MACHHAPUCHHARE vince Province 1 Machhapuchhare is a mountain in Province 3 the Annapurna Province 2 Himal of north central Nepal. The peak is about 25km north of Pokhara. The double summit of the peak resembles the tail of a fish. So it is called ‘Machhapuchhare’ or ‘fishtail’. Amazing facts MUGU The Himalayan Mugu district is one of the Monal, Lophophorus, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. is also known as the The biggest lake of Nepal, Rara Impeyan Monal or Lake lies in Danphe. Danphes this district. are found in the It is one of Himalayas. the biggest districts of Laxmi Puja is the Nepal. holiest day for worshiping cows in Nepal. BOOK TWO 51
National Emblems Write the names. Key words danphe cow the coat of arms of Nepal crimson khukuri national anthem rhododendron national flag 52 BOOK TWO
Famous Places Tick ( ) the correct answer. 1 Where is the Fewa Lake located? Kaski Syangja Mugu 2 Where is the Rani Pokhari located? Kathmandu Bhaktapur Lalitpur 3 Where is the Nyatapola Temple located? Kathmandu Bhaktapur Kavre 4 Where is the Ram Janaki Temple? Janakpur Siraha Saptari BOOK TWO 53
Seven Provinces Colour the seven provinces of Nepal. Sudurpashchim Province Province 3 Karnali Province Gandaki Province Province 2 Province 5 Province 1 Do you know? Jhamak Kumari Ghimire was born in 1980 in Dhankuta District. She is a famous Nepali writer. She was born with cerebral palsy. She writes with her left foot. She has been awarded with the Madan Puraskar for her auto-biography Jiwan Kada Ki Phool. 54 BOOK TWO
Famous Structures Match the places. Singha Durbar Hanuman Dhoka Pashupatinath Temple Narayanhiti Museum Shyambhunath Temple Do you know? Second Deepest Lake: Fewa Lake (Kaski) Highest Lake: Tilicho Lake (Manang) Largest River: Koshi Deepest Lake: She-phoksundo (Dolpa) Deepest River: Narayani Biggest Lake: Rara BOOK TWO 55
FESTIVALS HOLI Holi is a popular festival. It is a spring festival. It is observed in Nepal and India. It is also called the Festival of Colours. People spend the day throwing coloured powder and water at each other. TEEJ Teej is a fasting festival for Hindu women. It takes place in August or early September. GAURA PARVA Gaura Parva is a celebration honouring Lord Krishna’s birthday. It is celebrated in far western Nepal. It is celebrated by married women. They put on the sacred thread on this occasion. 56 BOOK TWO
Festivals 5 Eid 6 Holi Tick ( ) the correct answer. Deepawali 1 Teej Eid Dashain Holi Eid Christmas 2 Dashain Holi Eid 3 Tihar 7 Tihar Teej Chhat Holi Eid 4 Eid 8 Tihar Teej Chhat Dashain Chhat 57 BOOK TWO
FAMOUS PEOPLE BHANUBHAKTA ACHARYA Bhanubhakta Acharya is a Nepalese poet. He translated the great epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali language. APA SHERPA Apa Sherpa is nicknamed as ‘Super Sherpa’ He holds the record of climbing Mount Everest more times than any other person. He has climbed Mt. Everest more than twenty times. ARUNA LAMA Aruna Lama was a popular singer of Nepal. She is also called ‘Nightingale of the Hills’. She sang hundreds of Nepali songs. 58 BOOK TWO
MAHA MAHA Jodi is the short name of two famous actors. ‘Ma’ stands for Madan Krishna Shrestha and ‘Ha’ for Hari Bansha Acharya. They are the writers, actors, directors of many Nepali films and serials. PARIJAT Her real name is Bishnu Kumari Waiba. She was a poetess. Her famous book is ‘Shirish Ko Phool.’ It is also called ‘Blue Mimousa.’ DAYAHANG RAI Dayahang Rai is an actor in the Nepali film. He has acted in a lot of Nepali films. BOOK TWO 59
Famous People Do you know? Tick ( ) the correct answer. Paras Khadka was 1 the former captain of the Nepal National Bhanubhakta Cricket team. He is a right handed Motiram Bhatta batsman. Laxmi Pd. Devkota Do you know? 2 Babu Sherpa is a mountaineer who has Lakpa Sherpa climbed Mt. Everest more than nine times. Appu Sherpa He has set a new record of spending 21 Babu Chhiri Sherpa hours on the summit without oxygen. He 3 also made the fastest ascent of Everest Rajesh Hamal in 16 hours and 56 minutes. Nima Rumba Hari Bansha Acharya 4 Rajesh Hamal 60 BOOK TWO Nima Rumba Paul Shah
Write the names. Key words Basundhara Bhusal Indira Joshi Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Aruna Lama Ram Krishna Dhakal Paras Khadka Babu Chiri Sherpa Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Kunti Moktan Nima Rumba Anju Panta Madan Krishna Shrestha BOOK TWO 61
