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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
Circle the correct meaning of the given words. You may need to use the dictionary.
| Idled away | wasted | rested | admired |
| constant | coffee | construct | steady |
| companion | dog | stranger | partner |
| realise | to understand | to set free | real |
| descend | to not send | to be decent | to move down |
| barrel | a wooden container | a musical instrument | a bag |
| contents | to be happy | the ingredients | the index of a book |
Match the words in the box with their meanings. You may take the help of a dictionary.
| grizzled | astonished | foothills |
| stroked | familiar |
near the lower part of a mountain ______________________
with grey hair __________________
to rub gently ___________________
to be very surprised __________________
known to you _______________________
near the lower part of a mountain foothills.
with grey hair grizzled.
to rub gently stroked.
to be very surprised astonished.
known to you familiar.
Say whether the following sentences are True or False.
(i) Rip was kind to children. _____________
(ii) Rip was a hardworking man. ______________
(iii) The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion. ______________
(iv) Rip helped the old man on the mountains because he wanted to have a drink from the barrel. _____________
(v) Rip was away for twenty years because he was asleep on the mountains. ___________
(vi) The drink from the barrel made him fall asleep for twenty years. _________
(vii) Nobody recognised Rip when he came back because he had reached the wrong village. ______________
(i) True.
(ii) False.
(iii) False.
(iv) False.
(v) True.
(vi) True.
(vii) False.
Complete the following sentences.
(i) Rip’s village was situated ____________.
(ii) The children of the village loved him because ________________________.
(iii) ____________ was his constant companion.
(iv) The villagers stared at him because _______________________________.
(v) The old woman who recognised Rip was ____________________.
(i) Rip’s village was situated at the foothills of the Kaatskill mountains.
(ii) The children of the village loved him because he played with them, he taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories.
(iii) A dog named Wolf was his constant companion.
(iv) The villagers stared at him because they could not recognise him.
(v) The old woman who recognised Rip was his neighbour.
What were the strange things about the men on the mountains?
(i) ___________________
(ii) ___________________
(iii) __________________
(iv) __________________
(i) They were all dressed the same way.
(ii) All of them had beards of various shapes and colours.
(iii) Their faces were serious.
(iv) They were totally silent.
What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle?
(i) He was a kind neighbour.
(ii) ________________________
(iii) ________________________
(iv) ________________________
(i) He was a kind neighbour.
(ii) He was ready to help anyone.
(iii) He played with children and told them long stories.
(iv) He was very lazy.
Pick out the names of the games mentioned in the story.
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
The names of the games mentioned in the story are
(i) Flying kites
(ii) Shooting marbles
(iii) Mountain climbing
(iv) Ninepins
Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man, everybody liked him.
Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.
| long- sleeved | high-heeled | well-dressed |
| open-mouthed | sweet-looking | odd-looking |
| part-time |
Mrs Das has a ___________________ job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an ____________________ woman walked into the shop. She was wearing ________________ shoes. A _____________ dog was with her. “I want a ________________ shirt for my dog, please”, she said. “For your dog?”asked Mrs Das, ___________________ in surprise. “Yes”, replied the woman. “I want him to be _________________ for my next party”.
Mrs Das has a part-time job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an odd-looking woman walked into the shop. She was wearing high-heeled shoes. A sweet-looking dog was with her. “I want a long-sleeved shirt for my dog, please”, she said. “For your dog?” asked Mrs Das, open-mouthed in surprise. “Yes”, replied the woman. “I want him to be well-dressed for my next party”.
Silent letters
What is common in the following groups of words?
(i) knee, knife, knot, know ___________
(ii) neighbour, daughter, fight, straight ____________
(iii) honest, honour, hour, heir ______________
Try and make more silent letter words.
gnat: ___________________, ______________
tongue: ____________________, ______________
chalk: __________________, _______________
whistle: __________________, __________________
(i) The sound ‘k’ is silent in the given words.
(ii) The sound ‘gh’ is silent in the given words.
(iii) The sound ‘h’ is silent in the given words.
gnat: gnash, gnarled
tongue: technique, colleague
chalk: calm, walk
whistle: wrestle, bristle
Read the two paragraphs given below.
My mother is always awake before anyone else in the family. I usually wake up after 6 O’clock. I loll around lazily for a few minutes. Then I get up and get dressed for school.
At bedtime, I read a story book. When I feel tired I lie down and go to sleep very quickly. I fall asleep in no time at all!
(i) Now find the opposites of the following words from the paragraphs and complete the table.
awake asleep
wake up ___________
get up __________
lazily _____________
(ii) Fill in the blanks using the words in the previous questions.
(a) ___________ and ___________ quickly! You will be late for school.
(b) Shh! The baby is __________. Don’t make a sound, or she will ___________.
(c) Are you still __________?You should be __________ now or you will not be able to _______ in the morning for school.
(i) awake asleep
wake up go to sleep
get up fall asleep
lazily quickly
(ii) (a) Wake up and get up quickly! You will be late for school.
(b) Shh! The baby is asleep. Don’t make a sound, or she will wake up.
(c) Are you still awake? You should be asleep now or you will not be able to get up in the morning for school.