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Preface IMAX partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. IMAX presents the latest version of the Pinnacle series – especially crafted as an accompanying workbook series for the Tamil Nadu state board textbooks. The Pinnacle series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the Tamil Nadu Curriculum Framework, 2017, in conjunction with the content covered and approach adopted in the Samacheer textbooks. The IMAX English workbooks and Grammar & Composition books for the Pinnacle series strive hard to provide adequate opportunities for students to practise all the four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW). Below are some salient features of the Pinnacle English workbooks series: Summaries of the Samacheer English textbook lessons Meanings of difficult words from the lessons provided, along with example sentences Coverage of all textbook questions that require space for writing along with adequate space for writing ‘Quick Check’ questions at the start of every workbook lesson to recapitulate details of the textbook lesson Inclusion of questions based on comprehension, vocabulary, judgement & appreciation and speaking skills Here are some salient features of the Pinnacle Grammar & Composition series: The grammar concepts covered have a horizontal and vertical progression across grades, providing a spiral of cumulative learning Inclusion of age-appropriate picture reading for grades 1 & 2, and reading comprehension passages for grades 3, 4 & 5 Inclusion of samples for format-based writing to provide for scaffolding of learning of formal writing Provision of a listening to audio section for honing of listening skills for different purposes for grades 4 & 5 Overall, the IMAX English Pinnacle series aims to generate greater engagement with and enhance fluency in English language communication, while providing students the opportunity to develop a genuine appreciation of the language and its literature. – The Authors English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 2 04/09/2019 16:36:08
GrammarFeaantduCreosmposition Dictation RP VoDcicatbautilaorny Q Words from the textbook or sentences with commonly confused spellings for Practice exercises to help build and dictation practice enhance age-appropriate vocabulary GrDaimctmataior n Engaging grammar explanations and well-crafted exercises Writing R ReDaicdtiantgioCnomprehension Formal Writing inculcates writing skills by introducing formal writing styles by Interesting reading comprehension providing samples and adequate practice passages on varied themes along with questions that focus on language Creative Writing exercises to foster building creative writing by using imagination and drawing from real-life experiences English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 3 04/09/2019 16:36:08
Class 3 6 Module 6 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1 R3 Reading Comprehension �������������������������������������������������������������������� 11 7 Module 7 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14 8 Module 8 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 23 R4 Reading Comprehension �������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 9 Module 9 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 38 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 4 04/09/2019 16:36:09
Module 6 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Vocabulary in context Grammar Articles Formal Writing Informal letter writing Creative Writing Picture description Reading Passage 1 Comprehension Passage 2 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 1 1 04/09/2019 16:36:09
Dictation Exercise 1: Sentence dictation 1) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) _____________________________________________________________________________ PR Vocabulary Q Vocabulary in context Exercise 2.1: Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words from the box. spoon plate glass jug bowl pan 1) I am very thirsty, but my _____________________ is empty. 2) I spilt milk when I was pouring it from the _____________________. 3) Here is my _____________________. Please give me some more ice cream. 4) My aunt served the rice on a large _____________________. 5) My sister asked me to finish the curry left in the _____________________. 6) May I take a _____________________ to have the soup? Exercise 2.2: Circle the correct meanings of the underlined words based on the context clues. One is done for you. 1) ‘Sir, you forget her lowly place in society. The Tower is for important people.’ a) most important b) topmost c) less important 2 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 2 04/09/2019 16:36:10
