studies in Islam class 2 (IBS)

NAME:                         CLASS:2 SUBJECT: S. in ISLAM

THIS PARTiis ACCORDING TO REVISED & COLOURED EDITION(IMPOVED EDITION)

U#1 ALLAH IS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS

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  1. JOIN THE FOLLOWING:
A B
1. Allah made

2.      Allah created the day

3.      Allah sends down

4.      All praise is due

5.      We cannot

1.    Water from the skies.

2.     count His favours.

3.     Allah created the night.

4.     the heavens and the earth.

5.to Allah alone

ANS:   (1-4 )(2-3 )(3-1 )(4-5 ) (5-2 )
  1. CHOOSE A PROPER WORD TO FILL IN THE BLANK.

Sustainer,       orders,     night,        light

1. He made the—————— to separate the day from the—————–
2.He ——————————— and it stands forth
3. He is   the——————————— of the words.
ANS:   (1- light, night )(2- orders )(3- Sustainer )

C.ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

 

QUESTION No.1 Did this world make itself?
ANS:No. This world did not make itself.
QUESTION No.2 Does Allah need anything when .He wants to make something?
ANS No. Allah does not need anything when He wants to make something.
QUESTION No.3 Does it take time when Allah wants to do a thing?
ANS:No. It does not   take any time when Allah wants to do a thing.
QUESTION No.4 Can we create anything out of ‘nothing’?
ANS:No. We   cannot create anything out of ‘nothing’.
QUESTION No.5What does Allah ask us to do in return of all His favours?
ANS:Allah ask us to do in return of all His favours to be good.

U:-2 ALLAH IS MERCIFUL

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  1. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS:

1.Allah is the———————-of the worlds.

2He is All————————————-.

3.He has full ——————————————of everything.

4.In return for all His favours, He wants us to be ———————-of Him.

5.———————————–gives food to every living being on the earth.

ANS: (1- Creator )(2- -Seeing )(3- knowledge)  (4- thankful) (5- Allah )

 

B.DRAW A LINE UNDER THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. Nothing in the skies is hidden from Allah.

2. Everything on the earth is hidden from Allah.

3. Allah is very far from us.

4. Allah helps us in all our difficulties.

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

YES/NO

ANS:(1- YES)(2- NO)(3- NO) (4- YES )

 

  1. JOIN THE FOLLOWING:
1.       Allah isAII-

2.       To Him Alone

3.       It is He Who

4.       He is the Lord

1.        I turn for help.

2.        Seeing.

3.        of the Day of Judgement.

4.has given me eyes.

ANS: (1- 2)(2- 1)(3-4 ) (4- 3)

D:

Does Allah want anything from us in return for all His favours?
Answer:No not at all. Allah does want anything from us in return for all His favours. He wants us to obey Him and His Prophet

 

U:-3 A MUSLIM

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A.PUT THE RIGHT WORD TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE:

  1. A Muslim is he who believes that there is—————
  2. He believes that Muhammadﷺ ————————–is the —————
  3. A Muslim offers his——————————
  4. A Muslim keeps himself —————————————
  5. A Muslim is true to his—————————————-

ANS: (1- there is no god but Allah )(2- messenger of Allah )(3-‘Salah’ perfectly ) (4- clean )(5- word)

  1. PUT A “T” BEFORE A TRUE SENTENCE,
    PUT AN “F” BEFORE FALSE ONE.
  2. A Muslim believes only in one Book of Allah and that is Qur’an.
  3. A Muslim is good to his relatives only.
  4. A Muslim walks gently on earth.
  5. When he is moved to anger, he readily forgives.
  6. He often fails to offer his prayers.
  7. He gives nothing to others from what Allah has given him.
  8. He sometimes fasts in the month of Ramadan.
  9. He is good to his neighbours.
  10. He does not believe in Fate-good and evil.

