Class -4 A/B                                                 CONTENT                                    Subject – English

Semester-I

• First Unit Test Syllabus

Unit-I       Poem  -1.Wake up!

                 Chapter - 2.Neha's Alarm clock

Unit-Il       Poem -1.Noses

                   Chapter - 2.The Little Fir Tree

• Second Unit Test syllabus

Unit-III     Poem- 1.Run!

                  Chapter -2.Nasruddin's Aim

Unit-IV      Poem  - 1.Why

                   Chapter  -2.Alice in Wonderland

• First Semester Exam syllabus

Unit-I    Poem - 1.Wake up!

               Chapter - 2.Neha's Alarm clock

Unit-Il    Poem - 1.Noses

         Chapter - 2.The Little Fir Tree

Unit-III    Poem - 1.Run!

    Chapter - 2.Nasruddin's Aim

Unit-IV     Poem - 1.Why

                  Chapter - 2.Alice in Wonderland

 Unit-V     Poem – 1.Don’t be Afraid of the Dark

                  Chapter - 2.Helen Keller

 

UNIT-I

                                              Lesson 1.Wake up!

• New Words

1.Lovely

2.Buzzing

3.Sleepy head

4.Tiniest

5.Please

• Meaning

1. Lovely – beautiful
2. Tiniest – Smallest
3. Buzzing – Sound of bees
4. Wake up – to get up
5. Hurry – rush

 

• Multiple choice questions

1.Where are the birds singing?

(a) in the house (b) in the tree (c) in the school (d) in the playground

2. It’s much too late to lie in______.

(a)well              (b) tree             (c) bed                  (d) dark

3. How is the day?

(a) lovely         (b) tiniest         (c)  cheep           (d)  sleepy

• State whether the following statements are true or false

1.The bird are chirping.   False

2. The bees are singing. False
3. It is too early to get up from bed. False
4. Everyone is awake and out. True

 

• Sounds of animals and birds:

1.Birds – chirping

2. Horse – Neigh
3. Bees – buzzing
4. Cow – moo
5. Duck – quake
6. Chicken – cheep

• Write the rhyming words for the following :

1.Day – play

2.Trees - bees

3.Out  -  about 

4.wake up - get up

5.bad – had

 6.sheep – cheep

• Using the words given below, make your own sentences

1.Play  - Mayank plays cricket everyday.

2.bees – The bees are buzzing.

3. Houses – There are many big houses in the village.

• Connect the pairs of sentences below using and or but:

(a)It is time to get up for school.

(b)I want to sleep for some more time.

Ans. It is time to get up for school but I want to sleep for some more time.

(a)Sheila got some chocolates for her birthday.

(b)she got some new clothes too.

Ans. Sheila got some chocolates and some new clothes for her birthday.

(a)Everyone has gone to sleep.

(b)I want to read my book.

Ans. Everyone has gone to sleep but I want to read my book.

(a)Raju plays cricket.

(b) He also plays hockey .

Ans. Raju plays cricket and hockey.

• Fill in the blanks according to the example given below-

Example – tiny     tinier     tiniest

   Big       bigger       biggest

 Sleepy   Sleepier     Sleepiest

 Lovely   Lovelier     Loveliest

 Round   rounder    roundest

small    smaller       smallest

good     better         best

• Answer the following questions:

1.what do you think Birds say to each other in the morning ?

Ans.  I think Birds say good morning to each other in the morning.

2. Who are already awake?

Ans. Birds, bees, cow,  horses, ducks, sheep and chickens are already awake.

3. Which creatures wake up in the morning before the child does?

Ans. Birds, Cow, , horses, sheep and chickens are  wake up in the morning before the child does.

4. Why does the poet want us to get up?

Ans. The poet wants to get up for play.

5.Why does the poet want us to hurry up?

Ans. The poet wants us to hurry up because it’s too late.

6.Name the animals that the poet has mentioned in the poem 'wake up! ‘.

Ans. Birds, bees cow, horses, Ducks ,sheep and tiniest chicken.

• Poem to be Learn-

Wake up !wake up!

it’s a lovely day

oh! please get up

and come and play

The birds are singing in the trees,

And you can hear the buzzing bees.

                          Wake up! Wake up!

                          it’s a lovely day.

                        Oh! please get up

                        And come and play.

                        It’s much too late to lie in bed,

                      So hurry up, you sleepy head.

Wash and dress

And come on out –

Everyone is up and about.

The cow, the horses, the Ducks

And the sheep,

The tiniest chicken

cheep – cheep – cheep

 wake up !

                                 -C. Fletcher

• In a sentence the person or thing we speak about is called the subject .What is said about the subject is called the predicate.
• point out Subject and predicate from the following sentences write them in the given space ( workbook Page no. 5,6)

 

 

 

UNIT-I

Lesson 2. Neha’s Alarm Clock

• New words

1.Snuggles                     6.Forget

2. Mutters 7.Escape

3.Window Sill             8.Imagine

4. Relax 9.Blanket
5. Unfair 10.Pillow

• Meaning

1.Snuggle – move to comfortable position

2.warm  - hot

3.Mutters - Say something in low voice

4.Chirpy – sound of words

5.Bright – shining

6.Snore – grunting sound while a person sleep

7.Relax – Rest from work

8.Window sill – Sill forming the bottom part of a window

• Multiple choice questions

1.Neha snuggles under the warm________.

(a)Pillow         (b)blanket        (c)sheet        (d) quilt

2. What time did Neha’s clock ring every morning?

 (a) 4 o ‘clock   (b) 9 o ‘clock    (c) 7 o ‘clock  (d) 6 o ‘clock

3. What did the birds say?

(a)Sleep on   (b)Wake up   (c)Go and play  (d) relax

4. What is inside you that makes you get up at the same time everyday?

(a)Our body clock   (b)Our eyes    (c)Our feet    (d) Our hand

5. Clock falls and Neha is_____.

 (a)sad         (b)happy         (c)astonished          (d)excited

6. Neha don’t want to miss the______.

(a)bus         (b)breakfast       (c)friends              (d)lunch

• State whether the following statements are True or False.

1.The alarm clock rings at six in the morning. True

2.Neha wants the alarm clock to forget ringing for ever. True

3.Neha is fond of the birds that come to wake her up. False

4.None of the wishes of Neha comes true. False

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Who said these words and to whom?

                                                                   Who said             To whom

1.“Wake up, dear! Wake up fast          Bird                      Narrator

2.“Ma, who woke me up today?”        Narrator                   Mother

3.“Why do you sleep at nine every night?’  Mother         Narrator

• Put the letters in the right order:

Ilesm   - smile         norming - morning

Mrala -  alarm         edorns -  snored

ocklc  - clock            wodwin  - window

 

• Use the help box to fill in the blanks –

 

(a) Ram was a good football player.

(b) The cows were grazing in the field.

(c) My toys were broken.

(d) Her frock was too long.

(e) The market was closed.

(f) The children were happy.

(g) The flowers were kept in a vase.

• Write antonyms of the words given below.

1.unfair  -  fair                     

2.fall - rise

3.true - false

4.forget -  remember

5.happy - sad

6.lovely - ugly

• Using the words given below make sentences on your own.

1.lovely – It is a lovely day.

2.bright  - Raju shirt is bright red colour.

3.Chirpy – The birds tripping on the trees.

• Answer the following questions

1.Why is Neha happy ?

Ans. Neha was happy because her alarm clock Has Fallen.

2.Why does Neha say that she can get up late  the next day? Ans. Neha say that she can get up late the next day because the alarm clock Has Fallen.

3.When does Neha feel that there is no escape?

Ans. When her mother had to wake up her.

4.Why does Neha eat her lunch every day at one in the afternoon ?

Ans. Because she feels hungry.

5.What does Neha wish for the Sun? What happens to the sun on the next day?

Ans .Neha wished for the sun to leave her alone. The next day morning the sun was behind the cloud.

6.explain how Neha with up on her own.

Ans. There is clock inside her which tell her to wake up .

7.What are the different ways of knowing the time during the day?

Ans. Wall clock ,listening to Radio, by the shadow of Sun Asking people about time, mobile  phone.

UNIT-II

Lesson- 1. Noses

• New words

1.Mirror                6.Space

2.Funniest             7.Spare

3.Breathing           8.Handle

4.Sticking               9.doubt

5.Giggle                  10. Looked

• Meaning

1. Mirror – a surface of glass which reflects an image
2. Funniest – Strange
3. Breathing – a process of taking air into our lungs and releasing it
4. Giggle – to laugh in a silly way
5. Sticking – an act of fixing something at a particular place
6. Space – a continues area which is free
7. Spare – Something which is extra
8. Shout – a loud cry

• Multiple choice question

1.I looked in the ______.

(a)room        (b)mirror         (c) house        (d)hole

2.The breathing  goes with____ little holes.

(a) two         (b) three          (c) four            (d) five

3.We smell with my _____.

(a)eyes         (b)ears            (c)tongue         (d)nose

• State whether the following statements are True or False

1.A person through the two little holes in the nose. True

2.The poet finds the nose very funny. True

3.The nose is located between the chin and cheeks. False

4.The nose keeps growing every day. False

5.The nose looks huge in the mirror. False

• Write the rhyming words for the all following

1.Nose – rose          2.There - where           3.Hair – air

4.shows -  nose      5.shout - doubt            6. Doubt -about

• Match the following body parts to the functions performed by them

               A                             ANSWER                                      B                           

(a)       Eyes                            See                                  (I) Smile                  

(b)       Ears                            Hear                                (II) Eat

(c)       Nose                           Breath                            (III) See

(d)       Lips                            Smile                               (IV) Hear

(e)       Teeth                        Eat                                    (V) Breath

• Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verb:

1.The nose is (is/was) a funny thing according to the poet.

2.I looked (look /looked) in the mirror at my nose.

3.If one wants (wanted /wants ) to giggle, one can look in the mirror at the nose.

4.The nose sticks (sticks/ sticked) like a handle on the face.

• Using the words given below make your own sentences

1.Mirror - she looked in the mirror.

2.Chin  - The chin is near the nose.

3.Nose  - The nose is so funny.

• Answer the following questions:

 1 why does the poet feel that the nose is a funny thing?

Ans. Because it is stick on the face like a handle and it has two little holes.

