Chapter 17 of 20
Chapter 17: Clouds
Poem: Cooling Raindrops & Singing in the Rain | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Theme of Clouds: 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 • Weather Setting
What is the weather like at the start of the poem 'Clouds'?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
It is very hot and the sky is blue ('It is hot. The sky is blue').
It is very hot and the sky is blue ('It is hot. The sky is blue').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
It is hot and sky is blue
1 M
Q2
Reading Comprehension • First Cloud
What appears in the sky looking for relief?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
A little cloud comes looking for you.
A little cloud comes looking for you.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
A little cloud
1 M
Q3
Reading Comprehension • Rain Clouds
What do more and more clouds bring with them?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
More clouds come and bring rain ('They bring rain').
More clouds come and bring rain ('They bring rain').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Bring rain
1 M
Q4
Reading Comprehension • Joyful Reaction
What do children do when the rain arrives?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Children sing and dance because it is cool again ('Sing and dance. It's cool again!').
Children sing and dance because it is cool again ('Sing and dance. It's cool again!').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sing and dance
1 M
It is cool again
1 M
Q5
Let us Speak • Colors of Clouds
What colour are clouds:
(a) On a sunny day?
(b) Just before heavy rain?
[2 Marks]
(a) On a sunny day?
(b) Just before heavy rain?
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) On a sunny day: White and fluffy.
(b) Before heavy rain: Dark grey or black.
(a) On a sunny day: White and fluffy.
(b) Before heavy rain: Dark grey or black.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
White on sunny day
1 M
Dark grey/black before rain
1 M
Q6
Let us Listen • Rhyming Words
Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Hot
(b) Blue
(c) Rain
[3 Marks]
(a) Hot
(b) Blue
(c) Rain
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Hot: Pot, Cot, Dot, Not.
(b) Rhyme with Blue: You, Two, Shoe, Through.
(c) Rhyme with Rain: Train, Pain, Grain, Chain.
(a) Rhyme with Hot: Pot, Cot, Dot, Not.
(b) Rhyme with Blue: You, Two, Shoe, Through.
(c) Rhyme with Rain: Train, Pain, Grain, Chain.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Hot rhyme
1 M
Blue rhyme
1 M
Rain rhyme
1 M
Q7
Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) It is hot. The sky is _______ (blue / yellow).
(b) More clouds come. They bring _______ (rain / snow).
(c) Sing and dance! It's _______ (cool / hot) again!
[3 Marks]
(a) It is hot. The sky is _______ (blue / yellow).
(b) More clouds come. They bring _______ (rain / snow).
(c) Sing and dance! It's _______ (cool / hot) again!
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) It is hot. The sky is blue.
(b) More clouds come. They bring rain.
(c) Sing and dance! It's cool again!
(a) It is hot. The sky is blue.
(b) More clouds come. They bring rain.
(c) Sing and dance! It's cool again!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
blue
1 M
rain
1 M
cool
1 M
Q8
Let us Write • Opposites
Write the opposite word for:
(a) Hot → ________
(b) More → ________
(c) Come → ________
[3 Marks]
(a) Hot → ________
(b) More → ________
(c) Come → ________
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Hot → Cold / Cool
(b) More → Less
(c) Come → Go
(a) Hot → Cold / Cool
(b) More → Less
(c) Come → Go
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Cold/Cool
1 M
Less
1 M
Go
1 M
Q9
Let us Write • Missing Letters
Complete the spellings:
(a) C L _ U D
(b) R _ I N
(c) D _ N C E
[3 Marks]
(a) C L _ U D
(b) R _ I N
(c) D _ N C E
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) C L O U D (CLOUD)
(b) R A I N (RAIN)
(c) D A N C E (DANCE)
(a) C L O U D (CLOUD)
(b) R A I N (RAIN)
(c) D A N C E (DANCE)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
CLOUD
1 M
RAIN
1 M
DANCE
1 M
Q10
True or False • Weather Facts
State True or False:
(a) Clouds are made of water droplets condensed in the air.
(b) Rain makes the weather hotter and drier.
[2 Marks]
(a) Clouds are made of water droplets condensed in the air.
(b) Rain makes the weather hotter and drier.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) True. Clouds are made of tiny condensed water drops.
(b) False. Rain cools down the weather.
(a) True. Clouds are made of tiny condensed water drops.
(b) False. Rain cools down the weather.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) True
1 M
(b) False
1 M
Q11
Think and Share • Rainy Day Delights
What do children love to float in rain puddles?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Children love to float colourful paper boats in rainwater puddles.
Children love to float colourful paper boats in rainwater puddles.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Paper boats
1 M
Q12
Let us Speak • Peacocks in Rain
Which beautiful national bird dances with open feathers when it rains?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The Peacock spreads its gorgeous feathers and dances when it rains.
The Peacock spreads its gorgeous feathers and dances when it rains.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Peacock
1 M
Q13
Let us Do • Cloud Shapes
Have you ever looked up and seen animal shapes in the clouds? Name one shape you imagined.
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
I have seen clouds shaped like a fluffy rabbit, a big elephant, and a galloping horse!
I have seen clouds shaped like a fluffy rabbit, a big elephant, and a galloping horse!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Imaginative cloud shape
1 M
Q14
Let us Write • Sentence Formation
Make a sentence using the word 'RAIN'.
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
We opened our colourful umbrellas when the rain started falling.
We opened our colourful umbrellas when the rain started falling.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Valid grammatical sentence
1 M
Q15
Think and Share • Farmers and Rain
Why are farmers happy when it rains on time?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Because crops in the fields need rainwater to grow healthy and give abundant food grains.
Because crops in the fields need rainwater to grow healthy and give abundant food grains.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Crops need water to grow
2 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Clouds Real-World Analysis
In 'Clouds', 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 'Clouds'?
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