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Table of Contents

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SESSION 1

PEACE AND HARMONY – READING

1.1 Reading and Comprehension - Word Meaning

bloatbecome bigger and bigger (swell unpleasantly)

roamwalk or travel without aimlessly, especially over a wide area

admireto have a high opinion of; respect

praiseto say or write good things about (someone or something)

accompany to go somewhere with (someone)

approach to move or become near to something or someone

Verb

Adverb

unanimouslyunitedly / with the agreement of all people involved

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LESSON 1-PEACE AND HARMONY

1.2 Reading and Comprehension - Summary

This is a tale that emphasises the importance of living in peace and harmony. Long ago, in a forest, all the lived animals together in the spirit of unity. One day, a cunning jackal entered the forest and poisoned the minds of the innocent animals and turned them against each other. The animals became suspicious of one another and thus, became an easy prey for the jackal. Very soon, the animals lived in fear for their lives. The whole forest became sad and gloomy. Seeing this, the Moon descended as a sadhu and helped the animals to once again live together happily. To teach the jackal a lesson, the sadhu (the Moon) tricks the jackal into eating him. After eating the Moon, the jackal's stomach began grew bigger and bigger until it burst, thus killing the jackal. The Moon then advised all the animals in the forest to live in peace and harmony. The animals realising the importance of living harmoniously began to roam, sing and sleep in peace. They invited the moon and the stars for their cultural evenings.

Self Assessment:How well did I read?

Noun

gymnasticsphysical exercises

propertyobjects or things owned by somebody

woeextreme sadness

harmony a state of living together peacefully

supperan evening meal (especially an informal meal that you eat at home)

Fill in the boxes using yes / somewhat / no

I enjoyed reading the passage.

I got the idea of the passage on my own.

I got the idea with the help of my friends in the group.

The teacher helped me to understand the passage.

I used the glossary given at the end of the passage.

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SESSION 2

PEACE AND HARMONY – LITERATURE

2.1 Literature - QA

Q1. How were the animals before the jackal joined them? Pick out the words, which describe theirmood.

A. Before the jackal joined them, the animals lived together in unity, helping each other. Theyroamed about the jungle and played together in the open fields without any fear. Theyoften held musical evenings and invited the moon and the stars. The words ‘admired’,‘enjoyed’, ‘tickled’, ‘played’, ‘danced’ and ‘sang’ describe their mood.

Q2. What happened to the animals after the jackal came to the forest?

A. After the jackal came to the forest, the animals became suspicious of one another. Theystarted to build boundaries and fences around their properties. They moved aboutindividually or with their own group. They did not help one another.

Q3. What was the jackal’s plan? How did it succeed?

A. The jackal’s plan was to create differences among the creatures in the forest, so that theywould not help each other. He poisoned their minds by sowing the seeds of distrust,suspicion and jealousy among them. Soon, the animals started to put up boundaries andbuild fences around their properties. They moved about individually or with their own group.

Q4. What did the animals do to check the jackal’s evil design?

A. When the animals, insects and birds realised that the jackal was responsible for killing ofanimals, they held an emergency meeting. They unanimously decided to meet the sadhuand with plead him to kill the jackal.

Q5. How was the Moon disguised? Why did he choose that form?

A. The Moon disguised himself as a sadhu. He chose that form to gain the trust of the creaturesin the forest and to teach the cunning jackal a lesson.

Q6. Why did the sadhu ask the jackal to take him for his meal? Would you do the same if you werein his place?

A. The sadhu asked the jackal to take him for his meal and spare the lives of the hens, so that hecould teach the jackal a lesson. (write Yes, I would or No, I would not) do thesame if I were in the sadhu’s place.

Q7. What did the sadhu teach the animals in the forest?

A. The sadhu taught the animals to live in peace and unity. with no fences around them. He wishedthat there was only trust and no animosity among them.

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Q8. Do you think the sadhu sacrificed his life for the sake of animals in the forest? Give reasons foryour answer.

A. (Write Yes, I think the sadhu sacrificed Or write No, I don’t think the sadhu sacrificed)

(Give reason for your choice)his life for the sake of the animals in the forest.

Q9. Read the following paragraph and analyse it in terms of cause and effect/ consequence. One has been done for you.

The animals in the forest were friendly, so the jackal could not hunt and eat any one animal. The jackal then thought of a cruel plan and implemented it. The animals began to suspect each other as the jackal’s plan worked. Life in the forest became dull as there were no musical evenings. All the animals begged the sadhu for help, so he talked to the animals and the birds. However, the sadhu did not want to kill the jackal, but preferred to teach it a lesson.

Cause Consequence

All the animals in the forest were friendly.

The animals started suspecting each other

There were no musical evenings. The forest became dull.

The animals requested the sadhu for help.The sadhu talked to the animals and birds and solved their problem.

A.

Q11. Rearrange the following sentences in the order of their occurrence in the story. Then rewritethem into a meaningful coherent paragraph using appropriate linkers.1. The animals and the birds requested the Moon to help them.2. The moon came in the form of a sadhu.3. The jackal created an unfriendly atmosphere.4. The peace and harmony in the forest was disturbed.5. The jackal entered the forest.6. The peace and harmony in the forest was restored.7. The jackal did not like this, so it killed the sadhu8. The sadhu talked to everyone in the forest and tried to restore peace.9. Every month they had a musical evening.10.The animals and the birds began suspecting each other.11.The animals and the birds were living happily together.12.The stomach of the jackal bloated and then burst into pieces.

The animals and the birds lived happily together. Every month, they had a musical evening. One day, a jackal entered the forest. He created an unfriendly atmosphere. The animals and the birds began suspecting each other. The peace and harmony in the forest was disturbed. Seeing this, the moon came in the form of a sadhu. As soon as the animals and the birds saw the sadhu, they requested him to help them. The sadhu talked to everyone in the forest and tried to restore peace. The jackal didn’t like this, so it killed the sadhu. After he ate the sadhu, the jackal's stomach bloated and then burst into pieces. After his death, peace and harmony was restored in the forest.

A.

The jackal implemented his plan.

The jackal could not eat any animal.

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SESSION 3

PEACE AND HARMONY – VOCABULARY

3.1 Vocabulary

Read these sentences:

1. An orange is sweet.

2. An apple is sweeter than an orange.3. A mango is the sweetest fruit.

Read the following sentences from the story:

They heard a soft voice.

He was dirty and dangerous.

It was easy for the jackal to hunt the smaller animals and birds.

The jackal told the elephant, “You are the biggest animal in the forest.”

He said to the peacock, “You are the loveliest bird in the forest.”

The underlined words are called Adjectives.

1. They come either before or after a noun ( a tall boy )

2. They take intensifiers like very, quite (a very tall boy)There are three degrees of comparison - Positive, Comparative and Superlative.Let us understand them.

In sentence 1, the adjective sweet tells us that an orange has the quality of sweetness but does not tell us how much of this quality it has.

In sentence 2, the adjective sweeter tells us that an apple has more of the quality of sweetness when compared to an orange.

In sentence 3, the adjective sweetest tells us that of all the fruits, a mango has the greatest amount or the highest degree of the quality of sweetness.

Thus we see that the Adjectives can change in form to show comparison - sweet, sweeter, sweetest). They are called Degrees of Comparison.

Here are the three forms of a few adjectives:

Positive Comparative Superlative

dark

smallnearbig

lovelydirty

melodious

darkersmallernearerbiggerlovelierdirtiermore melodious

darkest smallest nearest biggest loveliest dirtiestmost melodious

I. Adjectives

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Q1. Read the following paragraph carefully, underline all adjectives and write the other degrees ofcomparison for them.

Yesterday we went for a picnic to Nehru Zoological Park, which is one of the biggest zoosin the country. The climate was cool and pleasant. We saw many animals, birds, reptiles etc. We also saw a very large elephant. After that, we saw a tall giraffe with a long neck. There were also some small birds which sang sweet songs. There was a beautiful peacock which danced majestically. We went very close to the brown cobra. We felt very happy. We reached home late in the evening.

A. Positive Comparative Superlative

big bigger biggest

cool cooler coolest

pleasant more pleasant most pleasant

large larger largest

tall taller tallest

long longer longest

small smaller smallest

sweet sweeter sweetest

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

brown browner brownest

happy happier happiest

late laterlast (position) latest (time)

dark darker darkest

dirty drtier dirtiest

II. Opposites

Read the following words. Each pair has one word and the ther wordis its opposite in meaning.

big X small near X far

dark X light open X close

happy X unhappy start X stop

large X small thick X thin

live X die appear X disappear

long X short common X uncommon

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Q1. Now fill in the blanks in the sentences given below with the word opposite in meaning to theone in bold letters.

Q1. The following pair of words are similar in meaning. Pick out such pairs from the story you have just read.

Word Word with similar meaning

animals creatures

build construct

large big, huge

small tiny

talk speak

cried sobbed

woe sad

talk chat

called invited

loveliest beautiful

opportunity chance

A. 1. The elephant’s eyes are small but its body is big.

2. The animals were happy in the beginning. After the jackal entered the forest, theybecame unhappy.

3. The giraffe’s neck is very long but its tail is short.

4. Mangoes are sweet but lemons are sour.

5. The coconut is a tall tree but the guava is a short tree.

B. Similar in Meaning

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SESSION 4

PEACE AND HARMONY – GRAMMAR

4.1 Grammar

I. Degrees of Comparison:-

Here is some information about a group of pupils in 6th class:

Read the following sentences.

Name of thestudent Age in Years Height in Ft. Weight in Kgs.

Harini 11 4.9 27

Seshagiri 12 5.1 30

Akhila 12 4.8 28

Bhaskar Raju 10 4.5 24

Siddu 13 5.3 35

Rajesh 11 5.1 28

Raghava 12 4.9 28

Vamshi 13 4.5 27

Manoj 12 5.1 30

Gopi 10 4.5 25

The elephant is bigger than the donkey.The donkey is not so big as the elephant.

In the above sentences the elephant and the donkey are compared with respect to their size. The words “big” and “bigger” are adjectives that are used to compare their size.

Q1. Now make 20 sentences comparing the age, height and weight of the students as shown in theexamples given below:

Harini is as tall as Rajesh.Harini is not as heavy as Raghava. Harini is older than Gopi.Siddu is the heaviest boy in the group

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A. 1. Seshagiri is older than Bhaskar Raju.

2. Siddu is the tallest in the class.

3. Gopi is shorter than Manoj.

4. Rajesh is as heavy as Raghava.

5. Bhaskar Raju is younger than Siddu.

6. Akhila is as old as Seshagiri.

7. Bhaskar Raju is lighter than Siddu.

8. Manoj is taller than Raghava.

9. Harini is younger than Vamsi.

10. Vamshi is shorter than Raghava.

11. Seshagiri is heavier than Gopi.

12. Akhila is heavier than Bhaskar Raju.

13. Vamshi is older than Raghava.

14. Rajesh is younger than Siddu.

15. Siddu is heavier than Rajesh.

16. Raghava is as old as Akhila.

17. Seshagiri is as tall as Rajesh.

18. Rajesh is as old as Harini.

19. Gopi is lighter than Raghava.

20. Vamshi is shorter than Rajesh.

II. Adverbs

Look at the following sentences paying special attention to the underlined words.

The tiny ants, which were always busy, tickled the dark buffaloes.

They often held musical evenings in a large open field.

The underlined words are adverbs, which tell us how often something happens.

They are called adverbs of frequency.

Read the following passage and underline the adverbs of frequency.

Shekar is a busy taxi driver. He never finds time to read books. He often takes

food outside. He reaches home early in the evening. But he seldom goes to bed

early. So his children always ask him for a bed time story. Sometimes he takes his

children to picnics and buys toys and gifts.

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Look at the conversation between two friends, Murthy and Krishna.

Q2. Fill in the blanks with always, never, often, seldom, sometimes.

A.

Murthy : Do you like to watch films?

Krishna : Yes, very much. I always watch films, a film a day. How about you?

Murthy : I like films too. But I sometimes watch films, not always.

Krishna : How often do you watch films?

Murthy : Once or twice a month.

Krishna : Oh, that’s fine. Have you watched Sri Ramarajyam?

Murthy : No, I haven’t. I’ll watch it next month. How often does your wife watch films?

Krishna : She seldom watches films. She watched one 10 years ago.

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SESSION 5

PEACE AND HARMONY – WRITING

5.1 Writing

Q. Here is an invitation card from the animals about a musical programme in the forest. Read itcarefully.

Suppose you are planning to conduct a cultural programme in your school on the occasion of your School Anniversary. Design an invitation card. You may use the model given above.

A.

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Q. Read below how the Peacock, the organiser compered the whole programme in the

Fill in the boxes using yes/ somewhat/ no.

I was able to explain / describe / narrate well.

The sentences I used were properly connected.

I was able to express my ideas in apt words.

The ideas were arranged in proper sequence.

I used proper punctuation marks.

How well did I edit my work?


I deleted the excess words.

I corrected the wrong forms of words.

I corrected the punctuation errors.

I added new words wherever necessary.

I corrected the misspelt words.

How well did I write?

the Greenwood Forest.

Dear Mr Moon, Stars and dear Friends,

I welcome you all to the Peace and Harmony Programme organised in the Green woodForest. As you’re aware, we have with us Mr Moon and Stars as our guests of honour. On behalf ofour animal kingdom, and on my behalf, I thank them for sparing some of their valuable time for us.I’d request Mr Moon to say a few words on this occasion.

(Mr Moon says a few words)

Mr Moon sir, .........Thank you sir, for saying very kind words for us.

Now I will begin our cultural programme with a dance item called “Made for Each Other”. This will be presented by Elephant and Deer.

(Dance item by Elephant and Deer)

I’m sure you have liked the item. The next item in our programme is a song called “Victory over the Jackal.” This will be sung by Parrots and Mynahs.

(A song by Parrots and Mynahs)

How was the song? Did you like it? Now you will see the gymnastic show called ‘Health Tips for All Animals’. This will be presented by Tiger and Deer.

(Gymnastic show by Tiger and Deer)

I am sure you have enjoyed the show. Now you will see a skit called ‘Fine Fur of Rabbit’. It will be presented by Cuckoo and Friends.

(Skit by Cuckoo and friends)

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Q. Imagine that you are the Cultural Secretary of your school. You have been asked to compere

the programme on the School Anniversary day. Prepare your script and then give a mock

performance before your group.

Smt.M. Priyanka, dear teachers, parents and friends.

I welcome you all to our School Anniversary programme organised at ZPH School, Lakshmapeta. As all of you know, we have with us, Sri. K.S.Lalith, our village sarpanch and Smt.M.Priyanka, our MEO as our guests of honour on behalf of our school. I thank them for sparing some of their valuable time for us. I would request Sri. K.S.Lalith sir to say a few words on this occasion.

You: Sri.Lalith sir. . .

You: Thank you sir, for saying your valuable and very kind words for us.Now let us begin our cultural programme with a Bharatanatyam dance by Kum.

