Question 1:
Where did she or he live ? Name that place
Answer:
She lived in Dera Gazikhan, a place in Pakistan.
Question 2:
From what material was her or his house made ?
Answer:
Her house was made of mud mixed with husk bamboo and twings of trees and wood for doors and windows.
Question 3:
Did they have a toilet in their house ?
Answer:
No.
Question 4:
In which part of the house was food cooked ?
Answer:
In a separate kitchen.
Question 5:
A lot of mud was used when Chetandas house was made. Why ?
Answer:
Mud helps to keep the house cool during Summer and Warm during Winter.
Question 6:
What material have been used in making your house ?
Answer:
Cement, sand, gravels, bricks, iron rods, wood etc have been used in making my house.
Question 7:
Find out the material from which your friend’s house is made ? Is there any difference ? Write about it.
Answer:
My friend’s house is made of cement, sand, brick, iron, marble, granite and wood etc. The difference is that his house has granite floor.
Question 8:
What kind of house do you think Chetandas grandchildren will live in ?
Answer:
The grandchildren of Chetandas will live in cemented house.
Question 9:
Where would you like to live when you grow up ? What kind of house would you like ?
Answer:
I would like to live in my ancestral house at my native village. I would like to have pucca house with lintel.
Question 10:
You had written about the things that your grand- parent’s house was made of. Has some of those material been used in your house ? Name them.
Answer:
Yes, wood has been used in my house and it was also used in making grandparent’s house for doors and windows.
Question 11:
In your place, what do you call a person who works with wood ?
Answer:
Carpenter.
Question 12:
What is being built there ?
Answer:
A house.
Question 13:
How many people are working there ?
Answer:
Some fifteen persons are working.
Question 14:
What kind of work are they doing ?
Answer:
Some are making a mixture to sand and cement, some are carrying the mixture over their heads from one place to another, some are carrying bricks and some are culting wood to make doors and window frames.
Question 15:
How many men and women are working there ?
Answer:
There are about seven women and eight men working there.
Question 16:
Are any children working there ? What are they doing ?
Answer:
No child is working there for it is illegal to put children to work.
Question 17:
Where do these people live ?
Answer:
Helpers live near the construction site in temporary hutments while others they live at their places.
Question 18:
What are the materials being used for making the building ?
Answer:
Cement, sand, bricks, wood and iron etc.