GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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 Table of Contents

1. Nature’s basket ........................................................................................................1

2. Looking at the past ................................................................................................. 2

3. Break time ............................................................................................................... 3

4. Geo terrain .............................................................................................................. 4

5. Bookworm............................................................................................................... 5

6. Potpourri .................................................................................................................6

7. Culture gallery ......................................................................................................... 7

Answer Key ...................................................................................................................... 9

 1 Nature’s basket

A. State whether the following statements are true or false.

1. Waggle-dance is honeybee’s way of communicating with each other.
2. Blue whales are the second largest animals on Earth.
3. A stick insect can grow up to 41 inches in length.
4. Bonobos are examples of great apes.
5. Brazilian grape tree bears fruit on its trunk.

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. The kodiak, grizzly, black and sun are types of ___________.
2. The __________ bird does not make its own nest and lays its eggs in other birds’
nests.
3. Koalas can sleep for up to ______ hours a day.
4. ___________ is the smallest dog.
5. There is enough poison in one pufferfish to kill _______ adult humans.

C. Identify these plants by writing their names using the help box given.
1. 2.

___________________ ___________________
3. 4.

___________________ ___________________

Help Box
a. Dragon blood tree b. Rainbow plant c. Corpse lily d. Tree tumbo

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 2 Looking at the past

A. Choose the correct option.

1. The Colosseum is the largest amphitheatre in the world. In which city is it situated?
a. Paris b. Rome c. Prague d. Budapest
2. I n which year was the British flag bought down and the Indian flag hoisted on the Red
Fort?
a. 1947 b. 1857 c. 1961 d. 1950
3. In March 1930, what did Mahatma Gandhi organise?
a. Satyagraha b. Mill Strike c. Non-cooperation d. Dandi March
4. Who established the Mughal Empire in India?
a. Babur b. Akbar c. Jahangir d. Humayun
5. Who is known as the ‘Nightingale of India’? She was the second woman to be the
president of the Indian National Congress.
a. Sarojini Naidu b. Indira Gandhi c. Annie Besant d. Sonia Gandhi

B. Match the following.

1. a. Meenakshi Temple

2. b. Gateway of India

3. c. Christ the Redeemer

4. d. Eiffel Tower

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 3 Break time

A. Choose the correct option.

1. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
a. Pacific Ocean b. Atlantic Ocean c. Indian Ocean
2. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
a. Mt Kanchenjunga b. Mt K2 c. Mt Everest
3. Which is the largest desert in the world?
a. Thar Desert b. Arabian Desert c. Sahara Desert
4. Which is the smallest planet in the solar system?
a. Mercury b. Venus c. Mars
5. Which is the largest country in the world?
a. USA b. Canada c. Russia

B. Fill in the crossword.

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 4 Geo terrain

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. The Sahara Desert, world’s largest desert, is located in the continent of __________.
2. The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, is situated in ___________________.
3. The smallest state of India is _________________.
4. The country that measures its wealth by the happiness of its people is ___________.
5. __________________ is known as the ‘Land of Golden Pagodas’.

B. Match the countries to their capitals.

Country Capital
1. Pakistan a. Beijing
2. Bhutan b. Islamabad
3. Myanmar c. Nay Pyi Taw
4. Nepal d. Thimphu
5. China e. Kathmandu

C. Identify the following images.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

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 5 Bookworm

A. Write ‘True’ for correct statements and ‘False for incorrect statements.
1. Over 8,000 languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea.
2. English is the most widely spoken language in the world.
3. The Diary of Anne Frank has been published in over 60 countries.
4. The plural of ‘ox’ is ‘oxen’.
5. A bilingual person can speak three languages.

B. Choose the correct option.

1. What does the word ‘antonym’ mean?
a. Opposite in meaning b. Similar in meaning c. Similar sound
2. Which word is similar in meaning to ‘chauffeur’?
a. Sweeper b. Pilot c. Driver
3. In which language does the word ‘Merci’ means ‘thank you’?
a. German b. French c. Spanish
4. In which language does the word ‘Hola’ means ‘hello’?
a. German b. French c. Spanish
5. In which language does the word ‘Ciao’ means ‘hello’?
a. Italian b. Chinese c. Arabic

C. Identify the following books.

1. 2. 3.

