NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Marigold Unit 2 - The Bubble, the Straw, and the Shoe

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Question 1: Learn New Words
A) Bank
B) Bubble
C) Burst
D) Cross
E) River
F) Shoes
G) Splash
Answer:
A) Bank: The slope along which the river water runs

Example:
1) We sat by the river bank after swimming.
2) He ran till the bank of the river everyday.

B) Bubble: A small round body of gas
Example:
1) John and Maria love to play with water bubbles.
2) I love to blow bubbles with chewing gums.

C) Burst: To open suddenly
Example:

1) He burst out laughing at the joke.
2) The crackers burst loudly.

D) Cross: To pass over something
Example:
1) Would you be able to cross the river by yourself?
2) We should always use zebra crossing to cross the road.

E) River: A natural body of water
Example:

1)  Ria saw a colourful fish swimming in the river.
2) We went for a family picnic in a farm near the river.

F) Shoes: Footwear
Example:
1) Rahul was playing football without shoes.
2) Kirti gave her shoes to a beggar.

G) Splash: The sound of a liquid being scattered in a random manner
Example:
1) He woke up in the middle of the night hearing the water splash.
2) The ball fell into the drum of paint with a splash.

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Question 1:

• Name the three friends.
• Where did they go one day?
• What did they want to do?

Answer:

• The names of the three friends are Bubble, Straw and Shoe.
• One day, they went into the forest.
• They wanted to cross the river.

Question 2:

• How do you make bubbles?
• What do you wear on your feet?
• How do you cross a river?

Answer:

• I make bubbles from liquid soap and water solution.
• I wear shoes on my feet.
• I use a boat to cross a river.

Disclaimer: These are sample answers. The students are advised to write the answers based on their own experiences or observations.

Question 3: Put these doing words into the sentences.

• The Straw ________ himself from one bank to the other.
  
• The Shoe ________ on the Straw.
  
• The Bubble ________ and ________ with laughter and ________ with a big bang.
  

Answer: 

• The Straw stretched himself from one bank to the other.
• The Shoe jumped on the Straw.
• The Bubble shook and shook with laughter and burst with a big bang.

Question 4: Trace the journey of a tadpole.
Answer: Do it yourself.
Instructions: Join the dotted lines to trace the journey of the tadpole.

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Question 1: Draw the bubbles. Trace and say the letters aloud.
Answer: Do it Yourself.
Instructions: Join the dotted lines to draw the bubbles and form the given alphabets.

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Question 1: Match the balls with their numbers. Now trace the numbers.
Answer:
Disclaimer: Join the dotted lines to form the given numbers.

Question 2: Look at these objects. Put them into a tub of water. Say which one will float and which one will sink.
Answer:
 Disclaimer: This is an sample answer.

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Question 1:Draw the well, colour it and say the rhyme aloud.
"A bell fell In the well. Ding dong, Ding dong bell".
Answer:
Disclaimer: Join the dotted lines to form the well and colour the picture using the colours of their choice. Also, after drawing and colouring the picture, the students are advised to say aloud the rhyme.