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R1 Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. In Amalapuram lives a young shepherd named Ramu. He works for Mani, a farmer. Every morning, Ramu opens the gates of the pen (shed) with a bunch of keys. This is where the sheep are kept. He drives the flock of sheep into the forest where they eat grass. In the forest, Ramu is not alone. He has a dog to help him. ‘My work is impossible without Blackie’, he says. Blackie helps him to control the sheep. Blackie also guards Ramu and the sheep from wild animals. Blackie is a loyal and helpful dog. 1) Who lives in Amalapuram? Ans.   2) Who helps Ramu with his work? Ans.   3) Write the plural forms of the words given below. a) sheep −  ________________________ b) key −  ________________________ c) dog −  ________________________ 19

4) W rite the word from the passage that means ‘a large place covered by trees’. Ans.   5) Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1)  shepherd a)  faithful 2)  farmer b)  a person who looks after sheep 3)  loyal c)  a person who takes care of a farm Passage 2 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. Once upon a time, a famine broke out in a kingdom. There was very little food. Every day, the children of the city went to a rich man’s house. They went there to get loaves of bread. As soon as the servants brought out the loaves, all the children used to fight to get the biggest loaf. One little girl never fought. She waited patiently for her turn. She always got the smallest loaf, right at the end. One day, as usual, she brought home the smallest loaf. When she cut it, she found two gold coins in it. She went back at once to return the money. The rich man was very pleased with her honesty. He gave her four gold coins as a reward. 1) Why would the children go to the rich man’s house every day? Ans.   2) What did the little girl find in her loaf one day? Ans.   20

3) Punctuate the following sentences. a) the little girl went to the rich man’s house Ans.  b) what are you doing with the small loaf of bread Ans.  c) the girl bought a blue and green dress with a gold coin Ans.   4) Write the word from the passage that is the opposite of the word ‘punishment’. Ans.  5) Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1)  famine a)  the quality of telling the truth 2)  patiently b)  extreme lack of food 3)  honesty c)  calmly; without anger Reading Comprehension 21

R2 Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. I saw a potter at a fair. He was making pots with clay. The clay was soft and felt very cool. He had a wheel in front of him that went round and round. He made the pots by placing the clay on the wheel and shaping it with his hands. Then, he placed the pots over a fire and made them hard and strong. I tried making a pot too. It was very exciting to see the clay change form and become something different. The potter gave me a pot to take home. I painted the pot in bright colours. 1) What did the potter use for making pots? Ans.   2) How did the potter make the pots hard and strong? Ans.   3) Change the tense of the given sentences according to the instructions given in brackets. a) I saw a potter. (change to simple future tense) Ans.  39

b) He was making clay pots. (change to present continuous tense) Ans.  c) I painted the pot in bright colours. (change to simple present tense) Ans.  4) Write one word from the passage that rhymes with the word ‘got’. Ans.  5) Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1)  potter a)  shiny and cheerful 2)  exciting b)  a person who makes objects with clay 3)  bright c)  interesting or thrilling Passage 2 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. A heron lived by the side of a pond that was full of fish. The greedy heron wanted to eat all the fish. So, it told a lie that some fishers were coming to catch the fish. To save the fish, he offered to fly them to another pond. He caught the fish in his mouth. Before he reached the other pond, he ate all of them. One day, a crab climbed into his mouth. The crab realised that something was wrong. He caught the heron’s neck between his claws. He did not let go until the heron promised not to be greedy ever again. ─ Adapted from a Panchatantra story 40

1) Who lived by the side of the pond? Ans.   2) What did the heron offer to do for the fish? Ans.   3) Fill in the blanks with the correct words given in brackets. a) The pond ________________________ a lot of fish. (had/have) b) A fisher ________________________ come to the pond. (has/have) c) The crab and the fish ______________________ left the pond now. (has/have) 4) Which word from the passage is the opposite of the word ‘right’? Ans.  5) Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1)  heron a)  wanting more always 2)  greedy b)  understood clearly 3)  realised c)  a large, fish-eating bird with long legs Reading Comprehension 41