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 6 Potpourri

A. Choose the correct option.

1. Which NGO was founded by Anshu Gupta in 1999?
a. CRY b. LEPRA Society c. Goonj
2. W
 hich NGO, founded in 1978, fights for the needs of the elderly people such as pen-
sion and healthcare?
a. Goonj b. HelpAge India c. WORD
3. In which of the following countries would you find kangaroos?
a. Australia b. South Africa c. China
4. Which of the following is the tallest bridge in the world?
a. Brooklyn Bridge b. Ponte Vecchio c. Millau Viaduct
5. Who among the following had the sobriquet ‘The Iron Lady of India’?
a. Sushma Swaraj b. Indira Gandhi c. Lata Mangeshkar

B. Identify the following famous personalities.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

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 7 Culture gallery

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. Kuntop is a traditional dress worn by women in ________________.
2. The Bahai calendar has ______________ months.
3. Pheran is commonly worn by the people of ______________________.
4. The Thai people celebrate new year on 13 April and it is known as _______________.
5. The nauvari saree is popularly worn in the state of _____________________.

B. Answer the following.

1. Name the dance form that originated in Egypt and the Middle East and focuses on
hip and waist movement.
2. Name the country that celebrates the famous La Tomatina festival.
3. Name the country where new year is celebrated by observing a day of silence,
fasting, and meditation.
4. Name the Indian state where mekhela chador is popularly worn.
5. Name the country where people throw water at each other on Smigus-Dyngus
which is held on Easter Monday.

C. Identify the dance forms.

1. 2. 3.

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Answer Key
 Book Answer Key
Answer Keys
Chapter 1: Nature's basket
Page 8
A. 1. (c) elk; 2. (a) Bactrian; 3. (a) Australia; 4. (c) bear; 5. (d) Peruvian; 6. (d) tail; 7. (b) gorilla

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B. 1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F; 6. F
C. 1. (c) meerkat; 2. (b) moose; 3. (e) llama; 4. (d) armadillo; 5. (b) mandrill; 6. (a) sloth

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D. 1. F; 2. T; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F
E. 1. (a) Alsatian; 2. (b) Chihuahua; 3. (c) Japan; 4. (b) Lhasa Apso; 5. (a) Basenji

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F. 1. (d) flamingo; 2. (f) blue jay; 3. (a) toucan; 4. (b) macaw; 5. (e) kingfisher; 6. (c) turkey

Find Out!
Emperor penguins do not make nests.

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G. 1. clownfish; 2. seahorse; 3. box jellyfish; 4. sailfish; 5. pufferfish
H. 1. (c) jellyfish; 2. (d) sea urchin; 3. (b) manatee; 4. (a) stingray; 5. (f) lobster; 6. (e) crab

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I. 1. tree tumbo; 2. corpse lily; 3. bottle tree; 4. rainbow plant; 5. dragon blood tree

Find Out!
Bamboo

Test Your Knowledge

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A. 1. stick insect; 2. Bactrian; 3. sailfish; 4. bamboo; 5. Sumatran
B. 1. T; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F; 5. F
C. 1. blue whale; 2. rainbow plant; 3. Alsatian; 4. Galapagos
D. 1. sloth; 2. flamingo; 3. puffer fish; 4. bottle tree

Chapter 2: Looking at the past

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A. Across: 1. dynasty; 3. archaeology; 7. inscription; 8. emperor
Down: 2. artefact; 4. civilisation; 5. monument; 6. prehistory

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B. 1. Statue of Liberty: New York, USA; 2. Eiffel Tower: Paris, France; 3. St Basil’s Cathedral: Moscow, Russia;
4. Christ the Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 5. Colosseum: Rome, Italy; 6. Angkor Wat: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Find Out!
Leaning Tower of Pisa

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C. 1. Charminar: Hyderabad; 2. Hawa Mahal: Jaipur; 3. Gateway of India: Mumbai; 4. Victoria Memorial:
Kolkata; 5. Bara Imambara: Lucknow; 6. Meenakshi Temple: Madurai
Down: 2. artefact; 4. civilisation; 5. monument; 6. prehistory

