KV No 1 Bhopal

Class V (EVS)

A Snake charmer’s story

Observation and Reporting

Time : 15 min Max marks 20

VSA 1 mark each

Q 1 Observe and write

1 The people who catch snakes and

make them dance by playing
the been
A Snake charmer

2 Snakes dance when the been is

played.

3 Designs of snakes that are used in

rangoli, embroidery and as wall
decoration in Saurashtra (Gujarat)
and south India are called

Nag Gumphan.
4 I don’t have ears but I can feel
the vibrations of been.
Snake

5 They are a tribe of snake

charmers that live in Rajasthan.

Kalbeliyas

6 The poisonous teeth of snakes are

called Fangs

7 It is the most notorious snake of

India.

Cobra

8 The holes in place of nose in

snakes are called
Nostril .
9 The Snake charmers keep their
snakes in Bamboo basket .

10 The Musical instruments used by

the saperas are made by dried

Gourd.

Q2 Write the name of festival which is celebrated to worship snakes in

India.

Ans Nag Panchami

SA

Q 1 Observe and write any four animals that are kept by human beings
for earning livelihood.

Ans Cows, Parrots, Bear , Monkey Elephant Goats……………

Q 2 Write and draw the musical instruments played by the snake

charmers

Ans Tumba , Khanjiri, Dhol, Been

LA
 LA

Kalbelia is a folk dance of Rajasthan. Write the states to which the

following folk dance belong and show the states on map of India.

Name of dance State

Bhangra Punjab
Garba Gujarat
Cheraw Mizoram
Lavni Maharastra
Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh
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Locate on the map of India if you have one.