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NCERT Solutions for Class 3 Science Chapter 7 Housing and its question answers with MCQ and short answers type questions updated for CBSE and State board 2024-25. In chapter 7 of Class 3 Science we get the knowledge about various types of houses. Here we learn about the properties of good house and the ways to keep our houses neat and clean. With the help of question answers given at the end of the chapter, student can revise the entire chapter easily.
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Class 3 Science Chapter 7 Housing
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Housing
We all need a house to live in. A house protects us from heat, cold, rain and strong winds. It gives us comfort. We keep our things safe in the house.
Parts of a House
A house has many parts such as bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, drawing room, study room, toilet and store room.
A Good House
A good house has the following features:
1. It has thick walls and high roofs to keep it cool in the summer.
2. It has windows and doors to let in fresh air and sunlight.
3. Sunlight keeps the house dry and free from germs.
4. It has a lawn in front of it. The lawn provides a place for the family to sit there.
5. It has a proper drainage system to carry out waste water. The drain has a covering to check the breeding of mosquitoes and flies.
6. It has wire-nettings on windows and doors to keep insects away.
7. It has plants and trees around it. They keep the air clean.
8. It has fencing all around it to check the entry of animals or unwanted persons.
Care of the House
There are many ways to keep a house clean.
1. Sweeping and mopping of the floors of a house is very important. It should be done every day.
2. Wash basins, toilets and bathrooms must be washed and cleaned every day.
3. Kitchen should also be cleaned daily.
4. Flush should be used after using the toilets.
5. Garbage must be stored in a covered dustbin. It should be thrown into a public dustbin or a proper dumping place.
6. Drains of the kitchen and the bathroom must be covered to stop mosquito breeding.
7. Water should not be left collected near your house. If there are ditches, they should be covered.
8. Grow plants near your house to make it beautiful.
Important Points
1. We all need a shelter. A house gives us shelter.
2. A house protects us from heat, cold and rain.
3. A good house should be airy and sunny.
4. Doors and windows of a house should be fitted with wire-netting to keep flies and mosquitoes away.
5. We should take proper care of our house.
Select correct answer for question given below:
A good house should be sunny and ____________.
A good house should have a ____________ for fresh air and sunlight.
What should we do to keep the floors clean?
Write true and false for statements given below:
1. A small house cannot become a sweet home.
2. Sunlight keeps the house dry.
3. Wire-netting’s on windows and doors attract insects.
4. Plants keep the air clean.
5. The fencing around a house checks the entry of animals.
Answers:
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the hint box: (safely, drainage, mopping, dustbin, house)
1. A ______________ gives us a shelter.
2. We keep our valuables ______________ in our house.
3. A house should have a well ______________ system to carry
out waste water.
4. Sweeping and ______________ the floors of a house are very important.
5. Garbage must be stored in a ______________.
Answers:
1. house
2. safely
3. drainage
4. mopping
5. dustbin
Why do we need a house?
A house protects us from heat, cold and rain.
Write any two qualities of a good house.
A good house has the following features:
1. It has thick walls and high roofs to keep it cool in the summer.
2. It has windows and doors to let in fresh air and sunlight.
Where should we throw garbage?
Garbage must be stored in a covered dustbin. It should be thrown into a public dustbin or a proper dumping place.
