NCERT Solutions Class 1 English Chapter 1 Two Little Hands

F R E E S T U D Y M AT E R I A L F O R E V E R Y S T U D E N T

CLASS 1 · ENGLISH

NCERT Solutions
Aa
Chapter 1: Two Little
Hands

NCERT Textbook — Mridang

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C L A SS 1 · E N G L I S H · MR IDA N G
NCERT So ut ons — C apt r 1: Two L tt Han s
l i h e i le d

This chapter is about our body: hands, legs, eyes, ears and more. We also sing the letters and say their
sounds.

T E XT B OOK B OOK PAGE S
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S EC T I ONS QU E ST I ONS
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Let us sing Pages — 1–2
Two L tt Han s (son )
i le d g

L E T US S I N G

Song Let us sing.

Two little hands
go clap, clap, clap.
Two little legs
go tap, tap, tap.
Two little eyes
are open wide.
One little head
goes side to side.

Two little eyes to look around.
Two little ears to hear any sound.
One little nose to smell and breathe.
One little mouth that likes to eat.

Hands to clap, legs to walk
Nose to smell, mouth to talk
Head to move, eyes to see
I have a little body that belongs to me.

Sing the song. Do the actions.

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Words that sound alike clap tap wide side walk talk see me
: , . , . , . , .

Circle Now circle ‘One, two, toʼ in the song.

Two little hands
go clap, clap, clap.
Two little legs
go tap, tap, tap.
Two little eyes
are open wide.
One little head
goes side to side.

Two little eyes to look around.
Two little ears to hear any sound.
One little nose to smell and breathe.
One little mouth that likes to eat.

Hands to clap, legs to walk
Nose to smell, mouth to talk
Head to move, eyes to see
I have a little body that belongs to me.

Cr
i cle e very One, Two and to.

WORD HOW MANY
One 3

Two 5

to 12

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Two little hands
go clap, clap, clap.
Two little legs
go tap, tap, tap.
Two little eyes
are open wide.
One little head
goes side to side.

Two little eyes to look around.
Two little ears to hear any sound.
One little nose to smell and breathe.
One little mouth that likes to eat.

Hands to clap, legs to walk
Nose to smell, mouth to talk
Head to move, eyes to see
I have a little body that belongs to me.

Tip: two and to sound the same. But they look different.

Let us sing Page — 3
Parts o t Bo y (son )
f he d g

L E T US S I N G

Song Parts of the Body

Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
And eyes and ears
And mouth and nose
Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Sing the song. Touch each part.
Touch your head. Then your shoulders.

Words that sound alike toes nose : , .

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— 4 co m
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Let us speak Page
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L E T US SP EA K

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Teacher: I clap with my hands.
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Say it after the teacher. Clap as you say it.
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I tap with my feet.
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I tap w t my i h fee . t a
Tap your feet on the floor.
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Look around as you say it. agl
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Walk a few steps as you say it. m.c
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Tip: Now say one more. I talk with my mouth.

Let us speak — Page 5
B. Ta n pa rs
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L E T US SP EA K

B.1 B. Talk in pairs
Ask your partner questions such as the ones below.

Nitin: What is this?
Neha: This is my nose.
Nitin: What is this?
Neha: This is my mouth.
Nitin: What is this?
Neha: This is my mouth.

Point to one part. Ask, “What is this?ˮ

Why One thing So we say this is
: . .

Sample answer: What is this? This is my head.

B.2 B. Talk in pairs
Ask your partner questions such as the ones below.

Neha: What are these?
Nitin: These are my shoulders.
Neha: What are these?
Nitin: These are my ears.
Neha: What are these?
Nitin: These are my hands.
Nitin: What are these?
Neha: These are my legs.

Point to two parts. Ask, “What are these?ˮ

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Why Two things So we say these are
: . .

Sample answer: What are these? These are my eyes.

Match the parts of the body — Page 6

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Mat ch t parts o t
he f he b o y w t t r p tur s.
d i h hei ic e

Q1 Match the parts of the body with their pictures.

