Modern School,Vaishali

Assignment (2020 - 21)

Class : VI

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

SECTION: GRAMMAR

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives given in the

brackets:

1. I have the ___________ parents in the world. ( best )

2. Let’s be ____________________ about the whole matter. ( sensible

)

3. The boy said, “I would like to have __________________

qualifications in this field.”

(High)

4. The _______________ thing happened at school today. ( funny )

5. The witness could not have given a __________________ reply. (

honest )

6. Is that true? I couldn’t have been _________________ ! ( surprised )

7. Everybody thought Swami was very ______________ when he

caught the thief. ( brave )

8. Kajal is very sweet. She is one of the ________________ people I

know. ( sweet )

B. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the put a cross when no article is

required:

1. __________ Large number of _____________ people were present at

______________ concert.

2. We can write _____________ letter in ____________ Ink or with

______________ pencil.

3. _______________ Cigarette is made up of _______________ tobacco

and ___________ paper.

4. In ____________ morning she goes to ___________ School and in

__________ evening she plays ____________ violin.

5. _________________ Handkerchief is made of _____________ piece of

______________cloth.

6. __________________ Engine driver does not have ______________

easy life.

C. Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns:

1. The girl ______is standing right beside your brother is very talkative.

(Whom /who)

2. I shifted to a house ______ is near the University campus. (Whose/that)

3. Rita, ______leg was badly injured, left for home. (Whose/who)

4. Neha, _______we met after ages, has changed so much. (That/whom)

D. Change the following sentences into negative form:

1. There were many people at the fair.

2. We’ve won the match!

3. The minister promised reforms.

4. Did you get the news?

5. Has the paper arrived?

6. Wait for me.

E. Choose the correct verb from the brackets and rewrite each

sentence.

1. Anybody (is/ are) welcome.

2. None of the girls (was/ were) absent during the last week.

3. Each of the players (was/ were) given a prize by the Head master.

4. Each painting (was /were) examined but none (was/ were) found worthy

of the prize.

5. Every one of those boys (is /are) able to learn this poem.

6. Neither of the films (was /were) liked by the people.

7. Everybody in our school (play /plays) games in the evening.

F. Rewrite the sentences following the instructions given in the brackets:

1. Sakeena goes to school with her friend. (Change into present perfect

continuous tense)

2. I am baking chocolate chip biscuits. (Change into present perfect tense)

3. I am preparing for tomorrow’s test. (Change into simple present )

4. I searched a lot for my lost pen. (Change into present perfect continuous

tense)

5. I ate four bananas. (Change into present continuous)

G. Identify whether the underlined verbs are transitive or intransitive.

1. The streetlights shone brightly.

2. Lock your suitcase.

3. My grandmother eats once in a day.

4. Owls keep awake at night.

5. Alice painted a mural.

6. Next summer, I will run my first marathon.

H. Point out the nouns in the following sentences and say whether they are

Common noun, Proper Noun, Collective noun or Abstract noun.

1. The crowd was very big.

2. Always speak the truth.

3. We all love honesty.

4. Our class consists of twenty peoples.

5. The elephant has great strength.

6. Solomon was famous for his wisdom.

SECTION: LITERATURE ( CH 1 , 2 &3)

A. Reference to the context:

1. “ We’ll have to inform the police.”

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. What was the information?

c. Why did they want to inform the police?

B. Short Answer Questions:

2. Give a brief description of the members of the four feathers.

3. What was Scout Law Number Three?

4. What is the message of the poem ‘ Snowflakes’?

5. How is the secret of despair revealed to woods and fields?

6. How did Demeter find her daughter?

7. Why are the winters welcomed in tropical countries?

8. What happened when Persephone goes down to Hades?

C. Long Answer Questions:

9. Describe about any harvest festival and why it is celebrated?

Write it in your own words. (70-80 words)

SUBJECT-HINDI

पर०. (१) निमननिखित परशन ो क उततर नििन –

1. िडकी नकस निि और नकसस गपप िडा रही थी ?

2. िडकी क अिसार चाोि कन कौि सी बीमारी ह और व कस िजर आत ह?

3. ििक क अिसार नचनडया म कौि-कौि सी नवशषताएो ह?

4. बचपि की िखिका सरवर कन अपि और उसक जमाि म कया-कया अोतर बताती ह?

5. कशव और शयामा ि अोडन ो क नवषय म कया िािािी कर िी और कयनो?

