SOMETHING TO KNOW
A. Tick (✔) the correct option:
1. Woollen clothes are worn in-
(a) Summer
(b) Winter ✔
(c) Rainy season
Answer – (b) Winter✔
2. An occupation linked with uniform is-
(a) Artist
(b) Interior decorator
(c) Pilot ✔
Answer – (c) Pilot✔
3. What do people wear in hot and humid climate?
(a) Linen
(b) Cotton ✔
(c) Both
Answer – (b) Cotton✔
4. A safa is also known as a-
(a) Dupatta
(b) Scarf
(c) Pagari ✔
Answer – (c) Pagari✔
B. Fill in the blanks:
Help Box –(saree, uniform, climate, occupations, shirts)
1. Most Indian men wear trousers and jeans with shirts.
2. Saree is worn all over India.
3. Some dresses are linked with some occupations blot.
4. The dresses of the people depend on the climate.
5. Most schools children wear uniform of a place.
C. Match the following:
1. Tamil Nadu (d) lungi
2. Kashmir (e) phiran
3. Maharashtra (c) kurta-pyjama
4. Assam (a) mekhla-chadar
5. Rajasthan (b) ghagra-choli
D. Answer the following questions:
1. Which two main factors are responsible for dresses of people?
Answer – The two main factors are responsible for dresses of people in India are
Climate of the area.
Culture and tradition of the people.
2. Why is there a great variety in dresses in India?
Answer – There a great variety in dresses in India because of
Climate of that place.
Culture and tradition of that area.
3. Name two states of India having hot and humid climate. What type of dresses are worn there?
Answer – Two states of India having hot and humid climate are
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
People in these area wear cool cotton clothes.
4. Mention different types of materials used for making dresses.
Answer – Different types of materials used for making dresses are
Cotton
Silk
Wool
Nylon
Polyester
Rayan
5. Name the dress that you like to wear for special occasions.
Answer – I will wear pretty long gowns in special occasions and sometimes jeans and top. (Girls)
6. More and more people are wearing western clothes these days. Comment.
Answer – More people are wearing western clothes these days because they find it comfortable to wear.
Value Based Questions:
Everyone is wearing a new uniform except Mohit on the first day in the new class. Mohit told his friends that his parents are collecting money for his father’s heart operation. They could not spend money on a new uniform and books.
1. How can his classmates help him?
Answer – Mohit’, classmates can collect money for him and help him to buy clothes and books.
2. What steps can the teachers take so that Mohit does not face any problem in his studies?
Answer – Mohit’s teachers can contribute one day salary to Mohit’s parents.
3. How can the parents of Mohit’s classmates help?
Answer – Parents of Mohit’s classmates help him by giving him money, helping him by providing expenses and referring him to good hospital and doctor.
Map Skill
On a political map of India, colour and label-
Kerala
Himachal Pradesh
Assam
Karnataka
Haryana
Arunachal Pradesh
SOMETHING TO DO
1. In some parts of our country, women wear burka and in other parts they cover their heads and faces with a dupatta (odhni, chunari, chunni). Give the reasons.
Answer – In some parts of our country, it is a traditional practice for women to wear burka and in other part of the country women cover their heads and faces with a dupatta, a long scarf-like garment, as a sign of modesty and cultural respect. This practice is often carried over to riding motorcycles, with some women choosing to cover their faces with odhni, chunari, chunni, dupatta.
2. Whenever you go to a fair or somewhere for a visit, note the different types of dresses that people are wearing. Associate them with the climate and culture of the state/country they belong to.
Answer – It depends on the area where fair is going on. Mostly the visitors to fair wear the traditional clothes of that area or western clothes.
(Rest part of the answer will be done by the students.)
3. “Be what you want to be”. Dress up as a famous sports person, singer, dancer, scientist, etc., for a Fancy Dress Competition.
Answer – Students will to this activity on the occasion of fancy dress competition.
4. Vegetable Printing:
You can make beautiful compositions in your art file with vegetables like lady fingers, capsicum, onion, cabbage, potato, corn etc. You can make designs on plain fabric by using fabric colours.
Answer – Students will to this activity under CCA
5. Identify the pictures of the seasons and name the fabrics worn in these seasons.
Answer –
6. Fill in the missing letters:
Answer –