R3 Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. Once, there lived a blind man in a small town. He carried a lighted lamp in his hand whenever he went out at night. One night, a group of men were walking on the same path. They saw the blind man and made fun of him. They said, ‘O blind man, why do you carry the lamp? You are blind and cannot see anything.’ The blind man politely said, ‘This lamp is not for me but for those who have eyes. You may not see a blind man in your path and may collide with him.’ Upon hearing this, the men felt ashamed and asked for forgiveness. 1) What did the blind man carry when he went out at night? Ans.   2) What did the group of men do when they saw the blind man? Ans.   3) Fill in the blanks with the correct articles (‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ ). a) The blind man took ____________ hour to finish his work. b) Bring me _______________ lamp that the blind man is carrying. 17

c) There is _____________ blind man walking in the street. 4) What is an antonym of ‘polite’? Ans.   5) Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1)  polite a)  crash into someone or something 2)  ashamed b)  well mannered 3)  collide c)  felt sorry about an action Passage 2 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. Raju was a naughty boy. He enjoyed telling lies. His father told him that lying was a bad habit. But Raju did not stop making up stories. One day, he came running and shouted, ‘Please save me. There is a tiger here.’ All the villagers ran to help him. Raju laughed and said, ‘I tricked you. There is no tiger.’ The villagers were very angry with Raju. After a few days, Raju played the same trick again on the villagers. This time, they decided not to be fooled by him anymore. One day, when Raju was alone, he actually saw a tiger. He shouted for help. However, the villagers thought it was a joke and did not believe him. The tiger attacked Raju. Moral: One should never tell lies and trouble others. 1) What did Raju enjoy doing? Ans.   18

2) What did the villagers decide after Raju tricked them? Ans.   3) Fill in the blanks with the correct words. a) ________________ is Raju. (This/Those) b) ________________ tiger attacked Raju. (These/That) c) ________________ villagers saved Raju. (That/These) 4) Write a word from the passage that is the opposite of the word ‘cried’. Ans.   5) Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1)  habit a)  people who stay in a village 2)  tricked b)  something that we do a lot 3)  villagers c)  fooled Reading Comprehension 19

R4 Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Read the story and answer the questions given below. A donkey was grazing near a forest. He saw a lion’s skin lying on the ground. He decided to wear it and act like a lion. He thought that everyone would be scared and would listen to him. He walked into the forest, and all the animals thought he was a lion. They were scared. A clever fox saw him and realised that he was a donkey wearing a lion’s skin. So, he came to the donkey and said, ‘I am afraid of lions. But, I am not scared of a donkey wearing a lion’s skin.’ The donkey heard this, got scared and ran away quickly. Moral: Never act like someone you are not. 1) What did the donkey see lying on the ground? Ans.    2) What happened when the donkey walked into the forest? Ans.    3) U nderline the pronouns and state whether they are subject pronouns or object pronouns. a) He wore the lion skin. – ____________________________ b) The animals were scared of him. – ____________________________ 35

c) They realised that the donkey was wearing a lion skin. – _______________________ 4) Write two words from the passage that have the same meaning as ‘fear’. Ans.    5) Match the words to their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1)  grazing a)  to behave like someone else 2)  clever b)  eating grass in a forest or field 3)  act c)  smart; having knowledge Passage 2 Read the story and answer the questions given below. One day, two cats found a piece of bread. They decided to share it and cut it into halves. One half of the bread was a little bigger than the other. So, the cats started fighting for the bigger piece. A monkey was passing by. The cats asked him to help them decide. The monkey was smart and greedy. He said, ‘Let me help you.’ He ate small bites of both pieces of bread. He told the cats that he was making them equal. The cats saw that the pieces had become very small. They said, ‘We will take the pieces now.’ But the monkey ate all the pieces of bread and left. Moral: Never trust unknown people with your problems. 1) What did the two cats find? Ans.   36

2) Who did the cats ask for help? Ans.   3) Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the brackets. a) T he piece of bread was ___________________________ the road. (at the side of / over) b) The monkey was sitting ___________________________ a tree. (between/beside) c) The monkey put the bread ____________________________ his mouth. (under/into) 4) Write a word from the passage that is the homophone for the word ‘peace’. Ans.   5) Match the words to their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1)  greedy a)  give some of what we have to others 2)  share b)  of the same size 3)  equal c)  always wanting more Reading Comprehension 37