Worksheet: Our Sky

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: What color does the sky appear in the morning?
(a) Blue
(b) Orange and bright
(c) Red
(d) Dark

Q2: When the Sun is present in the sky, why are other stars not visible?
(a) They disappear during the day
(b) They are covered by clouds
(c) The Sun is very bright
(d) They move away

Q3: How are shadows at noon compared to morning and evening?
(a) Long
(b) Very dark
(c) Short
(d) Invisible

Q4: When is Diwali celebrated?
(a) On the Full Moon
(b) On the New Moon
(c) When the Moon is a crescent
(d) On the first night of the Moon

Q5: What did India's Chandrayaan mission aim to explore?
(a) Mars
(b) The Sun
(c) The Moon
(d) Venus

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: The Sun appears to move from ________ to ________ during the day.

Q2: Ancient people used the shape of the Moon to keep count of the ________.

Q3: On some nights, the Moon looks like the letter ________.

Q4: The Sun gives us ________ and ________.

Q5: If the object is close to the source of light, the shadow becomes ________.

Match the Following

Short Question Answers

Q1: What happens to the sky's color as the day progresses?

Q2: What is the significance of the Full Moon (Poornima) and the New Moon (Amavasya)?

Q3: Why do shadows in the morning and evening form in different directions?

Q4: What is the significance of the Chandrayaan mission?

Q5: How does studying the sky help us understand nature?

Vocabulary Activity - "Guess the Word"

Q1: A group of stars known as the Seven Sages in Indian astronomy.

Q2: The time of the day when the Sun is directly overhead and shadows are the shortest.

Q3: The phenomenon where an object blocks light and forms a dark shape.

Q4: The device built by Raja Jai Singh that tells time accurately based on shadow.