Gone with the Scooter — NCERT Solutions

Answer: It is very important to wear a helmet while riding a scooter or motorcycle because:

• A helmet protects the head from serious injuries in case of an accident.
• The head is the most vital part of the body, and even a minor fall can cause a severe head injury without a helmet.
• Wearing a helmet can save a person's life.

Yes, the pillion rider (the person sitting behind the driver) should also wear a helmet. The pillion rider faces the same risk of injury as the driver in case of an accident. In fact, in many states in India, it is compulsory by law for both the rider and the pillion rider to wear helmets. Road safety is everyone's responsibility.

Correct Matching:

Explanation:

• Dribble means to move a ball forward with repeated small taps or kicks, as done in hockey or football.
• Boast means to talk about oneself or one's possessions with too much pride.
• Rustle refers to a soft, light, crackling sound, like that made by dry leaves.
• Grab means to seize or take something quickly and suddenly.

Given: Conjunctions/connectors — since, however, because, when.

Concept: Conjunctions are words that join two clauses or sentences. 'Since' and 'because' show reason; 'however' shows contrast; 'when' shows time.

Completed Story:

Gopi completed his work because he wanted to go outside and play. However, when he reached the playground nobody was there. Since his friends were yet to join him, he decided to take a walk. After 15 minutes, five of them came and everyone started to discuss the games. They decided to play hopscotch when they got to know that Ramani would not be joining them.

Explanation of choices:

• because — gives the reason why Gopi completed his work.
• However — shows a contrast (he wanted to play, but no one was there).
• Since — gives the reason for taking a walk.
• when — shows the time at which they decided to play hopscotch.

Concept:

• Adverbs of Frequency answer the question 'How many times / How often?' (e.g., often, always, never, regularly).
• Adverbs of Time answer the question 'When?' (e.g., immediately, yesterday, now).

Answers:

Summary of adverbs identified:

• immediately — adverb of time (tells when Gopi got up)
• often — adverb of frequency (tells how often Shama writes)
• regularly — adverb of frequency (tells how often friends gathered)
• always — adverb of frequency (tells how often homework is completed)
• Yesterday — adverb of time (tells when the ice cream was eaten)
• never — adverb of frequency (tells how often Monika eats junk food)
• Now — adverb of time (tells when they are going to sing)

Concept: The letters 'oo' can make two sounds:

• Short 'oo' sound (as in 'book') — a brief, rounded sound.
• Long 'oo' sound (as in 'Santoor' / 'moon') — a longer, deeper sound.

Words with a LONG 'oo' sound (to be encircled):

$$\text{School, Maroon, Scooter, Bloom, Food, Moon}$$

Words with a SHORT 'oo' sound (not to be encircled):

$$\text{Hood, Foot, Shook, Look, Book, Took}$$

Summary Table:

Given: By the time the children ran to the gate, the scooter was gone — and so was the ball. They looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Sample Conversation:

Gopi: I can't believe it! The ball I found in the garden is gone — just like that!

Ramani: Well, I was about to prove it was mine! Now we will never know whose ball it really was.

Deepak: At least it wasn't my brand-new football. That one is safely at home!

Manoj: I feel so bad — I was the one who grabbed it and started the game. Maybe if I hadn't done that, the ball would still be here.

Jay: Don't worry, Manoj. None of us could have stopped that scooter! I think the ball wanted to go on an adventure of its own.

(All of them burst into laughter again.)

Gopi: You know what? Let's go get Deepak's football and start a proper game. At least that one won't run away on a scooter!

Concept: These are compound words — two smaller words joined together to form a new word with a new meaning.

Examples from the pictures (based on standard textbook content for this exercise):

1. sun + rise = sunrise

Sentence: We woke up early to watch the beautiful sunrise.

2. foot + ball = football

Sentence: Deepak's father bought him a brand-new football.

3. rain + bow = rainbow

Sentence: After the rain, we saw a colourful rainbow in the sky.

4. butter + fly = butterfly

Sentence: A pretty butterfly sat on the flower in our garden.

5. book + shelf = bookshelf

Sentence: I kept all my storybooks on the bookshelf.

(Note: Additional compound words may be formed based on the images in the textbook which are not visible in the OCR. Students should form sentences for all words shown in their book.)

Concept: All the answers contain the letters 'ai' in the middle of the word.

Answers:

Note: All the words — rain, train, paint, brain, snail, mail, sail, tail, stairs — contain 'ai' in the middle, just like the word 'chair'.