Why did the dog feel the need for a master?
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Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master?
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Why did he serve the Lion for a long time?
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Who did he finally choose as his master and why?
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A summary of the story is given below.
Fill in the blanks to complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box.
a dog ,stronger than anyone else ,the bearthe strongest of all ,a wolf ,a lion ,afraid of man ,his own master |
This is a story of........... who used to be .......... . He decided to find a master........... First he found........... but the wolf was afraid of........... The dog thought that the bear was .......... . After some time the dog met........... who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realized that the lion was ........... . To this day, the dog remains man's best friend.
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Each word in the box given below indicates a large number of... For example, 'a herd of cows' refers to many cows. Complete each of the following phrases with a suitable word.
school fleet brood bundle bunch pack flock herd
1. a .......... of ships 5. a.......... of sticks
2. a.......... of flowers 6. a .......... of sheep
3. a .......... of chicks 7. a .......... of fish
4. a .......... of cattle 8. a .......... of wolves
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Make nouns from the words given below by adding-ness or - ity.
(For some words we need to add just-ty, or-y).
1. honest.......... 2. kind .............
3. cruel............. 4. calm .............
5. sad ............... 6. active ............
7. creative......... 8. sincere ..........
9. cheerful......... 10. bitter.............
11. sensitive ........ 12. great..............
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Word search
• There are twelve words hidden in this table.
• Six can be found horizontally and the remaining six vertically.
• All of them are describing words like 'good', 'happy', etc.
• The first letters of the words are given below :
Horizontal: H R F F S G
Vertical : A W S F L Q
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Read the following passage and do the exercises that follow:
Then complete the family tree of dogs given on the facing page.
The Dog Family
The dog family is one of the 11 families that make up the Carnivores, a large group of intelligent, flesh-eating, back-boned animals. In this group are such varied animals as bears, pandas, raccoons, cats, hyenas, and even seal. The dog or canine family has many wild species like wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, and wild dogs.
The dog is the only domesticated member of the canine family though now and then someone tames a wolf, fox or coyote as a pet. All members of the dog family are descendants of a wolf-like animal which lived about 15 million years ago. From this distant ancestor, the true dogs gradually developed. But nobody knows the exact ancestor of the modem domestic dog.
Several wild dogs look and behave like domestic dogs. The dingo or wild dog of Australia is one of these. It is possible that the dingo was tamed dog brought to Australia long ago which then ran wild.
Dogs were the first animals tamed by humans-perhaps 20,000 years ago. Tamed dogs were brought from Asia to the New World 5,000 or more years ago. Dogs were first used for hunting.
1.Find the opposites of these words in the text above.
(i) ancestor .......... (ii) wild t...... m ....
(ii) ancient.......... (iv) near d .......... t
(v) suddenly gr ..........
2.Complete the following sentences.
(i) The dingo is .......... .
(ii) Dogs were the .......... animals
tamed by humans. The other animals tamed by humans are.......... (Think and name some other such animals).
(iii) The New World refers to ...........
Dogs were brought there from ...........
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Here are some points from a similar story that you might have heard in another language. Dividing the class into two groups try and tell the story in English. One person from each group can speak alternately. Your teacher will help you. As you' tell it, one of you may write it down on the board.
A Mouse Maiden
• mouse changed into a girl by a magician ...
• wants to many the strongest person ...
• asks whether sun or cloud stronger (why?) ...
• but mountain stronger than clouds (how?) ...
• but mouse stronger than mountain (how?) ...
• girl asks to marry mouse, becomes a mouse again.
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