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1 The Mice and The Elephant

Warm up
Write the names of any five wild animals :
Ans. 1. Lion 2. Bear 3. Tiger
4. Elephant 5. Deer.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. The elephants come to the forgotten city to drink water from a lake.
2. We learn from this lesson that one good turn deserve another.
3. A herd of Elephant came to settle down outside the city.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a)
C. Choose the correct word from the brackets :
Ans. 1. There was many mice.
2. The mice were afraid of the elephant.
3. The mice went to the court.
4. The elephants were trapped.
5. The mice helped the elephants.
Summative Assessment
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. A thick jungle grew around old city.
2. The mice decided to meet the king and explain the problem.
3. The elephants trempled on and killed many mice.
4. ‘‘Please do not ask us to leave our beloved homes.”
5. Soon the king elephant was caught along with other big elephant.
B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false for the following statements :
Ans. 1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False
5. False 6. True 7. True.
C. 'Who' said to 'Whom' :
Ans. 1. “Have pity on us, please take another route next time.” Mice to King

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 2. “Oh! mighty king! Why should we waste time by taking a long route
to the lake? One elephant to King
3. “Who knows, one day we might be of some help to you!”
Mice to King
D. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. The was an old city where no human beings lived anymore. A thick
Jungle grew around it. There were many mices lined as weell as other
wild animals.
2. The mice were afraid that all of them would be killed by the Elephant
its they continue to go through the jungles.
3. The mice said to the elephant, “O great King! Not far from here is an
old city, which your family crosses everyday. On the way, you
trample and kill several hundreds of us. Have pity on us, please! Take
another route next time.”
4. Mice saved the king of elephants.
5. The elephants were very grateful to the little mices.
Grammar
Read the following paragraph and find all the adjectives in the given
paragraph and write them in the space below :
Ans. It is really possible that in the year 2006, we will have fifty ml. water
bottles selling for thousand rupees and a gallon of petrol costing five
thousand rupees. We will get only coins as currency and no notes will be
produced. Can you believe this can happen in the next fifteen years? We
should start looking after our home-the planet earth-and its natural
resources. Precious time is slipping through our fragile fingers.
Vocabulary
Fill in the vowels to complete the words. Check the correct spellings from the
story. One has been done for you :
Ans. 1. humans 2. jungle 3. Animal 4. herd
5. trampled 6. Explain 7. problem 8. through
9. thousand 10. deserves
Writing Skills
Write the adjectives used for the following words in the story :
Ans. 1. city–old 2. jungle–thick
3. day–one 4. mice–many
5. king–mighty 6. legs–strong
7. steps–more 8. teeth–strong
Activity
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 2 Real Devi
Warm up
Write the names of five great women who participated in the politics of
India:
Ans. 1. Indira Gandhi 2. Sarojini Naidu 3. Annie Besant
4. Sucheta Kriplani 5. Pratibha Patil
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
Ans. 1. Prity Devi received Geeta Chopra National Bravery award from the
Prime Minister.
2. She received Geeta Chepra a word in the year 2010.
3. She lived in Nagaland.
4. She has two elder and one younger brother.
5. The names of her parents are Maibam sarat singh and Maibam Ongbi
Hemabati Devi.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a)
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions :
Ans. 1. Devi picked up the packet from the counter when suddenly
something fell next to her feet with a thud.
2. She heard her mother shouting something to her but she did not think
twice about what she was doing.
3. Her quick thinking and fast action saved many lives as the bomb
blasted in the air long before touching the ground.
4. Devi got injured but the injuries were minor as the grenade exploded
just a fews seconds after she had thrown it.
B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false for the following statements :
Ans. 1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True
5. False 6. False 7. False 8. True.
C. Match the following words with their meanings :
Ans. Word Meaning
Inspiration An event causing great suffering
Tragedy Motivation
Currently Usefulness
Utility At present

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 Unidentified Unknown
Ominous A small bomb thrown by hand
Peaceful Not guilty
Grenade Scary
Violence Free from physical attacks and disturbances
Innocent Behaviour which inflicts injury and can
even lead to death
D. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. She was helping her mother in preparing tea and was giving a packet
of biscuits to a neighbour.
2. The name of her school is Nirmani Public School, mayang.
3. She just picked up the ominous object and threw it with her full force
outside the shop into the valley, away from people.
4. She want to become a police officer.
5. We should be brave and should help others during the time of need
and distress.
Grammar
Read the following sentences. Join them with appropriate conjunctions and
write the complete sentences :
Ans. 1. Prity Devi has two elder brothers and one younger brother.
2. She helps her mother to look after her younger brother as well as in
running the shop.
3. Some people were sitting in the shop while some were standing
outside the shop.
4. Prity Devi started making tea and she kept her bag in one corner of
the shop.
5. Prity Devi was very young but she was not afraid of the bomb.
Vocabulary
A. Choose the words to describe character of Prity Devi from the
following words :
Ans. student he had happy
shouting them Allahabad brave
militant coffee working reading
loving mother drinking has
B. Read the four words in the left hand column below. Circle only the
rhyming words among those listed next to each. One has been done
for you :
Ans. 1. year : fear mayor hear dear
2. nip : tip deep ripe lilp
3. old : held gold shield mould
4. parade : red bread grade braid

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Writing Skills
Write a paragraph on the topic Prity Devi : A source of inspiration.
Ans. Eleven year old Maibam Prity Devi has become a source of inspiration for
children after averting a tragedy and saving many lives. She received the
Geeta Chopra National Bravery award along with twenty one other
children on Republic Day in 2010 from India's Prime Minister Man
Mohan Singh.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

