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Rivers 5

Understanding Match the Following Column A Column B Gangotri 8) glacier-fed river a) source of snow-fed river seasonal river 9) rain-fed river b) perennial river 10) Karakoram c) 11) Ganga d) Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Questions 12) What is a river basin? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) Write any two features of west-flowing Indian rivers. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) Give two differences between glacier-fed and rain-fed rivers. Ans. Glacier-fed rivers Rain-fed rivers    6

Application [] Multiple Choice Questions 15) Lakhan is fishing in a peninsular, west-flowing river. It does not have a delta. Which river is it? (A) Ganga (B) Godavari (C) Narmada (D) Yamuna 16) The Sardar Sarovar Dam is an important river project. Which of these is not a [] function of this dam? (A) generating hydroelectricity (B) irrigation (C) storing water during the dry season (D) immersing idols Short Answer Questions 17) A K Upadhyaya, an Indian Forest Officer wanted to increase tree plantations near the Indira Gandhi Canal in Rajasthan.Why do you think the canal was built? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Rivers 7

18) In recent times, a lot of water is diverted from the rivers to the industries leaving farmers helpless. Why do you think rivers are important to farmers? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Muthuram lives next to the River Kaveri. He is thankful to the river. Why do you think he is thankful to the river? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) U se the internet to make a list of five important dams of India, their locations and the rivers they are built on. Write three sentences about the dam that is closest to your town or village. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 8

Lesson 5 Indian History and Culture Concept 5.1: Indian History and Culture Remembering Multiple Choice Questions [      ] 1) Which word is used for the time that has gone by? [      ] (A) past (B) now (C) tomorrow (D) future 2) Identify the unique feature of Indus valley civilization depicted in the picture. (A) two or more floors in the building (B) well-designed storage spaces (C) rooms with attached bathrooms (D) planned drainage system Fill in the Blanks 3) The __________________ Civilization was discovered by archaeologists in the 1920’s. 4) A ________________ is a statue or a building to remember an important person or event. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What is the other name given to the ‘Indus Valley Civilization’? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9

6) Mention any one source that can help us understand the history of a country. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘timeline’. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding True or False [      ] [      ] 8) Guptas were the first to unite India into one state. 9) The Gateway of India is a monument in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. [      ] 10) The Warangal Fort and the Thousand Pillar Temple were built [      ] during Kakatiyas. 11) The Chola dynasty was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of southern India. Short Answer Questions 12) Why has the period of Gupta Empire been called the ‘Golden Age of India’? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) Which kind of a ruler was Shivaji? Explain. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10

Long Answer Question 14) Compare the major features of the Mauryan kingdom and Gupta kingdom. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Application [      ] Multiple Choice Questions 15) Which of the following buildings or monuments is the oldest? (A) (B) Taj Mahal Ellora caves (C) (D) Brihadeeswarar temple Sindhudurg Fort 16) The Dragon king of Bhutan governs his kingdom. Which of the following is true? [      ] (A) He is the prime minister. (B) He is an actor. (C) He is a king. (D) He has dragons. Indian History and Culture 11

Short Answer Questions 17) In 2008, Nepal ended the monarchy after 240 years. What can be the reasons for a kingdom to end monarchy? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Identify the ruler in the image. Name the kingdom that she belonged to. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) Analyse and write what is better for the growth of a country – a democracy or a monarchy? Explain your choice. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12

Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Monuments are an important source of history. Why do you think it is important to study history and learn about culture? Hints: • What can the study of history tell us about human beings? • Why is it important to learn about different cultures? • Are cultures similar to or different from each other? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Indian History and Culture 13

Lesson Natural Resources: 6 Forests and Soil Concept 6.1: Natural Resources: Forests Remembering Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which of the following is made from wood? [    ] (A) tube light (B) eraser (C) shirt (D) paper 2) Which of the following is NOT a natural resource? [    ] (A) air (B) plastic (C) water (D) sunlight Fill in the Blanks 3) A _____________________________ takes thousands of years to grow. 4) The _____________________________ is/are constantly made fresh by the forests. Very Short Answer Questions 5) What does a forest provide that helps us in building furniture? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) What is the name given to those things obtained from nature that people use? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘forest’. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 14

