NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English (Mridang & Marigold Book 1) CBSE 2026-27

Unit 1: My Family and Me • Class 1 English

Chapter 1: Two Little Hands

Action Rhyme, Sense Organs & Exploring Body Movements

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Body parts and their action words: clap, tap, blink, nod.
Sense organs and what they do: eyes to see, ears to hear, nose to smell.
Developing phonemic awareness through rhyming words.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 What do the two little hands do in the poem 'Two Little Hands'? Let us Recite • Action Poem 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The two little hands go clap, clap, clap.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hands go clap, clap, clap 1 M

Q2 What do the two little feet do in the poem? Let us Recite • Action Poem 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The two little feet go tap, tap, tap.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Feet go tap, tap, tap 1 M

Q3 What do the two little eyes do in the poem? Let us Recite • Action Poem 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The two little eyes are open wide to see everything around.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Eyes open wide 1 M

Q4 What does the one little head do in the poem? Let us Recite • Action Poem 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
One little head goes side to side.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Head goes side to side 1 M

Q5 How many fingers do you have on both hands? Let us Speak • Body Awareness 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We have ten fingers in all (five on each hand).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Ten fingers in all 1 M

Q6 How many toes do you have on both feet? Let us Speak • Body Awareness 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We have ten toes in all (five on each foot).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Ten toes 1 M

Q7 What do you do with your eyes? Give one example. Let us Speak • Sense Organs 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We see with our eyes. For example, we see colourful flowers, pictures in books, and our friends.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

See with eyes 1 M

Valid example 1 M

Q8 What do you do with your ears? Let us Speak • Sense Organs 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We hear and listen to sounds with our ears, like music, birds chirping, and teacher's voice.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hear sounds with ears 1 M

Q9 What do you do with your nose? Let us Speak • Sense Organs 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We smell pleasant fragrances and food with our nose, and we also breathe through it.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Smell and breathe with nose 1 M

Q10 What do you do with your mouth? Let us Speak • Sense Organs 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We use our mouth to eat food, drink water, talk, and smile.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Eat / drink 1 M

Speak / smile 1 M

Q11 Say words that rhyme with 'clap'. Name at least two words. Let us Listen • Phonics & Rhyme 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words that rhyme with clap are: tap, map, cap, nap.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

First rhyming word (tap/cap) 1 M

Second rhyming word (map/nap) 1 M

Q12 Say words that rhyme with 'wide'. Name two words. Let us Listen • Phonics & Rhyme 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words that rhyme with wide are: side, hide, ride, tide.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two valid rhyming words 2 M

Q13 Fill in the missing letters to complete body part names:
(a) H _ N D
(b) F _ _ T
(c) N _ S E Let us Write • Spelling & Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) H A N D (HAND)
(b) F E E T (FEET)
(c) N O S E (NOSE)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

HAND 1 M

FEET 1 M

NOSE 1 M

Q14 Match each body part with its action in the poem:
1. Hands (A) Tap
2. Feet (B) Side to side
3. Eyes (C) Clap
4. Head (D) Open wide Let us Write • Matching 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Hands → (C) Clap
• 2. Feet → (A) Tap
• 3. Eyes → (D) Open wide
• 4. Head → (B) Side to side

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Correct hands and feet matching 1 M

Correct eyes and head matching 1 M

Q15 Count and fill in the blanks about yourself:
(a) I have ____ nose.
(b) I have ____ ears.
(c) I have ____ hands. Let us Write • Counting 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) I have 1 (one) nose.
(b) I have 2 (two) ears.
(c) I have 2 (two) hands.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

1 nose 1 M

2 ears 1 M

2 hands 1 M

Q16 Follow the actions: 'Touch your head, touch your shoulders, touch your knees, touch your toes.' Which part of your body is at the very top, and which is at the very bottom? Let us Do • Action Song 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• At the very top: Head
• At the very bottom: Toes

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Head at top 1 M

Toes at bottom 1 M

Q17 Which sense organ helps you smell a sweet rose flower in the garden? Think and Share • Senses 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Our nose helps us smell the sweet rose flower.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Nose identified 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Morning Circle Time Actions

Real-World Context: During the morning circle, Teacher Priya recites 'Two little hands go clap, clap, clap; Two little feet go tap, tap, tap'. All children joyfully perform the gestures with their hands and feet.

Analytical Task: Which body part does the child use to clap? What do the little feet do in the poem?

1. The child uses hands to clap.
2. The little feet go tap, tap, tap.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for hands clap + 1 M for feet tap

Unit 1: My Family and Me • Class 1 English

Chapter 2: Greetings

Everyday Manners: Good Morning, Thank You, Please & Introductions

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Appropriate greetings for different times of day: Good morning, Good afternoon, Good night.
Courteous magic words: Please, Thank you, Sorry, Excuse me.
Introducing oneself clearly: Name, age, and class.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 What do you say to your teacher when you reach school in the morning? Let us Speak • Morning Greeting 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We say: 'Good morning, Teacher!' with a cheerful smile.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Good morning, Teacher 1 M

Q2 What do you say when someone gives you a gift or helps you? Let us Speak • Courtesy Words 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We say: 'Thank you!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Thank you 1 M

Q3 What do you say when you make a mistake or accidentally bump into someone? Let us Speak • Courtesy Words 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We say: 'I am sorry.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

I am sorry 1 M

Q4 What do you say to your family members before going to sleep at night? Let us Speak • Night Greeting 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We say: 'Good night!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Good night 1 M

Q5 How do people greet each other in different Indian languages? Give two examples. Let us Speak • Multilingual Greetings 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
1. In Hindi: Namaste / Pranam
2. In Tamil: Vanakkam
3. In Punjabi: Sat Sri Akal
4. In Urdu: Aadab

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

First Indian greeting example 1 M

Second Indian greeting example 1 M

Q6 Who are the people in your daily life you should greet every day? Let us Speak • Daily Greetings 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We should greet our parents, grandparents, teachers, school bus driver, classmates, and helpers.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mentions parents/grandparents 1 M

Mentions teachers/friends 1 M

Q7 Recite the greeting poem lines: 'Good morning to you, Good morning to you, Good morning dear friends...'. Complete the next line. Let us Listen • Greeting Rhyme 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'We are glad to see you!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Glad to see you 1 M

Q8 Name the three golden magic words that show good manners. Let us Listen • Polite Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The three golden magic words are: Please, Thank you, and Sorry.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Please 1 M

Thank you 1 M

Sorry 1 M

Q9 Say aloud words that begin with the letter sound 'g' as in 'Good': Name three words. Let us Listen • Initial Sounds 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words beginning with 'g': Good, Girl, Green, Gate, Garden.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Three accurate words with initial 'g' 2 M

Q10 Match the greeting with the correct time of day:
1. Morning (A) Good afternoon
2. Afternoon (B) Good night
3. Night (C) Good morning Let us Write • Time of Day Matching 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Morning → (C) Good morning
• 2. Afternoon → (A) Good afternoon
• 3. Night → (B) Good night

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 time matches correct 2 M

Q11 Fill in the blank: If you want to borrow an eraser from your partner, you should say: '________ give me your eraser.' (Please / Sorry) Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We should say: 'Please give me your eraser.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Please 1 M

Q12 Unscramble these letters to make greeting words:
(a) H E L O L
(b) S O R R Y Let us Write • Word Unscramble 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) H E L O L → HELLO
(b) S O R R Y → SORRY

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

HELLO 1 M

SORRY 1 M

Q13 Write the missing letters in the courtesy words:
(a) T H _ N K
(b) P L _ _ S E Let us Write • Letter Tracing 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) T H A N K (THANK)
(b) P L E A S E (PLEASE)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

THANK 1 M

PLEASE 1 M

Q14 State True or False: We should look away and not answer when someone greets us politely. Think and Share • Manners 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
False. We should always look at the person with a pleasant smile and reply politely.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

False with correct reason 1 M

Q15 In a classroom role-play, what greeting does a teacher give when entering the class at 9:00 AM? Let us Do • Role Play 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The teacher says: 'Good morning, children! How are you today?'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Good morning children 1 M

Q16 What do we say when meeting someone new for the first time? Fill in the blank: 'Nice to _______ you.' Let us Write • Good Habits 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'Nice to meet you.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

meet 1 M

Q17 Why is it important to use polite greetings with everyone? Think and Share • Courtesy 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Polite greetings show respect, kindness, and love, and they make others feel happy and valued.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shows respect and kindness 1 M

Makes people happy 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

First Day at School

Real-World Context: On the first day of Class 1, Aarav meets his class teacher Mrs. Sen at the door. He smiles and politely greets her.

Analytical Task: What greeting should Aarav say to his teacher in the morning? What should he say when she hands him a new pencil?

1. Aarav should say, 'Good morning, Teacher!'
2. When given a pencil, he should say, 'Thank you, Teacher!'

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for Good morning + 1 M for Thank you

Unit 2: Life Around Us • Class 1 English

Chapter 3: Picture Time

Picture Reading, Visual Comprehension & Classroom Objects

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Reading and interpreting details in an illustrated picture scene.
Naming objects found in a classroom and school environment.
Using prepositions: in, on, under, near in simple sentences.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 Look at the playground picture in the textbook. What outdoor games and rides do you see the children enjoying? Picture Reading • Playground Scene 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Children are enjoying swings, slide, see-saw, skipping rope, and playing with a big ball.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mentions swings and slide 1 M

Mentions see-saw/ball/skipping 1 M

Q2 How many children are sitting on the see-saw together? Picture Reading • Counting 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
There are two children sitting on the see-saw (one on each side to balance).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two children 1 M

Q3 What is the balloon seller in the fair holding in his hands? Picture Reading • Balloon Seller 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The balloon seller is holding a bunch of bright, colorful balloons (red, yellow, blue, and green).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Colorful balloons 1 M

Q4 How do you introduce yourself to a new friend in class? Fill in the template:
'My name is ________. I am ________ years old.' Let us Speak • Introducing Myself 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 'My name is Aarav / Ananya.'
• 'I am six years old.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Tells name clearly 1 M

Tells age (6 years) 1 M

Q5 What do you like to play during school recess or games period? Let us Speak • Favourite Activity 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I like to play hide and seek / football / tag with my friends in the school playground.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Names outdoor game/activity 1 M

Q6 Say aloud words from the playground scene that begin with 's': Name three items. Let us Listen • Initial Letter Sounds 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words starting with 's': Swing, Slide, See-saw, Sandpit, Sun.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Three accurate 's' words 2 M

Q7 Say aloud words that begin with 'b': Name three playground items. Let us Listen • Initial Letter Sounds 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words starting with 'b': Ball, Bat, Balloon, Boy, Bench.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Three accurate 'b' words 2 M

Q8 Find words that rhyme with: (a) Play, (b) Round. Let us Listen • Rhyming Pairs 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Play: Day, May, Say, Way.
(b) Rhyme with Round: Ground, Sound, Bound, Found.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Play rhyme 1 M

Round rhyme 1 M

Q9 Complete the sentence about your school:
'The name of my school is ________________.' Let us Write • Self Information 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'The name of my school is Kendriya Vidyalaya / Delhi Public School.' (Writes student's own school name).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

School name written correctly 1 M

Q10 Match each play item with what you do:
1. Swing (A) Slide down
2. Slide (B) Bounce and kick
3. Ball (C) Go high up and down Let us Write • Matching Equipment 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Swing → (C) Go high up and down
• 2. Slide → (A) Slide down
• 3. Ball → (B) Bounce and kick

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 items correctly matched 2 M

Q11 Complete the spellings of playground rides:
(a) S W _ N G
(b) S L _ D E
(c) B _ L L Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) S W I N G (SWING)
(b) S L I D E (SLIDE)
(c) B A L L (BALL)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

SWING 1 M

SLIDE 1 M

BALL 1 M

Q12 Circle the things you see in a fair / mela:
[Ferris wheel, Elephant, Blackboard, Merry-go-round, Cotton candy, Refrigerator] Let us Do • Observation 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Things seen in a fair: Ferris wheel, Merry-go-round, Cotton candy.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Selects fair items correctly 2 M

Q13 What rule should you follow while waiting for your turn on the swing? Think and Share • Safety on Playground 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We should wait patiently in a line and never stand too close in front of or behind a moving swing.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wait in queue/turn 1 M

Stay safe distance 1 M

Q14 Write the opposite word for:
(a) Up → ________
(b) Fast → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Up → Down
(b) Fast → Slow

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Down 1 M

Slow 1 M

Q15 How do you feel when you play games together with your friends? Think and Share • Friendship 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I feel very happy, cheerful, and excited.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Happy / excited 1 M

Q16 Name three colours of balloons you see in the fair picture. Let us Speak • Colors 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Red, Yellow, and Blue balloons.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Three accurate colours 1 M

Q17 Write the plural (more than one) for:
(a) One swing → Two ________
(b) One balloon → Five ________ Let us Write • Plurals 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) One swing → Two swings
(b) One balloon → Five balloons

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

swings 1 M

balloons 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Classroom Art Wall

Real-World Context: Look at the busy classroom picture on Page 24. Children are sitting at wooden desks. A big world globe is placed on the teacher's table, and student drawings are pinned on the soft bulletin board.

Analytical Task: Where is the globe placed? What is displayed on the bulletin board?

