6 I Write: Creative Writing Story writing Exercise 6: Complete the story with the help of the prompts given below. • school was closed for the holidays • visiting Grandpa and Grandma in the village • spent a lot of my vacations there • happy to be back in the fresh air • loved walking up the mountains and running after the sheep • spent all morning playing with Bruno and exploring the caves • heard a strange sound while out exploring • decided to investigate Now, write the complete story below. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Tania Visits Tanali 47
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The Lost Treasure of Lesson 14 Ramgarh Module 14 Section Name What I Will Learn I Listen Sentence dictation Vocabulary Grammar Antonyms Language in Use Formal Writing Reflexive pronouns Creative Writing Irregular plurals Note writing Notice writing Editing exercise 49
1 I Listen Exercise 1.1: Sentence dictation 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) B C A 2 Vocabulary Antonyms An antonym is a word that has a completely opposite meaning as compared to another word. Examples: • empty x full • start x finish 50
Exercise 2.1: Match the antonyms in Column A and Column B. Column A Column B 1) a) construction careful 2) b) fear together 3) c) careless excited 4) d) bored destruction 5) e) apart modern 6) f) old-fashioned courage The Lost Treasure of Ramgarh 51
Exercise 2.2: Fill in the blanks with antonyms of the words marked in bold. 1) We saw the twig float for some time; then it began to __________________________. 2) Safar ___________________________ visits us, but we never see Sarah. 3) Bunty is usually the first to wake up and the ___________________________ to go to bed. 4) The dress was too tight in the waist and too ___________________________ in the arms. 5) The pen that was lost in the morning has now been ___________________________. 6) I remembered to post my mother’s letter but ___________________________ to put a stamp on it. 3 Grammar Subject and object pronouns I kicked the ball. He loves cheese. You like to play tennis. They are very happy. It came to Mary. We will go to the beach. The words in bold are subject pronouns, as they act as the subjects of the sentences. They perform the actions in the sentences. Rama kicked the Lily gave the cheese Ram will play tennis ball to me. sandwich to her. with you. The company gave Mary took it. Will Sam come with us? them gifts. The words in bold are object pronouns, as they act as the objects of the sentences. An object pronoun receives the action in a sentence. Subject pronouns I you he she we they it Object pronouns me you him her us them it 52
Reflexive pronouns Sometimes, the subject and object of a sentence are the same. Gaurav can fix the toy by She can complete the They cooked the meal by himself. project by herself. themselves. Such sentences use reflexive pronouns (‘himself’, ‘herself’, ‘themselves’) to refer to the subject (noun or pronoun). Observe carefully: • G aurav can fix the toy truck by himself. ‘Gaurav’ is both the subject and the object of this sentence. The reflexive pronoun ‘himself’ refers to ‘Gaurav’. • Similarly, in the second sentence, the reflexive pronoun ‘herself’ refers to the pronoun ‘she’. • T he reflexive pronoun ‘themselves’ refers to the pronoun ‘they’ in the third sentence. Let us look at subject pronouns and the reflexive pronouns used for them. Subject pronoun Reflexive pronoun Reflexive pronoun I (Singular) (Plural) myself – you yourself yourselves he himself – she herself – it itself – we – ourselves they – themselves The Lost Treasure of Ramgarh 53
Remember: Singular reflexive pronouns are formed with ‘-self’ and plural with ‘- selves’. Choose and write the appropriate reflexive pronouns in the blanks. The TV turned off by I walked home by The two of you ________________. (himself, ______________________. baked the muffins by herself, itself) (ourselves, myself, himself) _________________. (themselves, yourself, yourselves) Exercise 3.1: State whether the underlined pronouns are subject pronouns or object pronouns. One is done for you. 1) He threw the ball to me. – object pronoun 2) It bit me hard. – 3) You like to eat ice cream. – 4) I would not know that. – 5) The teacher did not call him. – 6) They are very happy to hear that. – 54
Exercise 3.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronouns from the options given in brackets. One is done for you. 1) Sita cut herself (herself/itself) while chopping vegetables. 2) He admired _________________ (himself/herself) in the mirror. 3) Animals like to clean _________________ (himself/themselves). 4) John hurt _________________ (himself/itself) while jogging in the park. 5) Please do not worry. She can take care of _____________ (himself/herself). 6) The pet was left home by _________________ (themselves, itself). Exercise 3.3: Rewrite the sentences below by using the correct reflexive pronouns in each case. One is done for you. 1) He dressed herself this morning. Ans. He dressed himself this morning. ________________________________________________________________ 2) We had to cook all by themselves, as our parents were out of town. Ans. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3) The lady spoke to himself as she walked across the road. Ans. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ The Lost Treasure of Ramgarh 55
