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5. The ________________ of the Prime minister to provide light in the
meeting hall did not work. (technique, solution)

6. The ________________ disturbed the meeting the second time. (storm,
clouds)

7. The ________________ air meeting was also not successful. (open,
mid)

8. The flash of lightning entered the meeting hall through a
________________ in the wall. (crack, hole)

D. Below some sentences from the text have been given in irregular
order. Rewrite these sentences in correct order.
1. Inside the meeting hall, there was no light at all.
2. The Prime minister had run out of ideas.
3. The meeting hall began to be used for open air meetings
everyday.
4. Plenty of holes were made in patterns in all the four walls.
5. There was not a good and spacious meeting hall.
6. The workers took handfuls of darkness and released outside the
hall.
7. The king was very sincere in his duties.
8. The Prime minister promised to make immediate arrangements
for light.

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

A B
1. ago (a) closing
2. kind (b) sorrows
3. possible (c) remember
4. opening (d) after
5. inside (e) dark
6. agree (f) same
7. forget (g) unkind
8. bright (h) outside
9. different (i) impossible
10. happiness (j) disagree

Communication Skills

Listening and Speaking

The teacher will read the passage given below loudly in the class room.
The students will listen to him and pay attention to the pronunciation of
different words. (You can also listen to the audio)
Today was Ali's seventh birthday. He was very excited because his father
always bought him wonderful birthday presents. He couldn't wait to find
out what it would be.
This year, Ali's father had bought him a kite. It was big, blue and shaped like
a bird with outspread wings. “it is handpainted. My friend Pak Diro made it
especially for your birthday. You must write and thank him,” Ali's father told
him.Ali was very grateful. He promised to write to Pak Diro. He proudly flew
the kite on the beach with his father and friends. Everybody liked it. It really
flew like a bird in the sky.
Ali felt his heart burst with happiness. It was the best birthday present he had
ever got. He would remember this day for many years to come.

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After reading the passage, the teacher will ask some questions based
on the passage. The students have to answer these questions orally
and loudly.

Questions:

1. What did Ali's father use to bring him on his birthdays?

2. What did Ali's father bring him on his seventh birthday?

3. What kind of kite did Ali's father bring for him on his birthday?

4. Where did Ali fly his kite? Scan Here

5. How did the kite fly in the sky?

6. Who made the kite for Ali for his birthday?

7. What would be the similar word for 'present'. Audio Script
8. What would be the opposite word for 'grateful'.

Project Work

A. Writing a Paragraph: Every day you see a postman walking in your
locality in a special dress and distributing letters, parcels and money
orders.
Write a paragraph on the postman in 80 words. You can take help
from the given hints.
Hints: government servant - works in post office - wears tamang dress -
distributes letters, parcels, money orders, etc. - moves on foot -
brings joys as well as sorrows - tough and risky job - works in
adverse weather conditions - does a great service to society.
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B. Match column 'A' and 'B' to complete the proverbs.

A B

1. all that glitters a. want not
2. once bitten b. choosers
3. birds of a feather c. the sun shines
4. beggars cannot be d. saves nine
5. honesty is e. you leap
6. waste not f. is not gold
7. a stich in time g. better than precept
8. look before h. flock together
9. example is i. twice shy
10. make hay while j. the best policy

C. Something to Think and Do.
You read in this story how windows were discovered. There are so
many things in this world which we have discovered or invented by
chance. One such thing is 'fire'. Talk to your History teacher about
the discovery of 'fire' and write a paragraph in 80 words in the given
space.
Invention of Fire
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D. Make sentences with these words.

1. sincere _____________________________________

2. problem _____________________________________

3. spacious _____________________________________

4. ceremony _____________________________________

5. design _____________________________________

6. immediate _____________________________________

7. darkness _____________________________________

8. suggest _____________________________________

9. progress _____________________________________

10.patterns _____________________________________

Fun Time

The picture of a shop is given below. Some items with their prices are
displayed. Study the picture and write names of the items with their
prices in the given space.

Big Bazar

Rs. 501 Rs.150

Surf Rs. 105

Rs. 1600

Rs. 200

Rs.150 Rs. 300 Rs. 1200
Rs.100
Rs.
2000

Rs. 200

Rs. 3000

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Lesson-6 To the Cuckoo

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children about the birds which sing melodiously. Describe
how nature does appear when birds sing on the branches of trees.

For the Children

Write names of some birds which sing melodiously.
(i) _____________________ (ii) _____________________
(iii) _____________________ (iv) _____________________

Scan Here

Now read the poem.

O blithe new-comer: I have heard Audio Script

I hear thee and rejoice

O cuckoo: shall I call thee bird,

Or but a wandering voice?

While I am lying on the grass

Thy two-fold shout I hear;

From hill to hill it seems to pass,

At once far off and near.

Though babbling only to the vale

Of sunshine and of flowers,

Thou bringst into me a tale Rattle Your Brain
Of visionary hours.

Thrice welcome, darling of the spring: Name two birds which do not

Even yet thou art to me sing melodiously .

No bird, but an invisible thing, 1. _______________________

A voice, a mystery; 2. _______________________

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The same whom in my schooly days
I listen'd to; that cry
Which made me look a thousand ways
In busy, and thee and sky.

