New Spark english reader - 5

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

Shubharambha’s 5

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:
Krishna Prasad Regmi

Edited by:
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New Edition: 2077

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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 Health and Diseases 6-16
The Sea 17-26
Lesson-2
27-36
Unit-2 Lesson-3 The Diamond Necklace 37-45
Teach me to Listen Lord
Lesson-4 46-55
56-64
Unit-3 Lesson-5 The Birth of Windows
To the Cuckoo 65-73
Lesson-6 74-83

Unit-4 Lesson-7 William Tell 84-92
Malu Bhalu 93-100
Lesson-8
101-108
Unit-5 Lesson-9 The Lady with the Lamp 109-117

Lesson-10 My Shadow 118-124
125-132
Unit-6 Lesson-11 Celebrating Id
Unit-7 Lesson-12 If I Know 133-142
143-151
Lesson-13 The Talkative Barber
Lesson-14 Teamwork 152-161
162-169
Unit-8 Lesson-15 The Little Bully
170-178
Lesson-16 Nobody’s Friend 179-185

Unit-9 Lesson-17 My Elder Brother

Lesson-18 Crying

Unit-10 Lesson-19 Around the World

Lesson-20 Sing a Song of People

Unit-1 Lesson-1

Health and Diseases
For the Teacher

Discuss with the children health, diseases and cleanliness. Tell them the
importance of good health and cleanliness. Also tell them how to keep away
from some diseases caused by unclean surrounding.

For the Children

Think of keeping yourself clean. Make a list of things you would do to keep
you clean.

(i) _______________ (ii) _________________

(iii) _______________ (iv) _________________

(v) _______________ (vi) _________________

Now read the text.

Everyone wants to enjoy good health. No one wants any illness. Illness gives
troubles and misery. If a person is ill, his life becomes burdensome. Illness
disturbs the flow of life in a person.
There is an old maxim-healthy mind lives in a healthy body. In today's world
this maxim is quite true. Today we undergo a lot of stress. People, in all walks
of life, have no mental peace.
They have no rest and repose. They have no time to enjoy the beauty of
nature. They are also tormented. Lack of mental peace gives birth to many
diseases.
Many people suffer from many diseases. Some suffer from heart-ailments,
some from diabetes and some from other diseases.
In this situation it is not easy to enjoy a good health.
Healthy habits are very necessary to develop for keeping oneself healthy. The
most important healthy habit is to rise early in the morning. Early rising keeps
a person hale and hearty.

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If a person rises early and comes out of his house for a walk in an open
area, he always remains healthy. Early in the morning, the air is fresh.
Fresh air gives us vigour and vitality. Morning walk refreshes our mind
and body. It activates energy. It also controls our weight. It is very useful
for heart and diabetic patients.
Cleanliness is necessary for a healthy and happy life. It is said that
cleanliness is next to godliness. We must have both internal and external
cleanliness.
Just after getting up in the morning, we should brush our teeth. This
should be done regularly. Dirty teeth give a bad smell. It also leads to
digestive problems. We should also have habit of regular cutting of nails.
We should take care of our body by keeping it clean. It can be done by

regular bath or wash. We should also keep our house neat and clean. We
should not throw garbage around our houses. Besides our houses, we
should also keep our school campus, playground, lanes and roads clean.
Drains, outside our houses should also be cleaned at equal intervals. Dirty
water must not stagnate near our houses. Safe and clean water should
only be used for cooking and drinking.
A healthy body depends on the quality of food we take. Food gives us
energy to work and play. It also helps us to grow. It protects us from
diseases.

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We eat different kinds of food. These contain substances useful for our body.
These substances are called nutrients. But we must have balanced diet. It
must have carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Rice, wheat,
sugar, honey, butter, ghee, fish, meat, egg, milk, fruits and fresh vegetables
give us these things. Milk is a very good source of vitamins. It is a very
nutritious drink for children. It enhances longevity. It has also the properties
to cure us from diseases.
Sometimes people get ill. They should then consult a doctor. The doctor
examines their body and prescribes medicines. These medicines cure us
from the diseases. Diseases are also cured by homeopathic and Ayurbedic

Scan Here

Audio Script

medicines. Now a days people have started Naturopathy and Yoga to cure
themselves from many diseases.
It is said that prevention is better than cure. It is correct. We must be very
cautious against many diseases. We must also be alert to the factors leading
to these diseases. If this is done, we would be able to lead a happy and
disease free life.

Rattle Your Brain

What do you understand by “A healthy mind lives in a healthy body”?
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Words to Remember

illness : ailment

burdensome : to cause worry/hardship

repose : rest/sleep

hale and hearty : strong and healthy

activate : to make active

enhance : increase

cautious : careful

tormented : to make someone suffer very much

diabetes : a disease in which sugar is not absorbed from blood

alert : to be aware of something

longevity : long life

garbage : waste material

vitality : liveliness and energy

vigour : physical strength/energy

maxim : saying

misery : great suffering

stress : pressure, tension or worry from problems

interval : a period of time between two events

stagnate : to stop progressing/developing

nutrients : substance helping in growth

nutritious : healthy/helping the body to grow

consult : to go to a person to take advice

prescribe : to advise the use of a medicine

prevention : the action of stopping someone from doing something

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether the statements are true or false in the given boxes.
1. No one wants any illness because it makes their life
burdensome.
2. Today people are free of mental stress.

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3. The most important healthy habit is to get up early in the
morning.

4. An early riser remains dull all day long.
5. Fresh air gives us vigour and vitality.
6. Cleanliness is very necessary for a happy and

healthy life.
7. Milk is a rich source of vitamins.
8. Medicines cure us from many diseases.
9. Now a days people do Yogas to cure themselves

from many diseases.
10. Prevention is always better than cure.

