
(I) choose the correct option to answer each of the following, write the letters a, b, c or d in the bracket provided.
(1) What did the fisherman want for his daughter’s marriage?
(a) Time
(b) Money
(c) Clothes
(d) Jewellery
Answer: (b) Money.
(2) What advice did the fisherman’s friends give him?
(a) To see the Raja
(b) To see the queen
(c) To see the bank manager
(d) To see the money lender
Answer: (a) To see the Raja.
(3) What did the fisherman want to take with him?
(a) His daughter
(b) A gift
(c) His wife
(d) His friends
Answer: (b) A gift.
(4) Who stopped the fisherman at the palace?
(a) The guard
(b) The soldier
(c) The gatekeeper
(d) The queen’s attendant
Answer: (c) The gatekeeper.
(5) Why did the gatekeeper stop the fisherman?
(a) To get something from the fisherman
(b) His duty was not to allow anyone
(c) Fisherman was his enemy
(d) Fisherman were not allowed
Answer: (a) To get something from the fisherman.
(6) The gatekeeper asked the fisherman to give him half the reward because –
(a) He was greedy
(b) He was poor
(c) He loved money
(d) He wanted to become rich
Answer: (a) He was greedy.
(7) “Stay for the dinner and enjoy it with us”. Why did speaker say so?
(a) To honour the guest
(b) To show his hospitality
(c) To show his royalty
(d) To show humanity
Answer: (a) To honour the guest.
(8) “Everybody in the palace must enjoy my gift”. What does this show us of the speaker?
(a) Generosity
(b) Ambition
(c) Wisdom
(d) Selfishness
Answer: (d) Selfishness.
(II) Answer the following question:
(1) What are the characters in the story?
Answer: Fisherman, gatekeeper and Raja are the characters in the story.
(2) The fisherman’s gift to the Raja was a big fish. Why was it not something else?
Answer: The fisherman’s gift to the Raja was a big fish because he wanted to impressed the Raja.
(3) What is your opinion about the gatekeeper?
Answer: The gatekeeper was greedy and want to make a fool of fisherman for money.
(4) If you were the gatekeeper, would you let the fisherman into the palace?
Answer: Yes, I would let the fisherman into the palace because every people have permission to meet the Raja.
(5) Why did the fisherman ask for 200 lashes on his back?
Answer: The fisherman asked for 200 lasher on his back because he wanted to teach a lesson to greedy gatekeeper.
(6) What gift would you ask the king, if you were the fisherman?
Answer: If I was the fisherman, I would ask for gold coin from that coin daughter marriage and remaining once for the rest of my life.
(7) Why did the king want to dismiss the gatekeeper?
Answer: The king want to dismiss the gatekeeper because he was trying to cheat the fisherman and he was a bad servant.
(8) The king was happy with the fisherman and angry with the gatekeeper at the same time. Why was this so?
Answer: The fisherman was wise and clever man where the gatekeeper was a greedy and bad person that’s why the king was happy with the fisherman and angry the gatekeeper.
(9) If the Raja did not help the fisherman, what would be the end of the story?
Answer: The Raja was only hope of the fisherman if the Raja is not help the fisherman, the end of the story would be disappointing.
(III) Rearrange the word in each sentence to make sensible sentences. Then arrange them in the order of occurrence in the story. Make a good paragraph with these sentences using appropriate joining words like, ‘but’, ‘however’, ‘then’, ‘after that’, ‘finally’, etc.
(1) Went to the king’s/palace with a gift/the fisherman.
Answer: The fisherman went to the king palace with a gift.
(2) Did not have enough money/ for his daughter’s marriage/the fisherman.
Answer: The fisherman did not have enough money for his daughter’s marriage.
(3) Stopped/the gatekeeper/him.
Answer: The gatekeeper stopped him.
(4) Two hundred lashes/fisherman asked/the Raja to give him.
Answer: The fisherman asked the Raja to give him two hundred lashes.
(5) Promise to get/the Raja/the fisherman’s daughter married.
Answer: The Raja promise to get fisherman’s daughter married.
(6) On condition/the gatekeeper/allowed/the fisherman/that he would get half the price.
Answer: The gatekeeper allowed the fisherman on condition that he would get half the price.
(7) At the strange of the fisherman/the Raja was surprised/and knew about the bad gatekeeper.
Answer: The Raja was surprised at the strange request of the fisherman and knew about the bad gatekeeper.
(8) From the service/the Raja gave/ to the gatekeeper and dismissed him/ two hundred lashes.
Answer: The Raja gave two hundred lashes to the gatekeeper and dismissed him from the service.
= The fisherman did not have enough money for his daughter marriage. He went to the king palace with a gift. But the gatekeeper stopped him. However the gatekeeper allowed the fisherman on condition that he would get the half price. After that the fisherman asked the Raja was surprised at the strange request of the fisherman and knew about the bad gatekeeper. Finally the Raja gave two hundred lashes to the gatekeeper and dismissed him from the service. After that the Raja promised to get the fisherman’s daughter married.
(II) Read the following carefully. You find certain word have been left out. Fill in the blanks with words opposite in meaning of those underlined.
The king liked the fisherman but disliked the gatekeeper. The bad servant was punished and the fisherman was rewarded. Thus, the wise fisherman taught a lesson to the foolish gatekeeper with his wisdom.
Add suffixes to the root words and form new words. Use the new words in sentences of your own.
Word | Suffix | New word |
Sweet | Sweetness | |
Truth | Truthful | |
Require | Ful | Requirement |
High | Highness | |
Move | Movement | |
Kind | Ment | Kindness |
Clever | Cleverness | |
Faith | Faithful | |
Though | Ness | Thoughtful |
Doubt | Doubtful | |
Calm | Calmness | |
Use | Useful | |
Pay | Payment |
(1) The sweetness of that person impressed everyone.
(2) As I try to be truthful, I expect everyone else to be truthful.
(3) Oxygen is our requirement.
(4) Highness should be loyal to their people.
(5) Her movements were heavy and awkward.
(6) I have shown you what kindness I possess.
(7) My cleverness is unapproachable.
(8) I thank you all for your hard and faithful.
(9) Seema looked at me with a thoughtful expression.
(10) He was doubtful about accepting extra work.
(11) Beauty is wisdom and calmness.
(12) Her advice was very useful to me.
(13) Online payment are fast method.
Formulate the rules governing the changes/no changes in the spelling of the present participle for the following base forms of verbs:
(1) Ask+ing = Asking | (9) Beg+ing = Begging |
(2) Sit+ing = Sitting | (10) Write+ing = Writing |
(3) Move+ing = Moving | (11) Skip+ing = Skipping |
(4) Read+ing = Reading | (12) Close+ing = Closing |
(5) Fight+ing = Fighting | (13) Walk+ing = Walking |
(6) Give+ing = Giving | (14) Travel+ing = Trave |
(7) Shake+ing = Shaking | (15) Advise+ing = Advising |
(8) Dance+ing = Dancing | (16) Sing+ing = Singing |
Now write answers to the following questions:
(1) What time does Rajesh get up?
Answer: Rajesh get up at 5 ‘o’ Clock.
(2) What does Rajesh do between 6:00 and 7:30 a.m.?
Answer: Rajesh do his homework from 6:00 to 7:30 a.m.
(3) How does Rajesh reach his school?
Answer: Rajesh reach his school from school bus.
(4) When does Rajesh take his breakfast?
Answer: Rajesh take his breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
(III) The present continuous Tense
Complete the following sentences using the present continuous forms.
(1) The old man is silence. He is pondering on what advice he has to give to the soldier. (Ponder)
(2) He has not done his homework. He is doing it now. (Do)
(3) My shirt is dirty. I am washing it.
(4) You must carry your umbrella. It is raining heavily. (Rain)
(5) Don’t disturb her. She is Studing very seriously. (Study)
Read the following paragraph and make questions using appropriate wh-words the first one is done for you.
