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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , It All Began With Drip Drip, , w, ar, da, , s., , te, , ac, , hm, , in, t, , .in, , -Alka Shankar and Sharleen Mukundan, , Activity 1, , es, , Tick the correct alternative:, , dh, , (a) The tiger took shelter near the house of (i) an old woman (ii) an old, , id, , man (iii) a neighbour., , //s, , Ans:- (i) an old woman., , s:, , (b) The old woman was (i) soft-spoken (ii) ill-tempered (iii) shy., , ht, tp, , Ans: (ii) ill-tempered., (c) The tiger thought drip-drip was (i) the constant falling of rain (ii) the, name of a man (iii) a creature., Ans:- (iii) a creature., https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , (d) Bholenath was a (i) farmer (ii) weaver (iii) potter., , .in, , Ans:- (iii) potter., , in, t, , Activity 2, , numbers in the given boxes. One is done for you:, , hm, , Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the, , ac, , (1) She pushed her bed around the room to keep it dry. [ 4 ], , s., , te, , (2) The tiger took shelter outside an old woman's hut. [ 2 ], , w, ar, da, , (3) Bholenath was looking for his donkey. [ 5 ], (4) A tiger was caught in a storm. [ 1 ], , (5) Bholenath saw an animal huddled against the wall of the woman's, , es, , hut. [ 6 ], , id, , dh, , (6) The old woman was ill-tempered that night. [ 3 ], , //s, , Activity 3, , ht, tp, , s:, , Answer the following question:, What do you think would Bholenath's reaction be if he knew that, the animal 'huddled in the dark' was actually a tiger?, Ans: Bholenath would have become speechless and motionless out, of horror and disbelief.Then he would run away screaming in fear, https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , of saving his life., , .in, , Activity 4, , in, t, , Complete the following sentences with information from the text:, , hm, , (a) The tiger was frightened because it mistook Bholenath as the, terrible drip-drip., , ac, , (b) Bholenath's wife screamed in fear when she discovered a tiger tied to, , te, , a tree., , w, ar, da, , the rope and ran away to the jungle., , s., , (c) Disturbed and confused by the people, the tiger had chewed through, , (d) Bholenath announced proudly that he had he caught the tiger last, , dh, , Activity 5, , es, , night and he even pulled its ears too., , //s, , id, , Answer the following questions:, , s:, , (a) Why did Bholenath bring the tiger home?, , ht, tp, , Ans: Bholenath though he was bringing his donkey home., (b) What made the neighbours come running out of their huts?, Ans:- The scream of Bholenath's wife made the neighbours come out of, their huts., https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , (c) Why were the villagers relieved?, Ans: Villagers were relieved when they saw the tiger ran away to the, , .in, , jungle., , in, t, , (d) How did the king reward Bholenath for his bravery?, , Ans: King made Bholenath Commander-in-chief King’s army as a reward, , hm, , for Bholenath's bravery. King also gave Bholenath and his wife a large, , te, , ac, , house to live in., , s., , Activity 6, , w, ar, da, , Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give, supporting statements for each of your answers:, (a) Bholenath did not know how to ride a horse. [ T ], , es, , (b) The king sent Bholenath a magnificent elephant. [ F ], , dh, , (c) The enemy soldiers were happy to see Bholenath. [ F ], , s:, , //s, , id, , (d) Bholenath defeated the enemy soldiers single-handedly. [ F ], , ht, tp, , Activity 7, , Answer the following questions in complete sentences:, (a) Why was Bholenath full of despair?, Ans: Because King entrusted him with the duty of protecting his state, https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , from enemy soldiers and and he did not even know how to ride a horse., (b) How did his wife help him to overcome his trouble?, , .in, , Ans: Bholenath's wife securely tied him to the horse with a rope to, , in, t, , overcome his trouble., , hm, , (c) What made the enemy soldiers scared?, , Ans: As the enemy soldiers saw a wild-looking man tied to a fierce, , ac, , stallion waving branches excitedly, they were greatly scared., , s., , Give reasons for your answer., , te, , (d) Do you think Bholenath could truly be called a legendary character?, , w, ar, da, , Ans: No, He couldn't call a legendary character. Because he got all success, by chance. He didn’t known how to ride a horse, didn’t know how to fight, , dh, , Activity 8 (a), , es, , and he was not brave too., , id, , Read the following sentences. Underline the Nouns which indicate either, , //s, , a state of being or a quality of mind:, , s:, , (i) The king is known for his kindness., , ht, tp, , (ii) The beauty of the flower attracted me., (iii) Childhood is fun., (iv) India attained freedom in 1947., , https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , Activity 8 (b), , .in, , Form abstract nouns from the following words:, , in, t, , (i) Dark - Darkness, , hm, , (ii) Adult - Adulthood, , ac, , (iii) Amaze - Amazement, , te, , (iv) Disturb - Disturbance, , es, , Activity 8(c), , w, ar, da, , (vi) Sweet - Sweetness, , s., , (v) Confuse - Confusion, , Underline the words that indicate a group of people, animals, or things, , dh, , taken as a whole:, , //s, , id, , (i) I saw a crowd in front of the shop., , s:, , (ii) A herd of cattle is passing by., , ht, tp, , (iii) Our school cricket team has won., (iv) A bunch of flowers was kept in the vase., , https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , Activity 8 (d), Fill in the blanks with the appropriate collective nouns given in the Help, , .in, , Box. One is done for you:, , in, t, , (i) A posse of policemen marched by., , hm, , (ii) I bought a bunch of grapes from the market., , (iv) I saw a swarm of bees buzzing around., , w, ar, da, , s., , te, , (v) The class is very noisy., , ac, , (iii) A flock of sheep was grazing in the field., , Activity 8 (e), , Underline the words in the following sentences that can be counted., , es, , Circle the words that cannot be counted:, , dh, , (i) I am reading a book., , id, , (ii) Iron is a useful metal., , //s, , (iii) Snowy is his pet dog., , ht, tp, , s:, , (iv) She has long hair., , https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , Activity 8(f), Read the sentences carefully and put the underlined words in the correct, , .in, , columns:, , in, t, , (i) Milk is good for health., , hm, , (ii) The door is closed., (iii) I bought a kilo of sugar from the market., , ac, , (iv) Children play with toys., , w, ar, da, , s., , te, , Ans:, , Countable Noun, , Uncountable Noun, , Door, , Milk, , es, , Market, , Sugar, , dh, , Children, , ht, tp, , s:, , //s, , id, , Toy, , Activity 9, , Find words from the text nearest in meaning to the words given below:, (a) Kingly- Royal, https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in
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https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in, , (b)Sorrow - Despair, (c) Surprised - Astonished, , in, t, , .in, , (d) Afraid - Frightened, , hm, , Activity 10 (a), , Imagine you are caught in a storm while returning home one night., , ac, , Write a short paragraph in about sixty words describing your experience., , te, , Use the following hints:, , Ans:, , w, ar, da, , around - how you reached home ), , s., , ( returning from aunt's place - sky darkened - wild wind - rain - no one, , One day I was returning home from my aunt's house. Suddenly, , The sky was covered with dark clouds. Nobody was seen nearby. I was, , es, , afraid. The sky was thundering. At the same time, the wind began to, , dh, , blow at a high speed. I took shelter in the years of a house on the side of, , ht, tp, , s:, , //s, , id, , the road and after the rain stopped I reached home., , https://siddheswardas.teachmint.in