KGnoewnleerdagle KNOW MORE AND GROW MORE Mini Encyclopaedia 1BOOK S. N. Mukhiya
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Contents UNIT 1: All About Me UNIT 7: Arts and Music About Yourself 4 Musical Instruments 60 My Family Tree 6 UNIT 8: The World My Body 8 Our Neighbours 62 UNIT 2: Animals Famous Structures 63 Domestic Animals 16 Wild Animals 17 UNIT 9: Mixed Bag Water Animals 18 Days and Months 64 Up in the Sky 65 Birds 19 Shapes and Colours 66 UNIT 3: Plants 32 Test Yourself I 68 33 Test Yourself II 69 Vegetables 70 Flowers Test Yourself III 71 Test Yourself IV 72 UNIT 4: Games and Sports Test Yourself V Indoor Games 38 Outdoor Games 39 Children Games 40 Ball Games 41 UNIT 5: Science and Technology Science and Technology 42 UNIT 6: Our Country National Flag 46 National Symbols 47 Modern Nepal 48 Famous Places 50 Famous People 52 Festivals 54 Religions and Castes 56
About Yourself UNIT Answer these questions. 1ALL ABOUT ME What is your name? My name is . How old are you? I am years old. When is your birthday? My birthday is on . ABOUT ME My name is Mina Basnet. Where do you live? I am six years old. My birthday is on June 10. I live at . I live at Kirtipur. I Study in Everest School. What is the name of your school? . I study in Grade one. The name of my school is My hobby is reading. My best friend is Numa. What class are you in? I study in Grade . 4 BOOK ONE
My name is Binita. My friends call me Bunny. It is my nickname. Kumar Rai Arun Kumar Yadav Do you know? first name surname surname first name What’s in a name? middle name A person’s name has a first name and a surname. It may have a middle name. My father’s name is Kumar Rai. My mother’s name is Bina Rai. My brother’s name is Subin Rai. In the family, all of you have the same last name. That is your family name or surname. BOOK ONE 5
My Family Tree 1 Find the words in the puzzle tree. father mother brother G sister HRA X AUN T daughter BWSNN E F son S ON U AME A grandpa WU NA S I N grandma M I QDAD L L C L D GR ANDMA L J E J XRE T C husband B GR AND P A F cousin K Z I X DKLWA AE YN F D A UGH T E RQ M MS GS G E R AS MM HM H I HK GE F AT H E RN COU S I NVF Q T RF V wife QL HB RO THE R H VQ HA S I S T E R A YWU R E I X J J U CX HUS B A N DAG CMOT HE R O I YEAO uncle UNCL E aunt I PQN V UW I F E 6 BOOK ONE
2 Write the relation word in each box. My father’s father My mother’s son My father’s mother My uncle’s son My uncle’s wife BOOK ONE 7
My Body 1 Write the names of the body parts. tongue chest arm Do you know? eyebrow finger knee stomach leg Our body is like a hair eye tooth machine. Different parts head cheek ear of our body help us do mouth nose forehead different things. foot 8 BOOK ONE
2 Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Amazing Facts I have fingers. I have eyes. one The brain tells the I have toes. body what to do. I have nose. two It controls all our body I have head. parts. I have hands. ten I have legs. I have ears. Do you know? 3 Write in the correct words. The heart pumps I see with my blood to all the parts of the body. I hear with my eyes I taste with my nose tongue I smell with my hands I feel with my ears Amazing Facts It is impossible for most people to lick their own elbow. Try it! BOOK ONE 9
UNIT 2ANIMALS DOG The dog is a domestic animal. Its baby is called a puppy. It lives in a kennel. It guards our house. It barks at strangers. It has a good sense of smell. CAMEL Camels are found in deserts. People travel on a camel in the desert. A camel can walk on sand. It can stay without water for a long time. It is called the ‘Ship of the Desert’. CHEETAH The cheetah has strong legs for running and hunting. It is the fastest animal in the world. 10 BOOK ONE
The elephant is a wild animal. It is a herbivorous animal. It eats leaves, twigs, bamboo and roots. It is the biggest land animal. It lives in the jungle. It has a long trunk and two tusks. ELEPHANT FROG Frogs are insect eating animal. The young ones of frogs are called tadpoles. The ostrich is the largest of all birds. It lays the largest egg. It cannot fly. It can run fast. It has a long neck and a strong beak. Its large body is covered with feathers. OSTRICH BOOK ONE 11