To seek thee did I often rove
Through woods and on the green;
And thou wert still a hope, a love;
Still long'd for never seen:
And I can listen to thee yet;
Can lie upon the plain
And listen, till I do beget
That golden time again
O blessed bird: the earth we pace
Again appears to be
An unsubstantial fairy place
That is fit home for thee.

Words to Remember

blithe : happy and careless
rejoice : to become happy
babbling : to talk quickly
visionary : wise/imaginary (here)
spring : a season
mystery : secret
blessed : holy/happy/fortunate
unsubstantial : unreal/not proved time
wandering : to move from one place to another
rove : to move from one place to another
invisible : that which cannot be seen
seek : to get/want something
beget : to cause something
pace : walk/move
darling : very dear/lovely
vale : valley
shout : to cry/talk loudly
thee : you (old english)

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Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Fill in the blanks with suitable words given in the box.
darling mystery happiness rejoice visionary resound

1. The poet listens to the cuckoo and _________________.
2. The poet says that the cuckoo brings _________________ to

his life.
3. The poet feels that the cuckoo is a _________________ for

him.
4. The cuckoo tells the stories of _________________ hours.
5. The cuckoo is the _________________ of spring.
6. The hills _________________ with the sweet songs of the

cuckoo.
B. Rhyming words: Find out the rhyming words for the following words

and write them in the given space.

1. heard ___________ 2. rejoice ___________

3. grass ___________ 4. vale ___________

5. hear ___________ 6. flowers ___________

7. spring ___________ 8. days ___________

9. cry ___________ 10. rove ___________

11. green ___________ 12. yet ___________

13. plain ___________ 14. be ___________

C. Answer these questions.

1. What is the poet talking about?

2. What does the poet say to the cuckoo when he hears its voice?

3. Who is the darling of spring?

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4. What does the poet think about the bird?
5. What does the poet do after hearing the cuckoo?
6. What does the poet want to have after hearing the cuckoo?
D. Match the words in column 'A' with their similar meanings in column
'B'.

A B

1. blithe a. to talk quickly
2. rejoice b. very lovely
3. babble c. secret
4. vale d. becoming happy
5. darling e. to move from one place to another
6. mystery f. valley
7. invisible g. happy and careless
8. rove h. that which cannot be seen

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

Listen to your teacher reciting the poem loudly and clearly in the
class room. Pay attention to the pronunciation of different words.
(You can also listen to the audio)

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows the horses and cattle:
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain;
And ever again, in the wink of an eye
Painted stations whistle by.
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

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All by himself and gathering brambles; Scan Here
Here is a tramp who stands and gazes; Audio Script
And there is the green for stringing the daisies!
Here is a cart run away in the road,
Lumping along with man and load;
And here is a hill, and there a rive:
Each a glimpse and gone for ever!

After reciting the poem, the teacher will ask some questions based on the
poem. The students will answer these questions orally and loudly so that
others may listen to him.
Questions.

1. What moves faster than fairies and witches?
2. How does the train change?
3. What are the things that can be seen from the window of the train?
4. What is the child doing?
5. What does the tramp do?
6. Who is lumping along and with what?
7. Some beautiful sights have been described in this poem. Which

sight do you think is most beautiful?
8. What is the meaning of 'tramp'?
9. Give rhyming words for 'battle' and 'gazes'.
10.What is higher than a 'hill'?

Fun with Grammar

Past Perfect Tense

Past perfect tense shows an action that was completed in the past before
another action took place. In others words, it can be said that past perfect
tense is used to show two actions of the past. In the earlier action past perfect
sense is used and in the later action simple past (past indefinite) is used.

Examples: (i) Abdul had written the letter before it became dark.
(ii) The teacher had left the class room before the bell
rang.

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A. Fill in the blanks with correct forms of verbs given in the brackets.
1. I ______________ (complete) my home work before I took my
breakfast.
2. Deepak ______________ (open) the door before the bell rang.
3. The film ______________ (start) before we reached the theatre.
4. The thieves ______________ (escape) before the police
arrived.
5. The guests ______________ (depart) before my father reached home.
6. The train ______________ (start) before I reached the station.
7. Hema ______________ (water) the plants before it started raining.
8. Sonal ______________ (sleep) before his father came home from his
office.
9. The cricket match ______________ (end) before it became dark.
10.The crops ______________ (dry) before the monsoon came.

B. Study the sentences given below and write which one of the two
actions occurred earlier.
1. Gopal had cleaned the room before the principal came.
earlier action: ___________________________________
2. Madhur had sung a song before the lights went off.
earlier action: ___________________________________
3. Mina had found the box before she went to sleep.
earlier action: ___________________________________
4. We had washed our clothes before the servant came.
earlier action: ___________________________________
5. We had reached the stadium before the football match started.
earlier action: ___________________________________
6. The cat had run away before the dog barked.
earlier action: ___________________________________

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7. The players had reached the hotel before the bomb exploded.
earlier action: ___________________________________

8. The teacher had beaten the student before he answered the question.
earlier action: ___________________________________

9. The monkeys had taken all the caps before the cap seller woke up.
earlier action: ___________________________________

10.Mamta had killed the ant before her mother stopped her.
earlier action: ___________________________________

C. Word formation: Add 'sh' or 'ry' to the following letters to make
meaningful words.
1. bu + _______ = _________ 2. cana + _______ = _________
3. cru + _______ = _________ 4. sor + _______ = _________
5. c + _______ = _________ 6. fini + _______ = _________
7. sto + _______ = _________ 8. di + _______ = _________
9. puni + _______ = _________ 10.sala + _______ = _________

D. Process writing: You must have seen your mother or elder sister making
tea or coffee. It is very easy to prepare tea or coffee. One day your father
asked you to make coffee for him. You made coffee for your father very
easily and your father praised you after taking the coffee.