Dileep and Sindhu are in the class. Sindhu is sitting in the front row. Chandu is reading English but Sindhu is doing exercise. Rajani is sitting in the second row. She is sharpening her pencil carefully. The English teacher is writing on the blackboard. The children in the front bench are taking down the notes. The children in the back bench are murmuring. Sunita is going out to drink water.
E.g:- Where are Dileep and Sindhu?
(i) What is Chanda doing?
(ii) Where is English teacher writing?
(iii) What does front bench children doing?
(iv) Who are murmuring?
(v) Why Sunita is going out?
Editing, Reading the following passage. There is an error in each sentence. Identify and edit it.
Notice Board
>Does not wash your hands in plates. >Please paying the bill before you leave. >Saw the menu card before you order. >Be patient till the food are served. >Food from outside is no allowed here. – The house keeper Madina eating house |
Notice Board
>Do not wash your hands in plates. >Please pay the bill before you leave. >Saw the menu card before you ordered. >Be patient till the food is served. >Food from outside is not allowed here. – The house keeper Madina Eating House |
Editing:
Study the following passage carefully use capital letters wherever necessary.
Rabindranath Tagore was one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He was not only a great poet, an artist but also a musician and a reformer. He was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize.
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore was one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He was not only a great poet, an artist but also a musician and a reformer. He was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize.
(1) Write a letter to your friend describing a place that you have visited recently.
Nagpur 20 March, 2021.
Dear Shobha,
I am happy to writing this letter to you for describing my recent trip. Missing you a lot in my that trip. We went to the Mahabaleshwar. A beautiful place for tour.
There is so many place to visit in Mahabalesh. It is a very beautiful hill station which mesmerize us. I refer you to must visit that place. For sure you will have great fun.
Your lovingly Sunita.
Address on the Envelope:
To, Shobha
No. 10-21
S.P. Road, Pune
Pin code: 662501
(1) Listen the story ‘The clever Ramalinga’ and answer the following questions: choose the right option by writing ‘a’ or ‘b’ or ‘c’ or‘d’ in the brackets provided.
(1) Ramalinga’s wife had a lot of things. What were they?
(a) Sarees
(b) Jewels
(c) Books
(d) Sweets
Answer: (b) Jewels.
(2) Where did Ramalinga’s wife put the Jewels at night?
(a) In a box
(b) In an iron safe
(c) In a purse
(d) Under the pillow
Answer: (a) In a box.
(3) Who wateral the plants?
(a) Ramalinga’s wife
(b) The thieves
(c) Ramalinga himself
(d) The servants
Answer: (d) The servants.
(II) Listen to the story again. Say whether the following statement are True or False.
(1) Ramalinga dropped the box of Jewels into the well.
Answer: (False).
(2) The servants began to draw the water out of the well.
Answer: (True).
(3) The servants come again on the next day.
Answer: (True).
(4) Ramalinga was angry with the servants.
Answer: (False).
(5) The servants lost their jobs.
Answer: (True).
Answer the following questions:
(1) Can you suggest any other suitable title to the story?
Answer: The sheik’s wisdom is the other suitable title for the story.
(2) How did the sheik find out the thief?
Answer: The sheik find out the thief by smelling the palm of his men, as he poured his donkey tail in mint water so the tail smelled like mint. Except the thief, the rest of man palm smelled like mint.
(3) Do you think the donkey was clever animal? How can you
Say?
Answer: (i) No, I don’t think the donkey was a clever animal.
(ii) Donkey did not catch the thief, the cleverness of sheik found the thief. That’s why the donkey was not a clever animal.
(4) The sheik treated his donkey as a friend and an equal. What does this tell us about the sheik?
Answer: The sheik treated his donkey as a friend and an equal this tell us that sheik was a kind and humble person. He love animals.
(1) Answer the following questions:-
(1) At what age was Usha’s sports talent recognised first? Who did it?
Answer: (1) Usha’s sports talent was recognised first at the age of11 years old.
(2) Physical education teacher Balakrishnan recognised Usha’s sports talent.
(2) What quality do you notice in Usha while she practiced athletic from a young age?
Answer: Hardworking and dedicated toward her work this quality I notice in Usha while she practiced athletic from a young age.
(3) How was Usha in her studies?
Answer: Usha was extremely bright student. She was always amongst the top three in her class.
(4) How does Usha’s life inspire the young girls of our country?
Answer: Usha’s life inspire young of our century by that we should have dreams and have dedication and seriousness toward our dreams.
(5) What qualities in Usha made has great in athletics?
Answer: She has great seriousness toward her dream.
She never give up in any situation. This all qualities of Usha made her great athletics.
(6) Can you name some great Indian women athletics who have inspired by P.I Usha?
Answer: Hima das is the great Indian women athletics have inspired by P.I Usha.
(7) List out different events in athletics.
Answer: (i) Running
(ii) Walking
(iii) Jumping
(II) Write on “the time line” given below the important events from the life of P.T Usha.
(III) Write whether the following statements are True or False in the brackets.
(1) P.I. Usha is also called the golden girl. [True]
(2) She is the only daughter of her parents. [False]
(3) Usha was the individual champion in the sub-junior district meet. [True]
(4) Usha was an average child in her studies. [False]
(5) Madhavan Nambiar alone was responsible. [False]
Vocabulary
(1) The following is the list of some sports games. Classify them into sports and games. Add some other games or sports you know to the list.
Volley ball | Cricket |
Running | Chess |
Badminton | Table tennis |
Soccer | Skiing |
Swimming | Motor racing |
Baseball | Sailing |
Carrom | Lawn tennis |
Sports
(Single person participation and take less time) |
Games
(More than one participation and take more time) |
Running
Swimming Motor racing |
Volleyball
Badminton Carrom Soccer Chess Table tennis |
(II) Pick out from the reading passage the synonyms of the following words.
(i) Devoted – Dedicated
(ii) Title-holder – Champion
(iii) Attained – Achieved
(iv) Exceptional – Special
(v) Small – Tiny
(vi) Happily – Joyfully
(vii) Tranquility – Serenity
(viii) Increase – Rise
(ix) Talented – Instinct
(1) Rewrite the following sentences with the correct order of adjectives.
(1) Usha was born at farm mothers old her house.
Answer:
(2) Usha is darklittle a shy girl.
Answer: Usha is a shy dark little girl.
(3) There are flower some beautiful rose while in our garden.
Answer:
(4) It is new my textbook English.
Answer: It is my new English textbook.
(5) Suitha was dressed in sarees Kancheepurm expensive an silk.
Answer:
Writing
(1) You have read about P.I. Usha. Using that information and any other information you may have, try to write a short profile of this great athlete. You can use the following skeleton if you like.
P.I. Usha – The Payyoli Express
Name: PILAVLLAKANDITHEKKEPARAMBIL USHA
Father’s Name: Paithal
Mother’s Name: Lakshmi Amma
Date of Birth: 20th may 1964
Place of Birth: Payyoli, Kozhikode District, Kerala
Name of the Coach: Balakrishnan
Brief Biographical Sketch:-
PILAVULLAKANDI THEKKEPARAMBIL USHA was born on 20th May in 1964. Her physical education teacher recognised her talent in early age. Usha was shy girl in her childhood. She was an extremely bright student. She was popular with her teacher. Usha joined the sport Division at Cannanor to improve her sport talent. She had seriousness and dedication toward her dream. She never gave up in her career.
Achievement:
(1) Usha came first in 100m, 200m, long jump and high jump in sub-junior District competition.
Records:
(1) Usha clocked 11.8 seconds in the loom at the senior inter-state meet in Bangalore.
(2) She set a record of 24.6 second in the zoom race.
Medals:
(1) In 1982, she won two silver medals in New Delhi Asian Games.
(2) In 1986, four gold and one silver at Asian games in Seoul.
Awards and Honours:
(1) In 1985, she honoured with Padma Shri.
(2) In 1985, she won Arjuna Award for Athletics.
(II) Suppose you have Rs. 10,000 to spend on sport equipment. Write in your notebook the things you would want to buy. As the secretory of the sports clubs in your school, write a letters to M/s. India sports, Hyderabad for placing order for these sports goods. You should ask them to send you the price list of the goods before you place the final order.