GIRAFFE The giraffe is the tallest land animal. It has a long tongue. It can clean its ears with its tongue. It is good at kicking. It can kick so hard that it can kill a lion. CHIMPANZEE Chimpanzees are very intelligent animals. They also have got good communication skills as humans do. DANPHE Danphe is the national bird of Nepal. It is about 70 centimeters long. It is called Lophophorus. 12 BOOK ONE
Porcupines are small animals with long spines. Spines protect them from enemies. They can expel spines when attacked. PORCUPINE Dolphins have two stomachs, one for storing food and one for digesting it. An adult dolphin may eat 15 kg of fish or more in a single day. DOLPHIN KANGAROO The kangaroo has a pouch. A baby kangaroo lives in a pouch. A baby kangaroo is called a joey. You can see a kangaroo in Australia. BOOK ONE 13
The blue whale is the largest of all animals. It is as long as two trucks. It is also the noisiest animal. BLUE WHALE The humming bird is the smallest bird. It is about 5 cm long. It is the only bird that can fly backwards. It is also able to fly up and down. It can also fly side wise. HUMMING BIRD The leather back is the world’s biggest turtle. It can grow up to 3 meters long. It weighs more than 200 kilograms. LEATHER BACK 14 BOOK ONE
RHINOCEROS The rhinoceros is also called rhino. Its name means ‘nose horn’. It is a plant eater. It has three toes on each foot. It has one or two horns. In Nepal, one horned rhinos are found. SHARK Sharks are the biggest fish in the world. They eat small fish and seals. Baby sharks are called pups. Sharks never run out of teeth. If one is lost, another comes out. PENGUIN The penguin is a bird. It cannot fly. It has flippers like wings. It uses flippers for swimming. It can swim fast. It can stay under water for a long time. BOOK ONE 15
Domestic Animals Write the names. Do you know? Key Words goat In cold places, cow horse ox dogs pull rabbit donkey cat sledges. yak camel 16 BOOK ONE
Wild Animals Match and read. panda 17 monkey hyena zebra bear lion leopard rhino deer tiger Do you know? The python is the longest snake. It can reach upto the height of 30 feet. BOOK ONE
Water Animals 5 octopus dolphin Tick (ü) the correct answer. squid 1 shark shark dolphin seal whale seahorse 2 tortoise 6 tortoise crab seal lobster octopus lobster crab 3 starfish 7 octopus seahorse lobster 4 squid 8 crab octopus 18 BOOK ONE
Birds Write the names. Do you know? The kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand. It is a flightless bird. Key Words vulture sparrow duck cock kingfisher pigeon bat owl eagle BOOK ONE 19
EXERCISE 1 Match the animals with their young ones. cow kitten dog kid cat piglet duck calf goat puppy lion cub pig duckling 20 BOOK ONE
2 Match the animals with their young ones. sheep chick toad joey hen lamb Kangaroo colt donkey Amazing Facts horse tadpole foal The lion is called the king of the jungle. It is the second largest big cat after the tiger. BOOK ONE 21
3 Match the animals with their sounds. horse chatters bird quacks monkey barks duck neighs cow moos dog chirps 22 BOOK ONE
4 Match the animals with their sounds. Do you know? owl brays squirrel bleats lion Elephants are vegetarians. growls sheep roars bear squeaks donkey hoots BOOK ONE 23
5 Match the animals with their homes. horse pen Do you know? tiger hive Some frogs like Kokoi sheep shed throws the poisonous arrow and have poison deadlier than any snake. dog stable bee web spider den cow kennel 24 BOOK ONE
6 Match the animals with their homes. burrow bird duck coop rabbit hole pig nest Do you know? hen water rat sty King cobra is a very fish pond dangerous snake. It is the only snake which makes its own nest. BOOK ONE 25
7 Match and read. tallest animal heaviest animal fastest animal largest bird Do you know? A zoo is a place where Zoo we can see different animals. The central zoo at Jawalakhel is the only zoo in Nepal. 26 BOOK ONE
Quick Quiz Say who I am. I give you wool to make woolen clothes. I give you sweet honey to eat. I live in a desert. People call me ‘the Ship of the Desert’. I am the largest land animal. I am the king of the jungle. I am the tallest animal in the world. I have strips on my body. BOOK ONE 27
