Colours

Given: A picture showing ducklings and chicks (image not fully visible).

Based on the story 'Colours', there are several ducklings and chicks shown together near the stream.

Answer: (Students should count from the picture in their textbook and write the number. For example: There are 4 ducklings and 5 chicks in the picture.) The exact number depends on the illustration in the textbook.

Given: The story describes the duck and the hen interacting with each other.

Answer: Yes, the duck and the hen are friends. We know this because the hen helped the duck's ducklings cross the stream. Good friends help each other, and the hen showed kindness and care towards the duck and her ducklings.

Given: The story describes the hen and chicks crossing a stream.

Answer: The hen and the chicks crossed the stream by walking over the duck's back. The duck lay flat in the water and the hen and her chicks used the duck as a bridge to cross the stream safely.

Given: This is a personal experience question.

Answer (Sample): Yes, I have helped my friend. Once my friend forgot her lunch box at home. I shared my lunch with her so that she did not go hungry. It felt very good to help her.

Given: This is a personal reflection question.

Answer (Sample): Yes, I felt very happy to help my friend. Helping others always makes us feel good and brings a smile to our face. It also makes our friendship stronger.

Given: A matching exercise with animals and their young ones (image-based).

Answer: The standard matches are:
- Duck → Duckling
- Hen → Chick
- Cat → Kitten
- Dog → Puppy
- Cow → Calf

(Students should draw lines matching each animal to its correct young one as shown in the textbook picture.)

Given: The poem 'Colours' is about children sharing crayons.

Answer: There are three children in the poem. One child has a yellow crayon, one has a blue crayon, and one has a red crayon.

Given: Each child in the poem has only one crayon of a different colour.

Answer: The children wanted to share their crayons because each child had only one colour. By sharing, they could use all the colours together and draw more colourful and complete pictures. No single child had all the colours needed.

Given: The children each have one crayon of a different colour.

Answer: The children can have a full pack by sharing their crayons with each other. When all three children put their crayons together — yellow, blue, and red — they will have more colours to use. Together, they can share and enjoy a full set of colours.

Given: This is a personal experience question about sharing.

Answer (Sample): Yes, I share many things with my friends. I share my tiffin/lunch with them during break time. I also share my books, pencils, erasers, and colour pencils. Sharing makes us better friends and keeps everyone happy.

Given: Only three colours are available — green, blue, and red.

Answer (Sample): With green, blue, and red crayons, I would draw:
- A tree (green for leaves, brown is not available so I can use red for the trunk)
- The sky (blue)
- Flowers (red)
- Grass (green)
- A river or pond (blue)

Students should discuss in pairs and share their ideas with the class.

Given: Six colours are available — blue, green, red, yellow, brown, and orange.

Answer (Sample): With these six colours, I can draw a beautiful nature scene:
- Blue for the sky and water
- Green for trees, grass, and leaves
- Red for flowers and apples
- Yellow for the sun
- Brown for tree trunks and soil
- Orange for fruits like oranges and the setting sun

Students should draw their picture in the space provided in the textbook.

Given: The jumbled letters are L, E, B, U.

Step: Rearrange the letters to form a colour word.

L-E-B-U → BLUE

Answer: BLUE

Given: The jumbled letters are L, Y, L, E, W, O.

Step: Rearrange the letters to form a colour word.

L-Y-L-E-W-O → YELLOW

Answer: YELLOW

Given: The jumbled letters are R, E, N, E, G.

Step: Rearrange the letters to form a colour word.

R-E-N-E-G → GREEN

Answer: GREEN

Given: The jumbled letters are R, U, P, P, E, L.

Step: Rearrange the letters to form a colour word.

R-U-P-P-E-L → PURPLE

Answer: PURPLE

Given: The jumbled letters are N, R, O, B, W.

Step: Rearrange the letters to form a colour word.

N-R-O-B-W → BROWN

Answer: BROWN

Given: Words with blends gr-, cr-, dr-, pr-.

Concept: Consonant blends are two consonants that appear together and each sound is heard.

