New park english reader book 2

Approved by Government of Nepal Ministry of Education, Curriculum Development Center (CDC)

Shubharambha’s 2

New Spark

English Reader

Author

Krishna Prasad Regmi

Edited by

Balaram Sharma

TU Topper in English Education (M.ED)
M. Phil with scholarship award (UGC)

Shubharambha Publication Pvt.Ltd.
Kathmandu, Nepal

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Author:
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Edited by:
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Preamble

New Spark English Reader series is a widely used ELT course in English,
designed immensely to bring about a change in teaching and learning
English so as to enable the learners to use English in context following an
eclectic approach to teach language skills.

New Spark English Reader contains huge examples and their application to
communicative approach that will increase the quality learning of English. It is
thought that this change will improve the standard and acceptability of the
book and I will consider the attempts fruitful if the students find the book
fruitful.

New Spark English Reader series includes eight textbooks from grade one to
eight. It has a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction genres with meaningful
illustrations to support students' critical thinking skills for better
comprehensive of the material.

New Spark English Reader includes for the teacher, for the student, rattle
your brain, words to remember, reading and understanding, communication
skills, project work, fun time, word search puzzle and writing sections in order
to complete the lessons assertively.

My gratitude goes to my godly gurus, school principals, teachers, other
educators and students for their everlasting inspiration and support in piloting
the series. Great authors, whose work has been acclimatized in the series for
the reading materials, without a qualm, deserve my sincere
acknowledgements.

I am thankful to Shubharambha Publication Pvt. Ltd. for their encouragement,
co-operation and help in preparing this reading material. At last, I would like
to assure all the concerned teachers, students and readers that constructive
comments and suggestions shall be tremendously appreciated and
incorporated in the upcoming edition.

Krishna Prasad Regmi Author
[email protected]

Salient Features of the Series:

Listening and speaking audio is available with QR code reader.
New prose and poem lessons for an enhanced reading skill.
Innovative glossary to new and unfamiliar words.
New context sensitive and appropriate exercises.
Mammoth vocabulary related exercises to bolster word power.
Supplementary guidance for writing exercises.
Stimulation on higher order thinking skills via inferential and analytical questions.
Enough word search puzzles and fun time activities.
Communication skills, project works, pair work and group work activities.
Image glosses with up to date blueprint.

In this Series
For the Teacher: This section includes instructions and questions to discuss in the class
before starting the lesson by the teacher.

For the Student: This section includes questions related to the given lesson in order to link
the lesson with their prior knowledge of the subject matter.

Rattle your brain: This section includes questions to rattle the brain of the learners via
critical thinking and thematic approach to answer the tricky questions.

Words to Remember: This section includes new and unfamiliar words with their contextual
meanings from the text.

Reading and Understanding: This section includes comprehension exercises like true or
false, filling blanks, matching, questions and making sentences to better understand the text.

Communication Skills: This section includes listening and speaking materials and
exercises to bolster listening and speaking skills.

Project Work: This section includes project work activities to provide students with
additional content in facilitating their learning.

Fun Time: This section includes activities for increasing learner interest in learning via
drawing picture, naming picture, picture strip story and picture description.

Word Search Puzzle: This section includes a puzzle to search words given in the
parenthesis.

Writing: This section includes a wide variety of writing activities to enhance writing skills of
students.

Table of Contents

Unit-1 Lesson-1 A Pet’s Party 6-13
14-18
Lesson-2 O God We Thank You

Unit-2 Lesson-3 The Hare and the Tortoise 19-26
27-32
Lesson-4 Who Has Seen The Wind

Unit-3 Lesson-5 The Two Close Friends 33-39
Lesson-6 The Postman 40-44

Unit-4 Lesson-7 The Clever Brother 45-51
Lesson-8 If All the Seas 52-56

Unit-5 Lesson-9 An Evening at the Sea Beach 57-63
64-67
Lesson-10 I Am Lucky

Unit-6 Lesson-11 David In Trouble 68-74
Unit-7 Lesson-12 A Smile 75-79

Lesson-13 Don’t Cut the Tree 80-85
Lesson-14 MR. NOBODY 86-90

Unit-8 Lesson-15 The Pied Piper 91-97

Lesson-16 On My Blackboard I Can Draw 98-104

Unit-9 Lesson-17 Home Sweet Home 105-111
112-116
Lesson-18 I am The Music Man

Unit-10 Lesson-19 The Grasshopper and the Ant 117-123
Unit-11 Lesson-20 Strange Talk 124-130

Lesson-21 The Midas Touch 131-137
Lesson-22 Our Friends 138-142

Unit-12 Lesson-23 In the Garden 143-149
Lesson-24 I Love Little Pussy 150-154

Unit-1 Lesson-1

A Pet’s Party

For the Teacher

Discuss the word 'pet' with the children. Tell them that they also need our love
and care like any other human being.

For the Children

1. Do you have a pet?

(i) Yes (ii) No

2. Make a list of things which you would like to do for it.

(i) _________________ (ii) _________________

(iii) _________________ (iv) _________________

Now read the story.

Rashmi had a lovely parrot. She wanted to have a pet's party. She wanted to
invite her friends with their pet animals in this party. She talked to her mother.
Her mother also agreed. It was decided that the party would be arranged on
Sunday.

She gave invitation to all of her friends. They were ready for this party. They
were also very happy.

It was Sunday today. She told her father to come home at 6:00 p.m. from
office. In the afternoon, she arranged different kinds of food for her friends.

