Chapter 21: Families can be Different

Describe two different family structures discussed in this chapter and how members care for one another.

What common thread of values unites all families, regardless of whether they are big or small?

Why should classmates never tease a child who lives with a single parent or grandparents?

In 'Families can be Different':
Match each child's family with its family structure:
• Sitamma: [Joint family living together in a large ancestral house, Single parent family living with father, Adoptive family with loving parents, Nuclear family living with mother and sister]
• Tara: [Joint family living together in a large ancestral house, Single parent family living with father, Adoptive family with loving parents, Nuclear family living with mother and sister]
• Sara and Habib: [Joint family living together in a large ancestral house, Single parent family living with father, Adoptive family with loving parents, Nuclear family living with mother and sister]
• Taniya: [Joint family living together in a large ancestral house, Single parent family living with father, Adoptive family with loving parents, Nuclear family living with mother and sister]

Families can look very different in size and structure, but what two core qualities make every family special?

How should a happy family make important decisions like planning holidays or buying household items?

Why is eating dinner together as a family considered a valuable habit?

In Chapter 21 ('Families can be Different'), what animals did the characters observe, and how do they move from place to place?

Name two animals that live:
(a) On trees
(b) In water
(c) On land
(d) Underground in burrows.

How do our five sense organs help us understand and navigate our daily environment?

Where does rainwater come from, and why do plants and trees look fresher and greener after a rain shower?

Why do people living in Kerala eat more rice, fish, and coconut, while people in Punjab eat more wheat chapatis, mustard greens, and lassi?

Match each food item to its primary method of cooking:
(a) Idli — (1) Frying
(b) Puri — (2) Steaming
(c) Roti — (3) Roasting on Tawa.

Why are houses in heavy-rainfall regions like Assam built on bamboo stilts with sloping roofs?

Identify the worker who:
(a) Mends our shoes
(b) Delivers letters and parcels
(c) Shapes clay into earthen pots on a wheel
(d) Treats sick people and prescribes medicines.

What is the 'Web of Life'? Draw a simple food chain showing how grass, deer, and lion are connected.

Write True or False:
(a) Blind people can read books written in Braille script using their fingertips.
(b) Rainwater is the main natural source of fresh water on Earth.
(c) Animals do not have feelings and cannot communicate danger to each other.