Chapter 19 of 20
Chapter 19: Flying-Man
Poem: Flying Over Mountains and Seas | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Theme of Flying-Man: 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 Opening
Who is the child calling out to in the poem 'Flying-Man'?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The child is calling out to the Flying-man ('Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the sky').
The child is calling out to the Flying-man ('Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the sky').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Flying-man
1 M
Q2
Reading Comprehension • Child's Question
What does the child ask the Flying-man?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The child asks: 'Where are you going to, flying so high?'
The child asks: 'Where are you going to, flying so high?'
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Where are you going to quote
1 M
Q3
Reading Comprehension • Places Traveled
Over which natural features does the Flying-man fly?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The Flying-man flies over the mountains and over the sea ('Over the mountains, and over the sea!').
The Flying-man flies over the mountains and over the sea ('Over the mountains, and over the sea!').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Over the mountains
1 M
Over the sea
1 M
Q4
Reading Comprehension • Child's Wish
What request does the child make to the Flying-man at the end?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The child begs: 'Can't you take me?'
The child begs: 'Can't you take me?'
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Can't you take me?
1 M
Q5
Let us Speak • Flying Machines
Name two modern flying machines that carry people high up in the sky.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Aeroplanes and Helicopters (also hot air balloons and rockets).
Aeroplanes and Helicopters (also hot air balloons and rockets).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Aeroplane and Helicopter
2 M
Q6
Let us Listen • Rhyming Words
Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Sky
(b) Sea
(c) Man
[3 Marks]
(a) Sky
(b) Sea
(c) Man
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Sky: High, Fly, My, Try.
(b) Rhyme with Sea: Me, He, See, Tree.
(c) Rhyme with Man: Can, Pan, Van, Ran.
(a) Rhyme with Sky: High, Fly, My, Try.
(b) Rhyme with Sea: Me, He, See, Tree.
(c) Rhyme with Man: Can, Pan, Van, Ran.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sky rhyme
1 M
Sea rhyme
1 M
Man rhyme
1 M
Q7
Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the _______ (sky / room).
(b) Over the mountains and over the _______ (sea / road).
(c) Flying-man, Flying-man, can't you take _______ (me / dog)?
[3 Marks]
(a) Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the _______ (sky / room).
(b) Over the mountains and over the _______ (sea / road).
(c) Flying-man, Flying-man, can't you take _______ (me / dog)?
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the sky.
(b) Over the mountains and over the sea.
(c) Flying-man, Flying-man, can't you take me?
(a) Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the sky.
(b) Over the mountains and over the sea.
(c) Flying-man, Flying-man, can't you take me?
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
sky
1 M
sea
1 M
me
1 M
Q8
Let us Write • Missing Letters
Complete the spellings:
(a) F L _ I N G
(b) M _ U N T A I N
(c) S _ A
[3 Marks]
(a) F L _ I N G
(b) M _ U N T A I N
(c) S _ A
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) F L Y I N G (FLYING)
(b) M O U N T A I N (MOUNTAIN)
(c) S E A (SEA)
(a) F L Y I N G (FLYING)
(b) M O U N T A I N (MOUNTAIN)
(c) S E A (SEA)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
FLYING
1 M
MOUNTAIN
1 M
SEA
1 M
Q9
Let us Write • Opposites
Write the opposite word for:
(a) High → ________
(b) Up → ________
(c) Over → ________
[3 Marks]
(a) High → ________
(b) Up → ________
(c) Over → ________
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) High → Low
(b) Up → Down
(c) Over → Under
(a) High → Low
(b) Up → Down
(c) Over → Under
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Low
1 M
Down
1 M
Under
1 M
Q10
True or False • Poem Facts
State True or False:
(a) The Flying-man was swimming under a bridge.
(b) The child wanted to fly with the Flying-man.
[2 Marks]
(a) The Flying-man was swimming under a bridge.
(b) The child wanted to fly with the Flying-man.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) False. He was flying high in the sky.
(b) True. The child asked 'Can't you take me?'
(a) False. He was flying high in the sky.
(b) True. The child asked 'Can't you take me?'
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) False
1 M
(b) True
1 M
Q11
Let us Speak • Pilot Profession
What is a person who flies an aeroplane called?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
A person who flies an aeroplane is called a Pilot.
A person who flies an aeroplane is called a Pilot.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Pilot
1 M
Q12
Think and Share • Space and Astronauts
What do we call heroes who fly in rockets all the way to outer space and the moon?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
They are called Astronauts (or Gaganyatris / Cosmonauts).
They are called Astronauts (or Gaganyatris / Cosmonauts).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Astronauts
1 M
Q13
Let us Do • Paper Aeroplane
Fold a rectangular paper sheet into a paper glider aeroplane. What helps it glide forward when you throw it?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The folded wings catch air pressure, lifting the paper plane forward as it glides.
The folded wings catch air pressure, lifting the paper plane forward as it glides.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Wings catch air / aerodynamic lift
1 M
Q14
Let us Write • Sentence Formation
Make a sentence using the word 'FLY'.
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Little birds spread their wings and fly across the blue sky.
Little birds spread their wings and fly across the blue sky.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Valid grammatical sentence
1 M
Q15
Think and Share • Mountain View
What does the earth look like when you see it from high up in the sky?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Houses look like tiny blocks, trees look like little broccoli bunches, and rivers look like winding blue ribbons!
Houses look like tiny blocks, trees look like little broccoli bunches, and rivers look like winding blue ribbons!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Imaginative high-altitude perspective
1 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Flying-Man Real-World Analysis
In 'Flying-Man', 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 'Flying-Man'?
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