1. The globe is placed on the teacher's table.
2. Student drawings and paintings are displayed on the bulletin board.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for globe on table + 1 M for drawings on board

Unit 2: Life Around Us • Class 1 English

Chapter 4: The Cap-Seller and the Monkeys

Classic Folktale: Cleverness, Animal Mimicry & Problem Solving

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Story comprehension: sequence of events and problem-solution.
Understanding monkey behavior: imitation and mimicry.
Moral of clever thinking in difficult situations.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 What did the cap-seller carry in his basket to sell in the village? Reading Comprehension • Story Details 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The cap-seller carried many colourful caps in his basket (red, blue, green, and yellow caps).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Colourful caps in basket 1 M

Q2 Why did the cap-seller sit down under a large banyan tree? Reading Comprehension • Setting 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
He was tired and sleepy after walking in the hot sun, so he sat in the cool shade to take a rest.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Tired/sleepy and rested in cool shade 1 M

Q3 Who lived on the branches of the big banyan tree? Reading Comprehension • Characters 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A group of naughty, playful monkeys lived on the branches of the tree.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Playful monkeys 1 M

Q4 What did the monkeys do while the cap-seller was fast asleep? Reading Comprehension • Plot 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The monkeys climbed down quietly, took all the caps from the basket, put them on their heads, and climbed back up!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Took caps from basket 1 M

Wore them on heads on the tree 1 M

Q5 What did the cap-seller see when he woke up from his nap? Reading Comprehension • Conflict 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
He saw that his basket was completely empty and all the monkeys on the tree were wearing his caps!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Empty basket 1 M

Monkeys wearing his caps 1 M

Q6 What did the cap-seller do when he got angry and shouted at the monkeys? Reading Comprehension • Action 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
He shouted, shook his fist, and stamped his feet at the monkeys.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shouted and shook his fist 1 M

Q7 What did the monkeys do when the cap-seller shook his fist at them? Reading Comprehension • Monkey Behavior 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The monkeys copied him! They also shook their fists and chattered back at him.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Copied him and shook fists 1 M

Q8 How did the clever cap-seller finally get his caps back? Reading Comprehension • Resolution 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The cap-seller took off his own cap and threw it down on the ground. The monkeys copied him immediately and threw all their caps down too!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Threw his own cap down 1 M

Monkeys copied and threw all caps 1 M

Q9 What sound do monkeys make when they chatter in the trees? Let us Listen • Animal Sounds 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Monkeys make a 'Chatter, chatter! Whoop, whoop!' sound.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Chatter chatter sound 1 M

Q10 Find words that rhyme with 'cap': Name three words. Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words rhyming with cap: map, tap, nap, clap, trap.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two or three accurate rhyming words 2 M

Q11 Arrange the story events in correct sequence (1 to 4):
(A) Monkeys took the caps.
(B) Cap-seller fell asleep under a tree.
(C) Cap-seller collected the caps and went away happily.
(D) Cap-seller threw his cap on the ground. Let us Write • Sequencing 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
1. (B) Cap-seller fell asleep under a tree.
2. (A) Monkeys took the caps.
3. (D) Cap-seller threw his cap on the ground.
4. (C) Cap-seller collected the caps and went away happily.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Correct order B -> A -> D -> C 2 M

Q12 Fill in the blanks with correct words from the story:
(a) The cap-seller rested under a _______ (banyan tree / stone).
(b) The monkeys liked to _______ (copy / bite) the man. Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) The cap-seller rested under a banyan tree.
(b) The monkeys liked to copy the man.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

banyan tree 1 M

copy 1 M

Q13 Match the words with their opposites:
1. Sleep (A) Sad
2. Full (B) Empty
3. Happy (C) Wake up Let us Write • Opposites 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Sleep → (C) Wake up
• 2. Full → (B) Empty
• 3. Happy → (A) Sad

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 opposites correctly matched 2 M

Q14 Complete the spelling of these story words:
(a) M _ N K _ Y
(b) B _ S K _ T
(c) C _ P Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) M O N K E Y (MONKEY)
(b) B A S K E T (BASKET)
(c) C A P (CAP)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

MONKEY 1 M

BASKET 1 M

CAP 1 M

Q15 What lesson do we learn from the story of the cap-seller and the monkeys? Think and Share • Story Moral 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We learn that wisdom and calm thinking can solve tricky problems better than getting angry.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wisdom/calm thinking solves problems 2 M

Q16 State True or False:
(a) The monkeys gave the caps back as soon as the cap-seller politely asked them.
(b) Monkeys are known to imitate what humans do. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. The monkeys did not give them back until copied.
(b) True. Monkeys are known to imitate actions.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q17 If you were the cap-seller, what would you have done to get your caps back? Let us Speak • Creative Expression 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I would offer the monkeys bananas to drop the caps, or do the same clever trick of throwing down my hat!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Reasonable creative answer 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Under the Banyan Tree

Real-World Context: A tired cap-seller placed his bag of red, blue, and green caps under a banyan tree and fell asleep. Mischievous monkeys living on the tree branches climbed down and each took a colourful cap.

Analytical Task: Where did the cap-seller keep his bag? What did the monkeys do while he was sleeping?

1. The cap-seller kept his bag under the big banyan tree.
2. The monkeys climbed down, opened the bag, took the caps, and wore them on their heads.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for under the tree + 1 M for wearing caps

Unit 3: Food • Class 1 English

Chapter 5: A Farm

Farm Animals, Animal Sounds, Barnyard Life & Animal Babies

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Naming common domestic farm animals: Cow, Horse, Sheep, Hen, Duck.
Recognizing animal sounds: moo, neigh, baa, cluck, quack.
Learning names of animal babies: calf, foal, lamb, chick, duckling.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 Which domestic animals are commonly seen on a farm? Let us Speak • Farm Animals 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
On a farm, we see cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, horses, hens, ducks, and dogs.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Names at least 4 farm animals 2 M

Q2 What sound does each of these farm animals make?
(a) Cow
(b) Duck
(c) Sheep
(d) Dog Let us Speak • Animal Sounds 4 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Cow says: 'Moo, moo!'
(b) Duck says: 'Quack, quack!'
(c) Sheep says: 'Baa, baa!'
(d) Dog says: 'Bow-wow / Woof-woof!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Cow - Moo 1 M

Duck - Quack 1 M

Sheep - Baa 1 M

Dog - Woof 1 M

Q3 What sound does a cat make when it is hungry or wants milk? Let us Speak • Animal Sounds 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A cat says: 'Meow, meow!' and purrs gently.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Meow meow 1 M

Q4 What useful food do cows and goats provide us every morning? Let us Speak • Animal Utility 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Cows and goats provide us with fresh, healthy milk.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Milk 1 M

Q5 Which bird on the farm wakes everyone up early in the morning? Let us Speak • Animal Utility 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The rooster crows: 'Cock-a-doodle-doo!' early in the morning.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Rooster crows 1 M

Q6 In the farm song: 'Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on that farm he had some chicks...'. What sound did the chicks make? Let us Listen • Animal Sound Song 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
With a 'Chick-chick here, and a chick-chick there!' (or 'Cluck, cluck / Peep, peep').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Chick sound identified 1 M

Q7 Match each farm animal with its baby:
1. Cow (A) Puppy
2. Hen (B) Calf
3. Dog (C) Chick
4. Duck (D) Duckling Let us Write • Animal Babies 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Cow → (B) Calf
• 2. Hen → (C) Chick
• 3. Dog → (A) Puppy
• 4. Duck → (D) Duckling

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 4 baby animals correctly matched 2 M

Q8 Where do these animals live on the farm?
(a) Horse → ________
(b) Cow → ________
(c) Dog → ________ Let us Write • Animal Homes 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Horse lives in a Stable.
(b) Cow lives in a Shed.
(c) Dog lives in a Kennel.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Stable 1 M

Shed 1 M

Kennel 1 M

Q9 Fill in the missing letters of farm animal names:
(a) H _ R S E
(b) S H _ _ P
(c) G _ A T Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) H O R S E (HORSE)
(b) S H E E P (SHEEP)
(c) G O A T (GOAT)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

HORSE 1 M

SHEEP 1 M

GOAT 1 M

Q10 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The cow eats green _______ (grass / bones).
(b) The duck loves to swim in the _______ (pond / tree). Let us Write • Food of Animals 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) The cow eats green grass.
(b) The duck loves to swim in the pond.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

grass 1 M

pond 1 M

Q11 Circle the domestic farm animals and cross out wild jungle animals:
[Cow, Lion, Goat, Tiger, Sheep, Zebra, Horse] Classification • Domestic vs Wild 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• Farm animals: Cow, Goat, Sheep, Horse.
• Wild animals: Lion, Tiger, Zebra.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Accurately separates farm from wild animals 2 M

Q12 How should we treat animals on a farm or around our house? Think and Share • Animal Care 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We should treat them with kindness, love, provide them clean water and fresh food, and never tease or hurt them.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Kindness and care 1 M

Provide food/water without hurting 1 M

Q13 Find words that rhyme with 'hen': Name two words. Let us Listen • Rhyming Farm Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words rhyming with hen: pen, ten, men, den.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two accurate rhymes for hen 2 M

Q14 What does a sheep give us that keeps us warm in winter? Let us Speak • Observation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A sheep gives us soft wool, which is used to make warm sweaters and blankets.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wool 1 M

Q15 State True or False:
(a) Ducks have webbed feet that help them swim in water.
(b) Cows live high up in nests on treetops. True or False • Farm Animals 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) True. Webbed feet help ducks paddle in water.
(b) False. Cows live on the ground in a shed.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) True 1 M

(b) False 1 M

Q16 Act out how a duck waddles and how a horse gallops. Which animal moves faster? Let us Do • Animal Walk 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A horse gallops much faster than a waddling duck.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Horse is faster 1 M

Q17 Complete the sentence: 'A dog guards our ________ (house / sky) and wags its ________ (tail / ears) when happy.' Let us Write • Sentence Completion 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'A dog guards our house and wags its tail when happy.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

house 1 M

tail 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Visiting Uncle's Organic Farm

Real-World Context: Rani visits her uncle's dairy farm in the village. Early in the morning, the cow calls her little calf with a gentle 'Moo', and white ducks swim across the green pond quacking happily.

Analytical Task: What sound does the cow make? What is the baby of a cow called?

1. The cow makes a 'Moo' sound.
2. The baby of a cow is called a Calf.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for Moo + 1 M for Calf

Unit 3: Food • Class 1 English

Chapter 6: Fun with Pictures

Visual Vocabulary, Sight Words, Labelling & Word Association

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Building visual sight vocabulary from everyday illustrations.
Associating written words with pictures of foods, toys, and household tools.
Practicing simple phonics blends: sh, ch, th.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 Name three sweet and juicy fruits that you like to eat. Let us Speak • Fruit Identification 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Three sweet fruits are mango, apple, and banana (or orange, grapes, watermelon).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Names 3 valid fruits 2 M

Q2 Which fruit is known as the 'King of Fruits' in India? Let us Speak • King of Fruits 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The Mango is known as the 'King of Fruits'.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mango 1 M

Q3 What is the color of:
(a) A ripe banana?
(b) A ripe red apple?
(c) An orange? Let us Speak • Colors of Fruits 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Ripe banana is Yellow.
(b) Ripe apple is Red.
(c) An orange is Orange.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Yellow 1 M

Red 1 M

Orange 1 M

Q4 Name two vegetables that are green in color. Let us Speak • Vegetable Names 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Two green vegetables are spinach (palak) and green peas (matar) (also lady's finger / bhindi).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two green vegetables named 2 M

Q5 Which vegetable makes your eyes tear up and water when your mother chops it? Let us Speak • Senses and Food 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
An onion makes our eyes water when it is chopped.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Onion 1 M

Q6 Name two foods that have a sour taste. Let us Listen • Taste Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Lemon and raw mango (or tamarind / amla) taste sour.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two sour foods named 2 M

Q7 Classify the following into Fruits and Vegetables:
[Mango, Potato, Carrot, Apple, Banana, Brinjal] Let us Write • Sorting & Classification 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• Fruits: Mango, Apple, Banana.
• Vegetables: Potato, Carrot, Brinjal.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Fruits sorted correctly 1 M

Vegetables sorted correctly 1 M

Q8 Fill in the missing vowels (a, e, i, o, u):
(a) A P P L _
(b) M _ N G O
(c) P _ T _ T O Let us Write • Missing Vowels 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) A P P L E (APPLE)
(b) M A N G O (MANGO)
(c) P O T A T O (POTATO)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

APPLE 1 M

MANGO 1 M

POTATO 1 M

Q9 Match the food with its natural color:
1. Tomato (A) Purple
2. Brinjal (B) Yellow
3. Lemon (C) Red Let us Write • Match with Color 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Tomato → (C) Red
• 2. Brinjal → (A) Purple
• 3. Lemon → (B) Yellow

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 colors matched accurately 2 M

Q10 Complete the famous proverb: 'An apple a day keeps the ________ (doctor / teacher) away.' Let us Write • Proverb Completion 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

doctor 1 M

Q11 Which crunchy orange vegetable is a pet rabbit's favourite food? Let us Write • Animal Food 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A carrot is a rabbit's favourite crunchy food.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Carrot 1 M

Q12 Unscramble the letters to find names of fruits:
(a) O A N M G
(b) E G P R A S Let us Write • Word Unscramble 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) O A N M G → MANGO
(b) E G P R A S → GRAPES

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

MANGO 1 M

GRAPES 1 M

Q13 Why should we always wash fruits and vegetables with clean water before eating them? Think and Share • Health & Cleanliness 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We must wash them to remove dust, dirt, germs, and chemicals so that we stay healthy.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Remove dust/germs 1 M

Keep us healthy/safe 1 M

Q14 State True or False:
(a) Eating green vegetables makes our eyes, bones, and body strong.
(b) Fruits should be eaten without washing even if they fall on the ground. True or False • Nutrition 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) True. Green vegetables give vitamins and minerals.
(b) False. We must always wash fruits cleanly.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) True 1 M

(b) False 1 M

Q15 Say words that rhyme with 'sweet': Name two words. Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words rhyming with sweet: feet, meet, beet, neat, treat.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two valid rhymes for sweet 2 M

Q16 Which fruit do you like the best in summer, and why? Let us Speak • Creative Choice 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I like watermelon / mango the best because it is sweet, cool, and very refreshing on hot summer days.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Reasonable fruit preference with reason 1 M

Q17 Name one fruit that has only ONE big seed, and one fruit that has MANY small seeds. Let us Write • Seeds 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• One big seed: Mango / Peach / Plum.
• Many seeds: Watermelon / Papaya / Apple.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

One seed fruit 1 M

Many seeds fruit 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

The Picture Word Bingo Game

Real-World Context: In English class, children play a picture bingo game. Each child has a card with four pictures: an apple, a kite, a duck, and a tree. Teacher speaks out the letter 'K' for Kite.

Analytical Task: Which word begins with the letter 'K'? Which word on the bingo card ends with the letter 'E'?

