“Like Father Like, Daughter” is Chapter 16 from the Let’s Look Around and Learn Environmental Studies Textbook for students of Class 5th of JKBOSE. This post is about Like Father Like Daughter Class 5 Question Answers. In the last post, you read about Whose Forests Class 5 EVS Chapter Notes. Let’s not waste time and get started:
Like Father Like Daughter Class 5 Question Answers
Introduction
The chapter “Like Father, Like Daughter” is about similarities between parents and their children. The children look and behave like parents in one way or another. These traits are passed on from parents to their children.
Fill in the Table Page No. 144
- Ayat sneezed just like her father. Do you have any such habit or trait which is similar to that of someone in your family? What is it? Whom is it similar to?
| Your special habit or trait | Whom is it similar to |
|---|---|
| __________________ | __________________ |
| __________________ | __________________ |
Ans.
| Your special habit or trait | Whom is it similar to |
|---|---|
| Sneezing | Like my father |
| Grinding teeth | Like my mother |
Tell Page No. 144 – 145
- Does your face or anything else look similar to that of someone else in your family? What is it?
Ans. Yes, some of my facial features resemble members of my family. These are:
- My nose is like my father’s.
- My hair is like my mother’s.
- The shape of my face is similar to my father’s.
- Did someone tell you this or did you find it out yourself?
Ans. My relatives and my parents told me about this.
- How do you feel when people compare you with someone else in your family? Why do you feel so?
Ans. When someone compares me with my family members, I feel nice because it gives me the feeling that I am part of a beautiful family.
- Who laughs the loudest in your family? Laugh like that person.
Ans. My grandmother laughs the loudest in my family.
Who is Whose Aunt Page No. 145
- Make a list of all the family members from Nilima’s Nani to little Samir. How are they all related to Nilima? Write.
The picture above has the names of all the family members from Nilima’s Nani to little Samir and their relationship with Nilima is given below:
Nani – Nilima’s nani (Mother’s mother)
Eldest Nani – Nilima’s so-called Nani – Nani’s sister
Elder son of Nani – Niliima’s mama (Mother’s brother)
Kiran – Nilima’s mama (Mama’s daughter)
Samir – Nilima’s nephew (Son of her sister)
Find Out Page No. 145.
- In your family are there any such examples of uncle-nephews or brother-sisters, where there is a big difference in age? Find out from your elders.
Ans. Yes, there are many examples of uncle-nephews, brothers and sisters in my family where there is a big age difference in the age. My uncle is 23 years older than me.
Find out And Write Page No. 146
- Does Nilima have curly hair like her nani’s? Now you look for some special traits in your sister or brother (could also be cousins). Like the colour of eyes, dimples in cheeks, height, broad or sharp nose, voice etc. See if this trait comes from the – father’s side or mother’s side. Make this table in your notebook and fill it out. An example is given.
Ans. Yes, Nilima had curly hair, just like her nani’s.
| Special Trait | Whom does it resemble | From Whose Side? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother’s | Father’s | ||
| Nilima’s curly hair | Her Nani (grandmother) | ✔ | |
| Salim my cousin | His uncle | ✔ | |
| His eyes | |||
| His hair | His father | ✔ | |
| His nose | His mother | ✔ | |
| His voice | His grandfather | ✔ | |
- Have you seen a very young child in your (or any other) family? Whom do the child’s eyes, nose, hair or fingers look like in the family? Write their names.
Ans. Yes, I have seen the young child of my mausi. Following of his traits look like some of the family members and they are given below:
| Special Trait | Eyes | Nose | Hair | Fingers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whom does it resemble | Mother | Father | Grandmother | Grandfather |
- Nilima’s hair is like her Nani’s—thick and curly. Nilima’s mother has straight, brown and limp hair. What type of hair do you have—black or brown, oily or — dry?
Ans. My hair is black and oily.
- What is the colour of your hair? Measure and write the length of your hair.
Ans. My hair is black. My hair is 6-8 cm long.
- Is your hair like that of anyone else in your family? If yes, then name the person.
