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7. honey ____________ 8. gld ____________
10. key ____________
9. city ____________ 12. fan ____________
14. petrol ____________
11. sympathy ____________ 16. sleep ____________
18. house ____________
13. doll ____________ 20. wisdom____________

15.door ____________

17. box ____________

19. milk ____________

B. These are the two rooms of the house. Colour them. Based on this
activity, complete these paragraphs.

This is my _______.
It has ____ window.
The colour of my
bed is ___________.
There are _________
pictures on the
wall.

This is a _________.
It has ____________
in it. We watch
_____________ here.
It has ____________
curtains. It has
____________ table.

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C. Using the pictures as clues fill in the blanks.

He is Raj is
as busy as a as slow as a
_________. _________.

This pen is My hair is
as light as a as black as
_________. _________.

Ask your friend to:

keep his mouth keep his mouth keep his mouth
wide open half shut fully shut

Ask someone to close the door using the words –wide open, half shut and fully
shut.
D. Find the right sentence.

Read the pairs of sentences below. Fill in the blanks in the second sentence

with the opposite of the word in red.

The boy is running very fast.
The boy is walking very _______ .

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The clown is very happy.
The clown is very _______ .

The girl is walking on a loose rope.
The girl is walking on a _______ rope.

E. Change from singular to plural by adding es, ies,and ves.

For example:
buffalo buffaloes baby babies knife knives
hero _________ fly ________ wolf ______
potato _________ lady ________ loaf ______

Activity

Can you crawl like a baby?
Crawl... crawl... crawl...

Can you hop like a grasshopper?
Hop... hop... hop...

Can you zoom like an aeroplane?
Zoom... zoom... zoom...

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Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words given below.

F B R A V EU B PU XWO Z L R
O A J WR Z L R R AQ AR X EO
A I I MS T RA I GH TBZ AT
M S V E B T E M P WE R B E D T
CC YA I S H I N I N GNL LE
R H TD GF U R I D U S I OCN
O O CO GWW E E E X M R S L R
A O OWA E I X C H I M N E Y Z
KL BARE L I FS BQ I ALR
L R D PGWA BE U XW S T C Z
I X C Z AQ L I C L A N K I LW
E Q R T T I I X C BOW I O CO
SHW I E H C H E SIO E A C W

GATE WIDE LEAD STRAIGHT CHIMNEY

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Unit-9 Lesson-17

Home Sweet Home

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children the importance of home for human beings. Display
the slogan “Home Sweet Home” on a cardboard on the wall in front of the
students.

For the Children

What kind of house would you like to live in? Make a list of the
things you would like to have in and around your house.
(i) ________________ (ii) ________________

(iii) ________________ (iv) ________________

(v) ________________ (vi) ________________

Now read the story.

Mr and Mrs Thapa lived near a town. They lived in a house which was very
old. A river flew nearby. This old house had
dull yellow walls, and dull yellow doors and
dull yellow windows.The doors and windows
had dull grey curtains. But Mr and Mrs
Thapa were very happy here. They loved
their old house.
One day Mr and Mrs Thapa got invitation
from Mr and Mrs Rai for dinner at their house. Mr and Mrs Thapa came to Mr
and Mrs Rai`s house. Mr Rai`s house was small but beautifully decorated. It
had red walls and bright green doors. The windows were also bright green.
There were yellow curtains. There was a small garden in front of the house.
The garden had green grass and colorful flowers.
When Mr and Mrs Thapa came back home they said, “our house is very dull.
Let us sell this house and buy another pretty house”.
So they put up a board in front of their home, “House for Sale”.
One day Mr Verma was passing through the way. He saw the board “House
for Sale”. He wanted to buy a house. When he looked at the house, he said.

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“No I can't buy this home. This house is too yellow for me. I like a red house”.
And he went away. Mr Thapa heard this. He said to his wife, “Let's paint the
house red. Maybe some one will buy it then”.

So Mr Thapa got the house painted a bright red.

Another day, Mr Gurung came to the house. He also wanted to buy the
house. But he said “I like a house with bright green doors and windows and
bright yellow curtains on them”. Then he went away.

Mr Thapa got the doors and windows painted bright green. He arranged
bright yellow curtains on them.

One day Mr and Mrs Tamang came to see

the house. They wanted to buy a house.

They liked the outside beauty of the house.

“But it is too dark and grey inside”, they said

and went away. Mr Thapa heard this. He

said to his wife, “Mr Tamang is right. Our

house is too dark and grey from inside”.