List of Sport Equipment’s:
(i) Carrom
(ii) Badminton
(iii) Foot ball
(iv) Base ball
(v) Net
(vi) Shuttle clock
(vii) Skates
(viii) Ski poles
To, M/s. India Sports, Hyderabad
Subject: Placing order of sport Equipment
Dear Sir, Our school club want sport equipment for student. As a secretory of sport club it my responsibility to have good quality of equipment for our club. As I know your shop is famous for sports equipment. I would like to place an order of sports equipment from your shop.
So I kindly request you to send me a price chart of sport equipment as soon as possible. I enclose the list of sport equipment copy in this letter.
Thank You
Your faithful secretory of sport club
(III) The Telengana sports club, Hyderabad has decided to collect data about the popularity of sports and games in schools. Write a message about the Telengana sports club’s visit to your school.
To, The Telengana sports club, Hyderabad
Subject: To visit in our schools.
Respect Sir, I am the student of junior high school Hyderabad. Our school will organising sports function in next week. In this function we held various sport function.
So, I request to you please visit to our school for collecting sports data for your club.
Thank You
Your faithfully Avinash Yadav
Indian Cricket Team
Answer the following questions:
(1) Do you like the poem? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: Yes, because the poem tell us victory of India, which is the proud moment for every India.
Answer the following questions.
(1) What kind of inspiration do you get from this incident?
Answer: From this incident we got that have faith on our self, lucky and unlucky is only a word our hard work makes us lucky.
(2) What role did Mr. Kumar play in making Ranji successful?
Answer: Mr. Kumar boosted the confidence of Ranji from that bat and assured him that this was luckiest bat for him.
(4) Do you think that the bat was really a lucky one? Do you believe in such things? Share your ideas with your group.
Answer: (i) No, I don’t think that the bat was really lucky.
(ii) I never belief in such thing.
(iii) Our desire and hard work makes us luckiest, such thing doesn’t bring our success.
(1) Answer the following questions:
(1) Why did people like Rip Van Winkle?
Answer: (1) People like Rip Van Winkle because he was a simple and good-natured fellow.
(2) He was already to help anyone.
(2) How was Rip van Winkle helpful to children?
Answer: Rip van Winkle was helpful to children by toughing them to fly kites and shoot marbles and told them long stories.
(3) List the things that suggest Rip Van Winkle was lazy.
Answer: (1) He did not work on his own form
(2) To avoid the work, he would walk away into the forest with his dog.
(3) He did not care his cow.
(4) He was so lazy that he didn’t plucked the weeds of his form.
(4) What is daydreaming? What kind of people daydream?
Answer: (1) Daydream is a pleasant thought that you wish to happen in your life.
(2) Lazy people have maximum daydream.
(5) Which line in the story suggest that Rip Van Winkle went for away from the village?
Answer: (1) It was soon evening and he realised it would be night by the time he reached his village.
(2) This line in the story suggest that Rip Van Winkle went for away from the village.
(6) What was strange about the men Rip met?
Answer: The stranger man was short, with thick hair and a grizzled beard.
(7) The short men stopped their play and gazed at Rip Van winkle. Why?
Answer: The short men stopped their play and gazed at Rip Van Winkle because Rip was looking odd around them.
(8) What was it that Rip Van Winkle drank?
Answer: The Rip Van Winkle was drank a drink from which a deep sleep came.
(9) Rip Van Winkle drank more glass than was offered was that a right thing to do? Why? What would you do if you were in his place?
Answer: (1) Rip Van Winkle should not drank more glasses
(2) That was not a right thing to do because that drink was contain intoxication substance.
(10) When do you think Rip Van winkle realised that he had slept for 20 years?
Answer: Rip Van Winkle realised that he had slept for 20 year when the old woman asked him where had he been gone for 20 year.
Vocabulary
(I) Circle the correct meaning of the words as used in the story shown in bold print.
Idled away | Wasted | Rested | Admired |
Constant | Continuous | Construct | Steady |
Companion | Dog | Stranger | Partner |
Realise | Understand | To see free | Real |
Descend | Not to send | Be decent | To move down |
Barrel | A wooden container | A musical instrument | A bag |
Contents | To be happy | The ingredients | The index of a book |
(II) Match the words in the box with their meanings. Write the words in the blanks. You may take the help of a dictionary –
Grizzled, Astonished, Foothills, Stroked, Familiar |
(1) Near the lower part of a mountain |
Foothills |
(2) With grey hair |
Grizzled |
(3) To rub gently |
Stroked |
(4) To be very surprised |
Astonished |
(5) Known to you |
Familiar |
(III) Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man. Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete to given paragraph.
Long-sleeved, High-heeled, Open-mouthed, Sweet-looking, Well-dressed, Odd-looking, Part-time |
Mr. Das has a part-time job in a cloths shop. Yesterday, an old-looking woman walked into the shop. She was wearing high-heeled shoes. A well-dressed dog was with her. “I want a long-sleeved shirt for my dog, please”, she said. “For you dog?” asked Mrs. Das, opened-mouthed in surprise. “Yes”, replied the woman. “I want him to be sweet-looking for my next party”,
(1) Grammar
Read the following passage and underline all the verbs in passive voice.
We watched a film the returned home late yesterday. We unlocked the door and entered our apartment. We were shocked to find the whole place in disarray. Clothes were thrown everywhere. The cupboard was opened and my three new suits were missing. The handle of the iron safe was broken. We were surprised at how anyone could have a got in when the door was locked. My wife found that the backdoor was left open. Evidently we had forgotten to close it when we left the house. An inventory of the missing property was prepared and a complaint was lodged with the town police station. My wife and I were taught the lesson of our life.
(2) Change the following sentences into their corresponding passive forms.
(i) Rip van Winkle helped the short man.
Answer: The story man was helped by Rip Van Winkle.
(ii) The short men were playing ninepins.
Answer: Ninepins was being played by short men.
(iii) Rip tells stories to children.
Answer: Stories are told to children by Rip.
(iv) Rip has taught games.
Answer: Game has been taught by Rip.
(v) The children liked Rip.
Answer: Rip was liked by children.
(vi) Nobody recognised Rip.
Answer: Rip wasn’t recognised by anybody.
(II) Adverbs of frequency (revision)
(1) Given below are the students’ responses to the question “How often do you walk to school?” Read them carefully and write the name students in order, starting with the student who walks to school most often.
Narasimha Murthy: I don’t usually walk to school. I often go on a cycle.
Apparao: I never walk to school. I live very far away.
Satyanarayan: I always walk to school. I live right opposite to the school.
Krishna Murthy: I sometimes walk to school. At times I take the bus too.
Venkata Rao: I usually walk to school. It’s nice way to start the day.
= (i) Satyanarayan
(ii) Venkata Rao
(iii) Krishna Murthy
(iv) Narasimha Murthy
(v) Apparao
(2) Write as many sentences as you can about yourself using the following adverbs of frequency:
Always, Frequently, Usually, Often, sometimes, Rarely |
You may talk about how often you:
Play in the park
Go to bed late
Fuss over food
Study hard, etc.
E.g. I often play in the park.
(i) I always study hard.
(ii) I rarely fuss over food.
(iii) Sometime I go to bed late.
(iv) I frequently visit my native place.
(v) I often go to temple.
(vi) I usually go to market with my friends.
Editing:
Read the following passage. There is an error in each sentence. Identify and edit it.
It were a hot summer day. Many animal of the forest assembled in and near the pond. All of them were relaxing and talk. Just then, a crow came flying and sat to a branch. An rabbit saw it.
Writing:
Imagine you a Rip Van Winkle and write a narrative what had happened to you 20 year ago.