2.Why is your nose important for you?

Ans. Because the two little hole in it help us in breathing.

3.Does the child in the poem like her nose? Why do you think so?

Ans. Yes, Because she takes it as the funniest thing which sticks out on her face like a handle.

4.Why is the nose called funny by the poet ?

Ans. Because it sticks out of the face like a handle.

5.Where is the nose located?

Ans. The nose is located between the end of the chin and the start of the hair .

6.What is the purpose of the two little holes?

Ans. The purpose of the two little holes is to breathe in and out.

7.What can we do when we want to have a good laugh?

Ans. When we want to have a good laugh just looked in the mirror.

 

UNIT – II

Lesson -2. The Little Fir Tree

• New words:

1.Magician              6. Leaves

2.Returning             7.stole

3.Heavily                  8.Granted

4.Shelter                  9. Surprise

5. Pretty 10. Needles

• Meaning:

1. Pretty – attractive
2. Needle- a small, thin object used for sewing
3. Leaves - part of a plant [ plural form of leaf]
4. Gold - a yellow precious metal
5. Stole - to take something without a permission of its owner

• Multiple choice questions

1. The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but…..
2. a) A goat came along and ate them.
3. b) All the leaves got wet in rain.
4. c) A man stole them.
5. The fir tree was sad…..
6. a) Because it had yellow leaves.
7. b) Because it had a needle like leaves.
8. c) Because it was very short.
9. The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves…..
10. a) Because the Goats came and ate them up.
11. b) A man stole them.
12. c) the gold leaves broke.

4.When Shetty was returning home, it began to_______.

a)Cold

b)Hot

c)Rain

5.The Fir tree had leaves like_____.

a)A balls

b)A books

c)Needles

6.A man came along and stole

the_____ leaves.

1. a) Gold
2. b) Silver
3. c) Platinum

• State whether the following statements are True Or False.:

1.Shetty wanted to enjoy the rain. False

2.Shetty wanted to reward the tree. True

3.The tree was very sad. True

4.The tree didn't want the birds to make nest in it. False

5.Goat ate all the golden leaves. False

• Match the following:

         Column -I                  Answer             Column -II

1. a) Shetty               magician        I) thief
2. b) Green leaves goat                II) wind
3. c) Golden leaves thief               III) needles
4. d) Glass leaves wind             IV) magician
5. e) Fir tree needles        V) goat

• By changing the Underline word to its opposite, rewrite these sentences.

1. I carry a light bag to school every day.

I carry a heavy bag to school every day.

1. Rina won the race.

Rina lost the race.

2. I love eating vegetables.

I hate eating vegetables.

3.This glass of milk is full.

This glass of milk is empty.

4.The old man is wise.

The old man is foolish

• Write the opposite of the words below by adding un or im.

Happy   unhappy    important    unimportant

Polite    impolite    perfect          imperfect

seen       unseen      healthy         unhealthy

proper   improper safe               unsafe

lucky     unlucky     patient          impatient

 

• Give the antonyms of the following:

1.Heavy  - light               

2. Happy - sad
3. Kind – cruel
4. Bright - dull
5. Fast - slow
6. Wet - dry

7.Friend – enemy

8. Lost - Found
9. Down – up
10. Cry – laugh

• Write one word for following :

1.A person who shows magic.

Ans. Magician

2.Aperson who sells books.

Ans. Bookseller

3.A person who plays music.

Ans. Musician

4.A person who acts for another.

Ans.  Actor

  5.A person who can’t read or write.

Ans. Illiterate

 6.A person who brings messages.

Ans. Messenger or Postman

• answer the following questions:

       1.Who looked around for shelter ?

Ans. The magician looked around for shelter.

       2.Who was happy and why?

Ans. It was happy because he did not get wet.

 3.What did the fir tree wish for the second time?

Ans. The tree wished gold leaves for the second time.

4.What happened to the gold leaves?

Ans. The gold leaves stolen by the men.

5.What happened to the glass leaves ?

Ans.The glass leaves broken by the wind.

 

 

UNIT -III

Lesson -1  Poem- RUN

• New words:

1 .Country

2.Beneath

3.Breeze

4.Hillside

5.Raindrops

6.Meadow

7.Away

8.Lane

9.Merry

10.Through

 

• Meaning:-

1.Raindrops - drops of rain

2.Beneath - At a lower level than something

3.Breeze - pleasant wind

4.Meadow - Afield with grass and wild flowers

5.Hillside - Sloping surface of hill between it's top and bottom

6.Merry - happy or cheerful

• Multiple choice question:

    1.Away from the city and into the____.

 (a) moon      (b)sun      (c)dark       (d)river

  2.run a little races with each little _____.

  (a)mouse    (b)ant   (c)breeze (d)meadow

  3.run and be ____.

  (a)sad   (b)astonished (c)hungry (d)merry

• Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words:

1.r y t e n u c o  - country

2.gt a c h e n I  -chatting

3.t r a p g t  - target

4.h e a r c r y – archery

 5.y t r I h t l u p m a n -triumphantly

6. r c n I a y e t l – certainly

• Fill in the blanks using the prepositions given in the box;

 

 

1.The poet asked the children  to run away from the city and into the Sun ,out to the country.

2.The poet says run in the rain drops ,beneath the trees .

3.The poet further encourages to run down the Hillside, up the lane ,through the Meadow and back again.

4.The poet wants the children to be merry all through the day and run to the country.

• Fill in the blanks the ‘-ing' form of verbs given in the box:

 

 

1.We are not flying the kite.

 2.They are playing with bat and ball.

3.Monkeys are jumping on the trees.

4.I am writing a letter to my mother.

5.The Stars are twinkling in   the sky.

6.We are going to a hill station.

7.The dog was barking at night.

8.Our teacher is teaching an English lesson.

9.My sister is wearing a yellow dress.

10.The Washerman is washing the clothes.

• Write the rhyming words for the following :

1.Sun -Run   2.Trees - Breeze 3.Lane -  Cane  4.Day – away

• Write the opposites of the following:

1.little - Big 2.Back - Front 3.Merry- sad 4.Day – Night

• Using the words given below make your own sentences:

1.Sun - The sun is shining in the sky.

2.Country -  India is my country.

3.Raindrops - I hear the rain drops splashing on the roof.

4.Hillside - We are going to a hill side.

 

• Answer the following question

 

1.What does the poem tells to do?

Ans. The poem tells us to do to run away from the city towards the country side.

2.Write about the places where the poet wants us to run.

Ans. The poet wants us to run towards the country side, under the trees, down the hillside, up the lane through the meadow.

3.Write down the name of the poet of poem ‘Run'.

Ans. Mary Daunt

• Poem to be Learn:

Away from the city

and into the sun,

Out to the country,

Run ! Run!  Run!

Run in the raindrops!

Run ‘neath the trees!

Run little races

With each little Breeze !

Run down the Hillside,

Run up the lane;

Run through the meadow,

Then run back again!

Run and be merry

All through the day!

Run to the country,

Away! Away!

                              -Mary Daunt

 

UNIT – III

Lesson -2 , Nasruddin ‘s  Aim

• New words

1.Chatting

2.Boast

3.String

4.Arrow

5.Bow

6.Target

7.Immediately

8..Defending

9.Burst

10.Amazement

11.Triumphantly

• Meanings:

  1.Chatting- talking in a friendly way

2.Archery - Shooting with a bow and Arrows

3.String -      a thin thread

4.Target - goal or aim of  an attack

5.Defending- protect from danger

6.Amazement- feeling surprise

7.Triumphantly-  celebrating victory

• Multiple choice questions

1.No one match my I kill in__

(a)reading  (b)hunting (C ) archery (d) jumping

2.Hearing this ,one of his friends bought a ___and some arrows .

(a)pen     (b) bow  (c )book   (d) pot

3.Nasruddin told the last aim of _____.

(a) him   (b) Azad's (c) chief guard's   (d) None

• Match the words to their meanings:

COLUMN -I	ANSWER	COLUMN- II
(a)   Chatting	Talking	1.a weapon for shooting
(b)  Boast	Self praise	2. Object of attack
(c)  Archery	Shooting with bow and arrow	3. Protecting from attack
(d)  Bow	A Weapon for shooting	4. Great surprise
(e)  Target	Object of attack protect	5. Talking
(f)    Defending	Protecting from attack	6. Shooting with bow and arrow
(g)   Amazement	Great surprise	7. Self praise

 

• Identify the Subject and predicate in the following sentences by colouring the subject in green and predicate in orange : (workbook page no. 24,Q-4)
• Read the following pairs of sentences carefully and combine them using a connector: ( workbook page no.24 , Q-5)
• Answer the following question:

1 . What did Nasruddin boast about?

Ans. Nasruddin boasted about his skills in archery.

2.Why did Nasruddin take someone else's name each time he missed the target?

Ans. Nasruddin took someone else's name each time he missed the target to hide his failure.

3.Why did Nasruddin say, " It was my aim, " the third time?

Ans. Nasruddin said , "it was my aim" the third time, because this time he hit the target.

4.Do you think Nasruddin was good at archery?

Ans. No, I don't think he was good at archery.

5. What did Nasruddin's friend do when Nasruddin boasted about his skill in archery?

Ans. When Nasruddin boasted about his skill in in Archery one of his friend immediately brought a love and some arrows.

6. What happened when Nasruddin shot the arrow the first time ?

Ans.  When Nasruddin shot the arrow the first time then the arrow didn’t hit the target and fell down in the middle.

7. Why did Nasruddin’s Friends laugh at him ?

Ans. Because Nasruddin didn't hit the target.

8. Did Nasruddin succeed in his second attempt ?

Ans. Ni, Nasruddin did not success in his second attempt.

9.Why  did the Nasruddin friends burst out laughing?

Ans. When somebody said that 'now who's name next on the list ?’then Nasruddin's friends burst out laughing.

 

 

UNIT-IV

Lesson-1

Poem- Why?

• New words:

1. Curious
2. Lead
3. Marble
4. Sink
5. Reason
6. Sink
7. Reason
8. Cross
9. Hills
10. Die

 

 

• Meaning

1. Curious – eager
2. Lead – a metallic element
3. Marble – a kind of limestone
4. Sink – go down
5. Reason – cause
6. Cross – to move one side to other side

 

• Multiple choice questions:

1. A curious little boy always asking _____

(a)his book        (b)low         (c)why          (d)his ball

     2.Which of the following sinks in the water ?