3 Six Blind Men and The Elephant

Warm up
Write the names of five sense organs of human beings :
Ans. 1. Eyes 2. Nose 3. Tongue
4. Skin 5. Ears.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. No, the six men could not have really seen the elephant.
2. There was a difference of opinion among the six men because they
touch the different parts of elephant.
3. Yes, Because according to them what they were thinking was right.
4. No, it is not good thing to be obstinate in our thinking.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. Six blind men were very eager to see an elephant.
2. Tempers rose and they almost came to blows.
3. Pool your information instead of arguing over who is right.
4. “Both of you are wrong!” said the third man.
B. 'Who' said to 'Whom'?
Ans. 1. “It's like a wall.” First blind man to all others
2. “It's like a toothless snake.” Second blind man to all others
3. “It's more like a rope then a snake.” Third blind man to all others

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 4. “I can say with certainty that it is thin and shaped like a fan’’
Fourth blind man to all others
5. “It's cylindrical.” Fifth blind man to all others
6. “It has a smooth body that tapers to a fine point.”
Sixth blind man to all others
7. “Each of you is right in your own way for you are describing only a
part of a big beast.” Passer by to all others
C. Match the following words :
Ans. Blind men Standing by road side
Elephant Touched elephant tusk
Sixth blind men Blows
Tempers In minds
Got picture Intervened
Passer by Never seen an elephant
D. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Six blind men heard that an elephant was standing by the side of the
road.
2. The were eager to see the elephant because none of them had seen it
before.
3. No, all the blind men did not describe the elephant in the same
manner.
4. The passerby adviced the six blind men to Pool their information
instead of arguing over who is right.
Grammar
Insert appropriate Relative Pronouns in the sentences below :
Ans. 1. The crowd that had gathered was rowdy.
2. I sent for the child, who appeared at once.
3. The moon whose gentle light is a relief from the Sun is regarded as
the Mother.
4. He said he had seen me running, that is a big lie.
5. This is the house which Jack built.
6. The girl lost her ring that was made of gold.
7. The tiger which was caught last week has been sent to the zoo.
8. I saw a man whose head was bald.
9. This is the book that I read yesterday.
10. He gave me the pen which I lost in my class.
Vocabulary
Change the meaning of the sentences by writing the antonym of one word in
the sentence. Use prefixes to make antonyms of the words given in colour :
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 2. The thief told his story. The police were unconvinced of his
innocence.
3. The principal of our school disallows us to play during the recess.
4. We left our incompleted work on the teacher's desk.
Writing Skills
Each blind man touched a different body part and formed an impression of
the elephant in his mind. In the exercise given below write the body part of
the elephant that the blind man touched when he gave the following
description :
Ans. Description Body Part
1. “It is like a wall.” Side part
2. “It's cylindrical.” Leg
3. “It's like a snake.” Trunk
4. “It's like a rope.” Tail
5. “It's like a fan.” Ear
6. “It has a smooth body that tapers to a fine point.” Tusk
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

The Little Doll (Poem)

Warm up
Write the names of five wild animals :
Ans. 1. Lion 2. Tiger 3. Elephant
4. Fox 5. Wolf.
Understanding the Poem
A. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Yes, the doll was beautiful in beginning.
2. When the poet lost the doll it made her sad.
3. No, the poet did not find the doll the same as before.
4. The doll was completely changed. It was not as pretty as before.
B. Give another word for each of the following :
Ans. 1. sweet Pretty 2. prettiest Most beautiful
3. changed Reformed 4. terribly Dreadfully
5. lost Missplaced 6. washed Cleaned
C. Find the words in the poem that rhyme with the following :
Ans. 1. fears clears 2. pray lay
3. unfurled curled 4. stay away
5. tears dears 6. fair hair

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D. Add a letter to each of the following words to make a new word :
Ans. 1. had head 2. her here
3. one once 4. say stay
5. bit bite 6. arm farm
7. not knot 8. heath healthy
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

4 She Reached for The Stars

Warm up
Name any five astronauts :
Ans. 1. Kalpana Chawla 2. Rakesh Sharma 3. Neil Armstrong
4. Sunita Williams 5. Yuri Gagarin.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. Kalpana study aerospace engineering because she wanted to be an
astronaut.
2. Kalpana felt fascination when she saw the stars.
3. Kalpana liked most the beautiful image of the earth while travelling in
the space.
4. (a) Kalpana was very ambicious. She wants to complete her dream.
(b) Kalpana was very dedicated. She worked hard to become an
astronaut.
(c) Kalpana was a true human in the true sense. She worked for the
welfare of the whole mankind.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. Kalpana Chawla was not satisfied with being a scientist.
2. She loved looking at the stars at night.
3. When she grow up she wanted to become an astronaut and go into
space.
4. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to go into space.
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B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements :
Ans. 1. True 2. False 3. False
4. True 5. False.
C. Match the following :
Ans. Kalpana Chawla Tenzing Norgay
Climbed mount Everest Flew first mail flight
JRD Tata First Indian woman went into space
Missed in space December, 1997
The Earth Hiking and cycling
First space trip Looks very beautiful
D. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Kalpana Ghawla was travelling in the Columbia Space Shuttle when
it exploded.
2. Kalpana lived in Karnal, Haryana, when she was a child.
3. Kalpana Chawla went on to study aerospace engineering at Punjab
Engineering College in Chandigarh in 1976. Later, she went to US for
study to became a rocket scientist.
4. Hardwork, dedication and belief in oneself are the quality which help
a person do what he or she wants.
5. Earth is the planet on which we live whereas space is everything
which is around the Earth.
Grammar
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the brackets :
Ans. 1. Sonia went home before it got dark.
2. The students were restless during his lecture.
3. The dog jumped into the water and began to swim.
4. We will go for a walk after we have a cup of tea.
5. We will go to Darjeeling on Friday.
6. Can you come to my house in the evening?
B. Rewrite the following sentences by using the correct prepositions :
Ans. 1. The box is full of toys.
2. The cat hid under the table.
3. Harry Potter flew on his broomstick.
4. Will you see who is at the door?
5. Kamal went to school by car.
Vocabulary
A. Complete the crossword with the opposite of words given as clues :

