Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation — NCERT Solutions

This is a personal/discussion question. Sample answer:

I like Bharatanatyam the most. A famous dance form from my region is Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu) / Kathak (North India) / Bihu (Assam) / Garba (Gujarat) / Lavani (Maharashtra).

(Students should name the dance form they enjoy and mention a dance that is famous in their own state or district.)

Given: We need to match adjectives with the most suitable nouns.

Concept: An adjective describes or tells us more about a noun. We match each adjective with the noun it best describes.

Correct Matches:

1. blue → sky
2. hardworking → children
3. green → leaves
4. pebbled → road
5. healthy → vegetables

Explanation:

• The sky is blue in colour.
• Children can be hardworking.
• Leaves are green in colour.
• A road can be pebbled (covered with pebbles/uneven).
• Vegetables keep us healthy.

Given: We need to pair adjectives with suitable nouns and nouns with suitable adjectives.

Concept: An adjective describes a noun. We choose nouns or adjectives that make sense together.

Part 1 — Fill in naming words:

1. happy → happy children (or: happy family / happy girl)
2. red → red roses (or: red apple / red flower)
3. fierce → fierce lion (or: fierce tiger / fierce warrior)
4. beautiful → beautiful butterfly (or: beautiful garden / beautiful girl)

Part 2 — Add describing words:

1. ___ mangoes → sweet mangoes (or: ripe mangoes / juicy mangoes)
2. ___ baby → cute baby (or: tiny baby / cheerful baby)
3. ___ nation → proud nation (or: healthy nation / great nation)
4. ___ winner → happy winner (or: proud winner / brave winner)

Note: Multiple correct answers are possible. Students should choose adjectives that make sense with the given noun.

Given: We need to fill in the blanks using words that contain double letters, based on the picture shown.

Concept: Double letters means the same letter appears twice together in a word, e.g., 'rabbit' has 'bb', 'yellow' has 'll'.

Sample Answer (based on a common picture of a rabbit eating carrots):

This is my pet rabbit (has 'bb' — double letters).
It loves to eat carrots (has 'rr' — double letters).
which are yellow (has 'll' — double letters) in colour.

Note: Students should look at the actual picture in their book and fill in the blanks with words that match the picture and contain double letters.

Given: We need to find kitchen items whose spellings contain double letters.

Concept: Double letters = the same letter appearing twice consecutively in a word.

Sample Answers:
a) coffee (ff)
b) butter (tt)
c) pepper (pp)
d) egg (gg)
e) bottle (tt)

Other possible answers: carrot (rr), onion — no; apple (pp), noodles (oo), cheese (ee), broccoli (cc), jelly (ll), spoon (oo).

Note: Students should actually go to their kitchen and find items with double letters in their names.

Given: We need to find rhyming words from the poem.

Concept: Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sound.

Answers:

1. Hockey → jockey (rhymes with hockey)
2. Skates → mistakes (rhymes with skates — both end in '-ates')
3. Guitar → star (rhymes with guitar — both end in '-ar')
4. Race → pace (rhymes with race — both end in '-ace')
5. Joy → boy (rhymes with joy — both end in '-oy')

Note: These rhyming words are found within the poem itself.

Given: Words — Brave, Rocky, Mistakes, Proudly, Delightful.
We need to match each word with its correct meaning.

Concept: We use our understanding of word meanings (vocabulary) to match correctly.

Answers:

1. Feeling happy about something you did well → Proudly
2. Courageous and bold → Brave
3. Uneven or full of difficulties → Rocky
4. Very pleasing or enjoyable → Delightful
5. Errors or things done incorrectly → Mistakes

Given: We need to find information about the Paralympic Games.

Here are key points about the Paralympic Games:

1. What are the Paralympic Games? The Paralympic Games are an international multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, visual impairments, or intellectual disabilities.

2. When did they start? The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960.

3. How often are they held? They are held every four years, just like the Olympic Games, and take place shortly after the Olympics in the same host city.

4. Who can participate? Athletes with various physical and intellectual disabilities participate. They are divided into different categories based on their type of disability.

5. Sports included: Many sports are played such as wheelchair basketball, blind football, swimming, athletics (track and field), archery, cycling, and many more.

6. India and Paralympics: India has participated in the Paralympic Games and has won several medals. Indian para-athletes like Devendra Jhajharia (javelin throw) and Avani Lekhara (shooting) have made the country proud.

7. Message: The Paralympic Games teach us that physical challenges cannot stop a person from achieving greatness. They inspire millions of people around the world.

Students should share these points with their class and discuss how these athletes are an inspiration to all of us.