Grade 1 - English Text Book - TWK

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ENGLISH

NAME
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SCHOOL

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1 THIS IS ME

Get Set Go!

Know the keywords and their meanings

naughty - badly behaved (specially of a child)
litter - pieces of rubbish left in a public place.
How do you introduce yourself to a stranger? What are your first words when you
speak to an unknown person ?

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Hello! I am Meera.
My father is an engineer.
My mother is a banker.
I have a younger sister.
She is three years old.
I am very fond of her.
She is very naughty.
I am a little naughty too.
I help my mommy in the
housework.
I help papa to water
the plants.

They help me do my homework.

I have a granny and a grandpa too.
Granny makes sweets for us.
She reads out stories for me.
Grandpa takes me to the park.
He buys story books and toys for us.
I keep all my things neat and tidy.
I keep my room and school bag clean.
I never litter my house and my
school. I always put the garbage
in the dustbin. I never waste
water. I also save electricity.
I love animals. I love to
take my puppy for a walk.

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I also love plants. I water them every day. I love flowers. I never pluck them.
I like to see butterflies moving around the flowers.

Let’s Speak

“Meera respects all in the family. She also takes care of things around her.
Do you agree? Can you share how you behave with animals?

Let’s Write

1. Answer the following questions.

a. What do Meera’s father and mother do?
b. Who reads stories for Meera?
c. How does Meera help her father?
d. Name any two good habits that Meera has.
e. What does Meera like to see moving around the flowers?

2. Fill in the blanks.

water housework puppy sweets

a. Meera helps her mommy in _____________.

b. Her granny makes _________.

c. She never wastes __________.

d. She loves to take her _________ for a walk.

3. Tick () whether the following statements are true or false.

a. Meera’s sister is elder to her. ( T/ F)

b. Meera keeps her room clean and tidy. ( T/ F)

c. Grandpa takes Meera to the park. ( T/ F)

d. Meera never saves electricity. ( T/ F)

e. Meera loves plants and waters them every day. ( T / F )

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What’s the Good Word?

1. Write the meanings and opposite of the following words.

Meaning Opposite
a. clean ______________________ _________
b. easy ______________________ _________
c. right ______________________ _________
d. fast ______________________ _________
e. happy ______________________ _________
f. younger ______________________ _________

2. Write a sentence for each word.
a. naughty _________________________________________________
b. water _________________________________________________
c. plants _________________________________________________
d. dustbin _________________________________________________
e. toys _________________________________________________

Let’s Learn Grammar

Alphabetical Order
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. The alphabetical order is a way of
writing the letters in the order of the alphabet.
Examples : bat, chair, fox, lion, man, pen.
These six words are in alphabetical order.

1.Arrange the words in each row in alphabetical order.

a) cat ear tap sun
3. ______ 4. ______
1. ______ 2. ______

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b) lamp hut ant star
3. ________ 4. ________
1. ________ 2. ________ van ice
3. ________ 4. ________
c) watch girl elephant egg
3. ________ 4. ________
1. ________ 2. ________ lip dog
3. ________ 4. ________
d) ear eye

1. ________ 2. ________

e) rope pen

1. ________ 2. ________

2. Write the names of these things. c.
a. b.

d. e.

Now, arrange the above words in alphabetical order.

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Let’s Listen

(Interesting Fact)

• The teacher reads a set of nine new words.

• Listen to your teacher and write the new words in your notebook.

Conversation Skills
Read the conversation between Raj and his teacher.Have a similar conversation

with your partner.

Teacher : Good morning, children!

Children : Good morning, ma’am!

Teacher : Children, this is Raj and he is new to our class.

Raj : Hi, everyone! My name is Raj. I am seven years old. My father is a

businessman. My mother is a housewife. I have one brother.

He is younger to me.

Teacher : Okay, Raj. Take your seat there.

Raj : Thank you, ma’am.

Life Skill

You and your friend are in a park. A lot of butterflies are fluttering around. Your friend catches
one butterfly.

