CLASS 2 - TERM-1 PRIME YEARS

Game of dice : This is also a very ancient game. You might know how Pandavas were defeated by Sakuni in the game of dice. Modern version of the game of dice are now available in the toy shops. The game requires absolute concentration and thinking. Billiards: It is a board game. Requires a spacious room and a large rectangular table. The game require a high degree of concentration. In this game the player has to push the balls one after the other into the pocket of the table with a long rod. Table Tennis : It is also called Ping – Pong. A small light ball and a small racket are used by players who stand on opposite edges of the rectangular board. It is played just like lawn tennis. Chinese Checker, Card games, squash are a few other indoor games. 151 Table Tennis

1. Which of the following is played only in pairs? a. Carroms b. Chess c. Billards 2. How many squares are there on a chess board? 3. What is the other name for table tennis? 4. Which game did the Pandavas and Kauravas play? Match the games with their names. 1. Visit the schools sports room with your teacher. Find out the indoor games the school has. 2. Observe players at work in the indoor games and learn how they are played. 3. Request your teacher to organize indoor games for you in you class. Table Tennis Carroms Chess Billiards Card game 152

Longest - Tallest - Smallest Longest: The longest river in the world – Amazon River in South America The longest mountain range - Andes in South America Longest river in India: Ganga Longest river that flows through India: Brahmaputra Longest railway route: Trans-Siberian Railway Longest road in India: National Highway 44 (NH 44) that runs from Srinagar to Kanyakumari Longest dam in India: Hirakud Dam Tallest: Tallest building in the world: Burj Khalifa in Dubai Tallest statue in the world – Statue of Unity, India Tallest mountain range in the world – The Himalayas Tallest Minaret in India – Qutub Minar, Delhi 153 Statue of Unity

Smallest: Smallest ocean – Arctic Ocean Smallest insect in the world - Fairy flies Smallest mammal in the world– Bumblebee Bat Smallest bird in the world– Bee Humming Bird Smallest state in India – Goa Largest: Largest land animal in the world– Elephant Largest sea animal in the world – Blue Whale Largest ocean – Pacific Ocean 154 Qutub minar Northeast Greenland Park Ostrich Elephant Whale Lark Bumblee Bee Bat Largest island in the world– Greenland Largest bird in the world– Ostrich Largest lake in the world – Lake Superior, North America Largest park in the world– North East Greeland Park

155 1. Which is the largest animal on the earth? 2. Which is the largest land animal? 3. Name the longest road in India? 4. Which is the tallest statue in the world? 5. Which is the tallest statue in India? 1. Circle the correct one: 1. Longest river in India _______________________ Ganga/Amazon/Brahmaputra 2. Largest island in the world _______________________ Andaman island/Greenland/Iceland 3. Tallest Minaret in India _______________________ Tower of Tokyo/Qutub Minar/Eiffel tower 4. Tallest statue in the world _______________________ Statue of liberty/Statue of Buddha/Statue of Unity

5. Smallest ocean in the world _______________________ Arctic ocean/Pacific ocean/Indian ocean 6. Largest animal in the world _______________________ elephant/blue whale/shark 7. Largest bird in the world _______________________ eagle/vulture/ostrich 8. Longest river in the world _______________________ Amazon/Nile/Ganga 9. Tallest mountain range in the world _______________________ Himalayas/Andes 10. Longest mountain range in the world _______________________ Andes/Himalayas 156

Interesting facts about Our Country India is the second most populated country in the world. It was ruled by the British for over 200 years. In the olden days, India was known as Bharat. Sanskrit is our ancient language. Most of our epics such as Ramayana and the Mahabharata were originally written in Sanskrit. These epics are well known all over the world. India is the country with largest number of festivals too. We celebrate a lot of different festivals throughout the year. Some of the popular festivals of India are Diwali, Holi, and Eid. The southernmost tip of our country is Kanyakumari. We consider our rivers as goddesses. Our country is home to a wide variety of animals such as tigers, lions, leopards, and elephants. 157 Elephant Tiger Lion Rhinoceros

India is known for its many monuments too. Our national flag is the tricolor. It has saffron, white and green stripes, with a blue wheel at the centre. Our national flower is lotus. Our national animal is tiger. Our national bird is peacock. Our national anthem is ‘Jana Gana Mana……….’. It was written by Rabindranath Tagore. Our National song is 'Vande Mataram……..’ 158 National Flag- Tiranga National Flower - Lotus National Bird - Peacock National Emblem- Lion Capital National Animal - Tiger It was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterji. Our national emblem is a statue of 4 lions standing on a dais. Our National game is hockey.

1. Name the following a. Two epics of India ____________ b. National language of India ______ c. Animals exclusively found in India __________ d. Colours of our national flag ______________ e. The poet who wrote our National Anthem ___________ 2. Complete the following: a. Vandemataram was written by __________________ b. The southernmost tip of India is _______________________ c. India was ruled by _____________ for over 200 years d. Our national game is ________________ e. Indians consider rivers as _______________ 159 1. What was the earlier name of India? 2. Which is the southern most tip of our country? 3. What are the colours in our national flag? 4. Describe our National Emblem? 5. Name 4 popular festivals of India?

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Contents 1. Use of Computer ................... 162 2. Computer Accessories .......... 163 Class 2 Term 1

Uses of Computers A computer can be used in our day to day activities. In the School : For making time tables and as a teaching aid At home : 1. We can book bus, train, air tickets through computer. 2. We can buy books and home appliances by booking through computers. 3. We can find out arrival and departure of trains and flights 4. We can play games & watch movies Hospitals : To maintain records of patients Banks : To maintain customers accounts In mall & super markets to prepare bills Answer the following questions 1. How is a computer useful in a classroom? 2. How is a computer useful in a bank? 3. How is a computer useful in a hospital? 162

Computer accessories You learned about printer, scanner and speaker. There are few more accessories. 1. CD Rom Drive 2. Pen Drive Both these help to copy data from computer and save separately so that by chance if the data saved in the computer is destroyed these CD and Pen Drive can be used to retrieve them. CD Rom Drive Compact Disc Pen drive 163 CD (Compact Disc) : It is a circular disc which can be inserted into the computer & data can be copied. Pen Drive : It has same functionality as the CD-Rom. But it is smaller in size and can store more data. There is provision for inserting pen drive in the Computer.

Part of the computer showing provision for CD & Pen drive . Answer the following questions: 1. What is a CD ROM Drive? 2. What is Pen drive? 3. What is the advantage of Pen drive over CD? 164 mouse key board speaker printer CPU monitor CD drive Pen Drive slot