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Preface “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more you will grow.” This series aims at helping the children better understand themselves, their surroundings and the interactions they make on a daily basis. The books aim at instilling good manners, values and a sense of deep-rooted culture and tradition in the children, through stories, life skill lessons and general knowledge modules. In today’s fast-paced world, very little time is dedicated to the children’s growth and development due to work pressures on the family. The books promote the teachers to develop a healthy relation with the children, and encourage parents to read with them. The children can develop a sense of trust and improve their in terpersonal skills through a system of joint interaction with their parents and teachers. 2
How to read this book: Theme-wise categorization: O n e Educational Stories The book is divided into four of the first and foremost forms themes specifically designed to of learning is developed through help the child’s growth and stories. Stories help children create an environment of understand topics and issues better. learning. The themes include In this book, the stories are linked family and friends, science and to the themes mentioned above. logic, Incredible India and World Be it stories on Respect and values, and Nature. or university in diversity and cleaning up our delicate nature, Life Skill lessons the stories help the child to relate to the themes and understand their Every themed category has life skill importance better. related topics that are meant to create awareness in the child and General Knowledge lessons help them to better understand the topics. The life skill lessons include The creating a family tree, understanding General Knowledge module in the calendar, learning about our each topic involves subject related incredible country and respecting topics based on academics, performing arts, sports, everyone. environmental issues and topics involving India and the world. The Little Helpers in the Book Brainy Bunny Busy Bee Clever Cat Squeaky Squirrel 3
CONTENTS 05 07 1. My Homely Garden The Tree of Tales (Story I) : The Magic Ticket 09 The Tree of Life (Life Skill I) : Choices The Tree of Knowledge (GK I) 12 1. People Around Us and The Work They Do 14 2. My Magical Garden The Tree of Tales (Story II) : Don’t Give Up 17 The Tree of Life (Life Skill Module II) : Will Power 21 The Tree of Knowledge (GK II): 23 1. Science Whiz 25 2. Plants 34 3. Animals 43 4. Numbers & Money 46 5. Grammar games 51 6. Geography 52 7. History 8. Books-Plays & Poems 55 9. Let’s Communicate 57 3. My Charming Garden The Tree of Tales (Story III) : It’s All About Teamwork 58 The Tree of Life (Life Skill Module III) : The Olympics 59 The Tree of Knowledge (GK III): 61 1. World of Sports 2. Hockey Mania 63 3. Sport Masters 65 4. My Enchanted Garden The Tree of Tales (Story IV) : A Gift 66 The Tree of Life (Life Skill Module IV) : Talent for Greatness 68 The Tree of Knowledge (GK IV) 70 1. Song & Dance 2. World Art & Craft 72 3. The Brave & Talented 74 5. My Beautiful Garden The Tree of Tales (Story V) : Peace- Protect, Don’t Destroy 76 The Tree of Life (Life Skill Module V) : India- Diverse, not divided 79 The Tree of Knowledge (GK V) 83 1. The Magic of India 2. Leaders Around the World 3. World Knowledge- Flags, Capitals and Currencies
The Tree of Tales (Story I): The Magic Ticket There was once a little boy named Jack. Jack came from a very well-to-do family. Now, little Jack did not know that differences were made in the world between the rich and the poor, the haves and the have-nots. Jack did not know how to discriminate among his friends. But as the years went by, Jack would see the way his parents treated the house maid, the cleaner, the helper, the cook and Jack thought, “Well, if I am rich that means I am better than those who are poor and I have a right which they do not have.” One day, Jack went to watch a movie he had been wishing to see for a very long time. However, Jack reached late and as he reached the ticket counter, Jack saw a poor boy buying the last ticket for the show. He got very angry and threw a tantrum . He told the poor boy that he should get a chance to watch the movie and demanded the child give him the ticket. When the poor boy explained that he too had been saving up to watch the movie, Jack yelled some more and told him that he was richer than the boy so he had the right to watch the movie. An old man heard this and came over. He smiled and handed over a ticket to Jack, saying he was right and he should watch the movie. Jack smugly 5
