5th Standard, E.V.S Social LESSON – 2
FAMILY
I . Answer the following.
- What is family?
Answer: A social unit consisting parent and their children is called family.
- What is family tree?
Answer: A diagram showing the relationship between people in several generation of a family is called family tree.
- What is nuclear family?
Answer: A family with only two generations living together in the same house is called nuclear family.
- What is joint family?
Answer: A family with more than two generations living together in the same house is called joint family.
- Write any five advantages of joint family.
Answer: The advantages of joint family are,
- Happiness doubles
- Members can learn the art of sharing.
- Learn to respect
- Love and care
- The feeling of togetherness
Write the disadvantages of the Joint family.
Answer: The disadvantages of joint family are,
- Individual opinion cannot be considered while taking decisions.
- Lack of understanding among the family members.
Write any four advantages of nuclear family.
Answer: The advantages of nuclear family are,
- Independent decisions can be taken by the family members.
- Financial stability
- Privacy
- Freedom
Write any three disadvantages of nuclear family.
Answer: The disadvantages of nuclear family are,
- Children do not get a chance to have fun with family.
- Insecurity of children
- Loneliness
Why do we need a family?
Answer: family life help to lead a meaningful and successful life. So we need a family.
- What are the good qualities we learn from a family?
Answer: The good qualities we learn from a family are,
- Human relationship
- Living together
- Respect for elders
- Love and affection
- Helping nature
- Co-ordination
Write the differences between joint family and nuclear family.
Answer: The differences between joint family and nuclear family are,
Joint family Nuclear family
Joint family has more members – Nuclear family has less members
Joint family has more than two generations – Nuclear family has only two generations
Elder person of the family takes decision – Parents takes decision
Each work is shared by the members of the family. – No work distribution
| Joint family | Nuclear family |
| Joint family has more members | Nuclear family has less members |
| Joint family has more than two generations | Nuclear family has only two generations |
| Elder person of the family takes decision | Parents takes decision |
| Each work is shared by the members of the family. | No work distribution |
- How do these people help in our work?
- Grandparents – tell stories and provide unconditional love
- Father – helps to fulfil our needs
- Mother – cooks food and helps in studies.
- Brother – helps to do homework
- Sister – helps in keeping things tidy
II. Fill in the blanks.
- Father’s father or mother’s father is my Grandfather.
- Father’s mother or mother’s mother is my Grandmother.
- My Uncle’s son is my Cousin.
- My brother or sister’s son is my Nephew.
- My brother’s or sister’s daughter is my Niece.
- Father’s sister or mother’s sister is my Aunt.
- Father’s brother or mother’s brother is my Uncle.
- My grandmother’s father is my Great grandfather.