पर०. (२) निमननिखित कन नििशािसार हि करन –

1. नविनम शबद नििन- इचछा , कतजञ , उपखथथत, कामयाबी, चतर

2. पयाायवाची शबद नििन - असर , अशव , उदयाि , नकिारा , गाय

3. निमननिखित क निए एक शबद नििन –

नजसकी कीमत आोकी िा जा सक ____ नजसका हिय नवशाि हन ______

नजसकी उपमा ि हन ______ परनतनिि हनि वािा _____

नजसका कनई शतर ि हन ______

पर०. (३) निमननिखित महावरन ो क अथा व वाकय नििन –

1. ईट स ईट बजािा ि. अोग-अोग टटिा ग. काम तमाम करिा

पर०. (४) निमननिखित शबदनो स भाववाचक सोजञा बिाइए –

सतरी , बॉस , पश , वयखि , हरा , सोिर , थकिा

पर०. (५) ररि थथाि म उनचत शबद भरन -

1. भारत म कि _____ भाषाएो बनिी जाती ह।

2. चित-चित मझ बहत _____ हनि िगी।

3. राजा िशरथ की तीसरी पतनी का िाम _____ था।

4. बचपि पाठ की िखिका _____ जन _____ म रहती थी ो ।

5. पहाडन ो और िशन ो क िाम परायः _____ हनत ह।

पर०. (६) निमननिखित शबदनो का वरा नवचछि कीनजए:

चिौती , आशीवााि , सवीकार , पतर

पर०. (७) निमननिखित परशन ो क उततर िन (रामायर स)

1. राजा िशरथ कन नकस बात का िि रहता था और इस िि क निवारर क निए उननोि कया नकया?

2. राजा जिक ि सीता सवयोवर कन िकर कया शता रिी और व इस शता कन िकर नचोनतत कयनो रहत थ?

3. ताडका कौि थी? सबाह , मारीच और ताडका का परसपर कया सोबोध था?

पर०. (८) ' मीठी वारी ' नवषय पर अिचछि ििि कीनजए ।

पर०. (९) नपताजी क िौकरी म थथािाोतरर हन जाि क कारर नवदयािय छनडि क निए परमार-पतर

परापत करि हत नवदयािय क परधािाचाया कन निविि पतर निखिए।

पर०. (१०) रचिातमक / किातमक नियाकिाप :- (एखिनवटी)

१. चाोि पर आधाररत कनई िन कनवताएो (सनचतर रप स) A4साइज शीट पर निखिए।

SUBJECT-MATHS

CHAPTER-1 KNOWING OUR NUMBERS

1)Multiple Choice Questions: -

i) One Crore is equal to______________

a) 1 million b) 10 million c) 100million d) none

ii) The digit which has the greatest place value in 69,83,825 is________

a) 6 b) 5 c) 8 d) 9

iii) In the Roman numeration, we cannot write________

a) 1 b) 55 c) 0 d) 255

iv) In all, the Roman numeration system uses ______symbols.

a) 4 b) 7 c) 8 d) 10

v) How many times does the digit 9 occur between 1 and 100?

a) 11 b) 15 c) 18 d) 20

2) Write the sum of the successor and the predecessor of 1000.

3) Compare the following, using >, <, =

a) LX, XL b) LVIII, C

4) Write the following in roman numerals.

a) 346 b) 916

5) Write the following in Hindu Arabic numerals

a) DCXCVII b) MMDXV

6) The population of a city is 4,90,50,201. Out of these 1,90,40,102 are men and 1,00,37,893 are women.

a) Find the number of children in the city.

b) Write the above answer in words both in Indian and International system

7) Find the difference between the place value of two 7’s in 27897405.

8) Form five different numbers using the digits 5,6,7,8,9,2; then arrange them in ascending and descending order.

9) Write in expanded form

a) 9,50,842 b) 7,96,06,508

10) There were three candidates in an election. They received 687905 votes,495086 votes and 93756 votes

respectively. The number of invalid votes was 13849. If 25467 persons did not vote, find how many votes were

registered.

11) The total mass of 8 packets, each of the same size, is 10kg600g What is the mass of each such packet?

12) HOTS: A rope of length10m has been divided into 8 pieces of the same length. What is the length of each

piece?