1. Do you think your friend should catch the butterfly?

2. Is it right to harm other living things around us?

Thinking Hat My Picture

A. Paste your photo and write four sentences about yourself
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________

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2 NOW WE
ARE SIX

Let’s Read

When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just alive.
But now I am Six,
I’m as clever as clever,
So I think I’ll be six now
for ever and ever.

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Understanding the poem

A.  Go home and discuss with your parents and write down at least two
key milestones that you achieved every year so far.

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Some examples: 3.When did you start going to school?
1. When did you get your first tooth? 4. When did you first speak?
2. When did you first start walking?

Fun time

B. Work in groups of six: Check everyone’s age, share your birthdates.
Write the age and circle the oldest and the youngest in the group.

Name Birthdate Age
Months
Years

Student 1 5th April 2012 5 years 2 months

Student 2

Student 3

Student 4

Student 5

Student 6

Note for the student: The teacher can help the student to combine this
data for all groups and identify the oldest and the youngest in the class.

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Thinking Hat

Name two things you can do today which you could not do when you were just a little
baby.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

Life Skill

There are a lot of things which your parents do for you. Name two things which you do to help
your parents at home. Why is it important for family members to help each other?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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3 REFI AND MEERA

Get Set Go!

Know the keywords and their meanings

alive – living, not dead
clutter - cover or fill (something) with an untidy collection of things
complain - to say that something is wrong
healthy – someone who is free from diseases or pain
shiny – something which is bright and that shines (like a star in the sky)

Now that you have learnt the new meanings, try and make sentences for each of them.

Let’s Read

Refi is a red fish that lives in a beautiful pond in a small town. She has three
other fish friends, Fred, Nia, and Zoe.

O yes! A holiday But she has not
for Meera! come yet.

Today is Saturday.

She should be
here anytime.

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Meera is a six-year-old girl who comes to the pond every Saturday. She comes
with her father.

Meera standing near the I love all but I like Fred
pond with her father. the most. He is the largest.

My favourite is Refi as she
is small, cute and red. It is

my favourite colour.

Now we will get
our yummy food.

See she is here! I wish I was green or
yellow in colour. No
Fish talking to each other. one likes me.
Yes! Everyone loves
Refi. Zoe you have
blue stripes, I am plain.

Let us not be sad. lisAteRlnleiffniis.ghto I want to be
All colours and sizes small like Refi.
are beautiful. Let us
thank God for being And the fish come near
alive and healthy. Meera who feeds them.
Thereafter, all the fish
Refi is right. We
should not complain. happily swim back.

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that she does
not bring her
fishing rod.

Yes! Else we
would be dead

by now!

Let’s Speak

"All colours and sizes are beautiful." Do you agree? Can you give some examples?

Let’s Write

1. Answer the following questions.

a. Who were Refi’s friends and what were their names?
b. Why were the fish waiting for Meera?
c. What were some fish complaining about?
d. Why did the fish like Meera?
e. What did Refi tell her friends when they were sad?
2. Fill in the blanks.

a. Refi was a ______________fish. (big/small)
b. Meera was ______________ (five/six) years old.
c. Refi and her friends lived in a _____________. (sea/pond)
d. Meera’s favourite fish was _______________. (Refi/Nia)
e. Meera’s father liked _______________. (Fred/Zoe)
3. Write whether the following statements are true or false.

a. Meera liked Refi because she was small, cute and red in colour. ( T / F )

b. Refi was red in colour. ( T/ F)

c. Meera came to the pond every Saturday. ( T/ F)

d. Zoe was the largest fish. ( T/ F)

e. Meera did not bring food when she came to the pond. ( T/ F)

4. Who said to whom?

a. “I want to be small like Refi.”
b. “Red is my favourite colour.”

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c. “Let us not be sad. All colours are beautiful. All sizes are beautiful.
Let us thank God because we are alive and healthy.”
d. “Yes! Else we would be dead by now!”
e. “Refi is right. We should not complain.”
5. Make arrows from left point to the correct fish on the right.
red
golden with orange spots
grey
largest
tiniest
grey with blue stripes
Nia
Zoe
Fred
Refi
6. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1. 2. 3.