Then he got some inside walls of the house painted sky blue and some pink. After
some time a young man and his wife came to buy this house. “This is a pretty
house”, said the young man. His wife said, “but I want a house with a beautiful
garden”. And they also went away.

Mr and Mrs Thapa began to work on the garden. Soon they were able to
make a beautiful garden with many colourful– red, green, yellow, pink and
blue flowers.

“Now someone will surely buy this house”, Mr Thapa said.

“And we will be able to buy the house we want”, said Mrs Thapa.

Suddenly Mr Thapa looked at his house. “What kind of house do we want? he
said.

“We want a pretty house”, said Mrs Thapa. “Painted bright red outside and
blue or pink inside?”, asked Mr Thapa.

“Oh yes!”, answered MrsThapa. “And with a little garden in front of it.”

“Yes, yes!”, said Mr Thapa. Mrs Thapa laughed. She said, “Look at our

house. Isn't it a pretty house? Just as we want!” Scan Here
“Oh yes!”, Mr Thapa said with a surprise. “This is the

house which we want to buy.” Both laughed.

They remained in their own house.

Audio Script

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Words to Remember

curtain : piece of cloth hung up as screen
decorated : to make pleasant
pretty : beautiful
arrange : to put in order
surprise : unexpected thing

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether these statements are true or false.
1. Mr Thapa's house was near a river.
2. The house had dull colour.
3. Mr and Mrs Thapa went to Mr and Mrs Rai for dinner.
4. Mr Rai's house was small but beautiful.
5. Mr Verma wanted to buy a house.
6. Mr Verma liked a yellow house.
7. Mr Gurung liked green doors and windows.
8. Mr Tamang wanted a garden in front of the house.
9. The young man and his wife bought the house.
10. Mr and Mrs Sharma remained in their own house.

B. Answer these questions in the given space.

1. Describe the house of Mr and Mrs Sharma.

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

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2. Who invited Mr and Mrs Thapa and for what?
..................................................................................................................

3. Describe Mr Rai house.
..................................................................................................................

4. What did Mr Thapa want to do with his house?
...................................................................................................................

5. Who wanted a red house?
..................................................................................................................

6. Who wanted a house with green doors and windows?
..................................................................................................................

7. Who said that the house was too dark and grey from inside?
..................................................................................................................

8. What did the young man's wife want?
..................................................................................................................

9. What types of flowers did the garden have?
...................................................................................................................

10. Why were Mr and Mrs Thapa happy at the end?
..................................................................................................................

C. Fill in the blanks choosing suitable words from the brackets.
1. Mr Thapa`s house had ____________ yellow walls. (bright / dull)

2. There was a ____________ in front of Mr Rai house. (river /

garden)

3. Mr Tamang did not like the dark and grey ____________ of the

house. (outside / inside)

4. Mr and Mrs Thapa made a beautiful ____________ in front of their

house. (park / garden)

5. “Now ____________ will surely buy this house”, said Mr Thapa.

(no one / some one)

6. Mr and Mrs Thapa were ____________ with their own house.

(happy / sad)

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Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

Consonant sounds 'm' and 'n’
Listen to the following words spoken loudly by the teacher in the class
room. Follow the pronunciation of the words.

m mad man major make male
mango map mark melt mew

n name net nest naughty note

Pair work: Use of 'please'

Sit in pairs. One student will say something politely using the word 'please'

to the other. The other will reply in positive. This will be done by others also.

One student : Will you help me, please?

Other : Yes, I will.

The following words may be used:

close open give look find buy

Hint: Close– Will you close the door, please?

Fun with Grammar

A. Vocabulary: Some words from the story are given below. Write their

opposites in the given space.

1. near ________________ 2. old ________________

3. small ________________ 4. beautiful ________________

5. buy ________________ 6. inside ________________

7. dark ________________ 8. young ________________
9. wife ________________ 10. man ________________

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B. In the story some words have been used to describe a naming word.
Find such describing words and write them in the given space.

1. old house 2. ______________ walls

3. __________ curtains 4. ______________ doors

5. __________ garden 6. ______________ flowers

C. Make sentences with the following words.

1. dull : ________________________________________

2. wall : ________________________________________

3. bright : ________________________________________

4. grass : ________________________________________

5. window : ________________________________________

6. work : ________________________________________

7. garden : ________________________________________

8. little : ________________________________________

9. laugh : ________________________________________

10.want : ________________________________________

Fun Time

Colour these houses.

