NCERT Solutions for Class 2 English
Chapter 16 – The Mumbai Musicians
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No 131:
Question 1:
tired,
musician, peeped, delicious, ghosts, scare
Answer
1) Tired: in need of sleep or rest
Example sentences: 1) I am tired of studying. 2) She is tired because of travelling.
2) Musician: a person who plays
musical instrument Example sentences: 1) He is a well known musician. 2) A musician will be performing
on our annual school day.
3) Peeped: look quickly at
something Example sentences: 1) I peeped into the door to see who
has come. 2) My grandfather peeped out of the door.
4) Delicious: tasty Example sentences:
1) My sister baked a very delicious cake. 2) My mother
cooked delicious food.
5) Ghosts: dead person which is
believed to appear Example sentences: 1) Ghosts are only our imagination.
2) My friend always shares ghost stories with me.
6) Scare: fear Example sentences:
1) He gave me a scare. 2) The cat scares me terribly.
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No 132:
Question 1:
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Why did the farmer tell Goopu to see the
world?
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Why did Goopu, Doopu and Furry want to go to
Mumbai?
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Why did the people in the house run away?
Answer
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The farmer tells Goppu to see the world as
he was now very tired and old.
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Goppu, Doopu and Furry wanted to go to
Mumbai to be musicians.
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People in the house ran away as they thought
ghosts had come to scare them.
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No 132:
Question 1:
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If you were to join the animal band, which
animal would you want to be? Create the sound of that animal. Get together with
your friends. As a group create the sound of the animal each one of you wants
to be.
·
The donkey saw a ball of fur and it was a
cat. If you were to see a big ball of fur what could that be?
Answer
· Disclaimer:
This is a creative activity to be done on your own with your friends.
· Disclaimer:
This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on
their own creative and imaginative skills.
If
I were to see a big ball of fur, I could have thought it to be a rabbit.
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No 133:
Question 2:
Let’s sort out these words
– Pick the words from the bags and put them on the right shelf. One has been
done for you. Say the words aloud.
Short ‘e’ words leg
Short ‘i’ words pig
Long ‘e’ words deep
Long
‘i’ words smile
Answer
leg well bell
pig
lip hill
deep
nest tree seed meal street
smile
fish kite dice line
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No 134:
Question 1:
• Do you play any musical
instrument? Yes, I
_____________________________________________________________.
• If no, which instrument
do you want to learn? I Would
___________________________________________________________.
•
Add the word of the opposite gender in the given sentences. Anju’s mother and
_____________ came to the school. My uncle and ____________ came to visit us on
Monday. The lion and _____________ looked lovingly at their cub. The King and
_____________ sat on beautiful thrones. The man is running and the ___________
is walking. My grandfather and _________________ went to the market.
Answer
Disclaimer:
These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on
their own experience and observation.
· Do
you play any musical instrument? Yes, I play guitar.• If no, which
instrument do you want to learn? I Would like to learn how to play
piano.
·
Anju’s mother and father came
to the school. My uncle and aunt came to visit us on Monday.
The lion and lioness looked lovingly at their cub. The King
and queen sat on beautiful thrones. The man is running and
the woman is walking. My grandfather and grandmother went
to the market.
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No 135:
Question 1:
• Write any nine words
from the given list in the boxes. Put only one word in one box.
• The teacher will call
out any six words. If the word she calls out is in the box put a cross on it.
The one who crosses out all the words first shouts “Bingo” and is the winner.
Answer
Disclaimer:
This is a creative activity to be done with your teacher in classroom. You need
to choose nine words from the circle and write them in the box. Next, you have
to cross out all the words one by one as the teacher calls out the word.
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No 136:
Question 2:
In what way are these
musical instruments different from each other? Put them into three groups based
on how they are played.
Disclaimer:
Kindly refer the textbook for the images.
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Instruments
that you play with fingers
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String
Instruments
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Instruments
that you blow into
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Answer
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Instruments
that you play with fingers
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String
Instruments
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Instruments
that you blow into
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Tabla
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Guitar
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Flute
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Dholak
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Violin
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Shehnai
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Dhafli
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Sitar
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Iktara
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No 138:
Question 3:
• This is the picture of a musical
instrument called a Jaltarang. Make
your own Jaltarang – Get six to ten bowls of the same
size and shape. – Pour water into the bowls. Keep the water at different
levels. – Use two pencils and strike the rim of the bowls to make musical
sounds.
Disclaimer:
Kindly refer the textbook for the image.
• The word Jaltarang is made up of two
words Jal – water, tarang – music. Now make
new words by joining two words. One has been done for you.
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news + paper
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newspaper
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bath + room
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school + bag
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time + table
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tooth + paste
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foot + ball
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neck + lace
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car + pet
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some + one
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Answer
·
Disclaimer: This is a creative activity to
be done at your home. You are required to have 4-5 bowls of water filled at
different levels ad two pencels. You can then enoy playing the musical sounds
with the pencil moving around the rim of the bowl.
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news + paper
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newspaper
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bath + room
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bathroom
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school + bag
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schoolbag
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time + table
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timetable
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tooth + paste
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toothpaste
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foot + ball
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football
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neck + lace
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necklace
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car + pet
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carpet
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some + one
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someone
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Page
No 139:
Question 1:
Get
up early in the morning.
Answer
Instructions:
Join the dotted lines to form the given sentence.
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