Chapter 18 18_A House Like This!

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CHAPTER 18

A HOUSE LIKE THIS!

TEXT BASED QUESTIONS

Objective Answer Type Questions

1- Select the best option.

(i) Houses in hilly areas are made of
(a)stone or wood  (b) bamboo 

(c) ice  (d) None of these 

(ii) Caravans are

(a)multi-storey houses.   

(b) permanent houses. 

(c) movable houses.   

(d) bungalows. 

(iii) It rains heavily all over this state.

(a)Jharkhand  (b) Madhya Pradesh 

(c) Maharashtra  (d) Assam 

(iv) The villagers of Rajasthan lived in ............... in earlier days.

(a)multi-storey houses   

(b) tents 

(c) caravans    

(d) houses made of mud 

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(v) Igloos are made of

(a)bricks  (b) snow 

(c) mud and straw (d) wood 

(vi) High rise buildings are generally found in

(a)hilly region  (b) cities 

(c) villages  (d) everywhere 

(vii) Tents are made up of

(a)brick  (b) bamboo 

(c) canvas  (d) wood 

(viii) Houseboats are usually seen in

(a)Rajasthan  (b) Kerala 

(c) Kashmir  (d) none of these 

(ix) The distinct feature of a caravan is that it is

(a)cheap  (b) strong 

(c) movable  (d) cool in summers 

(x) Eskioms live in a/an

(a)tent  (b) igloo 

(c) hut  (d) high-rise building 

2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.

(i) Kuchcha hourses are very strong. 
(ii) Early man lived in caves. 
(iii) Assam is a state with scarcity of rains. 
(iv) A house protects us from rain and wind. 
(v) Birds live in houses made by humans. 
(vi) Rainfall is abundant in Rajasthan. 

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(vii) People from villages and towns come to big cities like Delhi, Mumbai,
Bangalure in search of work. 
(viii) Houses of Manali are made up of plastered walls and thorny bushes. 
(ix) Houses in Assam are made on strong bamboo pillars. 
(x) Dal Lake is situated in Srinagar. 

LANGUAGE BASED QUESTIONS

3- Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct words from the box given below.
Caravan, houseboats, permanent, stilt, weather, cool, diseases, elevator,
tent, sloping

(i) We can see many ............... on the Dal Lake in Kashmir.

(ii) A ............... is a house on wheels.
(iii) A house made from bricks, stones and cement is called a ............... house.
(iv) The roof of a house depends upon the ............... conditions of that area.
(v) ............... houses are found in Assam.
(vi) A ............... is easy to put up and carry.
(vii) Mud houses are ............... .
(viii) We use ............... to go up in a multi-storey building.
(ix) A clean house is free from ............... .
(x) Places with heavy rain/snowfall have houses with ............... roof.

4- Each group of words contains one word that doesn't belong to the group. Write
the odd one out in the space given at the end of each line.
(i) Cement, Plumb line, Trowel, Dustbin, Clay ........................................
(ii) Rain, River, Water, Air, Snow ........................................
(iii) Electrician, Painter, Doctor, Carpenter, ........................................
Mason
(iv) Igloo, Caravan, Flat, Car, Hut ........................................
(v) Trees, Sheds, Flats, Ice, Burrows ........................................

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5- Answer in one word or one sentence.

(i) Where can multi-storey buildings be found?

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(ii) Shikaras can be found in which state of India?

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(iii) What is a house standing on wooden planks called?

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(iv) Why do many people in Delhi live in slums?

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(v) Why are houses in hills built with sloping roofs?

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6- Match the pictures of houses in Column I with their names in Column II by

drawing lines.
Column I Column II

(i) (a) Multi-storey building

(ii) (b) Igloo

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(iii) (c) Caravan

(iv) (d) Hut

(v) (e) House in the hills

7- Match the type of houses, given in column A with the place where they are gen-
erally found, given in column B.
Column I Column II
(i) Mud house with thick walls (a) Big cities
(ii) tents made of canvas (b) Rajasthan
(iii) houses made on stilts (c) Manali
(iv) wood/stone houses with sloping (d) Assam
roof
(v) Multi storey buildings (e) Camping

8- Match the type of houses given in column A with the material required to build
them, given in column B.
Column I Column II
(i) Houses in villages (a) iron, brick, cement
(ii) Houses in cities (b) canvas/light nylon material
(iii) Houses in areas getting heavy rainfall (c) straw, bamboo, mud
(iv) House of travellers (d) wood & bamboo

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Think, Find and Write

1- A clean and well decorated house is liked by all. Which kind of house would you
like to live in? Fill in the details in the following.
(i) Name four things which will be used to keep the house clean.

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(ii) Who all will help to keep your house clean?

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(iii) Give three reasons why you want the house to be clean and well decorated.

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2- Imagine you are getting your own house constructed.

(i) What will be the
(a) materials used for construction of your house?
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(b) materials used for construction of your house?

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(ii) Wood will be used in my house for making:

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3- Find out and write why we see multi-storey buildings and flats in cities and
towns, but not in villages.
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4- Find out and write how people go up to the higher floors in multi-storey build-
ings. Is there more than one method? If so, describe both the methods.
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5- Find out and write how (i) a houseboat and (ii) a caravan are different from
normal houses in cities.
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6- Write the work of the people mentioned in the picture given below who help us
in the construction of our house.

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7- Draw a colourful picture of any kind of house.

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8- Collect or draw pictures of different kinds of houses.

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