A Farm: Class 1 English · Chapter 5

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Printable worksheet: A Farm

9 exercises (matching, circling, drawing, tracing, missing numbers) to print on A4 in black and white, with the answer key on the last page. Do them after the lesson.

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Lesson text (for parents and teachers)

Every scene's words in order, as Tara reads them after Start: for reading along, or for a child who cannot hear the narration.

Hello, Annu!
This is Annu. She lives on a farm in Haryana.
Come and meet the animals on her farm!
Tara: Hello! I am Tara. What animals can you see on the farm?
Annu's farm song
Cock-a-doodle-doo! The rooster sings on the wall.
Wake up, wake up, one and all!
Tara: Listen to Annu's farm song. Then sing it with her!
Moo, moo!
Moo, moo, says the cow in the shed.
She munches her grass and nods her head.
Who says moo?
Every animal has its own sound.
Activity: Moo, moo! Who says moo? Tap it.
Cluck, cluck!
Cluck, cluck, says the busy hen.
She pecks and pecks, and pecks again!
Maa, maa!
Maa, maa, says the little goat.
She has a bell and a spotty coat.
Tara: Goat, coat! They sound the same at the end. They rhyme!
Activity: Which one rhymes with goat: boat, cow or sun? Tap it.
Woof, woof!
Woof, woof, says our happy dog.
He barks hello to a little frog!
Tara: In Hindi, a dog says भौं-भौं! What does it say in your language?
Rhyme time
Words that rhyme end the same way: goat, coat!
Activity: Say the names: dog, hen, star, car, frog, ten. Join the words that rhyme.
Animals and birds
Birds have wings and feathers.
Can you find the birds?
Activity: Bird or animal? Put each one in its basket.
Rani the buffalo
This is Rani, the big black buffalo.
Annu's Tauji milks her every morning.
Tara: Rani gives lots of milk. Annu drinks a glass every day!
Monkeys!
Look! Monkeys sit on the wall.
One climbs the guava tree. Up, up, up!
Activity: Monkeys climb and jump. Who else is a good jumper: cow, frog or duck?
Birds near home
Coo, coo! Grey pigeons sit on the roof.
Caw, caw! A black crow sits on the wall.
Tara: Chirp, chirp! Little brown sparrows peck at seeds with their beaks.
The peacock
A peacock walks in the wheat field.
It opens its tail like a big fan!
Tara: Blue, green and gold! Which colour do you like best?
In the jungle
Far away is a big, green jungle.
An elephant, a tiger and a lion live there.
Tara: Could a tiger live on Annu's farm? No! The jungle is its home.
The last sound
Listen to the end of the word goat.
Goat ends with the sound t.
Activity: Trace the letter t. Goat ends with t!
Which ends with t?
Listen to the end of each word.
Activity: Goat ends with t. Which one ends with t too: ball, sun or cat?
Now listen to hen
Hen ends with the sound n.
Sun ends with n too!
Activity: Trace the letter n. Hen ends with n!
What colour is it?
What colour is a pigeon? A pigeon is grey.
What colour is a parrot? A parrot is green.
Tara: Now ask a friend: what colour is a sparrow?
Activity: A parrot is green. Which one is green too: leaf, car or sun?
Hide and seek
Hide and seek in the verandah! Who is hiding?
A kitten is in the basket. A hen is on the charpai.
Tara: Shh! A little rat is under the charpai!
Activity: Who is behind the big pot: the kitten, the dog or the hen? Tap it.
Goodnight, farm!
The sun goes down on Annu's farm.
Goodnight, cow! Goodnight, hen! Goodnight, goat!
Tara: You met so many animals and birds. Bye-bye, see you soon!

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Ch 5: A Farm

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Published 10 Oct 2026 · Updated 10 Oct 2026 · All chapters of Mridang · Official NCERT chapter PDF ↗

Chapters in Mridang

Chapter 1: Two Little Hands
Chapter 2: Greetings
Chapter 3: Picture Time
Chapter 4: The Cap-seller and the Monkeys
Chapter 5: A Farm
Chapter 6: Fun with Pictures
Chapter 7: The Food we Eat
Chapter 8: The Four Seasons
Chapter 9: Anandi’s Rainbow

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