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Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jahan, The pillars surrounding

Taj Mahal are slightly tilted
I outwards so that during
is one of the seven wonder earthquake they fall away
of the world. The word from the tomb.
means ‘Crown of Palaces'.
The four sides of the Taj
p It took twenty two years and Mahal are perfectly identical
crea‘ting mirror image.
22,000 people to complete the
Mahal.
More than 1000 elephants were Emperor Shah Jahan had
employed to transport the planned to construct another
construction material to Taj Mahal in black colour
bufid Taj. but could not do so.

5• Taj appears pink in the p Taj Mahal could colapse

morning, white in the day within few years because its
and changes its colour to wooden foundation is rotting.
golden in the moon light. It iS bu ed on mahogany
wood.
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1. Find out what is wrong with the statement. Circle the odd word and
replace it
with correct word. One is done for you.

a. Zakir Hussain is associated with

b. Lord Buddha founded the religion Christianity.

c. Narada invented violin.

d. Lord Shiva wears a caterpillar around his neck.

e. Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar built the Taj Mahal.

2. Fill in the blanks.

a. Taj Mahal was built years time.

in
is the famous shehnai player.
b.

c. Swami Dayanand Saraswati is the founder of

d. The first guru of Sikhs is

e. The temple is situated at Amritsar.

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Which fCStiVal do hindus celebrate to

welcome Lord Rama from exilei

‹, ) Diwali Dussehra
Holt Janamashatmi

d. eWOfd “OM” according to Arya Samaj

is written as—
"•=

e. Which tree is considered as the sacred

tree according to the hindu mythology?

Oak ' Peepal

Neem Mango

f. Which bird’s feather is always there

in Lord Krishna’s crown?

Hen Pigeon
Peacock Bulbul

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4. Match the following musical instruments with the object/body part thg$
are played with.

b.

C.

d.

e.

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 *’ e ' O e i
* e e S$ g riddles . Read care fully and name the shapes.

. My sides are three,

1 am closed, not free!

2. Four sides tif

mine, all equal
and fine!

all rectangular and Hot.

can you guess nw name,

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 patter n. Draw the foup§
A. Look at the three shapes and understand thetiOn)
irec
shape in the space given. (Hiflt - See the d

2.

3.

4.

B. See the pattern and write the' answers.

Number of circles

Number of rectangles

Number of triangles —

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 400 800

Ttjr to use math magic to fill iR

Fill in suitable numbers so
,
that each row totals 34.
, 3. Remember to use each
numbers so that each row gets
the total of 15. number just once.

3Jfink of any number between 50 to 80. Add 70 to it. From the answer
remove the number in its hundreds place and add it to the remaining
number. Then subtract this number from your original number. Answer
will always be 29.

Let number be 56
H TO
+70 = 1 26

.• _ 1 = 27 Try this with other numbers

27 = 29 between 50 to 80.

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Activity.
The addition table given below represents sum of any two numbers
from 0 to 9. For example, take a number from vertical line and the other
from horizontal line. At the intersection, you would find the answer.

0 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9
0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13
5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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 24 hours

60 seconds

overlap. One has

Draw and wr;tc the lime ii’hci1 both ihe hands of a clock
been done for your

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 4 November 1929 - 21 April 2013

Shakuntala Devi has been known as the ’Human Calculator'

all the world as she could calculate very quickly.
iN no›
yi ii. r,p.›
She had earned a place in the ’Guiness Book oJ U'
C
World Records’ in 1982. " "" ""‘
h

She had authored a number of book on maths,

numerology and astronomy.

Google has honoured Shakuntala Devi with calculator style doodle

on her 84th birthday on 4 November 2013.

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 (You can use the same numbers again).

4 7

2. Fill in the numbers in the magic square

front 1 to 9, using them only once to get a
total of 15 horizontally and vertically.

