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Find out the following from ten families living in your neighbourhood.

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Find out the following from ten families living in your neighbourhood.

Count the number of F1* F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 Total
children below 5 years of age
children from 5-14 years
grown-up children from 15-20
elders from 21-50 years
old people who are above 50 years
total number of people in the family

*F = Family

  1. How many members are educated in each family?
  2. From amongst the ten families, how many are educated?

Now talk to your partner and then write a report about your neighbourhood.

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Chapter 9: Sing a Song of People - Let's write 1 [Page 152]

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Chapter 9 Sing a Song of People
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