Sample sentences for each word:

gr- words:
- Green: The leaves are green in colour.
- Grey: The elephant is grey.
- Grass: The cow eats green grass.
- Grapes: I love to eat purple grapes.
- Grandmother: My grandmother tells me stories.

cr- words:
- Crayon: I drew a picture with a red crayon.
- Crab: The crab walks sideways.
- Crane: A crane is a tall bird.
- Crow: The crow is black.
- Cradle: The baby sleeps in a cradle.

dr- words:
- Draw: I like to draw flowers.
- Drum: He beats the drum loudly.
- Dress: She wore a beautiful dress.
- Drop: A drop of water fell on my hand.
- Dragon: The dragon breathes fire.

pr- words:
- Prince: The prince rode a white horse.
- Princess: The princess wore a golden crown.
- Prize: She won the first prize.
- Pray: We pray every morning.
- Present: He gave me a birthday present.

Given: Words are written in a colour different from what the word says. For example, the word 'yellow' is written in green ink.

Concept: You must say the colour of the ink/font, NOT the word that is written.

How to do it:
- Look at the colour of the ink in which the word is printed.
- Say that colour aloud.
- Do NOT say the word that is written.

Example: If the word 'YELLOW' is written in green colour → say GREEN.

(Students should look at the actual coloured words in their textbook and say the ink colour aloud. This is a fun brain exercise that tests attention and focus.)

Given: A list of words including action words and non-action words.

Concept: Words that show actions (what someone does) are called action words (verbs).

Step: Identify which words show an action.

Action words to circle:
- laugh ✓
- dance ✓
- eat ✓
- cry ✓
- swim ✓
- sleep ✓
- play ✓
- dig ✓
- jump ✓
- run ✓
- write ✓
- smile ✓
- push ✓

Not action words (things/objects/body parts): carrot, leg, potato, sun, book, face, cat

Answer: The action words are: laugh, dance, eat, cry, swim, sleep, play, dig, jump, run, write, smile, push.

Given: A word search grid and a list of action words to find.

Words to find and their locations:

- walk → Row 3, reading left to right: w-a-l-k ✓
- yawn → Column, reading downward: y-a-w-n (found in the grid) ✓
- pour → Found in the grid ✓
- cough → Found reading downward in column 1: c-o-u-g-h ✓
- give → Row 7: g-i-v-e ✓
- see → Found in the grid ✓
- open → Found in the grid ✓
- help → Row 8: h-e-l-p ✓

Answer: All eight action words — walk, yawn, pour, cough, give, see, open, help — are hidden in the grid. Students should circle each word as they find it. One example already done: walk is circled.

Given: Five colour words — YELLOW, BLUE, PURPLE, GREEN, RED.

Concept: To arrange words in alphabetical order, look at the first letter of each word and arrange them in the order they appear in the alphabet (A, B, C, D … Z).

Step 1: Find the first letter of each colour:
- YELLOW → Y
- BLUE → B
- PURPLE → P
- GREEN → G
- RED → R

Step 2: Arrange B, G, P, R, Y in alphabetical order:
B comes first, then G, then P, then R, then Y.

Step 3: Write the full colour names:
1. BLUE
2. GREEN
3. PURPLE
4. RED
5. YELLOW

Answer:
1. BLUE
2. GREEN
3. PURPLE
4. RED
5. YELLOW

Given: Words and their 'friend words' to be joined to make new compound words. One example is given: news + bow = rainbow.

Concept: When two words are joined together to make a new word, it is called a compound word.

Note: The example given in the book pairs 'news' with 'bow' to make 'rainbow' — this is the book's own matching. Following the same pattern:

Matching and new words:

| Word | Friend | New Word |
|------|--------|----------|
| rain | bow | rainbow (already done as example) |
| blue | berry | blueberry |
| news | paper | newspaper |
| basket | ball | basketball |
| earth | worm | earthworm |

Answer:
- rain + bow = rainbow ✓ (example given)
- blue + berry = blueberry
- news + paper = newspaper
- basket + ball = basketball
- earth + worm = earthworm