1. Kite begins with the letter 'K'.
2. Apple (and Kite / Tree) ends with the letter 'E'.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for Kite + 1 M for Apple/Tree ending in E

Unit 3: Food • Class 1 English

Chapter 7: The Food We Eat

Nutrition Rhyme, Healthy Eating Habits, Fruits, Vegetables & Table Manners

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Distinguishing healthy foods (fruits, vegetables, milk) from junk food.
Understanding meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Good eating habits: washing hands, chewing food properly, not wasting food.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 What did you eat for your morning breakfast today? Let us Speak • Daily Meals 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I ate warm milk with poha / idli / paratha / bread and butter for breakfast.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Names healthy breakfast food 1 M

Q2 Name the three main meals we eat every day and the time we eat them. Let us Speak • Three Main Meals 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
1. Breakfast in the morning.
2. Lunch in the afternoon.
3. Dinner at night.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Breakfast - Morning 1 M

Lunch - Afternoon 1 M

Dinner - Night 1 M

Q3 What Indian sweets and treats are mentioned in the lesson? Let us Speak • Traditional Treats 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Traditional treats like jalebi, laddu, halwa, and kheer.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mentions Indian sweets 2 M

Q4 Why is it important to wash our hands with soap before having a meal? Let us Speak • Table Manners 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Washing hands removes germs and dirt so that we don't fall sick with stomach aches.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Removes germs/dirt 1 M

Prevents illness 1 M

Q5 Why should we never talk with our mouth full of food? Let us Speak • Table Manners 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It is bad manners, and food can get stuck in our windpipe causing us to cough or choke.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Bad manners / risk of choking 1 M

Q6 What polite word do you use when asking for more rice or water at the dining table? Let us Listen • Magic Word in Food 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We say: 'Please pass me the water' or 'Please give me some rice.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Please 1 M

Q7 Where do we get these food items from?
(a) Milk → ________ (Cow / Hen)
(b) Eggs → ________ (Hen / Tree)
(c) Apples → ________ (Plants / River) Let us Write • Food Sources 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Milk → Cow
(b) Eggs → Hen
(c) Apples → Plants (Apple tree)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Cow 1 M

Hen 1 M

Plants 1 M

Q8 Circle the healthy foods and underline the junk foods:
[Milk, Potato Chips, Fresh Salad, Cola drink, Dal-Roti, Candy] Let us Write • Healthy vs Junk 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• Healthy foods: Milk, Fresh Salad, Dal-Roti.
• Junk foods: Potato Chips, Cola drink, Candy.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Healthy items identified 1 M

Junk items identified 1 M

Q9 Complete the spellings of daily staple foods:
(a) R _ C E
(b) R _ T I
(c) M _ L K Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) R I C E (RICE)
(b) R O T I (ROTI)
(c) M I L K (MILK)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

RICE 1 M

ROTI 1 M

MILK 1 M

Q10 Match the food with the meal timing:
1. Dinner (A) Morning meal
2. Breakfast (B) Afternoon meal
3. Lunch (C) Night meal Let us Write • Meal Timings 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Dinner → (C) Night meal
• 2. Breakfast → (A) Morning meal
• 3. Lunch → (B) Afternoon meal

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 matches correct 2 M

Q11 Why should we take only as much food on our plate as we can eat, and not waste food? Think and Share • No Food Waste 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Farmers work hard in fields to grow food, and many people do not get enough to eat. Food is precious and must not be wasted.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Farmers work hard 1 M

Food is precious / avoid waste 1 M

Q12 Do you share your tiffin box with your friends at school? How does sharing feel? Think and Share • Sharing Food 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Yes, I share my tiffin with my friends. Sharing brings joy and makes our friendship stronger.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Yes, brings joy and friendship 1 M

Q13 Say words that begin with the sound 'm' as in 'Milk': Name three words. Let us Listen • Sound Practice 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Words starting with 'm': Milk, Meal, Mango, Mouth, Mother.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Three accurate 'm' words 2 M

Q14 State True or False:
(a) We should chew our food properly and slowly before swallowing.
(b) Drinking plenty of clean water every day is good for health. True or False • Good Eating Habits 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) True. Chewing properly helps in easy digestion.
(b) True. Water keeps our body hydrated.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) True 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q15 What two items do you use to drink water and eat curry neatly at home? Let us Do • Table Setting 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A glass to drink water and a spoon/bowl to eat curry neatly.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Glass and spoon/bowl 1 M

Q16 Fill in the blank: 'We eat food to get ________ (energy / sleep) to run and play.' Let us Write • Sentence Completion 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'We eat food to get energy to run and play.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

energy 1 M

Q17 Why is it nice to sit together and eat dinner with our family members? Let us Speak • Family Time 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Eating dinner together helps us talk to our parents, share stories of our day, and feel loved.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Togetherness, talk and share 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Rohan's Colorful Lunchbox

Real-World Context: Rohan opens his lunchbox at school. Inside there is a vegetable paratha, two slices of cucumber, a boiled egg, and a juicy sweet orange.

Analytical Task: Name one fruit and one vegetable from Rohan's lunchbox. Why is his meal healthy?

1. Fruit: Orange.
2. Vegetable: Cucumber (and vegetable in paratha).
3. It is healthy because it has fresh nutrients, vitamins, and protein to help him grow strong.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for fruit/veg identified + 1 M for health reasoning

Unit 4: Seasons • Class 1 English

Chapter 8: The Four Seasons

Summer, Monsoon, Autumn & Winter: Weather, Clothes & Nature Changes

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

The four main seasons: Summer, Monsoon (Rainy), Autumn, Winter.
Clothes suitable for hot summer and cold winter.
Things used during rainy days: umbrella, raincoat, gumboots.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 Name the four seasons we experience during the year. Let us Speak • The Four Seasons 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The four seasons are: Summer, Rainy (Monsoon), Winter, and Spring.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Names all 4 seasons correctly 2 M

Q2 What is the weather like in summer, and what kind of clothes do we wear? Let us Speak • Summer Season 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
In summer, it is hot and sunny. We wear light, cool cotton clothes.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hot and sunny 1 M

Cotton clothes 1 M

Q3 What do you carry and wear when going out on a rainy day? Let us Speak • Rainy Season 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We carry an umbrella and wear a raincoat and gumboots.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Umbrella 1 M

Raincoat / gumboots 1 M

Q4 What is the weather like in winter, and what keeps us warm? Let us Speak • Winter Season 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
In winter, the weather is cold and chilly. Warm woolen sweaters, jackets, caps, and socks keep us warm.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Cold and chilly 1 M

Woolen clothes 1 M

Q5 Why is spring called the season of flowers? Let us Speak • Spring Season 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
In spring, the weather is pleasant. Colorful flowers bloom everywhere, trees grow fresh green leaves, and butterflies flutter.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Flowers bloom 1 M

Pleasant weather & butterflies 1 M

Q6 Recite the rain rhyme: 'Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day...'. Why does little Johnny want the rain to go away? Let us Listen • Seasonal Rhymes 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Because 'Little Johnny wants to play!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wants to play 1 M

Q7 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Rain
(b) Sun
(c) Cold Let us Listen • Rhyming Weather Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Rain: Train, Pain, Chain.
(b) Rhyme with Sun: Fun, Run, Bun.
(c) Rhyme with Cold: Gold, Bold, Old.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Rain rhyme 1 M

Sun rhyme 1 M

Cold rhyme 1 M

Q8 Match each season with its suitable object:
1. Summer (A) Woolen muffler and cap
2. Rainy (B) Cold ice-cream & ceiling fan
3. Winter (C) Umbrella and paper boat Let us Write • Season Matching 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Summer → (B) Cold ice-cream & ceiling fan
• 2. Rainy → (C) Umbrella and paper boat
• 3. Winter → (A) Woolen muffler and cap

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 season items matched correctly 2 M

Q9 Fill in the blanks with the correct season:
(a) In ________, we drink hot tomato soup and sit in the warm sun.
(b) In ________, children sail paper boats in rainwater puddles.
(c) In ________, we eat juicy watermelons and mangoes. Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) In Winter, we drink hot soup.
(b) In Rainy season (Monsoon), children sail paper boats.
(c) In Summer, we eat watermelons and mangoes.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Winter 1 M

Rainy/Monsoon 1 M

Summer 1 M

Q10 Complete the spellings of weather words:
(a) S _ N N Y
(b) R _ I N Y
(c) W _ N D Y Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) S U N N Y (SUNNY)
(b) R A I N Y (RAINY)
(c) W I N D Y (WINDY)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

SUNNY 1 M

RAINY 1 M

WINDY 1 M

Q11 Unscramble these season names:
(a) M U M S E R
(b) T E W I N R Let us Write • Word Unscramble 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) M U M S E R → SUMMER
(b) T E W I N R → WINTER

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

SUMMER 1 M

WINTER 1 M

Q12 Have you ever made a paper boat on a rainy day? What happens when you put it in flowing puddle water? Think and Share • Paper Boats 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Yes! The paper boat floats smoothly and sails along with the flowing water.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Floats and sails on water 1 M

Q13 State True or False:
(a) The sun shines hot and bright during the rainy season every day.
(b) Woolen clothes protect our body from severe cold. True or False • Seasonal Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. Clouds cover the sun during rainy days.
(b) True. Wool keeps our body warm.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q14 What do dark clouds in the sky bring when thunder rumbles? Let us Do • Seasonal Activity 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Dark clouds bring cool breeze and heavy rain showers.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Brings rain 1 M

Q15 Which season do you like the most, and what do you like to do in that season? Let us Speak • Favourite Season 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I like winter / spring the most because the weather is pleasant and I can play outdoors without sweating.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Reasonable personal answer with reason 1 M

Q16 Choose the correct word: 'We wear ________ (cotton / woolen) clothes in summer to stay cool.' Let us Write • Clothing Choice 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'We wear cotton clothes in summer to stay cool.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

cotton 1 M

Q17 What happens to the leaves of many trees before winter arrives? Think and Share • Nature Changes 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Leaves turn yellow, orange, and brown, and fall off the branches (Autumn).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Turn yellow and fall off 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Packing for Shimla Trip

Real-World Context: Tina is packing her suitcase for a holiday trip to the snowy hills of Shimla in December. Her mother asks her to choose the right clothes from her wardrobe.

Analytical Task: Which type of clothes should Tina pack: cotton t-shirts or woollen sweaters? Explain why.

1. Tina should pack woollen sweaters, caps, and coats.
2. Shimla in December is in the winter season and very cold with snow. Woollen clothes trap body heat and keep her warm.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for woollen clothes + 1 M for winter warmth explanation

Unit 4: Seasons • Class 1 English

Chapter 9: Anandi's Rainbow

Colours of Nature, VIBGYOR, Joy of Painting & After-Rain Sky

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Story comprehension: Anandi dreaming of rainbows and painting her garden.
The seven colours of the rainbow: Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red.
Observing natural phenomena after rainfall.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (17 Solved Questions)

Q1 What was Anandi doing when the story starts, and what was she dreaming about? Reading Comprehension • Story Details 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Anandi was fast asleep and dreaming of a huge, bright rainbow.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Dreaming of a rainbow 1 M

Q2 What did Anandi see when she woke up and looked out of her window? Reading Comprehension • The View Outside 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
She saw a huge, bright rainbow stretching across the clear blue sky.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Huge bright rainbow across blue sky 1 M

Q3 Who was Anandi's favourite companion who ran out into the garden with her? Reading Comprehension • Pet Companion 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Her favourite pet cat named Milly ran out with her.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Pet cat Milly 1 M

Q4 What did Anandi want to do with the flowers in her garden using her paint box? Reading Comprehension • Anandi's Idea 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
She wanted to paint the flowers of her garden with the colours of the rainbow.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Paint flowers with rainbow colours 2 M

Q5 Which colors did Anandi paint on the garden flowers? Name at least three colors. Reading Comprehension • Colors of Flowers 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
She painted one flower with violet, one with indigo, one with blue, one with orange, and one with red.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Names at least three rainbow colors correctly 2 M

Q6 Which colour did Anandi leave behind, and why? Reading Comprehension • The Sun's Color 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
She left the yellow colour so that the sun could shine bright, warm, and yellow in the sky.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Yellow left 1 M

For the sun to shine bright 1 M

Q7 How did the garden look after Anandi finished painting the flowers? Reading Comprehension • The Garden Finale 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The garden looked glorious and beautiful with beautiful, colourful flowers all over!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Glorious and beautiful with colorful flowers 1 M

Q8 How many colours are there in a rainbow? Name all seven colours in order (VIBGYOR). Let us Speak • Rainbow Science 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
There are seven colours in a rainbow:
1. V - Violet
2. I - Indigo
3. B - Blue
4. G - Green
5. Y - Yellow
6. O - Orange
7. R - Red

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

7 colors stated 1 M

VIBGYOR acronym explained 2 M

Q9 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Bright
(b) Cat
(c) Blue Let us Listen • Rhyming Rainbow Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Bright: Light, Night, White.
(b) Rhyme with Cat: Hat, Mat, Bat, Fat.
(c) Rhyme with Blue: Glue, Clue, True, Shoe.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Bright rhyme 1 M

Cat rhyme 1 M

Blue rhyme 1 M

Q10 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) Anandi loved to draw and _______ (sing / paint).
(b) Milly was a pet _______ (cat / parrot).
(c) The rainbow was gone, but the flowers remained _______ (colourful / dead). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Anandi loved to draw and paint.
(b) Milly was a pet cat.
(c) The rainbow was gone, but the flowers remained colourful.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

paint 1 M

cat 1 M

colourful 1 M

Q11 Complete the spellings of words from the chapter:
(a) R _ I N B _ W
(b) G _ R D _ N
(c) F L _ W _ R Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) R A I N B O W (RAINBOW)
(b) G A R D E N (GARDEN)
(c) F L O W E R (FLOWER)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

RAINBOW 1 M

GARDEN 1 M

FLOWER 1 M

Q12 Match each natural object with its colour in nature:
1. Leaf (A) Yellow
2. Sky (B) Green
3. Sun (C) Blue Let us Write • Matching Colours 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Leaf → (B) Green
• 2. Sky → (C) Blue
• 3. Sun → (A) Yellow

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 color matches correct 2 M

Q13 When do we see a rainbow in the sky? What two things must happen? Think and Share • When Rainbow Appears 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We see a rainbow when the sun shines right after or during light rain showers.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sun shines 1 M

After/during rain showers 1 M

Q14 State True or False:
(a) A rainbow has nine different colours.
(b) Anandi used her paint box to colour the garden flowers. True or False • Rainbow Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. A rainbow has 7 colours.
(b) True. Anandi painted the flowers with her paints.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q15 What color do you get when you mix:
(a) Yellow + Blue?
(b) Red + Yellow? Let us Do • Color Mixing 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Yellow + Blue = Green
(b) Red + Yellow = Orange

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Green 1 M

Orange 1 M

Q16 If you could paint anything in your classroom with rainbow colours, what would you paint? Let us Speak • Creative Imagination 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I would paint my desk, pencil box, and classroom door with bright rainbow colours!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Imaginative child-friendly response 1 M

Q17 Fill in the blank: 'The rainbow disappeared into the ________ (clouds / water) after the sun went down.' Let us Write • Sentence Completion 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'The rainbow disappeared into the clouds after the sun went down.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

clouds 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Anandi's Garden Flowers

Real-World Context: When Anandi woke up, she saw a huge, bright rainbow arching across the clear blue sky. She ran outside with her paintbrushes to paint the flowers in her garden with the rainbow colours.

Analytical Task: What did Anandi see in the sky? What did she decide to paint with those colours?

