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1. 1.

   Multiple choice questions:

   1. The construction of a house does not depend on:
      1. the land available
      2. money available
      3. members in the family
      4. neighbours around the house
   2. Mud, Wood, Straw are used to make:
      1. Kuchcha house
      2. Pucca house
      3. building
      4. none of these
   3. Igloos are shelters made by Eskimos for:
      1. temporary use
      2. permanent use
      3. summer
      4. holidays
   4. People who live in cold areas make their house with:
      1. flat roofs and thick walls
      2. sloping roofs and fire places
      3. wood
      4. none of these
   5. In rain areas, houses are built a few feet above the ground on raised platforms to remain safe from:
      1. sunlight
      2. flood
      3. insects
      4. wind
2. 2.

   Why do we need a house?
3. 3.

   Name the materials used to build a house?
4. 4.

   Name three characteristics of a good house.
5. 5.

   How is a kuchcha house different from a pucca house?
6. 6.

   How are the houses in hills different from those found the plains?