DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL PAKHOWAL ROAD LUDHIANA

CLASS-IV ASSSIGNMENT
SUBJECT- SOCIAL SCIENCE
NAME _________________________________________ SECTION _____________

ROLL NO._______________________________________DATE ________________

L-4 AN IDEAL HOME

A) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION-
Q1: Which is the best source of vitamin D ?
Ans: Sunlight is the best source of vitamin D.
Q2: What helps to keep house free from odour and pollution ?
Ans: A chimney or an exhaust fan helps to keep house free from odour and
pollution.
Q3: How can privacy be maintained in a house ?
Ans: Curtain help the house to look nice and maintain privacy.
Q4: How can we create a friendly environment?
Ans: We can create a friendly environment by cooperation, sharing and caring.
Q5: How compost can be formed?
Ans: A deep pit is dug where garbage is thrown and then cover it with soil to
convert into compost.
Q6: Where do flies and mosquitoes breed?
Ans: Flies and mosquitoes breed on the open garbage heaps.
Q7: Where should we store drinking water?
Ans: Drinking water should be stored in clean and covered vessels.
Q8: How can we ensure the safety of our house?
Ans: We can ensure the safety of our house through ‘spy eye’
Q9: Which types of doors should be there in a good house?
Ans:A wire net (fly mesh )door should be there in a good house.
Q9: What happens with the scarcity of water?
Ans: The scarcity of water can lead to unhygienic surroundings.
Q10: Which things are required on door and windows for the safety of the house?
Ans: The bolts and locks are required for the safety of our house.
Q11: What is not important for maintaining the house and the neighbourhood?
Ans: The size, location and the cost of building is not important for maintaining
the house and the neighbourhood.
B) TRUE/FALSE
1. The drains should be kept covered and cleaned regularly. (True)
2. The dustbin should have a lid and must be cleaned every day. (True)
3. We should not live in harmony with our neighbours. (False)
4. Recycling of Substances reduces the amount of waste. (True)
5. Floors should be cleaned with disinfectants. (True)
C) WORD MEANING:-
1. Outskirts (a) the parts of towns or city that are farthest
from the centre.

2. Stinking (c) having a strong, unpleasant smell.

3. Drainage (d) the process by which water or liquid waste is

drained from an area

4. Calamity (e) an event causing great and sudden damage or distress

5. Accumulate (b) to gradually increase in number or quantity or a period of

time

D) Locate the following states on political map of India-

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. A state that receive snowfall - Himachal Pradesh
4. A state close to sea - Karnataka
5. A state in the desert - Rajasthan
 3.
Himachal Pradesh
2.
Punjab

1.
5. Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan

4.
Karnataka