9. A Thousand Gold Coins
A. Answer these questions.
1. What was the test that Akbar announced to his subjects?
2. Who agreed to take up Akbar's challenge and why?
3. How long did the man stay in the river?
4. What reason did Akbar give for not giving the man his reward?
5. Did the washerman finally get his reward? How?
6. Do you think Akbar was unfair? What made him realise his mistake?
7. Do you think Birbal was wise? Give reasons for your answer.
B. Answer these questions with reference to context.
1. 'He deserves a chance, Jahapanah.'
a. Who said these lines and to whom?
b. Who is 'he' in these lines?
c. What is the 'chance' being discussed here?
2. 'I realise now how unfair I have been.'
a. Who said these lines and to whom?
b. How had the speaker been unfair?
c. How does the speaker rectify his mistake?
C. Make and write as many words as you can by joining the following syllables
to tr, thr and fr
[ ee, esh, ash, ead, eat, ill, ail, own, ust, ench ]
D. Make new words by rearranging these words with the help of clues
given in brackets.
1. ring ____________________ (smile)
2. wake ____________________ (opposite of strong)
3. meat ____________________ (not wild)
4. rats ____________________ (a heavenly body)
5. lump ____________________ (a fruit)
6. save ____________________ (a container for holding flowers)
E. Unscramble the words.
1. imemers 2. usceced 3. ugrad 4. uhmbel 5. usreviv 6. awrmht
F. Match the words given in the first columns with their antonyms given
in the second column
A B
1. freeze a. noisily
2. succeed b. coolness
3. warmth c. melt
4. silently d. fail
G. Complete these sentences by filling in the correct degrees of comparison
1. This is a large house.
The second house is _____________________ this house.
But the third house is _____________________ of all.
2. This is a pretty frock.
The one next to it _____________________ this one.
But that one is ______________________ of the three.
3. Draw a thin line.
Below it draw a line ____________________ it.
At the bottom make _____________________ of the three lines.
4. One wash with soap will make the shirt white.
A wash with soap and powder will make it ____________________ than previous.
But a wash with soap, powder and bleach will make it ____________________ of all.
5. This pumpkin is heavy.
That one is ____________________ this one.
But the one in the corner is ____________________ of all.
H. Read the sentences and tick the correct columns.
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. I ______________ football everyday. (play)
2. I ______________ a cake in the morning. (bake)
3. Tripti ______________ me to ride cycle this morning. (call)
4. Once a week, I ______________ my room. (clean)
5. The train ______________ at 8 a.m. everyday. (leave)
6. I ______________ my clothes yesterday. (wash)
7. The plane ______________at 10 p.m. tomorrow. (arrive)
8. We ______________to the zoo last Sunday. (go)
J. Unscramble in the words in column B to find the synonyms of the words
in column A.
A B
1. glow EISNH _____________________
2. courageous DBLO _____________________
3. frosty YLILHC _____________________
4. precious REDA _____________________
5. cheerful LLYOJ _____________________
K. Write the antonyms of these words beginning with the letter f.
1. remember f_______________
2. slow f_______________
3. rise f_______________
4. courage f_______________
5. stale f_______________
L. Write the antonyms of these words beginning with letter c.
1. dim c_______________
2. dirty c_______________
3. throw c_______________
4. distant c_______________
5. cheap c_______________
M. Unscramble the letters to make words. Hint: They are all vehicles.
1. TOCORES 2. RLYOR 3. TOOMRECCLY 4. ROCTTAR
N. Complete the following table by filling the blanks.
O. Complete these sentences with the correct degree of the adjectives
in the brackets.
1. Teak wood is ____________________(strong) than Rose wood.
2. Mumbai is ____________________(humid) than Goa.
3. Altaf was the ____________________(careless) boy in the family.
4. Veena is the ____________________(tall) girl in the class.
5. Granite is a ____________________(hard) stone.
6. We may grow ____________________(thin) than usual if we suffer from illness.
7. Tenali Raman was ____________________(intelligent) than other courtiers.
P. Complete the table.
Q. Complete these sentences with the simple past tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. We ____________________ the map. (lose)
2. Wasim ____________________ fever yesterday. (have)
3. They ____________________ the thief skillfully. (catch)
4. It ____________________ spring time of the year. (is)
5. I ____________________ to team about the strategy. (speak)
6. The baby ____________________ asleep in mother's arms. (fell)
R. Fill in the blanks with will/shall and the correct verbs from the bracket.
[ win, watch, meet, move, go, buy ]
1. I ____________________ them personally.
2. ____________________ you ___________________ my cat till I get some groceries.
3. I ____________________ only as much as needed.
4. I wonder who ____________________ the football match today.
5. Our neighbours ____________________ to their new house soon.
6. James and I ____________________ to the book fair in town.
S. Write a story based on these pictures. Give your story an interesting title
and a suitable moral.
