Preface
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START UP QUIZZI KIT (For Teachers only) these issues.
A special Start Up Quizzi Kit designed with interactive game based exercises (separate for each • Do It Yourself (DIY) activities, figured around specific environmental issues,
class) for initiating fun and learning in the classroom. The kit comprises of the following: encouraging children to use their creative abilities in using and recycling
• Start Up Launch-pad: A handbook for teacher, introducing them to the use of the Start Up resources that are available.
Quizzi Kit. It shall also contain content for 6 fully designed and compiled quiz shows to be • Jet Set Go – a journey which explores some of the major countries
conducted live in the classroom along with guidelines on how to conduct the quiz. The audio/ of the world and stimulating their young minds to explore lands
visual presentation for the quiz shows shall also be given along with the interactive CD. beyond their country.
• Start Up Think Tank (For classes 1-2): Look and Speak flash cards for initiating thinking and • Buzz Talk – introducing children to new age trending words and
speaking abilities. issues which they come across daily.
• Start Up Hide and Seek (For classes 1-2): Interactive board chart game. • Yoga Lessons – to encourage children to adopt a healthy lifestyle
• Start Up Brainstorm (For classes 3-8): An interactive classroom exercise aimed at initiating by starting with some simple yoga lessons. It categorically aims
Group Discussion in the class on trending topics, which children come across in their daily life. at asanas aimed to benefit young children, like asanas for
• Start Up News Bulletin (For classes 3-8): An exercise aimed at encouraging students to increasing height, better digestion, increasing stamina, better
collect current affairs news clips, discuss in class and prepare their own News bulletin concentration, etc.
board. An yearly complier designed with 12 brightly designed bulletin sheets, where students
paste the news headlines covering International news, National news, Sports news and In a nutshell, this series aims at propagating knowledge by encouraging
miscellaneous news. The bulletin sheets shall be placed on class soft board keeping them students to simply Start Up and take the first step to this new and
completely updated with all that is happening around them. exciting journey of knowledge and exploration.
• Interactive CD including Audio/Visual presentation of 6 quiz shows. Valuable suggestions for improving the content and quality of the book are
always welcome from the readers.
-Author
CONTENTS
Discovering India:
Science Ahead:
World view: 15. Joy farm .................. 7 21. Prayer place ...................20
22. Sites to see ....................45
1. At work ...........................9 16. Body tour ............ 14-15 23. Our National Flag .............48
2. Tools to use ................ 10-11 17. Meet the computer ..... 34 24. Our National Symbols ........49
3. Moving around ............ 18-19 18. Everyday machines ..... 35 25. Festival time .............. 50-51
4. In my city .................. 22-23 26. Famous faces .............. 58-59
5. Sky and the Earth............ 24
6. Meet my family ............... 25
7. High in the sky ................ 44
8. Land art .................... 46-47
Life around: Melting pot:
Sports shot: 27. Animal calls .......................... 8 36. Sound of music .... 56
19. In and out .................. 54-55 28. Food we eat ........................12
World of Words: 20. Sporting stars .................60 29. Animal homes ......................13
9. Opposites ......................17 30. Blooming flowers...................16
10. What is so odd? ...............26 31. Our natural friends ................21
11. Sounds same ...................33 32. Plant body ..........................27
12. Word hill .......................39 33. In the wild ......................28-29
13. Rhyme time ...................41 ECO-SCOPE : 34 Animals near and far ..............38 Smart minds:
14. Fairyland ................... 42-43 Keeping clean ............... 30-31 35. Animal body ........................40 (mental)
37. Colour the train ...........52
DIY: 38. Pot of gold .................53
Paper broom .................... 32 39. Tick-tock-tick .............57
LIFE-CYCLE: Test Paper I .............. 62 (physical)
Seed to fruit ................ 36-37 Test Paper II ............. 63 Health tips (Poster)
Test Paper III ............. 64
BUZZ TALK: Answers
What is a smart phone? ....... 61
GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
8 Blooming flowers 9 Opposites
Look at the pictures of these flowers. Can you name them using the Uncle Tom took his grandchildren to the beach.
clue box? Look at the picture below and fill in the blanks with the correct
opposite word. See the marked pictures carefully.
