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• New words

 Creeping: Move slowly: The insects creep to move forward.

Awake: Not sleeping: She was awake whole night gone.

Gone away: No longer present: The corruption in India hadn't gone away.

Wide: Not narrow: Indian roads are now wide enough for buses.

• Reading is Fun

1. Why is the child in the poem happy?

Schoolvally answer:

The child in the poem is happy, because it is morning.

2. To whom does the child say ‘Good Morning’?

Schoolvally answer:

The child says Good morning to the sky, to sun to wind, to birds and to grass ans bees.

3. What does the child want to do?

Schoolvally answer:

The child wants to go outside and play.

• Talk time  

1. In the morning I say, “Good morning”

At night I say, “Good night” A dog says, “Bow-wow”  

A cow says, “Moo-moo”  

Say ‘Good morning’ in your own language to  

i. your friends

Schoolvally answer:

Shubh-prabhat or sat-sri-akaal.

ii. your teacher  

Schoolvally answer:

Pranam, Namaste, sat-sri-akaal.

2. How would you wish them when you leave school in the evening?  

Schoolvally answer:

I will say- Good Bye Mam, Namaste or sat-sri akaal,

• Word building  

1. Let’s say it loud

Find words in the poem which rhyme with bees, day, too  

Schoolvally answer:

(a) bees: trees

(b) day: away, may, bay

(c) too: you

2. What do you see around you during the day and at night? Draw in the two boxes given below and colour the picture.

Schoolvally answer:

Day:  

sketch

Night:  

In night we see- Stars and moon.  

sketch

Write two words each from the two pictures you have drawn.  

Schoolvally answer:

Day  

1. ___ Sun____

2. ___ Clouds____

Night  

1. ___ Stars _____

2. ____ Moon ____

• Team time  

Dinner 

This is mud. 

A big fat worm lives in the mud. 

A leaf falls in the mud. 

It is the worm’s dinner!

Form groups. Tell each other an interesting thing you have seen in the garden one day.

Schoolvally answer:

One day in the morning, when I was plucking pumpkin form my field, I saw pumpkin beetle, who was saying look at my beautiful wings.

• Song time

I like to sing when the sun is shining,  

tra la la la la, tra la la la.  

I like to sing when the sun is shining,  

tra la la la la, tra la la la.  

Extra Questions: Grammar

Write opposite words for:

(a) Hot – X – Cold

(b) Day – X – Night

(c) Good – X – Bad  

(d) Light – X – dark

(e) White – X – Black

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

Rhyming Words:

Sky – Cry – Fly.

Sun – Run – Fun.

Day – May – Say.

Play – Clay – Lay.

Night – Right – Kite.

Tree – Free – Three.

Opposite words

Stop – x – start

Right – x – Left

Right – x – wrong

Yes – x – No

Up – x – down

Empty – x – full

Awake – x –  Asleep

Enter – x – Exit.

Find the meaning of

Creeping – To move slowly.

Brownie – Of Brown colour.

Awake – To get up from sleep.

Gone away – Left form place.

Find out – Get up from sleep.

What does the child say to the sky, sun, birds and trees?

Schoolvally answer:

The child says, Good morning to sky, sun, birds and trees.

What do you think about the child?

Schoolvally answer:

The child loves nature and likes to play.

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• New words  

Magic: Trick: Geeta fools the classmates with her magic.  

Garden: Small Land near house: We have a kitchen garden and we grow carrots.

Gardeners: Caretaker of garden: Our gardener always uses natural fertilizers.

Playground: Empty area where children play: Wait for me in the playground, I am coming.

Sunshine: Direct sunlight: Our house doesn't get enough sunshine.

Golden: Shining like gold: She has a beautiful golden handbag.

Dreaming: Thoughts while asleep: I am always dreaming about my friends in school.

Pretty: Beautiful: It's nice to have a pretty picture on each notebook cover.

Thirsty: Needing a drink: I am thirsty, I will go home and drink some water.

