Class 5 EVS Chapter 13 HOTS Questions - A Shelter so High!

Q1: During winters, Tashi and his family live on the ground floor. Why would they be doing so?
Ans: As there were no windows on the ground floor hence, the ground floor was protected from the cold winds. Thus, in order to protect them, from the icy cold winds of the winter season, they live on the ground floor.

Q2: Have you ever stayed in a tent? Where? What was it like?
Ans: Yes, I stayed in a tent in mountains of Manali. It was very adventurous and exciting experience.

Q3: Why did Gaurav Jani say - This place is so high that it is difficult to breathe normally?
Ans: At high attitudes, that is, as we go up the mountains, the level of oxygen in the air becomes less. As a result the breathing becoming more difficult and one has to rapidly draw more oxygen with force. Thus, Gaurav Jani said this place is so high that is difficult to breathe normally.

Q4: Which one of the following is a cold desert situated in India?
(a) Thar
(b) Ladakh
(c) Sahara
(d) Gobi
Ans: (b)
Ladakh is a cold desert situated in India. It lies in great Himalayas on eastern side of jammu and Kashmir.

Q5: At what height is the place where you live?
Ans: I am living in Delhi. This place is situated at a height of 216 meters above sea level.

Q6: What are the materials used for making your house? It is mud, brick, stone, wood or cement?
Ans: The materials used for making my houses are mud, brick, stone, wood, cement glass etc.

Q7: What are the things that Gaurav Jani took with himself while traveling to Leh?
Ans: He packed a small tent, sleeping bag, plastic sheet, warm clothes and food that would remain fresh for some days. Also, he took a camera and some extra cans for petrol.

Q8: Which is the highest place you have been to?
Ans: I have been to Rohtangpas. It is about 4111 meters above the sea level.

Q9: Have you ever been to a hilly place? Where?
Ans: Yes, I have been to a hilly place few years back. It was in Manali.

Q10: What is the roof of your house like? What all is the roof used for?
Ans: The roof of my house is made up of bricks and cement. This roof is used for drying clothes preparing potato chips, papad badis, aam papad, etc. It is also used for sleeping in summers, getting sunlight in winters.
It is also used for roof-top gardening.

Q11: Is Manali a plain or a hilly area? In which state is it?
Ans: Manali is a hilly area. It is in Himachal Pradesh.

Q12: Gaurav Jani passed through several states while going from Mumbai to Delhi. Find the capital cities of these states. Was there any other big town on his way?
Ans: 
The states through which Gaurav Jani passed through, while going from Mumbai to Delhi, along with the capitals are as follows:
Maharashtra - Mumbai
Gujarat - Gandhi Nagar
Rajasthan - Jaipur
Haryana - Chandigarh
Many big towns would have been these in his way such as Ahmadabad, Udaipur, and Ajmer etc.

Q13: Imagine that you were to stay alone in a small tent for two days and could take with you only 10 things. Make a list of these ten things.
Ans: If that would happen then I would take these 10 things along with me-cloths, sweater, blanked, torch, packaged food items, water, thick woolen, shoes, camera and canvas for preparing tent.

Q14: How are the houses of people living in Jammu and Kashmir different from the house you live in?
Ans: The houses in Jammu and Kashmir are mainly made up of wood, tent etc. These are light weighted and mobile i.e. can be carried from place to place. But our houses are made up of bricks, cement, steel, glass. These are very strong and mobile i.e. cannot be shifted from one place. These are permanent.

Q15: At what height was it? Did you have any difficulty in breathing there?
Ans: Manali is about 2050 meters above the sea level. Yes, breathing was a little difficult in Manali.