B. Answer these questions in the given space.
1. Why is good health necessary for human beings?
2. What is the old maxim?
3. What problems are being faced by people in today's world?
4. What are the different diseases from which people suffer today?
5. What is a healthy habit? What are the advantages of healthy habit?
6. What things should we keep clean?
7. Why is food important for us?
8. What are the different nutrients we need for our body?
9. Why is milk very necessary for children?
10.What do we take when we get ill?

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C. Circle the nouns in each sentence.

1. Hockey is my favorite sport.
2. My grandmother plays golf
3. Your dad prefers soccer.
4. My friends like basketball.
5. There are nine players on a baseball team.
6. When you have a pool, you can swim.
7. To ski , you need skis and boots.
8. We use boat to fish in the lake.
9. Your sister enjoys tennis a lot.
10. Hit the volleyball over the net.

Riddles

D. Teacher and students fun in class.
1. What goes up and down stairs without moving?
2. Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die.
3. What can you catch but not throw?
4. I run, yet I have no legs. What am I?
5. Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside throw away the
inside.

5. Corn 3. A cold 1. Carpet
4. A nose 2. Fire

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e. Fill in the blanks with one of the words taking from the brackets.
1. ______________ gives troubles and miseries. (Health/Illness)
2. Fresh air gives ______________ to our bodies. (vigour/peace)
3. Morning walk is very useful for ______________ patients.

(diabetic/neuro)
4. Dirty ______________ lead to digestive problems. (hands/teeth)
5. Dirty water must not be allowed to ______________ near

houses. (flow/stagnate)
6. Rice is a source of ______________. (carbohydrate/protein)
7. ______________ is a good source of vitamin. (Sugar/Milk)
8. Now a days diseases may also be cured by ______________.

(Yoga/morning walk)

f. Match the words of column 'A' with their similar meanings in column
'B'.

A B
1. stress (a) stop developing
2. vitality (b) long life
3. enhance (c) aware
4. repose (d) waste material
5. maxim (e) careful
6. stagnate (f) tension or worry
7. cautious (g) liveliness
8. alert (h) increase
9. longevity (i) saying
10. garbage (j) rest

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

Pronunciation of th ( ) as in third and th(ð) as in this: The teacher will speak
these words loudly in the class room. The students will listen and repeat the
same words aloud after him.

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th ( ) th ( ) Scan Here
math smooth Audio Script
bath brother
fifth father
think mother
throat their
thumb then
thirst this
thousand together
faith gather
oath other

Making suggestions

Make your friend your partner. Study the dialogue making suggestion. Role
play some more dialogues making some other suggestions.

You: My friend is going on a tour to Lumbini for seven days.
What can I give him/her as a useful present?

Your Partner: You may give him/her a new water bottle or a lunch box.

You: Thank you for your suggestion. I will give him a new
water bottle.

Fun with Grammar

Direct and Indirect Speech
When the exact words of a speaker is quoted, it is called direct
speech.
Examples: (i) The man said, “I want a bag.”
(ii) Hari said, “The ball is round.”
When the substance of the exact words of a speaker is presented,
it is called indirect speech.
Examples: (i) The man said that he wanted a bag.
(ii) Hari said that the ball was round.

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The following things were done for changing direct speeches into indirect
speeches.

i. Change of tense of verb of reported speech i.e want - wanted; is - was.
ii. Change of person of reported speech according to the person of

reporting verb, i.e, I - he.
iii. Use of a conjunction 'that'.
iv. Omission of comma and inverted commas.
Study some more examples.
i. Suman said to me, “I am your best friend.”

Suman told me that she was my best friend.
ii. The boy said, “The dog is barking on the road.”

The boy said that the dog was barking on the road.
A. Now change these sentences into indirect speeches and write them in the

given space.
i. Pankaj said, “My favourite sport is cricket.”

___________________________________________________
ii. Gopal said, “I spend my last vacation in Muktinath.”

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iii. Mahima said, “I like Folk music most.”

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iv. Soni said to me, “You will have to help me.”

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v. The man said to Rajiv, “You must keep your promise.”

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vi. Seema said to Anu, “The teacher has called you.”

___________________________________________________
vii. Meeta said, “Rupa is my sister.”

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viii. Kamal said to his brother, “You may take my pen.”

___________________________________________________

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ix. Shruti said to Vivek, “I will see you on Monday.”
___________________________________________________

x. The master said to his servant, “You may go home at 5 pm.”

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Project Work

Writing a Paragraph: In this chapter you read about health and disease. You
knew how good health is important for all of us. You also knew what steps
should we take to have good health.On the basis of your study of this chapter,
write a paragraph in 80 words on the topic “Health is Wealth.”

Vocabulary: There are some words which denote collections. The word
'library' denotes a collection of books. Fill in the blanks with one of the correct
words taking from the box.

code gang pair lock range crew shower pack flock

cluster crowd bundle suit hive galaxy

i. a _________ of rain ii. a ___________ of sailors

iii. a _________ of trees iv. a ___________ of cards

v. a _________ of hair vi. a ___________ of laws

vii. a _________ of sheep viii. a ___________ of bees

ix. a _________ of hay x. a ___________ of thieves

xi. a _________ of shoes xii. a ___________ of stars

xiii. a _________ of people xiv. a ___________ of mountains

xv. a _________ of clothes

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Something to Think and Write: In your class there are around 30 students.

Some students must be healthy and some may not be paying attention to

their health. Some students would be very careful about their cleanliness and

some may not be so much careful about keeping themselves clean. On the

basis of the above given conditions. Make a list of names of students of your

class who come under the followings. .