• Reading is fun 

1. Why did the flowers love the little children?

Schoolvally answer:

The flowers love the little children, because they bring watering cans and water the thirsty roots of flower plants.

2. Why did the birds love the children?

Schoolvally answer:

The birds love the children, because they bring bread for them.

3. Name five flowers growing in the magic garden.

Schoolvally answer:

The names of the flowers are as under:

(a) Marigold

(b) Sunflower

(c) Rose

(d) Poppy

(e) Pansy

4. What sounds could the children hear in the garden?

Schoolvally answer:

The children could hear the sweet songs of the fairies in the garden.

• Talk time

Roses

I like roses  

Most roses are red.  

Some are white.  

Some are yellow.  

Are there blue roses?  

I have not seen any blue roses!

Which one is your favorite flower? Learn its name in English.  

Schoolvally answer:

The name of my favorite flower us Lotus.

• Say aloud  

little happily slippery people sleepily thirsty purple proudly pretty.

Schoolvally answer:

Practice the sounds and spelling.

• Team time

Activity - Make a Flower Scrap Book   

Schoolvally answer:

Follow the steps

Step 1. Collect five flowers.

Example:

(a) Marigold

(b) Sunflower

(c) Rose

(d) Poppy

(e) Pansy

Step 2. Put each flower carefully between the pages of an old book.

Step 3. Place some heavy books on top old book. Leave it for some days.

Step 4. Stick the pressed flowers carefully in your scrap book.

Step 5. Write the name of each flower.

Schoolvally answer:

The flowers are dried and have become like sheet, write there names are as:

(a) Marigold

(b) Sunflower

(c) Rose

(d) Poppy

(e) Pansy

• Word building  

Name two words in each petal which you see in a garden.

(a) Insects: Butterfly, Caterpillar.  

(b) Trees: Mango tree, Neem tree.

(c) Flowers: Sunflower, Rose.   

(d) Tools: Hammer, Screw-driver.  

(e) Birds: Parrot, sparrow.

Let’s write

1. Imagine you have a big garden. What would it look like? Draw a picture here.

Schoolvally answer:

sketch

2. What would you like to grow in your garden? Write three sentences giving the names of the flowers that you might like to grow in your garden.

Schoolvally answer:

1. In my garden I would like to grow ___Marigold____.

2. In my garden I would like to grow ___Jasmine____.

3. In my garden I would like to grow ____Rose____.

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

1. Why do the flowers want to work hard.

Schoolvally answer:

The flowers want to work-hard to make children happy.

2. What does ‘here in the story refer to?

Schoolvally answer:

In the story; ‘here’ means garden.

3. Why is it called a magic garden?

Schoolvally answer:

It is called a magic garden because fairies used to come there.

4. Who were the gardens of the magic garden.

Schoolvally answer:

The school children were the gardeners of the magic garden.

4. The Sun was pleased to see the children. Why?

Schoolvally answer:

The sun was pleased to see the children running about in the golden sunshine.

5. How did the child loved the marigold in?

Schoolvally answer:

The child loved marigold in it’s golden dress.

6. Why was the magic garden quiet at that night?

Schoolvally answer:

The magic garden was quiet at that night because the followers and birds were asleep.

Write, Who said to whom?

“I like them to bring their watering cans and water my thirsty roots.”  

Schoolvally answer:

Poppy said to marigold.

“They are kind and they bring bread for us.”  

Schoolvally answer:

Birds said to flowers.

“I will help you also, for nothing pleases me better than to see the children running about in the golden sunshine.”  

Schoolvally answer:

Sun said to flowers.

“Oh, look at the tall sunflower!”  

Schoolvally answer:

One student said to other student.

A. Find the describing words

Schoolvally answer:

(a) I ate a ____ ripe ____ mango for breakfast.

(b) The ____ thirsty ___ roots needed water  

(c) The ____ little ____ children played in the garden.

(d) The ____ magic ____ fairies sang and danced in the garden.

(e) The garden became a ____ quiet ____ place at night.

(f) The flower petals looked like ____ pretty__ dresses.