2) Mala was inaudible. The teacher asked her to speak louder. a) could be heard clearly b) could not be heard c) very annoying 3) The prince and the pauper have opposite lives. The prince is wealthy, and the pauper is not. a) a very poor person b) a rich person c) a well-to-do person 4) My little brother always pesters me instead of making me happy. a) to disturb b) to make one smile c) to follow 5) December is a frigid month, we all need warm clothes. a) comfortable b) sunny c) cold 6) Sim is very warm, she has always been a great friend to me. a) cruel b) hot c) loving Grammar Articles Articles are words that point out nouns or groups of nouns. There are three articles. Articles a an the ‘A’ is used before singular words that begin with a a tree a man consonant sound. Examples: a tree, a man, a uniform ‘An’ is used before singular words that begin with a an umbrella an elephant vowel sound (the first letter may or may not be a, e, i, o or u). Examples: an x-ray, an umbrella, an elephant Module 6 3 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 3 04/09/2019 16:36:11
The article ‘the’ is used: • b efore a word that has been mentioned earlier. Example: I met a girl on a bus. The girl was a swimming champion. • before a word that is unique. Examples: the Sun, the Moon • before the names of rivers, mountains, seas and so on. Examples: the Himalayas, the Ganges The Himalayas are covered in ice. We visited the Parliament House in Delhi. Definite and indefinite articles Imagine that you have a plate of biscuits in front of you. There are many types of biscuits: salty biscuits, coconut biscuits, chocolate-chip biscuits and so on. Now, let us use these biscuits to understand the difference between definite and indefinite articles. Read the following sentences: • I want the chocolate-chip biscuit. • I want a biscuit. The first sentence is about a particular or ‘definite’ biscuit. So, we use the definite article ‘the’. The second sentence is about any of the biscuits that are on the plate. So, we use the indefinite article ‘a’. 4 04/09/2019 16:36:12 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 4
Remember • ‘The’ is used for both singular and plural nouns. Examples: the chocolate-chip biscuit, the chocolate-chip biscuits • ‘A’ and ‘an’ are used for singular nouns only. ‘An’ is used before nouns like ‘honest’ and ‘hour’ because they start with a vowel sound. Examples: a biscuit, an aeroplane Exercise 3.1: Underline the articles. Write whether the article in each sentence is an indefinite article or the definite article. One is done for you. 1) We have a pet cat. – indefinite 2) Give me the book that is next to you. – 3) I need to complete this work before the class ends. – 4) I saw an emu. – 5) This is the dog that bit Ramya. – 6) I need to buy a new pair of shoes. – Exercise 3.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct articles (a, an or the) from the brackets. One is done for you. 1) She ate only an (a/an) ice cream for lunch. 2) My friend gifted me _____________ (the/a) small car for my birthday. 3) Rita eats _____________ (the/an) egg every day. 4) Let us go to _____________ (a/the) school playground. Module 6 5 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 5 04/09/2019 16:36:13
5) Ram has _____________ (a/an) large box of chocolates. 6) We visited _____________ (the/an) Gateway of India when we were in Mumbai. Exercise 3.3: The following sentences have incorrect articles. Rewrite the sentences using the correct articles. One is done for you. 1) My uncle had an long life. Ans. My uncle had a long life. 2) A necklace that Beena is wearing looks lovely. Ans. 3) Piyush has an pet dog at home. Ans. 4) Dhiraj is a simple man with an unique point of view. Ans. 5) Great storms occur in a southern part of India. Ans. 6) Yes, I am a engineer. Ans. 6 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 6 04/09/2019 16:36:13
Writing Formal Writing Informal letter writing We write informal letters to our friends and close family members. These are friendly letters. The tone of an informal letter is relaxed and friendly. Read the sample of an informal letter given below. Use this sample to observe the different parts of an informal letter. There is no need to 403, Prajvi Apartments Your address include the address Gachibowli of the person to Hyderabad Date whom you are writing. 19th October 2019 Introduction In the first Salutation/Greeting Dear Lila, paragraph, You can use a explain why you person’s first name. Thank you for the birthday card! It are writing. Use was very pretty. I put it up next to friendly language Body our photo so that I can see it every throughout. This is the part day. between the Closing paragraph introduction and the Guess what Mom and Dad got Ask a question or closing paragraph me for my birthday? A Harry make a suggestion where you talk Potter book! It is the first one, and so that the person about the main idea I am so excited to read it! Do can send a reply. of the letter. not worry, we can read it again together when we meet during Signature the holidays. Sign your name. How you sign off shows Please ask your parents if they how you feel about would let you bring your dolls. I the person to whom cannot wait to see you again! We you are writing. are going to have so much fun! Lots of love, Ruby English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 7 Module 6 7 04/09/2019 16:36:14
