Chapter 13 of 24
Chapter 13: Sharing Our Feelings
Seema's Family and Blind Ravi Bhaiya: Empathy, Braille Script, and Care for Elders | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Understanding the sensory world of visually impaired individuals: Highly developed senses of touch and hearing.
- The White Cane: A symbol of independence and tool for detecting obstacles on walking paths.
- The Braille Script: Invented by Louis Braille, read by gliding fingertips over raised dots arranged in a 6-dot cell.
- Caring for aging family members with failing vision or joint pain through love, patience, and respect.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (17 Questions)
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Q1
Braille Script History
Who was Louis Braille, and how does the Braille script help blind people read and write?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Louis Braille: A blind French scholar who lost his eyesight in a childhood accident and devised a revolutionary reading system for visually impaired people in 1824.
How Braille Works: Braille is embossed on thick paper using rows of raised dots based on a 6-dot cell system. By lightly running their sensitive fingertips across the patterns of raised dots, blind people read letters, numbers, and books just as quickly as sighted readers.
How Braille Works: Braille is embossed on thick paper using rows of raised dots based on a 6-dot cell system. By lightly running their sensitive fingertips across the patterns of raised dots, blind people read letters, numbers, and books just as quickly as sighted readers.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Identification of Louis Braille
1 Mark
Explanation of the 6 raised dot cell touch system
2 Marks
Q2
Independence and Mobility
How does Ravi Bhaiya recognize different people without seeing them?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Ravi Bhaiya relies on his keenly trained hearing and touch. He identifies people by the distinct sound of their footsteps, their breathing patterns, the timbre of their voices, and even their body perfumes. By touching a person's hand or shoulders, he immediately senses whether they are happy, anxious, or tired.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Auditory cues (footsteps, voice tone, breathing)
1.5 Marks
Tactile sensitivity and emotional empathy
1.5 Marks
Q3
Pedestrian Etiquette
What should you do when you see a person with a white cane waiting to cross a busy road?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
We should gently approach them, introduce ourselves politely, ask if they would like assistance, and if they agree, offer our elbow for them to hold while guiding them safely across the zebra crossing without yanking their cane.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Polite consent before helping
1 Mark
Guiding via elbow rather than grabbing the cane
1 Mark
Q4
Special Needs • Ravi Bhaiya's Independence
In 'Sharing Our Feelings':
(a) What does Ravi Bhaiya carry when going out, and what is his profession?
(b) How does Ravi Bhaiya recognize who has entered the room without seeing?
[3 Marks]
(a) What does Ravi Bhaiya carry when going out, and what is his profession?
(b) How does Ravi Bhaiya recognize who has entered the room without seeing?
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Ravi Bhaiya's Capabilities:
(a) Career & Equipment:
• Ravi Bhaiya carries a white cane for tapping obstacles and safe navigation. He is a respected college lecturer who teaches college students.
(b) Auditory Recognition:
• He has developed acute hearing. He recognizes people immediately by the sound of their footsteps, breathing pattern, and the tone of their greeting.
(a) Career & Equipment:
• Ravi Bhaiya carries a white cane for tapping obstacles and safe navigation. He is a respected college lecturer who teaches college students.
(b) Auditory Recognition:
• He has developed acute hearing. He recognizes people immediately by the sound of their footsteps, breathing pattern, and the tone of their greeting.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
White cane and college lecturer career
1.5 M
Recognition by footsteps and auditory acuity
1.5 M
Q5
Braille Script • Louis Braille
What is Braille Script? How is it read, and who invented it?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Braille Script Facts:
• Definition: Braille is a tactile writing system where characters are represented by combinations of raised dots on thick paper.
• How it is read: Visually impaired people gently glide their fingertips across the raised dots to read letters and words.
• Inventor: Invented by Louis Braille of France, who lost his eyesight as a child.
• Definition: Braille is a tactile writing system where characters are represented by combinations of raised dots on thick paper.
• How it is read: Visually impaired people gently glide their fingertips across the raised dots to read letters and words.
• Inventor: Invented by Louis Braille of France, who lost his eyesight as a child.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Raised dots system on thick paper
1.0 M
Reading through finger touch
1.0 M
Louis Braille named as inventor
1.0 M
Q6
The 6-Dot Braille Matrix
How many dots make up a standard Braille cell? How are computers and audiobooks helping visually impaired people today?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Modern Technology for Inclusion:
• Standard Braille characters are formed using a cell of 6 raised dots arranged in two parallel vertical columns of three dots each.
• Today, screen-reading software (talkback), audiobooks, voice assistants, and refreshable Braille keyboards allow visually impaired individuals to operate computers, surf the internet, and study independently.
• Standard Braille characters are formed using a cell of 6 raised dots arranged in two parallel vertical columns of three dots each.
