A House Like This
Question 1:
Why are houses made on bamboo pillars where Bhupen lives?
Answer:
Bhupen hails from Assam. Assam receives heavy rainfalls. So, the houses there are made at a height of 10-12 feet. That’s why houses are made on strong bamboo pillars.
Question 2:
What kind of roofs do these houses have? Why are they made like this?
Answer:
These houses have slant roofs. They are made like this so that the water does not stay at the roof and create leaks.
Question 3:
How does one enter these houses?
Answer:
One enters these houses by wooden ladders.
Question 4:
At night the ladder is removed from these houses. Can you tell why?
Answer:
This is done in order to prevent any unwanted animal entering the house.
Question 5:
In which area is Chameli’s house?
Answer:
Chameli’s house is in a hilly area (Manali).
Question 6:
What is the similarity in the roofs of Chameli’s and Bhupen’s houses?
Answer:
The similarity in the roofs of Chameli’s and Bhupen’s house is that they are slant.
Question 7:
How do roofs help in their areas?
Answer:
The slanting roofs do not let the water/snow get accumulated on them.
Question 8:
How do people go up in multi-storeyed buildings?
Answer:
People go up in multi-storeyed buildings through stairs or lifts.
Question 9:
How is a houseboat different from other houses?
Answer:
Houseboats are different from other houses because houseboats don’t stay at one place, they keep moving unlike other houses.
Question 10:
Would you like to live in such a house? Why?
Answer:
Yes, I would like to live in such a house. Then I can take my house to different beautiful places.
Question 11:
Look at the pictures and match.
Answer:
Question 12:
Put a tick on the names of things which your house is made of.
Answer:
Question 13:
Look at the houses in your neighbourhood. What are they made of? Make a list.
Answer:
The houses in my neighbourhood are made up of cement, brick, stones, sand and stones.