NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Chapter 2 - The Cap-seller and the Monkeys

Question 1:

Fill in the blanks using the words from the given box:

caps
monkeys
basket
tree
cap-seller
happily
  1. The _______ sold caps in a basket.
  2. One day, he slept under a _______.
  3. There were _______ on the tree.
  4. The monkeys came down and took away all the _______.
  5. The cap-seller threw his cap into the empty _______.
  6. The cap-seller got all his caps and went away _______.
Answer:

Fill in the blanks using the words from the given box:

  1. The cap-seller sold caps in a basket.
  2. One day, he slept under a tree.
  3. There were monkeys on the tree.
  4. The monkeys came down and took away all the caps.
  5. The cap-seller threw his cap into the empty basket
  6. The cap-seller got all his caps and went away happily.
Question 2:

Answer the following questions.*

(a) Do you have a cap? What is its colour?

(b) Why do you think the monkeys threw the caps in the basket?

Answer:
  1. Self-attempt
  2. Self-attempt
Question 3:

Match the following words with their pictures:

Answer:

Match the following words with their pictures:

Question 4:

Write the numbers (1–4) next to the pictures according to the story.*

Answer:

Write the numbers (1–4) next to the pictures according to the story.*

Question 5:

Look at the pictures and write their names.

Answer:

Look at the pictures and write their names.

Butterflies

Question 1:

Colour the butterfly with your favourite colours:

Answer:

Colour the butterfly with your favourite colours: (Self- attempt)

Question 2:

Read the poem and fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:

up
down
in
out

Butterflies, butterflies,
___________, __________, ___________.
Butterflies, butterflies,
___________, __________, ___________.
Butterflies, butterflies,
___________, __________, ___________.
Butterflies, butterflies,
___________, __________, ___________.

Answer:

Read the poem and fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:

Butterflies, butterflies,
Up, up, up.
Butterflies, butterflies,
Down, down, down.
Butterflies, butterflies,
In, in, in.
Butterflies, butterflies,
Out, out, out.

Question 3:

Choose from the given options and write the correct rhyming words for the following.

Answer:

Choose from the given options and write the correct rhyming words for the following.

  1. up- cup
  2. down- town
  3. in- pin
  4. out- shout
Question 4:

Encircle the words that have ‘p’ in them.

Answer:

Encircle the words that have ‘p’ in them.

Catch Me If You Can

Question 1:

Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:

fat
rat
hat
cat
box
  1. A __________ cat sat on a mat.
  2. I can catch you, little ________.
  3. The little rat hid in a _________.
  4. The _________ ran to catch the rat.
  5. The rat ran and hid in a ________.
Answer:

Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:

  1. A fat cat sat on a mat.
  2. I can catch you, little rat.
  3. The little rat hid in a hat.
  4. The cat ran to catch the rat.
  5. The rat ran and hid in a box.
Question 2:

Write any four rhyming words of ‘cat’ from the story:

  1. _______
  2. _______
  3. _______
  4. _______
Answer:

Write any four rhyming words of ‘cat’ from the story:

  1. fat
  2. rat
  3. sat
  4. hat
Question 3:

Colour the picture given below:

Answer:

Colour the picture given below: (Self- attempt)

Question 4:

Help the mouse reach its home.*

Answer:

Help the mouse reach its home.

Question 5:

Look at the insects, flowers, birds, animals and trees around your home.

Draw some of these and tell your friends more about them.*

Answer:

Look at the insects, flowers, birds, animals and trees around your home. (Self- attempt)

Question 6:

Help these animals find their homes.*

Answer:

Help these animals find their homes.

Question 7:

Let us make words by adding one letter to ‘at’ as shown The first has been done for you.*

Answer:

Let us make words by adding one letter to ‘at’ as shown.