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Our Country: Pakistan

A. Answer the questions.


1 Write the names of the provinces of
Pakistan.
Ans. Pakistan provinces names are:
(i) Punjab
(ii) Sindh
(iii) Balochistan
(iv) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2 Write the names of the administrative
areas of Pakistan.
Ans. The administrative area of Pakistan are
(i) Azad Jammu & Kashmir
(ii) Gilgit Baltistan
3 In which province or area do you live?
(Note: write your own province or area)
Ans. I live in _________________________
province/area.
4 Write some sentences about any province

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of Pakistan. (Note: write about your own province)
Ans. Punjab is the largest province of Pakistan
in terms of population. In Punjab people
speaks Punjabi language.
5 What do you know about our national
flag?
Ans. Our national flag contains two colours:
Green and white. Green colour represents
the Muslims and white represents the
people of other religions.
B. Match the columns.
Area Capital

Pakistan Peshawar

Sindh Quetta

Punjab Islamabad

Balochistan Karachi

Khyber Lahore
Pakhtunkhwa
C Tick (4) the true and cross (8) the false
statement.
1. The capital of Pakistan is Quetta. 8
2. Punjab is a hilly area. 8

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3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the largest 8
province in terms of area.
4. The white colour of the flag represents 8
the Muslims.
5. The star of the flag represents light and 4
knowledge.
E. Write the names of all provinces and administrative
areas at their places.

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Villages and Cities

A Answer the following questions.


1 Define settlement.
Ans. An area where people make their houses
and live is called a settlement.
2 Write an advantage of the city life and
village life.
Ans. Advantages to city and village life
(i) Cities have better education facilities.
(ii) People in villages have fresh food from
the fields.
3 Write a disadvantage of the city life and
village life.
Ans. Disadvantages of city and village life are:
(i) Cities are much polluted.
(ii) Villages have poor educational facilities.
4 Write a characteristics of the city life and
village life.
Ans. In cities houses are built with cement. And

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in villages many houses are built with mud.
5 Where is the fresh food and pure milk
available?
Ans. In villages fresh food and pure milk is
available.
B Tick (4) the correct option.
1 In Pakistan, there are two major types of:
settlements 4 village cities
2 Villages are built where people can grow:
trees crops 4 flowers
3 Most village houses are built with:
cement wood mud 4
4 There is pollution in the:
city 4 village house
5 Cities have:
jobs 4 fresh food pure milk

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Role and Responsibilities

A. Answer the following questions.


1. What is the government?
Ans. The group of people who govern a country
is called the government.
2. What is the role of the government?
Ans. The role of the government is to work for
the betterment of its people.
3. Write any three responsibilities of the
government.
Ans. The responsibilities of the government are
to provide:
(i) Clean water
(ii) Education
(iii) Health facilities.
4. Write any three duties of the citizens.
Ans. The duties of the citizens are:
(i) Should not waste food and water.
(ii) Should use electricity and gas carefully.

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(iii) Should not break or damage public and
private properties.
5. Which department provides justice?
Ans. Courts provide justice.
B. Please give the one-word answers.
1. Where do we go to get the education?
Ans. School
2. Which department ensures the safety of
the citizens?
Ans. Police
C. Answer the questions orally.
1. How can we take care of the facilities
provided by the government?
Ans. We can take care of the facilities provided
by the government by cooperating with the
departments of the government.
2. What care should be taken for the food and
water?
Ans. We should not waste food and water.
3. What care should be taken for electricity
and gas?
Ans. We should use electricity and gas carefully.
D. Which facilities the government has provided
you in your neighbourhood? Name them.
1. Education 2. Health
3. Clean Water 4. Playground
5. Gas 6. Electricity

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Religious Festivals in Pakistan

A. Answer the questions.


1. What is meant by Eid?
Ans. Eid is a religious festival, Eid means joy.
2. Name two types of festivals.
Ans. Two types of festivals are:
(i) Religious festivals
(ii) Cultural festivals
3. Name two types of religious festivals.
When are they celebrated?
Ans. The two types of religious festivals are:
(i) Eid-ul-Fitr
(ii) Eid-ul- Azha
Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the 1st of
Shawwal and Eid-ul- Azha is celebrated on
the 10th day of Zilhaj.
4. Name any five cultural festivals.
Ans. Five cultural festivals are:
(i) Lok Mela