Careful about Careless about Careful about Careless about
health health
cleanliness cleanliness
i
ii

iii
iv
v
vi

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Lesson-2 The Sea

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children the vastness of the sea. Compare the sea with river,
pond and pool.

For the Children

Have you ever gone to the sea shore? What was your first feeling about
it. Write here in the given space.
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______________________________________________________
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Scan Here

Now read the poem.

The sea is a hungry dog. Audio Script
giant and grey.
He rolls on the beach all day. Rattle Your Brain
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws.
Study the atlas and name any
Hour upon hour he gnaws three seas of Asia.
The rumbling, tumbling stones, 1. ____________________
And “Bones, bones, bones, bones!” 2. ____________________
The giant sea-dog moans, 3. ____________________
Licking his greasy paws.

And when the night wind roars
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
And howls and hallos long and loud.

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But on quiet days in May or June
When even the grasses on the dune
Play no more their ready tune.
With his head between his paws
He lies on the sandy shores.
So quiet, so quiet. He scarcely snores.

Words to Remember

giant : very big

shaggy : hairy

tumbling : to fall

bounds : jump

greasy : oily and slippery

snore : to breathe noisily while sleeping

licking : to pass the tongue over something

gnaw : to chew something for a long time

clashing : to come together with a loud sound

sniff : to take air in through nose making a sound

dune : a small hill of dry sand formed by wind

reedy tune : a tune made by a type of tall grass with a hollow stem

growing near water

howls and hallos : long loud cries of a dog

snuff : to smell

beach : sea coast

rumbling : to make deep sound

moan : to cry in pain

cliff : steep rock facing sea side

scarcely : almost not

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Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Answer these questions in the given space.
1. What has the sea been compared to?
2. How does the dog pass the day?
3. How does the sea behave on a stormy night?
4. How does the sea howl?
5. Describe the weather in the month of May and June.
6. How does the sea behave on quiet days?
7. How does the dog lie on the sandy sea shore?
8. What four comparisons does the poet make between the
sea and the hungry dog?

B. Rhyming Words: Find out rhyming words for the following words
from the poem and write in the given space.

1. jaws __________ 2. stones ___________
3. grey __________ 4. cloud ___________
5. sniffs __________

C. Read the poem carefully and pick out the words which describe
the followings.
1. the fierce sea
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2. the calm and quiet sea
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
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3. sea is like a hungry dog
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___________________________________________________

D. Vocabulary: Write synonyms (similar meanings) of the following
words in the space given.

1. giant _______________

2. shaggy _______________

3. moan _______________

4. gnaw _______________

5. greasy _______________

6. cliff _______________

7. howl _______________

8. dune _______________

9. tumble _______________

10. bound _______________

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Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

The teacher will recite the following poem loudly in the class
room. The children will listen to the poem very carefully. They will
pay attention to the pronunciation of the underlined words.( You
can also listen to the audio)

I often wonder how it is

That on a rainy day,

A little boy, just like myself,

Comes out with me to play.

And we step in all the puddles
When walking through the town,

But though I stand the right way up,
He's always upside-down.

I have to tread upon his feet,
Which is a sorry sight,

With my left foot on his left foot,
My right foot on his right.

I really wish he'd talk to me, Scan Here
He seems so very kind, Audio Script

For when I look and smile at him
He does the same, I find.

But I never hear him speaking,
So surely he must be

In some strange land the other side,
Just opposite to me.

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After reciting the poem the teacher will ask the students some
questions. The students will answer them orally and loudly so that
others may hear them.
Questions

1. Who comes to play with the child?
2. When does the little boy come to play with the child?
3. Where do the child and the little boy go?
4. What does the child do to the little boy?
5. What is the wish of the child?
6. Where does the child think the little boy lives?
7. Tell the similar word for 'puddles'.
8. Tell the opposite word for 'strange'.
9. Say rhyming words for 'town' and 'sight'.
10. What would be a homophone (sound alike word) for 'same'?

Fun with Grammar

1. Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives
There are three degrees of comparison of adjectives -
i. the positive degree
ii. the comparative degree and
iii. the superlative degree
Adjectives in positive degree simply describe the quality of a noun or a
pronoun.
Examples: (i) Lucy is a clever girl.
(ii) James is a naughty boy.
Adjectives in comparative degree describe a higher degree than the
positive.
Examples: (i) Shreya is cleverer than Hunny.
(ii) Shyam is wiser than Gopal.

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Adjectives in superlative degree describe the highest degree of a
quality of a noun or a pronoun.

Examples: (i) Rose is the most beautiful flower.
(ii) Rehman is the tallest boy in the class.

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct degrees of comparison of
adjectives given in the brackets.
1. I want Raman in my team because he is the _____________boy in the
class. (wise)
2. The Taj Mahal is a ______________ place to visit. (beautiful)
3. The horse runs ______________ than the camel. (fast)
4. Iron is ______________ than all other metals. (heavy)
5. My ______________ brother is an advocate at Patan High court. (old)
6. Harry is ______________ than Danny. (courageous)
7. This pen is ______________ than that pen. (good)
8. New York is the ______________ city in the world. (costly)
9. The ______________ wall of this room has collapsed. (out)
10.We have seen ______________ days also. (happy)

B. There is an error in each sentence regarding the degree of
comparison of adjectives. Find out the error, correct the sentences
and rewrite them in given space.
1. My new shirt is more costly than this shirt.
________________________________________________________
2. Asia is a large continent in this world.
________________________________________________________
3. The Ganga is the holy river of India.
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4. This page is more clean than that page.
___________________________________________________

