Whose Forests? - 1 Class 5 Worksheet EVS Chapter 20

Q1: Match the Column.

Q2: Multiple Choice Questions.

(i) To which community did Suryanami belong? 
(a) Kuduk  
(b) Baiga
(c) Bhils          
(d) Khasis

(ii) Suryanami was associated with which movement?
(a) Chipko Movement    
(b) Jharkhand Jungle Bachao Andolan
(c) Apiko Movement        
(d) Narmada Bachao Andolan 

(iii) To which state did Suryanami belong?
(a) Chhattisgarh          
(b) Orissa
(c) Jharkhand          
(d) Mizoram

(iv) What was the name of Suryanami's centre?
 (a) Kuduk c    
(b) Torang
(c) Jungle Bachao
(d) Cheraw 

(v) In Mizoram how much of the people are linked to forests?
(a) 25%          
(b) 40%  
(c) 50%          
(d) 75% 

Q3: Fill in the blanks.

(i) The cut weeds are turned and their __________ is mixed with the soil to make it ready for sowing. 
(ii)  __________ are forest dwellers. 
(iii)  __________ cut down forests. 
(iv)  Forest  __________ have a right on the forest.
(v)  Baskets are woven from __________ and leaf plates are made from __________ leaves.

Q4: True or False.

(i) Children were going to shopping mall with Suryamani didi.                                    
(ii) Children enjoy special class in forest.                                                                  
(iii) Suryamani’s family used to sell the leaves and herbs collected from forest.              
(iv) Cheraw dance is performed in Punjab.      
(v) Forest is called a 'CollectiveBank’. 
Cheraw Dance

Q5: Short Answer Type Questions.

(i) What do you think is a forest?
(ii) Other than trees what all is there in a forest?
(iii) What is the web of relationships in the forest?
(iv) Suryamani says, “If the forests are not there, we too will not remain.” Why so?
(v) Why did Suryamani’s father move to town?

Q6: Long Answer Type Questions.

(i) Why is learning from forests considered as important as learning from books?
(ii) Why are forests are called collective banks?
(iii) What is the importance of education in relation to saving forests?
(iv) Write about the “Right to Forest Act 2007?”
(v) Write a few lines about “Cheraw Dance?”
(vi) Look at the below India map and answer the following questions.
(a) Name any two states that have “thick forests.”
(b) Name any two states that have “thin forests.”
(c) Name a state in South India that has thick forests.
(d) Name any one state that doesn’t have any forest.
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