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Ans. F
I
2
B I G R
3
E A S K
4
D I F F I C U L T
A O L
Y R
5
B E S T
B. Join the following words to make new words :
Ans. 1. Court a. light
2. Space b. man
3. News c. yard
4. Day d. craft
5. Post e. dream
6. Star f. paper
Writing Skills
A. Fill in the blanks with information about Kalpana Chawla.Your
answer will be dates or numbers :
Ans. 1. Her date of birth 1 July 1961
2. The year, she became an astronaut 1994
3. The year, she went on her first space trip 1997
4. The number of hours, she spent in space 760 hours
5. The number of times, she went around the Earth 252
B. In each pair of sentences, underline the words which sound the same
but have a different spelling and meaning. One has done for you :
Ans. 1. Kalpana Chawla had been around the Earth 252 times.
A bean bag is a cushion filled with beans.
2. We do not want to lose the hockey match.
This dress is very loose for me.
2. Mark the route to the hospital on this map.
You have to dig the soil to find the root of the plant.
Activity
Look around your house for some things which scientists have invented.
Write sentences Invention about each of them :
S.N. Invention Scientist Electric bulbis
Ans. 1. Electric bulb Thomas Elva Edison Used for giving light
2. Pressure Cooker Denis Papin Pressure cooker is
used for cooking food

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 3. Radio G. Marcow Radio is used for
hearing song, news
4. T.V. J.L. Baird TV is used for
entertainment.
5. Telephone Graham Bell Telephone is used for
communicating
6. Calculator B. Pascal Calculator is for
calculations.
7. Refrigerator James Harrison and Refrigerator is used to
keep drink in it fresh
& cool.
8. Thermos Flask Dever Thormer is used
or cold the drinks.
9. Cycle MC Millan Cycle is used for
covering shorts
distances.
10. A.C. Motor Nicola Tesla Ac is used for running
air conditioner to
make cool air.

5 Ace Swimmer – Mihir Sen

Warm up
Write names of five games played in India :
Ans. 1. Cricket 2. Badminton 3. Hockey
4. Football 5. Basketball.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. Mihir Sen was 28 years old when he became Swimming Champion.
2. Palk Strait is the water body that separates India from Sri Lanka.
3. Mihir Sen was awarded Padma Shri in fear 1959.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. One of India's most remarkable sportsmen in Mihir Sen, the
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 2. Mihir Sen, the master swimming champion, did not know how to
swim till he was 22 years of age.
3. It was in England that he developed a love for swimming.
4. Mihir Sen set up five world records as he swam the seven seas.
5. Mihir Sen was the President of the Explorers Club of India.
B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false for the following :
Ans. 1. False 2. False 3. True
4. False 5. False 6. False.
C. Match the following words :
Ans. Birth Place Kolkata High Court
Barrister 85 km in length
Panama Canal Crossed in 1958
Straits of Gibralter 1997
Death Between Europe and Africa
The English Channel Purlia (W.B)
D. Rearrange the sentences in the correct order of events. Write the
order in the given boxes :
Ans. 1. On 27th September 1958, he became the first Asian to swim across
the English Channel in 14 hours and 45 minutes.
2. He was awarded the Padma Shri.
3. In the month of April he swam across the Palk Strait, the sea between
India and Sri Lanka.
4. In the month of August he swam across the Straits of Gibralter
between Europe and Africa.
5. He became the world's first man to swim across the hazardous Straits
of Dardanelles.
6. In the same month, he swam across the Bosphorus in only four hours.
7. He swam 85 km long Panama Canal in a world record of 34 hours.
8. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
E. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Mihir was born on 16th November, 1930 in Purulia in West Bengal.
2. He became a lawyer and worked as a barrister of the Kolkata High
Court.
3. He worked as a railway porter after that he got a job with the Indian
High Commission's office.
4. His note worthy achievements of swimming earned him a place in teh
Guinnies Book of world Record.
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Grammar
Make sentences using the following adverbs :
Ans. 1. Happily : The children were playing outside the house happily.
2. Brightly : The sun shine brightly after the rain.
3. Rapidly : The train passed the platform rapidly.
4. Luckily : Luckily, my father was in home yesterday when I reached
the home in late night.
5. Suddenly : The coconut fall on the tortoise suddenly.
6. Loudly : Priyanka is speaking in the class loudly.
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the correct words :
Ans. 1. The two of use are going to the beach. Would you like to come too?
2. Please put their parcels over there.
3. The magician with the long hair pulled a hare out of his hat.
4. Most people write with their right hand.
5. Have you heard the tale of the dog who has no tail.
6. The weather is warm and sunny. I am going to the beach whether
you like it or not.
7. Would you like to buy that table? It is made of teak wood.
Writing Skills
Ans. My favourite player is Schin Tendulkar. He is very genius player. He has
made many word Record in cricket. He played many matches ODI, Test.
Match and even Twenty twenty he had establish him in every formal of
cricket. I love him so much.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

6 Months Tale
Warm Up
Write the names of some Roman Gods and Goddesses :
Ans. 1. Jupiter 2. Juno 3. Mars 4. Maia
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. The name of present calendar is Gregorian calendar.
2. Julian Calendar was based on an ancient Roman calendar.