5. The king is the powerful person of a kingdom.
___________________________________________________

6. This book is more cheap than that book.
___________________________________________________

7. The climate of Chitwan is good than Butwal.
___________________________________________________

8. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the great leaders of the world.
___________________________________________________

9. Tonight is more warm than last night.
___________________________________________________

10.Cricket is a _______________ game in some countries.
___________________________________________________

C. Writing a letter: Yesterday you celebrated your 11th birthday. Your uncle
from Kathmandu was expected to come. But he could not come as he
was engaged in his office for an urgent work. Your uncle rang you up
and wished you a very happy birthday. He also asked you to write to
him how you celebrated your birthday. You decided to write to him.
Write this letter in the format given below:

The Advance High School, Kathmandu
20th October ____________
Respected ________________

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______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________
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Yours loving
________________

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To
Stamp

Kathmandu

D. Vocabulary: Homonyms are words that have same spelling and
pronunciation but different meanings.

Examples: watch (a) to see
(i) (b) an object to show time

Now write two different meanings of the following homonyms.

1. kind : (a) ____________ (b) ___________

2. play : (a) ____________ (b) ___________

3. well : (a) ____________ (b) ___________

4. fly : (a) ____________ (b) ___________

5. bat : (a) ____________ (b) ___________

6. interest : (a) ____________ (b) ___________

7. bank : (a) ____________ (b) ___________

8. face : (a) ____________ (b) ___________

E. Something to Think and Write: Have you ever been to the zoo? If

yes, write what things did you see at the zoo. Also write your

feelings when you went to this place.
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Word Search Puzzle

Word Puzzle– See the clues given below and complete the word puzzle
of sounds made by different animals/things.

1C H 2T R

3 T N 4D 5R

M M
7R
PN
6S R N LL W

T 8B

10 T 9C
L
R

P

Clues

ACROSS DOWN
2. sound made by an elephant
1. sound made by teeth in
extreme cold 4. loud, unpleasant noise
5. sound made by a lion
3. loud noise heard after lightning
7. sound of thunder
6. long, loud sound made by
ambulances 9. praising sound for the winner

8. shout in a loud, deep voice
especially when angry

10. a baby's toy

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Unit-2 Lesson-3

The Diamond Necklace

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children the word 'false pride' and its harmful results. Cite
some examples/stories to show this.

For the Children

Do you find any student in your class having false pride? If yes what
suggestion would you like to give to him?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

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Scan Here

Now read the text.

Audio Script

Mr. Loisel was a clerk in the Ministry of Education. His wife was beautiful
and ambitious, but unaware of her husband's economic condition. She
thought of herself in the higher level of social status.
One day Mr. Loisel got an invitation to attend a party from the Minister of
Education. He came home and told his
wife about this. But Mrs. Loisel had a
problem. It was a Minister's party and
she thought, she did not have a good
dress to wear on this occasion .
Unwillingly, Mr. Loisel spent the 400
francs, which he had saved for their
holiday, to buy a beautiful dress for his

Rattle Your Brain

What is the difference between pride and false pride? Discuss.
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Then there was another demand. Mrs. Loisel said that her dress was
beautiful, but it looked odd without a piece of jewellery. Mr. Loisel could not
afford jewels. So Mrs. Loisel thought to borrow a necklace from her rich
friend. She went to Mrs. Forestier, her rich friend. Mrs. Forestier agreed to
lend her a magnificient diamond necklace.
In the party, Mrs. Loisel was the prettiest woman. She took part in the dance
and other activities and remained there upto 4 o'clock in the morning. Then
they returned home. At home Mrs. Loisel was shocked to discover that the
diamond necklace had disappeared. They tried a lot to search it, but useless.
It was lost and they thought, they would have to buy another one to return to
Forestier.
Next day in the market, Mr. Loisel saw a necklace, exactly the same as Mrs.
Forestier had lent them. But it was too costly. Its price was 36,000 francs. Mr.
Loisel had some savings with him. He borrowed the rest amount at a very
high rate of interest. Then he bought the necklace and gave that to Mrs.
Forestier. Mrs. Forestier took the necklace but did not notice the difference.
Now the sunny days of Mr. And Mrs. Loisel had gone. They had to pay the
debt. Mrs. Loisel bravely faced this situation. The maid was dismissed, the
flat where they lived was given up, and they shifted to a garret. Mrs. Loisel did
all her household works and was always dressed like a working woman. She
used to go to market herself to buy household things. She bargained, argued
and fought to save every penny. Mr. Loisel did overtime after his office work
at some shopkeeper's accounts. He also worked at home in midnights for a
few francs. This life continued for ten years and after this they paid off every
loan to the last amount including the interest.
But this had a great effect. Mrs. Loisel looked like an old woman. She
became a typical poor man's wife. She was rough and coarse. Her dress was
untidy and her hair was uncombed. Sometimes when Mr. Loisel was at his
office, she used to sit by the window and would think of that evening, the
evening of her beauty and splendid life. In what situation she would have
been today if she had not lost the necklace? What fate was it! How had a
small thing changed her life?
One evening she was in the market with Mr. Loisel when she saw a lady with
a child. She recognised Mrs. Forestier, who looked as young, as pretty and
as attractive as ever. First Mrs. Loisel hesitated to speak to her.

Rattle Your Brain

Is borrowing a good habit? Explain.
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But as the debt was paid, she decided to speak to her and tell her the whole
story. “Good morning, Mrs. Forestier!” she went up to her and said. Mrs.
Forestier did not recognise her. “I am Mrs. Loisel , your friend”, said Mrs.
Loisel.
Her friend gave a cry, “Oh, my dear friend! How have you changed!”

