Q1: Why do we need to eat healthy food? (a) For fun (b) For good eyesight (c) For strong muscles (d) For staying energetic and healthy
Q2: Which taste is not part of the harmonious blend in Chhappan bhog? (a) Astringent (b) Bitter (c) Sweet (d) Savory
Q3: What did the champion advise Shirin to eat for a healthy body? (a) Rice and potatoes only (b) A variety of food items including vegetables, fruits, pulses, and nuts (c) Fast food daily (d) Only homemade sweets
Q4: Which food items are mentioned in the story as part of a balanced diet? (a) Rice and potatoes (b) Rice, ragi, jowar, wheat, bajra (c) Ice cream and chips (d) Fried foods
Q5: What did Shirin achieve after following the champion’s advice? (a) She became a singer (b) She became a painter (c) She could run faster, felt energetic, and won a medal (d) She started dancing
Fill in the Blanks 1. We need food to get ________.
2. _______ and vegetables keep us healthy.
3. A _______ diet contains all types of food.
4. _______ and Bajra are examples of grains.
5. _______ give us proteins to build our body.
True or False
1. Chhappan Bhog is a dish with 56 types of food.
2. We should eat only junk food to stay healthy.
3. Rice and wheat are examples of grains.
4. Fruits and vegetables help us fight diseases.
5. Drinking water is not necessary for our body.
Match the Following
One – Word Answer Type Questions
Q1: Which meal do we eat in the morning?
Q2: What type of food is commonly prepared in winter?
Q3: What is a common drink in summer?
Q4: What is the primary ingredient used to make bread?
Q5: What type of fruit is often eaten in summer?
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Q2: The water in our wells comes from __________ water.
Q3:Rainwater may __________ into the soil.
Q4: We should not add too much __________ in water.
Q5:A __________ is a shallow container for birds to drink water.
True or False
Q1: Rainwater is clean and can be used for drinking without treatment.
Q2: Water is considered a precious gift from the sky.
Q3: Everyone has easy access to clean drinking water.
Q4: Water can be reused for watering plants.
Q5: Rainwater always flows into the ocean instantly.
One Word Answer Type Questions
Q1: What do we call the process of water falling from the sky?
Q2: What type of vessel is commonly used to store water?
Q3: What is the term for water stored underground?
Q4: Where does rainwater primarily collect?
Q5: What is the primary source of water for taps at home?
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Q1: What is the primary source of water for our homes?
a) Rain
b) Lakes
c) Taps
d) Wells
Q2: Which of the following is NOT a method of storing water?
a) Tanks
b) Buckets
c) Soil
d) Bottles
Q3: What do we call water stored beneath the earth’s surface?
a) Surface Water
b) Ground Water
c) Rain Water
d) Ocean Water
Q4: Why is it important to conserve water?
a) It is abundant
b) It is a precious resource
c) It is not needed for daily activities
d) It can be created artificially
Q5: Which of the following activities does NOT require water?
(a) Cooking
(b) Bathing
(c) Reading
(d) Cleaning
Match the FollowingColumn AColumn B1. PuddleA) Container for water2. TankerB) Water stored beneath the surface3. Ground WaterC) Small pool of water4. VesselD) Large vehicle for transporting water5. ConserveE) To protect and save resources
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Q1: What are the children and the teacher doing in the picture? Ans: The children and the teacher are cleaning the park.
Q2: Why are they cleaning the park? Ans: They are cleaning the park to make it clean and safe for everyone to use and to protect the environment.
Q3: Have you ever seen piles of waste lying around your home or school? Ans: Yes, I have seen piles of waste lying around my home and school.
Q4: Have you ever thought about how this waste is created? Ans: Yes, this waste is created from various activities such as eating packaged food, using plastic items, and throwing away things we no longer need.
Activity (Page 150)Q: Recall different activities that you and your elders do during the day. How do these activities create waste? Finally, what do we do with the waste? Share your findings with your classmates.
Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt this on their own.Discuss (Page 152)
Observe your Surroundings.
Q: How clean are the surroundings of your school? Ans: The cleanliness of the surroundings of my school can vary. Sometimes it is very clean, but occasionally there is litter around.
Q: Do you find waste lying in or outside your classrooms or on the school grounds? Ans: Yes, sometimes I find waste lying around both inside and outside the classrooms and on the school grounds.
Draw (Page 153)
Draw or paste a picture of a locality. Identify the places where there is garbage or wastewater or smoke by circling them in red. Try to find out how the waste gets there.
Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt this on their own.
If you belong to a place that manages its waste well, ask the elders how it is done. Share your findings in the class.
Now let us talk about those people who manage waste well.
Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt this on their own.Activity (Page 153)
How can you help in reducing waste?
Be a part of the Cleanliness Drive by sharing your old toys and books with those who need them but cannot afford to buy them. In what other ways can you help? The more things we buy, the more things we throw away and the more waste gets created. We should try to buy things that we need and use them until they are not usable anymore. We can try to create as little waste as possible.