1. Anandi saw a huge, bright rainbow arching across the clear blue sky.
2. She decided to paint the flowers in her garden with the colours of the rainbow.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1 M for bright rainbow + 1 M for painting garden flowers

Unit 1: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 1: A Happy Child

Poem: My House is Red - Play & Joy

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of A Happy Child: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What colour is the happy child's house in the poem 'A Happy Child'? Reading Comprehension • Poem Details 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The happy child's house is red ('My house is red, a little house').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Red 1 M

Q2 What does the child do the whole day long? Reading Comprehension • Daily Activity 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child laughs and plays the whole day long ('I laugh and play the whole day long').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Laughs and plays all day 1 M

Q3 Does the happy child cry often? Reading Comprehension • Child's Nature 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
No, the child hardly ever cries ('A happy child am I, I hardly ever cry').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hardly ever cries 1 M

Q4 What is there near the child's house to give shade from the hot sun? Reading Comprehension • Nature Around 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
There is a green, green tree to provide shade from the hot sun.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Green tree gives shade 1 M

Q5 What does the child do when all the play is done? Reading Comprehension • Rest Time 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child sits under the green tree when all the play is done.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sits under the green tree 1 M

Q6 What is the colour of:
(a) The happy child's house?
(b) The tree?
(c) The sun? Let us Speak • Colors Around Us 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) The house is Red.
(b) The tree is Green.
(c) The sun is Yellow / Golden.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Red 1 M

Green 1 M

Yellow 1 M

Q7 What is the colour of your own house, and do you have a tree near your home? Let us Speak • Personal Connection 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The colour of my house is white/yellow (child's own colour), and yes, there is a green neem/mango tree near my home.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

States house colour and tree presence 1 M

Q8 Find words in the poem that rhyme with:
(a) Cry
(b) Sun Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Cry: I, Sky, My, Fly.
(b) Rhyme with Sun: Done, Run, Fun, Bun.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Cry rhyme 1 M

Sun rhyme 1 M

Q9 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) My house is _______ (red / blue), a little house.
(b) And under it I often sit, when all my play is _______ (done / begun). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) My house is red, a little house.
(b) And under it I often sit, when all my play is done.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

red 1 M

done 1 M

Q10 Write the opposite word for:
(a) Happy → ________
(b) Cry → ________
(c) Little → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Happy → Sad
(b) Cry → Laugh
(c) Little → Big

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sad 1 M

Laugh 1 M

Big 1 M

Q11 Complete the spellings:
(a) H _ U S E
(b) T R _ E
(c) P L _ Y Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) H O U S E (HOUSE)
(b) T R E E (TREE)
(c) P L A Y (PLAY)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

HOUSE 1 M

TREE 1 M

PLAY 1 M

Q12 Match the words with their meanings or colors:
1. Tree (A) Red
2. House (B) Shade from sun
3. Sun (C) Hot & bright Let us Write • Matching 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Tree → (B) Shade from sun
• 2. House → (A) Red
• 3. Sun → (C) Hot & bright

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 items accurately matched 2 M

Q13 State True or False:
(a) The child cries all through the day.
(b) The green tree gives shade when it is hot. True or False • Poem Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. The child laughs and plays all day.
(b) True. The tree shades the child from the sun.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q14 What makes you feel happy like the child in the poem? Think and Share • Emotions 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Playing with my friends, eating sweet fruits, and listening to bedtime stories make me feel very happy.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Child-friendly personal response 1 M

Q15 Draw a happy smiling face and a sad face. Which face do you like to wear every day? Let us Do • Drawing Smiles 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I like to wear a happy smiling face every day because a smile spreads joy to everyone around!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Happy face with reason 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

A Happy Child Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'A Happy Child', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'A Happy Child'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 1: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 2: Three Little Pigs

Story: Sonu, Monu, Gonu & the Big Bad Wolf

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Three Little Pigs: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What were the names of the three little pigs in the story? Reading Comprehension • Story Characters 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The names of the three little pigs were Sonu, Monu, and Gonu.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sonu, Monu, Gonu 1 M

Q2 What materials were used by the three pigs to build their houses?
(a) Sonu's house
(b) Monu's house
(c) Gonu's house Reading Comprehension • Building Materials 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Sonu lived in a house of straw.
(b) Monu lived in a house of sticks.
(c) Gonu lived in a house of bricks.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Straw 1 M

Sticks 1 M

Bricks 1 M

Q3 Who came to Sonu's house one day, and what did he look like? Reading Comprehension • The Villain 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A big bad wolf came to Sonu's house.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Big bad wolf 1 M

Q4 What did the big bad wolf say to Sonu? Reading Comprehension • Wolf's Threat 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The wolf said: 'I will huff and puff and I will blow your house down!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Huff and puff quote 1 M

Q5 What happened to Sonu's house of straw and Monu's house of sticks? Reading Comprehension • Destruction 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The wolf huffed and puffed and blew down both the straw house and the stick house.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Blew down straw house 1 M

Blew down stick house 1 M

Q6 Where did Sonu and Monu run when their houses were blown down? Reading Comprehension • Escape 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
They ran to Gonu's strong brick house for safety.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Gonu's brick house 1 M

Q7 Why could the wolf not blow down Gonu's house? Reading Comprehension • The Strong House 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Because Gonu's house was very strong and built of solid red bricks.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Very strong 1 M

Built of solid bricks 1 M

Q8 What happened to the wolf after he failed to blow down the brick house? Reading Comprehension • The Ending 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The wolf got tired, gave up, and went away, never to return.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wolf gave up and went away 1 M

Q9 How did Sonu, Monu, and Gonu live together after the wolf left? Reading Comprehension • Happy Ending 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
They lived happily together in the strong red brick house.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Happily together in red brick house 1 M

Q10 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Pig
(b) Bad
(c) Red Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Pig: Big, Dig, Fig, Wig.
(b) Rhyme with Bad: Sad, Glad, Mad, Dad.
(c) Rhyme with Red: Bed, Fed, Led.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Pig rhyme 1 M

Bad rhyme 1 M

Red rhyme 1 M

Q11 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) Sonu lived in a house of _______ (straw / bricks).
(b) The wolf was big and _______ (bad / sweet).
(c) Gonu's house was made of red _______ (bricks / mud). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Sonu lived in a house of straw.
(b) The wolf was big and bad.
(c) Gonu's house was made of red bricks.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

straw 1 M

bad 1 M

bricks 1 M

Q12 Complete the spellings:
(a) S T R _ W
(b) S T _ C K
(c) B R _ C K Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) S T R A W (STRAW)
(b) S T I C K (STICK)
(c) B R I C K (BRICK)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

STRAW 1 M

STICK 1 M

BRICK 1 M

Q13 Number these events in correct story order (1 to 4):
(A) The wolf blew down the straw house.
(B) Three pigs built three houses.
(C) The wolf could not blow down the brick house.
(D) Sonu and Monu ran to Gonu's house. Let us Write • Sequencing Events 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
1. (B) Three pigs built three houses.
2. (A) The wolf blew down the straw house.
3. (D) Sonu and Monu ran to Gonu's house.
4. (C) The wolf could not blow down the brick house.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Correct order B -> A -> D -> C 2 M

Q14 State True or False:
(a) The straw house was stronger than the brick house.
(b) The three pigs helped each other and lived together safely. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. The brick house was the strongest.
(b) True. They helped each other and lived safely together.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q15 What lesson do we learn from Gonu and his brick house? Think and Share • Moral of the Story 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We learn that working hard to build something strong protects us in times of danger. Hard work always pays off!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hard work pays off / strong foundation protects 2 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Three Little Pigs Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Three Little Pigs', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Three Little Pigs'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 2: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 3: After a Bath

Poem: Cleanliness, Drying Myself like a Dog

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of After a Bath: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What does the child try to do after having a bath in the poem 'After a Bath'? Reading Comprehension • Poem Theme 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child tries to wipe himself till he is dry, dry, dry ('After my bath, I try, try, try to wipe myself till I'm dry, dry, dry').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wipe till dry 1 M

Q2 Name all the body parts the child wipes dry after the bath. Reading Comprehension • Body Parts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child wipes his hands, fingers, toes, two wet legs, and a shiny nose.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hands, fingers, toes 1 M

Two legs and shiny nose 1 M

Q3 Which animal does the child think about while drying off? Reading Comprehension • Animal Comparison 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child thinks about a dog ('Just think how much less time I'd take, if I were a dog...').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

A dog 1 M

Q4 How would the child dry himself if he were a dog? Reading Comprehension • Animal Action 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
He would simply shake, shake, shake all the water off his body!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shake, shake, shake 1 M

Q5 What do you use to dry yourself after taking a bath at home? Let us Speak • Daily Hygiene 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We use a clean, dry, soft cotton towel to wipe ourselves dry.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Clean dry towel 1 M

Q6 Why is it important to take a bath every day? Let us Speak • Health & Cleanliness 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Taking a bath every day removes dirt, sweat, and germs from our skin and keeps us fresh and healthy.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Removes dirt/sweat/germs 1 M

Keeps us fresh and healthy 1 M

Q7 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Dry
(b) Shake
(c) Nose Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Dry: Try, Cry, My, Sky.
(b) Rhyme with Shake: Take, Cake, Make, Lake.
(c) Rhyme with Nose: Toes, Rose, Goes.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Dry rhyme 1 M

Shake rhyme 1 M

Nose rhyme 1 M

Q8 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) Hands to wipe and fingers and _______ (toes / ears).
(b) And two wet legs and a shiny _______ (nose / head).
(c) If I were a dog and could _______ (shake / jump), shake, shake. Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Hands to wipe and fingers and toes.
(b) And two wet legs and a shiny nose.
(c) If I were a dog and could shake, shake, shake.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

toes 1 M

nose 1 M

shake 1 M

Q9 Write opposites for these words from the poem:
(a) Wet → ________
(b) Less → ________
(c) Clean → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Wet → Dry
(b) Less → More
(c) Clean → Dirty

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Dry 1 M

More 1 M

Dirty 1 M

Q10 Complete the spellings:
(a) T _ W E L
(b) W _ T
(c) S H _ N Y Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) T O W E L (TOWEL)
(b) W E T (WET)
(c) S H I N Y (SHINY)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

TOWEL 1 M

WET 1 M

SHINY 1 M

Q11 How many of each do we have?
(a) Fingers on both hands: ____
(b) Toes on both feet: ____
(c) Shiny nose: ____ Let us Write • Counting Body Parts 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) 10 fingers.
(b) 10 toes.
(c) 1 shiny nose.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

10 fingers 1 M

10 toes 1 M

1 nose 1 M

Q12 State True or False:
(a) We should leave ourselves soaking wet after a bath without wiping.
(b) Bathing keeps us clean and protects us from skin illnesses. True or False • Hygiene Habits 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. We should wipe ourselves dry.
(b) True. Bathing keeps us clean and healthy.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q13 Act like a little puppy shaking off water droplets! Which part of the dog shakes first? Let us Do • Action Song 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A dog shakes its head and ears first, then its whole furry body and tail!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Head/ears/body 1 M

Q14 Why should we turn off the tap while applying soap during a bath? Think and Share • Water Conservation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
To save clean water and prevent wasting precious water.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Saves water / prevents waste 1 M

Q15 Fill in: 'I comb my _______ (hair / shoes) and wear _______ (clean / muddy) clothes after a bath.' Let us Write • Sentence Completion 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'I comb my hair and wear clean clothes after a bath.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

hair 1 M

clean 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

After a Bath Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'After a Bath', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'After a Bath'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 2: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 4: The Bubble, the Straw and the Shoe

Story: Crossing the River & Teamwork

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of The Bubble, the Straw and the Shoe: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 Who were the three friends in the story 'The Bubble, the Straw and the Shoe'? Reading Comprehension • Story Characters 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The three friends were the Bubble, the Straw, and the Shoe.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Bubble, Straw, Shoe 1 M

Q2 Where did the three friends go one day? Reading Comprehension • The Journey 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
One day they went into the forest.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Into the forest 1 M

Q3 What obstacle did they come across in the forest, and what was the problem? Reading Comprehension • The Problem 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
They came to a river, but they did not know how to cross it.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Came to a river 1 M

Did not know how to cross 1 M

Q4 What did the Shoe ask the Bubble to do? Reading Comprehension • Shoe's Suggestion 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The Shoe said: 'Bubble, let us float on you!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Float on you 1 M

Q5 What alternative plan did the Straw suggest? Reading Comprehension • Straw's Idea 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The Straw said: 'Let me stretch myself from one bank to the other, then you can cross the river.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Stretch from bank to bank 1 M

Act as a bridge 1 M

Q6 What happened when the Shoe jumped onto the Straw? Reading Comprehension • The Accident 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The Shoe was heavy, so the Straw broke into two pieces!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shoe was heavy 1 M

Straw broke 1 M

Q7 What happened to the Shoe when the Straw broke? Reading Comprehension • Splash into Water 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The Shoe fell into the water with a loud splash!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Fell into water with loud splash 1 M

Q8 What happened to the Bubble when it saw the funny accident? Reading Comprehension • Bubble's Reaction 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The Bubble shook and shook with laughter, and burst with a big BANG!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shook with laughter 1 M

Burst with a big BANG 1 M

Q9 What sound did:
(a) The Shoe make when it fell into the river?
(b) The Bubble make when it burst? Let us Listen • Sound Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) The Shoe made a 'SPLASH!' sound.
(b) The Bubble made a 'BANG!' sound.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

SPLASH 1 M

BANG 1 M

Q10 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Shoe
(b) Splash Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Shoe: Two, Blue, Do, Zoo.
(b) Rhyme with Splash: Crash, Flash, Smash.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shoe rhyme 1 M

Splash rhyme 1 M

Q11 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) The three friends came to a _______ (river / mountain).
(b) The Straw stretched himself from one _______ (bank / tree) to the other.
(c) The Bubble burst with a big _______ (BANG / WHISTLE). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) The three friends came to a river.
(b) The Straw stretched himself from one bank to the other.
(c) The Bubble burst with a big BANG.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

river 1 M

bank 1 M

BANG 1 M

Q12 Complete the spellings:
(a) B U B B L _
(b) S T R _ W
(c) S H _ E Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) B U B B L E (BUBBLE)
(b) S T R A W (STRAW)
(c) S H O E (SHOE)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

BUBBLE 1 M

STRAW 1 M

SHOE 1 M

Q13 Put these story events in order (1 to 4):
(A) The Straw stretched across the river.
(B) The three friends went into the forest.
(C) The Bubble burst with a big bang.
(D) The Shoe jumped on the Straw and it broke. Let us Write • Story Sequencing 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
1. (B) The three friends went into the forest.
2. (A) The Straw stretched across the river.
3. (D) The Shoe jumped on the Straw and it broke.
4. (C) The Bubble burst with a big bang.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Correct order B -> A -> D -> C 2 M

Q14 State True or False:
(a) The Straw was made of steel and could hold the heavy shoe.
(b) Bubbles are delicate and easily pop when shaken violently. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. The straw was thin and broke.
(b) True. Bubbles are very delicate and pop easily.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q15 Which things float on water and which things sink?
[Dry leaf, Iron nail, Wooden stick, Heavy stone] Think and Share • Science & Floating 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• Float: Dry leaf, Wooden stick.
• Sink: Iron nail, Heavy stone.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Float items correct 1 M

Sink items correct 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

The Bubble, the Straw and the Shoe Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'The Bubble, the Straw and the Shoe', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'The Bubble, the Straw and the Shoe'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 3: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 5: One Little Kitten

Poem: Counting Animals from One to Fifteen

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of One Little Kitten: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 According to the poem 'One Little Kitten', how many of each animal are there?
(a) Kittens: ____
(b) Big cats: ____
(c) Baby butterflies: ____ Reading Comprehension • Counting Creatures 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) 1 little kitten.
(b) 2 big cats.
(c) 3 baby butterflies.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

1 kitten 1 M

2 cats 1 M

3 butterflies 1 M

Q2 How many big rats and how many fat fishes are in the poem? Reading Comprehension • Counting Creatures 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
There are 4 big rats and 5 fat fishes.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

4 big rats 1 M

5 fat fishes 1 M

Q3 How many brave bees and how many silly seagulls are mentioned? Reading Comprehension • Insects & Birds 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
There are 6 brave bees and 7 silly seagulls.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

6 brave bees 1 M

7 silly seagulls 1 M

Q4 How many happy eels and how many nervous lizards are in the poem? Reading Comprehension • Water Creatures 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
There are 8 happy eels and 9 nervous lizards.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

8 happy eels 1 M

9 nervous lizards 1 M

Q5 How many fat elephants and how many sad alligators are in the poem? Reading Comprehension • Big Animals 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
There are 10 fat elephants and 13 alligators (with 11 smelly alligators / 12 fat fleas).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

