Worksheet Chapter 19 Class 5

CLASS 5 SUBJECT EVS                        (December)

CHAPTER 19 A SEED TELLS A FARMER’

WORKSHEET

Q1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER:-

1. ______ Leaves are put to protect the seeds from insects. (neem)
2. _______ is a kind of stew.                                    (Undhiya)
3. At home cotton can be spun on ____ or ____ to make cloth.(charkha or spinning wheel)
4. ______ are built on the big rivers to generate electricity and for drawing water for canals. (dams)
5. Medicines are sprayed on the crops to keep away _____.(insects)
6. ______ plants give signals of drying of the top layer of soil. (croton)
7. ______ and _____ are used to crush bajra cobs. (Mortars and pestles)

Q2. MARK(Y) FOR THE CORRECT STATEMENT ANR CROSS(X) FOR THE WRONG STATEMENT ALSO CORRECT THE WRONG STATEMENT.

1. Earlier seeds were stored in dried gourd which was coated with cement. [X]

Correct statement: Earlier seeds were stored in dried gourd which was coated with mud.

2. Undhiya is be eaten with rice.   [X]

Correct statement: Undhiya is eaten with bajra roti.

3. Tractor ploughs the fields faster than bullocks. [Y]
4. These days farmers use chemical fertilizers. [Y]
5. Earthworms are enemies of farmers. [X]

Correct statement: Earthworms are the friends of- farmers.

Q3.  ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BRIEFLY:-

1. Define Undhiya. How is it cooked?

Ans: Undhiya is a Gujrati dish which is cooked by placing the pot upside down on the hot coals. All the vegetables are put into clay pots, along with fresh spices.

The pot is sealed and kept between hot coals.

The vegetables cook slowly in this special cooker.

2. Name  4 harvest festivals of India. Also mention the states in which they are celebrated.

Ans:

1. Baisakhi in Punjab
2. Pongal in Tamil Nadu
3. Onam in Kerala
4. Bihu in Assam
5. Hareli in Chhatisgarh
6. Nuakhai in Orissa
7. Kut in Manipur

3. Where do the canals get water from?

Ans: Canals get water from the big rivers.

Dams are built on the big rivers.

Then many canals are drawn from there.

River water is supplied to the canals with the help of dams.

Q4. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN DETAIL:-

1. What are fertilizers? Are these harmful?

Ans: Fertilizers are the chemicals added to the soil to increase the productivity of the soil and excess use of fertilizers pollute the soil.

2. What is compost? How can we make it?

Ans: Compost is made up of cow dung.

It is natural fertilizer.

It increases the productivity of the soil without any extra cost.

It can be made by digging a pit in the ground.

Peals of vegetables, fruits, leftover food and kitchen waste are put in the pit.

Earthworms are also put along with these.

After a few days the compost gets ready.

3. Why farmer buy seeds from the market ?

Ans: New seeds are of (HYV) High yielding Variety

They increase the production of the crops and  also improve the quality.

That is why the farmers have started buying new seeds from the market.

4. Why croton plants are grown in the fields?

Ans: Roots of the croton plant do not go deep in the ground.

So when the top layer becomes dry, the croton leaves bend and become limp.

This signal tells that the farm needs to be watered.

5. Earthworms are soil’s best friends. Explain.

Ans: Earthworms keep digging the into the soil.

Due to which air and water easily get into the soil.

The earthworms also eat dead leaves and plants and convert these into compost which is a natural fertilizer.

6. How can we make compost?

Ans: To make compost

1. Dig a pit.
2. Put dried leaves, kitchen waste and left over food in it.
3. Add earthworms in the pit also.
4. They turn the waste into useful compost.

7. Compare traditional ways (old) of agriculture with the modern ways (new) of agriculture.

	TRADITIONAL WAYS OF AGRICULTURE	MODERN WAYS  OF AGRICULTURE
	Bullocks were used to plough the fields.	Tractors are used to plough the fields.
	Wells and canals were used for irrigation.	Electric motor pumps are used for irrigation.
	Traditional seeds were used.	HYV seeds are used.
	Manures were used in the fields.	Chemicals fertilizers are used.
	All the work was done manually.	Maximum work is done by machines.