Name the following pilgrim places. Key Words Muktinath Manakamana Pashupatinath Janaki Mandir Barahi Swayambhu BOOK ONE 51
Famous People LAXMI PRASAD DEVKOTA Laxmi Prasad Devkota was Tick (ü) the correct answer. the greatest poet of Nepal. 1 Who is the daughter of Janak? ‘Muna Madan’ is one of his Sita best works. Bhrikuti He was born in Geeta Dillibazar,Kathmandu. 2 Where was Gautam Buddha Do you know? born? Lumbini Dharan Janakpur 3 Who was a famous artist? Bhrikuti Araniko Bhimsen Thapa 4 Who was the daughter of Ansu Araniko was one of the Verma? greatest artists of Nepal. Sita Bhrikuti Geeta 52 BOOK ONE
Do you know? Tick (ü) the correct answer. Samragyee Shah Indira Joshi Anju Panta She is a Nepali Astha Raut actress. She has acted in several Dayahang Rai Nepali movies. Rajesh Hamal Nikhil Uprety Do you know? Rekha Thapa Paras Khadka Basundhara Bhusal Nalina Chitrakar Paras Khadka is a Nepali cricketer. He Rajesh Hamal was the former captain Nikhil Uprety of the Nepalese Saroj Khanal cricket team. Deepak Bista Gyanendra Malla Baikunta Manandhar BOOK ONE 53
Festivals DASHAIN Dashain is the biggest Tick (ü) the correct answer. festival for Nepalese people. It is celebrated for 15 1 Dashain days. We have long Tihar holidays for this festival. Holi Life Skills 2 Mage sankranti Dashain We should enjoy festivals Tihar but we should not hurt others. 3 Eid-ul-fitr While playing Holi, we Dashain should not put colours on Tihar those who do not want to play with colours. 4 Dashain Holi General Knowledge Book 1 Teej 5 Mage sankranti Chhat Holi 6 Eid-ul-fitr Holi Teej 54 BOOK ONE
Name the festivals. Do you know? Tihar Tihar is known as the festival of lights. It is celebrated for five days. It is also called Deepawali. Key Words Dashain Bhoto Jatra Christmas Bhai Tika Tihar BOOK ONE 55
Religions and Castes Tick (ü) the correct answer. 1 Buddhist Muslim Hindu 2 PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE Pashupatinath temple is Hindu located in Kathmandu. Muslim It is on the bank of the Christian Bagmati river. It has four doors to get inside 3 the temple. Buddhist Do you know? Hindu Christian Christmas Day Christmas Day is an 4 Hindu annual festival Christian commemorating the 56 BOOK ONE birth of Jesus Christ. It is Buddhist observed generally on December 25.
These are the names of the different castes found in Nepal. Find the following casts in the puzzle box. Tharu Limbu Chhetri Brahman Sherpa Magar Newar Raute Gurung Do you know? O N E WA R O S V V VV V V Gautam Buddha C H H ET R I Gautam Buddha was I G S HE R B born in Kapilvastu, L I M BU S R Lumbini, Nepal. O R R RR R A He is also known as M A G AR T H Siddhartha Gautam. C N N NN N M He is also known as D B R BB B A the light of Asia. P R A RR R N E T U GT T T U T T UL L L S H E RP A D M A F UF F F N R S NS S S R U W G W W W BOOK ONE 57
People of different religions live in Nepal. Most of them are Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and Muslims. Match the following. Gautam Buddha Sikhs Jesus Christ Buddhists Hindus Christians Guru Nanak Vishnu 58 BOOK ONE
People of which religion go to pray in the following places. mosque church temple Key Words Christians Muslims Hindus Life Skills We should learn to respect all religions. All religions teach us to be good and to love one another. BOOK ONE 59
UNIT 7ARTS AND MUSIC Musical Instruments Tick (ü) the correct answer. 1 violin guitar flute 2 keyboard violin PIANO piano A piano is a musical instrument. We can play sweet music on it. 3 It has a keyboard to play. flute Life Skills guitar keyboard 4 sitar We listen to music.Music harp It gives us pleasure and 60 BOOK ONE cymbal happiness. We should not play a loud music at night. It can disturb others.
