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01 My Family
Warm-up

I am Hitesh.
There are four members in
my family. My father is forty years old. Nisha,
my sister, is the youngest. She is only three
years old! People often tell me that I look
like my mother. That is because we both have
brown eyes and straight hair. Nisha looks
like my father. They both have curly
hair and black eyes.

Do you resemble someone in your family? Write about some of the

features that you share with the members of your family.

A family consists of a group of people who are related to each

other. A family may be small or large depending upon the number
of members it has.

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KINDS OF FAMILY
A family in which
only parents and
their children live
together is called a
nuclear family.

A family in which
either of the parents
A family in which many live with their child
members live together or children is called a
is called a joint family. single-parent family.

Some children may not be living with either of their parents. This may
happen because of several reasons. Some children live in orphanages
or with other members of their family. At times, people adopt children,
that is, care for children who are born to somebody else.
EXTENDED FAMILY
People who are related to us are called our relatives. We address
them according to their relationship to us. Two or more children of
the same parent/parents are called siblings. Grandparents are our
parents’ father and mother. People who are related to our mother
are our maternal relatives. People who are related to our father are
our paternal relatives. Our father’s or mother’s sister is our aunt,
while our father’s or mother’s brother is our uncle. Children of our
aunts and uncles are our cousins.
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Our grandparents, parents,

brothers and sisters are our
immediate family. Our
aunts, uncles and cousins
are our extended family.
FAMILY TREE SS

A family tree shows the

relationship between
each member of the
family. It can help
us understand our
relations with our
family members better.

Fact Corner
All the people of about the
same age in a family are
part of one generation.

Quick Connect INT

Write T for True or F for False.

1. A family consists of a group of people who are related to
each other.
2. Your parents, brothers and sisters are your extended family.
3. People who are related to our father are our maternal relatives.
4. Children of our aunts and uncles are our cousins.

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Subject Connect | English

Words, ‘paternal’ and ‘parental’ sound the same. Find out the
difference between the two. Write one sentence using each word.

FAMILY RESEMBLANCES
Have you heard someone telling you that your nose resembles your
mother’s or you have curly hair like your father’s? Children often
resemble their parents with respect to one or many characteristics.
The characteristics which are passed on from parents to their
children are called hereditary traits. Two children born together to
the same mother are called twins. Twins who look alike are called
identical twins. They are of the same gender. Non-identical twins
look different and may be of different gender.
HELPING FAMILY MEMBERS
Family members help each other in many ways. Parents often help
their children with their homework and other day-to-day activities.
Children help in household tasks like setting the dining table or
keeping the house clean.
Children help their grandparents by carrying or fetching things
for them.

gender • the physical and/or social condition of being male or female

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Members of a family help each other

Keywords

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Hereditary traits The characteristics which are passed on from
parents to their children are called hereditary traits.
Twins
• Two children born together to the same mother are called twins.
Wrap-up Kinds of families

A single-parent family has A joint family has

A nuclear family
either of the parents living many members
has parents and
with their child or children. living together.
their children
living together.

Some of the members of our extended family are our aunts,

uncles and cousins.

Relatives from our mother’s Relatives from our father’s

side are our maternal side are our paternal
relatives. relatives.

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EXERCISES INT

A. Choose the correct options.

1. Two children born together to the same mother are called
a. twins. b. cousins.
c. kins. d. rings.
2. Which of the following kinds of family has either of the
parents and their children living together?
a. Joint family b. Single-parent family
c. Nuclear family d. Maternal family
3. Which of the following shows the relationship between each
member of the family?
a. Family tree b. Family plant
c. Family garden d. Family park
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. A family in which only parents and their children live
together is called a family.
2. are our parents’ father and mother.
3. Characteristics which are passed on from parents to their
children are called .
C. Write T for True or F for False.
1. A family with parents, aunts, uncles and cousins living
together is a joint family.
2. Twins who look alike are called identical twins.

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3. Children need not help family members.

4. People who are related to our mother are
our maternal relatives.
5. Twins always look alike.
D. Answer the following questions.
1. What are people related to us from our father’s side called?
2. What do we call the children of our uncles and aunts?
3. Name three different kinds of families.
21st
Wear Your Thinking Cap! Century Information literacy
Skills
LO 3

Observe the following f lowchart and f ill in the blanks given below.

Kuldeep Singh Jasbir Kaur

Mandeep Singh Gaganpreet Kaur

1. and are siblings.
2. Mandeep’s father’s name is .
3. is Gaganpreet’s mother.
Things to Do
21st
Century Creativity
Make a family scrapbook Skills

Collect individual photographs of your family members. Find

out some information about each family member: their birthday,
favourite f lower, colour, game, hobby, food, etc. Take an old
calendar which has blank sides at the back of each calendar sheet.
Stick the photograph of the family member on the blank side.
Write what they like and draw or stick pictures of the things they

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like. Then, tie all the sheets together to make your special family
scrapbook. You could also write about a special memory you share
with that family member on their page.
21st
Life Skills and Values Century Flexibility
Skills
LO 6

Sarthak lives with his mother and is used to having his own set of
routine. Sarthak’s grandparents are visiting him and his mother
wants to spend more time with her parents. How do you think this
will affect Sarthak’s routine?
1. Sarthak will spend more time outside home with his friends.
2. Sarthak will not attend his classes and leave studies to look after
his grandparents.
3. Sarthak will share certain chores and responsibilities with
his mother.
4. Sarthak will continue to follow his regular routine.

21st
Environment Connect Century Research
Skills

If you have pets at home, you

should take them for a walk
regularly. In some parts of
the world, a law requires pet
parents to pick up their pet’s
poop. This law is also known
as the ‘pooper scooper law’.
Do you think that this is a
good practice?

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