(a) paper            (b) wood     (c)cotton      ( d) marble

     3.Why the sun sinks Behind the_______.

(a)Hills                 (b)rivers      (c)fields         (d)books

      4.What sort of a boy is described in the poem?

(a)sad                  (b)curious     (c)Brave        (d)bright

• State whether the following statements are True or False:

1.The poet knows a curious little boy.     True

2. The boy wanted to know why we swim. False

3.The boy wanted to know why we eat and drink.     True

4.The boy wanted to know why the sky hits the clouds.     False

5.The boy wanted to know why sun sinks Behind the hills.     True

 

• The spellings of these words are jumbled. Put them right and make sentences of your own-

     1.w o k  e         know - I don’t know the answer of this question.

     2.w I s m          swim – He swims for hours during weekends.

3. d a e l lead   - Lead  is a heavy metal.

     4.b l a r m e    marble - The building is made of white marbles.

     5.l l i h s           hills    - It is difficult to climb the hills.

 

 

• Underline the adjectives in the following sentences:

 

1. A curious little boy
2. sinking marbles
3. shining sun
4. blowing wind
5. dying flowers

• Give the rhyming words for the following:

                1.sink  -  drink           2. Why   - by

                3.sky   -  die                4.Try   - cry

 

• Frame questions:
  1. Namrata is a doctor.

Ans. Who is Mrs. Namrata?

2. She is my mother’s friend.

Ans. Who. Is She?

3. We like to eat South Indian food.

Ans. What do you like to eat?

4.I like to drink milk.

Ans. What do you like to drink?

4. They went to watch movie.

Ans. Where did they go?

 

• Given below are some words from the poem. Arrange them in dictionary sequence (‘alphabetical order) : ( workbook page no. 27, Q-1)

 

• Answer the following questions:

 

1. About home is the poet talking in the poem 'why'?

      Ans. The poet is talking about a curious boy , because he is always asking- why.

      2.What does the boy do in the poem 'why'?

       Ans. The boy is always asking 'why’.

      3.What does the boy want to know about the wind?

       Ans. The boy wants to know, why should the wind blow.

      4.What happens to the Sun and the flowers?

       Ans. The Sun sinks behind the hills and the flowers die.

 

 

 

 

UNIT- IV

Lesson-2

Alice in Wonderland

 

• New words:

1. Scamper
2. Hurried
3. Popped
4. Disappeared
5. Whiskers
6. Waistcoat
7. Wondered
8. Burning
9. Curiosity
10. Miles
11. Centre
12. Slip
13. Pile
14. Quickly
15. Inches
16. Delight
17. Exclaimed
18. Fountain
19. Doorway

 

• Meaning:

1. Scamper – to move in hurry
2. Wondered – thought
3. Followed – to go after
4. Popped -  to go some where without any notice
5. Hurried -  rushed
6. Centre -  middle
7. Pile -  heap
8. Disappeared  - to vanish
9. Delight - happy
10. Whiskers – long hair on the face of animals
11. Exclaimed – to call out loudly

 

• Multiple choice questions:

1.The rabbit had___.

(a)white eyes            (b)big eyes         (c)  pink eyes

2.Who was burning with curiosity?

(a)Alice                       (b)the rabbit      (c)children

3.Who fell down and down and down?

(a)Alice                       (b)a mouse          (c)the rabbit

4.Rabbit wore a____ waist coat.

(a)blue                         (b)red                  (c)white

5.Alice followed the_____.

(a) cat                           (b)dog                 (c) rabbit

6.Alice saw the______ garden.

(a) lovely                      (b)small              (c)big

7.Who said –“ Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late it's getting! “

(a) the rabbit              (b) Alice              (c) Alice's sister

8.The garden Alice saw was_____.

(a) big                          (b) lovely             (c) small

 

• Write synonyms of the following words and then make sentences of these words on your own:

                          Synonym                      Sentence

1.Hurried                  rush    -  She grabbed her blanket and hurried

                                                    down  stairs.                                                            

2.Wondered          thought  - Alice wondered about the talking

                                                     Rabbit.

3.Curiosity             eager   -  Raju has curiosity about his birthday

                                                  Gift.

4. Dry                parched  - Mira was sad because her rose plant

                                                    Dried.

5.Disappear           vanish –    The rabbit suddenly disappeared.

 

• Bright opposites of the following words and then make sentences of these words on your own:

                           Opposites                      Sentence

1.lovely            ugly    -   He made an ugly remark.                                                        

     2..talking          quite  -    He is quite by nature.

3.listening      speaking   - Radhika is speaking English   

                                                Fluently .

4. See ignore -   Don’t ignore your elders advice.

5.centre          side –   The beggar was sitting by the side of the              

                                       Side.

• Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences:
  1. Thought /Alice /something /there /was/ very/ rabbit/ different /this /about

Ans. Alice thought there was something very different about this rabbit.

2. The /rabbit/ Alice/ white/ followed

Ans. Alice followed the white rabbit.

               3.talk/rabbit/ how/ can

                  Ans. How can a rabbit talk?

                4.into/ rabbit/ Alice/ too/ the hole/jumped

                   Ans. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too.

5. going /he/ is /where

Ans. Where is he going?

6. And /and /the /down/ rabbit/ Down/ Down/ went/ rabbit/ the /hole/into /down /and.

Ans. The rabbit went down and down and down and down into the rabbit hole .

                7.read/ he /can /time/ the

                 Ans. Can he read the time?

7. Glass/ with/ a /she /Golden /a/ table/ saw /it/key/on

Ans. She saw glass table with a golden key on it.

8. Hurry/ is/ in /a/ why/ he

Ans. Why is he in a hurry?

 

• Read the following and fill in the blanks using suitable prepositions from the given below:

 

1. Alice was lying under a tree.
2. Suddenly, Alice saw a white rabbit scamper by.
3. The rabbit took out a big watch from his waist coat pocket.
4. The rabbit popped down a large rabbit hole.
5. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole tool.

 

• Fill in the blanks with adverbs from the given below:

 

 

1. We always comes late.
2. The milk is very
3. It is too late to study.
4. She seldom has a purse.
5. The house is totally
6. Barking dogs never
7. The girl is always
8. He draw the car

 

• Look at the following pairs of sentences combine each pair using the conjunction ‘and' to form a single sentence:

( Workbook page no: 32 , Q-6)

 

• Answer the following question:

1.While listening to the story, what did Alice see?

Ans. While listening to the story, Alice saw a white rabbi.

2.What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?

Ans. The rabbit that Alice saw had pink eyes and was wearing a Blue coat .He could talk like humans.

3.Where did the rabbit go?

Ans. The rabbit jumped into a big rabbit hole and went down and down.

4.How did Alice reach Wonderland?

Ans. Alice reached Wonderland by following the white rabbit.

5.What strange things did Alice see?

Ans. Alice saw lovely garden with Beds of bright flowers and cool fountains.

6.Describe the rabbit according to chapter 'Alice in Wonderland' Ans. The rabbit was White, it had pink eyes ,he had big watch, it wore red coat and he could talk.

7. What guesses did Alice make about her location ?

Ans.  Alice made guesses about her location that she might be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth.

8.Where did the rabbit disappear? why couldn’t Alice follow him?

Ans. The rabbit went down and down to the rabbit hole ,that is why couldn’t follow him.

9.What did Alice see on standing up from the pile of dry leaves? Ans. Alice saw the white rabbit again on standing up from the pile of dry leaves.

10. What did Alice see on the table? what did she go?

Ans. Alice saw a golden key on the table .She went into the loveliest Garden.

11.Describe the garden that Alice so through the door.

Ans. The garden was very lovely. It had bright flowers and cool fountains.

 

UNIT -V

Lesson – 1

Poem – Don’t be Afraid of the Dark

 

• New words

 

1 . Afraid

2.Dark

3.Rest

4.Harsh

5.Forever

6.Trouble

7.Cease

8.Moonlight

9.Peace

10.Travel

 

• Meanings:

1. Afraid - feeling of fear

2.Dark - no light

3.Rest – take a break

4.Harsh - rough or cruel

5.Forever - always

6.Troubles - problems

7. Cease - to stop

 

Multiple choice questions:

1. Don’t be afraid of the______.
   • Lion (b) light      (c) dark        (d) cow
2. The sun must be harsh, but ______never.
   • Moonlight (b) stars      (c) lion     (d) crocodile
3. Be friends with the _____ , there is nothing to fear.
   • Day        (b) night       (c) lion       (d) noon

 

• Fill in the blanks:

1. We should not be afraid of the dark .
2. The sun is harsh.
3. By the day ,everything seems troubles.
4. In the night, the world is at

 

• State whether the following statements are True or False:
  1. The earth requires no rest. False
  2. The sun is very harsh. True
  3. The stars Shine forever and ever. True
  4. If we be friend the night ,we have nothing to fear. True

            5.Troubles seem to remain during the day time.    True

6. The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark.

               False

            7.The poet says that stars will always shine at night. True     

            8.The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.   

                 True

• Write antonyms of the following words in the poem:

1. Afraid -   brave                  Dark  -   light

     3.Little   -   more                      4. Rest   - work

 5.Day    -   night                        6. Done   - undone

     7.Harsh    -  soft                        8. Forever  - never

 9.Friend   -   enemy                 10. Fear  -   confidence

    11.War    -   peace                      12. Start   - cease

   13.Gentle   -  harsh                    14.Late   -  early

• Write the rhyming words of the following words:

1. One -   done                    Never    -   ever

   3.Fear   - near                       4.Cease    -  peace

• Rearrange the letters into meaningful words from the poem:

1. T G O M I N O L H -  Moonlight
2. N I S R F E D -  Friends
3. V R A T E L -  Travels
4. R O L W D -   World
5. R T A S S -   Stars
6. H I G N T -   Night
7. U R O L T B E S -    Troubles
8. A E C P E -   Peace

 

• Write the full forms of the following words:

1. Didn’t -  did not
2. Shouldn’t -  should not
3. Wouldn’t -  would not
4. Mustn’t -  must not
5. Don’t -   do not
6. I’m -  I am
7. Haven’t -   have not
8. You’re -   you are
9. I’ll -      I will
10. Doesn’t -   does not
11. Won’t -  was not
12. Couldn’t  -   could not

 

• Complete the following sentences. choosing the right word.

