Exercise 5.2: Your school has decided to take your class to the Russian Circus that has been put up in the city. As the Class Leader, you have been asked to write a notice to inform your classmates about this. Write a notice mentioning the following: • the place of visit, the date and the time • what the students have to carry along with them V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 47 Tania Visits Tanali 47 6/12/2017 1:41:37 PM
6 Creative Writing Story writing Exercise 6: Complete the story with the help of the prompts given below. • school was closed • we were visiting Grandpa and Grannie in the village • I spent a lot of my vacations there • happy to be back here in the fresh air • loved walking up the mountains and running after the sheep • spent all morning playing with Bruno and exploring the caves • while out exploring we heard a strange sound • decided to investigate – ? 48 6/12/2017 1:41:38 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 48
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The Lost Treasure of Ramgarh Dictation Exercise 1.1: Sentence dictation 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) B C Vocabulary A Antonyms An antonym is a word that has a completely opposite meaning as compared to another word. Example: • empty x full 50 6/12/2017 1:41:39 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 50
Exercise 2.1: Match the antonyms in Column A and Column B. Column A Column B 1) a) construction careful 2) b) fear together 3) c) careless excited 4) d) bored destruction 5) e) apart modern 6) f) old-fashioned courage V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 51 The Lost Treasure 51 of Ramgarh 6/12/2017 1:41:42 PM
Exercise 2.2: Fill in the blanks with antonyms of the words marked in bold. 1) We saw the twig float for some time; then it began to ________________. 2) Ravi ________________ visits us, but we seldom see Sarah. 3) Bunty is usually the first to wake up and the ________________ to go to bed. 4) The dress was too tight in the waist and too ________________ in the arms. 5) The pen that was lost in the morning has now been ________________. 6) I remembered to post my mother’s letter but ________________ to put a stamp on it. Grammar Subject and object pronouns I kicked the ball. He loves cheese. You like to play tennis. We will go to the beach. They are very happy. It came to Mary. The words in bold are subject pronouns as they act as the subjects of the sentences. They perform the actions in sentences. Rama kicked the ball to Lily gave the cheese Ram will play tennis with me. sandwich to her. you. The company gave them Mary took it. Will Sam come with us? gifts. The words in bold are object pronouns as they act as objects of the sentences. An object pronoun receives the action in a sentence. Subject pronouns I you he she we they it who Object pronouns me you him her us them it whom 52 6/12/2017 1:41:42 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 52
Reflexive pronouns Sometimes, the subject and the object of a sentence are the same. Gaurav can fix the toy She can complete the They cooked the meal himself. project herself. themselves. Such sentences use reflexive pronouns (himself, herself, themselves) to refer to the subject (noun or pronoun). Observe carefully: • Gaurav can fix the toy truck himself. ‘Gaurav’ is both the subject and the object of this sentence. Reflexive pronoun ‘himself’ refers to ‘Gaurav’. • S imilarly, in the second sentence, reflexive pronoun ‘herself’ refers to the pronoun ‘she’. • Reflexive pronoun ‘themselves’ refers to the pronoun ‘they’ in the third sentence. Let us look at subject pronouns and the reflexive pronouns used for them. Subject pronouns Reflexive pronouns Reflexive pronouns (Singular) (Plural) I myself - you yourself he himself yourselves she herself - itself - it - - we - they ourselves themselves V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 53 The Lost Treasure 53 of Ramgarh 6/12/2017 1:41:44 PM
Remember: Singular reflexive pronouns are formed with ‘-self’ and plural with ‘- selves’. Look at and write the appropriate reflexive pronouns in the blanks. The TV turned off by I walked home by The two of you baked the ________________. (himself, ______________________. muffins _________________. herself, itself) (ourselves, myself, himself) (themselves, yourself, yourselves) Exercise 3.1: State whether the underlined pronouns are subject pronouns or object pronouns. One is done for you. 1) He threw the ball to me. – object pronoun 2) It bit me hard. – 3) You like to eat ice cream. – 4) I would not know that. – 5) The teacher did not call him. – 6) They are very happy to hear that. – 54 6/12/2017 1:41:47 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 54
Exercise 3.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronouns from the brackets. One is done for you. 1) Sita cut herself (herself/itself) while chopping vegetables. 2) He admired _________________ (himself/herself) in the mirror. 3) Animals like to clean _________________ (himself/themselves). 4) John hurt _________________ (himself/itself) while jogging in the park. 5) Please do not worry. She can take care of _____________ (himself/herself). 6) The pet was left home by _________________ (themselves, itself). Exercise 3.3: Rewrite the sentences below using correct reflexive pronouns. One is done for you. 1) He dressed herself this morning. Ans. He dressed himself this morning.________________________________ 2) We had to cook all by themselves as our parents were out of town. Ans. 3) The lady spoke to himself as she walked across the road. Ans. Lesson 14_V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB.indd 55 The Lost Treasure 55 of Ramgarh 7/10/2017 5:40:17 PM
