Spark english-6 press-2078 final

Word Galaxy

counsel : advice
liberty : freedom
lodge : sleep
parish : town
quarter : residence, house
quoth : quoted, said
seized : caught, arrested
summon : bring
sup : have supper
thee : you
yonder : there, beyond

A. Find one synonym from the text and supply one antonym from your own
for the following words.

Word Synonym Antonym
seize arrest free
murder
satisfied
sure
agree
good
blissful

B. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.

Column A Column B
a. wage i. pleasant to the sight; attractive
b. merchant ii. happy and satisfied
c. glad iii. a female host
d. pretty iv. earning; salary
e. hostess v. a person who traffics in commodities for profit

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C. Read the story again, and put these sentences in the correct order.
a. He took fair leave of them and travelled towards home.
b. But when they took the new road Ivan kept to the old one.
c. The lord was so pleased with Ivan that he made him his servant instead of
the thief.
d. There lived a man and a woman in the parish of Llanlavan.
e. When the end of the year came his master showed him the three pounds.
f. The hostess had plotted with a certain monk to murder the old man in his
bed that night.
g. But one day the great lord stopped at their house for a drink of water.
D. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
a. "If I cannot prove who committed the crime, hang me in your stead."
i. Who said this?
ii. Why did he say so?
iii. Who do you think is the real murderer?
b. "What work can you do?"
"I can do all kinds of work.”
i. Who asked the question?
ii. Who answered the question?
c. "Don't go to-day," said his master; "my wife bakes to-morrow, and she
shall make thee a cake to take home to thy good woman."
i. Who does the phrase ‘my wife’ refer to?
ii. What does the phrase ‘thy good woman’ refer to?
iii. Whose home is the master referring to?

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E. Read the story again, and answer the following questions.
a. Where did the poor couple live?
b. What job did Ivan find? How much was he paid for his work?
c. When Ivan wanted to go back to his wife, what did the master give him?
d. Whom did Ivan meet on his way to home? Where did they take him?
e. Why did the monk want to cover the hole?
f. What was hidden inside the cake that Ivan's master had given to him?
g. Why did the king appoint Ivan as his servant? Quote a line from the text to
support your answer.
h. What advice did Ivan get from his master in exchange of his first wage?
i. In which year did Ivan get the advice 'Honesty is the best policy'?
j. How did Ivan and his wife prove that 'Honesty is the best policy'?

Reading II

A. Connect Yourself

Guess answers to the following questions.
a. Can you share your imagination about any person whom you have not seen for
long time or almost forgotten?
b. Can you tell about the days of your childhood? Express your imagination
through a poem or a short story and tell it to your class.
c. Can a dead mother gaze at her children? How?

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B. Read andAnswer

Read the following poem and do the activities that follow.

I Cannot Remember My Mother

I cannot remember my mother
Only sometimes in the midst of my play
A tune seems to hover over my playthings,
The tune of some song that she used to
Hum while rocking my cradle.

I cannot remember my mother
But when in the early autumn morning
The smell of the shiuli flowers floats in the air
The scent of the morning service in the temple
Comes to me as the scent of my mother.

I cannot remember my mother
Only when from my bedroom window I send
My eyes into the blue of the distant sky,
I feel that the stillness of
My mother's gaze on my face
Has spread all over the sky.

Rabindranath Tagore

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Word Galaxy

hover : hang about, linger
midst : in the middle of
rocking : moving gently
hum : sing with closed lips
distant : far away
gaze : look fixedly

A. Read the poem, and choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
a. The smell of the shiuli flowers floats in the air …
i. in the early autumn morning
ii. in the early spring morning
iii. in the early summer morning
b. The morning service in the temple is compared to the….in the poem.
i. the scent of his mother
ii. the scent of his father
iii. the scent of his brother
c. The stillness of his mother's gaze on his face has spread……..
i. all over the bedroom window.
ii. all over the world.
iii. all over the sky.
B. Read the poem again, and fill in the blanks with correct words from the
poem.
a. The poet hears his mother only sometimes in the ……. of his play.
b. A tune seems to hover over his…… at this time.
c. He hears the ….. of some song that she used to hum while rocking his ……..

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d. The smell of the shiuli flowers …… in the air.
e. The scent of the ……. in the temple comes to him as the …..of his mother.
C. Read the poem again, and answer the following questions.
a. Do you think the speaker’s mother is with him or is already dead?
b. Does the speaker remember his mother?
c. When did his mother sing for him?
d. Does the poem express the tone of
i. nostalgia? ii. humor? iii. imagination?
e. Where does the mother look the poet from?
f. Who is the author of the poem ?

Grammar

Reason Connectives: because, as, since, because of, so, lest, therefore
A. Connect Yourself

Read the following sentences and observe how the connectives of reason are
used in sentences.
I called you here because he told me to.
She might need some help as she is new.
I won’t write to you since you write to me.
He failed exam because of his carelessness.
It was still painful so I went to see a doctor.
He was terrified lest he had revealed too much.
He is only sixteen therefore he is not allowed to vote.

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Reason connectives join a statement and a reason.

Because, Because of

Read the following sentences.
a. Because it was raining, I took my umbrella.
b. Henry took the cat to the vet because it had fleas.
c. The electricity went off because the power supply was low.
d. I failed the exam because of my negligence.
e. She got an accident because of rash driving.

f. We will lose the match because of our players.
B. Grammar Time

Fill in the blanks with ‘because’ or ‘because of’ to complete these sentences.
a. I am getting late……the heavy traffic in the main road.
b. Between my brother and me, I was the angrier ….. I had been embarrassed.
c. I knew that I was late …….the alarm did not go off this morning.
d. We drank a lot of water yesterday …….. it was so hot.
e. They mustn’t stay up late …….. they have to leave early tomorrow.
f. She couldn’t do homework ……..the power cut.
g. The garden is so wet ……. it has rained continuously since Tuesday.
h. I couldn’t come to school yesterday……the terrible flu I had.
i. They will be tired …….they will have been playing chess for five hours.
j. I think I will not be able to sleep well tonight……..toothache.
k. She will not be available …….. she will have been performing for a prolonged
period.
l. …….. he always played his music too loudly, he has become deaf.
m. She whispered quietly that she was leaving …… she felt ill.