Sowjanya of VI A.

(Bharatanatyam dance by Kum. Sowjanya of IV D

I’m sure you all have enjoyed the lovely dance. The next item in our programme is a song - Endaro Mahanubhavulu by Master Teja, VIII B.

(Song by Master Teja, VIII B)

How was the song? Did you like it? Now you will see the Gymnastic Yoga show This will be presented by Students of Class VII & IX.

(Yoga Asanas by Students of Class VII & IX

I am sure you have enjoyed the show. Now you will see a skit called ‘Navvukundam Randi’. This is being presented by by Students of Class VIII & X.

(Skit by by Students of Class VIII & X

Now I invite Master K. Vivek, our school captain and student of XA to propose a vote of thanks.

(Vote of thanks by K. Vivek, X A)

A. You: Respected Headmaster ZPH School, Lakshmapeta, our guests of honour Sri.K.S. Lalith,

Now I invite the Wild Buffalo, the President of the animal kingdom to propose a vote of thanks.

(Vote of thanks by Wild Buffalo)

Finally, I invite you all to have a mouthful of juice before you leave.

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SESSION 6

PEACE AND HARMONY – STUDY AND LISTENING

6.1 Study and Listening

Study Skills

I. Read the following Table of Contents of a book:

Q1. Fill in the blanks with the information in the Table of Contents given above.

A.

Unit No Lesson Page No.

Unit 1 : 1

Unit 2 : 9

Unit 3 : 19

Unit 4 : 24

Unit 5 : 32

Unit 6 : 38

Unit 7 : 47

Unit 8 : 52

Unit 9 : 62

Unit 10 : 68

Dolphins Olympic

Games The Swing

(Poem)

Hovercrafts

Vikram Sarabhai

Trees( Poem)

Fossils Crocodiles

Four Chairs (poem)

Kites

Habits

Mosquito (poem)

Fingerprints

An Act of Bravery I

Wonder (Poem)

1. “Fossils” is found on page ___32__.

2. If you want to know about crocodiles you must turn to page ___38____.

3. “Mosquito” is found in Unit ___8___.

4. The Unit 7: “Kites” is found from page ___47___ to ___51__.

5. Unit 4 talks about __Vikram Sarabhai___.

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A. I like the character of the mongoose in the story because it saves the life of the child by killingthe snake. It even sacrificed its own life in the end.

Q2. Do you think the mongoose would have bitten the child?

Q3. Is the woman right in killing the mongoose? What would you have done?

A. No, the woman is not right in killing the mongoose. If I had been in her place, I would have(write what you would have done.)

Q4. Why did the husband go to fields leaving the child to the mongoose?

Q5. Why do you think the mongoose killed the snake?

A. I think the mongoose killed the snake to save the little child from its bite.

Q6. Suggest one word that describes the character of the mongoose in the story.

A. Faithful.

Q7. Is it a good idea to have a mongoose as a pet? Give reasons.

A. Yes, it is a good idea to have a mongoose as pet. In the above story, the mongoose, not onlywas a good pet but also saved the life of the child by killing the snake.

A. The husband had nothing to do in the house. So, he decided to take a look at his fields notfar away.

Listen to the story “The Friendly Mongoose” and answer the following questions:

A. No, I don't think the mongoose would have bitten the child.

Listening Skills

Q1. Which character do you like the most in the story? Why?

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SESSION 7

I WANT PEACE – READING


Noun

sorrowsadness

gracegoodwill

Verb

worry

be anxious.


The big and round earth talks about the people living on her surface. She hears the cries of people who are being killed. She wonders if there will ever be peace. She wants to help the poor. She says that she can feel the sorrow and pain of the people. She worries about the future of the people living on her surface. She says that she understands the problems of the people. Earth is very selfless and thinks more about her people than about herself. She prays for all people. She dreams about her past when there was peace everywhere. She tries to handle her sorrow and hopes that she won’t be destroyed by the actions of the selfish people living on her.

Self–Assessment


I enjoyed reading the poem.

I got the idea of the poem on my own.


The teacher helped me to understand the poem.

I used the glossary given at the end of the poem.

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SESSION 8

I AM EARTH; I WANT PEACE – LITERATURE

8.1 Literature - QA

Q1. What does the earth wish to have and why?

A. People on the earth are being killed and crying out for help. So, the earth wishes to havepeace all over the world. She wants peace and harmony for the people living on her, sothat they don’t fight with each other and will also save her from destruction.

Q2. “I am big and round.” What do you think is suggested by the repetition of this line?

A. By repeating the line, I am big and round, the poet conveys that the earth is big enough

for all people. So they can live peacefully and need not fight with each other. By 'round'the poet means the earth is content and self–satisfied.

Q3. Was the e arth happy or sorrowful? Give reasons for our opinion.

A. I think the earth was sorrowful as she saw all the people living on her, facing all kinds ofproblems. There was no peace amidst the people and they were being killed by their own kind.She worries about the future of the people.

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SESSION

GRAND CONTEST IN THE FOREST – READING


Verb

trillto make repeated short high sounds

cooto make a soft low sound

tinkleto make sounds like the sounds of a small bell

glowto shine

scamperto move quickly with short light steps

tumbleto fall downwards

marvelled to be very surprised or impressed by something

bloom to produce flowers

aboundto be found in large numbers or amounts

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Noun

laburnuma small tree with bunches of yellow flowers hanging down

palasha small tree with red flowers, supposed to be sacred

radiance quality of being bright

despairthe feeling of having lost all hope

ablazefull of bright colours or lights

gulmoharred and yellow flowering tree, popularly known as the Flame of The Forest

LESSON 3-GRAND CONTEST IN THE FOREST

Adjective

turquoisea bluish green colour

emeraldbright green in colour

hollowhaving an empty space on the inside

balmywarm and pleasant(of the air, weather, etc.)

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LESSON 3-GRAND CONTEST IN THE FOREST

Adjective

graverequiring or causing serious thought

sparklingbright


It was the Great Day contest. All the animals, birds and trees of the forest would have to give their

best to the Great One who will be visiting the forest, who would choose the best among them. All

the animals and trees are excited and began to prepare for the grand contest, except for a little

grey squirrel, who was sad as he neither had the beauty nor the talent that the other creatures had.

When the Great One arrived, all the animals offered grand gifts like colourful flowers, fresh fruits,

tasty honey and beautiful songs. The grey squirrel humbly offered all the seeds and nuts

that he collected. He was sad that he did not have anything better to offer to the Great One.

The Great One thought about all the gifts that she received. She did not choose any of the grand or

beautiful gifts. Instead she gave the prize to the little grey squirrel. She explained to the animals

that if the seeds are sown, new trees will grow and will bear more fruit. She tells the animals that

their gifts are temporary but the squirrel’s gift was 'a gift not only for today but also for all our

tomorrows'. All the creatures were very impressed with the squirrel's gift and cheered him.

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GRAND CONTEST IN THE FOREST – LITERATURE

10.1 Literature - QA

Q1. “There was excitement in the air.” Why?

A. Preparations for the Great Day were going on. All the animals, birds and trees of the forestwould have to give their best to the Great One who will be visiting the forest, who would

choose the best among them. So, there was excitement in the air.

Q2. Who will sing a song?

A. The lark will sing a song.

Q3. How was the squirrel? Why?

A. The squirrel was in despair because he thought he had nothing special to offer to the GreatOne. He was sad as he neither had the beauty nor the talent that the other creatures had tooffer to the Great One,

Q4. Who was the winner of the contest?

A. The little grey squirrel was the winner of the contest.

Q5. Why did the Great One give prize to the squirrel?

A. The squirrel offered nuts and seeds of different trees that he gathered. When the Great One

saw his gift, she gave the prize to the grey squirrel. She explained to the animals that if theseeds are sown, new trees will grow and will bear more fruit. She tells the animals that theirgifts are temporary but the squirrel’s gift was 'a gift not only for today but also for alltomorrows'.

Q6. If you were the judge, who would get the prize? Why? Give reasons for your answer.

represented not just the present but also the future.

A. If I were the judge, the little grey squirrel would get the prize because the gift offered by him

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SESSION 10

1. Read the following passage to answer the questions given below.

Reading and Comprehension (Unseen Passage) Session 1

Once upon a time, there was a poor traveller. He had no money and was wandering in the streets of Ak-Shehir. He only had dry pieces of bread in his pocket. He passed an eating-house serving meatballs. He took the dry pieces of bread from his pocket and held it over a pot containing meatballs and ate the dry bread. Looking at this, the eating-house owner took the poor traveller to court demanding money for smelling the meatballs without paying him. Naseeruddin Hodja, the judge, gave the owner imaginary money by jingling coins against his ears and said that the sound of money was a fair payment for the smell of the food. By doing so, Naseeruddin cleverly helped the poor traveller and allowed him to continue his journey.

[ ]

A. rich and clever B. poor and had no money

C. cruel and humorous

I. Choose the correct option and write in the brackets.1. What kind of a man was the traveller?

2. The traveller had dry pieces of ______ in his pocket. [ ]

A. bread B. fruit C. vegetables D. food

D. wealthy and wise

II. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

3. What was the eatinghouse serving?

4. Name the three characters in the passage.

5. Where did the eatinghouse owner take the traveller to?

6. What was the judgment pronounced by Naseeruddin Hodja?


Chapter-1: PEACE AND HARMONY

Reading and Comprehension (Seen Passages) Session 2

I. Read the following passage to answer the questions given below.

Now it was easy for the jackal to hunt the smaller animals and the birds. And when the smaller ones cried out for help, no one came to help them. One by one, the little ones disappeared. The forest slept as the animals were afraid. There were no more musical evenings. The Moon was sad, he cried.

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a. What does the phrase 'little ones' stand for?

b. Why did no one come to help the little ones?

c. Where did the little ones disappear one by one?

d. Where does the story take place?

e. Why did the Moon cry?

II. Read the following passage to answer the questions given below.

b. What did the tiny ants do?

c. What did the elephants enjoy?

d. Whom did the peacocks admire?

But the jackal was very angry with what the sadhu was doing. He did not want the animals to live in peace and harmony. So he was waiting for an opportunity to attack the sadhu.

One day, the animals, insects and birds held and emergency meeting and they unanimously decided to approach the sadhu and pleaded with him to kill the jackal. The sadhu said," I will not kill the jackal but will help you in a different way."

III. Read the following passage to answer the questions given below.

Once upon a time, in a very thick forest there lived many animals, birds, snakes and insects. They all lived together happily. They roamed about the jungle, and played together in the open fields without any fear. The peacocks were very proud of their dances but admired the melodious songs of the cuckoos. The elephants enjoyed watching the fish swimming in the pool. The pythons which were blessed with long bodies, spoke well of the fine fur of the flat-footed rabbits. The tiny ants, which were always busy, tickled the dark buffaloes.

a. How did the animals, birds, snakes and insects live?

e. Which creature is blessed with long bodies?

a. Why was the jackal angry with the sadhu?

b. What was the jackal waiting for?

c. Who held an emergency meeting in the forest?

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a. Why do you think the moon came down?

b. Who was responsible for disturbing the peace?

c. How did the Moon come down among the animals and the birds?

d. What did Moon finally decide to do?

e. Why did the animals and the birds approach the sadhu?

V. Read the following passage to answer the questions given below.

One day a jackal entered the forest. He was dirty, dangerous and very cunning, too.He told the elephants, "You are the biggest animals in the forest. Why do you want toplay with the squirrels and the rabbits?" He poisoned the minds of the peacocks saying,"You are the loveliest birds in the forest. Why do you want to praise the mynahs?" Thejackal then approached the deer and whispered that the tiger was waiting for a chance tokill them.

IV. Read the following passage to answer the questions given below.

The Moon thought for a while and decided to come down among the animals and the birds as a sadhu. As soon as the sadhu appeared in the forest, the animals and the birds approached him to narrate their tales of woe. They cried, sobbed and blamed each other for disturbing the peace in the forest. And the sadhu listened to them.

d. What did they plead with the sadhu?

e. Did the sadhu agree to kill the jackal?

a. Why do you think the moon came down?

b. Who was responsible for disturbing the peace?

c. How did the Moon come down among the animals and the birds?

d. What did Moon finally decide to do?

e. Why did the animals and the birds approach the sadhu?

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(ii) A. larger B. tinier C. minimum [ ](i) A. kind B. difficult C. honest [ ]

2. Now it was (i) easy for the jackal to hunt the (ii) smaller animals and birds.

(ii) A. messy B. clean C. unwashed [ ](i) A. left B. went C. came [ ]

II. Tick ( ) the words that are opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

1. One day a jackal (i) entered the forest. He was (ii) dirty, dangerous and very cunning.

(ii) A. grasslands B. fields C. forest [ ]

(ii) A. construct B. take C. destroy [ ](i) A. musical stage B. race tracks C. dividing lines [ ]

(ii) A. method B. path C. chance [ ](i) A. unity B. kindness C. destruction [ ]

(ii) A. sadness B. confusion C. anger [ ](i) A. ask B. tell C. cry [ ]

Vocabulary Session 3

I. Tick ( ) the words that are similar in meaning to the underlined words.

1. As soon as the sadhu appeared in the forest, the animals and birds approached him to (1)narrate their tales of (2) woe.

cuckoo.2. The peacocks were very (1) proud of their dances but (2) admired the melodious songs of the

B. praised C. stole [ ]

3. He did not want the animals to live in peace and (1) harmony. So he was waiting for an

(i) A. simple(ii) A. hated

(2) opportunity to harm the sadhu.

B. angry C. vain [ ]

4. They (1) roamed about the (2) jungle, and played together in the open fields without fear.

(i) A. got lost B. wandered C. travelled [ ]

5. Now they started to put up (1) boundaries and (2) build fences around their properties.

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3. They cried, sobbed and blamed each other for (i) disturbing the (ii) peace in the forest.

B. falling C. dull [ ] (i) A. hanging (ii) A. heavy B. darkness C. light [ ]

brightness over the Earth.4. When they looked up at the sky, they saw the Moon (i) shining brilliantly, spreading milky (ii)

(i) A. destroying (ii) A. order B. freedom

C. breakingC. noise [ ]

B. calming [ ]

B. big [ ] (i) A. little(ii) A. very B. forever

C. shortC. never [ ]

7. The (i) tiny ants which were (ii) always busy, tickled the dark buffaloes.

6. They (i) often held musical evenings in the (ii) large open fields.

(i) A. rarely(ii) A. large B. closed C. small [ ]

B. difficult C. frequently [ ]

(i) A. sad(ii) A. harsh B. dirty C. unmelodious [ ]

B. ashamed C. angry [ ]

5. The peacocks were very (i) proud of their dances but admired the (ii) melodious songs of the cuckoo.

1. But the jackal was very (anger) with what the sadhu was (do).

(sparkle) sun-shine," said the laburnum. "My flowers will look like

5. The elephants

6 . "I'll shine like(gold) raindrops."

(enjoyment) watching the fish (swim) in the pool.

