🌱 Lesson 2: Plants Around Us — Workbook Answer Key
I. Rewrite the following words two times.
Correct spellings: leaf, apex, margin, drumstick, shrub, sunlight, aroma, smell, medicine, kitchen garden — write each word twice as practice.
II. Match the following.
2. Coconut → E (long frond leaf)
3. Coriander → A (small feathery leaf)
4. Peepal → B (heart-shaped leaf)
5. Mango → D (long oval leaf)
III. Read the paragraph and answer.
1. Sudha saw two plants... What can she understand? Answer: B) leaves come in different sizes
2. A plant kept in sunlight grows well because leaves help the plant to: Answer: B) make food
3. Correct conclusion about leaves: Answer: C) leaves are useful to both plants and humans
IV. Answer in two or three sentences.
1. Which leaves and vegetables will you choose to make a healthy salad?
Leaves: I will choose fresh mint leaves, coriander leaves and spinach leaves.
Vegetables: I will choose chopped carrots, cucumbers, onions and tomatoes.
2. Observe two plants — one healthy and one weak. How are their leaves different?
A healthy plant has bright green, fresh and firm leaves because it gets enough water and sunlight. A weak plant has pale, dry or drooping leaves because it does not get enough water and sunlight.
3. Compare the leaves of a mango tree and grass. Write any two differences.
Mango tree leaves are big, broad and oval shaped. Grass leaves are very small, thin and narrow.
4. How do leaves help us in daily life? Write two examples.
1) We eat leaves like spinach, mint and coriander as food.
2) We use banana leaves to serve food traditionally, and neem leaves as medicine.
V. Answer in four or five sentences.
1. A boy plucks leaves from a plant for fun. Is this right or wrong? Why?
This is completely wrong. Leaves are very important because they act as the food factories of plants. Plucking leaves unnecessarily hurts the plant.
2. Collect and arrange leaves to make animals, flowers, or patterns. Paste and name the picture.
(This is a hands-on activity — paste and colour leaves to form a picture, then write its name below it.)
VI. Answer in five or six sentences.
1. Explain the functions of a leaf.
1) Leaves prepare food for the plant using sunlight, air and water.
2) They have tiny pores called stomata that help the plant breathe in gases from the air.
3) Leaves release extra water from the plant into the air, keeping the plant cool.
I. Rewrite the following words two times.
Correct spellings: nature, absorb, furniture, fiber, release, shelter, record, oxygen, passport, cotton — write each word twice as practice.
II. Mind Map — Uses of plants.
III. Read the paragraph and answer.
1. What do children record in the Green Passport?
Children record the daily or weekly growth of the sapling.
2. A plant grows well when children take care of it. What does this teach children? Answer: B) Trees need care and protection
3. What is the main purpose of giving Green Passport to students?
The main purpose is to make children responsible for protecting nature.
IV. Multiple Choice Questions.
1. Which part of the plant do we eat as food? Answer: D) All the above
2. Which part of the plant gives us oil? Answer: C) Seed
3. Paper is made from: Answer: B) Wood
V. Answer in two or three sentences.
1. How do plants help animals and birds?
Plants provide sweet fruits and leaves as food for animals. They also provide safe shelter and branches for birds.
2. What details does a Green Passport contain?
It contains the student's name, school details, the type of plant/sapling planted, its date of planting and growth records.
3. Your friend says plants are useful only for food. Do you agree? Why?
No, I do not agree. Besides food, plants give us the oxygen we breathe, clean air, wood for furniture, and medical ingredients.
VI. Answer in four or five sentences.
1. Your friend throws garbage near plants. What will you tell him?
I will tell him that throwing plastic or waste near plants blocks the soil from absorbing water properly. It pollutes the soil and harms the roots of the plant.
VII. Do the following.
1. Draw your favourite plant. Write two ways how it is useful.
(Draw the plant of your choice.)
Uses of plants: Plants give us food, shelter, clothing and medicines.
I. Multiple Choice Questions.
1. What is the main function of the root? Answer: B) Holding the plant in the soil
2. Which plant has a weak stem and needs support to grow? Answer: B) Climber
3. You want to grow vegetables at home. What should you do first? Answer: B) Make a kitchen garden
4. Meena uses neem leaves to keep insects away. What is this an example of? Answer: B) Use of leaves
II. Answer in two or three sentences.
1. What are roots? Write any two functions of roots.
Roots are the parts of a plant that grow under the ground. Functions: (i) Roots fix the plant into the soil and hold it firmly. (ii) Roots absorb water and nutrients from the soil for the plant to grow.
2. Look at a green plant in your school/home. How do its leaves help the plant? Write any two uses.
Leaves prepare food for the plant using sunlight, air and water. Leaves also release extra water from the plant, keeping it cool.
III. Answer in four or five sentences.
1. What will happen if trees are cut down in large numbers? Evaluate and write four harmful effects.
1) The amount of oxygen in the air decreases and pollution increases.
2) It leads to soil erosion since roots no longer hold the soil.
3) Animals and birds lose their shelter and habitat.
4) Rainfall patterns get disturbed and the surroundings become hotter.
IV. Answer in five or six sentences.
1. Ramesh watered the leaves of a plant but did not water the soil.
a) Which part should be watered? Why?
The soil (near the roots) should be watered, because roots absorb water and nutrients from the soil to help the plant grow.
b) What will happen if roots do not get enough water?
If roots do not get enough water, the plant will wilt, dry up and may eventually die, since it cannot get the water and nutrients it needs.
2. Draw a mind map showing uses of plants.
(Draw a central circle labelled "Uses of Plants" with branches to: Food, Wood, Medicine, Shelter, Oxygen, Clothing/Fibre.)