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Listening
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.

a. What can a cheetah do?
b. What can a monkey do?
c. What can a bird do?

B. Listen and Answer

A. Listen to the audio, and choose the right answer.

a. Danphe is our …….bird.

i. local ii. national iii. international Scan Here For Audio

b. A cheetah can run ……. kilometres an hour but only for a few minutes.

i. one hundred ii. two hundred iii. three hundred

c. Giraffes can eat ……….. 6 meters high.

i. houses ii. trees iii. leaves

d. Swifts can stay ……. for two years.

i. in the air ii. in the water iii. in the tree

e. Snakes can smell with …….., and a big snake can eat a goat.

i. their tongues ii. their heads iii. their noses

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B. Listen to the audio again, and answer the following questions.
a. Where are panda found?
b. What can a Cheetah catch?
c. What can a frog in Africa do?
d. Can a penguin fly ?
e. Which animal can live in the cold snow?

Speaking

A. Connect Yourself

Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. What is the boy doing?
b. Can you do it?
c. What activities can you do in your school ? Make a list of them.

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B. Speak a Moment

Move around your class, and ask your classmates who can or cannot do the
following tasks by their own. Use the example given below.
a. Swim in a swimming pool b. Ride a bicycle
c. Write a story d. Drive a bus
e. Boil tea f. Wash clothes
g. Turn on the computer
Example:
A: Can you swim in a swimming pool ?
B: Yes, I can swim in a swimming pool, but I cannot swim in river.
C: My friend can swim in a swimming pool. He cannot swim in river.

Writing I

A. Connect Yourself

Look at the following pictures and put them in correct order. Then tell the
famous story of Rapunzel to your friends in the class.

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B. Write a While

a. Read the following group of sentences and put them in correct order.
Make a suitable story out of it.

The Lion and The Mouse

A few months later, a hunter spread his net to catch
the Lion. The lion was caught in the net. He was
afraid for his life. He tried his best to get free but all
his efforts were in vain. He roared loudly for help.
Who could save his life? Who do you think came to
save the Lion?

Once there lived a lion in his den deep in the forest. A
mouse made his home in it as well. One day the lion felt tired and fell asleep. The
mouse came out of his hole. He was in a playful mood. He came into the den. He
climbed on the lion and danced on his back. He danced with great joy.

The lion said to himself, “The mouse is a tiny weak creature, how can he repay
me? However the Lion took pity on the mouse and let him go. He forgot everything
about the mouse.

The lion’s sleep was disturbed and he woke up. He saw the mouse and he became
angry. The lion roared “I’ll kill you”. The mouse was frightened. What could he do?

The mouse begged the lion, “Have mercy on me and spare my life”. “If you leave
me alive I will repay you someday in the future”, he exclaimed.

You are right. It was the tiny mouse. The mouse nibbled his way through the net
and in a short time the Lion was free. The Lion thanked the mouse for saving his
life. He said to himself, “We should show mercy to all. Even small creatures are
helpful”.

Moral: Mercy is a great virtue.

b. Arrange the sentences in correct order and write a readable story.

The Hare and The Tortoise

 It was agreed that the tortoise should choose the course and also the end of the
race.
 The tortoise never stopped and continued walking at a steady pace all the time
to the end of the race.

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 The hare shot ahead and then decided to lie down at the side of the path for a
rest.
 It wasn’t long before the hare fell into a deep sleep.
 One day a hare looked at a tortoise and ridiculed the short feet of the tortoise.
 He also made fun of the slow pace at which the tortoise travelled.
 When he woke up, he couldn’t believe eyes because there was the tortoise
crossing the finishing line.
 At the end of the race the tortoise, exhausted by all his hard work, was quietly
slumbering on the line.
 The moral of this fable is: Slow and steady wins the race.
 The tortoise agreed that the hare ran as fast as the wind but claimed that he
could easily beat him in the race.

Writing II

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following paragraph on an event and discuss on how we can write
a paragraph on an event.

How I Learnt to Swim

There are many swimming pools in Kathmandu. When I was in grade eight, my
friend Himal offered me to learn to swim. I accepted his proposal. The first day
of the exercise was really very unpleasant, and so I was reluctant to go to the
swimming pool the next day. Because on the first day I gulped a lot of water, sank
a couple of times, and some water entered my nose as well. However, he persuaded
me to continue, and soon I began to enjoy swimming. He helped me a lot in it. He
also used an inflated rubber tube in teaching me how to swim. It worked a great
deal. Now, I can swim like a fish, a tortoise and a frog. I am a regular visitor to the
swimming pools in Kathmandu. I have also won some medals and prizes in junior
swimming championship on local level.

B. Write a While

a. Write a paragraph on how you learnt cycling.

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UNIT

14 Stating Units and
Quantities

Reading I
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.

Price Rs- 2,65000 Price Rs- 3,15000

Price Rs- 2,10000 Price Rs- 2,30000
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a. What do you see in the pictures?
b. Are the price of all these bikes same?
c. Which of the bikes do you like to have?

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B. Read andAnswer

Read the following price list of Honda Bikes in Nepal and do the activities that
follow.

A Price list of Honda Bikes in Nepal

Honda Bikes Price in Nepal
Honda CB Shine 125 Rs. 188900
Honda CB Shine SP Rs. 209900 (Drum) / Rs. 221900 (Disc)
Honda CB Unicorn 150 Rs. 231900 (Drum) / Rs. 241900 (Disc)
Honda CB Shine 125 Rs. 262900
Honda CB Unicorn 160 Rs. 274900
Honda XBlade Rs. 298900
Honda CB Hornet 160 R Rs. 310900
Honda XR 150L Rs. 529900
Honda XR 190L Rs. 629900
Honda CBR 250 R Rs. 679900 (STD) / Rs. 778900 (ABS)
Honda CBR 250 R Repsol Edition Rs. 723900 (STD) / Rs. 792900 (ABS)
Honda CB 500 F Rs. 1399000
Honda CRF 250 L Rs. 1290900 (STD) / Rs. 1590900 (Rally)
Honda CB 400 SF Rs. 227500
Honda CRF Africa Twin Rs. 2550000 (STD) / Rs. 2650000 (DCT)
Honda CBR 650 R Rs. 3339000
Honda CBR 600 RR Rs. 3450000
Honda CBR 1000 RR Rs. 4299000

A. Read the text, and decide whether the following statements are true or
false.

a. The given text is an advertisement of bikes.

b. Honda CB 400 SF is the most expensive bike.

c. Honda CB Shine 132 is the cheapest bike.

d. Honda CB Shine SP has two different prices.

e. Honda CRF Africa Twin is of two different types.

