WORKING WITH THE TEXT PAGE
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A. Complete the following sentences.
1. The old banyan
tree “did not belong” to grandfather, but only to the boy, because
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2. The small gray
squirrel became friendly when ————————— ————————————————————————————
3. When the boy
started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit, the squirrel
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4. In the spring, the
banyan tree —————————————–, and —————————————– would come there.
5. The banyan tree served the boy as a
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6. The young boy
spent his afternoons in the tree —————————————–—————————————–——————————
Answer:
1. his grandfather, who was 65 years old,
could no longer climb it.
2. when he discovered the boy didn't have a
catapult or an air gun.
3. grew bolder and began taking morsels from
his hand.
4. was filled with small red figs and a
variety of birds
5. library He had built a crude platform to
sit on and read books.
6. leaning against it and reading story books when it wasn't too hot.
B. Answer the following questions.
1. “It was to be a
battle of champions.”
(i) What qualities did the two champions have?
Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and
write them down.
Mongoose Cobra
(a) ________________ (a) ________________
(b) ________________ (b) ________________
(c) ________________ (c) ________________
(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to
show their readiness for the fight?
Answer:
(i) Mongoose Cobra
(a) superb fighter (a) skillful
(b) clever (b) experienced fighter
(c) aggressive (c) swift
(ii) A hissing sound
was made by the cobra to challenge the mongoose to a fight. It lifted its body
three feet off the ground. It fanned out its broad hood. The mongoose's tail
was bushed. The long hair on its back stood up as well.
2. Who were the other two spectators? What
did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?) (10)
Answer: A myna and a wild crow were the two other witnesses to the
fight, in addition to the narrator. To begin, they sat on the cactus plant to
observe the fight's outcome. At the end of the day, they participated in the
game. Both attempted to capture the cobra as a meal. The crow was bitten and
died as a result. The snake was dragged into the bushes by the mongoose. The
myna flew away as well.
3. Read the descriptions below of what the
snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order.
(11, 16)
Answer: Snake Mongoose
(i) ceased to struggle - dragged the snake into the
bushes
(ii) tried to mesmerize the mongoose - refused to look into the snake’s
eyes
(iii) coiled itself around the mongoose - grabbed the snake by the snout
(iv) struck the crow - darted away and bit the cobra
on the back
(v) struck again and missed - sprang aside, jumped
in and bit
(vi)
struck on the side that the
mongoose pretended to attack - pretended to attack cobra on one side
4. (i) What happened to the crow in the end?
(16)
(ii) What did the myna do finally? (17)
Answer:
(i) The crow flung
nearly twenty feet across the garden near the end of the fight as the cobra
whipped his head back and struck with great force. His snout thudded against
the crow's body, which fluttered for a few moments before lying still and dead.
(ii) The myna
cautiously dropped to the ground, hopped around, peered into the bushes from a
safe distance, and then flew away with a shrill congratulatory cry.
WORKING WITH LANGUAGE PAGE 133-135
A. 1. The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of
shape. What is its meaning in the story?
Answer: In the story, the word 'round'
refers to the various outcomes of the fight between the snake and the mongoose.
2. Find five words in the following paragraph,
which are generally associated with trees. But here, they have been used
differently. Underline the words.
Hari
leaves for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm
of which his uncle is the owner. Hari’s success is really the fruit of his own
labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem
is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every
day.
Answer: Hari leaves for work at nine
every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is
the owner. Hari’s success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy,
but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near
his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every day.
B. The words in the box are all words that
describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
dived gliding sprang darting
whipped…back delving
1. When he began to
trust me, the squirrel began ————————— into my pockets for morsels of cake.
2. I saw a cobra ——————————— out of a clump
of cactus.
3. The snake hissed,
his forked tongue ———————— ———— in and out.
4. When the cobra
tried to bite it, the mongoose ————————— aside.
5. The snake
——————————— his head ————————— to
strike at the crow.
6. The birds ——————————— at the snake.
Answer:
1. When he began to
trust me, the squirrel began delving
into my pockets for morsels of cake.
2. I saw a cobra gliding out of a clump of cactus.
3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue darting in and out.
4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the
mongoose sprang aside.
5. The snake whipped his head back to strike at the crow.
6. The birds dived at the snake.
C. Find words in the story, which show things
striking violently against each other.
1. The cobra struck
the crow, his snout th — — — ing against its body. (15)
2. The crow and the myna c — ll — — — — in
mid-air. (13)
3. The birds dived at
the snake, but b — — — — d into each other instead. (14)
Answer:
1. The cobra struck
the crow, his snout thudding against its body.
2. The crow and the
myna collided in mid-air.
3. The birds dived at
the snake but bumped into each other instead.
D. Look at these sentences.
Choose
would
and could
to replace the italicized words in the following sentences.
Grandfather says, in
the old days,
1. elephants were able
to fly in the sky, like clouds. They were also able
to change their shapes. They used to fly behind clouds and
frighten them. People used to look up at the sky in
wonder.
2. because there was
no electricity, he used to get up with the sun, and he used to go to bed with
the sun, like the birds.
3. like the owl, he was
able to see quite well in the dark. He was able to tell who was
coming by listening to their footsteps.
Answer:
1. Elephants could
fly in the sky, like clouds. They could also change their shapes. They would
fly behind clouds and frighten them. People would look up at the sky in wonder.
2. Because there was
no electricity, he would get up with the sun, and he would go to bed with the
sun, like the birds.
3. Like the owl, he could see quite well in the dark. He could tell who was coming by listening to their footsteps.
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