Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation

Given: Children in the poem are described with qualities whose first letter matches their name (e.g., Active Anant, Graceful Geeta).

This is a personal/creative activity. Students should write a quality (adjective) that begins with the same letter as their own name.

Examples:
- If your name is Riya → Responsible Riya
- If your name is Mohan → Motivated Mohan
- If your name is Priya → Polite Priya
- If your name is Suresh → Smart Suresh

Note: Write the quality that best describes you and begins with the first letter of your name.

Given: Information from the poem about Anant.

Anant plays hockey.

The poem describes him as 'Active Boy Anant' who plays hockey.

Given: The poem mentions various children and their activities.

The musical instruments mentioned in the poem are:
1. Guitar
2. Drums (tabla/drum)

These instruments are referred to in the context of the children playing music in the poem.

Given: The poem describes different children and their activities.

Musical Meena likes moving/singing in rhythm.

The poem says: 'And then there is me, musical Meena, singing in rhythm.' This tells us that Meena enjoys singing and moving in rhythm.

Given: The poem describes a child who skates and learns from mistakes.

The child who learns every day from the mistakes done during skating is the skater mentioned in the poem (the child who skates).

The poem tells us that this child skates and learns from every mistake, showing that practice and learning from errors helps us improve.

This is a personal/discussion question. Sample answer:

I generally play Kho-Kho / Cricket / Badminton / Football in school during the games period or recess.

(Students should write the name of the game they actually play in their school.)

This is a personal/discussion question. Sample answer:

I enjoy playing outdoor games more because they keep me physically active, help me breathe fresh air, and I get to play with many friends at the same time. Games like cricket, football, and kabaddi are very exciting to play outside.

(Students may also choose indoor games like chess or carrom and give their own reasons.)

This is a personal/discussion question. Sample answer:

I like to play the tabla / harmonium / flute / guitar.

(Students should write the name of the instrument they personally enjoy or wish to learn.)

This is a personal/discussion question. Sample answer:

Yes, I have seen musical instruments. Some of them are:
1. Tabla
2. Harmonium
3. Flute
4. Guitar
5. Sitar
6. Violin

(Students should name the instruments they have actually seen at home, school, or during cultural programmes.)

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.