NCERT Solutions for Class 2 English Chapter 08 A Show of Clouds

Question 1. Sit outside your home, or in an open space and watch the clouds go by. Next day, tell the class what you saw.
Answer: Look at many different cloud shapes and describe what you observed to your classmates.
In simple words: Go outside and watch clouds. Next day, tell your class the shapes and things you saw in the clouds.

Exam Tip: When you describe clouds, use simple words like "fluffy," "white," "moving," or "looks like" to help others picture what you saw.

Question 2. What are the colours of clouds? Tick the colours that clouds can be.
Answer: Clouds can be white, grey, black, and blue. Tick the boxes next to these colours.
In simple words: Clouds come in many colours. They can be white, grey, dark grey or black, and sometimes they look blue.

Exam Tip: Remember that clouds are usually white or grey when they are light, but turn dark grey or black when they are full of rain.

Question 3. In the poem, what animals did the child see as he looked up at the clouds?
Answer: The child could see a white bear, a ship and an elephant in the clouds as he looked up.
In simple words: When the child looked at the clouds, he saw three things that looked like animals and a boat.

Exam Tip: Clouds can look like many different things when you use your imagination - look for animals, objects, or shapes hiding in the clouds.

Question 4. What do you see in the sky during the day? Write any three things you see.
Answer: During the day in the sky, you can see clouds, birds and aeroplanes.
In simple words: In the daytime, if you look up, you might see clouds floating, birds flying, and planes moving through the air.

Exam Tip: Think about what you actually see when you look up during a sunny or cloudy day - write at least three different things you observe.

Question 5. What do you see in the sky at night?
Answer: At night in the sky, you can see the moon, stars and clouds.
In simple words: When you look at the night sky, you see the moon shining, twinkling stars, and sometimes clouds moving across.

Exam Tip: At night, the sky is dark, but you can still spot the moon, many stars, and sometimes clouds passing by.

Question 6. What sound is common in these words?
Answer: The common sound in these words is the "ack" sound. Words like back, pack, lack, jack, rack, pick, tick, flick, thick, pluck, duck, muck and truck all have this sound at the end.
In simple words: All these words have the same ending sound - "ack" - like in back, pack, lack, and jack. This sound is the same in every word.

Exam Tip: Listen carefully to how these words end - they all rhyme because they share the same final sound pattern.

Question 1. Sit outside your home, or in an open space and watch the clouds go by. Next day, tell the class what you saw.
Answer: Look at different cloud shapes and describe what you see to your classmates.
In simple words: Watch clouds move in the sky. Then tell your friends what shapes and things you saw.

Exam Tip: Use your imagination and describe the clouds you see - there are no wrong answers when talking about cloud shapes.

Question 2. What are the colours of clouds? Tick the colours that clouds can be.
Answer: Clouds can be white, grey, black, and blue. You should mark ticks next to these four colours. Red and green are not cloud colours.
In simple words: Clouds come in white, grey, black, and blue colours. These are the ones you tick.

Exam Tip: Remember that clouds are not bright colours like red or green - they take on darker shades when it might rain.

Question 3. When you look up in the sky, what do you see? When you look down at the ground, what do you see? When you close your eyes, what do you see?
Answer: These are questions for you to answer based on what you observe. When you look up, you might see clouds, birds, or the sun. When you look down, you see trees, buildings, or roads. When you close your eyes, you see your thoughts and memories.
In simple words: Look around - up, down, and inside your mind - and tell what you find.

Exam Tip: These are observation questions - answer based on what you actually see and feel, not a prepared answer.

Question 4. In the poem, what animals did the child see as he looked up at the clouds?
Answer: Looking at the clouds, the child noticed a white bear, a ship, and an elephant.
In simple words: The child saw three things in the clouds - a bear, a ship, and an elephant.

Exam Tip: Cloud-watching teaches us to use our imagination - the same clouds can look different to different people.

Question 5. What do you see in the sky during the day? Write any three things you see.
Answer: During the day, you can see clouds floating in the sky. You can also spot birds flying around. Aeroplanes passing overhead are another thing you might notice.
In simple words: In the daytime sky, look for clouds, birds, and planes.

Exam Tip: Any three correct daytime sky objects count - other answers like the sun, helicopters, or kites are also acceptable.

Question 6. What do you see in the sky at night?
Answer: At night, the moon shines brightly in the dark sky. You can also see many twinkling stars scattered all around. Sometimes clouds drift across the night sky as well.
In simple words: At night, you see the moon, stars, and sometimes clouds in the sky.

Exam Tip: Night sky observations are different from daytime - focus on the moon, stars, and any visible clouds.

Picture Time

Join the dots in alphabetical order and colour the picture.

Answer: Complete this activity yourself by joining the dots from A to Z in order, then colour the picture that forms.
In simple words: Start at A and connect each dot to the next letter until you reach Z. Then add colours to make it pretty.

Exam Tip: Draw straight lines between dots and follow the alphabet order carefully so your picture comes out clear.

Question. What sound is common in these words?
Answer: All these words have the same ending sound. Listen closely as your teacher says back, pack, lack, jack, rack, pick, tick, flick, thick, pluck, duck, muck, and truck. Each one ends with the "ack" or "uck" sound. This is called a rhyming sound pattern.
In simple words: All these words rhyme. They have the same sound at the end.

Exam Tip: When learning rhyming words, say them aloud slowly - you'll hear the matching end sounds much better than just reading them.