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Lesson-18

I am the Music man

For the Teacher
Discuss with the children different musical instruments and the importance of

For the Children
You must have some instruments. Write here some of them.
(i) __________________ (ii) __________________
(iii) __________________

Now read the poem. I am the music man,
I come from far away,
Scan Here
And I can play.
Audio Script What can you play?

I play the piano.
Pia, pia, piano, piano, piano,

Pia, pia, piano, pia, piano.
I am the music man,
I come from far away,
And I can play.
What can you play?
I play the big drum.

Boomdi, boomdi, boomdi boom,
Boomdi boom, boomdi boom.

Rattle Your Brain

Which musical instrument do you like to play the most?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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Boomdi, boomdi, boom.
Pia, pia

Pia, pia, pia,
, piano, piano, piano,

piano, piano.

Words to Remember

music man : one who plays music
piano : a large musical instrument
drum : a musical instrument like an empty container.
boom : period in which something develops very quickley.

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write one rhyming word for the following words.
1. Play ___________
2. Man ___________
3. Away ___________
4. Boom ___________
5. Big ___________

B. Match the column “ I ” with “ II ”.

I II

i Drum Ripple

ii Piano cracking

iii Violin Mellow

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C. Answer these questions in the given space.
1. What are the two instruments that the music man can play?
..................................................................................................................
2. Where does the music man come from ?
..................................................................................................................
3. If the music man comes to you, what would you ask him to play for you?
..................................................................................................................
4. What would you like to learn – music, dance or karate?
...................................................................................................................

Communication Skills
Reading and Understanding

There is a poem . The teacher will recite the poem loudly the children
will listen to the poem very attentively. (You can also listen to the audio)

Heigh-ho
Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho!
From home to school we go!
Just keep on singing

All day long
Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho!

Now say aloud.
The teacher will pay attention to the pronunciation of the words.

piano van wind Scan Here
pin valley wet
pail vote wild

Audio Script

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Writing

Negative Sentences
Look at these sentences.
1. Mumtaz is not poor.
2. Gopi has not broken this chair.
3. Mohit does not play cricket.
4. We do not drink coffee.
5. She has no house to live in.

Negative sentences are formed by the use of ‘not’ or ‘no’ in them.
A. Below some sentences are given. Use ‘not’ or ‘no’ to make these

sentences negative.

1. Aman is eating a mango.
..................................................................................................................

2. They have completed their home work.
..................................................................................................................

3. The servant brings sweets from the market.
..................................................................................................................

4. We will see the match tonight.
..................................................................................................................

5. The man can swim the river.
..................................................................................................................

6. The boy is looking at the kite.
..................................................................................................................

7. Play in the fire.
..................................................................................................................

8. It may rain today.
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B. Make sentences using words from the table –

For example: A farmer works in the field.

_A _farme_r __act_s __songs__
_A _soldie_r __flie_s __in the_field_
_A _singe_r __pla_ys __a unif_orm _
_An_elec_trician__we_ars __lights__
_A _pilot ___sin_gs __music__
_An_acto_r __rep_airs __a plan_e _

A musician works in films

Now write the sentences here.

1. _________________________________________________________.

2. _________________________________________________________.
3. _________________________________________________________.

4. _________________________________________________________.

5. _________________________________________________________.
6. _________________________________________________________.

7. _________________________________________________________.

C. How many musical instruments can you find in this maze? Try to
circle at least four.

i ls tup
kp i ano
totrst
apaad l
r d r umk
af lute

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D. Change these words from singular to plural.

bench ___________ tooth ___________
___________
brush ___________ goose ___________
___________
glass ___________ woman ___________
___________
box ___________ mouse ___________
___________
bus ___________ ox

tomato ___________ child

deer ___________ man
sheep ___________ class

Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words given below.

FB R A V EUB D R UMOB LR

O A J P R Z L R R AQ A R O CO

A I I P BQ BB OR J WBO L T

MS VA BT E M U SI C B MG T
CC YI ISHIN IN GND L E

R H TN GF U R I O U S I I CN

O O CO GWW E E U X M R S L R
AOOAAE I XC ZP L AYC Z
KL BARE L I FS BQ I ALR

PIANO MUSIC DRUM BOOMDI PLAY

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Unit-10 Lesson-19

The Grasshopper and the Ant

For the Teacher

This is an intresting story with the moral “Importance of taking preparation
seriously”.

For the Children

Write here some things in which you help others.

(i) ________________ (ii) ________________
(iii) ________________

Now read the story.

Once there lived a lazy grasshopper. He didn’t like to work. All day long he sang

songs and played in the warm sunshine.

