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DAV Class 3 SST Chapter 9 Question Answer – Our Homes
DAV Class 3 SST Ch 9 Question Answer – Our Homes
Something To Know
A. Tick (✓) the correct option:
Question 1.
A house that is always made above the ground level –
(a) Stilt house
(b) Bungalow
(c) Log cabins
Answer:
(a) Stilt house
Question 2.
The material used in making permanent house is –
(a) Straw
(b) Cement
(c) Dry leaves
Answer:
(b) Cement
Question 3.
A house on the wheel is a –
(a) Hut
(b) Treehouse
(c) Caravan
Answer:
(c) Caravan
Question 4.
The type of a house a person builds depends on –
(a) Location and money
(b) Climate and natural resources
(c) Both
Answer:
(c) Both
B. Fill in the blanks:
Help Box:
chilly, flesh, water, nomads, huts
1. The early man ate of animals.
2. are made of bamboo, straw, dried leaves and mud.
3. do not live permanently at one place.
4. Houses on seashores are made with proof materials.
5. Wood keeps a house warm in weather.
Answer:
1. flesh
2. Huts
3. Nomads
4. water
5. chilly
C. Match the following:
| 1. Sloping roofs | (a) flood prone areas |
| 2. Caravans | (b) caves |
| 3. Haveli | (c) mountain houses |
| 4. Stilt houses | (d) big village house |
| 5. Early man | (e) moving houses |
Answer:
| 1. Sloping roofs | (c) mountain houses |
| 2. Caravans | (e) moving houses |
| 3. Haveli | (d) big village house |
| 4. Stilt houses | (a) flood prone areas |
| 5. Early man | (b) caves |
D. Answer the following questions:
Question 1.
Why do we need a house?
Answer:
We need a house because it protects us from rain, wind, cold and the heat of the sun. It also protects us from thieves.
Question 2.
Different types of houses are built in different areas. Explain with examples.
Answer:
- The houses in hilly/mountainous areas are made with sloping roofs so that rain water and snow can slide down easily.
- We see stilt houses in flood-prone areas. The water drains away easily through the stilts without damaging the house.
Question 3.
How do people living in hot climate keep their houses cool?
Answer:
People living in hot climate build their houses with high, flat roofs to keep them cool. The rooms are made around an open veranda to allow free movement of air and to keep the heat out.
Question 4.
List the materials that people use for building permanent houses in cities.
Answer:
The materials that people use for building houses in cities are-glass, steel, cement, wood, stone, marble, bricks, iron rods etc.
Question 5.
Differentiate between a mountain house and a stilt house.
Answer:
Mountain houses have sloping roofs so that rain water and snow can slide down easily whereas stilt houses are built high above the ground or water in areas where floods are very common. The water drains away easily through the stilts without damaging the house.
Value-Based Questions
Piyush went to the school washroom and saw water leaking from a broken pipe. He informed his teacher. She told the plumber to repair it immediately.
Question 1.
What is your reaction when you see leaking taps at home or in school?
Answer:
At home I immediately inform my mother or father. In school, I inform my class teacher.
Question 2.
What do you do when you see the lights switched on in a vacant classroom?
Answer:
I immediately switch it off.
Question 3.
Why is it important to conserve food, water, electricity, etc?
Answer:
Our population is increasing day by day. So, it is important to conserve food, water, electricity, etc. to meet their growing demands.
Map Skill
On a political map of India, mark and color.
1. A state where houseboats are common.
2. A state with stilt house.
3. A state where houses have sloping roofs.
Answer:
1. Jammu Kashmir
2. Assam
3 Himachal Pradesh
Something To Do
Question 1.
Make a list of people of different occupations/professions who help in building a house.
Answer:
A list of people of different occupations/ professions who help in building a house –
(a) Architect
(b) Builder
(c) Mason
(d) Labour
(e) Electrician
(f) Carpenter
(g) Glazier
Question 2.
Collect a picture of any one type of house and write three sentences on it.
