Chapter 8 of 20
Chapter 8: Storm in the Garden
Sunu-sunu the Snail, Thunderstorm in the Garden & Safety at Home | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Story comprehension: Sunu-sunu the little snail visits his friends, the ants.
- The sudden arrival of a fierce storm: wind whistling, lightning flashing, thunder rolling.
- Vivid sound words: shay-shay, zzak-zzak, gadam-gudum, sss-ta-ta.
- Animal instinct and safety: Ants hide under flower pots, Sunu-sunu pulls into his shell and goes home safe to mother.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (16 Questions)
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Q1
Reading is Fun • Snail Identity
Who was Sunu-sunu?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Sunu-sunu was a cute little snail.
• Sunu-sunu was a cute little snail.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Little snail identified
1 M
Q2
Reading is Fun • Ant Friends
Who was Sunu-sunu visiting in the garden?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• He was visiting his dear friends, the ants.
• He was visiting his dear friends, the ants.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
The ants identified
1 M
Q3
Reading is Fun • Ant Shelter
Where were the ants hiding when the ferocious storm broke out?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The ants scurried and were hiding underneath a terracotta flowerpot.
• The ants scurried and were hiding underneath a terracotta flowerpot.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Underneath a flowerpot identified
2 M
Q4
Reading is Fun • Snail's Body Armor
Did Sunu-sunu get wet in the storm? Explain why or why not.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Answer:
• No, Sunu-sunu did not get wet at all.
• Reason: He pulled his head, feelers, and tail inside his hard spiral shell, which acted as a natural waterproof umbrella.
• No, Sunu-sunu did not get wet at all.
• Reason: He pulled his head, feelers, and tail inside his hard spiral shell, which acted as a natural waterproof umbrella.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Did not get wet confirmed
1 M
Pulled inside shell reason explained
1 M
Q5
Storm Sound Words • Onomatopoeia
Match each storm phenomenon to its sound word in the story:
(a) Wind blowing (b) Lightning flashing (c) Rain pouring (d) Thunder rolling
Sounds: (1) Zzak-zzak! (2) Shay-shay! (3) Gadam-gudum! (4) Sita-sita, pita-pita!
[4 Marks]
(a) Wind blowing (b) Lightning flashing (c) Rain pouring (d) Thunder rolling
Sounds: (1) Zzak-zzak! (2) Shay-shay! (3) Gadam-gudum! (4) Sita-sita, pita-pita!
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Matching:
• (a) Wind blowing — (2) Shay-shay!
• (b) Lightning flashing — (1) Zzak-zzak!
• (c) Rain pouring — (4) Sita-sita, pita-pita!
• (d) Thunder rolling — (3) Gadam-gudum!
• (a) Wind blowing — (2) Shay-shay!
• (b) Lightning flashing — (1) Zzak-zzak!
• (c) Rain pouring — (4) Sita-sita, pita-pita!
• (d) Thunder rolling — (3) Gadam-gudum!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 sound words correctly matched
4 M (1 M each)
Q6
Animal Senses • Feelers
What does a snail have on top of its head to feel its way around?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• A snail has two pairs of retractable feelers (tentacles) on top of its head to touch, smell, and detect light.
• A snail has two pairs of retractable feelers (tentacles) on top of its head to touch, smell, and detect light.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Feelers / tentacles identified
1 M
Function of sensing / touching explained
1 M
Q7
Mother's Love & Home
Where was Sunu-sunu's mother sitting when he reached home?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Sunu-sunu's mother was sitting safely under a big flat stone near the garden well.
• Sunu-sunu's mother was sitting safely under a big flat stone near the garden well.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Under a stone near the well identified
2 M
Q8
Story Narration • Sharing with Mom
What did Sunu-sunu do as soon as he reached his mother?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• He happily crawled into her lap and told her all about the storm — the howling wind, flashing lightning, rolling thunder, and roaring rain!