Exercise 4: Veeru is planning to celebrate Makar Sankranti by flying kites and eating special sweets. He wishes to invite his best friend, Ali, to celebrate with him. Complete the invitation letter that Veeru wrote to Ali by filling in the gaps. 34, Lane No. 5 Guldastah Lucknow – 12 8th January 2019 Dear _________________, How are you? I am writing this letter to ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________. Makar Sankranti is on the 14th of January. This festival is very special. We celebrate it by _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________. Please come for the celebrations. It would be ______________________________________ _______________________________________________________. I will ask my mother to make __________________________________________________________________________________. I hope you can ___________________________________________________________________. Awaiting your reply, Your friend, __________________________ 8 04/09/2019 16:36:14 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 8
Creative Writing Picture description Exercise 5: Look at the given picture. Describe the picture in five to eight sentences. Hints: • Who do you see in the picture? • What are they doing? • What mode of transport do you see? • Have you travelled by this mode of transport? • How was your experience? Module 6 9 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 9 04/09/2019 16:36:14
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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, ‘Oh! 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) There is _____________ blind man walking on the street. b) Bring me _______________ lamp that the blind man is carrying. 11 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 11 04/09/2019 16:36:15
c) The blind man took ____________ hour to finish his work. . 4) The antonym of ‘polite’ is 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) feeling sorry about something Passage 2 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. One day, a hare made fun of the way a tortoise walked and how slow he was. So, the tortoise challenged the hare to a race. The hare agreed, thinking that he would surely win the race. It was decided that whoever reached the tree first would be the winner. The race began. The hare ran with all his might and reached the halfway mark. By then, the tortoise had only taken ten steps. The hare looked back and decided to rest under a tree. He thought, ‘I can wake up and reach the tree before the tortoise catches up.’ The tortoise kept walking slowly, but he did not stop anywhere. When the hare got up, the tortoise had reached the tree. The slow and steady tortoise won the race. 1) Why did the hare agree to the race? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 12 04/09/2019 16:36:15 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 12
2) What did the hare do when he reached the halfway mark? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) Complete the questions with the correct question words from the brackets. a) ___________________ won the race? (How/Who) b) ___________________ did the hare make fun of? (Why/What) c) ___________________ did the hare get up? (When/Who) 4) Write the meaning of the proverb: ‘Slow and steady wins the race’. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) Match the words with their meanings. Column A Column B 1) challenge a) strength 2) might b) s ucceed in reaching a person who is ahead of one 3) catch up c) to invite someone to a competition English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 13 Reading Comprehension 13 04/09/2019 16:36:15
Module 7 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Word dictation Vocabulary Word groups Grammar Formal Writing Verbs Subject and predicate Make sentences Creative Writing Story writing 14 04/09/2019 16:36:16 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 14
Dictation 3) 6) Exercise 1: Word dictation 9) 1) 2) 4) 5) 7) 8) PR Vocabulary Q Word groups Exercise 2.1: Write at least four words that belong to each word group. One is done for you. 1) fruits – mango, orange, guava, pineapple 2) vegetables – _______________________________________________________________ 3) flowers – _______________________________________________________________ 4) vehicles – _______________________________________________________________ 5) wild animals – _______________________________________________________________ 6) clothes – _______________________________________________________________ Exercise 2.2: Read the words and write which word groups they belong to. One is done for you. 1) tennis, football, hockey – sports 2) milk, cheese, curd – ______________________________ 3) chair, table, cupboard – ______________________________ 4) pink, blue, green – ______________________________ Module 7 15 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 15 04/09/2019 16:36:16