4. Everyone had something (beauty) or (wonder) to offer to the Great One.

3. They (invitation) the Moon and the stars to their

(harmonious).

(culture) programmes.

2. Many animals, birds and insects live in (peaceful) and

III. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in brackets.

10. When they looked up at the sky, they saw the Moon shining (brilliance) spreading milky

8. (gradual) all the animals began

7. The next day everyone was (readiness). The air became soft and (balm).

9. He took the sadhu to (lone) place,

(suspect) one another .

(tear) him into pieces and ate him up.

(bright) over the Earth.

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help_____ (full / ful)

surp_____ (rise / rice)

10. melod____ (eaus / ious)

12. proper____ (tees / ties)

7. narra____ (tion / shen)

3. near____ (ast / est)

invita___ (sion / tion)

4. enjoy____ (mant / ment)

6. emerg____ (incy / ency)

8. bright_____ (nes / ness)

1. harm____ (ony / any) (ant / ent)

11.

V. Complete the following words with the letters given in the brackets.

9.

5.

IV. Complete the following words using ai, ie, ea, ui, oo, ou, au, ia, ea, oi, oa, etc.

i. appr__ched ii. r__med

ii. lab__r 4. i. g__d ii. app__nted

i. pr__se ii. w__ting ii. brill__nt

7. i. bl__t ii. ar__nd 8. i. b__lt

10. i. marr__ge

6. i. disapp__nted ii. c__nt

ii. fr__nd

1. i. pr__d

3. i. buffal__s

ii. melodi__s 2. i. p__l ii. hon__r

9.

5.

2. differ____

VI. Find the word which is wrongly spelt. Rewrite it in the space provided

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

acompanied, common, viper, harmony ( )

thik, proud, pool, rabbits ( )

tickled, squirel, swimming, peacock ( )

approached, geusts, whispered, chance ( )

( ) boundaries, proparties, individual, suspect

distrub, python, attack, chicks ( )

( )

( )

6. little, forest, music, disapair

7.

8.

Flowers Vegetables

2. 2.

1. 1.

lily, onion, tomato, lotus

VII. Arrange the following sets of word under the correct headings.

1.

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decide, narate, blamed, listen

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2. 2.

1. 1

Persons Places

forest, museum, electrician, plumber

2. 2.

1. 1.

Places Persons

editor, mason, park, clinic

2. 2.

1. 1.

Things People

bridegroom, gatekeeper, furniture, food

6.

5.

2. 2.

1. 1.

Person Things

Sadhu, Duster, Television, Gardener

4.

2. 2.

1. 1.

Animals Birds

Peacock, Cheetah, Deer, Lark

3.

2.

5. beauty

3. near

4. dirtier

most melodious

1. lovely

2.

VIII. Write the other Degrees of Comparisons for the following words.

Positive Comparative Superlative

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Grammar Session 4

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A.

II. Make sentences with the comparative / superlative degrees of the adjectivesgiven below:

1. interest - (comparative)

1. Vicky is (quick) at basketball than Nikhil.

5. We both played well, but she was (lucky) than me.

(enjoyable) than the one before.

2. Today the weather is

3. Gel pens are

4. Yesterday’s party was

(warm) than yesterday’s.

(durable) than ballpoint pens.

below.I. Complete the statements with the comparative form of the adjectives given

beautiful, majestically, sweetly4.

There was a peacock which danced in the zoo.

zoos in the Yesterday, we went for a picnic to Nehru Zoological Park which is one of country. The climate was cool and .

biggest, pleasant, surprise3.

meeting and they decided One day, the animals, insects and birds held to approach the sadhu and pleaded with him to kill the jackal.

unanimously, an emergency, urgent2.

But the jackal was very angry with what the sadhu was doing. He did not want the animals to live in So, he was waiting for an to attack the sadhu.

peace and harmony, opportunity, happiness

IX. Fill in the blanks with suitable words given in the box.

1.

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2. popular - (comparative)

A.

3. fast - (superlative)

A.

4. bad - (superlative)

A.

5. narrow - (comparative)

A.

III. Complete the passage choosing the right word from those given below it.

D. which

B. jackal C. tiger D. horse

1. A. the B. an C. of D. a

2. A. a B. the C. an D. its

3. A. which B. who C. whom D. that

4. A. were B. is C. was

This story is about(1) ____ ___jackal and how it tricked a tiger into saving innocent

farmer. After opening the cage, the tiger wanted to eat the farmer. When the farmer called the

tiger cruel, the tiger said man is cruel, not tigers. They first approached a horse

who said that man was cruel. Then they approached a jackal. The jackal clever and

wanted to save the innocent farmer, so he asked the tiger to show how the had

opened the cage and released him. To show that, the tiger went into the cage and the jackal

shut the cage and saved the farmer from getting eaten up.

1. A. on B. of C. in D. at2. A. went B. go C. gone D. comes3. A. on B. into C. to D. of4. A. bought B. catches C. catch D. caught5. A. through B. threw C. throw D. throws

5. A. farmer

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(2)_______

(3)________(4)________

(5)________

IV. Complete the passage choosing the right word from those given below it.

James was born (1) ____a fisherman’s family in a small village in Goa. He (2) ___out in a boat every day and caught fish. He often went far (3) ___ the sea and came back only in the evening. One day, he (4) ___ a big fish. The fish said, “Please leave me and put me back into the sea.” James thought for a moment and he (5) ____ the fish back into the sea. The fish was thankful to James and blessed him with riches.

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2. The sadhu had been lodging nearby. He came out of his hut to speak to the jackal.

1. The jackal had been waiting for this opportunity. He dragged the sadhu into the jungle.

3. The sadhu said to the jackal, "Take me today for your meal.".

2. The sadhu said to them,"I will not kill the jackal but I will help you in a different way."

1. The jackal said to the peacocks, "You are the loveliest birds in the forest.".

5. I will not kill the jackal.

4. The animals, insects and birds held an emergency meeting.

3. The tiger and the bear exhibited gymnastics.

2. They heard a strange noise.

1. He advised the eagle not to attack the litte chicks.

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences into a single sentence using "who".

VII. Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

VI. Change the following sentences into passive voice.

3. Sekhar is a busy taxi driver. He finds time to read books. (always / never / often)

V. Complete the sentences using the correct adverbs of frequency.

1. Raghu is a teacher. He reaches home early. And he(never / seldom/ always)

2. Even though my father is a busy man, he(always / sometimes / seldom)

goes to bed early.

takes me to picnics and buys me gifts.

5. My father travels on business. So, he takes food outside. (never / seldom / often)

4. Sreedevi watches films. She watched one film ten years ago. (sometimes / often / seldom)

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Creative Writing Session 5

Once there was a small boy named Shankar. He belonged to a poor family. One day, he was passing

through the forest carrying some wood. He saw an old man who was very hungry. Shankar wanted to

give him some food, but he did not have food with him. On his way, he saw a deer that was very

thirsty. He wanted to give him some water but he did not have water for himself. So he went on his

way ahead. Then he saw a man who wanted to make a camp fire but he did not have wood. Shankar

asked his problem and gave him some wood for the fire. In return, the man gave him some food and

water. Now, he went back to the old man and gave him some food and gave some water to the deer.

The old man and the deer were very happy. Shankar then happily returned.

Cause Consequence

Shankar belonged to a poor family. He had no food to share with the old man.

Shankar gave the man some firewood

The old man and the deer were saved.

IV. You visited the Nehru Zoological Park with your teachers You saw animalsand enjoyed the day very much. Write a diary entry about it.

V. After the death of cunning jackal, the Moon meets a little star and tells hisexperience on Earth. Write the conversation between the Moon and the Star.

I. Design an invitation card inviting your friends and their families for thebirthday party of your sister who is turning six years old.Hints: birthday invite Sunita is - celebrating her 6th birthday - you are invited - Saturday April 4th 4-7pm - our house.

II. You are celebrating Science and technology Day in your school. For thiscelebration, you are having an interaction with an eminent scientist whomyou have invited. Write a script for compering the event using the clues givenbelow.(Invite the dignitaries onto the stage, invite each of them to speak, invite the chief guest toinaugurate the model exhibition, thank them all for participating and making the event successful).

III. Read the passage below and analyse it in terms if cause and consequence.One has been done for you.

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Chapter-2. I WANT PEACE

1. Read the poem to answer the questions.

2. What does the poet admire?

II. Answer the following questions.

The hills and mountains are inviting, The forests and valleys are amazing, I wish I could live here forever, Or come often to sit by the gushing river. Nature’s beauty isn’t temporary, It lasts forever and calms when I am weary, I admire all this and forget my worries, When everyone just runs and hurries.

I. Answer the following questions choosing the right option.1. In the poem, how are the forests and the valleys described as? [ ]

A. gushing B. weary C. inviting D. amazing

Session 6Reading and Comprehension (Unseen Poem)

3. Write down some of the pairs of rhyming words.

Reading and Comprehension (Seen Passage) 7 Session

I. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow.I am big and round,I wonder if there will be peace,I hear the sound of people who are being killed,I see the people crying for lifeI want to help the poor people.

a. Who is 'I' in these lines?

b. What does the speaker support in this poem?

c. Whom does the speaker want to help?

d. Where are the people being killed?

e. What does the speaker hear?

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II. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow.

I am big and round,I feel the weight of sorrow upon me,I touch the feelings of the people,I worry about the future of the people on me,I cry for help from God.

a. What is the weight the speaker bears?

b. What does the speaker worry about?

c. What do you understand from the word 'touch' here?

d. Who does the speaker seek help from?

e. What does the speaker feel? Why?

I am big and round,I understand the problems of the people on me, I say grace for all people,I dream about my past,I try to handle my sorrow,I hope I won't be destroyed,I am big and round.

a. What does the speaker try to handle?

b. Write two factors that are destroying the speaker?

c. What do you understand from the phrase 'say grace' here?

d. Why do you think the line 'I am big and round' is repeated?

e. What does the Earth wish to be? Why?

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III. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow.

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3. Describe the village and the people living in it.

A. own B. foreign C. city D. village

2. Where did they live? [ ]

A. rich B. old C. poor D. cruel1. Mohan’s grandparents were _____________. [ ]I. Choose the correct option and write in the brackets.

Mohan’s grandparents are old. They live on their farm in a village called Mayurpur. They are happy. The village is small with only about a hundred villagers as residents. They are mainly farmers. Mohan’s grandfather said to him, “I am the oldest person in this village. I know others very well. You must come here once in a year at least and spend some time with us.” Mohan smiled and said, “Yes, grandpa. I am happy with you all here. I love you all. I like the greenery and open fields here and the hills look beautiful. So, I will keep coming.”

1. Read the passage and answer the questions.

4. How often did Mohan’s grandfather ask him to come to the village and why?

5. What does Mohan like in the village?

6. Did Mohan agree to visit his grandparents?

Session


a. What did the little squirrel talk to himself?

b. What did the gulmohar snap?

The elephant said,"I'll get the best fruit, so fresh it would still be on the branches...and lay them at his feet." Everyone had something beautiful or wonderful to offer on the great day.Everyone, except a little grey squirrel, who talked sadly to himself, "What does a little grey squirrel with black stripes have to offer?"The palash said, "The forest will be ablaze with my beauty. Though late, I'll save some flowers." "And though early, I'll make some flowers bloom," snapped the gulmohar.

c. "lay them at his feet"....Whose feet are being talked about here?


Chapter-3. GRAND CONTEST IN THE FOREST

Reading and Comprehension (Seen Passage) 9

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There was excitement in the air. There was going to be a grand contest. Everyone should show so-mething special, and the best one would be praised by the Lords of Fire, Wind, Water and Sun... The animals and trees began preparations."I'll shine like sparkling sun-shine," said the laburnum. "My flowers will look like golden raindrops." The gulmohar said, "I'll dress myself so that I look like the early morning sun- golden red, spreading radiance."

a. Why were all the animals, birds and trees excited?

b. Who would be praised and by whom?

c. What would the flowers of the laburnum look like?

d. How would the gulmohar look if she dressed herself properly?

e. What did the laburnum and the gulmohar compare their flowers to?

a. What did the peacock say?

b. What was the fighting about?

c. Why was the squirrel in despair?

d. What did the dove coo?

e. What did the little squirrel decide to do finally?

GRAND CONTEST IN THE FOREST

d. How did the palash show his ability?

e. What did the animals and and trees want to do to prove themselves?


The beautiful trees and creatures had started competing and fighting. "My mangoes are ready," announced the mango tree.The peacock said, "Emeralds and turquoises are my feathers."The lark trilled, "I'll sing a song, beautiful and moving..."The dove cooed, saying the Great One would love her soft notes. Gifts and beauty abound, thought the squirrel in despair. He thought and thought."But I will do what I can do best." he decided. He found hollow branches and filled them with as many nuts and seeds of different trees as he could find.

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Data Interpretation 10Session

I. Study the following table to answer the questions given below.

1. How many chapters are there in the above book in total?

A.

2. Which chapter starts on page eight?

A.

3. How many pages long is the chapter ‘Leaves in Spring’?

A.

4. Which page does the chapter “Tree Parts” start from?

A.

5. How many seasons are mentioned in the contents?

A.

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SESSION 1

WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO? –READING


Noun

miraclea wonderful event thatseems impossible andthat is believed to becaused by god

chemista person who is qualified to prepare and sell medicines

neurosurgeona doctor who performs operations on the nervous system, especially on the brain

Verb

whispermurmur / to speak very softly to somebody so that people cannot hear what you are saying

affordhave enough money to pay for

well [up]to rise to a surface and flow out — usually + up

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LESSON 1-WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO?

audibleloud enoughto be heard

sicksuffering from an illness; not well

exactcompletely correct


Eight–year–ol girl named Tess' little brother Andrew was very sick. Her parents did not have enough money to pay for his surgery. One day, she heard her father say that ‘only a miracle’ can save Andrew. Upon hearing this, Tess took out all the money that had been saving in her jar. She then carefully counted the coins and went to the medical store with her jar of money. There, she told the chemist that she wanted to buy a miracle for her sick brother. The chemist replied that they don’t sell miracles. A customer at the shop, heard Tess’ words and asked her what kind of miracle she needed. She told him that she had brought her savings of one dollar and eleven cents, to buy a miracle for her brother as her parents did not have enough money to pay for his surgery. The customer was touched by her love and determination to save her brother. He smiled, took her money and told her that it was the exact price of a miracle. This man was none other than Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous neurosurgeon. He operated on Andrew without any charges. Within a few weeks, Andrew got better. When her mother wondered about how Andrew was operated miraculously and how much it would have cost, Tess knew exactly how much the miracle cost - one dollar and eleven cents, plus the love of a little child.

Self–assessment

How well did I read?

Adjective







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SESSION 2

WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO? –LITERATURE

2.1 Literature - QA

Q1. Do you think Tess can buy the miracle with her savings? Why?

A. I don’t think Tess can buy the miracle with her savings because it is not a medicine that one canpick up over the counter.