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B. Read the text again, and answer the following questions.
a. How many different Honda bikes can you count?
b. Which of the bikes has the highest price?
c. Which of the bikes has the lowest price?
d. What is the price of Honda XR 190L?
e. What is the price of Honda CBR 1000 RR?

Reading II

A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. What is the picture about?
b. Where do you see such kind of advertisement?
c. Do you have a pen?

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B. Read andAnswer
Read the following advertisement and do the activities that follow.

A. Read the advertisement, and choose the best answer.

a. The given text is an ……. of a pen.

i. advertisement ii. story iii. cartoon

b. REYNODLS ROCKET is a/an……

i. ink pen ii. ball pen iii. pencil

c. The advertisement says a rocket in your………..

i. bucket ii. socket iii. pocket

d. The junior rocket pen costs………
i. more than the senior rocket.
ii. less than the senior rocket.
iii. equal to the senior rocket.

e. The super rocket pen costs……than senior and junior rocket pen.

i. less ii. more iii. fewer

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B. Read the advertisement again, and answer the following questions.
a. What is the text about?
b. How many different types of pens does the text advertise?
c. What is the claim of the advertisement about the pen?
d. Are we to lose the cap of the pen?
e. What is the cost of the senior rocket pen?

Grammar

Common and Proper Noun
A. Connect Yourself

Read the following common and proper nouns.

animals and birds Common Noun Proper Noun
days dog, cat, horse, cow, ox,
buffalo, tiger, parrot George, Tony, Rani, Gajuwa,
day Kali, Apsara

languages language Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday
months month
English, Chinese, Dutch, He-
newspapers newspaper brew, Japanese

people man, woman, teacher, doc- January, February, March,
tor, boy, girl, actor, actress April, June

places city, village, district, river The Himalayan Times, The
Kathmandu Post

Kamal, Kamana, Mr. Rai, Mr.
Regmi, Dr. Sharma, Hem,
Diya, Rajesh Hamal, Karsma
Manandhar

Kathmandu, Barpak, Gorkha,
Budhigandaki

Words that refer to the names of persons, places, animals or things are called naming
words.

Example: boy, girl, Aman, Chennai, tiger, fruits, books, etc.

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When naming words refer to the names of persons, places, animals or things of the
same kind, they are called common nouns. A common noun begins with a small
letter unless they come in the beginning of a sentence.
Example: boy, girl, city, river, car, etc.
When the naming words refer to the names of particular person, place or thing they
are called proper nouns. A proper noun always begins with a capital letter.

Example: Varun, Varsha, Delhi, Godavari, Audi, etc.
B. Grammar Time

A. Underline the nouns in the following sentences and write P for proper and
C for common nouns.

a. Bhaktapur is a holy city.
b. French is a difficult language.
c. January is first month of year.
d. Sunday is the first day of a week.
e. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
f. Mr. K. P. Oli is an honourable man.
g. Orville and Wilbur Wright of the USA invented the airplane.
h. Rabindranath Tagore was given the Nobel Prize for his Gitanjali.
i. Saleem asked me whether I could drive the car.
j. The coach asked Rehan if he could swim.
k. Mercedes is my favourite car.
l. Bir Hospital is the oldest hospital in Nepal.
m. Tribhuwan University is the oldest university in Nepal.
n. Mango is one of my favourite fruits.
o. December is the last month of a year.
p. Peacock is a beautiful bird.
q. George is our favourite dog.

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r. Mr. Regmi is our English teacher. Common Noun
s. Nikhil Upreti is an actor. city
t. Lumbini is a holy temple.
B. Write a common noun for these groups of words.

Proper Noun
Kathmandu, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Lalitpur, Birgunj
Shakespeare, Devkota, Bhanubhakta, Moti Ram
Sony, Sabina, Diya, Nima, Bina, Monika
Tony, Tsring, Dinesh, Bikash, Nirmal
Honda, Yamaha, Shine, Pulsar, Apache
Dashain, Tihar, Chhath, Id, Teej, Holi
Red, Blue, White, Yellow, Green, Purple
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Saturday
Veda, Geeta, Bible, Quran
Whale, Shark, Dolphin, Rohu
Mahendra Highway, Araniko Rajmarga, Prithvi Highway
China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Japan, Bhutan
Rasuwa, Dhading, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Bhaktapur
Mt. Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanchanjunga
Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, French, Dutch, Newari, Bhojpuri
Cancer, Tuberculosis, Diabetes, Gonorrhea, AIDS
Nepali, English, Science, Social, Computer, Mathematics
2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075
Christmas, Mother’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Labour Day,
Bahubali, Padmawat, 3 Idiots, Gajini

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Listening
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. What do you see in the picture?
b. How tall is the dog?
c. How heavy is the dog?

B. Listen and Answer

A. Listen to the audio, and complete the following sentences

with correct information. Scan Here For Audio

a. There are only about …….. African hunting dogs left in the wild.

b. African hunting dogs weigh between …..and……. kilograms.

c. African hunting dogs are about ….. to ……. centimetres long.

d. African hunting dogs hunt in packs of…… to …….

e. Wild dogs can chase their prey for up to …….kilometers.

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B. Listen to the audio again, and answer the following questions.
a. What are African hunting dogs also called?
b. How do they often catch their prey?
c. What speed does the African hunting dog maintain?
d. How long is the tail of African hunting dogs?
e. How tall is the African hunting dog?

Speaking

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following units and quantities of nouns and discuss how they are
expressed.