1. The sum was too difficult for the class to solve only two students could do it . (two, too)
2. There was only one boy who won the prize. (One, won)
3. The golden deer was very dear to him. (dear, deer)
4. Ramu’s son loved to play in the sun.   (sun,  son)

 

• Answer the following questions:

1. What is the poem about ?

Ans. The poem is about how not to be afraid of the darkness at night.

2.What happens when the day is over?

 Ans. When the day is over, the moon and the stars shine in the night.

3. What does the earth do when the day is over?

Ans. The earth takes rests when the day is over.

4. What does the poet want us to do at night?

Ans. The poet want us to think about our friends at night.

5. What happens when the day comes to an end?

Ans. The earth rests when the day comes to an end.

6. How can we not fear the night?

Ans. when we friends with the night then we cannot hear the night.

7. What happens late at night ?

Ans. The world is in peace at late night.

8. Write down the name of the poet of the poem. ‘Don’t be Afraid of the Dark'

Ans. Ruskin Bond

9. What are the things that may happen if there is no sunlight?

Ans. If there is  no sunlight, there would be darkness everywhere, we would not be able to see around us, there would no food for us.

 

UNIT-V

Lesson -2

Helen Keller

• New words :

1 .Summer

2.Alabama

3. illness

4.agree

5.Miss Sullivan

6.Strict

7.dearly

8.Important

9.Kicked

10 Copied

 

• Meanings

1 .dearly - like very much

2.illness - sickness

3.agreed -  to accept

4.important - of great value

 

• Multiple choice questions:
  1. A healthy baby girl was born in a small town in____.

               (a)Allahabad    (b) Alabama     (c) Obama      (d) Chicago

              2.Helen could not _____.

               (a)hear              (b) see           (c) both of these   (d) none

              3.One day Helen’s teacher made her to put  her hand

              Into running____.

• Water (b) wind         (c) rain          (d) horse

 

• Match the two parts of sentences given under column 'A' and 'B' .Add but to join the two parts and write complete sentences:

 

       Column A                                               Column B

 

(i) Helen lived after her illness.       (a) her mother thought            

                                                                      She could learn.

 

(ii) She could not see or hear          (b) she did not

                                                                understood what she     

                                                                was doing.

(iii) People thought that she

could not learn anything            (c) she could not hear or see.

 

(iv) Helen copied the words       (d) she was kind to Helen.

 

(v) Miss Sullivan was strict          (e) she was very intelligent.

 

Ans.

 

1.Helen lived after her illness but she could not hear or see.

 

2.She could not see or hear but she was very intelligent.

 

3.People thought that she could not learn anything but her mother thought she could learn.

          4.elen copied the words but she did not understand what she was doing.

          5.Miss Sullivan was strict but she was kind to Helen.

• Match the two parts of sentences given in column A and B. Combine each pair of sentence using the conjunction ‘and' ‘but’ ‘or’ to form a single sentence and write in the space below: ( Work book page no. 39 , Q-3)

 

• Unscramble the letters:

1. U M E S M R -  Summer
2. L E A H T Y H -   Healthy
3. S N L I L E S -   illness
4. R O Y S R -     Sorry
5. A C T E R E H -   Teacher

 

• Fill in the blanks with and, but Or  or :

1. Anita is a doctor but Veenu is a teacher .
2. Teacher came into the classroom and sat on the chair.
3. Two or two make four.
4. This film is interesting but that film is
5. Is the book is old or new?
6. John and Della go to school together.
7. He is poor but
8. Helen could not hear or

 

• Write the antonyms of the following words:

1.Healthy – ill              2.Better   -  worse

3.Small  -  big               4.More   -  less

5.Love   -  hate             6.Live  -   dead

7.High   -   law              8. Same   -  different

 

• Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with correct prepositions:

1. Helen grew into a little girl.
2. She often cried and held on to her mother.
3. She was Locked Up Inside
4. Her parents found a teacher for

 

• Read the following sentences carefully and rewrite them in the present tense:

1. A healthy baby girl was born in a small town in Alabama.

A  healthy baby girl is born in a small town in Alabama.

       2.The baby became ill.

           The baby becomes ill.

       3.The child could not see or hear.

          The child cannot see or hear.

        4.The baby grew into a little girl.

           The baby grows into a little girl.

         5.Helen began to grow wild.

            Helen begins to grow wild.

• Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the following sentences: ( workbook page no. 41 , Q-4)

 

• Answer the following questions:

 

1."Something is wrong," said Helen's mother. What was wrong with Helen?

Ans. She could not see or hear.

2.Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?

Ans. She was a bright little girl.

3.Who agreed to help Helen?

Ans. Miss Sullivan, a young teacher, agreed to help Helen.

4.How did Miss Sullivan help Helen? ?

Ans. Miss Sullivan taught Helen many words with the help of special hand signs. She made her understand the importance of words.

5.What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into the running water?

Ans. Helen understood that water meant something wet, running over her hand.

6.How do people who cannot see, read?

Ans. Such people read with the help of special sign language.

7.What is the script for children who cannot see called?

Ans. Braille script.

8.When and where was Helen born?

Ans. Helen was born in a small town in Alabama in 1880.

9.What did everyone predict about the baby?

Ans. Everyone predicted that the baby may not live.

10.What was wrong with the baby in Chapter ‘Helen Keller'?

Ans. The baby could not see or hear.

11.How did Helen react when she was angry?

Ans. When Helen was angry she lay on the floor and kicked her feet.

12.Who was Miss Sullivan?

Ans. Miss Sullivan was a young teacher.

 

• Answer the following questions in detail.

 

1. How did Miss Sullivan help Helen in learning?

Ans. Miss Sullivan taught Helen many words with the help of special and signs.

2. Describe the character of Miss Sullivan.

Ans. Miss Sullivan was a young teacher. She was very strict but kind.

3. Which incident helped Helen discover the importance of words?

Ans. One day her teacher made Helen put her hand into the running water then she spelt WATER, suddenly she understood that water mean something wet running over her hands.

    4.What was the most important thing that Helen finally  understood?

      Ans. Finally Helen understood that words were the most  important things in the world. Words would tell her everything she wanted to know.

 

 SECOND SEMESTER

 

 

 

 

Std- IV – A/B                                                 CONTENT                                                Sub- English SEMESTER -II   ❖  Third Unit Test syllabus Unit-VI  - Poem -1, The Donkey                   Poem -2 , I had a little Pony                   Chapter-3, The Milkman's Cow Unit-VI - Poem- 1, Hiawatha                  Chapter-2, The Scholar's Mother Tongue ❖  Fourth Unit Test syllabus Unit -VIII  - Poem- 1, A Watering Rhyme                      Chapter-2, The Giving Tree Unit-IX  Poem -1 Books                Chapter-2, Going to buy a Book ❖  Second Semester Exam Syllabus Unit-VI  - Poem -1, The Donkey                   Poem -2 , I had a little Pony                   Chapter-3, The Milkman's Cow Unit-VI - Poem- 1, Hiawatha                  Chapter-2, The Scholar's Mother Tongue Unit -VIII  - Poem- 1, A Watering Rhyme                      Chapter-2, The Giving Tree Unit-IX  Poem -1 Books                Chapter-2, Going to buy a Book Unit- X  Poem – 1, The Naughty               Chapter – 2, Pinocchio

 

UNIT-VI

Poem -1 The Donkey

 

Poem to be learn :-   The Donkey

If I had a donkey And he wouldn’t go, Would I wallop him? 

No, no, no. 

                                        I'd find a little hay

                                        And give him some corn,                                                                                                       Then he'd be the best donkey                                     

   That ever was born.

                                                                     - Margaret S. Russell      

• New words-
  1. Donkey
  2. Wallop
  3. Corn
  4. BornHay

 

• Meaning-

1. Wallop – hit very hard
2. Hay – dried grass

 

❖ Multiple choice questions- 1. The poet had a ____.        (a)Cow          (b) donkey            (c) horse

2. The poet does not ____ the donkey.

        (a)Wallop        (b) give fort          (c) give water

      3.The poet gives the donkey some ____.

        (a) water         (b) grass                (c) corn

 

• Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verbs:

If  I  had  ( have/ had) a donkey, I would ( will / would) never wallop him. I would find ( will find/ would find) a little hay to feed him. I would give  ( will give / wild give) him some corn to eat. He would ( will / would) be the best donkey ever. 

 

• Give the rhyming words of the following:

1.Go   -    no

2. Him -  dim
3. Corn -  born
4. Sad -   bad

 

 

• Using the words given below make your own sentences:

1. Wallop – He walloped the back of the dog's head with a stick.
2. Little – The little girl’s dance is very beautiful.
3. Corn - Raju's donkey like to eat corn.

 

❖  Answer the following questions:

1. What would the poet do if the donkey wouldn't go?

Ans. If the donkey wouldn’t go, the poet would give something to eat. 

2.What would the poet give to the donkey to eat?

Ans. The poet would give to the donkey to eat little hay and corn. 

3.How would the donkey become the best donkey?

Ans. When the donkey would eat hay and corn then he would become the best donkey. 

 

• Write a paragraph about your favourite animal:

 

My pet animals is dog. I call him Jack. He is white in Colour His body is covered with soft and white fur. Jack is Small, active and smart. He runs fast. I love my  pet dog.  I take care of him. I give a bath him every day. I Every morning I take him out for a walk. I Give him biscuits, bread and milk. He is loving and faithful friend. I play with him . My pet dog is also a good watch dog. He guards  our house. 

 

UNIT- VI

Lesson- 2 I Had a Little Pony

• New words-

1.Lady

2. Whipped
3. Lashed
4. Mire
5. Hire
6. Lent
7. Pony
   • Meanings-

1.Pony – a small horse or a baby horse

2. Lashed – to beat very hardly
3. Whipped – to beat
4. Mile – a unit of length
5. Mire – muddy land
6. Hire – to give the temporary use of  something in return for payment ❖ Multiple choice questions:

1.The poet had a ___.

