Comprehension check…
1. Why did the neighbours kill the dog?
Ans: They wanted a
treasure with the help of the dog. But they found a dead kitten. This made them
angry. So they 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.
Ans: (b) as if it was
their own baby.
(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
neighbours.
Ans: (c) lived
comfortably and were generous towards their neighbours.
(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill and mortar to
make
(a) ripe pastry and bean sauce.
(b) magic ash to win rewards.
(c) a pile of gold.
Ans: (c) a pile of gold.
Working with text…
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?
Ans: The old farmer fed
the dog with his own chopsticks. He turned up a sod so that white herons might
get food.
2. What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden
gold?
Ans: The dog came running to the farmer and
indicated some spot with his head. Then it took him to the spot and starting
scratching the ground.
3 (i) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer
first?
Ans: The spirit of the
dog told the farmer to cut the pine tree to make a mortar and a mill. The mortar
and mill provided him a heap of coins.
(ii) How did the spirit help him next?
Ans: The spirit again
came in his dream and told him to take the ash of the mill and sprinkle it on
the withered trees. The trees would bloom again. He did so and got a reward.
4. Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punished his
neighbour for the same act?
Ans: The farmer sprinkled
the magic ash over the withered tree. It burst into blossom. The daimio gave
him reward. His neighbour did the same. But the ash fell on the daimio and his
wife. So the daimio punished his neighbour.
Working with language…
1.
Read the following conversation.
Ravi :
What are you doing?
Mridu :
I'm reading a book.
Ravi : Who
wrote it?
Mridu :
Ruskin Bond
Ravi : Where
did you find it?
Mridu :
In the library.
Notice
that 'what', 'who', 'where', are question words. Questions that require
information begin
with
question words. Some other question words are 'when', 'why', 'where', 'which'
and 'how'.
Remember
that:
·
What asks about actions, things, etc.
·
Who asks about people.
·
Which asks about people or things.
·
Where asks about place.
·
When asks about time.
·
Why asks about reason or purpose.
·
How asks about means, manner or degree.
·
Whose asks about possessions.
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 penal. The teacher is writing on the blackboard.
Children are writing in their copybooks. Some children are looking out of the window.
Ans.
(1) Where is Anil?
(ii)
Where is Anil sitting?
(iii)
What is he reading?
(iv)
Where is Anil's friend sitting?
(v)
What is he doing?
(vi)
Who is writing on the blackboard?
(vii)
What are some children doing?
2.
Write appropriate question words in the blank spaces in the following dialogue.
Neha :
------did you get this book?
Sheela :
Yesterday morning.
Neha :
---------is your sister crying?
Sheela :
Because she has lost her doll.
Neha :
--------room is this, yours or hers?
Sheela :
It's ours
Neha :
-----do you go to school?
Sheela :
We walk to school. It is nearby.
Ans.
(1)
When (ii) Why (iii) Whose (iv) How
3. Fill
in the blanks with the given words.
How what when where which
(i)
My friend lost his chemistry book. Now he doesn't know-------- to do and-----
to look for it.
(ii)
There are so many toys in the shops. Neena can't decide-------- one to buy.
(iii)
You don't know the way to my school. Ask the policeman—- to get there.
(iv)
You should decide soon —--to start building your house.
(v) Do you know ---------- to ride a bicycle?
I don't remember ------and------- I learnt it.
(vi)
"You should know --------to talk and -------to keep your mouth shut,"
the teacher advised Anil.
Ans. (1) what, where (ii)
which (iii) how (iv) when (v) how, when, where (vi) when, when
4.
Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the
italicised words in 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.
(i) "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.
Ans.
(1) 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 sound.
e.g.
----- a boy, a mango, a university, an actor,
an apple, 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.
Ans.
a, a, the, an, a, the, the, the, a, the, the, the, the.
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.
Ans.
(A) an,
a (B) an (A) the, the, an (A) The, the.
Poem 4
Chivvy
Working
with the poem…
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.
Ans:
A grown-up is likely to say this, when we talk while eating.
(ii)
When are you likely to be told this? Say thank you.
Ans:
When someone helps us or gives us something, we are likely to be told to say
thank you.
(iii)
When do you think an adult would say this? No one thinks you are funny.
Ans:
When we learn to follow the rules of our elders, no one thinks we are funny.
2.
The last lines of the poem are not prohibitions or instructions. What is the
adult now asking the to do? Do you
think the poet is suggesting that this is unreasonable? Why?
Ans:
In the last two lines, the adult is asking the child to be independent and take
his own decisions. The poet is suggesting that it is unreasonable because all
the time he had been told to do this or don’t do that. Now, how he can think
independently.
3.
Why do you think grown-up say the kind of things mentioned in the poem? Is it important that they teach children good manners, and
how to behave in public?
Ans:
The grown-up say the kind of things mentioned in the poem in order to teach
their children good manners. It is important to teach the children good manners
so that they will be responsible citizens in future.
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.
Ans:
Don’t stop them playing.
Don’t
ask them to study, after homework.
Don’t
ask them to drink milk.
Don’t
ask them to eat vegetables.
Don’t
nag them frequently.
Extra questions:-
1. What do grown-ups say to
children?
Ans: Grown-ups give the
children instructions what to do or not to do.
2. When should we not talk?
Ans: We should not talk while eating.
3. How should we not see?
Ans: We should not stare.
4.
What instruction do adults give regarding stand up?
Ans: They say that the children should stand up
straight.
5. What is the meaning of ‘Chivvy’?
Ans: To nag or to urge someone to do something
continuously.
6. What do grown-ups ask children to do?
Ans:
They say to speak up, sit down, say please, make less noise, say thank you,
shut the door.
7. What do grown-ups ask children not to do?
Ans: They say don’t stare, don’t point, don’t pick
your nose, don’t drag your feet and don’t interrupt.
8. Do you think the adults should stop
instructing the children?
Ans: It is the duty of adults to teach children
good manners .But they should not instruct the
children
continuously.