Houses are made as per the environmental conditions of the region. This chapter introduces kids to different kinds of houses – wooden houses, houses made of mud, multi-storey houses, houseboats, etc. Here, we provide you with the NCERT Solutions for Class 3 EVS Chapter 18 A House Like This, which your kids can use to practise all the textbook questions for the exams.
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NCERT Solutions for Class 3 EVS Chapter 18 A House Like This
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Question 1:
Why are houses made of bamboo pillars where Bhupen lives?
Answer:
Bhupen hails from Assam. Assam receives heavy rainfall every year. So, the houses there are made at the height of 10-12 feet. That’s why houses are made of strong bamboo pillars.
Question 2:
What kind of roofs do these houses have? Why are they made like this?
Answer: These houses have slant roofs. They are made like this so that the water does not stay on the roof and create leaks.
Question 3:
How does one enter these houses?
Answer:
One can enter these houses through wooden ladders.
Question 4:
At night the ladder is removed from these houses. Can you tell why?
Answer:
This is done in order to prevent any unwanted animal from entering the house.
Question 5:
In which area is Chameli’s house?
Answer:
Chameli’s house is in a hilly area (Manali).
Question 6:
What is the similarity in the roofs of Chameli’s and Bhupen’s houses?
Answer:
The similarity in the roofs of Chameli’s and Bhupen’s houses is that they are slant.
Question 7:
How do roofs help in their areas?
Answer:
The slanting roofs do not let the water/snow get accumulate on them.
Question 8:
How do people go up in multi-storeyed buildings?
Answer:
People go up in multi-storeyed buildings through stairs or lifts.
Question 9:
How is a houseboat different from other houses?
Answer:
Houseboats are different from other houses because houseboats don’t stay in one place; they keep moving, unlike other houses.
Question 10:
Would you like to live in such a house? Why?
Answer:
Yes, I would like to live in such a house, as I can take my house to different beautiful places.
Question 11:
Look at the pictures and match.
Answer:
Question 12:
Put a tick on the names of things which your house is made of.
Answer:
Question 13:
Look at the houses in your neighbourhood. What are they made of? Make a list.
Answer:
The houses in my neighbourhood are made up of cement, brick, stones, sand and stones.
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