NCERT Solutions Class 2 English Chapter 12 Little Drops of Water

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CLASS 2 · ENGLISH

NCERT Solutions
Aa
Chapter 12: Little
Drops of Water

NCERT Textbook — Mridang

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84 – 90 9 19 English

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C L A SS 2 · E N G L I S H · MR IDA N G
NCERT So ut ons — C apt r 12: L tt Drops o Wat r
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Chapter 12 is a song about tt li le things. Little drops and little kind acts make big things.

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Let us sing — Page 84
Little Drops of Water (song)

L E T US S I N G

Song Let us sing.

Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.

Little words of love,
Little acts of kindness,
Little deeds of warmth
Spread smiles and happiness.

Sing the song together.
Little drops make a big ocean. Little kind acts make people happy.

Words that sound alike sand – land, kindness – happiness.
:

About the book: peaceful s n N w wor s, not n t
i i e d i he song.

Let us speak — Page 85
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A. Say a t ll he words th at come to your mind when you think of the word ‘waterʼ.

L E T US SP EA K

A A. Say all the words that come to your mind when you think of the word ‘waterʼ.

Say words like rain, river, drink and fish.
 C os your y s. T n o wat r.
l e e e hi k f e

 W r o you s t? W at o you o w t
he e d ee i h d d i h it?

 Say a wor a ou .
e ch d l d

Sample answer: ra n, r v r, s a, o an, rops, at , oat, s , o .
i i e e ce d b h b fi h c ld

Let us speak — Page 85
B. W a us wat r or many t n s. D s uss a out t n t
e ll e e f hi g i c b i i he class.

L E T US SP EA K

Q1 B. We all use water for many things. Discuss about it in the class.

We use water to drink, cook, bathe and wash.

Sample answer: I r n wat r. My mot r oo s r
d i k e he c k n water. We water the plants.
ice i

Tip: Do not wast wat r. C os t e e l e he tap.

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For t arent/teacher: help the child think of the day from morning to night — brushing
he p

teeth, bath, drinking, cooking, washing clothes and dishes, watering plants. Each child

says one way they use water, and listens to friends too.

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Q2 Look at the pictures and describe what you see.

The two pictures from page 85, drawn simply. Look at each one.

One picture shows the day. One shows the night.
Day: T he sun shines. C ay, fly a kite, fish and read.
hildren pl

Night: T he moon and stars shine. Two children sleep. A guard walks with a torch.

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In t he day picture there is also a dog, a ball and water. A boy sits with a fishing rod and a
gir l lies on the grass with a book. In the night picture there are street lights, a car and tall

buildings. The guard also has a stick.

For t he p arent/teacher: ask “Can you see colours at night?ˮ At night it is dark, so colours
are hard to see.

Let us listen — Page 86

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A. L st n to t and fill the colours.
co m
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i e he directions

L E T US L I ST E N
m as e
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A laAs. Listen to the directions and fill the colours.
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m .co a g
l a se
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m a s
m .co agl
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The picture from page 86. Most of it is not o our y t

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A sample. The birds, the leaves and the plant are coloured.

Tip: You may us any o our youe c l like.

Let us draw — Page 87
A. Draw on t n you e hi g feel would help us m ake our earth a more beautiful place.

L E T US D R AW

A A. Draw one thing you feel would help us make our earth a more beautiful place.

Draw a tr ee, a plant or a clean river.
 P ick one thing. Draw t i big.

 T hen colour it.

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A sample drawing. It is a tree.

Why Tr s v us s a
: ee gi e h de an d f ruit. They make the earth green.

Let us write — Page 88

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A. Answ r t e he following questions.

L E T US WR I T E

A.1 1.Match the words in Column A with words in Column B and complete the phrases
from the poem.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

grains of kindness

drops of sand

deeds of love

d
wor s o f wat r e

grains of sand, drops of water, deeds of kindness, words of love

COLUMN A COLUMN B

grains of sand

drops of water

deeds of kindness

d
wor s o f love

About the book: T po m as acts of kindness an deeds of warmth. o umn
he e h d C l B

has no warmth. So deeds of o s w t kindness. g e i h

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A.2 I he poem we talked about ‘drops of waterʼ. We use the word ‘dropsʼ with liquid.
2. n t

Circle the words for which you can use ‘drops ofʼ.

bread
carrot juice
wat r e
m ilk cotton

l
sa t
o il
r ice

The big drop from page 88 with nine words in it.

Cr
i cle water, milk, juice and oil.

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a sbemread
ag l
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m . cotton
a
ase m ilk
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m il a s
sa t l sem rice .co o agl
a
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com
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a g l
se m
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L E T US WR I T E

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Box: bag | tube | cup | box |.sclice agl
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We drink milk from a cup.

