Read the following sentences.
(a) If she knows we have a cat, Paati will leave the house.
(b) She won’t be so upset if she knows about the poor beggar with sores on his fect.
(c) If the chappals do fit, will you really not mind? Notice that each sentence consists of two parts. The first part begins with ‘if ’. It is known as if-clause. Rewrite each of the following pairs of sentences as a single sentence. Use ‘if ’ at the beginning of the sentence.
(a) Walk fast. You’ll catch the bus. If you walk fast, you’ll catch the bus.
(b) Don’t spit on the road. You’ll be fined. If you spit on the road, you’ll be fined.
(i) Don’t tire yourself now. You won’t be able to work in the evening.
(ii) Study regularly. You’ll do well in the examination.
(iii) Work hard. You’ll pass the examination in the first division.
(iv) Be polite to people. They’ll also be polite to you.
(v) Don’t tease the dog. It’ll bite you.
(i) If you tire yourself now, you won’t be able to work in the evening.
(ii) If you study regularly, you’ll do well in the examination.
(iii) If you work hard, you’ll pass the examination with first division.
(iv) If you are polite to others, they'll also be polite to you.
(v) If you tease the dog, it'll bite you.
How does Ravi get milk for the kitten?
On getting Gopu Mama’s chappals, the music teacher tried not to look too happy. Why?
Describe the music teacher, as seen from the window.
Read the following.
1. A group of children in your class are going to live in a hostel.
2. They have been asked to choose a person in the group to share a room with.
3.They are asking each other questions to decide who they would like to share a room with.
Ask one another questions about likes/dislikes/ preferences/hobbies/personal characteristics. Use the following questions and sentence openings.
(i) What do you enjoy doing after school? I enjoy... (ii) What do you like in general? I like...
(iii) Do you play any game? I don’t like...
(iv) Would you mind if I listened to music after dinner? I wouldn’t...
(v) Will it be all right if I...? It’s fine with me...
(vi) Is there anything you dislike, particularly? Well, I can’t share...
(vii) Do you like to attend parties? Oh, I...
(viii) Would you say you are...? I think...
(i) What makes Mridu conclude that the beggar has nomoney to buy chappals?
(ii) What does she suggest to show her concern?
Ravi has a lot to say about M.P.Poonai. This shows that (i) he is merely trying to impress Mridu. (ii) his knowledge of history is sound. (iii) he has a rich imagination. (iv) he is an intelligent child.Which of these statements do you agree/disagree to?
Walking towards the kitchen with Mridu and Meena, Rukku Manni began to laugh. What made her laugh?
On getting a gift of chappals, the beggar vanished in a minute. Why was he in such a hurry to leave?
Complete the following sentences.
(i) Ravi compares Lalli’s playing the violin to
(ii) Trying to hide beneath the tray of chillies, Mahendran
(iii) The teacher played a few notes on his violin, and Lalli
(iv) The beggar said that the kind ladies of the household
(v) After the lesson was over, the music teacher asked Lalli if
Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph.
Today is Sunday. I’m wondering whether I should stay at
home or go out. If I (go) out, I
(miss) the lovely Sunday lunch at home. If I (stay) for lunch, I (miss) the Sunday film showing at Archana Theatre. I think I’ll go out and see the film, only to avoid getting too fat.
What did Nishad give Mr Nath? Why?
Why did the king want to know answers to three questions?
What was the author’s opinion about Mr Gessler as a bootmaker?
Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?
Why did the neighbours kill the dog?
What is “strange” about Mr Nath’s Sundays?
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions.
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Mark your choice.
Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?
What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?
Mark the right item.
(i) The old farmer and his wife loved the dog
(a) because it helped them in their day-to-day work.
(b) as if it was their own baby.
(c) as they were kind to all living beings.
(ii) When the old couple became rich, they
(a) gave the dog better food.
(b) invited their greedy neighbours to a feast.
(c) lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours.
(iii) The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make
(a) rice pastry and bean sauce.
(b) magic ash to win rewards.
(c) a pile of gold.
In each of the following words ‘ch’ represents the sameconsonant sound as in ‘chair’. The words on the left havethis sound initially. Those on the right have it finally.Speak each word clearly.choose. benchchild marchcheese. peachchair wretchcharming. researchUnderline the letters representing this sound in each ofthe following words.
Why was the king advised to go to magicians?
Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?
Now write the story in your own words. Give it a title.
1. Match items in List A with their meanings in List B.
fainted: lost consciousness
A. B
(i) wounded. got up from sleep
(ii) awoke. give back
(iii) forgive. small patches ofground for plants
(iv) faithful. severely injured
(v) pity. pardon
(vi) beds. loyal
(vii) return. feel sorry for
Use any three of the above words in sentences of your own. You may change the form of the word.
Write appropriate question words in the blank spaces in the following dialogue.
Neha: ………… did you get this book?
Sheela: Yesterday morning.
Neha: ………… is your sister crying?
Sheela : Because she has lost her doll.
Neha: …………… room is this, yours or hers?
Sheela: It’s ours
Neha: ……………. do you go to school?
Sheela: We walk to the school. It is nearby.
Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why not?
(i) Who was the bearded man?
(ii) Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
What suggestions were made in answer to the third question?