B. Use have or has to complete the sentence.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) I __ have ___ a set of gardening tools.

(b) Meena __ has __ a sewing kit to make dress for her doll.  

(c) My mother ___ has __ bought a new dress for my sister.

(d) The boy ___ has ___ a new bicycle to ride around.

(e) Gokul and his friends ___ have __ gone for a picnic.

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• New Words

Beetles: An Insect: There are many beetles in our farm house.

Sitting: To be in a particular position: Rita is sitting in balcony with her pet.

Wires: Flexible rods to conduct electricity (mainly): Newer touch the wires, it can be dangerous.  

Funny: Causing laughter: Ram is a funny boy but he is intelligent, we all love him.

• Reading is Fun  

1. Name the two birds in the poem.

Schoolvally answer:

The two birds in the poem are Robin and jay.

2. What are the three things that people can't do?

Schoolvally answer:

Three things that people can not do are as under:

(a) They cannot fly.

(b) They cannot sit on wires.

(c) They cannot get feathers and wings when they grow.

3. What do birds think of people?

Schoolvally answer:

Birds think people are very funny.

• Talk time

1. Imagine what two elephants would say to each other about people.

Let them talk about – You can say

Look at that man’s nose See how small it is!  

Schoolvally answer:

What people look like:

Elephant one-  “Look how small his nose is, I wonder! How does he breathe.”

Elephant two-  “yes, also he cannot uproot a tree either, what a poor chap.”

What they eat:

Elephant one-  “Look at his platter he eats like an ant. He must be having stomach ache.”

Elephant two-  “yes, also look he cannot even drink a bucket full of water.”

How they walk:

Elephant one- “Look they are so funny they walk on two legs always, seems they all work in a circus.”

Elephant two- “yes, God has been so cruel to them.”

2. Let’s find two things which you can do and the birds can’t do. Tell the class.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) We can lift things with our hands, birds cannot pick things with their winds, they use their beaks.

(b) We can wear woolen clothes if it feels cold, they don’t wear any clothes.

• Team time

Activity - Let's make finger puppets.  

Step i. Draw your favourite bird on a sheet of paper, cut and colour it.

Step ii. Take a strip of cloth or paper.  

Step iii. Paste the picture of the bird you have drawn on it.

Step iv. Tie the two ends of the strip.

Step v. Fix it on your fingers.

Step vi. Your finger puppet is ready to talk.

Step vii. Let your puppet fly along with your friends’ puppets.    

• Let’s write 

Listen to the sounds of the birds. Make a list of these words.  

For example: chirp, chirp, chrip, chirp.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Crow: __Kaw- Kaaw- Kaww___

(b) Koel: __ Koo- Kooo- kooooo ___

(c) Hen: ___Kukdu Ku- ku- ku -kokduku____

(d) Pigeon: ___ Guter goo- guter gooo ___

Now write four sentences on birds using the followings words.  

nest water chirp fly sky wings

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Birds live in the nest.

(b) Birds drink water with their beak.

(c) Chirpchirp of birds is like music to soul.

(d) Birds fly with their wings.

(e) Migratory birds fly up in the sky.

(f) The flight of birds depends on span of their wings.

Write words that rhyme with the words given below.  

The first one has been done for you.  

Grow ___ know __ throw__ row

day __ bay ___ say___way  

think __ pink ___ link __wink

funny __ sunny __ honey __ money

eat __ greet ___ beat __ sweet

sing ___ thing __ king __wing

• Say aloud

think this ten  

thin that top  

three though tank

Schoolvally answer:

Practice spelling  

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

They don’t eat beetles,  

they don’t grow wings,  

they don’t like sitting

on wires and things.’  

(a) For whom does ‘They refer in the lines’

In the lines They refer to ‘Humans’.

(b) What are the three things that they cannot do.

In the lines three things, They cannot do are as:

- Eating beetles.

- Growing wings.

- Sitting on wires.

