Class III - SST - The Family Solutions

A. Answer the questions briefly: –

1. Where do Vishu’s maternal grandparents live?

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Ans. Vishu’s maternal grandparents live in Lucknow.

2. What is the difference between a nuclear and a joint family?

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Nuclear Family	Joint Family
1. It is one where the father and mother live with their children.	1. In joint family many members of the family live together in the same house.

3. How does Vishu’s grandmother help the poor women?

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Ans. Vishu’s grandmother helps the poor women by running a training centre to teach them embroidery and selling the goods to a handicraft centre.

4. Mention three important things that make a family.

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Ans. The three important things that make a family are:

i) love and care for each other

ii) help each other in time of need

iii) share their sorrow and happiness

5. Name three things that the members of a family do together.

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Ans. The three things that the members of a family do together are:

i) live lgether

ii) eat together

iii) celebrate important occasions.

B. Fill in the blanks

1. We live in our home with the ____________ of our family.

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Ans. members

2. Family members can look alike or ____________.

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Ans. different

3. Vishu learnt ____________ from his grandfather.

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Ans. yoga

4. Vishu learnt to make ____________ from his grandmother.

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Ans. rangoli

5. Family members ____________ each other in time of need.

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Ans. help

C. Match the following

1. Vishu’s grandmother runs	a) connected by love or kinship
2. Vishu’s grandfather	b) Manipuri dance
3. A family is two or more people who are	c) a training centre for poor women
4. Manmeet teaches	d) of a family live together
5. In a big/joint family, many members	e) teaches yoga in a park

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Ans.

1. Vishu’s grandmother runs	c) a training centre for poor women
2. Vishu’s grandfather	e) teaches yoga in a park
3. A family is two or more people who are	a) connected by love or kinship
4. Manmeet teaches	b) Manipuri dance
5. In a big/joint family, many members	d) of a family live together

D. Tick the correct option:

1) Your maternal grandparents are your –

i) Mother’s parents ii) Father’s parents iii) Both

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Ans. i) Mother’s parents

2) A nuclear family generally has –

i) Parents ii) Children iii) Both

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Ans. iii) Both

3) Vishu’s grandmother runs a training centre for –

i) Old people ii) Poor women iii) children

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Ans. Poor women

4) People should follow correct eating habits for a –

i) Healthy life ii) Tired life iii) Both

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Ans. Healthy life

Class III – SST – The Family Solutions