Unit 6: Hiawatha and The Scholar’s Mother Tongue

Q1Written answer

This is a park where children talk to different animals and birds. Write four sentences about the picture. Use capital letters where required, complete sentences and punctuation.

Now colour the picture.

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The girl has dressed up very beautifully.

The girl is sitting in the garden filled with lovely roses and flowers.

The girl is enjoying her company with the birds and animals.

The girl and the animals seem very happy with each other.

Now colour the picture by yourself.

Q2Written answer

Where do the following live?

(а) Birds live in

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Birds live in nests.

(b) Rabbits live in

Rabbits live in burrows.

(c) Beavers live in

Beavers live in lodges.

Q3Written answer

Describe Hiawatha, his home and friends in ten lines.

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Hiawatha was a young Red Indian boy who lived with his old grand-mother, Nokomis, in a Wigwam. Nokomis taught Hiawatha about the wonders around them. He also learnt to love birds and beasts. He used to talk to them whenever he met them. Birds and beasts also loved him and talked back to him. He learnt their languages, their names and all their secrets. He called the birds ‘Hiawatha’s Chickens’ and beasts ‘Hiawatha’s Brothers’.

Q4Written answer

What did Hiawatha love?

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Hiawatha loved to learn the language of all the birds and beasts and about the things around him such as the stars, the trees, the insects, the birds, the animals and many other things.

Q5Written answer

Match ‘A’ with ‘B’ and write the complete sentences below:

A	B
Whenever	I go, I have friends.
Whoever	I am hungry, I eat.
Wherever	comes first, wins.

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1) Whenever I am hungry, I eat.

2) Whoever comes first, wins.

3) Wherever I go, I have friends.

Q6Written answer

Complete the following stories by using an appropriate word from the box given below—

my, his, he, your

(A) Ram was a farmer. He wanted to sell his goats and sheep. So he went to the market. There he sold all his animals to a rich man and got a lot of money. When he was going back to his village, three thieves stopped him. “Stop! Give us all your money.” Ram was very clever. He said, “I’ll give my money to the strongest of you.” On hearing this, the thieves started fighting amongst themselves. Ram slipped away quietly.

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(B) Sitting on a tree a crow was enjoying a piece of bread. A hungry fox wanted to have that bread. He said very sweetly, “Dear brother, I’ve heard that your voice is very sweet. Please sing a song for me.” The foolish crow opened his beak and the piece of bread fell down. The fox picked it up in his mouth and ran away.

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7. Some words have similar sounds, but different meanings. Choose the correct word from the box and fill in the blanks.

(а) The bird sits on a bough. (bow, bough)

(b) The squirrel has a long tail. (tail, tale)

(c) I have to leave at two. (too, two)

(d) This sum is right. (right, write)

(e) I can hear the bird’s song. (hear, here)

(f) Do you know a secret? (no, know)

(g) The King sits on the throne. (thrown, throne)

(h) He is our school principal. (principal, principle)

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