At 5:00 p.m., all her friends came with their pets. Ajay was with his cat. Anil
was with his dog, Lata had brought her parrot. Geeta was with her rabbit.
Manoj was with his lamb. Aman was with his monkey. Ritu was with her duck.
Ali was with his pigeon and Ajit was with his squirrel.

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Scan Here

Audio Script

All these pets had been properly bathed and cleaned. Some of them had
been dressed up also. All pets were looking smart and attractive.
At 6:00 p.m., Rashmi's father came home from office. He had brought sweets
with him.

The party started at 6:15 p.m. First of all, Aman sang a song. Lata and Ritu
danced. Aman's monkey also danced. Ali told a story. Ajit told some jokes. All
laughed.

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“Let’s play a guessing game”, Rashmi suggested. “Yes, why not?”, all
shouted with joy.

“Each one would be blind folded, would touch the tail of an animal or a bird
and would say who the animal was?”, said Rashmi. All agreed.

First of all Ajit was blind folded.

Ajit : (touching the lamb's tail). It is squirrel. (removes the cloth from
eyes) Oh! I am sorry. It is not squirrel. It is lamb.

Every one laughed. It was Ali's turn now.

Ali : (blind folded and touching the tail of dog). It is rabbit.

“No! No! No! You are wrong. It is not rabbit but dog”, shouted the children.
One by one, all tried. Only Lata and Geeta were able to recognise. They were
cheered by all.

“Rashmi, call your friends with their pets. The food is ready”, the mother said.

First, food was served for the pets. The cat got a bowl full of milk. The dog got
its favourite meat. The parrot got chillies. The rabbit got carrots. The monkey
got bananas. The lamb got green grass. The duck got fish, the pigeon got
seeds and the squirrel got nuts. All enjoyed food very much.

Rashmi and her friends ate rice and chicken."The chicken is very tasty",
shouted Ajit. When the food was over all children got sweets.

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It was 8:00 pm now. Lata was feeling sleepy. "Let us go home now," said
Geeta. "Yes, let us go home now," said Ajit.

All friends said good night to each other and went home with their pets.

Rattle Your Brain
Do you know what do pets eat? Write any four pet foods
along with the name of pet.
_______________________________________________

Words to Remember

pet : an animal kept for pleasure
arrange : to put in order
invitation : to make a request to come
attractive : looking pleasing / beautiful
blind fold : to cover eyes with a piece of cloth
cheered : in pleasant way
sleepy : to feel the need to sleep

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether these statements are true or false.
1. Rashmi wanted to arrange a pet's party.
2. Anil came with his monkey.
3. Lata brought her parrot in the party.
4. The monkey danced in the party.
5. The children ate rice and curry.
6. The squirrel got nuts to eat in the party.

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B. Answer these questions in the given space.

1. Who wanted to give pet's party? Who were to be invited in this party?

......................................................................................................................
2. What pets did Ajay and Anil brought with them?

......................................................................................................................
3. Who brought the duck and the rabbit?

......................................................................................................................
4. Who suggested to play the guessing game?

......................................................................................................................
5. What did the children eat?

......................................................................................................................
C. Match the animals / birds of column 'A' with the food they eat in the

party of column 'B'.

AB

1. cat I. fish

2. dog ii. banana

3. parrot iii. grass

4. rabbit iv. nuts

5. monkey v. meat

6. lamb vi. chilli

7. duck vii. milk

8. pigeon viii. carrot

9. squirrel ix. seed

Communication Skills

Listening and Speaking Skills

The teacher makes the following statements. He asks the children to
listen to these sentences very carefully and make corrections (if there is
/ are).

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1. Rashmi makes invitation to all of her friends.
2. Rashmi's friends came with their pets.
3. The pets were poorly dressed.
4. In the party, Ajit told a story.
5. All animals and birds enjoyed food very much.
6. At 9:00 p.m. the party came to an end.

Pair work: Tell your friend what do you do every day. Then ask your
friend what he / she does every day. Use the words given in the box.

read pray wake play clean
drink come go meet respect

Fun with Grammer

A. Sentence: A sentence is a group of words which expresses complete

sense.

Examples: (i) The boy goes home.

(ii) The man is drinking water.

Here the group of words are kept in proper order and they express

complete sense.

Now keep the group of words in proper order and make meaningful

sentence.

1. dirty hands are his.
..................................................................................................................

2. school to boy goes the.
.................................................................................................................

3. works man the hard.
..................................................................................................................

4. money father me my gives.
.................................................................................................................

5. poor Suresh needy the helps and.
................................................................................................................

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.
6. nine is James old years.

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

B. Similar words have same meanings. Write similar words for the
followings.
1. lovely _______________ 2. talk _______________
3. happy _______________ 4. tell _______________

5. kind _______________ 6. start _______________
7. wrong _______________ 8. home _______________

Take help from this box say house type
incorrect speak glad pretty
begin

C. Have you seen a dictionary? The words are arranged in alphabetical
order in the dictionary. This means that words beginning with the letter a
comes first, then words beginning with the letter b and so on.
Some words are given below. Arrange these words in alphabetical order.

eye red read act animal tooth
lips low camel cat donkey dog
leg ear boy apple cow cot
fan fairy month monkey horse hen

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D. Make sentences with these words.
1. lovely : ___________________________________________
2. party : ___________________________________________

3. office : ___________________________________________

4. sweets : ___________________________________________

5. touch : ___________________________________________

6. lamb : ___________________________________________

7. tasty : ___________________________________________

8. pet : ___________________________________________

Fun Time

Look at this sentence carefully.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
This sentence contains all the letters of the English alphabet. Check it.
Can you make two sentences of your own which also contain all the letters of
the alphabet?

1. ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
If you find difficulty, take help from your teacher.

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Lesson-2

O God We Thank You

For the Teacher
Discuss with the children different things made by Almighty God.

For the Children
God has made all the things on this earth. Write here some of them
which you have seen.

(I) _________________ (ii) _________________
(iii) _________________ (iv) _________________
(v) _________________ (vi) _________________

Now read the poem. Scan Here
Audio Script
O God you are great,
You have created all things on the earth.
We thank you for the world so sweet,
We thank you for the food we eat.

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We thank you for the wind that blows, Rattle Your Brain
We thank you for the river that flows, Why should we thank God for
We thank you for the birds that sing, everything?
We thank you God, for everything. _________________________
_________________________
Words to Remember

create : to bring into existence
blow : movement of wind
flow : to move smoothly

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write one rhyming word each from the poem for the following
words.
1. Flows __________________ 2. Sing _________________

3. Sweet __________________

B. Fill in the blanks choosing correct word from the brackets.
1. God has created everything on this _____________. (world / earth)
2. God has given us _____________ to eat. (food / sweets)
3. We should thank God for the __________ which blows on this earth.
(mind / wind)
4. The river _____________ on this earth. (flows / blows)
5. We should _________ God for all the things he created on the earth.
(thank/scold)

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C. Answer the questions in the given space.
1. Who created all things on the earth?

_________________________________________________________

2. What kind of world, has God made?

_________________________________________________________
3. What has God given us to eat?

_________________________________________________________
4. What does the wind do on this earth?

_________________________________________________________
5. What does the river do?

_________________________________________________________

D. In this poem, description of something happening is given. Find out
that word and write. One example is given here.

1. Wind - ________________

2. ________________ - ________________

3 ________________ - ________________

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

There are some pictures here. There is also a poem. The teacher will

first point out the pictures. Then he will recite the poem loudly. The

children will listen to the poem very attentively. ( You can also listen to

the audio) Scan Here

Audio Script

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Children, do you love each other?
Are you always kind and true?
Do you always do good to others?
As you'd have them do to you?
Are you gentle to each other?
Are you careful each day?
Not to offend others by your actions,
Or by anything you say?
Little children you must love each other,
Never give pain to others.
If your brother speaks in anger,
Answer not in anger again.

This poem in listening part has some questions. The teacher will ask
these questions and the children would answer these questions in
complete sentences orally. The teacher will pay attention to the
corrections of the answers.
Questions:

1. Do you love each other?
2. Are you kind to your friends?
3. Are you kind to animals?
4. Are you careful each day?
5. Do you give pain to others?
6. What do you do when your brother speaks in anger?

Writing

A. Word : A word is a group of letters which has a complete meaning.

The letters in a word must be kept in proper order.

Examples : 1. kmtl – meaningless word 2. nose – meaningful word

Vowel and consonants together make words. At least one vowel is a must for

forming a word.

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Now arrange the group of letters in such an order that they form a word.

1. ANBAAN _____________ 2. HSFI _____________
3. NOIL _____________
5. GNIR _____________ 4. GRNOAE _____________
7. AGNMO _____________
9. PALPE _____________ 6. IEKT _____________

8. THU _____________

10. OGTA _____________

Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words given below.

P O S T M AN B P U X W O Z L R
O R I V E R L R R AQ A R X CO
A I I MBQBP AR T YBZ LT
MS VE BT E M P L ER B EG T
CC YA I S H I N I N GNL LE
R H TD GF U R I O U SI O TN
O O CO GWW E E U X M R S R R
A O OWA E I F U NP Q A T E Z
KL BARE L I FS BF I AER
LR DPGARDE NXR ST S Z
I X C Z J Q L I C L A O K I LW
E Q B I R DSWO R L D I O CO
SHW I T H C H E S IK E A C W

RIVER WIND BIRDS WORLD TREES

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Unit-2 Lesson-3

The Hare and the Tortoise

For the Teacher

This is an interesting story with a moral– Slow and Steady wins the race.
Discuss with the children how it can happen?

For the Children

1. Who runs faster?

(i) Hare (ii) Tortoise

2. Write the names of the two children of the class who run fast

and who run slow.

(i) _________________ (ii) _________________

Now read the story.

In the forest of Arawali, there lived many animals peacefully. The king of the
forest, the lion, lived in a cave. He was kind. He was loved and respected by
all the animals. Whenever there was a dispute among animals, they used to
go to the lion. The lion solved their problems fairly.

There were two friends in the forest– a hare and a tortoise– who were
neighbours. In the evening both used to come out of their living places and
talked to each other.

The hare ran fast but the tortoise walked slowly. And the hare was very proud of
it. “You walk very slow”, the hare used to comment on the tortoise. “Yes, I walk
very slow,” replied the tortoise, “but I can defeat you in the race”. “No you can't. It
is impossible”, said the hare.

Both the hare and tortoise argued on this topic. Lastly, they thought to go to
the lion.

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The lion heard them patiently. Then after thinking for some time, he said,
“You should decide yourselves. You run a race. The race will decide, who
runs fast”.
Next day, early in the morning, the hare and tortoise gathered near a tree.
The hare said, “Friend, we shall start from this tree. We have to reach the
lion's cave. The one who will reach there first, would be the winner”, The
tortoise agreed.
The race started. The hare was fast, so he moved far ahead. The tortoise
walked slowly. He was far behind the hare.
The hare ran fast and reached near the lion's cave. Then he stopped and
looked behind. He did not see the tortoise.
“There is no trace of the tortoise. I have
reached near the lion's cave. The tortoise
can not defeat me. So, I must take some
rest here”, thought the hare. Then he sat
under a tree. As he was tired, he slept.The
tortoise was slow and steady. He walked on
and on. He reached near the hare, saw him
in deep sleep, but did not wake him up. He
himself did not stop to take rest. He continued
his walk and reached at the lion's cave. Suddenly the hare got up. He saw the
tortoise at the lion's cave. It was too late. He ran very fast, but in vain.

