English Chapter 14

English Poem no.14

A. Quote from memory. Also mention the title and writer of the poem:
    They hurried....
    .......little toes.
 
B. Answer these questions.
1. What was 'the curious carriage, all made of leather'?
2. Who were the 'the five little brothers'?
3. Who was 'the biggest one' and who was 'the wee' one?
4. What was wrong with the carriage?
5. What did the biggest on whisper to the others? What did the five little brothers do then?
6. Who found the shoe?

C. Choose the correct meanings of these phrases.
1. livelong day
    a. as long as they were alive
    b. all day long
    c. for a long time
2. The carriage was dark and none too roomy
    a. The carriage was black and had a number of rooms.
    b. The carriage was small
    c. The carriage was tight and uncomfortable.
3. The wee one began to pout
    a. The small toe became sad.
    b. The small toe fell asleep.
    c. The small toe wanted to sleep.
4. out they scampered
    a. They all ran away.
    b. They began to search for something
    c.  They tore the shoe
5. How she shook her head!
   a. She was not happy.
   b. She did not know whose shoe it was.
   c. She threw the shoe away.

D. Frame questions for these answers.
   1. I am sure
   2. This paper is mine.
   3. He was seven years old.
   4. The bag was heavy.
   5. The children were tired.

E. Use the question words from the box to complete the sentences.
[ how, what, where, why, who, when, which ]
1. _______________ do you get fruits in this city? I am looking for some apples.
2. _______________ are you searching for?
3. _______________ shirt do you like?
4. _______________ are the results going to be announced?
5. _______________ did you go there? It is dangerous.
6. _______________ took the cookie?
7. _______________ did you solve this? It is a tricky one.

F. Frame questions for the answers given in the right-hand column. Hints for the questions are on the left side.
           Hints for questions                                            Answers
1. unwell                                                                a. yes, she has fever.
2. going out                                                           b. no, just came home.
3. looking for me                                                   c. yes, he was.
4. upset                                                                 d. no, not at all.
5. late                                                                     e. No, I won't be.

G. Frame questions to suit the answers with the words given in the brackets.
1. I returned from school just now. (when)
2. This is the matter. (what)
3. Jehangir became king after Akbar. (who)
4. Meera came back early from school because she was not feeling well. (why)
5. Cotton grows in Madhya Pradesh. (where)
6. We expect eleven players in the team. (how many)
7. I may reach in two hours. (how long)
8. I got this book from the shop yesterday. (when)

H. Match the feelings in column A with the suitable interjection in column B
                          A                                              B
         1. joy                                                a. Alas!
         2. sadness                                       b. Hurray!
         3. excitement                                    c. Ouch!
         4. pain                                              d. Hi!
         5. greeting                                        e. Three cheers!

I. Write the correct interjections in the blanks.
1. __________ What a beautiful sunrise!
2. __________ It hurts.
3. __________ I'm Arvind.
4. __________ I dropped the glass.
5. __________ What's going on?

J. Complete the words.
sn_ck, sm_ _th, sl_ _p, sm_rk, sm_rt, sn_il, sm_le, sn_ _ker, sn_w, sn_p, sm_ll, sl_w 

 

English Chapter 13

A. Complete these sentences.
1. Chulbul was a little squirrel who was ________________________.
2. Sometimes she would ____________________________ and sometimes she would
    chase birds.
3. She wanted ____________________________ because ______________________.
4. She went to _________________________ to get ___________________________.
5. First she got _____________________________, then a ______________________.
    In the end, she got ___________________________.

B. Answer these questions.
1. Who was Dr. Bumbo? Why did Chulbul go to him?
2. Why did she have trouble with the monkey's tail?
3. How did the cat's tail create a problem for her?
4. When was Chulbul happiest? Why?
5. Why didn't Dr. Bumbo wish to give Chulbul another tail?
6. What is your opinion about Dr. Bumbo? Was he a clever doctor?
7. What lesson do you learn from this story?
8. Give another title for the story.

