JAI GURU DEV

MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR, KONDAPUR , HYDERABAD.

CLASS : II E V S PRINTED NOTES YEAR 2020- 2021

TERM -1
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LESSONS – 1 TO 10

UNIT -1 ME AND MY BODY

1. MYSELF
2. OUR BODY
3. KEEPING HEALTHY
4. GROWING UP

UNIT – 2 OUR NEEDS

5. FOOD WE EAT
6. THE CLOTHES WE WEAR
7. HOUSES WE LIVE IN
8. MY SWEET HOME
9. MY FAMILY
10. FUN WITH THE FAMILY

NOTE - For all activities/drawings- use crayons or colour pencils.

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 LESSON -1 MY SELF

PASTE YOUR
PHOTOGRAPH IN SCHOOL
UNIFORM Hello, friends!

I am ……………………………………

(name and surname)

Today, I would like to tell you something about myself.

I am a ……………………………………… (boy/girl).

I was born on ……………………………….

I am ……………………………… Years old.

My address is …………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I am studying in class ……………………………………….

The name of my school is

………………………………………………………………………………………

My school’s address is
………………………………………………………………………………………..

My Principal’s name is ……………………………………………………………………

My best friend’s name is ……………………………………………….

I speak ……………………………………………. at home (language).

I can also speak ………………………………………………………….. languages.

My favourite subjects are………………………………………………….

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 The name of my school is : MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR

1. My school address is: SHILPA PARK, NEAR HITECT CITY,

KONDAPUR, HYDERABAD 500084.
2. My principal’s name is : MRS. VASANTHY PARASURAMAN

T.B PAGE- 8 ACTIVITY : Aquarium

LESSON -2 OUR BODY

NEW WORDS:

1. Machine 6. Sense organs 11. Smell

2. Neck 7. Tongue 12. Brain
3. Mouth 8. Hear
4. Fingers 9.Touch
5. Muscles 10. Bones

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. What is the human body made up of ?

A: The human body is made up of bones, muscles and skin.

2. What controls the working of all body parts?

A. The brain controls the working of all parts of the body.
3. Why are the sense organs called our windows to the world?

A: The sense organs help me to - See with my eyes, Hear with my ears ,
Smell with my nose , Taste with my tongue and Feel with my skin.

4. Which parts of our body are in pairs ? Name them.

A. Eyes , ears, hands, arms and legs.

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 A: Show What you know:pg-no-11.

1. Tongue 3. Nose 5. eye

Ear 4. Skin

ACTIVITY:
1. DRAW PARTS OF THE BODY & NAME THEM
2. Scrap book activity: DRAW & NAME THE SENSE ORGANS
3. Prayas EVS pg NO: 83, 84 ,85 and 93

LESSON -3 KEEPING HEALTHY

NEW WORDS:

1. Exercise 6. Healthy
2. Posture 7. Strong
3. Cleanliness 8. Fruits
4. Active 9. Vegetables
5. Regularly 10. Fit

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. How can we stay healthy?

A: We can stay healthy by doing exercises regularly.

2. What do you understand by “Good Posture ” ?

A: Good posture is the right way of sitting , standing and walking.

3. What makes us strong ?

A: Eating healthy food makes us strong.

A: Fill in the blanks: pg-no-13 & 14

1. Correct posture keeps us fit and healthy.

2. Sleeping eight hours each night refreshes our body and mind .

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 3. We should brush our teeth every morning and evening.
4. We should clean our nose with a clean handkerchief.

B: Complete the paragraph using the following words: pg-no-14

Dirty , flies , surroundings , ill , mice

If our surroundings are dirty , we shall fall ill . Cockroaches , mosquitoes ,

flies and mice live in dirty places , which can make us ill.

ACTIVITY: WRITE ANY FIVE GOOD HABITS.

LESSON -4 GROWING UP

NEW WORDS:

1. Living Things 6. Bird

2. Grow 7. young
3. Infant 8. Care
4. Adult 9. Animals
5. Seedling 10. Human beings
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. Name any 3 living things ?

A: Plants , Animals , Human beings.

2. Name any 3 non-living things ?.

A: Table , Chair , Fan.