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(ii) Horse and Cattle Show
(iii) Shandur Polo Festival
(iv) Chilam Joshi
(v) Sibi Festival (Mela)
5. Name two national holidays and two other
faith’s religious festivals.
Ans. Two national holidays:
(i) 23rd March Pakistan Day
(ii) 14th August Independence Day
And two other faith’s religious festivals are:
(i) Christmas
(ii) Divali
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. In Pakistan, Eids are ________ festivals.
cultural religious 4
2. There are _______ types of Eids.
two 4 three
3. It is celebrated on the 1st of Shawwal.
Eid-ul-Fitr 4 Eid-ul-Azha
4. This Eid reminds the sacrifice of both Hazrat
Ibrahim � and Hazrat Ismail �.
Eid-ul-Fitr Eid-ul-Azha 4
C. Tell the names of the pictures.

Eid-ul-Fitr Eid-ul-Azha
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Christmas Guru Nanak
Jayanti

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Agriculture and Livestock

A. Answer the following questions.


1. What is agriculture?
Ans. Agriculture means farming and growing
crops.
2. Write three major crops of Pakistan.
Ans. Wheat, rice and cotton are major crops of
Pakistan.
3. What are two types of crops?
Ans. There are two type of crops
(i) Food crops
(ii) Cash crops
4. Why do we process crops?
Ans. We process crops to make different things
with them; like wheat to flour and then roti;
5. What is livestock?
Ans. Farm animals are called livestock.

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B. Fill in the blanks.
leather, products, Pakistan, irrigation
1. Pakistan is an agricultural country.
2. Our irrigation system is the best in the
world.
3. Cash crops are used to manfacture
products .
4. The animlas’ skin is used to make leather .
C. What do we get from wheat?
1. Flour 2. Roti
D. What do we get from sugarcane?
Juice Sugar
Gurr
E. Which three things we made by cotton plant?
1. Thread 2. Cloth
3. Garments
F. How do we get the leather? Which products can
we make from the leather?
1. We get leather from animal skin.
2. Leather is used to make belts and Jackets.
3. We use leather to make purses and shoes.
G. Which animals give us milk?
Sheeps, goats and cows give us milk.

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Helping Others

A. Answer the following questions.


1. What is sharing? Tell in your own words?
Ans. Everybody does not have everything. When
someone needs something and we give it to
others is called sharing.
2. What things can we share with other?
Ans. We can share toys, pencils, erasers and
lunch.
3. Should we help each other?
Ans. Yes, we should help each other.
4. What are natural disasters?
Ans. Natural disaster is an adverse event caused
by the natural processes on earth. Like
earthquake, flood, tsunami and diseases.
5. How will you help others in COVID-19
pandemic?
Ans. We help others in covid- 19 pandemic by
keeping 6 feet distance and wearing mask.

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6. If you are a farmer and your neighbor
is a milkman, how are both of you
interdependent?
Ans. I will provide him food for his animals and
he will provide milk to me.
B. Fill in the blanks.
interdependent, sharing, pencil, natural, help
1. Sharing makes our friendship
stronger.
2. We should always help others.
3. We all are interdependent .
4. Earthquake, flood, tsunami are natural
accidents.
5. Amina gave a pencil to Fatima.

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Professions / Occupations
Around us

A. Answer the following questions.


1. What do we need to buy things?
Ans. We need money to buy things.
2. Why do we choose a profession?
Ans. We choose a profession to earn monthly.
3. Which profession is not necessary fo us?
Ans. No profession has low status, all are
necessary for us.
4. What is the occupation of your father?
(Note: Write your father’s occupation.)

Ans. My father’s occupation is


_______________.
B. Fill in the blanks.
mends, grows, constructs, treats, cuts
1. A doctor treats the patients.
2. A mason constructs the houses.
3. A farmer grows the food.
4. A barber cuts the hair.
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5. A cobbler mends the shoes.
C. Match the columns.