C. Match the verbs with as many nouns as possible. Choose the correct options
    and collocations with name.
1. have
    a. coffee                   b. book              c. dinner                  d. a shower
2. meet
    a. friends                  b. house            c. the principal         d. animals
3. go
    a. exam                     b. home             c.  to the club          d. to work
4. take
    a. a vacation             b. work              c. some medicine      d. a message
5. make
    a. a promise              b. work              c. noise                     d. a phone call

D. Circle the odd one out in each set of words.
1. fairy tales, fables, comics, doll
2. library, cupboards, football, books
3. novels, toys, storybooks, textbooks
4. magazines, notebooks, periodicals, newspapers
5. rose, jasmine, cabbage, lily
6. skirt, pants, tablecloth, coat
7. cauliflower, papaya, turnip, potato
8. chess, hockey, football, cricket
9. blackboard, bed, chair, desk

E.Circle the correct spelling in each set of words
1. wich, whitch, which
2. wud, would, woud
3. describe, descripe, describee
4. explane, explain, explan
5. ther, their, thier
6. lite, light, lighht, liete
7. funy, funyy, funie, funny
8. rigte, righte, right, riete
9. false, fales, fallse, folse
10. shriek, shreik, shreek, shreak
11. stele, steale, steall, steal
12. witche, whittch, witch, witchh
13. spong, sponge, spoong, sponj

F. Fill in the blanks with and/or/but/because.
1. Tara got a book __________ a watch for her birthday.
2. Aman wanted to study for the exams ___________ his friends wanted to play with them.
3. We must play well ___________ we will lose the match.
4. I do not want to walk to the market ____________ it is very far.
5. I am not sure whether the concert is tomorrow ____________ the day after.

G. Use the correct conjunctions to join these sets of sentences.
1. I like reading. I like cycling. (or/and)
2. I like butter. I don't like curd. (but/and)
3. Samar was given prize. Samar stood first in the class. (but/because)
4. I can't have a cat. My little brother is allergic to cat hair. (but/because)
5. Keep quiet. The baby will wake up. (and /or)
6. We play cricket. We also watch it.
7. I would've gone out. It's late.
8. Suman likes egg omelettes. She doesn't like them scrambled.
9. The teacher is proud of Ashok. Ashok helps others in studies.
10. Shall I go to the library? Shall I go and play football?
11. We must hurry. The train will be leaving soon.
12. Is that a test match. Is it a series
13. They went to the market. They bought some vegetables.
14. Mohan is a classIII student. Manoj is a classIII student.
15. We like to eat bread. We eat it with butter.
16. Shall we do homework in your house? Shall we do it in my house?
17. My father chopped the vegetables. My mother cooked them.

H. Given here is the summary of the story 'Chulbul's Tail' in sentences. But they are
     not in the correct order. Put them in the right order.
______ One day, she saw her tail and did not like it. She wanted a new tail. Chulbul went to
             Dr. Bumbo's hospital and asked him to fix a monkey's tail on her.
______ Chulbul was a naughty and lively squirrel. She was always up to some mischief.
______ Dr. Bumbo advised her not to do so but she refused to listen to him. Dr. Bumbo fixed
             the monkey's tail on her.
______ Chulbul was very happy. But she found the tail too heavy and came back to the
             hospital.
______ A horrible dog mistook her for a cat and chased her. She realised her mistake and
             got her own tail fixed in the end.
______ Chulbul went back to the doctor again. This time she got a cat's tail fixed.

I. Fill in the blanks by using suitable verbs that match the nouns in the sentences
   given. Use the words in the brackets given below:
   [ pay, catch, take, save, go, waste, give ]
1. They had to ____________ a fine for littering the road.
2. I ____________ a shower after I come home from playground.
3. I need to ___________ a break from basketball practice for my school exams.
4. The thief tried to __________ his breath after escaping from the police.
5. Let's not ____________ time watching too much TV.
6. We must ____________ water as our duty.
7. My father has to ___________ abroad for his office project next month.
8. Can you _____________ me a helping hand.