Answer: Recite rhymes with actions; look at each picture in order and say what happens.
4Why is it important?
Answer: Rhymes build listening, memory and vocabulary.
5What happens if something changes?
Answer: Changing the order of pictures changes the story.
6What should I remember for the exam?
Answer: Recite a rhyme, find rhyming words and tell a picture story.
📗 Full lesson: Poems, stories and read-aloud
This topic comes from GayaGnan's India-wide K–12 catalog. It is not copied from, or an official chapter of, any board's textbook: check your board's syllabus for the exact chapter and depth. Open as its own page →
🖼️ 2D concept map
Tap a word to see what it means.
Animated poem where words bounce to the beat and rhyming words glow
ℹ️ Original poem.
🎯 Learning outcomes
Enjoy and recite simple poems with rhythm and actions
Listen to read-aloud stories and predict what happens next
Identify rhyming words and repeated lines in poems
Before you start: Listening and rhyming words.
📖 Explanation
Poems use rhythm (a beat) and rhyme to make language musical. Many poems repeat lines so they are easy to remember. Saying a poem with actions helps us enjoy it.
When a teacher reads a story aloud, we listen to the voice, look at the pictures and imagine. Good listeners guess what will happen next and then check.
Stories and poems from India and the world teach us about people, animals, feelings and places.
🇮🇳 Example from India
An original action poem: 'Rain, rain on my red umbrella, / Tap, tap, tap like a little tabla. / Jump in a puddle, splash, splash, splash, / Run back home in a flash, flash, flash!' The rhyming words are 'splash' and 'flash'.
⚠️ Common mistake
✗ Every poem must rhyme ✓ Many poems do not rhyme; they still have rhythm, feeling and pictures in words.
🧪 Try this activity
Recite the umbrella poem with actions: hold an umbrella, tap like a tabla, jump and run on the spot.
✍️ Question bank with answers
Tap an option to check multiple-choice answers. Open “Answer” or “Marking points” for the others.
Multiple choice1 mark · easy
In the umbrella poem, which word rhymes with 'splash'?
Answer
B. flash
Both end with -ash.
Multiple choice1 mark · easy
What sound does the rain make on the umbrella in the poem?
Answer
C. tap, tap, tap
The poem says 'Tap, tap, tap'.
Multiple choice1 mark · easy
Guessing what will happen next in a story is called
Answer
B. predicting
We predict and then check.
Very short answer1 mark · easy
What colour is the umbrella in the poem?
Answer
red
Very short answer1 mark · easy
Name the musical instrument in the poem.
Answer
tabla
Short answer2 marks · medium
Write two rhyming words from the poem.
Marking points
splash and flash
(umbrella and tabla also sound alike)
Long answer4 marks · hard
Write a four-line poem about the Sun or the Moon using two rhyming words.
Marking points
Four lines on the topic
At least one pair of rhyming words
Some rhythm
Application2 marks · medium
Why do you think poems are easy to remember?
Answer
Rhyme and rhythm
Repeated lines and actions
Diagram / label2 marks · medium
Draw a picture for the umbrella poem.
Answer
Child with a red umbrella in the rain near a puddle
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