Wonder Class 1

Comprehension check

1 Fill in the blank spaces with the suitable words from the
text.
a. A computer is just like a ……………... .
b. The brain of a computer is …………………… .
c. A…………………… helps to click on a computer screen.
d. Laptops are …….. easier than desktop to carry
e. The word net here means…………. .

2 Answer the following questions.
a. What are the major parts of a computer?
…………………………………………………………
b. Why is the CPU called the brain of a computer?
…………………………………………………………
c. What can a mouse do?
…………………………………………………………
d. Where are computer used? Write the names of some
places where a computer is used.
…………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………

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Listen, Think and Share

A teacher works in a school.
A teacher teaches students.
A teacher develops skills in
students.

Now, talk about the following people in the same way.

doctoswr eeper nurse chef pilotdriver

Creative Writing

Do you have a computer at your home? What do you use it for?
Write a paragraph.
…………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………

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Fun Activity
Draw a picture of a computer and colour it.

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Fruits and
Vegetables

Carrot Soup
The Turnip

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Carrot Soup

Before you proceed

Do you know how to make carrot soup?
• Melt butter in a large pot, add onions.
• Cover the onions with a lid. Cook it for about two minutes in low heat.
• Add water, carrots and chicken cubes. Boil until carrots are soft.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Yummy! carrot soup is ready.

New words

asked - He asked me a question.
share - It is good to share things with others.
food - My favourite food is momo.

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Mr. Bunny picked four carrots.
“I will make carrot soup,” he said.
Then he met Mr. Rat.
Mr. Rat asked, “May I have a carrot, please?”
“Yes, take one,” said Mr. Bunny.
“Thank you,” said Mr. Rat.
Mr. Bunny had three carrots left.
Then he met Miss Pig.

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Miss Pig asked, “May I have a carrot, please?”
“Yes, take one,” said Mr. Bunny.
“Thank you,” said Miss Pig.

Who is giving carrots?

Mr. Bunny had two carrots left.

Then he met Mr. Duck.

Mr. Duck asked, “May I have a carrot, please?”

“Yes, take one,” said Mr. Bunny.

“Thank you,” said Mr. Duck.

Now Mr. Bunny had one carrot left.

Then he met Miss Hen.

Miss Hen asked, “May I have a carrot, please?”
“Yes, take the last one,” said Mr. Bunny.
“Thank you,” said Miss Hen.
Mr. Bunny went home without any carrots.

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“Now I can’t make carrot soup!” he said.
The doorbell rang: ding-dong, ding-dong!
“Who is it?” asked Mr. Bunny.
“Hello!” said Mr. Rat, Miss Pig, Mr. Duck, and Miss Hen.
“Why are you all here?” asked Mr. Bunny.
“You shared your carrots with us,” they said, “so we will share
our food with you.”
“Thank you,” said Mr. Bunny.
“What did you make?”
“We made carrot soup!” they said. “Let’s eat!”

Word power

1. Complete the crossword puzzle.

fo
o
s

c rt
u

2. Use each of the following words in a sentence of your own.

a. please …………………………………………………

b. thank you …………………………………………………

c. home …………………………………………………

d. with …………………………………………………

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Comprehension check

1 Answer the following questions.
a. How many carrots did Mr. Bunny pick?
......................................................................................................................
b. What did he want to do with them?
......................................................................................................................
c. Did Mr. Bunny have any carrots left when he reached
home?
......................................................................................................................
d. To how many friends did Mr. Bunny give his carrots?
Name them.
......................................................................................................................
e. Why did Mr. Rat, Miss Pig, Mr. Duck and Miss Hen share
their food with Mr. Bunny?

......................................................................................................................

2 Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ for the following statements.
a. Mr. Bunny picked five carrots.

b. Mr. Bunny wanted to make carrot soup.

c. Mr. Bunny didn’t share his carrots.

d. Mr. Rat, Miss Pig, Mr. Duck and Miss Hen shared their
food with Mr. Bunny.

3 Who said the following?
a. “I will make carrot soup.”
..............................................................
b. “We made carrot soup!”
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4 Mr. Bunny met four friends. Whom did he first meet?
Number the characters from 1 to 4 in the order Mr. Bunny
met them.
Miss Pig

Mr. Rat

Miss Hen

Mr. Duck

Listen, Think and Share

This is an apple. These are apples.

Now, talk about the followings in the same way.

