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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF, AVADI

CLASS:IV EVS - STUDY MATERIAL FOR SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION

I Fill in the blanks:

1. Unwanted plants that grow in fields are weeds.

2. Grass has fibrous roots.

3. Carrot has tap root.

4. Bihu is the harvest festival celebrated in Assam.

5. Koel is a bird that lays eggs in crow’s nest.

6. Clove look like a nail. It is used to treat toothache.

7. A person who cannot walk uses a wheel chair.

8. The loom has many needles.

9. Vegetable dry easily in summer season.

10. A banyan tree has unusual roots.

11. Model of the earth is called Globe.

12. Bhela Ghar is a Katcha house.

13. Eating together in Gurudwara is Langar.

14. There is a lot of petrol under the sandy soil.

15. The currency of AbuDhabi is Dirham.

16. Trees that are mostly seen in desert areas is Datepalm.

17. A duck uses it webbed feet to swim in water.

18. The language of kerala is Malayalam.

19. Silk is obtained from silkworm.

II GIVE ONE WORD:

1. I am red in colour, I make your food hot.Who am I? Red Chilli

2. Which bird stitches its nest? Tailor bird

3. What is put into food to make it taste sour? Amchur powder

4. Turmeric – Used to heal cuts and wounds.

5. Clove – Used when tooth aches.

6. Saunf – Used as a mouth refreshner.

7. Jeera – Helps in digestion.

8. Pepper – Used to cure cold and cough.

9. Expand ORS – Oral Rehydration Solution

10. A land full of sand – Desert

11. A kind of glass that reflects seven colours – Prism

12. A person who cannot walk – Lame

13. A stove used to make rotis is - Tandoor

III SHORT ANSWERS:

1. Why do vegetable sellers sprinkle water on the previous day’s vegetables?

Ans. Vegetables dry up very fast especially in summer. So, the vegetable sellers keep sprinkling water on them, so that vegetables don’t dry up and lose their freshness.

2. Classify the following in the table below:

(Radish, Ginger, Beetroot, Turmeric, Sugarcane, Carrot, Turnip, Potato)

|Root Vegetables |Stem Vegetables |

|Radish |Ginger |

|Beetroot |Turmeric |

|Carrot |Sugarcane |

|Turnip |Potato |

3. Write any two uses of a root.

It holds the plant firmly to the soil.

It absorbs water and mineral salts from the soil.

4. What materials do birds use to make their nest?

Ans. Birds use soft twigs, roots, wool, hair, cotton, thin wire, grass, bits of barks etc. to build their

nest.

5. Name any two water borne disease:

Jaundice , Cholera

6. Who is Wahida Prism?

Ans. Wahida Prism is a Lieutenant commander in the Indian Navy. She is a medical officer who worked in the ship.

7. Name some of the defence services in our country.

Ans. Air force, Army, Navy, Border security force(BSF) and Central reserve police force(CRPF).

8. What is Garam Masala? Name some spices used to prepare it.

Ans. Garam masala powder is a mixture of many spices. The spices used to prepare it are:

i)Cardamom, ii) Clove, iii)Cumin seeds, iv) Cinnamon

9. How was chuskit different from others?

Ans. Chuskit was different from others because she could not walk since her birth.

10. Write any five sources of water.

Ans. Rain, Pond, River, lake and well are some of the sources of water.

11. Name two methods of purifying water: Boiling , Filtering.

12. What tests does every bird face?

Ans. Birds have to

i) Keep themselves from danger

ii) Find food

iii) Make nest

iv) Hatch eggs and raise their youngones safely.

13. What difficulties did Chuskit face to reach school?

Ans. Chuskit had to face difficulties like:

i)She could not walk to school.

ii) Her father could not carry her all the way to school everyday.

iii) She could not cross the river on the way.

14. What is mid-day meal?

Ans. Primary school children of our country are provided with hot cooked meal in the afternoon everyday. This is called mid-day meal.

|State |Capital |

|Tamilnadu |Chennai |

|Kerala |Trivandrum |

|Andhra pradesh |Hyderabad |

|Maharashtra |Mumbai |

|Karnataka |Bengaluru |

|Jammu and Kashmir |Srinagar |

15.

16. How is water made safe for drinking?

Ans. i) By boiling the drinking water

ii) By keeping the drinking water containers clean

iii) By keeping the drinking water places clean

17. How is cheva rice prepared?

Ans. To prepare cheva rice:

i) Fire is lit and water is boiled in a big vessel called tao.

ii) The kadhai containing soaked bora rice is placed on the vessel and covered with banana leaves.

iii) The cooked cheva rice is ready to eat.

18. How are sand dunes formed?

Ans. Sand dunes are mounds of sand formed by the wind usually along the beach or in

a desert.

19. Why do people cover their head in Abudhabi?

Ans. People in Abudhabi cover their head to protect themselves from strong sun.

20. Why are silk threads put into boiling water?

Ans. The silk threads are put into boiling water to wash away the dirt and stains.

21. Name some vegetables that spoil quickly.

Ans. Tomato, Greenchilli, Spinach, Brinjal etc.

LONG ANSWERS:

1. What are the duties of a doctor on the Indian Naval ship?

Ans. A naval doctor has many duties to perform in a ship.

i) Give medicine to patients.

ii) Make sure that everybody on the ship stays fit and healthy.

iii) To carry out medical checkup of all the officers and sailors.

iv) Maintains the cleanliness on the ship.

v) Ensure that no garbage collects and there are no rats on the ship which spread diseases.

vi) Keeps everybody ready for any medical emergency on the ship.

2. How is AbuDhabi different from Kerala?

Ans.

|AbuDhabi |Kerala |

|Climate: | |

|Very dry, no rainfall |Cool and humid, rains heavily |

|Dress: | |

|Loose clothes covering whole body. |Cotton dhoties, shirt and sarees |

|Language: | |

|Arabic |Mayalayam |

|Currency: | |

|Dirham |Rupees |

|Vegetation: | |

|DatePalm |Coconut,Betelnut,Jackfruit,etc. |

|Common food: | |

|Dates, meat, Biriyani,roti,salad |Puttu,appam, fish |

|Water resources: | |

|No rivers,lakes and ponds. |Rivers,ponds,lakes are found. |

3. Write the steps involved in weaving the pochampalli sarees.

Ans. i) Threads are brought from pochampalli city.

ii) The threads are put into boiling water to wash away the dirt and stains.

iii) Then the threads are dyed in bright colours.

iv) They are dried and rolled into bundles.

v) The bundles are put on the loom and beautiful sarees are woven.

4. Write the difference between houses in slum areas and high raised buildings.

|Houses in high raised buildings |Houses in slum areas |

|Big house with many rooms. |Small huts built in narrow streets. |

|Many rooms for different purposes. |Many people live,sleep,wash and cook in one |

| |room. |

|Separate toilets inside the house. |Everybody uses one toilet at the end of the |

| |street. |

|Water taps inside the house with water supply |Water from the public tap at a particular time.|

|all the time. | |

|No fight for water. |Fight for water. |

5. Write about Koel.

Ans. i) Koel is a bird that sings sweetly.

ii) It is black in colour and has red eyes.

iii) It does not know to make nest.

iv) It lays eggs in crow’s nest.

v) The crow hatches them along with its own eggs.

6. Map: Mark the following states in the given India Political map.

Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir.

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