Now write here in the given space how you made coffee
How I made coffee
First of all I took a sauce pan. I took two cups of milk in it.
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E. Something to Think and Write: The cuckoo is a singing bird. It sings
melodiously. Think of another two birds which also sing melodiously.
Write two-three sentences about these birds

1. ____________________ : _________________________________
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_________________________________________________________

2. ____________________ : _________________________________
_________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

F. Make sentences with these sound alike words.
1. heard ___________________________________________________
herd ___________________________________________________
2. seen ___________________________________________________
scene ___________________________________________________
3. still ___________________________________________________
steal ___________________________________________________
4. tale ___________________________________________________
tell ___________________________________________________
5. hear ___________________________________________________
here ___________________________________________________

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Mind Puzzle

Mind puzzle: Work with four friends. Think of any colour. Quickly make
a list of five things that come to your mind. Show the list to your
teacher.

Colours 1. _________ 1. _________
Things 1. _________ 1. _________ 2. _________ 2. _________
3. _________ 3. _________
2. _________ 2. _________ 4. _________ 4. _________
3. _________ 3. _________ 5. _________ 5. _________
4. _________ 4. _________
5. _________ 5. _________

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Unit-4 Lesson-7

For the Teacher William Tell

Discuss with the children the terms 'bravery' and 'courage'. Tell them about
some brave and courageous people.

For the Children

Think of a brave and courageous person you know well. Write about
him in 40 words.
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Scan Here

Now read the text.

One day William Tell was walking Audio Script
towards the market in the town

with his son Walter. Suddenly a

soldier caught him by the arm and

said angrily, “Salute!” There were

a number of Austrian soldiers in

the market.

In those days Switzerland was

under the cruel rule of the Duke of

Austria. The Austrians cruelly

oppressed the Swiss. The Swiss

were freedom loving people. William Tell was a brave, bold and freedom

loving man in Switzerland. He was tall and strong.

Rattle Your Brain

What do you understand by the term bold and freedom?
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There was always a look of bright happiness in his eyes. He lived in the
mountains of Switzerland. He was the best bowman and a skilful sailor.

The cap of the Duke of Austria was put up on a long pole in the market place;
every one who passed through the road, had to salute the cap. Meanwhile
William was surrounded by a crowd of people. The crowd wanted to see what
William replied. “What! Salute! Why? I have done nothing wrong?” replied
William facing the soldiers. “You didn't salute the Duke's cap”, said the
soldier. William was surprised, “Why should I bow before an empty cap on the
pole?”

It made the soldiers angry. They captured William Tell and his son and took
them to the Governor of the town. He was an Austrian named Gessler, a cruel
tyrant. “This man has not saluted the Duke's cap in the market place and he is
also making other people insult the cap by not saluting it”, said the soldiers to
the Governor. “No, this is not true”, replied William, “My fault is only that I
didn't salute the cap”.

Gessler caught hold of William's son, told his soldiers to tie the boy to a tree
at some distance and said, “William, you insulted the Duke by not saluting his
cap. You are a traitor. You will have to pay for it.” Then he ordered one of his
soldiers to put an apple on the child's head. “What is this?” asked William. “I
have heard that you are a very skillful bowman. I want to see your aim. If from
this point, you can shoot and arrow and pierce the apple, I will spare you and
your son's life. If you miss, or refuse to shoot, you will face death”, said
Gessler.

William's eyes flashed with anger. But hiding it, he said, “I am ready”. A
soldier gave him a bow. He took two arrows from his quiver, stuck one in his
belt and the other on the bow. He stood for a moment in silence, praying to
God. Then he raised his head and took aim.

The onlookers held their breath. The arrow shot forward and cut the apple
into two. The onlookers shouted with joy. “Good shot”, said Gessler, “But tell
me why did you take two arrows and stuck one in your belt? What was the
second arrow for?”

“It was for you, cruel tyrant”, replied William Tell.

“I have promised not to kill you, So I will not kill you. But I am going to
imprison you for the rest of your life”, said Gessler.

William Tell was chained and kept in a ship which was to sail to another
place. The ship set sail, But a storm broke out and diverted it off its way. The
crew on the ship were in danger. The Governor was also on the ship. He was
told that William Tell was a skilled sailor. “Take off his chains”, ordered the
Governor, “And tell him to control the ship”.

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William Tell brought the ship under control, but instead of sailing forward, he
sailed the ship back, towards the shore. When the ship reached the shore,
William Tell jumped from it and fled out of sight. He hid by the roadside and
waited for Gessler. Soon Gessler passed through that way with his soldiers,
looking for William Tell.
William Tell, who was waiting for Gessler, took aim and shot an arrow. The
arrow hit Gessler and killed him.
Later William Tell fought for the freedom of his country. People loved and
respected him much. The people wanted to make him the king but very
politely, he refused.