2 (b) s __ __ __ l
2.
2 (a) big
hibiscus 3 (b) w __ __
tulip
1. 3. 3 (a) dry
marigold
4 (a) happy
daisy 1 (a) tall
carnation
sunflower 1 (b) s __ __ __ t
5 (b) s __ __ __ 4 (b) s __ __
4. 6. 5 (a) fast
5. 6 (b) y __ __ __ g
Info-bites
Young sunflowers follow the Sun from east to west. During the night they
turn east and wait for the sunrise on the next day.
6 (a) old
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10 Moving around
We use different means of transport to move around. Some of them
move on land, some in water and others in the air.
Use the clue box and name these means of transport.
2.
1.
5.
6.
4.
7.
Air
3.
9.
Land 8.
boat auto-rickshaw ship
Water
car helicopter train
Info-bites
bicycle motorcycle aeroplane
An auto-rickshaw has three wheels so it is called a three-wheeler.
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10 Moving around
We use different means of transport to move around. Some of them
move on land, some in water and others in the air.
Use the clue box and name these means of transport.
2.
1.
5.
6.
4.
7.
Air
3.
9.
Land 8.
boat auto-rickshaw ship
Water
car helicopter train
Info-bites
bicycle motorcycle aeroplane
An auto-rickshaw has three wheels so it is called a three-wheeler.
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11 Prayer place 12 Our natural friends
India is a land of many religions. Every religion has a special place Trees, plants and animals are friends that nature has given us.
for prayer. We get many things from them.
I. Can you identify these places? Can you guess who gives us what? See the example.
eggs
milk wool
honey
church
1. 2.
temple
mosque
gurdwara
1. bee
5. tree
4. plant
wood
3. 4. flowers fruits 6. cow
Here are the names of some people and their religions.
II. Match their names to their place of worship.
1. Javed (Muslim) a. church
3. sheep medicine
2. Amandeep (Sikh) b. temple 2. hen duck
Info-bites
3. Maria (Christian) c. gurdwara When you break an egg what colours can you see inside? The white part
is called the egg white and the yellow part is called the egg yolk.
4. Gauri (Hindu) d. mosque
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11 Prayer place 12 Our natural friends
India is a land of many religions. Every religion has a special place Trees, plants and animals are friends that nature has given us.
for prayer. We get many things from them.
I. Can you identify these places? Can you guess who gives us what? See the example.
eggs
milk wool
honey
church
1. 2.
temple
mosque
gurdwara
1. bee
5. tree
4. plant
wood
3. 4. flowers fruits 6. cow
Here are the names of some people and their religions.
II. Match their names to their place of worship.
1. Javed (Muslim) a. church
3. sheep medicine
2. Amandeep (Sikh) b. temple 2. hen duck
Info-bites
3. Maria (Christian) c. gurdwara When you break an egg what colours can you see inside? The white part
is called the egg white and the yellow part is called the egg yolk.
4. Gauri (Hindu) d. mosque
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13 In my city
2.
Take a tour of this city map.
Using the clue box identify the places.
1.
3.
9.
CASHIER
4.
5.
7.
fire station
railway station
8. airport
bank
6.
post office
hospital
supermarket
petrol pump
police station
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13 In my city
2.
Take a tour of this city map.
Using the clue box identify the places.
1.
3.
9.
CASHIER
4.
5.
7.
fire station
railway station
8. airport
bank
6.
post office
hospital
supermarket
petrol pump
police station
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14 Sky and the Earth 15 Meet my family
Read the clues and complete the words. Hello! Meet my family. We live together and love each other.
Read the clues and see if you can guess who is who?
• My father is wearing a yellow shirt.
1. The U is a big ball of fire.
• My mother is wearing a green kurta. She has a mobile phone in
It gives us light and heat.
her hand.
• My grandfather is wearing glasses. He is the head of our family.