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B. 1. Statue of Liberty: New York, USA; 2. Eiffel Tower: Paris, France; 3. St Basil’s Cathedral: Moscow, Russia;
4. Christ the Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 5. Colosseum: Rome, Italy; 6. Angkor Wat: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Find Out!
Leaning Tower of Pisa

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C. 1. Charminar: Hyderabad; 2. Hawa Mahal: Jaipur; 3. Gateway of India: Mumbai; 4. Victoria Memorial:
Kolkata; 5. Bara Imambara: Lucknow; 6. Meenakshi Temple: Madurai
Find Out!
Udaipur,
2 Rajasthan

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D. 1. (c) Shah Jahan; 2. (b) Amritsar; 3. (a) Babur; 4. (a) Mahabharata; 5. (c) Madhya Pradesh; 6. (c) Humayun’s
Tomb; 7. (b) Ashoka

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E. 1. Subhas Chandra Bose; 2. Sarojini Naidu; 3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak; 4. Rani Lakshmi Bai; 5. Jawaharlal Nehru

Test Your Knowledge

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A. 1. Colosseum; 2. archaeology; 3. Sarojini Naidu; 4. Bhagwad Gita; 5. Qutub Minar
B. 1. F; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F; 5. T
C. 1. Jawaharlal Nehru; 2. Rio de Janeiro; 3. The wall of Kumbhalgarh Fort; 4. Shah Jahan
D. 1. Statue of Liberty; 2. Bara Imambara; 3. Sanchi Stupa; 4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Chapter 3: Break time

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A. F G B A C U O P A R S A R
MONOPOLY
G R A A D F J E N G A I P

A C T K L I O P G H O P I
GAME OF LIFE

M R T C M O N O P O L Y C CHESS
E D L U D O D F R T C F T LUDO
O S E D F H T U I O H G I UNO
F C S A S D U K K S E H O BATTLESHIP
L B H A D C N S D E S U N
SCRABBLE
I E I D F G O E R S S I A
PICTIONARY
F V P X C N M D F G R A R
JENGA
E B A S C R A B B L E D Y

B. 1. eraser; 2. pencil; 3. teacher; 4. notebook; 5. textbook; 6. class

The hidden word: School

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C. 1. Pacific Ocean; 2. giraffe; 3. Burj Khalifa; 4. Russia; 5. Nile; 6. Mt. Everest; 7. Sahara Desert; 8. Mercury
D.

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 B. 1. eraser; 2. pencil; 3. teacher; 4. notebook; 5. textbook; 6. class
The hidden word: School

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C. 1. Pacific Ocean; 2. giraffe; 3. Burj Khalifa; 4. Russia; 5. Nile; 6. Mt. Everest; 7. Sahara Desert; 8. Mercury
D.

E. Fire > Hire > Here > Herd > Head > Heat 3

Chapter 4: Geo terrain

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A. 2. Ambala; 3. Jalandhar; 4. Cherrapunji; 5. Nagpur; 6. Bhagalpur; 7. Itanagar; 8. Kolhapur; 9. Surat;
10. Kozhikode; 11. Bhopal; 12. Chamba; 13. Ranikhet; 14. Varanasi; 15. Dispur

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B. 1. Islamabad; 2. Colombo; 3. Beijing; 4. Thimphu; 5. Kathmandu; 6. Dhaka; 7. Nay Pyi Taw
C. 1. Ceylon; 2. Myanmar; 3. Nepal; 4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah; 4. Pakistan; 5. Mandarin; 6. Bhutan

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D. 1. London, Pound Sterling, English; 2. Moscow, Russian Ruble, Russian; 3. Berlin, Euro, German; 4. Brasilia,
Brazilian Real, Portuguese; 5. Tokyo, Yen, Japanese; 6. Athens, Euro, Greek; 7. Bangkok, Thai Baht, Thai;
8. Canberra, Australian Dollar, English; 9. Rome, Euro, Italian; 10. Tehran, Iranian Rial, Persian; 11. Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysian Ringgit, Malay; 12. Abu Dhabi, Emirati Dirham, Arabic
E. 1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F; 6. F; 7. T; 8. F

