Chapter 9 of 20
Chapter 9: Merry-Go-Round
Poem: Fairground Fun, Riding Up and Down | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Theme of Merry-Go-Round: 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
What ride did the child climb up on in the poem 'Merry-Go-Round'?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The child climbed up on the merry-go-round.
The child climbed up on the merry-go-round.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Merry-go-round
1 M
Q2
Reading Comprehension • Movement of Ride
How did the merry-go-round move?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
It went round and round.
It went round and round.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Round and round
1 M
Q3
Reading Comprehension • Ride Animal
What did the child climb upon on the merry-go-round?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The child climbed up on a big brown wooden horse.
The child climbed up on a big brown wooden horse.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Big brown horse
1 M
Q4
Reading Comprehension • Horse Movement
How did the big brown horse move?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
It went up and down.
It went up and down.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Up and down
1 M
Q5
Reading Comprehension • Joyful Motion
Recite the line describing the combined motion of the ride.
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
'Around and round, and up and down, around and round, and up and down!'
'Around and round, and up and down, around and round, and up and down!'
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Around and round and up and down
1 M
Q6
Reading Comprehension • High Riding
Where did the child sit while riding?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
The child sat up high on the big brown horse.
The child sat up high on the big brown horse.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sat up high
1 M
Q7
Let us Listen • Rhyming Words
Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Round
(b) Down
(c) Brown
[3 Marks]
(a) Round
(b) Down
(c) Brown
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Round: Ground, Sound, Bound, Found.
(b) Rhyme with Down: Town, Clown, Crown.
(c) Rhyme with Brown: Drown, Frown, Town.
(a) Rhyme with Round: Ground, Sound, Bound, Found.
(b) Rhyme with Down: Town, Clown, Crown.
(c) Rhyme with Brown: Drown, Frown, Town.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Round rhyme
1 M
Down rhyme
1 M
Brown rhyme
1 M
Q8
Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) I climbed up on the merry-go-round and it went _______ (round and round / fast and slow).
(b) I climbed up on a big brown _______ (horse / elephant).
(c) And it went _______ (up and down / backwards).
[3 Marks]
(a) I climbed up on the merry-go-round and it went _______ (round and round / fast and slow).
(b) I climbed up on a big brown _______ (horse / elephant).
(c) And it went _______ (up and down / backwards).
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) I climbed up on the merry-go-round and it went round and round.
(b) I climbed up on a big brown horse.
(c) And it went up and down.
(a) I climbed up on the merry-go-round and it went round and round.
(b) I climbed up on a big brown horse.
(c) And it went up and down.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
round and round
1 M
horse
1 M
up and down
1 M
Q9
Let us Write • Opposites
Write the opposite word for:
(a) Up → ________
(b) High → ________
(c) Big → ________
[3 Marks]
(a) Up → ________
(b) High → ________
(c) Big → ________
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) Up → Down
(b) High → Low
(c) Big → Small
(a) Up → Down
(b) High → Low
(c) Big → Small
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Down
1 M
Low
1 M
Small
1 M
Q10
Let us Write • Missing Letters
Complete the spellings:
(a) H _ R S E
(b) R _ U N D
(c) D _ W N
[3 Marks]
(a) H _ R S E
(b) R _ U N D
(c) D _ W N
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) H O R S E (HORSE)
(b) R O U N D (ROUND)
(c) D O W N (DOWN)
(a) H O R S E (HORSE)
(b) R O U N D (ROUND)
(c) D O W N (DOWN)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
HORSE
1 M
ROUND
1 M
DOWN
1 M
Q11
Let us Speak • Fair Experience
Have you ever sat on a merry-go-round in a village fair or park? How did it feel?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Yes! It felt very exciting, breezy, and dizzy with laughter as the world spun around.
Yes! It felt very exciting, breezy, and dizzy with laughter as the world spun around.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Personal fair experience
1 M
Q12
Let us Speak • Shapes in Rides
What geometric shape path does the merry-go-round follow as it turns?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
It turns in a circle (round shape).
It turns in a circle (round shape).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Circle / circular path
1 M
Q13
True or False • Poem Facts
State True or False:
(a) The horse on the merry-go-round was made of wood and painted brown.
(b) The ride went straight in a long line without turning.
[2 Marks]
(a) The horse on the merry-go-round was made of wood and painted brown.
(b) The ride went straight in a long line without turning.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) True. It was a big brown wooden horse.
(b) False. It went round and round in a circle.
(a) True. It was a big brown wooden horse.
(b) False. It went round and round in a circle.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) True
1 M
(b) False
1 M
Q14
Let us Do • Action and Drawing
Draw circles on paper starting small and going bigger and bigger. What is this round pattern called?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
This pattern of concentric round circles is called a spiral / concentric circles.
This pattern of concentric round circles is called a spiral / concentric circles.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Spiral / circles identified
1 M
Q15
Think and Share • Amusement Rides
Name two other rides you see in a children's amusement park or mela.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Giant Wheel (Ferris Wheel) and Toy Train (or roller coaster / bumper cars).
Giant Wheel (Ferris Wheel) and Toy Train (or roller coaster / bumper cars).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Two rides named correctly
2 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Merry-Go-Round Real-World Analysis
In 'Merry-Go-Round', 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 'Merry-Go-Round'?
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