took the ticket and went to take his seat. But as soon as he sat down and the movie started, something funny happened. Jack vanished from his seat and was transported into the movie. And throughout the movie Jack played the role of a little boy who had poor parents and a string of bad luck. The movie 'Jack was made fun of in school', did not have friends, had to work to support his brothers and sisters and was treated badly by others. Just when Jack was about to give up on life and was extremely sad, a smiling man, in fact the same man who handed him the ticket, came and magically turned Jack’s life around. Jack was grateful to him and as he hugged the man he was transported back to his seat. Jack blinked and looked around. He was sitting in the theatre and no one had realized that he had just disappeared and reappeared in his seat! For the rest of the movie, Jack kept glancing at the poor boy and felt terrible. He could not understand what had made him behave this way. But, Jack decided that from that moment on he would not discriminate amongst people based on how much they had. He went over to the poor boy after the movie and apologized. The boy shrugged, smiled and accepted his apology. The two boys walked out of the theatre as friends. 6
Choices Life is never the same for everyone. We all face troubles and we all share our joys. When you grow up, some of you might become artists, some might become doctors or engineers, while some might do something in service to the nation- Just like these people The one thing each of these people has in common is their chance. Doctor Engineer Painter Army Officer to CHOOSE. They each CHOSE the professions they wanted to be in. Sometimes, however people do not get a chance to choose. Have you seen children working on streets or in shops? Even though this is banned, children are still made to work rather than study. Child labour is not something a child has chosen. Similarly, people working as maids, cleaners, rag pickers, garbage collectors do not always choose the jobs they are doing. Sometimes, their choices are limited and they are forced to do such jobs. 7
Jobs like working in mines, cleaning toilets and drains, collecting dead bodies, etc. These jobs do not need any skill or training. Why do you think the child works? Do you think these people are happy doing these jobs? If these children were educated rather than made to Rag Pickers Garbage Collector Child Labour Maid work, do you think it would have a positive effect on their future? As children, it is your duty not to discriminate or make fun of those who have lesser than you. It is your duty to help your classmates and friends so that they too may have a chance to make choices, just like you. 8
Lesson 1: People Around Us and The Work They Do 1. Solve the crossword: m. n. l. h. o. g. f. e. o. d. g. b. a. l. n. m. h. i. c. f. k. b. j. k. e. c. a. j. i. n. 9
2. Who am I? Write the name in the space. a. I prepare coffee in a coffee shop. b. I study and forecast the weather. c. I practise law. d. I produce knives and daggers. e. I create dance routines for films and television. f. I make pictures come to life using animation and graphic computer systems. g. I help people and companies with their tax planning. h. I examine human past based on the remains of ancient eras and times. 10
i. I collect bees and get honey. j. I make jewellery with gold and other precious metals. k. I study plants. 3. Match the columns: Column B Column A a. MBA i. Doctor b. Journalism ii. Study of Maps c. Cartography iii. Lawyer d. LLB iv. Repor ter e. MBBS v. Masters in Business Administration 4. What kind of doctor am I? Word Bank Old-age disorders, cancer, eye disorders, skin diseases, heart diseases a. I am an oncologist. I treat b. I am a dermatologist. I treat c. I am a cardiologist. I treat d. I am an ophthalmologist. I treat e. I am a geriatrician. I treat 11