A sheet of paper A bottle of A pinch of salt A liter of oil
water

A gallon of kerosene A kilo of rice A piece of A dozen of
cloth pencils

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B. Speak a Moment

Have similar conversation between you and your partner in pair. Use ‘how
much’ and ‘how Many.' Two examples are given for you.
a. Shirt/Rs. 500/
A: How much does the shirt cost? B: The shirt costs Rs. 500.
b. Marbles/50
A: How many marbles are there? B: There are 50 marbles.
c. Calculator/Rs. 400 d. Mobile phone/Rs. 15000
e. Cars/34 f. Boys playing/6
g. T-Shirt/Rs. 500 h. A kilo of rice/Rs. 70
i. A liter of milk/Rs. 80

Writing

A. Connect Yourself

Read the following description of a bicycle and discuss how a descriptive
paragraph is written.

A bicycle is a machine designed to transport a person by means of his or her
own physical effort. It is, therefore, almost entirely environmentally-friendly.
Since the amount of friction generated is much reduced, it is also extremely
efficient. It consists of four main sections: the two spoked wheels, a set of
handlebars, and a revolving cog, held together by a metal frame. The cyclist,
who is balanced on top of a seat covered by a soft saddle, leans forwards, and
grips he handlebars, pushing down with his or her feet on the pedals
which rotate up and down. They drive a central notched cog which is connected
by a metal chain to the back wheel hub. Alternative gear positions are
available by operating a gear lever at hand level. Also on the handlebars is the
brake lever, which is linked by a cable to a set of brakes on the back wheel.
Accessories include an air pump, with which the rubber tyres which are
filled periodically with air, a speedometer, and a headlamp for use at night.

B. Write a While

a. Write a paragraph describing the television.
b. Write a paragraph describing the cell phone.

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UNIT

15 Expressing Degrees
of Probability

Reading I
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. What is the woman carrying?
b. Have you ever found a pot of treasure on the way?
c. What would you do if your guesses happened to be wrong?

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B. Read andAnswer

Read the following story and do the activities that follow.

The Bogey-Beast

There was once a woman who was very,
very cheerful, though she had little to
make her so; for she was old, and poor,
and lonely. She lived in a little bit of a
cottage and earned a scant living by
running errands for her neighbours,
getting a bite here, a sup there, as reward
for her services. So she made shift to get
on, and always looked as spry and cheery
as if she had not a want in the world.

Now one summer evening, as she was
trotting, full of smiles as ever, along the
high road to her hovel, what should she
see but a big black pot lying in the ditch!

"Goodness me!" she cried, "That would be just the very thing for me if I only had
something to put in it! But I haven't! Now who might have left it in the ditch?"

And she looked about her expecting the owner would not be far off; but she might
see nobody.

"Maybe there is a hole in it," she went on, "and that's why it has been cast away. But
it would do fine to put a flower in for my window; so I'll just take it home with me."

And with that she lifted the lid and looked inside. "Mercy me!" she cried, fair
amazed. "If it isn't full of gold pieces. Here's luck!"

And so it was, brimful of great gold coins. Well, at first she simply stood stock-still,
wondering if she was standing on her head or her heels. Then she began saying:

"Lawks! But I do feel rich. I feel awful rich!"

After she had said this many times, she began to wonder how she was to get her
treasure home. It was too heavy for her to carry, and she might see no better way

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than to tie the end of her shawl to it and drag it behind her like a go-cart.

"It will soon be dark," she said to herself as she trotted along. "So much the
better! The neighbours will not see what I'm bringing home, and I shall have all the
night to myself, and be able to think what I'll do! Mayhap I'll buy a grand house
and just sit by the fire with a cup o' tea and do not work at all like a queen. Or
maybe I'll bury it at the garden foot and just keep a bit in the old china teapot on the
chimney-piece. Or maybe—Goody! Goody! I feel that grand I don't know myself."

By this time she was a bit tired of dragging such a heavy weight, and, stopping to
rest a while, turned to look at her treasure.

And lo! It wasn't a pot of gold at all! It was nothing but a lump of silver.

She stared at it, and rubbed her eyes, and stared at it again.

"Well! I never!" she said at last. "And me thinking it was a pot of gold! I must
have been dreaming. But this is luck! Silver is far less trouble—easier to mind, and
not so easy stolen. The gold pieces would have been the death o' me, and with this
great lump of silver—"

So she went off again planning what she would do, and feeling as rich, until
becoming a bit tired again she stopped to rest and gave a look round to see if her
treasure was safe; and she saw nothing but a great lump of iron!

"Well! I never!" says she again. "And I am mistaking it for silver! I must have
been dreaming. But this is luck! It's real convenient. I can get penny pieces for old
iron, and penny pieces are a deal handier for me than your gold and silver. Why! I
should never have slept a wink for fear of being robbed but a penny piece comes in
useful, and I shall sell that iron for a lot and be real rich—rolling rich."

Soon she trotted full of plans as to how she would spend her penny pieces, till once
more she stopped to rest and looked round to see her treasure was safe. And this
time she saw nothing but a big stone.

"Well! I never!" she cried, full of smiles. "And to think I mistook it for iron. I must
have been dreaming. But here's luck indeed, and me wanting a stone terrible bad to
stick open the gate. Eh my! But it's a change for the better! It's a fine thing to have
good luck."

So, all in a hurry to see how the stone would keep the gate open, she trotted off
down the hill till she came to her own cottage. She unlatched the gate and then
turned to unfasten her shawl from the stone which lay on the path behind her. Aye!
It was a stone sure enough. There was plenty light to see it lying there, douce and
peaceable as a stone should.

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So she bent over it to unfasten the shawl end, when—"Oh my!" All of a sudden
it gave a jump, a squeal, and in one moment was as big as a haystack. Then it let
down four great lanky legs and threw out two long ears, nourished a great long tail
and romped off, kicking and squealing and whinnying and laughing like a naughty,
mischievous boy!

The old woman stared after it till it was fairly out of sight, then she burst out
laughing too.

"Well!" she chuckled, "I am in luck! Quite the luckiest body hereabouts! Fancy my
seeing the Bogey-Beast all to myself; and making myself so free with it too! My
goodness! I do feel that uplifted—that GRAND!” —

So she went into her cottage and spent the evening chuckling over her good luck.