Which is the largest cup? ________ Which is the smallest cup? ________

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Name the colour of the first circle. ____________
Name the colour of the circle that is second from the right. ____________

What’s the Good Word?

7. Read each row of words.Put a () on the word that does not belong.

a. make black take
b. flag game came
c. gate late walk
d. house school mouse

Let’s Learn Grammar
A) Articles

We use ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’in our sentences. Let us learn what they are and the right
way to use them.
These three words, ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ are called the articles.
‘A’ and ‘an’ are placed before singular countable objects.
‘An’ is usually put before the words beginning with vowel sounds.
For example; an apple, an ice-cream.
We place ‘A’ before words beginning with a consonant sound. For example: a
horse, a ball.

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Examples for the use of ‘A ’ and ‘An’:
a. We live in a small house.
b. He is an Indian farmer.
c. I eat an apple everyday.
d. I have a pencil and an eraser.

Fill in the blanks with the correct article (a/an).
a. She wants ____an____ orange.
b. Can you tell me ________ story?
c. I saw _________ elephant in the zoo.
d. My music class is for _________ hour.
e. My uncle is _________ teacher.

Write the correct article (a/an) against the pictures shown.

a. The man is carrying ____an____ umbrella.

b. My dad rides _________ bike.

c. __________ ant is _________ insect.

d. Shyam bought __________ book.

e. Mahatma Gandhi was __________ great leader.

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B) One/Many

Look at the pictures and learn the difference between one and many.

a. One pen / three pens b. One egg / two eggs c. One ball / five balls
Fill in the blanks looking at the pictures.
a. One farmer. Many _farmers__.

b. One book. Many ________.

c. Many jellies. One ________.

d. Many toys. One _________.

Observe and place the pictures in the correct basket. 4.
1.

5.
2.

One

1
3.

6. 7.

Many

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Thinking Hat

If you were Refi, what would you advise your friends?
How do you feel, when someone praises you or is kind to you? If your friend is sad,
what will you do to make him/her happy?

Let’s Listen

(Interesting Fact)

Your teacher will read an interesting passage. Attempt the following questions after listening
to it.
Fill in the blanks.
a. Fish live in ____________.
b. They breathe through ____________.
c. They do not have fingers and ____________.

Life Skill

Form groups of five and talk about your favourite animal. Also, share your experiences of
cruelty to animals that you have seen.Talk about the importance of being kind to animals.

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4 MY HOUSE

Let’s Read

This is my house,
This is where we live.
Let me show you all the rooms,
Where we work and play.
Here is the kitchen,
Where mommy cooks,
Here is the reading room,
Where we read books.
The dining room is very big,
Here, we have our food,
And this is my bedroom,
This room is very good.

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Let’s Write

1. Answer the following questions.
a.Where does mommy cook?
b. What do we do in the reading room?
c. Where do we sleep?

2. Fill in the blanks.

work play utensils reading dining room

a. Let me show you all the rooms where we _________ and ______________.
b. ___________ can be found in the kitchen.
c. We read books in the______________ room.
d. The ______________ is very big. We have our food here.

Let’s Learn Grammar

Naming Words
Naming words for a person, place, animal or thing are called nouns.
For Example: father, kitchen, cat or book

1. Write the noun from the word box to complete each sentence.

glass monkey cake pencil dog shirt school book

a. What can you wear? __________________
b. What can we write with? __________________
c. What can you eat? __________________
d. What can you keep as a pet? __________________

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e. What can you drink out of ? __________________
f. What can we see at the zoo? __________________
g. Where do we go to learn things? __________________
h. What can you read? __________________

What’s the Good Word?

