Class 2 English • Mridang • Unit: Life Around Us • 2026–27
Chapter overview
Trying to look like someone else does not create lasting confidence. The poem opens a gentle discussion about accepting ourselves while appreciating other people’s qualities.
What students will learn
This original study companion develops self-acceptance, diverse qualities, birds, syllables, rhyming and sentence building. It supports understanding and practice without reproducing textbook passages or artwork.
Learn in three steps
- Observe or listen: Notice the key people, actions, sounds, places or ideas.
- Explain: Retell the central idea in your own words.
- Apply: Use the new vocabulary in speech, writing or an activity.
Quick activity
Write one quality you value in yourself and one quality you admire in a friend.
Practice questions
- What lesson does the crow learn?
- How can differences make a group stronger?
- Write two rhyming words.
How should this chapter be revised?
Read or listen once for meaning, note five useful words, answer the questions without looking, and finish the activity. Revisit any answer you cannot explain aloud.
Is this the current NCERT chapter?
Yes. This page follows the current Class 2 English Mridang sequence for 2026–27. Older Marigold lessons are not mixed into this directory.
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Official source: NCERT Class 2 English Chapter 10 PDF · CIET audio book
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