Why did the neighbours kill the dog?
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The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in the first two paragraphs?
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What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?
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(i) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?
(ii) How did it help him next ?
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Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish his neighbour for the same act?
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Read the following conversation.
Ravi : What are you doing?
Mridu : I'm reading a book.
Ravi : Who wrote it?
Mridu : Ruskin Bond.
Ravi : Where did you find it?
Mridu : In the liberary.
Notice that 'what' 'who', 'where', are question words. Questions that require information begin with question words. Some other question words are 'when,' 'why', 'where', 'which', and 'how'.
Read the following paragraph and frame question on the italicized phrases.
Anil is in school. I am in school too. Anil is sitting in the left row. He is reading a book. Anil's friend is sitting in the second row. He is sharpening his pencil. The teacher is writing on the blackboard. Children are writing in their copybooks. Some children are looking out of the window.
(i) _____________________________
(ii) _____________________________
(iii) _____________________________
(iv) _____________________________
(v) ______________________________
(vi) _____________________________
(vii) _____________________________
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Write appropriate question words in the blank spaces in the following dialogue.
Neha : ............ did you get this book?
Sheela :Yesterday morning.
Neha : ............ is your sister crying?
Sheela : Because she has lost her doll.
Neha :............ room is this, yours or hers?
Sheela : It's ours.
Neha :............ do you go to school?
Sheela-: We walk to school. It is near by.
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Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
how what when where which
(i) My friend lost his chemistry book. Now he doesn't know ........ to do and ........ to look for it.
(ii) There are so many toys in the shops. Neena can't decide .......... one to buy.
(iii) You don't know the way to my school. Ask the policeman ....... to get there.
(vi) You should decide soon .......... to start bulling your house.
(v) Do you know ...... to ride a bicycle? I don't remember ......... and ......... I leamt it.
(vi) "You should know .......... to talk and .......... to keep your mouth shut," the teacher advised Anil.
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Add im-or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.
Patient Proper Possible Sensitive Competent
(i)The project appears very difficult at first sight but it can be completed if we work very hard.
(ii) He lacks competence. That's why he can't keep any job for more than a year.
(iii) "Don't lose patience. Your letter will come one day," the postman told me.
(iv) "That's not a proper remark to make under the circumstances.
(v) He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, he is very emotional.
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Use a, an or the in the blanks.
There was once __________ play which became very successful. _______ famous actor was acting in it. In _____________ play his role was that of _____ aristocrat who had been imprisoned in __________ castle for twenty years. In ________ last act of ________ play someone would come on ________ stage with _______letter which he would hand over to___________ prisoner. Even though ____________ aristocrat was not expected to read ______________ letter at each performance, he always insisted that __________ letter be written out from beginning to end.
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Encircle the correct article.
Nina was looking for (a) /the) job. After many interviews she got (a/ (the) job she was looking for.
A : Would you like (a/an/the) apple or (a/an/the) banana?
B: I'd like (a/an/the) apple, please.
A: Take (a/an/the) red one in (a/an/the) fruit bowl.
You may take (a/an/the) orange also, if you like.
B: Which one?
A : (A/An/the) one beside, (a/an/the) banana.
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Do you remember an anecdote or a story about a greedy or jealous person and the unhappy result of his/her action? Narrate the story to other in your class.
Here is one for you to read.
Seeing an old man planting a fig tree, the king asked why he was doing this. The man replied that he might live to eat the fruit, and, even if he did not, his son would enjoy the figs.
"Well', said the king, "if you do live to eat the fruit of this tree, please let me know.” The man promised do so and sure enough, before too long , the tree grew and bore fruit.
Packing some fine figs in a basket, the old man set out for the palace to meet the king.
The king accepted the gift and gave orders that the old man's basket be filled with gold. Now/next door to the old man, there lived a greedy old man jealous of his neighbor’s good fortune. He also packed some figs in a basket and took them to the palace in the hope of getting gold.
The king, on learning, the man's motive, ordered him to stand in the compound and had him pelted with figs. The old man returned home and told his wife the sad story. She consoled him by saying, "You should be thankful that our neighbour did not grow coconuts."
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Put each of the following in the correct order. Then use them appropriately to fill the blanks in the paragraph that follows. Use correct punctuation marks.
• English and Hindi/both/in/he writes
• and only/a few short stories/many books in English/ in Hindi
• is/my Hindi/than my English/much better
Ravi Kant is a writer, and ................... Of course, he is much happier
writing in English than in Hindi. He has written ..................................
I find his books a little hard to understand.
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Are you fond of reading stories? Did you read one last month? If not, read one or two and then write a paragraph about the story. Use the following hints.
• title of the story
• name of author
• how many characters
• which one you liked
• some details of the story
• main point(s) as you understand it
Tell your friends whe they should also read it.
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