Words to Remember

salute : to show respect or honour
oppress : to treat in a cruel way
capture : to take control by force
insult : to hurt the feeling or dignity
pierce : to go into something
quiver : a case for carrying arrows
bowman : an archer (person who shoots with a bow and arrows)
cruel : unkind
skilful : to have ability or talent
tyrant : a cruel ruler
traitor : the person who betrays
spare : to choose not to harm or hurt
diverted : to change or turn attention

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Write whether the statements are true or false in the given boxes.
1. William Tell was a brave and bold freedom loving person.
2. William Tell was asked to salute the picture of Duke of Austria.
3. The Governor of the town was a kind and brave person.

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4. The Governor ordered to put an apple on the head of William's

son.

5. William Tell was chained and kept in jail.

6. William Tell shot an arrow and killed the Governor.

7. People wanted William Tell to become king of Switzerland.

8. William Tell did not agree to become the king.

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable words taking from the box.
bowman chained salute pierced oppressed politely storm
captured apple

1. The soldiers asked William Tell to _________the cap of the
Duke of Austria.

2. The Austrians _____________the people of Switzerland.
3. William Tell was the best ________and a skilful sailor.
4. The soldiers ________William and brought him to the Governor

of the town.
5. An ___________was kept on the child's head and William was told to

________ the apple with an arrow.
6. William Tell was ______________and kept in a ship to be sailed to

another place.
7. Due to a _________ the ship was diverted from its path.
8. William Tell____________ refused to become the king.
C. Answer the following questions.
1. Who was William Tell? Where did he live?
2. What did the soldier ask William to do?
3. Where was the cap of the Duke of Austria put in the market and why?
4. What did the soldiers do to William Tell when he refused to salute the

cap of the Duke of Austria?

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5. What did the Governor do to punish William Tell?
6. Why did William Tell take two arrows and stuck one in his belt?
7. What did William Tell reply when asked about taking two arrows by the

Governor?
8. Why was William Tell chained and kept in a ship?
9. Why did the Governor order to take off the chains of William Tell?
10.How was the Governor of the town killed?
11.What did people want William Tell to become? Did he agree?

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

AB

1. cruel a. men engaged with a ship

2. oppress b. the person who betrays

3. bowman c. a case for carrying arrows

4. tyrant d. unkind

5. traitor e. archer

6. quiver f. a cruel ruler

7. crew g. to leave unhurt

8. spare h. to treat in a cruel way

E. Correct the following sentences and write in the given space:
1. The Swiss is freedom love people.
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____________________________________________________

2. William replied that my only fault is that I did not salute the cap.
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3. The Governor orders one of his soldier to put an apple in the child's head.
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4. But tell me why did you took too arrows and stuck one in your
belt.
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5. All crew over the ship was on danger.
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

6. William Tell fighted for the freedom of his country.
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

7. The people wanted William to make the king of the state.
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____________________________________________________

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

The teacher will read the passage loudly and clearly. The children will
listen to him very carefully and patiently. They will also pay attention to
the pronunciation of underlined words. (You can also listen to the audio)

Namaste is a traditional Nepali custom. It is made up of two Sanskrit words
'Namah' and 'te' which mean 'I bow to you'. The palms are joined and kept
close to the chest and the head is slightly bowed. This is not just a polite
greeting; people in the old days believed it to be a way of getting happiness and
prosperity. They explain that the use of the word 'Namah' means 'I recognise
the God in you.' When a person greets another with this feeling, he shows him
great respect. Such a beautiful thought lies behind a simple gesture. In different
parts of our country, different words accompany the gesture of joined hands.

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

the passage. The students will answer the questions one by one orally

and loudly so that others may listen to them. Scan Here
Questions

1. What is the meaning of Namaste?

2. How is 'Namaste' done?

3. What does the word 'Namaste' signify? Audio Script
4. How does the Muslims greet each other?

Project Work

You and your father were taken to the Governor of the town who ordered his
soldiers to keep an apple on your head. Your father was asked to shoot an
arrow and pierce the apple if he wanted to save your life.
A. Describe and how your father was able to save your life.
One day father and I were going to market.
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B. Sentence framing: Frame meaningful sentences from the table given below.
he to school?

she how to respect elders?

How did you come catch the thief?

they know how to swim in the pool?

Gopi to the market?

Soni

C. Making sentences: Make sentences with the words given below.

1. market ________________________________________

2. soldier ________________________________________

3. freedom ________________________________________

4. mountains ________________________________________

5. skilful ________________________________________

6. salute ________________________________________

7. empty ________________________________________

8. insult ________________________________________

9. quiver ________________________________________

10.storm: ________________________________________

11.shore: ________________________________________

Fun Time

A. Think of a plan for a birthday and complete the conversation.

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B. Letters are capitalized when they start begin words that name a special
person, place or thing.

A Capital Idea!

Identifying words that need capitalization.
Something’s wrong! Circle all the letters that that need to be capitalized
and rewrite again.

Example:

1. cj and edison are good friends.
.C...j..a..n..d...E..d..i.s..o..n...a..r.e...g..o..o..d...f.r.i.e..n..d..s.................................................................