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The tortoise had already reached the goal before the hare could reach there.
The lion was there. He patted the tortoise with love and declared, “The tortoise
has won the race”. The hare accepted this.

Scan Here Rattle Your Brain

Audio Script Can you guess the moral of the
story?
_________________________
_________________________

Words to Remember

cave : a big hollow space inside a hill
dispute : quarrel
impossible : which is not easy or possible
argue : to express and exchange views
patiently : ability to bear the delay
trace : to find sign or mark
in vain : useless

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Fill in the blanks.
1. The lion solved the ____________ of the animals.
2. The hare ran __________ than the tortoise.
3. The hare was very ________of his speed.
4. “I can ___________ you in the race”, said the tortoise to the hare.
5. The tortoise ran slow but he was __________.
6. The lion declared that the tortoise was the ____________ of the race.

1. Where did the hare and the tortoise live?
.....................................................................................................................

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B. Answer the following questions in the given space.

1. Where did the hare and the tortoise live?
................................................................................................................

2. Who used to solve the disputes of the animals in the forest?
.................................................................................................................

3. What did the hare say to the tortoise?
.................................................................................................................

4. What did the lion say to the hare and tortoise about the way to decide
the winner?
................................................................................................................

5. What did the hare think when he saw the tortoise far behind in the race?
................................................................................................................

6. What did the hare see when he woke up?
................................................................................................................

7. Who won the race?
................................................................................................................

C. In the forest, there are many animals. Some of them run fast, some

run slow. Write names of four animals each who run fast and slow.

Runs Fast Runs Slow

1. _______________ _________________

2. _______________ _________________

3. _______________ _________________

4. _______________ _________________

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

Listen to the general questions asked by the teacher in the class room.

The students will pay attention to the questions very carefully because

the teacher will not repeat them. (You can also listen to the audio)

The students will not note down these questions in their note books.

1. What is your name? Scan Here
2. What is your father?

3. Where do you live?

4. What is the name of the book which you like most?

Audio Script

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5. Which game do you like most?
6. What is your most favourite food?
7. What is the name of your most favourite teacher?
8. Which subject do you like most?

The students have listened to the above questions by the teacher. Now
one student of the class will answer these questions loudly so that
others may hear them. This will be done by the other students also. The
teacher will pay attention to the pronunciation and corrections of the
answers.

Fun with Grammar

A. Subject and Predicate

Look at these sentences.

i. The boy is walking on the road.

ii. The girl helps the poor.

In these sentences, the boy and the girl are spoken about. These are

subjects. Similarly, is walking on the road and helps the poor are said about

some one. These are predicates.

Note :- The predicate starts with the verb.

Below some sentences are given. Divide them into subject and predicate.

1. Subject 2. Predicate

i. The dogs bark in the night.

ii. I have a new car.

iii. The boy is looking at the stars.

iv. My wise uncle lives in a village.

v. Tom and Jon live in London.

vi. Ruby, the tall girl, is my sister.

vii. The boys were listening to music.

viii. Jack completed his home work.

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Subject Predicate
________________________
i. ________________________ ________________________
ii. ________________________ ________________________
iii. ________________________ ________________________
iv. ________________________ ________________________
v. ________________________ ________________________
vi. ________________________ ________________________
vii. ________________________ ________________________
viii. ________________________

B. Make five new words each with 'fa' and 'sl'. One Example to each has
been given.

i. fa + st = fast i. sl + ow = slow

fa sl

ii. fa + ______ = ______ ii. sl + ______ = ______
iii. sl + ______ = ______
iii. fa + ______ = ______ iv. sl + ______ = ______
v. sl + ______ = ______
iv. fa + ______ = ______ vi. sl + ______ = ______

v. fa + ______ = ______

vi. fa + ______ = ______

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C. Paragraph Writing : See the pictures given below and fill in the blanks
choosing appropriate words from the box. This will become a good
paragraph.

It was ________________. A crow was very ________________. All

________________ and ________________ had dried up. He found a

________________ under a tree. There was ________________ water in

the pot.

His ________________ could not reach the water. There were some
________________ lying on the ground. He picked up some pebbles and
________________ them in the pot. The ________________ came up.
The ________________ drank water and quench his ________________.

pebbles, pot, put, water, summer, ponds,
little, pools, crow, thirsty,
beak, thirst

D. Make sentences with these words.

I. cave : _______________________________________

ii. respect : _______________________________________

iii. race : _______________________________________

iv. morning : _______________________________________

v. defeat : _______________________________________

vi. fast : _______________________________________

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Fun Time

Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with the words which rhyme
with the underlined word.
i. I try and try

But I can't _________.

ii. The boy likes to run.
He likes the __________.

iii. I wish, I wish.
To swim like a___________

iv. It's not yet dark.
Let's go to the _________.

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Like a bird in the ___________.

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Lesson-4

Who has seen the Wind

For the Teacher

It is a nice nature poem. Discuss with the children the wind and its
importance for human beings.

For the Children

1. Have you ever seen a storm?

(i) Yes (ii) No

2. What happens when a storm comes?

(i) __________________________________________

(ii) __________________________________________

Now read the poem. Rattle Your Brain
List out any two ways wind is benificial

for you in your daily life.