3. Complete the series.

a.
243

b. 580 590

C.
796

d. iFi_i”i.0 - 995 990

• Show time in the clock as—

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s. Fill in the blanks.

a. 2 hours = minutes

b. 2 days
=

c. l decade

d. 2 iiiinutes

the number of
6. Multiply the number of dwarfs in the story of Snow White by
fingers on your hands. Wllat number do you get?

thieves Alibaba met.

7. Add the number of days in January to the nu mber of
What number do you get?

8. See the shapes and write their number.

a. No. of triangles L. No ‹fcii lcs

c. No. of squares ‹J. No. ot i‘ectalâ$1eS =

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 Badminton Volley Ball

Football Chess

Carrom Skating

Table Tennis GOlf

4. 10.

Basket Ball Lawn Tennis

Gymnastics

12.

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qe names of the stadia are given on one side. Take help from the Help Box and
ate the names of the cities, where they are located, on the other side.

)’n asm CITIES

1. Wankhede Stadium

2. Eden Gardens

3, Chepauk Stadium

4. Sawai Man Singh Stadium

5. Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium

6.M. Chinaswani}• Stadium

Eden Gardens

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 The Olympic Games were
founded in 776 BC by
Heracles,
son of Zeus in honour of his
father at Olympia, GreeCe.

The Olympic Games are held

every four years.

›w The motto of the Olympic

Games is—Citius, Altius, Fortius
(in Latin) which means—
Faster, Higher, Stronger.

The Olympic Games flag has

five rings—red, blue, green,
yellow and black, and they
represent Unity.

The five rings represent the

five continents—Africa, Asia,
America, Europe and Australia.

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 2.

5.

9.
8.

Help Box
Shooting Archery ^= fgi
Gymnastics
Swl vni f l g
H ockey Wr estling
hOotball Weigh t Lifting

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Bo 2 973)

Snchin Tendulkar is renowned as one of the greatest cricketers all

over the world. He is famous as ’Master Blaster’.
'’ He holds the world record for playing the highest number of
« Test Matches and One Day Internationals.
He has scored a hundred centuries iii International Cricket.
This right-handed batsman rvtlrctl l‘roni crib ket voluntarily in
October 2013.

' its awazds aad booours aze as—

• 1PP4=—Atjuoa Awaxd

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 . r ygiplc Games flag has rings.

Five lOtlE

b. o lympic Games are held every years.

1 Four Two
Three UX

c. The five rings in the Olympic Games flag represent—

C o tl ntries Cil l tinents

t owns ltlCS

d. Sachin Tendulkar was awarded Bharat Ratna in—

' 2014 2013
2012 2011

e. It is an outdoor game.
Carrom
Chess Football
Ludo

f. In 'Archery' the sport person shoots with—

Bow & Arrow PiStol

Gll ll Rifle _ ___

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2• IdflRti tI1e game or sport with the help of giveR cltl e-S

a. slip, pads, no ball

b. 64 squares, knight, pawn

C. Stick, goal, ball

d. shuttle cock, racquet, net

e. gloves, ring, refree

f.
net, ball, table

3. Write True or False for the following statements.

a. The Olympic Games were founded in 776 B.C.

b. We must cycle after edting meals.

c. Sachin Tendulkar is also known as ‘Master Blaster.

d. M. Chinaswamy stadium is situated in Chennai.

e. Chess and ludo are outdoor sports.