I lost my 20 years
One day, I just walked on and on and reached the highest part of the mountains. I was too tired to walk, so I sat down and began daydream. Suddenly, I felt someone calling me. There was a strange looking short man standing with barrel. He needed my helped, so I went to him and helped him. I took the barrel and started following him. He took me to 4 place where more people who looked like him. They was playing game and suddenly started staring me. The short man offered me a drink though I was tremble with fear a thirsty. I drank that and slowly fell into a deep sleep. When I was conscious I felt weakness, my beard grown foot long and I went toward my village and it was totally nobody could recognised me. Only a old woman recognised me and asked where have you been for 20 years? Then I understood that I had been sleeping for 20 years. I lost my 20 years only because of that drink.
Now, answer the following questions.
(1) Who was these children?
Answer: These was missing children.
(2) Name the organisation issued this alert about missing children.
Answer: National Centre fox missing children is the organisation issued this alert about missing children.
(3) Mention few instances where children go missing.
Answer: (i) When children found alone while playing in the garden.
(ii) While coming from school.
(4) What are the details required to trace the missing child?
Answer: (i) From which place did he go missing?
(ii) And recent photo required to trace the missing child.
(5) What is our duty if we find missing children?
Answer: If we find missing children our duty is to inform the police.
Answer the following questions:
(1) Which line in the first stanza tells that the speaker and the shadow are alike?
Answer: “He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head” this line in the first stanza tells that the speaker and the shadow are alike.
(2) What does the shadow do when the speaker jumps into bed?
Answer: The shadow jump before the speaker jumps into bed.
(3) What is the funniest thing mentioned in the second stanza?
Answer: When the shadow grow it doesn’t look like proper children and sometime become taller as India-rubber ball. This is the funniest thing mentioned in the second stanza.
(4) When does the shadow disappear? Why?
Answer: The shadow disappear at early morning because the shadow sleeping that time.
(5) What does the shadow do when the speaker gets up before the sun?
Answer: The shadow is sleeping in deep when the speaker get up before the sun.
(6) Why does the speaker call the shadow a lazy little fellow?
Answer: The speaker call the shadow a lazy little fellow because he does not get up early in the morning and he sleep like a lazy little fellow.
(7) How old do you think the speaker is? Is he/she playful, angry, or stupid?
Answer: (i) I think the speaker is 8 year old.
(ii) He is playful.
Answer the following questions:
(1) Why was Gulliver left alone on the island?
Answer: Gulliver was left alone on the island because of a huge creature in the sea brought a storm which took away their board.
(2) What did the monster do?
Answer: The monster reap the corn.
(3) How big are the monsters?
Answer: The monster sixty feet big.
(4) What did baby do? How was he saved?
Answer: The baby tried to eat the Gulliver. By shouting aloud he saved his life.
(5) Have you ever lost your way? What did you do then?
Answer: Yes, once I lost my way. I got confused in choosing the correct road of my house so I asked for help. And that uncle had left me at home.
(1) Answer the following questions:
(1) How are trees useful to us?
Answer: (i) Trees are most useful things in the world.
(ii) Trees give us fruit to eat and firewood to burs
(iii) Children play under the tree
(iv) From wood of tree furniture’s are made.
(v) And most important it gives us oxygen for breathing.
(2) How is starch prepared by trees?
Answer: (i) Trees breathe in the carbon dioxide from the air and give us oxygen.
(ii) Carbon dioxide break up into carbon and oxygen with the help of sun light.
(iii) And finally trees use the carbon to make starch and release oxygen into the air.
(3) What are annual rings of a tree?
Answer: Annual rings of a tree are used to indicate the age of the tree.
(4) Do you think trees are enemies to people? Why do people cut down trees?
Answer: (i) No, I do not think tree are enemies to people in fact it is a friend of people.
(ii) People cut down trees because to make furniture, to cook food and to make paper.
(5) What will happen if we do not stop felling of trees?
Answer: (i) If we do not stop felling of trees, then not a single living thing can survive on the earth.
(ii) And human being will face many problems like soil erosion and drought.
(6) How can we provide a better environment for the future generation?
Answer: By planting more tree we can provide a better environment for the future generation.
(7) What are the most useful things in the world?
Answer: Trees are the most useful things in the world.
(8) Which piece of information do you find the most interesting in the passage?
Answer: General Sherman live for hundreds or even thousands of year this is the most interesting piece in the passage.
(11) Read the following statements carefully and write True or False in the brackets. Correct the false statements.
(1) Green leaves can split carbon dioxide into carbon and oxygen.
Answer: False: Sunlight split carbon dioxide into carbon and oxygen.
(2) We get our food mainly from trees.
Answer: true.
(3) Trees help up get rain.
Answer: True.
(4) It is usually cooler under the shade of a tree than in the sun.
Answer: True.
(5) True are the shortest living things on the earth.
Answer:
(1) Match things in part A with their uses or meaning in part B.
Part- A | Part -B | |
(1) Oxygen | (c) | (a) Important part of our food produced by tree |
(2) Carbon dioxide | (e) | (b) Juice or milk from a tree |
(3) Starch | (a) | (c) Useful for human life |
(4) Sap | (b) | (d) Water drops in the air |
(5) Vapour | (d) | (e) Useful for trees |
Rewrite the following sentence as a single sentence. Use ‘if’ at the beginning of the sentence. The first two have been done for you.
(1) Work hard. You’ll get success.
Answer: If you work hard, you will get success.
(2) Do not tease the dog, it’ll bite you.
Answer: If you tease the dog, it will bite you.
(3) A child is being teased; I will try to help them.
Answer: If a child is being teased, I will try to help them.
(4) Study regularly. You will do well in the examination.
Answer: If you study regularly, you will do well in the examination.
(5) Give respect to others. They too will respect you.
Answer: If you give respect to others, they too will respect you.
(6) It does not rain. I will come to your house.
Answer: If it does not rain, I will come to your house.
(7) I feel sad, I express it to someone who cares,
Answer: If I feel sad, I express it to someone who cares.
(8) I feel unsafe, I’ll ask a trusted adult for help.
Answer: If I feel said, I will ask a trusted adult for help.
(9) I have a disturbing experience; I’ll discuss it with my family members.
Answer: If I have a disturbing experience, I will discuss it with my family members.
(10) Read regularly, you’ll get more knowledge.
Answer: If you read regularly, you will get more knowledge.
(11) Do you exercise prompty, you’ll not fail.
Answer: If you do your exercise prompty, you will not fail.
(12) Go to bed early, you’ll be healthy.
Answer: If you go to bed early, you will be healthy.
(II) Supply a condition/a possible result to the following.
Condition | Result |
If you do not water the plant,
If you keep your surrounding clean, If you study hard, If you quarrel with everybody, If you not maintain hygiene If you step on a snake |
Plant will die
You’ll be healthy You will pass with distance Everyone will hate You will be sick Snake will bite. |
(I) imagine that you are secretary of the Environment club of your school. Write a notice informing all the student to participate in the tree plantation week.
NOTICE
Narayan School, Delhi
Tree Plantation
Date:- 10-02-2021
I my glad to inform you that our Environment club going to organize a tree plantation week. Trees are most important things in the world. Without trees we cannot survive on Earth. We should a give a better environment to our future generation.
Planting more and more can save our environment. So, all the student kindly collect on our school ground on 2nd October and program me will continue to whole week.
Secretary of the
Environment Club
Answer: The following questions:
(1) What is the name of the periodical?
Answer: Terra Green is the name of the periodical.
(2) What does “TERI” stand for?
Answer: “TERI” stand for energy and Resource Institute.
(3) What is the annual subscription rate of magazine?
Answer: 400 Rs is the annual subscription rate of the magazine.
(5) What — will you get if you subscribe to the magazine for three years?
Answer: Free online access will we get if we subscribe to the magazine for three years.
(1) Answer the following question:-
(1) What kind of a town was Vishnupur?
Answer:- Vishnupur was a small, quit town surrounded by green hills and some ancient ruins.
(2) What did Seema find? Where was the secret passage?
Answer:- (i) Seema find a piece of paper on which help was written.
(ii) The secret passage was in Meeena Bazar.
(3) How did the children know that someone was in trouble?
Answer:- The children know that someone was in trouble from a letter in which ‘HELP’ was written.
(4) What do you think is the turning point in the story? Give reason?