Who has seen the wind? ______________________________
______________________________

Neither I nor you:

But when the leaves hang trembling,

The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I:

But when the trees bow down their heads,

The wind is passing by,

O Wind, why do you never rest,

Wandering, whistling to and fro,

Bringing rain out of the west,

Scan Here

Audio Script

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Words to Remember

trembling : shake with emotion or weakness
bow : to bend down
wandering : to move from one place to another
dim : not bright

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether the statements are true or false.
1. We have seen the wind.
2. No one has seen the wind.
3. When the wind blows, the leave tremble.
4. The wind does not take rest.
5. The wind brings rain from the west.
6. The wind does not bring snow from the north.

B. Answer the questions in the given space.

1. Has anyone seen the wind?
................................................................................................................

2. What happens when the leaves tremble?
................................................................................................................

3. What happens when the trees bow down their heads?
................................................................................................................

4. From where does the wind bring rain?
................................................................................................................

5. From where does the wind bring snow?
.................................................................................................................

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C. Fill in the blanks choosing words from the box.

wanders wind head dim tremble rest

1. Neither I nor you have seen the _________________.

2. Leaves _________________ when the wind blows.

3. The trees bow down their ________________ when the wind blows.

4. The wind _________________ and whistles to and fro.

5. The wind brings snow from the _________________ north.

6. The wind never takes _________________.

D. Pick out rhyming words from the poem and write here.

1. _________ ___________ 2. _________ ___________

3. _________ ___________

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

The teacher will recite the poem given below loudly. The children will
listen to the poem very attentively for the pronunciation of the
underlined words.( You can also listen to the audio)
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And every where that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day,
That was against the rule.
It made the children laugh and play,
To see the lamb at school.

Scan Here

Audio Script

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Children, you have listened to the poem recited loudly by the teacher in
the class. You have also paid attention to the pronunciation of different
words. Now one by one each boy will come forward and recite the poem.
The teacher will pay attention to the students reciting the poem, will
note down the words wrongly pronounced by the students and will tell
them the correct pronunciation of those words.

Writing

A. Interrogative Negative sentences.
Look at these sentences.
1. Isn't Rajiv absent from class?
2. Has Meeta no pen to write?
3. Do we not get up early?
4. Won't you take your school bag?

Interrogative negative sentences are formed by the use of helping verb and
not or no or n't in them.
B. Below some Interrogative sentences are given. Use 'no' or 'not' or
“n't” to make these sentences interrogative negative.
1. Is Mary happy?

______________________________________________________
2. Have you met your friend?

______________________________________________________
3. Has the dog seen the cat?

______________________________________________________
4. Does he help his friend?

______________________________________________________
5. Will your uncle give you a gift?

_____________________________________________________

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6. Can you carry this bag?
_________________________________________________________

7. Are they playing in the ground?
_________________________________________________________

8. Did the cat drink the milk?
_________________________________________________________

C. Some sentences are given below. Make questions to get these
answers. One example has been given.

Example : No, I have not seen the wind.
Have you seen the wind?

1. I have a beautiful house.
Q : ________________________________________________________
2. Yes, Deepak has a red car.
Q : ________________________________________________________
3. I have a pink handkerchief.
Q : ________________________________________________________
4. No, I have not seen a lion in my life.
Q : ________________________________________________________
5. Gopal is an intelligent boy.
Q : ________________________________________________________
6. Moti is in his garden.
Q : ________________________________________________________
D. Spelling Test : Write the words correctly in the given space.

1. livs - ____________ 2. tramblin - _____________
____________ _____________
3. tris - ____________ 4. doun - _____________
____________ _____________
5. wenarin - 6. brieng -

7. ren - 8. sno -

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E. Make sentences using these words.
1. wind : ____________________________________________
2. leaf : ____________________________________________
3. bow : ____________________________________________
4. wander : ____________________________________________
5. snow : ____________________________________________

Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words given below.
DI M T M A N B PU XWO Z L R
O A J NO R T R E MB L E X CO
A I I MBQBP AR T YBZ LT
MS VE BT E M P L ER B EG T
CC YA I S H I N I N GNL LE
R H TD GF U R I O U S I OCN
O O CO GWW E E U X M R S L R
A O OWA E I F U NP Q A T C Z
K L B A R E L I F S B O WA L R
LR DPGARDE NXR ST C Z
I X C Z J QWA N D E R K I LW
EQR T Y I I X C BOC I OCO
SHW I T H C H E S IK E A C W

TREMBLE BOW WANDER DIM NORTH

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Unit-3 Lesson-5

The Two Close Friends

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children the word 'FRIENDSHIP'. Tell the children the
advantages of having a good friend.

For the Children

1. Do you have a very close friend?

(i) Yes (ii) No

2. In what way does your close friend help you? Write at least four.

(i) ___________________ (ii) ___________________

(iii) ___________________ (iv) ___________________

Scan Here

Now read the story.

Audio Script

Tapan and Sachin looked at the mud castle. “Look at it. It is one of the finest
castles”, said Tapan with joy. “Yes it is! And we have made this”, replied
Sachin.

Tapan and Sachin lived in a small village named Palampur. They were good
friends. Their fathers were farmers. They depended on their farm in the
village. But their condition was not good.

Tapan and Sachin were still looking at their mud castle which was built on an
elevated land. It had a fence of little mud wall around it. It had also steps of
mud from ground to the door of the castle.

After a few months, an old man came to the village. He was a famous
sculptor. He stayed at the house of Sachin. In the night, Sachin talked to him
about this art. He also told him about the mud castle which he had built.

