NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Marigold Unit 1 - A Happy Child

Ques 1: Learn New Words
(a) Cry
(b) Day
(c) Red
(d) Sun

(a) Cry: To shed tears because of sadness
Example:
1. Pavan and Tarun cry when they are hungry.
2. I hope she did not cry in the school.
(b) Day: The time between sunrise and sunset
Example:
1. I begin my day with a smile on my face.
2. Lisa spent her day sleeping on the couch.
(c) Red: Colour of blood, cherries and tomatoes
Example:
1. Red is my favourite colour.
2. She looks pretty in that red dress.
(d) Sun: A star that gives heat and light
Example:
1. I can hardly wait for the sun to set.
2. The sun is shining brightly.

Ques 2: Read an match the words with the pictures. Draw a line.

Ques 1: Fill in the box with the right colour.
(a) What is the colour of the happy child’s house?
(b) What is the colour of your house?
(c) What is the colour of the tree?
(d) What is the colour of the sun? 

(a)    
(b)   
(c)
(d)
Hint: The answer to the second question may vary from student to student.

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Ques 2: Is there a tree growing near your house?
(i) Tell us about the tree. Is it big or small?
(ii) Do you like the tree? What is the name of the tree?

Yes, there is a tree growing near my house.
(i) It is a big tree.
(ii) Yes, I like the tree. It is a mango tree.
Hint: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experience or observation.

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Question 1: There are many kinds of houses. Circle the ones you have seen.

Hint: The answer to this question may vary from student to student.

Ques 2: Draw your house here and talk about it.

I live in a flat. The building is painted yellow and brown. The windows of my house are round in shape. There is a playground near the parking lot of our society. All children play there in the evening.
Hint: Such activities are made for increasing the self creative skills and should be tried on your own.

Ques 3: 
How do you feel — . Draw and say 

(a) When you get a new dress?	happy
(b) When you get hurt?	sad
(c) When you share your things?	_______
(d) When you are ill?	_______

(a) happy  
(b) sad  
(c) happy  
(d) sad  

Ques 1: Draw lines from the house to the people who live in your home.

Hint: The answer to this question may vary from student to student.

Ques 1: Join the dotted lines.

Instructions: Join the dotted lines to form the given numbers.

Question 2: How many people live in your house?

Write here ________ people live in my house.

Six (6) people live in my house.
Hint: The answer to this question may vary from student to student.

Ques 3: Join the dotted line.

Ques 4: Look in a mirror. What do you see? Draw your face in this circle.

I see my own self in the mirror.

Note: You may draw your face in the circle as provided.
Hint: The face drawn in the mirror will vary from student to student.

Ques 1: Collect pictures of a cat, a cow, a dog and a sheep from old books or newspapers and paste them below.
Trace over the dotted lines and complete the monkey’s tail.

Hint: Such activities are made for increasing the self creative skills and should be tried on your own.

Ques 1: The following have lost their babies. Trace along the maze using different colours and find them. One has been done for you.

Hint: Such activities are made for increasing self creative skills and should be tried on your own.