1. Use the prefixes un- and tele- to form new words. Write the words in
the blanks.

a. phone ___________ b. Kind ___________
c. tidy ___________ d. vision ___________
e. happy ___________ f. scope ___________

2. Fill the correct letters in the blank spaces to make meaningful words.
kitchen reading dustbins bedroom family house

1. d __ s __ b i __ __ 2. __e a __i __g 3. b __ d r __ __ m
4. __ i t __ __ e __ 5. f __ m __ l __ 6. h __ u __ e

Writing Skills

1. Write three sentences about your house.

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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Conversation Skills
Read the conversation between Karan and Mehul. Have a similar conversation
with your partner.
Karan : Hello, Mehul! How are you?
Mehul : Hi, I am fine! Thank you.
Karan : I was taking a walk through the colony. Then, I saw that

your house is almost ready.
Mehul : Yes, it is almost complete.
Karan : It looks beautiful. When are you moving in?
Mehul : We will move on Saturday. In fact, my parents will come to

invite you all for the house warming function on Saturday.
Karan : OK. Congratulations!
Mehul : Thanks.

Let’s Listen

(Interesting Fact)

Listen to your teacher and write the qualities or good features of the house
she reads about.

Thinking Hat

We all live in a house. Even the birds and animals have their own house and different
habitat. Write the names of ten different birds and animals. Also write the names of
their homes.

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

Life Skill

Have you seen a house being constructed? What all is used in the construction of a house?
What type of houses do poor people live in?

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155 THE GOOD MAN
AND HIS SON

Get Set Go!

Know the keywords and their meanings

disrespect – not showing respect; insult
unfair – not doing what is right or not following rules
burden – a heavy load
hilarious – very funny
foolish – silly

Now you have learnt some new words, write a sentence for each of them.

Let’s Read

This is the story of a young boy,
Ashok, his father, Krishna and their
donkey, Snooty.

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This is the story of a young boy, Ashok, his father, Krishna and their donkey,
Snooty.
Ashok: Where are we going so early

father?
Krishna: We have some things to buy

from the town. Hurry up!
Passer-by: Good morning! Sorry to

say, but why are you both
going on foot? One of you
may ride on the donkey.
Ashok: (to his father) He’s right!
Why don’t you sit on the donkey
and I will walk?
The father agreed. He sat on the donkey
while Ashok continued to walk. After
going some distance, a woman saw them.
Woman: Good morning. Why is the little boy
walking while the strong man riding
the donkey?
Ashok: (to his father) She is
right. Don´t you think so
father?
Krishna: Ok, I’ll get off the donkey, and you
get on.
Sometime later, an old man came their
way.
Old Man: Oh my! Times have changed so
much. Why is a young
and healthy boy riding
the donkey, and his poor
father walking? This
is so disrespectful!
Ashok: I think he´s right. It would be
better if you also get on the
donkey.

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Both Ashok and his father sat on the donkey and moved ahead, soon a young
girl saw them.

Girl: Such a simple and nice donkey! It
looks so tired. It is so unfair that you
are burdening him.

Ashok: I think that the girl is right, father.
Snooty does look tired. Let us both
carry Snooty.

Krishna: Ok, let us see what happens.
(Everyone talking together.)
Passer-by: This is hilarious!
Old Man: (laughing) How foolish this is!
Girl: How funny you look carrying a

donkey!
Krishna: (angry) My son, now what should

we do?
Ashok: I don´t know, father. I am

confused. We did what they told
us to do, but we were not able
to please anyone. Everybody is
laughing at us.
Krishna: I wanted you to experience this.
People will have different opinions and it is not easy to please
everyone. We must do what we think is right. Now you decide
what is the right thing to do.
Ashok: I understand you father. I now know
what to do! You ride Snooty half the
way, and I will ride for the other half.
For a while in between we both will
walk, so that Snooty can rest.
Krishna: (gets on the donkey) Proud of you,
my son. Let us do that. Come on,
Snooty, let’s move!

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Let’s Speak

Who sits on the donkey first?
Who rides the donkey in the end?