• He happily crawled into her lap and told her all about the storm — the howling wind, flashing lightning, rolling thunder, and roaring rain!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Crawled to mother and recounted storm sounds
2 M
Q9
Word Building • Compound Words
Make compound words from the story:
(a) Flower + pot = _______
(b) Light + ning = _______
(c) Rain + drops = _______
[3 Marks]
(a) Flower + pot = _______
(b) Light + ning = _______
(c) Rain + drops = _______
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) Flower + pot = Flowerpot
(b) Light + ning = Lightning
(c) Rain + drops = Raindrops
(a) Flower + pot = Flowerpot
(b) Light + ning = Lightning
(c) Rain + drops = Raindrops
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) Flowerpot
1 M
(b) Lightning
1 M
(c) Raindrops
1 M
Q10
Opposites • Storm Words
Write the opposite of:
(a) Slow × _______
(b) Safe × _______
(c) Outside × _______
[3 Marks]
(a) Slow × _______
(b) Safe × _______
(c) Outside × _______
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) Slow × Fast / Quick
(b) Safe × Dangerous / Unsafe
(c) Outside × Inside
(a) Slow × Fast / Quick
(b) Safe × Dangerous / Unsafe
(c) Outside × Inside
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) Fast
1 M
(b) Dangerous
1 M
(c) Inside
1 M
Q11
Sentence Construction
Make a sentence using the word 'thunder'.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Sample Sentence:
• Loud thunder rattled the window panes as the monsoon storm approached.
• Loud thunder rattled the window panes as the monsoon storm approached.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Meaningful sentence using 'thunder'
2 M
Q12
Nature Science • Snail Slime
Why does a snail leave a silvery shiny trail behind as it crawls?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Step-by-Step Answer:
• A snail produces a moist, sticky mucus (slime) from its foot.
• This slime smooths rough surfaces, reduces friction, and protects its soft underbelly from getting cut by sharp stones.
• A snail produces a moist, sticky mucus (slime) from its foot.
• This slime smooths rough surfaces, reduces friction, and protects its soft underbelly from getting cut by sharp stones.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Mucus / slime production explained
1 M
Protection from sharp surfaces
1 M
Q13
Punctuation • Exclamation Sounds
Why are sound words like 'ZZAK!' and 'GADAM-GUDUM!' written with exclamation marks?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Because they represent sudden, loud, and shocking natural sounds during a thunderstorm.
• Because they represent sudden, loud, and shocking natural sounds during a thunderstorm.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sudden loud sounds / emotion explained
1 M
Q14
True or False
State True or False:
(a) Sunu-sunu was swimming in the sea.
(b) The ants told Sunu-sunu to hurry home to his mother.
[2 Marks]
(a) Sunu-sunu was swimming in the sea.
(b) The ants told Sunu-sunu to hurry home to his mother.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
(a) False. Sunu-sunu lived and played in a garden.
(b) True. The caring ants warned him to rush home.
(a) False. Sunu-sunu lived and played in a garden.
(b) True. The caring ants warned him to rush home.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) False with reason
1 M
(b) True
1 M
Q15
Chapter Reflection
What do we learn from 'Storm in the Garden'?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Summary:
• Nature has provided unique shelters to every tiny creature (like a snail's shell).
• When danger strikes, our true friends advise us wisely, and home with parents is the safest place in the world.
• Nature has provided unique shelters to every tiny creature (like a snail's shell).
• When danger strikes, our true friends advise us wisely, and home with parents is the safest place in the world.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Nature's protective design and safety of home summarized
2 M
Q16
Reading is Fun • Sunu-sunu the Snail
Who was Sunu-sunu, and where did he hide when the storm hit the garden?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Sunu-sunu was a little snail visiting his garden ant friends.
• When lightning flashed and rain crashed, he hid safely under his hard shell and under a flowerpot.
• Sunu-sunu was a little snail visiting his garden ant friends.
• When lightning flashed and rain crashed, he hid safely under his hard shell and under a flowerpot.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Little snail
1 M
Under shell / flowerpot
1 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Sunu-sunu's Stormy Garden Adventure
Sunu-sunu the snail was playing happily with his ant friends. The ants climbed all over him — hee-hee! Suddenly, black clouds arrived. Thunder rolled: GADAM-GUDUM! Lightning flashed: ZZAK-ZZAK! Rain poured: SSS-TA-TA! The ants shouted: 'Hurry, Sunu-sunu! Go home! Your mother will worry!'. Sunu-sunu pulled his head and tail into his hard spiral shell and did not get wet at all.
Analytical Task: Who was Sunu-sunu visiting? What sound did the thunder make? How did Sunu-sunu protect himself from the heavy rain?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
1. Sunu-sunu was visiting his friends, the ants in the garden.
2. The thunder rolled with the sound: 'GADAM-GUDUM!'.
3. Sunu-sunu protected himself by pulling his head and tail completely inside his hard spiral shell, staying dry and safe.
2. The thunder rolled with the sound: 'GADAM-GUDUM!'.
3. Sunu-sunu protected himself by pulling his head and tail completely inside his hard spiral shell, staying dry and safe.
Rubric: 1 M for visiting ants + 1 M for 'GADAM-GUDUM' sound + 1 M for pulling into shell protection