(a) cow                         (b) horse                            (c) Pony

2. The name of pony was ______.

(a) Dapple – grey        (b) Dapple – white           (c) Dapple – rose

3.The poet wouldn’t lent his pony for all the ______.

(a) gent's                      (b) lady's hire                    (c) girl's hire

4.What did the lady do to the pony?

• She took care of the pony.
• She whipped and lashed him.
• She sold the pony.

5.What did the child decide to do?

(a)To lend the pony again to the lady.

(b)To never lend the pony to the lady again.

 (c) To give the pony to the lady.

• Fill in the blanks:

1. I had a little pony.
2. The name of my pony was Dapple – grey.
3. Today, I lent him to a lady.
4. The lady ride him a mile away.
5. She whipped and lashed
6. She drove him through the mire.

 

 

 

• State whether the following statements are True Or False:

1. The pony was called Dapple-grey. True

2.The lady rode the pony two miles away. False

3.The lady took good care of the pony.    False

4.The lady drove the pony through mud.   False

5.The poet decided to charge extra money from the lady.  False

 

• Write rhyming words for each of the following:

1. Away -  grey
2. Mile -  pile
3. Now -  how
4. Lent -  sent
5. Mire -  hire

• Write antonyms of the following words:

1. Little -  more
2. Away - toward
3. Lend -  borrow
4. All -   some

 

• Using the words given below, make your own sentences:

1. Pony -  I have a pony. 
2. Whipped -    Ram whipped his dog. 
3. Drove -  My father drove the car very good. 

 

• Answer the following questions:

1. What was the pony called?

Ans. The pony was called Dapple – grey. 

2. How did the lady treat the pony?

Ans. The lady was whipped and lashed him. 

3. What did the poet decide at the end of the poem ‘ I Had a Little Pony'?

Ans. The poet decided that not lend his pony for anyone. 

 

 

Unit-VI Lesson-3

The Milkman’s Cow

 ❖ New words:

1.Middle                      11.mess

2.refused                     12. Problem

3.tugged                      13.grass

4.twirling                     14.rice

5.moustache              15.sheaf

6.gleaming                  16.tasty

7.grocer                       17.chew

8.wrestler                   18.clattered 

 9.jingling                    19.cleverness

10.grin                         20.whooped

❖ Meanings:

1. middle -   centre 
2. mood -   the state of one's feelings 
3. refused -   Say or show the unwilling or reject
4. grocer - One who sells food items 
5. Wrestler -  one who fights 
6. tugged - pulled hard
7. gleaming - shine brightly
8. Jingling -  ringing
9. Grin -    Smile broadly 

10.Mess  -  a difficult and Confused situation

11.Sheaf  -   bunch

12. Twirled - spin quickly

13.whooped -   a loud cry of  joy

14. clattered -  to move
15. Milkman = One who sells milk.

 

❖ Multiple choice questions:

1. Milkman's _____ was in a bad mood.
   • Buffalo (b) cow         (c) ox
2. The grocer had bags full of______.
   • Potatoes and gingers
   • Potatoes and peas
   • Chillies and gingers

3. The little boy began to____.

(a) grin          (b) play         (c) sing 

 

• Match the subjects to the predicates to make meaningful sentences:

 

                       

Column    A	Answers	Column   B
1.  A grocer	Came with bags of potatoes and peas.	Had the strength of ten horses.
2. The wrestler	Had the strength of ten horses.	Came jingling his cart.
3. The ice-cream man	Came jingling his cart.	Held out a sheaf of tasty  green.
4. A little boy	Held out a sheaf of tasty green.	Came with bags of potatoes and peas.

 

• Write the antonyms of the following words:

1.Bad   -   good                       9. Little    -   more

2. Day -   night                      Clever  -  foolish
3. Right -  wrong                  Loving  -   cruel
4. Hard -  easy                      Strong  -   weak
5. Joy -  sad                           Long  -    short
6. Kind - cruel                        Cool  -   hot
7. Grow -   stagne                Slow  -   fast
8. Bright -  dark                    Happy – sad

 

❖ Read the following sentences and underline the nouns:

1. The milkman's cow was in a bad mood.
2. The milkman begged the cow to get up.
3. The children were waiting for the milk to help them grow strong.
4. A policeman came with his buttons and buckles gleaming bright.
5. A grocer came with bags of potatoes and peas.

 

• Fill in the blanks with simple past tense form of the verb-given in brackets

1.The milkman's cow was (be) in a bad mood.

      2.The cow sat (sit) in the middle of the road and refused  (refuse) to move.

      3.The milkman begged (beg) the cow to get up.

       4.He pulled (pull) and tugged (tug) and prayed (pray).

       5.Then Came (come) a policeman. 

 

• Write noun forms of the following adjectives:

         1.Easy       ease                    6.Funny                fun

2. Angry anger                 Dangerous      danger
3. Guilty guilt                   True                 truth
4. Strong Strength           Natural           nature
5. Happy happiness        Kind              kindness

 

❖ Fill in the blanks using the words given at the end of the sentence.

 

1.Insects can crawl on the wall.  (can / cannot)

2.The grocer was unable  to move the cow.(able / unable)

3.It was easy for the boy to make the cow get up.(easy / difficult)

4.Children cannot walk on their heads.(can / cannot) 

5.Sometimes love and kindness may succeed where force will fail. 

(succeed / fail)

6.We should be kind to animals.(kind / cruel),

 

• Write past form :-

        Simple present tense          Simple Past tense

1. Pull Pulled
2. Say Said
3. Begin Begun
4. Come Came

5.Lead                                   Led

                 6.Know                                 Knew

                 7.Learn                                  Learnt

    8.Grow                                  Grew

                   9.Pray                                    prayed

10.Tug                                    Tugged

• Answer in one word:

1. One who sells Milk -  Milkman
2. One who sells food items -    Grocer
3. A member of police force -  Policeman
4. One who sells ice – cream -   Ice  cream man
5. One who fights -    wrestler

 

• Rewrite the paragraph using punctuation marks:

( workbook page no. 52  Q-8) 

 

• Answer the following questions:

1. Why did the Cow refuse to get up ?

Ans. Cow refused to get up because it was in a the bad mood. 

     2.Name those who tried to make the cow move.      

    Ans. A grocer, wrestler ,the milkman, the policeman,             ice- Cream man tried to make the cow  move. 

    3.Who finally made the cow get up and show ?.

Ans. The little boy finally made the cow He made the cow chew the sheaf of tasty green.This made the cow get up and move to the side.  4.What was the grocer carrying?

Ans .The grocer was carrying bags full of potatoes and peas. 

5.Who came jingling his cart? What did he do?

 The Ice-Cream man, came jingling his cart. 

6.Did the cow move from the road? How?

Ans. Yes, When the Little boy Showed Some tasty green, then the Cow started to move. 

7.What is the moral of the story?

Ans. Being kind and loving is best, for force and strength can. 

 

 

 

 

 

UNIT-VII Lesson -1 Poem – Hiawatha

• New words:

1. Wigwam
2. Language
3. Secrets
4. Nokomis
5. Chickens
6. Beavers
7. Acorns
8. Reindeer
9. Beasts

10.lodges

11.timid

 

• Meaning:
  1. Wigwam -   a dome shaped hut made with dry leaves.
  2. Secrets -     Something is not known by others or seen
  3. Hid -         keep  out of sight
  4. Beasts -    animals
  5. Beavers -    It is wild animals.
  6. Acorns -     A fruit of an oak tree
  7. reindeer -   It has long and strong horns.
  8. Swift -    quick and fast
  9. Timid -      lack of courage and confidence

 

• Multiple choice questions:

1. Hiawatha learned :

• Languages of birds
• How birds make their nests
• Name of birds
• These all

2.Hiawatha  called them ‘Hiawatha’:

(a) birds        ( b) friends        (c) Chickens        (d) follows

3. Why the rabbit was so:

(a) timid        (b) ugly              (c) naughty         (d) foolish

 

• Fill in the blanks:
  1. Birds live in nest.
  2. Rabbits live in burrows.
  3. Beavers live in lodges.

 

• Write antonyms of the following:

1. Little -    large
2. Build -    demolish 
3. Hide -    expose
4. Swift -    slow

 

• Some words have similar sounds, but different meanings. Choose the correct word from the box and fill in the blanks.

1. The bird on a bough. ( bow  / bough) 
2. The squirrel has a long tail. ( tail / tale) 
3. I have to leave at two. ( too / two) 
4. This sum is right.  ( right / write) 
5. I can hear the bird’s song. ( hear / here)
6. Do you know a secret? ( no / know) 
7. The King sits on the throne. ( thrown / throne) 
8. He is our school principal. ( principal / principles)

 

• Using the words given below, make your own sentences:

1. Beast – We should kind towards the beast.
2. Learn – We learn English poem.
3. Timid – Rabbit are so timid.
4. Squirrels – The squirrels hid their acorns.
5. Reindeer – The reindeer ran so swiftly.
6. Beavers – The beavers built their lodges.
7. Little Hiawatha – Little Hiawatha was a young Red Indian  

 

• Rewrite the paragraph using punctuation marks:

( workbook page no. 57  Q-5) 

 

• Answer the following questions:
  1. Who was Hiawatha ?.

Ans. Hiawatha was a & young Red Indian boy. 

2. Who was Nokomis ?

Ans. Nokomis was Hiawatha's old grandmother.

3. What did he learn about the birds?

Ans. He learnt how birds build their nests in Summer and how they hide themselves in winter. 

4.What secrets did he learn about beasts? 

Ans. The Secrets that he learnt about beasts were how the beavers built the house, how the squirrels hid their acorns how the reindeer ran quickly and how the rabbits were so timid.

4. What did Nokomis teach him?

Ans. Nokomis Taught him the wonders around them, and she told about the Stars, trees ,insects, birds ,animals and many other things. 

5.What could the young boy do when he grew up?

Ans. When he grew up, he loves them and talk with them. 

6.What did the young boy learn about animals? 

Ans. He learned the languages, names and all the secrets. 

 

7.What qualities did the reindeer and the rabbit possess? Ans. The reindeer ran so swiftly and the rabbit was so timid 

8.Suggest another title for the poem 'Hiawatha’:

Ans. ‘Hiawatha and his friends'

                  9.Describe Hiawatha, his home and friends in ten lines.