2. We see the N at night. It has no • My grandmother is sitting next to him.
light of its own. It gets light and heat from the Sun. • My father’s brother is wearing a blue T-shirt. He is my uncle.
• My uncle’s wife is wearing a red top. She is my aunt.
• The boy in yellow shirt is my brother.
3. We see the S S at night. • The young girl in pink frock is my uncle’s daughter. She is my cousin.
They twinkle like tiny bulbs. We cannot count them.
1. 2.
5. 6. 3.
4. A R N W has 4.
7.
seven colours. We can see it after the rains.
8.
5. The A H is the home of all Me
living things. It is smaller than the Sun but bigger
than the Moon. It is made up of land and water.
Info-bites
The Earth moves round and round on its axis. This causes day and night. The
side of the Earth facing the Sun has day and the other darker side has night.
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14 Sky and the Earth 15 Meet my family
Read the clues and complete the words. Hello! Meet my family. We live together and love each other.
Read the clues and see if you can guess who is who?
• My father is wearing a yellow shirt.
1. The U is a big ball of fire.
• My mother is wearing a green kurta. She has a mobile phone in
It gives us light and heat.
her hand.
• My grandfather is wearing glasses. He is the head of our family.
2. We see the N at night. It has no • My grandmother is sitting next to him.
light of its own. It gets light and heat from the Sun. • My father’s brother is wearing a blue T-shirt. He is my uncle.
• My uncle’s wife is wearing a red top. She is my aunt.
• The boy in yellow shirt is my brother.
3. We see the S S at night. • The young girl in pink frock is my uncle’s daughter. She is my cousin.
They twinkle like tiny bulbs. We cannot count them.
1. 2.
5. 6. 3.
4. A R N W has 4.
7.
seven colours. We can see it after the rains.
8.
5. The A H is the home of all Me
living things. It is smaller than the Sun but bigger
than the Moon. It is made up of land and water.
Info-bites
The Earth moves round and round on its axis. This causes day and night. The
side of the Earth facing the Sun has day and the other darker side has night.
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16 What is so odd? 17 Plant body
In each of the groups there is something that does not fit in. See the plant below and its various parts. Match the parts to the
Circle it. correct sentences that describe it.
a. Green part of the plants.
1 2 Plants make food here.
3. flower
b. They are bright in colour.
Butterflies sit on them.
2. leaf
c. Supports the plant. Acts
like a pipe and carries
5. seeds water and food to different
parts of the plant.
4. fruit
3 4 d. Very tiny, found inside the
fruit. A new plant grows
from it.
e. Holds the seeds. It is
eaten because it has
1. stem pulp and juice.
f. Holds the plant to the soil.
5 6 Absorbs water from the soil.
6. roots Help to grow
(Teacher’s note)
Take the children
to a garden or park
and show them the
different parts of
a plant.
Info-bites
Info-bites
Just like your mother prepares food in the kitchen, plants prepare food in the
A tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable. But most of the times people call it leaves. That is why leaves are called the ‘kitchen of the plant.’
a vegetable.
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16 What is so odd? 17 Plant body
In each of the groups there is something that does not fit in. See the plant below and its various parts. Match the parts to the
Circle it. correct sentences that describe it.
a. Green part of the plants.
1 2 Plants make food here.
3. flower
b. They are bright in colour.
Butterflies sit on them.
2. leaf
c. Supports the plant. Acts
like a pipe and carries
5. seeds water and food to different
parts of the plant.
4. fruit
3 4 d. Very tiny, found inside the
fruit. A new plant grows
from it.
e. Holds the seeds. It is
eaten because it has
1. stem pulp and juice.
f. Holds the plant to the soil.
5 6 Absorbs water from the soil.
6. roots Help to grow
(Teacher’s note)
Take the children
to a garden or park
and show them the
different parts of
a plant.
Info-bites
Info-bites
Just like your mother prepares food in the kitchen, plants prepare food in the
A tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable. But most of the times people call it leaves. That is why leaves are called the ‘kitchen of the plant.’
a vegetable.
