202110529-SUMMIT-STUDENT-WORKBOOK-ENGLISH-G05-PART1

by classklap ENGLISH WORKBOOK - PART 1 Enhanced Edition 5

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 Summit series – specially crafted as an accompanying workbook series for the Maharashtra state board textbooks. The Summit series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 in conjunction with the content covered and approach adopted in the Maharashtra state board textbooks. The NCF 2005 asserts: ‘Speech and listening, reading and writing, are all generalised skills, and children’s mastery over them becomes the key factor affecting success at school. In many situations, all of these skills need to be used together.’ The English workbooks and Grammar & Composition books for the Summit series strive hard to provide adequate opportunities for students to practise all the four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW). Below are some salient features of the Summit English workbooks series:  Summaries of the Balbharati English textbook lessons  Inclusion of pictures for word meanings in each lesson to help students with visual clues for new or difficult words for grades 1 & 2  Meanings of difficult words from the lessons provided, along with example sentences for grades 3, 4 & 5  Coverage of all textbook questions, along with adequate space for writing  ‘Quick Check’ questions at the start of every workbook lesson to recapitulate details of the textbook lesson for grades 3, 4 & 5  Inclusion of questions based on comprehension, vocabulary, judgement & appreciation and speaking skills for grades 3, 4 & 5 Here are some salient features of the Summit 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 audio pieces for honing listening skills for grades 4 & 5 Overall, the IMAX English Summit series aims to generate greater engagement with the students and enhance fluency in English language communication, while providing them with an opportunity to develop a genuine appreciation of the language and its literature. – The Authors

Workbook Features Lesson Summary QDuiiccktaCtihoenck Contains a short summary of the lesson Questions that can be discussed orally from the textbook in the classroom. These questions can be used as FaDcitcutaal tCioonmprehension formative assessments Questions to check students’ New Words comprehension of the lesson Covers meanings of the new words B C VDocicatbautiloanry Questions from the lesson A Value-based Questions: Questions based on the vocabulary JuDdigcetamtieonnt and Appreciation covered in the lesson Value-based questions that focus on SpDeicatkaintigonTask aspects of judgement, appreciation and values Contains speaking activities which can be used as formative assessments AcDticvittaytion Activities which encourage students to make real-life connections with the lesson

TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson Page No. Unit 1 1 6 1) What a Bird Thought 14 2) Daydreams 20 3) Be a Good Listener 25 4) Strawberries 32 5) The Twelve Months 40 6) Announcements 48 7) Major Dhyan Chand 8) Peer Profile 57 63 Unit 2 70 77 9) The Triantiwontigongolope 83 10) Three Sacks of Rice 90 11) Be a Good Speaker 98 12) Count your Garden 103 13) The Adventures of Gulliver 14) A Lesson for All 15) Bird Bath 16) Write your own Story

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Lesson 1: What a Bird Thought I have read a poem called ‘What a Bird Thought’. This poem discusses a bird’s thoughts about the world. First, the bird talks about an egg, then a nest. Later it talks about the tops of trees and finally the huge, open sky. Each time the bird thinks that the whole world is made up of the things it sees around itself. It then realises that there is much more to the world than the eye can see! Quick Check 1) What was the first house of the bird? 2) What was that house made of? 3) What was the bird’s nest made of? 4) Where did the bird flutter from? 5) Finally, what did the bird fly beyond? 1 What a Bird Thought

New Words Word Meaning Example pale light in colour I chose a pale yellow dress for straw myself. fluttered beyond dried stems of crops like wheat The fruits were kept in a straw shell basket. moved quickly and delicately The butterflies fluttered around in the garden. further away In the distance, beyond the river was a little village. an outer covering The snail’s shell was very beautiful. 1) Describe the following in one or two lines: (Textbook, Pg. 1) a) The first little house of the bird. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ b) The nest. 2 Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ c) The world around the bird’s nest.

Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2) Why did the bird fly beyond the nest? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3) What does the phrase ‘the world is made of leaves’ indicate? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1) Rhyming Words 3 Rhyming words are words that end in the same sound. Find and list the rhyming words from the poem. (Textbook, Pg. 1) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2) Making Sentences Make sentences using the following words: a) shell Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ What a Bird Thought

b) straw 1 Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 2 c) fluttered Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 1 d) beyond Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 1) Imagine the following and write about each in your own words: (Textbook, Pg. 1) a) What the world looks like to a baby. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ b) What the world looks like to a fish. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 4 _________________________________________________________________________

1) Learn and recite the poem. (Textbook, Pg. 1) 2) Try to remember your first day at school and narrate your experience. Hint:  Were you scared, excited or nervous? 1) Draw the different stages of a bird’s life – from an egg to an adult. Example: 5 What a Bird Thought

Lesson 2: Daydreams I have read a story called ‘Daydreams’. This story is about a couple who loves to daydream. They talk about buying cows and plan various ways to make use of the milk from the cows. After a while, this idle talk leads to an argument between the couple. This argument is put to an end by a man named Gopal Bhand. It is Gopal Bhand who uses his wit and humour to make the couple understand that they should not dream about things that they do not even have yet! Quick Check 1)What did the husband and wife spend a lot of time in? 2)What did the wife want to use her earthen pots for? 3)What did the husband do to the earthen pots? 6 4)Who was passing by when the couple was arguing? 5)Did Gopal Bhand have a field? (Textbook, Pg. 3)

New Words Word Meaning Example earthen made of baked clay The food was placed on an earthen dish. idle talk talking without any purpose The friends were busy in their idle talk at the party. exclaimed said or shouted something She exclaimed delightedly at the in surprise news. commotion a state of noise and Her arrival caused all the disturbance commotion. stout strong and thick I got a stout pair of boots for my hike. astounded very surprised or shocked I was astounded to hear that Tina left. antics funny, silly or strange The audience was entertained by behaviour the tennis player’s antics on the court. wielding holding a weapon or tool She was attacked by a man as if you are going to use it wielding a knife. 7 Daydreams

1) What did the husband want to buy? (Textbook, Pg. 3) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 2) What plans did the wife make? (Textbook, Pg. 3) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3) What did the husband want to do with the extra milk? (Textbook, Pg. 3) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 4) What did Gopal Bhand say he was doing? (Textbook, Pg. 3) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 5) What did Gopal Bhand want to tell the husband and wife? (Textbook, Pg. 8 3) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

1) Spelling Read the following words aloud and copy them in your notebook: (Textbook, Pg. 3) a) idle - _________________ b) astounded - _________________ c) enough - _________________ d) antics - _________________ e) exclaimed - _________________ f) wander - _________________ g) commotion - _________________ h) wielding -_________________ 2) Phrases A phrase is a meaningful group of words, for example, ‘one day’, ‘some extra money’, ‘a few cows’, ‘all the milk’. From the story, find at least three phrases each that begin with or include each of the articles. (Textbook, Pg. 4) a) a - __________________________________________________________________ b) an -____________________________________________________________________ c) the -____________________________________________________________________ 9 Daydreams

3) Articles The words ‘a/an’ and ‘the’ are called articles. They are used before a noun. Choose ‘a’ or ‘an’ correctly and fill in the blanks: (Textbook, Pg. 4) a) _______ earthen pot b) _______ stout stick c) _______ cow d) _______ lovely field e) _______ jar f) _______ eyebrow g) _______ sister 4) Plurals Write the plural forms of the following: (Textbook, Pg. 4) a) cow - _________________ b) drop - _________________ c) pot - _________________ d) stick - _________________ e) jar - _________________ f) corner - _________________ g) sister - _________________ h) field - _________________ i) market - _________________ j) cucumber - _________________ 10 1) What is the difference between a ‘dream’ and a ‘daydream’? (Textbook, Pg. 3) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

