CBSE Class 8 Social Studies Worksheet
Civics - Woman Changes the World
1.
Fill in the blanks: ____________ harassment refers to physical or verbal behaviour that is of a sexual nature and against the wishes of a woman.
2.
Fill in the blanks: ____________ became more common and communities that had never learnt reading and writing started sending their children to school.
3.
Fill in the blanks: ____________ also gathers detailed information about the people living in India their age, schooling, what work they do, and so o.
4.
State Yes or No: Women individually, and collectively have struggled to bring about these changes.
A)
Yes
B)
No
5.
State Yes or No: Since women's did not operate the wheel, they were not seen as potters.
A)
Yes
B)
No
6.
Fill in the blanks: Women struggled to learn to read and write since ____________ times.
7.
State Yes or No: In many parts of the country, especially in rural and poor areas, there may not even be proper schools nor teachers who teach on a regular basis.
A)
Yes
B)
No
8.
Fill in the blanks: There are other spheres like ____________ reform, violence and health where the situation of women and girls has improved.
9.
What prevent us from looking at people as unique individuals ?
10.
State Yes or No: Census also gathers detailed information about the people living in India their age, schooling, what work they do, and so on.
A)
Yes
B)
No
11.
Fill in the blanks: In past communities taught sons to ____________ and write, daughters were not allowed to learn the alphabet.
12.
State Yes or No: There was a lot of opposition to educating girls in past.
A)
Yes
B)
No
13.
Fill in the blanks: Going to school is an extremely important part of children's ____________.
14.
State Yes or No: Discrimination usually takes place when we treat some one differently or make a distinction.
A)
Yes
B)
No
15.
Fill in the blanks: Since women's did not operate the wheel, they were not seen as ____________.
16.
Fill in the blanks: Many families are too ____________ and unable to bear the cost of educating all their children.
17.
State Yes or No: Campaigns have also led to new laws being passed.
A)
Yes
B)
No
18.
Fill in the blanks: In the pottery trade, ____________ collected the mud and prepared the earth for the pots.
19.
Fill in the blanks: Today, both ____________ and girls attend school in large numbers.
20.
How do you think stereotypes, about what women can or cannot do, affect women’s right to equality?
CBSE Class 8 Social Studies Worksheet
Civics - Woman Changes the World
Answers
1.
Sexual
2.
Schools
3.
Census
4.
Option A
5.
Option A
6.
ancient
7.
Option A
8.
legal
9.
Stereotypes prevent us from looking at people as unique individuals.
10.
Option A
11.
read
12.
Option A
13.
life
14.
Option A
15.
potters
16.
poor
17.
Option A
18.
women
19.
boys
20.
Stereotypes about what women can or cannot do affects women’s right to equality because they are termed weak and incapable of doing strong work. It is because of this reason that women are called inferior to men. They are paid less salaries / wages than their man counterparts.