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 3. Julius Caesar was born in the July the 7th month.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c)
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. July is named after the great Julius Caesar.
2. The present calendar is known as the Gregorian Calendar.
3. The old Roman Calendar had ten months.
4. Julius Caesar added July month to the old Roman Calendar.
5. February derived its name from the festival of Februare.
6. Mars is the Roman God of war.
7. April opens the gates to the spring season.
B. Match the following month with their meaning words :
Ans. January Augustus
February Juno
March Maia
April To open
May Purification
June Julius Caesar
July Mars
August Janus
C. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Julian Calendar year was 11 minutes and 14 seconds longer than the
actual year, thus calendar would lag behind by one day.
2. January derives its name from the two faced Roman God 'Janus'. He
was the god of does, beginnings, sunset and sunrise. He had one face
that looked forward and one that could see backward. Since, the first
month also looks forward to the coming year and bids farewell to the
preceding one, so it was named January.
3. Taking its title from the Roman festival of Februare, we get the
second month of the year-February. It's 15 was the day when the
Romans celebrated the festival of forgiveness of sins. Since Februare
means to purify, this was a time when housewives looked forward to
their spring season's cleaning-up tasks. Therefore, this month was
named February.
4. September : September comes from the word 'Septa', which means
seven.
October : October is derived from the word 'Octa' which means
eight.
November : November was the ninth month as per the earlier

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 calendar. It's name, therefore, was derived from the word 'Novem',
meaning nine.
December : One again as per the earlier Roman Calendar, December
was the tenth month because latin word 'Decem' stands for ten.
5. The months of January, March, May & June are named after Gods.
On the other hand the months of July and August are named after
historical figures.
Grammar
Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. I have been exercising since morning.
2. I used to cry when my father had to go out of town.
3. He is blind since birth.
4. Everyone was sad after he left the village.
5. I was taking a nap when you came.
Vocabulary
Complete the following table :
Ans. January February March April May June
July August September October November December
B. Write the opposites of the following in contracted forms. One is done
for you :
Ans. do : don't can : can't
should : shouldn't is : isn't
would : wouldn't will : willn't
has : hasn't have : haven't
could : couldn't since aren't
Writing Skills
Write five sentences about any one month of a year :
Ans. 1. January is the first month of the year.
2. January derives its name from the two faced Roman God 'Janus'.
3. He was the god of does, beginnings, sunset and sunrise.
4. He had one face that looked forward and one that could see backward.
5. The first month also looks forward to the coming year and bids
backward farewell to the preciding one, so it was named January.
Activity
Write the names of twelve Hindi months :
Ans. 1. Ûew$e 2. JewMeeKe 3. pÙes<"
4. Dee<ee{ 5. ßeeJeCe 6. Yeeõheo
7. DeefMJeve 8. keâeefle&keâ 9. ceeie&Meer<e&
10. heew<e 11. ceeIe 12. heâeuiegve

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 Words Never Die (Poem)
Warm up
Read the poem and write some rhyming words :
Ans. 1. said-dead 2. heart-depart 3. day-say 4. me-be.
Understanding the Poem
A. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Something said can never be cancelled out.
2. If there is memory, spoken words would never die.
3. When our conversation is cheerful, the world become happier.
4. Yes children have the power to make a difference to the world by the
words they speak. It depends on what they say and how they say.
B. Complete the following lines of the poem :
Ans. 1. A word can never be recalled.
2. No word is ever dead.
3. These words can e'er depart.
4. By just the things we say.
5. Makes the world a better place to line.
C. Make sentences with the following words :
Ans. 1. Word : A word can never be recalled.
2. Heart : Careless words can bring grief to a heart.
3. Sadder : Careless words make the human sadder.
4. Power : It is in our power that we make a day happier or sadder.
5. World : We should make the world a better place to live.
D. Change the following sentences in the Negative :
Ans. 1. The mouse did not see the danger.
2. The lion did not wake up.
3. The mouse did not hear the lion's roar.
4. The lion did not thank the little mouse.
E. Add'ed' and 'ing' to the words :
Words 'ed' words 'ing' words
Ans. 1. beg begged begging
2. nap napped napping
3. trap trapped trapping
4. look looked looking
5. roar roared roaring
6. play played playing

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F. Write some words related to good manners and use them into the
sentences of your own :
Ans. Hello – Hello Soni! How are you?
Thank you – Thank you so much for the gift.
Please – Please, give may our pen.
Excuse me – Excuse me, I want to go.
Sorry – Sorry, it is done wrong.
Good Morning – Good Morning! Madam.
Good Evening – Good Evening! Uncle.
Good night – Good Night! Mom.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

7 The Air Express

Warm up
Write the names of any four superfast trains of India :
Ans. 1. Shatabdi Express 2. Rajdhani Express
3. Duranto Express 4. Jan Shatabdi Express
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. The speed of Maglev train of China is 561 km/hour.
2. Magnet can push or pull objects in a circular area around it. This is
known as its magnetic field.
3. The way through which a train (here the Maglev) runs is called the
'Guide Way'.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. Meglev express actually runs through the air above the guide way.
2. These magnets are high power electromagnets.
3. The bottom of the train has magnets attached to it.
4. Levitates means 'Floating in air'.
5. The speed of Maglev is as good as that of an Aeroplane.