“Yes, I have been through a very hard time, since we met last”, she said and
narrated the whole story. Mr. Forestier was shocked.

“You mean that you bought a diamond necklace to replace mine?”

“Yes, and you did not notice it? They were certainly very much alike. And that
costed our life” replied Mrs. Loisel with pride and satisfaction.
But Mrs. Forestier seized her head with both of her hands in great distress.
“Oh, my poor, dear Loisel Mine was only an imitation. It costed only five
hundred francs!”

Words to Remember

education : training/instruction unaware : not knowing
status : position
borrow : to take odd : strange and unusual
sunny : good/happy
shock : unpleasant feeling
penny /pleasant
untidy : paisa dismiss : to remove from a position
fate : not clean/dirty
hesitate : luck/fortune coarse : rough and rude
: to be slow to
replace uncombed : not to arrange hair
distress
occasion attractive : pleasing/interesting
afford
magnificient debt : money taken as loan
ambitious
garret seized : to catch/hold
bargain
imitation : copy/duplicate

speak or act

: to exchange

: sorrow

: a suitable/particular time for something

: to have enough money/time etc.

: splendid/remarkable/impressive

: seeking success, wealth, status etc.

: an unpleasant room on the roof of a house/building

: to discuss price, condition, terms of trade to reach an

agreement

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Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Choose the correct answer and mark a tick (ü) in the box.

i. Mr. Loisel's wife was beautiful and

(a) attractive (b) ambitious

(c) greedy (d) proud

ii. Mrs. Loisel wanted to wear a

(a) silk sari (b) bracelet

(c) jewellery (d) new sandal

iii. Mrs. Loisel lost the diamond necklace in the

(a) house (b) market

(c) garden (d) party

iv. Mr. Loisel bought a diamond necklace for

(a) 10,000 francs (b) 26,000 francs

(c) 16,000 francs (d) 36,000 francs

v. Mr. and Mrs. Loisel paid off every loan to the last amount in

(a) 5 yrs. (b) 8 yrs.

(c) 10 yrs. (d) 12 yrs.

vi. Mrs. Forestier told Mrs. Loisel that her diamond necklace was an

(a) original (b) imitation

(c) ordinary (d) costly

B. Answer the following questions.

1. Who was Mr. Loisel? What invitation did he get one day?

2. What type of nature did Mr. Loisel's wife have?

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3. What problem did Mrs. Loisel have in attending the party?
4. How did Mrs. Loisel get her new dress?
5. How did Mrs. Loisel get the diamond necklace?
6. What did Mrs. Loisel discover when she returned home from the party?
7. How did Mr. and Mrs. Loisel arrange the diamond necklace for

Mrs. Forestier?
8. What did Mr. and Mrs. Loisel do to pay the debt back?
9. What change did Mrs. Loisel have in her after paying the debt?
10.Whom did Mr. and Mrs. Loisel meet in the market one evening?
11.How did Mrs. Forestier react after the disclosure made by

Mrs.Loisel?

C. Fill in the blanks taking suitable words from the box.
market unaware notice clerk imitation four hundred
typical lost garret necklace

1. Mr. Loisel was a ______________ in the Ministry of Education.
2. Mrs. Loisel was ______________ of her husband's economic condition.
3. Mr. Loisel spent ______________ francs to buy a beautiful dress for his

wife.
4. Mrs. Loisel borrowed a diamond ______________ from her rich friend

Mrs. Forestier.
5. After the party it was discovered that the diamond necklace was

______________.
6. Mrs. Forestier did not ______________ the difference in the necklace.
7. Mr. and Mrs. Loisel started living in a ______________.
8. After paying the loan, Mrs. Loisel became a ______________ poor

man's wife.

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9. Mrs. Loisel met Mrs. Forestier in the ______________.
10. Mrs. Forestier told that the diamond necklace was an _____________.

D. Match the words of column 'A' with their similar meaning words in
column 'B'.

A B
1. coarse a. paisa
2. status b. pleasing
3. magnificient c. not clean
4. penny d. sorrow
5. afford e. position
6. garret f. copy
7. distress g. splendid
8. attractive h. to have enough money
9. untidy i. rough
10. imitation j. an unpleasant room on the

roof of a house

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

The teacher will read the given passage loudly in the classroom. All
children will listen to him carefully and will pay attention to the
pronunciation of different words. (You can also listen to the audio)

One day, a wealthy farmer who owned hundreds of cows and bulls decided
to walk round his land to see if any fences needed fixing. Soon, he saw a
young cowboy who was running away from a charging bull.

The bull had thrown the cowboy from his horse. The cowboy tried to get
back on his horse several times. But each time, the bull charged, and the
cowboy ran to hide in a hole in the ground.

The farmer called out to the cowboy, “Why don't you just stay in that hole
until someone catches the bull and puts it back in its pen?” “I can't do that,
Sir,” replied the cowboy. 'There's a nasty bear in this hole!”

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After reading the passage the teacher will ask some questions based on the

passage. The students will answer these questions orally and loudly one by

one. The teacher will see that the students must pronounce the words

correctly. Scan Here

Questions

1. What did the wealthy farmer own?

2. Why was the farmer walking around his land?

3. What did the farmer see in his land? Audio Script
4. What had the bull done to the cowboy?

5. Why was the cowboy not able to get back to his horse?

6. What did the wealthy farmer say to the cow boy?

7. What did the cowboy reply to the question of the farmer?

8. Tell similar meaning word for 'charging'.

9. Tell similar meaning word for 'pen'.

10.Tell opposite meaning word for 'owned'.