Head
Nose

Eye
Ear
Cheek
Hand
Tongue

Arm
Mouth

Foot
Leg

Eleven words in the middle. Six pictures on the left. Five pictures on the right.

Draw a n rom ali e f e ch word to its picture.

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He ad
Nose
Eye

Ear

Cheek
Hand
Tongue

Arm
Mouth
Foot

Leg

Each word joined to its picture.

Tip: The leg is long. The foot is at the bottom.

Let us read — Page 7
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Loo at t p tur s. R a t wor , t n r a t s nt n .
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L E T US R EAD
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Q1 laLsook at the pictures. Read the word, then read the sentence.
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Eyes. I see with my eyes.
Point to your eyes. Look around you. em
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Q2 Look at the pictures. Read the word, then read the sentence.
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a I hear with my ears.
Ears
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Q3 Look at the pictures. Read the word, then read the sentence.

smell with my nose.
Nose
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Row 3 o pa
f ge 7.

Nose. I smell with my nose.
Touch your nose. Smell a flower.

Q4 Look at the pictures. Read the word, then read the sentence.

eat with my mouth.
Mouth I

Row 4 o pa
f ge 7.

Mouth. I eat with my mouth.
Point to your mouth. We talk with it too.

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Q5 Look at the pictures. Read the word, then read the sentence.

I feel with my skin.
Skin

Row 5 o pa
f ge 7.

Skin. I feel with my skin.
Touch your arm. Is it soft?

Let us do — Page 8

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My Han d

L E T US D O

Q1 My Hand
Place one palm in the centre of the box given below. With your other hand, draw an
outline. Decorate the hand with colours, coloured paper bits, bindis or anything else.

The empty box.

Draw around your hand. Then decorate it.
 Put your hand flat in the box.
 Draw around it with a pencil.
 Add colours and bindis.

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A sample hand with bindis.

Q2 Now compare your drawing with your friendʼs drawing.

Put the two hands side by side.
Whose hand is big? Which colours are the same?

Sample answer: My hand is small and red.

Let us do — Page 9

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Was n Han s
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L E T US D O
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2. Rub soap on your hands.

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3. Wash between the fingers.

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4. Rinse your hands again.

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se m
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Four pictures, one for each step.

se m
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co m
Do the four steps in order.
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Water, soap, fingers, water again. Now your hands are clean.
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Let us sing
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A p a t son
l h be g

L E T US S I N G

Song Alphabet song

ABCDEFG HIJK LMNOP
LMNOP QRST UVWXYZ
X Y Z, Sugar on bread
Next day morning, come to me
We will learn the A B C…
Happy, happy we shall be
When we know the A B C….

Sing the song. Point to each letter.

Words that sound alike me C be : , , .

Tip: Sing L M N O P two times.

Let us write Page — 10
A. Wr t t tt rs
i e he le e

L E T US WR I T E

A.1 A. Write the letters

Aa
Big A and small a, with a line to write on.

Write A a on the line.

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Aa Aa Aa Aa
A a written on the line.

Big A two lines down. Then one across. Small a: go round, then down.

A.2 A. Write the letters

Bb
Big B and small b, with a line to write on.

Write B b on the line.

Bb Bb Bb Bb
B b written on the line.

Big B a line down. Then two bumps. Small b: a tall line, then round.

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A.3 A. Write the letters

Cc
Big C and small c, with a line to write on.

Write C c on the line.

Cc Cc Cc Cc
C c written on the line.

Big C start at the top. Go round and stop. Small c is the same.

A.4 A. Write the letters

Dd
Big D and small d, with a line to write on.

Write D d on the line.

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Dd Dd Dd Dd
D d written on the line.

Big D a line down. Then one big bump. Small d: go round, then a tall line.

A.5 A. Write the letters

Ee
Big E and small e, with a line to write on.

Write E e on the line.

Ee Ee Ee Ee
E e written on the line.

Big E a line down. Then three lines across. Small e: go across, then round.