5) crow, swan, sparrow – ______________________________ 6) arms, face, feet – ______________________________ Grammar Verbs Underline the main verbs and circle the helping verbs in the sentences given below. • Do you want this book? • Shreya is visiting Jaipur today. • They were cooking together. • Does Heena know you? Remember ► Verbs are action words. They show the action that the noun does or show the noun’s state of being. Examples: • Anup draws beautiful pictures. • They live here. ► Helping verbs do not show any action but help the main verbs to complete their meanings. The helping verbs that you have learnt are ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘am’, ‘was’, ‘were’, ‘do’ and ‘does’. Examples: • He was playing in the park. • She is unwell. Exercise 3.1: Underline the main verbs and circle the helping verbs in the paragraph given below. One is done for you. Meena is a sweet girl. She loves her parents. She is dancing. She attends dance classes every week. Meena is joining the dance group in her school this year. Her parents are proud of her. 16 04/09/2019 16:36:17 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 16
Parts of a sentence – subject, verb and object A sentence is made up of three parts. Sentence Subject Verb Object It is what or whom the It is the activity or It is the bearer of the sentence is about; it is action of the subject. action; the somebody who does thing or the person the action. who is acted upon. Look at the subjects, verbs and objects in a few sentences. Sentence Subject Verb Object The snake caught a frog. The snake caught a frog. songs. The children are singing songs. The children are singing the guitar. uniforms. He was playing the guitar. He was playing The students wear uniforms. The students wear Subject and predicate Read the following sentences: The family saw the giraffe. The dog chased the cat. The girls met Rohan. Module 7 17 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 17 04/09/2019 16:36:17
A sentence can also be separated into two parts: Subject Predicate (Verb+Object) S VO The thing or person that we are talking about is known as the subject. Something more about that person or thing is the predicate. This part states what the subject is or does. It always begins with a verb and has the object. Look at the table below for examples of ‘subject’ and ‘predicate’. Subject Predicate The family saw the giraffe. The dog chased the cat. The girls met Rohan. Rohan eats cornflakes for breakfast. The words in bold are verbs. Remember A meaningful and complete sentence needs both the subject and the predicate. 18 04/09/2019 16:36:17 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 18
Exercise 3.2: Split the sentences into their subjects, verbs and objects. Then, tick the words that make up the subjects. Put a star on the words that make up the predicates. One is done for you. Sentence Subject Verb Object 1) The lion chased the mouse. The lion chased the mouse. 2) T he men are washing clothes. 3) Ravi is flying a kite. 4) The monkeys wore red caps. 5) Sheela ate a banana. 6) Soha kicked the ball. Exercise 3.3: Fill in the blanks with suitable subjects or predicates. One is done for you. 1) The Sun shines brightly in the sky. 2) The river ______________________________________________. 3) ______________________________________ is playing football. Module 7 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 19 19 04/09/2019 16:36:18
4) Shreeram and Rakesh ________________________________________. 5) ________________________________________ is really interesting. 6) ________________________________________ is in the room. Writing Formal Writing Make sentences Exercise 4: Make sentences with the words given below. 1) television – 2) newspaper – 3) radio – 20 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 20 04/09/2019 16:36:20
4) music – 5) cinema – Creative Writing Story writing Exercise 5: Given below is a picture. Use the prompts and create a story based on the picture. Prompts: The eagle chases a dove – the dove pleads with the king – the king asks the eagle to spare the dove – the eagle asks for half of the king’s wealth in return – the king agrees – the eagle turns out to be a skilled magician testing the king – the magician rewards the king Module 7 21 04/09/2019 16:36:21 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 21
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Module 8 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Wordplay Grammar Tenses Irregular verbs in the past Formal Writing tense Creative Writing Answer questions based on a Reading picture Comprehension Write about personal experiences Passage 1 Passage 2 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 23 23 04/09/2019 16:36:21