Fun with Grammar

Uses of 'can' and 'may' as modals:
‘Can’ is used to express ability or capacity.
Examples: (i) I can solve all the sums. (ability)
(ii) He can lift this bag. (capacity)
‘Can’ is used to grant permission.
Examples: (i) You can go home now.
(ii) Rajiv can sit here.
‘May’ is used to seek or grant permission.
Examples: (i) May I come in, sir? (seeking permission)
(ii) You may take my coat. (granting permission)
‘May’ is used to express possibility.
Examples: (i) It may rain today.
(ii) My friend may come from New Delhi today.
‘May’ is used to express wish or desire.
Examples: (i) May the king live long!
(ii) May God grant you success!

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A. Study the sentences given below carefully and write what they
express/point out in the space given.

1. Uday may go to Bajura tonight. _______________
2. The servant can lift the big piece of log. __________________
3. The result may come out today. __________________
4. These students can play in this ground today. ______________
5. May I talk to you, please? __________________
6. May the president live long! __________________
7. The workers can sleep here in the room. __________________
8. Amar can play chess well. __________________
9. The teacher may teach two lessons today. ________________
10.You may leave the class now. __________________
B. Fill in the blanks with either ‘can’ or ‘may’.
1. My younger brother _______________ not speak English.
2. Now you _______________ face any problem.
3. This news _______________ be true.
4. _______________ I sit beside you?
5. _______________ success knock your door!
6. _______________ God punish the culprits!
7. Our teachers _______________ be present in the play ground.
8. These boys _______________ not defeat me in this game.
9. _______________ I know your name, please?
10.We _______________ come to your house for tea.

C. Writing a Report: You are the captain of your class. Your class organised
a story writing competition last Friday under the guidance of the English
teacher of the school. This programme was successfully held. Now your
class teacher asks you to prepare a report of this event to speak in the
morning assembly. Write this report in sixty words.

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Story Writing Competition Held
By - Nirmala Neupane
Captain of Class V
Our class organised a story writing competition last Friday i.e, on 24th
October _______

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D. Something to Think and Do: Preparing and giving a short speech
in the class.
Imagine you are Mr/Mrs Loisel. The diamond necklace which you
borrowed from Mrs. Forestier is lost. You arranged money to buy
another diamond necklace to return that to Mrs. Forestier. For this
both you and your wife had to sacrifice a lot. Prepare a short speech
how you faced this situation bravely.
Speech
Good morning respected sir and my dear friends. I am Loisel. I borrowed a
diamond necklace.
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E. Vocabulary: Homophones– sound alike words.
Make use of these sound alike words in the sentences to clear their
meanings–

1. level ________________________________________

label ________________________________________

2. franc ________________________________________

frank ________________________________________

3. buy ________________________________________

by ________________________________________

4. piece _________________________________________

peace _________________________________________

5. coarse _________________________________________

course _________________________________________

Fun Time

Franc is the currency of France. Different countries have different
currencies. Think or consult your Geography teacher and write the
names of currencies of the following countries.

1. Nepal ________________

2. India ________________

3. China ________________

4. Pakistan ________________

5. Italy ________________

6. Japan ________________

7. U.S.A. ________________

8. Saudi Arab ________________

9. Egypt ________________

10.Canada ________________

11.Australia ________________

12.Russia ________________

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Lesson-4 Teach me to Listen Lord

For the Teacher

Generally most people like to speak. They don't want to listen to. Listening
requires patience and tolerance. Discuss, with the children 'Listening– a
great virtue'.

For the Children

Write at least five advantages of being a good listener.
(i) _________________ (ii) ___________________
(iii) _________________ (iv) ___________________
(v) _________________

Now read the poem. Scan Here
Audio Script
Teach me to listen, Lord
To those nearest me
My family, my friends, my co-workers
Help me to be aware that
No matter what words I hear
The message is,
“Accept the person I am. Listen to me.”

Teach me to listen, Lord
To those far from me
The whisper of the hopeless
The plea of the forgotten
The cry of the anguished.
Teach me to listen, Lord

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To myself Rattle Your Brain
Help me to be less afraid
To trust the voice inside Are you a good listener? Mention
In the deepest part of me. one of your friends who is a good
listener.
Teach me to listen, Lord
For your voice
In busyness and in boredom
In certainty and in doubt
In noise and in silence.
Teach me, Lord, to listen.

Words to Remember

nearest : very close co-workers : those who work
together
whisper : very soft/low sound hopeless
plea : appeal certainty : causing despair
doubt : the state of not : surety
boredom
believing : the state of being
interest less

busyness : the state of being
very busy

anguished : those who are in severe
mental and physical pain

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow in the given
space.
Teach me to listen, Lord
To myself

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Help me to be less afraid
To trust the voice inside
In the deepest part of me.
Questions
1. Why does the poet ask God to teach him to listen to himself?
2. What is the voice inside?
3. How can one be less afraid?
4. Give similar meaning word for 'trust'.

B. Write whether the statements are true or false in the given boxes.
1. The poet is addressing to his friend.

2. The family members are not very close to the poet.

3. The poet prays to God for giving him patience.

4. The voice inside is the spiritual voice of the poet.

5. The poet prays to God to be less afraid.

6. The poet wants to listen to the lord only when he is free.

C. Answer these following questions.
1. Who is the poet addressing to? What does he ask for?
2. What is the universal message?
3. Why is it important to listen to other people?
4. How are the voices of those people described?
5. Why does the poet want to be less afraid?
6. What are the words that convey the wish of the poet to listen to
the lord in every moment of life?

