NCERT Solutions for Class 2 English Mridang Chapter 10 The Crow – step-by-step answers to every exercise and in-text question of the chapter, as per the latest NCERT syllabus for 2027. Read them online or download the free question-answer PDF.
Chapter 10 is a poem about a black crow. He wants to be beautiful like a peacock.
NCERT Solutions for Class 2 English Mridang Chapter 10 The Crow PDF
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NCERT Solutions for Class 2 English Mridang Chapter 10 The Crow – Questions and Answers
All 16 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 68 – 75) are answered below, in the order of the book – in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises. Each answer is written the way you would write it in the exam.
Let us recite — Pages 68–69The Crow (poem)
There once was a crow.
He was black, as you know.
How to be beautiful,
he wanted to know.
Colourful feathers,
he wanted to grow.
He found one peacock
feather.
He stuck it in his tail.
Then he found another,
He picked up all without fail.
He stuck them
in his wings,
Put one on his head.
I am now beautiful,
He danced and said.
The other crows
laughed at him.
“Oh, what a fool you are!
You are beautiful in black.
We love you for
what you are.”
Say the poem aloud, with joy.
A black crow puts on peacock feathers. The other crows laugh. They love him just as he is.
Let us speak — Page 70Questions A and B
Name two or three birds you see.
Say one good thing about the crow.
Let us write — Page 71A. Can you identify the birds in the box? Write their names in the space provided.
Box 1 (top row, first box)
swan
It is a big white bird. It has a long neck. It swims on water.
Box 2 (top row, middle box)
parrot
It is green. It has a red, bent beak.
Box 3 (top row, last box)
sparrow
It is a small brown bird. It hops near our homes.
Box 4 (bottom row, first box)
duck
It has a flat yellow beak. It swims and says quack, quack.
Box 5 (bottom row, middle box)
cock
It has a red top on its head. It has a long, bright tail. It calls in the morning.
Box 6 (bottom row, last box)
peacock
It has a long green tail with eyes on it. The crow in the poem took its feathers.
Let us draw — Page 72A. Draw your favourite bird in the box given below and write its name in the given blank.
My favourite bird is ______________
Draw the bird you like best. Write its name.
Draw the bird big. Add a tree and some grass. Colour it.
Let us listen — Page 73A. Close your eyes and listen to your teacher say the following words.
Listen and repeat the word as she says. You may clap for each syllable of the word.
| pea | cock | → | peacock | |
| fea | ther | → | feather | |
| beau | ti | ful | → | beautiful |
| co | lour | ful | → | colourful |
| a | no | ther | → | another |
Say each part. Clap once for each part.
| Word | Say it in parts | Claps |
|---|---|---|
| peacock | pea · cock | 2 |
| feather | fea · ther | 2 |
| beautiful | beau · ti · ful | 3 |
| colourful | co · lour · ful | 3 |
| another | a · no · ther | 3 |
- Listen to your teacher.
- Say the word in parts, like pea… cock.
- Then say the whole word.
Let us write — Page 74Complete the word in Column B that rhymes with the word in Column A.
Hint: The words in Column B should be the names of birds. One has been done for you.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| grow | crow |
| carrot | __ arrot |
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| carrot | parrot |
carrot and parrot sound alike at the end. A parrot is a bird.
Hint: The words in Column B should be the names of birds. One has been done for you.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| grow | crow |
| pen | __ en |
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| pen | hen |
pen and hen sound alike at the end. A hen is a bird.
Hint: The words in Column B should be the names of birds. One has been done for you.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| grow | crow |
| arrow | __ __ arrow |
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| arrow | sparrow |
Write s and p. arrow and sparrow sound alike at the end.
Hint: The words in Column B should be the names of birds. One has been done for you.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| grow | crow |
| block | __ __ __ __ ock |
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| block | peacock |
Write p, e, a, c. block and peacock both end in ock.
Let us write — Page 75A. Make the sentences using one word from each box.
| Today | I | will go | to a | village |
| we | school | |||
| Rajni | park | |||
| She | farm | |||
| Harish | theatre |
Today I will go to a village.
Today we will go to a park.
Today Rajni will go to a farm.
Today she will go to a school.
Today Harish will go to a theatre.
Chapter 10 of 13 – Mridang
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- Next: Chapter 11 The Smart Monkey
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NCERT Solutions Class 2 English Mridang Chapter 10 The Crow – Overview
| Class | Class 2 |
| Subject | English |
| Book | Mridang |
| Chapter | 10 – The Crow |
| Textbook pages | 68 – 75 |
| Questions solved | 16 |
| Session | 2027 |
| Format | Full answers on this page + PDF |
NCERT Solutions Class 2 English Chapter 10 – FAQs
Where can I download NCERT Solutions Class 2 English Mridang Chapter 10 The Crow PDF?
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Is this for the 2027 session?
Yes, it follows the latest NCERT Class 2 English book for 2027.
How many questions are solved in NCERT Class 2 English Chapter 10?
All 16 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 68 – 75) – the in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises.
How should I use these solutions?
Read the chapter in the NCERT book first, attempt the questions yourself, then check your answers here.