Write the (contraction) short form of the words

I am = I’m  

he is = He’s

we are = we're

is not = isn’t

has not = hasn’t

do not = don’t  

cannot = can’t

are not = aren’t

have not = haven’t

does not = doesn’t

could not = couldn’t

was not = wasn’t

had not = hadn’t

did not = didn’t

will not = won’t

were not = weren’t

would not = wouldn’t

should not =shouldn’t

must not = mustn’t

need not = needn’t

might not = mightn’t

dare not = daren’t

Write past tense of  

Sit, Know, Grow, Eat, Think, Like, Say, Talk, Sing.

Schoolvally answer:

Sit- Sat

Know- Knew

Grow- Grew

Eat- Ate

Think- Thought

Like- Liked

Say- Said

Talk- Talked

Sing- Sung

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• New Words

Market: Place where sale and purchase happens: Geeta went to market ans sold her books.

Bother: To worry: Geeta bothers a lot about money and does not hesitate to make others fool.

Problem: difficulty: Unemployment and corruption are big problem in Bharat.

Dress: Piece of cloth one wear: Geeta wears dirty clothes and smells bad.

Upset: Unhappy: Rakesh is unhappy because his father died.

Remove: To get rid off: Remove your dirty shoes and wash your feet.

Wedding: Marriage: You cannot go to wedding tonight, as there are riots going outside.

Lovely: Beautiful: Ram has a lovely bike and it has gears too.

Plump: Chubby, fat: The sister of Geeta is plump, but she is intelligent.

• Reading is fun

1. Why was there great joy in Nina's house?

Schoolvally answer:

There was great joy in Nina’s house because Nina’s aunt was getting married.

2. Why was Nina worried?

Schoolvally answer:

Nina was worried about baby sparrows.

3. What did mother suggest?

Schoolvally answer:

Mother suggested that we will leave the window open, so mama and papa sparrow can come in.

4. What did Nina find when she came back from the wedding?

Schoolvally answer:

Nina found there were two plump sparrows flying all over the room.

• Talk time

1. How do baby sparrows eat?

Schoolvally answer:

Mama and Papa sparrow put food in the beak of baby sparrow and baby sparrow gulp it.

2. What new things would you like to wear for a wedding? You can say “I would like to wear...” I would also like to wear _______.

Schoolvally answer:

I would like to wear Jacket and Jeans, I would also like to wear accessories like smartwatch, bracelet and cap.

• Picture story  

Number the jumbled picture story correctly. Then write the story in proper order.  

Mother says, “We will leave the window open.”  

Nina is happy again.  

Nina is sad.

Nina does not want to leave the baby sparrows alone.

Mother asks why.  

Write the story here.  

1. ___ Nina is sad. ____  

2. ___ Mother asks why. ____

3. ___ Nina does not want to leave the baby sparrows alone. ____  

4. ___ Mother says, “We will leave the window open.”____

5. ___ Nina is happy again. ___

• Team time  

Would you like to have birds visiting you everyday?  

Try making a bird-bath and a feeding corner for birds.  

You can place a bowl of water in a quiet corner of the school playground.  

Leave bread crumbs, grains etc. for your feathered friends.  

Let’s draw and colour a bird.  

Schoolvally answer:

Sketch

Activity – Let’s make a Bird  

Things you need  

(a) Old greeting card  

(b) Dal  

(c) Black bindi/beads for eyes  

(d) Scissors  

(e) Gum  

(f) Old newspaper  

(g) Old shoe lace  

Steps

i. Make an outline of the bird on a greeting card and cut it out.

ii. Cut a small square from an old newspaper and fold it to make a fan. Keep the fan closed. iii. Pass the folded fan through the cut on the bird's back and now open the folds of the fan.

iv. Make the eye by sticking a bindi.

v. Paste a string or old shoe lace to hang the bird.

Schoolvally answer:

Craft class

• Word building  

Write down suitable words describing each picture. Pick up the words from the list given below:  

beautiful black red happy tall blue

Schoolvally answer:

A __ beautiful __ dress  

A __ red__ rose  

A __ happy__ boy  

A __ blue ___ peacock  

A __ black___ board  

A __ tall___ man  

Now describe these pictures in your own language.  