D. Write opposite words for the words given below.

1. nearest: ____________ 2. friend: ____________
3. aware: ____________ 4. accept: ____________
5. hopeless: ____________ 6. inside: ____________
7. certainty: ____________ 8. silence: ____________

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Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

The teacher will read the following poem loudly in the class room. The
students will listen to the poem very carefully and pay attention to the
pronunciation of different words. (You can also listen to the audio)
Oh, where do you come from,
You little drops of rain,
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
Down the window pane?

They won't let me walk,
And they won't let me play,
And they won't let me go
Out of doors at all today.

They put away my playthings
Because I broke them all,
And then they locked up all my bricks,
And took away my ball.

They say I'm very naughty,
But I've nothing else to do
But sit here at the window;
I should like to play with you.

After reading the poem the teacher will ask some questions. All the
questions have to be answered orally and loudly by the students one by
one.

Questions:

1. How does the little drops of rain sound? Scan Here

2. Who would not be allowed to walk and play?

3. Whose playthings are put away and why?

4. What is going to happen with the bricks and ball?

5. What does the child want to do? Audio Script

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6. Tell names of some of the playthings (toys).
7. Tell another word for 'little'.
8. Which stanza do you like most? Why?

Fun with Grammar

Parts of Sentence: Subject and predicate

Each sentence has two parts– a subject (what the sentence is about) and

predicate (the part of the sentence which gives information about the

subject).

Example:

My elder brother goes to school every day.

Here my elder brother is the subject of the sentence and goes to school

every day is the predicate.

Note:

(i) The subject of a sentence comes first.

(ii) Sometimes the subject is left out. It is hidden. In commands, the
subjects are hidden. They are in the second person.

Examples: (i) (You) Take rest.

(ii) (You) Open the door.

A. Take out subjects and predicates from the sentences and write

them in the space provided.

(i) The train has not come yet.

Subject : __________________________________

Predicate : ___________________________________

(ii) My brother who is a doctor lives in Dhading.

Subject : ___________________________________

Predicate : ___________________________________

(iii) Save me from these dogs.

Subject : ___________________________________

Predicate : ___________________________________

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(iv) The teacher with the students was present in the ground.
Subject : __________________________________
Predicate : __________________________________
(v) Last month I went to my village.
Subject : __________________________________
Predicate : ___________________________________
(vi) Listen to what I say.
Subject : __________________________________
Predicate : ___________________________________
(vii) The film which you saw yesterday, is a hit.
Subject : __________________________________
Predicate : ___________________________________
(viii) Either he or I am ill.
Subject : __________________________________
Predicate : ___________________________________
(ix) Taking exercises is good for health.
Subject : __________________________________
Predicate : ___________________________________
(x) When will you come back home?
Subject : __________________________________
Predicate : ___________________________________
B. Fill in the blanks with either subjects or predicates.
i. ___________________ were barking at the beggars.
ii. Today ___________________.
iii. ___________________ are close friends.
iv. ___________________ caught fire yesterday.
v. This forest ___________________.
vi. A thing of beauty ___________________.
vii. Shreya and Soumya ___________________.
viii. ___________________ come first in the class.
ix. ___________________ were called by the sports teacher in the

field.
x. The train ___________________.

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Vocabulary.

Some prefixes can change a word to mean its opposite.

Example: (i) im + possible = impossible

(ii) mis + behave = misbehave

(iii) un + do = undo

C. Change the following words prefixing im _________, un _________ or

mis _________ to mean their opposites.

(i) _________ + understood = __________________

(ii) _________ + fortunate = __________________

(iii) _________ + fair = __________________

(iv) _________ + mobile = __________________

(v) _________ + pure = __________________

(vi) _________ + conduct = __________________

(vii) _________ + deed = __________________

(viii) _________ + equal = __________________

(ix) _________ + expected = __________________

(x) _________ + mature = __________________

D. Something to Think and Write.

This poem is in the form of a prayer. A prayer is an earnest request to

God. Do you pray to God? If yes, write in 40 words what requests do

you make to God for yourself, your family members and the society

where you live.

________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

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E. Writing a paragraph.
You are a good and punctual boy. You do your every work sincerely.

Write a paragraph in about 80 words how you spend your day on a

Sunday.

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________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

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F. Frame sentences with the following words.

i. nearest __________________________________

ii. aware __________________________________

iii. whisper __________________________________

iv. trust __________________________________

v. voice __________________________________

vi. doubt __________________________________

vii. noise __________________________________

viii. silence __________________________________

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Mind Puzzle

Mind Puzzle: Complete this cross word 1

Down

1. a young tree A

2. the part of the tree that is under 4 3

L R

the ground 5 2

3. plants and trees need it OW

to live and grow.

Across 6 N

4. pot used for carrying water 7

5. part of a plant from which seeds G

or fruit grow

6. a living thing which grows in the soil

7. a big tall plant with a trunk

Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words from the poem.
B B N U XWB E N E A T H J L R
O COWORT ERS Q AR X C Z
R TWOO S B B OR J WP Z L S
E AV UET E M P L ERB L R T
D R Y R EG L A N C E WN D E R
O E A B GY RB NR J WPOC A
M E CWGWA B N U XW RM L A
NOOEW H I S P E RQ AECM
RL BARE L I F EBQ I S LR
OR DP DOUBT U XWSX C Z

BOREDOM CIWIRJERS PLEA NEAREST WHISPER DOUBT

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Unit-3 Lesson-5

The Birth of Windows

For the Teacher

Tell the students about the discovery of some useful things. Describe how
people take these discoveries in their lives and make use of them.

For the Children

The teacher has described the discovery of some useful things.
Write names of some of such things which are of great importance
for you.

