Vocabulary
New Word
Practice
Write the
following words three times each.
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Words
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Three times each
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Autobiography
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Biography
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Sailor
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Giant
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Inhabitant
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Explore
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Barren
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Crew
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Creature
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Monster
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Steep
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Hedge
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Astonishment
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Scream
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Crumbled
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Purring
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Word Meanings
Write the
following words and their meanings.
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Words
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Meanings
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Autobiography
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The
story of a person written by him
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Biography
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The
story of a person written by others
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Sailor
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A
traveller by water
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Giant
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Large
or powerful
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Inhabitant
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A
resident
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Explore
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To
investigate
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Barren
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Unproductive
or unused
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Crew
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A
group of people working in a ship or aircraft
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Creature
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A
living being
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Monster
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Huge,
strange and terrifying shape
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Steep
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Up
and down very sharply
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Hedge
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Boundary
formed by bushes
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Astonishment
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Great
surprise
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Scream
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Shout
loudly
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Crumbled
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Broken
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Purr
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A
low sound
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Summary
This story has been taken from the very famous ‘Gulliver’s
Travels’ written by Jonathan Swift. In total, Gulliver goes on four different
voyages. This extract is about the second voyage he takes where he meets the
human like huge creatures.
In this sea voyage, he finds himself, along with his
companions, in a barren rocky land. A few of them go to check out for water on
the island. However, they fail to find any water. All of a sudden, the
companions are chased by a huge creature.
They escape with good luck but Gulliver remains all alone on
that island. He tries to hide himself but soon a giant discovers him. The giant
takes Gulliver to his house. He places Gulliver on the dining table. The giant
farmer’s wife crumbles some bread and places before Gulliver to eat.
The farmer’s one-year-old son arrives and grabs Gulliver and
tries to eat him. Gulliver shouts loudly and the baby drops him but the
farmer’s wife catches him. She puts Gulliver on her own bed and covers him with
a handkerchief, thereby showing they are such kind creatures. Gulliver dreams about
his home, his wife and his children.
Reading is Fun
Answer the following questions.
Q. 1 Why did the captain send the men to the land?
Ans: The captain sent the men to the land for collecting water.
Q. 2 Why did the men rush back to the ship?
Ans: The men rushed back to the ship because they were chased by a huge creature.
Q. 3 Choose the correct answer.
(i) The giant carried a reaping hook because
(a) he was fighting with the other giants.
(b) he was going to reap the corn.
(c) he wanted to frighten Gulliver.
Ans: He was going to reap the corn.
(ii) They put Gulliver on the ground to look at him because
(a) they had never seen a human before.
(b) they thought he was a doll.
(c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
Ans: They had never seen such a tiny man.
(iii) Gulliver was
(a) a farmer
(b) a sailor
(c) a dwarf.
(d) a giant
Ans: A sailor
Q. 4 Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver.
The creature is now extinct.
The word begins with the letter D ________________
Ans: Dinosaur
Q. 5 From the text, write the sentence that tells you the following.
(i) The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver. __________________________
Ans: They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.
(ii) Gulliver was a learned man. _______________________________________
Ans: I went on to explore.
(iii) The farmer's son thought Gulliver was a toy. __________________________
Ans: On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth.
(iv) The farmer's wife was a kind-hearted woman. _________________________
Ans. Later she put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white handkerchief.
Let’s Talk
1. Read the following sentences
carefully.
The giant farmer’s voice was as
loud as a bellowing trumpet.
Or
The giant farmer’s voice was as
loud as thunder.
When something is very cold, we
say it as cold as ice. This is because ice is very very cold.
Now complete the following. Use
the words given in the box.
as __________________ as a
feather
as __________________ as a
tortoise
as _________________ as honey
as _________________ as snow
as _________________ as an ox
as _________________ as night
as _________________as a rose
as _________________ as a toast
as_________________ as a breeze
Ans:
as light as a feather
as slow as a tortoise
as sweet as honey
as white as snow
as strong as an ox
as black as night
as red as a rose
as warm as a toast
as gentle as a breeze
Use the above expressions to complete
the following sentences.
(i)
The old man’s hair is as white ______________.( Ans: As snow )
(ii)
His feet were as cold ________________. ( Ans: As snow )
(iii)
The newspaper boy was as slow ______________ in delivering the papers. ( Ans: as a tortoise )
(iv)
I felt as light _______________ after exercising. ( Ans: as feather )
Create your own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs.
as tall as __________ ( Ans: a coconut tree )
as fast as _________ ( Ans: a Jaguar )
as high as _________ ( Ans: a kite )
as angry as ________ ( Ans: a bull )
as tiny as _________ ( Ans: an ant )
as brave as ________ ( Ans: a lion )
2. There are many reasons why something
happens.
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Event
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Reasons
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1. Gulliver
could not climb the fence because
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every step was six feet high. • he saw one of the giants coming towards him.
• he ran to hide himself
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All
the three are reasons why Gulliver was unable to climb the fence.
Now look at the pictures
and discuss in groups why the following events happened. You may find more than
one reason for each of them.
- The actors were not available for the play.
The tickets were not sold.
There was no electricity.
There was a lockdown.
That was a cool night for a walk.
They wanted to spend time by walking.
They were visiting the nearby house.