Dictation Exercise 1: Sentence dictation 1) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) _____________________________________________________________________________ PR Vocabulary Q Wordplay If you replace the ‘d’ in food with ‘t’, what does the word become? t foot Ans. food If we change the ‘n’ in man to ‘t’, what new word do we get? t Ans. man mat What word can we make if we replace the ‘o’ in hot with ‘a’? a Ans. hot hat 24 04/09/2019 16:36:22 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 24
Exercise 2.1: Add a letter to each word and make a new word. One is done for you. 1) ear – fear 2) pin – ______________________ 3) rain – ______________________ 4) lip – ______________________ 5) end – ______________________ 6) lap – ______________________ Exercise 2.2: Remove a letter from each word to form a new one. One is done for you. 1) bread – bead, read 2) chair – ______________________ 3) care – ______________________ 4) sour – ______________________ 5) beard – ______________________ 6) beat – ______________________ Grammar Tenses Read the sentences given below. Sam paints every day. Neha and Atif go to school My grandfather reads at seven o’clock. the newspaper in the afternoon. All these sentences describe actions that happen regularly or often. They are in the simple present tense. Module 8 25 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 25 04/09/2019 16:36:23
Can you think of three actions that you do every day? Write a sentence for each activity that you do every day. 1) 2) 3) Remember ► T he simple present tense describes habits, events and actions that happen regularly or are always true. Rule: subject + base verb (+ '-s'/'-es') + object Examples: • Heena jogs every morning. • It always rains in June here. ► D o not add ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ to verbs that come after ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they’ and plural nouns. ► A dd ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ to verbs that follow ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’ and singular nouns. Read the sentences given below. It rained last week. I cleaned my room Nupur mopped the floor yesterday. last night. 26 04/09/2019 16:36:24 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 26
All these sentences talk about finished or completed actions. They are in the simple past tense. Write three actions that you did yesterday. Write one sentence for each action and keep in mind that they should be different from the actions that you wrote earlier. 1) 2) 3) Remember ► The simple past tense describes actions that are finished or completed. Rule: subject + past tense form of verb + object Examples: • Azarmi was tired. • They kicked the football hard. ► In the simple past tense: is and am was are were ► T he past tense forms of most words are made by adding ‘-d’, ‘-ed’ or ‘-ied’ (for a few words that end in ‘-y’). Irregular verbs in the past tense Till now we have only read about regular verbs that change to the past tense form by adding ‘-d’, ‘-ed’ or ‘-ied’. However, many verbs change to the past tense form without following any fixed rule. Such verbs are called irregular verbs. Module 8 27 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 27 04/09/2019 16:36:24
Read and remember the following list of irregular verbs and their past tense forms. Base verb Past tense form Base verb Past tense form (present tense (present tense came ate form) found form) got come gave eat made met get said find saw make sat give took say told meet began sit broke see sang tell won take break begin win sing Some verbs are the same in the present tense and the past tense. Examples: • cut – cut • put – put • hit – hit Read the sentences given below. I will go to the swimming We will travel by train next Kiri will dance at the show pool tomorrow. week. on Sunday. All these sentences talk about actions or events that will happen later. They are in the simple future tense. 28 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 28 04/09/2019 16:36:25
Write about three actions that you plan to do next week. Write one sentence for each action. 1) 2) 3) Remember ► T he future tense describes actions or events that will happen later or in the future. ► It also tells us about promises, decisions or hopes about a later time. Rule: subject + will + base verb + object Examples: • I will become a pilot when I grow up. • I will give you the book tomorrow. ► To talk about events or actions that will NOT happen, we use the word ‘not’ between ‘will’ and the ‘base verb’. Example: • We will not go to Madurai this year. ► We can also use the words ‘going to’ to talk about future events. Examples: • They are going to go to Goa in October. • She is going to meet her best friend on Saturday. English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 29 Module 8 29 04/09/2019 16:36:25
