NCERT Solutions: Paper Boats

Table of Contents
1. Let us think
2. Let us speak
3. Let us learn
4. Let us do
5. Let us explore
6. Self Assessment
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Let us think

[Page No. 58]

A. Answer the following.

2. Meena was angry. Why?

Ans: Meena was angry as there was a boy who was overturning all the paper boats she had left sailing on the water.

3. How did Meena help the boy?

Ans: Meena taught the boy to make paper boats by folding sheets of paper, sometimes using different coloured paper.

B. Think and answer.

C. Say whether True or False.

Let us speak 

[Page No. 60]

Look at the pictures.

Ans:Manish Saves the Ant

One day an ant went to drink water at the riverbank. The stream pulled it into the river and it could not reach the bank. On his way to school, Manish saw the ant struggling in the water. He quickly made a paper boat and floated it on the river. The ant climbed into the boat and, after a little while, the boat reached the riverbank. Manish took the ant out and saved it.

Let us learn 

[Page No. 61]

A. Fill in the blanks using 'he' or 'she'

1.Rani likes playing outside.
__________ likes flying kites.
Ans: Rani likes playing outside.
She likes flying kites.

2. Sahil has a top.
__________ plays with it every day.
Ans: Sahil has a top.
He plays with it every day.

3. Durga is five years old.
__________ is going to school.
Ans: Durga is five years old.
She is going to school.

4. Ranjit goes to school, regularly.
__________ likes reading stories.
Ans: Ranjit goes to school regularly.
He likes reading stories.

B. Look at the picture..

Write where each thing is. Choose the correct word from the brackets.
1. The bat is __________ (on/under) the bed.
Ans: The bat is on the bed.

2. The bag is __________ (in/on) the chair.
Ans: The bag is on the chair.

3. The ball is __________ (in/under) the box.
Ans: The ball is in the box.

4. The car is __________ (in/under) the table.
Ans: The car is under the table.

5. The books are __________ (in/on) the shelves.
Ans: The books are on the shelves.

Let us do 

[Page No. 63]

A. Follow the steps to draw a Rangoli.

Ans: Do it yourself. The picture below will be the final picture

Let us write[Page No. 64]

A. Write a few lines about the picture using the following clues.

Ans: Children are playing in the park. A girl and a boy are enjoying the see-saw. One girl is happily swinging from a tree and another boy is enjoying a different swing. A girl is sliding down a slide.

B. Solve the crossword puzzle.

Ans:

Let us explore 

[Page No. 66]

A. Talk to your elders at home. Find out what games they played when they were young. Learn a game from them and share with your friends preferably in small groups.

Ans:  

• First, I asked my grandmother what games she loved as a child.
• She told me about "Kho-Kho" and "Stapu" (Hopscotch), which she and her friends played in the courtyard.
• I practised drawing the Stapu grid and learnt the rules of Kho-Kho from her stories.
• The next day at school I gathered a small group of four friends.
• I taught them how to hop through the Stapu grid and how to chase and dodge in Kho-Kho.
• We took turns being the chaser and the runner, making up fun signals as we played.
• Everyone enjoyed learning a new game and we promised to play it again at break time.

Self Assessment

1. I can recite the poems:
☐ in a group.
☐ in pairs.
☐ by repeating after my teacher.
☐ by myself.
Ans: Attempt yourself.

2. I can read the stories:
☐ by myself.
☐ with my classmates.
☐ with the help of my teacher.
Ans: Attempt yourself.

3. I can write:
☐ by copying from the book or the board.
☐ as my teacher speaks.
☐ with the help of my classmates.
☐ by myself.
Ans: Attempt yourself.

4. I can tell the stories that I have read or listened:
☐ by myself (without any help).
☐ with the help of the teacher.
☐ by using the book.
Ans: Attempt yourself.

5. I was able to do:
☐ all the exercise questions.
☐ most of the exercise questions.
☐ a few exercise questions.
Ans: Attempt yourself.