The Tree of Tales (Story II): Don’t Give Up There were once, two little mice who were friends. Their friendship was an unusual one. While one mouse, Percy was cultured, pampered and used to all the comforts this world could provide; his friend, Darcy was “weird” in Percy’s opinion. They both shared a wonderful house filled with comforts- a warm bath whenever they wanted, hot food, soft feather beds and a warm insulated house. While Percy would snuggle in his bed with a book and a hot cup of chocolate, Darcy was always up to some new gimmick. Instead of having a bath with hot water, Darcy started using cold water to shower. Rather than having cheese, which was so abundantly available, Darcy tried eating cabbage and leeks. Percy found this weird and asked Darcy why he was turning away all these comforts. Darcy simply said that he wanted to see if he could survive without all the comforts. And he encouraged Percy to try the same. Percy however, turned away from this “madness”. Sometime in the winter, it began snowing heavily and would not stop. The mice were snowed in and could not get out of their home. They could not even did a tunnel out of their house. 12
Days passed and the snow did not let up. Soon, they were out of food and the apartment had begun to get very very cold. Darcy suggested they should try and dig their way out, otherwise they were going to starve to death. Percy reluctantly agreed, but the minute his feet touched the cold snow he refused to dig. He did not care if he died, but he could not fight through that snow to save his life. While Percy gave up and waited for death, Darcy’s will power kept him going. He did not give up and kept on digging even when his legs had turned blue. Percy lay down and closed his eyes. The next time he opened them he thought he was in heaven with an angel staring at him. However, it was only the nurse at the hospital. She explained to Percy that his friend had dug for 3 days straight and reached the hospital. There he told them where to find Percy and fainted. He lost a few toes and an ear to the cold, but he did not give up. It was then that Percy realised that all that training Darcy did of having a cold bath, eating cabbage, sleeping on the cold hard floor, was all to keep his mind and will strong. And it was only because of Darcy’s will power and “never-give-up” attitude that the two of them were alive today. 13
Will Power Giving up is easy. Working hard, struggling against difficulties, against odds- that is tough. a. Like Percy the mouse, have you ever felt that something is too difficult? b. Have you felt like giving up? c. What did you learn from Percy and Darcy’s story? d. Can you name the qualities that Darcy the strong mouse must have had to fight through the cold? e. Have you ever thought you could not do at first, but you had finally been able to do it, because you did not give up? 14
Here are some ways to improve your will power: � Set a goal- something you want to do but haven’t been able to. � Set a time frame, i.e when you want to accomplish your goal. � Ask yourself why you set this goal and why it is important. � Ask your friends and family for help to keep you on the right track. � Measure your progress. � And finally, reward yourself for any success. 15
FACT FOR YOU INVENTORS WHO INSPIRE: Moving ahead George Stephenson made engines that were better. One such engine was the Rocket. It won a competition in 1829. The Wizard of Menlo Park In 1877, Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph- a machine that could replay recorded sounds. Edison also made an electric bulb of the type you see now. He invented many other things. People began to call him The Wizard of Menlo Park. (Menlo Park is where he worked.) Plants have life Jagdish Chandra Bose proved to the world that plants are living beings. He showed that plants have a ‘pulse’ and they feel pain, warmth and so on. He worked on many other things too. He was the first person to make a wireless remote. Flying High People always wanted to fly. First they built hot-air balloons and gliders. These did not have engines. Then in 1903, brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the Wright Flyer. It had an engine and carried a pilot. It became the first such aircraft to fly. 16