(a) A fat woman is standing, She is so chubby.

(b) A blooming rose is growing in our garden.

(c) A big peacock is hiding in the bushes.

(d) A blackboard is needed in every classroom.

(e) A boy is standing there with a football.

(f) A tall man wearing kurta and pajama is walking on the road side.

• Say aloud  

spoil sparrow school skirt scold sport speak scout skip skin

Schoolvally answer:

Practice

Schoolvally Extra Questions

Find the meanings:

Scold- To speak angrily.

Scout- A young boys organization.
Skip- To move quickly and mis a step (deliberately)

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• New Words

Hidden: Keep out of sight: The jewels are hidden in the car in a bag.

Slowly: Very less speed: After stealing Geeta left the room slowly and pretended innocent.

Downward: Towards the lower side: The balloon is coming downward now, lets catch it.  

Slender: Thin and sleek, Geeta has a slender neck and the necklace suits her.

Mighty: Powerful: Shri Ram was a mighty King and was kind to both humans and animals.  

Branches: The branches grow and the birds make their nests.

Pride: Proud: Geeta felt a glow of pride as she watched their daughter collect the Schoolvally award.  

Improving: The soldiers are improving and their wounds are healing, they will be fine by weekend.

Sipped: Drink a little, Ram sipped hot coffee and burned his lips.

Shoot: To kill with bullet. It is evil to shoot animals for fun.

Mossy: Fresh and damp: Be careful the path ahead is mossy.

Grew: Grow: Ram grew mangoes and apples in his farm house.

Thread: Yarn like: The sac is old now and threads are coming out of this sac.

Appear: Seen, look: The shoots appeared after rain and all the farmers become happy.

Oak: A kind of big tree: There is a dense forest of oak trees in Gilgit.

• Reading is fun

1. Name the tree that the acorn grows into.

Schoolvally answer:

The acorn grows into an oak tree.

2. What things does a seed need to grow?

Schoolvally answer:

A seed needs air, water and soil to grow.

3. How many describing words can you find in this poem?

Schoolvally answer:

Describing words in the poem are as under:

Slowly, Improving, hidden deep, thread-like, tiny, slender, wide and mighty.  

• Talk time

Look at the two pictures. Find four things that are different about these trees and talk about them.  

Schoolvally answer:

The differences in the two picture as under:

(a). The tree shown in picture 1 is happy, but the tree in picture 2 is sad.
(b). The tree in picture 1 gives medicines, fruits and vegetables, but the tree in picture 2 gives no such things.
(c). There is a birds nest in the tree of picture 1, but the nest in the tree of picture 2 is rejected and damaged, the birds are flying away.
(d). We give carbon-dioxide to the tree in Picture 1, but In picture 2 we give it smoke.

Picture 1  

I give you all this

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Honey and medicines.

(b) Fruits.

(c) Shelter to birds.

(d) Fresh air.

Picture 2  

What do you give me?

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Cut my branches.

(b) Throw garbage on me.

(c) Make holes and take my sap to make rubber.

(d) Smoke.

• Let’s write

Look at Picture  

1. Write three sentences on what the trees give us.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Trees gives us Fruits and medicines.

(b) Trees gives us timber wood.

(c) Trees gives us shade.

(d) Trees give us Fresh air.

Now look at Picture  

2. Write three sentences on how we harm the trees.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) We cut it's branches.

(b) We throw garbage on it.

(c) We drill and take sap out of it.

(d) we burn timber and give it smoke.

These words describe parts of a tree. Write them in the given space.