Ans: We can help reduce waste by sharing old toys and books with those who need them. Additionally, we should only buy things we truly need and use them until they are no longer usable. By reusing items and creating less waste, we can make a big difference.
Activity 4 (Page 155)
How can you Reuse things to reduce waste ?
You can reuse paper that has been used on one side for rough work. Instead of buying a water bottle, reuse a bottle made of a safe material like steel or copper by refilling it.
You can make toys or decorative things using old newspapers, old calendars, bottles, boxes, etc. Here is one such idea. All you need is some newspaper. No scissors! No glue! Just paper!
Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt this on their own.
Activity 5 (Page 156)
Create an item using waste material that you can give as a gift to someone.
Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt this on their own.
Activity 6 (Page 159)
Separate Your Waste
Two dustbins are drawn below. Write the names of the waste material which will go into each of them.
Ans: Write (Page 160)
Q: List the things that you can do to keep your home and classroom clean?Ans:
I can keep my room tidy.
I can throw trash in the dustbin.
I can clean up after eating.
I can organize my desk and books.
I can help sweep the floor.
Q: Make a list of tools you have seen being used in your school or neighbourhood for cleaning.Ans:
Broom
Dustpan
Mop
Bucket
Trash picker
Q: Have you ever observed the tools that are used in your home for cleaning? Make a list of these tools.Ans:
Broom
Dustpan
Mop
Vacuum cleaner
Cleaning cloths
Draw (Page 160)
Draw pictures of these tools in the box given below.
Let us Reflect (Page 161)
A. Discuss
Q1: How is waste created? Ans: Waste is created from various activities in our daily lives, such as using packaged products, discarding old clothes, and peeling vegetables and fruits. It also comes from using plastic wrappers, paper, tins, and other items that we throw away.
Q2: How can we manage waste? Ans: We can manage waste by reducing, reusing, and recycling. Reducing means creating less waste by avoiding single-use items. Reusing involves finding new uses for old items instead of throwing them away. Recycling means processing used materials to make new products.
B. Write
Q1: To avoid the use of plastic bags and bottles, look at your home and school closely. List all the items of plastic material and write how these could be replaced by other safe materials. Ans:
Plastic Bags: Replace with cloth or jute bags.
Plastic Bottles: Replace with metal or glass bottles.
Plastic Containers: Replace with glass or metal containers.
Plastic Wrap: Replace with beeswax wrap or reusable silicone wraps.
Q2: Name three things in your school and home that you would put in the green dustbin and three things that you would put in the blue dustbin. Ans:
Green Dustbin: Fruit peels, vegetable waste, eggshells.
Blue Dustbin: Paper, plastic bottles, metal cans.
C. Draw in your notebook
Q1: Make a poster to show a village or town that is managing its waste well. Give your poster a suitable title. Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt it on their own.
D. Enact in pairs
Q1: You can be a clean town and your partner a dirty town. Engage in a short conversation talking about how you feel about being the way you are. Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt it on their own.
E. Think, Reflect and Share
Q1: Imagine you are having a birthday party at your home. What are some of the ways in which you can try to have a zero-waste birthday party? For this, first think about what kind of waste may be created in the birthday party and how you can avoid or reduce it. Ans: To have a zero-waste birthday party:
Use reusable plates, cups, and cutlery instead of disposable ones.
Avoid using balloons and plastic decorations; use paper or fabric decorations.
Serve homemade snacks and drinks instead of packaged ones.
Use cloth napkins instead of paper napkins.
Encourage guests to bring reusable bags for gifts.
Q2: Have you seen waste in nature? What do you think happens to the waste of animals, dried leaves, and so on in a forest? Ans: Yes, I have seen waste in nature. In a forest, the waste from animals and dried leaves decomposes naturally. This waste breaks down and turns into nutrients that enrich the soil, supporting plant growth and maintaining the ecosystem.
Q: Can you name the things that Khushi has drawn ? Write in the boxes given.
Ans:
Activity 1 (Page 124)
Understand your Classroom
Draw a picture of your classroom in your notebook. Label the things that you have drawn.
Khushi is curious, “Where have all these things come from? Who has made them? What are they all made of?” she thought.
Let us help Khushi find out.
The table and chair are made of wood. Where do we get wood from?
The hinges, nails and latches of the door are made of some metals.
Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt it on their own.
Activity 2 (Page 125)
Spot the Metals
Find as many things or parts of things, that are made of metals. Which metals do you recognise around you? If you do not know the name of the metal, ask your friends or an elder. Make a list of these metals in your notebook.
Ans: I looked around and found many things made of metals. Some of the items I found include:
Door hinges – made of iron
Spoon – made of stainless steel
Water tap – made of brass
Coins – made of copper or nickel
Scissors – made of steel
Activity 3 (Page 126)
Seeing through things
Collect a few small objects of different materials from your surroundings like bottles, papers, cloth, and utensils, etc. Look at a light bulb or a candle flame through them. You can see through some objects very clearly, you can partially see through some others, while you cannot see through some objects at all. Order these objects from those you can see through very clearly, to those you cannot see through at all.