Flora Annie Steel

Word Galaxy

brimful : completely full of something

cheery : happy and cheerful

ditch : a long channel at the side of road

errands : everyday works, household tasks

haystack : a large pile of hay

hereabouts : near this place

hovel : a very dirty hut

indeed : without a doubt, in actual fact

mercy : kindness, compassion

mischievous : naughty, ill-behaved

nourished : encouraged, promoted

penny : currency, money

romped : played in a happy and noisy way

scant : hardly any, limited

shift : move from one place to another

spry : sprightly, lively

squeal : to make long high sound

unfasten : undo, unlock, unbutton

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A. Read the text, and match the following words in column A with their
meanings in column B.
Column A Column B
a. Chuckling i. pulling something with effort
b. Trotting ii. crying very loudly and noisily
c. Dragging iii. making a quiet neigh
d. Squealing iv. laughing quietly
e. Whinnying v. walking or going somewhere
B. Read the text again, and put the following sentences in correct order.
a. And this time she saw nothing but a big stone.
b. She unlatched the gate and then turned to unfasten her shawl from the stone
which lay on the path behind her.
c. So she went into her cottage and spent the evening chuckling over her good
luck.
d. There was once a woman who was very cheerful.
e. She began to wonder how she was to get her treasure home.
f. She stared at it, and rubbed her eyes, and stared at it again.
C. Read the text again, and answer the following questions.
a. Where did the woman live?
b. What did she find?
c. Why did she begin to wonder?
d. What did she find each time she gave a look round to see if her treasure was
safe?
e. When did she burst out laughing?
f. What did she find in the end?
g. Who is compared to a mischievous boy in the story?

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Reading II
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. What do you see in the picture?
b. Have you ever been to a brook?
c. How does the brook flow?

B. Read andAnswer

Read the following poem and do the activities that follow.

The Brook

I come from haunts of coot and hern;
I make a sudden sally
And sparkle out among the fern,
To bicker down a valley.
By thirty hills I hurry down,

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By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.

Till last by Philip's farm I flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.

I chatter over stony ways,
In little sharps and trebles,
I bubble into eddying bays,
I babble on the pebbles.

With many a curve my banks I fret
By many a field and fallow,
And many a fairy foreland set
With willow-weed and mallow.

I chatter, chatter, as I flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.

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I wind about, and in and out,
With here a blossom sailing,
And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and there a grayling,

And here and there a foamy flake
Upon me, as I travel
With many a silvery water break
Above the golden gravel,

And draw them all along, and flow
To join the brimming river
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.

I steal by lawns and grassy plots,
I slide by hazel covers;
I move the sweet forget-me-nots
That grow for happy lovers.

I slip, I slide, I gloom, I glance,
Among my skimming swallows;
I make the netted sunbeam dance
Against my sandy shallows.

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I murmur under moon and stars
In brambly wildernesses;
I linger by my shingly bars;
I loiter round my cresses;

And out again I curve and flow Alfred Tennyson
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on forever.


Word Galaxy
haunts : places frequently visited
coot : a type of water bird
hern : heron (another kind of water bird)
sally : to emerge suddenly
bicker noise : to flow down with a lot of noise
ridge : a long narrow hilltop
brimming : to be full to the point of overflowing
bays : an area of sea and coast forming a broad curve
fret : be anxious and restless about
wind about : take a twisting or spiral course
skimming : move quickly
brambly : thorny
wilderness : deserted places with small plants
loiter : to wander aimlessly

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A. Match the words in column A with their meaning in column B.

Column A Column B

a. shingly i. a cisible ray of sunlight

b. sun beam ii. to talk in an idle manner

c. cresses ii. a tree or shrub of the genus corylux

d. hazel iv. covered with shingle or small pebbles

e. chatter v. plants of various species

B. Read the poem, and choose the best answer to complete the following
sentences.

a. The message of the poem is that the life of a brook is……….

i. temporary ii. short lived iii. eternal

b. The poet draws a parallelism between the journey of the brook with……

i. the life of a man ii. the death of a man

iii. the difficulties in a man’s life

c. In the poem, below mentioned lines:

“And here and there a lusty trout,

And here and there a grayling”

suggest that ……….

i. the brook is a source of life.

ii. people enjoy the brook.

iii. the brook witnesses all kinds of scenes.

d. Who comes from the haunts of coot and hern?

i. fishes ii. the brook iii. the people

e. What does the brook do among the fern?

i. It brims. ii. It shines. iii. It rushes.

f. Sparkle, bicker, chatter, bubble, babble, murmur, etc. are ……..in the poem.

i. visual images ii. sound images iii. chart image

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C. Read the poem again, and answer the following questions.
a. Where does the brook come from? Where is it destined to be?
b. What is the message of the poem about life?
c. How does the brook behave at the origin?
d. Who is the author of the poem?
e. What are the sounds made by the brook?
f. How does the brook sparkle?
g. How does the brook behave in wilderness?
h. ‘Bicker’ means ‘to quarrel’. Why does the poet use this word here?
i. How does the brook behave in its old age?

Grammar

Modal Verbs: May, Might, Must
A. Connect Yourself

Read the following sentences and discuss how may, might and must are used.

May

Examples Rules

• That may or may not be true. May is used to say that something is

• He may have missed his train. possible.

• They may well win. May is used when admitting that

• There is a range of programs on the something is true before introducing
market which may be described as another point, argument, etc.

design aids.

• He may be a good father but he's a
terrible husband.

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• May I come in? May is used to ask for or give permission.

• You may come in if you wish.

• You look lovely, if I may say so. May is used as a polite way of making a
• May I ask why you took that comment, asking a question, etc.

decision?

• If I may just add one thing…

• May she rest in peace! May is used to express wishes and

• Business has been thriving in the hopes.

past year. Long may it continue to

do so.

• There is a need for more resources May is used to say what the purpose of
so that all children may have a something is.
decent education.

Might

Examples Rules

• He said he might come tomorrow. Might is used as the past tense of may
when reporting what somebody has
said.

• He might get there in time, but I Might is used when showing that

can't be sure. something is or was possible.

• I know Vicky doesn't like the job,
but I mightn't find it too bad.

• The pills might have helped him, if
only he'd taken them regularly.

• He might say that now, but he can
soon change his mind.

• You might try calling the help desk. Might is used to make a polite
• I thought we might go to the zoo on suggestion.