A. Tick ( ) the correct options. 1. The birthplace of Gautam Buddha is: Lumbini Rapti Kathmandu 2. Laxmi Prasad Devkota is a: player poet singer 3. Ram Janaki Temple is in: Kathmandu Biratnagar Janakpur 4. Mai Pokhari is in: Illam Jhapa Sunsari 5. Pushpa Lal is a: martyr player artist B. Write T for True and F for false statements. 1. Nepal lies between India and China. 2. Pokhara is the capital of Nepal. 3. There are 14 zones in our country. 4. Nepal lies to the North of India. 5. China and India are the districts of Nepal. 62 BOOK TWO
A. Choose the correct options. 1. There are .............. zones in our country. (14,19) 2. There are ............ countries that boarder Nepal. (5,2) 3. ......................... is the biggest zone of Nepal. (Mechi, Karnali) 4. ............................... is the first Nepali to climb Mt. Everest. (Tenzing Norgay, Appa Sherpa) 5. ......................... Lake is in Pokhara. (Fewa, Tilicho) B. What are they famous for? Do you know? Kathmandu ........................... Sandeep Lamichhane is a Chitwan ........................... Nepalese cricketer. He has played Birgunj ........................... several national and international cricket Illam ........................... matches. Gulmi ........................... Bhaktapur ........................... Palpa ........................... Bhojpur ........................... Key words coffee tea temple dhaka khukuri curd pan mustard BOOK TWO 63
Unit 6 AROUND THE WORLD SWITZERLAND Switzerland is a landlocked country like Nepal. Its capital is Bern. Its population is nearly eight million. Its official currency is the Swiss Franc. Like Nepal, it has several mountain peaks and lakes. It has more than 208 hills and 1500 lakes. VATICAN CITY Vatican city is the smallest country. It lies in the centre of Rome. Rome is the capital of Italy. MALDIVES Maldives is a very small country. It lies in the South Asia. Maldives is a sea-locked country surrounded all the sides by water. 64 BOOK TWO
DARJEELING Darjiling or Darjeeling is a town in north-east India. It lies near the border of Nepal and Sikkim. From Darjeeling, we can enjoy the beautiful view of the peaks of Everest and Kanchanjunga. FRANCE France is a beautiful country. It lies in the Europe continent. France is famous for industry and fashion shows. DEHRADUN Dehradun city is located in northern part of India. It is a hilly tourist area. You can see beautiful mountains and snow covered peaks from there. BOOK TWO 65
PACIFIC OCEAN The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world’s five oceans. It covers more than a third of the Earth’s surface and contains more than half of its free water. The word ‘Pacific’ means peaceful. THE BAY OF BENGAL The Bay of Bengal is the sea south to Bangladesh. People go fishing here for sea animals. Hurricanes in the Bay of Bengal sometimes destroy property as well as lives. DEAD SEA The Dead Sea is the saltiest lake in the world. We can get a large amount of salt from there but we cannot drink water from it because it is too salty. 66 BOOK TWO
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY The Statue of Liberty is in New York. It is a gift from the people of France to the people of United States, celebrating International friendship. LEANING TOWER The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the bell tower of the cathedral. It lies in the Italian City of Pisa. It was straight, but began leaning soon after its construction started. Lucky, because that’s what makes it so special. TAJ MAHAL Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in Agra in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is made of white marble. It is one of the seven wonders of the world. BOOK TWO 67
Amazing Countries Do you know? Tick ( ) the correct answer. Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is 1 The biggest of SAARC countries is: a sandstone rock Nepal formation in Australia. India It has many springs, Pakistan caves and paintings. 2 The smallest of SAARC countries is: India Maldives Sri Lanka 3 The country having the tallest building is: China Do you know? UAE India The Great Wall of China is one of the 4 The country of Mt. Everest is: largest artificial China structures on the Pakistan Earth. The ancient Nepal Chinese built this wall to protect themselves from attackers. 68 BOOK TWO