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B. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Shanghai Maglev Express is so amazing because it runs at a speed of 561
km/hour which is faster than any passenger jet or an airforce rocket.
2. Other trains are different from its because they have wheels rolling on
steel tracks and speed is so less comparatively.
3. The flying trains use the principles of magnetism to fly in air. The
bottom of the train has magnets attached to it. Similarly, there are
magnets all along the 'guideway of Maglev'. These are high power
electromagnets.
4. Electromagnets ensure that Maglev flies and moves forward and the
same time because the front part of the train and the back part of the
train, each has a magnet like the bottom of the train the guideway of
Maglev. When the current flows through the train, it attracts the front
of the train and pulls it forward.
5. Maglev is a great advantage in modern times because its speed is as
good as of an aeroplane.
Grammar
Rewrite the following pairs of sentences by using 'not only.....but also'. The
first one is done for you :
Ans. 1. Riya is not only a singer but also a good dancer.
2. The school has not only a big building but also it has its own sports
stadium.
3. This book is not only lengthy but also it is boring.
4. My friend me not only with money but also he gave me food.
5. Chocolates are not only bad for teeth but also they are bad for the
stomach.
Vocabulary
Tick (3) the adverb/adverbs that can be used for each verb below :
Ans. run - fast high slow low
sleep - truly soundly highly late
think - deeply carefully quickly widely
watch - soundly deeply closely untidily
write - loudly neatly harshly untidily
B. Rewrite the words are shown. Change them into 'Adjectives' :
Ans. 1. Electron Electronic 2. Talk Talkative
3. Attraction Attractive 4. Silence Silent
5. Honest Honest
Writing Skills
Train is one of the most important means of transport. Describe about the
utility of trains :

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Ans. 1. Train is one of the most important means of transport because it is the
best way to carry load from one place to another.
2. Train is cheaper than any other means.
3. Similarly, many people can travel through it at a time.
4. Trains run on railway tracks so they do not get any problem because
of other vehicles.
5. Travelling through trains is better for long and cheap journey.
6. Trains links the people of one end of the country to other end.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

8 The Rain God

Warm up
Write the names of four different seasons :
Ans. 1. Summer 2. Winter 3. Rainy 4. Spring.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the following orally :
Ans. 1. Gods lived on the Earth in old times.
2. Aba Kumbi was the Rain God.
3. Aba Kumbi made the rain for cattle.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. The people begin to die of hunger and thirst because there was no rain
for many years.
2. The farmers requested the Rain God-Aba Kumbi to go and fetch
water from the oceans.
3. Aba Kumbi tried to take the water by force when the two men refused
to give him water.
4. The Rain God became angry because the people became selfish and
forgot him. Rain God stopped raining.
5. The people did not have the courage to go to Aba Kumbi again
because they realized their faults and felt ashamed.
B. Fill in the blanks :
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 2. Aba Kumbi saw the plight of the people.
3. Aba Kumbi blew his flute and made the wind.
4. The Rain God listened to the farmer carefully.
5. Once again, the people started farming.
Grammar
Underline the Proper Noun and encircle the Common Noun in each of the
following sentence :
Ans. 1. Rama and Pooja were playing with a doll.
2. The postman, Mr. Verma was carrying postcards.
3. Mona is joining school today.
4. Philips produces televisions too.
Vocabulary
Encircle the correct spelling in each set :
Ans. 1. angry angrey engry angery
2. people peopel peeple peopl
3. begar begar beger beggar
Writing Skills
Rain is the life for all living beings. Write some sentences about it in your
notebook :
Ans. Rain is the life for all living beings. Without rain there will be no farming.
No farming, means no food and no food, means no life. Thus, the life of
all living beings is depended on rain. Rain is one of the main source of
water. With the rain each and every living beings of land can get water.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

9 The Great Himalayas

Warm up
Write the names of some hill stations of India :
Ans. 1. Shimla 2. Mussoorie 3. Nainital 4. Manali
Exercise
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. Mount Everest is located in Nepal.

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 2. Tenzing Norgaey and Edmund Hillary reached Mount Everest on 29th
May, 1953.
3. Bachendri Pal was the first Indian women expeditianist.
B. Tick (3) correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. The Himalayas are the highest mountain from Jammu and Kashmir
to Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas.
3. Several expeditions climbed that peak successfully.
4. The Himalayas protect us from cold and dry winds.
5. The melting glaciers are the sources of many mighty Indian rivers.
B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements :
Ans. 1. False 2. True 3. False
4. False 5. False.
C. Match the following :
Ans. Himachal Large masses of snow
Glaciers The paradise on Earth
Kashmir valley Nepal
Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal
First Indian women expeditanist Middle range of the Himalayas
D. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas. It is 8,848 metres
above the sea level.
2. The Himalayan rivers continue flowing throughout the year because
the Himalayas is covered with the large masses of snow and ice.
These snow and ice melt throughout the year and give rise to the
rivers.
3. Some of the advantages of the Himalayas are :
i. The snow covered peaks of the Himalayas are the sources of
many great rivers.
ii. The Himalayas protect our country from the cold and dry winds
coming from the North of Asia.
iii. The Himalayas prevent the rain bearing monsoon winds from
crossing it.
iv. The silt brought by the Himalayan rivers has made the Northern
Plains of India very fertile.
v. The forests of the Himalayas are the sources of timber, herbs and
minerals.
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 vi. Various types of wild animals are found in the Tarai.
4. There will be no water and fertile land in Great North Plains without
Himalayas. Because these pails are watered by rivers originate from
Himalayas.
Grammar
Put these words in their separate groups : Noun, Adjective and Adverbs :
Ans. Noun Adjective Adverb
Society Gentle Easily
Social Strong Gently
Case Great Greatly
Partial Powerful Strength
Social
Vocabulary
Choose the correct word(s) from this lesson and complete the following
sentences :
Ans. 1. The Himalayas which are highest mountains in the world.
2. They stand in the north of India.
3. Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas.
4. The highest peak of the Himalayas are snow covered throughout the
year.
5. The Himalayas prevent the monsoons from going beyond them.
Writing Skills
Write five sentences on Mount Everest :
Ans. 1. Mt. Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas.
2. It is the highest peak in the world.
3. It is 8,848 metres above the sea level.
4. Mt. Everest is in Nepal.
5. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first men to
successfully scale this peak.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

