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See the pictures carefully and read the statements given below to identify these animals,
1. I am friendly and guard your home, I am Dog.
2. I live in and around your home. I give you milk. I am Cow.
3. I do not live around your homo. I am the king of the jungle. I am Lion.
4. I have a horn on my head. I am Rhinoceros.
5. I have a light green colour body and use my red beak for eating. I am Parrot.
Something to Know
A. Fill in the blanks.
1. Land animals generally walk on four legs.
2. Desert animals can tolerate high temperature.
3. Penguin is found in snow covered regions.
4. Piranha is found in fresh water of lakes and rivers.
5. Orangutan does not like to interact with humans.
6. Terrestrial animals live on land.
B. Match the following:
1. dog b. people often keep it as a pet.
2. camel c. can live without water for many days.
3. snake a. crawls on the ground.
4. toad e. lives both on land and in water.
5. polar bear d. has thick fur on its body.
C. Tick (✔) the correct option.
1. This animal lives in a desert.
(a) tiger
(b) lion
(c) camel (✔)
(d) dog
Answer – (c) camel
2. An animal, that lives in very cold regions, is the-
(a) penguin (✔)
(b) snake
(c) zebra
(d) parrot
Answer – (a) penguin (✔)
3. An animal, that lives in a burrow, is a-
(a) fish
(b) giraffe
(c) penguin
(d) snake (✔)
Answer – (d) snake (✔)
4. Nature protects polar bears from cold, by providing them with-
(a) webbed feet
(b) beak
(c) fur (✔)
(d) gills
Answer – (c) fur (✔)
5. It is not an aquatic animal.
(a) fish
(b) turtle
(c) rabbit (✔)
(d) starfish
Answer – (c) rabbit (✔)
D. Answer the following questions in brief.
1. Name any four land animals.
Answer – Name of four land animals are cow, dog, cat, buffalo.
2. Name any two things that forests provide to animals.
Answer – Forest provides shelter and food to animals.
3. How do fins and gills help a fish?
Answer – Fins and gill help a fish for swimming and breathing.
Or
Fins help for swimming and gills help for breathing a fish.
4. Why do frogs need water?
Answer – Frogs needs water for laying their eggs.
5. Why dogs and cats are favourite pets of many people?
Answer – Dogs and cats are the favourite pets of many people because they interact with humans and love their masters.
E. Answer the following questions.
1. State the special features which help a camel to live in a desert.
Answer – They can store water and food in their bodies and they have padded feet that help them to walk on sand.
2. How do skin colours and body patterns of some animals help to save them from danger?
Answer – Skin colours and patterns of some animals help them to merge with surroundings and it saves them from being hunted by hunters and carnivores animals.
3. Why are dolphins considered to be intelligent animals?
Answer – Dolphins considered to be intelligent animal because they can easily learn to perform tricks and play games.
Value Based Question
While coming home from school, Aryan saw an injured puppy. He picked it up, brought it home. He applied medicine at its injury with the help of his mother.. The puppy felt happy and wagged its tail. They then gave some food to the puppy.
1. State the values shown by Aryan.
Answer – The values showed by Aryan were caring, responsible and animal lover.
2. How did Aryan help the puppy?
Answer – He applied medicine at its injury with the help of his mother.
3. Have you ever helped any animal or human being who was in pain? How did you feel after that?
Answer – Yes, I have helped a dog. It was injured by some notorious boys. I felt really happy to see him fine.
Something to Do
Visit a zoo or your neighbourhood area and write the names of the animals that you see there. Put their names in the relevant boxes.
Land Animals (walk on land)
Answer – Tiger, Lion, Deer, Bear, Monkey, Rabbit
Water Animals (live in water)
Answer – Dolphin, Crocodile
Air Animals (fly in air)
Answer – Parrot, Pigeon, Humming Bird.