UNIT - 1 MYSELF 1. About Myself 2. My Family Photo Name: Grade: Section: Age: Birthday: Pet: My fathers name is ........................................ Favourite Food: My mothers name is ........................................ Favourite Colour: There are ........................................ members in my family. Favourite Game: I have a .................... brother .................... sister in my family. Favourite Cartoon: My family is a happy family. Did You Know? Did You Know? Family is not an important thing. It's everything. Laugh as much as you breathe. A Book of General Knowledge-1 5 6 A Book of General Knowledge-1 3. My House 4. My School This is my house. This is my school. My house is located at ............................ My school is in ............................ The colour of my house is ........................................ There are ................ students.in my school. It has ........................................ rooms. It has a beautiful .................................. It has ........................................ windows. It has ........................................ classrooms. The colour of my school is ........................................ It has ........................................ doors. Did You Know? Did You Know? Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be He who opens a school door, closes a dark room. useful, or believe to be beautiful. 7 A Book of General Knowledge-1 8 A Book of General Knowledge-1 GK Key book 1 2 4. Draw a picture of your dream house. UNIT - 2 ANIMAL WORLD Blue Whale The Biggestbiggest Animal animal Giraffe Elephant TheThe Tallest tallest Animal animal with with the The Biggest Land Animal theLongest longest Neck neck The biggest land animal Did You Know? Did You Know? Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of all the animals. The noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away. A Book of General Knowledge-1 9 10 A Book of General Knowledge-1 1. Domestic Animals 2. Wild Animals Name these wild animals. Look at the pictures and identify them. Sheep Cow Horse T I GE R Pig L EOP ARD Rabbit Buffalo Duck Cat Donkey Rabbit E L EP HANT P AND A Sheep Goat Ox Key box Pig ELEPHANT Ox DEER TIGER Cow LEOPARD RHINO Horse PANDA RH INO DEER Buffalo Did You Know? Dog Elephant Did You Know? Dog is a domestic animal. A dogs has a Elephant is the biggest land animal wet nose to collect more of the tiny droplets in the world. African elephants only of smelling chemicals in the air. have four teeth to chew their food with. A Book of General Knowledge-1 11 12 A Book of General Knowledge-1 GK Key book 2 3. Water Animals 4. Birds Name these water animals. Match the birds with their names. Key box Pigeon PRAWN CRAB DOLPHIN OCTOPUS PRAWN DOLPHIN SHARK Crow LOBSTER Owl SHARK LOBSTER Sparrow Mynah CRAB OCTOPUS Bat Did You Know? Blue whale Hummingbird Did You Know? Blue whale is the biggest animal Hummingbird is the smallest bird. in the world. It's tongue weighs It is about 3-4g (a nickel weighs more than an elephant. about 5g) and about 8.5cm (3.5") from tip of bill to tip of tail. A Book of General Knowledge-1 13 14 A Book of General Knowledge-1 5. I.Q. Test 6. Time for Test Ö Tick ( ) the correct answer. Answer the following questions. 1. Which of these does not have legs? 1. Name two domestic animals whose names begin with letter C. Lizard Rat Snake Cow Cat 2. Which of these gives us eggs? 2. Name two wild animals whose names begin with letter L. Cow Hen Goat Lion Leopard 3. Which of these cannot fly? 3. Name two birds whose names begin with letter P. Fish Crow Sparrow Parrot Pigeon 4. Name two water animals whose names begin with letter S. 4. Which animal has a trunk? Seal Starfsh Horse Bird Elephant 5. Name two animals whose names begin with letter L. 5. Which of these has two legs? Lamb Lynx Cow Lion Hen 6. Name a fish whose name begins with letter S. 6. Which of these lives in water? Salmon Rabbit Crab Dog 7. Name a bird whose names begins with E. 7. Which of these gives us wool? Eagle Sheep Cow Dog 8. Name an insect whose name begins with letter H and ends with Y. Housefly 8. Which of these gives us milk? Buffalo Crow Rat 9. Name a bird whose names begins with O. Ostrich 9. Which bird cannot fly but can run very fast? Ostrich Crow Pigeon 10. Name a water animal whose name begins with P. Platypus Did You Know? Ostrich Snake Did You Know? An ostrich has two toes on each foot which gives it greater speed. The fastest moving snake on land is the Black Mamba. A Book of General Knowledge-1 15 16 A Book of General Knowledge-1 GK Key book 3 Revision-1 3. Fill in the blanks. a. A lion has ..................4 legs. 1. State whether the following statements are True or False. b. A shark is a ..................water animal. a. A dog is a domestic animal.