New Computer (Poem)

Warm up
Write the different parts of a computer :
Ans. 1. Monitor 2. Keyboard 3. Mouse
4. C.P.U. 5. U.P.S.

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 Understanding the Poem
A. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. The poet and his family bought a new computer.
2. The size of the monitor is forty eight inch.
3. The advantages of this computer are :
i. It has terabytes of memory.
ii. It has all the latest gizmos and accessories galore.
iii. It has dozen of disk drives.
iv. It can calculate the distance.
v. It can speak in seven languages.
vi. It is the fastest computer.
4. Kenn Nesbitt is the poet of this poem.
B. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements :
Ans. 1. True 2. False 3. False 4. True
5. False 6. False 7. False 8. True.
C. Most plurals are formed by adding 's' or 'es'. The words listed below
from plural in different ways. Write their plural forms :
Ans. 1. larva larvae 2. index indices
3. radius radii 4. madam madams
5. fungus fungi 6. computer computers
7. grandmaster grandmas 8. chess chess
D. Encircle the silent letter or letters in each of the following words :
Ans. knight island wrong
climb hour right
knew walk sign
ghost board power
E. “Computers are the lifeline of the modern age.” Write your own views
on this topic :
Ans. Computers are the life line of the modern age. Life cannot be imagined
without it. Computers are used in each and every field now a days,
whether in farming or in education. The human race is controlled by the
computers. World wide web has made the world very short. Man can get
any type of information by sitting infront of it. Thus, it can be called the
life line of the modern age.
Activity
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 10 Newspapers
Warm up
Write the names of some famous newspapers of India :
Ans. 1. Times of India 2. Hindustan Times 3. Dainik Jagaran
4. Jan Satta 5. Anand Bazar Patrika.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. Charles Fenerty of Canada made the first paper from wood pulp in
1828.
2. There are various types of newspapers, from 'daily' newspaper to
'weekly', 'biweekly', 'monthly', 'bimonthly' and 'quarterly' newspaper.
3. A newspaper plays very important role in the society. It is a tool that
informs us about the happenings and events going on around us,
about government meetings and polices, about every increasing crime
and precaution against these crimes, about fire, accidents etc.
B. Tick (3) the correct answer (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (c) 2. (b).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. A newspaper is a journal carrying information from all around the
world.
2. Newsprint is made of wood pulp by recycling the paper.
3. Newspaper is a medium that nurtures the kids.
4. The first paragraph having new story is called 'The lead'.
B. Match the following words :
Ans. Charles Fenerty Means of income of News paper
Johannes Gutenburg Samuel Buckley
Advertisement Published in London in 1621
The Daily Courant Made first paper in 1828
The Corante Invented first printing press.
C. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. The first paragraph having new story is called 'The lead'. The
remaining paragraph called as 'Inverted Pyramids' which gives the
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 2. Acta Diurma was the first person to have a thought about the
invention of the newspaper.
3. The cost of a newspaper is so less because advertisements are the
primary source of income for the newspaper.
Grammar
Encircle the 'Verbs' in the following words :
Ans. see walk shout sit
cry eggs catch tell
king river climb big
Vocabulary
Choose the correct word from the bracket to fill in the blank :
Ans. 1. Ram had told a funny story. 2. He climbed up the mango tree.
3. He saw two eggs in the nest. 4. He was sitting at the end of a
5. I write diary daily. branch.
Writing Skills
Write the importance of Daily Newspaper in your own words :
Ans. Newspaper is the cheapest source of getting information. It is so light
weight that it can be carried anywhere. The cost of a newspaepr is so
cheap. Newspaper gives us information from each and every corner of the
world. It is helpful increasing the knowledge and word building. It plays
an important role in our daily life.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

11 The Underground Railways

Warm up
Write the names of cities where underground trains are running :
Ans. 1. Delhi 2. Calcutta (Now Kolkata)
3. London 4. Moscow.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. The first underground railway was built in London in the year 1863.
2. In India, the first underground railway was the Calcutta Metro
Railway built in 1984.

