Marigold and Raindrops
Every poem and story of NCERT’s older English books Marigold and Raindrops, each with its CALP video.
Flying Together: NCERT Class 5 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
Wild geese ignore a wise old bird's warning about a creeper and get caught in a hunter's net. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Teamwork: NCERT Class 5 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
Teamwork is a lively poem about reaching goals by working together, as in basketball and relay races. The post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Little Fir Tree: NCERT Class 4 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
A little fir tree gets wishes from a magician, but each new set of leaves brings trouble. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Noses: NCERT Class 4 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
In the funny poem Noses, a child looks in the mirror and laughs at how a nose sticks out of the face. The post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Neha's Alarm Clock: NCERT Class 4 English Story (Marigold Unit 1)
Neha hates getting up at six and wishes her alarm clock away, until she learns about the clock inside her. This post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Bubble, the Straw & the Shoe: NCERT Class 1 Story, Marigold Unit 2
A bubble, a straw and a shoe try to cross a river, and it ends in a funny surprise. This Marigold Class 1 post has word meanings, questions with answers and practice.
After a Bath: NCERT Class 1 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
After a Bath is a funny Marigold Class 1 poem about a child drying off and wishing to shake dry like a dog. This post has meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Rain: NCERT Class 2 English Poem (Marigold Unit 4)
A very short poem about rain falling everywhere: on fields, trees, umbrellas and ships at sea. With meanings, questions and answers, and easy practice.
Our Day: NCERT Class 2 English Lesson (Raindrops Chapter 2)
A short lesson about a day from sunrise to night: the sun, birds, moon and stars, and what people do. Inside: meanings, questions with answers and practice.
I Want: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Marigold Unit 2)
Little Monkey uses a magic wand to get a giraffe's neck, an elephant's trunk and zebra stripes, then wants to be himself again. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
I Am Lucky!: NCERT Class 2 English Poem (Marigold Unit 2)
A happy poem about being thankful: each animal is glad for what it has, and the child is glad to be just themselves. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Wind and the Sun: NCERT Class 2 English Story (Marigold Unit 3)
The Wind and the Sun test who is stronger by trying to make a man take off his coat. A short play, with meanings, questions with answers and practice.