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Creative Writing

What is your favourite fruit? Write a paragraph about it.
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………

Literature

You just read a fable. A fable is an old story. In may fables animals
talk to one another. The animals may also talk to people.

These fables are told by people to people over and over again.
These stories are told to teach a moral lessons.
Now, note who are there in the story.
……………………… ………………………
……………………… ………………………
……………………… ………………………
What lesson did you learn from the story?
…………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………

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Fun Activity

Read and learn to say. Then discuss.

Bunny buys some carrots. Bunny buys some bananas. Can
bunny make soup from carrots? Can bunny make some soup
from bananas?
Now say these words with ‘b’ and ‘c’.
bunny , bubble, bulky, bus, basket, basketball, baby, boot, book
coffee, car, cap, carrot, cake, curd, cook, cold, clip, corn, corner
Write ‘b’ or ‘c’ to complete these words.
___ack ___lack ___lock ___rush ___rick ___eak
___un ___ee ___lue ___oy ___ear ___at
___up ___ow ___ard ___ube ___one ___lock
___ock ___andy ___arpet

Read the story. You can see pictures at times. Write words in
place of the pictures and complete the story.

Once upon a time, a _______ met a ___ .

The bee was sitting on a ______ flower. The bear asked

the bee, “Do you like ______ or _____ ?”

“No’ I don’t like them! I like honey.”

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The bear said, “I also like honey. But a ______ of sugar in

coffee is tasty.” A ______ hiding behind the bush heard

them. The ______ came and said, “I like cream the best. A

______ gave it to me.” Then all said, “Let’s go to see
the cow.”

On the way, they met a ______ . The cock was eating a

______ with its ______ . The cock asked, “Where

are you going?”

They said, “We are going to see a ______ . She gives us
cream.” The cock also went with them.

They were outside the cowshed. They saw a ______ .
They asked, “Where is the cow?”

“The cow is in the shed,” the boy said. “Why do you want the
cow?”

They all said, “We want to have cream. The cow can give us
cream.”

The boy was nice to them. He put a ______ for them.

Then, he brought some cream from the cow. He gave them the

cream. Finally, they played with a ______ and some ______

. It was big fun.

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The Turnip

Before you proceed

• Do you like eating vegetables?
• Can you tell the names of the following vegetables?
• Which ones do you like?

New words

planted - Dinesh planted a rose plant in his garden.

pulled - The villagers pulled the boy out of the well.

The Turnip

A farmer planted a turnip. It got
bigger, and bigger, and bigger.

One day the farmer said, “I am
going to pull up that big turnip.”

He pulled and pulled, but the
turnip did not come up.

The farmer called his wife.
“Please help me!” he cried.

“Hold on to me. Pull when I pull.”

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The farmer pulled the turnip.
The wife pulled the farmer.

They pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up.

What were they pulling?

The wife called her child.
“Please help us!” she cried.
“Hold on to me. Pull when I pull.”
The farmer pulled the turnip.
The wife pulled the farmer.
The child pulled the wife.
They pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up.

The child called his dog.
“Please help us!” he cried.
“Hold on to me. Pull when I pull”.
The farmer pulled the turnip.
The wife pulled the farmer.

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The child pulled the wife.
The dog pulled the child.
They pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up.

The dog called a cat.
“Please help us!” he cried.
“Hold on to me. Pull when I pull.”
The farmer pulled the turnip.
The wife pulled the farmer.
The child pulled the wife.
The dog pulled the child.
The cat pulled the dog.
They pulled and pulled, but the turnip did not come up.

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“Please help us!” she cried.
“Hold on to me. Pull when I pull.”
The farmer pulled the turnip.

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The wife pulled the farmer.
The child pulled the wife.
The dog pulled the child.
The cat pulled the dog.
The mouse pulled the cat.
They pulled, and pulled, and Pop! The turnip came up!

Word power

1. These are the characters from the story. Match them with
their pictures.

farmer

child

cat

dog

wife

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2. Circle the vegetables which we have to pull from the
ground.

Comprehension check

1 Answer the following questions.
a. Who planted a turnip?
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b. Who pulled the farmer?
.............................................................................................................
c. Who pulled the dog?

.............................................................................................................

d. Whom did the dog pull?

.............................................................................................................

