You are on page 1of 1

43

What’s the good word? Magic square


Fill in the squares with numbers

Many words have more than one meaning.


from 1 to 16 so that every column,
row and diagonal add up to 34
Fun facts
In the sentences below, write down one word that
1. The missing teeth
fits both the descriptions
Cows are ruminants (cud­chewing herbivores) and they do not
have upper front teeth. They have what is called a hard, leathery
1. A dark mark on the skin; a  dental pad in the place of upper incisors. They use their tongue to

Shiv Kumar Pushpakar


spy. ___________  grasp the grass and pinch it o using their dental pad and lower
incisors. But they have molars in the upper and lower jaws for grinding
2. Outer layer of a citrus fruit;  their food.
to be full of life. ___________  Q: Can you name two other animals that do not have upper
front teeth?
3. The back portion of an object;  ___________________________
to raise young ones. ___________ 

4. A dish to hold food or water; to  2. Four in one?


throw a ball. ___________  Answer: The Four Corners is a region in the United States where the
boundaries of the four states of Utah, Arizona, New
5. To abstain from food; to move  4. Bowl, 5. Fast. Mexico, and Colorado meet. The quadripoint is
quickly. ___________  Answers: 1. Mole, 2. Zest, 3. Rear,  marked by a monument in granite and brass. It
(Content provided by is the only place where you can be in all four
Amrita Bharati) states at the same time. A popular tourist
attraction, the site is maintained by
the Navajo Nation which is the
largest Native American territory

Know the scientist explained the physical characteristics of this


reaction and proposed the term ‘ssion’ to
refer to the process when an atom separates
in the U.S.
Q. Can you find out
about other monuments on
Lise Meitner (1978 ­ 1968) was an Austrian­ and creates energy. Meitner was oered a the Navajo tribal lands?
Swedish physicist, who was part of a team chance to work on the Manhattan Project
that discovered nuclear ssion. But she was to develop an atomic bomb. However, she ____________________________
overlooked for the Nobel Prize and instead turned down the oer. 
her research partner Otto Hahn was In 1957, the German President Theodor
awarded for the discovery.  Heuss awarded her the highest German
Lise Meitner was born on November 7, order for scientists, the peace class of the
1878, in Vienna. Austria had restrictions on Pour le Mérite. 
women education, but Meitner managed Now that you have read about Lise
to receive private tutoring in physics. She Meitner, try answering the following
went on to receive her doctorate at the questions.
PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
University of Vienna. Meitner later worked 1. Who was awarded Nobel Prize in
with Otto Hahn for around 30 years, uranium.  Chemistry for discovery of nuclear ssion?
during which time they discovered several In 1938, as Germany annexed Austria, ...........................................
isotopes including protactinium­231, Meitner, a Jew, ed to Sweden. She 2. Which bomb development project did 1. Sheep and goats
studied nuclear isomerism and beta decay. suggested that Hahn and Strassmann Meitner refuse to be part of?  Answer
In the 1930s, the duo was joined by Fritz perform further tests on a uranium product, .........................................
Strassmann and the team investigated the which later turned out to be barium. 2. The Manhattan Project
products of neutron bombardment of Meitner and her nephew Otto Frisch Answers: 1. Otto Hahn 

Word of the day  Picture story


Fun with Math Stereotype
As a noun, stereotype is the generalised belief or idea
about a person or a group of people. As a verb, it refers to
Come up with a witty caption for this photo
From the list of words given below, the act of typecasting someone or something as “Ten thousand I saw at a
circle the word which stands for a representing certain characteristics. The word is often glance...tossing their
two-sided polygon. used in the negative sense because these general heads in a sprightly
assumptions may or may not reect reality.  dance.” These lines of poet
Origin of the word: The term stereotype is derived William Wordsworth
Hexagon
from the Greek words stereos (which means rm) and come to mind when we
typos (meaning impression). In 1798, it was used to look at this picture of
describe a printing plate that duplicated typography. In children playing in a
Duagon
1850, the word referred to an image carried forward poppy eld in Aubigny­
without change. au­Bac, near Cambrai,
Twogon
Digon Usage: (As a noun): When we give pink toys to girls France. Can you sum
and blue toys to boys, we are perpetuating gender up this picture in a few
stereotypes.  words? Be creative!
Megagon (As a verb) The sitcom has come under re as it
stereotypes Asians.
Activity: Use the word in a sentence of your own
Hectogon
Reuters

Answer: Digon

Journal Writing
The W Corner Dear Diary
I have a great story idea... Today’s Diary Pick
Dear Dairy,
WHERE is the shuttlecock that Parupalli Kashyap of Mumbai Rockets During the lockdown, I
played during his loss to Tommy Sugiatro of Chennai Superstarz in a discovered that I am very
Premier Badminton League game played in January 2020? good at painting and
drawing. I have also
sharpened my shading
The grid lines are only to help you skill. I have learnt many
and parts of the shuttlecock might more things – like
be in more than one box too! Find A
preparing tea. My dad
that one box where the shuttlecock taught me. At rst, I
is or nd them all if you think it made mistakes, but now
is in more than one box... I am a pro! Whenever my
B parents taste tea
Answer: _______________ prepared by me, they
say, :Oh, how exotic!”. I
the shuttlecock can be found in A2. am also fond of baking.
Answer: According to the grid lines, C But my mother always
stands besides me while I
am baking. Whenever
she eats freshly baked
cake, she says it’s
D delicious. This makes me
feel happy and proud.
Awani Sarah Minz
Imagine and write. You may even type a note and mail it to V, Jankidevi Public
1 2 3 4 5
us at school@thehindu.co.in. We will select a few for School,
publication when we resume  Mumbai.
PHOTOS: THE HINDU

Published by N. Ravi at Kasturi Buildings, 859 & 860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002 on behalf of THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD., and Printed by D. Rajkumar at Plot B-6 & B-7, CMDA Industrial Complex, Maraimalai Nagar, Chengleput Taluk, Kancheepuram Dist., Pin: 603209. Editor: Suresh Nambath (Responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act).
Regd. TN/ARD/17/2012-2014 RNI No. 1001/1957 ISSN 0971 - 751X Vol. 143 No. 130
● ● ● ●

CM CH-CH
YK

You might also like