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.Pg 3, elephant, calf, whale, calf, реacock, peachick, Exercise | Q 8 Page 69, Complete the following using your own ideas:, SOLUTION, a. His head was too big to hold his neck, b. He was too shy to talk to the guests., C. She was too proud to say that she had made a mistake., d. They were too tired to cook food for the children., e. We are too busy to listen to your complaints., f. He was too lazy to clean up his room., Exercise | Q 9. (a) | Page 69, Write a conversation between:, A donkey and a dog, SOLUTION, Donkey:, Hi, dog! How lucky you are, Dog:, Lucky? Me? Why?, You just rest and play the whole day and you are given good food, and loved by the master., Rest? Play? Do you thinkI don't do any work?, Of course, you don't! Look at me. I carry loads for miles daily., I may not carry loads, but I guard the house. I see that no thieves, Donkey:, Dog:, Donkey:, Dog:, enter the house., Donkey:, Thats an easy job., Dog:, Thats not all. I play with my master and see that he's happy, too., Exercise | Q 9. (b) | Page 69, Write a conversation between:, A donkey anda horse, SOLUTION, Donkey:, Hi horse! You are looking tired. Why? You have an easy job., Horse:, What do you mean, easy?, Donkey:, You on ly have to carry the master's weight. That too, not every day. Look at, me, Horse:, Donkey:, Horse:
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Exercise | Q 9. (c) | Page 69, Write a conversation between:, A donkey anda school boy., SOLUTION, Students can attempt this on their own., Exercise | Q 10 | Page 69, If you saw someone abu sing an animal, what would you do? Write about it in 5 lines., SOLUTION, If I saw someane abusingan animal, I would first go up to himand tell him not to do it. I, would try to make him understand that what he was doing is wrong. If he did not listen, I, would call some passers-by or some adults who were aroundand ask them to check, him. If it was someone whom I knew, I would complain to his parents.
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Exercise | Q 6. (a) | Page 69, Form groups and hold debates on the following topics., Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given, statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate., A man should use animals forhis own needs., SOLUTION, Pros, Cons, Species that were getting extinct are kept, alive in sanctuaries by man. Research has there were no human beings, animals, helped man to preserve many species., It is man who is a threat to animals; if, would never have any difficulty in, surviving, Certain jobs can be done neither by men, nor machines. Hence we need animals, Manis playing havoc with the, environment, and thus troubling animals,, not helping them to survive, Exercise | Q 6. (b) | Page 69, Form groups and hold debates on the following topics., Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given, statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate., Contact with man has helped animals to survive., SOLUTION, Pros, Cons, Species that were getting extinct are kept, alive in sanctuaries by man. Research, It is a man who is a threat to animals; if, there were nahuman beings, animals, has helped man to preserve many, species, would never have any difficulty in, surviving., Manis playing havoc with the, environment, and thus troubling animals,, not helping them to survive., In many cases, a man helps wounded, and fragile animals. helping them to, survive., Exercise | Q7| Page 69, Find what the young ones of the following animals are called :, SOLUTION, Animal, Young one, foal, donkey, goat, kid, eagle, eaglet, sheep, lamb, swan, cygnet, tiger, cub, cub, pigling, pigle, duckling, owl, owlet, lion, pig, duck, horse, colt, foal, Cow, calf
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Chapter 4: The Donkey, EXERCISE (PAGE 69], Exercise | Q 1| Page 69, Rewrite the poem in the form of a prose passage., SOLUTION, The poet saw a don key that was just one day old. The donkey's head was too big for his, neck to hold, and his legs were lang, loose, and shaky. They moved suddenly and, unsteadily and didn't seem to be of much use. The donkey tried to run and leap, playfully, but he did not seem quite sure how it was done. His peculiar little coat was, soft and grey and curled at his neck in a pretty way. His face looked hopeful and he, appeared to be thinking about life. Feeling adventurous, he moved around awkwardly,, searching for something. Then he lay flat on the ground to rest. The poet says that the, little donkey looked small and weak, and he prayed that the world would be kind to him., Exercise | Q 2| Page 69, List the pairs of rhyming words from the poem., SOLUTION, i. old - hold, loose - use, bit - it, ii., iii., grey - way, doubt - about, iv., V., vi., round - ground, vii., quest - rest, viii. slim - him., Exercise | Q 3| Page 69, What does the poet pray for? Why?, SOLUTION, The little donkey looked so small and weak that the poet prays that the world would be, kind to him., Exercise | Q 4 | Page 69, Have you seen a newbom young one of an animal?, SOLUTION, Yes, I have seen a newborn baby kitten. It was tinier than the palm of my hand. Its eyes, were closed and it looked weak and helpless. I wondered how such a tiny little thing, could survive, but it did., . Pg1
