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EVS

Chapter 1. My Body
New words:
Torso: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ribcage: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Physically: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ophthalmologist:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fragrance: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Taste Buds: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Differently-abled:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. The __________________ in the chest protects important internal organs such as the lungs and the heart.

2. The soft part of the body below the ribcage is the __________________ .

3. We use our __________________ for clapping, waving and writing.

4. we feel the prick of a needle on the __________________ .

5. We __________________ the fragrance of a flower with our nose.

B. Choose the correct answer:

1. Which of these form the part of our torso?

a. Chest and abdomen b. Chest and legs c. Head and abdomen d. Arms and legs.

2. Which of these form the upper limb?

a. Head b. Arms c. Legs d. Torso

3. The ability to see, hear, smell, taste and touch are called
a. Senses b. Eyes c. Nose d. Tounge

4. This is the system of communication by using hand movements rather than spoken words
a. Hand language b. Sign language c. Symbol language d. Braille

5. Thse are tiny structures that helps us tatse food

a. Taste buds b. Ear buds c. Tongue twisters d. Nose buds

C. Match these Rows:

Eyes Ears Nose Tongue Skin

Feel Smell Listen See Taste

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D. Write True or False:

1, we can not tell whether there is ice or water in a dish without using our eyes. __________________

2. The ribcage protects the organs in the abdomen. __________________

3. Muscles join the bones to each other. __________________

4. Our neck joins the head to the rest of our body. __________________

5. The only use of bones is to give shape to the body. __________________

E. Answer the following questions:

1. Name the external parts of our body?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

2. Name the five sense organs of our body?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

3. Name two activities that you carry out in the classroom with your hands.

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

4. Name two activities that you carry out in the playground with your legs.

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Name the bone which protects lungs and heart.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________________

6. Name the tiny structure that helps us to taste food.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________________

7. Name the lower limbs.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________________

8. If water is cold, which organ will tell you that it is cold.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________________

9. Name the upper limbs.

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________________
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10. Which aid helps the people with weak eyes to see eyes clearly?

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________________

11. People who are not able to use one or more sense organs or their body parts are called?

Answer: ______________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 2. My family
New Words

Tradition --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Uncle --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unique --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. All the people who live in the same house with you are your ________________________________ .

2. Children of the same parents are called __________________________ .

3. A family that consists of only parents and their children are called a __________________________ family.

4. A family tree is the easiest way to understand how each member of a family is called ______________to the other.

5. A family is a very __________________________ part of our life.

B. Choose the correct answer:

1. In a family, the mother and the father are also called
a. grandparents b. parents c. Aunts d. Siblings

2. The children of our aunt and uncle are our

a. siblings b. neighbours c. Cousins d. Maternal uncle

3. We find parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles living together in a

a. small family b. joint family c. Nuclear family d. Jolly family

4. People who live in the same house are called

a. Neighbours b. friends c. Workers d. Family

5. Every family is
a. Unique b. The same c. Small d. Nuclear

C. Match the rows:

Relatives Grandparents Family Aunt Uncle

All the relatives that The sister of your Family members The brother of your Parents of your
live together in a mother or father father or mother parents
house.
D. Write true or false:

1. Generally, you do not call the people in your family by their names. ___________

2. Siblings are your brothers or sisters. ___________

3. A family does not grow, it always stays the same. ___________

4. Everyone’s family consists of only parents and their children. ___________

5. A joint family consists of only parents and their children. ___________

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E. Answer the following questions:

1. Give two differences between joint families and nuclear families?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

2. Give one reason why your family is an important part of your life.

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

3. Give one reason why each family is unique and special.

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why do members of a family resemble each other?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 3 : We Care
New Words:

Neighbourhood: ______________________________________________________________________

Community service: ______________________________________________________________________

Visually impaired: ______________________________________________________________________

Volunteer: ______________________________________________________________________

Second-hand: ______________________________________________________________________

Donate: ______________________________________________________________________

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. We will feel _________________________ if we help people in our community.

2. Manav’s group went to the _________________________ .

3. _________________________ wrote letters for some of the old ladies at the Old Age Home.

4. Children who cannot use their arms, legs and bodies are _________________________ .

5. The students learn to be _____________, ____________ and caring towards others because of community work.

B. Choose the correct answer:

1. People who cannot walk, see or hear like us have

a. regular needs b. special needs c. Ordinary needs d. none of these

2. It is in giving that we receive true

a. happiness b. sadness c. Both d. None of these

3. Visually challenged children cannot

a. hear b. see c. Touch d. Talk

4. Braille is a system of reading and writing that uses

a. circles b. raised dots c. Squares d. Lines

5. Orphans are children who do not have

a. sisters b. brothers c. Parents d. none of the above

C. Match the rows:

Braille Visually impaired Orphans Physically challenged Community service

Those who can not Special script that Helping people in Children without Those who can not
see uses raised dots local community parents use their arms, legs
voluntarily and bodies.
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D. Write true or false:

1. We are lucky to be healthy and able-bodied. ________

2. We feel angry if we help other people. ________

3. Children at the Bling School are good at different things, not just studies. ________

4. Community work teaches us to be helpful, cooperative and caring towards others. ________

5. Vikram’s group went to visit the Old Age Home. ________

E. Answer the following questions:

1. Why is community service important?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is Braille?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

3. Where did Riaz’s group go? What did they do there?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________
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4. How can we be of help to the old people?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

5. What does community service teach?

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________