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 • demand 4 £ittle Red Rldlng
2fmd 8. &t cmd the Becst 6. Pied Plper
of
2iR eh T.Alibaba and the Forty thieves 8. Alladin Bird Watch (Paga 13)
and tic Magic£cnip A. 1-d; 2-f ; 3-e; 4-b; 5-c; 6-n
B. Vulture, Hawk, KOBl, Ostrich, PeaC O‹:k, Sparro
2. Duck 3. Cut 4. Cat S. Mouse 6. Dog 7. Lion 8. Deer Health Is Wealth (Page 14)
A. 1. Rice 2. Wheat 3. Sugar
g¥tuabta Laamlng (Page 3)
B. 1. Min 2. Fish 3. Egg
1. Helping Others 2. Health and Hygiene 3. Eco- C. 1. Apple 2. Orange 3. Mango
friendly fi Cering for Animals S. Safety and Discipline D. 1. Burger 2. Pizza 3. ChipS

Not at Ease (Page 16)

A. l —e; 2-c; 3-a; 4-f; 5-d; 6-b
I. leather 2. Snow 3. Fox 4. Bee S. Honey 6. Ice 7. Bat B. 1. BCG 2. DTP 3. OPV 4. MMR 5. HPV
8. Coal 9. Snail 10. Crystal 11. Ant 12. Ball
Spa‹e Territory (Page 17)
Common Senae (Page 5) A. 1. Eight 2. Jupiter 3. Jupiter 4. Earth S. Mars 6. Venus
2. Bank 3. Bark 4. Stump S. Bat 6. Gum B. Sun; Moon; Stars; Mercury; Purnima

The Animal Femily (Page 6) No Hunting Please! (Page 19)

1. Tiger 2. Spoonbill 3. Elephant 4. Hornbill
I. Cow 4. Vixen 6. Mare 8. Doe 5. Leopard 6. Yak 7. Deer 8. Python 9. Peafowl
Across: Test Your Wisdom (Page 22-23)
2. Cub 3. Foal S. Chick 7. Calf 9. Kid 10. Kitten 1. a. Cat (does not lay eggs) b. Bamboo (gmss)
c. Brinjal (vegetable) d. Moon (satellite)
Test Your Wisdom (Page 8-9)
e. Yawning (not a disease) f. Metro (train)
1. a. Seven Dwarfs b. Magic Lamp c. Beast
2. a. b. c. x d. x e. f. x
d. Three Bears e. Forty Thieves
3. a. Orchids, b. Marigold c. Water Lily d. Lotus
2. a. Bark b. Doe c. Cartoon d. Bank e. Anant Pai 4. a. Banana b. Elephant c. Humming bird d. Cheetah
3. NEW NOW NOT LOT LOG e. Malaria f. Clove g. Sunlight
BAG BIG BIN TIN GIN
NUT BUT BIT BID LID World Around
CRY TRY TOY TON TOE Group Names (Page 21)
4.b. Stack c. Stage d. Stain e. Stale f. Stare g. Start 1. Buddhism 2. Id 3. BaiS8khi 4. Kannada
S. Veer Bhumi 6. Gandhi Jayanti 7. Old Fort
5.a Oub b. Gail c Poat zL Ckick
8. Badrinath
.6. a. Black b. White c, Sweet d. Busy e. Tiny (Any other relevant answer should also be accepted) '-

Puzsla It Out (Page 25)

' 1. Dalhousie 2. Gangtok 3. Ooty 4. Rulu Maneli, -
W 5. Darjeeling 6. Shimla ,-
3. Spittle er 4. Saffron 5. Kachnar

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-R*xdu-dps "’•°’" •›n*•••‹›•o•e
1 1. Mouth Ogg
jrsgaa7l - 5. Flute 6. 8lte
2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Goa 4, Assam Ann-Shehne1
3.Ravl Shankar-sit«
s. z
6. Pandit Shlv Kumar Sharmn-sai„
Air Force 2. World Wlde Web 3. Automated
thine 4. Postal Index Number S. Anand The Founders (Page 3g)
Milk ' t3miied 6. Reserve Bank of India 7. 1. Guru Nanak Dev Ji/Sikhism
Lok Sabha tml Processing Unit 9. Compressed 2, Swami Dayanand/Arya 5amaj
Natural Gas 3. Jesus Christ/Christianity
Metro Rad Corporation 4. Lord Buddha/Buddhism

s (Page 19) Happenings (Page 40)