1) Form groups of three and read the conversation in the story aloud. (Textbook, Pg. 4) 2) Discuss in groups of five, the occasions on which you can use each of the following expressions. List at least three occasions each. (Textbook, Pg. 4)  ‘That’s true!’  ‘Wouldn’t it be lovely!’  ‘Just try stopping me!’ 1) Write about your own daydream in short. (Textbook, Pg. 4) 11 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Daydreams

2) Begin with a word and write as many other related words or ideas that occur to you in the form of a concept chart or concept map. You can choose a word from those given here or you may choose any other suitable word. (Textbook, Pg. 4)  school  home  food  medicine Example: School 12

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Lesson 3: Be a Good Listener I have read a lesson called ‘Be a Good Listener.’ This lesson tells us that the best way to learn a language, or deal with other people is to be a good listener. We have learnt the characteristics of a good listener. Quick Check 1) Is it important to be a good listener? 2) Where should you look when a person is talking to you? 3) What do you think a ‘vase’ is? 4) How should we put across our doubts and questions to the speaker? 5) What helps to remember difficult words or points? 14

New Words Word Meaning Example dealing interacting with others The Principal was kind while dealing with the crying student. unfamiliar unknown; new This road is unfamiliar to us. clarified made clear or easier to The students clarified their doubts by understand asking questions to the teacher. grasp understand (in the context The child could easily grasp the of the lesson) information about computers. context conditions; the meaning of Even if we do not know the meaning something in relation to of a difficult word, we can guess its another thing or situation meaning through the context in which it has been used. efforts attempts or hard work Their efforts helped remove the big rock from the middle of the road. 1) Write the characteristics of a good listener. (Textbook, Pg. 6) 15 Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Be a Good Listener

2) What should we do when we hear some new or unfamiliar words? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3) What should we do when we do not understand, or disagree with the speaker? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 4) How does thinking about what you have heard help? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 5) How does it help to be a good listener? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1) Sentence Completion 16 Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end. (Textbook, Pg. 6) a) Once there was a crow. He was very thirsty. He wanted to drink _______________________________.

b) There were dark clouds in the sky. Soon, it began to ______________________. c) This step is broken. Please be ______________________________. d) When the students saw the question paper, they were __________________ ____________________________________. e) When the teacher read the answer papers, she was _________________________________________________. 2) Spelling in Context Listen carefully and write all the words correctly. (Textbook, Pg. 6) a) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ b) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ c) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ d) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ e) _________________________________________________________________________ 17 _________________________________________________________________________ Be a Good Listener

1) Do you consider yourself to be a good listener? Express your thoughts in four to five sentences. Hints:  Do you allow others to express their ideas freely?  Do you wait for your turn to speak?  Do you think that your ideas are better than others?  Do you remember the names of people you meet every day? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 18 Form groups. Discuss how one can be a ‘good reader.’ Use the points in 1) the lesson in your discussion. Write down the points that show what makes a ‘good reader.’ (Textbook, Pg. 6)

Example: Good readers try to guess the meaning of new or unfamiliar words from the context. 2) Discuss the various qualities of a good listener. Think of one more quality that you can add to the list. Example: Shows the speaker they are listening, by nodding their head or using short responses like, ‘yes’ and ‘I see’. 1) Sit quietly for some time. Close your eyes and listen carefully to all the sounds that you hear. Can you guess what sounds they are, who or what is making that sound? Note down what you heard. (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2) List five of the sounds that you like and five of the sounds that you don’t like. (Textbook, Pg. 6) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 19 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Be a Good Listener

Lesson 4: Strawberries I have read a poem called ‘Strawberries’. This poem tells us about strawberries and the different ways we can eat them. The poet also tells us how we get the best strawberries from woodland vines, which are better and sweeter than other strawberries. Quick Check 1) What is the title of the poem? 2) How are the strawberries that grow in the gardens? 3) Can you have strawberries with sugar, spice and cream? 4) In which month are strawberries plucked? 20