Let’s Write

1. Answer the following questions.

a. Where were Ashok and his father Krishna going one day and why?
b. One passer-by gave them a piece of advice. What was it?
c. How many people did they meet on their way?
d. What did the girl tell Ashok and Krishna?
e. What did Ashok decide to do at the end?

2. Fill in the blanks.
a. The name of the donkey was ______________ (Dona/Snooty).

b. How ______________ (clever/funny) you look, carrying a donkey!
c. Snooty does look ______________(tired/happy). Let us both carry

Snooty.

d. People will have different ______________ (opinions/skills) and it is not
easy to ______________ (please/hug) everyone.

3. Tick the true or false for each statement.

a. Ashok and Krishna were riding on Snooty when they ( T/ F)
left for town.
( T/ F)
b. Ashok agreed to the advice given by all the people they
met on the way. ( T/ F)
( T/ F)
c. Everyone was happy to see the father and son ( T/ F)
carrying Snooty.
d. They were going to the town to meet their relatives.
e. At the end, Krishna was happy about his son’s solution.

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4. Who said to whom?

a. "Why don’t you sit on the donkey and
I will walk?"

b. "Times have changed so much."
c. "We must do what we think is right."
d. " How funny you look carrying a donkey!"

e. "You ride Snooty half the way, and I will ride for the other half."

5. Arrange the following people in the order they met Ashok and Krishna.

an old man a passer-by a girl a woman

a. ____________ b. ____________ c. ____________ d. ____________

What’s the Good Word?

whip whale catch match chin chop
a. Write the words that begin with

ch ____________,____________ wh ____________,____________

b. Write the words that end with
tch ____________,____________

Let’s Learn Grammar

A) Tense

There are three types of tenses: the past tense, present tense and future tense
The past tense verb shows an action that has already happened.
For example: Sunil got the first prize.

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The present tense verb shows an action that happens regularly or at present.
For example: Sita reads a book. I go to school.
The future tense verb shows an action that will happen in future.
Sunil will meet a dentist.

1. Complete the sentences by filling the past tense of the verb given in
brackets. (Hint : In most cases, we can convert the action word into
past tense by adding 'd' or 'ed' after it.)

a. My friend helped (help) me.

b. The teacher ____________ (scold) the naughty child.

c. We ____________ (play) in the garden.

d. The monkey ____________ (climb) the tree.

2. Complete the sentences by filling the present tense of the verb given in
brackets.

a. Sujata runs fast. (run)

b. Mr. Hemant ____________ (drive) a car.

c. Lata ____________ (climb) the ladder.

d. Jaya ____________ (water) the plants in her garden everyday.

3. Complete the sentences by filling the future tense of the verb given in
brackets.

a. I will go to the park this evening.
b. Kanta ____________________ (come) to my house in the evening.
c. Dhruv ___________________ (write) in his new diary from next Sunday.
d. Roshan ___________________ (give) all his stamps to Ravi tomorrow.

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Thinking Hat

Do you listen to your friends or parents? What will you do if your parents tell you not to
pluck flowers but your friend says that you must, otherwise he/she will not talk to you?
________________________________________________________

Let’s Listen Life Skill

(Interesting Fact)

The letter ‘e’ is the most common letter in Go back home and make a family chart. Find
English and “the” is the most common word. out the names of your maternal and paternal
Two words that end in ‘gry’ are ______ grandparents and great grandparents.
and ______

Value Based Question

On the way home, Jaya saw a boy throwing stones at a street dog. The dog was hurt badly.
Answer the following .

a. If you were Jaya, what advice will you give to the boy?
b. How will you help the injured dog?

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6 SNOWBALL

Let’s Read

Let us read the poem in rhythm and
learn about a snowball.
Once, I made a snowball,
As round as it could be,
I wanted to keep it as a pet,
And let it sleep with me.
I got it pyjamas,
And a pillow for its head,
Then, last night, it ran away,
But not before wetting my bed.

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Let’s Write

1. Answer the following questions.

a. What did the child make?
b. What was the shape of the snowball?
c. What did the child arrange for the snowball?

