Worksheet Solutions: Invention of Wheel - 1 - Social Science for Class 2

Q1: Multiple choices Questions (MCQs).

(i) Early man made carts driven by
(a) birds
(b) animals
(c) robots
(d) none of these
Ans: (d)
People made carts that could be pulled along the ground which were called sledges. People pushed and pulled the sledges themselves. Animals were also used to pull the sledges.

(ii) One day, accidently, a log of wood rolled down the
(a) mountain
(b) river
(c) grass
(d) tree
Ans: (d)
One day, accidently, a log of wood rolled down the mountain.

(iii) The pots were made on the potter’s
(a) wheel
(b) mill
(c) cart
(d) pot
Ans: (d)
Someone who makes pottery is usually called a “potter”.

Q2: True and False.

(i) Wheel helped man to carry heavy loads easily from one place to another. 
Ans: True
Early man used to carry heavy loads such as big coins made of rocks, foods, clothes, goods, etc. After that revolution of wheel, goods and other things were easily carried from one place to another.

(ii) Early man travelled by aeroplane. 
Ans: False
Early man travelled by foot. They had a nomadic life.

(iii) Early man carried heavy loads on his back easily. 
Ans: True
Early man used to carry heavy loads such as big coins made of rocks, foods, clothes, goods, etc. After that revolution of wheel, goods and other things were easily carried from one place to another.

(iv) Early man made carts driven by robots. 
Ans: False
Early man made carts driven by themselves or animals.

Q3: Answer the Following Questions.

(i) Write two uses of wheel.
Ans: Today, wheels are used in cars, carts, airplanes, wheelchairs, bicycles, trains, caravans and skateboards, in addition to many more devices. Wheels are usually used in pairs, connected by a rod of wood or metal known as an axle.

(ii) How did early man invent the wheel?
Ans: Early wheels were simple wooden disks with a hole for the axle. Some of the earliest wheels were made from horizontal slices of tree trunks.

(iii) What gave early man the idea of a wheel?
Ans: It is believed that early man must have noticed round logs of wood rolling down a hill. He realised that round things could move easily on land.