Class 2 EVS

Chapters 7 - 12

Syllabus up to March 2022 for Final Examination.

All exercises fully solved.

Date of exam: February/March 2022

Chapter 7: Notes 

Food and Shelter of Animals 

Answer the following questions. 

1. What are herbivorous animals? 

Animals that eat only plants are called herbivorous animals. 

2. What are carnivorous animals? Name two of them.

Animals that eat the flesh of other animals are called carnivorous animals. Example: lion, tiger 

3. How do scavengers help to clean the jungle? 

Scavengers eat the dead bodies of other animals and keep the surroundings clean. 

4. Where do domestic animals live? 

Domestic animals live in man-made shelters. 

5. Where do wild animals live? 

Wild animals live in natural shelters.

Fill in the blanks. 

1. .......... animals eat only plants. [Herbivorous] 

2. .......... animals eat both plant and flesh. [Omnivorous] 

3. Flesh eating animals are called .......... animals. [carnivorous] 

4. Scavengers eat the flesh of dead animals. They help to .......... [keep the surroundings clean] 

5. Animals like elephants, giraffe and zebra live in large groups. They live .......... [under the trees]

Write True or False. 

1. Wild animals eat only flesh of other animals. True 

2. A bear lives in a cave. True 

3. A jackal helps to clean the jungle by eating dead animals. True 

4. Rabbits live in the hole. False 

5. A lion lives in the den. True

Chapter 10: Notes 

Houses and Their Types 

Answer the following questions. 

1. What materials are used to make a pucca house?

A pucca house is made up of bricks, cement, iron etc 

2. What is a skyscraper?

Very high buildings are called sky scrapers.

3. What is a houseboat?

A houseboat is a temporary house made of wood. It floats on water.

4. What is a gypsy caravan?

A gypsy caravan is a mobile house drawn by animals.

5 What is an igloo?

An igloo is a house made of a blocks of solid ice.

Fill in the blanks. 

1. Pacca houses are found in .......... [cities]

2. A .......... house is made up of mud, stones and straw. [kutcha]

3. .......... is a movable house. [Caravan]

4. A .......... can be folded and packed. [tent]

Write True or False. 

1. Rich people live in flats. True 

2. Pucca houses are strong houses. True

3. Soldiers live in houseboats.  False

4. Caravan is a pucca house. False

Chapter 11: Notes

Air We Need

Answer the following questions 

1. How do we feel air? 

 We feel there by blowing clothes, kites, trees, plants etc

2. What is atmosphere? 

The layer of air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere.

3. What is fresh air?

Air which is free from smoke, dust and all types of germs, is called fresh air.

4. How would you prove that air contains water vapour?

Take cold water in a glass. After sometime we can see tiny droplets of water on the surface of the glass. It shows the presence of water vapour in the air. 

5 What is air pollution? 

Presence of harmful substances in the air is called air pollution.

Fill in the blanks 

1. We cannot .......... air. [see] 

2. Fast moving air is called .......... [wind] 

3. The layer of air surrounding the earth is called .......... [atmosphere] 

4. The process of making food by plants is called .......... [photosynthesis] 

5. Always play and exercise in .......... place. [open]

Write True or False 

1. Air is not present everywhere. False 

2. Plants cannot prepare their own food. False 

3. Air contains dust particles. True 

4. Air is being polluted due to smoke of vehicles only. False

5. We should throw garbage in a closed dustbin. True

Chapter 12: Notes

Water We Use

Answer the following questions 

1. Why do animals need water? 

Animals need water for drinking and bathing. 

2. Why do plants need water? 

Plants need water for making food and for being green.

3. What is groundwater? 

Some water seeps in the ground. It is called ground water

4. What is water cycle? 

The continuous exchange of water between sky and earth is called water cycle.

5. How can we save water?

Turn off taps during brushing and bathing. Collect rainwater in the big tanks.

Fill in the blanks 

1. Animal need water for .......... and .......... [drinking/bathing]

2. .......... need water for making food and for being green. [Plants] 

3. Sea water is .......... so it is not fit for drinking. [salty]

4. The process of changing water vapour into water on cooling is called .......... [condensation]

Write True or False 

1. Water of lakes, ponds and rivers is fit for drinking. False

2. On cooling water changes into ice [solid] and it is hard. True

3. We should always drink fresh and clean water. True

4. Boiling cannot kill all the gems and makes water pure. False

Class 2 EVS
Video Lecture Chapter 1

Video Lecture Chapter 2

Notes: Chapter 1 - Living and Non-living Things

Answer the following questions.
1) What are living things?
The things which have life are called living things.
2) What are non-living things?
The things which do not have life are called non-living things.
3) What are natural things?
The things found in nature are called natural things.
4) What are artificial things?
The things made by human beings are called artificial things.
5) Why do living things reproduce?
Living things reproduce to continue their race.

Fill in the blanks.
1) Living things can ............. (move)
2) Living things need ............. (food) to grow.
3) All ............. (living) things are natural things.
4) Moon is a ............. (natural) thing.
5) ............. (Non living things) do not need water.