10 fat elephants 1 M

13 alligators 1 M

Q6 How many whales and how many donkeys end the poem? Reading Comprehension • Poem Finale 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
There are 14 whales and 15 donkeys with 15 tails!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

14 whales 1 M

15 donkeys with 15 tails 1 M

Q7 Find rhyming words for:
(a) Cat
(b) Bee
(c) Tail Let us Listen • Rhyming Pairs 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Cat: Rat, Fat, Hat, Mat.
(b) Rhyme with Bee: Flea, See, Tree, Three.
(c) Rhyme with Tail: Whale, Sail, Nail, Pale.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Cat rhyme 1 M

Bee rhyme 1 M

Tail rhyme 1 M

Q8 Write the number in words:
(a) 5 → ________
(b) 10 → ________
(c) 15 → ________ Let us Write • Number Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) 5 → FIVE
(b) 10 → TEN
(c) 15 → FIFTEEN

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

FIVE 1 M

TEN 1 M

FIFTEEN 1 M

Q9 Match the animal with its count in the poem:
1. Kittens (A) 10
2. Elephants (B) 1
3. Donkeys (C) 15 Let us Write • Matching Animals & Numbers 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Kittens → (B) 1
• 2. Elephants → (A) 10
• 3. Donkeys → (C) 15

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 matches correct 2 M

Q10 Match the animal with the describing word used in the poem:
1. Bees (A) Silly
2. Seagulls (B) Brave
3. Eels (C) Happy Let us Write • Describing Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Bees → (B) Brave
• 2. Seagulls → (A) Silly
• 3. Eels → (C) Happy

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 describing matches correct 2 M

Q11 Complete the spellings:
(a) K _ T T E N
(b) F _ S H
(c) E L _ P H A N T Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) K I T T E N (KITTEN)
(b) F I S H (FISH)
(c) E L E P H A N T (ELEPHANT)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

KITTEN 1 M

FISH 1 M

ELEPHANT 1 M

Q12 State True or False:
(a) In the poem, there were five big rats.
(b) The fifteen donkeys had fifteen tails. True or False • Poem Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. There were four big rats.
(b) True. Fifteen donkeys with fifteen tails.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q13 What is the baby of a cat called? Let us Speak • Baby Animals 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The baby of a cat is called a kitten.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Kitten 1 M

Q14 Where do whales live — on land or in deep ocean water? Think and Share • Habitats 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Whales live in deep ocean water (sea).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

In ocean / sea water 1 M

Q15 Fill in: 'One little kitten, two big _______ (cats / dogs), three baby _______ (butterflies / birds).' Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'One little kitten, two big cats, three baby butterflies.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

cats 1 M

butterflies 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

One Little Kitten Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'One Little Kitten', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'One Little Kitten'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 3: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 6: Lalu and Peelu

Story: The Red Chick, Yellow Chick & Red Chili

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Lalu and Peelu: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 Who were the chicks in the story, and what colours were they? Reading Comprehension • Story Characters 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The chicks were Lalu (who was red) and Peelu (who was yellow).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Lalu was red 1 M

Peelu was yellow 1 M

Q2 What did Lalu love, and what did Peelu love? Reading Comprehension • Likes and Preferences 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• Lalu loved red things.
• Peelu loved yellow things.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Lalu loved red things 1 M

Peelu loved yellow things 1 M

Q3 What did Lalu see on a plant one sunny day? Reading Comprehension • The Discovery 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Lalu saw something bright red on a plant.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Something red on a plant 1 M

Q4 What was the red thing on the plant, and what did Lalu do? Reading Comprehension • The Mistake 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It was a red chilli, and Lalu ate it up!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Red chilli 1 M

Lalu ate it up 1 M

Q5 What happened when Lalu ate the hot red chilli? Reading Comprehension • Reaction to Chilli 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
His mouth started burning hot, and he began to scream loudly!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mouth started burning 1 M

Screamed loudly 1 M

Q6 Who came running when Lalu screamed for help? Reading Comprehension • Family Help 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mother Hen and Peelu came running to help Lalu.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mother Hen and Peelu 1 M

Q7 What did Peelu bring to help Lalu's burning mouth? Reading Comprehension • The Yellow Solution 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Peelu brought a sweet yellow laddu.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Yellow laddu 1 M

Q8 What happened after Lalu gobbled up the yellow laddu? Reading Comprehension • Relief 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
His mouth stopped burning and he felt sweet and happy!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mouth stopped burning / felt happy 1 M

Q9 What did Mother Hen and Lalu do to thank Peelu? Reading Comprehension • Affectionate Ending 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mother Hen and Lalu kissed Peelu with love.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Kissed Peelu with love 1 M

Q10 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Red
(b) Hen
(c) Hot Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Red: Bed, Fed, Led.
(b) Rhyme with Hen: Pen, Ten, Men.
(c) Rhyme with Hot: Pot, Cot, Dot, Not.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Red rhyme 1 M

Hen rhyme 1 M

Hot rhyme 1 M

Q11 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) There was a hen. She had _______ (two / three) chicks.
(b) Lalu ate a red _______ (chilli / apple).
(c) Peelu gave Lalu a yellow _______ (laddu / banana). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) There was a hen. She had two chicks.
(b) Lalu ate a red chilli.
(c) Peelu gave Lalu a yellow laddu.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

two 1 M

chilli 1 M

laddu 1 M

Q12 Complete the spellings:
(a) C H I L L _
(b) L A D D _
(c) C H I C K Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) C H I L L I (CHILLI)
(b) L A D D U (LADDU)
(c) C H I C K

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

CHILLI 1 M

LADDU 1 M

CHICK 1 M

Q13 Match each character/food with its color in the story:
1. Lalu (A) Yellow
2. Peelu (B) Red
3. Chilli (C) Red
4. Laddu (D) Yellow Let us Write • Matching Colours 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Lalu → (B) Red
• 2. Peelu → (A) Yellow
• 3. Chilli → (C) Red
• 4. Laddu → (D) Yellow

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 4 correctly matched to colours 2 M

Q14 State True or False:
(a) Lalu loved blue things.
(b) Peelu was a kind and helpful brother. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. Lalu loved red things.
(b) True. Peelu helped his brother immediately.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q15 If your tongue burns after eating spicy food, what sweet thing should you eat or drink? Think and Share • Taste & Relief 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We should drink cold milk, eat sugar, honey, or ice-cream to cool down the burning sensation.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mentions sweet/milk relief 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Lalu and Peelu Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Lalu and Peelu', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Lalu and Peelu'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 4: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 7: Once I Saw a Little Bird

Poem: Hop, Hop, Hop & Bird Behavior

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Once I Saw a Little Bird: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What did the child see one day in the poem 'Once I Saw a Little Bird'? Reading Comprehension • Poem Opening 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child saw a little bird come hopping by ('Once I saw a little bird come hop, hop, hop').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Saw a little bird come hopping 1 M

Q2 How did the little bird move on the ground? Reading Comprehension • Bird Movement 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The little bird came hop, hop, hop.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hop, hop, hop 1 M

Q3 What did the child cry out to the bird? Reading Comprehension • Child's Call 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child cried: 'Little bird, will you stop, stop, stop?'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Stop, stop, stop quote 1 M

Q4 Where was the child going, and what did he want to say? Reading Comprehension • Window Meeting 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child was going to the window to say: 'How do you do?'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Going to the window 1 M

To say 'How do you do?' 1 M

Q5 What did the little bird do when the child reached the window? Reading Comprehension • Bird's Reaction 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The little bird shook his little tail and far away he flew!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shook his little tail 1 M

Far away he flew 1 M

Q6 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Hop
(b) Do Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Hop: Stop, Top, Mop, Pop.
(b) Rhyme with Do: You, Blue, To, Through.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hop rhyme 1 M

Do rhyme 1 M

Q7 Have you seen birds hopping on the grass near your home or school? Name two such birds. Let us Speak • Bird Watching 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Yes! Sparrows, pigeons, and mynas frequently hop on the ground looking for grains and seeds.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two birds named correctly 2 M

Q8 What sound does a little sparrow make? Let us Speak • Sound of Birds 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A sparrow chirps: 'Chirp, chirp! Cheep, cheep!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Chirp chirp sound 1 M

Q9 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) Once I saw a little bird come _______ (hop, hop, hop / run, run, run).
(b) I was going to the window to say: 'How do you _______ (do / be)?'
(c) But he shook his little _______ (tail / wing) and far away he flew. Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Once I saw a little bird come hop, hop, hop.
(b) I was going to the window to say: 'How do you do?'
(c) But he shook his little tail and far away he flew.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

hop, hop, hop 1 M

do 1 M

tail 1 M

Q10 Complete the spellings:
(a) B _ R D
(b) W _ N D O W
(c) T _ I L Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) B I R D (BIRD)
(b) W I N D O W (WINDOW)
(c) T A I L (TAIL)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

BIRD 1 M

WINDOW 1 M

TAIL 1 M

Q11 Write the opposite word for:
(a) Little → ________
(b) Stop → ________
(c) Far → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Little → Big
(b) Stop → Go / Start
(c) Far → Near

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Big 1 M

Go / Start 1 M

Near 1 M

Q12 State True or False:
(a) The bird came swimming in a pond.
(b) The child wanted to say hello politely to the bird. True or False • Poem Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. The bird came hopping.
(b) True. The child went to the window to say 'How do you do?'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q13 Show how a bird flaps its wings and flies. What body parts do birds have that humans do not have? Let us Do • Action Recitation 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Birds have wings, feathers, and a beak, which humans do not have.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wings / feathers 1 M

Beak 1 M

Q14 What can we put in our balcony or garden to help thirsty birds during summer? Think and Share • Care for Birds 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We can place a small clay bowl of fresh water and some grains/seeds.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Bowl of water and grains 1 M

Q15 Make a sentence using the word 'BIRD'. Let us Write • Sentence Formation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The sweet bird is singing on the tree branch.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Correct grammatical sentence 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Once I Saw a Little Bird Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Once I Saw a Little Bird', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Once I Saw a Little Bird'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 4: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 8: Mittu and the Yellow Mango

Story: Clever Parrot, Red Balloon & Crow

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Mittu and the Yellow Mango: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 Who was Mittu, and what did he look like in 'Mittu and the Yellow Mango'? Reading Comprehension • Story Hero 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mittu was a green parrot with a bright red beak.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Green parrot 1 M

Red beak 1 M

Q2 What did Mittu love to do? Reading Comprehension • Favourite Activity 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mittu loved to fly high in the sky.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Loved to fly 1 M

Q3 What did Mittu see on a tree when he looked down while flying? Reading Comprehension • The Discovery 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mittu saw a big yellow mango hanging on a tree.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Big yellow mango 1 M

Q4 Who lived on the mango tree, and what did he shout at Mittu? Reading Comprehension • The Crow's Shout 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A big black crow shouted: 'Caw, caw, go away! This is my tree!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Big black crow 1 M

Shouted 'Caw, caw, go away!' 1 M

Q5 How did Mittu feel when the crow shouted with a loud, harsh voice? Reading Comprehension • Mittu's Reaction 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mittu was afraid of the crow and flew away.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Afraid and flew away 1 M

Q6 What did Mittu see under another tree that gave him a clever idea? Reading Comprehension • The Clever Plan 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mittu saw a red balloon lying under a tree.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Red balloon under tree 1 M

Q7 How did Mittu carry the red balloon to the mango tree? Reading Comprehension • The Trick 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
He carefully picked up the balloon by its string in his red beak without bursting it.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Picked by string in beak 1 M

Flew behind the tree carefully 1 M

Q8 What did Mittu do behind the crow, and what sound did it make? Reading Comprehension • The Pop Sound 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mittu pecked the balloon with his red beak. It burst with a loud: 'POP!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Pecked balloon with beak 1 M

Burst with loud 'POP' 1 M

Q9 What did the crow think when the balloon popped, and what did he do? Reading Comprehension • The Crow's Fear 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The crow thought: 'A big gun is after me!' He screamed 'Caw!' and flew away, never to return.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Thought a big gun was firing 1 M

Flew away in fear 1 M

Q10 What did Mittu do after the crow flew away? Reading Comprehension • The Reward 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mittu came to the tree and ate the big, delicious yellow mango ('Yummy, yummy! What a nice mango!').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Came to tree 1 M

Ate delicious mango happily 1 M

Q11 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Crow
(b) Pop
(c) Tree Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Crow: Blow, Grow, Slow, Know.
(b) Rhyme with Pop: Hop, Stop, Top, Drop.
(c) Rhyme with Tree: See, Free, Three, Bee.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Crow rhyme 1 M

Pop rhyme 1 M

Tree rhyme 1 M

Q12 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) Mittu was a green _______ (parrot / pigeon).
(b) The crow was _______ (black / white) and had a loud voice.
(c) Mittu found a red _______ (balloon / ball) under a tree. Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Mittu was a green parrot.
(b) The crow was black and had a loud voice.
(c) Mittu found a red balloon under a tree.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

parrot 1 M

black 1 M

balloon 1 M

Q13 Complete the spellings:
(a) P A R R _ T
(b) M A N G _
(c) B A L L _ _ N Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) P A R R O T (PARROT)
(b) M A N G O (MANGO)
(c) B A L L O O N (BALLOON)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

PARROT 1 M

MANGO 1 M

BALLOON 1 M

Q14 State True or False:
(a) Mittu was a selfish, rude bird.
(b) Mittu used his intelligence to chase away the loud crow. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. Mittu was a clever, gentle parrot.
(b) True. He used his cleverness with the balloon.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q15 What does Mittu's story teach us about dealing with loud bullies? Think and Share • Moral of the Story 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It teaches us that clever thinking and calm planning can overcome big, loud bullies without fighting.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Clever thinking overcomes bullies 2 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Mittu and the Yellow Mango Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Mittu and the Yellow Mango', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Mittu and the Yellow Mango'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 5: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 9: Merry-Go-Round

Poem: Fairground Fun, Riding Up and Down

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Merry-Go-Round: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What ride did the child climb up on in the poem 'Merry-Go-Round'? Reading Comprehension • Poem Opening 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child climbed up on the merry-go-round.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Merry-go-round 1 M

Q2 How did the merry-go-round move? Reading Comprehension • Movement of Ride 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It went round and round.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Round and round 1 M

Q3 What did the child climb upon on the merry-go-round? Reading Comprehension • Ride Animal 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child climbed up on a big brown wooden horse.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Big brown horse 1 M

Q4 How did the big brown horse move? Reading Comprehension • Horse Movement 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It went up and down.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Up and down 1 M

Q5 Recite the line describing the combined motion of the ride. Reading Comprehension • Joyful Motion 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
'Around and round, and up and down, around and round, and up and down!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Around and round and up and down 1 M

Q6 Where did the child sit while riding? Reading Comprehension • High Riding 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child sat up high on the big brown horse.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sat up high 1 M

Q7 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Round
(b) Down
(c) Brown Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Round: Ground, Sound, Bound, Found.
(b) Rhyme with Down: Town, Clown, Crown.
(c) Rhyme with Brown: Drown, Frown, Town.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Round rhyme 1 M

