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Question
Arif and Roopali did the below activity. They saw the seedlings grow. When asked – what are the things that grow? They had very different ideas about things that grow.
Arif made a list of the following – Leaves, munna, bud, puppy, nails, fish.
Roopali’s list had – Moon, tree, I, hair, watermelon, mosquito, crow.
- What do you think? Which of these things listed by Arif and Roopali grow?
- Why don’t you make your own list of things that grow? Your list can include the names of things that are in Arif’s and Roopali’s list.
Solution
- All the things in the list of Arif and Rupali grow.
- Cats, dogs, rats, plants, lizards, hair, nails, etc. all grow
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