“Hee, Hee ! Look at me! I’m as happy as can be!” The grasshopper laughed at

the hardworking ants as they worked day and night.“We are storing grain for the

long winter ahead,” they replied. The lazy grasshopper

only laughed louder. Summer ended and the cold winter Scan Here

arrived. The wind blew strong and it started snowing.

The grasshopper now began to worry. “There is no food to

eat, no grass, no flowers or leaves. I can’t see even the

tiniest fly or worm.

Audio Script

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What will I do? I will surely starve!” he cried. “Let me meet my kind neighbour, the
ant!” The grasshopper remembered how the hardworking ant had stored away
grain for the winter. He knocked at her door. “Dear ant, I am hungry and cold. I
have nothing to eat. Please can you give me some food?” The ant shook in
anger. “Lazy one! What were you doing all summer? You were only singing and
dancing. You should have thought of the cold winter months ahead. Go away!”
She slammed her door shut. The lazy grasshopper was left as hungry as before.

Rattle Your Brain
Why is laziness bad for us?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

Words to Remember

Hardworking : tending to work with energy.
Storme : suffer from hunger
Slammed : shut forcefully.

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

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

laughed happy before

lazy ant food

1. I`m as _________ as can be !

2. The lazy grasshopper only _________ louder.

3. The _________ grasshopper was left as hungry as .

4. The _________ shook in anger.

5. Please can you give me some_________?

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B. Answer the following questions in the given space.
1. How did the grasshopper spend his days?
.................................................................................................................
2. Did the grasshopper find food in winter?
.................................................................................................................
3. What did the ant tell the grasshopper when he asked for food?
.................................................................................................................
4. If you were asked to store things for the winter what would you store?
Name any three things.
.................................................................................................................
5. Which season do you like the best?
.................................................................................................................
6. Tell the class the story of the grasshopper and the ant in your own
language.
................................................................................................................

Word Building

C. Circle the words that mean the same.

speak talk shout

complete finish start

small thin little

sick ill stout

big large fat

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Communication Skills

Listening and Speaking

Listen the general question asked by the teacher in the classroom. The
students will pay attention to the question very carefully because the
teacher will not repeat them.

1. In which country do you live in ?
2. In which province do you live in ?
3. What is the capital of our country ?
4. Where do you live ?
5. Name the national animal of our country.
6. Name the national bird of our country ?
The student have listened to the above questions by the teacher. Now
one student of the class will answer these questions so that others may
hear them.
This will be done by the other student also.
The teacher will pay attention to the pronunciation and correctness of the
answers.

Project Work

When you hear winter and summer, what are the words that come to
your mind? Write these words in the bubbles.

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Fun Time

Under picture sentences describe what each person/animal is doing.
Write under the picture.

A lady is cycling . ____________________
A man is runing. ____________________
Two girls are playing. ____________________
A dog is sleeping. ____________________

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Picture Dictionary A
B
A is an Ape C
that swings from a tree; D
E
B is a Ball F
for Beena and me. G
H
C is for Classroom; I
D is for Dog; J
E is for an Egg; K
F is for Frog. L

G is the Garden
where the marigold blooms;

H is for House
with big and small rooms.

I is for an Inkpot;
J is for Jam;
K is for Kite;
L is for Lamb;

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M is for Man M
who lives in a hut; N
O
N is for Nose, P
Nine, Nest and Nut. Q
R
O is for an Owl; S
P is for Play; T
Q is for Questions U
V
we ask every day. W
X
R is for River, Y
S is for Street; Z
T for Tomatoes
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that we like to eat.
U is for an Umbrella,

use it when it rains;
V is for Villages

on hills and plains.

W is for Walnut,
water and Wall;

X is for X-mas tree,
that stands so tall.

Y is for Yellow
like the sun in May.

Z is the Zebra
that gallops away.

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Lesson-20

STRANGE TALK

For the Teacher

Discuss with the student about “animal friends”.

For the Children
Write here the name of your pet and which animal is it.

(I) __________________ (ii) __________________

Now read the poem.

A little green frog lived under a log, Scan Here
And every time he spoke,
Instead of saying, “Good morning,”
He only said, “Croak-croak.”
A duck lived by the waterside,
And little did he lack,
But when we asked, “How do you do?”
He only said, “Quack-quack.”

A little pig lived in a sty,
As fat as he could be,
And when he asked for dinner
He cried aloud, “Wee-wee.”

Audio Script

Rattle Your Brain

Discuss the moral of this poem.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

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Three pups lived in a kennel,
And loved to make a row,
And when they meant, “May we go out?”
They said, “Bow-wow! Bow-wow!”
If all these animals talked as much
As little girls and boys,
And all of them tried to speak at once,
Wouldn’t it make a noise?

