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NCERT · Class 5 · EVS

Chapter 15: Blow Hot Blow Cold

Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.

Blow in different ways

2 questions
Q1Written answer

Make whistles of the things given below. Write in a sequence – from the loudest to the softest whistle.

– Wrapper of a toffee

– A leaf

– A balloon

– The cap of a pen

– Any other thing

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Worked solution

Answer: The sequence from the loudest to the softest whistle is given below.

– The cap of the pen

– By putting fingers in the mouth

– By wrapping a toffee

– By a balloon

– By a leaf

Q2Written answer

Have you seen people playing different musical instruments like flute, dholak, been, guitar, mridang, etc.? Can you recognise their sounds with your eyes closed? Find out more about these musical instruments. Collect their pictures too.

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Answer: Yes, by closing my eyes, I can recognise the sounds of flute, dholak, been, guitar, mridang, etc.

Flute: It is one of the musical instruments into which we blow air to play. Hence, it is a wind instrument.

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Dholak: It is a two-headed hand drum from the Indian subcontinent. It is basically a folk instrument. Hence, it is a type of percussion instrument.

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Guitar: It is a type of sting instrument consisting of strings in it.

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Been: It is also a type of wind instrument. It is played by blowing the air from the mouth.

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Mridang: It is a double-sided drum whose body is usually made using a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood. It is a type of percussion instrument.

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