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7. I have a beautiful skin with orange and
18 In the wild black stripes.
Read the clues and identify the animals. You can use the clue box to
name them.
1. I have a beautiful skin with black spots. 8. I am a very heavy animal. I mostly have
I run very fast. a horn near my nose.
2. If I am a male, I have beautiful horns 9. I look like a horse. I have black and white
called antlers.
stripes on my body.
3. I am a very big animal. I have a long trunk
and a short tail. 10. I am the largest bird but I cannot fly.
4. I am the tallest land animal. I have a
long neck.
tiger zebra ostrich panda deer
giraffe leopard elephant rhinoceros frog
5. I have black patches around my eyes, ears
and around my body.
Info-bites
• Giraffes sleep less than two hours a day. They can also stand and sleep for
short periods of time.
6. I live on both land and in water. • A big elephant drinks about 210 litres of water in a day!
There are two main types of elephants – Indian and African. Find out more
about them. Which type has bigger ears?
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7. I have a beautiful skin with orange and
18 In the wild black stripes.
Read the clues and identify the animals. You can use the clue box to
name them.
1. I have a beautiful skin with black spots. 8. I am a very heavy animal. I mostly have
I run very fast. a horn near my nose.
2. If I am a male, I have beautiful horns 9. I look like a horse. I have black and white
called antlers.
stripes on my body.
3. I am a very big animal. I have a long trunk
and a short tail. 10. I am the largest bird but I cannot fly.
4. I am the tallest land animal. I have a
long neck.
tiger zebra ostrich panda deer
giraffe leopard elephant rhinoceros frog
5. I have black patches around my eyes, ears
and around my body.
Info-bites
• Giraffes sleep less than two hours a day. They can also stand and sleep for
short periods of time.
6. I live on both land and in water. • A big elephant drinks about 210 litres of water in a day!
There are two main types of elephants – Indian and African. Find out more
about them. Which type has bigger ears?
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
ECO-SCOPE
Keeping clean – myself and the environment 7 8
Respect plants
2 and trees.
1 Do not pluck
Wash your hands flowers or
before each meal. leaves.
They can carry Do not dirty rivers and
germs to your body seas by throwing bottles
through the food and food packets in them.
you eat. Have a bath everyday.
Keep your body clean.
How to wash your hands... the right way.
2
4 4
3
When you sneeze,
Always cover your
flush the mouth with a 1 bubbles rinse
toilet handkerchief. 3 5
after
use.
soap + water
rub dry
5 6
How many times do you
Always Why should you keep your wash your hands in a day?
throw waste nails short? Wash them:
material in a Long nails attract germs. Keep
dustbin. • before meals
your nails short and clean. • after meals
Never bite or chew your nails. • after using the toilet
Keep your surroundings
neat and clean.
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ECO-SCOPE
Keeping clean – myself and the environment 7 8
Respect plants
2 and trees.
1 Do not pluck
Wash your hands flowers or
before each meal. leaves.
They can carry Do not dirty rivers and
germs to your body seas by throwing bottles
through the food and food packets in them.
you eat. Have a bath everyday.
Keep your body clean.
How to wash your hands... the right way.
2
4 4
3
When you sneeze,
Always cover your
flush the mouth with a 1 bubbles rinse
toilet handkerchief. 3 5
after
use.
soap + water
rub dry
5 6
How many times do you
Always Why should you keep your wash your hands in a day?
throw waste nails short? Wash them:
material in a Long nails attract germs. Keep
dustbin. • before meals
your nails short and clean. • after meals
Never bite or chew your nails. • after using the toilet
Keep your surroundings
neat and clean.
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DIY Do It Yourself GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
DIY
19 Sounds same
We just learnt the importance of cleanliness.
Come let us now learn to make a broom stick or duster with an old Write the rhyming word that matches the picture.
newspaper. It shall help you to keep the dust away from your books,
toys, etc.
1. wet 6. small
Here is what you will need:
• old newspaper • scissors
• a cardboard roll • glue
like that of a foil 2. hot 7. fat
paper roll
How to make it…
1. Take a long strip of newspaper and place 3. wee 8. steel
it on the table (as shown in picture a).
a.
