Tom and was surprised to see him working. “I am going for a swim but you can’t come, can you? You are working.” There was a look of pity on Ben’s face. “This isn’t work,’’ Tom said. “Whitewashing is fun. You’ve never whitewashed a fence, have you?” “No, I haven’t. Let me whitewash a little, Tom.” “Oh, no. I have promised Aunt Polly that I’ll do it myself. She will not trust anyone else to do it. Sid wanted to do it but she would not allow him.” “I shall not make a mistake. I will be so careful. Here, you can take my apple, if you like. Please let me do it, Tom.” Tom now had Ben begging for a chance to whitewash the fence. Slowly and unwillingly, Tom handed the brush to Ben. He sat down to eat the delicious apple in front of his house. Meanwhile, his friend worked in the hot sun. Soon, other boys came along with their offerings. Before the afternoon was over, the fence had three coats of whitewash on it. Tom was the owner of twelve marbles, a tin soldier, a key, a dog’s collar, the handle of a knife and four segments of an orange. He had cleverly got what he wanted by pretending to enjoy the work he was doing. Needless to say, Aunty Polly was delighted to see the fence looking so spotlessly white. She couldn’t believe Tom had whitewashed the fence all by himself. —Adapted from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Glossary pity: feeling sorry for someone unwillingly: not wanting to do something cheerful: very happy offerings: contributions; something given to longingly: in a way that shows you want support an organisation something very much segments: portions fulfilled: satisfied delighted: very happy disbelief: the feeling of not believing someone or spotlessly: free of any stain or blemish something pretended: (here) behaved falsely wearily: in an unwilling and tired way Tom Whitewashes the Fence 45 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 45 7/20/2023 1:00:43 PM
Read and Answer 1. Number the events in the order that they occur in the story. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. a) Aunt Polly ordered Tom to whitewash the fence. b) Tom was planning to go out for swimming. c) Tom sees Ben Rogers coming. d) Tom unwillingly gives the brush to Ben. e) Tom tried to trick Jim. f) Aunt Polly was delighted to see the fence looking so spotlessly white. 2. Answer with reference to the context. “This isn’t work,” Tom said. “Whitewashing is fun. You’ve never whitewashed a fence, have you?” a) To whom is Tom speaking? Why has this person come to him? b) Does Tom really think that whitewashing is fun? c) What reply does Tom get to his question? Think and Answer 1. Why was Tom sad when he looked at the fence that he had to whitewash? 2. What kind of a person was Aunt Polly? 3. Why do you think expressions like ‘slowly and unwillingly’ and ‘needless to say’ are used in the story? What do they tell us about the author? 4. An actor is a person who plays a part in a movie or a play. Would you call Tom a top actor? Why or why not? 46 Tom Whitewashes the Fence Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 46 7/20/2023 1:00:44 PM
W O R D Word Work W O RK Prefixes Read these sentences. • The Sun was shining overhead. • Slowly and unwillingly, Tom handed the brush to Ben and sat down to eat the delicious apple while his friend worked in the hot sun. • He looked at the fence in disbelief. Over-, un-, and dis- form the beginning of many words in the English language. Examples: overboard, overtime, unkind, undo, dislike, dissatisfied, etc. A prefix is a group of letters that is often added to the beginning of a word. It changes the meaning of the original word. Un-, over-, and dis- are prefixes. 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words with the prefixes un, over-, or dis-. Use the clues given in brackets. a) Do not your scarf. It’s looking nice. (tie) b) Raman doing exercises. (like) Tom Whitewashes the Fence 47 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 47 7/20/2023 1:00:44 PM
c) Kaira has a stomachache. She has been feeling ____________ since morning. (well) d) If you leave the tap open, the water will ____________. (flow) e) I cannot ____________ the box till I find my key. (lock) f) We must not ____________ our teachers. (obey). g) He was ____________ when he won the first prize in the contest. (joy) 48 Tom Whitewashes the Fence 09_TOM WHITEWASHES THE FENCE.indd 48 8/2/2023 5:11:20 PM
