NCERT solutions for Environmental Studies - Looking Around [English] Class 5 chapter 17 - Across the Wall [Latest edition]

Is there any place to play near your house?

What do people play there? Who plays there?

Do the children of your age also get a chance to play there? 

What other things happen at this place?

Has anyone ever stopped you from playing some games? Which games?

Who stopped you and why? What did you do then?

Did anyone help you and encourage you to play?

Do girls and boys play different types of games in your school or neighbourhood? If yes, then which games do the boys play and which do the girls play?

Do you think that there is any difference between the games and the way they are played by boys and girls?

Should the games for boys and the girls be different? What do you think?

Have you ever played as part of a team of your class, school or neighbourhood? Whom did you play with? What game did you play?

What is the difference between playing for yourself and for the team?

While playing in a team would you like to play for yourself or for the team? Why?

Is your team like the team Afsana played with at Sholapur or like the Nagpada team? How?

Have you ever taken part in some game or competition from your school or area? How did you feel?

Did you go to some other place to play? What was that place like? How did you like going to that place?

Have you seen matches being played between India and other countries? Which ones?

We all know about the cricketers of India, and we all like them. Do people also know and like the Indian players who play some other games? (Yes or No). What do you feel about it? Do you know the players of the Indian football or kabaddi team?

What would happen if girls are not allowed to play games, to study or do some other work of their choice?

How would you feel if you were not allowed to take part in some game or drama?

Have you heard of any women players? Name them and the games they play.

In which areas other than sports have you heard of women getting recognition?

Are these women less known than men? Why?

How would you find the world to be, if girls never got a chance to take part in games, drama or dance? How would you feel if such a thing happened to boys?

Do you know of any woman or girl who you would want to be like when you grow up? (Think of names other than a film actor or a model)

The newspaper report said, “Afsana has jumped over the wall. The gender wall that her mother had put up for her.” Think and write in your own words, what was this wall? What do you understand by ‘gender bias’?

Should games for boys and girls be different? Think and write what you feel.

If you are made the leader of a team, how will you prepare your team?