Chapter 10 of 13
Chapter 10: How do I Spend my Day?
Daily Sequence, Morning to Night, Meal Times & Days of the Week | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Sequencing daily events in chronological order from morning to bedtime.
- Distinguishing Morning, Afternoon, Evening, and Night.
- Estimating duration: activities that take a short time vs long time.
- Learning the seven days of the week in correct order.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (15 Questions)
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Q1
Textbook Exercise • Morning to Night Sequence
Number these daily activities in the order you do them: (a) Eating dinner, (b) Brushing teeth in morning, (c) Going to sleep, (d) Eating lunch at school.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
1. (b) Brushing teeth in morning → 1st
2. (d) Eating lunch at school → 2nd
3. (a) Eating dinner with family → 3rd
4. (c) Going to sleep in bed → 4th
1. (b) Brushing teeth in morning → 1st
2. (d) Eating lunch at school → 2nd
3. (a) Eating dinner with family → 3rd
4. (c) Going to sleep in bed → 4th
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 correctly sequenced
2 M
Q2
Textbook Exercise • Morning, Afternoon, Evening, Night
When do you see: (a) The bright rising sun? (b) The shining moon and twinkling stars?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• (a) Rising sun → Morning.
• (b) Moon and stars → Night.
• (a) Rising sun → Morning.
• (b) Moon and stars → Night.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Morning
1 M
Night
1 M
Q3
Let Us Do • Which Takes Longer?
Tick (✓) the activity that takes more time: (a) Blinking your eyes once, or (b) Eating your lunch.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Blinking takes just 1 second.
• Eating lunch takes about 15 to 20 minutes, which is much longer.
• Tick (b) Eating your lunch.
• Blinking takes just 1 second.
• Eating lunch takes about 15 to 20 minutes, which is much longer.
• Tick (b) Eating your lunch.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(b) Eating lunch takes longer
1 M
Comparison of time duration
1 M
Q4
Textbook Exercise • Filling Bucket vs Mug
Which takes more time to fill with tap water: a large bathroom bucket or a small tea cup?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• A large bathroom bucket takes more time because it holds much more water.
• A tea cup fills up in just 2 seconds.
• A large bathroom bucket takes more time because it holds much more water.
• A tea cup fills up in just 2 seconds.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Bathroom bucket takes more time
1 M
Holds more water
1 M
Q5
Let Us Think • Seven Days of the Week
Write the seven days of the week in correct order, starting from Monday.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 7 days in order
2 M
Q6
Textbook Exercise • What Day is Tomorrow?
If today is Wednesday, what day will tomorrow be? What day was yesterday?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Tomorrow will be Thursday.
• Yesterday was Tuesday.
• Tomorrow will be Thursday.
• Yesterday was Tuesday.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Tomorrow = Thursday
1 M
Yesterday = Tuesday
1 M
Q7
Let Us Do • School Prayer Time
At what part of the school day does the morning prayer assembly take place?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Morning assembly takes place at the beginning of the school day (Morning).
• Morning assembly takes place at the beginning of the school day (Morning).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Morning / start of school
2 M
Q8
Textbook Exercise • Walking vs Cycling
Rohan walks to school. Simran goes on a bicycle. Who will reach school faster?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Simran on the bicycle will reach faster because cycling covers distance in less time than walking.
• Simran on the bicycle will reach faster because cycling covers distance in less time than walking.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Bicycle is faster
1 M
Takes less time
1 M
Q9
Let Us Think • Favorite Holiday
On which day of the week do most schools have a weekly holiday?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Most schools have a weekly holiday on Sunday.
• Most schools have a weekly holiday on Sunday.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sunday
2 M
Q10
Textbook Exercise • Meal Association
Match the meal to its time: (a) Breakfast, (b) Lunch, (c) Dinner.
Times: [Morning, Afternoon, Night].
[3 Marks]
Times: [Morning, Afternoon, Night].
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• (a) Breakfast → Morning
• (b) Lunch → Afternoon
• (c) Dinner → Night
• (a) Breakfast → Morning
• (b) Lunch → Afternoon
• (c) Dinner → Night
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Breakfast = Morning
1 M
Lunch = Afternoon
1 M
Dinner = Night
1 M
Q11
Activity • Morning Routine
Name two things you do in the morning before coming to school.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Examples: Brushing teeth, taking a bath, eating breakfast, wearing school uniform.
• Examples: Brushing teeth, taking a bath, eating breakfast, wearing school uniform.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Two valid morning activities
2 M
Q12
Textbook Exercise • Days Between
Which day comes between Friday and Sunday?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• The day between Friday and Sunday is Saturday.
• The day between Friday and Sunday is Saturday.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Saturday
2 M
Q13
Let Us Think • How Many Days in a Week?
How many days are there in one complete week? How many days do you go to school?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• There are 7 days in one complete week.
• Most students attend school on 5 or 6 days.
• There are 7 days in one complete week.
• Most students attend school on 5 or 6 days.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
7 days in a week
1 M
5 or 6 school days
1 M
Q14
Textbook Exercise • Boiling Milk vs Boiling Water
Does milk boil faster or does baking a large cake take longer?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Baking a cake takes longer (about 30 to 45 minutes).
• Boiling milk takes only a few minutes.
• Baking a cake takes longer (about 30 to 45 minutes).
• Boiling milk takes only a few minutes.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Baking cake takes longer
2 M
Q15
Competency Review • Night Sky Observation
What do you do at night when darkness falls outside and the streetlights turn on?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• In the night, we have dinner with family, read a storybook, and sleep in bed to rest.
• In the night, we have dinner with family, read a storybook, and sleep in bed to rest.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Dinner and sleeping to rest
2 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
School Day Schedule Case Study
Aarav wakes up at 6:30 in the morning, studies at school until 1:30 in the afternoon, plays with friends at 5:00 in the evening, and goes to sleep at 9:00 at night.
Analytical Task: Which of these activities happens in the evening? If tomorrow is Sunday, what day was yesterday if today is Saturday?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
1. Playing with friends at 5:00 happens in the evening.
2. If today is Saturday, yesterday was Friday.
2. If today is Saturday, yesterday was Friday.
Rubric: 1.5 M for evening activity + 1.5 M for Friday calculation