CHAPTER-2 WHOLE NUMBERS

1)Multiple Choice Questions: -

i) The whole number which is not a natural number is___________

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

ii) 5×(3+7)=5×3+5×7 shows _____ property of whole numbers.

a) closure b) commutative c) associative d) distributive

iii) The predecessor of the greatest 4-digit number is ______

a) 9999 b) 1001 c) 9998 d) 10001

iv) The multiplicative identity for whole numbers is________

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) none

v) Statement (3+4)+8=3+(4+8) shows the__________property of whole numbers.

a) closed b) commutative c) associative d) none

2) Write the next three consecutive whole numbers starting from 4009998.

3) How many whole numbers are there between 608506 and 608521?

4) What least number must be subtracted from 13601 to get a number exactly divisible by 87?

5) What least number must be added to 1056 to get a number exactly divisible by 23?

6) Is the product of any two odd numbers an odd number? Is it true for any two even numbers? 7) Evaluate the

following by suitable rearrangements:

a) 8 x 125 x 70 b) 237 + 512 + 627 + 388

8) Use distributive property to simplify the following:

a. 165 x 99 + 165 b) 8870 x 461 – 887 x 10 x 361

c) 64 x 331 + 64 x 169 d) 45 x 500 + 45 x 200 – 45 x 300

9)A fruit seller bought 25 baskets of oranges,each containing 120 oranges.At the time of repackaging,he found

that 725 oranges were not in good condition.If the remaining oranges were packed into small boxes containing

25 oranges each, how many boxes were there?

10) Raju goes to market and purchase 25 packets of chocolates. Each packet contains 20 chocolates. Raju wants to

distribute the total number of chocolates to his 20 friends. How may chocolates each friend will get?

11) A school hall is to be constructed in such a way that each row has 28 seats. Determine the minimum number of

rows required to seat 650 students at a time.

12) HOTS : Find the product of the largest 5-digit number and the largest 3-digit number using distributive law.

CHAPTER-3 PLAYING WITH NUMBERS

1)Multiple Choice Questions: -

i) Every counting number has an infinite number of___________

a) factors b) multiples c) prime factors d) none of these

ii) Which of the following are co-primes?

a) 91 and 72 b) 34 and 51 c) 21 and 36 d) 15 and 20

iii) The LCM of two co-primes numbers is their______

a) sum b) difference c) product d) quotient

iv) The number which is neither prime nor composite is________

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

v) Which of the following numbers is divisible by 6 ?

a) 67821 b) 78134 c) 87432 d) none of these

2.Find all the multiples of 9 up to 100.

3.Write the smallest 5-digit no. and express it in the form of its prime factors.

4. Is 16380 a multiple of 28?

5.Express each as the sum of three odd prime nos.

a) 29 b) 31 c) 41 d) 53 e) 35

6.Find the prime factorisation of 12650.

7.Find the greatest no. which divides 2,011 and 2,623 leaving remainder 9 and 5 respectively.

8.Find the least no. which when divided by 20, 25, 30 and 36 leaves a remainder 4 in each case

9.The circumferences of four wheels are 50 cm, 60cm, 75cm and 100cm respectively. They start moving

simultaneously. What least distance should they cover so that each wheel makes complete no of revolution.

10.The HCF of two nos. is 12 and their LCM is 144.If one of the no. is 36. Find the other.

11.The product of two nos. is 15870 and their HCF is 23.Find their LCM.

12) HOTS: Can two numbers have 12 as their HCF and 512 as their LCM ? Justify your answer.

ASSIGNMENT OF MENTAL APTITUDE TEST

TOPIC-NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES & ODD ONE OUT

NUMBER SERIES: - These type of series is made up of certain numbers which are related to each other in some logical way. To relate the numbers, generally some mathematical relations or formula are used. Example: - 1) 4,8,12,16,20,24……. If we observe the series given, we will find that there is a constant difference of +4 between each other. 4 8 12 16 20 24

ALPHABETICAL SERIES: - This type of series is made up of certain alphabets which are related to each other in some logical way. To relate the alphabets generally the place value of the alphabets and the difference between their place values is used. Example:1) A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O

A(1) C(3) E(5) G(7) I(9) K(11) M(13) O(15)

{Brackets represent the place value of each alphabet}

A. Choose the missing term out of the given alternatives:- 1)2, 5, 9, 19, 37,?

a)73 b) 75 c) 76 d) 78

2).0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210,? a)240 b) 290 c) 336 d) 504