4) I use the camera on my phone to take pictures of himself. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 5) Did you take lessons in painting or did you learn it itself? Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 6) The cricket team decided to call herself ‘Kolkata Knights’. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Language in Use Irregular plurals Underline the nouns which are in the plural form. Priya and Prateek are on their grandparents’ farm. They came yesterday after travelling in two buses. Both of them take care of farm animals like the many sheep there and also help in the fields. In the morning, Priya plucks fresh tomatoes and digs potatoes from the ground. Grandfather packs them in boxes. Prateek tends to the farm animals. He knows a lot about them. There is a small forest patch near the farm. Sometimes, foxes get into the farm at night in search of food. Grandfather yells and they run away. Priya and Prateek’s grandmother makes yummy food from fresh farm vegetables. After meals, they wash the dishes and glasses. At night, all of them play carrom matches. 56 6/12/2017 1:41:52 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 56
Remember: • Regular plurals are formed by adding an ‘-s’ to the end of words. Examples: car – cars, pen – pens • Some plurals are formed in different ways and not just by adding ‘-s’ at the end of words. Examples: brush – brushes, box – boxes • Some words remain the same in the singular and plural forms. Examples: sheep – sheep, deer – deer To form the plural of words that end in ‘-x’, ‘-o’, ‘-s’, ‘-ch’, ‘-sh’ and ‘-ss’ add ‘-es’ at the end. Examples: box – boxes, potato – potatoes, bus – buses, church – churches, bush – bushes and glass – glasses Exercise 4.1: Match the following singular nouns with their plural forms. One is done for you. Singular Plural 1) watch a) brushes 2) eye b) mangoes 3) brush c) aircraft 4) mango d) eyes 5) forest e) watches 6) aircraft f) forests V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 57 The Lost Treasure 57 of Ramgarh 6/12/2017 1:41:52 PM
Exercise 4.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the brackets. One is done for you. 1) Keep these two books (book/books) on the shelf. 2) There are three __________________ (glass/glasses) on the table. 3) We need five __________________ (tomato/tomatoes) to make the dish. 4) Two __________________ (fishes/fish) are swimming in the pool. 5) Three __________________ (boyes/boys) are standing outside the gate. 6) The bird laid four __________________ (egges/eggs). Exercise 4.3: Fill in the blanks with the singular or plural forms of the words below. One is done for you. Singular Plural 1) box boxes 2) eraser ___________________ 3) potato ___________________ 4) cargo ___________________ 58 7/10/2017 5:40:47 PM Lesson 14_V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB.indd 58
5) ___________________ lunches 6) ___________________ brushes 5 Formal Writing Note writing Exercise 5.1: Write a note to your mother thanking her for taking you to an ‘Aqua and Fish Exhibition’. Use the hints given below. Hints: • Thank your mother. • Write about how much you enjoyed the exhibition. • Write why it was special for you. The Lost Treasure 59 of Ramgarh 6/12/2017 1:41:54 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 59
Notice writing Exercise 5.2: Your school is organising an International Doll Festival. At the exhibition, the students will see dolls from different countries. As the Head Girl/ Head Boy of your school, write a notice to inform your schoolmates about this. Hints: • Mention the name of your school, the date and subject of the notice. • Give important information like the date, time and location where the exhibition will be held. • Give any important additional information. 60 6/12/2017 1:41:54 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 60
6 Creative Writing Exercise 6: The passage given below has spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors. Rewrite the passage in the space provided after correcting the errors. Last night! I looked up at the dark blew sky. I knew I wood sea stars, but I is Surprised by there brightness. There where so many stars!! I know they were made millions of ears ago bcos I has read about them in books from the librerry. I stood there and watched them for a hour. Then my brother satish called me we went to eat dinner. Now, draw a picture to show what is happening in the passage. V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 61 The Lost Treasure 61 of Ramgarh 6/12/2017 1:41:55 PM
Aeroplane Dictation 3) 6) Exercise 1.1: Word dictation 9) 1) 2) 4) 5) 7) 8) B C Vocabulary A Names of musical instruments Exercise 2.1: Write the names of the musical instruments shown below. Use the word box to help you. tabla harmonium sitar flute piano guitar 1) 62 6/12/2017 1:41:56 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 62
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Names of people in different occupations Exercise 2.2: Match the pictures in Column A with the occupations in Column B. One is done for you. Column A Column B a) green grocer 1) b) librarian 2) c) chef 3) d) tailor 4) e) plumber 5) f) nurse 6) 64 6/12/2017 1:41:59 PM V2_Alpine_English_G3_WB_Part 2.indb 64
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