ANS: (1- F)(2- F)(3-T ) (4- T)(5-F)(6- F)(7-F )(8- T) (9-F )

C: Write a paragraph on the QUALITIES of a good Muslim?
Answer:

 

U:-4 SURAH LAHAB PAGE:15

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U:-5 SURAH AL-MA’ON PAGE:16

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U:-6 FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

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A.JOIN THE FOLLOWING:

B A
1. Salah
2.Zakah

3.      Sawm

4.      Hjj

1.Fasting in the month of Ramadan

2.Pilgrimage to Makkah

3.To pray five times daily

4.To pay purifying dues

ANS:   (1-3 )(2-4 )(3-1 ) (4-2 )

 

  1. FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS:

Shahadah is to believe that there is no god—————————— but——————————–and that Muhammad ﷺ is the ———————————-

Usually —————————————————————————of a man’s riches is paid in——————

ANS: (1- Allah , prophet)(2- 1/40 , Zakah)                                                    

 

U:-7 THE MASJID (MOSQUE)

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A.ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS :

QUESTION No.1

Where is the Prophet’s Mosque?

ANS:The Prophet’s Mosque is in Medina.
QUESTION No.2

Where is Madinah?

ANS:Medinah is in Saudi Arabia.
QUESTION No.3

What was the building of the Prophet’s Mosque like in the beginning?

ANS:The building of this mosque was very simple in the beginning.
QUESTION No.4

Did our Prophet take part in building this mosque?

ANS:Yes, Our Prophet took part in building this mosque.
QUESTION No.5

What is the Arabic word for mosque?

ANS:The Arabic word for mosque is MASJID.

 

  1. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD TO FINISH THESE SENTENCES.

Holy, Qiblah, Muslims; World, Mqkkah, Ka’bah, towers, Minarets.

 

  • There are mosques all over the———————————-.
  • A mosque is a place where the———————————————pray.
  • Mosques are————————————-places.
  • The Mihrab shows where the————————————-
  • ————————————is the oldest house of prayer in———————–
  • Most mosques have——————————————
  • These towers are called————————————

ANS: (1- World)(2- Muslims)(3- Holy ) (4- Qiblah ) (5- Ka’bah, World )(6- towers) (7- Minarets)

 

U:-8 DAILY PRAYERS

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A.DRAW A COLOURED ARROW BESIDE THE RIGHT ANS:

1.Salat-ul-Fajr a.At night.
2Salat-uz-Zuhr b.In the early morning

before sunrise.

3.Salat-ul-Asr c.In the afternoon.
4.Salat -u I-Maghrib d.In the late afternoon before sunset

 

.

5.Salat-ul-Isha e.After sunset.
ANS: (1-b) (2-c) (3-d) (4-e) (5-a)                                                      

 

B.NAME THE FIVE AZANS CALLED OUT FROM THE MOSQUES FIVE TIMES A DAY.

  1. Fajr

2.- Zuhr

  1. Asr
  2. Maghri b
  3. Isha

 

U:-10 WODHU

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U:-11 SURAH AL-FIL

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U#12 SURAH QURAYSH

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NOTE: THIS PART IS ACCORDING TO REVISED & COLOURED EDITION(IMPOVED EDITION)

 

U:13 PROPHET MUHAMMAD I P:28-30       EX

 

QUESTION No.1

When and where was our Prophet (ﷺ) ?

ANS: The Prophet (ﷺ) was born in Makkah.
QUESTION No.2

Why did an army come to Makkah from Yemen?

ANS:An army of Yemen attacked on the Ka’abah.
QUESTION No.3

Why did the people of Makkah name that year as the Year of Elephant?  

ANS:That year the army of Yemen attacked with elephants.
QUSTION No.4

Were they able to pull down the Ka’abah? Why?

ANS: No, because Allah protected Ka’abah.
QUESTION No.5

Why did the noble Arabs send their babies out into the desert to be nursed?

ANS: Because in deserts, the air is pure.

 

  1. PUT THE ROIGHT WORD IN THE GAP:
1-   Muhammad ﷺ father’s name was————————

2- ———————- were the most important people of Makkah.

3- They were———————— the Ka’bah.

4- Allah sent————- of————– to kill the army that come to—————the—————–

Ans: (1- Abdullah   )     (2-Makkah     )     (3- looking after     )   (4- flights , birds,)

C: PUT A “T “ BEFORE A TRUE SENTENCE,PUT AN “F” BEFORE A FALSE SENTENCE.