Lesson 1: Science Whiz 1. Who am I? Word Stephen Hawking | Aristotle | Louis Pasteur | Archimedes| Alexander Graham Bank Bell | Aryabhata | Thomas Alva Edison | Galileo Galilei | Alan Turing a. I was the first to develop the rabies and anthrax vaccines. Who am I? b. I had the four largest moons of Jupiter named after me. Who am I? c. I was a member of Plato’s Academy and was Alexander the Great’s teacher. Who am I? d. I patented the first practical telephone. Who am I? e. I made the Hindu-Arabic number popular and introduced the number squence with my name to the west. Who am I? f. I am known as the ‘Wizard of Menlo Park”. Who am I? 17
g. I am a famous scientist who at 21 was given only 2 years to live. I lied to see my seventies. Who am I? h. I am the person behind the famous phrase “Eureka”!. Who am I? i. I help crack the Enigma code created by the Nazis, and thus shortened World War II. I am also known as the Father of Theoretical Computer Science. Who am I? Cleave Cat Says Do you know that before airplanes and aircraft, people tried to fly by building hot-air balloons and gliders? But, in 1903 the Wright brothers built the first engine aircraft that could actually fly. 18
2. Match the columns. i. Cholera vaccine ii. Stethoscope a. William Thomas iii. Four blood groups Green Morton b. Dr. Jonas Salk c. Edward Jenner d. Karl iv. Polio vaccine Landsteiner v. smallpox vaccine e. René Laennec f. Waldemar vi. Anaesthetic Haffkine vii. Contact lenses viii. Heart Transplant g. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen h. Adolf Fick i. Christiaan ix. X-ray Barnard 19
3. Choose from the list of words to answer the following questions: a. This is the destruction of millions of trees all over the world. b. This is an effect of climate change that may cause flooding. c. This is the movement of an important element between living things, the Earth and the atmosphere. d. This part of the spectrum is what we call heat. It is trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases. e. This is one way of solving the problem of using too much energy to heat our homes. f. This is an important greenhouse gas that is emitted by farm animals when they fart! g. This is the way that plants takes in carbon dioxide to make carbohydrates. h. When you are trying to find out the long term risks of mobile phones and ultraviolet radiation you need to have a lot of people to make the survey reliable, this is called.. Word Bank Photosynthesis | Methane | Deforestation | Insulation | Sea Level Rise| Carbon Cycle| Infra Red| Sample Size 20
Lesson 2: Plants 1. Fill up the blanks: Use the word box given below. a. The stamen is made up of & . b. The main job of the petals is to attract c. The male part of the flower is known as . while the female part is known as d. The coloured lights are extremely important for plant growth and flowering. e. The most diverse group of plants in the world is . Word Bank Pollinators | Anther and filament | Stamen, Pistil | Angiosperm | Red & Blue | 2. Write True or False. a. Plants absorbs carbon dioxide and release oxygen. b. The life cycle of a plant is pollination- germination-fertilization-seed dispersal. c. Some seeds are dispersed when they are blown by the wind. d. After pollination, the pollen grains travel down inside the carpel. 21
3. Tick R the flowers that can be eaten or used for flavours and cross T the ones that cannot be eaten. a. Marigold ____________________ ____________________ b. Lotus ____________________ ____________________ c. Choke Cherry ____________________ ____________________ d. Water Hemlock e. Orchid f. Rose 4. Name me a. I reproduce by stem cutting b. I reproduce by leaves c. I reproduce by roots d. I disperse my seeds by explosion e. I disperse my seeds by wind f. I disperse my seeds by water Do you know that it was Jagdish Chandra Bose who proved to the world that plants are living beings, that have a ‘pulse’ and can feel pain, warmth among other things? Also, show the students that plants have life as if they are human beings. One say “Ouch that hurts!” as a kid tries to pluck it. Another feel ticklish as a kid touches it. 22
Lesson 3: Animals 1. Match the animal to its clue: a. I am found in i. Madagascar b. I am the cousin of ii. the giraffe c. I am often mistaken iii. for a snake d. I spit when I am iv. disturbed e. I can unlatch a v. cage easily with my claws f. I shed my antlers vi. every year 23
2. Unscramble the word and name the dangerous animals. a. KACBL AABMM = b. RAKHS = c. ROAGTILLA = d. LORAP RABE = e. RFEFPU SIFH = f. DAROEPL = g. ESTTSE YLF = h. ONPTYH = i. ONIRPCOS = j. LEDOCICOR = k. ILNO = l. ROBAC = m. KLBCA REBA = n. ALIROLG = o. AEHYN = 24