Q2. Why does the mother say that the surgery was a real miracle?

A. Tess’s parents lost hope and had given up their efforts of saving Andrew’s life. They thoughtthat Andrew might die because they had no money to cure that boy his illness. So, Tess’mother believes that the surgery was a real miracle.

Q3. What did the little girl understand by the word ‘miracle’?

A. The girl understood that ‘miracle’ was a kind of medicine that could be available at any medicalstore and can be purchased.

Q4. What kind of a man was Dr Armstrong?

A. Dr Armstrong was a kind hearted person. He was really helpful. He didn’t care for money. Heperformed an operation on Andrew without any charge and cured his illness.

Q5. Why did the doctor say that one dollar and eleven cents was the exact price for the miracle?

A. Tess told the doctor that she had one dollar and eleven cents with her and if needed she couldtry to get some more. Then the doctor understood that she was too young to know about themiracle. She thought that a miracle could be bought. So, with a kind heart, the doctor said thatone dollar and eleven cents was the exact price of a miracle.

Q6. Find out the words that have been used to describe Tess. Would you like to add some fromyour side?

A. The words that have been used to describe Tess are ‘eyes welling up’, ‘answered barelyaudible’ and ‘smiled’. I would like to add some such as ‘lovable’, ‘innocent’, ‘kind’, 'caring',‘thoughtful’, etc.

Q7. Can you suggest another title for the story? Give reasons.

A. I think that ‘The Miracle’ is another possible title because Tess’s parents lost their hope ofcuring their boy as they were very poor and gave up their efforts. They thought that only amiracle could save their child. At the end, god came in the form of Dr. Carlton Armstrong andperformed the miracle. Throughout the lesson, the sister has tried to save her little brother.Thus, her love has saved the boy.

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Q8. Say whether the following statements are True or False. Give reasons for your answer. Correctthe false statements.

A. 1. Andrew’s parents had very little money. (T)2. Tess’s parents were very poor. (T)3. Tess’s parents were not interested in taking her little brother, Andrew, to the hospital. (F)4. Andrew was seriously ill. ( T)5 Tess thought that “a miracle” was the medicine that was available in a medical store (T)

Reasons:

1. They were moving to a smaller house because they could not afford to pay the rent of thepresent house after paying for Andrew’s medical treatment.

2. They were moving to a smaller house because they could not afford to pay the rent of thepresent house after paying for Andrew’s medical treatment.

3. Tess’s parents were interested to take her little brother, Andrew to the hospital. If they hadenough money, they would have taken Andrew to the hospital. But they did not have enoughmoney.

4. Andrew was seriously ill. He needed to undergo a costly surgery to become better.

5. Tess thought that a ‘miracle’ was a medicine that was available in a medical store. So shetook the money and went to the medical store and asked the chemist to give her the miracle.

Correcting the false statement No. 3:

Tess’s parents were interested in taking her little brother, Andrew to the hospital. If they had enough money, they would have taken Andrew to the hospital. But they did not have enough money.

Q9. Tick the correct answer:

1. “I’m sorry,” the chemist said, because the miracle the girl had asked for

a) was not available in his shop.

b) was very costly.

c) was not a medicine.√

2. Dr. Armstrong wanted

a) to help the child.√

b) to collect a lot of money.

c) to make fun of the child.

A. 1–c, 2–a.

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SESSION 3

WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO? –VOCABULARY

3.1 Vocabulary

I. Spelling

Given below is a paragraph written by a 6th class student. Some words are spelt wrongly in it. Circle / underline them and write the correct spellings.

Q1. FOOD AND NUTRITION

We need a balanced diet to be healthy. Balanced diet provides us major nutrents such carbohydrates, fats, vitamns , minerals and protins . There are two diferent types of source of protins - animal sources and plant sources. Animal sources include fish, eggs, meet, etc. Peas and beans are important sourses of protin.

A. Wrong spelling — Correct spelling

nutrents - nutrients

vitamns - vitamins

protins - proteins

diferent - different

meet - meat

sourses - sources

II. Odd One

Q1. In each group of words below, find the odd one out and circle /underline it. Give justification for your answer.

A. 1) hospital, nurse, patient, passenger

Hospital, nurse and patient are related to the medical profession, whereas ‘passenger’ is notrelated to the medical profession. So, ‘passenger’ is the odd one out.

2) shop, customer, cost, temple

Shop, customer and cost are related to business but the word ‘temple’ is not. So, ‘temple’ is the odd one out.

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3) dollars, things, rupees, cents

Dollars, rupees and cents are related to currency. The word ‘things’, is not. So, ‘things’ isthe odd one out.

4) treatment, operation, surgeon, blackboard

Treatment, operation and surgeon are related to hospital. But ‘blackboard’ is related to school. So, ‘blackboard’ is the odd one out.

5) exam, question, answer, chocolate

Exam, question and answer come under one group - education. Whereas ‘chocolate’ is an edible item. So, ‘chocolate’ is the odd one out.

III. Related Words

Q1. Write words related to “Hospital”. Write as many words as possible.

A.

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SESSION 4

WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO? –GRAMMAR

4.1 Grammar

I. Question mark(?) and Exclamatory mark (!)

I. Read the following conversations paying special attention to the use of question

marks, and exclamation marks.

“Where’s the champion of Israel?” shouted Goliath.

Let him come and fight with me!”

“Who is this man?” said David.

“I’ll go and fight him.”

“How stupid you are!” Goliath exclaimed.

You understand from the above sentences that a question ends with a question

mark (?) and an exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamatory mark (!)

Q1. Now read the following conversation and use question marks or exclamatory marks wherevernecessary.

A. Tess : I want to buy a miracle. How much does it cost?

The Shopkeeper : I am sorry.

Tess: : Why?

The Shopkeeper : Because we don’t have any medicine like “a miracle”.

Tess : What a pity!

II. Apostrophe ( ' ) in Possessive Case of Nouns and Contractions

Read the following passage.

Andrew’s disease worried Tess’s parents because they did not have enough money

for the treatment. Tess heard her father’s words . She decided to buy a miracle to cure

her brother’s disease. She went to the medical store to buy the medicine. The shopkeeper

said, “We don’t sell miracles here. I’m sorry.”

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Here, Tess’s parents means, the parents of Tess. Similarly, Andrew’s disease means

the disease of Andrew.

The apostrophe is used here to talk about something that belongs to somebody or

something. But it is also used to indicate the omission of a few letters, thus forming short

forms or contractions. Don’t is the short form of do not. Similarly, I’m is the short form of

I am. June’09 is the short form of June 2009. In this case, apostrophe indicates that

some letters/ numbers are omitted.

Q1. Read the following sentences and identify the contracted forms. Rewrite them in long form

1. “I don’t know” she replied. “He’s really sick and Mummy says he needs an operation.”

2. But Daddy can’t pay for it.

3. Let’s see if I’ve the kind of miracle he needs.

A. 1. ‘l do not know,” she replied. “He is really sick and Mummy says he needs an operation.”

2. But Daddy cannot pay for it.

3. L̇et us see if I have the kind of miracle he needs.

III. Verbs

As you can see from the words / expressions in bold, the apostrophe is used to indicate the following.

Possessive form

Andrew’s disease brother’s disease

Contracted form

don’tI’m

Read the following story:

Two rats fell into a milk pot. The first rat stopped making attempts to swim thinking that no one

would save it. So, it drowned and lost its life. The other rat decided to continue swimming in the

pot round and round. After some time, the milk turned into curd, the rat sat on it, and thus saved

its life.

Look at the verbs underlined above. They fall into two categories as shown below.

Regular verbs

Present Tense Past Tense

decide decided (d)

stop stopped (ed)

Irregular verbs

Present Tense Past Tense

fall fell

lose lost

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Q1. Read the table given below and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. Write

“regular” or “irregular” in the third column

A.

Present tense Past tenseRegular orIrregular

buy bought Irregular

clean cleaned Regular

close closed Regular

dance danced Regular

eat ate Irregular

swim swam Irregular

take took Irregular

think thought Irregular

Present tense Past tense

fall fell

give gave

rise rose

speak spoke

sing sang

leave left

teach taught

drink drank

The past tense forms of regular verbs are formed by adding ‘d’ or ‘ed’ to their present tense

forms. Irregular verbs have different forms for the present and past tenses. Here are some

irregular verbs.

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1. We use no or none of to indicate not or not any in order to emphasize the negativeidea in a sentence.

2. We use a few and a little to talk about a small number and quantity.

3. Much is used with uncountable nouns like sugar, and many is used with countable nounslike pen, book, etc.

Examples:1. Chandu has so much interest in English that he reads one book a week.

2. He has many friends in school.

Study the table of marks carefully. The minimum marks required to pass is 35.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Rani

Lata

Kamala

Lakshmi

Krishna

Bharat

Ganesh

Meghana

Meenakshi

Nithya

Sindhu

Chandu

Mani

Chinni

Ravi

65

60

73

80

64

75

82

63

67

73

80

71

85

67

62

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Bhanu

Ramya

Saleem

Sai

Ruchira

Nandu

Mary

Usha

Sarada

Bujji

Sandhya

Sridhar

Jyothi

Kumar

Swarna

67

73

80

71

85

67

62

64

75

82

63

67

73

80

71

Sl. No.Name of the

studentMarks scored in

EnglishMarks scored in

EnglishName of the

studentSl. No.

IV. Quantifiers

Read the following sentences.Andrew needed a costly surgery now and there was no one to loan them the money. Dr. Armstrong operated on Andrew without any charges, and within a few weeks he was back at home doing well.

Observe the underlined words. They do not specify the exact amount or number but quantify things. They are called quantifiers. The words no, none, any, a lot, much, many, a little, a few, etc. come under this category.

V.

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Q3. How many students have failed in English?

A. None of the students have failed in English.

Q4. How many students have scored below 60 marks?

A. None of the students has scored below 60 marks.

Q5. How many students have scored between 64 and 75?

A. Few / many students have scored between 64 and 75.

Q6. With the help of the information given in the above table, write a short paragraph about the performance of the class in English subject using no, none, any, a few, and many.

A. Many students have scored well in the English exam. None of the students have failed in

English. A few of them have scored above 80%. Many students have scored between

64 and 75. None of the students have scored above 85 marks.

Answer the following questions using ‘no’, ‘none’, ‘any’, ‘ few’ and ‘many’. Write them down in

your notebook. The first one has been done for you.

Q1. How many students have scored more than 70 marks?

A. Many students have scored more than 70 marks.

Q2. Are there any students who have scored 90 marks?

A. There are no students who have scored 90 marks.

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SESSION 5

WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO? –WRITING

5.1 Writing

Q. Tess had the habit of writing a diary. On the day when she heard the news that her little brother

Andrew had serious illness, she began writing the entry in her diary like this:

Today is a very bad day. What terrible news! Mummy and daddy are worrying so much about

Andrew. My poor brother, Andrew! Why such a bad illness? Shocked to know that he was in a

danger.

Continue the diary entry in your notebook.

A. Wednesday, 4th June 2019 8:30 pm

Today is a very bad day. What terrible news! Mummy and daddy are worrying so much about

Andrew. My poor brother, Andrew! Why such a bad illness? Shocked to know that he was in a

danger.

Oh, God! Why is it all happening to my little brother? He is so young and so loving. I can't

imagine my life without Andrew, I love him very much. God, please save him.

My parents are very sad because they don’t have enough money for his surgery. They say

that only a 'miracle' can save him. I wish there was something that I could do. I wish I could

help my parents. But what can I do?

Oh, I have saved some money. With that money, I will buy a miracle and save my little brother.

Ah, I have one dollar and eleven cents. I hope that it is sufficient to buy a miracle. With this

money, I will help Andrew. Hope I will be able to save my brother.

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Dear Dr. Armstrong,

I hope this letter finds you in good health. I am happy to inform you that Andrew is recovering well. I am very grateful to you for saving my little brother. We are really indebted to you for what you have done. You were the miracle that my brother needed. Thanks to you we are all happy again. When Andrew recovers completely, we will come to visit you with him. it is because of you that I am able to play with my little brother again. Once again, thank you so much for helping us.

Yours sincerely,

Tess

Address on the envelope:

To, Dr. Carlton Armstong,Neurosurgeon,ABC HospitalViveknagar ColonyHyderabad - 500012

Q. What would have happened to Andrew if Tess had not met Dr. Armstrong? Imagine this and

write another ending to the story.

A. If Tess had not met Dr. Armstrong, anything could have happened. There is a chance thatAndrew might not have been cured. But, at the same time, there is also a chance that a miraclecould have happened in some other form, and Andrew would have been saved.

Another ending to the story:

When her parents said that only a miracle could save Andrew, Tess took the dollar andeleven cents that she saved and went to the chemist to buy a miracle for her little brother,Andrew. The chemist told her that he doesn't sell miracles. He felt sad that innocentTess did not understand the meaning of 'miracle'. But he knew a kind doctor. So, he tookTess to him who took pity on their situation and helped them by operating on Andrew for free.Thus, Andrew was saved by a 'miracle'.

Q. Letter writing

Imagine that you are Tess and write a letter to Dr. Armstrong in your notebook thanking him forsaving the life of the little boy.

A. 22–2–A,Ramnagar,Hyderabad - 500024

12th December 2012

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I was able to explain / describe / narrate well.



The ideas were arranged in proper sequence.









Self- Assessment

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SESSION 6

WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO? – STUDYAND LISTENING


Study Skills:

I. Look up the word ‘miracle’ in the following two dictionary entries:

Q1. What do you understand by the word ‘miracle’?

A. ‘Miracle’ means an unusual and mysterious event that is thought to have been caused by God,or any very surprising and unexpected event. It is used as a noun or an adjective.

Collins Cobuild Advanced Illustrated Dictionary, 2009

Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary , Third Edition

Q2. Use the word “miracle” as a noun and an adjective in a few sentences.

A. As a ‘Noun’:

1) Only a miracle can save him.

2) It’s a miracle he had been saved.

3) It’s a miracle the little boy swam across the ocean.

4) No doubt,it is a miracle. She danced a gain after losing her left leg.

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As an ‘Adjective’

1) I can’t promise a miracle help, but I can help you.

2) The new company brought a miracle product that it succeeded up to the mark

3) They invented a miracle drug for curing all kinds of cancer.

Q3. What does N—COUNT and ADJ mean?

A. i) ‘N—COUNT’ means the given word is a noun and it is countable noun.

ii) ‘ADJ’ means the given word is used as an ‘adjective’.

iii) There is no miracle cure for AIDS.

Listening Skills

I. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.

Q1. What was Glenn’s ambition?

A. Glenn’s ambition was to become the fastest runner in the world.

Q2. Why was he burnt?

A. He was burnt accidentally in a big fire at Glenn’s school.

Q3. What did he shout?

A. He shouted that he wanted to run.

Q4. How long was Glenn in bed?

A. Glenn was in bed for a year.

Q5. What was Glenn’s achievement?