Exercise 3.1: Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense forms of the irregular verbs given in brackets. One is done for you. 1) Rohit took (take) the library book home. 2) I ________________ (get) my report card yesterday. 3) Nita ________________ (think) that she had missed her bus. 4) Sumit ________________ (fall) down two days ago. 5) Luke ________________ (put) the kettle on the stove. 6) I ________________ (sit) by the seashore. 30 04/09/2019 16:36:27 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 30
Exercise 3.2: Follow the instructions and rewrite the sentences. One is done for you. 1) The lion hunted in the jungle. (Change to the simple future tense.) Ans. The lion will hunt in the jungle. 2) Kira looks for her pen. (Change to the simple past tense.) Ans. 3) Saif will visit his grandmother. (Change to the simple past tense.) Ans. 4) The ice melted slowly. (Change to the simple present tense.) Ans. 5) We licked our ice cream. (Change to the simple future tense.) Ans. 6) They will greet us. (Change to the simple present tense.) Ans. Exercise 3.3: Rewrite the sentences based on the instructions given in brackets. One is done for you. 1) Yusuf listened to music. (Change to the present continuous tense.) Ans. Yusuf is listening to music. 2) Meena danced at night. (Change to the past continuous tense.) Ans. 3) She painted the house. (Change to the present continuous tense.) Ans. 4) The dog barks at me. (Change to the past continuous tense.) Ans. Module 8 31 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 31 04/09/2019 16:36:27
5) Prathik eats a burger and some fries. (Change to the present continuous tense.) Ans. 6) We take our dog to the park. (Change to the past continuous tense.) Ans. Writing Formal Writing Answer questions based on a picture Exercise 4: Observe the picture below and answer the given questions. 32 04/09/2019 16:36:28 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 32
1) Is the family at an airport or a hospital? Ans. 2) Where are the bags being removed from? Ans. 3) Who is carrying the bag with a bunny face on it? Ans. 4) Who is wearing a striped T-shirt? Ans. 5) How do you think the family is feeling? Ans. Creative Writing Write about personal experiences Exercise 5: Write about an incident when you (or your family) helped your neighbours or when your neighbours helped you (or your family). Hints: • Write about what happened, who needed help and why. • How did you or your family help your neighbours or get help? Module 8 33 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 33 04/09/2019 16:36:28
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R4 Reading Comprehension Passage 1 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 on the villagers again. This time, the villagers decided not to be fooled by Raju 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. Raju was wounded and he finally realised his mistake. Moral: One should never tell lies and trouble others. 1) What did Raju enjoy doing? Ans. 2) What did the villagers decide after Raju tricked them for the second time? Ans. 35 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 35 04/09/2019 16:36:29
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) The word from the passage that is the opposite of the word ‘truth’ is ____________________________________________________________________________. 5) Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1) habit a) badly hurt 2) tricked b) something that we do often 3) wounded c) fooled Passage 2 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. One day, a lone fisher went fishing in a river. He put his net into the river and waited. A little fish was trapped in the net after a long time. So, he put the little fish into his bag. The fish spoke to him in a low voice, ‘Fisher, I am so small and will not be of any use to you now. Put me back in the water. After a few days, I will come back to you when I grow bigger.’ The wise fisher said, ‘How can I be sure that I will catch you again? I am not putting you back into the water!’ 1) What did the fisher put into the river? Ans. 36 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 36 04/09/2019 16:36:30
2) What was caught in the fisher’s net? Ans. 3) Identify the tenses of the given sentences. a) The fisher throws a net into the river. – b) The fish talked to the fisher. – c) The fishers were putting the fish in their baskets. – 4) The word from the passage that means ‘someone who is clever and smart’ is ____________________________________________________________________________. 5) Match the words with their correct meanings. Column A Column B 1) lone a) softly 2) trapped b) single; by oneself 3) in a low voice c) got caught English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 37 Reading Comprehension 37 04/09/2019 16:36:30
Module 9 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Word dictation Vocabulary Synonyms Grammar Adverbs of manner Formal Writing Paragraph writing Creative Writing Dialogue writing 38 04/09/2019 16:36:30 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 38