Driver

Software Engineer

Doctor

Teacher

Farmer

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Respecting Others and
Appreciating their Diversity

A. Fill in the blanks.


respect, queue, equal, turn
1. All human beings are born equal .
2. We should stand in a queue .
3. We should respect everybody.
4. We should wait for our trun .
B. Tick (4) the true and cross (8) the false statement.
1. We should not help each other. 8
2. We should admit our mistakes. 4
3. Some people are superior. 8
4. Everybody has equal rights. 4
5. We should respect the women. 4
C. We are all equal. What do you understand by
this statement?
All human beings are born free and equal, it does
not matter if someone is white or black, rich or
poor. All are equal in dignity and rights.

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D. How do you pay respect to others?
(i) Obey teacher and parents.
(ii) Say salam to all.
(iii) Don’t hurt anybody.

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Forgiveness and Forgiving
Others

A. Anwer the questions.


1. What is meant by hurting someone?
Ans. If I make someone sad, feel bad, upset,
call someone names or make fun, all are
hurting.
2. Should we laugh at others’ mistakes?
Ans. No, we should not laugh at others’ mistakes.
3. How Hina redressed the hurt of Huma?
Ans. Hina said sorry to her, took her to the
infirmary and had her bandaged there.
4. What if someone apologize for his
mistake?
Ans. If someone apologize for his mistake, we
should forgive him for that.
5. How do we learn new things?
Ans. We learn by practice. At start we do mistakes.
Everybody learn by doing mistakes.
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B. Fill in the blanks.
hurt, mistakes, apologize, bad
1. Hurting someone is a bad habit.
2. Everybody learn by doing mistake .
3. We should redress the hurt .
4. Forgive the people when they apologize .
C. Should Momina laugh at Khadija’s drawing?
No, Momina should not laugh at Khadija’s
drawing.
D. If you were Huma, would you forgive Hina?
If I am Huma yes I would forgive Hina.

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Being Just and Fair

A. What is meant by fair and unfair?


All good and just actions are fair.
All bad and unjust actions are unfair.
B. Tick (4) the true and cross (8) the false
statement.
1. We can do injustice to every one. 8
2. We should admit our mistakes. 4
3. If we make a mistake we should not 8
apologize.
4. Treat all the people with honesty and 4
respect.
C. Do you think the playground should be available
only to boys?
No, the playground should be equally available
for boys and girls.
D. If you were the principal, what would you do?
If I am principle, I would call both girls team and
boys’ team and set the alternative days for both

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teams.
E. Was Sohail fair in misplacing the pencil of his
class-fellow?
No, Sohail was unfair in misplacing the pencil of
his class fellow.
F. If you lend something from your friend and you
broke it, what would you do?
If I lend something from my friend and I broke it,
then I would buy a new one and give it back to
my friend.

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The Natural Environment
and Resources

Identify the things in the picture as living or non-


living. Fill the table given below.
tree rock bird water slide baby cat
soil

Living Things Non-living Things

1. Tree 1. Rock

2. Bird 2. Water

3. Baby 3. Slide

4. Cat 4. Soil

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Tell how humans use water.

Drinking Bathing

Irrigation Fishing

List the ways in which people use these natural


resources.

1. Drinking
Water
2. Irrigation

Wood 1. Chair
2. Door

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Soil 1. Make Bricks
2. Pottery

Copper 1. Wires
2. Coins

A. Mention ‘True’ or ‘False’.


1. Fish cannot live without water. True
2. We can live without air. False
3. Plants are nonliving things. False
4. Coal is a natural material. True
B. Answer the questions.
1. What are some natural resources?
Ans. Some natural resources are water, air, soil,
gold and copper.
2. Why do we need water?
Ans. We need water for drinking and irrigation.
We cannot live without water.
3. What is the difference between natural
material and human-made objects?
Ans. Materials we get from nature is called
natural material and when human change
its colors, shape, or size is called human
made objects.

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C. Write ‘Living’ or ‘Non-living’ for each picture.