Lesson 4: Numbers & Money 1. Convert the following amounts into paise: a. `5.85 = b. `6.09 = c. `8.90 = d. `9.75 = e. `0.85 = f. `1.95 = g. `13.26 = h. `98.12 = 2. Money-wise: Write 'True' or 'False': a. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had printed currency notes with a denomination of Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 in 1938 ..................... b. The Paper Currency Act was passed in 1861, only the Government of India had the monopoly to print currency notes. c. Pakistan stamped Indian rupee notes with ‘Government of Pakistan’ until they had enough of their own currency, after Partition in 1947. d. Every rupee note bears 15 languages. e. The image of Mahatma Gandhi on the currency notes is hand-drawn. 25
3. Answer correctly: You have a 6-litre drum of water and you need to measure a. out just one litre. How do you do this if you only have a three-litre drum and a 4-litre drum? If you have 6 black socks, 4 blue socks, 8 brown socks, and 2 red socks in your sock drawer, what is the minimum b. number of socks that you need to pull out to be sure you have matching pair? c. What’s the easiest way to double your money? d. Which month has 28 days? How is the moon like a rupee coin? e. 26
f. A merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment he sent a total of 6 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship? A frog fell into a hole that was 16 ½ feet deep. He could g. jump 3 feet, but he slid back a foot each time he jumped. How many jumps did it take him to get out of the hole? 2 girls eat 2 choclates in 2 minutes. At this rate, how many h. girls eat 500 chocolates in 500 minutes? It happens once in a minute, twice in a week, and once in i. a year. What is it? 27
4. Fill up the blanks using multiplication: a. b. 46 c. 28 46000 280 682 68200 d. 238 e. 108 f. 100 23800 108000 26300 g. h. i. 743 313 10 74300 3130 3040 28
5. Convert to improper fractions: a. b. 7 3 = 2 2 = 5 4 c. d. 3 1 = 4 3 = 8 4 e. f. 5 8 = 6 5 = 11 6 29
6. Answer the problems: a. There are 12 golf balls in a bucket. There are some white golf balls. There are 5 orange golf balls. Which equation can help you find out how many golf balls are white? i. - 5 = 12 ii. 12 + =5 iii. + 5 =12 iv 12 X = 12 How many golf balls are white? b. You have some money. You spend `300 to play golf. You have `800 left. Which equation helps you figure out how much money you started with? i. `300 - =`800 ii. `800 - `300 = iii. + `300 = `800 iv. -`300 =`800 How much money did you start with? 30
c. A group of golfers are split up into 3 equal groups. There are four golfers in each group. Which equation helps you find out how many golfers there are? i. '3=4 ii. 4 x =3 iii. 3 ' =4 iv. 3 x =4 How many golfers are there? d. Place the numbers 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 in the correct box so that each line of the cross adds up to 1.8: Given Numbers : 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 Rule : Total must be 1.8 31
7. Who am I: a. I have 4 triangular faces and a square base. b. I have 4 equal sides but don't have any right angle. c. I have 6 rectangular faces and they are not alike. d. I don't have sides or angle. e. I have 4 sides and all are 90. angles but I am not square. f. I have 4 sides and 2 sets of parallelograms. g. I have 6 sides of the same length and also have 6 angles. 32
8. Tick (3) or cross (7): a. After independence, the first bank note printed in India was a ten rupee note. b. In 2007, Indian coins were smuggled into Bangladesh to be melted and made into razor blades. c. Picture of Mahatama Gandhi that we see today on currency notes has come into existence since 1986. d. The rupee symbol was designed by D. Udaya Kumar in 2010. e. The Paper Currency Act was passed in 1864. f. There was an actual shortage of coins in Kolkata in the year 2007. g. As per coinage act of 2011, coin up to a denomination of ` 1000 can be issued. Do you know that there are four places in India where coins are minted? Each coin has a symbol below the year mentioned on it. • If the symbol is a dot, the coin was minted in Noida • If the symbol is a diamond, the coin was minted in Mumbai • If the symbol is a star, the coin was minted in Hyderabad • & if there is no symbol then the coin was minted in Kolkata 33