Saturday.

• Might I use your phone? Might is used to ask permission politely.

• If I might just say something.

• How might the plans be improved Might is used to ask for information.
upon ?

• And who might she be?

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Must

Examples Rules

• All visitors must report to reception. Must is used to say that something is

• I must ask you not to do that again. necessary or very important.

• You mustn't say things like that.

• I must go to the bank and get some Note that the negative for the last
example is ‘No, you don't have to.
money.

• I must admit I was surprised it cost
so little.

• Must you always question
everything I say?

• ‘Do we have to finish this today?’

‘Yes, you must.’

• You must be hungry after all that Must is used to say that something is

walking. likely or logical.

• He must have known what she
wanted.

• I'm sorry, she's not here. She must

have left already.

• You simply must read this book. Must is used to recommend that

• We must get together soon for somebody does something because you
think it is a good idea.
lunch.

B. Grammar Time

A. Fill in the blanks with may, might or must.
a. Kaman doesn’t look well. He ....... have a fever.
b. The man is shouting. He....... need help.
c. ....... I borrow your bike?
d. I don’t know where Jane is. You ....... find her in the library.
e. It .......rain today.

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f. .......I have another piece of cake, mother?
g. .......I use your pen please, Sir?
h. You ....... speak louder. I can’t hear you.
i. ....... I borrow your pen?
j. I ....... mail this letter today.
k. I knew my teacher ....... find out.
l. You ....... slip so hold on to the railing.
m. Go to bed now. Oh,....... I?
n. He realized he ....... catch the earlier train if he hurried.
o. I ....... go to Sue’s birthday party if I’m free.
p. Put your purse away or it ....... get stolen.
q. You ....... go now.
r. Take an umbrella. It ....... rain.
s. Why....... I do my homework tonight?
t. You ....... come in.
u. The baby is crying. She ....... be hungry.
v. ....... I watch television now? Yes, you........
w. Children ....... not play with matches.
x. You ....... fall down if you aren’t careful.
y. You......... not park your car in front of the entrance.
z. If you called me, I............ come.

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Listening

A. Connect Yourself

Look at the map of seven provinces of Nepal. Guess and discuss the weather
conditions of these provinces of the country.

SudurpParsohvcinhcime Karnali Province

Gandaki Province
Lumbini Province
Bagmati Province

Province No. 2 Province No. 1

B. Listen and Answer

Scan Here For Audio

A. Listen to the audio and, complete the following table.

Regions Maximum Minimum 24 hours rainfall
Dhankuta Temperature Temperature (mm)
degree Celsius degree Celsius
No rainfall
26.2

Kathmandu 11.2 No rainfall

Pokhara 28.3 13.3

Birendranagar 31.5 No rainfall

Dipyal 13.6

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B. Listen to the audio once again, and answer the following questions.
a. What is the weather likely to be throughout the country?
b. What might be the weather of hilly region of Province 1?
c. What may the weather of the hill areas of the country be?
d. Will there be rainfall in Dhankuta?
e. What will the minimum temperature of Kathmandu be?

Speaking

A. Connect Yourself

Suppose that your school is celebrating its Annual Day tomorrow. Discuss
about it and make a list of any five probable plans you have made using the
words perhaps, maybe, may, might, likely to, etc. Tell your plans to your friend
in pairs in turn.
Example: I may bring my guitar tomorrow.

B. Speak a Moment

Work in pairs. Make a similar sentence as in the example below.
a. Sunny day/today/likely to
-It is likely to be a sunny day today.
b. rain/tomorrow/perhaps
c. rain/today evening/might
d. sick/tomorrow/maybe
e. going out/now/perhaps
f. declare holiday/tomorrow/maybe

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Writing

A. Connect Yourself

What do you like to become in future? Discuss with your friends. Ask your
friends what they like to become in future? How many of you have similar
ideas?

B. Write a While

Read the following paragraph and write a similar paragraph discussing
with your friends.

Of many professions, I may be a doctor in future. As a doctor is believed to be next
to the god, I am likely to be that god. I might be a different doctor from other ones.
Perhaps, I will treat my patients with simple and innovative methods of treatment. I
am likely to be expert of my area so that I may be trusted by all patients. Moreover,
I may provide poor patients with free services. This is how, I might be a noble
doctor of my profession.

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UNIT

16 Narrating a Sequence
of Events

Reading I
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

a. Who do you see in the picture?
b. Who is Rapunzel?
c. Have you heard the story of Rapunzel?

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B. Read andAnswer

Read the following story and do the activities that follow.

Rapunzel

There were once a man and a woman
who had long in vain wished for a
child. At length the woman hoped that
God was about to grant her desire.
These people had a little window at
the back of their house from which a
splendid garden could be seen, which
was full of the most beautiful flowers
and herbs. It was, however, surrounded
by a high wall, and no one dared to
go into it because it belonged to an
enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world. One day the
woman was standing by this window and looking down into the garden, when she
saw a bed which was planted with the most beautiful rampion (rapunzel), and it
looked so fresh and green that she longed for it, and had the greatest desire to eat
some. This desire increased every day, and as she knew that she could not get any
of it, she quite pined away, and looked pale and miserable. Then her husband was
alarmed, and asked, "What aileth thee, dear wife?" "Ah," she replied, "if I can't get
some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, to eat, I shall die."
The man, who loved her, thought, "Sooner than let thy wife die, bring her some of
the rampion thyself, let it cost thee what it will." In the twilight of the evening, he
clambered down over the wall into the garden of the enchantress, hastily clutched
a handful of rampion, and took it to his wife. She at once made herself a salad of
it, and ate it with much relish. She, however, liked it so much—-so very much, that
the next day she longed for it three times as much as before. If he was to have any
rest, her husband must once more descend into the garden. In the gloom of evening,
therefore, he let himself down again; but when he had clambered down the wall
he was terribly afraid, for he saw the enchantress standing before him. "How canst
thou dare," said she with angry look, "to descend into my garden and steal my
rampion like a thief? Thou shalt suffer for it!" "Ah," answered he, "let mercy take
the place of justice, I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity. My wife saw
your rampion from the window, and felt such a longing for it that she would have

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died if she had not got some to eat." Then the enchantress allowed her anger to be
softened, and said to him, "If the case be as thou sayest, I will allow thee to take
away with thee as much rampion as thou wilt, only I make one condition, thou must
give me the child which thy wife will bring into the world; it shall be well treated,
and I will care for it like a mother." The man in his terror consented to everything,
and when the woman was brought to bed, the enchantress appeared at once, gave
the child the name of Rapunzel, and took it away with her.

