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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
Do you know people who do this type of work? Talk to them and find out about their work. Discuss it with your friends.
Yes, I know people who work as electricians, masons and plumbers.
It should be done by the students.
With your teacher or someone from home, go to a place where a building is being constructed. Talk to the people working there and find out the answers to these questions.
(a) What is being built there?
A big mall is being built there.
(b) How many people are working there?
Approximately 500 people are working there.
(c) What kind of work are they doing?
Masons were pouring cement on lintels and roofs, engineers were supervising the work, and labourers were carrying materials. Other people were operating cranes and other machines.
(d) How many men and women are there?
About 400 men and 100 women are there.
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(e) Are any children working there? What are they doing?
No, children are not working there.
(f) How much money do these people get paid daily? Ask any three different people.
Mason – Rs. 2507/-
Carpenter – Rs. 2507/-
Helper – Rs. 2507/-
Foreman – Rs. 400/-
Crane operator – Rs. 5007/-
(g) Where do these people live?
These people live in tents located near construction places, while others come from their houses.
(h) What are the materials being used to make the building?
The materials being used to make the building are cement, wood, iron rods, sand, stone chips, bricks, etc.
(i) Try and guess how many trucks of bricks and bags of cement will be used to make the building.
5,000 trucks of bricks and 1, 00,000 bags of cement will be used to make the building.
How do the materials reach the building site? (By truck, handcart, or any other vehicle.) List them.
The materials reach the building site by tempo, trucks, etc.
Find out the price of
(a) One bag of cement ______
(b) One brick ______
(c) One truck of sand ______
(a) One bag of cement – Rs. 265/-
(b) One brick – Rs. 4/-
(c) One truck of sand – Rs. 5000/-