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 3. The Earntunnel which connects Englant to Mainland Europe is called
'Chunnel'.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. The first underground railways was built in London the year 1863.
2. The travel time from Dum-Dum to Tally-gunge is about 35 minutes.
3. Delhi Airport Metro express opened in the year 2011.
4. The idea to construct a tunnel under the sea is quite old.
5. This is the equal to 68 football fields.
B. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. The Calcutta Metro Rail has 17 stations.
2. It was urgent to have new railway system in Delhi to limit the number
of motor vehicles to ease congestion and reduce pollution levels.
3. DMRC is the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
4. Delhi Metro has an average daily ridership of 2.01 Million
Commuters.
5. The London Underground Railway is called “the tube” because
different parts of London were linked by one round tunnel.
Grammar
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles :
Ans. 1. Can you play the piano?
2. My brother is looking for a job.
3. We went to the cinema last night.
4. I never listen to the radio. I prefer watching the T.V.
5. This is an expensive diary.
Vocabulary
Write the following words in alphabetical order :
Ans. adjusted, cloak, current, delicate, foolish, limb, metro, realized, scold,
tread, underground, version.
Writing Skills
Write the importance of Railways transport system in India in your
notebook :
Ans. Delhi had a crying need of metro to limit the number of motor vehicles to
ease congestion and reduce pollution levels. Delhi Metro is world class
metro. The Metro Railway is able to transport more than 20 lakh
commuters everyday. By which the time period of travelling is reduced
and problem the people in Delhi to face various problems related to
vehicles has been solved by Delhi Metro.
Activity
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 12 The Spring Swimmer
Warm up
Write the names of main seasons of India :
Ans. 1. Summer 2. Winter 3. Spring 4. Rainy.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. Linda lived with her parents in a small hilly town.
2. Linda saw a small toy-boat floating down the stream.
3. Mrs Anna helped the Linda.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. She has a younger brother. 2. It was the spring season.
3. The water in the middle of the stream was deep and icy.
B. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Linda noticed that the day was warm. Delicate yellow flowers were
dancing in the breeze and the birds were chirping in the trees.
2. Linda was in high spirits because she was thinking of the evening
party as it was her younger brother's birthday.
3. Linda tried to reach the boat with the help of tree branch. Then she
moved the trunk of a fallen tree, balanced on the trunk and crawled
towards the boat.
4. Linda took the boat and stuffed in into her pocket then she started to
crawl back towards the bank just then she fell into the stream.
Grammar
Write the opposites of the following words :
Ans. 1. idle active 2. dull bright
3. false true 4. ugly beautiful
5. important unimportant 6. special normal
Vocabulary
Write the root word and the prefix/suffix to the words below :
Ans. root word prefix/suffix
1. really real ly

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 2. foolish fool ish
3. admiring admire ing
4. honesty honest y
Writing Skills
Ans. Do it yourself.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

Science Home Work (Poem)

Warm Up
Write the name of five subjects which you read in your class :
Ans. 1. English 2. Hindi 3. Maths
4. Science 5. Social Studies.
Understanding the Poem
A. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Science is the subject of home work.
2. The home work was a practical task as it was to be done regularly.
3. The chemical can be changed into any other product.
4. The dog was napping. The homework snuff up and caught him
unawares.
5. The speaker if meant by 'My head' in such a fog' that he is in such a
problem that he does not know what to do.
B. Write the rhyming words of the following :
Ans. me see day away
splat cat noise toys
plate ilate chairs unawares
C. Fill indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' where needed :
Ans. 1. The girl is an airhostess.
2. She is reading an old book.
3. There is a big globe on the table.
4. This is an expensive necklace.
D. Write opposites of the following :
Ans. lie true this that
away near noise silence
shiny dull down up
E. Our parents helps us at home. They do many works for us father works but
side the home to each money for the family mother prepare food us. She
clear the house, our clothes and help us in doing our homework. They

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 provide us food shelter and clothings. Beside all this they love us. We too
love and respect them.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

13 The Olympic Games

Warm up
Write the names of games included in Olympic Games :
Ans. 1. Gymnastics 2. Tennis 3. Hockey 4. Athletes.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. The first recorded Olympic games were held in Greece in 776 BC.
2. In front of the Temple of Zeus was the statue of Nike of the God of
Victory.
3. The special Olympics held for physically handicapped people are
called paralympics.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c)
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. The Original Olympic Games started centuries ago in ancient Greece.
2. In front of the Temple of Zeus was the statue of Nike or the God of
Victory.
3. The Olympic Games were contests of speed, strength and spill.
4. More than 1500 years after the Greek Olympia Games had closed
down.
5. An earthquake in Greece, destroyed the stadium at Olympia.
6. The first Modern Olympic Games were held in Greece in the year
1896.
B. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Women were not permitted to watch the Olympic games in ancient
Greece.
2. The Games were stopped in A.D. 394.
3. The Olympic Games were revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in
1894.
4. To qualify for the Summer Olympic, a sport must be played in 75
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 continents for women.
Grammar
A. Write pairs of antonyms to complete the sentences :
Ans. 1. The life of a student is not easy, it's very hard.
2. If you want to remain healthy, you must give up your unhealthy
habit of overeating.
3. I need complete silence to do my home work, but there is so much
noise here.
4. We should not destroy our forests because they prevent the soil from
erosion and give shelter to wild life.
B. Join these sentences by using conjunctions :
Ans. 1. Hurry up! otherwise you will miss the train.
2. Wait in the corridor till I will came back.
3. I invited Blake to my party but he couldn't come.
4. My mother is a teacher and my father works in a bank.
Vocabulary
Write it's or 'its' in the following sentences :
Ans. 1. I think it's the best choice.
2. The baby threw its food on the floor.
3. It's not the movie, I wanted to see.
4. It's no use crying over the split milk.
5. It's a new car; its colour is very attractive.
Writing Skills
Write five sentences about any one of the Indian Olympic winner :
Ans. 1. Major Dhyanchand, the wizard of Hockey, is the best Olympic player
ever produced by India.
2. Dhyanchand led the Indian Hockey Team in 1936 Berlin Olympics.
3. India reached the final match to be played against host Germany.
4. At the half time the score was level at 1-1.
5. After the half time Dhyanchand showed outstanding skill in hockey
and help India won the match 7-1. The skills showed by him
immortalised him ever.
Activity
Ans. Do yourself.