A. Glenn became the fastest runner in the world.

Q6. What qualities of Glenn do you like? Do you have them in you? Speak about them.

A. I like the qualities of confidence, faith and persistence in Glenn very much. I (have /don't have) such qualities in me.

Q7. What would any normal child do if he / she were in Glenn’s place?

A. A normal child might not have the qualities of Glenn. So. it might be very difficult to do as Glen

did. If a normal child were in Glenn’s place, he / she might not have achieved what Glenachieved.But, at the same time, Glen also was a normal kid who faced an abnormal situation andsucceeded. So, I believe that any normal child might be able to do what Glen did, if he / shebelieves in himself / herself.

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Q8. I. Tess wanted to buy a medicine for her brother, Andrew. But she doesn’t know the wayto reach the medical store. She approached the traffic policeman for help. Now read thefollowing conversation between Tess and the Traffic Policeman.

Tess: Excuse me, Sir, I want to buy some medicines. Could you please tell

me the way to a medical store nearby.

Traffic Policeman: Sure, go straight up to the Municipal Office. Then turn left, and walk

straight. You’ll find a medical stores there.

Tess: How far is it from here?

Traffic Policeman: Not very far. It’s just one kilometre away from here.

Tess: Can I catch a city bus to reach there?

Traffic Policeman: Oh, yes. Take the bus 17 M. It’ll take you there.

Tess: Thank you very much.

Traffic Policeman: You’re welcome.

II. Study the route map given below.

You are at the court and want to go to the railway station. How do you ask for the way? Work in pairs and develop a conversation between you and a stranger .

A. You: Excuse me, Sir. I have to go to Hyderabad. Could you please guide me to the railway station?

Stranger:

Q9.

Sure. Go straight. You will come to an intersection. It is MG Square. Go

further ahead. You will come across a temple to your left. After you cross that, further up you will find the municipal office. Enter the left lane that

comes immediately after the municipal office. After a few yards, you will find

a hotel. Take a right turn there. At the end of that road you is the

railway station.

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How well did I write the skit?


I was able to fix the events of the skit well.

I fixed the characters of the skit.

I used appropriate dialogue in my skit.

I was able to express the feelings of the characters.

I concluded my skit well.



I used proper punctuation and spacing.

Self–Assessment


You: Is there a bus to the railway station?

Stranger: Oh, yes. Take bus number 10 A. It will take you there. It is the last stop.

You: Thank you very much.

Stranger: You’re welcome.

III. Enact the story “What Can a Dollar and Eleven Cents Do?” as a play let / skit.Follow the procedure given below.

(Group work – Let the students form 3 or 4 groups)

� Read the story once again.� Identify the characters.� Pick out the dialogues of the characters.� Identify the locations of the events.� Decide scenes and setting accordingly.� Assign roles to the members of the groups.� Enact the drama before the whole class.

IV. Have a discussion in the whole class on how the performance could be improved interms of delivery of dialogues, costumes, action, settings, etc.

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A. Students’ Activity

A. Students’ Activity

SESSION 7

A NATION’S STRENGTH – READING


Verb

stand fast refuse to give up; refuse to be defeated

dareface difficulty

fly(here) run away

Noun


This poem is written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This poem is about being a nation’s strength, patriotism, about people who strive to protect the country. According to the poet, it is not gold or wealth that makes a nation strong. Only those people who can stand by truth and honour, who refuse to give up in spite of many difficulties, and who can suffer long for these great virtues can make their country great and strong.These are the brave men who are always alert and active. These are the men who sacrifice their sleep for the safety and security of their country. These are the men who dare to challenge the enemies of their country and never run away from their duty. These are the men who make the pillars of their nation’s deep, strong and take them high to the sky. They provide a solid foundation on which to build their nation.

men(here) people of a nation

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SESSION 8

A NATION’S STRENGTH – LITERATURE

8.1 Literature - QA

Q1. What kind of people can make a nation great and strong?

A. The people who stand by truth and honour, who refuse to give up in spite of many difficulties

make a nation great and strong.

Q2. What do you think the word ‘men’ refers to?

A. The word ‘men’ refers to the people of a nation.

Q3. What does ‘sleep’ mean here?

A. ’Sleep’, here, stands for those people who are inactive and who sleep soundly without anyconcern for the nation.

Q4. What does ‘fly’ mean here?

A. ’fly ...’ here means to run away. Here, 'others fly' refers to the people who don’t have thecourage to face a difficult situation and run away from it.

Q5. In what sense can you call, for example, Gandhiji, a pillar of the nation ?

A. Gandhiji can be called the pillar of the nation as he brought us independence with the help ofhis weapons of ‘Ahimsa’ and ‘Truthfulness’. He fought against the British with those twoweapons and made them quit India. With his ideal qualities, even today, he stands as aninspiration to all of us.

Self–Assessment

How well did I read the poem?


I enjoyed reading the poem.

I got the idea of the poem on my own.


The teacher helped me to understand the poem.

I used the glossary given at the end of the poem.

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WILMA RUDOLPH – READING


Verb

paralyseto take away the ability to move or feel in a part or parts of the body

Noun

persistence to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people

bracea device fitted to a weak or injured part of the body to give support.

pneumonia lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection

scarlet feveran infectious bacterial disease affecting especially children, and causing fever and a scarlet rash

anchorto hold (something) firmly in place

batona stick that is passed from one runner to the next runner in a relay race

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SESSION 9

LESSON 3-WILMA RUDOLPH


This is a story about a woman named Wilma Rudolph. When she was four years old, she had

pneumonia with scarlet fever which left her paralysed with polio. Her doctor told her that she

would never walk again.

But Wilma’s mother encouraged her that with ability, persistence and faith, she could achieve

anything. Wilma wanted to be the fastest woman runner in the world. When she was 9, against

her doctor’s wishes, she removed her brace and began walking. She entered her first race when

she was 13 and she came last. But she kept competing in races. Though she always came last,

she did not give up.

At the age of 15, she went to Tennessee State University, where she met a coach named Ed

Temple. He supported her dream of becoming the fastest runner in the world. She worked very

hard and in 1960, she participated in the Olympics. She was matched against Jutta Heine who

had never lost a race. Wilma beat Jutta in all the three events that she participated and

won three gold medals. That was the day she made her dream come true by becoming the

fastest woman on earth at the 1960 Olympics. Her story teaches us how with determination,

we can succeed.

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WILMA RUDOLPH – LITERATURE

10.1 Literature - QA

Q1. What was Wilma’s dream?

A. Wilma’s dream was to become the fastest woman runner in the world.

Q2. What did the doctor advice Wilma?

A. The doctor advised Wilma never to walk.( He said, she would never put her feet on earthand that she could never walk without braces.

Q3. Who won the gold medal in 100 m race?

A. Wilma Rudolph won the gold medal in the 100 meter race.

Q4. How was Jutta Heine matched with Wilma?

A. Jutta Heine competed with Wilma in three races. In all the three races she was defeated byWilma.(i.e 100–meter race,200–meter race and 400–meter relay race)

Q5. What qualities of Wilma helped her win the Olympic medals?

A. Wilma’s faith, persistence and strong determination helped her win the Olympic medals.

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SESSION 10


Chapter-1. WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO?

Reading and Comprehension (Unseen Passage) Session 1 Once there lived an old man in a village of Taiwan. He was very honest and kind. He had four sons who were not as good as him. They were always quarrelling and fighting amongst themselves. They did not work and spent the money that the old man had earned. The old man was very sad and became sick with their behaviour. One day, he called them and gave them each a stick and asked them to break the sticks. They broke all their sticks very easily. Again he gave them a bundle of sticks and asked them to break it. They all failed to break the bundle of sticks. Then the old man told them that unity was their strength. He advised them, to be honest, kind and united. The sons thanked their father for teaching them a lesson and promised him they would never quarrel again.

1. Read the following passage to answer the questions:

Session Reading and Comprehension (Seen Passages) 2


At the shop there was a well-dressed customer. He bent down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?" "I don't know," she replied, with her eyes wellin up. "He's really sick and Mummy said he needs an operation.

6. What did the sons promise their father?

I. Choose the correct option and write in the brackets.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

C. wicked and lazy D. honest and kind

2. How many sons did the old man have? [ ]

3. What kind of sons were they?

4. What did the sons do with the money the old man had earned?

5. What did the old man advise his sons?


]1. What kind of man was the old man? [A. dishonest and unkind B. cruel and cunning

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a. Who do you think the well-dressed customer in the shop was?

b. What did the well-dressed customer ask the little girl?

c. "He's really sick." Who is 'he' here? What is his relation to Tess?

d. What did 'he' need urgently?

e. How much money did Tess have with her?

An eight-year-old child, Tess, heard her parents talk about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that Andrew was very sick and her parents did not have enough money for the treatment. They were moving into a smaller house beause they could not afford to stay in the present house after paying the doctor's bills. He needed a costly surgery now and there was no one to loan them the money, so her parents lost their hope and gave up their efforts.


a. How old was Tess? Who was Andrew?

b. What was the problem with Andrew?

c. What was the problem that Tess' parents were facing?

d. Why was the family moving into a smaller house?

e. Why had the family lost hope?

e. What was the real miracle according to Tess' mother?

d. How much did Dr. Carlton Armstrong charge for the surgery?

c. What was Carlton Armstrong's profession?

b. Who did the man want to see?

a. "Wonderful," smiled the man. Who is 'the man' referred to here?

"Wonderful," smiled the man. "dollar and eleven cents, the exact price of a miracle for your little brother!" He took her money in one hand and held her hand with the other. He said,"Take me to your home. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle he needs." That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous neurosurgeon. he had Andrew admitted hospital where he operated on him without any charges. Withing a few weeks, Andrew was back at home and doing well. "That surgery," her Mum whispered, "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost."

WHAT CAN A DOLLAR AND ELEVEN CENTS DO?

But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I have brought my savings." "How much do you have?" asked the man. "One dollar and eleven cents, but I can try and get some more," she answered barely audible.

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2. They were (move) because they could not afford to stay in the present house after (pay) the doctor's bills.

on the floor and counted it (care) she went to her room and pulled a jar of coins from the cupboard. She poured all the money out 1. When Tess heard her daddy say to her (tear) mother, "Only a miracle can save him now,"


(ii) A. heavily B. happily C. lightly [ ]

4. "We don't sell miracles (i) here child, I'm sorry," the chemist said, smiling (ii) sadly at the little girl.

3. Tess answered, "He's really very (i) sick and I want to (ii) buy a miracle."

out on the floor and counted it (ii) carefully .2. ...she went to her room and (i) pulled a jar of coins from the cupboard. She poured all the money

(i) A. destroy B. lose C. pay [ ]

1. ...Tess heard her daddy say to her mother, only a miracle can (i) save him now, she (ii) went...


admitted Andrew in hospital where he operated on him without charges.3. The well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a (i) famous neurosurgeon. he had (ii)

He bent down and asked the little girl, "What kind of (i) miracle does your brother (ii) need?

for the treatment.1. All she knew was that Anfrew was very (i) sick and her parents did not have (ii) enough money



2.

(i) A. these B. near C. there [ ]

(ii) A. order B. take C. sell [ ](i) A. happy B. healthy C. sad [ ]

(ii) A. carelessly B. thoroughly C. neatly [ ](i) A. took B. pushed C. threw [ ]

(ii) A. gone B. came C. blamed [ ]

(ii) A. stuck B. entered C. stayed [ ](i) A. unknown B. rich C. well-known [ ]

(ii) A. want B. left C. give [ ](i) A. blessing B. wonder C. curse [ ]

(ii) A. total B. portion C. sufficient [ ](i) A. healthy B. ill C. fair [ ]


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VI. Find the word which is wrongly spelt. Rewrite it in the space provided.

pour, count, wisper, savings ( )

dollar, audiable, cent, famous ( )

afford, surgery, enouf, miracle ( )


4.

3.

2.

1.

IV. Complete the following words using ai, ei, ie, ea, oo, ou, ee, oi, au, ia, ea, eo, oa.


5. "That (surgeon)," her Mum (whisper), "was a real miracle."

4. "He's (real) sick and Mummy says he needs an (operate).

3. "We don't sell miracles here, child. I'm sorry," the (chemistry) said, smiling (sad)at the little girl.

admited, hospital, surgery, charges ( )

1.

2.

Places Persons

2. 2.

1. 1.

hotel, scientist, sailor, valley

forest, teacher, station, engineer

1. 1. Persons Places

2. 2.

8. cust______ (omer / amer)

aud___ (iable / ible) 6. surg____ (eon / ean)

3. rea___ (lly / ly) 4. mira____ (cle / kle)

1. surg__ (ery / ary) 2. tear___ (ful / full)

5.

7. i. c__nted ii. br__ght 8. i. c__ns ii. surg__n

i. l__n ii. cupb__rd 6. i. p__red ii. fl__r

3. i. bec__se ii. m__nting 4. i. en__gh ii. c__ld

1. i. tr__tment ii. t__rful 2. i. n__d ii. r__lly

5.

7. whis____ (par / per)


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IX. Find the odd word in each set. Rewrite it in the space provided.1. examination, questions, chocolate, answer

2. speed, current, time, distance

3. compass, protractor, divider, fruit

4. breakfast, politics, dinner, supper

5. verb, noun, adjective, division

6. bank, lawyer, petition, court

VIII. Write any four words related to the following.

1. School : ___________________________________

2. Railway Station : ___________________________________

3. Village : ___________________________________

4. Hospital : ___________________________________

I. Complete the passage choosing the right words from those given below.I made ____1___ spaceship with a piece of wood, matchsticks and wooden ice-cream spoons.It was a small model. ____2___ spaceship looked ____3___ as I decorated it with ____4___ orange ribbon and some beads. Then I put a flag on top __5__ it. The name of the spaceship was Explorer.

Grammar Session 4

Persons Places

Person Places

4. chemist, park, guard, studio

1. 1.

2. 2.

pilgrim, platform, zoo, manager

1. 1.

2. 2.

5.

2.

1.

2.

1. Places�Person

3. neurosurgeon, customer, store, room


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V. Read the following passage. Identify the possessive and contracted forms.

Andrew's disease worried Tess's parents because they did not have enough money for the treatment.. Tess heard her father's words. She decided to buy a miracle to cure her brother's

Rewrite them in the long form.

IV. Read the following sentences and identify the contracted form. Rewrite them in

a. b.4. Let's try the Meena Bazaar. There's a secret passage

3. Let's see if I've the kind of miracle he needs.

2. But Daddy can't pay for it. We're just too poor.

a. b.

a. b.

a. b.1. "I don't know," she replied. "He's really sick and Mummy says he needs an operation."

the long form.

III. Write the past tense forms of the following irregular verbs.

II. Complete the passage choosing the right words from those given below it.One day a miller and his son drove ____1___ donkey ____2___ the market. Soon a group ____3___girls saw them and ____4___ out laughing. “Look!” cried one. “Look at those fools! How silly they areto be walking on foot when the donkey can carry one of them ____5___ his back.”