UNIT 3PLANTS Plants are useful to us. They provide us most of our food. They make air fresh. We should plant trees. JACKFRUIT Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit in the world. The fruits are green when they are not ripe. They turn light brown when they are ripe. It has bulbs that we eat. SPINACH Spinach is a green leafy vegetable. It is very good for health. It can be eaten raw or boiled.a It is often used raw in salads. SUGARCANE Sugarcane is used to make sugar. It is also used as a fuel. It is mostly grown in Terai Region in Nepal. 28 BOOK ONE
RAFFLESIA Rafflesia is the largest flower in the world. It is also the world’s heaviest flower. It smells like a rotten egg. BRINJAL The brinjal is also called ‘eggplant’. It is green dark purple in colour. It is a vegetable. BAMBOO The bamboo is the fastest growing plant. It can grow up to 3 feet in height in 24 hours. BOOK ONE 29
SAGUARO CACTUS Saguaro Cactus is the biggest cactus. It can grow up to 40 feet tall. It is found mostly in the Sahara Desert. RHODODENDRON The rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal. It is red in colour. It is the most beautiful flower found in the Himalayas. The rhododendrons are also found in other colours. BROCCOLI A broccoli is a flower. We eat it as a vegetable. It is green in colour. BRISTLE CONE The world’s oldest tree is the bristle cone. It is found in California. It is about 5,000 years old. 30 BOOK ONE
BITTER GOURD A bitter gourd is also called a bitter melon. It is a vegetable. It is rich in vitamins. PINE TREE A pine tree has long needles. The needles hold water. It has big brown cones. SUNFLOWER A sunflower is a tall plant that has very large yellow flowers. Its seeds are used to make cooking oil. BOOK ONE 31
Vegetables Write the names. Do you know? Some people eat only vegetables. They are called vegetarians. They do not eat meat and fish. Those who eat meat and fish are called non-vegetarians. Key Words cauliflower radish turnip cabbage pumpkin cucumber tomato potato onion 32 BOOK ONE General Knowledge Book 1
Flowers 5 rose jasmine Tick (ü) the correct answer. tulip 1 lily dahlia rose 2 marigold 6 jasmine lily rose pansy lotus 3 marigold 7 sunflower lotus lily lotus sunflower 4 sunflower 8 lotus dahlia marigold hibiscus dahlia General Knowledge Book 1 BOOK ONE 33
Quick Quiz Say who I am. My name starts with ‘M’. I am known as the King of Fruit. What am I? Name a fruit that starts with ‘A’. It is white on the inside and can be red, yellow, or green on the outside. Name a long, thin fruit that starts with ‘B’. It is yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Name a long, thin, orange vegetable that grows underground. It starts with a ‘C’. Name a sweet fruit that grows in bunches on vines. It starts with ‘G’. Name a sour, yellow fruit that starts with L. 34 BOOK ONE
Tick (ü) the correct answer. 1 Which vegetable grows in a pod? corn pea cauliflower 2 Which vegetable is made of leaves that we eat? green bean tomato spinach 3 Which of these vegetables is a root that you eat? carrot corn broccoli Do you know? Honeybees collect nectar from flowers to make honey. BOOK ONE 35
UNIT 4Games and Sports Cricket is an outdoor game. It is the national game of England. It is played with a wooden bat and a ball. It is played between two teams. CRICKET Football is a very popular game in the world. It is played between two teams. Each team has eleven players. Every four years, the best teams in the world play the World Cup. FOOTBALL 36 BOOK ONE Bowling is an indoor game. It is also called tenpins. It is popular in America. BOWLING
Ice-hockey is played on ice. It is a very popular game in cold countries. The ball of ice-hockey looks like carom striker. It is called a puck. ICE HOCKEY Boxing is played between two players of similar weight. They fight each other with their fists. BOXING To play hopscotch, boxes are drawn. Players throw a small object into each box and get it back hopping and jumping from box to box. HOPSCOTCH BOOK ONE 37
Indoor Games Match the following. squash ludo chess carom snakes and ladders checker snooker Do you know? Sanil Shahi is a famous boxer in Nepal. 38 BOOK ONE