2. Fill in the blanks.

sleep wetting pet pyjamas pillow

a. I wanted to keep a snowball as a ___________
b. I want the snowball to ___________ with me.
c. I got it ___________and a ___________ for its head.
d. The snowball ran away last night, but not before ___________ my bed.

3. Write ‘T’ for the true statement and ‘F’ for the false statement.

a. The snowball is in the shape of a cube. ( T/ F)
b. The snowball got pyjamas to wear. ( T/ F)
c. The snowball wet the bed. ( T/ F)
d. The poem is about a child’s imagination. ( T/ F)

Let’s Learn Grammar

Singular and Plural Nouns

A noun that names only one person, place, animal or thing is called a singular
noun. For Example: woman, mouse, tooth.

A noun that names more than one person, place, animal or thing is called a
plural noun. For Example: women, teeth, mice.

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1. Read the underlined nouns in the sentences. Write whether the nouns
are singular or plural.

a. My friend came to see me yesterday. ________________
b. How many ants are on the table? ________________
c. I saw seven eggs in the basket. _______________
d. The dentist cleaned my teeth yesterday. ________________
e. I borrowed some books from the library. ________________

2. Change these words into plural.

a. duck - ______________ b. wolf - ______________
c. dress - ______________ d. glass - ______________
e. chair - ______________ f. story - ______________

What’s the Good Word?

1. Find two words hidden in each word.

a. swing - 1. ______________ 2. ______________
b. flower - 1. ______________ 2. ______________
c. search - 1. ______________ 2. ______________
d. stop - 1. ______________ 2. ______________
e. sword - 1. ______________ 2. ______________

Writing Skills

1. Have you ever visited a hill station? Write here, how you enjoyed there.

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

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Conversation Skills
1. Read the conversation between Sahil and Mona. Have a similar
conversation with your partner.

Sahil : Hello! How about going on a picnic?
Mona : A good idea. Let us fix up a date and the place.
Sahil : Shall we go to Nainital next Friday?
Mona : That will be fine. It is a beautiful hill station.
Sahil : Who will come with us?
Mona : Only your brother and my sister. When shall we start?
Sahil : We shall start at 7 o’clock.
Mona : I shall take my camera to take photos.
Sahil : That’s fine. Good bye.
Mona : Good bye.
Let’s Listen

(Interesting Fact)

Listen to some words your teacher says. Repeat them aloud after her.

Thinking Hat

We all have dreams. Think and write about your dreams.

Life Skill

Name one place which you enjoy visiting. What do you like the most about that place?

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137 TWO FRIENDS
AND A BEAR

Get Set Go!

Know the keywords and their meanings

fortunate – one who is lucky

terrified – causing extreme fear
threat – danger
pretending – not real but acting

Now you have learnt some new words, write a sentence for each of them.

Let’s Read

Once there were two friends Golu and Heeru. One day they were walking
through a jungle.

I am so happy that you I am also fortunate to
are my best friend. have you with me.

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It started getting dark as they walked. Me too. Hope we do
Golu and Heeru felt scared not see any animals.

I am getting
terrified now.

They hear a growling sound.

What was that Hope it is not a lion.
sound?
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If an animal comes, I will not leave you my
please don’t leave me. friend. We will face the

Will you? threat together.

I think that is a bear. They hear someone walking across
Let’s run! the bushes. They see a shadow.

I cannot run fast. I
have hurt my leg.

Golu runs and climbs the nearest tree.

I am going to climb
a tree.

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Heeru thinks of a plan to escape.

I think this boy The bear walks away.
is dead. I cannot

eat him.

What did the I am very sorry. I will Then Heeru walks away alone.
bear say? never leave you alone. Golu realizes his mistake and

Please forgive me says sorry to Heeru.

The bear said not Ok. I forgive you.
to trust friends who Let us get out of
leave you in danger. this jungle quickly.

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Let’s Speak

What were Golu and Heeru scared of while crossing the jungle?
Why did Golu climb a tree?