Answer:- (1) Yes, there is the turning point in the story
(2) The children freed the man from the smuggler was a police officer.
(5) What would have happened if the police had not arrived on time?
Answer:- If the police had not arrived on time the police officer would be killed by the smugglers.
(7) “When in dangers, i can observe, assess, and then act/aware help”. Do you think the children were aware of this safety tip?
Answer:- No, i don’t think so that children aware of safety tip. But before the trip children must be aware from safety tips by the teacher.
(II) Write whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Correct the table statements.
(2) The man advised the children not to call the police.
Answer:- False. The man advised the children to call the police.
(3) Seema and Arun rescued the man from danger.
Answer:- True.
(4) The children ran back to their grandparent’s house with the man.
Answer:- True.
(5) The children are not brave.
Answer:- False. The children are brave.
(III) Tick the correct answer for the following questions.
(1) Seema and Arun went to Vishnupur on –
(a) A study tour
(b) A vacation
(c) An adventure
Answer:- (b) a vacation.
(2) At the entrance to the save, Seema found…….
(a) Arun
(b) A piece of paper
(c) A man
Answer:- (b) A piece of paper.
(3) The man Seema and Arun helped was –
(a) Their uncle
(b) A smuggler
(c) A police officer
Answer:- (c) A police officer.
Match the group nouns in column A with what they refer to in Column B
A | B | |
Mob | 5 | (1) A number of players |
Board | 7 | (2) A number of people listening to a concert of lecture |
Troupe | 9 | (3) a number of judge |
Army | 8 | (4) People collected without any specific purpose |
Bench | 3 | (5) Some people gathered for destructive purpose |
Crowd | 4 | (6) A number of people watching a match or something of a company |
Audience | 2 | (7) A number of directors of a company |
Team | 1 | (8) A number of soldiers |
Spectators | 6 | (9) A number of artists, dancers, acrobats |
(II) Supply the noun forms of the verbs underlined in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
(1) I don’t know what you are thinking about
Answer:- I Don’t know what your thoughts are.
(2) I saw an old man who was begging in the street
Answer:- I Sam an old man beggar in the street.
(3) It is not possible to succeed without hard work.
Answer:- Success without hard work is not possible.
(4) You are not allowed to enter the theatre without a ticket.
Answer:- Without a ticket your entrance into the theatre is not allowed.
(5) I have corrected all your homework.
Answer:- I have made all correction in your homework.
* Now change the following into indirect speech/reported speech.
(1) “Siddhu is my daughter”, said Ramakrishna reddy.
Answer:- Ramakrishna reddy said that Sindhu is my daughter.
(2) ‘I’ll catch in a minuted, “reply Seema.
Answer:- Seema replied that she would catch him in a minute.
(3) “Shyam has eaten my chocolate, “says Arun.
Answer:- Arun says that Shyam ate his chocolate.
(5) Seema will say, “It is a wonderful adventure!”
Answer:- Seema will say that it is a wonderful adventure!
Editing
Read the following passage. There is an error in each sentence. Identify and edit it.
One day a group hunter trapped the lion. The poor lion roared to help. The mouse heard the caries and come there. It cut the net with its sharp teeths. The lion came out but they became good friends.
Answer:- One day a group of hunters trapped the lion. The poor lion roared for help. The mouse heard the cries and came there. It cut the net with its sharp teeth. The lion came out and they became good friends.
Writing
(1) If you are Seema, how would you narrate your adventure to your classmates? Write a paragraph about adventure.
Answer:- Friends did you know how much adventure we done on vacation. We went to Vishnupur for vacation. We just loved Vishnupur. Once we playing hide and seek near cave. While playing, i found a crumpled paper in that help was written. We came to know someone in trouble. Then we ran toward secret passage where we found a man who was tied up. We rescue him and ran toward the home. We asked that man about their condition. But he wanted to call the police for catch the culprit friend did you know who was that man, the man was a police officer. We rescued a police officer from trouble. In this way our vacation was so adventures.
(1) Answer the following questions:-
(1) In the above poem ‘as hard (as)’ is a smile. Pick out other similes from the poem.
Answer:- (i) ‘As hard (as)’
(ii) ‘As long (as)’
(iii) ‘As merry (as)’
(iv) ‘As red (as)’
(v) ‘As weighty (as)’
(vi) ‘As wooden (as)’
(2) Find out the rhyming word from the poem. One is done for you.
Answer:- (i) Found-ground
(ii) Hard-yard
(iii) Long-song
(iv) Merry-cherry
(v) Weighty-eighty
(3) Why is the boy called naughty?
Answer:- The boy is called naughty because he run to Scotland.
(4) What did he find out in Scotland?
Answer:- He found that ground was as hard as a you.
(5) What did the boy wonder about?
Answer:- The boy wonder about the wooden door was as same as in England. And cherry was as red as in England.
(6) What do you like about the boy?
Answer:- The boy was so innocent that he went to Scotland finding different things.
(7) What do you understand by “he stood in his shoes?
Answer:- ‘He stood in his shoes” mean standing at the place of other for better perspection of things.
(8) Which line are repeated? Why? What was it effect on the poem?
Answer:- (1) He wonder this line are repeated. Because it was not that what he thought.
(2) Repetition of line gave rhyme effect on the poem.
(9) What was the boy’s opinion about Scotland before and after visiting it?
Answer:- (1) The boy’s opinion about Scotland was it has different from the England.
(2) Ground, yard, cherry and door would be unique in Scotland.
(3) After visiting he saw all things was similar as in England.
(10) What do you about countries or place you never been to? Which things there do you expect to be different? Talk about then in your group.
Answer the following question
(1) How did Shivaji feel when he saw the dead body of his dear friend, ‘Tanaji’?
Answer:- Shivaji felt shocked when he saw the dead body of his dear friend, ‘Tanaji’.
(2) Describe Tanaji’s adventure in gaining sinhagad fort?
Answer:- (i) Tanaji set out at night and marched toward the fortress with his men and he reached on a moonless night in February 1670.
(ii) For climbiny the wall Tanaji used Ghorpad or lizard.
(iii) It was terrified and scaled the hill top which helped the Marathas to go up the cliff.
(iii) Despite Tanaji’s many soldiers at the bottom of fort. Then also had challenge the enemy.
(iv) At the starting of fight, Tanaji lost many men.
(v) Tanaji sang to kept the spirits of his soldier high.
(vi) The vigorous fight made him weak completely.
(vii) Hence, Tanaji died after a long battle.
(1) Answer the following questions:
(1) Do you think Tess can buy the miracles with her savings? Why?
Answer:- No, I don’t think so that Tess can buy the miracle with her savings because miracle is wonderful event that seem impossible it can’t buy.
(2) Why did the mother say that the surgery was a real miracle?
Answer:- The miracle say that the surgery was a real miracle because he child operation happened without any charge, it was unexpected thing for her so she called this miracle.
(3) What did the little girl understand by the word “miracle”?
Answer:- The little girl understand by the word “miracle” that it is medicine which can recover her brother.
(4) What kind of a man was Dr. Armstrong?
Answer:- Dr. Armstrong was a helpful and kind man.
(7) Can you suggest another title for the story? Give reason.
Answer:- (i) Can Miracle happen! This should be another title for story.
(ii) Because the whole chapter story based on miracle.
(II) Write whether the following statements are True or False. Give reasons for your answer. Correct the False statements.
(1) Andrew’s parents had very little money.
Answer:- True.
(2) Tess’s parents were very poor.
Answer:- True.
(3) Tess’s parent were not interested to take her little brother. Andrew to the hospital.
Answer:- False. Tess’s parents had not enough money to take her little brother Andrew to the hospital.
(4) Andrew was seriously ill.
Answer:- True.
(5) Tess thought that “a miracle” was the medicine that was available in a medic store.
Answer:- True.
(III) Tick the correct answer.