14 Two Sisters
Warm up
Write the names of any four trees found in your surroundings :
Ans. 1. Tulsi 2. Rose 3. Mango 4. Neem

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 Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. The land which Amy received was hilly and rocky.
2. Dora felt herself important because she kept herself busy in attending
clubs and garden parties in town.
3. Amy asked the tree to give her magical pear.
4. From this story, we learn that hard work is the key to success.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. Amy didn't complain about her share.
2. I knew it was impossible.
3. Dora felt herself plant.
4. Dora waited until it was dark.
5. I created my own magic.
B. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Amy set to work, terraced and cultivated the hills to make her land
produce good crop.
2. Dora got very little from her land because she felt herself important
and never did any work. She would gather the crops and the fruits but
never had time to prepare the ground for the next planting.
3. Dora would spy on her younger sister because she wanted to know
how she got so much from her barren and rocky land.
4. Dora thought that the tree stolen by her, had died because she didn't
know the magic words.
5. The second tree stolen by Dora gave a rich crop because she took a
great care of it.
6. Amy explained Dora the secret of success by giving her example of
hands and feet. And told now hands and feet are better than the magic
words.
Grammar
Rewrite each sentences by using 'so did' and the words in brackets :
Ans. 1. So did mum. 2. So did dad and mum
3. So did the girls. 4. So did Neha andKim.
Vocabulary
Encircle the correct spelling in each set :
Ans. 1. leeder leader leedir leadir

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 2. flower flover flowar flaver
3. beautiful beautiful beauteful beautifull
4. national nationel netionel nationale
5. cuntry country cuntrey contrey
Writing Skills
'Trees are our best friends'. Write five sentences on their importance for us :
Ans. 1. Trees are our best friends as they help us in many ways.
2. Without trees, there is no life.
3. We get food from trees and without food we can not stay alive.
4. Trees give us different types of food medicines, timber, rubber,
cotton, etc.
5. Trees play an important role in getting rains. Trees prevent soil
erosion.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

Story Boat (Poem)

Warm up
Name any five means of water transport :
Ans. 1. Ship 2. Boat 3. Steamer
4. Fish trailler 5. Motor boat.
Understanding the Poem
A. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. A story boat is a boat in which a child is dreaming and thinking of a
story.
2. When we sail a story boat we can visit jungles, ride on elephants and
meet a bunch of kids.
3. We can sail a story boat while reading a story.
B. Fill in the blanks :
Ans. 1. So climb abroad with me. 2. We can visit jungles.
3. We can learn a lot of stuff. 4. We can meet a bunch of kids.
5. We'll sail is seas of snow!
C. Write the rhyming words :
Ans. 1. Me sea 2. Bear anywhere
3. Boats coats 4. Know snow
D. Fill in the blanks using suitable interrogative pronouns :
Ans. 1. Whose pen is this? 2. What is the matter with you?

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 3. What is the time now? 4. Who heard of this before?
E. Choose proper words to describe the following :
Ans. 1. a tiny red ant. 2. a big black spider.
3. a pretty orange butterfly. 4. a shiny green grasshopper.

15 Baby Deer's Day Out

Warm up
Write the names of any five wild animals :
Ans. 1. Giraffe 2. Tiger 3. Bear
4. Lion 5. Elephant.
Exercise
Formative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Answer the questions orally :
Ans. 1. Baby deer lived with her mother in the tiny jungle of Sulsambha.
2. Magic was inscribed on the iron box. The words 'MAGIC' in
glittering gold.
3. The pebble said to the baby deer that now it was time to go home.
B. Tick (3) the correct answers : (MCQs) :
Ans. 1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (b).
Summative Assessment (CCE Pattern)
A. Complete the following sentences :
Ans. 1. Baby deer and her mother had a neat little cottage and a small
impressive garden.
2. Mamma deer took out two old, dirty and tattered string bags.
3. The grass was dumb but it has great eyesight.
4. The pebble was blind but it can speak.
5. Baby deer leapt with joy at the thought of going home.
B. Answer the following questions :
Ans. 1. Baby deer lived with her mother in the tiny jungle of Sulsambha.
2. She requested her mother to let her go out and play.
3. Mother deer took out an old iron box from the attic on which were
inscribed the words 'MAGIC' in glittering gold.
4. Baby deer, the grass and the pebble enjoyed all the day in the jungle.
Grammar
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Ans. 1. While playing tennis Princy hurt her arm.
2. Overcoming by smoke, two fire men were trying to put out the fire.
3. Watching television, I fell asleep.
4. After slipping, he was getting off a train.
Vocabulary
A. From the chapter find the words which means opposite to the words
given below :
Ans. 1. vast tiny 2. dull glittering
3. disagreed agreed 4. new old
B. Form adjectives from the following words :
Ans. 1. wisdom wise 2. ability able
3. glory glorious 4. laugh laughing
Writing Skills
Ans. Do it yourself.
Activity
Ans. Do it yourself.

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