NCERT Solutions for Class 2 English Marigold Unit 2

The poem “I am lucky” is based on the feeling/thinking of a young girl.

Question: Complete the given sentences:
1. A myna _________.
2. _________ can wriggle.
3. An elephant ______.
4. ______ can hop.
5. You ________.

1. can sing
2. can wriggle
3. can raise his trunk
4. A kangaroo
5. can read and write

Questions: Make sentences using the words Butterfly, Fish, Elephant.

Answer:
1. The butterfly is very beautiful.
2. The fish lives in water.
3. The elephant is very big in size.

Questions:
What can the myna do?

Answer:
The myna can sing.

Question: Fill in the blanks
1. If I were a kangaroo, I would ______.
2. If I were a tiger, I would ________.
3. If I were a fish, I would _________.
4. If I were a bird, I would _______.

Answers:
1. hop
2. roar
3. swim
4. fly

Question: Add ‘ful’ to the words given in brackets and complete the sentences.

1. You must be _____ to your friends. (help)
2. Make a ______ drawing. (colour)
3. The puppy is so ______. (play)
4. Be ______ while crossing the road. (care)

Answers:
1. helpful
2. colourful
3. playful
4. careful

Question: Join the two words to make one word.

1. Peace + full =
2. Play + full =
3. Colour + full =
4. Care + full =
5. Hope + full =

Answers:

• 1. peaceful
• 2. playful
• 3. colourful
• 4. careful
• 5. hopeful

Question: Write five things you can do. Start with ‘I can…..’

Answer
1. I can draw.
2. I can write.
3. I can jump.
4. I can dance.
5. I can read.
6. I cannot fly but I can run.
7. I cannot cook but I can eat.
8. I cannot crawl but I can walk.

This story is about a monkey who wants to become big and strong. A wise woman came to know about this. She gave one magic wand to the monkey to fulfill all his wishes. With the help of a magic wand, monkey first of all, takes a long neck like a giraffe. Then he takes a trunk like an elephant, and at last, he takes stripes like a zebra. Monkey is very happy after getting a long neck, trunk, and stripes. He goes to the river to try his new trunk. He looks into the river. After seeing himself in river monkey cries “help! a monster/devil!”. Monkey’s mother says this is not a monster/devil. This is you. Monkey says I look ugly. I want to be myself again. At last, there is a pop, bang, and whizz, and the little monkey is himself again. Monkey jumps for joy and throws magic wand into the river.

1. The little monkey wants to be big and strong.
2. A wise woman does not hear him.
3. She gives him a wand.
4. The giraffe stretches his long neck.
5. The elephant has no trunk.
6. The zebra has stripes.
7. The little monkey sees a monster in the river.

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. False

Question: What would you do if you had a magic wand?
(i) I would turn it round and round and turn a book into a ______.
(ii) I would turn a dog into a ______.
(iii) I would turn a pencil into a ______.
(iv) I would turn you into a ______.

Answers:
(i) car
(ii) cat
(iii) pen
(iv) robot

Question: Put the letters in order to make a word.
1. ot
2. si
3. eh
4. gib
5. mih
6. sih
7. reh
8. nac

Answers:
1. to
2. is
3. he
4. big
5. him
6. his
7. her
8. can

Unit 2 (Marigold) of class 2nd English was very nice and interesting. Students learn many things from this unit. Many skills like listening skills, learning skills, speaking skills, etc develop from this unit. From this unit, students can learn that everyone is unique and has his/her own capabilities. Don’t copy anyone.