5. (A) at (B) in (C) to (D) of

1. i. bring 2. i. sing3. i. fall 4. i. leave

i. lose 6. i. teach7. i. choose 8. i. drink5.

1. (A) an (B) the (C) a (D) of

1. (A) there (B) their (C) the (D) an

2. (A) to (B) for (C) at (D) in

3. (A) up (B) the (C) off (D) of

4. (A) break (B) breaks (C) broke (D) breaking

5. (A) on (B) top (C) in (D) at

2. (A) A (B) An (C) at (D) The

3. (A) beautiful (B) dirty (C) ugly (D) awkward

4. (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) on


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Posessive form Long form

3. 3.

1. 1.

2. 2.

4. 4.

Contracted form Long form

1. 1.

2. 2.

VI. Change the following sentences into passive voice.

1. people don’t know as much about bikes as Janardan does.

2. They say knowledge is a dangerous thing.

3. He's having trouble passing his driving test.

4. I spend of my time reading novels.

5. He knows English.

V. Change the following sentences into indirect speech.

1. "What do you want?" the chemist said to Tess.A.2. He said to Tess, "Take me to your home."A.3. "How much do you have?" the man asked Tess.

A.

VI. Fill in the blanks using appropriate quantifiers like 'lots of', 'much', 'many', 'any'and little


disease. She went to the medical store to buy the medicine. The shopkeeper said, "We don't sell miracles here. I'm sorry."

1. Only a miracle can save him.

A.

2. She poured all the money out on the floor.

A.

3. He needs an operation.

A.

4. He took her money.

A.

5. She saw a well-dressed customer.

A.

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Hints: Follow the diary entry format.

Write when did you receive the gift?

Describe the gift in detail.What and how do you want to use your gift?Use as many adjectives as possible to express your feelings.

What was the gift?

I. Your parents gave you a surprise gift for doing well in your class. They got yourfavourite item as a gift. Write a diary entry describing your feeling on receivingthe gift and what you plan to do with your gift.

Creative Writing 5Session

Closing salutations and signature.

iii. A formal thanking you note in conclusion.

ii. How helpful was his teaching to you.

i. Introduction – Who are you and why you are writing the letter.

Clear division of paragraphs in the body of the letter:

Formal letter writing format: place and date. ‘To’ address, ‘From’ address, salutations

Hints:

II. Write a letter to your mathematics teacher thanking him for teaching you how tocount money, which has been very helpful to you when you went for purchasingthings in the market.

Write a possible conversation between them.III. Imagine that all the members of Tess' family went to Dr. Armstrong to thank him.

IV. Write a letter to your Uncle, thanking him for a birthday gift you received.


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Chapter-2. A NATION’S STRENGTH

Reading and Comprehension (Unseen Poem) Session 6

1. Read the poem to answer the questions that follow

I. Choose the right answer1. What cannot be shaken? [ ]

2. Irrespective of our region, what should we forget? [ ]A. caste B. people C. nation

3. What should we do to the selfish call of each region? [ ]A. give importance B. ignore C. commend

4. What should we do instead of bickering? [ ]

A. roots B. trunk C. leaves

A. sit idle B. start our tasks C. finish our tasks

5. What do we indulge in doing mostly? [ ] A. creating new problems B. creating answers C. causing fights

2. Read the poem to answer the questions that follow.Lollipop lady, Lollipop lady, Wave your magic stick and make the traffic stop a while So we can cross the street. Trucks and cars rushing past, have no time for little feet. They hate to wait especially when late

A Plea for India

We Indians are proud to be a strong nation, our roots, we declare, cannot be shaken. Then why these fights, which leave us in poor plight? Irrespective of our region, forget the castes, which make us lose our charm, let's ignore the selfish call of each religion, and listen for once to the call of the nation. Why do we spend our time bickering, when so many tasks need finishing? Don't we have better things to do, than indulge in creating problems anew?

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2. What are the children asking the Lollipop Lady to do and why?

3. According to the poem, where are the children?


I. Answer the following choosing the right option.1. Who do you think are the speakers? [ ]

A. men B. children C. women D. animals

Session

I. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow.

Reading and Comprehension (Seen Passage) 7

A NATION’S STRENGTH

Not gold, but only men, can makeA people great and strongMen who for truth and honour's sakeStand fast and suffer long.Brave men who work while others sleepWho dare while other's fly-They build a nation's pillars deepAnd lift them to the sky.

b. What do brave men do?

c. What is more valuable, gold or bravery?

d. How can people make a nation great and strong?

d. What does the poet say about pillars?

e. Who does the word 'men' refer to here?

b. Who does 'people' refer to here?

c. What do brave men do while others rest?

e. What does 'fly' mean in the poem?

1. a. Who can make a nation great?

2. a. Who can make a nation great and strong?

But we’ll be late too except for you. So Lollipop lady, Lollipop lady In the middle of the street wave your magic stick And make the traffic give way to our little feet.

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Chapter-3. WILMA RUDOLPH

I. Choose the right answer.

1. Read the passage to answer the questions that follow:Warren MacDonald

Warren is an Australian environmentalist, explorer, mountain climber, motivational speaker, writer and double above-the-knee amputee. While mountain climbing in 1997 his legs were crushed beneath a huge boulder. Fortunately, he had befriended a Dutch traveller, Geert Van Keulen, who was able to run down the mountain for help. Ten months after the life-changing experience, Warren climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain with a modified wheelchair and “the seat of his pants”. In 2003, he became the first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. He has also climbed El Capitan in Sierra, California and Weeping Wall in Alberta, Canada. When he’s not committing death-defying feats, he is a motivational speaker and author.

2. Who was Warren’s friend? How did he help him?

3. Name the mountains which Warren has climbed?

4. What did Warren use to climb after amputation?

5. How does Warren inspire you? What does he teach other people?

1. How did Warren lose his legs?

II. Answer the questions given below.

5. Warren is also a____________ and author [ ]

A. motivational speaker B. crusher C. surfer

1. Which country does Warren belong to? [ ]

A. India B. USA C. Australia

2. How many legs of Warren have been amputated? [ ]

A. one B. two C. none

3. How many months after getting amputated did Warren climbed Tasmania’s CradleMountain? [ ] A. 5 B. 10 C.15

4. Warren became the first doublekneeamputee to climb__________ [ ]

A. Mount Everest B. Mount Kilimanjaro C. Cradle Mountain


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A. engineering B. writing C. actingD. cricket

2. R.L. Stevenson always took great interest in _______ [ ]A. a lighthouse engineer B. a poet C. an actor D. a storyteller

1. R.L. Stevenson’s father was _______. [ ]

4. Who were his parents?

5. Why was R.L. Stevenson extraordinarily thin?

6. To which University did R.L. Stevenson go and what did he study there?

3.

Reading and Comprehension (Seen Passage) Session 9

a. Who was Wilma's coach?

I. Read the following passage to answer the questions given below.At the age of 15, she went to Tennessee State University where she met a coach by the name of Ed Temple. She told him, "I want to be the fastest runner in the world." Temple said, "With your spirit nobody can stop you and besides I'll help you."

The day came when she was at the Olympics- and at the Olympics you are matched with the best of the best. Wilma was matched against a woman named Jutta Heine who had never been beaten. The first event was the 100-metre race. Wilma beat Jutta Heine and won her first gold medal. The second event was the 200-metre race and Wilma beat Jutta a second time and won her second gold medal. The third event was the 400-metre relay and she was racing against Jutta one more time.

When and where was R.L Stevenson born?

WILMA RUDOLPH

2. Read the passage to answer the questions that follow:

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. He was born on 13 November 1850 in Scotland. His parents were Thomas Stevenson and Margaret Isabella Balfour. His father was a lighthouse engineer. Stevenson would often fall sick due to cough and fever, especially in winter. This left him extraordinarily thin. His illness kept him away from his school and he was taught at home by private tutors most of the times. He went to the University of Edinburgh to study engineering but writing was his interest. He did not take much interest in his father’s business either. He loved to travel, wrote many poems and novels.


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a. What did Wilma do against her doctor's advice?

c. What did the doctor tell Wilma?

e. Who won the gold medal in the 100-metre race?

d. Who was matched with Wilma?

b. Where did Wilma meet him?

e. What was the result of Wilma's persistence in racing?

d. What was Wilma's position in her first race?

c. How many years passed from Wilma's first step to her first race?

b. Why do you think Wilma removed her brace?

At the age of nine, against the advice of the doctor, she removed the brace and took the first step. At the age of 13, she entered her first race and came way, way last. And then she entered her second, and third, and fourth races, and came way, way last until a day came when she came in first.


e. What was Wilma's dream?

d. How did her mother encourage her?

b. What happened to Wilma at age four?

a. Where was Wilma born?

Wilma Rudolph was born in a poor family in Tennessee. At the age of four, she had pneumonia with scarlet fever which left her paralysed with polio. She had to wear a brace and the doctor said she would never put her foot on earth. But her mother encouraged her. She told Wilma that with God-given ability, persistence and faith she could do anything she wanted. Wilma said, "I want to be the fastest woman runner in the world."

c. Which events were conducted in the Olympics?


WILMA RUDOLPH

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Answer the following questions.

1. What is the most popular pet among the students?

A.

2. How many students own birds as pets?

A.

3. What is the second most popular pet among the students?

A.

4. The total of which two pet owners is the same as the number of dog-owners?

A.

5. If the total number of students in the class is 30, how many students do not own pets?

A.

Study the following table to answer the questions below.I. Given below is a table showing the number of students with pets in Class VI.

Data Interpretation 10Session

WILMA RUDOLPH

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SESSION 1

AN ADVENTURE – READING


Noun

ruinscollapsed and decayedbuildings

passagea long narrow way through

smugglers

moving goods illegallyin or out of a country

gaga piece of cloth put in a person’s mouth to prevent him from speaking

gangan organised group of criminals

vacationa period of time spent away from home, school, or work usually in order to relax or travel

adventurea journey or activity that is exciting or dangerous

persons involved in

creeperany plant, that grows or spreads along the ground or upon other surfaces

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exploreto search or travelthrough

crumblingbreaking / cracking into pieces

pantbreathe with short quick breaths; out of breathe

pretendto imagine or make believe

Adjective

ancientvery old; existing for many years

Verb

crumpledto press, bend, or crush out of shape

torn pulled apart or into pieces

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Seema and her cousin Arun had come to Vishnupur for a vacation to their grandparents. One day,

while playing hide and seek, they find a torn piece of paper with the letters CLP written on it. Arun

and Seema decipher that the letters could mean ‘HELP’ and realise that someone could be in

trouble. They decide to search for a secret passage that is connected to the ruins of Meena

Bazaar, which was once a popular market. There, they find a man, his hands and feet tied up,

and a gag in his mouth. The children free him and help him escape through the secret passage to

the safety of their home.

Once reaching home, they call the police. The man whom, the children had rescued, tells them that

he is actually a police officer who had been following a gang of smugglers. But the smugglers had

caught him and had tied him up. Before being tied, he had written the word ‘HELP’ on a piece of

paper and thrown it, hoping that someone would find it. He thanks the children for finding the note

and saving his life. The police officer then leaves to catch the smugglers. Seema and Arun are very

excited about their adventure.

Self –Assessment

How well did I read?







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SESSION 2

AN ADVENTURE – LITERATURE

2.1 Literature - QA

Q1. What kind of a town was Vishnupur?

A. Vishnupur was a small, quiet town surrounded by green hills and some ancient ruins.

Q2. What did Seema find?

A. Seema found a piece of torn paper on which the letters CLP were written.

Q3. How did the children know that someone was in trouble?

Q4. What do you think is the turning point in the story ? Give reasons.

Q5. Where was the secret passage?

A. The secret passage was at the Meena Bazaar, which was once a popular market for royalladies. But, all that remained then was just a few crumbling walls. The secret passage wasconnected to the market.

Q6. What would have happened if the police had not arrived on time?

A. If the police had not arrived on time, the smugglers would have escaped.

A. The children knew that someone was in trouble when they found a small piece of torn paperwith the letter HELP written on it.

A. I think the turning point of this story is the hide and seek game, played by Seema and Arun.While searching for Arun, Seema found a torn paper, which in turn helped Seema and Arunto trace and help the police officer.

A. I think the children took a risk. When they were trying to help the man escape, there wasa chance for the smugglers might have come back. Then, the children also could havebeen caught by the smugglers.

Q7. Do you think the children took a risk? If so, what could it be?

A. 1. The man the children found near the secret passage was a smuggler. (F)

2. The man advised the children not to call the police. (F)

3. Seema and Arun rescued the man from danger. (T)

4. The children ran back to their grandparent’s house with the man. (T)

5. The children are not brave. (F)

Q8. Write whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false statements.

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Correcting the False statements

1. The man, the children found near the secret passage was a police officer.2. The man advised the children to call the police immediately.5 ˙

Q9. Tick (√

) the correct answer for the following questions:

. The children are brave.

A. 1. Seema and Arun went to Vishnupur on. . .

a) A study tour

b) a vacation √

c) an adventure

2. At the entrance to the cave, Seema found. . .

a) Arun

b) a piece of paper √

c) a man

3. The man Seema and Arun helped was. . .

a) their uncle.

b) a smuggler.

c) a police officer. √

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SESSION 3

AN ADVENTURE – VOCABULARY

3.1 Vocabulary

I. Group Noun

troupe 9 3. a number of judges

army 8 4. people collected without any specific purpose

bench 3 5. some people gathered for destructive purpose

crowd 4 6. a number of people watching a match or something else

audience 2 7. a number of directors of a company

team 1 8. a number of soldiers

Read the following:He was following a gang of smugglers who had caught him and tied him up. The

word gang is a group noun. Here, it refers to an organised group of criminals.

board 7 2. a number of people listening to a concert or lecture

mob 5 1. a number of players

spectators 6 9. a number of artists, dancers, acrobats

They particularly loved going for walks and spent hours examining the old temple in a fortnearby. Sometimes they pretended to be rulers of an ancient kingdom. At other times, theyplayed hide and seek.

The underlined words in the above paragraph are “verbs”. Look at the nouns corre-sponding to these verbs.

II. Noun Form of Verbs

Read the following:

Verbslovedpretendedplayed

( love )( pretension )( play )

Nouns

A B

Q1. Match the group nouns in column A with what they refer to in Column B.

A.

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Q1. Supply the noun forms of the verbs underlined in the following sentences The first one has been done for you..

A. 1. I don’t know what your thoughts are.

2. I saw an old beggar in the street.

4. Without a ticket your entry into the theatre is not allowed.

5. I have made all corrections in your homework.

3. Success without hard work is not possible.

6. Vishnumurthy knows everything. I wonder how he acquired that much knowledge.

1. I don’t know what you are thinking about.

2. I saw an old man who was begging in the street.

3. It is not possible to succeed without hard work.

4. You are not allowed to enter the theatre without a ticket.

5. I have corrected all your homework.

6. Vishnumurthy knows everything. I wonder how he acquired that much _________.

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SESSION 4

AN ADVENTURE – GRAMMAR

4.1 Grammar

I. Direct/ Indirect Speech

Read the following sentences from the story ‘An Adventure’.