                  Ans. Hiawatha was a young Red Indian boy. He lived with his old grand mother, Nokomis in a Wigwam. Hiawatha learnt to love birds and animals from his grandmother. He used to talk to them whenever he met them. Birds and animals also loved him and talked to him. All birds and animals were his friends. He learnt their languages, their names and all their secrets. He called the birds ‘Hiawatha’s Chickens’ and animals ‘Hiawatha’s Brothers’.

                 10..What did Hiawatha love?

                 Ans. Hiawatha loved all the things around him such as the stars, the trees, the insects, the birds, the animals and many other things.

 

 

 

 

UNIT -VII

Lesson-2  The Scholar’s Mother  Tongue

 

• New words:
  1. Scholar
  2. Pundit
  3. Mother tongue
  4. Courtiers
  5. Mastery
  6. Challenge
  7. Tickled
  8. Irritated
  9. Fluently

10.Birbal

11.Whispered

12.Surprised

13.Accepted

14.Difficulty

15.Telugu

• Meaning:-
  1. Scholar -    highly educated person
  2. Mastery -   Complete knowledge
  3. Fluently -   smoothly  and  easily
  4. Challenged -  Invited into competition
  5. Whispered -   to say in a soft voice
  6. Tickled -    to touch lightly with something
  7. Cried out -   shouted
  8. Courtiers -    Companions   or advisers
  9. Irritated -   feeling of slight anger

10.Truth  -    fact

11.Accepted    -   agreed

12.Mother tongue   -    The language which a person             

                                                          Speaks since childhood

• Multiple choice questions:

1. Once who visited the court of Akbar?
   • A learned maulvi
   • A learned pundit
   • A Rajput warrior

2. By whom was the challenge taken?

(a) Akbar       (b) Pundit          (c) Birbal

3.What was the Pundit's mother tongue? 

(a) Telugu           (b) Tamil          (c) Hindi

4. To imitate someone means to ___

• copy someone
• tease someone
• make someone angry

5. ‘I visited the court of Akbar ‘ means… .. .

• you always live there.
• you came there for a short time.
• ) you were born there.

 

• Match the following:

                    Column    A                                 Answers                                 Column   B

1.  King	Courtiers	a. Children
2. Teacher	Students	b. Patients
3. Doctor	Patients	c. Courtiers
4. Bus driver	Passengers	d. Passengers
5. Lawyer	Clients	e. students
6. Mother	Children	f. Clients

 

• Write the correct article before the following words:

 

1. A rug                           An ice – cream
2. A pillow A bow
3. A bed sheet A arrow
4. An alarm clock A ball
5. A wall clock A bat
6. A wrist watch A doll
7. An apple A waistcoat
8. An orange A raincoat
9. A banana An umbrella

 

• Using the words given below, make your own sentences:
  1. Converse - I can converse in English fluently. 
  2. Tickle -  I tickled  the baby to make him laugh. 
  3. Mystery -  My father  has mastery over mathematics. 
  4. Challenged -    I challenged him to solve the riddle. 
  5. Feather - The wind blew the feather far away. 
  6. Accepted - My father accepted my decision. 
  7. Difficulty -  I faced a lot of difficulty. 
  8. Truth - No one can over look the truth for long. 

 

• Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct preposition:

 

1.The Pundit had mastery over many different languages.

2.He challenged everybody at the court to name his mother tongue. 

3.When everyone failed, Birbal took up the challenge. 

4. Birbal quietly went to pundit’s room at
5. He whispered into the Pundit's ear and tickled it with a feather.

 

• Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences:

1. Everybody/ he / court / at/ challenged / the He challenged everybody at the court.
2. Taken / Birbal / the / up / was / by / challenge The challenge was taken up by Birbal.
3. To / to / out/ room / Birbal / Pundit's / find / that/ went/ truth/ the / night / the

Birbal went to the Pundit’s room that night to find out the truth. 

 

• Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the following sentences: ( workbook page no. 60 Q-1)
• Read the following extract taken from the chapter carefully. There are many mistakes in punctuation. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the paragraph.

(Workbook Page no. 60  Q-3) 

 

• Answer the following questions:-

1. Who Came to Akbar's court ?

Ans. A learned Pundit came to Akbar's Court. 

2. What did he claim to know ?.

    Ans. He claimed to speak many different languages fluently. 

     3.How did he challenge everybody ?

     Ans. He challenged everybody by asking them his mother tongue.

4. Who took up the challenge and why?

Ans. Birbal took up the challenge because everyone failed to take the challenge. 

5.How did the Pundit react when the truth was out?

Ans. When the truth was out, he was surprised and accepted the truth. 

6.What did the king want to know?

      Ans. The King wanted to know, that how Birbal found the truth. 

    7.How does people react in times of difficulty? 

     Ans. In times of difficulty, a person speaks only in his mother tongue. 

  8.How did Birbal  find out about the Pundit’s mother tongue? 

Ans. At night Birbal entered quietly into the Pundit’s room, when he was asleep. He whispered something into his ear and tickled it with a feather. The Pundit half awake, spoke suddenly in his mother tongue. In this way Birbal found out about the Pundit’s mother tongue. 

 

 

 

UNIT-VIII

Lesson- 1 A watering Rhyme

• Poem to be Learn:-

 

 

Early in the morning, 

Or the evening hour,

 Are the times to water

 Every kind of flower.

Watering at noonday,

When the sun is high,

Doesn't help the flowers. 

Only makes them die.

                     

                                                    

    Also, when you water,

    Water at the roots;

     Flowers keep their mouths where     

     We should wear our boots.

     Soak the earth around them,

     Then through all the heat    

The flowers will have water   

 For their thirsty 'feet'!

 

                                        P.A. Ropes 

• New words:-

1.hour

2.watering

3.noonday

4. high

5.die

6.boots

7. soak

8.heat

9. Thirsty
10. Earth

11.Feet

 

• Meaning:-

1. Hour -    Time duration of sixty minutes 
2. Watering -   Pouring water on plants for their growth
3. Noonday -   The middle of the day
4. Boots -      a type of shoe that covers the foot and lower part of the leg
5. Sick -    make something wet by immersing it in liquid-
6. Heat   -    high temperature

• Multiple choice questions:-

1.When is the time to water the flower?

(I)early in the morning     (ii) evening hours    

  (iii) noon day                    (iv) Both (i) & (ii)

2.Where should water to the plant?

(i) in roots        (ii) in leaves     (iii) in stems (iv) in flowers

3.What we should wear to water the plants?

(i) frock                               (ii) rain coat              (iii) blaizer       (iv)boots

4. What happens when we water plants in the morning?

• They will grow well.
• They will dry up.

5. From where do flowers get water?

• From the bottom (roots).
• From the top (leaves).
• Rearrange the following letter to make meaningful words:
  1. N N I M R O G -      MORNING
  2. E O W F R L -      FLOWER
  3. O Y N D A O N -     NOONDAY
  4. O T B S O -     BOOTS
  5. S U O T M H -    MOUTHS
  6. T A R E H       -    EARTH
  7. P A E T W E E S -    SWEET PEA
  8. M R A I D O L G -    MARIGOLD
  9. J M I N E A S -    JASMINE

10.T L O U S              -    LOTUS

11.A R G O M           -    MOGRA

12.D H A A I L           -    DAHLIA

13.X O L H P             -     PHLOX

14.A N S P Y             -     PANSY

15.B I S I H C U S     -     HIBISCUS

 

• Write the rhyming words for the following:

1. Hour -   our
2. Roots -  Boots
3. High -   sigh
4. Heat -   beat
5. Car -  bar
6. Where -   there

 

• Write antonyms of the following words:

 

1. Early -    late
2. Morning -   evening
3. High -     low
4. Die -   born

 

• Choose and fill in the blanks with suitable words .

1.except Rita, all others were present in the class.(accept/except)

2.I have reserved a berth  in Kalka Mail.(birth/berth)

3.The Manager has issued a cheque.(cheque/check) 

4.The Nauchandi fair is very famous. ( fare / fair) 

5. Pare your nails.( pair / pare)

 

• In the sentences below the capital letters, commas, full stops and question marks are missing. Put these in the correct places.

1. on Monday I will go to school

On Monday, I will go to school. 

2. Rahim ravi and raju are going to see the circus

Rahim, Ravi and Raju are going to see the circus. 

3. Sita where are you looking

           Sita, Where  are you looking? 

4. The tailor went to the market Mr. singh

 The tailor went to the market, Mr. Singh. 

5. Every Sunday I go for a walk have breakfast read story books listen to music and watch television

Every Sunday, I go for a walk have breakfast, read story books, listen to music and watch television. 

6. Laxmi why are you crying

 Laxmi, Why are you crying? 

7. What is the colour of the sky

 What is the colour of the sky? 

8. Oranges mangoes bananas and papayas are fruits Oranges, Mangoes, Bananas and Papayas are fruits. 

 

• Pick out the silent letters from these words:-

Hour      knit       wrong        doubt

Often     know      night         could

Write      knife       high         walk

• Answer the following questions:-
  1. What is the best time to water the plants?

Ans. The best time to water the plants morning and evening hour. 

2. When should we not water the plants?

Ans. We should not water the plants during the noon. 

3. Which part of the plant should be watered?

Ans. The part of the plant which should be  watered is roots. 

4.Give another word for ‘thirsty feet'. 

Ans. Dry roots

5.when should we water the flowers?

Ans. We should water the flowers early in the morning and evening.

6. What makes the flower die?

              Ans.The heat from the sun make the flowers die.

              

             7.What is the best way to water the flowers?

               Ans. The best way to water the flowers at the roots. 

              8.Why do flowers need water? 

              Ans. The flowers need water because heat from the sun makes them thirsty. 

 

UNIT-VIII

Lesson-2 The Giving Tree

• New words:-

 

1. swing
2. Delicious
3. Trip
4. Sail
5. Stump
6. Narrator
7. company
8. Branches
9. Hungry

10.trunk

11.Shade

12.money

13.quiet

14.Pluck

15.Business

16.Recognised

• Meaning:-

1. Swing - to move to and fro
2. Share – let others use what you have
3. Narrator - story teller
4. Delicious - tasty, yummy
5. Pluck -  break off
6. Stump -  base of a tree
7. Recognize -  identify
8. Quiet – silence , without noise
9. Sail -  to travel through water

10.Trip  -  journey

 

• Multiple choice questions:-

1.By whom the tree was loved?

