EVS PRACTICE SHEET OF L-11(Festivals)

v  Fill in the blanks:

v                is the harvest festival of Kerala.

v India became a republic on                       .

v On 15th August every year Indians celebrate                      day.

v On Independence Day the                             of India hoists the national flag at Red Fort in Delhi.

v                       is the special sweet prepared on Holi.

v                     ,                and corn is offered in the fire on Lohri.

v Holi is celebrated in                        season.

v Pongal is celebrated by the people of                     .

• Answer the following-

   1. Why do we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti?

2 Who hoists the national flag at Red Fort on Independence   Day?

3 Who is the president of India?

4 How is Republic Day celebrated?

5. Name two freedom fighters?

     6. Why we celebrate the National Festivals?

     7. Name any two harvest festivals?

     8. Who was the first prime minister of India?

v  State whether true or false:

1.  Gandhi Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.(   )

2.  Holi comes in the autumn season.(   )

3.  Pongal rice is made from rice and jaggery.(    )

4.  The national anthem was written by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.(   )

5.  Gujiya is a special sweet eaten on Onam.(   )

6.  The bonfire lighted on Lohri is called Holika. (   )