1. Abdullah died a few months after Muhammad was born.

2. The noble Arabs send their babies out to be nursed into cities.

3. The child remained there until the age of six or eight.

4. This old practice is not followed now.

 
 
 
 
Answers: (1-F)(2-F)(3-T)(4-F)

 

U:14 PROPHET MUHAMMAD II EX   P:31-32

 

QUESTION No.1

Who was Aamenah?

ANS: Hadrat Aamenah was the mother of Hadrat Muhammad ﷺ
QUESTION No.2

What were the Banu Saa’d famous for?

ANS: Banu Saa’d famous for fine wet nurses.
QUESTION No.3

Why did the wet nurses look for the newly-born babies?

ANS:Because they recieved money from fathers for this work.
QUESTION No.4

Who was Haleemah?         

ANS:Haleemah was wet nurse of Hadrat Muhammad ﷺ. She belonged Banu Saa’d tribe.
QUSTION No.5

Why was no nurse ready to take Muhammad ﷺ?

ANS: Because Hadrat Muhammad ﷺ’s father was died.

 

B: JOIN THE FOLLOWIRRG TO MAKE A SEN

  1. Aamenah was                       1. rainfall in the year.
  2. There was no                       2. because of hunger.
  3. Haleemah‘s son cried         3. waiting for wet nurses
Answers: (1-3)(2-1)(3-2)

U:15 PROPHET MUHAMMAD صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم III EX         P:33-34

 

A: CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWERS:

1-    Muhammad’s (Peace be upon him) days in the desert were his happiest days.
YES/NO
2-    At the age of eight or so, he (Peace be upon him) was returned to his mother Aamenah
YES/NO
3-    When Aamenah died, Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was ten years old.
YES/NO
4-    Abu Talib was the grandfather of Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
YES/NO
5-    Abu Talib was not very rich.
YES/NO
ANS:

         (1-YES ) (2-NO )   (3-NO )   (4-NO)   (5-YES)

 

B: CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD TO FINISH EACH SENTENCE:

Necessary,   flock,     nine,     eight,     thought deeply

 

1-         When Muhammad’s (Peace-be upon him) grandfather died, he (Peace be upon him) was only ——————————years old.
2-         Muhammad (Peace be upon him) tended the————————————-
3-         While tending the sheep, Muhammad (Peace be upon him)——————
4-         Muhammad (Peace be upon him) spoke only when—————————
Ans:1-eight 2- flock 3-thought deeply 4-Necessary

U:16 SO TAUGHT OUR PROPHET

EX                         P:35

U:17 STORIES OF THE PROPHET ISA علیہ السلام

EX                       P:36-38

 

A: WRITE SENTENCES TO AN THESE QUESTIONS.

QUESTION No.1

How many Prophets in all came to this world?

ANS:

Only Allah knows, how many Prophets in all came to this world.

QUESTION No.2

                   Who was Isa علیہ السلام

ANS: Isa علیہ السلام was a prophet.
QUESTION No.3

What was his mother’s name?

ANS:The mother of Isa علیہ السلام was Maryam.
QUESTION No.4

Something very strange happened to Maryam one day. What was that?

ANS:An angel gave the news of her son.
QUESTION No.5

What did Maryam reply to the Angel?

ANS:Maryam said,” I am not married.

 

B: JOIN THE FOLLOWING:

A B
1-    Maryam سلام اللہ علیہا

2-    Maryam سلام اللہ علیہا gave birth to Isa

3-    Allah gave Isa علیہ السلام

4-    Isa علیہ السلام could cure the sick

5-    Isa علیہ السلام could bring the dead to life

6-    Isa was not

a-    under a palm tree

b-    a Holy Book called

the Injil

c-    by Allah’s leave.

 

d-    a god.

 

e-    was very conscious

of Allah.

ANS: (1-   e )   (2-a ) (3- b )     (4- c )   (5- c )   (6-   d )

 

C: Say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’

STATEMENTS Yes / No
1.                  Isa علیہ السلام was the son of Maryam.
2.                  Isa علیہ السلام was the son of God.
3.                  Allah has no children.
4.                  Isa علیہ السلام could bring sight to the blind by his own will.
5.       Isa علیہ السلام was a Prophet, not a god.
ANS:   (1- T   )   (2- F ) (3- T )   (4- F     ) (5-T   )

 

U:18 SURAT-UL-TAKATHUR P:39

 

U:19 SURAH IN-SHERAH P:40  

U:20 SURAT-AL-QADR P: 41

 

 

U:21 ZAKA: A PILLAR OF ISLAM   P:42

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A: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

QUESTION No.1

Is it binding on every Muslim to pay Zakah?

a)    Yes, it is binding on every Muslim.

b)    No, only a rich Muslim must pay Zakah.

