Worksheet Solutions: Our Festivals | Let's Look Around & Learn 2: Solutions, Notes & Worksheets - Class 2 PDF Download

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) What is Holi primarily known for? 
(a) Festival of Lights
(b) Festival of Colours
(c) Festival of Sweets
(d) Festival of Prayers
Ans: (b)
Holi is widely known for the playful use of colours and throwing coloured water.

(ii) Why do people decorate their houses during Diwali?
(a) To celebrate Christmas
(b) To welcome guests
(c) To mark the return of Lord Rama
(d) To honor Guru Nanak
Ans: (c)
Diwali is celebrated to commemorate Lord Rama's return to Ayodhya after an exile.

(iii) Which festival is celebrated by Muslims and involves the prayer called 'namaz'?
(a) Dussehra
(b) Diwali
(c) Id
(d) Guruparva
Ans: (c)
Muslims celebrate Id and offer prayers called 'namaz' during this festival.

(iv) What is the main activity during Dussehra on the last day of the celebration?
(a) Decorating houses
(b) Burning effigies
(c) Offering prayers
(d) Serving community lunch
Ans: (b)
On the last day of Dussehra, effigies of Ravana and others are stuffed with crackers and burned.

(v) Which festival is celebrated on the birthday of Jesus Christ?
(a) Holi
(b) Guruparva
(c) Id
(d) Christmas
Ans: (d)
Christmas is celebrated on 25th December and marks the birthday of Jesus Christ.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) During Diwali, people decorate their houses with __________.
Ans: oil lamps, candles or bulbs
During Diwali, houses are decorated with oil lamps, candles, or bulbs.

(ii) Muslims celebrate __________ three times a year.
Ans: Id
Muslims celebrate Id three times a year: Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, and Id-ul-Milad.

(iii) Guruparva is celebrated on the birthdays of the ten __________ Gurus.
Ans: Sikh
Guruparva is celebrated by Sikhs on the birthdays of the ten Sikh Gurus.

(iv) On Christmas, Santa Claus brings gifts and puts them in __________.
Ans: stockings
During Christmas, Santa Claus puts gifts in stockings.

(v) Dussehra is celebrated for __________ days.
Ans: ten
Dussehra is celebrated for ten days.

Q3: True or False

(i) Holi is a festival of lights. 
Ans: False
Holi is a festival of colours, not lights.

(ii) Christmas is celebrated on 25th December to mark Guru Nanak's birthday. 
Ans: False
Christmas is celebrated on 25th December, but it is not related to Guru Nanak's birthday.

(iii) Id is celebrated only once a year. 
Ans: False
Id is celebrated thrice a year: Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, and Id-ul-Milad.

(iv) Guruparva involves serving 'Langar,' a community lunch. 
Ans: True
Guruparva involves serving 'Langar,' a community lunch.

(v) Dussehra is primarily a one-day celebration.
Ans: False
Dussehra is celebrated for ten days, not just one day.