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Chapter 1: A Happy Child
Poem: My House is Red - Play & Joy | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Theme of A Happy Child: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
- Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
- Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (15 Questions)
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Q1
Reading Comprehension • Poem Details
What colour is the happy child's house in the poem 'A Happy Child'?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The happy child's house is red ('My house is red, a little house').
The happy child's house is red ('My house is red, a little house').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Red
1 M
Q2
Reading Comprehension • Daily Activity
What does the child do the whole day long?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The child laughs and plays the whole day long ('I laugh and play the whole day long').
The child laughs and plays the whole day long ('I laugh and play the whole day long').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Laughs and plays all day
1 M
Q3
Reading Comprehension • Child's Nature
Does the happy child cry often?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
No, the child hardly ever cries ('A happy child am I, I hardly ever cry').
No, the child hardly ever cries ('A happy child am I, I hardly ever cry').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Hardly ever cries
1 M
Q4
Reading Comprehension • Nature Around
What is there near the child's house to give shade from the hot sun?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
There is a green, green tree to provide shade from the hot sun.
There is a green, green tree to provide shade from the hot sun.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Green tree gives shade
1 M
Q5
Reading Comprehension • Rest Time
What does the child do when all the play is done?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The child sits under the green tree when all the play is done.
The child sits under the green tree when all the play is done.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sits under the green tree
1 M
Q6
Let us Speak • Colors Around Us
What is the colour of:
(a) The happy child's house?
(b) The tree?
(c) The sun?
[3 Marks]
(a) The happy child's house?
(b) The tree?
(c) The sun?
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) The house is Red.
(b) The tree is Green.
(c) The sun is Yellow / Golden.
(a) The house is Red.
(b) The tree is Green.
(c) The sun is Yellow / Golden.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Red
1 M
Green
1 M
Yellow
1 M
Q7
Let us Speak • Personal Connection
What is the colour of your own house, and do you have a tree near your home?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The colour of my house is white/yellow (child's own colour), and yes, there is a green neem/mango tree near my home.
The colour of my house is white/yellow (child's own colour), and yes, there is a green neem/mango tree near my home.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
States house colour and tree presence
1 M
Q8
Let us Listen • Rhyming Words
Find words in the poem that rhyme with:
(a) Cry
(b) Sun
[2 Marks]
(a) Cry
(b) Sun
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Cry: I, Sky, My, Fly.
(b) Rhyme with Sun: Done, Run, Fun, Bun.
(a) Rhyme with Cry: I, Sky, My, Fly.
(b) Rhyme with Sun: Done, Run, Fun, Bun.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Cry rhyme
1 M
Sun rhyme
1 M
Q9
Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) My house is _______ (red / blue), a little house.
(b) And under it I often sit, when all my play is _______ (done / begun).
[2 Marks]
(a) My house is _______ (red / blue), a little house.
(b) And under it I often sit, when all my play is _______ (done / begun).
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) My house is red, a little house.
(b) And under it I often sit, when all my play is done.
(a) My house is red, a little house.
(b) And under it I often sit, when all my play is done.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
red
1 M
done
1 M
Q10
Let us Write • Opposites
Write the opposite word for:
(a) Happy → ________
(b) Cry → ________
(c) Little → ________
[3 Marks]
(a) Happy → ________
(b) Cry → ________
(c) Little → ________
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Happy → Sad
(b) Cry → Laugh
(c) Little → Big
(a) Happy → Sad
(b) Cry → Laugh
(c) Little → Big
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sad
1 M
Laugh
1 M
Big
1 M
Q11
Let us Write • Missing Letters
Complete the spellings:
(a) H _ U S E
(b) T R _ E
(c) P L _ Y
[3 Marks]
(a) H _ U S E
(b) T R _ E
(c) P L _ Y
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) H O U S E (HOUSE)
(b) T R E E (TREE)
(c) P L A Y (PLAY)
(a) H O U S E (HOUSE)
(b) T R E E (TREE)
(c) P L A Y (PLAY)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
HOUSE
1 M
TREE
1 M
PLAY
1 M
Q12
Let us Write • Matching
Match the words with their meanings or colors:
1. Tree (A) Red
2. House (B) Shade from sun
3. Sun (C) Hot & bright
[2 Marks]
1. Tree (A) Red
2. House (B) Shade from sun
3. Sun (C) Hot & bright
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
• 1. Tree → (B) Shade from sun
• 2. House → (A) Red
• 3. Sun → (C) Hot & bright
• 1. Tree → (B) Shade from sun
• 2. House → (A) Red
• 3. Sun → (C) Hot & bright
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 3 items accurately matched
2 M
Q13
True or False • Poem Facts
State True or False:
(a) The child cries all through the day.
(b) The green tree gives shade when it is hot.
[2 Marks]
(a) The child cries all through the day.
(b) The green tree gives shade when it is hot.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) False. The child laughs and plays all day.
(b) True. The tree shades the child from the sun.
(a) False. The child laughs and plays all day.
(b) True. The tree shades the child from the sun.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) False
1 M
(b) True
1 M
Q14
Think and Share • Emotions
What makes you feel happy like the child in the poem?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Playing with my friends, eating sweet fruits, and listening to bedtime stories make me feel very happy.
Playing with my friends, eating sweet fruits, and listening to bedtime stories make me feel very happy.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Child-friendly personal response
1 M
Q15
Let us Do • Drawing Smiles
Draw a happy smiling face and a sad face. Which face do you like to wear every day?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
I like to wear a happy smiling face every day because a smile spreads joy to everyone around!
I like to wear a happy smiling face every day because a smile spreads joy to everyone around!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Happy face with reason
1 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
A Happy Child Real-World Analysis
In 'A Happy Child', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.
Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'A Happy Child'?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.
Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application