They were returning to their home after a long walk.
Let's Write
Look at the following examples.
I was trying to climb over the fence when the giant saw me.
The farmer's wife was stroking the cat when her one year-old son entered.
Both the actions were in the past.
When the first one was going on in the past, the second one happened.
1. Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.
What was happening? What happened?
(i) I was writing a letter. the lights went out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window. the bell rang.
(iii) *He was looking for his dog. he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iv) * I was just completing the last answer. he fell off the ladder.
(v) The man was painting the wall. I met Arun.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework. my pen ran out.
(vii) My mother was cooking dinner. ma'am said, "stop writing."
Answer
(i) I was writing a letter when my pen ran out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window when he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iii) *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) *When ma'am said, "Stop writing.", I was just completing the last answer.
(v) The man was painting the wall when he fell off the ladder.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework when the lights went out.
(vii) My mother was cooking dinner when the bell rang.
2. Now complete the following suitably.
(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when I saw my teacher.
(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when he got his old books.
(iii) I was riding the bicycle when a dog ran out onto the road.
(iv) All the students were shouting when the teacher walked into the room.
3. When we
compare two things/people, we add -er or more to the describing word.
When we
compare three or more things/people, we add est or most to the describing word.
Look at the
following examples. When first two are compared and when all three are
compared.
• The saiboat
is fast.
• The car is faster than the saiboat.
• The aeroplane is the fastest
of all.
• Hitting a
target is difficult.
• Juggling caps is more difficult than hitting a target.
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Doing complicated magic tricks is the most difficult of them all.
Now complete
the following in the same way using the word easy or strong.
(i) Skipping
is ______________. ( Ans : easy )
Jumping is
______________ than skipping. ( Ans : easier )
Walking is
the ______________ of all. ( Ans: easiest )
(ii) The dog
is ______________. ( Ans : strong )
The horse is
______________. ( Ans : stronger )
The elephant
is ______________. ( Ans : strongest )
Now complete
the following in the same way using the words or juicy or exciting. The order
may vary according to your choice.
apple ______________________ ( Ans : is juicy )
orange _____________________ ( Ans : is juicier than apple )
Sugarcane __________________ ( Ans : is the juiciest of all )
rock climbing ________________ ( Ans : is exciting )
skiing ______________ ( Ans : is more exciting than rock climbing )
river rafting ________________ ( Ans : is the most exciting of all )
4. Correct the
use of the describing words in the following sentences.
(i) This is
the simpler problem of them all.
(ii) Which is
the lightest of the two parcels?
(iii) He is
cleverer than I am.
(iv) I like
this the best of the two.
(v) The flood
became badder as the rain increased.
(i) This is
the simplest problem of all.
(ii) Which is the lighter parcel?
(iii) He is cleverer than me.
(iv) I like the better.
(v) The flood became worse as the rain
increased.
5. Punctuate the
following sentences using capital letters, full stops (.) commas (,) question
marks (?) apostrophe ( ‘ ) exclamation mark (!) wherever necessary.
dear samir,
i am sending
you a photograph of my newest pet frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy
by next summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks i m sure
you are looking forward to seeing him I know you will like him
warm regards sanju
Answer
Dear Samir,
I am sending
you a photograph of my newest pet. Frisky is a bulldog and a very playful
puppy. By next summer, he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks.
I’m sure you are looking forward to seeing him. I know you will like him.
Warm Regards,
Sanju
6. Punctuate the following sentences
(i) next
wednesday my sister mita is going to join the state bank of india
(ii) the dog
wags its tail when its pleased but a cat waves its tail when its angry
(iii) when I
went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold
(iv) she fed
the baby washed the dishes put the lights off and went to sleep
(v) wasn’t
tim born on the 26th of january 1989
(vi) oh no
the bus has gone
Answer
(i) Next
Wednesday, my sister Mita is going to join the State Bank of India.
(ii) The dog
wags its tail when it's pleased but a cat waves its tail when it's angry.
(iii) When I
went fishing, I caught an old shoe, a plastic bag and a bad cold.
(iv) She fed
the baby, washed the dishes, put the lights off and went to sleep.
(v) Wasn’t
Tim born on the 26th of January 1989?
(vi) “Oh no!
The bus has gone.”
Let’s Find Out
Fill in the blanks.
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(i) A giant tree
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Red wood trees of California
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(ii) A giant bird
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Ostrich
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(iii) A giant land animal
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Elephant
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(iv) A giant water creature
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Blue Whale
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(v) A giant reptile
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Crocodile
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(vi) A giant aeroplane
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Antonov An-225 Mriya
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Creative Writing
You
woke up one morning and found yourself in the land of dwarfs! Write a paragraph
describing your experiences there and how you got back home finally. You may
begin like this. Everything around me looked different.
Ans:
Everything around me looked
different. They were very small in height. One could hold them in his palms. They looked at me with curiosity. They were beating the drums and playing the trumpets to make me awake. some of them had already climbed upon my chest. When I woke up they fell down. They were trying to speak something in their own language. Their voice was not audible properly. They had collected food for me. I was so excited to see that but that was not enough for me.I was
the tallest of all. The villagers enjoyed by looking at me. I was like a giant for them. Their respect and behaviour will be memorable for me.
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