Chapter 17 of 20
Chapter 17: Granny Granny Please Comb My Hair
Grandmother's Gentle Touch, Coconut Oil, Braiding & Affection | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Poem appreciation: A child's sweet request to her grandmother to comb and oil her hair.
- The cozy ritual: Sitting on a yellow cushion between Granny's knees.
- Gentle grooming: Rubbing nourishing coconut oil, gentle parting of hair, breezy breeze.
- Grandparent affection: Granny praising the grandchild as the sweetest, best child in the world.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (15 Questions)
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Q1
Reading is Fun • Child's Request
What does the little girl ask her Grandmother to do?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The little girl affectionately asks her grandmother: 'Granny Granny, please comb my hair!'.
• The little girl affectionately asks her grandmother: 'Granny Granny, please comb my hair!'.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Comb her hair stated
1 M
Q2
Reading is Fun • Special Quality of Granny
What special quality does Granny always have for her grandchild?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Granny always takes her time, and always has plenty of time for the child, never rushing through things.
• Granny always takes her time, and always has plenty of time for the child, never rushing through things.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Always takes her time
1 M
Never rushes / has plenty of time
1 M
Q3
Reading is Fun • Seating Arrangement
Where does Granny make the little girl sit while combing her hair?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Granny makes her sit on a soft cushion placed right between her knees.
• Granny makes her sit on a soft cushion placed right between her knees.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
On a cushion
1 M
Between her knees
1 M
Q4
Reading is Fun • Oil Used
What kind of oil does Granny rub into the girl's scalp?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Granny rubs a little coconut oil into her hair with gentle, soothing strokes.
• Granny rubs a little coconut oil into her hair with gentle, soothing strokes.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Coconut oil stated
1 M
Q5
Reading is Fun • Parting the Hair
How does the poet describe Granny's parting of the hair?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Granny parts the hair gently, as soft and breezy as a gentle summer breeze.
• Granny parts the hair gently, as soft and breezy as a gentle summer breeze.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Soft and breezy parting described
2 M
Q6
Reading is Fun • Words of Affection
What does Granny say when she finishes combing the girl's hair?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Granny turns the girl's head around, smiles warmly, and says: 'Now, who's a nice girl?'.
• Granny turns the girl's head around, smiles warmly, and says: 'Now, who's a nice girl?'.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
'Now, who's a nice girl?' quoted
2 M
Q7
Vocabulary • Rhyming Words in Poem
Find words in the poem that rhyme with:
(a) Hair — _______
(b) Breeze — _______
(c) Round — _______
[3 Marks]
(a) Hair — _______
(b) Breeze — _______
(c) Round — _______
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) Hair — Care / Share / Air
(b) Breeze — Knees / Please
(c) Round — Sound / Ground
(a) Hair — Care / Share / Air
(b) Breeze — Knees / Please
(c) Round — Sound / Ground
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) Care
1 M
(b) Knees
1 M
(c) Ground
1 M
Q8
Grandparent Bonding
Why are grandparents so special in a child's life?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Explanation:
1. Grandparents give unconditional love, endless patience, and undivided attention.
2. They tell wonderful bedtime stories, teach traditional values, and make children feel deeply cherished.
1. Grandparents give unconditional love, endless patience, and undivided attention.
2. They tell wonderful bedtime stories, teach traditional values, and make children feel deeply cherished.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Patience and undivided attention
1 M
Stories, values, and security
1 M
Q9
Opposites • Story Words
Write the opposite of:
(a) Always × _______
(b) Gentle × _______
(c) Soft × _______
[3 Marks]
(a) Always × _______
(b) Gentle × _______
(c) Soft × _______
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) Always × Never
(b) Gentle × Rough / Harsh
(c) Soft × Hard
(a) Always × Never
(b) Gentle × Rough / Harsh
(c) Soft × Hard
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) Never
1 M
(b) Rough/Harsh
1 M
(c) Hard
1 M
Q10
Sentence Construction
Make a sentence using the word 'breeze'.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Sample Sentence:
• A pleasant evening breeze rustled the leaves of the garden mango tree.
• A pleasant evening breeze rustled the leaves of the garden mango tree.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Meaningful sentence with 'breeze'
2 M
Q11
Care for Grandparents
Name two ways you can show love and care to your grandparents.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
1. Spend unhurried time listening to their stories and reading the newspaper for them.
2. Fetch their spectacles, walking stick, or water when they need it.
1. Spend unhurried time listening to their stories and reading the newspaper for them.
2. Fetch their spectacles, walking stick, or water when they need it.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Spending time / listening
1 M
Helping with small daily needs
1 M
Q12
Spelling Check • Hair Care
Fill in the missing letters: C O C _ N _ T (tropical palm fruit).
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• C O C O N U T = COCONUT.
• C O C O N U T = COCONUT.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
COCONUT correct
1 M
Q13
Grammar • Polite Words
Which magic word is used in the poem to make a sweet, polite request?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The magic word is 'Please' ('Granny Granny, please comb my hair').
• The magic word is 'Please' ('Granny Granny, please comb my hair').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Please correct
1 M
Q14
True or False
State True or False:
(a) Granny combs the girl's hair in a big rush and pulls her scalp hard.
(b) The girl loves spending time with her grandmother.
[2 Marks]
(a) Granny combs the girl's hair in a big rush and pulls her scalp hard.
(b) The girl loves spending time with her grandmother.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) False. Granny always takes her time with soothing, gentle care.
(b) True. The poem overflows with mutual warmth and affection.
(a) False. Granny always takes her time with soothing, gentle care.
(b) True. The poem overflows with mutual warmth and affection.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) False with reason
1 M
(b) True
1 M
Q15
Poem Reflection
What emotion does the poem 'Granny Granny Please Comb My Hair' evoke?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Summary:
• It evokes deep nostalgia, tenderness, and security, reminding us of the calm haven that grandparents create through simple, loving gestures of care.
• It evokes deep nostalgia, tenderness, and security, reminding us of the calm haven that grandparents create through simple, loving gestures of care.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Tenderness, security, and familial love articulated
2 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Sunday Morning with Grandmother
On Sunday morning, little Meera ran to her grandmother holding a wooden comb and a bottle of scented coconut oil. She climbed onto a cozy yellow velvet cushion placed between Granny's knees. Granny gently rubbed a little oil into Meera's scalp, parted her hair into two neat braids, and planted a loving kiss on her forehead, saying: 'You are the most wonderful child in the whole world!'.
Analytical Task: Where did Meera sit? What kind of oil did Granny use? What sweet praise did Granny give her?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
1. Meera sat on a cushion between Granny's knees.
2. Granny used nourishing coconut oil.
3. Granny praised her saying: 'Now you are finished, and you are the best child in the world!'.
2. Granny used nourishing coconut oil.
3. Granny praised her saying: 'Now you are finished, and you are the best child in the world!'.
Rubric: 1 M for sitting on cushion between knees + 1 M for coconut oil + 1 M for grandmother's praise