• Today, screen-reading software (talkback), audiobooks, voice assistants, and refreshable Braille keyboards allow visually impaired individuals to operate computers, surf the internet, and study independently.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
6-dot matrix described
1.5 M
Screen readers and audiobooks technology explained
1.5 M
Q7
Blindfold Game • Empathy in Action
When playing blindfold games in school, what challenges do you face, and what does this teach us?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Empathy Experience:
• Without sight, walking feels scary and confusing; we fear bumping into walls or tripping over furniture. This teaches us deep empathy and respect for visually impaired people who navigate the world with courage.
• Without sight, walking feels scary and confusing; we fear bumping into walls or tripping over furniture. This teaches us deep empathy and respect for visually impaired people who navigate the world with courage.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Insightful reflection on vulnerability and empathy
2.0 M
Q8
Observation Time • Animals and Habits
In Chapter 13 ('Sharing Our Feelings'), what animals did the characters observe, and how do they move from place to place?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Observations:
Animals move in diverse ways adapted to their bodies:
• Birds (Crow, Pigeon): Fly using wings and hop on two feet.
• Mammals (Cow, Dog): Walk and run on four legs.
• Reptiles (Lizard, Snake): Crawl on walls or slither on the ground.
• Insects (Ant, Grasshopper): Walk on six legs and hop/fly.
Animals move in diverse ways adapted to their bodies:
• Birds (Crow, Pigeon): Fly using wings and hop on two feet.
• Mammals (Cow, Dog): Walk and run on four legs.
• Reptiles (Lizard, Snake): Crawl on walls or slither on the ground.
• Insects (Ant, Grasshopper): Walk on six legs and hop/fly.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Birds, mammals, reptiles, insects movement
3 M
Q9
Find Out & Write • Animal Habitats
Name two animals that live:
(a) On trees
(b) In water
(c) On land
(d) Underground in burrows.
[2 Marks]
(a) On trees
(b) In water
(c) On land
(d) Underground in burrows.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Habitats:
• (a) On trees: Monkey, Squirrel, Owl.
• (b) In water: Fish, Frog, Crocodile.
• (c) On land: Horse, Elephant, Goat.
• (d) In burrows: Rabbit, Earthworm, Snake.
• (a) On trees: Monkey, Squirrel, Owl.
• (b) In water: Fish, Frog, Crocodile.
• (c) On land: Horse, Elephant, Goat.
• (d) In burrows: Rabbit, Earthworm, Snake.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct examples for all 4 habitats
2 M
Q10
Discuss & Share • Our Senses
How do our five sense organs help us understand and navigate our daily environment?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Five Senses:
1. Eyes: Help us see shapes, colours, and identify hazards.
2. Ears: Help us hear traffic horns, spoken words, and alarm sounds.
3. Nose: Helps us smell food, flowers, and detect smoke or gas leaks.
4. Tongue: Helps us taste sweet, sour, salty, and bitter food.
5. Skin: Helps us feel touch, heat, cold, roughness, and pain.
1. Eyes: Help us see shapes, colours, and identify hazards.
2. Ears: Help us hear traffic horns, spoken words, and alarm sounds.
3. Nose: Helps us smell food, flowers, and detect smoke or gas leaks.
4. Tongue: Helps us taste sweet, sour, salty, and bitter food.
5. Skin: Helps us feel touch, heat, cold, roughness, and pain.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 5 sense organs explained with functions
3 M
Q11
Water Cycle & Weather • Rain and Clouds
Where does rainwater come from, and why do plants and trees look fresher and greener after a rain shower?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Rain and Plant Health:
• Rain comes from water evaporating from rivers, ponds, and seas, forming clouds in the sky that cool and condense into rain droplets.
• Rain washes off thick dust accumulated on leaves, unblocks stomata for breathing, and deeply soaks the roots with fresh mineral-rich moisture.
• Rain comes from water evaporating from rivers, ponds, and seas, forming clouds in the sky that cool and condense into rain droplets.
• Rain washes off thick dust accumulated on leaves, unblocks stomata for breathing, and deeply soaks the roots with fresh mineral-rich moisture.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Water cycle / cloud formation
1.5 M
Why plants look greener after rain
1.5 M
Q12
Food Diversity • Regional Diets
Why do people living in Kerala eat more rice, fish, and coconut, while people in Punjab eat more wheat chapatis, mustard greens, and lassi?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Regional Food Factors:
• What people eat depends directly on what grows easily and abundantly in their climate and geography.
• Kerala has coastal climate, abundant rainfall, and coconut groves, making fish and rice staples.
• Punjab has fertile plains ideal for wheat and mustard cultivation, and a strong dairy culture.
• What people eat depends directly on what grows easily and abundantly in their climate and geography.
• Kerala has coastal climate, abundant rainfall, and coconut groves, making fish and rice staples.