ANS: b) No, only a rich Muslim must pay Zakah.
QUESTION No.2

A rich Muslim pays Zakah out of his own will.

a)       Yes, he pays Zakah out of his own will.

b)       No, the rich Muslim has to pay Zakah, the Quran says that.

He has to pay that whether he likes it or not.

ANS: b) No, the rich Muslim has to pay Zakah, the Quran says that.

He has to pay that whether he likes it or not.

 

B: FILL IN THE GAPS WRITING THE CORRECT WORD:

1-   The M————————————-left after paying Zakah becomes pure.
2-   The —————————– and ——————–left after paying—————–
3-   Paying of ————————— purifies our—————————————-
4-   Zakah means P——————————— D—————————————-
ANS: (1- oney   ) (2-     gold , silver, Zakah ) (3-   Zakah,       heart        )       (4- urifying ,   ues     )

 

U:22   SAWM: A PILLAR OF ISLAM P:44 EX                            

A: WRITE SENTENCES TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

 

QUESTION No.1

In which month do the Muslims fast?

ANS:The Muslims fast in Ramadan.
QUESTION No.2

What is the Arabic word for fasting?

ANS:Arabic word for fasting is Sawm.
QUESTION No.3

What does the Arabic word ‘Swam’ mean?

ANS:Arabic word ‘Swam’ mean to keep away from something.
QUESTION No.4

Does Ramadan fall at the same time every year?

ANS:No, Ramadan does not fall at the same time every year.
QUESTION No.5

What is the relationship between the Qur’an and Ramadan?

ANS: Qur’an was started to reveal in Ramadan.

 

U:23 HAJJ: A PILLAR OF ISLAM EX   P:45-46                      

 

A: WRITE SENTENCES TO AN THESE QUESTIONS:

 

QUESTION No .1

What is the Hajj?

ANS: Hajj is pilgrim to Makkah.
QUESTION No.2

Where do the Muslims go for Hajj?

ANS: Muslims go for Hajj in Makkah.
QUESTION No.3

Is it binding on every Muslim to go for Hajj?

ANS: No, it is not binding on every Muslim to go for Hajj.
QUESTION No.4

What is the Ihram?

ANS:Ihram is a dress of Hajjaj.
QUESTION No.5

What is the ‘Tawaf’?

ANS: ‘Tawaf’ is walking around Kaba 7 times.
QUESTION No.6

What does Sa’ee mean?

ANS:Sa’ee mean to run between Safa and Marwah 7 times.
QUESTION No.7

Where is the Plain of Arafat?

ANS : Plain of Arafat is in Makkah.

 

U:24   MANNERS EX     P:47

A: Put a       T   before a true sentence.

   Put an       F   before a false sentence.

  1. Always wash your hands before eating.
    2. Use your left hand in eating and drinking.
    3. Form a habit of saying Salam.
  2. People who do not say Salam are the nearest to Allah.
  3. Enter the toilet with your right foot.
  4. It is good to keep awake till late into the night.
ANS: (1- T ) (2- F   )   (3- T ) (4-   F ) (5-F ) (5- F )  

 

B: Write GOOD or BAD against each:

  1. I always go to bed early.
  2. I always get up early.
  3. I eat from what is lying near me.
  4. I sometimes go to the toilet barefooted.
  5. I never wash my hand, on becoming free from the toilet.
ANS: (1- GOOD ) (2- GOOD) (3- GOOD ) (4- BAD ) (5- BAD)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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W O D N I W WINDOW W
               
               
               
               
               
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  Y A R X X-RAY X
               
               
               
               
               
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T R U G O Y YOGURT Y
               
               
               
               
               
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  A R B E Z ZEBRA Z
               
               
               
               
               
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FRUIT

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  E L P P A APPLE A
A N A N A B BANANA B
S E P A R G GRAPES G
    I W I K KIWI K
  N O M E L LEMON L
  O G N A M MANGO M
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VEGETABLES

