COMPREHENSION
CHECK PAGE
60
1. Why did the neighbours kill the
dog?
Answer: When the neighbours
came to know that good luck was brought by the dog, they expected the dog to
find a treasure for them as well. They coaxed the dog into their garden. The
dog scratched and pawed the ground under a pine tree. They dug the ground but found
nothing except a dead kitten. Hence, they became furious and killed the dog.
2. Mark the right item.
(i) The old farmer and his wife loved the
dog
(a) because it helped
them in their day-to-day work.
(b) as if it was their own baby.
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.
Answer: (b)
(ii) When the old couple became rich,
they
(a) gave the dog better
food.
(b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast.
(c) lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours.
Answer: (c)
(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill
and the mortar to make
(a) rice pastry and
bean sauce.
(b) magic ash to win rewards.
(c) a pile of gold.
Answer: (c)
WORKING
WITH THE TEXT PAGE
63
Answer the following questions.
1.
The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in
the first two paragraphs?
Answer: Of course, the old
farmer is a kind person. In the first paragraph, we find that he loves Muko,
his dog, like his own child. He feeds Muko the pieces of fish with his own
chopsticks and also offers boiled rice. In the second paragraph, the old man
often turns up sod on purpose to give food to the birds.
2. What did the dog do to lead the farmer
to the hidden gold?
Answer: One day the dog came
to the farmer, put his paws against the farmer’s legs and indicated some spot
with his head. The farmer thought that he was playing with him. When the dog
kept on whining and running, the farmer understood his instruction and followed
him to the place where the gold was hidden.
3. (i)
How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?
Answer: At first, the spirit of the dog asked the farmer to cut the pine
tree which was over his grave and make mortar for rice pastry and a mill for
bean sauce.
(ii) How did it help
him next?
Answer: Next time, the spirit of the dog informed the farmer that his
envious neighbour had burnt the hand-mill. So, he advised the farmer to bring
it back and make ashes of it and sprinkle the ashes on the bare and dry trees,
and it would blossom again.
4. Why did the daimio reward the farmer
but punish his neighbour for the same act?
Answer: When the farmer
sprinkled the ashes on the dry cherry tree it blossomed. The daimio was
delighted by the farmer’s act and rewarded him. However, when his
neighbour sprinkled the ashes on the tree, the tree didn’t blossom. Instead,
the wind blew the dust into the eyes and noses of the daimio and his wife. The
daimio became angry and punished the neighbour.
WORKING
WITH LANGUAGE PAGE
64
1. Read the following paragraph and frame
questions on the italicised phrases.
Anil is in school. I am in school
too. Anil is sitting in the left row. He is reading
a book. Anil’s friend is sitting in the second row. He is sharpening
his pencil. The teacher is writing on the blackboard. Children are writing
in their copybooks. Some children are looking out of the window.
Answer:
(i) Where is Anil?
(ii) Where is Anil sitting?
(iii) What is he doing?
(iv) Where is Anil’s friend sitting?
(v) Who is writing on the blackboard?
(vi) What are some children doing?
2. Write appropriate question words in
the blank spaces in the following dialogue.
NEHA: _______ did you get this book? (Answer:
When)
SHEELA:
Yesterday morning.
NEHA: _______ is your sister crying? (Answer:
Why)
SHEELA:
Because she has lost her doll.
NEHA: _______ room is this, yours or hers? (Answer:
Whose)
SHEELA:
It’s ours.
NEHA: _______ do you go to school? (Answer: How)
SHEELA:
We walk to school. It is nearby.
3. Fill in the blanks with the words
given in the box.
|
How, what, when, where, which |
(i) My friend lost his chemistry book. Now he doesn’t know _______ to do and
_______ to look for it.
Answer: what, where
(ii) There are so many toys in the shops.
Neena can’t decide _______ one to buy.
Answer: which
(iii) You don’t know the way to my
school. Ask the policeman _______ to get there.
Answer: how
(iv) You should decide soon _______ to
start building your house.
Answer: when
(v) Do you know _______ to ride a
bicycle? I don’t remember _______ and _______ I learnt it.
Answer: how, when, where
(vi) “You should know _______ to talk and
_______ to keep your mouth shut,” the teacher advised Anil.
Answer: when, when
4. Add im- or in- to each of the
following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences
given below.
|
Patient,
proper, possible, sensitive, competent |
(i) The project appears very difficult at first sight but it can
be completed if we work very hard.
