CH.
7, HOUSING AND CLOTHING
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Fill in the blanks with the correct option.
1. A House provides us shelter (shelter/ danger).
2. The floors (windows/ floors) and made of marbles of tiles.
3. A house should have proper drainage system (drainage system/ ventilation) to carry away dirty water.
4. Plants give us fresh air (water/ air).
5. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant (stagnant/ flowing) water.
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I. Objective Type Questions.
A. Tick (√) the correct answer.
1. A house should be:
a. well-lit
b. airy
c. neat and clean
d. all of these (√)
2. Green plants around the house give us:
a. fresh air (√)
b. water
c. sunlight
d. dirty air
3. Jute is a/an ________________.
a. animal fibre
b. plant fibre (√)
c. artificial fibre
d. none of these
4. ________________ is a man-made fibre.
a. Silk
b. Wool
c. Rayon (√)
d. Cotton
5. We use this when we go out in the rain.
a. Cotton shirt
b. Rayon carpet
c. Raincoat (√)
d. None of these
B. Fil in the blanks using the picture clues.
o There is a lot of dust in the living room, I should clean it with a duster.
o I will keep all my clothes, toys, books in a cupboard.
o I will put all the household waste in a dustbin.
o I will clean the kitchen floor with a mop stick.
o I should open the window, so that the fresh air is let in.
C. Read the sentences and draw J if it is Ture and L if it is False.
1. We should take good care of our house. J
2. If water spills on the floor, we should not mop it. L
3. We should wear woollen clothes in summers. L
4. We should not keep things in their proper places. L
5. Our house should be free from dust and germs. J
D. Rewrite the incorrect sentences correctly.
1. Living in a dirty house can make us healthy.
Living in a clean house can make us healthy.
2. A house should have few windows and less open spaces so that it does not allow sunlight and fresh air to come in.
A house should have windows and open spaces so that it can allow sunlight and fresh air to come in.
3. Floors should not be swept and mopped daily.
Floors should be swept and mopped daily.
4. Household waste should be thrown out on the road.
Household waste should be thrown out into dustbins.
5. Clothes protect us from heat of the Sun, cold, wind, thieves and rain.
A house protects us from heat of the Sun, cold, wind, thieves and rain.
II. Short Answer Questions.
1. Name any two diseases caused by mosquitoes.
Malaria and dengue are caused by mosquitoes.
2. Name a plant fibre from which we make clothes.
Cotton is a plant fibre from which we make clothes.
3. Name an animal fibre from which we make clothes.
Cocoon is an animal fibre from which we make clothes.
4. What kind of clothes do we wear during summers?
In summer, we wear light coloured clothes made of cotton or linen.
5. Name two things that we can use to protect ourselves from getting wet in the rain.
We can use rain coat and umbrella to protect ourselves from getting wet in the rain.
III. Long Answer Questions.
1. We must keep our house neat and clean. Why?
A neat and clean house helps us to remain healthy so we must have our house neat and clean.
2. Ramu’s house has a waterlogged pit in front of it. State three reasons why this is harmful.
Mosquitoes can breed from stagnant waterlog and cause illness.
Walking in a waterlogged area can be harmful.
3. How are cotton and woollen clothes obtained?
Cotton clothes:
First, we get cotton fibres from cotton balls and then the fibre is used to make cotton clothes.
Woollen:
First, we get wool from yak and sheep and then the wool is used to make woollen clothes.
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