Schoolvally answer:

Stem ___ It is the main structural unit of the plant ___

bark ___ It protects the stem and branches ____  

leaves ___ It is the kitchen of the plant ____  

branch ___ They bear leaves flowers and fruits ____  

twigs ___ New and small branches that make the plants dense __

root ____ It absorbs water and minerals and hold the plant upright ____

shoot ___ A new growth from the newly germinated seed ____

Match the opposites. One has been done for you.  

downward weak  

slowly night  

little upward  

slender        fast  

mighty        fat  

day        big

Schoolvally answer:

downward     -       upward  

slowly        - fast  

little        - big

slender          - fat  

mighty            - weak  

day                -      night  

Schoolvally Extra Questions

A. Match the opposites

Tiny       –  shoot

Appear  –  large

Root       –  disappear

Up          –  down

Sank      –  shallow

Deep      –  float

mossy    –  dry

Schoolvally answer:

Tiny       –  large

Appear  –  disappear

Root       –  shoot

Up          –  down

Sank      –  float

Deep      –  shallow

mossy    –  dry

B. Rhyming words

Schoolvally answer:

Dew    –  Few    –   New

Root   –  Shoot  –   Boot

Year    –  Near   –   Bear

Wide  –  Ride   –    Tide

C. Fill in the blanks.

Schoolvally answer:

1. An acorn grows ___ little by little __.

2. Its roots sink in ___ mossy bed ___.

3. ___ Improving day by day ___ says the oak.

4. For water, it sips ____ the dew____.

5. ___ Root look ___ like a thread.

6. The tiny shoot sprung like ___ in the air___.

D. Find words form the poem that mean.

Schoolvally answer:

1. Seed of an oak tree: ____ acorn___.

2. Strong and powerful: ____ mighty___.

3. Stop from being seen: ____ hidden ___.

4. A small plant coming: ____ shoot ___.

5. Drops of water formed outside at night:____dew___.

6. Drinking slowly by taking small amounts in the mouth: ____sip___.

E. Make new words by using prefix.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Happy – Unhappy

(b) Well – Unwell

(c) Lucky – Unlucky

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• New words

Enormous: large: Geeta was bitten by an enormous and poisonous snake.

Turnip: an edible root: Rakesh sold 100 kg of turnip to an old man.

Old man: elderly male: Get the stick of old man.

Old woman: elderly female: The old women was beaten by thieves and looted,  

Pulled: to take out: She pulled me down to sit on the chair.

• Reading is fun  

1. What did the old man plant?

Schoolvally answer:

The old man planted some turnip seeds.

2. Why was it difficult for the old man to pull up the turnip?

Schoolvally answer:

It was difficult for the old man to pull up the turnip because of the big size of turnip,

3. Who helped him to pull up the enormous turnip?

Schoolvally answer:

The old women, The boy and the girl helped him to pull up the enormous turnip.

4. Who ate the enormous turnip?

Schoolvally answer:

The old man, the old woman, the girl, the boy ate the enormous turnip.  

• Talk time

i. Name and draw four vegetables that have to be pulled out from the earth. Now name them in your own language.

Schoolvally answer:

Carrot - Gajar

Onion - Pyaz

Turnip - Shalgam

Potato - Aalu

ii. Let’s go shopping!

How many vegetables can you find in this maze? Draw a circle around each word. One has been done for you.  

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Turnip

(b) Potato

(c) Tomatoes

(d) Carrot

(e) Peas

iii. A Game of Opposites

The entire class can be divided into two groups where one group says one word and the second group says the opposite word.

Schoolvally answer:  

Group1 Group II

eg. pull push  

black ______ White

true _______ False

right ______  Left, wrong

This is how the game goes on. Some words are suggested here. You may pick up some more words from the lesson.

far good dark up old.

Schoolvally answer:

far ________ Near

Good______  Bad

Dark_______ Light

Up________Down

Old_______ Young

• Team time

Things required — A glass, blotting paper, some sand, some seeds of beans or Rajma.

Method

Schoolvally answer:

Step 1. Line the blotting paper inside the glass.

Step 2. Place the sand in the glass.

Step 3. Wet the sand.

Step 4. Place a few seeds between the blotting paper and the glass.

Step 5. See that the seeds are separate from each other.

Step 6. See how the roots and shoots of the seeds grow.

Make a Friendship Salad.

Things required — Carrots-2, Tomatoes-2, Peas-2 spoonfuls, Lemon-1.  