3. What are living things ?

A. Living things need food to grow and they change as they grow.

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TEXT BOOK Pg No :-16 & 17

A: Fill up the blanks:

1. A seed grows into a seedling .

2. A baby bird grows into a bird .
3. When we are born , we are babies .
4. Children grow up and become adults .

B: Tick( ✔ ) the right answer:

1. All living things

(a) Do not grow ( ) (b) grow ( ✔ ) (c) remain the same ( )
2. A bird is born from
(a) A seed ( ) (b) a leaf ( ) (c) an egg( ✔ )
3. The youngest member of the family is
(a) An infant ( ✔ ) (b) the mother ( ) (c) teenager ( )

C. Number the pictures in the order of their growth.

Ans) 1st Row: 2, 4,1,3
2nd Row: 2, 1,3
3rd Row:1,2,3
ACTIVITY DRAWING:
1. Germination of a seed T.B Pgno:15
2. Fertilization of an egg. Pgno:15
3. Scarp book activity: Growing up (infant to old age) pg no :16

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 LET’S RECALL
CHAPTERS 1 TO 4 T.B pgno:18

A. Choose the right answer:

1. What do our legs us to do ? - To Walk
2. What is a healthy person free from ?- illness
3. With what should we clean our ears and nose? - Soft
cloth
4. From what is a baby bird born? - egg
5. What are we born as? – infant
B. Label parts of the face by choosing words from the box.
(eye, lips, nose, eyebrow, hair, forehead, chin, ear)

hair
forehead
nose
Lips
Eyebrow
Eye
Ear
Chin

C. Put a tick ( ✔ ) or a cross ( X )

1. Each part of our body does some work. (✔)
2. I can read with the help of my ears. ( X )
3. Playing games is not a type of exercise. ( X )
4. We should brush our teeth twice everyday. (✔)
5. Flies live in clean surroundings. ( X )
6. Young one of lion is called an infant .( X )

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 LESSON - 5 FOOD WE EAT

NEW WORDS:

1. Strength 7. Digestion
2. Energy 8. Protects
3. Vegetarians 9. Breakfast
4. Lunch 10. Diseases
5. Cereals 11. Dinner
6. Pulses 12. Habits
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Why do we need food ?

A. Food helps our body to grow, it gives us energy to work
and play, they protect our body from diseases.
2. From where do we get food ?
A. We get food from plants and animals.
3. Name the foods that we get from plants and animals?
A. Plants give us cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables. Animals
give us milk, and eggs.
4. Why should we drink plenty of water?
A. Water helps in proper digestion and removes wastes from
our body.
5. What is the first meal of the day ?
A: Break- fast is the first meal of the day.

Text book: pg no. 22

A. Fill in the blanks using the correct words from the clue box :
1. Food gives us strength and energy to work and play.

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 2. People have different eating habits.
3. We have break-fast in the morning, which is the most important meal
of the day.
4. We need food to stay strong and healthy .
5. We must have good eating habits to stay healthy.
B. Look at the food items below and put them in the correct column:

VEGETARIAN FOOD NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD

1. Bread 1. Prawns
2. Watermelon 2. Egg-curry
3. Ghee 3. Omelette
4. Grapes 4. Fish & rice
5. Curd, pop corn 5. Mutton
6. Cabbage 6. Chilli-chicken

PAGE NO. 23

FOODS UNSCRAMBLE THE LETTERS TO GET THE CORRECT NAMES OF

THESE ITEMS :
1. CHAPATI 2. BURGER 3. SAMOSA
C. Draw and colour 2 fruits that have only one big seed inside :
Peach and mango
D. Can you name a fruit that does not have any seed ? name it
A: Pine apple, strawberry, banana etc.
Activity: Draw any five fruits and five vegetables.
Prayas EVS pgno: 86 and 104

LESSON – 6 THE CLOTHES WE WEAR

New words :

1. Summer 6. Weavers
2. Winter 7. Tailor

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 3. Rainy 8. Washerman
4. Workmen 9. Shopkeeper
5. Season 10. Protect

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS :

1. Why should we wear clothes ?

A: We wear clothes to cover our body, to protect from heat, cold and rain
and to look good.

2. Why do we wear cotton clothes in summer ?

A: Cotton clothes absorb sweat and keep us cool.
3. What kind of clothes do we wear in winter?

A: We wear warm woollen clothes in winter.

4. Why do we use raincoats and umbrellas during the rainy season ?

A: We use raincoats and umbrellas to prevent us from getting wet and keep
us dry.