Ans:
See through clearly : Clear glass bottle , Clear Plastic Bottle , Clean Water
See through Partially : Frosted glass, Butter Paper, Thin Fabric
Cannot see through at all : Wooden door , Book, Metal
Activity 4 (Page 127)
Let us colour the world!
Collect two or three see-through bags, bottles or thin cloth of different colours. Look at a sheet of white paper through them.
Does the colour of the paper appear to change?
Does white paper appear different when you look at it through thin blue plastic or glass? Or, thin yellow plastic or glass?
Do the colours of different objects appear to change? How did a blue object look through thin yellow plastic?
Have you earlier experienced looking through coloured transparent objects? Try to recall such experiences.
Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt it on their own.
Write (Page 128) Chain Game
In the table below, Khushi has grouped objects according to the materials that they are made of. Her list of objects is in the first column of the table. The names of the materials are in the second column. The third column of the table is for you to complete. Here write the names of some objects you have seen that are made from that material. Some objects around you may be made from materials not in this list, e.g., clay and rubber are missing in Khushi’s list. Use one of these to add an additional row in the table.
Q: Where do all these materials come from ? Can you locate their source ?
For Example, Wood – Tree
Metals – ____________
Cloth – ______________
Ans:
Metals — Metals are extracted from ores, which are found in the Earth.
Cloth — Cloth is made from natural fibers like cotton (from plants) or wool (from animals) or synthetic materials such as polyester.
Find out (Page 129)
Talk to your Grandparents
In their childhood, were these things made of the same materials?
Are there new materials now that they might not have seen before?
Are there any materials that they saw in their childhood that are not in use now? Why?
Ans: Yes, materials can differ in various ways, not just how they look. For example, texture, weight, etc.
Find out
What material is your spoon made of?
Ans: My spoon is made up of Steel.
Is it made of metal, wood or some other material? Can you guess?
Ans: Steel is an Alloy.
Which of these words or phrases describes the spoon?
Ans: The Spoon is Smooth and Shiny.
Activity 5 (Page 130)
Knock on it and it will speak to you! Orchestra
Take a metal spoon and at least five objects made up of different materials-wood, metal, plastic, cloth and glass. Gently tap the spoon on each of them. Listen to the sound that each of them makes. Make your own words to describe all these different sounds.
Ans: Students are encouraged to attempt it on their own.
Write (Page 130)
Odd Pairs
Q: List five objects and pair them with a material that is not suitable for it! Explain why these materials will not work to make these objects. One example is done for you.
Ans:
Activity 6 (Page 132)
Let’s group them another way!
Here are the names of some objects: ink, a stone, smoke, ice, steam, a spoon, honey, a bottle, a bag, and water.
If it is a solid, write its name on the tray; if it is a liquid, write it in the bottle; if it is a gas, write it in the balloon.
Add some of your objects in the tray, bottle, and balloon.
Ans:
Q: Some objects could be confusing, such as sand sponge, or clay. Identify more such objects and write the names of at least three of them.
Ans: Cotton Candy , Silica Gel and Pumice Stone
Natural — Artificial (Page 133)
Q: List out five things in each group.
Ans:
Natural: Tree, Mango, Bird, Rock, Water
Artificial: Clothes, Shoes, Table, Car, Book
Find Out
Have you seen trees around you that bear flowers and fruits at special times of the year?
Ans: Yes, I have seen trees that bear flowers and fruits at special times of the year. For example:
(i) Mango trees have flowers in February-March and fruits in June-July.
(ii) Guava trees give fruits in winter (November-December).
(iii) Apple trees grow fruits in summer (July-August).
Different trees have different seasons for flowers and fruits!
If you have ever eaten a ripe mango or seen mangoes in the market or watched a mango tree through the year, try to guess— at what time of the year did Khushi draw her picture?
Ans: Khushi most likely drew her picture in June, because mangoes ripen during the summer season. During this time, mango trees are full of ripe mangoes, and we can see them in the markets.
Could it be around January or around June?
Ans: It could be around June because mangoes ripen in the summer season. During this time, mango trees are full of ripe mangoes, and we can see them in the market. In January, mango trees usually have flowers but not ripe fruits.
Let us Reflect (Page 134)
A. Write
Q: Things around us are made of different types of materials. Write down the names of three materials we commonly see around us.
Ans:
Wood
Metal
Plastic
B. Discuss
Q: Suppose you find a shining spoon. You don’t know if it is made of metal or whether it is made of some other material and then painted with shiny paint. How would you find out?
Ans: I would tap the spoon on a hard surface and listen to the sound it makes. A metal spoon would make a distinct ringing sound. I could also check the weight and feel of the spoon, as metal spoons are generally heavier and feel cooler to the touch than painted plastic spoons.
C. Draw
Q: Draw three natural and three artificial things.
