The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
dived
gliding
Sprang
darting
whipped…back
delving
1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began _________ into my pockets for morsels of cake.
2. I saw a cobra ___________ out of a clump of cactus.
3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue ____________ in and out.
4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose _____________ aside.
5. The snake _______________ his head ________________ to strike at the crow.
6. The birds _______________ at the snake.
1. The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?
2. Find five words in the following paragraph, which are generally associated with trees. But here, they have been used differently. Underline the words.
Hari leaves for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari’s success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every day.
1. “It was to be a battle of champions.” (8)
(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.
Mongoose
Cobra
(a) ___________
(b) ___________
(c) ___________
(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?
2. Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?) (10)
3. Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order. (11, 16)
(i)
Ceased to struggle
Grabbed the snake by the snout
(ii)
Tried to mesmerise the mongoose
Dragged the snake into the bushes
(iii)
Coiled itself around the mongoose
Darted away and bit the cobra on the back
(iv)
Struck the crow
Pretended to attack the cobra on one side
(v)
Struck again and missed
Refused to look into the snake’s eyes
Struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack
Sprang aside, jumped in and bit
4. (i) What happened to the crow in the end? (16)
(ii) What did the myna do finally? (17)
A. Complete the following sentences.
1. The old banyan tree “did not belong” to grandfather, but only to the boy, because
__________________________________________________________________
2. The small gray squirrel became friendly when
3. When the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit, the squirrel
4. In the spring, the banyan tree _________________________________, and
___________________________________ would come there.
5. The banyan tree served the boy as a _____________________________
6. The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree
i am a english teacher for class 6 and i am using Frank Brothers publications - THE LAND OF THUS AND SO- now in this we have three books, a literature reader, Main course book and an activity book.
my question is should i give meanigs and question and answers from the literature reader and use the main course book and the activity book for practice in class and for home work
or should i use the main course for giving meaning and question and answers.
pls help me in this
The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
dived
gliding
Sprang
darting
whipped…back
delving
1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began _________ into my pockets for morsels of cake.
2. I saw a cobra ___________ out of a clump of cactus.
3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue ____________ in and out.
4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose _____________ aside.
5. The snake _______________ his head ________________ to strike at the crow.
6. The birds _______________ at the snake.
1. The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?
2. Find five words in the following paragraph, which are generally associated with trees. But here, they have been used differently. Underline the words.
Hari leaves for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari’s success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every day.
1. “It was to be a battle of champions.” (8)
(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.
Mongoose
Cobra
(a) ___________
(a) ___________
(b) ___________
(b) ___________
(c) ___________
(c) ___________
(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?
2. Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?) (10)
3. Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order. (11, 16)
(i)
Ceased to struggle
Grabbed the snake by the snout
(ii)
Tried to mesmerise the mongoose
Dragged the snake into the bushes
(iii)
Coiled itself around the mongoose
Darted away and bit the cobra on the back
(iv)
Struck the crow
Pretended to attack the cobra on one side
(v)
Struck again and missed
Refused to look into the snake’s eyes
(v)
Struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack
Sprang aside, jumped in and bit
4. (i) What happened to the crow in the end? (16)
(ii) What did the myna do finally? (17)
A. Complete the following sentences.
1. The old banyan tree “did not belong” to grandfather, but only to the boy, because
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2. The small gray squirrel became friendly when
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3. When the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit, the squirrel
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
4. In the spring, the banyan tree _________________________________, and
___________________________________ would come there.
5. The banyan tree served the boy as a _____________________________
__________________________________________________________________
6. The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
i am a english teacher for class 6 and i am using Frank Brothers publications - THE LAND OF THUS AND SO- now in this we have three books, a literature reader, Main course book and an activity book.
my question is should i give meanigs and question and answers from the literature reader and use the main course book and the activity book for practice in class and for home work
or should i use the main course for giving meaning and question and answers.
pls help me in this