Chapter 21

D.C. MODEL SR. SEC. SCHOOL

CLASS 5

SUBJECT: EVS

CHAPTER 21 (Like Father, Like Daughter)

Q1. Aashima sneezed just like her father. Do you have any such habit or trait which is similar to that of someone in your family? What is it? Whom is it similar to?

Ans: - Yes, I laugh like my mother.

Q2. Does your face or anything else look similar to that of someone else in your family? What is it?

Ans: - Yes, some of my features resemble with that of my family members. These are:

·         My eyes are just like my mother

·         My nose is like my paternal aunt

·         My lips are like my grandmother

Q3. Did someone tell you this or did someone tell you this?

Ans: - Many of my relatives told me about these traits.

Q4. How do you feel when people compare you with someone else in your family? Why do you feel so?

Ans: - When people compare me with my grandmother, I feel proud because my grandmother is very beautiful.

Q5. Who laughs the loudest in your family? Laugh like the person.

Ans: - My elder brother laughs the loudest in my family.

Q6. Make a list of all the family members from Nilima’s nani to little Samir. How are they all related to Nilima? Write?

Ans: - List of the names of all the family members from Nilima’s nani to little Samir and their relationship with Nilima are given below:

Nani - Nilima’s grandmother (Mother’s mother)

Eldest Nani - Nilima’s nani’s sister

Elder son of Nani - Nilima’s mama (Mother’s brother)

Kiran - Nilima’s cousin (Mama’s daughter)

Samir - Nilima’s nephew (Son of her cousin)

Q7. In your family are there any such examples of uncle, nephews or brother-sister, where there is a big difference in the age? Find out from your elders.

Ans: - Yes, some of my mama’s (mother’s cousin brothers) are in my age group. My own mama (my mother’s real brother) is 20 years elder than me.

Q8. Does Nilima have curly hair like her nani’s? Now you look for some special trait in your sister or brother (could also be cousins). Like the colour of eyes, dimples in cheeks, height, broad or sharp nose, voice, etc. See if this trait comes from father’s side or the mother’s side. Make this table in your notebook and fill it. An example is given.

Special Trait	Whom does it resemble?	From whose side?
		Father’s side	Mother’s side

Ans: - Yes, Nilima had curly hair, just like her nani’s.

Special Trait	Whom does it resemble?	From whose side?
		Father’s side	Mother’s side
Nilima’s curly hair	Her nani (grandmother)		Yes
Shivani ( My cousin sister)
Shivani’s sweet voice	With her mami		Yes
Shivani’s brown eyes	With her mausi		Yes
Shivani’s broad nose	With her dadi	Yes
Shivani’s thin hair	With her bhua	Yes

Q9. Have you seen a very young child in your family? Whom does the child’s eyes, nose, hair or finger look like in the family? Write the names.

Ans:- Yes, I have seen my uncle’s son. His eyes, nose, hair and fingers resemble to many family members.

1.       Eyes- like his dad.

2.       Nose- like his mom.

3.       Hair- like my hair

4.       Fingers- like his bua.

Q10. What is the colour of your hair? Measure and write the length of your hair?

Ans: - The colour of my hair is brown. They are 30 cm. long.

Q11. Who has the longest hair in your family?

Ans: - My mother has the longest hair in my family.

Q12. Do you know how to measure your height? Measure yourself from head to toe and write how tall you are?

Ans: - Yes, I know how to measure our height.

It is measured by using a meter scale or an inch tape.

My height is about 120cm.

Q13. How tall do you think will be when you grow up? Is anyone else in your family of the same height?

Ans: - When I grow up, I think I will be of 6 feet.My dad is almost of the same height.

Q14. What is similar between Saroja and Suhasini? What is different?

Ans: - Similarities:- The facial features, eyes and the height of both the sisters are same.

They resemble to each other.

Differences:-

·         Saroja knows two languages Tamil and Marathi, Whereas suhasini does not.

·         She is good in singing, but Suhasini cannot.

Q15. Do you know any twins? What is similar in them? How are they different?

Ans: - Yes, there are twins in my class. They look same. But their habits are different.

Q16. Have you read or heard anything about polio? Where?

Ans: - Yes, I have heard about the polio in T.V., radio and newspaper.

Q17. Have you read or heard any news about pulse polio? What?

Ans: - Yes, I have heard about pulse polio.

^{The government has been running polio eradication programme.}

^{Under this programme all the children below five years are vaccinated against polio free of cost on specific dates as decided by the Health Ministry.This vaccination is available free of cost in the government hospitals.}

^{Q18. Do you know anyone who has polio?}

^{Ans: - Yes, there is a boy in our colony who is suffering from polio.}

^{One of his legs is not functioning properly. So, he uses walking stick.}

^{Q19. Are there times when you do not talk loudly in front of some people? When? With whom? Why? When can you speak loudly?}

^{Ans: - I do not talk loudly in front of my teachers and my elders. This is because I respect them and I am a little afraid of them. I can speak loudly with my friends.}

^{Q20. Some people use a machine in their ear to help them hear well. Some use stick or spectacles to help them in other ways. Do you know someone who does so?}

^{Ans: - Yes, my great grand papa uses stick and spectacles and my great grandmother uses hearing machine.}

^{Q21. Talk to the people who cannot hear well. Find out if they have this problem by birth. When did they start to have a problem with hearing? What difficulty do they face?}

^{Ans: - Yes, my great grandfather cannot hear well. He was not like this since birth. But this is because of his old age. Due to this he has to face many problems.}

^{1.             He finds it difficult to cross  the road.}

^{2.             He cannot communicate with people.}

^{3.              He cannot listen to radio or T.V..}

^{Q22. What do you think-what all is a part of you that you got from your mother’s side?}

^{Ans: - I have got the following from my mother’s side.}

^{1.             My hair}

^{2.             My nose}

^{3.             My chin}

^{4.             My eyes}