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The old man became very happy with this talent of Sachin. “I have become

old. I want a young pupil for me. I would teach him the art of sculpture,” said

the old man to Sachin's father. .

“Father, I want to learn this art,” said Sachin to his father.“I have also

become old. I and your mother would be alone. If you leave us who will look

after us?,” said Sachin's father. Sachin became sad. He did not want to

displease his parents. He said to the old man. “Sorry sir, I cannot come

with you. But Itell you about my friend Tapan. He is also interested in the art

of sculpture.

He will definitely go with you.”Tapan's parents agreed. The old man was

also happy to have Tapan as his pupil. .

Next day, Tapan said good bye to his parents, friends and other villagers

and set off with the old man. Sachin stayed in the village to look after his

parents. Years passed. Sachin became a young man. His parents died.

Rattle Your Brain
Write the name of your friends.
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________

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Now he ploughed his field and looked after his cattle. He married a girl. A son
was born to him. Sachin named him
Rohit.
Tapan on the other hand, remained with
the old man. He learnt the art of sculpture.
Later on he became a very famous
sculptor. He earned a lot of money.
Tapan married the daughter of the old
man.
He also had a son. His name was Aashu.
Once Tapan remembered Sachin. He also
remembered his village. He wished to
come to his village to meet his friend.
Tapan started his journey to his village with his wife and son. He was sure that
Sachin would recognize him. Tapan knocked at the door of Sachin. Sachin
opened the door and came out. Tapan was standing in front of him. Sachin at
once recognized his childhood friend Tapan. Both greeted each other. Tapan
introduced his wife and son to Sachin. Sachin called his wife and son and
introduced them to the guests. All were happy.

In the evening both friends went for a walk.
“Do you remember the mud castle which was built when we were children?”
said Tapan to Sachin. “Yes I do,” replied Sachin.
“Shall we built another one, not of mud but of rock?” said Tapan.
“Yes, now we would build a rock castle,” said Sachin.
“It would be a very fine castle,” said both and smiled.

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Words to Remember

castle : large fortified building
elevated : raised, lifted up
fence : railing enclosing an area
sculptor : the person who makes statues
talent : high mental ability
sculpture : the art of making statues
displease : to make sad or upset
definitely : surely, certainly
journey : travelling
introduce : to make a person known to others
guests : persons visiting other persons

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Fill in the blanks choosing words from the box.

remembered famous rock condition castle
recognized
talent elevated greeted sculptor

1. It was a very good mud ________________ built by the two friends.
2. The mud castle was built on an ___________________ land.
3. The fathers of both friends were ___________________.
4. The ___________________ of the two farmers was not good.
5. Once a famous ___________________ came to the village.
6. The old man was very happy with Sachin's ___________________.
7. Tapan ___________________ his village and wanted to come.
8. Sachin ___________________ his old friend Tapan at once.
9. Both friends ___________________ each other.
10.“We shall built a __________________ castle,” said the two friends.

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B. Answer these questions in the given space.
1. Name the two friends. What had they made?
...................................................................................................................
2. What were the fathers of the two friends? What was their condition?
...................................................................................................................
3. Who came to the village?
...................................................................................................................
4. What did the old sculptor say to Sachin's father?
...................................................................................................................
5. What was the problem with Sachin?
...................................................................................................................
6. Who became the old sculptor's pupil?
...................................................................................................................
7. Whom did Tapan marry?
...................................................................................................................
8. What was the desire of Tapan?
...................................................................................................................
9. Did Sachin recognize his childhood friend?
...................................................................................................................
10. What did Tapan say to Sachin when both went for a walk?
...................................................................................................................

C. Write whether the statements are true or false.
1. The two friends lived in a small city.

2. The condition of the two friends' fathers was very good.

3. A famous sculptor wanted to make Sachin his pupil.

4. Sachin was not interested in the art of sculptor.

5. Tapan married the daughter of the old sculptor.

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6. Tapan did not want to meet his old friend.
7. Sachin introduced his wife and son to his friend.
8. Tapan and Sachin decided to live together in the village.

Listening and Speaking

Consonant sounds ‘h’ and ‘r’

Listen to the following words spoken loudly by the teacher in the class
room. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the words.

(h) hen hell half hall hand hang
hand harm heard heart had high

(r) red rat run radio read rain
rest reap roam real reel roof

Pair work : Make a student your partner. Read the dialogue between
two students given below carefully and practice the same
with your friend.

Soni : I am going to Lumbini.
Moni : Then you must see the birth place of

Gautam Buddha.
Use the following words in your conversation.

Pokhara – Fewa lake, Rusuwa – Gosaikunda
Mustang – Muktinath
Kathmandu – Pashupati Nath Janakpur – Janaki temple

Mugu – Rara lake

Fun with Grammar

A. Word power: Spelling test– Write the words correctly in the given space.

1. casle ________________ 2. noked ________________
3. piple ________________
5. marid ________________ 4. sklupter ________________
7. perents________________
9. elavet ________________ 6. roke ________________

8. condison ________________

10. dauter ________________

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B. Something to Think and Do

In this story, the two friends make a mud castle. Later, one of the friends

becomes a famous sculptor. Sculpture is an art. There are other acts also.

Take help from your teacher and write names of five arts.