ONE WORD ANSWERS

1. Who stitches our clothes ?
A: Tailor.
2. Who washes and irons our clothes ?

A: Washer man

3. People who weave threads into clothes are called ?

A: Weavers

4. Name few natural fibres ?

A: Cotton, wool and silk.
5. Name few artificial fibres ?
A : Nylon and rayon.

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 6. Which cloth is comfortable to wear in summer ?

A: Khadi clothes.

TEXT BOOK: Pg. NO-27:-

A : FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE CORRECT WORDS FROM THE CLUE BOX:

1. We wear clothes to cover our body.

2. Cotton clothes absorb the sweat easily.
3. Woollen clothes keep our body warm.
4. We wear colourful clothes on special occasions.

B: IDENTIFIY THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THEIR NATURE OF

WORK:

TAILOR SHOPKEEPER WEAVER WASHERMAN

C : MATCH THE SEASONS WITH THE RIGHT CLOTHES ?

1. SUN RAINCOAT
2. COLD COTTON WEAR
3. RAIN WINTER WEAR

Activity: Draw or Stick pictures of summer, winter & rainy seasons.

Prayas EVS pgno:98
Scarp book activity: Stick any five different types of cloth.

LESSON - 7 HOUSES WE LIVE IN

NEW WORDS:

1. Kachcha house 7. Cement 13. Architect

2. Pucca house 8. Town 14. Plumber
3. Shelter 9. Painter 15. Blocks

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 4. Igloo 10. Brick
5. Building 11. Mason
6. Village 12. Electrician

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS :

1. What do you mean by a house ?

A: A house protects us from heat, rain, cold, storm, wild animals and
thieves.
2. Name any four types of houses ?
A : Tent, igloo, hut and house boat.
3. What is a temporary house ?
A : The house made of stones, mud, straw, wood and bamboo, which can
be easily built are called a temporary house.
4. What is a concrete or pucca house?

A: Pucca houses are strong and made up of cement, steel, bricks and
stones ,it lasts for many years.

5. Name few people who help in building a house ?

A: Painter, engineer, plumber, carpenter, mason and labour.

ONE WORD ANS:

1. House made of ice-blocks is called as?

A: Igloo.
2. Name a temporary house which is made of thick cloth?

A: Tent.

3. House which moves on wheels is called as?

A: Caravan
4. Name a house which has slanting roofs ?
A: Stilt houses.
5. Tall buildings with multi-storeys are called as?
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 A : Apartment.
TEXT BOOK Pg No: 31
A. FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE CORRECT WORDS FROM THE CLUE
BOX:
1. We need a HOUSE to live in.
2. PUCCA houses a very strong and last for many years.
3. A CARAVAN is a house on wheels.
4. A HOUSEBOAT is a floating house.
5. Stilt houses are made in areas which are generally FLOODED due to
heavy rains.

B: NAME THESE HOUSES :

1. Kachcha house 7. Stilt house

2. Pucca house
3. Tent
4. Caravan
5. Igloo
6. House boat

C : IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING HOUSES AND WRITE THERE NAMES :

Stilt house Igloo Tent Caravan

Activity: Draw & colour Pucca & Kachcha houses

Scrap book activity: Preapare a model of house using origami/colour paper and
stick.

Prayas EVS pgno: 88

LESSON – 8 MY SWEET HOME

NEW WORDS:

1. Sunlight 6. Disinfection
2. Swept 7. Ventilation
3. Tidy 8. Wire-mesh
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 4. Sweeper
5. Maid

ACTIVITY : DRAW AND WRITE FIVE FEATURES OF A SWEET HOME.

1. Good house should be clean and airy.

2. It should have good ventilation.
3. It should be built in a clean surroundings with a garden nearby.
4. It should have separate rooms for various purposes.
5. People living in clean houses are healthy and happy.