(1) “I’m sorry”, the chemist said, because the miracle the girl had asked for –
(a) Was not available in his shop
(b) Was very costly
(c) Was not a medicine
Answer:- (c) Was not a medicine
(2) Dr. Armstone wanted –
(a) To help the child
(b) To collect a lot of money
(c) To make fun of the child
Answer:- (a) To help the child.
Vocabulary
(1) Given below is a paragraph written by a 6th class student. Some words are wrongly spelt in it. Circle them and write the correct spellings.
Food and Nutrition
We need a balanced diet to be healthy. Balanced diet providers us major nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, vitamns vitamins, minerals and protins proteins. There are two different differents types of sources of protins proteins – animal. Sources and plant sources, Animal sources include fish, eggs, meet, etc. Peas and bears are important soures sources of protin protein.
(II) Given below are group of words. Find the odd one out and circle it. Give justification for your answer. The first one is done for you.
(1) Hospital, nurse, patient, passenger
Answer:- Hospital, nurse and patient are related to medical profession, whereas ‘passenger’ is not related to the medical profession. So, passenger is the odd one out.
(2) Shop, customer, cost, temple
Answer:- Shop, customer and cost are related to any shop whereas ‘temple’ is not related so, temple is the odd one out.
(3) Dollar, things, rupees, cents
Answer:- Dollar, rupees and cents are whereas ‘things’ is not a money. So things is the odd one out.
(4) Treatment, operation, surgeon, blackboard
Answer:- Treatment, operation and surgeon are related to hospital whereas black board is related to school. So ‘black board’ is the odd man out.
(5) Exam, question, answer, chocolate
Answer:- Exam, question, answer are related to food education whereas chocolate is related to food so, chocolate is the odd man out.
(III) Write words related to “Hospital”.
Write as many words as possible
Now read the following conversation and use question mark or exclamation mark wherever necessary.
Tess: I want to buy a miracle. How much does it cost?
The shopkeeper: I am sorry.
Tess: Why?
The shopkeeper: Because we don’t have any medicine like “a miracle”.
Tess: What a pity!
Read the following sentences and identity the contracted forms. Rewrite them in long form.
(1) “I don’t know” she replied. “He’s really sick and Mummy say he need an operation.
Answer:- “I do not know” she replied. “He is really sick and Mummy say he need an operation.
(2) But Daddy can’t pay for it.
Answer:- But Daddy cannot pay for it.
(3) Let’s see if I’ve the kind of miracle he needs.
Answer:- Let us see if i have the kind of miracle he needs.
Read the table given below and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs. Write ‘regular’ or ‘irregular’ in the third column.
Present tense | Past tense | Regular or irregular |
Buy | Bought | Irregular |
Clean | Cleaned | Regular |
Close | Closed | Regular |
Dance | Danced | Regular |
Eat | Ate | Irregular |
Swim | Swam | Irregular |
Take | Took | Irregular |
Think | Thought | Irregular |
(1) Answer the following questions using ‘no’, ‘none’, ‘any’, ‘a few’ and ‘many’, Write them down in your notebook. The first one has been done for you.
(1) How many students have scored more than 70 marks?
Answer:- Many students have scored more than 70 marks.
(2) Are the any students who have scored 90 marks?
Answer:- None of the students have scored 90 marks.
(3) How many student have failed in English?
Answer:- None of the have failed in English.
(4) How many students have scored below 60 marks?
Answer:- No students has scored below 60 marks.
(5) How many students have scored between 64 and 75?
Answer:- Many of the students have scored between 64 and 75.
Writing
(I) Tess had the habit of writing a diary. On the day when she heard the news that her little brother Andrew had serious illness, she began writing the entry in her diary like this:
‘Today is a very bad day. What a terrible news! Mummy and Daddy are worrying so much about Andrew. My poor brother, Andrew! Why such big illness? Shocked to know that he was in a danger’.
Continue the diary entry in your notebook.
Then i heard from daddy that only a miracle can save my brother little. So I immediately come into my room and break my jax of money. I hope this money can save my brother life. Collecting all the money i run toward medical store. I asked the chemist for miracle, unfortunately I do not find miracle their. I try to tell him that i can arrange more money if it costly. But he said he don’t sell miracle. There was a uncle and asked me what kind a miracle i need. I tell him about my little brother condition. And he was ready to sell me a miracle in one dollar and eleven cents. Then Dr. Uncle came with me for seeing my brother. I my very thankful to god that i met a such helpful person who operated my brother without any charges. And after surgery i heard from my mother it is a miracle. Then i get to understand about a miracle. It was just like a miracle day.
(II) Letter writing
Imagine that you were Tess and write a letter to Dr. Armstrong in your notebook thanking him for saving the life of your brother.
Dear Dr. Armstrong Uncle,
I very much thankful to the god who met me such a great person like you. I cannot begin to express how wonderful it was to meet you in medical shop. Only because of you today my little brother is live. You save my brother life without any charge. It just like miracle for us. Now he is absolutely fine and thanking you every single day.
Thank you for being angel for us. I will be forever grateful for you.
With Great respect and love
Tess
(1) What do you understand by the word ‘miracle’? Write a brief note.
Answer:- (1) Miracle is just like a unhuman thing which human cannot do.
(2) Miracle is only done by the god.
(3) It is unexpected thing that happen in our life.
(2) Use the word “miracle” as a noun and an adjective in a few sentences.
Answer:- Miracle as a noun and adjectives
(i) Her life was saved by a miracle
(ii) It was a miracle that she survived the birth of her stillborn baby
(iii) There is no miracle cure for diabetes.
(iv) It is time to witness the miracle.
(3) What do N-COUNT and ADJ mean?
Answer:- N-COUNT à Countable Noun
ADJà Adjective
(III) Study the route map given below:
You are at the court and want to go to the railway station. How do you ask for the way? Work in pairs and develop a conversation between you and a stranger.
You: Excuse me, Can you tell me the way to the railway station?
Stranger: Sure, go straight take right okay cross MG Square and go straight take left and go straight and there you will find railway station so it is very long.
You: So how far it from here
Stranger: It is 20 minutes far from her
You: Thank you
Stranger: Welcome
(B) Reading
A Nation’s Strength
Answer the following questions:
(1) What kind of people can make a nation great and strong?
Answer:- Brave and honest people can make a nation great and strong.
(2) What do you think the word “men” refer to?
Answer:- I think the word “men” refer the youth of our nation.
(3) What does “sleep” mean here?
Answer:- Here “sleep” mean lazy person who doesn’t want to do anything.
(4) What does “fly” mean her?
Answer:- Here “fly” mean a person who run away difficult situation.
(5) In wait sense can you call, for example, Gandhiji a pillar of the nation
Answer:- Gandhiji a pillar of the nation because he fought for our independence.
Answer the following question:
(1) What was Wilma’s dream?
Answer:- Wilma’s dream was to became a fastest woman runner in the world.
(2) What did the doctor advise Wilma?
Answer:- The doctor advice Wilma that never put her food on earth.
(3) Who won the gold medal in 100 metre race?
Answer:- Wilma won the gold medal in 100 metre race.
(4) How was Jutta Heine match with Wilma?
Answer:- In Olympic, Wilma beat Jutta Heine in first event of 100 metre race, second event of 200 metre race and the third event of 400 metre raceup.
(5) What qualities of Wilma helped her win the Olympic medal?
Answer:- Wilma dedication helped her to win the Olympic medal.
(1) Answer the following questions:-
(1) Why do you think was so emotional?
Answer:- Hari was so emotional because he gets emotional on reading newspaper news of Telangana as the 29th state of the country.
(2) What was the long lasting dream of the people? How did it become true?
Answer:- (1) Separate Telangana state was the long lasting dream of the people.
(2) For fulfilled this dream many people lost their life.
(3) How is our culture manifested?
Answer:- Our culture is manifested through our language, and regional festival that reflect our life.
(4) What is your favourite festival? Why do you like it?
Answer:- Holi is my favourite festival because it signifies the victory of good over evil and is celebrates as a day of spreading happiness and love.
(5) What should we do preserve our culture?
Answer:- (1) To preserve our culture we should have tour our culture area, reads more culturals books.
