EVENTS CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL
04/02/2022 CLASS- 7 SESSION 2021-22
SUBJECT : CIVICS
CHAPTER-4
GROWING UP AS BOYS AND GIRLS
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Question 1.Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. The child centres in villages are called …………… .
2. Our constitution provides ……………………….. of genders.
3. In Madhya Pradesh the ………………… schools were designed differently in the 1960s.
4. Most of the work done by women is …………….. .
Answer:
1 anganwadi
2. equality
3. girls’
4. devalued /invisible.
Question 2.State whether the given statements are true or false.
1. House work does not require physical and emotional work.
2. Life of domestic worker is very difficult.
3. Government has passed laws that organisations with women workers must have creche facilities.
4. Domestic workers get high wages.
Answer:
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False.
Question 3.Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B.
Answer:
1. (b)
2. (d)
3. (a)
4. (c).
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. What was a very important activity on the Samoan islands in the 1920s?
Answer: Fishing was a very important activity on the Samoan Islands in the 1920s.
2. How was the girls’ school in Madhya Pradesh in the 1960s designed differently from the boys’ school?
Answer: Girls’ school had a central courtyard where girls played in total seclusion and safety from the outside world. The boys school had no such courtyard.
3. As these girls walked on the streets, they looked so purposeful’. What does the word ‘purposeful’ refer to?
Answer: Their only intention was to get home safe and as soon as possible.
4. Why do we give boys and girls different toys to play with? [V. Imp.]
Answer: We want to tell them that they will have different futures when they become men and women.
5. What do we teach boys and girls in their early childhood? [Imp.]
Answer: We teach boys that they need to be tough and masculine. On the contrary, we, teach girls that they need to be soft and mild.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Why did Harmeet develop a notion that her mother did not work?
Answer: In our societies, the work that women do within the home is not recognised as work. It is assumed that this is something that comes naturally to women. It is therefore, Harmeet developed such notions and said that her mother did not work
2. Why are the wages of domestic workers usually low? [V. Imp.]
Answer: It is because the work that domestic workers do, does not have much value.
3. What is the daily schedule of a domestic worker?
Answer: A domestic worker’s day usually begins at five in the morning and ends at twelve in the night.
4. How are domestic workers treated by their employers? [V. Imp.]
Answer: Domestic workers are often not treated well by their employers. Despite the hard work they do, their employers often do not show them much respect.
5. What do you mean by the term ‘double burden’? [Imp.]
Answer: Several women today work both inside and outside the home. This is often referred to as ‘double burden’.