TEXT BOOK Pg No: 33 & 34

A. CROSS (X) THE ODD ONE OUT. TELL WHICH ROOM THE REST OF THE
THINGS BELONG TO :
1. Knife Fork Sofa Spoon : KITCHEN
2. Sofa Television Table Soap : LIVING ROOM
3. Detergent Fridge Toothbrush Soap : WASHROOM
4. Saucer Bed Almirah Dressing table : BED ROOM

B: STATE WEATHER THE SENTENCES ARE ‘TRUE’ OR ‘FALSE’ :

1. FALSE 2. FALSE 3. TRUE 4. TRUE 5. TRUE 6. FALSE

C : WHAT ARE THEY DOING? CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE CLUE
BOX :

1. Dusting the furniture.

2. Keeping things in proper place.
3. Watering the plants.
4. Sweeping the floor.

Activity: Speak five lines about My sweet home.

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 LESSON – 9 MY FAMILY

NEW WORDS

1. Family 6. stories 11. Nuclear

2. Nuclear 7. Joint 12. Grand parents
3. Share 8. Relatives 13. Children
4. Work 9. Cousins
5. Earn 10. Vacations

QUESTION AND ANSWERS:

1. What is a family ?

Ans. People living in a home together make a family. They all share work,
happiness and care each other.

2. What are the different types of families?

Ans: There are two different types of families like
(1) small family or nuclear family and
(2) big family or joint family.
3. When do we celebrate world family day ?

Ans. World family day is celebrated on May 15th every year.

ONE WORD ANSWERS:

1. What is the other name of nuclear family?

Ans. Small family.

2. What do you call your uncle’s wife as?

A: Aunt.

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 3. What do you call the father’s father as?
A: Grand father.

4. Who cooks delicious food for you?

A: Mother.

TEXT BOOK Pg No: 37 SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW

A. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. Nidhi’s family is a nuclear family.
2. My uncle ‘s children are my cousins.
3. My father’s parents are my grand parents.
4. A joint family is a big family.
5. We share everything with our family members.
B. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY
IN YOUR LANGUAGE ? WRITE THEIR DATE OF BIRTH TOO.
ACTIVITY TO BE DONE BY STUDENTS
Scrap book Activity: Draw a family tree and stick photo’s of your
family members.

LESSON – 10 FUN WITH THE FAMILY

NEW WORDS:

1. Celebrate 6. Refreshing
2. Festivals 7. Members
3. Together 8. Occasions
4. Eatables 9. Birthdays
5. Recreation 10. Varieties

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. What do you mean by recreation?

Ans. The process or means of refreshing oneself is called recreation.

2. Name some places we go for recreation with our family and friends?

Ans. Zoo, circus, fairs, exhibitions, amusement parks, shopping

malls, cinema halls etc.

3. Why should we must be careful at public places ?

Ans. As there is a chance of getting lost or fall in dangers

Text book Pg No: 41 SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW:

A: PUT A TICK ( ✔ ) OR CROSS ( X ) AS PER YOUR CHOICE:

1. I do not like to go on a picnic. (X)

2. I like to dance to music. (✔ )
3. I do not like to go to birthday parties. ( X)
4. I like to play. ( ✔)

A: CAN YOU GUESS THE CELEBRATIONS GIVEN BELOW?

1. Manya was born on this day. We are going to her Birthday.

2. The weather is pleasant. We are going out on a Picnic.
3. My cousin is getting married. We are going to her Wedding.
4. My aunt got married on this day. It’s her Anniversary.
5. My favourite festival is Holi.

Scrap book Activity:How do you celebrate your birthday? Sketch/stick

pictures and write few lines about it?

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 LET’S RECALL
CHAPTERS 5 TO 10 T.B pgno:42
A. Match the following.
Papaya canvas
Winter kitchen
Tent wedding
Refrigerator plant
Small family woollen clothes
Family celebration nuclear family
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. People who eat fish, eggs and meat are called Non-vegetarians.
2. The person who stitches cloth to make our dresses is called a
Tailor.
3. Houses made with blocks of ice are called Igloo.
4. The sweeper, maid and gardener help to keep our homes clean
5. Family members share the work at happiness and problems each
other.
C. Answer the given questions?
1. Why do we need food?
A) To live
2. What is the meal called that you take at night?
A) Dinner
3. Why do wear cotton clothes in summer?
A) It keeps us cool.
4. What does our house protect us from?
A) Wild animals & thieves.
5. Why should we keep the windows open?
A) To let sunlight & fresh air
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6. What do you mean by recreation?
A) Refreshing oneself.
D. Identify and name the following pictures.

Ans) 1. Balanced diet 2. Caravan 3.living room 4. Shopping mall

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