Down rhyme 1 M

Brown rhyme 1 M

Q8 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) I climbed up on the merry-go-round and it went _______ (round and round / fast and slow).
(b) I climbed up on a big brown _______ (horse / elephant).
(c) And it went _______ (up and down / backwards). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) I climbed up on the merry-go-round and it went round and round.
(b) I climbed up on a big brown horse.
(c) And it went up and down.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

round and round 1 M

horse 1 M

up and down 1 M

Q9 Write the opposite word for:
(a) Up → ________
(b) High → ________
(c) Big → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Up → Down
(b) High → Low
(c) Big → Small

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Down 1 M

Low 1 M

Small 1 M

Q10 Complete the spellings:
(a) H _ R S E
(b) R _ U N D
(c) D _ W N Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) H O R S E (HORSE)
(b) R O U N D (ROUND)
(c) D O W N (DOWN)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

HORSE 1 M

ROUND 1 M

DOWN 1 M

Q11 Have you ever sat on a merry-go-round in a village fair or park? How did it feel? Let us Speak • Fair Experience 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Yes! It felt very exciting, breezy, and dizzy with laughter as the world spun around.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Personal fair experience 1 M

Q12 What geometric shape path does the merry-go-round follow as it turns? Let us Speak • Shapes in Rides 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It turns in a circle (round shape).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Circle / circular path 1 M

Q13 State True or False:
(a) The horse on the merry-go-round was made of wood and painted brown.
(b) The ride went straight in a long line without turning. True or False • Poem Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) True. It was a big brown wooden horse.
(b) False. It went round and round in a circle.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) True 1 M

(b) False 1 M

Q14 Draw circles on paper starting small and going bigger and bigger. What is this round pattern called? Let us Do • Action and Drawing 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
This pattern of concentric round circles is called a spiral / concentric circles.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Spiral / circles identified 1 M

Q15 Name two other rides you see in a children's amusement park or mela. Think and Share • Amusement Rides 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Giant Wheel (Ferris Wheel) and Toy Train (or roller coaster / bumper cars).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Two rides named correctly 2 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Merry-Go-Round Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Merry-Go-Round', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Merry-Go-Round'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 5: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 10: Circle

Story: Grandmother and Mohini Drawing Shapes

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Circle: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 Who were sitting together drawing pictures in the story 'Circle'? Reading Comprehension • Story Characters 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mohini and her Grandmother were sitting together.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mohini and Grandmother 1 M

Q2 What shape did Grandmother draw first on the paper? Reading Comprehension • First Drawing 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Grandmother drew a circle.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

A circle 1 M

Q3 What did Grandmother turn the circle into, and how? Reading Comprehension • Transformation 1 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
She drew three lines on the circle and turned it into a ball!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Drew three lines 1 M

Turned into a ball 1 M

Q4 What did Mohini draw after seeing Grandmother's ball? Reading Comprehension • Mohini's Turn 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mohini drew three lines on her circle and made a real ball that really bounced!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Drew a ball that bounced 1 M

Q5 What did Grandmother draw next from a circle? Reading Comprehension • Transformation 2 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Grandmother added a zig-zag line to the circle and made a balloon!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Added zig-zag line 1 M

Made a balloon 1 M

Q6 What colours of balloons did Mohini draw all over her paper? Reading Comprehension • Colorful Balloons 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mohini drew red, blue, green, and yellow balloons.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Red, blue, green, yellow 2 M

Q7 What other round things did Mohini draw using circles? Reading Comprehension • Other Circle Objects 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mohini drew a wheel, the moon, the sun, a rabbit, and her own face!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wheel, moon, sun 1 M

Rabbit and her own face 1 M

Q8 Look around your classroom or kitchen. Name three things that are round like a circle. Let us Speak • Round Objects Around Us 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A clock, a dinner plate, a coin, and a chapati (roti) are round like a circle.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Three round objects named 2 M

Q9 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Ball
(b) Moon
(c) Sun Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Ball: Call, Fall, Tall, Wall.
(b) Rhyme with Moon: Soon, Spoon, Noon.
(c) Rhyme with Sun: Fun, Run, Bun.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Ball rhyme 1 M

Moon rhyme 1 M

Sun rhyme 1 M

Q10 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) Grandmother drew a _______ (circle / square).
(b) Grandmother drew three lines on the circle to make a _______ (ball / book).
(c) Mohini drew a zig-zag line to make a _______ (balloon / snake). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Grandmother drew a circle.
(b) Grandmother drew three lines on the circle to make a ball.
(c) Mohini drew a zig-zag line to make a balloon.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

circle 1 M

ball 1 M

balloon 1 M

Q11 Complete the spellings:
(a) C _ R C L E
(b) B _ L L
(c) M _ _ N Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) C I R C L E (CIRCLE)
(b) B A L L (BALL)
(c) M O O N (MOON)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

CIRCLE 1 M

BALL 1 M

MOON 1 M

Q12 Match the shape with the object:
1. Circle (A) Blackboard / Book
2. Square (B) Full moon / Coin
3. Triangle (C) Slice of pizza / Samosa Let us Write • Shapes Matching 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Circle → (B) Full moon / Coin
• 2. Square → (A) Blackboard / Book
• 3. Triangle → (C) Slice of pizza / Samosa

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 shapes correctly matched 2 M

Q13 State True or False:
(a) Mohini could not draw a circle even after trying.
(b) Mohini drew her own face using a circle. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. Mohini drew many beautiful circles.
(b) True. She drew eyes, nose, mouth and made her own face.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q14 How can you turn a circle into a smiling sun? Let us Do • Creative Drawing 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Draw a circle, draw eyes and a smiling mouth inside, and draw straight rays of sunshine all around the edge!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Clear steps to draw smiling sun 1 M

Q15 What do you like to draw or make when sitting with your grandmother or grandfather? Think and Share • Family Bonding 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I like to draw flowers, animals, and houses, and listen to interesting childhood stories from them.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Thoughtful child response 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Circle Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Circle', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Circle'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 6: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 11: If I Were an Apple

Poem: Imagination, Dropping Down for a Boy

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of If I Were an Apple: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 In the poem 'If I Were an Apple', what does the child wish to be? Reading Comprehension • Poem Opening 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child wishes to be an apple growing on a tree ('If I were an apple and grew on a tree').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

An apple on a tree 1 M

Q2 Where would the child drop down if he were an apple? Reading Comprehension • Child's Thought 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
He thinks he would drop down on a nice boy like himself ('I think I'd drop down on a nice boy like me').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Drop down on a nice boy 1 M

Q3 Why would the apple not stay on the tree doing nothing? Reading Comprehension • Fruit's Purpose 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Because staying there would give nobody any joy ('I wouldn't stay there, giving nobody joy').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Giving nobody joy 2 M

Q4 What would the apple say as it fell down? Reading Comprehension • Fruit's Call 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It would fall with a smile and say: 'Eat me, my boy!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Eat me, my boy 1 M

Q5 Name three other fruits that grow on trees. Let us Speak • Fruit Trees 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Mango, guava, orange, and papaya grow on trees.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Three tree fruits named 2 M

Q6 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Tree
(b) Joy
(c) Down Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Tree: Me, See, Free, Three.
(b) Rhyme with Joy: Boy, Toy, Roy.
(c) Rhyme with Down: Town, Clown, Brown.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Tree rhyme 1 M

Joy rhyme 1 M

Down rhyme 1 M

Q7 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) If I were an _______ (apple / orange) and grew on a tree.
(b) I think I'd drop down on a nice _______ (boy / dog) like me.
(c) I'd fall down at once and say: 'Eat me, my _______ (boy / friend)!' Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) If I were an apple and grew on a tree.
(b) I think I'd drop down on a nice boy like me.
(c) I'd fall down at once and say: 'Eat me, my boy!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

apple 1 M

boy 1 M

Q8 Complete the spellings:
(a) A P P L _
(b) T R _ E
(c) D R _ P Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) A P P L E (APPLE)
(b) T R E E (TREE)
(c) D R O P (DROP)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

APPLE 1 M

TREE 1 M

DROP 1 M

Q9 Write the opposite word for:
(a) Down → ________
(b) Joy → ________
(c) Nice → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Down → Up
(b) Joy → Sorrow / Sadness
(c) Nice → Nasty / Bad

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Up 1 M

Sorrow 1 M

Nasty/Bad 1 M

Q10 State True or False:
(a) The apple wished to fly into space like a rocket.
(b) The apple wanted to give sweet nourishment and joy to a child. True or False • Poem Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. It wanted to drop on a nice boy.
(b) True. It wanted to be eaten and give joy.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q11 Why are apples healthy to eat every day? Let us Speak • Health Value 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Apples give us vitamins, fiber, and energy, keeping our teeth, tummy, and body healthy.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Gives vitamins and energy 1 M

Keeps body healthy 1 M

Q12 Draw an apple on a branch with a green leaf. What colour will you paint the apple? Let us Do • Drawing and Coloring 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I will paint the apple bright red (or crisp green) and the leaf emerald green.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Red/green apple with leaf 1 M

Q13 How does a fruit tree teach us to be generous and kind? Think and Share • Generosity 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A tree gives its sweet fruits, cool shade, and oxygen freely to everyone without expecting anything in return.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Gives fruits and shade freely 2 M

Q14 Make a sentence using the word 'TREE'. Let us Write • Sentence Formation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The big green tree is full of ripe mangoes.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Valid grammatical sentence 1 M

Q15 If you could be any fruit, which fruit would you like to be and why? Let us Speak • Creative Imagination 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I would like to be a mango because it is the king of fruits, sweet and loved by all children!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Reasonable imaginative choice 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

If I Were an Apple Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'If I Were an Apple', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'If I Were an Apple'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 6: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 12: Our Tree

Story: Berry Seed, Rain, Leaves & Life of a Tree

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Our Tree: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What did the little bird see in the story 'Our Tree'? Reading Comprehension • Story Opening 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A little bird saw a ripe berry on our tree.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Ripe berry 1 M

Q2 What happened when the little bird ate the berry? Reading Comprehension • The Seed Falls 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The bird ate a tasty berry, and a berry seed fell down onto the soil.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Ate tasty berry 1 M

Berry seed fell down 1 M

Q3 What helped the fallen seed grow into a tiny plant? Reading Comprehension • The Sprout 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The rains came, and the little plant was born from the moist soil.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Rains came 1 M

Little plant was born 1 M

Q4 How did the tiny plant change over time? Reading Comprehension • Tree's Growth 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It grew into a huge tree with big branches and long green leaves.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Grew into a huge tree 1 M

Q5 Who lived and crawled on the big tree? Reading Comprehension • Tree Inhabitants 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Crows, singing birds, crawling caterpillars, spiders, and busy ants lived on the tree.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Birds, caterpillars, spiders, ants 2 M

Q6 What grew on the branches of the big tree? Reading Comprehension • Tree Bounty 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The tree had fresh fruits — both big and small, for birds and squirrels to pluck.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Big and small fruits 1 M

Q7 What did children do under and around the big tree? Reading Comprehension • Children at Play 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Children had fun swinging on swings from branches and playing in its cool shade.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Swinging on branches 1 M

Playing in cool shade 1 M

Q8 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Tree
(b) Rain
(c) Small Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Tree: Free, See, Bee.
(b) Rhyme with Rain: Grain, Train, Plain.
(c) Rhyme with Small: Ball, Tall, Call, Fall.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Tree rhyme 1 M

Rain rhyme 1 M

Small rhyme 1 M

Q9 Put the stages of plant growth in correct order (1 to 4):
(A) Little green sprout appears.
(B) Rains fall on the seed.
(C) Huge tree gives fruits and shade.
(D) Berry seed falls into the soil. Let us Write • Plant Life Cycle 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
1. (D) Berry seed falls into the soil.
2. (B) Rains fall on the seed.
3. (A) Little green sprout appears.
4. (C) Huge tree gives fruits and shade.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Correct order D -> B -> A -> C 2 M

Q10 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) A little bird sees a ripe _______ (berry / mango) on our tree.
(b) The rains have come, a little plant is _______ (born / dead).
(c) The tree has fruit, some big, some _______ (small / square). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) A little bird sees a ripe berry on our tree.
(b) The rains have come, a little plant is born.
(c) The tree has fruit, some big, some small.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

berry 1 M

born 1 M

small 1 M

Q11 Complete the spellings:
(a) B E R R _
(b) P L _ N T
(c) B R _ N C H Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) B E R R Y (BERRY)
(b) P L A N T (PLANT)
(c) B R A N C H (BRANCH)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

BERRY 1 M

PLANT 1 M

BRANCH 1 M

Q12 State True or False:
(a) Trees need water and sunlight to grow.
(b) Birds and animals do not get any food from trees. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) True. Seeds need water, sunlight, and air.
(b) False. Trees provide food, berries, and shelters.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) True 1 M

(b) False 1 M

Q13 Why should we plant more trees and never cut them down? Think and Share • Importance of Trees 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Trees give us clean air to breathe, shade from hot sun, sweet fruits, wood, and homes for birds.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Gives clean air & shade 1 M

Gives fruits & homes for birds 1 M

Q14 Which bird nests or rests in the trees around your school? Let us Speak • Observation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Crows, pigeons, sparrows, and parrots nest in our school trees.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Names real local birds 1 M

Q15 What simple thing can children do every morning to care for school plants? Let us Do • Tree Care 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We can water the plants gently with a watering can.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Water the plants 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Our Tree Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Our Tree', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Our Tree'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 7: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 13: A Kite

Poem: Wishing to Fly in the Breezy Sky

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of A Kite: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 In the poem 'A Kite', what does the child often sit and wish? Reading Comprehension • Poem Opening 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child wishes that he could be a kite up in the sky ('I often sit and wish that I could be a kite up in the sky').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wish to be a kite in the sky 1 M

Q2 How does the child want to travel through the sky? Reading Comprehension • Kite Movement 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
He wants to ride upon the breeze and blow wherever chance might blow him.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Ride upon the breeze 1 M

Blow wherever chance goes 1 M

Q3 What makes a kite fly high into the air? Reading Comprehension • Wind Power 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The blowing wind / breeze lifts the kite and keeps it soaring high.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Blowing wind / breeze 1 M

Q4 How would you feel if you were flying high above the houses and trees like a kite? Reading Comprehension • Child's Feelings 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I would feel free, joyous, and amazed to look down at the world like a little bird.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Free, joyous feeling 1 M

Q5 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Kite
(b) Sky
(c) Blow Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Kite: Bright, White, Night, Bite.
(b) Rhyme with Sky: Fly, High, My, Try.
(c) Rhyme with Blow: Go, Slow, Grow, Low.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Kite rhyme 1 M

Sky rhyme 1 M

Blow rhyme 1 M

Q6 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) I often sit and wish that I could be a _______ (kite / bird) up in the sky.
(b) And ride upon the _______ (breeze / wave) and go.
(c) In whatever way I chanced to _______ (blow / swim). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) I often sit and wish that I could be a kite up in the sky.
(b) And ride upon the breeze and go.
(c) In whatever way I chanced to blow.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

kite 1 M

breeze 1 M

blow 1 M

Q7 Complete the spellings:
(a) K _ T E
(b) B R _ _ Z E
(c) S K _ Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) K I T E (KITE)
(b) B R E E Z E (BREEZE)
(c) S K Y (SKY)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