Capitals Match the countries with their capitals. Australia Bangkok Do you know? Bangladesh Beijing Norway is called the land of the midnight Brazil Berlin sun. Canada Washington D.C. Japan is called the land of the rising sun. China Bern France Brasilia Germany Canberra India Dhaka Japan Doha Nepal Islamabad The world’s largest country in area is Pakistan Kathmandu Russia. Qatar London Russia Moscow Singapore New Delhi The world’s smallest country in area is Switzerland Ottawa Vatican City. Thailand Paris United Kingdom Singapore America Tokyo BOOK TWO 69
Nationality Match the countries with their people. Nepal Indian Do you know? India Malaysian Finland is called ‘the land of a thousand Sri Lanka Brazilian lakes’. With a population of about America Nepali five million, Finland has one lake for Brazil American every 26 people. Africa Russian Iceland is called ‘the land of the fire and Australia Australian ice’. It has some of Europe’s biggest China Sri Lankan glaciers and it has some hottest volcanic Iran African springs. Malaysia Irani Canada Chinese Russia Canadian 70 BOOK TWO
Famous Structures Country Match the following. Australia Name of Landmark England Big Ben Pyramids France Taj Mahal St. Basil’s Cathedral Russia Great Wall Sydney Opera House United States Eiffel Tower Statue of Liberty Egypt Leaning Tower of Pisa China India Italy BOOK TWO 71
Famous People Name the famous people. German artist American artist German scientist German leader Italian scientist American scientist Italian artist Italian leader English leader English scientist English artist American leader Key words Beethoven Elvis Presley Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Michelangelo The Beatles Winston Churchill Julius Caesar Adolf Hitler Galileo Galilei Thomas Edison Martin Luther King 72 BOOK TWO
Sea and Ocean Tick ( ) the correct answer. 1 The biggest ocean: Pacific Atlantic Indian 2 The smallest ocean: Antarctic Indian Arctic 3 The saltiest sea: Dead Sea Baltik Sea Caspian Sea 4 The deepest lake: Baikal Lake Fewa Lake Titicaca Lake BOOK TWO 73
Tick ( ) the correct options. 1. The Atlantic Ocean is the biggest ocean. True False 2. The Indian Ocean lies to South of India. True False 3. There are many seas in our country. True False 4. No oceans touch our country. True False 5. The Indian Ocean touches Bangladesh. True False 6. The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean. True False 7. The Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. True False 8. The Bay of Bengal is in Bangladesh. True False 74 BOOK TWO
Tick ( ) the odd ones. Keyboard Light India 1. Mouse 6 Kathmandu 2. Nepal + 3. 3 Wasp 8 4. % Orange 5. Bee Litchi & 6. Apple Carom 7. Pumpkin Flute Sparrow 8. Cricket Chair 9. Trumpet Walnut 10. Table Cucumber Football Harmonium Ceiling BOOK TWO 75
Unit 7 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Books Name the following books. Muna Madan Muna Madan is a famous epic. It is called Khandakabya in Nepali. It is a short narrative. It was written by the great poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota. It is one of the most popular works in Nepali literature. Do you know? An epic is a long poem about the adventures of great heroes. The Mahabharata and the Ramayana are epics. The Mahabharata is the largest epic in the world. Key words magazine diary atlas dictionary encyclopedia 76 BOOK TWO
Stories Match the following story parts. Do you know? The Pied Piper Beauty Sleeping Riding Hood Little Red Cinderella and Hamelin The Ant and the Grasshopper Her Stepmother J. K. Rowling A person who writes a book is called an author. J. K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter literary series. BOOK TWO 77
Rhymes Name the rhymes. Key words Hickory Dickory Dock Jack and Jill Baa Baa Black Sheep The Wheels on the Bus I’m a Little Teapot Rain Rain Go Away One Two Buckle My Shoe Mary Had a Little Lamb Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 78 BOOK TWO
Comic Book Characters Name these comic book characters. Key words Superman Batman Tom and Jerry Daffy Duck Spiderman Iron man Popeye Mickey Mouse Donald Duck Hulk Winnie the Pooh BOOK TWO 79
Unit 8 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Computers Computers make our work easier and faster. Everywhere you go today, people are using computers. You can see computers in schools, banks, post offices, markets and many other places. Tick ( ) the correct word. CD 1 Joystick A CD is an electronic Keyboard CPU device used to record data in it. 2 Board Nowadays CDs are very popular to record data, music, videos, etc. 3 CPU Amazing facts 80 BOOK TWO RAM A pen drive is also CPU an electronic device Scanner used to store Printer data in it. Pen drives are small and portable. So they are widely used.
