RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 3 We are Special
RBSE Solutions for Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 3 We are Special
Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 5 Environmental Studies Chapter 3 We are Special
Text Book Questions
Points for Discussion (Page No. 14)
Question 1.
How do people who are unable to see, read books?
Answer:
The people who cannot see. recognise the letters by touching them with the help of a special script known as the Braille script.
Question 2.
How do they identify the things in bags?
Answer:
The blind people identify the things in a bag by touching them.
Things to do (Page No. 15)
Question 1.
The word “INDIA” is written below in Braille script. You also try to write your name in Braille script with the help of Braille script chart.
Answer:
Think and answer the following (Page No. 17)
Question 1.
If there are any students in the class who are unable to see, speak or walk, in what ways will you help them?
Answer:
(i) 1 will help him in works by bringing water, taking out his books and copies etc. since he is unable to see, speak or walk.
(ii) I will help him to move from one place to another.
(iii) I will help the deaf and dumb students to relate them to others.
Things to do (Page No. 17)
Question 1.
If there are any children with special needs in your surrounding and they do not go to study, encourage them and try to bring them to school along with you.
Answer:
Explain them the advantages of education, the facilities of reserved seats in government jobs and encourage them to come to school.
Question 2.
Stick a thick thread on the .boundaries of any four states on the map of India. Then, close your eyes and try to recognise different states by moving your fingers over e.g. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala etc.
Answer:
Students should write the answers according to their experience.
Question 3.
Are there any persons in your vicinity who achieved success in life despite physical impairments?
Answer:
Write about successful neighbours who have physical impairments.
Question 4.
Have a discussion with these people and try to know about their struggle in life.
Answer:
On discussion with such people, the following facts are known
- They feel bad when people show them sympathy or laugh at them.
- They face difficulty in regular works.
- They take more time in doing work than other people.
- They get success by giving more labour.
Learnt, Understood and Now Tell (Page No. 18)
Fill in the blanks :
1. Braille script was-developed by. It consists of protruded indications based on ….. dots.
2. In Braille script, a pointed ………… is used to write and is known as
Answer:
1. (Louie Braille, six)
2. (pen, stylus).
other Important Questions
Objective Type Questions
Question 1.
Study the picture given below and tell that T in braille script is ………..
(Model Paper)
Question 2.
Study the picture given below and tell that ‘U’ in braille script is ………….
Question 3.
Study the picture (BOY) given below and tell the symbolic language of’O’
Question 4.
What is the other name of pointed pen?
(a) Stylus
(b) Scale
(c) Box
(d) None of these
Question 5.
Inventor of Braille script is—
(a)Ablokit
(b) Louie Braille
(c) Ronald Ross
(d) Galileo
Question 6.
Louie Braille lived in—
(a) England
(b) America
(c) France
(d) Italy
Question 7.
How many embossed dots are there in Braille
script?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 12
(d) 6
Answer:
1. (b)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (b)
6. (c)
7. (d) .
Fill in the blanks
Question 1.
In the special ………. there are six dots. (scale / stylus)
Answer:
scale
Question 2.
In the patients of ……… , Braille has no control on the organs of the body. (cerebral palsy / TB)
Answer:
cerebral palsy
Question 3.
The people who cannot see, can read or write with ………. script. (Jon / Braille)
Answer:
Braille
Question 4.
Braille script can be read by ……… (touching / writing)
Answer:
touch
Question 5.
The pointed pen used in Braille script is called ………. (scale / stylus)
Answer:
stylus
State True or False
Question 1.
There are 8 dots embossed in the Braille script.
Answer:
False
Question 2.
Pointed pen is called stylus.
Answer:
True
Question 3.
Special exercise is necessary for cerebral palsy disease.
Answer:
True
Question 4.
The patients of cerebral palsy can become normal.
Answer:
False
Very Short Answer Type Questions :
Question 1.
Who was Hellen Keller?
Answer:
Hellen Keller was a person who could not see but was a very famous writer.
Question 2.
Which language is used by the deaf and dumb people?
Answer:
Symbolic language.
Question 3.
How many embossed dots are there in the Braille script?
Answer:
Six.
Question 4.
How did Louie Braille become blind?
Answer:
During his childhood, Louie Braille was playing in his father’s workshop and his eyes got injured. He became blind.
Question 5.
What is the name of the village of Louie Braille?
Answer:
The name of the village of Louie Braille is Kumbra of France.
Question 6.
Who invented the Braille script?
Answer:
Louie Braille.
Question 7.
What is cerebral palsy?
Answer:
It is a type of disease.
Question 8.
How can the patients become normal in cerebral palsy?
Answer:
By practising physical exercises.
Question 9.
What is the other name of the pointed pen used in Braille script?
Answer:
Stylus.
Question 10.
What is the characteristic of physically disabled people?
Answer:
Physically disabled people have special abilities despite their physical inefficiency.
Short Answer Type Questions :
Question 1.
What is Braille Script?
Answer:
The people who cannot see, recognize the letters by touching them with the help of a special script known as the Braille script.In this system, the shapes of all the letters are formed with six embossed dots. On the paper, the letters are written by embossing accordingly with the help of a pointed pen known as stylus.
Question 2.
What is a symbolic language?
Answer:
4 The ways to understand the instruction through gestures and for those people who cannot hear or speak, is a special type of language known as .symbolic language.
Question 3.
What type of disease is cerebral palsy?
Answer:
Cerebral palsy is a type of disease in which all the organs of the body, like hands, legs etc. are ok, but do not work properly. Due to this disease, the patient’s brain has no control over the organs of the body. So, he is not able to lift a book placed in front of him.
Essay Type Questions :
Question 1.
What is the process of invention of Braille script by Louie Braille?
Answer:
Louie Braille invented the Braille Script. He belonged to France. Once he was playing in his father’s workshop, his eyes got injured. He became blind. Louie Braille was a brilliant student. He was being taught to use a special technique. One day, a captain of the army visited his school and he showed a script based on 12 dots developed by him, to the students and teachers. Louie Braille became highly impressed by the script.
He made many efforts and modified the 12 dots writing method mto 6 dots method. Therefore, 6 dots method script developed by Louie Braille was given the name Braille Script. Those persons, who cannot see, read and write with the help of Braille script.
Question 2.
Explain the concept of Braille script.
Answer:
In Braille script, there are embossed indications for all the letters. In this system, the shapes of all the letters are formed with six embossed dots.
Question 3.
What is the application of Braille script?
Answer:
A thick sheet of paper is placed on a wooden slab. A special scale is there on the paper, on which there are grounds of 6 dots each in a row. On that paper, we write the letters bv making a noie accordingly with the help of a pomted pen, which is known as stvlus.
Eg. if we want to write a letter ‘A’ then, a hoie is made with a pomted pen on the first dot.
Alter this, the paper is turned over and the notes made can be felt as raised dots on the back side. By touching them, whatever is written on that paper can be read.
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