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CBSE Class 3 English★ 3-4 marks through poem reading, recitation, colour vocabulary, and short writing tasks in CBSE Class 3 English (Santoor)

Colours

A joyful poem celebrating different colours found in nature and daily life. Children learn to recognise and name colours through rhyme and rhythm. CBSE Class 3 English (Santoor) Unit 1 Chapter 1.

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By the end of this chapter you'll be able to…

1Recite the poem with rhythm and clear expression
2Recognise and name common colours in English
3Match colours to things in nature and daily life
4Use colour words to describe objects
5Enjoy rhyme and build early reading confidence

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Why this chapter matters

Colours is the opening poem of the Santoor book. It celebrates the colours of nature and daily life, builds descriptive vocabulary, and helps children observe and name the world around them through rhyme and rhythm.

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Class 2 English foundations

Naming common things like sky, grass, and flowers.

Colours

About the Poem

Poem type: Rhyming poem What it is about: This poem celebrates the different COLOURS we see around us every day — in the sky, in nature, and in the things we use. It helps children connect colours to the world they live in.

The Poem

The sky is blue,
The grass is green,
The sunflower yellow,
The rose is red.
Colours, colours everywhere,
In my world so fair!

Let Us Think

What colour is the sky in the poem? The sky is BLUE.
Name two things from the poem that are green. Grass is mentioned as green. Trees and leaves around us are also green.
What is your favourite colour? Name three things that have that colour. Answers will vary. For example: My favourite colour is red. I see red in apples, roses, and stop signs.

Let Us Learn

New Words

Word	Meaning
fair	beautiful, nice to look at
everywhere	in all places, all around

Colours Around Us

Match the colour with the thing:

Colour	Thing
Blue	Sky, ocean
Green	Grass, leaves
Yellow	Sun, sunflower
Red	Rose, apple

Fun Activity

Colour Hunt: Walk around your home or classroom. Find one thing for each colour: red, blue, green, and yellow. Draw and colour them in your notebook.

Unit 1: Fun with Friends

This chapter is part of Unit 1: Fun with Friends in the Santoor textbook. The unit has three chapters:

Chapter 1: Colours (poem)
Chapter 2: Badal and Moti (story)
Chapter 3: Best Friends (poem)

All three chapters explore the joy of friendship and togetherness through colours, stories of loyalty, and the bonds we share.

Key formulas & results

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Text type

rhyming poem

Read it as a poem: notice the colours and the rhythm.

Main theme

the colours of nature and the world around us

Sky is blue, grass is green, sunflower yellow, rose red.

Answer habit

Use evidence from the poem

Support answers with a colour and a thing from the poem.

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Common mistakes & fixes

These are the exact errors that cost students marks in board exams. Read them once, save yourself the trouble.

WATCH OUT

✗ Spelling colour words wrongly (yello, gren)

✓ Practise the spellings: yellow, green, blue, red.

WATCH OUT

✗ Naming a colour without an example

✓ Always pair a colour with a thing, like 'blue sky' or 'green grass'.

WATCH OUT

✗ Reading the poem flatly

✓ Read with a happy, sing-song rhythm and pause at the end of each line.

NCERT exercises (with solutions)

Every NCERT exercise from this chapter — what it covers and how many questions to expect.

Read, observe, and discuss

Read the poem aloud, look around for colours, and discuss your favourite colour before writing answers.

Questions

Notebook practice

Short answers, colour-and-thing matching, new words, and spellings of colour words.

Questions

Project or activity

Do a colour hunt at home and draw one thing for each colour: red, blue, green, yellow.

Questions

Practice problems

Try each one yourself before tapping "Show solution". Active recall > rereading.

Q1EASY· Comprehension

What colour is the sky in the poem?

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The sky is blue.

Q2EASY· Comprehension

Name one thing in the poem that is green.

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The grass is green.

Q3MEDIUM· Vocabulary

Match these colours to a thing: yellow, red.

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Yellow — sunflower or sun; red — rose or apple.

Q4MEDIUM· Writing

Write your favourite colour and two things that have that colour.

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Answers will vary, for example: red — apple and rose.

Q5MEDIUM· Spelling

Write the correct spelling of these colour words: blue, green, yellow.

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blue, green, yellow.

Q6HARD· Recitation

How would you recite the poem aloud?

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Use a cheerful, sing-song voice; pause at the end of each line and stress the colour words.

5-minute revision

The whole chapter, distilled. Read this the night before the exam.

•Colours is Chapter 1 of Unit 1: Fun with Friends in the Class 3 Santoor textbook.
•Text type: a short rhyming poem.
•Main theme: the colours of nature and daily life.
•Sky is blue, grass is green, sunflower yellow, rose red.
•Pair every colour with an example.
•Recite with a cheerful rhythm.

CBSE marks blueprint

Where the marks come from in this chapter — so you can plan your prep.

Typical chapter weightage: 3-4 marks in school tests, recitation, notebooks, and activities

Question type	Marks each	Typical count	What it tests
Very Short	1	2-3	Naming colours, matching colour and thing, or spellings
Short Answer	2	1-2	Colour vocabulary or short personal writing
Activity / Recitation	3	0-1	Colour hunt drawing or reciting the poem

Prep strategy

Read the poem aloud until the rhythm feels natural
Learn the spellings of colour words
Match each colour to a thing in nature
Do a colour hunt and draw what you find

Where this shows up in the real world

This chapter isn't just an exam topic — it lives in the world around you.

Naming and describing colours

Colour words help children describe clothes, objects, and nature clearly.

Observing the world

Noticing colours builds careful observation and curiosity.

Early writing

Pairing colours with things supports simple sentence writing.

Exam strategy

Battle-tested tips from teachers and toppers for this chapter.

Underline the command word: what, name, match, or write
Always pair a colour with an example
Check the spelling of colour words
Keep recitation cheerful and rhythmic

Going beyond the textbook

For olympiad aspirants and curious learners — topics that build on this chapter.

Name a colour for each: leaf, night sky, ripe banana, ripe tomato.
Write your own two-line colour rhyme.

Where else this chapter is tested

CBSE board isn't the only one — other exams test this chapter too.

CBSE Class 3 School AssessmentHigh

Class 3 Foundation / Olympiad PracticeMedium

Recitation and Activity EvaluationHigh

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It is about the different colours we see around us every day — in the sky, grass, flowers, and more — and it helps children name and enjoy colours.

Read the poem aloud, learn the colour spellings, match colours to things, and do a colour hunt at home.

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