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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
Find out how many people are there in our country. Do we have enough land for all people on this earth? Is there enough food and water for all people?
There are about 130 crore people in our country. No, we don’t have enough land for all people on this earth. We have neither food nor water for all people.
Interview your teacher and get her responses for the following questions.
(i) Why did you become a teacher?
(ii) How do you come to school everyday?
(iii) Do you have any pets?
(iv) What kinds of books do you like to read?
(v) What are your hobbies?
(i) I became a teacher because I love to teach small kids.
(ii) I come to school on my two-wheeler every day.
(iii) No, I don’t have pets.
(iv) I love to read novels and mythological stories.
(v) My hobbies are singing, cooking and painting.
Now write a paragraph about your teacher with the information you have gathered.
My Teacher
My Teacher says she became a teacher because
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My Teacher says she became a teacher because she loves to teach small kids. She comes to school in her two-wheeler vehicle every day. She does not have any pets. She loves reading books. She is fond of reading mythological stories and novels. Singing, cooking and painting are her hobbies which she loves to do in her free time.
Use the above map to answer the questions.
1. What does the dotted line on the map show?
2. What road would Ajay take to get to the boat club?
3. What building is next to the picnic area?
4. What road passes by Ajay’s house?
5. What other way could Ajay use to get from his house to his grandmother’s house?
Now write : Use verbs like: go, turn, cross
Use prepositions like: across, between, in front of, beside, near, behind and write how you get home from school. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
1. The dotted line on the map shows a route from Ajay’s house to reach school.
2. In order to get to the boat club, Ajay would take Kasturba Gandhi Marg.
3. India Gate is next to the picnic area.
4. The road which passes by Ajay’s house is ‘Ring Road’.
5. Ajay can go to his grandmother’s house by Ashoka Road from his house.
Ajay can go through Kasturba Gandhi Marg. He could reach the Boat Club from that road. Then he could go across the picnic area, which is near the Boat Club. From the picnic area, he could turn right, walk a few steps further and reach his grandmother’s house.
(i) Discuss with your partner how you would send a similar message to someone.
(ii) Also find out how people sent messages in olden days and how they send them nowadays.
(i) I would write a message on a piece of paper and place it in a small envelope and send it.
(ii) In the olden days, people used to send messages through messengers and pigeons. Nowadays, people send messages through post, telephones, mobiles, and e-mails.
See the picture Travel Time below. Answer the questions that follow.
(i) Where did you go for an excursion / holiday?
(ii) With whom did you go?
(iii) What did you take with you?
(iv) What was the first thing you saw when you reached your destination?
(v) What did you like best about the place?
(vi) How long did you stay there?
(vii) What did you miss about home?
(i) I went to Srinagar for a holiday.
(ii) I went with my family.
(iii) I took warm clothing, eatables, medicines and a camera with me.
(iv) When I reached my destination, I saw beautiful flowers and houseboats.
(v) I liked the weather and natural scenery of the place.
(vi) I stayed there for a week.
(vii) I missed homemade food.
Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.
(i) ___________________
(ii) __________________
(i) Suspension bridge – I felt excited and scared to cross through the suspension bridge.
(ii) Defended – The policeman reached on time and defended the poor girl from the criminals.
Which do you think would be more fun — travelling by aeroplane or sailing on a ship? Write why you think so.
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Sailing on a ship would be more fun for me because it gives me immense pleasure to be in the middle of the water. We can feel a pleasant breeze watching the blue water around us. We also come across dolphins which come every now and then from the sea.
Fill in the blanks choosing group words from the box.
| clump |
| cluster |
| choir |
| bunch |
| flock |
| band |
(i) The travellers rested under the _____________ of trees.
(ii) The _____________ sang beautifully.
(iii) The ____________ of flowers was lying on the table.
(iv) The girl looked up at the _________ of stars.
(v) The ____________ of robbers escaped.
(vi) The hunter shot at the _________ of birds.
(i) The travellers rested under the clump of trees.
(ii) The choir sang beautifully.
(iii) The bunch of flowers was lying on the table.
(iv) The girl looked up at the cluster of stars.
(v) The band of robbers escaped.
(vi) The hunter shot at the flock of birds.
Some words describe actions. Many of them end in -ly.
The girl danced beautifully.
Fill in the blanks by changing the word in the brackets suitably.
(i) The girl slept ___________. [sound]
(ii) The children finished their work __________. [quick]
(iii) The old man shouted ___________. [loud]
(iv) The boys played ___________. [quiet]
(v) Do your work _____________. [neat]
(vi) I can do the sum ___________. [easily]
(i) The girl slept soundly.
(ii) The children finished their work quickly.
(iii) The old man shouted loudly.
(iv) The boys played quietly.
(v) Do your work neatly.
(vi) I can do the sum easily.