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    N A E B BEAN B
    T E E B BEET B
T O R R O C CARROT C
C I L R A G GARLIC G
R E G N I G GINGER G
    K E E L LEEK L
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ANIMALS

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      T N A ANT A
    R A E B BEAR B
      T A C CAT C
  I R D N I INDRI I
    N O I L LION L
Y E K N O M MONKEY M
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BIRDS

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    W O R C CROW C
  E N A R C CRANE C
    E V O D DOVE D
  E L G A E EAGLE E
      Y A J JAY J
E I P G A M MAGPIE M
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COLOURS

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  K C A L B BLACK B
  M A E R C CREAM C
  N E E R G GREEN G
O G I D N I INDIGO I
  N O M E L LEMON L
N O O R A M MAROON M
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NUMBERS

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      E N O ONE  
      O W T TWO  
  E E R H T THREE  
    R U O F FOUR  
    E V I F FIVE  
      X I S SIX  
  N E V E S SEVEN  
  T H G I E EIGHT  
    E N I N NINE  
      N E T TEN  
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SINGULARS/ PLURALS

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MASCULINE /FEMININE

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COPYCHECKING

10 ways to use student note books in class and elsewhere

Notebooks are used by most students to record language in class and maybe elsewhere too. Teachers seldom look at students’ notebooks and students don’t usually show their notebooks to each other.

The 10 ideas outlined below are based on the principle that notebooks are a very useful, portable and flexible tool for language learning and that their use can be developed further both as individual and as more interactive resources that can be shared with the teacher and fellow students in class. Most of these activities can be done with loose paper, photocopied handouts or presentations on screen.

The aim of using the notebook is to encourage personal ownership (the student creates the content) and the recording and storing of information in a portable and accessible place. The note book, rather than the course book or the photocopy becomes the core reference point for the course and the student’s language life beyond it.

These are examples. You will easily think of more ways to use notebooks

  1. Show and tell.

Ask students to look at each others’ note books. They can explain their notes, test each other on some of the items, and compare how they take notes. This could lead to students learning from each other more effective ways to store language and use their notebooks effectively.

  1. Dear teacher.

Ask your students to write a message to you in their notebooks. Collect the notebooks in and write something back. This can be particularly useful at the start of a course when you are getting to know each other. Some students might like to write a journal in their notebook. You could offer to look at it from time to time.

  1. Consequences.

Students write the first sentence of a story in their note book. Then pass the notebook to the student on their right to continue the story. And so on , until each student has their own notebook again with a complete story in it. You and the students can work on correcting the stories. The benefit of using notebooks rather than paper is that the story stays with the student and is more likely to be looked at again.

  1. Vocab notes.

When you set a reading text for homework tell students to write in their notebook 3 words or expressions they had to look up when reading. In class they can show a partner what they wrote.

  1. Describe and draw.

Students draw a diagram or picture in their notebook (a family tree, a person, a room in their house, a map etc. They then show it to their partner and talk through it/answer questions. A variation is to describe the drawing, without showing it, for their partner to reproduce.

  1. Error correction.

During a pair or group speaking activity take one student notebook per group and make notes of the errors you hear in each of the books. At the end of the activity return the book to the student and let the students in that group work on correcting the errors together. Finally the class shares the errors they have made and corrected.

  1. Dictation.

Instead of you writing on the board or having students reading in a textbook, dictate questions and short texts for students to write in their notebooks.  Apart from creating a motivating challenge for students, this leaves the texts in their notebooks for further work and easy future reference.

  1. Train on the train.

Set your students a task for homework like the following.  Next time you are on the train or bus write down what you see in your notebook. If you don’t know the word in English write it in Spanish. Bring your notes to class and recount the experience to your partner.

  1. Notebook plus course book.

There is often not enough room for students to write comfortably in a course book. Have them record sample sentences and similar language exercises in their notebooks instead.

  1. Speaking activity prompts.

Have students write/copy prompts and grids for speaking activities in their notebooks.  A typical milling activity for example works better if the students can make notes in notebooks as they talk to different partners around the room. They will also have a record of the activity to refer back to.

From English Teacher to Learner Coach. Dan Barber and Duncan Foord (The Round Publications, 2014)