Words that go together Read these sentences. • I shall not make a mistake. • It was a day to enjoy and have fun. The words in colour usually go together. The verbs pair with a fix set of nouns. 2. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box. Look at the words in colour for help. Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. take do tell pay give a) Please attention to your teacher when she’s talking. b) Could you please a picture of me? c) me the truth. What really happened? d) The teacher is going to us a test on grammar tomorrow. e) Could you me a favour and switch off the fan? Listen Live 1. Which of these words cannot be used to complete the sentence? Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. Asma is more than Paul. i) grateful ii) dutiful iii) helpful 2. Which pictures describe what Asma does at home? Tick (3) them. a) b) c) d) e) Tom Whitewashes the Fence 49 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 49 7/20/2023 1:00:49 PM
Sound Sense 1. Listen to these words. Then repeat them. paint pain claim game blame hen den pen ten 2. Now listen and complete the chart. Follow the example. Read aloud the words you put in the chart. Sound of ai as in paint or sound of a as Sound of e as in pen in tame Speak Now Read this conversation. Mum: Shall I pick you up from art classes? Shalini: You could, Mum. I’m finishing my classes at 4 p.m. But, when will you be done with your shopping? Mum: I’ll be done with it by 3:30. Along with your partner, present a role play on the given situation. Talk about the future. You are going on a vacation. You are making plans for the days that you will spend while you are away on vacation. You may begin like this. I hear you are off to Yes. I’m going vacation? Where are to Puri. you going? 50 Tom Whitewashes the Fence Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 50 7/20/2023 1:00:50 PM
Go Grammar Prepositions Read the following sentences from the story. Note the use of position words highlighted in colour. • Tom could hear the birds chirping in the trees. • He came out of the house sadly with a long brush in one hand and a bucket full of whitewash in the other. • He sat down to eat the delicious apple in front of his house. The words in colour are prepositions. Read these sentences. Learn more about prepositions. • The boy is standing in front of the curtain. • The girl is standing behind the curtain. • The woman is standing after the man. • The man is standing before the woman. • There is a rainbow over the hills. • There is a house under the hills. Prepositions, or position words, tell us the position of a noun in relation to another word in a sentence. Underline the correct prepositions. The pictures will help you. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Score each other. a) The aeroplane is flying over/under the clouds. b) The bus is behind/in front of the car. 51 Tom Whitewashes the Fence 7/20/2023 1:00:53 PM Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 51
c) Alex is reading under/over the tree. d) The ball is in/over the net. e) The bird is sitting on/in the elephant. f) The family is standing in front of/behind the car. Write It On Tuesday morning, Tom and Ben were at school. The timetable was on the wall. Write about what they did in school on Tuesday and say whether it was boring or fun. easy interesting Time Tuesday noisy difficult exciting fun 9:00 a.m. English 9:45 a.m. History 10:30 a.m. Sports 52 Tom Whitewashes the Fence Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 52 7/20/2023 1:00:58 PM
14 Bismu and the Panther Warm Up Discuss in groups of three. a) How far do you travel to go to your school? Is it close to your house or is it far away? b) If you walk to school, do you face any problems? Reading Bismu lived in a little village at the foothills of the Himalayan mountains. He lived with his mother and his little sister, Puja. They were poor folk and Bismu’s mother had to work hard on their little patch of land. The children helped her. They were a happy family and they loved each other dearly. Every day Bismu walked five miles up the mountain path to his school, for there was no school in his village. He enjoyed the climb. One day a man from a nearby village brought some news. “There’s a panther roaming in the neighbourhood,” he said. The villagers listened to him with serious faces. “That’s bad news,” said one of them. “Panthers often come down to the villages,” said another. “They do not usually kill human beings.” “It’s the fault of the hunters with guns,” said a third woman. “They shoot at the animals and wound them. Some of the wounded animals die and some don’t. 53 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 53 7/20/2023 1:00:59 PM