Everyday Machines Name the pictures. Life skills Machines should be handled with care. Get help from your elders to use them. You must not play with machines that work with the help of electricity. You can even get a electric shock. Key words Refrigerator Microwave Oven Vacuum Cleaner Sewing Machine ATM Machine Geyser Mixer Grinder Iron Washing Machine BOOK TWO 81
Fax Do you know? A fax machine TV is the short form is an electronic of TELEVISION. device to send and We watch TV for receive paper entertainment, messages. news A telephone line and is used to send and recieve others. data from one fax to another. Name the pictures. Key words Do you know? camera magnifying glass The telescope is an instrument to see binoculars stethoscope distant objects. Most of the telescopes are microscope weighing scale used to observe the sky. calculator thermometer 82 BOOK TWO
Means of Transport Name the pictures. Key words bicycle bus sailboat plane truck motorcycle kayak car rowboat sled tricycle ship train unicycle taxi van BOOK TWO 83
Tick ( ) the correct answer. 1 Which one is useful to us? dustbin rubbish 2 Which one is used to cook food? pan van 3 Which one is related to water? fountain mountain 4 Which one is found in the park? swing wing 5 Which one is a colour? indigo morocco 6 What is used in a pen? glue ink 7 Who teaches you? nurse teacher 8 What does a thermometer measure? water level temperature 9 What is the capital of Japan? Tokyo Beijing 84 BOOK TWO
Answer the following questions. 1 Circle the odd words in each group. cow dog goat lion morning evening night June apple mango banana cabbage 2 Write the correct symbol in each box. (< >) 6 9 10 15 24 26 3 Arrange the following numbers in descending order. 29, 24, 28, 30 86, 84, 72, 90 50, 33, 38, 48 4 Fill each blank with a correct number. 85 a. A watch has …………….. hands. b. A rectangle room has …………….. corners. c. A circle has …………….. sides. d. A rectangle has …………….. sides. e. A triangle has …………….. sides. f. A car has …………….. wheels. g. We have …………….. toes. 5 How many provinces are there in Nepal? 257 BOOK TWO
3 Answer the following questions. 1 Which of the following people uses a stethoscope? doctor teacher policeman 2 Sheep is to wool as hen is to ……..............… egg milk water 3 Doctor is to hospital as teacher is to ……..............… hospital school restaurant 4 Write the group word for each set of words. …………fru…it ……….. apple, banana, mango cabbage, radish, carrot …………………….. bus, car, truck, aeroplane …………………….. dog, cat, cow, sheep …………………….. 5 Which device is used to find directions? thermometer telescope compass 6 Which one is a young one of a cat? puppy kitten cub 7 Which bird cannot fly? penguin crow parrot 8 Fill each box with a correct sign : (+, -, x, ÷) 9 3=3 20 5 = 4 6 8 = 14 11 6 = 5 86 BOOK TWO
4 Answer the following questions. 1 The land portion of the earth makes: ocean continent sea 2 The world has ……..............… continents. 78 9 3 The world has ……..............… oceans. 98 5 4 The largest ocean in the world is the ……..............… 5 Write the names: continent. Smallest continent Largest continent Nepal lies in the 6 A group of bees is called a: swarm pile bunch 7 A group of flowers is called a: school bunch pile 8 The young one of a frog is called a: calf tadpole piglet BOOK TWO 87
5 Answer the following questions. 1 Which one of them is used to see distant objects? microscope binocular camera 2 Which one of them is used to measure body temperature? heater thermometer compass 3 True or false? A webcam is a small video camera that shows live images. 4 Boxing is played in a: ground ring pitch 5 Which sports do they play? Match. cricket taekwondo football 6 What do these symbols represent? Match. 88 BOOK TWO
Search