New Words Word Meaning Example plump chubby; fat; well-rounded The plump child wore a red spring dress. spice suddenly develop or appear During the rainy season, many vine weeds spring up in our garden. plucked trickling a fragrant substance that Many spices are grown in comes from plants, usually used Kerala. to add flavour to food a climbing plant Grapes grow on vines. picked or torn Mary plucked the rose from the rose bush. dripping or flowing in a small Sweat was trickling down my stream forehead. 1) Read the poem and answer the following: (Textbook, Pg. 7) a) Which are the two different places where strawberries grow? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 21 b) What are the two different ways of eating strawberries? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Strawberries

c) Which strawberries are plump and juicy? Which strawberries are sweeter? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1) Rhyming Words Find four pairs of rhyming words from the poem. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2) Word Chain Form a chain of five words where each word starts with the letter that the previous word ends in: Example: roar – read – dream – message – eager a) plump - _______________________________________________________________ b) spring - _______________________________________________________________ c) spice - _______________________________________________________________ d) plucked - _______________________________________________________________ 22 e) cream - _______________________________________________________________

1) Have you ever eaten any fruit/vegetable picking it straight from the tree or field? Write about that experience in 3 to 5 lines. (Textbook, Pg. 7) Hints:  Where were you?  Which fruit or vegetable did you pick and eat?  Did picking it require any effort?  How did it taste? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1) How would you like to eat your strawberries? (Textbook, Pg. 7) 23 Explain it to the class in your own words. 2) Learn and recite the poem. (Textbook, Pg. 7) Strawberries

1) Find out when and where we get strawberries in Maharashtra. (Textbook, Pg. 7) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2) Make a list of your favourite fruits and vegetables and note down the time of the year when they are available in plenty. (Textbook, Pg. 7) Hint: What do they look like? Group the fruits and vegetables found in the same season. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 24

Lesson 5: The Twelve Months I have read a lesson called ‘The Twelve Months’. This story is a fairy tale where we see how the twelve months help a kind and beautiful girl, Marouckla. The twelve months are twelve men with magical powers. In this story, Marouckla is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsister. However, she is able to pass all the tests set for her and in the end she is happy and victorious. Quick Check 25 1) In what season does the story take place? (Textbook, Pg. 13) 2) What was the name of Marouckla’s step sister? 3) What are the various things that Marouckla gets from the forest? 4) Does Marouckla get any of the things she brings? (Textbook, Pg. 13) 5) Who did Marouckla meet in the forest? The Twelve Months

New Words Word Meaning Example adorning decorating; adding beauty The precious diamonds adorning the walls were very expensive. rated scolded; said angry words to The boss rated his employees no someone matter how hard they worked. abused treated someone badly, with Sahil abused his pet dog every unkind language day. starlets small stars The little white jasmine flowers looked like starlets on the tree. delicious very tasty The strawberries we ate yesterday were delicious! crossly angrily; in an angry manner “Stop teasing your sister,” she said crossly. scampered ran or moved quickly and He scampered across the field playfully like a puppy. envied felt jealous or wanted Meera had no friends in school as something that somebody else they envied her intelligence. had 26 slammed closed something forcefully, He refused his friend all help and making a loud, banging noise slammed the door in his face.

1) Why did Marouckla’s stepmother hate her? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2) How did Holena and her mother behave towards Marouckla? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3) How did the twelve men help Marouckla? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 27 4) Why do Holena and her mother go out in the snow themselves? (Textbook, Pg.13) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ The Twelve Months

_________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 5) Why is Great January annoyed with Holena and her mother? Does he help them? (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1) Dictionary Game Find the meaning of the following words: (Textbook, Pg. 13) a) adorning - _________________________________________________________ b) rated - _________________________________________________________ c) abused - ________________________________________________________ 28 d) starlets - ________________________________________________________ e) delicious - ________________________________________________________