They become sick or lame and cannot run fast and catch a deer in the forest. That is why they begin to come to villages and attack the farm animals and sometimes even people.” “What shall we do?” cried the people. “Do you think the panther will attack us?” Bismu asked his mother the same question when he got home. “Perhaps it will go away,” said his mother, but the panther did not go away. One night, it came prowling into the neighbouring village and carried away a little boy named Sanjay. Sanjay’s screams woke up the villagers. They shouted loudly, and the panther dropped the boy and ran away. But the panther had hurt him badly and he had to stay in hospital for many days. Bismu’s mother was worried. “You must be careful, Bismu,” she said. Bismu promised to be very careful. But one evening, when he was returning from school, he heard the panther’s growl. His heart beat fast and his hands grew cold with fear. He had his pet baby goat in his arms. He knew the panther was very close and it was no use running. Quick as lightning, he climbed a tree. Up and up he climbed, holding the kid. When he could not climb any further, he sat on a branch. At that moment, he saw the panther. Bismu remained very still, but the kid began to bleat. Bismu trembled with fear but held on to the branch. The panther walked 54 Bismu and the Panther Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 54 7/20/2023 1:01:02 PM
round the tree, looking up at Bismu. After a while, it padded away solemnly. Bismu did not know what to do. The kid was bleating and trying to jump out of his arms. “Should I climb down or should I stay up here?” Bismu asked himself. Suddenly the panther returned growling horribly. It put its paws against the tree and began to scratch at its bark. Bismu tried to shout, “Panther! Panther! Help!” But no one heard him. He was really scared. Down in the village, Bismu’s mother and Puja were waiting for him. Sanjay’s father was going home from his field. He stopped to talk to them. “Bismu has not returned from school yet,” said Bismu’s mother. “I’m very worried.” “I’ll go at once and search for him,” Sanjay’s father said. “I’ll get the other men and we’ll go up the mountain.” So Sanjay’s father and the other villagers went out to look for Bismu. They had axes in their hands and they walked fast. Puja walked among them holding a lantern. As they walked, the men shouted together, “Hoi! Hoi! Hoi! Hoi!” Up in the tree, Bismu heard their shouts. His courage returned. He called out with all his strength. “Help! Help!” The villagers heard his cries and the panther’s snarls. They hurried forward. The panther saw the lantern. It moved away silently and vanished into the forest. Bismu and the Panther 55 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 55 7/20/2023 1:01:04 PM
Bismu was saved. He came down from the tree and the search party went home. Bismu’s mother was happy. She was happy to see her son safe and sound. —Adapted from Panther’s Moon by Ruskin Bond Glossary growled: made a low harsh sound trembled: shook foothills: low hills at the base of a mountain solemnly: seriously folk: people bark: outermost layer of a tree patch of land: a small piece of ground snarled: cried angrily baring one’s teeth dearly: very much vanished: disappeared fault: mistake safe and sound: unharmed lame: unable to walk properly prowling: moving around an area in a quiet way, especially because one intends to do something bad Read and Answer 1. Answer the questions. a) Who was Bismu? With whom did he live? b) Why did Bismu walk five miles up the mountain path every day? c) Why does the woman say that the panther comes because of the hunters with guns? 56 Bismu and the Panther Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 56 7/20/2023 1:01:06 PM
d) What happened to Sanjay? e) What did Bismu do when he heard the growl of the panther? f) Who was with Bismu when he heard the growl of the panther? What did it do when the panther growled? g) Who offered to help Bismu’s mother when she told them that Bismu had not come home? h) How did Sanjay’s father and the villagers finally save Bismu? 2. Complete the story map. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. Setting: Characters: Problem: Solution: Think and Answer 1. Why did Bismu not run away when he saw the panther walking away after looking at him from under the tree? 2. Identify the various things which the villagers did to drive the panther away to save Bismu. 3. Bismu kept the kid carefully with him even when his own life was in danger. What does this show about his character? Bismu and the Panther 57 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 57 7/20/2023 1:01:07 PM