2. Now leave some space from the top
and cut straight lines on the strip of 4. cool 9. big
newspaper (as shown in picture b).
b.
3. Glue the uncut part of the strip of
newspaper to the cardboard roll 5. pink 10. bright
(as shown in picture c).
c.
4. Bend some of the bristles outwards Read the poem below and underline the
(as shown in picture d) . rhyming words:
Your broom stick is ready for A wise old owl lived in an oak,
cleaning your room. The more he saw the less he spoke.
d. The less he spoke the more he heard,
Happy cleaning! Why can’t we all be like that old bird?
Note: In place of newspaper, you can also use soft old cloth.
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DIY
19 Sounds same
We just learnt the importance of cleanliness.
Come let us now learn to make a broom stick or duster with an old Write the rhyming word that matches the picture.
newspaper. It shall help you to keep the dust away from your books,
toys, etc.
1. wet 6. small
Here is what you will need:
• old newspaper • scissors
• a cardboard roll • glue
like that of a foil 2. hot 7. fat
paper roll
How to make it…
1. Take a long strip of newspaper and place 3. wee 8. steel
it on the table (as shown in picture a).
a.
2. Now leave some space from the top
and cut straight lines on the strip of 4. cool 9. big
newspaper (as shown in picture b).
b.
3. Glue the uncut part of the strip of
newspaper to the cardboard roll 5. pink 10. bright
(as shown in picture c).
c.
4. Bend some of the bristles outwards Read the poem below and underline the
(as shown in picture d) . rhyming words:
Your broom stick is ready for A wise old owl lived in an oak,
cleaning your room. The more he saw the less he spoke.
d. The less he spoke the more he heard,
Happy cleaning! Why can’t we all be like that old bird?
Note: In place of newspaper, you can also use soft old cloth.
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20 Meet the computer 21 Everyday machines
Today computers are used everywhere. Welcome to my home. Come let us see what everyone is doing by
I. Fill in the blanks to name the computer parts. using different machines.
1. S A R Use the clue box to name the machines.
4. R N R
2. M I R 3. P 1. Mummy is keeping vegetables in
the
.
2. Grandmother is baking a cake for me in
the .
3. Today I shall help mummy to wash the dirty
clothes in the .
5. K Y A D 6. M E
4. Papa is using the to
CPU means the Central Processing Unit. It is the brain of the computer.
clean the room.
II. Here are some other items used with a computer. Use the clue
box to name them.
5. It is very hot today so grandfather has switched
on the to cool the room.
1. 2. 3.
washing machine microwave oven air-conditioner
headphones pendrive CD/DVD refrigerator vacuum cleaner
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20 Meet the computer 21 Everyday machines
Today computers are used everywhere. Welcome to my home. Come let us see what everyone is doing by
I. Fill in the blanks to name the computer parts. using different machines.
1. S A R Use the clue box to name the machines.
4. R N R
2. M I R 3. P 1. Mummy is keeping vegetables in
the
.
2. Grandmother is baking a cake for me in
the .
3. Today I shall help mummy to wash the dirty
clothes in the .
5. K Y A D 6. M E
4. Papa is using the to
CPU means the Central Processing Unit. It is the brain of the computer.
clean the room.
II. Here are some other items used with a computer. Use the clue
box to name them.
5. It is very hot today so grandfather has switched
on the to cool the room.
1. 2. 3.
washing machine microwave oven air-conditioner
headphones pendrive CD/DVD refrigerator vacuum cleaner
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LIFE-CYCLE
Info-bites Hurray! My
Seed to fruit – growth in the garden A papaya tree gives us fruits all tall tree has
year round. papayas on it.
Today mother bought a fresh ripe papaya from
the market. We all ate this fresh fruit.
It had many seeds inside it.
Later mother threw those seeds in After some days the flower
the garden. petals fall off. Now the
Do you know what happened then? bud turns into a fruit. My
Come, I shall show you… plant is growing taller.
Oh! The flower
buds have come.
