Chapter 8 of 13
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NCERT Class 2 English • New NEP 2020 / NCF-FS

Chapter 8: A Show of Clouds

Cloud Shapes, White Fluffy Sheep, Sailing in the Sky, Weather & Rain | CBSE Session 2026–27

Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
  • Poem comprehension: Watching white fluffy clouds drift across the bright blue sky like playful sheep.
  • Imaginative shapes: Clouds looking like dogs, galloping horses, soaring birds, and mountain castles.
  • Weather changes: Light white clouds bringing shade, heavy dark clouds bringing cool rain.
  • Rhyming words: Sky-high, sheep-asleep, blow-go, rain-train.
A Show of Clouds: White Sheep Grazing in the Blue Sky

All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (14 Questions)

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Q1 Poem Comprehension • Cloud Appearance
What do the fluffy white clouds in the poem look like as they drift across the blue hill?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The white clouds look like fluffy white sheep grazing peacefully in the blue sky.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
White sheep stated 1 M
Q2 Poem Comprehension • When the Wind Blows
What happens to the clouds when the wind blows across the sky?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• When the wind blows, the clouds move slowly and sail along together.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Move and sail along 1 M
Q3 Poem Comprehension • When the Wind Stops
What do the clouds do when the wind stops blowing?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• When the wind stops, the clouds stand still as if asleep.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Stand still / asleep 1 M
Q4 Weather Vocabulary • Describing Words
Match the weather conditions to their descriptions:
(a) Sunny — (1) Full of cool falling water
(b) Windy — (2) Bright hot sun shining
(c) Rainy — (3) Leaves dancing and blowing fast
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Sunny — (2) Bright hot sun
(b) Windy — (3) Leaves dancing
(c) Rainy — (1) Falling water
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All three matched correctly 3 M
Q5 Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks
Fill in with words (blue, white, rain):
(a) White sheep, white sheep, on a ______ hill.
(b) Heavy dark clouds bring refreshing ______.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) White sheep, white sheep, on a blue hill.
(b) Heavy dark clouds bring refreshing rain.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Blue and Rain 2 M
Q6 Rhyming Words • Sound Match
Find rhyming pairs from the poem:
(a) Hill — _______
(b) Blow — _______
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Hill — Still / Mill / Will
(b) Blow — Go / Slow / Snow
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Still and Go/Slow 2 M
Q7 Science Fun • What are Clouds Made Of?
What are clouds made of: cotton or tiny water droplets?
[1.5 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Clouds are made of millions of tiny water droplets and ice crystals floating high in the air.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Tiny water droplets/ice crystals 1.5 M
Q8 Opposites • Nature
Write the opposites of:
(a) White × _______
(b) Asleep × _______
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) White × Black
(b) Asleep × Awake
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Black and Awake 2 M
Q9 Sentence Making • Clouds
Make a sentence using the word 'Float'.
[1.5 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• White clouds float gently across the clear morning sky.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct grammatical sentence 1.5 M
Q10 Colour Identification • Sky
What is the colour of the sky on a bright sunny afternoon?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The sky is a lovely clear blue.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Clear blue 1 M
Q11 Think and Answer • Rainbow Sighting
When can you spot a seven-coloured rainbow in the sky?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• We can spot a rainbow when the sun shines brightly while light rain is falling.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sunlight and rain together 2 M
Q12 Singular and Plural • Animals and Clouds
Write the plural form:
(a) One cloud — Many _______
(b) One sheep — Many _______
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Many clouds
(b) Many sheep (remains 'sheep' in plural).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Clouds and sheep (irregular) 2 M
Q13 True or False • Clouds
Write True or False:
(a) Clouds stay in one spot forever and never move.
(b) Wind pushes clouds from one place to another.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) False
(b) True.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Both answered correctly 2 M
Q14 Creative Talk • Cloud Drawing
Describe a funny cloud shape you have seen in the sky.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• I once saw a puffy cloud that looked like a giant scoop of strawberry ice cream on a cone!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Expressive personal imagination 2 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study

Cloud Watching on a Sunny Afternoon

Lying on the soft green grass, Leo and Maya looked up at the sky. 'Look!' cried Leo, 'that cloud looks like a fluffy white puppy with floppy ears!' Maya pointed, 'And that big cloud over the hill looks like a king's castle with tall towers!'

Analytical Task: What two shapes did the children spot in the drifting clouds? What happens when white clouds turn dark grey?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
1. The children saw (a) a fluffy white puppy with floppy ears and (b) a king's castle with tall towers.
2. When clouds turn dark grey, they become heavy with water droplets and bring cool, refreshing rain.
Rubric: 1.5 M for puppy and castle shapes + 1.5 M for grey clouds bringing rain
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