Chapter 3 of 13
Chapter 3: It is Fun
Animal Movements, Flying Birds, Hopping Bunnies, Leaping Frogs & Miming | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Poem recitation: Delighting in animal motions—leaping, hopping, flapping, gliding.
- Movement vocabulary: Frog leaps, rabbit hops, bird flies/flaps, fish glides/swims.
- Rhythm and actions: Miming different animals in circle time.
- Rhyming words: Frog-log, hop-stop, flap-clap, fun-run.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (14 Questions)
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Q1
Poem Comprehension • Frog Movement
How does the frog move in the poem 'It is Fun'?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The frog moves by leaping high from one place to another.
• The frog moves by leaping high from one place to another.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Leaping
1 M
Q2
Poem Comprehension • Bunny Movement
What action does the little bunny (rabbit) do?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The bunny moves by hopping quickly on its hind feet.
• The bunny moves by hopping quickly on its hind feet.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Hopping
1 M
Q3
Poem Comprehension • Fish Movement
How does a fish move in the cool river water?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• A fish moves smoothly by gliding and swimming with its fins.
• A fish moves smoothly by gliding and swimming with its fins.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Gliding/swimming
1 M
Q4
Matching Exercise • Animal and Motion
Match each animal with its movement word:
(a) Bird — (1) Leap
(b) Frog — (2) Flap / Fly
(c) Fish — (3) Glide
(d) Horse — (4) Gallop
[4 Marks]
(a) Bird — (1) Leap
(b) Frog — (2) Flap / Fly
(c) Fish — (3) Glide
(d) Horse — (4) Gallop
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Bird — (2) Flap / Fly
(b) Frog — (1) Leap
(c) Fish — (3) Glide
(d) Horse — (4) Gallop
(a) Bird — (2) Flap / Fly
(b) Frog — (1) Leap
(c) Fish — (3) Glide
(d) Horse — (4) Gallop
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All four matched correctly (1 M each)
4 M
Q5
Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks
Complete the lines with words from the poem (fun, leap, glide):
(a) It is ______ to leap like a frog.
(b) It is fun to ______ like a fish.
[2 Marks]
(a) It is ______ to leap like a frog.
(b) It is fun to ______ like a fish.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) It is fun to leap like a frog.
(b) It is fun to glide like a fish.
(a) It is fun to leap like a frog.
(b) It is fun to glide like a fish.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
'fun' and 'glide'
2 M
Q6
Rhyming Words • Sound Identification
Find rhyming words for:
(a) Hop — _______
(b) Fun — _______
[2 Marks]
(a) Hop — _______
(b) Fun — _______
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Hop — Top / Stop / Pop
(b) Fun — Run / Sun / Gun
(a) Hop — Top / Stop / Pop
(b) Fun — Run / Sun / Gun
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Top/Stop and Run/Sun
2 M
Q7
Opposite Words • Fast and Slow
Between a cheetah and a tortoise, which animal runs fast and which moves slow?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The cheetah runs very fast.
• The tortoise moves very slow.
• The cheetah runs very fast.
• The tortoise moves very slow.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Cheetah fast, tortoise slow
2 M
Q8
Animal Sounds • Vocabulary
What sound does a frog make?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• A frog makes a 'croak, croak' (or ribbit) sound.
• A frog makes a 'croak, croak' (or ribbit) sound.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Croak sound
1 M
Q9
Action Words • Identification
Identify the action word in the sentence: 'The kangaroo hops over the fence.'
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The action word (verb) is 'hops'.
• The action word (verb) is 'hops'.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
'hops' identified
1 M
Q10
Creative Sentence • Animals
Write one sentence about a bird you like.
[1.5 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The peacock spreads its colourful feathers and dances gracefully when it rains.
• The peacock spreads its colourful feathers and dances gracefully when it rains.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Clear expressive sentence
1.5 M
Q11
Physical Health • Movement Value
Why is running, hopping, and jumping good for young children?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• It exercises our muscles, strengthens our bones, makes our heart healthy, and keeps our body energetic.
• It exercises our muscles, strengthens our bones, makes our heart healthy, and keeps our body energetic.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Muscles, bones, heart health
2 M
Q12
Singular and Plural • Animals
Write the plural form:
(a) One frog — Two _______
(b) One bird — Three _______
[2 Marks]
(a) One frog — Two _______
(b) One bird — Three _______
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Two frogs
(b) Three birds
(a) Two frogs
(b) Three birds
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Frogs and birds
2 M
Q13
True or False • Animal Facts
Write True or False:
(a) Fish can walk on tree branches.
(b) Rabbits have long ears and a fluffy tail.
[2 Marks]
(a) Fish can walk on tree branches.
(b) Rabbits have long ears and a fluffy tail.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) False (Fish swim in water).
(b) True.
(a) False (Fish swim in water).
(b) True.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Both answered correctly
2 M
Q14
Miming Game • Expression
How would you mime an elephant walking in the jungle?
[1.5 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• I would walk with heavy, slow footsteps and swing one arm like a long trunk.
• I would walk with heavy, slow footsteps and swing one arm like a long trunk.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Descriptive movement response
1.5 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Animal Action Game
The teacher told Class 2: 'When I say frog, leap! When I say fish, glide your arms! When I say bunny, hop with two paws!' All children laughed and jumped happily around the hall.
Analytical Task: What movement did the children make for the frog? What movement did they make for the bunny?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
1. For the frog, the children made a deep crouch and leaped high into the air.
2. For the bunny, they held up their hands like ears and hopped lightly on their toes.
2. For the bunny, they held up their hands like ears and hopped lightly on their toes.
Rubric: 1.5 M for leaping like a frog + 1.5 M for hopping like a bunny