Vocabulary
Word Practice
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Words |
Write
three times |
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Ningthou |
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Leima |
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Kangleipak |
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meeyam |
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Tunggi
Ningthou |
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Sanajaoba |
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Sanayaima |
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Sanatomba |
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contest |
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khongnang |
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Shagol
thauba nupa |
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hush |
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majestically |
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pierced |
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Thouro |
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urged |
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unison |
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Phajei |
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triumphantly |
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craned |
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worthy |
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Word Meanings
|
Words |
Meanings |
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Ningthou |
King |
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Leima |
Queen |
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Kangleipak |
Name
of a place in Manipur |
|
meeyam |
people |
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Tunggi
Ningthou |
future
king |
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Sanajaoba |
Name
of the eldest prince |
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Sanayaima |
Name
of the prince |
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Sanatomba |
Name
of the prince |
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contest |
competition |
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khongnang |
the
banyan tree |
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Shagol
thauba nupa |
Such
fine horsemen |
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hush |
silence |
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majestically |
In
a great manner |
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pierced |
cut
or sliced |
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Thouro |
Bravo
|
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urged |
advised |
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unison |
Unity
or together |
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Phajei |
wonderful |
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triumphantly |
successfully |
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Craned
|
stretching
neck forward to see |
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worthy |
valuable |
Textbook Question and Answer
Reading is
Fun
1. Name the
place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled.
Answer:
The Ningthou
and Leima ruled Kangleipak in Manipur.
2. Why did the
people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?
Answer
The people of
Kangleipak loved their king and queen because they always thought that their
people should live happily.
3. Why did the
Ningthou want to choose a future king?
Answer
The Ningthou
wanted to choose a future king because the children were grown up and fit to be
the future king.
4. How did the
king want to select their future king?
Answer
The king
wanted to select their future king by organising a contest and whoever was most
worthy of becoming a king.
5. What kind of
child was Sanatombi?
Answer
Sanatombi was
a lovely child, soft and beautiful inside.
6. Have you ever
seen an animal or a bird in pain? What did you do
Answer
Yes, I have
seen a dog in pain due to injury. I gave some water to drink and food to eat.
Thereafter I informed my parents for treatment.
Let’s Listen and Talk
1. Where is Manipur on the map of India?
Answer
Manipur is in the North East direction on the map of India.
2. What language do the people of Manipur speak?
|
(i) Assamese |
(ii) Maithailon |
(iii) Mizo |
Answer
Maithailon
3. Who do you think should have been made the future king?
- Sanajaoba, the one who jumped through the tree.
- Sanayaima, the one who jumped over the tree.
- Sanatomba, the one who uprooted the tree.
Answer
Sanayaima, the one who jumped over the tree.
Why do you think so?
Answer
Sanayima did not hurt the tree. So he should have been made the future
king.
Who was made the future queen and why?
Answer
Sanatombi was made the future queen because she felt the pain of the
people, the animals, the birds, the trees.
Word Building
1. Say aloud the following names in your mother tongue.
Answer
|
In Manipuri |
In Hindi |
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Ningthou |
राजा |
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Leima |
रानी |
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Meeyam |
प्रजा |
|
Khongnang |
बरगद का पेड़ |
2. Write the meanings of the following in English.
Answer
|
Tunggi Ningthou |
Future King |
|
Thouro ! Thouro ! |
Bravo ! Bravo ! |
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Phajei ! Phajei ! |
Wonderful ! Wonderful ! |
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Shagol thauba nupa ! |
Such fine horsemen ! |
Language Use
1. Read the lesson carefully and put a circle around all the action words with
-ed at the end. Then write them in one column and their present form in
another. One is done for you.
Answer
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Action words with -ed at the end |
Action words in present form |
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admitted |
admit |
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lived |
live |
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loved |
love |
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stopped |
stop |
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named |
name |
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called |
call |
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shocked |
shock |
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replied |
reply |
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happened |
happen |
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changed |
change |
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reached |
reach |
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declared |
declare |
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finished |
finish |
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shouted |
shout |
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remained |
remain |
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turned |
turn |
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proved |
prove |
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mounted |
mount |
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looked |
look |
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pierced |
pierce |
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jumped |
jump |
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watched |
watch |
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urged |
urge |
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landed |
land |
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breathed |
breathe |
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uprooted |
uproot |
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filled |
fill |
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craned |
crane |
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stared |
stare |
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whispered |
whisper |
2. Fill in the correct word in the blanks and complete the story.
Answer
In a forest, there lived ( live / lives / lived ) a goblin named
Cruel. One day, he met ( meet / met / meets ) an old man wandering in
the forest. Immediately, Cruel leapt ( leap / leaps / leapt ) on to the old
man’s shoulders and ordered ( order / orders / ordered ) him, “Let’s go.
Move fast.” The frightened old man obeyed ( obey / obeys / obeyed ) the
nasty goblin and walked ( walk / walks / walked ) on. As they moved
on, ( move / moves / moved ) he noticed ( notice / notices / noticed )
that the goblin’s feet were very tender. The old man asked ( ask / asks
/ asked ) Cruel, “ Sir, how are your feet so soft and tender?” Cruel replied,
( reply / replies / replied ) “I have taken a vow that I will not touch the
ground with my feet, till I wash them.” They soon came ( come / comes /
came ) to a pool. The goblin instructed ( instruct / instructs /
instructed ) the old man to wait for him while he entered ( enter /
enters / entered ) the pool. The old man thought ( think / thinks /
thought ) to himself, “Now that the goblin has wet his feet, he does not need
me. Let me run for my life or he will surely eat me up.” So he ran ( run
/ runs / ran ) off.
3. Make a list of the action words from this story.
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-ed action words |
irregular action words |
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live |
lived |
meet |
met |
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love |
loved |
say |
said |
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stop |
stopped |
grow |
grew |
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name |
named |
become |
became |
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call |
called |
fall |
fell |
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