**Gilli Danda: Game and Grammar Guide**
**About the Game:**
Gilli Danda is a fun outdoor game played with two sticks — a long stick (danda) and a short stick (gilli). One player hits the gilli with the danda to make it fly, while others try to catch it.
**Abstract vs Concrete Nouns:**
Concrete nouns = things you can touch, see, taste, smell (ball, tree, rose, cat)
Abstract nouns = feelings and ideas you cannot touch (joy, happiness, anger, fear, truth)
**Possessive Pronouns (show who owns something):**
mine (my things), yours (your things), his (his things), hers (her things), ours (our things), theirs (their things)
**Prefixes (change word meaning):**
Un- + word = means 'not' → unhappy, unaware, uncomfortable, undo
Re- + word = means 'again' → redo, redraw, rewrite, remake
**Key Poem Words:**
Gather = come together | Quit = stop playing | Underneath = below | Golden = shining like gold
**Don't Confuse:** Abstract nouns are NOT adjectives — happiness is a noun, happy is an adjective that describes feeling. Possessive pronouns like 'mine' are different from possessive adjectives like 'my'.
Q1. What two things are needed to play Gilli Danda?
Answer: A — The poem mentions that Gilli Danda is played with a long stick (danda) and a short stick (gilli).
Q2. What happens to the gilli when the danda strikes it?
Answer: B — The poem clearly states 'The small gilli, up high it flies' when hit by the danda.
Q3. Which word from the poem means 'to stop or not continue'?
Answer: C — 'Quit' means to stop or not continue doing something, as used in the poem line 'we never quit'.
Q4. Which of these is an abstract noun from the poem?
Answer: D — Joy is a feeling you cannot touch or see, making it an abstract noun; stick, gilli, and sun are concrete nouns.
Q5. The toy belongs to Priya. The toy is _______.
Answer: C — The possessive pronoun 'hers' shows that the toy belongs to Priya (a girl).
Q6. What does the prefix 'un-' mean?
Answer: B — The prefix 'un-' means 'not', so 'unhappy' means 'not happy'.
Q7. Which line from the poem tells us the children are playing outside?
Answer: B — The line 'Under the golden rays of the sun' clearly shows they are playing outdoors in sunlight.
Q8. If you add the prefix 're-' to the word 'draw', what does the new word mean?
Answer: C — The prefix 're-' means 'again', so 'redraw' means to draw something again.
Q9. Which of these is a concrete noun that you can see and touch?
Answer: C — A football is a concrete noun you can see and touch; happiness, fear, and excitement are abstract nouns (feelings).
Q10. What does 'gather around' mean in the first line of the poem?
Answer: B — To 'gather around' means to come together or collect in one place, which is what the children do to play.
What two sticks are needed to play Gilli Danda?
One long stick called danda and one short stick called gilli are needed.
What happens to the gilli when the danda hits it?
The gilli flies up high in the air.
How do the children feel while playing Gilli Danda according to the poem?
They feel free, joyful, and happy.
What is an abstract noun? Give one example from the poem.
An abstract noun is something you cannot touch or see, like joy, happiness, or fun from the poem.
What does the prefix 'un-' mean?
The prefix 'un-' means 'not'.
What does the prefix 're-' mean?
The prefix 're-' means 'again'.
Complete: The toy train belongs to Mudit. The toy train is _______.
The answer is 'his' because the possessive pronoun shows that the toy train belongs to him.
Which word in the poem shows happiness or joy?
Words like 'laughing', 'fun', and 'joy' in the poem show happiness.
What does 'gather' mean in the poem?
Gather means to come together or collect in one place.
What does 'quit' mean?
Quit means to stop doing something.
Name the two sticks used in playing Gilli Danda. [1 mark]
One stick is long (called danda), and one stick is short (called gilli). Look at the poem and the 'Let us Speak' section.
Fill in the blanks with possessive pronouns: (a) This book is _______ (mine/yours). (b) The toy belongs to him. It is _______. [2 marks]
Possessive pronouns show who owns something. 'Mine' is used when something belongs to me, and 'his' when something belongs to a boy or man.
Explain the difference between an abstract noun and a concrete noun using two examples from the poem. [3 marks]
Concrete nouns are things you can touch, see, taste, smell (like sun, stick, football). Abstract nouns are feelings and ideas you cannot touch (like joy, happiness, fun). Give two examples from the poem.
Write 4-5 sentences describing how you would feel while playing Gilli Danda. Use at least two adjectives in your answer. [5 marks]
Think about the feelings the poem describes: free, happy, excited, joyful. Describe your experience playing outdoors with friends using descriptive words (adjectives) like 'excited', 'joyful', 'free', 'happy'.
True or False: Unhappy means 'very happy'. Give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]
The prefix 'un-' means 'not', so 'unhappy' means 'not happy', which is the opposite. Look at the prefix meanings in 'Let us Learn' section.
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