Chapter 6 of 10
Chapter 6: My School & Friends
Classroom Ethics, Teachers, Playground Sharing & School Activities | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Core Theme of 'My School & Friends': Understanding natural and bodily phenomena.
- Developing keen observational skills, scientific inquiry, and environmental empathy.
- Practical health, hygiene, and ecological awareness aligned with NEP 2020.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (16 Questions)
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Q1
School Places • Tour of Campus
Name four important places inside your school campus and what children do there.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
1. Classroom: Where students sit and learn lessons from teachers.
2. Library: Where we read storybooks silently.
3. Playground: Where we play sports and run during games period.
4. Assembly Hall: Where morning prayer and announcements take place.
1. Classroom: Where students sit and learn lessons from teachers.
2. Library: Where we read storybooks silently.
3. Playground: Where we play sports and run during games period.
4. Assembly Hall: Where morning prayer and announcements take place.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Four places named
1.5 M
Functions described correctly
1.5 M
Q2
School Helpers • The Staff
Who is the head of the entire school? What does a teacher do?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
• The Principal is the head of the school.
• A Teacher teaches us reading, writing, good manners, and guides us.
• The Principal is the head of the school.
• A Teacher teaches us reading, writing, good manners, and guides us.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Principal is head
1 M
Teacher's role explained
1 M
Q3
Other Helpers • Security & Cleaning
Name two non-teaching staff members who help keep our school safe and clean.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
1. Security Guard: Keeps the school gate safe and monitors visitors.
2. School Cleaner / Sweeper: Keeps classrooms, corridors, and toilets neat and clean.
1. Security Guard: Keeps the school gate safe and monitors visitors.
2. School Cleaner / Sweeper: Keeps classrooms, corridors, and toilets neat and clean.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Security guard
1 M
Cleaner / sweeper
1 M
Q4
Classroom Etiquette • Good Manners
Write two golden rules of good behavior inside the classroom.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
1. Raise your hand before speaking or answering a question.
2. Listen quietly when the teacher or a classmate is speaking (do not shout).
1. Raise your hand before speaking or answering a question.
2. Listen quietly when the teacher or a classmate is speaking (do not shout).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Two classroom rules
2 M
Q5
Friendship & Sharing • Social Skills
How can you be a good friend to your classmates in school?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
By sharing crayons or erasers, playing together nicely, helping a friend who is hurt, and never bullying anyone.
By sharing crayons or erasers, playing together nicely, helping a friend who is hurt, and never bullying anyone.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sharing, helping, playing kindly
2 M
Q6
Matching • School People
Match each helper with their workplace:
1. Librarian (A) School entrance gate
2. Bus Driver (B) School bus
3. Guard (C) School library
[2 Marks]
1. Librarian (A) School entrance gate
2. Bus Driver (B) School bus
3. Guard (C) School library
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
• 1. Librarian → (C) School library
• 2. Bus Driver → (B) School bus
• 3. Guard → (A) School entrance gate
• 1. Librarian → (C) School library
• 2. Bus Driver → (B) School bus
• 3. Guard → (A) School entrance gate
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 3 matches correct
2 M
Q7
Fill in the Blanks • School Life
Fill in the blanks:
(a) We ring the school bell to announce the end of a _______ (period / holiday).
(b) In the library, we must maintain pin-drop _______ (silence / noise).
(c) During morning assembly, we sing our National _______ (Anthem / Song).
[3 Marks]
(a) We ring the school bell to announce the end of a _______ (period / holiday).
(b) In the library, we must maintain pin-drop _______ (silence / noise).
(c) During morning assembly, we sing our National _______ (Anthem / Song).
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) period
(b) silence
(c) Anthem
(a) period
(b) silence
(c) Anthem
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
period
1 M
silence
1 M
Anthem
1 M
Q8
True or False • School Conduct
State True or False:
(a) We should scribble or write on classroom desks and walls with pencils.
(b) We should throw chocolate wrappers into the classroom dustbin.
[2 Marks]
(a) We should scribble or write on classroom desks and walls with pencils.
(b) We should throw chocolate wrappers into the classroom dustbin.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
(a) False. We must keep desks and walls clean.
(b) True. Always use dustbins.
(a) False. We must keep desks and walls clean.
(b) True. Always use dustbins.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) False
1 M
(b) True
1 M
Q9
School Bag • Essentials
What five things should you pack in your school bag before leaving home?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Books, notebooks, pencil box, water bottle, and tiffin box.
Books, notebooks, pencil box, water bottle, and tiffin box.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Five essential bag items
2 M
Q10
Corridor Safety • Moving in School
Why should students walk in a single line on corridors and stairs without running?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Running can cause children to collide, trip on stairs, and suffer bad injuries.
Running can cause children to collide, trip on stairs, and suffer bad injuries.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Prevents tripping, falling, injuries
1 M
Q11
Tiffin Time • Hygiene & Care
What should you do before opening your tiffin box at lunch break?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
We must wash our hands thoroughly with soap and water.
We must wash our hands thoroughly with soap and water.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Wash hands with soap
1 M
Q12
Think and Share • New Student
If a new child joins your class and is sitting alone looking nervous, what will you do?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
I will walk up, say 'Hello, my name is...', introduce my friends, and invite them to play with us.
I will walk up, say 'Hello, my name is...', introduce my friends, and invite them to play with us.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Kind, welcoming social response
2 M
Q13
Art and Craft • Creative School
What do you like to draw or paint in your art class?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
I love to draw colourful flowers, trees, butterflies, and houses with crayons.
I love to draw colourful flowers, trees, butterflies, and houses with crayons.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Art activity response
1 M
Q14
Lost and Found • Honesty
What should you do if you find someone else's pencil box on the playground?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
I will give it to my teacher or the lost-and-found desk so it can be returned to its owner.
I will give it to my teacher or the lost-and-found desk so it can be returned to its owner.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Give to teacher / return to owner
1 M
Q15
National Anthem • Respect
How should students stand when the National Anthem ('Jana Gana Mana') is being sung?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
We should stand in attention (straight, hands at sides, head upright, without moving) as a mark of respect.
We should stand in attention (straight, hands at sides, head upright, without moving) as a mark of respect.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Stand in attention without moving
1 M
Q16
Loving Our School
Why is school called our second home?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Model Answer:
Because we spend so much time there with our loving teachers and friends, learning, growing, and feeling safe.
Because we spend so much time there with our loving teachers and friends, learning, growing, and feeling safe.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Safe learning community with teachers/friends
1 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
My School & Friends Environmental Case Study
In 'My School & Friends', Grade 1 learners explore their natural environment and daily interactions, observing cause and effect in the world around them.
Analytical Task: What essential ecological or health habit does 'My School & Friends' teach us to practice every day?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
It teaches us to observe nature carefully, practice daily personal hygiene, and protect all living beings with kindness and respect.
Rubric: 1.5 M for habit identification + 1.5 M for environmental rationale