Schoolvally answer:

Method

Step 1. Wash all the vegetables well.

Step 2. Cut the carrots, tomatoes and lemon.

Step 3. Mix the peas, carrots and tomatoes together.

Step 4. Squeeze lemon juice on top.

Step 5. Add salt.

Step 6. Mix well.

Step 7. Share your salad with your friends.

• Let’s write

i. How do you like to eat these vegetables — raw or cooked? Say why.

Schoolvally answer:

carrot __raw__, ___cooked___  

turnip ___, __cooked___

potato ___,  __cooked___  

onion ___raw__, __cooked___  

beans ___, ___cooked____  

ii. Name four vegetables you ate last week.

Write their names here.  

Schoolvally answer:

(a) __ Potato ____  

(b) __ Cabbage____  

(c) __ Beans____  

(d) __ lady finger____  

iii. Complete these columns

Schoolvally answer:

One ______ Many

carrot ____ carrots  

turnip ____ turnips

Onion ____ onions

potato ____ potatoes

tomato ____ tomatoes

• Vocabulary  

One word in each of the following sets is different from the others.  

Circle the odd one out.  

i. turnip, potato, tomato, sunflower, carrot, brinjal ( )

ii. cow, horse, goat, fox, kangaroo, melon ( )

iii. banyan, neem, peepal, mango, snake, apple ( )

iv. rose, lily, sunflower, lotus, cauliflower ( )

v. peacock, parrot, lizard, crow, woodpecker ( )

Schoolvally answer:

i. turnip, potato, tomato, (__sunflower__), carrot, brinjal.

ii. cow, horse, goat, fox, kangaroo, (__melon__)

iii. banyan, neem, peepal, mango, snake, (__apple__)

iv. rose, lily, sunflower, lotus, (__cauliflower__)

v. peacock, parrot, (__lizard__), crow, woodpecker

• Say aloud  

pull cool cut  

full root but  

put shoot shut  

Schoolvally answer:

Practice

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

Write ed with the words.

Push, Plant, Land, Start, Help, Work, Pull

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Push: Pushed

(b) Plant: Planted

(c) Land: Landed

(d) Start: Started

(e) Help: Helped

(f) Work: Wanted

(e) Pull: Pulled

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• New words

Shell: A hard protective layer: Sunita made a beautiful garland out of sea shells.

Held: To carry: An air show was held by American air force in Texas.

Surprised: Amazement: The world is surprised by the invention of this little boy.

Curly: Arranged in curls: Some girls in the class has curly hair.

Clear: Easy to understand: This lesson of our English book is unclear to us.

True: correct: It is true there is urgent need of help to the patients.  

• Reading is Fun 

1. Where did the child find the sea shell?

Schoolvally answer:

The child found the sea shell lying on the sand.

2. What did the child do with the shell?

Schoolvally answer:

The child picked up the shell and took it home.

3. What did the child hear?

Schoolvally answer:

The child heard a soft clear and sweet song from the shell.

• Word building  

i. Pick the rhyming words from this box and pair them in the spaces below. The first one has been done for you.

found cold took sand mummy look hand sound bold tummy  

1. Found: Sound

2. Mummy: Tummy

3. Cold: Bold

4. Look: Took

5. Hand: Sand 

ii. Fill in the blanks with the opposite word choosing from the box below. The first one is done for you.

hot false short straight drop soft  

went small gave outside bitter lost  

found __ lost __  

took ___ gave__  

hard ___ soft____  

big ____ small___  

inside __ outside___  

came __ went __

pick ___ drop___  

cold ___ hot____  

true ___ false___  

sweet __ bitter___  

curly __ straight___  

tall ___ small ___ 

• Let’s write  

The Sea is Big  

The sea is big.  

It is very, very big.  

You cannot see the other side of the sea.  

You can cross the sea in a ship  

But you must go for many, many days.  

Choose the right words.  

1. The sea is very, very ____ big ____ (big/far).

2. You cannot ____ see ____ (hear/see) the other side.

3. You ___ cannot ____ (can/cannot) cross the sea.

4. You can cross it in a ___ ship ___ (bus/ship).

• Read the following  

Silence  

Birds sing.

