CLASS NOTES CLASS : II DATE : 27.04.2020 SUBJECT : EVS TOPIC : Chapter – 8 – Festivals Are Fun

Write the following in your EVS copy.

A. Tick () the correct answers. 1. We play with gulal on this festival. a. Diwali ____ b. Republic Day _____ c. Holi ____ 2. Special cakes are baked for this festival. a. Eid ____ b. Christmas ______ c. Gurupurab _____ 3. People worship cows on this festival. a. Onam ____ b. Holi _____ c. Pongal ______

B. Match the columns. 1. Gandhi Jayanti a. 25 December 2. Christmas b. 26 January 3.Independence Day c. 2 October 4.Republic Day d. 15 August

C. Write True or False. 1. People decorate their houses with diyas on Holi. False 2. On Eid people give money and clothes to the poor. True 3. Onam is a popular festival of Tamil Nadu. False

D. Answer the Following. 1. How do people celebrate Pongal? Ans. On Pongal, people wear new clothes and decorate their houses. A sweet dish called pongal is cooked with jiggery. Children and adults enjoy eating sugarcane during the festival. Cows are worshipped on Pongal. 2. How do people celebrate Onam? Ans. On Onam, people wear new clothes. They decorate their houses with floral designs called pookalams. They also prepare a special feast called the Onam Sadya. People enjoy watching snake boat races. 3. What is the main attraction of the Republic Day? Ans. The grand parade held at Rajpath is the main attraction of the Republic Day.

E. Think and answer. 1. Why are Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti called ‘national festivals’? Ans. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are called ‘national festivals’ because the whole country celebrates these festivals.

Dear parents, Those who do not have the book can access the content online by following the given steps given in the following image : 1. Go to Link - http://onlinecontents.rsgr.in/ 2. follow the steps from the image below ;

In step 8 you have to select 'Integrated, in the subject field and 'pearl' in the series field.