2. dr. listick wants all the jewels for himself.

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

3. stanley works for dr. listick.

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

4. the friends may go to the park on Sunday.

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

6. bingo has many dingo pals.

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

7. on Tuesday, edison is going to cj’s house.

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

8. did you know that edison is a firefly?

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Lesson-8 Malu Bhalu

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children about “Polar bear” in detail.

For the Children

Write here your experience of snowfall.
(i) _____________________ (ii) _____________________
(iii) _____________________ (iv) _____________________

Now read the poem.

High up in an icy lair

Lived a little polar bear

Snow white, snow bright was her mane,

Malu Bhalu was her name.

Very soon our Malu Bhalu

Learnt the things her parents knew.

Fish to catch, big and small...

Malu was a clever girl.

Malu said to her mother one day:

Ma, I’m going far out to play. Rattle Your Brain
I want to see the things that lie
There beyond the big blue sky. What is the moral of this poem you
A little patience, child, said Mum, learn here for parents and children?
In the summer when next it comes. ____________________________
Summer?... Patience?... What a test! _____________________________

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Malu simply could not rest. Scan Here
First things first! Malu’s mum Audio Script
Clasped Malu tight within her arms.
Then she said — her voice was firm
Now my dear you’ll have to swim.
But Ma! said Malu, what do I know?
How will I? I’ve never swum before!
Don’t worry dear, said Malu’s mother,
Do as I do, that’s all, she advised her.
She had no choice, no other way,
Malu had to swim that day.
Tight she gripped her mother’s hand,
Into the water splash! to land.
Brave mother’s brave young daughter!
Doubt and fear she left behind her.
Malu swam with all her might,
It didn't matter wrong or right.
But swimming came so naturally,
Her mother knew this and all could see.
Fearless was Malu, this she knew,
Not just brave, but special too.

Words to Remember

lair : wild animal’s lying-place
mane : long hair on the neck of some animals
clasped : (here) encircle, hold closely
might : great strength

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Exercises

Reading and Understanding

Answer these questions. Character Sketch

1. Where did the polar bear live
with her family?

2. What did Malu learn to do from
her parents?

3. Where did Malu want to travel?
4. What was it that Malu’s parents

wanted her to learn?
5. Was Malu scared to swim? Did

she learn it easily?
6. Read the last two stanzas of the

poem. Whom does ‘she’
stand for in both?
7. See the picture shown here
and talk about it

Use a chart

T rue or False

Malu’s hair was white. brave, strong,hardworking,
eager to learn more,smart,
Malu knew how to swim. caring, impatient,
female, affectionate,
Malu was playing with bold, playful, white,
the penguins. adventurous, clever,
young, fearless
Malu was good at
catching fish. 1. _____________________

Malu was a brave bhalu . 2. _____________________

Malu did not love her 3. _____________________
mother.
4. _____________________
Malu’s mother was firm.
5. _____________________

6. _____________________

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Now, write a detailed character sketch of Malu Bhalu.
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Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

Some interesting words sound like the noises for which they stand. You use a

different tone of voice when you say these words. The voice becomes louder

and more forceful. (You can also listen to the audio) Scan Here

For example,

went the car.

went the door. Audio Script
flippety flop!

say the following and write what would make these sounds or actions.

Click! ______________________________________________

Chirp! ______________________________________________

Whisper! _____________________________________________

Bravo! ______________________________________________

Oh! _____________________________________________

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Ah! _________________________________________________
Hurrah! _________________________________________________
Alas! _________________________________________________
Wonderful! _________________________________________________
Hi! _________________________________________________
Ho! _________________________________________________
Hop away! _________________________________________________

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.
The following things were done for changing direct speeches to 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”.

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A. Now change these sentences into indirect speeches and write them
in the given space.

(i) Pankaj said, “My favourite sport is cricket.”
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(ii) Gopal said, “I spent my last vacation in Bajhang.”
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(iii) Mahima said, “I like pop 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.”
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(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.”
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(x) The master said to his servant, “You may go home at 5
pm.”
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B. Vocabulary: There are some words which denote collections. The
word 'library' denotes a collection of books. Fill in the blanks with
the correct words taking from the box.

code gang pair lock range crew shower pack flock
cluster crowd bundle suit hive galaxy

ii. 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

C. Something to think and write: In your class there must be 30-40 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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Use a chart

A. Read the lesson carefully and put a circle around all the action words
with -ed at the end. Then write them in one column and their present
form in another. One is done for you.

Action wor ds with -ed at the end Action wor ds in
pr esent for m

admitted admit

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________________________________ ___________________

________________________________ ___________________

B. Fill in the correct word in the blanks and complete the story.
In a forest, there _________ (live/lives/lived) a goblin named
Cruel. One day, he __________ (meet/met/meets)
an old man wandering in the forest. Immediately,
Cruel _____________ (leap/ leaps/leapt) on to the
old man’s shoulders and _____________ (order/
orders/ ordered) him, “Let's go. Move fast.”
The frightened old man _________ (obey/obeys/
obeyed) the nasty goblin and _______ (walk/
walks/walked) on. As they ___________on,
(move/moves/moved) he _________ (notice/
notices/ noticed) that the goblin's feet were very
tender. The old man ____________ (ask/asks/ asked) Cruel,
“ Sir, how are your feet so soft and tender?” Cruel
__________, (reply/ replies/replied) “ I have taken a vow
that I will not touch the ground with my feet, till I

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wash them.” They soon ____________ (come/comes/ came)

to a pool. The goblin ________

(instruct/ instructs/ instructed)

the old man to wait for him while

he ___________ (enter/ enters/ entered)

the pool. The old man ___________

(think/ thinks/ thought) to himself,

“Now that the goblin has wet his feet,

he does not need me. Let me run for my life or he will surely eat me.” So

he _______(run/ runs/ ran) off.

