Page 68 - 08_Social_Studies and Population Education Book 8_2078 Revised and Updated Edition

Evaluation Exercises

Activities

1. ‘Simple living, high thinking.’ Prepare a speech on this topic. Invite a social
worker of your community and conduct the program yourselves.
2. Find quotes on peace said by different international personalities. Write
them down on a chart paper and display them on different areas of your
school. Some of such quotes are given below:
a) Where women are honoured, there the god rejoices. (Manu)
b) For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way
that respects and enhances the freedom of others. (Nelson Mandela)
c) Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
(Abraham Lincoln)
d) Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
(Buddha)
e) We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in
the world. (Helen Keller)

Very short answer questions
1. Who are called International Personality?
2. When and where was Florence Nightingale born?
3. Why is Nightingale called ‘the lady with the lamp’?
4. What was the award given to Nightingale and why?
5. What was the real name of Mahatma Gandhi?
6. When and where was Gandhi born?
7. When did India get independence from British rule?
8. Why did Gandhi start ‘Charkha Movement’?
9. What is Dandi Salt March?
10. When and where did Gandhi pass away?

Short answer questions
1. Write a letter to your friend explaining what you have learnt from the life
of Florence Nightingale and Mahatma Gandhi.
2. What role did Nightingale play at Scutari hospital in Turkey?
3. How did Nightingale improve the condition of the soldiers of Crimean War?
4. Why did Gandhi withdraw Non Co-operation Movement?
5. ‘Simple living, high thinking.’ Justify this statement relating with the life of
Mahatma Gandhi?

Community Work

Ask your parents about a person of your community who has served other
people or is a social worker and prepare a report.
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