From a thin stream
Every river starts small.
The Godavari begins in the Brahmagiri Hills at Trimbakeshwar. There she is only a thin stream in the Western Ghats.
↳ A mighty river starts as a small hill stream.
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Journey of a River · Class 5 EVS · Our Wondrous World
English 3 topics 66 leveled MCQs 36 flashcards 7 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Tributaries
Who helps a river grow?
↳ Every tributary makes the river wider.
1,465 kilometres
How far does she go?
The Godavari runs 1,465 kilometres and then meets the Bay of Bengal. Only the Ganga is longer than her.
↳ She is the second longest river in India.
Towns near water
Why here and not there?
People have always settled near rivers and lakes. Water was needed every day for drinking, cooking and animals.
↳ Water decides where people live.
What we use river water for
One river, many jobs.
↳ Homes, farms and factories all need the river.
Pipes and canals
How does it reach you?
Pipes carry river water to taps in homes. Canals carry it to fields far from the bank. Many people share the same water.
↳ The river reaches much further than its banks.
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1
The Godavari Begins Her Journey
A river starts as a small hill stream. Tributaries make it grow. The Godavari travels 1,465 kilometres through five states and ends in a delta by the sea.
- The Godavari is born in the Brahmagiri Hills at Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra.
- A river begins as a small stream and grows as tributaries join it.
- She travels 1,465 kilometres and meets the Bay of Bengal. Only the Ganga is longer.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
2
How a River Supports Life
A river gives homes, farms and factories their water and gives many people their work. Dams store that water for dry months, but they also flood land where people and animals lived.
- People have always built their homes and towns close to rivers and other water bodies.
- River water reaches homes, schools, fields and factories through pipes and canals.
- A river gives work to fisherfolk, farmers, boatmen and factory workers.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
Keeping the River Healthy
Waste, dirty water and fertilisers make a river unsafe. Too much rain brings floods and too little brings dry days. Small daily habits help keep a river alive.
- Waste, plastic and dirty water from homes and factories pollute a river.
- Some harmful things dissolve, so clear water can still be unsafe to drink.
- Fertilisers washed into a river make plants spread like a green blanket that chokes fish.
~32 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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66 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
The Godavari is born in the hills at ____.
Beginner
A Trimbakeshwar
B Nashik
C Rajahmundry
D Coringa
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Trimbakeshwar
Her birthplace is the Brahmagiri Hills at Trimbakeshwar.
Which of these is a tributary of the Godavari?
Beginner
A Bay of Bengal
B Brahmagiri
C Manjira
D Coringa
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Manjira
The Manjira joins the Godavari, so it is a tributary.
Meera walks upstream from Nashik to the very start of the river. What will she find there?
Intermediate
A A wide river with big boats
B A thin stream in the hills
C A salty sea
D A fan of small streams
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A thin stream in the hills
A river is only a small stream where it begins.
Read the four sentences. Which one is true?
Intermediate
A A tributary flows out of the main river.
B A delta is found in the hills.
C A tributary joins the main river.
D A perennial river flows only in the rains.
Show answer & explanation
A tributary joins the main river.
Tributaries join a bigger river and make it stronger.
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