8. Ants
A. Write the meanings of the following words.
[ to look after, assisted, endeavour, profit, cross ]
B. Quote from memory. Write the title of the poem and name of the poet.
A little black ____________________________
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____________________________ into his hole.
I've got ________________________________
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____________________________ at his ease.
Just then a _____________________________
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_______________________ good-natured ant.
Let all who _____________________________
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______________________________ every bit.
And the _____________________________
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__________________________ certainly ought.
C. Choose the correct answer.
1. The little ant could not move the grain of wheat because
a. it was too heavy. b. he was too lazy.
2. The neighbour did not help the little ant because
a. he was selfish. b. he was too small.
3. Who helped the little ant?
a. A grasshopper b. Another black ant
D. Answer these questions.
1. What did the little ant find?
2. What request did he make to his neighbour?
3. The speaker says that children are sometimes as cross as the neighbour's ant.
What does she mean by that?
4. What is the lesson we can learn from this poem?
E. Choose the correct verbs from the bracket to make the collocation.
[ arranged, injured, solved, distributed, appreciated, ironed, chopped, polluted ]
1. The problem was easily ________________.
2. The vegetables are finely ________________.
3. The player was badly ________________.
4. Your help is greatly ________________.
5. Clothes perfectly ________________ look good.
6. The city is heavily ________________.
7. The papers were evenly ________________.
8. The furniture was neatly ________________.
F. Fill in the blanks with 'a', 'an' or 'the' where necessary.
1. ______ apricot is good for health.
2. I have _______ white shirt.
3. That's _______ stray dog.
4. Mohan went for _______ walk.
5. Mona has ______ aunt and ______ uncle living in Kanpur.
6. This is ______ book on cats.
7. ______ injured soldier was taken to the camp.
8. ______ Ganges are part of ______ Bay of Bengal.
9. There, we found ______ ancient house. ______ house was two hundred years old.
10. I ate ______ apple. ______ apple was very fresh and sweet.
11. ______ ship 12. ______ grass 13. ______ Mars 14. ______ money
15. ______egg 16. ______ Akbar 17. ______ airport 18. ______island
19. ______school 20. ______ umbrella.
G. Underline the adjectives in the passage and put them in the correct columns.
It was Monday. Monday is the first day of the week. A small boy was going for a
walk. On the way, he met a tall man. 'Where are you going, kind sir? Would you
spare a little time and play with me?' asked the boy. 'I am going to the village to
get some fresh bread', he said. 'Will you come with me?' he asked.
H. Number these sentences in sequence to create a story.
1. (a) When the winter came, the Grasshopper had no food, while the ants has enough
food in their stores.
(b) 'Why bother about the future?' said the Grasshopper, 'We have got plenty of food
at present.'
(c) In a field one summer's day, a Grasshopper was hopping about, singing.
(d) 'Why not come and chat with me,' said the Grasshopper, 'instead of working so
hard?'
(e) Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.
(f) 'I am helping to store food for the winter,' said the Ant.
(g) An Ant passed by, bearing an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.
(h) But the Ant went on its way and continued storing food.
I. Complete these sentences with adverbs from the box.
[ rightly, merrily, neatly, densely, easily ]
1. The problem was ___________________ solved.
2. The United Kingdom is one of the most ___________________ populated countries
in Europe.
3. Everyone was delighted at Homi's success, which was ___________________
deserved.
4. The little girls skipped ___________________ in the park.
5. Rita folded clothes ___________________.
J. What are indefinite articles? What are their properties? Give examples.
K. Look at the passage. Put 'a', 'an' and 'the' where needed.
______ tsunami is ______series of huge waves that can cause great damage
when they strike ______ coast. ______tsunami starts when ______ huge volume
of water is quickly shifted. Tsunamis may be caused by ______ underwater
earthquake, ______volcanic eruption, ______ sub-marine rockside, or more
rarely, by ______ asteroid crashing into ______ water from ______ space. After
______ huge volume of water has moved, ______ resulting wave is very long but
not very tall. ______ wave spreads across ______ sea in all directions; it can travel
______ great distances at ______ tremendous speed.
L. Pick the adjectives in these sentences and say what kind they are.
1. Rani is a hard-working girl.
2. May I have some books to read, please?
3. He placed the new vase on the table.
4. There's not much rain in Kutch.
5. My favourite pen is broken.
M. Write suitable adjectives of quality before each of these nouns.
1. ___________________ house 2. ___________________lion
3. ___________________ dinner 4. ___________________ train
5. ___________________ day 6. ___________________river
7. ___________________ summer 8. ___________________ tree
N. Complete these sentences with adjectives of quantity.
1. I have ______ eyes and ______ nose.
2. We hadn't ______ time to do our work.
3. There are ______ stories in that book. I love reading them.
4. There is ______ tea left in the teapot.
5. There are ______ mangoes on the tree.
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