Chapter 7 of 10
Chapter 7: Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
Nonsense verse by H.E. Wilkinson & Jonathan Swift's Brobdingnag adventure | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Poem 'Topsy-turvy Land': A whimsical inverted world where people walk on their heads, the sea is made of sand, children go to school at night, buses sail upon water, and you pay for things you never receive.
- Prose 'Gulliver's Travels': Lemuel Gulliver lands on the shores of Brobdingnag, a land inhabited by 60-foot-tall human giants.
- Sensory Perspective & Scale: Gulliver is plucked from a wheat field like a tiny beetle; placed on a dining table where a cat three times larger than an ox purrs like a dozen stocking weavers.
- Courage under Trial: Gulliver demonstrates poise, defending himself against an infant who tries to put his head into its mouth and bowing politely to the giant farmer's family.
- Grammar & Usage: Degrees of comparison (big, bigger, biggest), punctuation of complex direct speech.
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (22 Questions)
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Q1
Reading is Fun • Poem (Topsy-turvy Land)
In what ways is Topsy-turvy Land completely opposite to our normal everyday world? Mention four distinct inversions.
[4 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
In Topsy-turvy Land:
- Walking Style: People walk upside down on their heads instead of their feet.
- Nature of Oceans: The sea is composed of dry sand, while children travel to school during the dark night.
- Transportation: Buses sail upon water, while boats travel up and down street roads.
- Commerce: People wear hats upon their feet, and you are forced to pay for items you never receive!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
People walk on heads & school at night
2 Marks
Buses on water & paying for unreceived items
2 Marks
Q2
Reading is Fun • Story (Gulliver's Travels)
Why did the captain send the longboat of sailors ashore, and why did they desperately row back to the ship without Gulliver?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
The captain sent the crew ashore with water casks to search for fresh drinking water. While Gulliver walked inland to explore the terrain, the men discovered a colossal sixty-foot giant pursuing them into the sea, prompting them to leap into their boat and row away frantically for their lives, inadvertently leaving Gulliver stranded.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sent ashore to fetch fresh drinking water
1.5 Marks
Fled in terror when chased by a sixty-foot giant
1.5 Marks
Q3
Reading is Fun • Story (Gulliver's Travels)
How did the giant farmer treat Gulliver when he discovered him hidden in the barley field?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
The giant farmer did not crush him; instead, he picked Gulliver up gently between his thumb and forefinger, placed him safely in the pocket of his coat, and carried him home to show him with curious delight to his wife and household.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Picked him gently between thumb and forefinger
1 Mark
Carried him home safely to show his family
1 Mark
Q4
Let us Learn Grammar • Degrees of Comparison
Complete the table with the comparative and superlative degrees of the adjectives:
(a) fast, (b) noisy, (c) large, (d) dangerous.
[3 Marks]
(a) fast, (b) noisy, (c) large, (d) dangerous.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
- (a) fast → faster → fastest
- (b) noisy → noisier → noisiest
- (c) large → larger → largest
- (d) dangerous → more dangerous → most dangerous
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct regular forms (fast, large)
1.5 Marks
Correct irregular/adverb forms (noisy, dangerous)
1.5 Marks
Q5
Reading is Fun • Story (Gulliver's Travels)
State whether the following statements are True or False:
(i) The giant farmer was an evil monster who wanted to kill and eat Gulliver.
(ii) A one-year-old giant baby grabbed Gulliver and put his head into its mouth.
(iii) Gulliver fell into the ocean while running away from the giant cat.
(iv) The farmer's wife placed Gulliver on her own bed and covered him with a clean handkerchief.
[3 Marks]
(i) The giant farmer was an evil monster who wanted to kill and eat Gulliver.
(ii) A one-year-old giant baby grabbed Gulliver and put his head into its mouth.
(iii) Gulliver fell into the ocean while running away from the giant cat.
(iv) The farmer's wife placed Gulliver on her own bed and covered him with a clean handkerchief.
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
- (i) False: The farmer was kind and inquisitive; he carried Gulliver home safely to show his family.
- (ii) True: The giant infant seized Gulliver and stuffed his head into its mouth until the mother rushed to the rescue.
- (iii) False: Gulliver did not fall into the ocean; he stood his ground and walked politely past the purring cat.
- (iv) True: The farmer's wife gently placed Gulliver upon her soft bed and covered him with a handkerchief to sleep.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Statements (i) & (ii) evaluated accurately
1.5 Marks
Statements (iii) & (iv) evaluated accurately
1.5 Marks
Q6
Word Building & Punctuation
Punctuate the following sentences correctly from Gulliver's Travels:
(a) i cried as loud as i could and pulled out my sword
(b) why did you bring this tiny creature into our house asked the farmer's wife
[2 Marks]
(a) i cried as loud as i could and pulled out my sword
(b) why did you bring this tiny creature into our house asked the farmer's wife
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
- (a) "I cried as loud as I could, and pulled out my sword."
- (b) "Why did you bring this tiny creature into our house?" asked the farmer's wife.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Capitalization and quotation punctuation for (a)
1 Mark
Question mark, quotes, and comma for (b)
1 Mark
Q7
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Perspective, Empathy & Treatment of Vulnerable Creatures
When Gulliver found himself in the land of giants, he experienced firsthand the vulnerability, terror, and helplessness that tiny insects like ants, beetles, and frogs feel when handled carelessly by human beings.
Analytical Task: How does experiencing a shift in physical scale cultivate empathy towards animals and weaker sections of society? Propose two everyday ways students can show kindness to small creatures.
Evaluation & Model Answer:
The Morality of Perspective & Compassion:
- Empathy through Role Reversal: Gulliver's terror of the giant baby's hand and the towering cat demonstrates that power and size are purely relative. When students realize how terrifying a human shoe appears to an earthworm, it dissolves careless cruelty.
- Practice 1 — Humane Insect Relocation: Instead of stepping on spiders or honeybees that wander indoors, gently trap them under an inverted tumbler, slide paper beneath, and release them outdoors.
- Practice 2 — Summer Bird Water Stations: Keep shallow earthen bowls filled with clean drinking water on balconies and windowsills during scorching months to protect exhausted birds and squirrels.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for articulating scale-based empathy + 3.5 Marks for 2 practical compassionate habits (gentle insect relocation, water bowls) = 5 Marks