Answer:
Log cabins –
- Log cabins are wooden houses, usually built in forests.
- They are also built in the regions having cold climates.
- The wood used in log cabins keeps the house warm in chilly weather.
- Note: Students must draw the picture of Log cabins themselves.
Question 3.
You are fortunate to have a home. There are some people who are homeless.
(a) Identify the given picture.
Answer:
These homeless people are bound to stay at night shelters.
(b) Why do people live here?
Answer:
People live here because they don’t have their own house nor do they have money to pay for the rented home.
(c) What problems do they face?
Answer:
In the cold, they spend sleepless nights as they don’t have sufficient clothes to cover their body. In summer, they have to face hot winds. Besides, they have a hunger problem. They never get adequate food.
Question 4.
Suppose you are living in a tree house. List 10 things you will need if you cannot get down from the tree for two days.
Answer:
Food, water, torch, medicine, books, some toys, sweets, etc.
DAV Class 3 Social Studies Chapter 9 Question Answer – Our Homes
I. Multiple Choice Questions (Mcqs)
Question 1.
Shambhavi lives in a
(a) bungalow
(b) flat
(c) jhuggi
(d) haveli
Answer:
(a) bungalow
Question 2.
The huts are made of
(a) bamboo
(b) straw
(c) mud
(d) all of the above
Answer:
(d) all of the above
Question 3.
One of the following which is not used in pucca houses.
(a) marble
(b) cement
(c) dried leaves
(d) stone
Answer:
(c) dried leaves
Question 4.
The houses are made with sloping roofs in the
(a) mountains
(b) plains
(c) plateaus
(d) all of the above
Answer:
(a) mountains
Question 5.
Wooden houses are very common in areas that are prone to
(a) fires
(b) earthquakes
(c) floods
(d) famines
Answer:
(b) earthquakes
II. Fill In The Blanks
1. People in big cities live in ……………… in multi-storeyed buildings.
2. Shambhavi’s father owns ……………… many gardens in Assam.
3. ……………… can be damaged by strong winds.
4. A ……………… house has a ladder to climb up.
5. ……………… can be moved from one place to another on the lakes.
Answer:
1. flats
2. tea
3. Huts
4. slilt
5. houseboats
III. True/False
1. Havelis are found in big cities.
2. Shambhavi’s cousin, Mala lives in a bungalow.
3. Stilt houses are found in plains.
4. A house protects us from thieves.
5. In cold climates, people use a lot of wood.
Answer:
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True
IV. Match The Following
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| 1. Stilt house | (i) lakes |
| 2. Houses in the mountains | (ii) forests |
| 3. Houseboats | (iii) ladder |
| 4. Log cabins | (iv) waterproof materials |
| 5. Houses on seashores | (v) sloping roofs |
Answer:
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| 1. Stilt house | (iii) ladder |
| 2. Houses in the mountains | (v) sloping roofs |
| 3. Houseboats | (i) lakes |
| 4. Log cabins | (ii) forests |
| 5. Houses on seashores | (v) sloping roofs |
V. Jumbled Words
1. ehavli ………………
2. bcoalny ………………
3. gbaunolw ………………
4. artpmneta ………………
5. cpuca ………………
6. obabom ………………
7. nsowflal ………………
8. hosuebaot ………………
9. mcenet ………………
10. mabrle ………………
Answer:
1. haveli
2. balcony
3. bungalow
4. apartment
5. pucca
6. bamboo
7. snowfall
8. houseboat
9. cement
10. marble
VI. Cross The Odd One
1. glass; steel; storm; cement ………………….
2. rain; village; snowfall; flood ………………….
3. polythene; household; haveli; hut …………………
4. hot; cold; dry; wood ………………….
Answer:
1. storm
2. village
3. polythene
4. wood
VII. Name The Following
1. Nomads live in it.
2. Early man lived in it.
3. A multi-storeyed building having several flats.
4. It protects us from rain, wind, cold and the heat of the sun.
5. It has beautiful lawns and a kitchen garden at the back.
Answer:
1. Caravan
2. Cave
3. Apartment
4. Home
5. Bungalow
VIII. Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
Mention three features of a bungalow.
