Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani

Reliance Foundation School

Session 2021-2022
EVS Practice Worksheet11
Topic: Houses Then and Now
Name: _______________________ Date: ____________
Class: 4 Sec: _________ Roll No.: ___________

Q. 1 Choose the correct option:

(a) We need a house because it

(i) provides us comfort (ii) keeps us safe from strangers and animals
(iii) protects us from heat, cold and rain (iv) helps with all of these

(b) Houses in the past had

(i) high ceiling and huge courtyards (ii) large windows and ventilators
(iii) both (i) and (ii) (iv) none of these
(c) Which of these have helped in modernizing the villages?
(i) education (ii) Science and Technology
(iii) Developed transport and communication (iv) all of these
(d) Which of these do you find in cities?
(i) Residential colonies (ii) multi-storeyed buildings
(iii) both (i) and (ii) (iv) none of these

Q. 2 Answer in one word:

(a) A roof that is made using dried reeds and straw :__kutcha ______

(b) To make a system suitable for the present time:___ modernize___________

(c) A place where something bad is able to develop and multiply;___slum_ ________

(d) A colony that is built with out official permission:____unauthorized colonies_ ____

Q. 3 Write whether the statement is true and false:

(a) In the past the kitchen was smoky because people used cow dung cakes or firewood as a fuel.
___true ___

(b) Houses in the past had coal fire places to keep the rooms warm in winter.__true _____

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 (c) Pucca houses are made of bamboo leaves and grass.__false_ __

(d) The lack of space in cities leads to multi-storeyed buildings.__true_ _

(e) A lift is also known as an elevator.___ true ___

(f) Some people are forced to live in slums because of poverty.___ true ______

(g) Bricks, cement and steel are long lasting materials.__ true ___

(h) Slums are breeding grounds for rats and mosquitoes._ true _________

Q. 4 Match the following:

S.No. A B Answer
(a) Slums (i) Spacious single storeyed houses
(b) Bungalows (ii) Unhygienic areas
(c) Residential colonies (iii) Openings for better air circulation
(d) Ventilators (iv) Have health centres and shops

Q. 5 Fill in the blanks:

(a) In olden times __lanterns and coal fireplaces were used to light houses since there was no
electricity then.

(b) The floors of pucca houses are made of tiles,mosaic and marbles.

(c) Houses in slums do not have _electricity_____________,___drainage

system______________and _sewage system________________
facilities.

(d) The government is trying to provide low cost housing with basic facilities to ___slum
dwellers._____________
________________.

(e) People living in slums are prone to _diseases________________.

Q. 6 Correct the statement by changing the underlined word:

(a) We should keep our house dirty.

__clean____________

(b) Pucca houses have poor drainage and sewage system.

___good_________

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