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Chapter-18, A House Like This!, , Choose the correct answer:, , 1) Houses are made with sloping roof in hilly areas to;, a. Make them look beautiful, b. To prevent snow from collecting on, , the roof (Vv), , 2) Nomads livein______ houses, a. Tents, b. Stilt House (v), , 3) Houseboats are found in, a. Dal lake, Kashmir (Vv), , b. Thar desert, Rajasthan, , Match the column:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , A B, , Pucca houses made of bricks and, cements, , Kuchcha house made of straw, mud, dry, leaves, , Caravan most common, temporary house, , Stilt houses found in hilly areas with, snowfall

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Fill in the blanks:, (Nomads, Igloo, protects, sloping, Eskimo,, multi-storeyed), (a) Eskimo people living in north pole make, igloo., (b) Igloo are made of snow blocks., (c) In amulti-storeyed building, there are, many houses., (d) A house protects us from the sun, the rain, and the wind., (e) In hilly areas, houses are made with, sloping roofs., (f) Nomads live in temporary houses like, tent, carvan etc.

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Answer these questions:, , Q. Why are houses made on bamboo pillars where, Bhupen lives?, , Ans- Houses are made on bamboo pillars where, Bhupen lives because it rains heavily there. Stilts, prevent flooding of house during heavy rain., , Q. What kind of roofs do these houses have? Why are, they made like this?, , Or, Why do houses have sloping roof in hilly areas?, Ans- Houses have sloping roof in hilly areas to, prevent snow and water from collecting on the roof., , Q. How does one enter these houses?, Ans- One enters these house through a ladder., , Q. At night the ladder is removed from these houses., Can you tell why?, , Ans- At night the ladder is removed from these house, to prevent the entry of wild animals., , Q. What is the similarity in the roofs of Chameli’s and, Bhupen’s houses?, , Ans- The roofs of Chameli’s and Bhupen’s house both, are slooping.

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Q. How do roofs help in their areas?, , Ans- In Bhupen’s area sloping roof prevents, accumulation of water while in Chameli’s area the, sloping roof prevents accumulation of snow on the, roof., , Q. How do people go up in multi-storeyed buildings?, Ans- People go up in a multi-storeyed building using, an elevator (lift) or staircase., , Q. How is a houseboat different from other houses?, Ans- A houseboat floats on water instead of being, fixed at land like other houses.