Outdoor Games football hockey Tick (ü) the correct word for each picture. baseball 15 football hockey cricket 26 hockey polo hockey racing cricket football 37 kabaddi football running wrestling football hockey 48 polo long jump cricket high jump hockey cricket BOOK ONE 39
Children Games Name the following games. Do you know? Key Words three-legged race skipping A spoon race is an event in which participants must hopscotch sack race balance a small object upon a see-saw swing spoon and race with it to the finishing line. 40 BOOK ONE
Ball Games Do you know? Look at the balls and write what The SA Games 2019 sports they are used in. was played in Nepal. Nepal bagged 204 medals in that event. Do you know? Key Words Hockey is the national game of India. football tennis table tennis ice hockey cricket basketball baseball rugby BOOK ONE 41
UNIT 5Science and Technology Tick (ü) the correct answer. 1 helicopter train bicycle 2 HELICOPTER The helicopter is a means train of transportation. jeep It is used to carry people and things. bicycle It flies high in the sky. 3 Amazinging Facts train A thermometer is used jeep to measure our body temperature. motorbike 4 jeep train 42 BOOK ONE bicycle
Match and read. Do you know? vacuum cleaner television Iron rice cooker grinder iron computer refrigerator Iron is an electric machine. We iron our clothes with it. BOOK ONE 43
Computer Read and learn. The computer shown above is a This is a laptop. You can carry it around with you and place it on desk-top. You keep it on a desk or table. your lap and work. This is the monitor. This is called CPU. It is the It looks like a TV. machine that runs the computer. This is the keyboard. What we types This is called the mouse. on this comes on the screen. This is a CD. We can store information, movies, games and lots of other things on it. 44 BBOOOOKK OONNEE
Name the computer parts. Life Skills Key Words mouse monitor speaker The computer is very useful cpu keyboard for us. We can type letters, watch movies, play games, listen to music and many more. BOOBKOOOKNEONE 45
UNIT 6OUR COUNTRY National Flag Each country has a national flag. SuPdruorvipnascehchim Karnali Province Colour your national flag using the correct colours. Province 5 Gandaki Province P This is our national flag. It has three NEPAL colours - red, blue and white. It is We live in Nepal. crimson red in colour and it has blue People who live in Nepal borders. are called Nepali. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal. Do you know? National Anthem Our National Anthem is written by Byakul Maila. We should stand straight together when we sing our National Anthem. 46 BOOK ONE
National Symbols Name our national symbols. ce Province 1 Province 3 Province 2 Interesting Facts Key Words crimson red danphe Nepal lies in South Asia. cow rhododendron khukuri It lies between India and China. The currency of Nepal is Rupees. BOOK ONE 47
Modern Nepal Gaurika Singh Gaurika Singh was the Tick (ü) the correct answer. most successful player of the 13th SA Games 2019. 1 How many provinces are She bagged 4 gold there in Nepal? medals in swimming. 10 8 Do you know? 7 Bidhya Devi Bhandari 2 How many districts are is the current president there in Nepal? of Nepal. 77 She is the first woman 80 president of Nepal. 76 3 How many metropolitan cities are there in Nepal? 8 6 10 4 How many rural municipalities are there in Nepal? 500 460 370 48 BOOK ONE
Do you know? Tick (ü) the correct answer. KP Sharma Oli Nabin K Bhattarai Hari Bansha Acharya KP Sharma Oli is Sitaram Kattel the current Prime Minister of Nepal. Sitaram Kattel His full name is Deepak Raj Giri Khadga Prasad Hari Bansha Acharya Sharma Oli. Kedar Ghimire Do you know? Sitaram Kattel Madan Krishna Shrestha Bhanu Bhakta Acharya translated Kedar Ghimire the Ramayan in Sitaram Kattel Nepali. Deepak Raj Giri Kedar Ghimire Hari Bansha Acharya Sitaram Kattel BOOK ONE 49
Famous Places Tick (ü) the correct answer. 1 Hilly Himalaya Terai 2 Terai Himalaya Hilly 3 DHARAHARA Terai Dharahara was the Himalaya tallest structure of Nepal. Hilly People used to see Kathmandu city from 4 Village the top of Dharahara. City 50 BOOK ONE Forest It was destroyed by the earthquake. It is being rebuilt.
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