W O R D Word Work W O RK Words that go together Read the sentence. • The villagers listened to him with serious faces. “That’s bad news,” said one of them. Bad and news are words that commonly go together to make up the expression ‘bad news’. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Look at the words in colour for help. hard stray narrow upset flat a) They had an stomach. They didn’t have breakfast. b) You must put in a lot of work to get better grades. c) We started on time but got late because our car had a tyre. d) We feed the dogs every evening. e) The woodcutter had a escape after he came near a man-eating leopard. Listen Live Listen to the extract and answer the questions below. 1. Describe the black panther in a few sentences. Bismu and the Panther 2. Choose the correct option. a) Panthers are 8/2/2023 5:10:18 PM i) a separate species. ii) members of the cat family. 58 10_Bismu and the Panther.indd 58
iii) a type of hyena. iv) a type of wild tiger. b) How do panthers get black fur coats? i) They spend a lot of time in the sun. ii) They get their black fur from their forefathers. iii) They avoid being in the sun. iv) They get their black fur from other cats. c) Panthers also have i) spots on their coat. ii) stripes on their coat. iii) spikes on their coats. iv) squares on their coats. d) If you were to meet a panther in the wild, you should i) tease it. ii) feed it. iii) not disturb it. iv) hunt and capture it. Sound Sense 1. Listen to and read aloud the words ‘walk’, ‘folk’, ‘talk’, ‘would’, ‘should’, ‘could’, ‘calm’, ‘half ’, and ‘chalk’. What do you notice? The letter l is silent in all these words. The letter l is usually not pronounced after the vowels a, o, and u. 2. Listen to the words and put them in the correct column. Read them aloud. Silent l Pronounced l Bismu and the Panther 59 Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 59 7/20/2023 1:01:08 PM
Speak Now Look at the picture of a village. Talk about the picture with a partner using the words given below. thatched huts fields muddy street farmers greenery mountain helpful folks no pollution Go Grammar Conjunctions Read the following sentences from the story. Note the words in colour. These words join two parts of a sentence. • They were poor folk and Bismu’s mother had to work hard on their little patch of land. (Two similar ideas are joined with and.) • Bismu asked his mother the same question when he got home. ‘‘Perhaps it will go away,’’ said his mother, but the panther did not go away. (Two opposite ideas are joined with but.) • ‘‘Should I climb down or should I stay up here?’’ Bismu asked himself. (Two choices are expressed through the use of or.) 60 Bismu and the Panther Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 60 7/20/2023 1:01:10 PM
The words and, but, and or help join words or groups of words to each other. They are called joining words or conjunctions. 1. Underline the correct conjunctions to complete the sentences. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. a) Is she a doctor or/and a nurse? b) Does Mrs Grace have a son or/but a daughter? c) Mrs Grace has a daughter and/or a son. d) I fell off my bicycle and/but hurt my leg. e) The dog is not very big but/or it is quite strong. f) My birthday is today but/or the party is tomorrow. 2. Join each pair of sentences using the conjunction mentioned in brackets. a) I like funny movies. I do not like scary movies. (but) b) She was late. Her car broke down. (because) c) He must reach by 9 a.m. He will miss the meeting. (or) d) Fruits taste sweet. They are good for health. (and) e) It is Saturday. I have to go to school. (but) f) I bought a packet of biscuits. I was hungry. (because) Apostrophe Read these sentences. • I’m very worried. • “I’ll go at once and search for him,” Sanjay’s father said. We use the apostrophe (’) to indicate the short forms of words. Bismu and the Panther 61 10_Bismu and the Panther.indd 61 7/28/2023 5:40:10 PM
Contraction Uncontracted Examples -n’t not isn’t (is not), hasn’t (has not) -’re are they’re (they are), we’re (we are), you’re (you are) -’d had, would she’d (she had, she would), I’d (I had, I would) -’ll will we’ll (we will), you’ll (you will) -’s is he’s (he is), it’s (it is) -’ve have we’ve (we have), they’ve (they have) I’m I am let’s let us 3. Complete the sentences with the correct short forms of the words in brackets. a) (They are) tired. (They will) sleep now. b) (I am) going to watch a cartoon on TV. (I have) finished my homework. c) (I will) help you with your homework. d) (It is) very easy to learn how to ride a bicycle. e) My father is back from work. (He is) in the shower. (We are) getting the dinner ready now. Write It Read the clues and number the pictures in the correct order. Then, write a story describing what happens. tiger in a trap — pleads to a brahmin to free him — promises won’t eat him — once out, says would eat him — brahmin feels scared, calls the tiger unfair — they decide to ask three things to judge — they go to a tree — tree says tiger should eat the brahmin — they ask a buffalo — buffalo says tiger should eat — they ask a jackal — jackal says show me the cage — pretends not to know how the trap in the cage works — tells the tiger to get inside the cage — quickly shuts the tiger in — brahmin and jackal leave 62 Bismu and the Panther Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 62 7/20/2023 1:01:13 PM
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15 65 Turn Off the TV! 7/20/2023 1:01:24 PM Reading My father gets quite mad at me; my mother gets upset— when they catch me watching our new television set. My father yells, “Turn that thing off!” Mom says, “It’s time to study.” I’d rather watch my favourite TV show with my best buddy. I sneak down after homework and turn the set on low. But when she sees me watching it, my mother yells out, “No!” Dad says, “If you don’t turn it off, I’ll hang it from a tree!” I rather doubt he’ll do it, ’cause he watches more than me. He watches sports all weekend, and weekday evenings too, while munching chips and pretzels— the room looks like a zoo. Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 65
So if he ever got the nerve munching: sound you make when you chew to hang it from a tree, food like crisps or peanuts he’d spend a lot of time up there— pretzels: a type of biscuits watching it with me. got the nerve: got the courage Bruce Lansky Glossary buddy: close friend sneak: move quietly without being heard or seen on low: low volume rather: quite a bit doubt: you ‘doubt’ when you are not sure of something Let's Enjoy State whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). Compare your answers with those of a friend's. a) The family has bought a new television set. b) The father wants the son to watch TV. c) The mother wants him to study. d) The mother eats chips while watching TV. e) The father wants to hang the TV on a tree so that he can watch more comfortably. f) The boy wants to watch his favourite programme with his friend. g) The parents get angry because their son keeps playing games. h) The father watches more TV than the son. i) The father tells the boy that he will throw out the TV set. j) According to the boy, the room looks like a forest. 66 Turn Off the TV! Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 66 7/20/2023 1:01:24 PM
Think and Answer 1. How does the father feel when he sees his son watching TV? 2. What does the mother want him to do? 3. Read the line, ‘‘I’ll hang it from a tree.’’ a) Who says this and why? b) Do you think the person will really hang it from the tree? Why or why not? 4. Why does the room look like a zoo? Activity 67 1. Give the full form of the words given below. Discuss your answers in the class and score yourself. Example: It ’s – It is I’d I’ll he’ll ’cause don’t he’d 2. Find three pairs of rhyming words from the poem. Compare your answers with those of a friend's. a) b) c) Turn Off the TV! Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 67 7/20/2023 1:01:25 PM
Student Reflection Come to this page after you complete a lesson. Choose the smiley that shows how well you have understood the lesson. The Cat on the Dovrefell Hopping Frog Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ Androcles and the Lion Saving the Farm Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ The Wind Tom Whitewashes the Fence Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ Bismu and the Panther Turn Off the TV! Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all Very clear Clear Somewhat clear Not clear at all I need help with ..........………………...............……… I need help with ..........………………...............……… ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... What I liked about this lesson ................................... …………………………………………............................ …………………………………………............................ 68 7/20/2023 1:01:27 PM Ascend G3 English MCB Part 2.indb 68
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