3). 0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, ?

a)91 b) 0.80 c) 1 d) 0.99

4) 6, 13, 25, 51, 101, ?

a) 200 b) 201 c) 202 d) 203

5) 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?

a)125 b) 127 c) 130 d) 65

6) R, U, X, A, D, ?

a) F b) G c) H d) I

7) M,N O,L,R,I,V,?

a)A b) E c) F d) H

8) A, I, P, V, A, E, ?

a) E b) F c) G d) H

9) AC, FH, KM, PR, ?

a) UW b) VW c) UX d) TV

10) BMO b) EOQ c) HQS,?

a) KSU b) LMN c) SOV d) SOW

11) C7, G11, K15, O19, ?

a)S23 (b) T32 (c) R23 (d) Q23

12) 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, ?

a)600 (b) 700 (c) 900 (d) 1000

13) 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?

a)42 (b) 51 (c) 81 (d) 91

14) CAT, FDW, IGZ, ?

a)KJA (b) KTC (c) LHD (d) LJC

15) 2/12/91, 30/12/91, 27/1/92, 24/2/92, ?

a)23/3/92 (b) 24/3/92 (c) 22/3/92

B. Choose the wrong term out of the given alternatives:

1.125, 126, 124, 127, 123, 129 a)126 b) 124 c) 123 d) 129

2)1, 3, 12, 25, 48 a)3 b) 12 c) 25 d) 28

3)AZ, GT, MN, RH, YB a) MN (b) RH (c) GT (d) YB

4)Z, U, Q, M, L a)M (b) Q (c) U (d) L

5)6, 14, 30, 64, 126 a)6 (b) 14 (c) 64 (d) 126

6)196, 169, 144, 121, 80 a)80 (b) 169 (c) 121 (d) 196 7) 1, 5, 9, 16, 25, 37, 49 a)16 (b) 9 (c) 25 (d) 37

8)U, O, J, C, W a)C (b) J (c) O (d) U

9)Z, S, W, O, R, K, Q, G, N, C a)R (b) K (c) W (d) Q

10) 5, 10, 17, 24, 37

a)10 (b) 17 (c) 24 (d) 37

SUBJECT- SCIENCE CHAPTER 1 SOURCES OF FOOD

1. Choose the correct option:

i) What are not the ingredients of preparing Chicken curry? (a) Chicken (b) spice (c) oil (d) Pumpkin ii) Which of the following is NOT an ingredient for preparing Dal? (a) Pulses (b) Kerosene (c) Oil or Ghee (d) Salt iii) Which one of the following is not a omnivore animal? (a) Tiger (b) Human (c) Bear (d) Cockroach iv) Materials required to prepare a food item are called (a) Nutrients (b) Ingredients (c) Nourishments (d) Minerals v) Which of the following is not a plant whose root is edible? (a) carrot (b) radish (c) turnip (d) potato vi) The animals which eat only small animals are called (a) Herbivores (b) Carnivores (c) Omnivores (d) Insectivores vii) Humans are (a) Carnivores (b) Herbivores (c) Omnivores (d) None of these viii)The part of a banana plant not used as food is ______ (a) flower (b) fruit (c) stem (d) root ix) Animals which eat both animals flesh as well as plants are called ______ (a) Carnivores (b) Herbivores

(c) Omnivores (d) None of these x) Which of the following gives eggs? (a) Duck (b) Cow (c) Goat (d) Donkey 2. Answer the following questions in one word:

1) What is the main ingredient of roti?

(2) What part of the sugarcane plant is edible ?

(3) What is the process of rearing fish called?

(4) Name a seed which can be sprouted ?

(5) What are plant eating animals called ? 3. Answer the following questions

(1) What are omnivores ?

(2) What are the ingredients of Kheer ?

(3) Why should we not eat unknown plants ?

(4) What are the ingredients ?

(5) What are three categories of animals according to their eating habits?

(6) Name two plants whose leaves have medicinal properties. (7) Explain why we need food.

(8) How is honey produced by honey bees?

