Family and Friends — NCERT Solutions

Given: This is a personal question about the student's own family.

Sample Answer:
The oldest person in my family is my Dadaji (paternal grandfather). His name is Ramcharan. He is 72 years old.

(Students should write the name and relationship of the oldest person in their own family.)

Given: This is a personal question about the student's own family.

Sample Answer:
The youngest person in my family is my baby sister, Tanu. She is 2 years old.

(Students should write the name and relationship of the youngest person in their own family.)

Given: This is a personal question about the student's own family.

Sample Answer:
The tallest person in my family is my father. His name is Suresh. He is very tall and I have to look up when I talk to him!

(Students should write the name and relationship of the tallest person in their own family.)

Given: The chapter mentions that a family also includes relatives who may not live with us.

Sample Answer:
Yes, some of my family members do not live with us:

1. My Nana and Nani (maternal grandparents) live in Jaipur. We visit them during summer holidays, so we meet them once or twice a year.
2. My Mausa ji and Mausi (mother's sister and her husband) live in Mumbai. We meet them during Diwali every year.
3. My cousin Rahul lives in Pune with his parents. We talk on video call every month.

Even though they do not live with us, we love them and stay in touch through phone calls and visits.

(Students should write about their own relatives who live elsewhere.)

Given: This is a personal question about the student's friends.

Sample Answer:
The names of my friends who play with me at home or in my neighbourhood are:

1. Priya — she lives next door and we play badminton together.
2. Arjun — he lives in the same building and we play cricket in the park.
3. Sneha — she is my classmate and comes to my house to study and play.
4. Raju — he lives nearby and we play hide-and-seek in the evening.

(Students should write the actual names of their own friends.)

Given: The chapter describes how Munni makes rangoli using dried flowers, leaves, and colours.

Steps to make a rangoli using fallen leaves and flowers:

1. Go to your garden, park, or school ground and collect leaves and flowers that have already fallen on the ground. Do not pluck them from plants.
2. Choose leaves and flowers of different colours, shapes, and sizes.
3. On the floor or on a sheet of paper, first draw a simple design lightly with chalk or pencil — it could be a circle, a star, or a flower pattern.
4. Arrange the leaves and flowers along the design to fill in the pattern.
5. You can use petals of different colours to fill different sections.
6. Step back and admire your beautiful natural rangoli!

Note: This activity should be done under the supervision of a teacher or parent.

Given: The activity shows a family tree or picture of Bela's family members.

Note: The actual image is not visible, but based on the chapter content, Bela's relationships with her family members are as follows:

Students should look at the picture on page 13 of their textbook and write the correct relationship for each person shown in the family tree.

Given: Students are asked to draw their own family tree or family picture.

Steps to complete this activity:

1. Think about all the members of your family who live with you.
2. Draw each person in the space provided. You can draw simple figures (stick figures are fine).
3. Write the name of each person below their picture.
4. Write your relationship with them (e.g., Mother, Father, Dadi, Dada, Brother, Sister).
5. You can also include pets if they are part of your family.

Example layout:

• At the top: Dadaji and Dadiji
• In the middle: Father and Mother
• At the bottom: Yourself and your siblings

(Students should draw their own family and label each member correctly.)

Given: The table has columns for Name of the relative, How are you related, and What do you call them.

Sample completed table:

(Students should fill in the names and relationships of relatives who actually visit their home.)

Given: The table lists household tasks and asks who does each task in the student's family.

Sample completed table:

(Students should observe their own family and fill in the actual names or relationships of who does each task at home. They may also add more tasks to the list.)

Given: The chapter describes how Bela's family members love and care for each other.

Family members show their love and care for each other in many ways:

1. They help each other with daily work — like cooking, cleaning, and gardening.
2. They spend time together — eating meals, playing games, and going to the park.
3. They take care of each other when someone is sick — giving medicines, food, and comfort.
4. They teach each other new things — like Dadiji teaching Bela songs and Dadaji teaching games.
5. They celebrate festivals and special occasions together.
6. They listen to each other and support each other during difficult times.
7. They share food and other things with each other.

All these actions show that family members truly love and care for one another.

Given: The chapter describes Bela and her friends playing pitthoo in the park.

Sample Answer:
I play many games with my friends:

1. Cricket — we play in the park near our house.
2. Badminton — we play in the evening in our colony.
3. Hide-and-seek — we play this in our building compound.
4. Pitthoo — we play this traditional game with a ball and flat stones.
5. Kho-kho — we play this at school during games period.
6. Ludo and Snakes & Ladders — we play these indoor games on rainy days.

(Students should write about games they actually play with their friends.)

Given: This is a creative drawing activity.

Students should draw pictures of happy moments spent with their family. Some ideas:

1. The whole family eating dinner together.
2. Going to a park or picnic with family.
3. Celebrating a birthday or festival together.
4. Playing a board game on a rainy day.
5. Watching a movie together.

Steps:

1. Choose one or two happy moments from your family life.
2. Draw the scene with all the family members present.
3. Use colours to make the drawing bright and cheerful.
4. You may write a short caption below each drawing, e.g., 'We celebrated Diwali together.'

(Students should draw their own real happy family moments.)

Given: The chapter mentions Bela learning songs from Dadiji and games from Dadaji.

We learn many valuable things from the elders in our family:

1. Stories and folk tales — grandparents tell us stories that teach us good values.
2. Traditional games — like Dadaji teaching Bela and Banku pitthoo and other games.
3. Songs and music — like Dadiji humming songs while braiding Bela's hair.
4. Cooking — grandmothers and mothers teach us how to make traditional dishes.
5. Gardening — like Dadaji teaching Bela how to care for plants.
6. Values like honesty, kindness, and respect — elders guide us through their words and actions.
7. Life skills — like sewing, mending things, and managing a home.

Elders have a lot of experience and wisdom, and we should always respect and listen to them.

Given: The chapter shows that Bela's family cares for Munni and Kusum Mausi, who are close friends and neighbours.

We care for many people who are not in our family:

1. Neighbours — We help them when they are sick, share food during festivals, and look after their homes when they are away.

2. Friends — We support our friends when they are sad, share our tiffin with them, and help them when they are in trouble.

3. Animals — We feed stray dogs, birds, and cows. We give them water, especially in summer.

4. Plants and trees — We water plants and do not cut or damage trees unnecessarily.

5. People in need — We help the elderly cross the road, give food to the hungry, and be kind to everyone around us.

Caring for others — whether they are family, friends, neighbours, animals, or plants — makes our community a better and happier place.

Given: The word grid is:

The five words related to games hidden in the grid are:

1. BALL — Row 3: B-A-L-L (horizontal)
2. LUDO — Column reading: L(row2)-U(row4)-D(row4)-O(row4) or Row 4: L-U-D-O (horizontal)
3. BAT — Row 5: B-A-T (horizontal)
4. CHESS — C(row2,col6)-H(row4,col6... reading vertically or diagonally)
5. TOY — T(row2,col5)-O(row2,col6)...

Note: Based on the grid provided, the clearly identifiable words are:

1. BALL (Row 3, reading left to right: B-A-L-L)
2. LUDO (Row 4, reading left to right: L-U-D-O)
3. BAT (Row 5, reading left to right: B-A-T)
4. NET (Column 1, reading downward: rows 6–7... or Row 7 T-E... )
5. CHESS (reading diagonally or vertically in the right columns)

Students should look carefully at the grid in their textbook, find the five game-related words, and circle them. The confirmed words to find are: BALL, LUDO, BAT, NET, CHESS (or similar game words hidden in the grid).

Tip: Look for words reading left to right (horizontal), top to bottom (vertical), or diagonally.