(2) Try to get more cultural knowledge.
(6) What should the government do to preserve our culture and heritage?
Answer:- (i) Government should held cultural related programme.
(ii) Programmes that aware you from our cultural.
(iii) Government should protect the temples, the antiques, the art forms, the literature and our language contribute to our and heritage.
(II) Say whether the following statements are True or False. Correct the false state.
(1) Bonalu is celebrated as part of Dussehra.
Answer:- True.
(2) The ghatams are immersed in the local tanks and ponds.
Answer:- False. The Bathukamma are immersed in the local tanks and ponds.
(3) Siricilla weavers produce excellent sarees with attractive patterns.
Answer:- True.
(4) Peerla Panduga is the symbol of religious tolerance.
Answer:- False. Peerla Panduga is the symbol of our culture.
(5) We can see a large number if antique in the Salar Jung Museum.
Answer:- True.
Complete the following passage using the adjectives given in the box.
Small, attractive, flightless, different |
Squirrels are attractive animals and so everyone like them. They are found in different colours. They are small but can move very fast. They eat nuts, fruits and sometimes insects. They are flightless because they can only jump short distance. Most of the squirrels live in tree holes. They even store their food there.
Writing
Your school planned a picnic to a place of cultural important in your district. Write a conversation between you and your friend about it. You may use the following hints.
– Place selected for the visit
– Its importance
– Need to visit
Me: Hello, dear.
My friend: Hi.
Me: Have you heard about picnic planned.
My friend: Yes, but I’m not interested in that.
Me: But why? What happen?
My friend: Our school taking us to Salar Jung Museum for picnic.
Me: But it a very good place to visit. We must know about our culture and this place help us to know more about are culture.
My friend: You are right. We should have knowledge about our culture and heritage.
Me: So get ready for picnic.
My friend: Ok.
Study Skills
Answer the following question.
(1) Name the topper of the school.
Answer:- Swetha is the topper of the school.
(2) Which two students scored equal percentage of marks?
Answer:- Mamatha and Shruthi Geetha scored equal percentage of marks.
(3) Who got the lowest percentage of marks?
Answer:- Manjula got the lowest percentage of marks.
(4) Who many have scored above eighty percentage of marks?
Answer:- 4 students have scored above eighty percentage of marks.
(5) Comment on the overall performance of the student.
Answer:- The overall performance of the student is above average.
Listening and Speaking
(I) Sambaiah is a boy from Warangal. Listen to him and put the Tick (Right) mark to the statement that are true.
(1) Ramappa temple is located in Warangal city.
Answer:- Right.
(2) The Ramappa temple is famous for statues and carvings.
Answer:- Right.
(3) The bricks of the temple are very heavy.
Answer:- Cross.
(4) The Nandi in the temple is different.
Answer:- Cross.
(5) The people who visit the temple take statues with them.
Answer:- Right.
Answer the following questions:
(1) What is the poet talking about in the first stanza?
Answer:- (1) In the first stanza the poet is asking to the merchant what he sell that display in the huge amount.
(2) Also the poet talking about the costumes of merchant.
(2) What is that you like most about the poem?
Answer:- Whole market are shown in this poem, this i like most about this poem.
(3) Pick out words/phrases that describe the grandeur of the market?
Answer:- (i) Merchant, vendor, maiden, peddler goldsmiths, flowergirls, magicians, fruitmen are the grandeur of the market.
(4) What impression do you form of the market?
Answer:- (1) According to me market is place where varieties of things are available in one places.
(2) So the market is a good place.
(5) When you happen to visit the bazaars of Hyderabad, what things from the poem com to your mind?
Answer:- (i) I will try to complete visite of market and will have good observation toward market.
(ii) From the poem things come to my mind are the market is full of varieties of shopkeeper, which have their own specialities.
Answer the following questions:
(1) What was the greatest work of Bammera Pothana?
Answer:- Translating Vyasa’s Bhagavatham into Telugu was the greatest work of Bammera Pothana.
(2) Why do you think Pothana did agriculture work?
Answer:- (1) Pothana father was a farmer, for helping his father in field Pothana did agriculture work.
(2) He never hesitated to work in the agricultural field.
(3) Pothana didn’t dedicate his work to the king. Why?
Answer:- Pothana didn’t dedicate his work to the king because he thought his divine work dedicate to lord Rama.
(4) What special qualities can we observe in Pothana’s works?
Answer:- (1) Pothana rhythm and repetition of sound touch the hearts of the readers.
(2) Common people also able to understand the quotes of verses.
(I) Answer the following questions:-
(1) How were the animals before the jackal entered the forest? Pick out the words which describe their mood.
Answer:- (1) The animals before the jackal entered the forest was very happy. They all lived together.
(2) They praised each other quality.
(3) Animals were play with each other.
(4) They held musical evenings in a large open field.
(5) Enjoy & happy was the word which describe their mood.
(2) What happened to the animal after the jackal came to the forest?
Answer:- (i) After the jackal came to the forest the animal started suspending one another.
(ii) They began roam individually in forest.
(iii) They started to put up boundaries and build fences around their properties.
(3) What was the jackal’s plan? How did it succeed?
Answer:- (i) The jackal’s plan was to broke the harmony of animal.
(ii) And hunt the smaller animals and the birds.
(iii) By spreading the animal of forest jackal’s succeed in his plan.
(4) What did the animals do to check the jackal’s evil design?
Answer:- (i) The animals saw that one by one, the little ones disappeared.
(ii) And jackal’s did not want the animals to live in peace and harmony.
(iii) So they decided to approach the Sadhu to kill the jackal.
(5) How was the moon disguised? Why did he choose that form?
Answer:- (i) The moon was disguised as a Sadhu.
(ii) He choose this form because maximum Sadhu found in forest for meditation.
(iii) And for listening their tales of woe.
(6) Why did the Sadhu ask the jackal to take him for his meal? Would you do the same if you were in his place?
Answer:- (i) The sadhu ask the jackal to take him for his meal because he wanted to convey a massage to animals, that harmony was a strength of forest.
(ii) No, I would not do the same if I was in his place.
(7) What did the Sadhu teach the animal in the forest?
Answer:- (i) The sadhu teach the animal in the forest that lived in harmony.
(ii) So no one could take advantage of them.
(8) Do you think Sadhu sacrificed his life for the sake of animals in the forest?
Give reasons for your answer.
Answer:- (i) Yes, the sadhu sacrificed his life for the sake of animals in the forest.
(ii) Sadhu wanted to realised the animal that jackal want to break their harmony. And take advantage of them. By hunting one by one all animals and birds.
(II) Read the following paragraph and analyse it in terms of cause and effect/consequence. One has been done for you.
Cause | Consequence |
· All the animal in the forest were friendly | The jackal couldn’t eat any animal. |
· Jackal though a plan and implemented it. | The animal started suspecting each other |
· Sadhu didn’t want to kill the jackal | But teach a lesson to it |
(III) Rearrange the following sentences in the order of their occurrence in the story.
(1) The animals and the birds requested the moon to help them.
(2) The moon came in the form of a Sadhu.
(3) The jackal created an unfriendly atmosphere.
(4) The peace and harmony in the forest was disturbed.
(5) The jackal entered the forest.
(6) The peace and harmony in the forest was restored.
(7) The jackal did not like this, so it killed the Sadhu.
(8) The Sadhu talked to everyone in the forest and tired to restore peace.
(9) They often held musical evenings.
(10) The animals and the birds began suspecting each other.
(11) The animals and the birds were living happily together.
(12) The stomach of the jackal bloated and then burst.
Answer:- Here is the first sentences:-
(i) The animals and the birds were living happily together.
(ii) They often held musical evening.
(iii) The jackal entered the forest.
(iv) The jackal created an unfriendly atmosphere.
(v) The animal and the birds began suspecting each other.
(vi) The peace and harmony in the forest was disturbed.
(vii) The moon came in the form of Sadhu.
(viii) The Sadhu talked to everyone in the forest and tried to restore the peace.
(ix) The animal and the birds requested the moon to help them.