CHAPTER 2 COMPONENTS OF FOOD

1. Choose the correct option: i)Which of the following is a protective food?

(a) milk (b) oils and fats (c) fruits (d) cereals

ii) Goitre: swelling of thyroid glands occurs due to the deficiency of (a) iron (b) potassium (c) phosphorus (d) iodine iii) Calcium is not required for? (a) Strengthening of bones and teeth. (b) Blood clotting. (c) Muscle contraction. (d) Conduction of nerve impulses iv) Which of the following is considered as 'body building foods'? (a) Proteins (b) Vitamins (c) Fats (d) Carbohydrates v) Our body prepares which type of Vitamin in the presence of sunlight? (a) Vitamin D (b) Vitamin A (c) Vitamin B (d) Vitamin K vi) Which of these is not true of Vitamin C? (a) It helps in fighting against diseases like common cold, scurvy throat infections (b) It is present in oranges, tomatoes, lemon and guava. (c) Deficiency of it causes the wound to heal longer (d) It promotes growth, vision vii) Our hair and nails contain (a) Protein (b) Calcium (c) Chlorine (d) Phosphorus viii) Match the column (P)Deficiency of Vitamin A (X)Causes Beriberi (Q) Deficiency of Vitamin B (Y) Caused Loss of Vision (R) Deficiency of Iron (Z) causes Anaemia Which of these are correct? (a) P -> X, Q -> Y, R -> Z (b) P -> Y, Q -> X, R -> Z (c) P -> Z, Q -> Y, R -> X (d) P -> Z, Q -> X, R -> Y

1. State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’. a. The absence of a particular vitamin and mineral can cause a deficiency disease. b. The substance is starch that gives blue colour with iodine when it is tested. c. The fibrous indigestible material present in our food is called roughage. d. Facts of plant origin are saturated fats

e. Shortage of one or more nutrients in the diet results in undernutrition.

2. Give answer in one word :

a. Which nutrient is also known as protective food? b. What is another name for dietary fibres? c. What is the disease caused by iron deficiency? d. Deficiency of which nutrient leads to poor vision or loss of vision in darkness? e. Name the disease which is caused due to the deficiency of calcium in food.

4. Answer the following questions: a. What are the two main carbohydrates found in our food ? b. What is the function of fats? c. What are deficiency diseases? d. What is a balanced diet? e. What is marasmus? What are its symptoms? f. What is the cause of kwashiorkor? What are its symptoms?

CHAPTER 4 KINDS OF MATERIALS

1. Choose the correct option: i) Which of the following has lustre (a) A plastic toy (b) A cotton shirt (c) A stainless steel spoon (d) A paper ii) Which of the following is not an example of translucent substance? (a) An oily patch (b) Palm kept on a lit torch (c) Butter paper (d) A wooden box iii) Substances through which we cannot see at all are called ___________. (a) Translucent (b) Transparent (c) Opaque (d) All of the them iv) Some metals often lose their shine and appear dull because of the action of (a) Air (b) Water (c) Chemical (d) All of them

v) Grouping together things with similar properties is called _________. (a) Variation (b) Classification (c) Specification (d) Nomenclature 2. Fill in the blanks: a. The process of grouping things on the basis of some common properties is called .................... b. Mustard oil is ................... in water. c. Oxygen is ................... in water. d. Gold and silver are ………….. metals. e. Wood and black board are……….. materials. 3. Answer the following questions: a. Arrange the following in their increasing degree of hardness Iron, Wood, Candle wax b. List five items to you that float on water. c. Name two gases which are soluble in water. d. Name two gases which are insoluble in water. e. Name five objects which can be made from wood. f. What are hard and soft materials ? Differentiate between Soluble materials and Insoluble materials. CHAPTER 13 ELECTRICITY AND CIRCUITS

1. Choose the correct option: i). Which of these are insulators? (a) Seawater (b) Distilled water (c) Tap water (d) None of these ii). A simple device that is used to either break or complete the electric circuit? (a) Switch (b) Terminal (c) Current (d) Conductor iii). What is wrong with an electric cell? (a) Chemical energy is converted into electrical energy (b) It has a neutral terminal (c) It has a Positive Terminal (d) It has a Negative Terminal iv). Which one of the following statement is false? (a) Eraser is a bad conductor of electricity. (b) Metals are good conductor of electricity. (c) Our body is a good conductor of electricity. (d) Plastic is a good conductor of electricity. v). What is the direction of current flow? (a) + terminal of cell -> Switch -> Bulb -> - terminal of cell (b) - terminal of cell -> Switch -> Bulb -> +terminal of cell

