CBSE Class 2 EVS basic needs Assignment

CBSE Class 2 EVS basic needs.Students are advised to refer to the attached assignments and practise them regularly. This will help them to identify their weak areas and will help them to score better in examination. Parents should download and give the assignments to their children for practice.

BASIC NEEDS

Food

Food is our basic need. We cannot live without food. Food

gives us energy to work and play. Food makes us strong and healthy.

Food helps us to grow it protects us from diseares.

Food from Plants

We get most of our food from plants. The food which we get from

plants is called Vegetarian food.

Cereals

Pulses

Fruits

Vegetables

Food from Animals

We also get many food items from animals. The food we get from animals is called non Vegetarian food.

Q.1 Write following food items in given columns.

Wheat, green bean, milk, apple, meat, carrot,

Radish, Millet, Black gram, egg, fish, honey

Plant Animal

.............................. ..............................

.............................. ..............................

.............................. ..............................

.............................. ..............................

Q.2 Tick (P) the correct words given in the brackets.
1. Food makes us. (strong / weak)
2. Wheat and rice are (Cerals/ Pulses)
3. We get milk from (Cow/ lion)
4. Chick pea and greeen bean are (Cerals / pulses)
5. We get wheat from (animals / plants)
6. Honey bee gives us (honey/ meat)

Q.3 Colour the slogan

WATER
We need water to live. All plants, Animals and living beings need
water to live.
We get water from

Safe water
Clean water is fit for drinking. We say it safe water.
Unsafe water
Some water is not fit for drinking. We say it unsafe water. It is also called polluted water.
Who makes water dirty?

AIR

Air is all around us. We need air to live. We cannot live without air. All human being animals and even plants need air to live.

Properties of Air
1. We cannot see air.
2. We cannot smell air.
3. We cannot taste air.
4. We can just feel air.

Fresh Air-
We must breathe in fresh air. We must plant more trees around
our house. Tree make the air fresh and clean.

Used of air
1. Air is used in balloons.
2. Air is used in Tyers.
3. Air is used in flying kites.
Name the following
(a) Name two activities for which you need water.
1. ......................... 2. .........................

(b) Name any two fruits which have a lot of water in them.
1. ........................ 2. ..............................

(c) Name any two containers in which you store water at home
1. ...................... 2. ...........................
(d) Name any two sources of water.
1. ...................... 2. ...........................

Q. Un jumble the names of the sources of water on there water drops.

Match with the correct pictures.
1. APT .........................
2. AIRN .........................
3. LLWE .........................
4. IVERR .........................

Q. Tick (P) the correct word.
1. Plants make the air Pure/ impure.
2. We should always drink (safe / unsafe) water.
3. Air has a taste/ is tasteless.

Q. Put P or (X) against the given statement.
1. Trees make the air fresh.
2. Air is used in balloons.
3. Plants do not need air.
4. We can see air.
1. Draw pictures
Kite Balloons
Tyre Fan

Q. Name 4 liquids that you drink other than water.
1. ............................ 2. .................................
3. ............................ 4. .................................

ANIMALS
Animals which people keep at home are called pet animals.
Animals that live in the jungles and forests are called Wild animals. We cannot keep them at home. We can visit a Zoo to see wild animals like lion, tiger, deer, bear etc.

Some animals like cow, buffaloes, hens etc, are kept in farms. They are known as domestic animals. They provide milk, eggs, meat, carry load and plough fields.
- We keep cows is shed.
- Birds lives in nest.
- Dogs lives in kennel.
- Horses live in stable.
- Lions live in Den.

Q.1 Name animals which
Give milk 
Give eggs
Carry load 
Are used to pull cart 
Give wool 

Q.2 Match the animal to its home
Pictures Paste    Pictures
1. Dog
2. Cow
3. Snake
4. Horse
5. Lion

Plants are different is size and shapes. They make this world a beautiful and healthy place to live in.

 SHRUBS- A Shrub is a small and bushy plant Shrubs are short.
They have hard woody slem. eg. Rose or Cotton HERBS -
These are very small and thin plant. They have weak stem. They live for a few months. eg grass, Tulsi, Spinch
CLIMBERS- These are weak plants. They cannot stand straight and need some support to grow up wards. eg Money Plant.
CREEPERS- They too have thin and weak stem. They grow along the ground. eg water melon and pumpkin plants.

Q.1 Match the following column -
1. Herbs         (a) Rose
2. Shrubs       (b) Water melon
3. Trees         (c) Grass
4. Climbers     (d) Neem
5. Creepers    (e) Money plant

Q.2 Activity
Find the names of six food items we get from plants.
B C A B B A G E K R
N L Q R S Z A P A U
C O C O N U T O Q B
Y V P N D C P B S B
T E A I M J K T L E
X S U N F L O W E R

 GAMES
Indoor games- Players, OUt door games players games are
very important in our life, we play sports man spirit. We play different kinds of games.
- Indoor games - These games are played inside the room eg
Carrom, Chess, Ludo etc.
Oundoor game - There games are played out in the field eg
Cricket, Hockey, Foot ball etc.

Q.1 Make Important of indoor games and A and a tree infront of out door game, also the numbers needed from the game.
Name of the game Number of Players
(a) Cricket
(b) Chess
(c) Foot-ball
(d) Kabaddi
(e) Carrom

Health and exercise
Good health can be maintained by
- Playing a game
- keeping body clean
- Exercising regurally
- Eating a balanced diet.
- Taking enough rest.

Q.1 Pick out 5 things which help you to keep your body clean.

Q.2 Activity -
Collect picture of a few things you need to take care of your body and paste them here (Give big Size space)
S O A P X Z R
R U P R S O A
T B A T H X C
A V Z O Y Z O
B W X W N Q M
W A T E R C B
S T A L C M B