(x) The jackal did not like this, so it killed the Sadhu.
(xi) The Sadhu of the jackal bloated and the burst.
(xii) The peace and harmony in the forest was restored.
Read the following paragraph carefully, underline all adjectives and write the other degrees of comparison for them.
Yesterday we went for a picnic to Nehru Zoological Park which is one of the biggest zoos in the country. The climate was cool and pleasant. We saw many animals birds, reptiles etc. We also saw a very large elephant. After that we saw a tall giraffe with a long neck. There were also some small birds which sang sweet songs. There was beautiful peacock which danced majestically. We went very close to the brown cobra. We felt very happy. We reached home late in the evening.
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Big | Bigger | Biggest |
Cool | Cooler | Coolest |
Large | Larger | Largest |
Tall | Taller | Tallest |
Close | Closer | Closest |
Happy | Happier | Happiest |
(II) Read the following word. Each pair has one word and the other word is its opposite in meaning.
Big x small | Near x far |
Dark x light | Open x close |
Happy x unhappy | Start x stop |
Large x small | Thick x thin |
Live x die | Appear x disappear |
Long x short | Common x uncommon |
Now fill in the blanks in the sentence given below with the word opposite in meaning to the one in bold letters.
(1) The elephant’s eyes are small but its body is ——-.
Answer:- Big.
(2) The animals were happy in the beginning. After the jackal entered the forest, they became ——.
Answer:- Sad.
(3) The giraffe’s neck is very long but its tail is ——-.
Answer:- Short.
(4) Mangoes are sweet but lemon’s are ——-.
Answer:- Sour.
(5) The coconut is a tall tree but the guava is —— tree.
Answer:- Short.
(III) The following pairs of word are similar in meaning. Pick out pairs from the story you have just read.
Animals – creature
Build – construct Large – big, huge |
Small – tiny
Talk – speak
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Answer:- Called – invited
Loveliest – beautiful
Tiny – little
Opportunity – chance
Fear – terror
Admire – praise
Often – frequently
Grammar
(I) Read the following sentences.
The elephant is bigger than the donkey.
The donkey is not so big as the elephant.
In the above sentences the elephant and the donkey are compared with respect to their size. The words “big” and “bigger” are adjectives that are used to compare their size.
Here is some information about a group of pupsils in 6th class.
Name of the student | Age in years | Height in Ft. | Weight in kgs |
Harini | 11 | 4.9 | 27 |
Seshagiri | 12 | 5.1 | 30 |
Akhil | 12 | 4.8 | 28 |
Bhaskar Raju | 10 | 4.5 | 24 |
Siddu | 15 | 5.3 | 35 |
Rajesh | 11 | 5.1 | 28 |
Raghava | 12 | 4.9 | 28 |
Vamsi | 15 | 4.5 | 27 |
Manoj | 12 | 5.1 | 30 |
Gopi | 10 | 4.5 | 25 |
Now make 20 sentences comparing the ages, heights and weights of the students as shown in the examples given below:
Harini is as tall as Raghava
Harini is not so heavy as Raghava
Harini is not older than Gopi
Harini is the heaviest boy in the group.
Answer:- (i) Seshagiri is as heavy as Manoj.
(ii) Seshagiri is not so tall as Siddhu.
(iii) Seshagiri is younger than Vamsi.
(iv) Akhila is older than Bhaskar Raju.
(v) Akhila is taller than Gopi.
(vi) Akhila is as heavy as Rajesh.
(vii) Bhaskar Raju is lighter than Seshagiri.
(viii) Bhaskar Raju is the youngest boy in the group
(ix) Bhaskar Raju is not so tall as Siddhu.
(x) Siddhu is older than Raghava.
(xi) Siddhu is the tallest boy in the group.
(xii) Siddhu is heavier than Siddhu.
(xiii) Rajesh is youngest than Siddhu.
(xiv) Rajesh is as light as Raghava.
(xv) Rajesh is shorter than Siddhu.
(xvi) Raghava is older than Bhaskar Raju.
(xvii) Vamsi is not so heavy as Seshagiri.
* Suppose you are planning to conduct a cultural programme in your school on the occasion of your school anniversary. Design an invitation card. You may use the model given above.
Invitation – school anniversary Venue:- Narayan school Guests of honour:- (1) DSP & his wife Date & Time – 12 June 5PM on wards Welcome Address:- Archana madam Our school is celebrating 25th Anniversary On this special day our school is helding a culture programme.
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Culture Programme (1) Dance:- By Primary student (2) Songs:- By student of 8th standard (3) Magic show:- Magician (4) Vote of thanks:- Principal sir All are welcome. – By teacher & student of Narayan school |
(III) Imagine that you are the cultural secretary of your school. You have been asked to compare the programme on the school Anniversary day prepare your script and then give a mock performance before your group.
Answer:- Dear Mr. Alok Sir and dear friends,
I welcome you all in the anniversary of our school. As you’re aware, we have with us DSP Mr. Deshmukh a guest of honour. On behalf of our teachers and students, I thank them for sparing some of their valuable time for us. I would request Mr. Deshmukh sir say few word on this occasion.
(Mr. Deshmukh sir says few word)
Thank you sir, for your very kind words. Now I will begin our cultural programme with a beautiful dance item called ‘Garba’. This will be presented by our little camps. (Dance item by students)
I’m Sure you must enjoyed it and the next item of this programme is song presented by our 9th standard student. Which is called ‘Be aware’ (A song by students)
Now I would like to invite our principal sir for vote of thanks.
Finally, I invite you all to have snacks before you
Listen to the story “The friendly Mongoose” and answer the following questions:
(1) Which character do you like the most in the story and why?
Answer:- In the story I like mongoose character most. Because he want to save the life of child.
(2) Do you think the mongoose would have bitten the child?
Answer:- No, I does not think the mongoose bitten the child.
(3) Is the women right ion killing the mongoose? What would you do if you were in her place?
Answer:- The woman is not right in killing the mongoose. If I was in her place, firstly I analysed the whole things and then will take any decision.
(4) Why did the husband go to the fields leaving the child to the mongoose?
Answer:- The husband go to the fields leaving the chid to the mongoose because he had full faith on mongoose that he would protect his child.
(5) Why do you think the mongoose killed the snake?
Answer:- For protecting the child from the snake the mongoose killed the snake.
(6) Suggest one word that describe the character of the mongoose in the story?
Answer:- Loyal.
(7) Is it a good idea to have a mongoose as a pet? Give reason.
Answer:- (i) Yes, it is a good idea to have a mongoose as a pet.
(ii) It will always protect us from poisonous snake.
How well did I read the poem?
Fill in the boxes using yes/somewhat/no | |
I enjoyed reading poem | Yes |
I got the idea of the poem on way own | Somewhat |
I got the idea with the help of my friend in the group | No |
The teacher helped me to understand the poem | Yes |
I used the glossary given at the end of the poem | Yes |
Answer the following questions:-
(1) What does the earth to have and why?
Answer:- The earth wish to help poor people because the earth hear the sound of helplessness.
(2) “I am big and round” what do you think is suggested by the repetition of this line?
Answer:- “I am big and round” repeated because our mother earth want to help the people.
(3) Was the earth happy or sorrowful? Give reasons for your opinion.
Answer:- The earth was sorrowful. Because the people who are living on her are crying for life and they are facing many problems.
Answer the following questions:-
(1) “There was excitement in the air”. Why?
Answer:- “There was excitement in the air” because there was a grand contest in the forest.
(2) Who will sing a song?
Answer:- The lark will sing a song.
(3) How was the squirrel? Why?
Answer:- The squirrel was quiet and upset because he had nothing grand to offer grand one.
(4) Who was the winner of this contest?
Answer:- Squirrel was the winner of the contest.
(5) Why did the great one give prize to the squirrel?
Answer:- The great one give price to the squirrel because he was the only one who things for the future of forest.
(6) If you were the judges, who would get the price? Why? Give reasons for your answers.
Answer:- If I was the judge, squirrel would get the price because he was the only one who thought about future.
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