JK Academy Maharashtra Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 1 Chapter 11 Our Home and Environment
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Textbook Exercise Important Questions and Answers
Maharashtra State Board Class 5 EVS Solutions Part 1 Chapter 11 Our Home and Environment
5th Std EVS 1 Digest Chapter 11 Our Home and Environment Textbook Questions and Answers
Exercises
1. (a) Which of the following houses would be suitable in a mountainous region? Put a ‘✓’ in the appropriate box. Give reasons for selecting that house.
Answer: Only house number 1 will be suitable in a mountainous region. Because this house is made of bricks and cement, so it will be able to bear the mountainous weather and winds.
(b) What materials will you mainly use for building a multi-storeyed house? Choose the correct option. (a) Mortar / coal / cement / bricks
(b) Cement / bricks / cotton / iron
(c) Iron / cement / mortar / bricks
Answer: (c) Iron / cement / mortar / bricks
2. Arrange the following considerations from the most to least important in house-building.
(a) Luxury
(b) Structure
(c) Climate
Answer:
(a) Climate
(b) Structure
(c) Luxury
3. Write the following.
(a) List the eco-friendly things in your house.
Answer: earthern pot for drinking water, cotton clothes, jute mats, door mats of coir, etc
(b) Which of the gadgets in the house can be run on solar energy?
Answer: Solar water heater, solar cooker, solar calculator, etc
4. What are the types of pollution that can be observed at a construction site?
Answer: At a construction site we observe pollution of air, water, soil and noise.
Activities
(1) Prepare a model of an eco-friendly house.
(2) Prepare and present a street play with the help of your teacher to raise public awareness regarding the prevention of any kind of harm to the environment.
(3) With people’s participation, hold an exhibition to display the significance of the biodiversity in your area.
Extra Textual Questions:
(a) Observe the map and the pictures of houses and complete the following chart. (refer page 53 of your text book)
| Sr. No. | Region | Type | Shape / Construction | Building material | |
| Roof | Walls | ||||
| 1. | Plains | Flat-roofed house | Rectangular | Wood, earth | Stone, earth |
| 2. | Plateau | Slopping roof | Rectangular | Hay, wood | Stone, earth |
| 3. | Heavy rainfall | Slopping roof | Rectangular | Wood, tiles | Bricks, cement |
| 4. | Mountainous | Slopping roof | Rectangular | Wood, tiles | Bricks, cement |
| 5. | Desert | Flat-roofed house | square | Cement | Stone, earth |
Try this.
Find the original sources from which construction material is obtained and note them down in the following chart.
Answer:
| Material | Original Source |
| Bricks | Soil |
| Cement | Limestone |
| Iron | Iron ore |
| Wood | Trees |
| Water | Rain |
| Rubble | Soil |
| Glass | Sand |
| Floor Tiles | Clay and fine sand |
| Sand | River |
| Roof Tiles | Soil |
| Tin Sheets | Tin ore |
What’s the solution?
Construction work is going on opposite Ajit’s house. That means constant loud noise and a lot of dust in the air. Ajit and his family have to suffer this all the time. What can Ajit do to find a way out of this problem?
Answer: Ajit and his family will have to keep their windows closed for some days till the dust and noise reduces.
Use your brain power!
For what purpose do birds use their nests?
Answer: Birds use their nest to lay eggs and take care of the young ones.
What’s the solution?
What can we do to build houses without harming the environment?
Discuss your solutions in the class
Answer: We should use materials that can last for a long time as well as material that can be recycled and reused.