Saraswati Vishwa Vidyalaya National School

Talawade.
Ls 13 A River's Tale
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Q1 Match the following.
1. People use river water for a. dissolve in water
2. Filtering, boiling are methods for b. are seen during rainy season
3. Sugar, salt, lemon juice c. water purification
4. Muddy water puddles d. cleaning, bathing, washing
Ans 1.d 2.c 3.b 4.a
Q2 Fill in the blanks.
1. River is the main source of water.
2. Fish and crab live in water.
3. Cholera and Jaundice are diseases caused by drinking dirty water.
Q3 Answer the following.
Q1 What could be done to keep the river clean? Discuss.
Ans – Not to throw the plastics, garbage and waste in the river water.
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Q2 How do we clean water at home?
Ans – Filtering, boiling and purification substance like alum.
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Q3 Name the few birds that live near water.
Ans – Ducks, crane, Flamingo and swans.
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Q4 What changes you see in river during summer and rainy season?
Ans – During summer season water level of river is low, during rainy season water level is
high.
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Q5 How does water become dirty?
Ans – Waste thrown, Industrial and chemical waste, washing, bathing and cleaning activities
of machines, animals and humans.
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Q6 Write sources of water.
Ans – Lakes, ponds, rivers, rains, underground water, glaciers.
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Q7 Name five soluble things in water.
Ans – Chalk powder, lemon juice, honey, soil, salt, sugar.
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Q8 What is water cycle?
Ans – Water cycle shows continuous movement of water within the earth and atmosphere.
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Q9 Observe the picture and differentiate the given things depending upon the solubility in the
water and fill the tabular column given below?

Serial Number Soluble in water Insoluble in water

1
2
3
4
5
(Salt, Lemon Juice, Sand, Chalk, sugar, stones, garbage, plastics, honey, oil)

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