Answer:
Three features of a bungalow are –
- It is a big house having a living room, kitchen, guesthouse, study room, store¬room and garage on the ground floor.
- The bedrooms and bathrooms are on the first floor.
- The bungalow has beautiful lawns and a kitchen garden at the back.
Question 2.
Mention three features of a flat.
Answer:
Three features of a flat are:
- A flat is a part of a multi-storeyed building.
- It has two or three rooms. There is a study room too.
- It has a kitchen with all the facilities.
Question 3.
Mention three disadvantages of a hut.
Answer:
Three disadvantages of a hut are:
- A hut is made of bamboo, straw, dried leaves and mud. Therefore, it is not very strong.
- It starts leaking in rainy season.
- It can be easily damaged by strong winds.
Question 4.
Why are wooden houses built in earth-quake-prone areas?
Answer:
Wooden houses are built in earthquake-prone areas so that the houses can be easily constructed again.
Question 5.
(i) Why is cooking usually done outside the hut?
(ii) In hilly areas, most houses have fireplaces. Why?
(iii) A stilt house has a ladder climb up. Why is it removed at night?
Answer:
(i) Cooking is usually done outside the hut as the straw can catch fire easily.
(ii) In hilly areas, most houses have fireplaces to bum logs. It keeps the house warm and comfortable.
(iii) The ladder is removed and kept inside the house at night for safety from thieves and wild animals.
Question 6.
What are log cabins? Where are they found? What is their benefit?
Answer:
Log cabins are wooden houses. They are found in forests and in areas that are prone to earthquakes. Such houses can be easily constructed again. It keeps the house warm in chilly weather.
IX. Long Answer Type Questions
Question 1.
Describe different types of houses people live in.
Answer:
People live in different types of houses depending on the location and climate of that place.
- Caves: The early man lived in caves.
- Huts: Huts came into existence when people started a settled life. Even now many people live in huts in villages. These huts are made of bamboo, straw, dried leaves and mud.
- Pucca houses: In villages, people live in pucca houses made of bricks, marble, stone, cement and timber.
- Houses with sloping roofs: These are
found in the mountains. The sloping roofs allow rainwater and snow to slide down easily. - Stilt houses: These houses are found in flood-prone areas. The water drains away easily through the stilts without damaging the house.
- Houseboats: These are found in Kashmir and Kerala.
- Caravans: Nomads live in caravans that can be moved around by a horse, bullock or a van.
- Houses with high flat roofs: These are found in areas of hot climate. The high flat roofs keep the house cool.
DAV Class 3 SST Chapter 9 Notes – Our Homes
- Home gives shelter and protects us from rain, wind, cold and the heat of the sun.
- People live in different types of houses depending on location and climate of that place.
- The early man lived in caves. Then he built small huts with bamboo, straw, dried leaves and mud. But those huts were not strong.
- Today we see pucca houses in villages. These houses are made of bricks, marbles, stone, cement and timber.
- In hilly/mountainous regions houses are made with sloping roofs so that rainwater and snow can slide down easily.
- Stilt houses are made in flood-prone regions.
- People in Kashmir and Kerala live in houseboats.
- Nomads live in caravans which can be moved from place to place.
- In villages, people use local materials like bamboo, grass and clay for making huts. But in cities, costly materials like glass, steel, cement, wood, stone, marble, bricks, etc. are used for building houses.
- Houses on seashores are made of strong, waterproof materials to protect them from the strong salty winds.
- Bungalow: A big house built on one level, without stairs.
- Apartment: A multi-storeyed building.
- Haveli: A very big village house.
- Houseboat: A boat that people can live in, usually kept at a particular place on a river or lake.
- Caravan: A group of people with vehicles or animals who travel together.
- Log Cabins: Wooden houses in forests.