After 2 more weeks
it grows into a baby
plant. Mother says it is
called a sapling.
After 2 weeks… Now I water it
A small shoot grows everyday.
from the seed.
The seeds are
thrown in
wet soil.
1 2 3 4 5 6
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LIFE-CYCLE
Info-bites Hurray! My
Seed to fruit – growth in the garden A papaya tree gives us fruits all tall tree has
year round. papayas on it.
Today mother bought a fresh ripe papaya from
the market. We all ate this fresh fruit.
It had many seeds inside it.
Later mother threw those seeds in After some days the flower
the garden. petals fall off. Now the
Do you know what happened then? bud turns into a fruit. My
Come, I shall show you… plant is growing taller.
Oh! The flower
buds have come.
After 2 more weeks
it grows into a baby
plant. Mother says it is
called a sapling.
After 2 weeks… Now I water it
A small shoot grows everyday.
from the seed.
The seeds are
thrown in
wet soil.
1 2 3 4 5 6
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
22 Animals near and far 23 Word hill
Read and answer. Can you climb down these hills by making 2, 3, 4 and 5 letter words?
See the example given below.
1. Some animals live in the forests.
They are called wild animals. Name A
any 3 wild animals.
A N
A R T
A N T S
2. Some animals are kept on farms or near A B O V E
our houses. They are called domestic
animals. Name any 3 domestic animals. D M
D M
D M
D M
3. Some animals are kept in our homes to D M
guard us. They also spread love and fun.
They are called pet animals. Name any S
3 pet animals. N
N S
N S
N S
Info-bites
Some people keep fish as a pet. They are kept in a N S
transparent tank of water called aquarium.
Try making more word hills using different alphabets.
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22 Animals near and far 23 Word hill
Read and answer. Can you climb down these hills by making 2, 3, 4 and 5 letter words?
See the example given below.
1. Some animals live in the forests.
They are called wild animals. Name A
any 3 wild animals.
A N
A R T
A N T S
2. Some animals are kept on farms or near A B O V E
our houses. They are called domestic
animals. Name any 3 domestic animals. D M
D M
D M
D M
3. Some animals are kept in our homes to D M
guard us. They also spread love and fun.
They are called pet animals. Name any S
3 pet animals. N
N S
N S
N S
Info-bites
Some people keep fish as a pet. They are kept in a N S
transparent tank of water called aquarium.
Try making more word hills using different alphabets.
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
24
24 Animal body 25 Rhyme time
Animals have some special body parts. Look at the pictures and complete the nursery rhymes with the help
Look at the body part on the left. Read the questions and tick the of the clue box.
correct option.
1.
Which of the following animal does not have
a tail? 1. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch
a .
a. tiger b. monkey c. butterfly
2. Wee Willie Winkie runs through the
2. town, upstairs and downstairs in his
Which of the following animal has horns on its head? .
a. camel b. buffalo c. cat 3. I am a little teapot, short and stout,
here is my ,here is my
3. .
Which of the following animal has a mane? 4. Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet
eating her .
a. fish b. horse c. snake
5. Mary had a little lamb, its fleece
4. was white as .
Which of the following animal has whiskers? 6. Ding dong bell! in
a. parrot b. lizard c. cat the well. Who put her in? Little
Tommy thin.
5.
Which of the following animal has a hump on
its back?
a. zebra b. dog c. camel Help to grow
nightgown curds and whey (Teacher’s note)
6. pail of water handle, spout Encourage
Which of the following animal has hoofed feet? pussy snow students to recite
these rhymes
in class.
a. bear b. horse c. frog
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
24
24 Animal body 25 Rhyme time
Animals have some special body parts. Look at the pictures and complete the nursery rhymes with the help
Look at the body part on the left. Read the questions and tick the of the clue box.
correct option.
1.
Which of the following animal does not have
a tail? 1. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch
a .
a. tiger b. monkey c. butterfly
2. Wee Willie Winkie runs through the
2. town, upstairs and downstairs in his
Which of the following animal has horns on its head? .
a. camel b. buffalo c. cat 3. I am a little teapot, short and stout,
here is my ,here is my
3. .