Rapunzel grew into the most beautiful child beneath the sun. When she was twelve
years old, the enchantress shut her into a tower, which lay in a forest, and had neither
stairs nor door, but quite at the top was a little window. When the enchantress
wanted to go in, she placed herself beneath it and cried,

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel,

Let down your hair to me."

Rapunzel had magnificent long hair, fine as spun gold, and when she heard the
voice of the enchantress she unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one
of the hooks of the window above, and then the hair fell twenty ells down, and the
enchantress climbed up by it.

After a year or two, it came to pass that the King's son rode through the forest and
went by the tower. Then he heard a song, which was so charming that he stood still
and listened. This was Rapunzel, who in her solitude passed her time in letting her
sweet voice resound. The King's son wanted to climb up to her, and looked for the
door of the tower, but none was to be found. He rode home, but the singing had so
deeply touched his heart, that every day he went out into the forest and listened to
it. Once when he was thus standing behind a tree, he saw that an enchantress came
there, and he heard how she cried,

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel,

Let down your hair."

Then Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the enchantress climbed up to
her. "If that is the ladder by which one mounts, I will for once try my fortune," said
he, and the next day when it began to grow dark, he went to the tower and cried,

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel,

Let down your hair."

Immediately the hair fell down and the King's son climbed up.

At first Rapunzel was terribly frightened when a man such as her eyes had never
yet beheld, came to her; but the King's son began to talk to her quite like a friend,
and told her that his heart had been so stirred that it had let him have no rest, and he
had been forced to see her. Then Rapunzel lost her fear, and when he asked her if

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she would take him for her husband, and she saw that he was young and handsome,
she thought, "He will love me more than old Dame Gothel does”; and she said yes,
and laid her hand in his. She said, "I will willingly go away with thee, but I do not
know how to get down. Bring with thee a skein of silk every time that thou comest,
and I will weave a ladder with it, and when that is ready I will descend, and thou
wilt take me on thy horse." They agreed that until that time he should come to her
every evening, for the old woman came by day. The enchantress remarked nothing
of this, until once Rapunzel said to her, "Tell me, Dame Gothel, how it happens that
you are so much heavier for me to draw up than the young King's son-he is with me
in a moment." "Ah! thou wicked child," cried the enchantress "What do I hear thee
say! I thought I had separated thee from all the world, and yet thou hast deceived
me." In her anger she clutched Rapunzel's beautiful tresses, wrapped them twice
round her left hand, seized a pair of scissors with the right, and snip, snap, they
were cut off, and the lovely braids lay on the ground. And she was so pitiless that
she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.

On the same day, however, that she cast out Rapunzel, the enchantress in the evening
fastened the braids of hair which she had cut off, to the hook of the window, and
when the King's son came and cried,

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel,

Let down your hair,"

She let the hair down. The King's son ascended, but he did not find his dearest
Rapunzel above, but the enchantress, who gazed at him with wicked and venomous
looks. "Aha!" she cried mockingly, "Thou wouldst fetch thy dearest, but the beautiful
bird sits no longer singing in the nest; the cat has got it, and will scratch out thy
eyes as well. Rapunzel is lost to thee; thou wilt never see her more." The King's
son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower.
He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell, pierced his eyes. Then
he wandered quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but roots and berries, and did
nothing but lament and weep over the loss of his dearest wife. Thus he roamed
about in misery for some years, and at length came to the desert where Rapunzel,
with the twins to which she had given birth, a boy and a girl, lived in wretchedness.
He heard a voice, and it seemed so familiar to him that he went towards it, and
when he approached, Rapunzel knew him and fell on his neck and wept. Two of
her tears wetted his eyes and they grew clear again, and he could see with them as
before. He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived
for a long time afterwards, happy and contented.

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Word Galaxy

braided : twisted three or more long pieces of hair
canst : used to mean ‘you can’
clambered : climbed or moved with difficulty
clutched : caught something tightly
comest : second person singular form of ‘come’
dreaded : causing fear
ell : a measure for cloth
enchantress : an alluring witch
gloom : sadness, depression
magnificent : extremely attractive and impressive
mockingly : contemptuously, scornfully
pitiless : merciless; ruthless
rampion : a species of bellflower with roots and leaves
relish : to get great pleasure with something
resound : to be filled with sound
shalt : used to mean ‘you shall’
skein : a long piece of wool loosely tied together
snip : to cut something with scissors
solitude : loneliness
splendid : very good; excellent
thou : you
thy : your
thyself : yourself
venomous : poisonous, toxic
willingly : enthusiastically, eagerly
wilt : to become weak
wouldst : second person singular form of ‘will’
wretchedness : misery, unhappiness

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A. Read the story, and match the following information with their
continuations given below.

a. The man and woman i. rode through the forest and went by the tower.

b. Enchantress ii. had long in vain wished for a child.

c. The King's son iii. had great power and was dreaded by all the
world.

d. Rapunzel iv. Rapunzel let down her braided hair.

e. When the enchantress v. grew into the most beautiful child beneath

wanted to go in the sun.

B. Read the story again, and choose the best answer.

a. How did the witch get Rapunzel in the first place?

i. Rapunzel's mother didn't want Rapunzel and was glad to find a way to
get rid of her.

ii. Rapunzel's father had promised the witch to give her up when the witch
caught dad in her garden.

iii. Rapunzel decided to live with a witch when she was twelve.

iv. The witch was, in fact, Rapunzel's biological mother.

b. How high was Rapunzel’s tower?

i. 100 ells ii. 10 ells iii. 20 ells iv. 35 ells

c. In the story ''Rapunzel,'' why did the witch get to take the poor couple's
child?

i. They didn't really want a child in the first place.

ii. She caught them stealing Rapunzel from her garden.

iii. She cast a magic spell on them.

iv. She had a deal with the prince.