                        (i)       a man      (ii) a little boy      (iii) a girl          (iv) a student

         2.The tree has no______.

             (i)fruit                    (ii) flower              (iii) leaf (iv) money

         3.The young man cut down tree _____.

             (i)trunk                 (ii) branches     (iii) leaves (iv) roots

• Match the following:-

 

              Column    A                       Answers                       Column   B

1.  The boy	The boy climbed the trunk and swung from the branches of the tree.	(i)was happy to give it’s shade.
2. The tree	The tree was happy to give it’s shade.	ii) cut the trunk of the tree and sailed away in a boat.
3. The young man	The young man cut the trunk of the tree and sailed away in a boat.	iii) wanted a quiet place to sit and rest.
4. The old man	The old man wanted a quiet place to sit and rest.	iv) climbed the trunk and swung from the branches of the tree.
5. The old stump	The old stump had lost its apples, branches and trunk.	V) had lost its apples, branches and trunk.

 

 

• . Make new words and complete the sentences.
  1. The children love to sing loudly . (loud)
  2. Read your lesson silently . (silent)
  3. Throw the ball slowly . (slow)
  4. The tree gave its fruit to the boy happily . (happy)
  5. Do your work neatly . (neat)

 

• Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

       My mother went to the market and bought a kilogram of apples(apple/apples), a dozen bananas (banana/bananas) and a dozen Oranges (orange/oranges). I love oranges. So I ate an orange (orange/oranges).My brother wanted a banana(banana/bananas) and my sister asked for an apple (apple/apples).A tree has one trunk (trunk/trunks) but many Branches (branch/branches). A branch (branch/branches) has a number of Leaves (leaf/leaves) and flowers (flower/flowers).

• Write these sentences in the correct order. Also, choose the right word from the box and add it before each sentence. Remember to put a comma after it, for example, Finally, ...

 

                                                                                

 

 

1.It gave him its branches to make a house.

->Then, it gave him it’s branches to make a house. 

2. It asked him to sit on the stump.

-> Finally, it asked him to sit on the stump.

3.It gave him its trunk to make a boat. 

->After that, it gave him its trunk to make a boat.

(d) The tree gave its apples to the boy.

->First ,the tree gave it’s apples to the boy.

 

• Fill in the blanks with the correct propositions:

                                                         

 

• But time went and the by and the boy grew older and went away.
• One day the boy came to the tree.

1. c) The tree asked him to climb up it’s trunk and swing from his branches.

• The boy was too big to climb and play.
• The tree asked him to pluck its apples and sell them in the market (f) The boy was going on a business trip.

(g) He cut off the trunk of the tree and the tree was left only with a stump. 

 

 

 

 

• Choose the correct conjunction from the options given and fill in the blanks:-

(a) Once there was a tree and (and/but/or) it loved a little boy (b) The boy grew older and (but/or/ and) went away. 

• The boy happily plucked the apples and (but/and/or) carried them away.
• The tree was very happy but ( but/ or/ and) the boy stayed away for a long time.
• The young man was an old man now but ( and /or/ but) the tree recognized him.
• Fill in the blanks with the opposites of the italicized words :

                                 bad, unhappy, near, lazy, first. Weak

             

• Anu is active. Veru is
• The school is not far from here. It is quite near.

(C) The story is on the last page. The prayer is on the first page. 

• The son is strong. His grand father is weak.
• Madhu is happy. Veena is
• These mangoes are bad .Give me some good mangoes.

Look at the table given below and write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives given below :

Positive Degree                      Comparative Degree               Superlative Degree

Small                                               smaller                                     smallest

Funny                                              funnier                                    funniest

Delicious                                         more delicious                      most delicious

Tried                                                more tired                              most tired

Happy                                             happier                                     happiest

Answer the following questions:-

1.How did the boy enjoy the company of the tree

Ans. The boy used to climb up the trunk and swing on the branches of the tree.

2.How did the tree help the boy earn money?

Ans. The tree offered the boy to pluck the apples from and sell them in the market.

3.What did the boy make with the branches of the tree?  Ans. The boy made a house with the branches of the tree,

4.What did the boy make with the trunk of the tree?

 Ans. The boy made a boat with the trunk of the tree.

5.How was the stump of the tree useful?

Ans. The stump of the tree helped the old man to sit and rest on

6.Why is the play called 'The Giving Tree'?

Ans. The play is called "The Giving Tree" because the tree always gives the man everything he needs without asking anything in return.

7.Why should we not cut trees?

Ans. We should not cut trees because:

• Trees give us fruits, flowers, leaves, bark, branches, wood, roots, edibles and shelter etc.
• They also purify the air and contribute in the natural scenery.

8. How did the tree help the boy to earn money?

Ans.The tree told the boy to pluck all the apples and earn money by selling them in the market. 

 9.Why did the tree became sad in chapter 'The Giving Tree'?

Ans. Because The boy stayed away for a long time and he didn't come to visit the tree. 

10.How and why did the boy build his house ? 

Ans. Because The boy got married So he need a house so he cut branches of tree and built a house. 

11.Where was the boy going? How did the tree help him? 

Ans. The boy was going on a business trip, so the tree gave it's trunk to make a boat for trip. 

12.What happens in the end of the channel 'The Giving Tree'?

Ans. In the end of the chapter the boy became an old man and the tree was left with a stump. The old man sat on the stump and took rest and the tree was still happy. 

 

 

UNIT-IX

Lesson-1 Poem - Books

• New words:-

1 .Library

2.wide

3.Opened

4.Galore

5.Skinny

6.Shelves

7.Wonderful

8.Stood

 

 

 

Meaning:-

1 .Library - a room Containing a collection of books

2.Wide - broad, to a great extent

3.GaIore - plenty, large quantities

4.Skinny - very thin

5.Shelves - racks, flat piece of wood in a cupboard.

6.Wonderful – amazing • Multiple Choice questions:-

1.What said the library door?

(i) go out      (ii) come in         (iii)sit down

2.Tall skinny book up high on the_____.

(i) roof          (ii) shelves          (iii) tree

3.The pictures told______.

(i) Stories     (ii) letters           (iii)  essays

 

• What word signs have you seen or heard -

 

at home                                       Welcome

at the vegetable shop               Fresh! Fresh

at the library                              Silence please

at the doctor's place                   Stay healthy at the bus stop                             Ticket, please

at the toy shop                             Come! Let's play

 

• Now fill in the blanks after reading these sentences.

1. An airport is a place where aeroplanes take off and land.
2. А kitchen is a place where food is cooked.

 

3.A hospital is a place where sick people are taken care of.

4.A market a place where you can buy things.

5.A school  is a place where children study.

 

• Missing letters:-

 

W e l l          B o o k                 S e e 

S h e l l         l o o k                  T h r e e

B e l l            C r o o k               B e e 

• p e l l S h o o k              T r e e
• e l l B r o o k

 

 

• Match the following:-

 

                    Column    A                                 Answers                                 Column   B

1.  Books	Library	a. Toy shop
2. Students	School	b. Library
3. Toys	Toy shop	c. Zoo
4. Animals	Zoo	d. Garden
5. Flowers	Garden	e. School
		f.

 

• Write antonym of the following words:-

 

1. Come -    go                   Open   -   close
2. Wide -  narrow            Tall    -    short
3. Skinny -    fat                Up    -   down
4. High -    low                  Little   -    more
5. Fat -  thin                        Stand   -   Sit

• Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the following sentences:-

( Work book page no – 70 , Q-2) 

 

• Answer the following questions:-

1.What did the library door say?

Ans. The library door welcomed the child inside saying, "come in, come in,!"

2.What did the books in the library look like?

Ans. Some books in the library were tall and thin. Whereas some others were small and thick.

3.Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?

Ans. The child in the poem liked looking at the pictures in the book because they told stories.

4.What did The poet in the poem Books see on opening the library door? 

Ans. When the poet opened the library door, he Saw book galore. 

• What kind of books were there?

Ans. There were tall skinny books and little fat books. 

• Where were the books kept according to the poem 'Books'?

Ans. The tall skinny books kept up high on the shelves and the fat books stood by themselves. 

 

 

UNIT-IX

Lesson-2  Going to buy a book

• New words:-

1. Alone
2. Bookshop
3. Machines
4. Finally
5. Climbed
6. Passed
7. Decide
8. Pictures

 

• Meaning:-

1. Alone -   when no one else is present
2. Bookshop - A shop where books are sold
3. Machines - Mechanical device
4. Finally -   After a long time
5. climbed -   to go upward
6. War -     battle between nations
7. Decide -   to fix
8. Later -    after sometime

 

• Multiple choice questions:-

 

1.Who gave some money to poet and his brother?

(i) grand mother     (ii) uncle    (iii) grand father      (iv) father

2.When poet decided to go to buy book?

(i) Later                    (ii) today     (iii) tomorrow         (iv ) right now

3.Where poet decided to go?

(i) in a small shop                    (ii) in a big shop

(iii) in a weekly market          (iv) in the school

 

• Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions :

1.The children loved  to  read.

2.The man in  the shop helped the children

 

3.The man smiled  at  them.

4.The children picked some books and sat on the floor.

5.They came home and climbed on  their grandfather's bed.

 

• Choose the appropriate adjective from the box below and fill in the blanks

Quite  ,  fat     , happy,   big   , small

.

 

1.The children were very happy. 

2.They decided to go to a small shop.

3.The bookshop was very quiet as there was no sound.

4.The girl bought a fat book with many stories.

5.The boy bought a big book with many pictures.

 

• Complete the sentences by using the determiners given in the box :

 

                                                                                     these, many, some, both, both, two, one

 

1.One day, grandfather gave the children Some money.

2.Both the children were very happy.

3. Both of them loved to read.
4. Just the two of them went to the bookshop.
5. The book shop had many

6.”These books are about animals “, Said the man in the shop. 