Words to Remember

instead : as an alternative
lack : the state of being without of something.
sty : a place where pig lives.
kannel : small shelter for dog.
row : a number of people in a straight line.

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether the sentences are true or false.
1. A little green frog said, “Quack-quack.”
2. A little pig loved to make a row.
3. A duck only said, “Croak-croak.”
4. A pig cried aloud, “Wee-wee.”

B. Answer these questions in the given space.
1. Where did the frog live ?
...................................................................................................................
2. Who lived by the waterside ?
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C. Write the sound made by

a. Duck ............................................

b. Frog ............................................

c. Pig ............................................

d. Dog ............................................

D. Match the columns.

I II

Lion Stable

Dog Shed

Snake Den

Cow Sty

Pig Kennel

Horse Hole

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) Scan Here

A wise old owl lived in an oak;

The more he saw, the less he spoke;

The less he spoke, the more he heard.

Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird?

Student will answer to these questions orally. Audio Script

Seema talks a lot and her brother
calls her talkative. Do you
think Seema should talk

when the teacher is
teaching in class?
on the playground?
while she is eating?
when Mother asks her
about what happened in
school?

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Fun with Grammar

Capital letter and Punctuation Marks (Full Stop and Question Mark)

Look at these sentences.

1. The boy lives in Paris. 2. I met Arti in the market.

3. What have you done? 4. Is he an honest man?

The first word of a sentence starts with a capital letter.
The first letter of a proper noun is a capital letter which is used anywhere
in the sentence.
A full stop is used at the end of a statement.
A question mark is used at the end of a question.

A. Now rewrite these sentences given below using capital letters, full
stops and questions marks.
1. prachi took a pen from the market
...................................................................................................................
2. is gopal present in the class
...................................................................................................................
3. where do you live in nepal
...................................................................................................................
4. what are you doing shruti?
...................................................................................................................
5. rajiv and amrit went to kathmandu today
...................................................................................................................
6. have you seen ramesh in the market
...................................................................................................................
7. who has taken radha’s purse
...................................................................................................................

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B. Complete these questions with the words in the box.
Will Can What How Where When
1. _____________ is your name?
2. _____________ old are you?
3. _____________ do you play?
4. _____________ do you live?

C. Tick (ü) the correct word.
1. We did not (shoot/shout) in the class.
2. Do you like to drink (water/voter)?
3. He (tired/tried) to climb the tree.
4. Will you (pleace/please) help me?
5. I can (see/sea) with my eyes.

D. Make sentences using the following words.
1. Is ___________________________________________
2. Are ___________________________________________
3. Have ___________________________________________
4. Has ___________________________________________
5. Had ___________________________________________
Write five lines on my pet.
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

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E. Copy each question and then choose the right answer from the red
box. One has been done for you.

1. Is the man tall or short? It is green. It is big.
He is tell. It is small. It is red.
He is tall. She is short.
2. __________________________
__________________________ 1. Is the man tall or short?
2. Is the woman tall or short?
3. Is the elephant big or

small?
4. Is the mouse big or small?
5. Is the tree green or red?
6. Is the house green or red?

3. _______________________ 5. _______________________
_______________________ _______________________

4. _______________________ 6. _______________________
_______________________ _______________________

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Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words given below.

F B R A V EU B PU XWO Z L R
O A J WR Z L R R AQ A R X CO
A I I M BQ BB OR J WB Z L T
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 X C Z P Q A T C Z
KL BARE L I FS BQ I ALR
L R D PQWA BE U XW S T C Z
I X C Z J Q L I C L A N K I LW
E Q R T Y I I X C BOW I O CO
SHW I T H C H E S IO E A C H

CROAK QUACK WEE BOW WOW

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Unit-11 Lesson-21

The Midas Touch

For the Teacher

This is an interesting Greek story. Discuss with the children some
ancient stories of Nepal.

For the Children

Have you heard any such story? If yes, write the names of the stories
here :-
i. ___________________________________________
ii. ___________________________________________
iii. ___________________________________________
iv. ___________________________________________

Now read the story.

In ancient times there ruled a Greek King, whose name was Midas. He was a
very kind and popular king. He had a little daughter. He loved his daughter very
much.

King Midas had a lot of wealth. He was fond of gold. He wanted gold more and
more. Once the Greek God became happy with him. He rewarded him. “You are
fond of gold. Now what ever you touch with your hands, will turn into gold”.

