Summary
Chapter 5 of the Class 1 English NCERT textbook (Mridang), "A Farm", introduces farm animals and their sounds through a fun rhyming song, then builds vocabulary around domestic animals, birds, and wild animals through a short reading passage and speaking activities.
- The Farm Song — The chapter opens with a song about grandpa's farm featuring a cow that says "moo-moo" and a hen that says "cluck-cluck." The repeated refrain "E-I-E-I-O" makes the song easy and fun for young children to remember and sing along.
- Animals and Birds Reading Passage — A boy named Jaggu from Nagpur introduces the animals and birds he sees near his house, including a dog, cats, a cow, a rat, monkeys, and snakes. He also describes birds such as a crow (black), pigeon (grey), sparrow (small), parrot (green with a red beak), and peacock (many colours).
- Farm and Help Box Activity — Children colour a farm picture and name the animals shown using a help box that lists: cat, cow, goat, pig, hen, cock, and sparrow. This activity connects the song's farm animals to their English names.
- Speaking and Vocabulary Activities — Children practise identifying wild animals like tiger, lion, and elephant, and discuss the colours of different birds in pairs using simple question-and-answer sentences. They also notice the final sounds of words such as rat, cap, jam, pen, and bell.
- New Words and Fun Time — The chapter introduces new words including verandah, cow, rat, sparrow, crow, pigeon, snake, fields, peacock, and beak. A fun picture activity asks children to spot elephants in different places, helping them practise prepositions like in, on, and behind.
Key points & formulas
- 01The farm song features grandpa's cow (moo-moo) and hen (cluck-cluck) with the refrain E-I-E-I-O.
- 02Jaggu from Nagpur introduces domestic animals: dog, cat, cow, rat, monkey, and snake.
- 03Birds described include crow (black), pigeon (grey), sparrow (small), parrot (green with red beak), and peacock (many colours).
- 04The help box lists seven farm animals: cat, cow, goat, pig, hen, cock, and sparrow.
- 05Wild animals named in the chapter are tiger, lion, and elephant.
- 06New vocabulary words include verandah, beak, fields, pigeon, peacock, and snake.
- 07Children practise noticing final sounds of words: rat ends in t, cap ends in p, jam ends in m, pen ends in n, bell ends in l.
Frequently asked questions
01What is the farm song in Chapter 5 about?
The song is about grandpa's farm. It talks about a cow that makes the moo-moo sound and a hen that makes the cluck-cluck sound, with the catchy refrain E-I-E-I-O.
02Who is Jaggu and where does he live?
Jaggu is a boy who lives in Nagpur. He tells readers about the animals and birds he sees near his house.
03Which animals does Jaggu see near his house?
Jaggu sees a dog near the gate, cats in the verandah, a cow eating grass, a small rat, monkeys swinging in trees, and a few snakes in the field.
04What colour is a crow according to the chapter?
A crow is black in colour.
05What does a parrot look like in the chapter?
A parrot is green and has a red beak.
06What colour is a pigeon?
A pigeon is grey in colour.
07What are the seven farm animals listed in the help box?
The help box lists cat, cow, goat, pig, hen, cock, and sparrow.
08Which wild animals are named in Chapter 5?
The wild animals named in this chapter are tiger, lion, and elephant.
09What new words does the chapter introduce?
The new words are verandah, cow, rat, sparrow, crow, pigeon, snake, fields, peacock, and beak.
10What sound activity do children do in this chapter?
Children say the word rat and notice it ends with the sound t. They then say the words cap, jam, pen, and bell and identify the last sound in each word.
11What is the pair-speaking activity in Chapter 5?
Children ask each other about the colours of animals and birds. For example, one child asks what colour a parrot is and the other answers that a parrot is green.
12What does the fun time activity ask children to do?
The fun time activity shows a picture with elephants hidden in different places, and children find the elephants and describe where they are using words like in, on, and behind.
13How can children extend the farm song?
The chapter asks children to replace the animals in the song with other animals and their sounds, including sounds from their own language. For example, they can use a cat and the sound miaon-miaon.
14What does the cow do in the reading passage?
According to Jaggu's description, the cow eats grass.
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