C. Make a list of the action words from this story.

-ed action words irregular action words

live lived meet met

______ ________ ______ ________

______ ________ ______ ________

______ ________ ______ ________

______ ________ ______ ________

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Word Search Puzzle

Search the box and find out the animals who live in ice and snow.

PBS E A LBE NE A T E J LR
O C O WO R T E R S Q R R X C Z
L TWOO S B B OR AWP Z L S
AAV UET E M PH ERB L R T
R R Y R EG L A CC E WN D E R
B EABGY R I NR JWPOCA
A E CWGW T B N U XW RM L A
R O OEWC I S P E R Q AE CM
R L BARE L I F EBQ I S LR
OR DADOUBT U XWSX C Z

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Unit-5 Lesson-9

The Lady with the Lamp

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children the term “Service to Humanity”. Cite some
examples of people who spent their whole lives in doing service to humanity.

For the Children

Nursing is a service to society. Can you name some professions indulged
in social service.

(i) _____________________ (ii) _________________

(iii) _____________________ (iv) _________________

(v) _____________________ (vi) _________________

Now read the text.

It was the year 1820, when a very
pretty girl was born in a doctor's
family. She was given the name-
Florence Nightingale. This was a
very rich family and so many
guests used to visit here usually.
Since childhood, Florence was
very kind and sympathetic to all.
One day she was very happy,
watching the birds perching on the
branches of the trees in the garden of her mansion. She listened to their
joyous and sweet notes with delight.

Rattle Your Brain

Do you know who is nightingle? Discuss.
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Suddenly a bird toppled down to the ground. Florence rushed to the place
where it lay. She examined it and saw that it was fluttering its wings feebly.
Then she picked up the bird gently. Comforted it by her kind touch, brought it
to her room and treated it with great care. In a few days the bird recovered.
Then Florence made the bird fly to its place.

On another occasion Florence noticed a dog limping badly due to a painful
wound. She bandaged its wounded leg and nursed it till it was well. On yet
another occasion she saw a sick man lying on the road side. She took him
home and served him milk, fruit and medicines.

When Florence became young, she visited poor and needy families with her
mother. She served needy and ailing persons, who used to wait for her. Her
parents did not prevent her from this social service. They encouraged her to
go ahead in this field.

Such was the hobby of the gentle, kind and caring girl which inspired her to
do the services of ailing persons. Later on, she decided that she must
become a nurse and give her life for the sick and the poor.

In those days England was fighting many battles in distant places. By the
time Florence had studied nursing and after her studies she started her job as
a nurse in a government hospital in London. Ignoring the dangers involved in
the long journerys to those far of places in other countries, she went there to
attend to the sick and wounded soldiers. She worked day and night in
adverse condition with no satisfactory arrangements for board and lodging.

Then a war broke out in Crimea and she, along with thirty eight nurses, went

there to make the soldiers feel comfortable. Denying herself even sleep at
night, she saved the lives of thousand soldiers by her great nursing. She went
from one bed to another in the wards, with a lantern in her hand, cheering
and comforting each patient. The patients would kiss her shadow when she

passed by them. Due to over work, she fell ill with fever but she did not stop
her work.

Scan Here

Rattle Your Brain

What do you learn from the story?
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Audio Script

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Florence set up a nursing institute-The Nightiangale School for Nurses-in
London to train young women. She produced so many talented nurses in her
institute, who went to different parts of the country and the world to serve
humanity. Florence lived a long life of ninety years. As long as she was alive
she did her job with perfection. She is remembered most by the soldiers of
Crimean war. They called her 'The lady with the lamp' because she used to
come to their bedsides at night with a lantern to check them up during the
lonely and painful nights.

The lantern has gone for ever, but the flame of the spirit of selfless service,
which she infused in the profession of nursing, still shines brightly all over the
world.

Words to Remember

pretty : beautiful and attractive
perch : to land and stay on a branch
notes : sounds
toppled : to move from side to side and fall
fluttering : to move wings lightly and quickly
comforted : to give comfort/rest
ailing : ill
sick : ill
adverse : just opposite
lantern : a metal lamp
talented : qualified/skilled
perfection : the state of being complete
selfless : thinking more of the welfare of others
infuse : to put a quality into someone
sympathetic : showing soft feeling
mansion : big house
delight : happiness
feebly : weakly
gently : kindly
limping : weak
prevent : to stop

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Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Fill in the blanks with one of the suitable words selecting from the

box.

nurse remember families doctor's prevented Crimean selfless
institute sympathetic wounded

1. Florence Nightingale was born in a _______________ family.
2. Florence was very kind and _______________ to human

beings, birds and animals.
3. Florence used to visit poor and needy _______________ with

her mother.
4. Florence was never _______________ from doing social

service.
5. Florence got the job of a _______________ in a government

hospital.
6. Florence used to nurse sick and _______________ soldiers.
7. In _______________ Florence served the wounded

soldiers.
8. Florence set up a nursing _______________ in London.
9. Soldiers of Crimean war _______________ Florence most.
10.The _______________ service of Florence will always shine

brightly.
B. Answer the following questions.