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d. The woman standing by window saw…..
i. a bed which was planted with the most beautiful rampion.
ii. a tower which was planted with the most beautiful rampion.
iii. a house which was planted with the most beautiful rampion.
iv. a field which was planted with the most beautiful rampion.
e. The King's son heard a song, which was so …….
i. charming ii. boring iii. dull iv. monotonous
C. Read the story again; and decide whether the following sentences are true
or false.
a. Rapunzel in solitude passed her time in letting her sweet voice resound.
b. Rapunzel knew the enchantress and fell on his neck and wept.
c. Rapunzel let down the braids of her hair, and the enchantress climbed up to
her.
d. The King's son in his happiness leapt down from the tower.
e. The King's son began to talk to her quite like a friend.
D. Read the story again, and answer the following questions.
a. What is the colour of Rapunzel's hair?
b. What happened to Rapunzel's magic hair?
c. What did Rapunzel do in the Great Tree?
d. What was the garden full of?
e. Why did the woman long for rampion three times as much as before?
f. Why did the man consent to give his child to enchantress?
g. At what age, did the enchantress shut her into a tower?
h. How did the king’s son climb the tower?

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Reading II
A. Connect Yourself
Look at the following picture and answer the following questions.

a. Does your school celebrate annual day?
b. What are the children doing?
c. Have you ever taken part in your school day function?

B. Read andAnswer
Read the following text and do the activities that follow.

School Celebrates Annual Day

A week before the beginning of Summer Vacation, Mr. Govinda Shrestha, the
class teacher of class VI announced in
the class. “My dear children, listen to
me carefully”, he said, “I've to make an
important announcement”.

All children in the class room became
calm and quiet. “What may be the
announcement?”, whispered Aayush. “I
think it's about giving home work for the
summer vacation”, said Payal.

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“Oh no!”, exclaimed Madhur. Look at him. He appears to be cheerful”, said Rajat,
“If it were a bad news, he wouldn't be cheerful, would he?”

“You are right”, commented Yash, “Now please keep silence and listen to what he
says.”

When the children were silent, Mr. Shrestha started speaking, “My dear children,
our summer vacation starts from Monday. But before that we are going to organise
the “Annual Day” of our school in the school auditorium.”

“What an excellent idea!”, shouted Yash excitedly. “I like entertainment
programmes very much”.

“I will present a classical dance”, said Payal.
“Let me finish first”, said Mr. Shrestha.“As
I was saying”, continued Mr. Shrestha, the
principal wants some of you to present some
programme. Those who want to do this, may
give their names to the music teacher Mrs.
Gita Bhatta”.The next day Mr. Shrestha
asked the children what they had planned to
perform.

One by one the children told him their ideas. Payal was going to present a classical
dance. Madhur was going to sing a patriotic song. Rajat was going to recite a poem.
Amar and Gopal were going to present a skit. Yash was silent.“And what are going
to do, Yash?”, asked Mr. Shrestha.“I will do some magic shows on the stage”,
replied Yash.

“I know you do some good tricks in the class room”, warned Mr. Shrestha. “But
that is not a class room. That is a stage. Don't get up there and make a fool of
yourself, boy!”

“Don't worry sir. I won't let you down”, said Yash politely.

Today was the Annual Day of the school. The school auditorium was full. There
were students, teachers, parents and guests.

The Chief Minister of Bagmati Province was the chief guest for this occasion.

With the arrival of the chief guest at 10:15 am, the programme started. There was
a loud murmur of exited voices in the audience, and a great excitement was also
behind the stage.

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The programme started with “Saraswati Vandana” by Shreya and Saumya of class
IX under the guidance of the music teacher of the school. Then Rajat recited a
poem. Madhur sang a patriotic song: “Nepali ko chhatima…” Amar and Gopal
presented a skit. The audience clapped and cheered.

At last Yash walked on to the stage. He was dressed like a magician– a black robe
and a black conical hat. There was a magic stick in his hand.

“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen”, said Yash. “I am here to entertain you with
some magical tricks.” Then he started. First of all he made a coin disappear. The
audience clapped.

Yash took a large sheet of white cloth. He waved it to show the audience that it
was only a sheet of cloth and nothing else. Then he turned to the audience. “Look,
ladies and gentlemen. This is a piece of cloth in my hand. Now I am going to make
a puppy disappear”, said Yash.

“Tommy! Tommy! Where are you? Come here! Come here!”, said Yash.

Soon a puppy appeared on the stage. Yash took it in his lap and covered it with the
piece of cloth.

Then he muttered loudly, “cham chum, bam boom, tam lam, pam dam, babli doom!”
and flung the sheet up in the air.

The audience gasped in surprise! The sheet floated gently down to the stage, but
there was no puppy present any where!

“Amazing! Excellent! Well done!”, cried the audience and applauded him loudly
as the curtain came down.

When the curtain rose, the principal was on the stage. He thanked the performers.
Then he read the achievements of the school.

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The chief guest, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Pradesh was now on the stage. He
delivered a speech on the importance of education for the children. He also gave
away the prizes to the top achievers of the school.

The vice-principal gave a vote of thanks. Next day in the class room, Mr. Shrestha
thanked Payal, Madhur, Rajat, Amar, Gopal and Yash. He also wished them a happy
summer vacation.

Word Galaxy

announce : to make something known to people

applaud : to praise

auditorium : a hall where audience sits

cheerful : happy

classical : related to art and literature of ancient period

entertainment : the action of providing interesting or enjoyable things

excellent : very good

fling : to throw something violently

gasp : to take quick deep breaths with open mouth

murmur : to make a low continuous sound

patriotic : showing love for one's own country

recite : to speak a piece of literature aloud from memory

skit : a short play

trick : an act intended to deceive

vacation : holiday

whisper : to speak in a low voice

A. Read the text and, write whether the statements are true or false in the
given boxes.

a. The class teacher announced about the summer vacation.
b. The school was going to organise the Annual Day.
c. Payal wanted to present a classical song on the stage.
d. Rajat wanted to recite a poem.
e. Yash and Gopal wanted to present a skit on the stage.
f. No one believed Yash would be able to do magic shows on the stage.

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