(c) + terminal of cell -> - terminal of cell -> bulb -> switch (d) None of these vi). Materials which allow current to pass through them easily are called? (a) Insulators (b) Conductors (c) Switch (d) Battery vii). Materials that do not allow electric current to pass through them ? (a) Insulators (b) Conductors (c) Switch (d) Battery viii). Which one of the following will allow electric current to pass through? (a) Eraser (b) Matchstick (c) Plastic comb (d) Iron Nail 2. Answer the following questions: a. Name the device which is used to break an electric circuit. b. Define switch. c. Name two appliances working on electricity. d. Name the things you would require to make an electric circuit. e. Why are the electric wires made out of copper or aluminium though silver is a better conductor of electricity? f. Why should an electrician use rubber gloves while repairing an electric switch at your home? g. Differentiate between conductors and insulators

Subject: Social Science

GEOGRAPHY

Chapter :1 The Earth In The Solar System

1. I Define the following terms:- a) Orbit b) Meteoroids c) Celestial bodies d) Satellite e) Comets II Give one word answers:- a) Blue planet of the solar system b) The largest planet of our solar system c) Another name for Milkyway d) The two planets between which the Saturn lies. e) The smallest planet in the solar system f) Constellation that helps us locate the Pole Star. III Indicate if the statements are True or False:- a) Asteroids are thought to be pieces of a large planet which exploded

b) The sun is the biggest star in the universe c) Planets move around the sun in circular orbits d) The solar system consists of the sun and the eight planets e) Uranus has the most number of satellites in our solar system f) Hydrogen and helium gases are found on the sun. IV) Name all the planets according to their size. V) Why is Earth known as ‘Blue Planet’?

Civics CHAPTER-1 Understanding diversity

I. Write the names of the states where the following festivals are celebrated: a) Bihu b) Onam c) Pongal d) Chhat Puja e) Durga Puja f) Teej g) Ganesh Chaturti II. Answer these questions:- a) Name the folk dances of Punjab and Gujarat. b) Give an example of unity in diversity. c) Mention the different religions that are practiced in Kerala. d) Who wrote the famous book ‘The Discovery to India’? e) Which is the famous festival of Kerala? f) Who brought Christianity to India & when? g) What is the meaning of diversity? h) Write difference between joint family and nuclear family.

III.One word answer: a. Famous dance of Kerala is_______. b. Famous dance of Punjab is _______. c. The difference between rich and poor is called _______. IV.Fill in the blanks: a. In India more than _______ languages are spoken. b. Indian civilisation is more than _______ years old. c. _______ is the most literate state in India. d. Punjab is called the _______ of India. e. The _______ is worn by the men and the _______ by the women of Kerala.

HISTORY

Ch-1 When,Where n How I. Answer in a word:

(i) The place where rice was first grown. __________________ (ii) The area along the south of the Ganga. ________________ (iii) The earliest composition in Sanskrit. ___________________ (iv) The language used by ordinary people. _________________ (v) Manuscripts were usually written on. ___________________ II. Very short answers.

(i) Where are the Garo hills located? (ii) What are tributaries? Name the tributary of Ganga. (iii) From where does the word India come? (iv) What were the occupations of the people of Andaman Islands? (v) Who were skilled gatherers? III. Answer the following: (i) What is history? Why do we study history? (ii) What are ‘sources’? How many sources are there? (iii) Give two examples of inscriptions of ancient India. (iv) Who are archaeologists? What do they do? (v) How can you say that historians and archaeologists are like detectives? (vi) How was travelling an important part of life of the people in the past? (vii) What are the different ways to find out about the past?

HISTORY

Ch-2 Hunters and gatherers

I.Fill in the blanks:

a. Stone age was divided into _______ periods. b. The climate becomes warmer and drier in _______ BCE. c. Some of the oldest sites discovered in India are in the _______ and _______ in Karnataka. d. Chalcolithiec age is also called the _______ age. e. The period from 50000 BCE to 10000 BCE is known as the _______ age.

II. Answer in one word: 1. Very small tools used during the Mesolithic period 2. A place where early humans lived 3. Groups of early humans 4. A long spear like instrument used to catch fish or whales 5. The biggest discovery of new stone age

III.Answer the following questions: 1.Who were the earliest humans on the earth?

2.What do you know about the cave art?

3.What was the importance of agriculture in human life?

IV. Write a short note on the following: a. Palaeolithic Age b. Mesolithic Age c. Neolithic Age