2) Word Formation Read the words. Write the words that combine to make each of them. (Textbook, Pg. 13) a) stepmother = ________________________+________________________ b) footprint = ________________________+________________________ c) snowwhite = ________________________+________________________ d) springtime = ________________________+________________________ e) gentle-hearted = ________________________+________________________ f) anywhere = ________________________+________________________ Now write other meaningful words that begin/end with:  the first word in each a) step - _________________________ b) foot - _________________________ c) snow - _________________________ d) spring - _________________________ e) gentle - _________________________ f) any - _________________________ 29  the second word in each a) mother - _________________________ b) print - _________________________ The Twelve Months

c) white - _________________________ d) time - _________________________ e) hearted - _________________________ f) where - _________________________ 3) Language Study Note the words that are highlighted. Marouckla ran to the top of the mountain where the big fire was burning. The highlighted words are all nouns. Find 5 other nouns from the story. (Textbook, Pg. 13) Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 1) What can you say about the character of Marouckla? Why was she rewarded? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 30 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

1) Describe the following with the help of the story: (Textbook, Pg. 13)  Springtime  Summer  Winter Hint:  Describe the surroundings during these seasons. Example: Summer brings green grounds, trees covered with leaves, birds singing and beautiful flowers everywhere.  Talk about what things Morouckla gets from the forest at each of these times. 2) Form groups of three. Read aloud the conversations in the story, each group presenting one piece of conversation. (Textbook, Pg. 13) 1) Form groups of five. Find at least two fairy tales/folk tales each and share them with other members in your group. Make a collection of ten different stories in each group. (Textbook, Pg. 13) 31 2) Hold a story-telling competition in which each one narrates a folk-tale or fairy tale. (Textbook, Pg. 13) The Twelve Months

Lesson 6: Announcements I have read the lesson ‘Announcements’. This lesson tells us that announcements are an important part of our daily life. They help give messages or important pieces of information. In this lesson, we have read different kinds of announcements, to understand when and why they are used. Quick Check 1) Can announcements be both written and spoken? 2) Whom are announcements given to? 3) Can announcements be used to warn people? 4) What can we call announcements declaring misplaced items? 32

New Words Word Meaning Example littered having waste paper or garbage The railway station is always lying around littered with plastic bottles. detained holding someone up against The three women were their wishes and not letting detained by the police for them go questioning. distracted unable to concentrate While studying, Sameera would always get distracted by the loud TV. fable a short story, usually with animal The mountain people have characters, that has a moral many fables to tell. cautioned warned; told to be careful She cautioned me not to go out with a stranger. 1) What are announcements? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 33 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Announcements

2) How do announcements help people? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3) Where are announcements put up? Why? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 4) Write the names of three public places where you often hear announcements being made. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 5) Choose a suitable heading for each announcement from those given below: (Textbook, Pg. 15) a) change in school hours - _________________________________________ b) cleanliness - ________________________________________ - ________________________________________ 34 c) story-telling competition d) lost and found - ________________________________________ e) warning - _________________________________________

f) football match - _________________________________________ 1) How Many Words? Write the words you can make using the letters of the word ‘announcement’: Make words with three and more than three letters. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 2) Fill in the blanks with words from the various announcements in the lesson: a) Three prizes will be given for each __________________________. b) Whoever has lost it can __________________________ Mrs. Neena Pinto. c) All students are __________________________not to cross over the fence. d) Please come on __________________, so that the players are not distracted. 1) An announcement can be made in every class, orally. Or, it can be put up on the school notice-board. Discuss and decide what method should be used for each of the announcements given in the textbook. (Textbook, Pg. 15) 35  oral announcement - _________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________  written notice - _______________________________________________________ Announcements

