NCERT Solutions: Between Home and School

Let us Speak

A. What time do you leave home for school? At what time does your school start?
Ans: We leave at 10 o'clock in the morning. Our school starts at 10.30 a.m.

B. Tell your classmates about the fun you had on your way to school.
Ans: We had a lot of fun on the way. We talked and laughed together. We saw a park and some birds on the way.

C. Listen to the words that your teacher will read out. Point to the object that represents the word.

Ans: Do it yourself.

Let us write

A. Write 'ch' to fill in the blanks. Read the sentences aloud.
1. Today I have brought upma for lun _ _.
2. My friend Unni loves to eat banana _ _ ips.
3. Our Tea _ _ er put up a new _ _ art in the classroom. It is on the wall behind her _ _ air.

Ans:

1. Today I have brought upma for lun ch

2. My friend Unni loves to eat banana chips.

3. Our Tea cher put up a new chart in the classroom. It is on the wall behind her chair.

Let us Draw

A. In the box draw the route from your home to your school.
Ans: Do it yourself.

Let us Write

A. Circle all the things that Ravi and his friend see on their way to school.

Ans: Do it yourself.

B. Answer the following questions.
Q1: Name some interesting things you see everyday between your home and your school.
Ans: Do it yourself.

Q2: Ask among your family members as to who had gone on a very long journey. Write a few sentences on

• where they had gone
• which mode of transport they used for going and for
• returning.

Ans: Once my parents went on a trip to Kashmir. They used a car, a plane and a taxi. They went and returned by these modes of transport. They enjoyed the trip very much. They saw hills, snow and a houseboat. It was very different from our city.

Q3: Rearrange the jumbled letters to form words. 
Hint: The words are from the lesson.

Ans: 

a - home

b - canal

c - paddy

d - mango

Let us Do

A. Make sentences using the words given below.
1. gate _______________________________
2. road _______________________________
3. tree _______________________________
4. lunch _______________________________
5. lizard _______________________________
Ans:
1. gate - The gate of my school closes after the morning prayer.
2. road - The road in my city is very busy.
3. tree - I have a tree that I planted myself.
4. lunch - I share my lunch with my friend at school.
5. lizard - Sometimes I see a small, colourful lizard in my garden.

B. Cut out the picture of a vehicle from an old magazine or newspaper or poster. Bring it to the class. All of you can paste them on a large sheet of paper.
Ans: Do it yourself.