Find Out!
Brazil

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F. 1. (d) The Ural Mountains; 2. (a) Mt K2; 3. (c) Mt Elbrus; 4. (d) Japan; 5. (b) The Andes

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G. 1. Chilika Lake; 2. Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean; 3. Marina
Beach; 4. Rann of Kutch; 5. Yangtze River
H. 1. (c) USA; 2. (d) Zambia; 3. (a) Argentina; 4. (b) Venezuela

Test Your Knowledge

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A. 1. Andes; 2. Nile; 3. Marina; 4. Sahara; 5. Mauna Loa
B. 1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T
C. 1. Mt Elbrus; 2. Madrid; 3. Kazakhstan; 4. Yen
D. 1. Vatican City; 2. Golden Pagoda; 3. Mt Fuji; 4. Angel Falls

Chapter 5: Bookworm
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A. 1. (c) oxen; 2. (a) geese; 3. (a) anagram; 4. (c) cliché; 5. (b) two; 6. (c) chauffeur; 7. (b) antonym; 8. (b) halt;
9. (a) put

Find Out!
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A. 1. Andes; 2. Nile; 3. Marina; 4. Sahara; 5. Mauna Loa
B. 1. T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T
C. 1. Mt Elbrus; 2. Madrid; 3. Kazakhstan; 4. Yen
D. 1. Vatican City; 2. Golden Pagoda; 3. Mt Fuji; 4. Angel Falls

Chapter 5: Bookworm
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A. 1. (c) oxen; 2. (a) geese; 3. (a) anagram; 4. (c) cliché; 5. (b) two; 6. (c) chauffeur; 7. (b) antonym; 8. (b) halt;
9. (a) put

Find Out!
dwarf, dwindle, dwine

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B. 1. Chinese; 2. French; 3. Spanish; 4. German; 5. Italian; 6. Arabic

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C. 1. (c) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; 2. (e) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; 3. (a) Chronicles of
Narnia; 4. (d) The Jungle Book; 5. (f) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; 6. (b) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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4 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; 2. Willy Wonka; 3. Mowgli; 4. Lewis Carroll; 5. Dr John Watson;
D.
6. Aslan or the Great Lion; 7. Ron Weasley; 8. Baloo; 9. The White Rabbit; 10. 221B Baker Street, London

Test Your Knowledge

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A. 1. Aslan; 2. Baloo; 3. Bonjour; 4. Ron Weasley; 5. Roald Dahl
B. 1. T; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F; 5. F
C. 1. Lewis Carroll; 2. Gracias; 3. Mandarin Chinese; 4. antonym; 5. cliché
D. 1. (e) White Rabbit; 2. (d) Voldemort; 3. (a) Bagheera; 4. (b) Willy Wonka; 5. (c) Dr Watson

Chapter 6: Potpourri
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A. 2. Kapil Dev, Haryana Hurricane; 3. Indira Gandhi, Iron Lady of India; 4. William Shakespeare, Bard of Avon;
5. Sachin Tendulkar, Master Blaster; 6. Lata Mangeshkar, Swar Kokila

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B. 1. Child Rights and You (CRY); 2. Women’s Organisation for Rural Development (WORD); 3. Goonj; 4. HelpAge
India; 5. LEPRA Society

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C. 1. (d) Rafael Nadal & French Open; 2. (f) Kalbelia and Rajasthan; 3. (h) Ethiopia & Lion; 4. (e) Stuart Little &
EB White; 5. (g) LA Lakers & Basketball; 6. (a) Canberra & Australia; 7. (b) Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupathi;
8. (c) Mount Olympus & Greece; 9. (j) Colosseum & Italy; 10 (i) Panda & China

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D. 1. (e) Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia; 2. (d) Tower Bridge, Britain; 3. (a) Brooklyn Bridge, USA; 4. (b) Ponte
Vecchio, Italy; 5. (c) Millau Viaduct, France

Chapter 7: Culture gallery

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A. 1. (h) Tamil Nadu; 2. (d) Assam; 3. (c) Maharashtra; 4. (f) Gujarat; 5. (e) Punjab; 6. (g) Mizoram; 7. (a) Jammu
& Kashmir; 8. (b) Kerala

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Kilt

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B. 1. (c) flamenco; 2. (e) ballroom samba; 3. (h) salsa; 4. (a) belly dance; 5. (f) waltz; 6. (b) tango; 7. (g) celestial
8. (c) Mount Olympus & Greece; 9. (j) Colosseum & Italy; 10 (i) Panda & China

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D. 1. (e) Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia; 2. (d) Tower Bridge, Britain; 3. (a) Brooklyn Bridge, USA; 4. (b) Ponte
Vecchio, Italy; 5. (c) Millau Viaduct, France

Chapter 7: Culture gallery

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A. 1. (h) Tamil Nadu; 2. (d) Assam; 3. (c) Maharashtra; 4. (f) Gujarat; 5. (e) Punjab; 6. (g) Mizoram; 7. (a) Jammu
& Kashmir; 8. (b) Kerala

Find Out!
Kilt

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B. 1. (c) flamenco; 2. (e) ballroom samba; 3. (h) salsa; 4. (a) belly dance; 5. (f) waltz; 6. (b) tango; 7. (g) celestial
dance; 8. (d) break dance

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C. 1. Spain; 2. Germany; 3. Poland; 4. Bali; 5. China; 6. Thailand
Test Your Knowledge

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A. 1. mekhela chador; 2. goucha; 3. break dance; 4. samba; 5. kanjivaram
B. 1. T; 2. T; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F
C. 1. Punjab; 2. Spanish; 3. Scotland; 4. Thailand
D. 1. kasavu mundu; 2. belly dance; 3. Yi Peng; 4. puanchei

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 Worksheet Answer Key

Chapter 1: Nature’s basket

A. 1. True; 2. False; 3. False; 4. True;
5. True
B. 1. bear; 2. cuckoo; 3. 20; 4. chihuahua;
5. 30
C. 1. d. tree tumbo; 2. c. corpse lily; 3. a. dragon blood tree;
4. b. rainbow plant

Chapter 2: Looking at the past

A. 1. b. Rome; 2. a. 1947; 3. d. Dandi March; 4. a. Babur;
5. a. Sarojini Naidu
B. 1. b; 2. c; 3. d; 4. a

Chapter 3: Break time

A. 1. Pacific Ocean; 2. Mt Everest; 3. Sahara Desert; 4. Mercury;
5. Russia
B. 1. Tiger; 2. Crocodile; 3. Turtle; 4. Monkey;
5. Giraffe; 6. Zebra

Chapter 4: Geo terrain

A. 1. Africa; 2. Hawaii; 3. Goa; 4. Bhutan;
5. Myanmar
B. 1. Islamabad; 2. Thimphu; 3. Nay Pyi Taw; 4. Kathmandu;
5. Beijing
C. 1. Victoria Falls; 2. Flag of Malaysia; 3. Flag of United Kingdom;
4. Golden Pagoda; 5. Mt Fuji; 6. Flag of Greece

Chapter 5: Bookworm
A. 1. False; 2. False; 3. True; 4. True;
5. False
B. 1. Opposite in meaning; 2. Driver; 3. French; 4. Spanish;
5. Italian
C. 1. The Jungle Book; 2. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland;
3. Chronicles of Narnia

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Chapter 6: Potpourri
A. 1. Goonj; 2. HelpAge India; 3. Australia;
4. Millau Viaduct; 5. Indira Gandhi
B. 1. William Shakespeare; 2. Indira Gandhi; 3. Sachin Tendulkar;
4. Abraham Lincoln; 5. Lata Mangeshkar; 6. Kapil Dev

Chapter 7: Culture gallery

A. 1. Ladakh; 2. 19; 3. Jammu and Kashmir;
4. Songkran; 5. Maharashtra
B. 1. Belly dance; 2. Spain; 3. Bali; 4. Assam;
5. Poland
C. 1. Celestial dance; 2. Ballroom samba; 3. Flamenco

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