Which of the following animal has a mane? 4. Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet
eating her .
a. fish b. horse c. snake
5. Mary had a little lamb, its fleece
4. was white as .
Which of the following animal has whiskers? 6. Ding dong bell! in
a. parrot b. lizard c. cat the well. Who put her in? Little
Tommy thin.
5.
Which of the following animal has a hump on
its back?
a. zebra b. dog c. camel Help to grow
nightgown curds and whey (Teacher’s note)
6. pail of water handle, spout Encourage
Which of the following animal has hoofed feet? pussy snow students to recite
these rhymes
in class.
a. bear b. horse c. frog
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GRADE 1
GRADE 1 Start Up G.KStart Up G.K
2426 Fairyland 5. witch, woman, seed, small
little girl of the size of a
Read the clue words, look at the pictures and guess the fairytales. thumb, bird, fairy king
1. stepmother, stepsisters, fairy H B I A
godmother, ball night, shoes, prince
N E L A
6. princess, golden ball, frog,
promise, kiss, prince
2. brother-sister, woods, bread-
crumbs, witch, ginger bread R G
P I C
H S L N
R T L Rapunzel
Frog Prince
3. King and queen, 13 witches, Hansel and Gretel
beautiful princess, 100 years
of sleep, prince Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
S E I G
Thumbelina
E T
Help to grow
(Teacher’s note)
4. witch, poor man’s daughter, Read out these fairytales
golden long hair, prince, to children and help
tower window them recall the stories.
You can also show
them videos of these
A N fairytales.
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GRADE 1
GRADE 1 Start Up G.KStart Up G.K
2426 Fairyland 5. witch, woman, seed, small
little girl of the size of a
Read the clue words, look at the pictures and guess the fairytales. thumb, bird, fairy king
1. stepmother, stepsisters, fairy H B I A
godmother, ball night, shoes, prince
N E L A
6. princess, golden ball, frog,
promise, kiss, prince
2. brother-sister, woods, bread-
crumbs, witch, ginger bread R G
P I C
H S L N
R T L Rapunzel
Frog Prince
3. King and queen, 13 witches, Hansel and Gretel
beautiful princess, 100 years
of sleep, prince Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
S E I G
Thumbelina
E T
Help to grow
(Teacher’s note)
4. witch, poor man’s daughter, Read out these fairytales
golden long hair, prince, to children and help
tower window them recall the stories.
You can also show
them videos of these
A N fairytales.
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
2427 High in the sky 28 Sites to see
Here are the flags of some major countries. Here are some beautiful monuments of India.
Read the clues and name the countries using the clue box. Match the pictures to their names.
2. This is the flag of 1 2
1. The national C .
flag of The largest
I number of
is called the ‘Tiranga’. people live in
The famous Taj Mahal is this country.
in this country. 3 4
4. J is made up of a. Gateway of India
3. R is the four large islands and some b. Taj Mahal
largest country in the small islands. It is called
world. It is so large that the ‘Land of c. Charminar
it shares its land borders the Rising d. Red Fort
with 14 other Sun.’
countries. e. Golden Temple
6. U f. Qutub Minar
K is
an island nation. It is 5 6
5. The U
S of made up of England,
A is a Scotland, Wales and
country of 50 states. Northern
The flag is made up of Ireland.
stars and stripes.
Two of the above monuments are in Delhi. Can you name them?
United States of America India Info-bites
United Kingdom Japan On Republic Day every year, a grand parade marches from the Rashtrapati
Russia China Bhawan (President’s house) to the Red Fort. The President of India takes
the salute.
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
2427 High in the sky 28 Sites to see
Here are the flags of some major countries. Here are some beautiful monuments of India.
Read the clues and name the countries using the clue box. Match the pictures to their names.