1. ___________________ 2. ___________________

3. ___________________ 4. ___________________

5. ___________________

C. Make sentences with the following words.

1. pupil : _____________________________________

2. fence : _____________________________________

3. famous : _____________________________________

4. teach : _____________________________________

5. learn : _____________________________________

6. field : _____________________________________

7. money : _____________________________________

8. remember : _____________________________________

9. knock : _____________________________________

10. open : _____________________________________

Fun Time

Below some descriptions are given in form of clues. Some pictures are
also given as answers are based on the clues. Write the numbers of the
descriptions in the boxes which match the pictures.

1. This mode of transport runs in cities.
2. This two wheeler travels very fast.
3. This four wheeler makes the journey comfortable.
4. This helps us to travel to distant place in the world.
5. This travels in water.

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Lesson-6

The Postman

For the Teacher
Discuss with the children about a postman. Tell them how does a postman help
us? The poem also talks about a fairy. Tell the children something about fairies.

For the Children

After knowing about the postman from the teacher, try to be familiar
with him. Talk to him when he comes at your door to give you a letter
from your friend or relative. Notice the special dress which he wears.

Now read the poem. Scan Here

Bring me a letter, postman! Audio Script
Bring me a letter, do!
Tomorrow at the garden gate
I will wait for you.
Bring one from the fairy
Who says she'll come to tea,
Then I will put on my party frock,
How lovely that will be.
And please, Oh Mr. Postman
If fairies you know none,
Write me a letter yourself,
And bring it, just for fun.

Rattle Your Brain
If you are asked to give your postman a gift in return. What would it be?

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Words to Remember

postman : person who collects and delivers letters, parcels etc.
party : social gathering for enjoyment.
fun : playful amusement

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether the statements are true or false in the given boxes.
1. The postman brings letters.
2. The girl will wait for the post man at the park.
3. The fairy will come for the tea.
4. The girl will wear her party frock.
5. The girl tells the postman to write a letter for her.

B. Answer the following questions in the given space.

1. Who will bring the letter for the girl?
_________________________________________________________

2. Where will the girl wait for the postman?
_________________________________________________________

3. From whom, does the girl want a letter?
_________________________________________________________

4. What will the girl wear in the party?
_________________________________________________________

5. What does the girl ask the postman to do in the third stanza?
_________________________________________________________

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C. Find out the rhyming words in the poem and write here.
1. do _________________ 2. be _________________
3. none _________________

Communication Skills

Listening and Speaking

The teacher will recite the following poem loudly. The children will listen
to the poem very attentively and will pay attention to the pronunciation
of underlined words.( You can also listen to the audio)
There's a neat little clock,
In the school room it stands,
And it points to the time,
With its two little hands.

And may we like the clock,
Keep a face clean and bright,
With hands ever ready,
To do what is right.

After reciting the poem the teacher will ask these questions loudly. One
student will listen to a question and will answer it loudly so that others
may listen to. Other students will also do the same.

Questions: Scan Here
1. Where does the clock stand?

2. What does the clock point?

3. How many hands does a clock have?

4. What should we do like a clock? Audio Script
5. For what should our hands be ready?

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Fun with Grammar

A. Apostrophe (') s
Look at these group of words.

1. Rohit's bat - it means the bat of Rohit

2. John's book - it means the book of John

3. Kapil's shirt - it means the shirt of Kapil

4. Hari's mango - it means the mango of Hari

An apostrophe (') s shows possession (a thing belonging to some

one).

B. Below some groups of words are given. Do as done above and write

in the give space.

1. Ravi's dog ____________________

2. Clock's hand ____________________

3. Cat's eyes ____________________

4. Dog's claws ____________________

5. Mini's fox ____________________

6. Radha's finger ____________________

7. Kamal's school ____________________

8. Beggar's stick ____________________

9. King's horse ____________________

C. The following words have been taken from the poem. Write these
words in alphabetical order.

1. bring 2. letter 3. postman 4. tomorrow 5. garden
6. gate 7. wait 8. fairy 9. come 10. tea
11. party 12. frock 13. lovely 14. please 15. know

1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________
4. ______________ 5. ______________ 6. ______________
7. ______________ 8. ______________ 9. ______________
10. ______________ 11. ______________ 12. ______________
13. ______________ 14. ______________ 15. ______________

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D. Make sentences with the following words.
1. letter : ________________________________________________

2. wait : ________________________________________________

3. fairy : ________________________________________________
4. frock : _________________________________________________
5. know : _________________________________________________
6. fun : _________________________________________________

Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words given below.
P O S T M AN B P U X W O Z L R
O A J WR Z L R R AQ A R X CO
A I I MBQBP AR T YBZ LT
MS VE BT E M P L ER B EG T
CC YA I S H I N I N GNL LE
R H TD GF U R I O U S I OCN
O O CO GWW E E U X M R S L R
A O OWA E I F U NP Q A T C Z
KL BARE L I FS BF I ALR
LR DPGARDE NXR ST C Z
I X C Z J Q L I C L A O K I LW
EQR T Y I I X C BOC I OCO
SHW I T H C H E S IK E A C W

POSTMAN PARTY FUN GARDEN FROCK

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Unit-4 Lesson-7

The Clever Brother

For the Teacher

This is an interesting story which tells how people of different trades help one
another to complete a difficult task. The teacher will cite another example of
this.

For the Children

1. Would you like to help your friend to complete a task?

(i) Yes (ii) No

2. Write here, what trade will you learn when you are young?

________________________________________________

Now read the story.

There was a poor man who

lived in a small town. He had

four sons. One day he called

his sons and said. “My children,

I love you all. But I have nothing

to give to you, neither money

nor land”. “Go out into the world

and learn a trade which may help you to earn money”, he further said.

The brothers agreed to return home after two years. Each of them set off in a
different direction.

The first brother met a clever thief. The thief taught him his trade.