4) I use the camera on my phone to take pictures of himself. Ans. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5) Did you take lessons in painting or did you learn it by itself? Ans. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6) The players decided to call herself ‘Kolkata Knights’. Ans. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4 Language in Use Irregular plurals Underline the plural nouns in the following passage. Priya and Prateek are on their grandparents’ farm. They came yesterday after travelling by two buses. Both of them take care of farm animals, like the many sheep there, and also help in the fields. In the morning, Priya plucks fresh tomatoes and digs potatoes from the ground. Grandfather packs them in boxes. Prateek tends to the farm animals. He knows a lot about them. There is a small forest patch near the farm. Sometimes, foxes get into the farm at night in search of food. Grandfather yells, and they run away. Priya and Prateek’s grandmother makes yummy food from fresh farm vegetables. After meals, they wash the dishes and glasses. At night, all of them play carrom and watch cricket matches on TV. 56
Remember: • R egular plurals are formed by adding ‘-s’ to the ends of words. Examples: car – cars, pen – pens • Many plurals are formed in different ways and not just by adding ‘-s’ to the ends of words. Examples: brush – brushes, box – boxes • S ome words remain the same in the singular and plural forms. Examples: sheep – sheep, deer – deer To form plurals of words that end in ‘-x’, ‘-o’, ‘-s’, ‘-ch’, ‘-sh’ and ‘-ss’, add ‘-es’ to the ends. Examples: box – boxes, potato – potatoes, bus – buses, church – churches, bush – bushes and glass – glasses Exercise 4.1: Match the following singular nouns with their plural forms. One is done for you. Singular Plural a) bushes 1) watch b) mangoes 2) eye c) aircraft 3) bush d) eyes 4) mango e) watches 5) forest f) forests 6) aircraft Exercise 4.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct words from options given in the brackets. One is done for you. 1) Keep these two books (book/books) on the shelf. 2) There are three ________________ (glass/glasses) on the table. The Lost Treasure of Ramgarh 57
3) We need five _____________ (tomato/tomatoes) to make the dish. 4) Two __________________ (fishes/fish) are swimming in the pool. 5) Three ______________ (boyes/boys) are standing outside the gate. 6) The bird laid four __________________ (egges/eggs). Exercise 4.3: Fill in the blanks with the singular or plural forms of the words given below. One is done for you. Singular Plural 1) box boxes 2) eraser ___________________ 3) potato ___________________ 4) cargo ___________________ 5) ___________________ lunches 6) ___________________ brushes 58
5 I Write: Formal Writing Note writing Exercise 5.1: Write a note to your mother, thanking her for taking you to an ‘Aqua and Fish Exhibition’. Use the hints given below. Hints: • Thank your mother. • Write about how much you enjoyed the exhibition. • Write why it was special for you. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ The Lost Treasure of Ramgarh 59
Notice writing Exercise 5.2: Your school is organising an International Doll Festival. At the exhibition, students will see dolls from different countries. As the School Leader, write a notice to inform your schoolmates about this. Hints: • Mention the name of your school, the date and subject of the notice. • Give important information like the date, time and location of the exhibition. • Give any important additional information. 60
6 I Write: Creative Writing Editing exercise Exercise 6: The passage given below has spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors. Rewrite the passage in the space provided after correcting the errors. Last night! I looked up at the dark blew sky. I knew I wood sea stars, but I is Surprised by there brightness. There where so many stars!! I know they were made millions of ears ago bcos I has read about them in books from the librerry. I stood there and watched them for a hour. Then my brother satish called me we went to eat dinner. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Now, draw a picture to show what is happening in the passage. The Lost Treasure of Ramgarh 61
Lesson Aeroplane 15 MMoodduulele195 Section Name What I Will Learn I Listen Word dictation Vocabulary Names of musical instruments Names of people in different occupations 62
1 I Listen 3) 6) Exercise 1.1: Word dictation 9) 1) 2) 4) 5) 7) 8) B C A 2 Vocabulary Names of musical instruments Exercise 2.1: Write the names of the musical instruments shown below. Use the word box to help you. tabla harmonium sitar flute piano guitar 1) 2) ______________________________ ______________________________ 3) 4) ______________________________ ______________________________ 5) 6) ______________________________ ______________________________ Aeroplane 63
Names of people in different occupations Exercise 2.2: Match the pictures in Column A with the occupations in Column B. One is done for you. Column A Column B 1) a) fruit seller 2) b) librarian 3) c) chef 4) d) tailor 5) e) plumber 6) f) nurse 64
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