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SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL SCHOOL

CHENNAI
CLASS: IV CH-9: CHANGING FAMILIES
DATE: 26.08.2021
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. Tsering’s father has been promoted to a new city.

a. Nimmi’s b. Tsering’s c. Nazli’s

2. The minimum age for girls to get married is 18 years.

a. 19 b. 21 c. 18

3. In whose family was a baby sister born? Nimmi

a. Nimmi b. Nazli c. Tsering

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. Families keep changing.

2. Changes are a part of family life.

3. The minimum age for boys to get married is 21 years.

III. WRITE TRUE OR FALSE:

1. Nimmi’s baby sister was born at home. False

2. Susheela got the help of Panchayat. True

3. A new born baby has no teeth. True

IV. ANSWER IN SHORT:

1. Write down the reasons for changes occurring in the families of

Nimmi, Tsering and Nazli.

Following are the reasons for changes in families of Nimmi, Tsering and

Nazli:

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 i) Nimmi’s family: Arrival of a new baby

ii) Tsering’s family: Moving to another city

iii) Nazli’s family: Marriage of cousin brother

V. ANSWER IN DETAIL:

1. Draw a family tree.

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 LAB ACTIVITY- 3
WINNERS OR RUNNERS
Identify the property and name of the game in which it is used.
Explain about each of them in five sentences.

1.

 Badminton is a sport played using rackets to hit a shuttlecock across

a net.
 The most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per
side) and "doubles" (with two players per side).
 It is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach.
 The formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court.
 Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racket and
landing it within the opposing side's half of the court.

2.

 Table tennis is also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff.

 It is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, called
the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small rackets.

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  The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net.
 The rules are players must allow a ball played towards them to
bounce once on their side of the table and must return it so that it
bounces on the opposite side at least once.
 A point is scored when a player fails to return the ball within the
rules.

3.

 Hockey is the national sport of India.

 It is played with a curved stick and a small ball.
 It is played with 11 players on each side among whom 10 are on the
field and one is the goal keeper.
 The aim is to move the ball forward with the curve end of the stick
and score a goal.
 The strikers are exceptionally skilled at hitting the targets so that
their shots successfully enter the goal post.
 The goalkeeper has the responsibility of obstructing the goals the
opposite team seeks to score.

4.

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  Cricket is a game played between two teams with bat and ball having
11 players on each team.

 The person who hits the ball is called “Batsman”, another person who
bowls is called “Bowler”.

 The aim of the two teams is to restrict the opponent in less runs while
bowling and make maximum runs while batting.

 Before start of the game a coin is tossed, winner of the toss decides
either to bowl or bat first.

 To give a batsman out, there are two judges who stand on the field,
they are called as “Umpires”.

5.

 Football is the most popular game in the world.

 The word Football gets its name from the combination of two words,
‘Foot’ and ‘ball, where the players run and kick the ball with their feet.
 It comprises a total of eleven players, with ten key players and a
goalkeeper.
 Each player competes against his opponent and tries to kick the ball
into the opponent’s post to attain a goal.
 The team that scores more than two wins is considered as the winning
team.

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