Chapter-2 Special People
A. Tick (✔) the correct option.
1. A healthy person can perform his day to day activities
2. A blind person cannot
3. The age of a senior citizen is above
4. The Braille script is useful for the
5. When you hear people crying, you should
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. Braille system of reading and writing was invented by _______________.
Ans: Braille system of reading and writing was invented by Louis Braille.
2. The children whose minds are not fully grown are called _______________.
Ans: The children whose minds are not fully grown are called mentally challenged.
3. We should always be _______________ and _______________ towards people, animals and nature.
Ans: We should always be kind and loving towards people, animals and nature.
4. Feeling for others is the sign of a _______________ human being.
Ans: Feeling for others is the sign of a good human being.
5. When people are angry they _______________.
Ans: When people are angry they shout.
C. Answer the following questions.
1. Who are called differently abled people?
Ans: People who cannot see, hear, speak, or walk properly, or have physical or mental conditions that are not like most people, are called differently abled people. They are special people with unique talents.
2. How is Bobby helpful to his grandparents?
Ans: Bobby is very helpful. He picks up the walking stick for his grandfather whenever it falls. He also makes his grandmother, who cannot see, happy by telling her jokes in a very loud voice because she is hard of hearing.
3. Write about the sign language.
Ans: Sign language is a special way for deaf and dumb people to communicate. They use different movements of their hands and fingers to talk to each other.
4. What is an orphanage?
Ans: An orphanage is a special home for children who do not have parents. In an orphanage, these children are given food, care, education, and a place to live.
5. How do people express their feelings?
Ans: People express their feelings in many ways. They smile or laugh when they are happy, cry when they are sad or helpless, and shout when they are angry.
D. Match the following.
1. Helen Adams Keller became deaf and blind -> d. when she was just nineteen months old.
2. Children who cannot see, hear, walk or think are called -> a. special children or differently abled children.
3. Differently abled children have -> f. other talents in them.
4. Helen Adams Keller earned -> g. the Bachelor of Arts degree.
5. Differently abled people are -> e. not normal people like us.
6. Helen Adams Keller was -> c. a good speaker and has written many books.
7. Dumbness refers to -> b. loss of speech.
Picture Observation
Fill in the blanks to complete the story based on the picture.
Two blind people are walking on the road. They are walking with the help of the stick. They help each other to find the way. There is another man walking alone on the road. He searches the way with the help of a stick. The woman can see. She is not blind. She helps the blind man to walk on the road. We should be sensitive towards the needs of old, deaf, dumb and other helpless people. We should always help them in their need.
HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills)
What are old age homes?
Ans: Old age homes are special places where elderly people (senior citizens) can live. They go there when they need special care or if they do not have family to look after them. People there get food, shelter, and medical help.