Understanding Circle the Correct Word 8) Coniferous forests are found in deserts / mountains. 9) Trees in thorny and scrub forests have short / long roots. 10) Trees such as bamboo and teak have broad / narrow leaves. 11) Eucalyptus grows in coniferous / evergreen forests. Short Answer Questions 12) Why do the roots of trees growing in tidal forests grow upwards? Give an example of a tidal forest. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13) Why are some forests called evergreen forests? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) Explain in your words what the diagram represents. Natural Resources: Forests and Soil 15

Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Application Multiple Choice Questions [    ] 15) Which of the following pictures show deforestation? (A) (B) (C) (D) 16) What activity is taking place in the given picture?  [    ] (A) reforestation (B) deforestation (C) mining (D) farming 16

Short Answer Questions 17) Meher and Morad were walking through a scrub forest. Suddenly, a thorn pricks Meher’s hand. Meher gets angry and says that thorns are annoying. Do you agree with Meher? Why do you think some plants have thorns? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) Rashi went to visit a tyre factory in Chennai. She got to know that there used to be a forest there a long time ago. What kind of trees could have grown in the forest? Why would the forest have been cleared? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 19) After her visit to the factory, Rashi was wondering about the effects of these human-made changes to the air, water and soil of that region. Write about these effects here. What can be done to reduce these effects? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Natural Resources: Forests and Soil 17

Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Draw a diagram to show deforestation. How long does a sapling need to become a tree? Do you think we need to plant more of them? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Concept 6.2: Natural Resources: Soil Remembering [     ] Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which type of soil supports the growth of spices? (A) Alluvial soil (B) Mountain soil (C) Laterite soil (D) Red soil 18

2) Red soil is suitable for which of the following crop?  [     ] (A) Apple (B) Cotton (C) Groundnut (D) Rice Fill in the Blanks 3) There are ____________________ types of soil found in India. 4) ____________________ soil is found in areas where there is heavy rainfall. Very Short Answer Questions 5) Which soil supports the growth of sugarcane and cotton? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6) In which region of India is alluvial soil found? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Short Answer Question 7) Define ‘soil’. Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding Write True or False 8) No animals feed on plants. [    ] 9) Soil contains microorganisms and insects in it. [    ] 10) Trees and plants keep the soil in place when water flows swiftly. [    ] 11) Soil erosion occurs when it becomes very cold. [    ] Short Answer Questions 12) How is soil erosion caused? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Natural Resources: Forests and Soil 19

13) How does planting trees help in preserving soil in regions where wind blows swiftly? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Long Answer Question 14) Show how soil affects plant and animal life. Hints: •  How does soil affect plants? •  Do animals require plants? •  How is animal life dependent on other animals? Ans. 20

Application Multiple Choice Questions 15) Nalini is a farmer. She stays in a village in coastal Karnataka. Which crop do you think Nalini grows? [     ] (A) coffee (B) apple (C) gram (D) groundnut 16) Raman wants to grow a small garden in his school. He, along with his friends, [     ] is collecting soil. Which part of the soil should they collect to ensure good plant growth? (A) top (B) bottom (C) eroded (D) back Short Answer Questions 17) Take a look at these two pictures. Which place do you think is more likely to experience soil erosion? Why? Place A Place B Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18) People of which state would find it easiest to grow an apple tree? Why? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Natural Resources: Forests and Soil 21

Long Answer Question 19) Imagine soil is continuously eroded without preserving. What can be the possible outcomes of this? Ans. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Higher Order Thinking Skills (H.O.T.S.) Long Answer Question 20) Where do you live? Find out the kind of soil that is found in your region. What kind of crops can you grow in this region? Find out the same about two of your relatives who live somewhere else and complete the table given below. Ans. I Relative 1 Relative 2 Name Place Type of soil Crops that can be grown (draw and write) 22