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HOUSING AND CLOTHING

1. Fill in the blanks:

a. For fresh air, we should grow ………………….. around the house.

b. The enterance door should be ………………………….

c. A good house should have fresh ………………….. supply.

d. Our …………………. Keeps us safe from thieves.

e. Our house has to be …………………………… to give us protection.

f. First fibres are ……………………….. into threads.

g. Our house should have fresh …………………………. Supply.

h. Cotton is a …………………….. fibre.

i. People live in huts in ……………………….

j. ……………………….. are the house build one on the other.

k. ……………………………………….. are built away from cities.

l. …………………………………… is a house on wheel.

m. An …………………………… is a house made of snow.

n. Our house keeps us safe from heat, ……………………,wind and……………….

o. We should keep our house ………………… and tidy.

p. We should always wear ………………. Clothes.

q.A good …………….. or …………………… should be used to wash clothes.

r. Clothes are usually made from ………………… .

s. Clothes protect us from the ………………., wind, ………………., cold and …………. .

t. Water or air that is not flowing is called ………………. Warter or air.

2. Write true or false:

a. Our house keeps us safer from heat, cold, wind and rain.

b. Our house should have proper electric connection.

c. We wear clothes to protect our house.

d. Nylon is a synthetic fibre.

e. Synthetic clothes should be squeezed properly.

f. Dark coloured clothes trap heat.

g. Synthetic clothes last longer.

h. Silk and wool are synthetic fibres.

 i. Dirty clothes are good for health.

j. Synthetic clothes don not catch fire easily.

k. Our house should not be strong.

l. We should not take good care of our house.

m. Dirty clothes make us look shabby.

n. Dirty clothes can cause skin disease.

3. Guess who am I.

a. I am a natural fibre produced from the stem and the outer skin of plant. ……………………

b. I help you in making your house look beautiful from inside according to your needs.

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c. I fits and repairs equipment of water supply and toilets. ……………………………

d. I installs and maintains electrical equipments. …………………………….

e. Wools are made from my hairs. ………………………….

f. You get shiny and smooth threads from my cocoon. ………………………..

g. You get fibres from my hairy seeds. ……………………………..

4. Give answer in one words.

a. We use this material in windows, so that we can see through them. ……………………………

b. Used to make walls and roofs of house. ………………………….

c. A weak house made of mud and straw. ………………………………..

d. Rods of this material are used to make walls and roofs strong. ………………………….

e. Wire netting keeps them away. …………………………………..

f. It carries away all dirty waters from our house. ………………………….

g. The fires are first spun into yarn or thread with the help of …………………………

h. The threads are then woven into cloth with the help of ……………………………..

i. The fibres we get from plants and animals are called. ……………………………….

j. The fibres which is produced in factories are called. …………………………………….

k. We get jute from the skin of the plants. …………………………………..

l. We get wool from which animals. …………………………………

j. We get silk from the cocoon of which insects. …………………………….

k. What we get from the hair seeds of a cotton plants……………………………….

l. We wear which type of cloths in winter season. ………………………………

 m.The fibre that comes from sheep. ……………………………………………………..

n. In summer we wear clothes made from these plants………………………………………..

o. Silk fibre is made by this insect. ………………………………………………………………………..

p. Cloth worn by a factory worker. …………………………………………………………………..

q. Cleaning of clothes by petrol…………………………………………………………………

5. What do you know about them.

a. Interior designers:-

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b. Plumber:-

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c. Electrician:-

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d. Dry cleaning:-

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e. Synthetic fibers:-

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6. Give reasons:

a. Water should not be allowed to collect around the house.

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b. People living in cold countries need to wear woollen clothes, socks and leather shoes.

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c. Ritu’s mother always wear cotton saries during summers.

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d. The dustbins in the house be kept closed.

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e. Clothes made from waterproof material like polythene will not be comfortable to wear. Why?

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f. Amita saw curry stains on her silk saree, she gave it for drycleaning instead of washing at

home. Why?

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g. Our house should be strong.

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h. A house should have open space.

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i. We should wash our clothes regularly.

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7. Give answer to the following questions:

a. What things a good house should have?

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b. Why do we need clothes?

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c. Why washed clothes should be rinsed properly?

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d. Which type of clothes often need dry-cleaning?

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e. Imagine the life of those people who do not have house to live in. What problems do you

think they face?

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f. What should we do every day to keep our house clean?

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g. Name some materials with which houses are made.

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i. How should you take care of your clothes?

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j. Why should the house have a proper drainage system?

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k. Name the different kinds of materials used to make cloth.

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l. Why should plants grown around the house?

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m. According to seasons or climatic conditions we wear different clothes made of different

fibers. Name the clothes which you wear in the following seasons and also mention the fibers

they made of.

a. Summer: …………………………………. ……………………………………………………………..

b. Winter: ………………………………………. ……………………………………………………

c. Rainy season: …………………………………………….. ……………………………………………….

n. What are the essential features of a good house?

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o. How do we make cotton clothes and why do we wear cotton clothes in summers?

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q. What are good clothing habits?

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r. How should your silk and woollen clothes be stored?

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s. Why do people living in hot places wear cotton clothes?

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t. What kind of clothes do people living in cold climates wear? Why?

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8. Unscramble the letters of the words and draw their picture.

a. nett:

b. ebotausho:

c. ravanac:

d. oligo:

9. Match the following:

1. Bungalows (a) kitchen

2. Caravan (b) garden

3. In your house you find gas cylinder in (c) nylon, rayon

4. Synthetic fibres (d) mobile home

5. Cotton, silk are (e) synthetic fibres

6. Cotton (f) sheep, goat

7. Jute (g) cocoon

8. Silk (h) hairy seeds

9. Wool (i) stem

10. Nylons (j) animal skin

11. Soldier (k) fibre not obtained from plants or animals

12. Doctor (l) tough uniform

13. Leather (m) white coat

9. Complete the cross word puzzels

Across
1. What do you wear on your lower
body?
4. What do you wear on your head?
5. What do you wear under your
pants?
7. What do some girls wear instead
of pants and a shirt?
9. What do you wear on your hands?
11. What do you wear over your shirt
when you go outside?
12. What do you wear on your upper
body?
Down
2. What do you wear on your feet
when you go outside?
3. What do you wear on your lower
body on hot sunny days?
6. What holds your pants up?
8. What do you wear on cold winter
days?
10. What do you wear on your feet to
keep them warm?