(True)True ( ) c. ............. Wecow get givesmilk from.................. us milk.cows (False) b. An elephant lives in water.False ( ) d. Sparrow is the name of a ..................bird c. An octopus has six legs.(False)False ( ) e. A ..................rhino has horn on its nose. d. A hen is not a bird.(False)False ( ) 4. Name the given pictures. e. A lion and leopard eat flesh.(True)True ( ) 2. Match the pictures with their names. Cat panda cow sheep crab Shark Elephant owl duck cat tiger Crow Leopard sparrow shark Did You Know? Hippo Shark Did You Know? Hippos secrete a red substance A shark is the only fish that can Hippo secretsfrom their a rde skin substance called blood-sweat. from its skin calledThis sweat blood-sweat. helps the hippoThis sweatto keep- blink with both eyes. helps theitself hippo cool. to keep itself cool. A Book of General Knowledge-1 17 18 A Book of General Knowledge-1 UNIT - 3 PLANT WORLD 1. Fruits Tick (Ö) the correct name. Apple Coconut Litchi Orange Banana Pear Mango Grapes Alphonso is the sweetest of all mangoes. Pineapples Pears Litchi Mango Apricot Apple Plums Orange Apricot Pear Rafflesia Sequoia Orange The Biggestbiggest Flower flower TheThe Tallest tallest Tree tree Did You Know? Venus Flytrap Sequoia Trees Did You Know? Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant. Sequioa is the tallest tree. It is found It eats small insects and spiders. in the American jungle. A Book of General Knowledge-1 19 20 A Book of General Knowledge-1 GK Key book 4 5 2. Vegetables 3. Flowers Name these vegetables. Name these flowers. cauliflower broccoli Rose Hibiscus brinjal Marigold cucumber Chayote Crocus Lotus Key box Key box BRINJAL CAULIFLOWER MARIGOLD BROCCOLI HIBISCUS Pumpkin PUMPKIN Lily CROCUS CUCUMBER LILY CHAYOTE LOTUS ROSE Did You Know? Pumpkin Rhododendron Did You Know? Pumpkin is the biggest vegetable. RhododendronRhododendron is ouris our national national flower. flower. It is found in mountain region. It is found in mountain region. A Book of General Knowledge-1 21 22 A Book of General Knowledge-1 4. I.Q. Test 5. Time for Test Tick (Ö) the correct answer. Answer the following questions. 1. Which is not a vegetable? 1. Name two vegetables that begin with letter C. Spinach Broccoli Pear Cauliflower Chayote 2. Which is a leafy vegetable? 2. Name two fruits that begin with letter P. Potato Leek Cauliflower Plum Peach 3. Which is a flower? 3. Name two flowers that begin with letter L. Crocus Pear Leek Lotus Lily 4. Name two plants that begin with letter S. 4. Which is our national flower? Sugarcane Sunflower plant Lotus Lily Rhododendron 5. Name two juicy fruits that begin with letter A. 5. Which is a plant? Apple Apricot Bear Canary Mushroom 6. Name a dry fruit that begins with letter W. 6. Which is edible? Walnut Mango Leaf Litchi Pulp Bamboo Stem 7. Name a vegetable that begins with letter B. 7. Which plant is used to make paper? Brinjal Bamboo Mango Mushroom 8. Name a flower that begins with H. 8. Which plant gives us cotton? Hibiscus Cotton Plant Rubber Mulberry 9. Name a fruit that begins with M. Mango 9. Which tree has big leaves? Apple Mango Banana 10. Name a tree that begins with S. Sequoia Did You Know? Apple Pomegranate Did You Know? Apple has 25% air, that is why it floats on A pomegranate has more than water. 1000 seeds. A Book of General Knowledge-1 23 24 A Book of General Knowledge-1 GK Key book 5 Revision-2 4. Name the given pictures. 1. State whether the following statements are True or False. a. Brinjal is a vegetable. ( True ) b. We do not cook pumpkin. ( False ) c. Rose is a fruit. ( False ) d. Banana has big leaves. ( True ) e. Lotus and morigold are flowers. ( True ) Rose Brinjal Banana 2. Match the items in column A with those in Column B. A B Banana National flower Lotus White vegetable Rhododendron Big leaves Cucumber Blooms in water Lily Pumpkin Marigold Cauliflower No need to cook 3. Fill in the blanks. a. Sequoia is the ..................biggest tree. b. ..................Pumpkin is the biggest vegetable. c. ..................Marigold flower is useful for making garland. d. ..................Leek is a green leafy vegetable. Apple Lotus Orange e. Cotton plant gives us ..................cotton Did You Know? Strawberry Cacao Beans Did You Know? StrawberriesStrawberry isare the the only only fruit fruit which which grow Chocolate is made from cacao seedsgrow onseeds the outside.on the outside. beans. A Book of General Knowledge-1 25 26 A Book of General Knowledge-1 4.