 

• Write antonyms of words given:

 

1. These -   those
2. Big -    small
3. like -   dislike
4. many -   some 
5. Thin -   fat 
6. Buy -    sell
7. Quite - noisy
8. Fat -   thin
9. Happy -   sad

10.Small    -    big

11.Opened    -   closed    

12.Now    -   then

 

• Now fill in more describing words into the passage below -

It was a dark night. A little girl sat up in bed listening to her mother tell a short story. Her beautiful   eyes opened wide and she gave  a lovely smile. "Now go to sleep, Paro," her mother closed the book. “Sweet dreams."

 

• Look at the following pairs of sentences. Combine each pair using the conjunction 'and' 'but' to form a single sentences :

 

• One day, grandfather gave my brother some money.

One day, grandfather gave me some money. 

One day, grandfather gave me and my brother some money. 

• It was a small bookshop.

       It had many books,

It was a small bookshop but it had many books.

• I picked some books,

My brother picked some books. I and my brother picked some books (d) It was very quiet.

There was no sound.

It was very quiet and there was no sound.

 

• Answer the following questions:- 1.Why did grandfather give the children money?

Ans. Grandfather gave the children money to buy books.

2. Where did they go to buy books?

Ans. The children went to a small bookshop to buy books.

3. Did the girl buy a picture book?

Ans. No, the girl bought a thick book with many stories.

4.hat did grandfather want the children to do?

Ans. Grandfather wanted that the children to go and buy books. 

5. Who were happy and why in chapter 'Going to buy a book ?

Ans. The Poet and her brother were happy because they got money from their grandfather for buying a book. 

6.With whim did children go in the chapter Going to buy a book?

Ans. The children went alone to buy a book. 

7.Why did the children go there?

Ans. he children went there because the shop was Small but  it has many books.

8.Which book did the girl buy and why?

Ans. The girl bought fat book because it had many stories. 

9.Which book did the boy decide to buy and why?

Ans. The boy decided to buy big book because it had many pictures. 

10.How did the grandfather treat the children?

Ans. The grandfather put his arms around the children. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lesson -1  Poem – The Naughty Boy

• New words:

1 . Naughty

2. Scotland

3.ground

4.Yard

5.Wooden

6.Merry

7.Cherry

8.weighty

9.Fourscore

     10.England

11. Wondered

• Meaning:-

1 . Naughty - Mischievous

2. Found - to discover

3.Ground - the solid surface of the Earth

4.Merry - cheerful or happy

5. Weighty - having a great weight

6.Wooden - made of wood

7.Fourscore - eighty

8.Lead - a heavy metal

9.Yard - unit of length

 

• Multiple choice questions:

 

1.Where the naughty boy ran?

(i) England          (ii)America              (iii) Scotland           (iv) India

2.A door was as wooden as in_____.

(i) England          ( ii) Scotland        (iii) Switzerland        (iv) London

3.A song was as ______.

(i) hard                (ii) merry               (iii) Cute                   (iv) long

 

 

• State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) :

1.He ran away to Scotland.      True

2.He found the ground was hard there.    True

3.He found merry songs there.   True

4.He found wooden doors in England.     True

      5.He kept wondering about his shoes.   False

 

• . Look at the following words given below. With the help of a dictionary write their meanings .

(a) Naughty – behave badly      

(b) Hard -   very strong  

(c) Yard -  a area of land near the house.

(d) Merry   -  happy

(e) Lead    -  grey metal

(f) Weighty -  heavy

 

• Answer the following questions:

 

1 .From where did the naughty boy come?

Ans. The naughty boy came from England.

2.Where did the naughty boy go?

 Ans.The naughty boy went to Scotland.

3.Why did he go there?

Ans. He went to Scotland to see the people there and to see how different it was from England.

 

 

 

4.What did the boy wonder about?

Ans. The boy wondered why all the things in Scotland like the ground, the length of the yard, the song, a cherry, the weight of lead, the number of fourscore and the door were exactly as they were in England.

5.To which country did the naughty boy belong?

Ans. The naughty boy was belong to England.

6.Why did the naughty boy run away?

Ans. The naughty boy ran away because he wanted to see the people there.

7.What quality did lead have there?

Ans. The lead was very heavy or weighty.

8.What did the naughty boy find in the new country?

Ans. He found that hard ground, long yard, merry song, red cherry, weighty lead, eighty fourscore and wooden doors.

• Fill in the blanks with describing word.

 

1. The peacock is a beautiful
2. Pinocchio is a naughty
3. I saw an quarrel
4. Morning exercises make you Healthy
5. A glass of milk makes your teeth strong
6. Rita's  rude behaviour annoyed me.
7. Rahul does not cat green vegetables, therefore his eyesight is weak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lesson-2, Pinocchio

 

 

 

• New words:-

 

1.Carpenter

2.Queer

3.Plane

4.Puzzled

5.Puppet

6.Amazed

7.Finished

8.Stiff

9.Decided

10.Snatched

11.Tickling

12.Piece

13.Pinocchio

 

• Meaning:-

 

1.Carpenter - a person who makes and repairs wooden objects

2.Queer- Strange or odd

3.Plane- flat surface

 

4.Puzzled - unable to understand

5.Puppet- model of a toy in the shape of person or animal

6.took shape - to develop a clear form

7.Amazed - surprised

8.Finished - Completed

9.Stiff- strong or hard

10.Decided - to make up your mind to do something

11.Snatched off - take away suddenly

13.Tickling - lightly touch

 

• Multiple choice questions:-

 

1.Once an old_____bought a very queer piece of wood.

(i) farmer     (ii) cobbler (iii) carpenter   (iv) teacher

2.Pinocchio is the name of a_____.

(i) puppet     (ii) carpenter     (iii) cobbler       (iv) barber

3.One day the carpenter decided to send Pinocchio to_____.

(i) shop       (ii) market           (iii) forest           (iv) school

 

• Look at the table given below and write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives given below :

Positive Degree                      Comparative Degree               Superlative Degree

Queer                                               queerer                                     queerest

Little                                              less                                          least

Strange                                         stranger                               strangest 

Amazingly                                     more amazing                      most amazing

Happy                                             happier                                     happiest

 

 

• Add subjects to these predicated:

 

1.Carpenter bought a very queer of wood.

2.It began to laugh.

3.Pinocchio did nothing but look for fun.

4.Pinocchio as glad to be a real boy.

 

• Fill in the blanks using the prepositions given in the box:

1.It was a strange piece of wood.

2.As soon as the carpenter's back was turned, the puppet put out  its tongue.

3.Pinocchio did nothing in the school, but looked for fun.

4.e often ran away  from school.

 

• Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb by selecting from those given in brackets :

1.The old carpenter heard (hear/heard) a little laughing voice.

2.The old man sets (set/sets) to work.

3.The old man  named (name/named) the puppet Pinocchio.

4. The carpenter decided (decide/decided) to  sent (sent/send)

Pinocchio to school.

 

• Write the noun forms of the following verbs. One has been done for you

(a) Laughing - laughter                   (b) Puzzled - Puzzle

(c) Began  -    beginner                   (d) Grew    -    grower

 

 

• Write antonyms of the following words :

 

(a) Little    -    more                                  (b) Strange     -     normal

     (c) Amazed   -   common/ ordinary       (d) Long    -       short

     (e) Stop    -      start                                    (f) Stiff     -     flexible

 

• Make a sentence:

1.Spade- The gardener uses spade for digging.

2.Hammer -The man melted the metal using a hammer.

3.Plane -The carpenter's plane was very helpful in his work.

4.Nail - Nail the board into the wall.

5.Lathe - You should use lathe with good care.

 

Add -er' or -r' to the doing words below to make new words.

 

Stiff        stiffer

Fight       fighter

Juggle      juggler

Speak       speaker

Write       writer

Strange      stranger

Dance         dancer

Ride             rider

Use              user

Joke           joker

 

• Make opposites with the words -

dis_ in_

 

respect         disrespect

able              disable

efficient      inefficient

own             disown

capable         incapable

secure          insecure

 

• Read the paragraph carefully. There are many mistakes in punctuation. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the paragraph. ( workbook page no. 82) Q. 8

 

• Answer the following questions:-

 

1. What did the carpenter buy?

Ans. The carpenter bought a strange piece of wood.

2.What did he make out of it?

Ans. He made a puppet boy out of it.

3.What did he call his puppet?

 Ans. He called his puppet Pinocchio.

4.What did Pinocchio say in the end?

 Ans. Pinocchio said in the end that he was glad to be a real boy. He would never lie again.

5.What was so astonishing about this puppet?

Ans. This puppet can move and when it telling lies it’s nose grew longer.

6.What did the carpenter decided about the Pinocchio?

Ans. The carpenter decided about the Pinocchio to send to school.

7.What did Pinocchio’s nose grow longer?

Ans. Pinocchio's nose grew longer because he told carpenter a lie.

8.What promise did Pinocchio make in the end?

Ans. Pinocchio promised that he would never lie again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehension passage

 

 

 

 

Once a cunning jackal jumped into a big tub of blue dye.

"I am your king," he said. All the animals, big and small believed him and bowed before him. The clever jackal smiled. Now he was Lire most powerful animal in the forest. He was proud to be a king.

Once, the jackal woke up in the middle of the night. The jackals in the forest were howling at the full moon in the sky. The blue jackal forgot he was a king. He, too, began to howl.

"Hu...aah! Hu...aah!" he cried.

The animals ran out to see. "He is not a king. He is just a jackal!" they shouted. "They rushed to attack him.

"Stop, stop! I am sorry I tricked you. Please do not kill me!" said the blue jackal.

The animals forgave him, but only after giving  the jackal a good beating.

                                                                                       — A Panchatantra tale

 

Answer the following questions:

 

1.Why did the animals think that the jackal was a king?

Ans. The animals thought that the jackal was a king because he was blue in colour.

2.How did the jackal become blue?

Ans. The jackal became blue in colour as he jumped into a big tub of blue dye.

3.What did the animals do when they saw the blue jackal?

Ans. The animals bowed before him when they saw the blue jackal.

4.Why did the dogs feel scared when they saw the jackal?

Ans. The dogs were scared because they thought that he was the real king.

5.How did the animals know that the king was just a jackal?

Ans. One day, the blue jackal forgot that he was a king and started howling at the other jackals in the middle of the night. This made the animals found out that he was not a king but a jackal.