NCERT Class 1 English Mridang Chapter 5 A Farm PDF (2026-27)

Class 1 English Mridang Chapter 5, A Farm, adapts the classic farm rhyme ‘My dear grandpa had a farm, E-I-E-I-O’ to introduce farm animals and their sounds (cow–moo, hen–cluck, cat, dog, goat, pig, sparrow), followed by Jaggu’s story Animals and Birds from Nagpur.

What Class 1 English Chapter 5 Covers

Rhyme Summary — ‘A Farm’ (My Dear Grandpa Had a Farm): Singing about Grandpa’s farm with cows (‘moo-moo’) and hens (‘cluck-cluck’) and adding verses with animal sounds from the child’s own language.

Reading — ‘Animals and Birds’ (Jaggu from Nagpur): Jaggu introduces the animals and birds living near his house in Nagpur — a dog, a cat, a cow eating grass, a monkey on the roof, and sparrows, crows, parrots, and pigeons.

Animal Colours, Sounds & Habitats: Colouring the farm picture, naming animals from the help box, and matching animals with the sounds they make.

Exercises in Chapter 5

• Let us Sing & Do (Pages 75–76): Sing the farm rhyme and label the cat, cow, goat, pig, hen, cock, and sparrow in the farm picture.
• Let us Read & Speak (Pages 77–83): Answer questions about Jaggu’s neighbourhood animals and birds.

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FAQ

What sounds do the cow and the hen make in the poem ‘A Farm’?
The cow makes a ‘moo-moo’ sound, and the hen makes a ‘cluck-cluck’ sound.

Where does Jaggu live in the lesson ‘Animals and Birds’?
Jaggu lives in Nagpur.

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