EVS Std IV Chapter one

1. The Life Cycle of Animals

(A) Answer in brief.
1. Why must the hen sit on her eggs?
2. Why does a hen become aggressive when she is hatching her eggs?
3. Which are the four stages of the life cycle of a butterfly?
4. Which changes take place inside the chrysalis of the Plain Tiger butterfly?

(B) True or false?
1. A lamb emerges from an egg.
2. We cannot easily see the eggs of an ant because they are very tiny.
3. When the caterpillar emerges from the egg, it is not very hungry.

(C) Fill in the blanks.
1. The female butterfly lays ________________ on the leaves of a plant.
2. The larva of a butterfly is called a ____________________.

(D) Define
1. Hatching    2. Moult

EVS Chapter 25

EVS Chapter 25

A. Think and tell 
1. When your shadow is very short, where is the sun in the sky?
2. What is meant by crescent moon?
3. After how many days does a new moon follow another new moon?
4. Make a list of flowers which bloom in the morning?

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. Bats are _________________ animals.
2.  When their stomachs are full, cows and buffaloes sit in a peaceful place and 
     ____________________
3. ____________________ are the first ones to sense the end of the night.
4. When the sun rises its light is ___________________.

C. Answer the following questions.
1. When do shadows become long?
2. What are shadows like when the sun is directly overhead?
3. After the day of the new moon for how many days does the moon grow bigger?
4.  Why do bees hover around the flowers?

D. True or false?
1. The moon cannot be seen on the day of the new moon.
2. Some living things set out to search for food after the sun is set.
3. The day when the moon looks triangular is the day of the full moon.
4. Birds start chirping at the dawn.
5. The sun gradually shifts towards the east.

E. What are the following called?
1. The different shapes of the moon seen everyday.
2. Animals that rest during the day and search for food at night.
3. The day on which the moon is completely round.
4. The day on which the moon cannot  be seen.

F. Draw the diagram of the phases of moon.









 

EVS Chapter Thane District

EVS Chapter Thane District

A.  Answer the following questions.
1. Where does Thane district lie?
2. Which are the rivers that flow through Thane district? Write the names of tributaries.
3. How many different types of soil are found in Thane district?
4. Write few lines on Forests in Thane district.

B. Write short notes on:
1. Hills in Thane district.
2. Lakes in Thane district.

C. Give reason.
1. Thane climate is hot and humid.

EVS Chapter 22

EVS Chapter 22

A. Answer in brief.
(1) If we do not farm the land in our country, what will happen?
(2) What are the occupations of the people in your locality?
(3) Give three examples of industry.

B. Write the missing links.
(1) Cotton                      →   _________________   →  Textile
(2) _______________  →   fruit processing             →   jam / jelly
(3) Iron                          →   automobile industry       →  _______________

EVS Chapter 21

EVS Chapter 21

A. Answer the following questions in one sentence.
(1) What are public services?
(2) What public services do we use in public life?
(3) Which services does the local government provide?

B. Fill in the blanks.
(1) __________________ give loans to people in need.
(2) The _________________ is used to keep in touch with friends and relatives.
(3) Institutions formed by the co-operation of the people are called _________________.

C. Complete the words.
(1) It runs the administration of the village. G_ _ _ P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
(2) It runs the administration of the town. M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ y .
(3) It is present in big cities.  M _ _ _ _ _ _ _l C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n.

EVS Chapter 20

EVS Chapter 20

A. Answer in one sentence.
(1) With whom do we live at home?
(2) When do we feel secure?
(3) Why should we follow rules?

B. Fill in the blanks.
(1) People like to live in _____________.
(2) In a community, we get _____________.
(3) Community life is _______________. 

C. Match the following.
                    A                                                            B
(a)  Helping each other                             (1) rules are necessary.
(b) For a community to run smoothly        (2) is called co-operation
(c) Rules are the same                             (3) are called rules.
                                                                 (4) for everybody.
 

EVS Chapter 19

EVS Chapter 19

A. Answer the following questions in one sentences.
(1) What games do you play in school?
(2) What facilities does a school offer?
(3) How should a quarrel be resolved?

B. Fill in the blanks.
(1) Going to school on time teaches us ________________.
(2) _________________ borrowed from the library should be returned on time.
(3) Each child must get the ____________________ to attend school.

C. Put a tick mark against  a correct statement and a cross against a wrong statement.
(1) Pages of books should not be torn.
(2) Sports equipment should not be put back in its place after use.
(3) School is for everyone.

EVS Chapter 14

EVS Chapter 14

A. Think and tell.
(1) Which method of heating is used for preparing the following dishes?
     *dhokla   *dal      *karanji      *thalipeeth     *basundi   *curry
(2) Make a list of all the dishes that can be made from milk.
(3) Name the dishes made using harbhara.
(4) Make a list of vegetables that are eaten without cooking them.

B. Answer in brief
(1) What are the advantages of heating foodstuffs when preparing them for eating?
(2) How does the use of firewood harm the environment?
(3) What are the advantages of using gas for cooking?

EVS Chapter 13

EVS Chapter 13

A. Classify the different kinds of work given in the list below as sedentary work and physical labour.
(a) playing kho-kho (b) sorting out stones from rice (c) cycling (d) reading a book
(e) sweping the floor (f) climbing a mountain (g) drawing a picture (h) carrying loaded trunks
(i) weeding the garden

B.True or false
1. One must eat all the food preparations made at home.
2. It is necessary to eat all the food products that we see in advertisements.
3. Eating foodstuffs which are attractively wrapped helps to improve health.
4. All expensive foods are good for health.

C. Answer in one word
1. In which season do we have mango pulp (aamrus)?
2. In which season do we get sugarcane juice?
3. In which season do we get harbhara?
4. Playing in the sun has made you very thirsty. You have the option of having lemon sherbet or a cold drink bought in the market. Which drink is better for you?

D. Whose diet is more? Why?
(a) a laborer (b) a clerk   (c) children playing basketball

E. Think and tell.
1. A three-year old feels full on eating half a bhakari. Would half a bhakari be enough for his mother too?
2.  One man eats five chapatis everyday. But one day he has a high fever. Will he eat five chapatis that day? Why?
3. Diet differs from person to person. What are the reasons for that?
Why does mother have to soak Grandma's bhakari in milk?
4. Why does mother tell Tai not to leave any food on her plate?

F. Fill in the blanks.
(1) Whether a person who does physical labour is a __________ or a _____________ they must get plenty of food.
(2) If we want to be healthy, we must be careful about our ____________.
(3) We are ____________ to buy foodstuffs that we see in adverrtisements.