2 Tick (√) the correct answer.
a. The farmer pulled the ................................

turnip wife child

b. The wife called her ................................

cat dog child

c. The cat pulled the ................................

dog farmer child

d. The mouse pulled the ................................

farmer cat child

3 Fill in the blanks with the given words.

turnip mouse bigger Hold

a. The turnip grew .....................

b. .................... on to me. Pull when I pull.

c. The farmer pulled the .....................

d. The .................... pulled the cat.

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4 Write numbers in the given boxes in the order of the story.

They pulled and pulled,
but the turnip did not
come up.

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pulled, and Pop! The
turnip came up!

A farmer planted a
turnip.

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Listen, Think and Share

That is a carrot. Those are carrots.

Now, talk about the followings in the same way.

Creative Writing

What’s your favourite vegetable? Write a paragraph about it.
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
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Literature

Fables have some special features. Can you check if the story
you read have some features like below? Write 'yes' or 'no'.

a. The story has talking animals. ...................
b. We know when the events of the story took place. ...................
c. The story teaches us a lesson. ...................
d. The animals in the story can talk to people too. ...................

Fun Activity

Here is a picture outline of a farmer and a turnip. Join the
dotted lines serially and colour the picture.

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Hobbies and
Interests

Having Fun!
Who is Dr. Seuss?

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Having Fun!

Before you proceed

Can you think of any two things that you did in the past and you still do now?
Again, can you think of two things you used to do in the past and don’t do
them any more?
Put a tick for the things that you do now.

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favourite - liked
Science is my favourite subject.
popular - liked by many people
Rajesh Hamal is a popular actor.
borrow - get something from others
I want to borrow a pencil from you.

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Having Fun!

Long, long ago!

Children played board games.

Children liked listening to
their favourite songs on the
radio.

Not all children could buy
books. Children read the same
books again and again.

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They worked in the kitchen.

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Today!

Still board games
are very popular.

Children listen to
songs on their own
music players.

Children may buy books
or borrow them from the
library.

Both girls and boys
go to school.

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Word power
Complete this crossword.

m

bo s

l
cs

l bay
r
o
m

Comprehension check
1 Look at the pictures and write 'Today' or 'Long, long ago'.

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2 Fill in the blanks. Choose the words from the given options.
same board school music favourite

a. Children played ............................. games.
b. Children read their .................... books again and again.
c. Children liked listening to their ......................... songs on

the radio.
d. Children listen to ................... on their own music players.
e. Both girls and boys go to ............................. .
3 Answer the following questions.
a. Did the girls go to school long, long ago?
...............................................................................................
b. How do the children listen to songs today?
...............................................................................................
c. Where do the children borrow books from?
...............................................................................................
d. What are the things you like to do?
...............................................................................................

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Listen, Think and Share
I like playing
football.

I like to draw
pictures.

Now, tell your friends about your likes.

Creative Writing

Write down five things you do to have fun.
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………

Project Activity

Ask your friends and make a list what games they like to play.

Example:

Gangesh football.

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Who is Dr. Seuss?

Before you read

Have you ever read a storybook? Do you love stories? Storybooks are fun to
read.

Who writes these nice stories?

The person who writes stories is called a story writer. We are going to learn
about a writer today.

New words

character - a person in a film, play or story

award - a prize or a sum of money that is given to someone

rhyme - a word which has the same last sound as another
word

Who is Dr. Seuss?

Dr. Seuss is the writer of many children’s books. His full name
is Theodor Seuss Geisel.

Dr. Seuss was born in 1904, in the USA.

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His mother used to sing him rhymes to
make him sleep when he was little. Dr.
Seuss liked to read rhyming books. He
also liked to write.

He was good at drawing. He drew
cartoons.

Dr. Seuss liked to have fun. He liked
to wear funny hats. Some of the
characters in his books also wear
funny hats.

He enjoyed writing books
that taught children to read
themselves. He wrote forty four
books for children. His stories
were made into cartoons and
movies. He has also won many
awards for his movies and
cartoons.

Dr. Seuss was loved by
children all over the world.
He also loved them a lot.

Dr. Seuss was well known
for saying, “A person’s
a person, no matter how
small.”

He died in 1991.

