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MATLIWALA PUBLIC SCHOOL, BHARUCH., ACADEMIC SESSION: 2021–‘22, SUBJECT: - EVS, CLASS: - V, , DATE: - 29/1/2022, , CHAPTER-19 A seed tells a farmer's story., • Key words:1., 2., 3., 4., , Store: to keep safe for future use., Canals: a pathway for the water to travel to different locations., Fertilizers: a substance used to help improve crop growth., Progress: the act of moving forward and becoming better., , Sec-A. Choose the correct answer:1. From which year onwards had the small bajra seed been kept in a wooden, box?, (i) 1960 (ii) 1940 (iii) 1990 (iv) 2000, 2. Where was the seed born?, (i) Gujarat (ii) Himachal Pradesh (iii) Nepal (iv) Kerala, 3. What did Damjibhai put in the box to protect the seed from insects?, (i) oak leaves (ii) neem leaves (iii) henna (iv) rose petals, 4. Which utensil was used to cook vegetables during Damjibhai's time?, (i) clay pot (ii) metal pot (iii) brass pot (iv) bamboo pot, 5. What did the farmers do with the extra grain?, (i) threw it away (ii) sold it to the shopkeepers (iii) stored it (iv) none of these, , Sec-B. Fill in the blanks:1., 2., 3., 4., 5., , Farmers would grow many different kinds of crops., At home, family members spun cotton on a charkha., Farmers began to grow cotton and wheat for money., Bajra and jowar were forgotten and other crops were grown., Farmers started buying seeds from the market., , Sec-C. State whether true or false:1. People soon realized that the new method of farming was very expensive- true., 2. The new seeds were immune to insects- false., 3. Farmers continued to store seeds even when they bought new seeds from the, market- false., 4. The fertilizers from the market were very expensive. True.

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5. Hasmukh rebuilt the old house with the money he earned through farming- true., Sec-D. Very short answer-type questions:Q-1. What happened to the food when the seeds changed?, A-1. When new seeds were introduced, the taste of the food also changed., Q-2. Why did the farmers stop storing the seed?, A-2. The farmers stopped storing the seeds because they could buy seeds from, the market., Q-3. Who looked after Damjibhai's field as he grew old?, A-3. Damjibhai's son Hasmukh looked after the fields after Damjobhai grew old., Q-4. What happened when cows and buffaloes were removed from the fields?, A-4. The lack of cow dung meant the lack of natural fertilizers. So farmers had to, buy expensive fertilizers from the market., Q-5. What was done to keep the insects away from the crops?, A-5. Expensive medicines had to be sprayed on the crops to keep the insects away., , Sec-E. Short answer-type questions:Q-1. What happened when everyone started growing cotton?, A-1. When everyone was growing cotton, the cotton prices dropped. As a result,, farmers made very little profit by selling cotton., Q-2. What happened when farmers started using tractors to plough fields?, A-2. When farmers started using tractors to plough the fields, people who uscd to, work on the fields to plough the fields with bullocks lost their jobs., Q-3. Why did Hasmukh have to buy expensive fertilizers?, A-3. Without cows and buffaloes, there was no cow dung to be used in the fields, as natural fertilizer. Hence, Hasmukh had to buy expensive fertilizers from the, market.