Wonder Book 2

Creative Writing
Write a story with the help of the given pictures.

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Project Activity

Did you like the play 'Chicken Little'? Act out the play in the
class. Take turns and choose your roles. Have fun!

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21 The Biggest
and the Best

• Do you like animals?
• Which is your favourite animal?
• Which animal is the fastest?
• Which animal is the biggest?
• Which animal is the loudest?

New words

Read the words and their opposites.

Words Opposites

long - short
quiet - noisy
angry - happy
fast - slow
bright - dull

You will come across these words in the text below.
Underline them while you are reading the text.

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The Biggest and the Best

Blue whales are the biggest animals
in the world. They are 33 metres long
and 150 tons! They eat small fish.
They usually live alone.

The biggest land animals are the
African elephants. They are more
than 7 tons.

They eat leaves and fruit. They like
water and they can swim very well.

Pythons are the longest snakes in
the world. They are 10 metres long.
They are brown and yellow. They
crawl quietly. Some pythons can be
very big. They can swallow a goat or
an small calf.

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fish. They eat meat. They
can eat people, too.

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Which animal do you find scary? Why?

Cheetahs are the fastest land
animals in the world. They can
run at 100 kilometres an hour.
They have black spots. They
have very good eyes.

The noisiest land animals are red
and black monkeys from America.

Sloths are the slowest animals.
They crawl at 2 metres a minute.
They cannot move fast.

Giraffes are the tallest animals and have the
longest necks. They are 5 metres tall. They
eat leaves from the trees. They can reach
top of some trees to eat the leaves. They
have very strong kick. They can kill a lion
with their kick.

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Collies are the friendliest dogs. They
are very kind. They help people and
look after children. They can work
as shepherds. They are very clever
and watchful. They can chase some
wild animals too.

Word power

The names of the animals are all wrong. Look at given pictures
and write their names correctly.

photny .........................................

epalnhet ........................................

ctaheeh ........................................

prnhiaas .....................................

gfearif .........................................

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Comprehension Check

1. Fill in the blanks.
a. Blue whales are the .................. animals in the world.
b. .................. are more than 7 tons.

c. .................. can run at 100 kilometres an hour.

d. Piranhas eat ...................

e. Giraffes are the .................. animals.

2. Write T for true and F for false statements.
a. Blue whales are 33 metres long and 150 tons.
b. Pythons are 100 m long.
c. Piranhas are the angriest fish.
d. Sloths are the fastest animals. They can run at

100 kilometres an hour.
e. Collies are the angriest dogs.

3. Match the following.
a. python angry
b. piranha longest snake
c. American monkey friendliest dog
d. sloth noisy
e. collie slow

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4. Answer the following questions.
a. Which is the biggest animal in the world?

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b. Which is the longest snake in the world?

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c. What does a piranha eat?

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d. Which is the fastest animal in the world?

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e. Which is the tallest animal in the world?

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f. Which animal do you think is most dangerous?

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g. Why do people keep Collies at home?

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Listen, Pair and Share
Discuss with your friends about biggest, longest, fastest, tallest
and the must dangerous animals in the world.

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Creative Writing

Write a paragraph describing a farm animal.
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Look at the pictures given below and draw lines joining babies
and their parents.

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Listening Script

Lesson 3

My name is Ravi. I am nine years old. I have a sister. Her name is Safala. We
play together. We play in the park. We go to the park with our father.

Lesson 9

Hello everyone! I'm Nima.

Welcome to the weather news.

Here's today's weather report of the country.

It's sunny in Kathmandu and the day is warm. It's pleasant sunny in the south,
too. In the east, there is light rain and a chance of snow fall on the high hills.
In the west, it is quite sunny today but the wind is blowing very strong. Be
careful.

Have a nice day!

Lesson 12

I'm Janak. I have a bag. My bag is big. It's blue. I keep my books in my bag.
I also carry my tiffin in it. Sometimes it becomes too heavy. I always go to
school with my bag.

Lesson 13

This is my new carton character. His name is Blot. He has fair hair and blue
eyes. Blot's favourite food is chocolate. His favourite music is rap and he likes
playing football. Blot is from Planet Siku. His mother and father are there. Their
names are Bluke and Bluki. Blot's friend on earth is a girl. Her name is Munnu.
Munnu and Blot have a lot of fun together.

Lesson 16

I am Ada. This is my computer. My father gifted it go me on my birthday.
I love doing paint in my computer. My brother loves to play games in it. A
computer is a very useful machine.

Lesson 17

I am a banana. I am yellow. I grow on trees. I am a fruit. I have a skin. You
have to peel my skin before you eat me. I am good for your health.

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Lesson 19

Lara is 11 years old. She likes writing poems and painting pictures.

Tom is 15 years old and he has very interesting hobbies. He likes dancing and
playing piano.

Robert is almost 13 years old. His hobbies are playing football and reading
detective stories.

Lesson 20

The lion is a strong, dangerous and fast animal. It is called the king of the
jungle. Baby lions can't see. A thirsty lion can drink for 20 minutes.

Giraffes are the tallest animals. They can clean their ears with their tongues.
They can run very fast but they can't jump.

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