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Vocabulary

New words

Rewrite the following words three times each.

Words
Mirror	………………	……………	……………
Funniest	………………	……………	………………
Stuck	………………	…………..…	………………
Breathing	………………	………………	………………
Chin	………………	……....………	………………
Handle	…...…………	………………	………………
Sticking	………………	………………	.……………
Giggle	...……………	………………	.……………
Doubt	………………	..……………	……………
Aileen Fisher	………………	………………	……………

 

 

Word meaning

 

Words	Meaning
Stuck	Fixed or unable to move ( V2 form of stick )
Breathing	Process of taking and leaving air through nose
Chin	Lower part of face
Handle	A part of an object used for holding
Giggle	Laughing in a funny way
Doubt	undecided

Textbook Question and Answer

Reading is fun

1. Why does the poet feel that the nose is a funny thing ?

Answer:

The poet feels that the nose is a funny thing because it grows straight with two holes and it has stuck on the face like a handle.

2. Why is a nose important for you ?

Answer:

The nose is important for breathing and smelling.

3. Does the child in the poem like her nose ? why do you think so ?

Answer:

No, the child in the poem does not like her nose because the nose looks very funny.

Let’s talk

1. Describe a few things you have seen. Do they make you laugh ?

Answer:

The funny things make us laugh are as follow :

• Smiling of a baby.
• Dancing of monkeys
• Playing of dogs etc.

2. What does features mean ? Look up the dictionary. What are the different kinds of features of people we come across in the world ? Discuss.

Answer:

Features mean characteristics.

Different kinds of people we come across in the world are as follow;

• Some are tall some are dwarf.
• Some are fair in colour whereas some are black and complex in colour.
• Some are very talkative whereas some are shy in nature.
• Some are very kind towards others whereas some are cruel in nature.
• Some like to fight and attack whereas some like peace in the world.

 

Fun time

1. Describe your friend’s face by using the words like long, round, oval, slanted, sharp, flat. You can use other words also.

Answer:

My friend’s face is round in shape. It has a pair of long ears, two oval eyes, white and sharp teeth, a flat forehead and a slanted nose.

3. What is your favourite fruit? Describe it in five sentences.

(a) How does it smell ?

Answer:

It smells nice.

(b) How does it look ?

Answer:

It looks oval in shape.

(c) How does it feel ?

Answer:

It feels soft.

(d) When you bite it what sound does it make ?

Answer:

When we bite or suck it makes a slurp sound.

(e) How does it taste ?

Answer:

It tastes sweet and juicy.

My favourite fruit

My favourite fruit is mango. It is yellow in colour and oval in shape. It smells very nice. It is very soft. When I suck or bite it makes slurp sound. It tastes sweet and juicy.

Let’s write

1. Do you know a fish breathes from its gills ? Write two sentences about other animals which can breathe under water.

• Frogs breathe through their skin under water.
• Octopuses breathe through their gills under water.

2. Punctuate the following passage.

mother father neelam said i have got a fire engine ive got a fire engine whats this whats this called mother somewhat confused by the noise ive got a fire engine mother come and see it.

Answer:

“Mother, father”, Neelam said, “I have got a fire engine! I’ve got a fire engine!” “What’s this? What’s this?”, called mother, somewhat confused by the noise. “I’ve got a fire engine, mother. Come and see it.”

3. Using a red pencil, choose and circle the things whose smell you like. Now with a blue pencil circle the things whose smell you do not like. Make five sentences like this –

I like / do not like the smell of ………….. because it reminds me of …………..

Answer:

(a) I like the smell of agarbatti because it reminds me of champa.

(b) I do not like the smell of dirty shoes because it reminds me of rotten fruit.

(c) I like the smell of soap because it reminds me of rose.

(d) I do not like the smell of paint because it reminds me of petrol.

(e) I like the smell of chocolate because it reminds me of coffee.

Let’s sing

What is it?

Tall ears,

Twinkly nose,

Tiny tail,

And-hop, he goes!

What is he –

Can you guess?

I feed him carrots

And watercress.

His ears are long,

His tail is small –

And he doesn’t make any

noise at all!

Tall ears,

Twinkly nose,

Tiny tail,

And – hop, he goes!

-      Marie Louse Allen

1. Write three pairs of words that rhyme with each other.

Answer:

Nose	Guess	Small
Goes	Watercress	All

Homework

Complete the stanzas from the poem Noses.

Q. 1

I looked in the mirror

………………………………..

It’s the funniest thing

……………………………….

Stuck right out where all of it shows

………………………………

……………………………..

 Q. 2

If ever ………………….

To giggle …………….

and can’t think of what

…………………………………..

Just look in the mirror …………………..

You’ll see how …………………..

………………………………..………..  

Rhyming Words

Write the rhyming words of the following words from the poem.

Nose	Shows	There	Shout	Doubt
……………	……………	……………	……………	……………

Describing words

Use suitable describing words for the following words from the poem.

…………………..	thing
…………………..	holes
…………………..	space