Chapter 15 of 20
Chapter 15: A Little Turtle
Poem: Crawling Slow & Carrying House on Back | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Theme of A Little Turtle: 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 Character
Who is speaking in the poem 'A Little Turtle'?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
A little turtle is speaking ('I am a little turtle').
A little turtle is speaking ('I am a little turtle').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
A little turtle
1 M
Q2
Reading Comprehension • Movement
How does the turtle crawl?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The turtle crawls very slowly ('I crawl so slow').
The turtle crawls very slowly ('I crawl so slow').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Crawls so slow
1 M
Q3
Reading Comprehension • Turtle's House
What does the turtle carry wherever it goes?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The turtle carries its house on its back ('I carry my house wherever I go').
The turtle carries its house on its back ('I carry my house wherever I go').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Carries house on back
1 M
Q4
Reading Comprehension • Bedtime Routine
What does the turtle do when it gets tired?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
When tired, the turtle crawls into its shell and goes to bed ('When I get tired, I put in my head, my legs and my tail, and I go to bed').
When tired, the turtle crawls into its shell and goes to bed ('When I get tired, I put in my head, my legs and my tail, and I go to bed').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Puts in head, legs, tail
1 M
Goes to bed inside shell
1 M
Q5
Reading Comprehension • Shell Protection
What is the turtle's 'house' called?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The turtle's house is its hard protective shell (carapace).
The turtle's house is its hard protective shell (carapace).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Shell
1 M
Q6
Let us Listen • Rhyming Words
Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Slow
(b) Bed
(c) Tail
[3 Marks]
(a) Slow
(b) Bed
(c) Tail
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Slow: Go, Blow, Grow, Low.
(b) Rhyme with Bed: Head, Red, Fed, Led.
(c) Rhyme with Tail: Sail, Rail, Fail, Mail.
(a) Rhyme with Slow: Go, Blow, Grow, Low.
(b) Rhyme with Bed: Head, Red, Fed, Led.
(c) Rhyme with Tail: Sail, Rail, Fail, Mail.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Slow rhyme
1 M
Bed rhyme
1 M
Tail rhyme
1 M
Q7
Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) I am a little turtle, I crawl so _______ (fast / slow).
(b) I carry my _______ (house / bag) wherever I go.
(c) When I get tired, I put in my _______ (head / eyes), my legs and my tail.
[3 Marks]
(a) I am a little turtle, I crawl so _______ (fast / slow).
(b) I carry my _______ (house / bag) wherever I go.
(c) When I get tired, I put in my _______ (head / eyes), my legs and my tail.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) I am a little turtle, I crawl so slow.
(b) I carry my house wherever I go.
(c) When I get tired, I put in my head, my legs and my tail.
(a) I am a little turtle, I crawl so slow.
(b) I carry my house wherever I go.
(c) When I get tired, I put in my head, my legs and my tail.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
slow
1 M
house
1 M
head
1 M
Q8
Let us Write • Opposites
Write opposites for these words:
(a) Slow → ________
(b) Little → ________
(c) Go → ________
[3 Marks]
(a) Slow → ________
(b) Little → ________
(c) Go → ________
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Slow → Fast
(b) Little → Big
(c) Go → Come / Stop
(a) Slow → Fast
(b) Little → Big
(c) Go → Come / Stop
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Fast
1 M
Big
1 M
Come/Stop
1 M
Q9
Let us Write • Missing Letters
Complete the spellings:
(a) T _ R T L E
(b) C R _ W L
(c) S H _ L L
[3 Marks]
(a) T _ R T L E
(b) C R _ W L
(c) S H _ L L
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) T U R T L E (TURTLE)
(b) C R A W L (CRAWL)
(c) S H E L L (SHELL)
(a) T U R T L E (TURTLE)
(b) C R A W L (CRAWL)
(c) S H E L L (SHELL)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
TURTLE
1 M
CRAWL
1 M
SHELL
1 M
Q10
Let us Speak • Animal Speed
Who runs faster — a rabbit or a turtle?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
A rabbit runs much faster than a slow turtle.
A rabbit runs much faster than a slow turtle.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Rabbit runs faster
1 M
Q11
True or False • Turtle Facts
State True or False:
(a) A turtle takes off its shell before sleeping.
(b) A turtle can pull its head and legs inside its hard shell for protection.
[2 Marks]
(a) A turtle takes off its shell before sleeping.
(b) A turtle can pull its head and legs inside its hard shell for protection.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) False. The shell is part of the turtle's body.
(b) True. It pulls itself inside when it senses danger or rests.
(a) False. The shell is part of the turtle's body.
(b) True. It pulls itself inside when it senses danger or rests.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) False
1 M
(b) True
1 M
Q12
Think and Share • Animal Habitats
Where do turtles live — on land, in water, or both?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Turtles can live both in water (ponds/seas) and on land.
Turtles can live both in water (ponds/seas) and on land.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Both land and water
1 M
Q13
Let us Do • Turtle Crawl
Crawl like a slow turtle on the carpet. How do babies crawl before they learn to walk?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Babies crawl on their hands and knees, just like a crawling little turtle!
Babies crawl on their hands and knees, just like a crawling little turtle!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Hands and knees
1 M
Q14
Let us Write • Sentence Formation
Make a sentence using the word 'SLOW'.
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The little turtle is very slow, but it never gives up.
The little turtle is very slow, but it never gives up.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Valid grammatical sentence
1 M
Q15
Think and Share • Aesop's Fable
In the famous race story of the Tortoise and the Hare, who won the race and why?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The tortoise won because he kept walking slowly and steadily without stopping! ('Slow and steady wins the race').
The tortoise won because he kept walking slowly and steadily without stopping! ('Slow and steady wins the race').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Tortoise won
1 M
Slow and steady wins the race
1 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
A Little Turtle Real-World Analysis
In 'A Little Turtle', 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 Little Turtle'?
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