Lesson 5: Grammar games 1. Fill up the blanks using the correct synonym: Word Box children | tale | begin | damp | done | giant | perhaps | like | pebble | silly | tidy | chuckle a. Gareema liked watching the huge elephant at the zoo. b. He tossed a stone in the river. c. Manan knows so many funny jokes. d. Will you tell me a story, Grandpa? e. Shilpa's living room is very neat. f. Aarav makes everyone laugh when he makes funny faces. g. I enjoy drinking cold coffee during the summer. h. The kids at the park played cricket. i. Put the wet towel on the clothesline to dry. j. Put your plate in the sink when you're finished. k. Maybe we can go outside after lunch today. l. You should start your painting today. 34
2. Replace the words in the brackets with the correct antonyms. a. I couldn't stay (asleep) _________ during the night. b. The bus will (leave) _________ at four in the afternoon. c. I ate my lunch the (slowest) _________ . d. Mimansa collected the (least) _________ coins. e. I was (disappointed) _________ we won our first soccer game. f. The leopard is a (tame) _________ animal. g. My mom helped me (break) _________ my favourite toy aeroplane. h. She is extremely (reckless) _________ when she drives. i. Amit doesn't like to swim in the (shallow) _________ end. j. This teddy bear is (hard) _________ and fluffy. k. I donated my (new) _________ toys to the charity. 35
3. Complete the crossword with the right opposite words: Word Box early, light, cold, closed, slow, young, front, down. a. The deer runs very (fast) _________ . d. She is at the (back) _________ of the line. e. I woke up (late) _________ for school today. h. Todd is going (up) _______ the stairs. a b ACROSS c DOWN d e f b. It is still (dark) _________ outside. g c. The school is (open) _________ today. h f. His Aunt is very (old) _________. g. It is (hot) _________ coffee. 36
4. Arrange the words carefully to make meaningful sentences. a. can trees Bears climb. ______________________________________________ b. anything them have heard I not from ______________________________________________ c. to jog not run we like ______________________________________________ d. i to play football in the park like ______________________________________________ e. God you may bless ______________________________________________ f. we went by bike the park on Sunday to ______________________________________________ g. is a tall oak tree this ______________________________________________ h. on Sapna is going swimming Thursday ______________________________________________ 37
5. Match the idioms to their meanings: a. time flies i. to get nervous b. hit the sack ii. to make something worse c. to be in hot water iii. very happy d. to be in the same boat iv. very expensive e. to get cold feet v. go to bed f. on top of the world vi. good luck g. cost an arm and a leg vii. to go by fast h. break a leg viii. to be in trouble i. to be down in the dumps ix. to be in the same situation j. to add fuel to the fire x. very sad 38
6. Fill up the blanks with the correct words: a. Take these ________ pieces. They're ________ you (for,four) b. I ________ at about ________ o'clock. (eight,ate) c. ________ waiting for you out ________. (they're, there) d. You can find ________ stuff over ________. (there, their) e. I want ________ get _______ of these ________. (two, too, to) f. i will ________ for you to check my ________. (weight, wait) g. Can you ________ this shirt,________ that, I wear it. (so, sew) h. I messed up my _______ playing with a ________. (hair, hare) i. I will ________you at the ________ shop. (meat, meet) j. Do you ________ with your ________ hand? (right, write) k. Lifting that with your ______ is an awsome ______. (feet, feat) l. _______ the way, I will _______ a gift for my friend. (by, buy) 39
7. Fill up the blanks: Word Box Chief | Grief | Thief | Brief | Priest | Piece | Niece | Field | Shield | Achieve a. The ______________ was in the church. b. The ______________ stole the jewels. c. The word ______________ means 'very short'. d. The word ______________ means 'sadness'. e. The ______________ is in charge. f. I ate a ______________ of pie. g. He played in the daisy ______________. h. A ______________ can protect you. i. I want to ______________ good marks. j. My ______________ is part of my family. 40