2. This is the flag of 1 2
1. The national C .
flag of The largest
I number of
is called the ‘Tiranga’. people live in
The famous Taj Mahal is this country.
in this country. 3 4
4. J is made up of a. Gateway of India
3. R is the four large islands and some b. Taj Mahal
largest country in the small islands. It is called
world. It is so large that the ‘Land of c. Charminar
it shares its land borders the Rising d. Red Fort
with 14 other Sun.’
countries. e. Golden Temple
6. U f. Qutub Minar
K is
an island nation. It is 5 6
5. The U
S of made up of England,
A is a Scotland, Wales and
country of 50 states. Northern
The flag is made up of Ireland.
stars and stripes.
Two of the above monuments are in Delhi. Can you name them?
United States of America India Info-bites
United Kingdom Japan On Republic Day every year, a grand parade marches from the Rashtrapati
Russia China Bhawan (President’s house) to the Red Fort. The President of India takes
the salute.
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
2429 Land art 6. I am a large body of flowing water.
I empty into a sea or ocean.
A large part of the Earth is covered by land. At some places the land
is too high, at some places too low and at some places it is dry. This I E
natural beauty of land is called landforms.
7. I am a river that falls from a mountain
I. Read the clues and write the names of the landforms using the or rock.
clue box.
A E F L
1. I am the tallest landform on Earth.
I have a tip called a peak.
O U A N 8. I am a piece of land that has water on
all sides.
2. I am a large, dry and hot area of land S A D
with little rainfall.
D S R ocean desert mountain hills
island waterfall river valley
3. I am lower than the mountains but
higher than flat land.
I L Info-bites
Some deserts are not hot, they are cold. Such deserts are called cold deserts.
They are covered with snow or ice.
4. I am a low area between two mountains
or hills. I am ‘V’ shaped.
II. Find out the names of :
V L E
1. One famous mountain peak :
2. One famous ocean :
5. I am a large body of salt water. I cover
the largest part of the Earth. 3. One famous desert :
O E N 4. One famous river :
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
2429 Land art 6. I am a large body of flowing water.
I empty into a sea or ocean.
A large part of the Earth is covered by land. At some places the land
is too high, at some places too low and at some places it is dry. This I E
natural beauty of land is called landforms.
7. I am a river that falls from a mountain
I. Read the clues and write the names of the landforms using the or rock.
clue box.
A E F L
1. I am the tallest landform on Earth.
I have a tip called a peak.
O U A N 8. I am a piece of land that has water on
all sides.
2. I am a large, dry and hot area of land S A D
with little rainfall.
D S R ocean desert mountain hills
island waterfall river valley
3. I am lower than the mountains but
higher than flat land.
I L Info-bites
Some deserts are not hot, they are cold. Such deserts are called cold deserts.
They are covered with snow or ice.
4. I am a low area between two mountains
or hills. I am ‘V’ shaped.
II. Find out the names of :
V L E
1. One famous mountain peak :
2. One famous ocean :
5. I am a large body of salt water. I cover
the largest part of the Earth. 3. One famous desert :
O E N 4. One famous river :
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GRADE 1 Start Up G.K
24
30 Our National Flag 31 Our National Symbols
Our National flag is called the Tiranga because it has three main Here are some National symbols of India.
colours – saffron, white and green. Can you match the symbols to their names?
I. For the following questions tick the correct answer.
c. Peacock
1. How many stripes are there in the Indian National flag?
a. two b. three
b. Tiger d. Lotus
2. What does the saffron colour in our flag stand for?
a. courage and sacrifice b. peace
3. What does the white colour in our flag stand for?
a. milk b. peace and unity 1. National River
4. What does the green colour in our flag stand for? 2. National Flower
a. prosperity b. forests in India 3. National Bird
4. National Animal e. Mango
5. As per law which material should be used for making the a. River Ganga
Indian National flag? 5. National Fruit
a. rayon b. khadi 6. National Emblem
II. Now join the dots and complete the National flag of India.
Colour the flag with the correct colours.
f. Lion Capital of Ashoka
This is the navy blue
wheel with 24 spokes
in the centre of the
Indian National flag. Info-bites
It is called the Ashoka ‘Jana Gana Mana’ is the National Anthem of India and ‘Vande Mataram’
Chakra. is the National Song of India.
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