4.Chapter 7.S.St.

 Class 4                 Subject   S.St.

    Chapter- 7           (The  Work  We Do )

    Answers:

1. Tick the correct option:

           1.  The activities that are taught in school --

(b)  art and craft

2. The occupation that require professional training --

( c)  both

3.  All forms of work, manual and intellectual, are known as --

(b) Labour

4. The type of work that we required in our society --

(c ) Both

    B.  Fill in the blanks :

          1.  Children take up different occupations when they grow up.

          2.  One learns the task either from family members or by professional training.

          3.  Many people looked down upon manual labour.

          4.  We must respect those people who make our life easy.

          5. Many families have domestic help to take care of all their household 

             Chores.

     C. Complete the following sentence :

          1. The choice of one's occupation depends upon  availability.

          2. All occupations require hard work, sincerity, mental alertness and creativity. 

          3. Many industries were set up after the development in Science and Technology.

          4. Availability of raw material plays an important role in the occupation of people.

          5. Gujjars of the Himalayas  are Gypsies.

     D. Answer the following questions :

         Q 1.  What is an occupation ?

         Ans. An occupation is a meaningful task that is undertaken to earn livelihood.

         Q 2.  Give two examples each of manual and intellectual labour.

         Ans. Manual labour --  sweeper, plumber, tailor, blacksmith, barber.

                  Intellectual labour -- doctor, teacher, engineer, scientist , pilot.

         Q 3. What do you understand by dignity of labour ?

         Ans. Dignity of labour means respect for all types of labour and not considering any job

                  superior to others.

         Q 4.  What is the main occupation of the people of Mizoram and why ?

         Ans. The main occupation of the people of Mizoram are bamboo handicraft because 

                  bamboo grows in abundance  there. They make their houses with bamboo, sit on

                  bamboo chair,eat with bamboo chopsticks.

         Q 5.  How did Gandhiji inculcate the dignity of labour in Sabarmati Ashram ?

         Ans. Gandhiji inculcated dignity of labour in Sabarmati Ashram by teaching the people  

                  to clean the toilet and surrounding themselves.

         Q 6.  Explain the importance of pride in the quality of work with the help of an example .

         Ans. The pride in the quality of work lies in hard work, sincerity, devotion to duty. For 

                  example-- If a sweeper does his work properly. Then dignity lies  there. 

    E. Who am I ?

            1 . Carpenter

            2.  Doctor

            3.  Tailor

            4.  Barber

            5.  Farmer