Ans. Yes, my hair is like those of my father.
- Measure the hair of other members of your family.
Ans. The students have to do it themselves. As for as my family is concerned, the length of the hair of my family is as under:
| Family Member | Length of Hair |
|---|---|
| Mother | 75 cm |
| Sister | 70 cm |
| Father | 5 cm |
| Brother | 7 cm |
- Who has the longest hair in your family?
Ans. My cousin has the longest hair in my family.
- How many people do you know whose hair is longer than one metre? Does having long hair run in their family?
Ans. Yes, I know about one lady in my neighbour’s family have hair longer than a metre. Two of my cousins too have hair longer than one metre. Yes, having long hair runs in their family.
- Do you know how to measure your height? Measure yourself from head to toe and write how tall you are.
Ans. Yes, I know how to measure my height. It is measured by using a meter scale or a measuring tape. My height is about 100 cm.
- How tall do you think you will be when you grow up? Is anyone else in your family of the same height?
Ans. I think I will be about 6 feet in height when I grow up because my father’s height is the same height.
- Measure the height of your family members and write it down.
Ans. Students have to do it themselves.
The height of my family members is as under:
| Member | Height |
|---|---|
| Father | 180 cm |
| Mother | 160 cm |
| Sister | 155 cm |
| Brother | 165 cm |
Discuss Page No. 148
- What is similar between Sahrish and Saira`? What is different?
Ans. Sahrish and Saira look like mirror images because they are twin sisters. The facial expression and physical expressions of both the girls are similar. Both the girls are brought up in different places and have different qualities. Sahrish knows songs in Kashmiri and Urdu languages while Saira doesn’t know them. Saira’s father is a Karate coach. She also knows about karate.
- Do you know any twins? What is similar in them? How are they different?
Ans. Yes, there are two sisters in our family. They look similar in almost every physical feature. They have different tastes and mental abilities.
- Do you know of twins who do not look the same?
Ans. Yes, I know such twins which are quite different from each other. One of them is a boy and the other one is a girl.
But Not this From Parents Page No. 150
- Have you read or heard anything about polio? Where?
Ans Yes, I have read and heard about polio. I have read about it in newspapers, and hoardings and heard about it in TV ads.
- Have you read or heard any news about pulse polio? What?
Ans. Yes, I have read and heard the news regarding the pulse polio vaccination programme on TV and in newspapers. Under this programme, all children below five years of age are given polio vaccine on specific dates as decided by the Health Ministry. The pulse polio drops are given free of cost to the children.
- Do you know of anyone who has polio?
Ans. Yes, there is a boy in my neighbourhood who has polio. He is unable to walk properly.
- Are there people in your house who talk loudly? It is their habit or they cannot also hear very well?
Ans. Yes, my grandfather talks very loudly. He cannot hear properly as well.
- Are there times when you do not talk loudly in front of some people? When? With whom? Why? When can you speak loudly?
Ans. Yes, there are times when I do not talk loudly. I talk softly in front of my elders because I respect them. I can speak loudly and also, I have to speak loudly with my grandfather because he cannot hear my soft voice.
- Some people use a machine in their ears to help them hear better. Some use a stick or spectacles to help them in other ways. Do you know someone who does so?
Ans. Yes, my grandfather uses a stick to help him in walking.
- Talk to people who cannot hear very well. Find out if they had this problem from birth. When did they start to have a problem with hearing? What difficulties do they face?
Ans. Yes, my grandfather cannot hear very well. He was not like this since birth. But, at the age of 42, he got a serious ear infection after which he got a hearing problem. Due to this, he has to face many difficulties.
(i) He finds it difficult to cross a road because he cannot hear the traffic horns properly.
(ii) He finds it difficult to communicate with people.
(iii) He finds it difficult to listen to radio/TV.
What We Have Learnt Page No. 151
- What do you think—what all is a part of you that you got from your mother’s side?
Ans. I have got following features from my mother’s side:
(a) My eyes are like my mother’s.
(b) My black hair is like my mother’s.
(c) My nose is like my grandmother’s.
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