(I) ________________ (ii) _________________

(iii) ________________ (iv) _________________

(v) _______________

Now read the text.

No body knows when did this happen? Perhaps hundreds of years ago.

Once there was a king who was very kind to his people and sincere in his
duties. He always wanted to keep himself in touch with his people.
Periodically he called meetings of representatives of people. These meetings
were also attended by his ministers.

But there was a problem. There was not a good and spacious meeting hall.
The present meeting hall could not accommodate so many people at a time.

One day the king called his Prime Minister and said, “I want a large meeting
hall to be built. Will this be done please?”

“Of course! His majesty”, the Prime minister replied. “This work will be done
as soon as possible.” The next day the Prime minister engaged hundreds of
workers on this job and in a few months the meeting hall was ready.

Rattle Your Brain Scan Here

Who is a prime minister?Discuss.

Audio Script

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On the day of the opening ceremony of the meeting hall, every body came–
the king, his ministers, commander-in-chief of army, and representatives of
people. After the ceremony, the king entered the meeting hall, followed by
others to conduct a meeting.

But what was this? Inside the hall there was no light at all and everybody was
bumping into everybody. The king came out of the hall in a hurry, followed by

others. “Who is the idiot who designed this hall”, shouted the king with anger,
“come forward and your head shall be cut off”. The ministers pushed the
Prime minister before the king. “Your majesty”, he said, trembling with tear, “I
shall make immediate arrangements for light”.

Next day the Prime minister called some of his loyal men and said, “My dear
brothers, we all have to work together to solve this problem. Every one of you
must go inside the hall and catch handfuls of darkness and throw it out.
Thereafter, you must catch handfuls of sunlight and release it inside the hall”.

Everyone set to work with a will. They went in, caught handfuls of darkness,
took it out and released it. Then they caught handfuls of sunlight and released
it inside the meeting hall in the same way.

But even after several tips, there was no improvement inside the hall. It
remained dark as ever.

When the king knew this, he was most annoyed. “Prime minister”, he said, “If
you want your head to remain attached to your body, better come up with a
brighter idea”.

The prime minister thought and thought.

Then he came with a new idea. “Your Majesty. I have got a new idea. We
shall have the roof taken off and then we will have all the light we want”.

The king agreed and again the workers got down to work. Soon the roof was
taken off and kept aside.

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Ah! Now there was as much light as one could wish for, and plenty of fresh air
too. The king was very happy and forgot all about the beheading of the Prime
minister. Once again he went inside the meeting hall with others and started
the meeting.

But alas! Clouds rolled up in the sky and it started raining and all were wet.
“Now that wasn't much good, was it?”, said the king to his Prime minister who
was shivering with fright. “Have you any more bright idea”.

But the Prime minister had run out of ideas. Someone from the crowd
suggested, “we can put the roof on when it rains and take it off when it stops
raining”.
The Prime minister did not like any other person to take credit for a
suggestion. So he said “Your majesty, this idea is good. I had also thought
about it. I was going to tell this to you.”
“All right”, said the king, “let us try this”.
So the meeting hall began to be used for open-air meetings every day. When
it rained the roof was put on and the meeting stopped.
One day a meeting was in progress when storm clouds began to build up in
the sky. Then it started raining. The roof was quickly put on and everybody
sat inside the meeting hall in complete darkness.
Suddenly, through a hole in the wall, the king and other too, saw a flash of
lightning.

Rattle Your Brain

Are you familier with the word “Majesty”?Explain.

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“Got it!”, the king shouted with joy, “I have found the solution!”
The Prime minister too had to express happiness.
“Found solution! Your majesty! Yes, please tell us. What is that?”
“Make holes in the walls at different places”, said the king, “Till we have all the
light we want. And there is no need to take off the roof again.”
Plenty of holes were made in patterns in all the four walls.
And that is how windows were born.

Words to Remember

sincere : honest
periodically : after a fixed time/interval
representatives : group of people chosen others to

accommodate speak and act on behalf of
lightning : to provide room/space
bumping : a flash of brilliant light in the sky
immediate : to collide with each other in dark
plenty : at once
shiver : many/too much
suggested : tremble
patterns : to advise
handfuls : in design
roll up : a small number / quantity
: to arrive/come

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Answer these questions.
1. Why did the king call meetings of representatives of people
periodically?
2. What did the king instruct the Prime minister to do?
3. Who built the meeting hall?
4. What problem arose when the king came to the meeting hall to conduct
a meeting?

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5. What did the Prime minister ask his loyal men to do?
6. What was the new idea of the Prime minister? Did it work?
7. How did the king and other people get wet?
8. Who suggested to use the roof as per the situation?
9. How did a flash of light enter the meeting hall?
10.What did the king order to do in the meeting hall?

B. Write whether the statements are true or false in the given boxes.
1. The king was not at all sincere in his duties.
2. There was a need of good and spacious meeting hall.
3. Thousands of workers worked together for months to build
the meeting hall.
4. There was complete darkness inside the meeting hall.
5. The king ordered the Prime minister to arrange for light in
the meeting hall immediately.
6. The roof of the meeting hall was taken off at the time of
meeting.
7. The rain could not disturb the meeting.
8. The king noticed a flash of light through a hole in the wall.
9. The solution was making of holes in the roof.
10.Plenty of holes were made in the walls in patterns.

C. Fill in the blanks with one of the words given in brackets.
1. The king was very ________________ in his duties. (lazy/sincere)
2. The present meeting hall was not ________________. (spacious, airy)
3. Inside the meeting hall, there was no ________________ at all. (space,
light)
4. The king wanted to know the idiot who ________________ the meeting
hall. (built, designed)

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