Dictation 3) 6) Exercise 1: Word dictation 9) 1) 2) 4) 5) 7) 8) PR Vocabulary Q Synonyms A synonym is a word or a group of words that has the same meaning or a similar meaning. Exercise 2.1: Replace the underlined words in the following sentences with the correct synonyms. One is done for you. 1) Kabir shut the door behind him. Ans. Kabir closed the door behind him. 2) Meena wears beautiful dresses. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3) We must behave ourselves and not be impolite. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Module 9 39 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 39 04/09/2019 16:36:31
4) I was very sad when I failed in my examination. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5) Mira helped the aged woman to cross the road. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6) The rich merchant had built a big house. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Exercise 2.2: Match the words in Column A with their synonyms in Column B. One is done for you. Column A Column B 1) brave a) inexpensive 2) cheap b) uneven 3) sharp c) courageous 4) strange d) pointed 5) rough e) timid 6) shy f) odd 40 04/09/2019 16:36:31 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 40
Grammar Introduction to adverbs She ran slowly. He spoke impatiently. The children played gladly. Look at the words ‘slowly’, ‘impatiently’ and ‘gladly’. All of these words show how the actions of ‘running’, ‘speaking’ and ‘playing’ were done. Such words are also known as adverbs. Adverbs tell us when, where, why or how an action happens. Exercise 3.1: The action words or verbs are underlined in the given sentences. Circle the adverbs that describe the verbs. One is done for you. 1) He shyly answered the question. 2) My granny smiled at me kindly. 3) The Sun shines brightly. 4) Jamal quickly walked home. 5) They came home safely. 6) Natasha spoke rudely to her sister. English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 41 Module 9 41 04/09/2019 16:36:32
Adverbs vs. adjectives Many adverbs are formed by adding ‘-ly’ to the end of an adjective. Let us look at a few examples. Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb swift swiftly sudden suddenly quick quickly polite politely For adjectives that end in ‘-y’, we can Some adjectives remain the form adverbs by replacing the ‘-y’ with same when they become ‘-ily’. adverbs. Examples: Examples: • angry – angrily • fast – fast • lucky – luckily • hard – hard Now, it is your turn to make more adverbs from the following adjectives: slow easy neat ______________________________________________ Remember How do we know if a word is an adjective or an adverb? ► Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns. Example: • S he is a happy girl. (‘Happy’ is an adjective that describes ‘girl’, a noun.) ► Adverbs describe a verb or an adjective. Examples: • T he girl sang happily. (The adverb ‘happily’ describes the action of how ‘the girl sang’.) • This book is very interesting. (The adverb ‘very’ describes the adjective ‘interesting’ and tells us how interesting the book is.) 42 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 42 04/09/2019 16:36:33
Exercise 3.2: Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs in the given sentences. One is done for you. 1) Babloo looked at the broken toy sadly . 2) Mayur jumped quickly into the clear pond. 3) The lion roared loudly at the small mouse. 4) It rained heavily in the big city. 5) Dhiraj slowly picked up the old leaves. 6) The man lives peacefully in the beautiful mountains. Adverbs of manner There are many types of adverbs. An adverb that shows the way or manner in which an action is done is called an adverb of manner. Adverbs of manner answer the question ‘How?’ English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 43 Module 9 43 04/09/2019 16:36:34
Examples: Jenny finished her work Rahul drove the car well. Amita sings beautifully. quickly. How did Rahul drive the How does Amita sing? How did Jenny finish her car? work? quickly well beautifully Exercise 3.3: Look at the pictures. Draw a circle around the adverb of manner that suits each picture best. One is done for you. 1) slowly angrily fast The snail crawls __________. 2) softly quickly angrily They are in the library. So, they talk __________. 44 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 44 04/09/2019 16:36:35
3) cheerfully silently angrily The woman yelled at me __________. 4) badly correctly loudly I answered all the questions __________. 5) silently secretly loudly We shouted __________ on the football field. 6) sadly greedily cheerfully I greeted my friend __________. English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 45 Module 9 45 04/09/2019 16:36:36
Writing Formal Writing Explanatory paragraph writing Exercise 4: Write a paragraph that explains how to make a cup of tea. Use the pictures given below as hints. pour water add tea leaves pour milk and add sugar stir strain 04/09/2019 16:36:36 46 English_PNC_G3_G&C_WB_Term2.indb 46
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