The second brother met a fortune teller. He taught the boy to look at the stars

and tell the future. He gave the boy a glass and said, “In this you can see

everything in the world.” Scan Here

Rattle Your Brain

Discuss the word “Unity”.

Audio Script

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The third brother met a hunter in the forest who trained him in hunting. He gave
him a bow and some arrows and said, “If you use this, you will always hit your
target.”
The fourth brother met a tailor. The tailor taught him how to make the finest
clothes. He gave him a needle and said, “If you use this needle, you will have
very fine stitches.”
After the completion of two years the four
brothers came home and told their father
about their skills. The father decided to
test them. He brought the four brothers
in the courtyard, pointed towards a tree and
asked. “How many eggs are there in the
nest on the branch of the tree?” The second
son replied, “four”. Then the father asked,
“can anyone remove the eggs from the nest
in the presence of the birds?”

The first son climbed up the tree and took out the eggs from the nest.
The father then put the four eggs on a table, one at each corner and said,
“can anyone hit all the eggs with one shot?”The third son hit all the eggs with
one shot.
Now, said the father, “I want all the eggs be put in the nest as they were”.
The fourth son sewed the eggs up carefully and the first brother took them up
in the nest on the branch of the tree.
“Well done!”, said the father, “I am
proud of you”.Next day, there came
a news that a dragon took away the
king's daughter. The king promised,
“I will give him one thousand gold
coins to the man who brings back my
daughter”.The four brothers decided to save the princess from the dragon.
The fortune teller looked into the glass and said, “I can see the princess in a
cave on an island. The dragon is watching her”.
The brothers sailed across the sea and reached the island. Then they entered
the cave. They saw the princess sitting and weeping. The dragon was
sleeping close by.
The brothers took the princess and came out of the cave. They climbed on
the boat and sailed towards the town.
But the dragon woke up and followed them. Very soon he was flying above
the boat.

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The hunter took out his bow and shot the
dragon in his stomach. He died and fell on the
ship. The boat broke into two parts
and started drowning. Then the tailor sewed
up the broken parts very carefully.
In this way, the brothers brought the princess
to the king in his palace.
The king was very happy and gave the
brothers one thousand gold coins. The four
brothers distributed the gold coins among
them and lived happily.

Words to Remember

trade : business, skill
the person who tells the future
fortune teller : the person who kills animals for food
an object aimed at
hunter : a space enclosed by walls
a land surrounded by water
target : a mythical monster like creature who has wings and
who breathes fire
courtyard :

island :

dragon :

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether the statements are true or false in the given
boxes.
1. The poor man told his sons to go out and learn a trade.
2. The first son became a thief.
3. The second son became a hunter.
4. The third son could not hit the eggs with one shot.
5. The fourth son became a tailor.

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7. The princess was kept in the jail.
8. The third son killed the dragon.
9. The boat broke into four pieces.
10. The king gave one thousand gold coins to the four brothers.
B. Answer these questions in the given space.

1. What did the poor man say to his sons?
.................................................................................................................

2. Which brother became a fortune teller?
.................................................................................................................

3. Which brother learnt the art of tailoring?
.................................................................................................................

4. How many eggs were there in the nest?
.................................................................................................................

5. Which brother took out the eggs from the nest?
.................................................................................................................

6. Who shot the eggs?
.................................................................................................................

7. Who sewed the eggs?
.................................................................................................................

8. Who decided to save the princess from the dragon?
.................................................................................................................

9. Where did the dragon take the princess?
.................................................................................................................

10. Who killed the dragon?
.................................................................................................................

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C. Some sentences from the story are given. But they are not in proper
order. Write these sentences in proper order.
1. I want that the eggs be put in the nest as they were.
______________________________________________________
2. The brothers agreed to return home after two years.
______________________________________________________
3. The brothers sailed across the sea.
______________________________________________________
4. The king gave the brothers one thousand gold coins.
______________________________________________________
5. I can see the princess in a cave.
______________________________________________________

Communication Skills

Listening and Speaking

Consonant sounds 'f' and 'v’

Listen to the following words spoken loudly by the teacher in the class room.

Pay attention to the pronunciation of words.

f fall fact fair fan fast fax

food feel five fish fail fool

v van vast value valet vein

vassal very victory view valley

Pair work: Make a student your partner. Read the dialogue between two

students carefully and practice the same with your partner.

Karan: Have you seen an elephant?

Ashok: Yes, I have seen.

Karan: Where have you seen an elephant?

Ashok: I have seen an elephant in the zoo.

Use the following words in your dialogue

with your partner.

tiger ship guava snake camel

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Fun with Grammar

A. Word Power: Look at the example

Example: Agree 2 dis + agree = disagree

By adding 'dis' before the word 'agree', its opposite has been made. Make

opposites of the following words by adding 'dis' before them.

1. approve _____________ + _____________ = ______________

2. advantage _____________ + _____________ = ______________

3. connect _____________ + _____________ = ______________

4. courage _____________ + _____________ = ______________

5. grace _____________ + _____________ = ______________

6. honesty _____________ + _____________ = ______________

7. obey _____________ + _____________ = ______________

8. please _____________ + _____________ = ______________

9. loyal _____________ + _____________ = ______________

10.own _____________ + _____________ = ______________

B. Make sentences with the following words.

1. clever : ________________________________________

2. world : ________________________________________

3. trade : ________________________________________

4. thief : ________________________________________

5. nest : ________________________________________

6. cave : ________________________________________

7. stomach : ________________________________________

8. place : ________________________________________

9. gold : ________________________________________

10. happily : ________________________________________

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