Write T for true and F for false
statements.
1) The whole world is made up of living and non-living things. True
2) All living things are broadly categorised into four groups. False
3)  Things made by human beings are called artificial things. True
4) Animal and human beings move from one place to another in search of food water and other things. True
5) Plants do not need water and minerals. False


Notes Chapter 2
0ur Neighbourhood
Fill in the blanks.
1) A good ................... [neighbourhood] is a blessing.
2) We should be ready to    ................... [help] our neighbour.
3) We can keep money and jewellery in the   ...................  [bank]
4) A    ................... [postman]  delivers letters to us.
5) A ................... [plumber] repairs water taps and fits pipes in the houses.

Write T for true and F for false
 statement.
1) The people living around us are our neighbours. True
2) Neighbourhood children become friends. True
3) A cobbler makes wooden furniture for us. False
4) A washer man washes clothes and iron them. True
5) An electrician repairs our electrical appliances, switches electrical wiring etc. True

Short answer type questions.
1) What is a neighbourhood?
The area and people around us is our neighbourhood.
2) Who are neighbours?
The people and families living around our house are our neighbours.
3) How is local market helpful for us?
Local market is helpful for us because it helps us to buy many things.
4) Why do we go to the hospital?
We go to the hospital to get treatment for diseases.
5) How is police helpful to us?
Police is helpful to us to keep our neighbourhood safe.

Notes: Chapter 3 My Family
Answer the following questions.
1. What is a nuclear family? 

A small family is called a nuclear family. 

2. What is a joint family? 

A big family is called a joint family.  

3. How can children help their parents? 

Children can help their parents by dusting home and washing vehicles.  

4. Who are grandparents? 

Grandfather and grandmother together are called grandparents.  

5. What can we do for our grandparents? 

We can take care of our grandparents.

Fill in the blanks.
1) Father earns money for the ............. (family) 

2. ............. cooks food for the family. (Mother)  

3. A joint family is a ............. family. (big)  

4. Children can bring things from ............. (market)  

5. Our grandfather and grandmother tell us very ............. (good stories) 

Write T for true and F for false
statements.
1) A big family is a joint family. True  

2. Our parents do not take care of us.  False  

3. Children should not help their parents. False  

4. Children should spend some time with their grandparents. True  

5. We should not obey our elders.  False

Notes: Chapter 4 My Body
Answer the following questions.
1. What is a skeleton? 

All the bones together form a framework called skeleton.  

2. How do bones work?  

Bones and muscles help each other to work together.  

3. What is the function of brain? Brain controls all the activities of the body. 

4. What is the function of heart? 

Heart pumps blood to different parts of the body. 

5. What are sense organs? 

Organs that help us to sense the world are called sense organs.

Fill in the blanks.
1) Bones are ............ (hard)  

2. Leg muscles are ............. in size.( large)  

3. There are about ............. muscles in human body. (600) . 

4. ............ is the uppermost part of your body. It protects brain inside it. (Head)  

5. ............. filter the blood by separate entities from the blood. (Kidneys)  

Write T for true and F for false
statements.
1) Muscles have many joints. False  

2. Some bones are very soft. False  

3. Human heart is made up of muscles only. True  

4. Bones also protect our internal organs. True  

5. Human body is covered with skin. True

Chapter 5 Notes

Plants are Our Green Friends

Fill in the blanks. 

1. .......... are called food factory of the plant. [Leaves]  

2. ............. have seeds inside them. [Fruits] 

3. .............  are dried seeds of the plants.  [Pulses] 

4. We eat ............. of the potato. [stems] 

5  we get tea from the ............. of the plant. [leaves]

Write True or False. 

1. Roots transport water and minerals to different parts of the plant. True 

2. Vegetables and fruits are good sources of vitamins and minerals. True 

3. We eat dried seeds of some plants as food grains. True

4. We get oil from the seeds of almond, coconut, sunflower, walnut, mustard etc.  True

5. We get coffee from theleaves of tea plant and coffee from the seeds of coffee plant.

Chapter 6: Notes

Domestic and wild animals 

Answer the following questions 

1. What are domestic animals? 

Animals that we keep in our homes or farms are called domestic animals. 

2. Name four animals that carry load. 

Animals like horse, donkey, elephant and bullock etc are used to carry loads. 

3. What is the use of dung of animals?

Dung of animals like cow, buffalo, horse and camel etc is used to make manure and Gobar gas. 

4. What are wild animals?

Animals that live in the forest are called wild animals. 

5 What are reptiles? 

Animals that crawl on the ground are called reptiles.

Fill in the blanks 

1. Eggs are rich in .......... [proteins] 

2. Honey bees give us .......... and .......... [honey/wax] 

3. We get leather from the skin of .......... animals. [dead] 

4. Sheep gives us .......... [wool] 

5. .......... is the strongest reptile. [crocodile]

Write True or False 

1. Domestic animals live in the forest. False 

2. Goat gives us eggs. False 

3. Elephant gives a tusk. True 

4. Birds have two legs, one beak and wings to fly. True 

5. Snakes have no legs. True

Mata the following. 

1. Wool.          yak

2. honey         bees 

3. cow             butter 

4. Ivory           elephant 

5. Silk              silk worm