8. Replace the noun with a pronoun: a. The girl listened to music at lunch. ______________ listened to music at lunch. b. The boy played games after dinner. ______________ played games after dinner. c. The cat climbed onto the kitchen table. ______________ climbed onto the kitchen table. d. My brother is in high school. ______________ is in high school. e. The mall was filled with hundreds of people. ______________ was filled with hundreds of people. f. My mom took us to the beach last weekend. ______________ took us to the beach last weekend. 41
9. Its or it’s? Fill up the blanks: a. I love to watch my dog chase ______________ tail. b. Do you know if ______________ going to rain? c. __________________ song finished and the bird flew away. d. __________________________ my birthday! e. When __________________ your turn, throw Ria the ball. f. Put the phone back in ___________________ case. g. Will the child find __________________ way home? h. I looked at the movie guide, and ______________ already started. i. The baby kitten is known for ____________________ cute and playful nature. j. Although winter has been long, ____________________ almost spring. k. ____________________ time you finished your homework. l. The dog closed the door with ___________________ tail. 42
Lesson 6: Geography 1. Identify the states where these places of interest stand: a. ___________ State is known as the Land of 5 Rivers. b. The 7 sisters prior to inclusion of Sikkim include Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram,___________________________. c. The Nanga Parbat Peak is located in ________________ mountain range. d. The southernmost hills of India are the _____________ hills. e. Nathpa Jhakri, hydro power project is located in _____________ . 43
f. Kashmir valley lies in _____________ & ______________ Himalayan range. g. _____________ is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’. h. India’s longest river is _____________ i. _____________ rail bridge stands on the Hooghly River. j. The state of _____________ has the largest area of forest land. 44
2. Recognize the pictures and write their names. a. b. c. d. e. f. 3. Match the columns: Column B Column A i. Gangtok ii. Panaji a. Maharashtra iii. Shillong b. Sikkim iv. Bhopal c. Manipur v. Mumbai d. Madhya Pradesh vi. Gandhinagar e. Gujarat vii. Imphal f. Bihar viii. Hyderabad g. Goa ix. Thiruvananthapuram h. Meghalaya x. Patna i. Kerala xi. Chandigarh j. Punjab k. Andhra Pradesh 45
Lesson 7: History 1. Fill up the blanks Word Box Madurai | Firoz Shah Tughlaq | Maharaja Jai Singh-II Plague | Bibi Ka Maqbara a. The Jantar Mantar in Delhi was built by __________ in 1710. b. The Qutub Minar in Delhi was completed by __________ c. The Charminar in Hyderabad was constructed in commemoration of __________ disease. d. The __________ monument is known as the ‘Taj of the Deccan’. e. Madhurapuri is the original name of __________ 2. Identify the names of these monuments. a. b. c. d. 46
3. Name the dynasty: a. Named after the peacock. b. King of a dynasty, who called himself Maharajadhiraj. c. Name two dynasties from South India. d. The “Slave” Dynasty, who had the only woman sultan of Delhi. e. The dynasty who had Chanakya as the Chief Advisor to the King. f. Samraat Chakravartin was the ruler of this Dynasty. 47
4. Tick the correct option/options. i. Which states share borders with other countries? a. Madhya Pardesh b. Rajasthan c. West Bengal d. Bihar ii. The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast of state in India. a. Karnataka b. Kerala c. Andhra Pradesh d. Tamil Nadu iii. The states called the Seven Sisters are : Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya , ______________ and ______________ . a. Sikkim b. Assam c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Himachal Pradesh 48
iv. Which of the following is the Southernmost flowing river in the Indian mainland? a. Krishna b. Godavari c. Pennar d. Pazhayar v. Where are the coal reserves of India largely concentrated? a. Mahanadi valley b. Son valley c. Godavari valley d. Damodar valley vi. Which of the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka ? a. Elephanta b. Nicobar c. Rameshwaram d. Salsette vii. In which city of India is the Gol Gumbaz mosque? a. Bijapur b. Hyderabad c. Secunderabad d. Gulbarga viii. Which of the following lakes are found in Assam? a. Haflong b. Chandubi c. Tsomgo d. Son Beel 49
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