BIAM LABORATORY SCHOOL

2nd Term Examination 2020

Subject – Science
Std - 1

Chapter 8 – AIR AND WATER

The following questions are from chapter 8. Please read the chapter thoroughly and complete the exercise in your book
and re-write in your copy.

1. What is air?

Answer: Air is all around us. Air is made up of different gases. We cannot see the air, but we can feel the air.

2. What is moving air called?

Answer: Moving air is called wind.

3. What kinds of things blow about in the wind?

Answer: Dust, paper, leaf, branch, etc, blow about in the wind.

4. What does a candle-flame need in order to burn?

Answer: A candle-flame needs air in order to burn.

5. Where do we get our water from?

Answer: We get our water from the rain.

6. What containers do we store our water in?

Answer: We store our water in drums, buckets, tanks, reservoirs, canals, etc.

7. What do we use water for?

Answer: We use water for -

watering, cleaning, washing, cooking, brushing, bathing, drinking, etc.
 Fill in the blanks:-

1. When we breathe we take air into our lungs.

2. We can see air in water. It is in the bubbles.
3. Plants and animals need air to live.
4. Fire cannot burn without air.
5. Rain falls from the clouds.
6. Rain fills lakes, rivers and ponds.
7. We store water in many ways.
8. Never waste water.
9. Never throw rubbish into water.
10. All living things need water.

 Draw pictures of the following:

[a tap, a river, a lake, a water tank]

Answer:

a tap a river a lake

a tank

8. Write a short note on water.

Answer: Water is very important to us. Water is the source of life. All living things need water to survive. Water is
tasteless and colourless. It is transparent. We should drink clean water. We should not waste water. We should not
throw rubbish into the water.

Shahnaj Begum