KITE 1 M

BREEZE 1 M

SKY 1 M

Q8 Write the opposite word for:
(a) High → ________
(b) Up → ________
(c) Sit → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) High → Low
(b) Up → Down
(c) Sit → Stand

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Low 1 M

Down 1 M

Stand 1 M

Q9 On which Indian festival do people love to fly colorful kites from their rooftops? Let us Speak • Kite Festival 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
People fly kites on Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan) / Independence Day.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Makar Sankranti / Independence Day 1 M

Q10 State True or False:
(a) A kite can fly high even when there is no wind at all.
(b) A kite has a long string and a light frame made of bamboo and paper. True or False • Kite Flying 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. A kite needs wind to fly.
(b) True. Kites are made of lightweight bamboo sticks and paper.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q11 What safety rule should children always remember while flying kites? Think and Share • Safety Rules 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Never run near road traffic, avoid sharp metal manjha, and never lean over low terrace railings.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Terrace safety / stay away from edges 1 M

Avoid sharp manjha/traffic 1 M

Q12 What geometric shape does a traditional paper kite have? Let us Do • Shapes of a Kite 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A traditional paper kite is shaped like a diamond (rhombus / tilted square).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Diamond / tilted square 1 M

Q13 If you could fly in the sky, what would you like to visit first? Let us Speak • Creative Wishing 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I would like to visit the fluffy white clouds and fly over snow-capped mountains!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Imaginative child-friendly response 1 M

Q14 Make a sentence using the word 'SKY'. Let us Write • Sentence Formation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The blue sky is dotted with fluffy white clouds.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Valid grammatical sentence 1 M

Q15 Circle the word that does NOT rhyme with 'Kite': [Bite, White, Sun, Bright]. Let us Write • Word Rhymes 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Sun does not rhyme with Kite.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sun identified 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

A Kite Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'A Kite', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'A Kite'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 7: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 14: Sundari

Story: Bobby's Kite Flying Free in the Wind

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Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Sundari: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 Who made the kite, and what was the kite's name in 'Sundari'? Reading Comprehension • Story Characters 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A boy named Bobby made the kite, and he called her Sundari.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Bobby made kite 1 M

Name was Sundari 1 M

Q2 Why did Bobby name the kite 'Sundari'? Reading Comprehension • Why Named Sundari 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Because she was very beautiful ('Sundari' means beautiful in Hindi).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Because she was beautiful 1 M

Q3 What did Sundari look like? Reading Comprehension • Kite Appearance 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Sundari was a big, beautiful kite made of red, white, and blue paper with a big smiling face.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Red, white, and blue paper 1 M

Big smiling face 1 M

Q4 Where did Bobby take Sundari to fly her? Reading Comprehension • Fair & Flying 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Bobby took Sundari out to the open green fair / field.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

To the fair / open field 1 M

Q5 What happened when Bobby tried to fly Sundari the first time? Reading Comprehension • The Puppy's Mischief 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A little puppy ran up and caught Sundari's long tail in his mouth!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Little puppy 1 M

Caught long tail in mouth 1 M

Q6 How did Bobby free Sundari's tail from the puppy? Reading Comprehension • Chasing Away Puppy 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Bobby shouted: 'Shoo! Shoo!' and shooed the puppy away.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shooed the puppy away 1 M

Q7 What did Sundari do when a strong wind blew? Reading Comprehension • The Great Flight 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Sundari leaped up into the air, gave a big tug on the string, and flew high, high up into the blue sky!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Tugged on string 1 M

Flew high into the sky 1 M

Q8 What did Bobby do when Sundari tugged so hard? Reading Comprehension • Bobby's Action 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Bobby had to let the string go, cheering: 'Wheee! Look at Sundari go!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Let the string go 1 M

Q9 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Tail
(b) Big
(c) Tug Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Tail: Sail, Mail, Nail, Pale.
(b) Rhyme with Big: Pig, Dig, Fig, Wig.
(c) Rhyme with Tug: Hug, Rug, Bug, Mug.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Tail rhyme 1 M

Big rhyme 1 M

Tug rhyme 1 M

Q10 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) Bobby called his kite _______ (Sundari / Sweety).
(b) Sundari had a big _______ (smiling / crying) face.
(c) A little _______ (puppy / kitten) held her long tail in his mouth. Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Bobby called his kite Sundari.
(b) Sundari had a big smiling face.
(c) A little puppy held her long tail in his mouth.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sundari 1 M

smiling 1 M

puppy 1 M

Q11 Complete the spellings:
(a) P U P P _
(b) S M _ L E
(c) S T R _ N G Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) P U P P Y (PUPPY)
(b) S M I L E (SMILE)
(c) S T R I N G (STRING)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

PUPPY 1 M

SMILE 1 M

STRING 1 M

Q12 Put these story events in order (1 to 4):
(A) A puppy grabbed Sundari's tail.
(B) Bobby made a beautiful kite named Sundari.
(C) Sundari tugged hard and flew away freely into the clouds.
(D) Bobby shooed the puppy away. Let us Write • Story Sequencing 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
1. (B) Bobby made a beautiful kite named Sundari.
2. (A) A puppy grabbed Sundari's tail.
3. (D) Bobby shooed the puppy away.
4. (C) Sundari tugged hard and flew away freely into the clouds.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Correct order B -> A -> D -> C 2 M

Q13 State True or False:
(a) Sundari was angry and refused to smile.
(b) Sundari wanted to fly freely without being tied to a string. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. Sundari had a big smiling face.
(b) True. She tugged hard to fly free in the wind.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q14 Can you see the wind with your eyes? How do you know wind is blowing? Think and Share • Wind 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We cannot see the wind, but we know it is blowing when leaves rustle, tree branches sway, and kites fly high.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Cannot see wind directly 1 M

Feel it and see leaves/branches move 1 M

Q15 If you made a kite, what three colors would you paint on it, and what name would you give it? Let us Do • Design a Kite 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I would paint it with yellow, orange, and purple, and name it 'Pawan' (Breeze) / 'Rani' (Queen).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Creative child response 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Sundari Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Sundari', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Sundari'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 8: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 15: A Little Turtle

Poem: Crawling Slow & Carrying House on Back

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of A Little Turtle: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 Who is speaking in the poem 'A Little Turtle'? Reading Comprehension • Poem Character 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A little turtle is speaking ('I am a little turtle').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

A little turtle 1 M

Q2 How does the turtle crawl? Reading Comprehension • Movement 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The turtle crawls very slowly ('I crawl so slow').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Crawls so slow 1 M

Q3 What does the turtle carry wherever it goes? Reading Comprehension • Turtle's House 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The turtle carries its house on its back ('I carry my house wherever I go').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Carries house on back 1 M

Q4 What does the turtle do when it gets tired? Reading Comprehension • Bedtime Routine 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
When tired, the turtle crawls into its shell and goes to bed ('When I get tired, I put in my head, my legs and my tail, and I go to bed').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Puts in head, legs, tail 1 M

Goes to bed inside shell 1 M

Q5 What is the turtle's 'house' called? Reading Comprehension • Shell Protection 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The turtle's house is its hard protective shell (carapace).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shell 1 M

Q6 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Slow
(b) Bed
(c) Tail Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Slow: Go, Blow, Grow, Low.
(b) Rhyme with Bed: Head, Red, Fed, Led.
(c) Rhyme with Tail: Sail, Rail, Fail, Mail.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Slow rhyme 1 M

Bed rhyme 1 M

Tail rhyme 1 M

Q7 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) I am a little turtle, I crawl so _______ (fast / slow).
(b) I carry my _______ (house / bag) wherever I go.
(c) When I get tired, I put in my _______ (head / eyes), my legs and my tail. Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) I am a little turtle, I crawl so slow.
(b) I carry my house wherever I go.
(c) When I get tired, I put in my head, my legs and my tail.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

slow 1 M

house 1 M

head 1 M

Q8 Write opposites for these words:
(a) Slow → ________
(b) Little → ________
(c) Go → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Slow → Fast
(b) Little → Big
(c) Go → Come / Stop

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Fast 1 M

Big 1 M

Come/Stop 1 M

Q9 Complete the spellings:
(a) T _ R T L E
(b) C R _ W L
(c) S H _ L L Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) T U R T L E (TURTLE)
(b) C R A W L (CRAWL)
(c) S H E L L (SHELL)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

TURTLE 1 M

CRAWL 1 M

SHELL 1 M

Q10 Who runs faster — a rabbit or a turtle? Let us Speak • Animal Speed 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A rabbit runs much faster than a slow turtle.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Rabbit runs faster 1 M

Q11 State True or False:
(a) A turtle takes off its shell before sleeping.
(b) A turtle can pull its head and legs inside its hard shell for protection. True or False • Turtle Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. The shell is part of the turtle's body.
(b) True. It pulls itself inside when it senses danger or rests.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q12 Where do turtles live — on land, in water, or both? Think and Share • Animal Habitats 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Turtles can live both in water (ponds/seas) and on land.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Both land and water 1 M

Q13 Crawl like a slow turtle on the carpet. How do babies crawl before they learn to walk? Let us Do • Turtle Crawl 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Babies crawl on their hands and knees, just like a crawling little turtle!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hands and knees 1 M

Q14 Make a sentence using the word 'SLOW'. Let us Write • Sentence Formation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The little turtle is very slow, but it never gives up.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Valid grammatical sentence 1 M

Q15 In the famous race story of the Tortoise and the Hare, who won the race and why? Think and Share • Aesop's Fable 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The tortoise won because he kept walking slowly and steadily without stopping! ('Slow and steady wins the race').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Tortoise won 1 M

Slow and steady wins the race 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

A Little Turtle Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'A Little Turtle', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'A Little Turtle'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 8: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 16: The Tiger and the Mosquito

Story: Pride, Humility & Not Being Proud

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of The Tiger and the Mosquito: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What was the tiger doing when the story starts in 'The Tiger and the Mosquito'? Reading Comprehension • Story Opening 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A tiger was dozing under a tree.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Dozing under a tree 1 M

Q2 Who came buzzing by while the tiger was resting? Reading Comprehension • The Intruder 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A tiny mosquito came buzzing by ('Buzzzz, buzzzz!').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

A mosquito buzzing by 1 M

Q3 What did the angry tiger tell the mosquito? Reading Comprehension • Tiger's Pride 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The tiger growled: 'Hey! Mosquito! Go away!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Go away growl 1 M

Q4 What did the mosquito say back to the proud tiger? Reading Comprehension • Mosquito's Reply 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The mosquito said: 'Why should I go away? I am not afraid of you!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Why should I go away? 1 M

Not afraid of you 1 M

Q5 What happened when the furious tiger struck out with his paw? Reading Comprehension • The First Strike 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The mosquito flew off, and the tiger's heavy paw struck his own cheek!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Mosquito flew off 1 M

Paw struck own cheek 1 M

Q6 What happened to the tiger's cheek after he hit himself? Reading Comprehension • Pain and Bleeding 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The blow scraped his cheek, the skin broke, and it began to bleed.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Scraped cheek 1 M

Began to bleed 1 M

Q7 What happened when the tiger struck with his other paw? Reading Comprehension • Second Attempt 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The mosquito buzzed off again, and the tiger hit his other cheek too!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hit other cheek 2 M

Q8 What did the helpless tiger finally do? Reading Comprehension • Tiger's Defeat 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The tiger was helpless. He quietly got up and walked away in shame.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Walked away quietly 1 M

Q9 What valuable advice did the mosquito call out to the walking tiger? Reading Comprehension • The Mosquito's Parting Words 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The mosquito said: 'Don't be so proud, my friend. Everyone is great in their own way!'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Don't be proud quote 1 M

Everyone is great in their own way 1 M

Q10 What sound does a mosquito make when it flies around our ears? Let us Listen • Sound Words 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A mosquito makes a high-pitched 'Buzzzz, buzzzz!' sound.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Buzzzz sound 1 M

Q11 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) A tiger was _______ (dozing / dancing) under a tree.
(b) The tiger struck out with his _______ (paw / tail).
(c) Everyone is great in his own _______ (way / size). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) A tiger was dozing under a tree.
(b) The tiger struck out with his paw.
(c) Everyone is great in his own way.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

dozing 1 M

paw 1 M

way 1 M

Q12 Complete the spellings:
(a) T _ G E R
(b) P _ W
(c) C H _ _ K Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) T I G E R (TIGER)
(b) P A W (PAW)
(c) C H E E K (CHEEK)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

TIGER 1 M

PAW 1 M

CHEEK 1 M

Q13 State True or False:
(a) The tiny mosquito was terrified and bowed before the tiger.
(b) Being very big and strong does not mean you can bully smaller creatures. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. The mosquito was fearless.
(b) True. True strength lies in humility, not bullying.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q14 What is the main lesson taught by 'The Tiger and the Mosquito'? Think and Share • Moral of the Story 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Never be vain or overly proud of your size or power. Every living creature has unique strengths and deserves respect.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Never be too proud 1 M

Respect everyone / unique strengths 1 M

Q15 Write the opposite word for:
(a) Proud → ________
(b) Quiet → ________
(c) Friend → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Proud → Humble
(b) Quiet → Noisy / Loud
(c) Friend → Enemy

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Humble 1 M

Noisy/Loud 1 M

Enemy 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

The Tiger and the Mosquito Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'The Tiger and the Mosquito', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'The Tiger and the Mosquito'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 9: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 17: Clouds

Poem: Cooling Raindrops & Singing in the Rain

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Clouds: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What is the weather like at the start of the poem 'Clouds'? Reading Comprehension • Weather Setting 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
It is very hot and the sky is blue ('It is hot. The sky is blue').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

It is hot and sky is blue 1 M

Q2 What appears in the sky looking for relief? Reading Comprehension • First Cloud 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A little cloud comes looking for you.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

A little cloud 1 M

Q3 What do more and more clouds bring with them? Reading Comprehension • Rain Clouds 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
More clouds come and bring rain ('They bring rain').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Bring rain 1 M

Q4 What do children do when the rain arrives? Reading Comprehension • Joyful Reaction 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Children sing and dance because it is cool again ('Sing and dance. It's cool again!').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sing and dance 1 M

It is cool again 1 M

Q5 What colour are clouds:
(a) On a sunny day?
(b) Just before heavy rain? Let us Speak • Colors of Clouds 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) On a sunny day: White and fluffy.
(b) Before heavy rain: Dark grey or black.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

White on sunny day 1 M

Dark grey/black before rain 1 M

Q6 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Hot
(b) Blue
(c) Rain Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Hot: Pot, Cot, Dot, Not.
(b) Rhyme with Blue: You, Two, Shoe, Through.
(c) Rhyme with Rain: Train, Pain, Grain, Chain.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Hot rhyme 1 M

Blue rhyme 1 M

Rain rhyme 1 M

Q7 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) It is hot. The sky is _______ (blue / yellow).
(b) More clouds come. They bring _______ (rain / snow).
(c) Sing and dance! It's _______ (cool / hot) again! Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) It is hot. The sky is blue.
(b) More clouds come. They bring rain.
(c) Sing and dance! It's cool again!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

blue 1 M

rain 1 M

cool 1 M

Q8 Write the opposite word for:
(a) Hot → ________
(b) More → ________
(c) Come → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Hot → Cold / Cool
(b) More → Less
(c) Come → Go

