Chapter 6 of 13
Chapter 6: Time
Daily Routines, Morning to Night Sequence & Activity Duration | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Sequencing daily life routines: waking up, brushing, breakfast, school, playing, studying, sleeping.
- Identifying Morning, Afternoon, Evening, and Night.
- Comparing duration: activities taking longer vs shorter time.
- Sequencing steps of making chapati from kneading flour to baking.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (16 Questions)
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Q1
Textbook Exercise • Morning Routine Sequence
Number the activities in the order you do them in the morning: (a) Eating breakfast, (b) Waking up from bed, (c) Wearing school uniform, (d) Brushing teeth.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
1. (b) Waking up from bed → 1st
2. (d) Brushing teeth → 2nd
3. (c) Wearing school uniform → 3rd
4. (a) Eating breakfast → 4th
1. (b) Waking up from bed → 1st
2. (d) Brushing teeth → 2nd
3. (c) Wearing school uniform → 3rd
4. (a) Eating breakfast → 4th
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 correctly sequenced
2 M
Q2
Textbook Exercise • Activities Done in Morning
Tick (✓) the activities you do in the morning: (a) Bathing, (b) Brushing teeth, (c) Sleeping at night.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• (a) Bathing (✓)
• (b) Brushing teeth (✓)
• Sleeping in bed is done at night.
• (a) Bathing (✓)
• (b) Brushing teeth (✓)
• Sleeping in bed is done at night.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Bathing and brushing ticked
2 M
Q3
Textbook Exercise • Activities Done in Evening
Tick (✓) the activities done in the evening: (a) Playing in the park, (b) Waking up from night sleep.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• (a) Playing in the park with friends is done in the evening (✓).
• (a) Playing in the park with friends is done in the evening (✓).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Playing in park in evening
2 M
Q4
Textbook Exercise • Activities Done at Night
Tick (✓) the activity done at night: (a) Going to sleep, (b) Attending morning school assembly.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• (a) Going to sleep in bed is done at night (✓).
• (a) Going to sleep in bed is done at night (✓).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Going to sleep at night
2 M
Q5
Textbook Exercise • Chapati Making Steps
Put the steps of making a chapati in order from 1 to 5: Knead dough, Bake on fire, Roll into circle, Take flour in a dish, Light the stove.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
1. Take flour in a dish
2. Knead dough with water
3. Roll into a circle on chakla
4. Light the stove
5. Bake on fire (tawa)
1. Take flour in a dish
2. Knead dough with water
3. Roll into a circle on chakla
4. Light the stove
5. Bake on fire (tawa)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct 5-step sequence
2 M
Q6
Textbook Exercise • Which Activity Takes Longer? (Bucket vs Cup)
Tick (✓) the activity that takes longer: (a) Filling a bucket with water from a tap, (b) Filling a water glass.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Filling a bucket takes longer (tick ✓) because a bucket holds many liters of water.
• Filling a bucket takes longer (tick ✓) because a bucket holds many liters of water.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Filling bucket takes longer
2 M
Q7
Textbook Exercise • Walking vs Running
Which takes less time: Walking to the garden or Running to the garden?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Running takes less time because running is faster than walking.
• Running takes less time because running is faster than walking.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Running takes less time
2 M
Q8
Textbook Exercise • Cycle vs Bus
Rohan goes to a distant city by bicycle. Priya goes by express bus. Who will reach earlier?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Priya by express bus will reach earlier because buses travel much faster than bicycles.
• Priya by express bus will reach earlier because buses travel much faster than bicycles.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Bus reaches earlier
2 M
Q9
Let Us Think • Day or Night?
When do owls wake up and hunt: during the day or during the night?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Owls wake up and hunt during the night (nocturnal birds).
• Owls wake up and hunt during the night (nocturnal birds).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
During the night
2 M
Q10
Textbook Exercise • Meal Sequencing
Which meal is eaten in the afternoon: Breakfast or Lunch?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Lunch is eaten in the afternoon.
• Lunch is eaten in the afternoon.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Lunch
2 M
Q11
Let Us Do • Days of the Week
How many days are in a week? Name the first school day of the week.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• There are 7 days in a week.
• The first school day of the week is Monday.
• There are 7 days in a week.
• The first school day of the week is Monday.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
7 days
1 M
Monday
1 M
Q12
Textbook Exercise • Holiday Day
On which day do you not go to school?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Sunday.
• Sunday.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sunday
2 M
Q13
Let Us Think • Boiling Water vs Making Ice
Which takes more time: boiling a cup of water or freezing water into ice in the refrigerator?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Freezing water into ice takes more time (takes several hours).
• Boiling water takes only 2 to 3 minutes.
• Freezing water into ice takes more time (takes several hours).
• Boiling water takes only 2 to 3 minutes.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Freezing ice takes more time
2 M
Q14
Activity • Morning Sky
What color is the sky when the sun rises in the morning?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• The sky looks golden-yellow, orange, or light blue when the sun rises.
• The sky looks golden-yellow, orange, or light blue when the sun rises.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Golden/orange/light blue
2 M
Q15
Textbook Exercise • Story Time
At what time of day does grandma usually tell bedtime stories?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• Grandma tells bedtime stories at night before children go to sleep.
• Grandma tells bedtime stories at night before children go to sleep.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
At night / bedtime
2 M
Q16
Competency Review • Short Time vs Long Time
Classify into 'Short time' (seconds/minutes) and 'Long time' (hours): (a) Sneezing, (b) Sleeping through the night.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Solution:
• (a) Sneezing → Short time (1 second).
• (b) Sleeping through the night → Long time (8 hours).
• (a) Sneezing → Short time (1 second).
• (b) Sleeping through the night → Long time (8 hours).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sneezing = Short time
1 M
Sleeping = Long time
1 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Making Chapati from Wheat Case Study
Mother wants to make hot chapatis for lunch. She takes flour from the tin, pours water, kneads the dough, rolls a ball on the rolling board (chakla), and bakes it on the tawa.
Analytical Task: What is the first step in making chapati? Does kneading dough take place before or after baking on the tawa?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
1. The first step is taking flour from the tin into a bowl.
2. Kneading the dough takes place before baking on the tawa.
2. Kneading the dough takes place before baking on the tawa.
Rubric: 1.5 M for taking flour first + 1.5 M for kneading before baking