Living Non-living Living

Non-living Living Non-living

D. Tick (4) Natural or Human-made.


Natural Natural

Human-made Human-made

Natural Natural

Human-made Human-made

E. Write the resources on the lines. Then colour the


picture.
1. What resource do we drink?
Colour it blue Water
2. What resource is under our feet?
Colour it brown Rock
3. What resource does fruit come from?
Colour it green Tree
4. What resource does meat come from?
Colour it yellow Hen

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 Investigate.
How are rocks, trees and water alike?
All are natural resources.

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Water

With the help of some elder get information


about the areas in our country where people are
facing shortage of water.
Areas Reason of Shortage

Tharparkar Depletion of ground water

Badin Less rains

Dadu Less rains

List the daily activities in which people use


water.
1. Drinking 2. Growing crops
2. Bathing 3. Cooking

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A. Fill in the blanks using these words.

dirty water plants

1. Three quarters of our Earth is covered by


water .
2. Besides animals, plants also need water.
3. Drinking dirty water can make us ill.
B. Tick (4) the correct option.
1. How can we use water?
(a) for seeing (b) for drinking 4
(c) for breathing
2. A large body of water is called a:
(a) lake (b) sea 4
(c) river
3. Harmful substances make water:
(a) dirty 4 (b) clean
(c) drinkable
4. We can make water clean by:
(a) boiling 4 (b) mixing salt
(c) shaking

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C. Label each picture using these words.
stream lake river

Lake River Stream

Project Work
Integrate the following activities with ART period.
Design a poster for careful use of water.
Identify the main sources of water in your locality.
Write their names. Also draw any one of these
sources.
1. Cloud / Rain
2. Ground water
3. Surface water

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Plants
Plants and their Parts
Can you name some roots that we eat?

Carrot Daikon Turnip Beetroot

Explore some plants whose leaves we eat.


1. Cabbage 2. Lettuce

3. Spinach 4. Parsley

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 Identify the parts of plants. Write the name
of part under each picture.

Stem Fruit Leaves

Root Flower Root

A. Answer the questions.


1. What are the main parts of a plant?
Ans. The main parts of a plant are roots, leaves,
stem and flower.
2. What do leaves do for plants?
Ans. Leaves make food for plants.
3. Name the things a plant needs to grow.
Ans. A plant needs light, air and water to grow.
B. Tick (4) the correct option.
1. Which part of a plant can be called its food

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factory?
(a) root (b) stem
(c) leaf 4
2. The root of which plant do we eat?
(a) pea plant (b) radish plant 4
(c) bitter gourd plant
C. Choose a word from the box to answer each
riddle.
1. Food and water travel through me to get to
all parts of the plant. What am I? Stem.
2. I hold the plant in the ground. What am I?
Root.
3. I am a large woody stem. What am I called?
Trunk.
4 I use sunlight to make food for the plant.
What am I? Leaf.
trunk leaf root
stem
You can select words from here.

Growth and Changes in Plants

A. Mention ‘True’ or ‘False’.


1. Most plants begin their life cycle as a
seedling. False

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2. Watermelon has a few seeds inside it.
False
B. Answer the questions.
1. How are flowers important to plants?
Ans. Flowers are important for plants because
flowers produce seeds and fruits which help
to produce new plants.
2. Name two flowering and two non-flowering
plants.
Ans. Names of flowering plants are:
(i) Rose
(ii) Sunflowers
And names of non- flowering plants are:
(i) Ferns
(ii) Cycads
3. What are some plants whose roots we eat?
Ans. We eat roots of carrots, turnip, and
beetroots.
C. Tick (4) the correct option.
1. A _______ keeps the seeds safe.
(a) leaf (b) fruit 4
(c) stem
2. A mango fruit has:
(a) only one seed 4 (b) five seeds
(c) many seeds

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Uses of Plants

A. Mention ‘True’ or ‘False’.


1. We need to plant more and more trees. True
2. Plants can reduce air pollution. True
B. Answer the questions.
1. What gas do plants absorb?
Ans. Plants absorb carbon dioxide gas.
2. Which areas get more rainfall?
Ans. The areas with more plants get more rains.
3. How can we have clean air to breathe?
Ans. With more plants we can have clean air to
breathe.