“What a happiest man I am!” exclaimed Midas. “But I must check it”, thought he.

He went into his garden. He touched flowers. He touched trees. What a surprise!

All turned into gold. He was filled with joy. “Now I am the wealthiest person on the

earth”, he thought.

Rattle Your Brain Scan Here

What is more important money or happiness? Explain. Audio Script
___________________________________________
___________________________________________

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He came running to his palace. He touched the walls. He touched the table,
chair and the bed. They also turned into gold.
Now he felt hungry. The food was brought.
But the moment he touched food with his
hand, the food turned into gold and became
hard. He was unable to eat. Then he tried to
drink water. But alas! The water also turned
into gold when he touched it.
His little daughter was looking for him. She
came running and sat on his lap. But the
moment she sat on his lap, she also turned into gold. King Midas was now
very sad. He started weeping. Now he did not want his golden touch. He
wanted his daughter. He wanted food and water. He prayed to God to forgive
him and requested him to take away the gift.
God forgave him, “Go and take bath in the special river. You will become
normal”, God said.
King Midas went and took a dip into water.
He was cured of the golden touch. He took
water and sprinkled it on his daughter. He
also sprinkled it on everything which he
had touched. His daughter and all other
things became normal. King Midas once
again became the happiest person on the earth, but with a difference.

Rattle Your Brain

What happened to the king’s daughter ?
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Words to Remember

ancient : very old
popular : famous and admired by people
wealth : too much money
dip : to put into water for a short while
sprinkle : to scatter in small drops

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether the statements are true or false.
1. Midas was a Greek King.
2. Midas was fond of good clothes.
3. Whatever Midas touched turned into diamond.
4. Midas did not want golden touch.
5. Midas ate an apple and was cured of the golden
touch.
6. Midas sprinkled water on his daughter and she
became normal.

B. Answer the following questions in the given space.

1. What kind of King was Midas?
................................................................................................................

2. What did Midas want much?
................................................................................................................

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3. Was King Midas able to eat his food?
................................................................................................................

4. What happened to his daughter when she came and sat on his lap?
................................................................................................................

5. Did God forgive King Midas?

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

6. What happened when Midas took a dip into water?

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

C. Make a list of the things which turned into Gold when King Midas

touched them.

1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________

4. ______________ 5. ______________ 6. ______________

7. ______________ 8. ______________

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

The following pair of words will be spoken loudly by the teacher. Listen to these
words carefully and note down in your exercise book. Show this to your teacher
for spelling mistakes.

greek creek, wealth health
check deck
rewarded awarded gift shift

tree free

Yesterday you did something special. Speak to your friend about this. This will
be in a dialogue form. Take help from your teacher if you feel any difficulty.

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Your Friend : What did you do yesterday?

You : I gave ten rupees to a beggar.

This group of words may also be used in reply.

went to watch a movie played cricket in the field

attended my music class went to my granny's place

helped my father in arranging things in the house.

Fun with Grammar

A. Choose suitable words from the box and fill in the blanks .

costly, new, hot, tall, good, cold

1. The boy is ___________. 2. The water is ___________.

3. The tea is ___________. 4. The music is ___________.

5. The shirt is ___________. 6. The necklace is ___________.

B. Match the words of column 'A' with their opposite words in column 'B'.

Column A Column B

1. tall a. small

2. hot b. thin

3. fat c. weak

4. great d. short

5. sick e. well

6. strong f. cold

C. Strike out the incorrect word.
1. A cat is a small / big animal.
2. In summer, Terai is hot / cold.
3. The dogs are near the pond. They are happy / thirsty.
4. A fox is a clever / dull animal.
5. Our books are cheap / costly.

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D. Fill in the blanks with describing words which suit the naming words

most.

1. __________ horse. 2. __________ hair.

3. ___________school. 4. ___________book.

5. ___________ lion. 6. ___________ flower.

7. ___________ day. 8. ___________ sky.

9. ___________coat. 10. __________ night.

E. Make sentences with the following words.
1. popular : ________________________________________

2. wealth : ________________________________________

3. garden : ________________________________________

4. hungry : ________________________________________

5. olden : ________________________________________

6. earth : ________________________________________

Fun Time

A. Here a list of works has been given. You have to write at what time
you do each work.

Work Time

1. Time to wake up in the morning ___________________

2. Time to be ready for school ___________________

3. Time for breakfast ___________________

4. Time to leave for school ___________________

5. Time to have lunch in school ___________________

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6. Time to sleep at home ___________________

7. Time to do homework ___________________

8. Time to go out for playing ___________________

9. Time to have dinner ___________________

10. Time to go to bed ___________________

B. Imagine you get the reward of golden touch. What would you touch?
Would you be happy or sad?

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Lesson-22

Our Friends

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children about the people who live in the society and
help us in our day to day life. Tell the children that all these people are
our friends.