Try this: I r n a up o m
d i k c f very day.
ilk e

About the book: L t us wr t as parts , an
e i e h A C . There is no part B.
d D

C.2 C. Fill in the blanks, choosing words from the box.
2. A of bread
____________

Box: bag | tube | cup | box | slice

As lice of bre ad
We cut bread into thin pieces. One piece is a slice.

Try this: I at a s e lice of bread with jam.

C.3 C. Fill in the blanks, choosing words from the box.
3. A of toothpaste
____________

Box: bag | tube | cup | box | slice

A tu be of toothp aste
Toothpaste comes in a tube. We press it out.

Try this: Pr ss t e he tube of toothpaste gently.

C.4 C. Fill in the blanks, choosing words from the box.
4. A of pencils
____________

Box: bag | tube | cup | box | slice

A ox o p n
b f e cils

We keep pencils in a box.

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Try this: I av a n w ox o p n
h e e b f e s.
cil

C.5 C. Fill in the blanks, choosing words from the box.
5. A of clothes
____________

Box: bag | tube | cup | box | slice

A a ob g f clothes

We carry clothes in a bag.

Try this: Mot he r packed a bag of clothes.

T ip : E a ch word in the box is used once.

Let us write — Page 89
D. R arran
e ge the words to form proper sentences in the given sp ace. Remember to begin the sentence with a
c apital letter and end it with a full stop. One has been done for you.

L E T US WR I T E

D.2 D. Rearrange the words to form proper sentences in the given space. Remember to
begin the sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop. One has been done
for you.
1. Raghav book took his 
Raghav took his book.
2. went Ramona school to

Ramona went to school.
Start w t w o: Ramona. T
i h h ay what she did: went to school.
hen s

Tip: En w t a u stop.
d i h f ll

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D.3 Rearrange the words to form proper sentences in the given space.
3. they wearing are black both shoes

They are both wearing black shoes.
Start w t They. Wr t t w t a ap ta T.
i h i e i i h c i l

T n say w at t y ar o n : are both wearing black shoes.
he h he e d i g

D.4 Rearrange the words to form proper sentences in the given space.
4. very these beautiful are butterflies

These butterflies are very beautiful.
Start w t These butterflies. T n say ow t
i h he h hey look: are very beautiful.

Tip: Wr t These w t a ap ta T.
i e i h c i l

D.5 Rearrange the words to form proper sentences in the given space.
5. Moti go for a walk to likes

Moti likes to go for a walk.
Start w t w o: Moti. T n say w at Mot
i h h he h i likes: to go for a walk .

Tip: En w t a u stop.
d i h f ll

D.6 Rearrange the words to form proper sentences in the given space.
6. monkey the took the naughty away banana

The naughty monkey took the banana away.
Start w t The naughty monkey. T n say w at t
i h he h i did: took the banana away
.

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Tip: T s s a so r
hi i l t: The naughty monkey took away the banana.
igh

Let us do — Page 90
Project work  A. Ask people at home to allow you to touch and feel the following things in the kitchen

L E T US D O

A Project work
A. Ask people at home to allow you to touch and feel the following things in the kitchen

banana l
sa t o il

flour su gar r ice heat
w

Choose any one that seems ‘grainyʼ.
Bring it to the class next day.

Rice, sugar, salt or wheat. Bring any one.
These feel grainy. They have many tiny hard bits, like sand.
F our an
l d b anana feel soft. Oil feels wet.

Tip: As a rown-up rst. Br n a tt
k g fi i g li n a small box.
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Chapter at a glance
Little drops of water make the big ocean.
Little grains of sand make the land.
Little words of love make people happy.
Little acts of kindness spread smiles.
We use water for many things.
We say drops of only for things that flow.

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WORD mW.HA coTmIT MEANS IN THE CHAPTER USE ITa g l
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d agrops Very small bits of water. Little drops of water, Drops of rain fell on my hand .

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grains Little grains of sand, I see grains of rice on my plate
ag
Very small hard bits. .

emhe igh
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m ighty Very big and strong. t m ty ocean The elephant is mighty.

ocean A very big sea. Make the mighty ocean Fish live in the ocean .

It is a pleasant dacyom
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leasant Nice. It makes you feel good. And the pleasant land
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p . .

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kindness
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ness made me smile
Being kind and good to others.
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deeds Things we do. Little deeds of warmth Helping a friend is a good deed .

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warmt h A warm, loving feeling. Little deeds of warmth I feel warmth in Nani s hug
om a
agl
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p eaceful Calm and quiet. w wor s ox, pa ge 85 The park is peaceful in the morning.
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grainy Made of many tiny hard bits. agl 90 Sugar feels grainy.

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