“Children, it is time for lunch!” said Granny.

When the actual words spoken by a person is placed within inverted commas like this, it is

called direct speech.

When the words of a speaker are told by another speaker as shown below, it is called

Indirect speech (Reported Speech).

Granny told the children that it was time for lunch.

Notice how the verb changes and how different connectors are added.

Direct speech : Ram said to Sita, “I like swimming.”

Indirect speech : Ram told Sita that he liked swimming.

The change in pronoun is based on the person of the subject and object in direct

speech.

Direct Speech :

Indirect Speech :Ram said to Sita, “I like swimming but Gopal likes badminton.”

Ram told Sita that he liked swimming but Gopal liked badminton.

Change of tense: If the verb in the reporting clause is in the present tense, the verb between the quotes will remain unchanged.

Direct Speech :

Indirect Speech :

Direct Speech :

Indirect Speech :

Ram says to Sita, “I like laddu.”

Ram tells Sita that he likes laddu. (present)

They will again say, “We want more marks.”(future)

They will again say that they want more marks.

If the verb in the reporting clause is in the past tense, the verb between the quotes will also be in the past tense.

Direct Speech : Ram said to Sita, “I like swimming”.

Indirect Speech : Ram told Sita that he liked swimming.

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Q1. Now change the following into Indirect speech

” said Ramakrishna Reddy.A. 1. “Sindhu is my daughter,

A. Ramakrishna Reddy said that Sindhu is his daughter.

2. “I’ll catch you in a minute,” replied Seema.

A. Seema replied that she would catch him in a minute.

3. “Shyam has eaten my chocolate,” says Arun.

A. Arun says that Shyam ate his chocolate.

4. “The smugglers will be back,” the man said.

A. The man said that the smugglers would be back.

5. Seema will say, “It is a wonderful adventure!”

A. Seema will say that it is a wonderful adventure.

An exception to this past tense rule is when the reported clause is a universal truth or a scientific fact.

Direct Speech : Indirect Speech :

Ram said, “Wood floats on water.” Ram said that wood floats on water.

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SESSION 5

AN ADVENTURE – WRITING

5.1 Writing

Q. If you were Seema, how would you narrate your adventure to your classmates? Write aparagraph about your adventure.

A. Hey, friends! How are you?

Every summer, my cousin, Arun and I visit Vishnupur. My grandparents live there.

Vishnupur is a small, quiet town surrounded by green hills and some ancient ruins. I like it

very much.

As usual, one day, my cousin and I were playing hide–and–seek. My cousin hid

somewhere. I searched for him everywhere, but I couldn’t find him. Arun usually hides in a

cave. So, I went there. Outside the cave, I found a piece of torn paper on which the letters

CLP were written. We figured it out that the letters were actually HELP. So, we thought

somebody might be in danger.

We searched for the person everywhere and found a man in a secret passage. He was a

police officer, who was caught by a gang of smugglers. He was gagged and his hands

were tied up . We, immediately, freed him and took him to our house.

Later, the police officer along with the other police caught the gang of smugglers. The

police officer thanked us for saving him.

You might never believe us, but what an adventure we had! The news came in the

local newspapers too!

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Fill in the boxes using yes/ somewhat/ no

I was able to explain/ describe/ narrate well.



The ideas were arranged In proper sequence.



Fill in the boxes using yes/ somewhat/ no






Self Assessment


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SESSION 6

AN ADVENTURE – STUDY AND LISTENING


Study Skills:

Q1. Work in groups. Transfer the information given above into a table. The following questions

help you in deciding on what should go into the table.

i. Who received the award?

ii. What are his/her personal details?

iii. When was it received?

iv. Who gave the award?

v. What was the act of bravery?

vi. Also, include the details of the latest bravery awards.

I. Read the following passage about the origin of the Bravery Awards and the

courageous children who displayed their bravery at different situations.

The origin of the Bravery Award dates back to 2 October 1957. When India’s first Prime

Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance at Delhi’s Ramlila grounds, at the

Red Fort, a fire broke out in a shamiana (decorated tent) due to a short circuit. Then, Harish

Chandra, a 14–year old scout, promptly took out his knife, and ripped open the burning

shamiana, saving the lives of hundreds of trapped people. This incident inspired Pandit

Nehru to initiate the awards. He asked the authorities to institute an award to honour brave

children from all over the country, and the tradition has continued since then. Harish Chandra

became the first recipient of the award. In 2001, a commemorative book titled “Brave Hearts”

was released featuring winners of the National Bravery Awards.

The 2008 Bravery Awards were given by the Vice–President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari

instead of the Prime Minister. For the first time, the real name of a 2008 award winner, 12–

year old Balloon seller, “Rahul” was withheld, as he had identified the men who planted

bombs on Barakhamba Road in New Delhi, during 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings. He

helped the police make sketches of the suspects. Amongst 21 bravery awards for 2009, two

posthumous awards are included. These are the awards given to three girls, Rekha Kalindi

(11, Sunita Mahato (11, and Afsana Khatun (12, who revolted against child marriage.

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A.

Name Age Year Awarded by Awarded for

1. HarishChandra

14 –year oldscout

1957 JawaharlalNehru

saved the lives of hundreds of trapped people

in a fire accident

2. Rahul12 –year oldballoon seller

2008Mohammad

Hamid Ansari

identified themen who

planted bombson

Barakhamba Road in New

DeIhi

3. RekhaKalindi

11–year oldgirl.

2009revolted

against child marriage

4. SunitaMahato.

11 –year oldgirl

5. AfsanaKhatun

12 –year oldgirl

13–year–old2009

boy, Haryana

saved around 60 people in

the stampede in Naina Deve temple, 2008

2009

revolted against child

marriage

SriManmohan

Singh

2009revolted

against child marriage

6. GauravSingh Saini

SriManmohan

Singh

SriManmohan

Singh

SriManmohan

Singh

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Q2. Whom did Ali see from behind the tree?

A. Ali saw four men carrying boxes to the lorry.

Q3. “Ah ! These watches will get us a lot of money for the coming year.” Who said this? What did Alithink they were?

A. One of the four men carrying the boxes to the lorry said this. Ali thought they were thieves.

Q4. How did Ali feel, when he was taken in a police car with the siren on?

A. When he was taken in a police car with the siren on, Ali felt very excited because that was thefirst time he had travelled in a police car, that too with the siren on.

Q5. What was the uncle’s gift to Ali on the New Year’s Day?

A. The uncle’s gift to Ali on the New Year’s Day was a new bicycle.

Q6. Do you think Ali was a brave boy? Give your reasons.

Q7. Collect an incident involving an adventure from newspapers and speak about it in your group.

A. Hi,Friends !

A. Yes, I think Ali was a brave boy. When he saw a lorry outside his uncle's watch factory with thegate open and the night watchman missing, Ali wanted to check if anything was wrong. Andwhen he noticed the thieves stealing, he didn’t feel afraid. Moreover, he waited behind a treeand when the thieves went back into the factory, he let out the air from all the tyres of the lorry,so that they cannot escape. Then, he informed to the police and got them arrested.

Did you go through yesterday’s newspaper? An amazing and adventurous event was publishedin yesterday’s “The Hindu”.It took place near the village, Vatticherukuru. Three children went to take a bath in a pond, afterthe first session of the school was over. At that time, the parents of these kids were not athome. The three kids reached the bank and jumped into the water. They swam for a fewminutes and then one of the boys started to drown and cried for help. Seeing this, the other twoboys went towards him to save him. But they were also drowning.At that time, Han, a seventh class boy was going past the pond. Hearing the cries for help, Hanquickly jumped into the water and saved the three boys. If Han didn’t come that way, all thethree boys would have drowned in the pond. For Han’s act of bravery, all the villagers praisedhim.

I. Your teacher will read the story “To Catch Some Thieves.” Listen carefully and answerthe following questions:

Listening Skills

Q1. What did Ali do to get home soon?

A. Ali took the shortest way to get home soon.

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AN ADVENTURE

---------- CCE Based Practice Questions ----------

a. What was Meena Bazaar once?

Meena Bazaar was once a popular market for royal ladies, but all that remained now were just a few crumbling walls. a secret passage was connected to the market. They ran towards it.There they found a man with his hands and feet tied up. He had a gag on his mouth and was struggling to free himself. The children removed the gag and helped him free his hands and feet."Hurry!" the man said. "The smugglers will be back."

5. What did Baron de Coubertin think of in 1894?

3. When did the first Olympic games begin?

6. What happened in Athens in 1896?

4. What was the event in the first Olympic Games?

A. Greece B. Athens C. Olympia D. France2. Where did the first Olympic Games take place? [ ]

C. 15 days D. 3 daysA. 1 day B. 4 years

] [

The Olympic Games began in Olympia in 776 B.C. At first, they lasted one day and there was only one race. In 1894, a Frenchman, Baron de Coubertin, thought of starting the games. In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens in Greece. They are held once in every four years.


2 Reading and Comprehension (Seen Passages) Session



1. For how many days were the first Olympic Games held?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

Chapter 1: AN ADVENTURE

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Soon they reached home. Their grandparents were surprised to see them. "Now tell us who you are," Seema asked the man."And who tied you up," added Arun."And why," continued Seema."I'll tell you the whole story...but first call the police," said the man.

a. Why do you think their grandparents were surprised?

b. Who was the man whom the children had saved?

c. What did the man ask the children?

d. What was the 'whole story'?

e. Who had tied him up?

As always they had come to Vishnupur on a vacation to their grandparent's house. It was a small quiet town surrounded by green hills and some ancient ruins.They particularly loved going for walks and spent hours exploring the old temple in a fort nearby. Sometimes they pretended to be rulers of an ancient kingdom. At other times, they played hide-and-seek.

a. Where was Vishnupur?

b. Who are 'they' in the passage?

c. Why did 'they' come to Vishnupur?

d. What did the children love to do?

e. Which game did they like to play mostly?

b. What is the condition of Meena Bazaar now?

c. Why was the man struggling?

d. How did the children set him free?

e. Where was the secret passage?

AN ADVENTURE

II. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

III. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

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(i) A. lowest B. underneath C. disliked [ ] (ii) A. concealed B. visible C. vanished [ ]

4. This was another (i) favourite place for them - a cave (ii) hidden behind some creepers.

(i) A. left B. come C. came [ ] (ii) A. later B. early C. after [ ]

3. "Let's (i) go" said Seema, "or it will be the time for lunch (ii) before we know it."

(i) A. busy B. unpopular C. famous [ ] (ii) A. departed B. stayed C. written [ ]

just a few crumbling walls.2. Meena Bazaar was once a (i) popular market for royal ladies, but all that (ii) remained now was

(ii) A. enormous B. modern C. broken [ ] (i) A. noisy B. calm C. large [ ]

1. It was a small, (i) quiet town surrounded by green hills and some (ii) ancient ruins.

4. "I'll tell you the (1) whole story, but first all the police," said the man. The police (2) arrived in time.


(ii) A. came B. called C. left [ ] (i) A. broken B. partly C. complete [ ]

(ii) A. opened B. arranged C. linked [ ] (i) A. garden B. tunnel C. plaza [ ]

3. A secret (1) passage was (2) connected to the market. They ran towards it.

(ii) A. new B. collapsing C. constructing [ ] (i) A. simple B. vain C. noble [ ]

a few (2) crumbling walls.2. Meena Bazaar was once a popular market for (1) royal ladies, but all that remained now was just

(ii) A. strange B. common C. nice [ ] (i) A. wrapped B. opened C. covered [ ]

1. She picked it up and (1) unfolded it out. How (2) odd! It had letters CLP written on it.



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struggle, surprise, smugler, breath ( )

populer, market, bazaar, temple ( )

creepers, escape, corner, reech ( )

passage, eksplore, favourite, surround ( )

ancient, coucin, pretend, shout ( )

2. 2.

1. 1.

school, doctor, hospital, teacher

Places Persons


1.

5.

VI. Find the word which is wrongly spelt. Rewrite it in the space provided.

4.

3.

2.

1.

5.

4. Before that, he had (manage) to write HELP on a piece of paper and had thrown it,

3. "Here," said Seema to Arun who was (stand) at the (enter) to the cave.

2. Seema (know) Arun's favourite (hide) place and smiled to herself.

1. Arun was soon out of (see) as he (go) round the corner.



1. i. n__rby ii. f__r 2. i. ah__d ii. anc__nt3. i. cr__pers ii. rem__ns 4. i. p__ce ii. bel___ve

i. c__sin ii. en__gh 6. i. t__d ii. qu__t

(hope) that someone would find it.

IV. Complete the following words using ai, ei, ie, ea, oo, ou, au, ia, ea, eo, etc.

7. i. surr__nding ii. th__ght 8. i. fav__rite ii. sh__t

1. anc___ (ent / ant) 2. tem___ (pel / ple)

4. vaca_____ (shion / tion)

6. entr_____ (ence / ance)

3. king___ (dam / dom)

5. favour___ (ite / ete)

7. pass_____ (age / ege) 8. bre______ (eht / eath)

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2. Rekha says, “It is raining.”

3. Jack will say, “I want to sleep.”

4. “Trees are very useful to all living things,” said father.

5. “Vani is my best friend,” replied Tania.

2.

Persons Places

3.

village, barber, bank, judge

1. 1.

2. 2.

elephant, crow, jackal, parrot

Animals Birds

1 1.

2. 2.

4.

5.

Atlantic, Krishna, Godavari, Pacific

Rivers Oceans1. 1.

2. 2.

aunt, knife, typewriter, attendant

Person Things

1. 1.

2. 2.

I. Change the following into Indirect Speech.

1. “I will ask a few questions now,” said the teacher.

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5. Apply for the lost papers. Send the immediately

4. Please permit me to go early. I need your

4. Recite the poem perfectly, because the carries five marks.

3. We will inform you as soon as we get the

2. Priyanka selected a dress. Her was good.

III. Change the following sentences into passive voice.

1. He picked up the paper.

A.

2. They had freed the police officer.

A.3. They will not believe us.

A.4. We must find him.

A.5. He was following a gang of smugglers.

A.

IV. Complete the following sentences with the noun forms of the highlighted verbs.

1. The forest produces many things. We have to increase their .

II. Complete the following sentences using the simple past form of the verb.

1. They reached

3. The police arrived in no time.

Creative Writing

• Who are the main characters?• Where does the story take place?• What is the plot of the story?

• What are the problems faced by the characters?• How do they solve the problems?

I. Write a paragraph on an adventure story that you have read.

Hints :

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AN ADVENTURE

2. She ran

home.

down the hill towards the old temple.

4. Seema knew

5. She picked

his favourite hiding place.

it up and unfolded it.