______________________________________________________________________  both - _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 1) Present any one of these announcements yourself, orally. (Textbook, Pg. 15) 2) Make groups. One person in the group chooses an announcement. Everyone in the group reads that announcement silently but carefully, and closes their books. Then that person presents the announcement, changing one of the details in the announcement. Others spot the change. For example, you might say ‘red’ key chain instead of ‘blue’ in the last announcement. (Textbook, Pg. 15) Take turns and read out all the announcements so that each member of the group gets a chance to speak. 1) Prepare an announcement for an occasion like the ones mentioned here in the textbook. (Textbook, Pg. 15) 36

37 2) Name the occasion or reason for which each of the announcements is being made in the textbook. (Textbook, Pg. 15) Announcements

Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3) Then think of an occasion and prepare an announcement for it as a group activity. (Textbook, Pg. 15) Hints: An announcement to invite participation in a dance competition. The announcement needs to mention:  the dates  which classes can take part  the kinds of dances that are invited  what the prize will be 38

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Lesson 7: Major Dhyan Chand I have read a lesson called ‘Major Dhyan Chand’. The lesson highlights the qualities of true sportsmanship as exhibited by Major Dhyan Chand. He was a hockey player and a solider in the Indian army. He was the captain of the Indian hockey team in 1936 at the Olympic Games in Germany. Quick Check Name the following: (Textbook, Pg. 18) 1) hosts of the 1936 Olympic Games 2) not comfortable with the wet ground 3) scored the first goal of the match 4) pounced on Dhyan Chand and hurt him 5) captain of the Indian team 40

New Words Word Meaning Example water- filled with water The ground was completely logged water-logged after the rain last week. postponed to decide that something Our holiday to Kolkata is that was planned for a postponed to August. particular time will be done at a later time instead novel new She has found a novel way of finishing her homework in time. barefoot without any covering of shoe My uncle walks barefoot in the or slippers house. fruitless without any results We tried our best to convince him to come to visit us, but it was fruitless. pounced suddenly jumped forward to The hungry foxes pounced on the take hold of something or poor hen. someone resistance fighting against something; There's a lot of resistance to the 41 refusing to accept idea of women working. something resolved solved or ended a problem The players resolved the argument Major Dhyan Chand

or difficulty immediately. defenders someone who tries to The Brazilian attack put France's prevent the other team from defenders under pressure. scoring points or goals strategy a plan that you use to Maya’s strategy to achieve her achieve something goals really works! frustrated annoyed because things are I am frustrated that my cycle tyre not happening in the way got punctured on the way here. that they should resorted something done when The teacher resorted to punishing everything else fails the girls. legacy something that you leave His grandfather’s legacy was his behind when you die or go music collection. away glory praise and respect received Players like Sachin Tendulkar bring for achieving something glory to our country. important charismatic with a natural power to Amitabh Bachchan is a attract people charismatic person. 42 Name the following: (Textbook, Pg. 18) 1) a) ruler of Germany - ______________________________________________________ b) did not let the passes go waste - _________________________________________

c) third time winners of the Olympic gold medal for hockey - ________________ 2) Which event has been described in the text? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ 3) List the problems the Indian team faced on the day of the event. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 4) What strategy did the Indian players use to win the game? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 5) How did Hitler appreciate Major Dhyan Chand’s efforts? Ans. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1) Dictionary Game 43 Guess the meaning of the following words: (Textbook, Pg. 18) a) water- logged -_______________________________________________________ Major Dhyan Chand

b) postponed - ________________________________________________________ c) novel -_________________________________________________________ d) barefoot -_________________________________________________________ e) fruitless -_________________________________________________________ f) pounced - ________________________________________________________ 2) Sentence Construction Use the following phrases in your own sentences: (Textbook, Pg. 18) a) be sure of - __________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ b) try one’s level best -___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ c) at any cost - _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ d) turn down the offer - __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3) Language Study 44 Read the highlighted words. They are verbs. (Textbook, Pg. 18) The goalkeeper pounced on Dhyan Chand and hurt him. Now find at least five other verbs from the passage. Ans. _________________________________________________________________________