Worksheet
Chapter 1: Living Together
Class worksheet based on the lesson “Living Together”
Lesson Picture Cards
Chandan’s village
Park and banyan tree
Van Mahotsav tree planting
Community bridge
Student Details
Name: ____________________________
Class: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________
1. Look at the picture of Chandan’s village. What do you see in the picture? Describe below.
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Sample answer: I can see houses, a road, a playground, people, trees and public places in the village. The village looks clean, active and connected.
2. Explore your locality. Write your observations about how the people and places are connected.
| Place / People | Connections between people and places |
|---|---|
| Shopkeeper | Sells food items, clothes and daily needs. Sells local products. |
| Road | Connects people living in different areas. Allows easy movement of goods and services. |
| Health Centre | Provides treatment for illness. Helps sick people get medical care. Supports community health. |
| Police | Provides safety. Maintains law and order. Helps people in emergencies. |
| School | Helps children learn. Teachers guide students. It builds knowledge and good values. |
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This table is completed using the lesson clues: shopkeeper, road, health centre, police and school all help people in different ways and keep community life running smoothly.
3. Why is it important to have places like parks, schools, hospitals and bus stops in your locality?
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These places are important because they help people in daily life. Parks give space to play and relax, schools give education, hospitals give treatment and bus stops help people travel easily.
4. How would life be different if one or more of these places in your locality did not exist?
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Life would become difficult. Children may not study properly without schools, sick people may not get treatment without hospitals and travel would become harder without bus stops.
5. What can you do to keep these places clean and safe?
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We can use dustbins, avoid littering, protect public property, plant trees and follow rules. We can also join cleanliness drives and encourage others to keep places neat.
6. Activity: Create a colourful poster to invite people from the neighbourhood to participate in Van Mahotsav.
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Sample poster text: “Join us for Van Mahotsav! Let us clean the park, plant trees and make our neighbourhood green and beautiful. Date: ______ Time: ______ Place: ______ Everyone is welcome.”
7. Identify the people who help in maintaining your locality. What are their occupations?
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Sample answer: Sweeper - keeps roads clean; gardener - cares for plants; electrician - repairs lights; mason - repairs walls; police officer - keeps people safe; doctor or nurse - helps sick people.
8. Fill the table: work required for developing and maintaining the park.
| People at work | Occupation | What they do | Material / Tool / Skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | Mason | Mends walls using bricks and cement. | Trowel, bricks, cement, wall repair skill |
| Carpenter | Carpenter | Repairs benches in the park. | Wood, nails, hammer, measuring skill |
| Electrician | Electrician | Repairs the street light. | Wire, pliers, tester, electrical repair skill |
| Gardener | Gardener | Plants saplings and waters plants. | Saplings, watering can, shovel, gardening skill |
| Painter | Painter | Paints walls and park items. | Paint, brush, colour mixing skill |
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The lesson gives mason as an example and mentions repairing benches, fixing street lights and planting saplings, so suitable occupations include carpenter, electrician and gardener.
9. What questions would you ask your family members or neighbours about their work?
- a. ____________________________________
- b. ____________________________________
- c. ____________________________________
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a. What do you like the most about your work?
b. What types of tools or things do you use?
c. What challenges do you face?
b. What types of tools or things do you use?
c. What challenges do you face?
10. It is important for communities to come together in times of need. What do you think about this statement?
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I agree with this statement because people can solve problems faster when they work together. Teamwork makes the community stronger, safer and more helpful.
11. Do people in your locality come together and support each other? Can you remember one such occasion?
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Sample answer: Yes, people in my locality come together during festivals, cleanliness drives or emergencies. I remember people helping each other during a temple event or a neighbourhood cleaning activity.
12. Think about your family or community. How do you work together to help each other while preparing for a festival or any other occasion?
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Sample answer: We clean the house together, decorate the area, cook food, welcome guests and share work with each other. Working together saves time and makes the celebration joyful.
13. What are some ways by which we can take care of nature and our neighbourhood? List a few.
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We can plant trees, save water, avoid littering, reuse materials, keep roads clean and protect plants and animals.
14. How does helping others and working together make our community better?
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Helping others builds friendship, care and trust. Working together keeps the community clean, safe, peaceful and happy.
15. Write the different roles people play in your school.
| Person | How do they help in the school? |
|---|---|
| Teacher | A teacher helps students learn new things. |
| School bus driver | Takes students safely to school and back home. |
| Student | Learns, follows rules and helps keep the school active. |
| Caretaker | Keeps the school clean and well managed. |
| Principal | Leads the school and helps everything run properly. |
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The lesson names teachers, students, caretakers and bus drivers as examples of school community members.
16. Why is it important for everyone to work as a team in a school?
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It is important because teamwork makes the school safe, organised and friendly. Everyone’s help is needed for smooth learning and daily school work.
17. What is your role as a member of your school community?
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Sample answer: My role is to study well, follow school rules, respect teachers, help friends and keep the classroom clean.
18. Group Activity Table
| Group name | Activity chosen | Material used | What did you learn? |
|---|---|---|---|
| __________ | Tree plantation / Cleanliness drive / Nature artefact | __________ | __________ |
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Sample: Group Green Stars | Tree plantation | Saplings, shovel, water can | We learnt teamwork, care for plants and responsibility.
19. Match the riddles with the correct places.
a. I am a place where people wait to catch a ride. Buses come and buses go.
b. I keep letters, stamps and parcels.
c. I am full of colours, lights and goods where people shop and meet.
d. I am a place where you run and play with swings and slides.
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a. Bus stop
b. Post office
c. Market
d. Park / Playground
b. Post office
c. Market
d. Park / Playground
20. Create a similar riddle about any public place of your choice.
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Sample riddle: I am a place quiet and neat, where many books and readers meet. You can read and learn all day. What am I? Answer: Library.
21. Complete the table about improving your locality.
| Group | Situation | Activity | Your role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Dirty park | Cleanliness drive | Collect litter and spread awareness |
| Group 2 | Less greenery | Tree plantation | Plant and water saplings |
| Group 3 | Community event needed | Organise awareness programme | Make poster and invite people |
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This activity is based on the lesson’s group task asking students to identify a local problem and suggest helpful actions like cleaning, helping others or organising an event.
22. Do you think working together can make your activities more useful? Give reasons.
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Yes, working together makes activities more useful because work gets divided, ideas improve and tasks are completed faster and better.
23. How will your involvement in these activities help the community?
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My involvement will help make the community cleaner, greener and more united. It also inspires others to take responsibility.
24. Ask your family about one special skill or craft famous in your region.
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Sample answer: Pottery is a famous craft in many regions. It is useful because people make pots, lamps and decorative items from clay.
Teacher Note
This worksheet covers the main exercise and activity items from the lesson, including tables, short-answer questions, riddles, school roles, neighbourhood care, Van Mahotsav activity, and locality improvement tasks.