For the Children

Think of the people who live near us and help us in one or other way.
Write names of some of them.

a. ______________ b. ______________

c. ______________ d. ______________

e. ______________ f. ______________

Now read the poem.

I am a doctor
I treat you when you are sick
I give you medicines
And make you better quick.

Scan Here I am a tailor
Audio Script Making your clothes
Stitch– stitch –stitch
My needle goes.

Rattle Your Brain
What is the aim of your life?
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I am a postman
I bring letters everyday
Your dog likes to chase me
Please keep him away.

I am a policeman
I stand just so
Making cars stop
Making cars go!

Words to Remember

sick : ill person
quick : in a short time

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Fill in the blanks with one of the words given in bracket.
1. The doctor treats _____________ persons. (sick / well).
2. The doctor gives ______________ to the sick persons. (sweets/ medicine)
3. The tailor stitches clothes with a ___________. (brush / needle)
4. The postman brings _____________to us. (letters / chocolates)
5. The policeman stands on the ___________ to make cars stop. (roof / road)

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B. Answer these questions in the given space.
1. What does a doctor do?
................................................................................................................
2. What does a tailor do?
.................................................................................................................
3. What does a postman do?
................................................................................................................
4. What does a policeman do?
................................................................................................................
5. What chases the postman?
................................................................................................................

C. Match the columns.

Column A Column B

1. teacher a. makes cars stops

2. sweeper b. sells vegetables

3. cobbler c. teaches

4. green Grocer d. cleans and sweeps

5. policeman e. mends shoes

Communication Skills

Listening and Speaking

The teacher will speak aloud the words given below. The students will
listen to these words very carefully and will write them in their exercise
book. The teacher will then check the spellings of these words.

cobbler, potter, sweeper
carpenter, driver, tailor
gardener, wood cutter, doctor
pilot, milkman, baker

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Describing a picture : Look at the picture given below. Each student of the
class will speak two sentences about the things he / she sees in the picture.

Writing

A. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks.

1. Gopi mends my . He is a ________________.

2. Mr. Tom makes . He is a________________.

3. Sonal drinks everyday. The__________brings it home.

4. Harry flies an . He is a ________________.

5. Madhav looks after the . He is a ______________.

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

1. ___________ quick 2. ___________ ___________

3. ___________ _________ 4. ___________ ___________

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Activity

Look at the pictures and complete the following crossword.

1 1R 2
2 3L

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4 5N

6 6T 7

S

8 7

E 8

Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words given below.

F B R A V T U B PU XWO Z L P
O A J WL A L R R AQ A R X CO
A D OC T I R B OR J WB Z L S
M S VO AL E M P OL C E ME T
A C Y O I O H I N I N GN L L M
Z H TA I R U R I O U SI OCA
I O CO EWS E N U X MR S L N

DOCTOR POLICEMAN TAILOR POSTMAN

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Unit-12 Lesson-23

In the Garden

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children what they like to do in their free time. Have
they ever been to a garden?

For the Children

1. Would you like to have a small garden in front of your house?

a. Yes b. No

2. What are the things you would like to have in your garden?

a. ______________ b. ______________

c. ______________ d. ______________

e. ______________ f. ______________

Now read the story.

There is a garden near Ali's house. Everyday in the evening, Ali and his sister
Mumtaz come to this garden. Their pet dog, Jackie also accompanies them to
this garden.
There are many flower plants like rose, lily, jasmine, sunflower and marigold in
this garden. Many butterflies fly all around these flowers.
There are some mango, guava and papaya trees in this garden. Some birds live
on these trees.

Scan Here

Audio Script

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“What a beautiful butterfly!” exclaimed Ali. He tries to catch it but the butterfly flies
up in the sky. “You must not catch a butterfly. Let it fly around the flowers”, says
Mumtaz.

Ali wants to pluck some flowers. But Mumtaz points Ali to a board which says, “
Don't pluck the flowers”.

He asks Mumtaz, “Why is this board here, Mumtaz?”

“This board is here to warn people not to pluck flowers”, replies Mumtaz.

“Flowers look beautiful only in the garden”, supports Ali.