1. Who was Florence Nightingale? What qualities did she have since her
childhood?

2. What was Florence doing in the garden of her mansion?
3. What happened when Florence was in the garden of her mansion?

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4. How did Florence nurse the bird?
5. Whom did Florence serve when she became young?

6. What did Florence do to the wounded soldiers in Crimean war?
7. Why is Florence Nightingale called “The Lady with the Lamp”?

8. What did Florence set up in London? What did it produce?
9. Who used to remember Florence most?

10.For what Florence is remembered even today?

C. Read the statements. Choose the correct answer and mark a tick (ü)

in the right box.

1. Florence Nightingale was born in the year

(a) 1920 (b) 1820

(c) 1872 (d) 1950

2. Florence comforted the wounded bird by her kind

(a) feeling (b) look

(c) touch (d) words

3. When Florence grew up she became a

(a) doctor (b) teacher

(c) painter (d) nurse

4. Florence started her job as a nurse in a hospital in

(a) London (b) Paris

(c) Vienia (d) Rome

5. Florence nursed the wounded soldiers in a war in

(a) Russia (b) Crimea

(c) Austria (d) St. Helena

6. The Nightingale School for Nurses produced many talented

nurses to serve

(a) soldiers (b) poor

(c) humanity (d) ill persons

7. Florence Nightingale is called

(a) The lamp with a lady (b) The lady with a lamp

(c) The lady with a torch (d) The lady with a heart

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D. Vocabulary: Match the words of column 'A' with their meanings in
column 'B'.

AB

(i) perch (a) stop
(ii) mansion (b) weakly
(iii) topple (c) to flap wings
(iv) prevent (d) to sit
(v) hobby (e) large house
(vi) adverse (f) activity for pleasure
(vii) flutter (g) to fall
(viii) feebly (h) unfavourable

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

The teacher is going to play an audio in the class room. He plays the

audio and asks the children to listen to it very carefully. (You can also

listen to the audio) Scan Here

Students: Good Morning, Sir.

Teacher: Good Morning, Children, Sit down.

Teacher: Children, today I am going to tell you about Audio Script
snakes. Snakes are a kind of reptiles.

Aashutosh: Excuse me Sir, What is a reptile?

Teacher: A reptile is a member of the class of cold-blooded animals which
have a backbone and rough or scaly skin. Snakes are found in
warm countries. They are also found in Nepal. There are many
kinds of snakes. Some are big, some are small, some are fat
and some are thin.

Gopal: Sir last Sunday I went to the Zoo with my parents. There I saw a
very big and fat snake. It was python.

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Teacher: you are right, Gopal. The big and fat snake you saw is called
python. It is one of the biggest and heaviest snakes in the world.
The length of this snake is from two metres to five metres. It
does not bite. Instead, it swallows its food. A large python can
swallow bigger animals such as antelope, kangaroo and even
leopard. Though it usually eats smaller animals.

Ravi: It is very amazing, Sir.

Teacher: Yes, It is very amazing. It is interesting too.

Mohan: Sir, how does a snake walk?

Teacher: The snake has no legs. It moves on its belly. It crawls on the
ground. But it moves very fast. The snake has no ears.

Aashutosh: Sir, if the snake has no ears, then how does it hear?

Teacher: Aashutosh, you have put a very good question. The snake
hears the sound vibration from the ground through its skin.

Nutan: Sir, how does the snake smell?

Teacher: The snake smells with its tongue. The tongue picks up scent
particles from the air. The tongue of the snake is forked. It
always flicks in and out from a snake's mouth.

Kundan: Sir, please tell us about poisonous snakes.

Teacher: Yes, out of eleven families of snakes, three families are
poisonous. King Cobra, Krait, Viper and Sea snakes are
poisonous snakes. King cobra is the most poisonous snake in
the world. It is recognised by its hood. The length of this snake
is one metre to four metres. It feeds on other small snakes. The
Krait is another deadly poisonous snake. It is smaller in size.

All students: Thank you, sir. You have given us very important and

interesting information.

The children have listened to the audio. Now the teacher asks some
questions based on the dialogue. He instructs the children to answer
the questions orally and one by one.
Questions

1. What is a reptile? Have you seen a reptile other than a snake?
2. What are different kinds of snakes?
3. What is a python?

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4. What does a python eat/swallow?

5. How does a snake walk?

6. How does the skin of the snake help it?

7. How does the tongue help a snake?

8. What does the tongue of a snake always do?

9. Who are poisonous snakes?

10.Which is the most poisonous snake in the world?

Project Work

The Principal
Sigma School / College
(Through- The Class Teacher)
Subject: Application for absence from school on 19th October,
____________
Sir/Madam,
Respectfully I want to say that ________________________________
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________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
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Thanking you.
Yours obedient pupil
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5. Making sentences: Make sentences with the words given below.

