Out in the Garden

Note: The answer is based on the picture described in the chapter. Typical expected answers are:

children: 10, girls: 4, boys: 6, women: 2, animals: 1

(Answers may vary slightly depending on the picture. Students should count carefully from their textbook picture and fill in the correct numbers.)

The children are playing various games such as marbles, hopscotch, spinning tops, blind man's buff (blindfold game), and flying a kite.

I usually play in the park near my house / in the playground of my school / in the open ground in front of my house.

(This is a personal answer. Students should write about the place where they actually play.)

Some children are not playing games. They are watching the other children play, or they are sitting and talking with each other.

The women in the picture are standing and talking to each other. They are watching the children play.

The old man in the picture is reading the newspaper.

The children are playing with marbles, tops, a kite, and a ball. One child is blindfolded for the blindfold game.

The old man is sitting and reading the newspaper.

My favourite game is cricket / football / hide and seek.

(This is a personal answer. Students should write the name of the game they like the most.)

If I were in the picture, I would play with the kite / marbles / hopscotch.

(This is a personal answer. Students should write the game they would most like to play from those shown in the picture.)

In the picture, a group of boys can be seen sitting on the ground and playing with marbles. Point to the boys who are crouching or sitting near small round objects on the ground.

In the picture, a girl can be seen jumping on a hopscotch grid drawn on the ground. Point to the girl who is hopping on the numbered squares.

In the picture, a boy and a girl can be seen holding and spinning tops on the ground. Point to the two children with the spinning tops.

In the picture, one boy has a cloth tied around his eyes. Point to the boy who cannot see because his eyes are covered — he is playing blind man's buff.

In the picture, a boy can be seen holding a kite with a long string. Point to the boy who is looking up and holding the string of the kite.

The playthings shown in the pictures are:

1. Marbles — small round glass balls used to play the game of marbles.
2. Top (Spinning top) — a cone-shaped toy that is spun on its pointed end.
3. Kite — a flat toy made of paper or cloth that is flown in the air using a long string.

(Students should also try to write the names in their mother tongue as encouraged by the teacher's note.)

The children are throwing, catching, and kicking the ball. They are playing a ball game together in the open ground.

The children are flying the kite by holding its long string and running so that the wind lifts the kite high up into the sky.

The children are playing in the open space / ground in front of their houses. It is an outdoor area with enough room to run and play.

I play in the park near my house / in the school playground / in the open ground in my neighbourhood.

(Personal answer — students should write where they actually play.)

I play cricket, football, hide and seek, and kho-kho outside.

(Personal answer — students should write the names of outdoor games they enjoy.)

If we are not careful while playing outside, we may get hurt. We could fall down and injure ourselves, get hit by a ball, or wander onto a road and meet with an accident. It is important to play safely and stay within a safe area.

give and take

(This example is already done in the textbook.)

sing and dance

eat and drink

catch and throw

run and catch

Here are two more word pairs joined with 'and':

1. read and write
2. come and go

(Students may write any two correct word pairs of their own choice.)