Question Paper

Choose the best answer for each question.

What is the area around or near our house called? a) A city b) A neighbourhood c) A village d) A market

Which of these is a modern teaching aid used in schools today? a) Blackboard b) Slate c) Smartboard d) Chalk

In ancient India, residential schools where pupils lived with their guru were known as: a) Universities b) Public schools c) Gurukuls d) Boarding houses

For progress, what is often said to be necessary? a) Laziness b) Staying the same c) Change d) Avoiding new things

What can you buy everything under one roof in today? a) A small shop b) A post office c) A hospital d) A shopping mall

Complete the following sentences with the correct word(s).

The people who live near our house are our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Raman’s village grew into a small _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with many new buildings and factories.

As you move from one class to another, you make new _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Changes may be good or bad, but they are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and cannot be avoided.

Shantiniketan was a school started by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Read each statement and write ‘T’ for True or ‘F’ for False.

Changes always make us lazy.

Your neighbourhood looks exactly the same as it did thirty years ago.

Technology like computers was used in schools since the olden times.

It is the duty of every student to help a new child settle down in school.

Explain the following terms in one to two sentences each.

Adaptability:

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Tradition:

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Facilities:

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Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each.

Name two things you might find in your neighbourhood.

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List two common changes that can happen in a neighbourhood.

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How have free time activities changed for children compared to your grandparents’ time?

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What kinds of changes do you face when you move to a new class each year?

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Why is it important to adjust to changes in life?

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Look at the image below and answer the questions.

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Identify two differences between the school on the left and the school on the right.

How do the differences in the image reflect the changes in learning methods discussed in the chapter?

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Answer the following questions in 4-5 sentences each.

Explain how different aspects of people’s lives, such as lifestyle, food, and clothes, change over time as a part of growth and development.

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Describe the significant changes that have occurred in schools and learning methods over a period of time, including ancient education.

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The ‘Green Earth’ section mentions planting trees. Why is planting trees an important action for a neighbourhood’s development?

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Chapter: 02. Understanding Changes

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (5 Marks)

Section B: Fill in the Blanks (5 Marks)

Section C: True or False (4 Marks)

Section D: Explanation of Terms (6 Marks)

Section E: Short Answer Questions (10 Marks)

Section F: Diagram-Based Question (4 Marks)

Section G: Long Answer Questions (6 Marks)

Section H: Environmental Awareness (3 Marks)