2. Meghalaya 3. Udaipur 4. Kerala A. Newspaper Lanka
6. Assam 7. Tamil Nadu 8. Rajasthan Hindustan Times English
Tribune English
zgest, Smallest, Highest (Page 30) Indian Express English
' 3. Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh (Any other correct answer will also be accepted)
& Nicobar S. Andaman & Nicobar B. Children's World; Bal Hans; Champak;
Ganges 7. Grand Trunk Road Tinkle-, Chacha Chaudhary, Amar Chitra
Nangal Dam Kathai Chandamama

” . (Tilak); Do or Die (Gandhi); Myths and Legends (Page 41)

“ .. (S.C. Bose); At the ... (J.L. Nehru); 1. Owl 2. Mathura 3. Guru, Nanak Dev Ji •L Narada
Zindabad... (Bhagat Singh); Jai Jawan... (Shastri) S. Shiva d. Lakshmi 7. Sunday

(Page 32) Temples of India (Page 42)

’“ d 2. Kehwa 3. Bhelpuri 4. Lassi S. Sandesh 1. Dakshineshwar Temple (Kolkata) 2. Lotus Temple

(N. Delhi) 3. Sun Temple (Konark) 4. Golden
Temple (Amritsar) S. Mahabalipuram Temple
(Tamil Nadu)
d, Inland Letter (Cost varies from time
Test Your Wisdom (Page 44•46)
to ' ase check the latest.
1. b. Buddhism c. Veena d. Snake e. Shah Jahan
Hhld 3. According to area 4. Speed Post
2. a. 22 yrs b. Bismillah Khan c. Arya Samaj
Telegraph Service
d. Guru Nanak Dev ji e. Golden Temple
3•b; 4-c
3. a. Vishnu b. Arabic c. Diwali ‹£ Sq e. Ptepnl
f. Peacock
4. a. Guitar-Hands b. Tabla-Hands
) b Wular (Lake) c. Humayun's Tomb
c, Flute-Lips & Hands d. Drums-Sti£&
_ Shih Jahan) d. Kohima (Capital)
e. Xylophone-Mallets ,
$8ub-direction) f. Chandigarh
(Union

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 c. 10
d. 120

Days in January = 31, No t›f thieves A libaba met = 40

7.
3 I + 40 = 71
a. ’triangles = 3
h. Circles = 5
c. Squares = 3

d. Rectangles = 2

Sports & Games

Head Start (Page 55)
1. O 2. O 3. 1 4. 1 5. O 6. 1 7. O 8. 1 9. O 10. O 11. O
Know Your Time (Page 51) 12. I
A. 2. 1 hour 3. l day 4. 1 year 5. 1 decade 6. 1 century
B. 9:45, 12:00, 3:15 Picture Words (Page 56)
2. Football 3. Volleyball 4. Basketball S. Lawn Tennis
Test Your Wisdom (Page 53-54) 6. Table Tennis 7. Boxing

Sports Track (Page 57)

1.
1. hlurribai 2. Kolkata S. Chennai 4. laipur 5. Delhi
7 -4

Spot Light (Page 59)

9
2. Football 3. Hockey 4. Gymnastics 5. Swimming
6. Wrestling 7. Weight Lifting 8. Shooting 9. Archery

Yest Your Wisdom (Page 61-63)

1. a. Five b. Four c. Continents d. 2014 e. Football
f. Bow & Arrow
2. a. Cricket b. Chess c. Hockey d. Badminton
e. BoKing f. Table Tennis
3. a.249, 255 3. a. True b. False c. True d. False e. False
b. 595, 600 4. a. M.S. Dhoni b. Suresh Raina c. Virat Kohli
c. 788, 784 d. ¥uvraj Singh e. Rahul Dravid f. Rohit Sharma
d. 985, 980 ’l’liei i s|ai i l t /g:i rue‘ is I j ie1 c't .

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