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Animals

A. Match the statements with the pictures.

I live on land.

I live only in water.

I can fly in the air.

I can swim in water.


and move on land.

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B. Tick (4) the correct option.
1. Which animal has fins?

(a) (b) 4 (c)

2. Which animal can breathe inside water?

(a) (b) (c) 4


C. Answer the questions.
1. Why can fish not live outside the water?
Ans. Fish cannot live outside the water because
it gets oxygen only from water.
2. Name of few animals that live on land.
Ans. The animals that live on land are lion, cow,
monkey and markhor.

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Growth and Changes in
Animals

Match the baby animals to their parents.

A. Tick (4) the correct option.


1. A parent is an animal that can:
(a) eat (b) move
(c) have babies 4
2. Which animal feeds its babies?
(a) housefly (b) mother dog 4
(c) frog
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Living Places of Animals
A. Draw and colour the place where you live.
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. Birds live in nests .
2. A lion lives in a den .
3. Bees live in a beehive.
4. A monkey lives in a tree. .
C. Tick (4) the correct option.
1. Which animal lives in a grassland?

(a) 4 (b) (c)

2. Which animal cannot live outside water?

(a) (b) (c) 4

D. Answer the questions.


1. Why do animals need a home?
Ans. Animals need homes to live in. they need
home to move and grow.
2. Who makes homes for domestic animals?
Ans. Humans make homes for domestic animals.
3. Where do birds lay eggs?
Ans. Birds lay eggs in the nest.
4. Where do zebras, giraffes and elephants
live?
Ans. Zebras, giraffes and elephants live in
grasslands.

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Conservation of the
Earth’s Resources

A. Tick (4) the correct option.


1. Which one is a wastage of water?

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(a) (b) (c)
2. Which one is not a good activity?

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(a) (b) (c)
3. Which bag is more useful to use?

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(a) (b) (c)

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B. Rearrange the letters to make words.

1. daln Land

2. retaw Water

3. tsefor Forest
C. Answer the questions.
1. Write three ways humans waste water.
Ans. The ways humans waste water are
(i) Leaving the water running when brushing
the teeth.
(ii) Washing a car with tap water.
(iii) Leaking taps and pipes.
2. What do we get from forests?
Ans. We get paper, rubbers, spices, fruit and
medicines from forests.
3. Suggest ways to reduce deforestation.
Ans. The ways to reduce deforestation:
(i) Plant more and more trees
(ii) Reduce the use of paper
(iii) Recycle the paper and cardboard
D. Mention ‘True’ or ‘False’.
1. Cutting down the trees is not bad. False
2. We must repair the leaky taps and pipes.
True
3. Forests are very important for us. True
4. People can drink any type of water. False

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Heat and Light

Natural or Man-Made
Identify the sources of heat or light as ‘Natural’
or ‘Man-made’.

Man-Made Natural Man-Made

Natural Man-Made Natural

Idenfity and write names of some sources


of heat and light in your home, school and
surrounding.
Burning wood, gas, oil and
Home
electicity
School Light bulbs, Heaters

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Surrounding Sun

Brain Check
Where do you think
the smoke is coming
from?
Ans: Smoke is coming
from the tyre which
is rubbing against the
road.

A. Mention ‘True’ or ‘False’.

1.
The Moon is the main source of heat and
light. False
2. We need heaters during summer.
False
3. We need the Sun’s heat to dry our clothes.
True
4. Animals need heat and light to stay alive.
True

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 WORD PLAY
Use the clues to help rearrange the letters.
It helps us to see things. It cooks our food.
GILHT TEHA
L I G H T H E A T

B. Answer the questions.


1. Why is the Sun very useful to us?
Ans. Because sun is the biggest source of energy.
It give us light and heat.
2. Name any three natural sources of light.
Ans. Sun, Stars and Fireflies are natural sources
of light.
3. How can we produce heat?
Ans. We can produce heat by rubbing and
burning.
4. When is the intensity of heat and light
maximum?
Ans. When we sit beside an electric heater. We
feel more heat. Similarly when we come
nearer to some light source (lamp), we feel
more light.

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