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5th Sample Papers

 Introduction:

Residence or housing or shelter are all same. . A residence is a living place or dwelling place of human beings with some basic facilities. As the society is getting modernized from time to time lifestyle and needs of humans also change. Change in the lifestyle demands new choice of residence. Residence is classified into can be rural and urban residence based on the location. A rural residence belongs to village while the urban residence means housing in cities Housing can also be classified into kachcha housing and pukka housing depending upon the types of construction material used and the expenses incurred to build a house. In this lesson we will be covering the important questions from residence lesson.

Textbook exercises

1.Read the following statements and mark True or False:

  1. Village community has many Kachcha houses
  2. More families live together in the community houses
  3. Government provide housing facilities for the poor families by constructing community houses in village & cities
  4. Community houses are constructed to provide systematic basic facilities for more population over limited areas
  5. Houses in multi storied buildings are suitable for the residence of a single-family
  6. Kachcha houses are built by using glass, bricks and marble stone.

Answers:

  1. True
  2. True
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. False

2. What building materials are required for the pictures given below?

Answer:

  1. Picture-1 Grass, bamboo, wood, mud etc.
  2. Picture-2 Cement, marbles, bricks, glass, wood, paint.

3. What is a shelter and a home

Answer: A shelter is a living place that protects and provides living organism. A shelter is a common word used for all living organisms while home or house is used for living place of human beings.

 4. Mention any 4 benefits of home to man.
Answer:

  1. A home is a house where a family lives. Benefits of home are:
  2. It helps us to protect ourselves from extreme cold, heat, rain or wind.
  3. A home helps us to live close together with family members.
  4. They give us a sense of security and a status.
  5. It helps us to provide good health

5.Why are pukka houses better than kuchcha houses?

Answer: Pukka houses are built by using bricks, cement, and steel hence they are safe, and strong but kachcha houses are made up of mud, straw bamboo, palm or coconut leaves. These houses may not be strong and safe. During rainy season, there is a chance of water leakage.

6. What are the materials used to build kachcha houses?

Answer: Kachcha houses are usually seen in villages and they are built by dry grass, bamboo, mud, wood, and stones.

7. What are the materials used to build pukka houses?

Answer: Pukka houses are usually seen in towns and cities and are built by bricks, tiles, glass, granite, paint and many fine wooden materials.

 8. Write any 5 features of a good house.
Answer:

  1. A house should be noise-free, and calm.
  2. It should be clean and well-ventilated( good air movement.)
  3. There must be separate divisions for cooking, eating, sleeping, bathing, resting, studying and storage.
  4. It should have a strong and safe foundation for a long-life.
  5. A good house should be connected to a proper drainage system for regular disposal of waste.
  6. The sanitary system in the house should be good.

 9. What are the features of houses in villages?

Answer:

  1. In villages, houses are built in a lane
  2. Most of the village houses are not rented houses because they build their personal houses
  3. Lanes are zigzag in villages.
  4. In some village houses will there is no electricity.
  5. Houses in the village are either kachcha or semi-pukka.

10. What are the problems of rural housing?

Answer:

  1. Rural houses are generally built by cheap materials which gives short-life
  2. Lack of bathrooms and toilets.
  3. Poor underground drainage facility
  4. Poor access to schools and hospital
  5.  Built in isolated places where there is no transportation facility.
  6. Some houses will not have electric connection.

11. What are the problems of urban housing?

Answer:

  1. Lot of noise in the surrounding.
  2. Poor quality of water and basic drainage facility.
  3. Poor lighting and ventilation of air. 
  4. Frequent fire accidents in multi-storeyed buildings.
  5. Poor garbage disposal facilit

12. What are community houses? Write the features of community housing.

Ans: Community houses are constructed for a large class of same type population in one area. Community houses will provide all the basic facilities within the surroundings. Most of these houses are multi-storeyed. Within the community, there will be facilities for school, hospitals, transportation, gym, playgrounds, public toilet, community hall etc.

Fill in the blanks:
  1. Most houses in villages are kachcha houses..
  2. People living in ice and snow region are called eskimos.
  3. kachcha houses are built by bamboo and wood.
  4. Community houses provide all facilities required for residents.
  5. Houses have a rainwater harvesting system to collect and store rainwater.
  6. Waste produced by day to day activities is called garbage.
  7. Solar energy helps us to save electricity.