Let’s Write

1. Answer the following questions.

a. Who were the two friends? Where were they going one day?
b. What made Golu and Heeru feel scared?
c. Which animal did they see coming from the bushes?
d. Why could Heeru not run fast?
e. What did Golu do when the bear came near him?

2. Fill in the blanks.

a. Golu and Heeru were ______________ (friends/brothers).
b. The bear made a ______________ (growling/chirping) sound.
c. Golu and Heeru were walking across a ______________ (jungle/park).
d. Golu climbed up a ______________ (hill/tree).
e. Heeru had hurt his ______________ (eyes/leg).

3. Tick true or false box for each statement.

a. As Golu and Heeru walked across the jungle, it became brighter. ( T / F )

b. Golu and Heeru were happy to hear a growling sound. ( T/ F)

c. Heeru left Golu alone when they were in danger. ( T/ F)

d. The bear ate up Golu as he could not climb the tree. ( T/ F)

e. Heeru pretended to be dead by lying on the ground. ( T/ F)

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4. Who said to whom?
a. "I am getting terrified now."
b. "If an animal comes, please don’t leave me. Will you?"

c. "I think it is a bear. Let’s run!"

d. "I think this boy is dead."

5. Identify the living and non-living things from the basket and put
them in different baskets.

  Lion   Bear    Pen living non-living
Watch  Shrub

Heeru Boy
Golu Tree Plastic

6. Match each picture with the correct word.

a. i. playing together

b. ii. fighting

c. iii. cycling

d. iv. teasing

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What’s the Good Word?

1. Guess the word below by filling the blanks with the correct vowels.

T H___ NK F ___L

Now frame a sentence with the word and write it in your notebook.

Let’s Learn Grammar

Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe a noun.
For example: She is an intelligent girl.  intelligent is an adjective and it
describes the girl.

1. Read the sentences given below and underline the adjectives.
a. This is a very big hat.
b. Vimala likes soft chappatis.
c. The butterfly is beautiful.
d. Can you bring me some warm water, please?
e. I have a blue fish in my fish tank.

2. Write an adjective of your choice before the nouns given below.
a. long snake
b. _________ clock
c. _________ ant
d. _________ flower
e. _________ boy

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3. Looking at the pictures, match the columns choosing the right adjective .
( ) (a) huge
( ) (b) green
( ) (c) light
( ) (d) round
( ) (e) long

Thinking Hat

If you were Golu, what would you do?
When your friend is in trouble, do you tease your friend or take her/his side and help him/
her to get out of trouble?

Let’s Listen Life Skill

(Interesting Fact) Write names of two best friends in your class.
One should be a girl and the other, a boy.
Answer the following. Think of what is common between them that
How many layers of fur do bears have? makes you like them.
Which layer keeps them warm?
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8 TRUE FRIEND

Let’s Read

Let us read the poem in rhythm and learn
who a true friend is and what he does for you.

My dear friend is so nice,
I think he is the best.
He always says, “Thank you”,
And never is a pest.

He studies very hard,
He always gets good grades,
And when I want some help,
He never is afraid.

He’s good at every sport,
And you should really see him ski,
His only little flaw,
Is that he is always hungry.

We love to eat ice cream,
Both my friend and I
We're off to get some of it,
To scoop, to lick, to try.

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Let’s Speak

Share the names of your friends. Discuss what you like to do with them.

Let’s Write

1 Answer the following questions.

a What does your friend always say?
b. Is your friend afraid to help you?
c. Name the sport you watch your friend play.
d. What does your friend do to get good grades?

2. Fill in the blanks.

nice hungry hard ice cream best

a. My friend studies very __________ and gets good grades.
b. My dear friend is so ___________ and he is the ________.
c. His only little flaw is that he is always ____________.
d. My friend and I love to eat ___________.

What’s the Good Word?

born pork corn barn cork
horn thought art fork nothing

A. Write the words that end with -orn.
a. _____________ b. _____________ c. _____________

B.Write the words that end with -ork.
a. _____________ b. _____________ c. _____________

C. Write the words with ar. a. _____________ b. _____________

D. Write the words with th. a. _____________ b. _____________

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Let’s Learn Grammar

Action words are the words that describe actions. They tell us what people,
animals or things do. They are called doing words.