1. guests ________________________________________

2. mansion ________________________________________

3. limp ________________________________________

4. encourage ________________________________________

5. dangers ________________________________________

6. nursing ________________________________________

7. patients ________________________________________

8. institute ________________________________________

9. humanity: ________________________________________

10.painful: ________________________________________

See the two pictures given below. In
the first picture, a rich man is giving
money to a sick person. He is not
offering kind words to him. In the
second picture, a poor man is offering
his service to the same sick man
because he has no money to offer. Compose a story based on above
given hints.

Story: _______________________________________________________
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Lesson-10 My Shadow

For the Teacher

Discuss with the children the word “Shadow.”

For the Children

Do you know whenever there is light someone follows you?
Have you ever wondered who it is ?

Scan Here

Now read the poem. Audio Script

I have a little shadow that goes in and
out with me.
And what can be the use of him is more
than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the
heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me,
When I jump into my bed.

Rattle Your Brain

Discuss in detail about what is the importance of shadow.
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The funniest thing about him is the way
he likes to grow
Not at all like proper children, which is
always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like
an India-rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that
There's none of him at all.
One morning, very early, before the
sun I was up,
I rose and found the shining dew
on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an
arrant sleepyhead.
Had stayed at home behind me and
was Fast asleep in bed.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Words to Remember

India-rubber ball : a ball that can bounce very high
buttercup : a yellow flower
arrant : bad

Exercises

Reading and Understanding

A. Answer these questions.
1. Who do you think your shadow looks like?
2. Why do you think your shadow jumps into bed before you can?

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3. What time of the day do you think it is when your shadow is the
tallest? Why?
Morning
Afternoon
Night

4. Read the lines from the poem and
answer the following.

He is very very like me.
From the heels up to the head!

(i) Who does he refer to?

(ii) Who does me refer to?

(iii) Why are he and me alike?

Communication Skills
Listening and Speaking

Listen to your teacher. He will speak the following words loudly in the

class room. The students will pay attention to the pronunciation of
these words.

shoe shadow fish bush
ship sheep dish wash
shell shade wish brush

When the sun shines, I can see Scan Here
My shadow right in front of me

When I walk, my shadow walks!

When I hop, my shadow hops! Audio Script
When I jump, my shadow jumps

And when I stop, my shadow stops!

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A. Work in pairs and discuss the following.
1. What would you do if a dog chases you?
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2. You have forgotten your homework copy at home?
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3. You are alone in a room and the lights go out?
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Fun Time

Shine a torch behind your hand and see
its shadow on the wall.
Move the torch a little away from your
hand and see the shadow on the wall.
Do you find a difference in the size of the hand
on the wall?

Working Together fore
middle
A. Work in groups of five.
Make a large hand on a plain sheet. ring
Mark the names of fingers, thumb and palm on the small
hand. Use the hints given in the box. thumb

B. Do the actions as given below, and observe which part,
or fingers, of your hand is being used.

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point at a door bounce a ball scratch your chin
twist your ear comb your hair draw with a pencil
touch a flower

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 Baitadi today.
May is used to express wish or desire.
Examples: (i) May the king live long!
(ii) May God grant you success!

A. Study the sentences given below carefully and write what they
express/point out in the space given.
1. Udaya may go to Thailand 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. ______________

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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. JUMBLED WORDS
Arrange the following words in order to form a meaningful sentence.
1. in we of science the age live ....................................................
2. red gave baby apple a mother the her ..........................................
3. mouth too small his was ...................................................................
4. didn’t he teeth any and have ..........................................................
5. on back the baby was her lying ....................................................
6. the cat jumped the chair up black onto ......................................
7. the was of full apples red ...............................................................
8. Hema the garden was in ..................................................................
9. are what you? doing ............................................................................
10. brothers each loved the other two ................................................

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D. Fill in the blanks using one of the words given in brackets.
1. Where is the child ________ parents have come to
school? (who/whose/which)
2. I saw many houses ________ were quite spacious.
(which/whose/who).
3. Mathematics, ________ is my favourite subject, is so
interesting. (who/which/that)
4. The poem ________ you read out, is so lovely.
(whose/which/that)
5. I know the street ________ he lives on. (whose/
that/which)
6. I like reading books ________ have pictures in it.
(that/who/which)
7. The old lady _______________ I met in your house is
my neighbor. (whom / that/which)

E. Complete this description by answering the questions below.

What do you think is the name of the dog?
Why is she called that?
What colour is she?
Do you think she is friendly?
What does she like to eat?

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Word search Puzzle

Search the box and find the words underlined in the poem.

F B R A M B L E S U XWO Z L R
SHADOWL R R AQAR X C Z
U I I M BQ B BOR J WB Z L R
R S VE BT E U P L ER B EG Z
T C YA I P J T I R J WNL L R
I H TD GE R T NR JWI OC Z
E O CO GW S E N U X M R S L R
RO OWA E I RC Z P Q A T C Z
AL BARE L CFS BQ I ALR
L R D PQWA UE U XW S T C Z
I X C Z J QL PC L A N K I LR
EQRT Y I I XC Z JQ JUMP
S H S L E E P Y H E A DB N L X

SHADOW JUMP BUTTERCUP SLEEPYHEAD RUBBERT

FUNNIEST LAZY

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