Class 5 · Urdu · New NCERT
Chapter 6: کبڈی
"Kabaddi" (کبڈی) is an essay on a traditional Indian team sport in which a raider holds one breath while chanting and tries to tag opponents. Children read for information about how the game is played, its rules and its history, and talk about games they play. The chapter supports comprehension of non-fiction, sports vocabulary and values of teamwork and fair play, and links with the Physical Education book's traditional games. It is about fifteen pages, and a read-only essay, "Captain Haneefuddin", follows it.
This is chapter 6 of 13 in Sitar, the Class 5 Urdu textbook, and begins on page 62 of the printed 2026-27 book. It follows "چچا چھکن کی عینک" and is followed by "شہد کی مکھی". Its form in the contents is: essay. Transliterated title: Kabaddi.
Urdu is written right to left in a cursive script, so reading and writing need regular, patient practice. With "کبڈی", teachers are advised to read the lesson aloud first, let children repeat with correct pronunciation, discuss the meaning of new words and then move to oral and written questions. Writing practice builds from letters to words to sentences. Poems are best learnt with rhythm and recited aloud, and children should be encouraged to love the sound of the language as much as its script.
After "کبڈی", ask your child to tell you the story or the idea in their own words, and to write one or two neat sentences in Urdu script. Elders can add poems, sayings and stories from their own childhood, which strengthens the connection with the language.
This overview is written from the 2026-27 textbook's Contents page, its preface and the chapter title, to help families and teachers prepare. Please read the chapter itself for exact content, activities and exercises.