NCERT Solutions: Best Friends

Table of Contents
1. Let Us Think
2. Let Us Speak
3. Let Us Learn
4. Let Us Write
5. Let Us Do
6. Let Us Explore
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Let Us Think

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2. Why were they fighting?
Ans: They were fighting because they could not decide who is the best.

3. Who helped them to end their fight?
Ans: The star helped them to end their fight.

4. What lesson did the friends learn in the end?
Ans: They learn that if they join together, they can create wonderful shapes.

5. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false.
(a) The circle does not have sharp edges. ________
(b) A square has four sides but not all of them are equal in size. ________
(c) The triangle has two sides. ________
(d) The friends could decide who was the best among them. ________
Ans: (a) T
(b) F
(c) F
(d) F

6. Who is your friend? What are the things you can do when your friend helps you?
Ans: My friend is Adhyata.
When she helps me, I can say thank you, share my toys, play together, and be kind to them.

7. Look around you. Talk about the shapes of what you see.
Ans: Sample answer:
I see many shapes around me. The clock on the wall is a circle. The door is a rectangle. The roof of the house is a triangle. The table is a square.

Let Us Speak

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• Circle: "Hello! I am Circle. I am round. I can roll on the floor!"
  Action: Roll your hands like a ball or roll a small ball on the floor.
  
• Square: "Hi! I am Square. I have four equal sides. I can stand tall like a box!"
  Action: Make a square shape with your hands or pretend to be a big box.
  

• Triangle: "Hello! I am Triangle. I have three sides. I can stand like a roof!"
  Action: Put your hands above your head to make a triangle shape.
  

• Rectangle: "Hi! I am Rectangle. I have four sides. I can be a door or a book!"
  Action: Stretch your arms to show a rectangle shape or pretend to open a door.
  

• Star: "Hello! I am Star. I shine bright in the sky!"
  Action: Stretch your arms and wiggle your fingers like shining stars.
  

Let Us Learn

Read the following lines.
A pigeon and an ant became friends.
Notice that we used 'a' before pigeon and 'an' before 'ant'.
We use 'a' before singular nouns that begin with consonants. 'An' is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u).
Using this information, fill up the following blanks.
A. Fill in the blanks using 'a'.
1. ________ dog is barking at the postman.
Ans: A dog is barking at the postman.
2. My mother gives chapattis to ________ cow every day.
Ans: My mother gives chapattis to a cow every day.
3. In summer, ________ sparrow builds its nest on the mango tree near our house.
Ans: In summer, a sparrow builds its nest on the mango tree near our house.

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Let Us Write

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My Friend
1. My friend's name is ________
2. He/She is a boy/girl.
3. He/She is ________ years old.
4. His/Her favourite colour is ________
5. He/She likes to play ________
6. He/She wants to become ________
I love my friend.
Ans: 1. My friend's name is Kritika.
2. He/She is a girl.
3. He/She is 11 years old.
4. His/Her favourite colour is black.
5. He/She likes to play Basketball.
6. He/She wants to become a teacher.
I love my friend.

Let Us Do

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Let Us Explore

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