• Punjab has fertile plains ideal for wheat and mustard cultivation, and a strong dairy culture.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Climate and agriculture connection
1.5 M
Kerala and Punjab examples explained
1.5 M
Q13
Cooking Methods • Kitchen Science
Match each food item to its primary method of cooking:
(a) Idli — (1) Frying
(b) Puri — (2) Steaming
(c) Roti — (3) Roasting on Tawa.
[3 Marks]
(a) Idli — (1) Frying
(b) Puri — (2) Steaming
(c) Roti — (3) Roasting on Tawa.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Matching:
• (a) Idli — (2) Steaming
• (b) Puri — (1) Frying in oil
• (c) Roti — (3) Roasting on Tawa.
• (a) Idli — (2) Steaming
• (b) Puri — (1) Frying in oil
• (c) Roti — (3) Roasting on Tawa.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Idli-Steaming, Puri-Frying, Roti-Roasting
3 M
Q14
Shelter & Houses • Diversity in Homes
Why are houses in heavy-rainfall regions like Assam built on bamboo stilts with sloping roofs?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Stilt Houses:
• Bamboo Stilts: Keep the house 10 to 12 feet above ground level to prevent floodwaters and wild animals from entering.
• Sloping Roofs: Allow torrential rainwater to slide off quickly without accumulating or causing leaks.
• Bamboo Stilts: Keep the house 10 to 12 feet above ground level to prevent floodwaters and wild animals from entering.
• Sloping Roofs: Allow torrential rainwater to slide off quickly without accumulating or causing leaks.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Reason for bamboo stilts (floods)
1.5 M
Reason for sloping roof (rain runoff)
1.5 M
Q15
Community Helpers • Occupations
Identify the worker who:
(a) Mends our shoes
(b) Delivers letters and parcels
(c) Shapes clay into earthen pots on a wheel
(d) Treats sick people and prescribes medicines.
[2 Marks]
(a) Mends our shoes
(b) Delivers letters and parcels
(c) Shapes clay into earthen pots on a wheel
(d) Treats sick people and prescribes medicines.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Community Helpers:
• (a) Mends shoes: Cobbler
• (b) Delivers letters: Postman / Mail carrier
• (c) Shapes clay pots: Potter
• (d) Treats sick people: Doctor.
• (a) Mends shoes: Cobbler
• (b) Delivers letters: Postman / Mail carrier
• (c) Shapes clay pots: Potter
• (d) Treats sick people: Doctor.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Cobbler, Postman, Potter, Doctor
2 M
Q16
Web of Life • Food Chain
What is the 'Web of Life'? Draw a simple food chain showing how grass, deer, and lion are connected.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Web of Life & Food Chain:
• The Web of Life shows that every living organism is interconnected and depends on others for survival.
• Food Chain: Sunlight → Grass (Producer) → Deer (Herbivore) → Lion (Carnivore).
If grass disappears, deer starve; if deer disappear, lions cannot survive.
• The Web of Life shows that every living organism is interconnected and depends on others for survival.
• Food Chain: Sunlight → Grass (Producer) → Deer (Herbivore) → Lion (Carnivore).
If grass disappears, deer starve; if deer disappear, lions cannot survive.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Definition of Web of Life
1.5 M
Grass → Deer → Lion chain explained
1.5 M
Q17
Review Questions • True or False
Write True or False:
(a) Blind people can read books written in Braille script using their fingertips.
(b) Rainwater is the main natural source of fresh water on Earth.
(c) Animals do not have feelings and cannot communicate danger to each other.
[3 Marks]
(a) Blind people can read books written in Braille script using their fingertips.
(b) Rainwater is the main natural source of fresh water on Earth.
(c) Animals do not have feelings and cannot communicate danger to each other.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answers:
• (a) True: Braille uses raised dots felt with fingertips.
• (b) True: Rain replenishes rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
• (c) False: Animals communicate through warning calls, scents, and body language to alert their group of predators.
• (a) True: Braille uses raised dots felt with fingertips.
• (b) True: Rain replenishes rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
• (c) False: Animals communicate through warning calls, scents, and body language to alert their group of predators.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
True, True, False with reasoning
3 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Universal Design for Accessibility (Divyangjan Inclusivity)
A new public library is being designed. The architect plans a tall staircase at the entrance, printed books only, and narrow swing doors.
Analytical Task: Recommend three modifications based on 'Universal Accessibility' to make the library welcoming to visually and physically challenged visitors.
Evaluation & Model Answer:
The library should incorporate universal accessibility features: (1) Braille and Tactile Paving: Lay textured yellow guiding tiles on floors so cane users can navigate independently, and add Braille nameplates and elevator buttons. (2) Audiobooks and Screen-Reader Computers: Provide digital talking books, audio workstations, and Braille display keyboards. (3) Ramps and Wide Automatic Doors: Replace steep entry stairs with non-slip ramps with dual handrails and install wide sliding doors for smooth wheelchair and cane access.
Rubric: Tactile paving, Braille labeling, assistive digital technology (audiobooks/screen readers), universal access ramps (4 Marks).