NCERT Solutions for Class 2 English Chapter 5 –
A Smile
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No 39:
Question 1:
wrinkles,
secret, hiding place
Answer
1) Wrinkles:straight lines on the
skin of the face Example sentences: 1) My grandmother has wrinkleson her face. 2) You
should take care of your face or it will get wrinkles.
2) Secret: private Example
sentences: 1) I have a secret to share with you
about my result. 2) A mother can keep all of her child’s secrets.
3) Hiding
place:
a place where no one can find you Example sentences: 1) I took the butter from
its hiding place in the kitchen. 2)
Garden is the best hiding place for me when we play hide
and seek.
Page
No 40:
Question 1:
My grandmother has many
wrinkles on her face.
Shall I tell you a secret?
Disclaimer:
Kindly refer the textbook for the images.
Answer
My grandmother has many wrinkles on her face.
Shall
I tell you a secret?
Page
No 40:
Question 1:
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Why is a smile a funny thing?
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What happens when you smile at someone?
Answer
Disclaimer:
These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on
their own experience and observation.
·
Smile is a funny thing as it can make other
people happy when they are sad.
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When we smile at someone, they get happy and
forget their worries.
Page
No 40:
Question 1:
I asked my mother
for twenty rupees. to see the lion jump the trees. He jumped so high, he
touched the moon, and never came back till the end of June.
Can
you tell a joke and make everyone laugh? Say it first in your language and then
in English.
Answer
I asked my mother
for twenty rupees. to see the lion jump the trees. He jumped so high, he
touched the moon, and never came back till the end of June.
Yes, I can tell a joke and
make everyone laugh.
A Russian, visiting India, went for an eye
check up.
The Doctor shows the letters on the board:
CZWXNQSTAZKY
Doctor: Can you read this ?
Russian: Read ??? I even know the guy…, he’s my cousin.
The Doctor shows the letters on the board:
CZWXNQSTAZKY
Doctor: Can you read this ?
Russian: Read ??? I even know the guy…, he’s my cousin.
Page
No 41:
Question 1:
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trunk
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sink
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wrinkle
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worry
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sunk
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think
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wriggle
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work
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junk
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pink
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write
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wonderful
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• When we read ‘w’ in
column 3 it has no sound.
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Look at the word ‘talk’. Here ‘l’ is silent. Now say the silent letter in the
following words aloud –
walk more wrap joke
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All the following words have an ‘i’ sound that rhymes with ‘my’. Can you fill
in the letter and then say the words aloud? sm_le, k_te, m_ce, l_ne
Answer
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trunk
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sink
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wrinkle
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worry
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sunk
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think
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wriggle
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work
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junk
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pink
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write
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wonderful
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• walk
more wrap joke
• smile, kite, mice, line
Disclaimer:
Students are advised to practice this on their won.
Page
No 42:
Question 1:
Play this game with your
partner. Close your eyes. Move your finger over the page while you sing –
TIC TAC TOE, ROUND I GO, IF I MISS, I’LL TAKE THIS.
When you finish reciting
the poem, stop moving your finger. Open your eyes, see which letter you stop
at. Use the clues to write the word beginning with the letter that you find.
Disclaimer:
Kindly refer the textbook for the images.
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Aa- Something you
eat.
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Nn- A bird’s home.
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Bb- Something that
flies.
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Oo- A fruit.
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Cc- It mews.
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Pp- You write with
this.
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Dd- A pet you love.
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Qq- It keeps you
warm in winter.
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Ee- A big animal.
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Rr- A beautiful
flower.
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Ff- A part of the
body.
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Ss- Something you
wear.
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Gg- A person.
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Tt- A hot drink.
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Hh- A place where
you live.
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Uu- It keeps you
dry in the rain.
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Ii- This is my
country.
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Vv- It moves on
wheels.
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Jj- Fill it with
water.
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Ww- Something you
drink.
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Kk- It flies in the
sky.
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Xx- A tree with
lights and a star.
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Ll- Kinf of the
jungle.
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Yy- A colour.
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Mm- It swings from
a tree.
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Zz- A place.
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Answer
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Aa- Apple
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Nn- Nest
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Bb- Butterfly
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Oo- Orange
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Cc- Cat
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Pp- Pen
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Dd- Dog
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Qq- Quilt
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Ee- Elephant
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Rr- Rose
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Ff- Face
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Ss- Sweater
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Gg- Girl
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Tt- Tea
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Hh- House
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Uu- Umbrella
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Ii- India
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Vv- Van
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Jj- Jug
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Ww- Wine
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Kk- Kite
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Xx- X-mas
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Ll- Lion
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Yy- Yellow
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Mm- Monkey
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Zz- Zurich
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Page
No 43:
Question 1:
• Form a Clay Club in
groups. Give your club a name. – Take a wet slab of clay. – Use a matchstick to
write the name of your club and all the club members on it. – Let the slabs
dry. – Display your slabs in the classroom.
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Try making different things with clay like bird, sun, flower, etc.
Answer
Disclaimer:
This is a creative and fun activity meant to be done with your friends in
group. You can make different things with clay like bird, sun, flower, tree,
pen, book, etc.
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No 43:
Question 1:
• Have fun with clay –
Take a clay ball. – Use a rolling pin and roll the clay out flat. – Make a clay
pancake (round like a roti or idli). – With the help of a matchstick, draw a
circle or use a bowl to cut a circle out of the rolled clay. – Use the extra
clay to make eyes, nose, ears and a ‘smiley’ or a sad face. – Also try making
hair.
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What else can you do to make the face colourful?
Answer
· Disclaimer:
This is a creative activity meant to be done with your friends. This will help
develop your imaginative skills.
· Disclaimer:
This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on
their on experience and observation.
You
can make the face colourful by filling its eyes with two black peas. You can
colour the eyes and nose of the face with natural skin colour using wall
colours.
Page
No 45:
Question 1:
won
sun man
day
fan hot
one
two far
Answer
Instructions:
Join the dotted lines to form the given words.