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Did Some of the books written by Dr. Seuss are:

YOU The Cat and the Hat
And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street
Know? Green Eggs and Ham
On Beyond Zebra

Word power
1. Look at these words and match them with their pictures.

reading

drawing

Dr. Seuss

cartoon

writing

2. Make a sentence using each of the following words.
reading ………………………………………………………………
writing ………………………………………………………………
cartoon ………………………………………………………………
drawing ………………………………………………………………

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Comprehension check

1 Answer the following questions.
a. What is Dr. Seuss’s full name?
....................................................................................................................
b. Who sang him rhymes to make him sleep?
....................................................................................................................
c. How many books did he write for children?
....................................................................................................................
d. When did he die?
....................................................................................................................
e. What kind of book do you like to read?

....................................................................................................................

2 Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
fun drew funny children

a. Dr. Seuss liked to have ………………………….. .

b. He …………………………. cartoons.
c. He liked to wear ………………………….hats.
d. Dr. Seuss was loved by …………...……. all over the world.

3 Write T for true and F for false statements.
a. Dr. Seuss was born in 1904.

b. He wasn’t good at drawing.

c. He wrote forty five books for children.

d. Dr. Seuss was loved by children all over the world.

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4 Here are some activities. Circle the activities which Dr.
Seuss liked to do.
crying reading cleaning

dancing singing writing

drawing jumping teasing

Listen, Think and Share

I don’t like
crying.

I don’t like
teasing.

Now, tell your friends about the things you don’t like.

Creative Writing

Write about yourself.
What is your name?
How old are you?
Where do you live?
Where do you study?
What do you like to do?
My name is …………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………

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Fun Activity
Cut a picture of your famous sports person and paste it here.

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Birds and
Animals

The Lion and the Mouse
Central Zoo
The Little Red Hen

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The Lion and the Mouse

Before you proceed

Have you ever watched Tom and Jerry? Do you like Jerry?
Do you know who the king of the jungle is? Is it the mouse or the lion?

New words

jungle - forest
A tiger lives in the jungle.
laughed - s miled
The children laughed loudly.
strong - powerful
A mouse has strong teeth.
roared - spoke angrily
The lion roared in the jungle.

The Lion and the Mouse

Once upon a time, there was a little mouse.

One day, it was passing through the jungle. It came across a big
lion there. The lion was looking for food. It caught the mouse.

How did the mouse request?

“Please let me go. I will help you some day,” said the mouse.

“How could a little mouse help me?” said the lion and laughed
loudly.

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It did not eat the mouse. It let the
mouse go.

A few days later, some hunters
came to the jungle. They set up a
big net. The lion got caught in the
net. He roared and roared. But no
one came to help. He roared more

loudly.

The mouse heard the lion. It came to help. The mouse had strong
teeth. It bit the net.

The lion was free. “Thank you, little mouse,” said the lion.

This is how a little mouse helped a big lion.

Word power

1. Find the following words in the word grid given below.

MOUSE LION HUNTER LAUGH STRONG JUNGLE

J U N G L E HWR
GHK LMOU S E
QWE L I ON Y I
MZ F A BNTHL
VNNU Y J E K L
CZ SGTUROP
Z X V HNMK L O
T S T RONG E R

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2. Make a sentence using each of the words given below.
Example:
food : The cat is looking for food.
a. mouse : ………………………………………………………
b. help : ………………………………………………………
c. strong : ………………………………………………………
d. hunter : ………………………………………………………

Comprehension check

1 Tick the sentences which the lion said.

How could a little Please let me go. I will help
mouse help me? you some day.

Thank you, little How are you?
mouse.

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2 Fill in the blanks using the words given below.
lion passing strong food hunter

a. The mouse was ……………………… through the jungle.
b. The lion was looking for ………………………...
c. The ………………………laughed.
d. The ……………………… set up a big net.
e. The mouse had ………………………... teeth.
3 Answer the following questions.
a. Where was the mouse going?
...............................................................................................
b. What was the lion looking for?
...............................................................................................
c. Did the lion eat the mouse?
...............................................................................................
d. Who set up the big net?
...............................................................................................
e. Who helped the lion?
...............................................................................................
f. What did the lion learn in the end?
...............................................................................................

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Listen, Think and Share

I've got four
legs, a big
mouth, big teeth
and a long tail.

Now, talk about these animals in the same way.

Creative Writing

Write a paragraph about a lion.
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………

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Literature

Fables are not very long stories. They are short and sweet. They
also do not have many characters. They teach us lessons. Now
check if the story have the following features. Write 'yes' or 'no'.
Then say if we can say the story a fable?

a. The story has three characters.
b. The lion and the mouse can talk to one another.
c. The story tells us that we can be friends with anyone.
d. It is a long story.
e. We do not know where the story take place.