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III. Design a Poster to spread the message of Preventing Child Labour. Include a!

slogan and make it bright.

II. Develop a conversation of the policeman and the two children on how the policeman was caught by the smugglers.

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Extra CCE Examinationbased Material

Seen Comprehension Passages

Template for comprehension passages (seen)

These passages or stanzas (poem) have been picked up from the lessons to strengthen the comprehending skills of the students. The CCE examination pattern advocates the in-depth learning of the central theme of every lesson. Therefore we have introduced this new Session of Comprehension Passages (textual) as a support system to the teachers.

UNIT I

PEACE AND HARMONY

Passage I

Read the following passage and answer the following Questions.

The jackal who had been waiting for this opportunity, dragged the sadhu and ran into the jungle. He took the sadhu to a lonely place, tore him into pieces and ate him up. The animals were very sad, angry and disappointed with what had happened to the sadhu. They were afraid that the hungry jackal would appear again the next day. Then they heard a strange noise. All of them ran in that direction. What they saw surprised them. They saw the stomach of the jackal growing bigger and bigger.

1. What was the opportunity for which the jackal was waiting?

2. What happened to the sadhu?

3. What did the animals see?

4. From which lesson are these lines extracted?

5. Who does "he" refer to in the above passage?

Passage II

Once upon a time, in a very thick forest lived many animals, birds, snakes and insects. They all lived together happily. They roamed about the jungle, and played together in the open fields without any fear. The peacocks were very proud of their dances but admired the melodious songs of the cuckoos. The elephants enjoyed watching the fish swimming in the pool. The pythons that were blessed with long bodies, spoke well of the fine fur of the flat-footed rabbits.

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1. Where did the animals live?

2. Who did the peacocks admire?

3. Who spoke well of the fine fur of the flat - footed rabbits?

4. How did the animals live in the forest?

5. Pick out the word which means "merrily" from the above passage?

I WANT PEACE

Passage III

Read the following poem and answer the given Questions.

I am big and round,

I feel the weight of sorrow on me,

I touch the feelings of the people,

I worry about the future of the people on me,

I cry for help from God.

1. Who does " I " refer to?

2. Who feels the weight of sorrow?

3. What is the Mother Earth's worry?

4. Why does the Mother Earth ask for help from God?


Passage IV

Read the following passage answer the following questions.

" I have nothing grand to offer you. I don't glow or sing, but what I have I give with my heart", and he scampered away. He returned, dragging his dry branches. The Great One looked grave.

" I see beauty in form and sound..." all waited holding their breath. But the prize goes to the grey squirrel, for I can use seeds and sow them; new life will burst forth.... trees will bear more fruit. It is a gift not only for today but also for all our tomorrows."

1. "I have nothing grand to offer you". Who said these words to whom?

2. What did the little squirrel present?

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UNIT III


1) Read the following passage and answer the following Questions.

At the shop there was a well-dressed customer. He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need? “I don’t know,” she replied with her eyes welling up. “He’s really sick and Mummy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my savings.” “How much do you have?” asked the man. “One dollar and eleven cents, but I can try and get some more,” she answered barely audible.

1. Who was the well-dressed customer?

2. Who was the little girl?

3. Write the synonym of "welling up”?

4. How much money did the little girl have?

5. What does the word "miracle" mean according to the little girl?


“What do you want?” asked the chemist. “It’s for my little brother,” Tess answered, “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”

“We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling sadly at the little girl. “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

1. What does the little girl want to buy?

2. Is miracle a medicine available in the medical store?

3. What does the word "you" refer to here?

4. What happened to Tess`s brother?

5. What is the message that we get from this lesson?

3. How did the little squirrel's show impress the Great One?

4. Why was the squirrel sad?

5. Who does “I" refer to in the above passage?

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A NATION'S STRENGTH- Ralph Waldo Emerson

3) Read the following Poem and answer the following Questions.

Not gold, but only men, can make

A people great and strong

Men who for truth and honour’s sake

Stand fast and suffer long.

Brave men who work while others sleep

Who dare while others fly

They build a nation’s pillars deep

And lift them to the sky.

1. What do you mean by the word "stand fast”?

2. Who is the poet of the poem?

3. Whom does the word "men" refer to?

4. Name some of the pillars of our Nation like Gandhiji.

5. What does "sleep" mean in the above lines?

WILMA RUDOLPH


Wilma Rudolph was born in a poor family in Tennessee. At the age of four, she had pneumonia with scarlet fever which left her paralyzed with polio. She had to wear a brace and the doctor said she would never put her foot on earth. But her mother encouraged her. She told Wilma that with God-given ability, persistence and faith she could do anything she wanted. Wilma said, “I want to be the fastest woman runner in the world.”

1. What was Wilma's ambition?

2. What does the word "Persistence" mean?

3. What happened to Wilma when she was four?

4. How did Wilma's mother encourage her?

5. What do you learn from Wilma?

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Unseen Comprehension Passages

Template for unseen passages

These passages or stanzas (from poems) have been picked up from various sources on a variety of topics. They would be immensely beneficial to the students in enhancing their thinking skills and substantiating their understanding. The key concept of CCE, the '5 W and 1 H' has been emphatically incorporated into this section as well. Students must be encouraged to do them on their own. The different type of questions like multiple choice, True or False, fill in the blanks and content based questions would help the children from the examination point of view.

1. Read the comprehension and answer the following questions:

Questions:

1. How often did Mr Green go to the barber?2. What did Philip do during his father’s haircut?3. Who cut Philip’s hair at home?4. Why did Mr. Green have the barber cut Philip’s hair?5. How did Philip want his hair?

Passage – 2


Margaret took over the tea and sent Becky to cut more and more cake. Susan’s legs ached and an immense hunger seized her; she had eaten nothing but sandwiches since her breakfast at half- past seven, but there was no time, the girls clamoured for more and she ran backward and forward with four helpers, who had their own tea in between.

Mr Green went to the barber every month to have a haircut. He sometimes took his little son, Philip with him, and Philip sat and looked at magazines during his father’s haircut. But at that time, the barber did not cut Philip’s hair. Mrs Green would always cut it at home. Then one day, Mr Green said to his wife, Philip is five now and the barber is going to cut his hair, next time.He took Philip there the next day, and first the barber cut Mr.Green’s hair. Then the barber put Philip in the chair and said, “How do you want your hair, young man?” “Like my father", answered Philip, "with a whole in the middle”

Passage – 1

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A clothes basket was filled with cut-up pieces of cake, pastry slabs of men‟s cake, apple pastry and current slices. There the box of ginger- snaps was taken round and some girls actually refused. The end was approaching but still Joshua walked up and down the line with food.

Questions:

1. What had Susan eaten since morning?2. What was Joshua doing?3. How did the girls behave?4. Where was all the eatables kept?5. What did the box contain?

Passage – 3


WHO BECAME THE PRIDE OF THE NATION?

At the time of her sacrifice, Sister Myra Ivanovna was only twenty years of age, and was small and frail. Her temperament, however, was such that it produced great activity and most remarkable saying powers.No undertaking seemed too large for the wonderful, courageous spirit within her frail form. In her, we can picture a woman moved by deep religious instincts and burning desire to minister the suffering humanity. When war broke out, she accompanied her brother, a military doctor, to the battle front and did valuable service among the sick and wounded. Her touch, it is said, healed as if by magic. Her presence was the presence of angels. No service was too small, no effort too great.

Questions:

1. What was Sister Myra Ivanovna’s age at the time of her sacrifice?2. Was Ivanovna an active and smart girl?3. Where did Ivanovna go when the war broke out?4. What was Ivanovna’s brother?5. What is the most interesting thing from the passage?

Passage – 4


Paper was a Chinese invention, and the secret of making it came to Europe through theArabs. The Babylonians and Assyrians did their writing with a pointed instrument on cakes orbricks of soft earth which was later baked to make them hard. Much of the Roman writingwas done with sharp sticks.

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Other materials which have been used for writing on at different times are sheep’s bones, broken pots, leaves, trees stems, and metals. In Europe, before paper became common, writing was done on a special sort of thin leather. In time, the feather pens which had been used for a great number of years gave place to steel pens, then to fountain pens, ball point pens and of course, pencils.

Questions:

1. Who invented paper?2. How did the invention of paper reach Europe?3. How did the Babylonians and Assyrians do their writing?4. Where was much of the Roman writing done?5. Where did the European write before they started using paper?

Passage – 5


It is only in difficult moments that we come to know whether a person is brave or not. A majority of the people are not brave. But there is none who does not consider himself brave. Our soldiers met an army of jackals when they fought the Pakistan forces.

Indian soldiers are known in the world for their bravery. They never fear death. The day of battle is the only day worthy to be lived. And to die while defending the honour of their motherland is the greatest sacrifice instead of turning back in disgrace. By doing so, they become the pride of the nation.

Questions:

1. When do we know whether a person is brave or not?2. Do all people consider themselves brave?3. When do our soldiers meet an army of jackals?4. Which is the day worth living for to the Indian soldier?

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Writing Discourses

1. Designing an Invitation Card

Invitations are a means to announce special occasions in a grand manner. Letting people know about the details of the occasion in charming designs and flowery words, just about defines an invitation.

Template

The following tips will help in designing an invitation card:

The name of the programme must be bold & highlighted. Details about the venue, time, day & date must be given. Key attractions of the programme with pictures must be presented. Host’s name, phone number must be given at the bottom.

Now design an Invitation Card for your school on the occasion of Science Exhibition. The following hints would be useful:

Hints:

• Date, day & time must be mentioned clearly• Venue – school campus• Occasion – Science Exhibition• Highlights of the exhibition• Entry fee, etc.

You are cordially invited for the

SCIENCE EXHIBITION

ON Sunday, Jan 20th 2019, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

ATTHE PATHANJALI SCHOOL CAMPUS

Key attractions:

Models of Araku Valley, Kailashgiri puppet show, Valmiki Ashram, Globe ISLV- Rocket, Danger zone, and many others.

By the students, Staff & Management of

PATHANJALI INSTITUTIONS

PH: 886642001, Email ID: [email protected]

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2. Biographical Sketch:

A Biographical Sketch is the story of the life of a famous personality- either living or dead, giving details about his personal life, his professional life, his achievement and his fame.

Template

• The full name date of birth, place of birth, town, state, country, etc.• Some more personal details• Professional details of his career.• His achievements & medals won• His contribution to the nation

Write a biographical sketch of Sania Mirza based on the hints given below:

Born on 15th November 1986 - born in Mumbai - father Imran Mirza, mother Naseema - family moved to Hyderabad - took up tennis at the age 6 - initial coach Roger Anderson - attended Nasar School - graduated from St Mary’s College - Honorary Doctorate from MGR Education & Research University Chennai - turned to professional tennis in 2003 - won 2003 Wimbledon Championship Girl’s Doubles title - won many more titles - currently ranked No. 1 in Women’s doubles ranking - 3rd Indian Women in the Open Era to feature and win a round in a Grand Slam Tournament - A Gem of India

Sania Mirza is an Indian Professional Tennis player, who is currently ranked No. 1 in Women’s doubles. She was born in Mumbai on 15th November 1986. Her father, Imran Mirza and mother Naseema moved with their family to Hyderabad when Sania was very young. She took up tennis at the age 6. During the initial years, her coach was Roger Anderson. She attended Nasar School, and later graduated from St. Mary’s College. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from MGR Educational & Research University, Chennai. Sania turned to professional tennis in 2003 and in the same year, won the prestigious Wimbledon Championship Girl’s Doubles title. She went on to win many more titles in international tennis circles. She is currently ranked no. 1 in Women’s doubles ranking. She is the 3rd Indian woman in the Open Era to feature and win a round in a Grand Slam Tournament. Sania Mirza stands tall and proud as a true Gem of India.

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3. Speech Writing:

A speech is a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience. Speech is a powerful means of communication. Therefore the tone, the words, the language must have a long lasting effect.

Template

Hints which would make speech writing easier:

• Making a good impression• Introduction of the topic in an impressive way• Giving examples related to the topic• Using quotes and similes• Asking questions• Speech must be structured• Conclusion must be memorable

Prepare a speech that you would like to make on the occasion of ‘Friendship Day’ in your school during the Morning Assembly.

Hints:

• Who is a true friend?• Qualities of a friend• How can we maintain their friendship?• Friend in need is a friend indeed.

Good morning teachers and my dear friends. As you all know that the first Sunday of August is celebrated as Friendship Day. I am here to share my views on friendship. Friends are God’s gift. Only lucky people get true friends. A friend is one who gives us support like a board and warmth like the fire place. He/she understands our feelings and emotions even when we don’t expect them. Spending time with a friend is as refreshing as the morning dew. The value of a true friend is known only in his absence. Therefore it is very important to make good friends who will guide us along the right path. Maintaining friendship for years is an equally difficult task, but nevertheless a rewarding task. Wishing all of you a Happy Friendship Day.

Thank you

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4. Diary Entry:

Diaries are notebooks filled with a writer’s personal & private form of writing, where the inner most feeling, thoughts and ideas are expressed freely.

Template

The following hints would be useful while writing a diary:

• The date must be written at the top of the entry.• It is a day – wise entry• Chronologically organized• The entry is often addressed to the diary as if it were a living thing• Events which happened or incidents are mentioned.

Thursday, 20th June, 2019 10 pm

Upset over poor exam performance

Today I was very upset. Our subject teachers announced the marks scored by us in the recently conducted examinations. My performance was poor. Almost all the teachers scolded me. My classmates made fun of me. I felt terrible.

I came home and cried in my room. My mother saw and asked me the reason. I showed her my marks. I was afraid that she too would scold me. But she said she was proud that I tried my best. She said that instead of crying, I should work harder and never give up. I felt so happy to have such a supportive mother. I promised myself that in the next exam, I will work hard and obtain excellent marks and show everybody what I am capable of doing.

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Your friend has got a gold medal at the National Level. Write a letter to your friend congratulating him on his success.

To Ms. Suman D/o Mr Venkat Rao 1-12-34 AShanti NagarHyderabad

Malashree Your loving friend

Dear Suman,

How are you? I am fine. Hearty congratulations! I came to know from Siri aunty that you have won a Gold medal in Roller Skating at the National Level. It was wonderful to hear the news. Competing with thousands of participants and winning a medal is an incredibly great achievement. All your hard work and commitment towards the game have helped you to achieve this success. I wish that you win many more such medals. I am proud of you. Mom and dad have conveyed their congratulations and blessings to you. Hoping to see you soon.

Flat No. 208 Surya Apartments Sumanti Nagar Vijayawada

19th January 2019

5. Letter Writing – Informal

Letter writing is an important part of written communication. It is generally of 2 types: Formaland Informal letters.In this section we would focus on informal letters. All letters follow the block format.Template

An informal letter consists of 6 parts in the following order:

• The Heading consists of the writer’s address and the date.• The salutation – consists of addressing the addressee.• Body of the letter – contains the main content of the letter.• The signature• The superscription – consists of the senders address to be written on

the envelope

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