1. Observe these action words and read.

eat walk dance read clap skip

2. Circle the action words in the following sentences
a. Rani eats her food.
b. Birds fly in the sky.
c. The driver drives the bus.
d. A cobbler mends our shoes.
e. I read a book in the library.
f. The child claps his hands happily.

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct action word.
a. The sun ___________ in the east. ( rises / drives)
b. The clouds ___________ us rain. ( shout / give)
c. The fish __________ in the water. ( fly/ swim)
d. The baker ____________ yummy cakes. ( mixes/ bakes)
e. He ________ very fast. ( runs / jumps)

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4. Choose the words from the box to fill in the blanks.

sleep run watch eat push write laugh drink
a. ____________ five words about your friend.
b. We do not ____________ each other when we stand in a line.
c. I _________ a lot when I ____________ cartoons.
d. I ____________ on time everyday.
e. I love to _________ popcorn and __________ juice.
f. ____________ fast, or you will miss the bus.

5. Fill in the blanks with the correct action words

reading sleeping watering sitting drinking flying cooking

a. He is _________________ a kite.
b. Mother is ____________ food.
c. Dad is ________________ the plants.
d. I am ________________ milk.
e. Raj is ________________ on the bed.
f. Ritu is ________________ a book.
g. He is _______________ on a chair

6. Choose the correct word.

a. It _________________ (is /are/ am) hot outside.
b. I __________________ (is /are/ am) hungry.
c. I _________________ (is/are/ am) writing poems.
d. He _________________ (is /are/ am) the fastest swimmer in the class.
e. The dog ________________ (is /are/ am) barking.
f. You _____________________ (is /are/ am) Rita’s sister.
g. We _____________________ (is /are/ am) going to a party.
h. The red dress _______________ (is /are/ am) very pretty.

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7. Fill in the blanks with ‘have’.
a. I _________________ two hands.
b. We _______________ five chairs in the room.
c. You ______________ an egg in your bag.
d. They _____________ a green umbrella.

8. Fill in the blanks with ‘has’.
a. He ___________ brown hair.
b. She ___________ a red coat.
c. A week _____________ seven days.
d. She _______________ a pet cat.

9. Fill in the blanks with ‘has’ or ‘have’.
a. I ________________ a red ball.
b. The camel _____________ a big hump.
c. My watch _____________ a black strap.
d. I ______________ a long nose.
e. These children _____________ new books.
f. You _________________ lovely roses.
g. Ram __________________ long hair.
h. The teachers _________________ notebooks in their bags.
i. We ___________________ two new cars.
j. Meena ________________ many storybooks.

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Thinking Hat

Is ‘rock’ a living or a non-living thing?
Find out the names of at least four living and four non-living things.

Let’s Listen

(Interesting Fact)

Listen to your teacher’s questions.
Write the answers in your notebook.

Life Skill

You push your friend while playing. He is hurt badly. What will you do?Tick the right option.
a. Say sorry and help.
b. Run away.

Conversation Skills
Read the conversation between Mohit and his father. Have a similar
conversation with your partner.
Mohit : Dad!
Father : Yes, Mohit. What's the matter?
Mohit : Dad, my friends are going to watch a movie today.
Can I go with them?
Father : Have you forgotten? We are attending a marriage today.
Mohit : Oh! I forgot, dad. I'll request my friend to postpone our plan.

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9 WE ARE ANIMALS

Hi! Hi!
My name is Tommy. My name is Kitty.
I am a dog. I am a cat.
I can bark. I can mew.
Bow-wow! Meow-Meow!
I love to play with you. I am very loving.

Hello!
My name is Quacky.
I am a duck.
I can quack.
Quack-Quack!
I can swim very well.

Hi!
My name is Sultan.
I am a horse.
I can neigh.
You can ride me.

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