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Ff Ff Ff Ff
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F f written on the line.
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Let us sing — Page 11–12 sem.
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A. S n t a p a t (p on s) son or t s
i g he l h be h ic g f he e lett rs
e or you start r a n t wor s.
bef e e di g he d

L E T US S I N G

A A. Sing the alphabet (phonics) song for these letters before you start reading the
wor s.d
You may sing it in this way:

a is for ant …. a…. a…. ant
b is for bag …. b…. b…. bag
c is for cat …. c…. c…. cat
d is for dog …. d…. d…. dog
e is for egg …. e…. e…. egg
f is for fish …. f…. f…. fish
g is for goat …. g…. g…. goat
h is for hut …. h…. h…. hut
i is for ice-cube …. i…. i…. ice-cube
j is for jug …. j…. j… jug
k is for kite …. k…. k…. kite
l is for lion …. l…. l…. lion
m is for mango …. m…. m…. mango

n is for nose …. n…. n…. nose

o is for orange …. o…. o…. orange

p is for parrot …. p…. p…. parrot

q is for quilt …. q…. q…. quilt

r is for rat …. r…. r…. rat

s is for sun …. s…. s…. sun

t is for table …. t…. t…. table

u is for umbrella …. u…. u…. umbrella

v is for van …. v…. v…. van

w is for well …. w…. w…. well

x is for x-ray …. x…. x…. x-ray

y is for yarn …. y…. y…. yarn

z is for zebra …. z…. z…. zebra

Sing: a is for ant … a … a … ant.
Say each first sound, from a to z.

A out t
b he b ook: Some pictures sit one line down. The egg is next to fish.

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Let us speak — Page 13
L tt r soun s
e e d

L E T US SP EA K

Q1 Letter sounds

a
axe ant arm

T tter, with three pictures and their words.
he le

a – axe, ant, arm
Say each word. They all begin with a.

Tip: In arm, the a sounds a little different. Listen.

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Q2 Letter sounds

b
bag bee boy

The le tter, with three pictures and their words.

b – b ag, bee, boy
Say each word. They all begin with b. b… b… bag!

Q3 Letter sounds

c
cart cap cat

T he letter, with three pictures and their words.

c – c art, cap, cat
Say each word. They all begin with c. c… c… cat!

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Q4 Letter sounds

d
den door dog

T he letter, with three pictures and their words.

d – de n, door, dog
Say each word. They all begin with d. A den is a home for animals.

Q5 Letter sounds

e
egg ear elephant

The le tter, with three pictures and their words.

e – egg, e ar, elephant
Say each word. They all begin with e.

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Tip: In ear, the e sounds a little different. Listen. co m
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m l as
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Finadgtlhe odd one out — Page 14
Not t n t a soun s o t wor s n a row. F n t o on out.
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Notice the initial sounds of the words in each row. Find the odd one out.
a

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2 Notice the initial sounds of the words in each row. Find the odd one out.

2

apple ant clock

T r h ee pictures in a row, with their words.

ock
cl

apple and ant begin with a. clock begins with c.

3 Notice the initial sounds of the words in each row. Find the odd one out.

3

egg dog drum

T r h ee pictures in a row, with their words.

egg

dog and drum begin with d. egg begins with e.

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Chapter at a glance
We sing Two Little Hands ands clap Legs tap
. H . .

We sing Head shoulders knees and toes We touch each part
, , . .

We read: I see with my eyes.
We draw our hand. We wash our hands.
We sing A B C. We write A to F. We say first sounds.

Quick revision

WORD WHAT IT MEANS IN THE CHAPTER USE IT
hand You hold things with it. Two little hands go clap, clap, I clap with my hands.
clap.

leg You walk with it. Two little legs go tap, tap, tap. I walk with my legs.

head The top part of you. One little head goes side to side. I move my head.

eye You see with it. Two little eyes are open wide. I see with my eyes.

ear You hear with it. Two little ears to hear any sound. I hear with my ears.

nose You smell with it. One little nose to smell and I smell with my nose.
breathe.

mouth You eat and talk with it. One little mouth that likes to eat. I eat with my mouth.

one · to Sight words. Read them in one One little head … eyes to see I have one nose.
look.

initial The first sound of a word. Page 14 bag begins with b.
sound

odd one The one not like the others. Page 14 cap is the odd one
out out.

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