“You are right, Ali. We should not pluck flowers. Instead, we should plant more
and more flower plants. We should also not let anyone cut the trees”, Mumtaz
further tells.
“I promise, I shall make this garden look more beautiful”, says Ali.
They come back home with Jackie as it gets dark.

Rattle Your Brain
Name a plant you want in your garden.
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Words to Remember

pet : a domestic animal kept for pleasure
accompany : to come / go with
warn : to advise people not to do certain things
point : to bring attention

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether the statements are true or false.
1. The garden is very near to Ali's house.
2. Jackie does not accompany Ali and Mumtaz to the garden.
3. Mumtaz wants to catch the butterfly.
4. The board in the garden tells people to pluck flowers.
5. We should not allow others to cut trees.

B. Answer the following questions in the given space.
1. Where is the garden?
................................................................................................................
2. What are the flower plants grown in the garden?
.................................................................................................................
3. What does Ali want to catch in the garden?
................................................................................................................
4. What does the board say?
................................................................................................................
5. What does Ali promise to Mumtaz?
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C. Rearrange the letters to find words that match the clues. First one

has been done for you.

1. The king of fruits goanm mango

2. The king of flowers rsoe ____________

3. The place where flowers gdrnae ____________
and fruits are grown

4. An insect which can fly rfbtutley ____________

5. Which is not dirty nacle ____________

D. Match the names with the pictures.

Rose Jasmine Lily Sunflower

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

Listen to the poem recited loudly by the teacher in the class room and note

down the rhyming words in your exercise books. (You can also listen to the

audio) Scan Here
Daisies so bright

Grasses so green

Tell me I pray

How you keep clean? Audio Script

Summer time showers

Summer time rain

Wash dusty flowers

All clean again.

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Rhyming words
Green ____________ Showers __________ Rain _____________

1. Narrate to your friend your visit to a garden. Tell him what flowers you saw
in the garden. Ask him to correct you if you make pronunciation mistakes.

2. Work in pairs : Draw some pictures in your exercise book. Hide the
pictures from your friend. Then talk to him.

You : What have I drawn?

Your Friend : You have drawn the picture of a butterfly.

You : No, it is not butterfly, it is a rose.

Repeat this until you get the right answer.

Project Work

A. Paragraph Writing : Look at the picture given below. Fill in the blanks
with suitable words taking from the picture.

green flowers butterfly garden bench boys

This is a picture of a ______________. There are many ____________ in
the garden. Two ______________ are playing football. A girl is trying to
catch a ______________.An old man is sitting on a ______________. The
grass in the garden is ______________.

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Fun with Grammar

Pronouns: He, she, it and they.

Look at these sentences.

a. Hari is a boy. He reads in class one.

b. Seema is a girl. She has a puppy.

c. The house is big. It is mine.

d. The dogs are on the road. They are barking.

He, she, it and they have been used in place of Hari, Seema, house and

dogs. These are nouns. So he, she, it and they are pronouns.

B. Pronouns are used in place of nouns. Write pronouns for the

underlined nouns :

i. The teacher was angry with the students.

_________ called Joy and scolded him.

ii. Mamta is my sister.

________ does not know Germany language.

iii. The bucket is filled with water.

________ can not contain water any more.

iv. The students were absent from the class.

_________ were playing football in the playground.

v. The pen is mine.

C. See the pictures and do as directed.
Example:- Rajiv buys toys.

1. Mohan has____________.
2. We saw ______in the garden.

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3. Children like________.

4. These___________are mine.

5. Tom has helped these ____________.

D. Use these words in sentences.

1. village : ________________________________________

2. stick : ________________________________________

3. break : ________________________________________

4. harm : ________________________________________

Fun Time

A. Match the persons with their professions.

1. farmer a. stitches clothes

2. teacher b. cuts the hair

3. doctor c. sells vegetables

4. tailor d. treats sick persons

5. green Grocer e. grow crops

6. barber f. teaches students

B. Draw and colour a mud built house and a brick built house.

Mud-built house Brick-built house

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Lesson-24

I Love Little Pussy

For the Teacher
This is a beautiful poem which teaches human beings to be kind to

animals. Tell the children how to be kind and affectionate to animals.

For the Children

1. Have you ever touched the fur of a cat?

(i) Yes (ii) No

2. Which animal do you like to have?

(i) cat (ii) dog

Now read the poem. Scan Here
Audio Script
I love little pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her,
She'll do me no harm.

So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But pussy and I
Very gently will play.
She shall sit by my side,
And I'll give her some food,
And she'll love me because
I am gentle and good.

Rattle Your Brain

What would you to like to keep as a pet other than cat ?
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