Answer the following Questions Q1. Why did the farmer bring a baby mongoose into the house? Ans: The farmer had a small son. He wanted to have a pet to give company to his child. So he brought home a baby mongoose to play with the child. Q2. Why didn’t the farmer’s wife want to leave the baby alone with the mongoose? Ans:The farmer’s wife did not trust even her pet mongoose. She did n’t want to leave her son alone with an animal. Q3. What was the farmer’s comment on his wife’s fears? Ans: The farmer understood why his…
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Answer the following questions Q1. How did the two baby-birds get separated? Ans: The two baby birds lived in a tall tree with their mother. One day a big storm blew. The tree came down. The mother bird was killed. The strong wind blew the two chicks away to the other side of the forest at a little distance from each other. Thus they got separated from each other. Q2.Where did each of them find a home? Ans: One of the young birds came down near a cave. A gang of robbers lived there. The other bird landed outside the…
Working With the Text (Page 131) QA .Complete the following sentences. 1.The old banyan tree “did not belong” to the grandfather, but only to the boy, because_____________________________________ . 2.The small gray squirrel became friendly when_____________________________________ 3.When the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit, the squirrel 4.In the spring, the banyan tree_____________________________________________ and __________________________________________ would come there. 5.The banyan tree served the boy as a____________________________________________ . 6.The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree____________________________________ Ans. 1. the old man was not strong enough to climb it 2.it found that the boy carried no catapult or air/gun…
Working With the Text (Page 117) Q1. Talk to your partner and say whether the follwing statements are true or false. (i) No animal can survive without water. (ii)Deserts are endless sand dunes. (iii)Most snakes are harmless. (iv)Snakes cannot hear, but they can feel vibrations through the ground. (v) Camels store water in their humps. Ans: (i)True (ii) False (iii) True (iv) True ( v) False. Q2. Answer the following questions. (i) How do desert animals survive without water? (1) (ii)How do mongooses kill snakes? (6) (iii)How does the hump of the camels help them to survive when there is…
Working With the Text (Page 103) A. Complete the following sentences from memory choosing a phrase from those given in brackets. 1.___________ was held at the time of the Eid festival. (A big show, A big fair, A big competition) 2.Tradesmen came to the village with all kinds of goods_____________________ . (to display, to buy, to sell) 3.Uncle told me________________ while he was away. (not to buy anything, not to go anywhere, not to talk to anyone 4.The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everybody present_________________ . (to play the game, to win a prize, to try their luck) 5.The…
Working With the Text (Page 91) A .Match the sentences under I with those under II. I 1. Jumman and Algu were the best of friends. 2. Jumman’s aunt transferred her property to him. 3.The aunt decided to appeal to the 4. Algu was unwilling to support the aunt. 5. Jumman was very happy to hear Algu’s name as’head II 1. He believed that his friend would never go against him. 2. She wanted justice. 3. In the absence of one, the other took care of his family. 4. The condition was that he would be responsible for her welfare.…
Working With the Text (Page 73) Answer the following questions. Q1. Peter’s favourite day of the week is Sunday because_______ Ans. ……. on this day the whole family goes to see a film. Q2. Nasir wants to learn___________________ Ans. … Fr.e art of collecting cotton seeds. ‘ Q3.Dolma believes that she can make a good Prime Minister because____ Ans. ……. she hopes to make things better for everyone, to have great scientists and doctors, good hospitals and roads and schools. Q4.Write True or False against each of the following statements. 1.Peter is an only child. _________________________ . 2.When Serbjit gets…
Working With the Text (Page 62) A. Put these sentences from the story in the right order and write them out in a paragraph. Don’t refer to the text. I shall be so glad when today is over. Having a leg tied up and hopping about on a crutch is almost fun, I guess. I don’t think I’ll mind being deaf for a day—at least not much. But being blind is so frightening. Only you must tell me about things. Let’s go for a little walk. The other bad days can’t be half as bad as this. Ans: Let’s go…
Working With the Text (Page 50) Answer the following questions. Q1. Wkcie was Kalpana Chawla bom? Why is she called an Indian-American? (3) Ans: Kalpana Chawla was bom at Kamal, in Haryaya. She was bom in India, but married an American and became a naturalised citizen. So she is called an Indian- American. Q2. When and why did she go to the U.S? Who did she marry? (2, 3) Ans: Kalpana went to the U.S. for higher studies in aeronautical engineering. There she married the flight instructor Harrison. Q3. How did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea…
Working With the Text (Page 34) Answer the following questions. Q1. Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream? (5) Ans: Taro ran in the direction of the stream because he was thirsty. Secondly, he had never before heard the sound of falling water in that area: Q2. How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking sake? (7) Ans: Sake gave warmth as well as energy to the old man. Taro’s father stopped shivering and started dancing. In this way, he showed his happiness. Q3. Why did the waterfall give Taro sakeand others water? (12) Ans: The…