Write the names of the following musical instruments. Do you know? Madal Key Words sitar Which musical drumset harp instrument is this? keyboard violin It is a Madal. guitar madal It is generally trumpet played in Nepal. BOOK ONE 61
Our Neighbours UNIT Tick (ü) the correct answer. 8THE WORLD 1 India Pakistan Bhutan 2 Bhutan Pakistan Sri Lanka 3 BURJ KHALIFA This is the tallest building India in the world. Bhutan It is in Dubai. Sri Lanka Its height is 829.84 m 4 India (2723 ft) above the Sir Lanka ground. 62 BOOK ONE Pakistan
Famous Structures Name the famous structures. Do you know? Eiffel Tower Key Words The Eiffel Tower is Great Wall Taj Mahal in Paris, France. Petra Christ the Redeemer It was built in 1889 using more than 7,000 tonnes of iron. BOOK ONE 63
UNIT 9MIXED BAG Days and Months Write the names of days in proper order. WednesdTauyesday Sunday Monday Friday Saturday Thursday Read yourself. Seasons Months of the Nepali Calender There are four Baisakh Jestha Ashad seasons. • Summer Shrawan Bhadra Asoj • Spring • Autumn Kartik Mangsir Poush • Winter Magh Falgun Chaitra Do you know? Months of the English Calender There are seven days, January Feburary March twelve months and four seasons. April May June July August September October November December 64 BOOK ONE
Up in the Sky Match the following. stars sun moon clouds Do you know? The earth on which we live is much smaller than the sun. The sun looks small because it is very, very far from us. BOOK ONE 65
Shapes and Colours Tick (ü) the correct answer. 1 pentagon octagon decagon OSTRICH’S EGG The ostrich’s egg is the largest egg in the world. 2 Its shape is oval. pentagon decagon hexagon 3 D0 you know? pentagon Pentagon has got five hexagon sides. Hexagon has got six sides. octagon Octagon has got eight sides. 4 hexagon octagon Decagon has got ten sides 66 BOOK ONE decagon
Name the following colours. Do you know? Rainbow Key Words yellow green Rainbow is made up red brown purple of several colours. blue Starting at the top, the colours are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. BOOK ONE 67
Test Yourself I Match and read. cow honey hen wool bee milk sheep Do you know? egg 68 BOOK ONE We get silk from a silkworm. Silk is used to make silk clothes.
Test Yourself II Choose the correct option. 1. The cow is a ................. animal. domestic wild aquatic 2. The tiger lives in a .................................. . nest home den 3. Fish can .............................................. . fly swim walk 4. A lion ........................................... . roars barks laughs 5. A lily is a kind of .................................. . flower fish fruit 6. A hen lays ................................... . eggs milk fruit 7. A ......................... looks after our home tiger cat dog 8. Honey bees give us ...................... . milk honey meat BOOK ONE 69
Test Yourself III Choose the correct option. 1. Which is the largest land animal? a. giraffe b. rhino c. elephant 2. Which is an aquatic animal? a. fox shark polar bear 3. Which is not an animal? a. bison bamboo bulbul 4. Which is an indoor game? a. tennis football chess 5. Which animal is called the ship of the desert? a. mule camel horse 6. A jellyfish is a ........................ animal. land water aerial 7. The cheetah is the ........................ animal. tallest fastest largest 8. Which is the fastest animal? a. horse cheetah tiger 70 BOOK ONE
Test Yourself IV How many sides does a triangle have? How many legs does a butterfly have? Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean? How many strings does a violin have? How many arms does an octopus have? Which is the biggest bird in the world? BOOK ONE 71
Test Yourself V Answer the following questions. 1. Circle the greatest number in each group. 44 54 34 88 68 54 49 39 54 2. Count the shapes and write. How many circles? How many triangles? How many rectangles? How many squares? 3. Which of the following words rhymes with the word ‘run’? soon put son 4. 21 28 31 46 Are these numbers in ascending or descending order? 5. Fill each blank with a correct number. 6 + ................. = 15 4 x ................. = 12 18 - ................. = 10 ................. + 9 = 20 72 BOOK ONE
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