Chapter1
Was it a Dream?
1. Rita and Frank were good friends though they were brother and sister.
2. Frank loved fishing; he had been fishing for two hours.
3. The little fish wanted to go for the bait.
4. The big fish tried to swallow the bait and was caught by the hook.
5. Rita laughed when the fish escaped and Frank fell on his back.
B. Answer these questions with reference to context.
1. 'He must be tired of it by this time?'
a. Who said these words?
b. Who is 'he' in this line?
c. Why does the speaker think that 'he' must be tired? What has 'he' been doing?
2. 'I tell you, my son, that is a trap.'
a. Who said these words and to whom?
b. What was the trap?
c. Does the speaker succeed in saving the other person from the trap?
C. Answer these questions.
1. What were Rita and Frank doing in the wild?
2. What did the big fish tell the little fish?
3. Rita told Frank to come and look at a 'funny-looking animal'? Was there such an animal?
Why did she say this?
D. Think and answer.
1. Do you think Frank enjoyed catching fish? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Rita loved animals and did not want them to be killed. Do you agree? Give reasons for
your answer.
E. Read the clues and find the opposite words from the story. Then solve the
crossword puzzle with these opposite words.
Across:
1. felt energetic 5. to be free or idle 6. wide awake
Down:
2. to move about 3. outside 4. caught 7. false 8. slowly
F. Choose the best meaning for these words from the options given below.
Put a tick [✓].
1. gather
a. collect [ ] b. bring [ ] c. give [ ]
2. funny
a. serious [ ] b. strange [ ] c. wonderful [ ]
3. discover
a. dig [ ] b. find [ ] c. lthink of [ ]
4. refuse
a. to stop [ ] b. to say no [ ] c. to use again [ ]
5. dart
a. to move slowly [ ] b. to throw [ ] c. to use again [ ]
G. Choose the correct spelling from the options given in each set.
1. minite, minute, minate
2. supprise, surprise, suprise
3. untile, untill, until
4. wich, which, whitch
5. wold, woud, would
H. Read these sentences and mark whether they are statements (S), questions (Q)
or whether they express emotions (E) or give commands (C).
1. Stop. Don't go out. [ ]
2. How did you perform in your exams? [ ]
3. How dirty these clothes are? [ ]
4. Let us go for a movie? [ ]
5. How thin have you become! [ ]
I. In column B, write an adjective that is opposite in meaning to the word in column A.
The adjective should describe the noun in column C meaningfully.
A B C
1. above __________________ ground level
2. empty __________________ cup
3. famous __________________ man
4. rough __________________ paper
5. heavy __________________ bag
6. private __________________ road
7. hard-working __________________ student
J. Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.
A B
1. accompany a. courageous
2. maintain b. escort
3. fearless c. support
4. retain d. amidst
5. among e. keep
K. In each of these pairs, underline the word that is spelt correctly.
1. comfortable, comfortible
2. terrable, terrible
3. visable, visible
4. edable, edible
L. Punctuate these sentences. Then write what type of sentence each one is.
1. Stop that immediately
2. What a pleasant surprise
3. Would you like to have some cookies
4. I have to complete my homework
5. What a pity we can't play here now
M. Circle the subject and underline the predicate.
1. Yesterday was a sunny day.
2. We have sports event tomorrow in our school.
3. I read an exciting story.
4. Let us go to the fair.
5. Dogs are loyal and friendly to us.
N. Join the subjects with the most suitable predicates to make as many
meaningful sentences as possible.
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