LIGHTENED TO LIGHT

  LESSON 7 A HOUSE   1.     Which things are used in making pucca houses? Bricks, wood, cement and steel are used in making pucca houses.   2.     What are skyscrapers? Skyscrapers are very tall buildings, which may even have a hundred storeys.   3.     Who live in tents? Why? Mountaineers, military and picnic campers live in tents. It is easy to put up and can easily be folded and carried to any other place.   4.     Where can you find stilt houses? We can find stilt houses at places where it rains a lot and where there is always a danger of flood.  

  LESSON – 7 UNCLE PRASAD AND THE FLYING MAHINE – II   QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:-   1.    Who pushed the plane over the rock? Ravi and the other boys pushed the glider off the rock.   2.    Who tried to mend the string? Uncle Prasad tried to mend the string.   3.    What tilted over on its side? The glider titled over on its side because Uncle Prasad leant over and tried to catch the end of the broken string.   4.    What pulled the machine forward? When uncle Prasad looked down he found that the weight of his body had pulled the machine forward.   5.    What happened when uncle Prasad caught hold of the bamboo stick? When Uncle Prasad caught hold of the bamboo stick, the glider started to go round and round in Circles, getting lower and lower.   6.    Did Uncle Prasad get hurt? Uncle Prasad shot high into the air like a bullet from a gun. He landed with a tremendous splash in the lake. Luckily he could swim and he managed to reach the riven bank.

  LESSON 6 UNCLE PRASAD AND THE FLYING MACHINE – I   1.      What was Ravi drawing? Ravi was drawing a flying machine.   2.      What did Uncle Prasad look like? Uncle Prasad was old and heavy and had a long moustache and a shiny bald head.   3.      What materials and tools did Ravi use to build his plane? Ravi used some bamboo, string, a newspaper, a knife, a screwdriver, and blue paint to build his plane.   4.      How long did the plane take to make? The glider took two months to build   5.      What were the loops for? The loops of string were for the feet.   6.      What was the bar for? The bar was moved with the hands. The pilot moved the bar to make the plane go up or down. To go right, the right foot had to be pushed down. To go left, the left foot had to be pushed down.   7.      Why did Uncle Prasad think Ravi’s machine would not fly? Uncle Prasad thought Ravi’s machine would not fly because it was too small and had no engine.  

  POEM I’D LIKE TO BE   1.     What do monkeys do? Monkeys play, skip, dance, and eat all day long.   2.     How do monkeys move from one branch to another? Monkeys leap (or swing) from one branch to another.   3.     What do monkeys do all day long? Monkeys are Playing, skipping, dancing and eating all day long.   4.     What do tigers do in the jungle? Tigers Prowl in the deep jungle.   5.     What do tigers do in the day? Tigers lie in the sunlight and sleep during the day.   6.     What do tigers do in the evening and at night?   Tigers hunt in the evening and at night.  

  LESSON – 6 CAREFUL HANS   1.     Where did the grandmother live? The grandmother lived in a small cottage near a great forest (in Germany).   2.     Where did Hans put the needle? Hans put the needle in the hay. It was foolish because it would be difficult to find.   3.     Where did Hans put the knife? Hans put the knife inside his sleeve. It was a bad idea because the knfe would fall out.   4.     Where did Hans put the puppy? Hans put the puppy into his pocket. The puppy would not have enough room to move or even breathe!   5.     What happened to the meat? The meat was eaten by the puppy.   6.     What happened to the butter? The butter melted in the sun.   7.     What did Hans’ mother call him? Hans’s mother called Hans a foolish boy. .  

  POEM SUN AND MOON   1.     What shines like silver? The moon shines like silver.   2.     What shines like gold? The sun shines like gold   3.     Who hung up the lanterns? God hung up the lanterns   4.     Who can blow them out? Nobody can blow them out.  

  LESSON – 6 THE DRONE   1.     How is Vikram’s Dad clever? Vikram’s Dad is clever because he makes lots of useful things in his workshop.   2.     What did Dad make? Dad made a drone   3.     What does a drone do? A drone can fly, it can take photos and it can take a video.   4.     How did Dad make the drone come back? Dad pressed 6, and the drone came back.   5.     What did Vikram shout? Why? Vikram shouted, ‘Stop!’ because he saw Sheba, his cat.   6.     Where was Sheba? Sheba was stuck in a tree.   7.     What did Vikram think of the drone?   Vikram thought that the drone was a great machine.  

  POEM THE EARTH IS ROUND 1.      In the poem, where does the frog sit? In the poem the frog sits On a log.   2.      Is the dog furry? Yes, it is shaggy (it has long, thick fur)   3.      Do they go by car? No, the frog rides on the back of the dog   4.      How long do they go for? They go for a whole day   5.      Is the dog kind? In what ways is he kind? Yes, the dog is kind. He is kind in a way that he offers the frog a ride for free.   6.      Is the earth flat or round? How do we know? The Earth is round. We know this because we have images taken by astronauts and satellites  

  LESSON – 2 WORKING OF A COMPUTER   DEFINE THE FOLLOWING: 1.      Input devices that help us to enter data and instruction into the computer 2.      Output devices that help us to display the result obtained are called output. 3.      Hard copy the output printed on a paper is hard copy. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1.      What are the three main units of a computer system? A computer system consist of three main parts: a.        Input unit b.      Processing unit c.       Output unit   2.      Explain the IPO cycle. A computer follows the IPO cycle. a.      Input - take data and instruction b.      Process – processes date c.       Output – shows the results   3.      Why the ‘CPU’ is called the brain of the computer? CPU stands for central processing unit. It gives meaningful information by taking data and instructions. So it is called the brain of the computer.   4.      What is processing? After entering the data and instructions

  Chapter 8 – My Elder Brother   1. What are the things that Munna liked to do? Munna liked to walk in the green fields. He also liked to play marbles and fly paper. 2. What did Bhaiya do all day? Bhaiya read books all day. 3. Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him? Munna was not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him because there was no time to play in the timetable. 4. How do you think Munna felt when his brother was so strict with him? Why was Bhaiya so strict with him? Munna felt like running away and going back home when his brother was so strict with him. Bhaiya was strict with him because he did not study much and instead went outside to play with his friends. 5. Whose character do you like more — Munna’s or Bhaiya’s? Why? I liked Munna’s character the most because he likes to play and enjoy his life with complete fun. He is not boring like his Bhaiya who always likes to study the whole day.