Learn Class 2 Science - Family and Festivals

India is the land of festivals where people from different cultures love celebrating festivals. Festivals bring joy and happiness to your lives. The fun of celebrating festivals gets doubled when you celebrate with your family. In this article, we will learn about family and festivals, and obviously, it’s the most important thing to learn for every class 2 student.

What is family?

A Group of people with blood relations, adaptation, and marriage form a family.

Types of family

There are different types of the family listed below:

Nuclear family

Nuclear family is also called a small family because there are few family members, including adults and their children, in the nuclear family, and no other person is a part of the family.

Joint family

Joint family is a family where the members of more generations live together, which includes cousins, grandfather, grandmother, etc.

What is festival?

A Festival is a special occasion of celebration and enjoyment. In our country, we celebrate many festivals, including Holi, Diwali, Eid, Christmas, etc. Moreover, people from different religions celebrate different festivals.

Types of festivals

Some of the different types of festivals are given below:

Diwali

Diwali is a religious festival; it is the festival of lights where all the family members light diyas in their house and burn crackers.

Holi

Holi is a festival of colors. It is also considered a religious festival. It is the festival of Hindus where everyone puts colors on each other. Holi is celebrated in February or March.

Several other national festivals are also celebrated in India.

Conclusion

The above-given details about festivals and families are enough to help you understand about the types of festivals and families.

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Family and Festivals Sample Questions for Class 2

Question 1

On which of the following festival you do Laxmi Puja?
A. Durga puja
B. Holi
C. Diwali
D. Dusshera

Question 2

The scenario shown in the picture can be typically seen in the _______ family.
A. Nuclear
B. Joint
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above

Question 3

Every evening Tina and her cousin play, eat and sleep together. In what type of family is Tina living in?
A. Nuclear Family
B. Joint Family
C. Cannot Say
D. None of the above

Question 4

What are they celebrating in the given picture?
A. Wedding celebrations
B. New year celebrations
C. Birthday celebrations
D. Christmas celebrations

Question 5

If grandfather, father and Sumit lives together, then who will be the head of the family?
A. Grandfather
B. Father
C. Sumit
D. A or B