NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Marigold Unit 1 - The Tailor and his Friend

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Question 1: Learn New Words
A) Friend
B) Pain
C) Shop
D) Tailor
E) Trick
F) Wet
Answer:
A) Friend: a person whom you know well Example sentences:
1) A friend in need is a friend in deed.
2) Ruchika is my best friend.

B) Pain: hurting Example sentences:
1) Reema was having pain in her ankle.
2) The lady is in pain.

C) Shop: a place where goods are sold Example sentences:
1) I went to a shop to buy choclates.
2) Our shop is very small.

D) Tailor: one who makes clothes Example sentences:
1) The tailor that made my birthday dress was very helpful.
2) The tailor was out of town.

E) Trick: a smart action to fool someone Example sentences:
1) I can perform a trick by playing cards.
2) We won the football match by trick.

F) Wet: to get covered with water Example sentences:
1) I like to get wet in the rain.
2) I always get wet when I wash clothes.

Page No 117:

Question 1:

• Who was Kalu?
• Who was Appu?
• Where was Kalu’s shop?
• What trick did Kalu play on Appu?
• How did Kalu’s clothes become wet?

Answer:

• Kalu was a tailor.
• Appu was an elephant.
• Kalu’s shop was near the river.
• One day, Kalu played a trick on Appu. When Appu came to Kalu’s shop, instead of giving him food, Kalu pricked Appu’s trunk with a needle.
• Kalu’s clothes became wet as Appu filled his trunk with water and threw water on Kalu and the clothes kept in his shop.

Question 2:

What do you do
• when someone troubles you?
• when you are angry?
• when you don’t want to share?
• when someone asks you for a pencil?
Answer:

• I politely ask the person troubling me to not do so.
• When I get angry, instead of shouting and fighting, I stop talking for some time.
• I say sorry when I don’t want to share my things with others.
• I give my extra pencil if someone asks for it.

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

Question 3:

• What games do you play with your friends?
• Can you walk and make sounds like an elephant?

Answer:

• I play hide and seek and chess with my friends.
• No, I cannot walk and make sounds like an elephant.

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

Question 4: The tailor had a shop near the river.
Question: Where is your house?
Answer : My house is near_________________________
Make some more sentences like the above beginning with words like —
Answer: The tailor had a shop near the river.
Question: Where is your house? Answer : My house is near a school.
My school is near a temple.
My friend’s house is near Red Fort.
The well is near the pond.
The elephant is near the forest.
The aeroplane is near New Delhi.
My book is near my bag.
Disclaimer: These are sample answers. The students are advised to write the answers based on their own experiences and observations.

Page No 118:

Question 1: Let's read and write

Answer:
Disclaimer: Students are advised to practice this on their own.

Question 2: Pick the odd one out. One has been done for you.

Answer: