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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 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
Grammar and Composition Features Dictation PR 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
Class 3 7 Module 7 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1 8 Module 8 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 R4 Reading Comprehension �������������������������������������������������������������������� 22 9 Module 9 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 25 10 Module 10 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 36 R5 Reading Comprehension �������������������������������������������������������������������� 46 11 Module 11 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 49 12 Module 12 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 61 R6 Reading Comprehension �������������������������������������������������������������������� 71 13 Module 13 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 75
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 1
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 – ______________________________ 2
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. Module 7 3
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. 4
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. Module 7 5
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. 6
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 – Module 7 7
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 8
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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 10
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 Module 8 11
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. 12
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. ► Do 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. Module 8 13
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 ► T he 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. 14
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. Module 8 15
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. ► T o 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. ► W e 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. 16
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. Module 8 17
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. 18
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. Module 8 19
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. • H ow did you or your family help your neighbours or get help? 20
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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. 22
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. Reading Comprehension 23
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 24
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 25
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. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 26
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 Module 9 27
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. 28
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: • She 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.) Module 9 29
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?’ 30
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 __________. Module 9 31
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 __________. 32
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 Module 9 33
Creative Writing Dialogue writing Exercise 5: Write a dialogue between two friends about their favourite Indian food by using the given hints. Hints: • Make sure the friends greet each other. • T hey should then start talking about their favourite Indian food items. • They can discuss which states their favourite food items are from. • T hey should mention why those food items are their favourite. • The friends should mention how their favourite food items are made. • Y ou can also have them discuss how people from different states of India eat different types of food. 34
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Module 10 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Antonyms Grammar Prepositions Formal Writing Note writing Creative Writing Photo-based character sketch Reading Passage 1 Comprehension Passage 2 36
Dictation Exercise 1: Sentence dictation 1) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) _____________________________________________________________________________ PR Vocabulary Q Antonyms Read the following sentences carefully and understand the meanings of the underlined words: • Ravi ate a big laddoo, while Riya ate a small one. • The monkey jumped up on the tree and looked down. • My cat is fat, but my dog is thin. In the above sentences, the underlined words have meanings that are opposite to each other. For example, big and small, up and down, fat and thin. They are called antonyms or opposites. Module 10 37
Exercise 2.1 Match the words in Column A with their antonyms in Column B. One is done for you. Column A Column B 1) kind a) unfriendly 2) pride b) worst 3) friendly c) bent 4) sharp d) cruel 5) best e) shame 6) straight f) blunt Exercise 2.2: Rewrite the sentences by changing the underlined words to their antonyms. One is done for you. 1) Priya likes to drink a glass of hot milk before bed. Ans. Priya likes to drink a glass of cold milk before bed. 2) My hair was dry when I reached school. Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3) The books that I have to carry every day are very heavy. Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 38
4) Veena’s lunch box was empty at the end of the day. Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 5) The rich man lost his glasses. Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 6) Afreen’s mother comes home early from work. Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Grammar Prepositions Tick the prepositions in the following sentences. 1) My pet was hiding behind the door. 2) The birds are flying in the sky above. 3) The car stopped in front of the building. 4) He fell asleep on the bed. Remember Prepositions help in connecting two nouns. They tell us the positions of the nouns. Example: T he sheep (noun) are in (preposition) the field (noun). Module 10 39
Introduction to ‘at’, ‘near’ and ‘around’ Let us learn three new prepositions. At: It points out a specific time, place or address and an activity. Amjad will meet me at 2 John lives at 43A, Karve Ishaan is good at o’clock in the afternoon. Road. painting. Near: It points to something or someone that is close by. The animals are grazing The house is near a The apples are lying near the road. windmill. near the box. 40
Around: It means ‘surrounding or circling on every side’. The children are dancing We were playing around The bees are flying around around the stools. the tree. the beehive. There are a few prepositions that have similar or the same meanings. Let us read about such prepositions. ‘Above’ and ‘over’ ‘Beside’ / ‘at the side of’ / ‘next to’ ‘At the side of’ and ‘next to’ mean Both ‘above’ and ‘over’ the same as ‘beside’. mean ‘at a place that is Examples: higher than someone or • The apple is next to the box. something’. • The apple is beside the box. • The apple is at the side of the box. Examples: • The apple is above the box. • The apple is over the box. Module 10 41
Exercise 3.1: Where is Goofy, the slow loris? Complete the sentences by writing the correct preposition for each picture. One is done for you. 1) Goofy is in the box. 2) Goofy is _____________________________________________. 3) Goofy is _____________________________________________. 4) Goofy is _____________________________________________. 5) Goofy is _____________________________________________. 6) Goofy is _____________________________________________. 42
Exercise 3.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the options given in brackets. One is done for you. Riyaz and Atul are friends. Their houses are next to (under / next to) each other. Riyaz decides to meet Atul ___________________________ (at/on) four o’clock in the evening at the park. They sit ___________________________ (in/on) a park bench and talk. There are a few puppies playing ___________________________ (below/near) them. After a while, the boys go to the library ___________________________ (above / in front of) the park. The books are neatly placed on shelves. The storybooks are on the shelves ___________________________ (above/at) the geography books. Exercise 3.3: Look at the picture and write true or false. One is done for you. 1) The child is sitting in the shopping cart. – true 2) The fridge is over the other shelves. – 3) A girl is standing behind the counter. – 4) There are many food items on the shelves. – 5) The people in the picture are standing – under each other. – 6) A man is standing behind the child. Module 10 43
Writing Formal Writing Note writing Exercise 4: Your friend has invited you to his or her birthday party. You have a football team selection camp that day and will have to miss the party. Write a note to your friend, informing him or her that you will be unable to attend the party. Hints: • Wish your friend. • Mention why you will have to miss the party. • Apologise (say sorry) for having to miss the party. 44
Creative Writing Photo-based character sketch Exercise 5: Write a character sketch of the person in the picture using the hints given below. Hints: • Who do you think she is? • What is she doing? • How does she look? • What would she be feeling? Module 10 45
R5 Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Read the passage and answer the questions given below. A donkey was grazing near a forest. He spotted a lion’s skin lying on the ground. He decided to wear it and pretend to be a lion. He thought that everyone would be scared and would listen to him. He walked into the forest, and all the animals thought he was a lion. They were scared. A clever fox saw him and realised that he was a donkey wearing a lion’s skin. So, he came to the donkey and said, ‘I am afraid of lions. But, I am not scared of a donkey wearing a lion’s skin.’ The donkey heard this, got scared and ran away quickly. Moral: Never act like someone you are not. 1) What did the donkey see lying on the ground? Ans. 2) What happened when the donkey walked into the forest? Ans. 46
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