(ii) He lacks competence. That’s why he can’t keep any job for more than a
year.
(iii) “Don’t lose patience. Your letter will come one day,” the postman told
me.
(iv) That’s not a proper remark to make under the circumstances.
(v) He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, he is very emotional.
Answer:
(i) The project
appears impossible at first sight but it can be
completed if we work very hard.
(ii) He is incompetent.
That’s why he can’t keep any job for more than a year.
(iii) “Don’t be impatient.
Your letter will come one day,” the postman told me.
(iv) That’s an improper remark
to make under the circumstances.
(v) He appears to
be insensitive. In fact, he is very emotional.
5. Read the following sentences.
It was a cold morning and stars
still glowed in the sky.
An old man was walking along the road.
The
words in italics are articles. ‘A’ and ‘an’ are indefinite articles and ‘the’ is the definite article. ‘A’ is used before a singular countable noun.
‘An’ is used before a word that begins with a vowel.
• a boy • an actor
• a mango • an apple
• a university • an hour
Use a,
an or the in the blanks.
There was once _______ play which became
very successful. _______ famous actor was acting in it. In _______ play his
role was that of _______ aristocrat who had been imprisoned in _______ castle
for twenty years. In _______ last act of _______ play someone would come on
_______ stage with _______ letter which he would hand over to _______ prisoner.
Even though _______ aristocrat was not expected to read _______ letter at each
performance, he always insisted that _______ letter be written out from
beginning to end.
Answer:
There was once a play which became very
successful. A famous actor was acting in it. In the play,
his role was that of an aristocrat who had been
imprisoned in a castle for twenty years. In the last
act of the play someone would come on the stage
with a letter which he would hand over to the prisoner.
Even though the aristocrat was not expected to
read the letter at each performance, he always insisted
that the letter be written out from beginning to
end.
6. Encircle the correct article.
Nina was looking for (a / the) job. After
many interviews she got (a / the) job she was looking for.
A: Would you like (a/an/the) apple or
(a/an/the) banana?
B: I’d like (a/an/the) apple, please.
A: Take (a/an/the) red one in (a/an/the) fruit bowl. You may take (a/an/the) orange also, if you like.
B: Which one?
A: (A/An/The) one beside (a/an/the) banana.
Answers:
A:
Would you like (a/an/the) apple or (a/an/the) banana?
B: I’d like (a/an/the) apple, please.
A: Take (a/an/the) red one in (a/an/the) fruit bowl. You may take (a/an/the)
orange also, if you like.
B:
Which one?
A: (A/An/The) one beside (a/an/the) banana.
Poem: Chivvy By Michael Rosen
WORKING WITH THE POEM PAGE 70
1. Discuss these questions in small
groups before you answer them.
(i) When is a grown-up likely to say
this?
Don’t talk with your mouth full.
Answer:
A grown-up is likely to say this when a child is eating and his mouth is full
of food.
(ii) When are you likely to be told this?
Say thank you.
Answer:
I like to say this when someone helps me or gives me something.
(iii) When do you think an adult would
say this?
No one thinks you are funny.
Answer:
An adult would say, “No one thinks you are funny” when a child acts differently
or does something funny to get noticed by the adult.
2. The last two lines of the poem are not
prohibitions or instructions. What is the adult now asking the child to do? Do
you think the poet is suggesting that this is unreasonable? Why?
Answer:
Yes, the last two lines of the poem are not instructions. They are actually
ironic. In these two lines, the adults are asking children to make up their own
minds and take their decisions.
Yes, this is unreasonable because earlier children
were not allowed to make any decisions. All decisions were taken by the adults
and children were supposed to follow the instructions. But now, they want
children to make their decisions.
3. Why do you think grown-ups say the
kind of things mentioned in the poem? Is it important that they teach children
good manners, and how to behave in public?
Answer:
The things mentioned in the poem said by the grown-ups are actually to teach
children good manners and proper ways of doing things.
Yes, it is important to teach children all these
things so that they can have good behaviour in public, at home, with elders and
youngers. The grown-ups have already learnt and experienced it, children must
learn all of these from them.
4. If you had to make some rules for
grown-ups to follow, what would you say? Make at least five such rules. Arrange
the lines as in a poem.
Answer:
The rules I would make for the grown-ups:
Don't abuse and beat anyone.
Allow children to play.
Respect both elders and youngers.
Don't use a mobile phone while eating.
Quit smoking and drinking.
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