Housing and Clothing Test-1

Housing and Clothing

1. House built with stones, bricks and cement is called a:

(A) hut                (B) tent              (C) caravan       (D) pucca house

2. What is the shape of an igloo?

(A) Square                                     (B) Dome-shaped

(C) Round                                      (D) Triangle

3. Which of the following structures of a house can be flat, sloping or semi-circular?

(A) Floor            (B) Mud             (C) Roof              (D) Door

4. Why do houses have sloping roofs?

(A) To absorb heat            

(B) To look beautiful

(C) To help the rain water to slip off easily

(D) To absorb water

5. Sloping roof is made of:

(A) asbestos sheets                      (B) palm leaves

(C) straw                                       (D) all of the above

6. Cotton clothes are preferred during summer because these clothes:

(A) do not absorb sweat             

(B) absorb heat

(C) absorb sweat easily    

(D) do not allow the body heat to escape

7. Which of the following houses is made of wood, bamboo and mud?

(A) Caravan      (B)    Huts           (C) Igloos           (D) Tents

8. Eskimos live in:

(A) caravans                                  (B) house boats

(C) igloos                                        (D) huts

9. Which of following protects us from heat, cold, dust and rain?

(A) A house without roof            (B) Park

(C) Clothes                                    (D) Playground

10. During rainy season, we need to:

(A) wear a raincoat                      (B) carry an umbrella

(C) keep our body dry                 (D) all of the above

Answer Keys:

(1)–(D); (2)–(B); (3)–(C); (4)–(C); (5)–(D); (6)–(C); (7)–(B); (8)–(C); (9)–(C); (10)–(D)