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Cold/Cool 1 M

Less 1 M

Go 1 M

Q9 Complete the spellings:
(a) C L _ U D
(b) R _ I N
(c) D _ N C E Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) C L O U D (CLOUD)
(b) R A I N (RAIN)
(c) D A N C E (DANCE)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

CLOUD 1 M

RAIN 1 M

DANCE 1 M

Q10 State True or False:
(a) Clouds are made of water droplets condensed in the air.
(b) Rain makes the weather hotter and drier. True or False • Weather Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) True. Clouds are made of tiny condensed water drops.
(b) False. Rain cools down the weather.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) True 1 M

(b) False 1 M

Q11 What do children love to float in rain puddles? Think and Share • Rainy Day Delights 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Children love to float colourful paper boats in rainwater puddles.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Paper boats 1 M

Q12 Which beautiful national bird dances with open feathers when it rains? Let us Speak • Peacocks in Rain 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The Peacock spreads its gorgeous feathers and dances when it rains.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Peacock 1 M

Q13 Have you ever looked up and seen animal shapes in the clouds? Name one shape you imagined. Let us Do • Cloud Shapes 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
I have seen clouds shaped like a fluffy rabbit, a big elephant, and a galloping horse!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Imaginative cloud shape 1 M

Q14 Make a sentence using the word 'RAIN'. Let us Write • Sentence Formation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We opened our colourful umbrellas when the rain started falling.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Valid grammatical sentence 1 M

Q15 Why are farmers happy when it rains on time? Think and Share • Farmers and Rain 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Because crops in the fields need rainwater to grow healthy and give abundant food grains.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Crops need water to grow 2 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Clouds Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Clouds', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Clouds'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 9: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 18: Anandi's Rainbow

Story: Painting Garden Flowers with Rainbow Colours

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Anandi's Rainbow: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 What was Anandi doing when the story 'Anandi's Rainbow' begins? Reading Comprehension • Story Opening 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Anandi was fast asleep and dreaming of a rainbow.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Dreaming of a rainbow 1 M

Q2 What did Anandi see when she woke up and looked out of the window? Reading Comprehension • The Sky View 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
She saw a huge, bright rainbow across the clear blue sky.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Huge bright rainbow across blue sky 1 M

Q3 Who was Milly in the story? Reading Comprehension • Anandi's Pet 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Milly was Anandi's favourite pet cat.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Favourite pet cat 1 M

Q4 What did Anandi do with her box of paints in the garden? Reading Comprehension • Garden Project 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
She painted the garden flowers with the bright colours of the rainbow.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Painted flowers 1 M

Used rainbow colours 1 M

Q5 Which colour did Anandi leave unpainted, and why? Reading Comprehension • The Yellow Sun 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
She left the yellow colour for the sun so it could shine warm and bright in the sky.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Yellow left 1 M

For the sun to shine 1 M

Q6 What happened to the rainbow, and what remained in the garden? Reading Comprehension • Story Conclusion 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The rainbow in the sky was gone, but all the beautiful flowers in the garden remained bright and colourful!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Rainbow gone 1 M

Garden flowers remained colourful 1 M

Q7 Name all 7 colours of the rainbow in order (VIBGYOR). Let us Speak • 7 Rainbow Colours 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Names all 7 colours correctly 3 M

Q8 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Bright
(b) Cat
(c) Sun Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Bright: Light, Night, Sight, White.
(b) Rhyme with Cat: Mat, Hat, Bat, Rat.
(c) Rhyme with Sun: Run, Fun, Bun, Done.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Bright rhyme 1 M

Cat rhyme 1 M

Sun rhyme 1 M

Q9 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) Anandi loved to draw and _______ (paint / swim).
(b) Milly was a pet _______ (cat / dog).
(c) Anandi left the _______ (yellow / black) colour for the sun. Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Anandi loved to draw and paint.
(b) Milly was a pet cat.
(c) Anandi left the yellow colour for the sun.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

paint 1 M

cat 1 M

yellow 1 M

Q10 Complete the spellings:
(a) R _ I N B O W
(b) P _ I N T
(c) G _ R D E N Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) R A I N B O W (RAINBOW)
(b) P A I N T (PAINT)
(c) G A R D E N (GARDEN)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

RAINBOW 1 M

PAINT 1 M

GARDEN 1 M

Q11 Match each plant part with its natural colour:
1. Leaf (A) Red
2. Rose (B) Yellow
3. Sunflower (C) Green Let us Write • Matching Flower Colours 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
• 1. Leaf → (C) Green
• 2. Rose → (A) Red
• 3. Sunflower → (B) Yellow

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

All 3 matches correct 2 M

Q12 State True or False:
(a) A rainbow is seen when it rains and the sun shines at the same time.
(b) A rainbow has only two colours. True or False • Rainbow Science 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) True. Sun and rain droplets create a rainbow.
(b) False. A rainbow has seven colours.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) True 1 M

(b) False 1 M

Q13 What color do you get when you mix Yellow and Blue? Let us Do • Color Mixing 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Yellow + Blue = Green.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Green 1 M

Q14 Why do flowers have bright, beautiful colours? Think and Share • Art & Nature 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Bright colours attract butterflies, honeybees, and birds to pollinate flowers and make the world look cheerful.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Attract butterflies and bees 2 M

Q15 Make a sentence using the word 'RAINBOW'. Let us Write • Sentence Formation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We saw a glorious rainbow arching across the sky after the shower.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Valid grammatical sentence 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Anandi's Rainbow Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Anandi's Rainbow', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Anandi's Rainbow'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 10: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 19: Flying-Man

Poem: Flying Over Mountains and Seas

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of Flying-Man: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 Who is the child calling out to in the poem 'Flying-Man'? Reading Comprehension • Poem Opening 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child is calling out to the Flying-man ('Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the sky').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Flying-man 1 M

Q2 What does the child ask the Flying-man? Reading Comprehension • Child's Question 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child asks: 'Where are you going to, flying so high?'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Where are you going to quote 1 M

Q3 Over which natural features does the Flying-man fly? Reading Comprehension • Places Traveled 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The Flying-man flies over the mountains and over the sea ('Over the mountains, and over the sea!').

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Over the mountains 1 M

Over the sea 1 M

Q4 What request does the child make to the Flying-man at the end? Reading Comprehension • Child's Wish 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The child begs: 'Can't you take me?'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Can't you take me? 1 M

Q5 Name two modern flying machines that carry people high up in the sky. Let us Speak • Flying Machines 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Aeroplanes and Helicopters (also hot air balloons and rockets).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Aeroplane and Helicopter 2 M

Q6 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Sky
(b) Sea
(c) Man Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Sky: High, Fly, My, Try.
(b) Rhyme with Sea: Me, He, See, Tree.
(c) Rhyme with Man: Can, Pan, Van, Ran.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Sky rhyme 1 M

Sea rhyme 1 M

Man rhyme 1 M

Q7 Fill in the blanks with correct poem words:
(a) Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the _______ (sky / room).
(b) Over the mountains and over the _______ (sea / road).
(c) Flying-man, Flying-man, can't you take _______ (me / dog)? Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the sky.
(b) Over the mountains and over the sea.
(c) Flying-man, Flying-man, can't you take me?

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

sky 1 M

sea 1 M

me 1 M

Q8 Complete the spellings:
(a) F L _ I N G
(b) M _ U N T A I N
(c) S _ A Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) F L Y I N G (FLYING)
(b) M O U N T A I N (MOUNTAIN)
(c) S E A (SEA)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

FLYING 1 M

MOUNTAIN 1 M

SEA 1 M

Q9 Write the opposite word for:
(a) High → ________
(b) Up → ________
(c) Over → ________ Let us Write • Opposites 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) High → Low
(b) Up → Down
(c) Over → Under

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Low 1 M

Down 1 M

Under 1 M

Q10 State True or False:
(a) The Flying-man was swimming under a bridge.
(b) The child wanted to fly with the Flying-man. True or False • Poem Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. He was flying high in the sky.
(b) True. The child asked 'Can't you take me?'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q11 What is a person who flies an aeroplane called? Let us Speak • Pilot Profession 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A person who flies an aeroplane is called a Pilot.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Pilot 1 M

Q12 What do we call heroes who fly in rockets all the way to outer space and the moon? Think and Share • Space and Astronauts 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
They are called Astronauts (or Gaganyatris / Cosmonauts).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Astronauts 1 M

Q13 Fold a rectangular paper sheet into a paper glider aeroplane. What helps it glide forward when you throw it? Let us Do • Paper Aeroplane 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
The folded wings catch air pressure, lifting the paper plane forward as it glides.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Wings catch air / aerodynamic lift 1 M

Q14 Make a sentence using the word 'FLY'. Let us Write • Sentence Formation 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Little birds spread their wings and fly across the blue sky.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Valid grammatical sentence 1 M

Q15 What does the earth look like when you see it from high up in the sky? Think and Share • Mountain View 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Houses look like tiny blocks, trees look like little broccoli bunches, and rivers look like winding blue ribbons!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Imaginative high-altitude perspective 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

Flying-Man Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'Flying-Man', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'Flying-Man'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Unit 10: Marigold English Foundations • Class 1 English

Chapter 20: The Tailor and his Friend

Story: Kalu the Tailor & Appu the Elephant

Open Dedicated Chapter Page ↗

Chapter Highlights, Key Concepts & Visual Models

Theme of The Tailor and his Friend: Understanding key narrative actions and poetic rhythm.
Vocabulary building, rhyming words, and simple sight word recognition.
Sentence formation and moral values: friendship, courage, and cleanliness.

📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Step-by-Step Working (15 Solved Questions)

Q1 Who were the two friends in the story 'The Tailor and his Friend'? Reading Comprehension • Story Characters 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Kalu the tailor and Appu the elephant were good friends.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Kalu the tailor 1 M

Appu the elephant 1 M

Q2 Where was Kalu's shop located, and what clothes did he stitch? Reading Comprehension • Kalu's Shop 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Kalu's shop was near the river. He stitched colourful pants and shirts for children.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Near the river 1 M

Colourful pants and shirts 1 M

Q3 What did Kalu give to Appu every day when Appu visited the shop? Reading Comprehension • Daily Friendship 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Kalu always gave Appu many nice things to eat (fruits and sugarcane).

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Nice things to eat 1 M

Q4 What naughty trick did Kalu play on Appu one day instead of giving him food? Reading Comprehension • The Mischievous Trick 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Kalu took out a needle and pricked Appu's trunk with the needle!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Took out a needle 1 M

Pricked Appu's trunk 1 M

Q5 What did Appu do when Kalu pricked him with the needle? Reading Comprehension • Appu's Pain 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Appu ran away in great pain.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Ran away in pain 1 M

Q6 What did Appu do at the river two days later? Reading Comprehension • The River Revenge 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Appu went to the river, filled his long trunk with muddy water, and walked back to Kalu's shop.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Filled trunk with muddy water 1 M

Walked back to Kalu's shop 1 M

Q7 What did Appu do inside Kalu's shop with the water in his trunk? Reading Comprehension • The Water Splash 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Appu squirted water everywhere, and all the new clothes in the shop became wet and muddy!

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Squirted water everywhere 1 M

All new clothes became wet and muddy 1 M

Q8 What did Kalu shake his head and say to Appu? Reading Comprehension • Kalu's Realization 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
Kalu said: 'An elephant never forgets! Let's be friends again, Appu.'

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

An elephant never forgets quote 1 M

Let's be friends again 1 M

Q9 Did Kalu ever prick Appu with a needle again? Reading Comprehension • Friendship Restored 1 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
No, Kalu never pricked Appu again and they remained good friends forever.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Never pricked again / good friends 1 M

Q10 Find words that rhyme with:
(a) Shop
(b) Wet
(c) Friend Let us Listen • Rhyming Words 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Rhyme with Shop: Hop, Pop, Top, Stop.
(b) Rhyme with Wet: Pet, Set, Get, Net.
(c) Rhyme with Friend: Bend, Send, End, Mend.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Shop rhyme 1 M

Wet rhyme 1 M

Friend rhyme 1 M

Q11 Fill in the blanks with correct story words:
(a) Kalu the _______ (tailor / cobbler) had a shop near the river.
(b) Appu the _______ (elephant / horse) came to his shop every day.
(c) Kalu pricked Appu's trunk with a _______ (needle / pin). Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) Kalu the tailor had a shop near the river.
(b) Appu the elephant came to his shop every day.
(c) Kalu pricked Appu's trunk with a needle.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

tailor 1 M

elephant 1 M

needle 1 M

Q12 Complete the spellings:
(a) T _ I L O R
(b) E L _ P H A N T
(c) N _ _ D L E Let us Write • Missing Letters 3 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) T A I L O R (TAILOR)
(b) E L E P H A N T (ELEPHANT)
(c) N E E D L E (NEEDLE)

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

TAILOR 1 M

ELEPHANT 1 M

NEEDLE 1 M

Q13 State True or False:
(a) It is good and funny to hurt an animal with sharp objects.
(b) Appu taught Kalu that friends should never hurt or play mean tricks on each other. True or False • Story Facts 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
(a) False. We should never hurt animals.
(b) True. True friends treat each other with kindness.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

(a) False 1 M

(b) True 1 M

Q14 What lesson do we learn about friendship from Kalu and Appu? Think and Share • Moral of the Story 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
We learn that we should never tease, trick, or hurt our friends. If we make a mistake, we must say sorry and make peace.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Never tease or hurt friends 1 M

Say sorry and restore peace 1 M

Q15 What does a tailor do, and what tools does he use? Let us Speak • Community Helpers 2 Marks

✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Solution:

Model Answer:
A tailor stitches clothes. He uses a sewing machine, needle, thread, scissors, and measuring tape.

CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme

Stitches clothes 1 M

Lists tailor tools 1 M

🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)

The Tailor and his Friend Real-World Analysis

Real-World Context: In 'The Tailor and his Friend', children engage with everyday life lessons, discovering how friendship, family, nature, and positive actions bring happiness and solve daily challenges.

Analytical Task: What is the key lesson or joyful message conveyed in 'The Tailor and his Friend'?

The chapter teaches children the importance of kindness, observation, and creative problem solving through engaging storytelling and rhythmic poetry.

CBSE Assessment Rubric: 1.5 M for core concept identification + 1.5 M for value application

Frequently Asked Questions — Class 1 English NCERT Solutions

❓ Which textbooks are covered under Class 1 NCERT English?

Both official NCERT Class 1 English textbooks are fully covered: the new NEP 2020 textbook Mridang (9 chapters) and the classic CBSE textbook Marigold Book 1 (20 chapters), totaling 29 chapters.

❓ Are rhyming words, sight words, and phonetic drills included?

Yes, all exercises include sound recognition, word tracing, vocabulary banks, sentence formation, and interactive reading comprehension questions.

❓ Do solutions include grammar concepts for foundational grade 1?

Yes, foundational grammar including naming words (nouns), action words (verbs), opposites (antonyms), and simple sentences are systematically solved.