Class 4 SST. PLAINS DESERTS AND ISLANDS

PLAINS DESERTS AND ISLANDS IN INDIA

Ans 1. The rivers flowing down from the Himalayas carry fine silt known as alluvium.

is alluvium is deposited in the plains and is very good for growing crops . Thus the rivers make the Northern Plains fertile.

Ans.4. The main festivals celebrated in the Thar desert are Teej, Gangaur, Holi, Dusshera and Diwali.

Ans 5. Low , flat land near a sea or an ocean is cal;led a coastal plain . The coastal plains of India are the Eastern Coastal Plains and Western Coastal Plains.

Class 4 Social Studies . Government Services

GOVERNMENT SERVICES

3. Banks play an important part in our lives. We deposit our money in banks and keep it safe.
   Valuables are also in kept custody in banks.
4. ATM's are Automated Teller Machines. Money can be withdrawn at all times from ATMs.
5. The Fire brigade rescues people from dangerous fires and also at the time of other disasters such as floods, earthquakes , road accidents, etc.

Class 6 The Man Who drew Faces

1.The artist was popular among children because he drew faces of animals, toys, children, engines, ships and aeroplanes for them.

2. Some lines on the face makes it look sad , tired and old.
3. Sally asked the artist to draw her mothers face after he had drawn her Granny's face.
4. Sally's mother got worry lines when her brother fell off his bicycle and broke his leg, when granny got very ill and when her father lost his job.
5. Sally's mother had laugh lines round her eyes because she was fond of jokes,was bright, gay and merry .
6. Sally gave her mother a curly smiley line because she was a nice, sweet tempered and kind girl.
7. Sally promised to make the small curly line bigger by being a good and kind girl all the time.
8. When Sally started asking too many questions the artist went away as he didn't want to answer all her questions.

CLASS VI PRJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

C1.When we nfit all persons of a particular group into one fixed image , we create a sterotype. eg. Boys are naughty, girls are gentle.

2. Discrimination means to make a distinction between people on the basis of class,race, religion, gender , age etc. without regard to individual merit . The sources of discrimination are diversity and inequality.

3. The lowest castes were called untouchables . They were not allowed to draw water from public wells or enter in temples, schools etc.

CLASS VI MAPS

MAPS

C1. Physical maps are those maps which show the natural features of the earth's surface like mountains, plateaus , plains , rivers etc.

Political maps are those that show boundaries of countries and of states within the country.

2. The relation between the distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground is called scale of the map. eg. 1cm on the map is equal to 100kms on the ground.

3. The symbols used to represent various features on the map are called symbols. These are used to read the map and make it easy to draw maps.

CLASS VI THE EARLIEST SOCIETIES

C1. The things that Palaeolithic man ate were :-

berries

nuts

roots and

tubers.

They survived by :- hunting wild animals and birds

fishing and

gathering wild plants. C2. Ans. Man's first major discovery was fire. Fire was used to drive away wild animals, light up dark caves, roast raw meat and keep them warm.

3. Palaeolithic people of Deccan dug up large pits and covered them with leaves to hide them from view. Large animals got trapped and fell in them , thus making it easier for them to kill it.

C1. The things that Palaeolithic man ate were :-

berries

nuts

roots and

tubers.

They survived by :- hunting wild animals and birds

fishing and

gathering wild plants

E3. Observing today's tribals like Todas of the Nilgiri hills and the Jaravas and Onges of the Andaman Islands help archaeologists to get ideas about the life of primitive man because they still hold on to ancient ways of life.

Class 6 CHILDREN WHO ARE WANTED EVERY HOUR

Ans 2. The rhyming pattern of different lines of a poem is called its

rhyming scheme. The rhyming scheme of this poem is – a,b,c,b .

Q3. What is alliteration? Find two examples from the poem.

The repitation of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close

to each other in a line of a poem is called alliteration. eg. Weak and

whining ; to the task.

4. Children who are always crying and cribbing over trifles, the ones
   who are always found complaining and blaming others, those who
   are'nt ready to face challenges and give up early are not liked by
   anyone.
5. With a true and earnest zeal; Bend your sinews to the task, Do it with
   an honest will.
   .
6. A nation's destiny is defined by the type of children the nation has and
   their attitude towards life. Children who are ready to put in effort and overcome all obstacles are bound to bring glory and success to
   their country.