Fun Activity

Draw a picture of a mouse and colour it.

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Central Zoo

Before you read

Look at the pictures and write the names of the animals.

……………… ……………… ……………… ………………

Have you seen any of the animals above? Where?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

There are some animals we cannot see at home. Such animals live in jungles.
But there is a safe place where we can see those animals. It is called a zoo.

New words

discount - decrease in price

tour - visit to a place

Central Zoo

A zoo is a place where many wild animals are kept.

In Nepal, there is only one big zoo. It is called the Central Zoo. It
is in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur.

Many people come here to see the animals. Parents bring their
children here on holidays.

Many children also come here from schools. The teachers bring

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their students here for educational tour. People also come for dry
picnics here.

Where do the teachers take the students for educational tour?

There are many wild animals like deer, elephant, crocodile,
monkey, tiger, hippopotamus and one-horned rhino. There are
also many birds like peacock, vulture, danphe and ostrich.

There is a big pond inside the zoo. You can do boating there.

The zoo also has some rules. You have to buy a ticket to enter the
zoo. Small children do not need tickets.

Ticket rates are different for different group of people. They give
discounts to the students. But the people from other countries
have to pay more money.

You cannot take plastic bags inside the zoo. You cannot give food
to the animals. You cannot throw things inside the zoo. You can
throw waste only in the dustbins. You must follow the rules in
the zoo.

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There are many
animals living in
their own cages.

The tigers are kept
in a big cage. It looks
like a small jungle. It
also has a cave.

The monkeys are very
funny. They swing
from the branches.
The bear also climbs the trees sometimes.

The birds are kept on a different side. There are snakes also. The
snakes are kept inside a glass cage so they cannot come out.

There are different fishes too. They are kept in aquariums.
Aquariums are big glass boxes filled with water.

There are many benches for sitting in the zoo. There are swings
also.

You can also ride on the elephant. The elephant takes you around
the zoo.

There are shops and restaurants inside the zoo. You can eat
momo, pizza and many other foods in the restaurant. You can
buy chips, chocolates and toys in the shops.

Visiting the zoo is a real fun.

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Word power

Make a sentence using each of these words:

zoo ……………………………………………………………

tiger ……………………………………………………………

fish …………………………………………………………………

school …………………………………………………………………

dustbin …………………………………………………………………

Comprehension check

1 Answer the following questions.
a. Write the names of some of the animals kept in the zoo.
……………………………………………………………….........
b. What are the rules to be followed in the zoo?
………………………………………………………………..........
c. Where is the Central Zoo?
……………………………………………………………….........
d. Where are fishes kept?
……………………………………………………………….........
e. Where should you throw the waste in the zoo?
……………………………………………………………….........

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f. Which animals would you like to see in the zoo?
………………………………………………………………..........
2 Fill in the blanks.
a. A …………………………… is a place where many wild

animals are kept.
b. You have to buy a ……………………… to enter the zoo.
c. The tigers are kept in a big …………………………….
d. …………………………… are big glass boxes filled with

water.
e. Visiting the zoo is real ……………………… .
3 Read the text and rearrange the letters to make the names
of the animals found in the zoo.

a. eder

b. teigr

c. rionh

d. naske

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4 Read the names of the animals given below and write them
in the correct boxes.

tiger dog crocodile cow deer lion cat goat

Wild animals Domestic animals

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You can eat its wings
its breast and its legs
and when it’s alive.
You can eat its eggs.
What is it?

It's chicken.

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Now, have similar conversation with your friends about the
followings.

Creative Writing

Write a paragraph about your favourite bird.
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………

Fun Activity

Make a pair and ask your partner if they have ever been to a
zoo. If yes, discuss what they saw and what they did there.

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The Little Red Hen

Before you proceed

Meet the characters of this story.

Little Red Hen Dog Goose Cat

Can you name a few animals and birds that lay eggs?

New words
narrator - someone who tells

a story

grain - small food particle

pile - things kept on top
of one another

mill - the place where
grain is crushed
into flour

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The Little Red Hen

NARRATOR : Once upon a time there was a Little Red Hen. She
lived on a farm with a dog, a goose, and a cat.

One day the Little Red Hen found some grains of wheat on
the ground.

LITTLE RED HEN : Who will help me plant this wheat?
DOG : Not I!

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