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2. The age in which Early Man used stones as tools is called the ____________ .

(a) Tool Age (b) Stone Age (c) Early Age
3. Early Man made a fire by striking ____________ .

(a) matches (b) lighter (c) stones
4. Early Man settled down at one place when he learnt how to ____________ .

(a) use stones as tools (b) grow trees (c) make a fire
B. Write TRUE or FALSE :

1. Early Man learnt to use stones as tools first. _______
2. Early Man noticed that sharp stones worked as tools. _______

3. Early Man was a wanderer, hunter and gatherer. _______
4. Early Man learnt to cook his food on the fire. _______

5. The dog was the last animal that Early Man domesticated. _______

C. Answer the questions briefly :
1. How did Early Man protect himself from wild animals?

2. What do you understand by the Stone Age?
3. What is meant by Early Man being a wanderer, hunter and gatherer?

4. How did Early Man discover fire?
5. How did Early Man learn to grow trees?

6. How slowly did Early Man make progress?

Activity

v Imagine how difficult was Early Man’s life. Note any two points of his
difficulty :
1. ______________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________

Fire and You

v Suppose there is no fire. Think what all things you would not have and how
difficult your life would be. Write four sentences on this situation :
u _____________________________________________________________________

u _____________________________________________________________________
u _____________________________________________________________________
u _____________________________________________________________________

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