Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.
Ropes, mats, bags, brushes are the items that are made from coconut fibre (eventually from the coconut). The husk or outer covering of coconut is known as coconut fibre which is also known as natural fibre.
You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet?
Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.
A thick coating of a paste of Plaster of Paris (POP) is applied over the bandage on a fractured bone. It becomes hard on drying to keep the fractured bone immobilised. Can the change in POP be reversed?
Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein
Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.
Tick (√) the statements that are correct.
(a) By eating rice alone, we can fulfill nutritional requirement of our body. ( )
(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet. ( )
(c) Balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items. ( )
(d) Meat alone is sufficient to provide all nutrients to the body. ( )
Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?
Given below are the names of some objects and materials:
Water, basket ball, orange, sugar, globe, apple and earthen pitcher Group them as:
(a) Round shaped and other shapes
(b) Eatables and non eatables
List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.
State whether the statements given below are True or False.
(i) Stone is transparent, while glass is opaque.
(ii) A notebook has lustre while eraser does not.
(iii) Chalk dissolves in water.
(iv) A piece of wood floats on water. (v) Sugar does not dissolve in water.
(vi) Oil mixes with water.
(vii) Sand settles down in water.
(viii) Vinegar dissolves in water.
In a completely dark room, if you hold up a mirror in front of you, will you see a reflection of yourself in the mirror?
In which part of a flower, you are likely to find the ovary?
What is the function of a stem in a plant?
True or false?
(a) A mixture of milk and water can be separated by filtration.
(b) A mixture of powdered salt and sugar can be separated by the process of winnowing. (c) Separation of sugar from tea can be done with filtration.
(d) Grain and husk can be separated with the process of decantation.
Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein
A bag of cement lying in the open gets wet due to rain during the night. The next day the sun shines brightly. Do you think the changes, which have occurred in the cement, could be reversed?
Match the objects given below with the materials from which they could be made. Remember, an object could be made from more than one material and a
given material could be used for making many objects.
Objects Materials
Book Glass
Tumbler Wood
Chair Paper
Toy Leather
Shoes Plastics
List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.
What is the composition of air?
State for each of the following whether it is due to evaporation or condensation:
(a) Water drops appear on the outer surface of a glass containing cold water.
(b) Steam rising from wet clothes while they are ironed.
(c) Fog appearing on a cold winter morning.
(d) Blackboard dries up after wiping it.
(e) Steam rising from a hot girdle when water is sprinkled on it.