Phones ring.  

People talk.  

Dogs bark.  

Cows moo.  

Cocks crow.  

Bees buzz.  

Children hush! 

Match the phrases with the picture.

A bird singing  

A cow mooing  

A phone ringing  

A dog barking  

A cock crowing 

Schoolvally answer:

Birds sing ___ Picture Bird  

Phones ring ___ Picture Phone

Dogs bark ___ Picture dog

Cows moo ___ Picture Cow

Cocks crow ___ Picture cock

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

What do you mean by shell?

Schoolvally answer:

Shell is the exoskeleton. That protects the animals like oyster.

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• New Words

Million: One million equals one thousand thousand or ten lakhs: Ram has a watch that costs one million.  

Floundering: Struggle clumsily in mud. She was floundering when her turn came to take sweet.  

Meshes: Network of wire. The fish got caught in a mesh.

Haul: To pull with effort: He hauled his bike, as the petrol get over it.

Contented: Satisfied: Ram is contended with job of clerk in bank.

Splashing: A sound: Reena was splashing cold water on her face.

Emptied: To remove its contents. The poor man emptied his pockets to the corrupt policeman.  

Wriggled: Twist and turn moment. She wriggled along with her friends in the park.

Warning: An advice in advance: Forecast and warning is given by government for Tsunami in coastal areas.

Reading is Fun

1. How many fish are there in the sea?

Schoolvally answer:

There are millions of fish in the sea.

2. Why was the little fish unhappy?

Schoolvally answer:

The little fish was unhappy, because he was so very small.

3. What happened to the fish one day?

Schoolvally answer:

One day the fish got caught in the meshes of a great net.

4. Why was the fish thankful to be a little fish?

Schoolvally answer:

The fish was thankful to be a little fish, He was able to come out of the meshes of the net because of its small size.

• Talk time

1. Imagine you are a little fish. Describe what you might see around you.

Schoolvally answer:

Had I been a fish in the ocean, I might see sea horse, oyster, jelly fish, sting rays and big whales. I would see huge corals and oysters.

2. In your class, talk about the time you were caught doing something you were not supposed to do. You can discuss in your own language as well as in English.

Schoolvally answer:

It was my English class and teacher was reading the lesson. I had bought biryani in my tiffin that day. I was tempted, I opened my lunch and started eating. Teacher caught me. She told me to go out side the classroom, finish my tiffin there and join the class later.

• Word building

1. Look at the pattern and fill in the blanks.

Schoolvally answer:

Look___ looked

talk____ talked

pick ___ picked  

wish ___ wished

bark ___ barked

pull ___ pulled  

want __ wanted

help ___ helped

2. Fill in the blanks with the right word from the box.

paper flowers water matches cows wolves

Schoolvally answer:

a glass of __water__

a bunch of __ flowers ___

a box of ___ matches ___  

a herd of ___ cows ___  

a sheet of __ paper ____  

a pack of __ wolves ___  

• Let’s write  

Look at the following sentence.  

If I were only larger, how much happier I could be.  

Make more sentences like this using the words in the box.  

taller thinner smaller cleverer younger older  

Schoolvally answer:

1. If I were only___ taller ___, how much happier I could be.

2. If I were only___ thinner __, how much happier I could be.

3. If I were only___ smaller __, how much happier I could be.

4. If I were only___ cleverer __, how much happier I could be.

5. If I were only___ younger __, how much happier I could be.

6. If I were only___ older __, how much happier I could be.

Say aloud  

blunder wonder thunder plunder flounder

Schoolvally answer:

practice

• Song time

Singing or crying?

Mahesh sings a little song

Venkatesh looks at him.  

“Why are you crying, Mahesh?”  

he asks. Mahesh says,  

“I’ m not crying. I’m singing an English song!”  

Choose the right words.  

1. Mahesh sings a __ little __ (long/little) song.

2. Venkatesh __ looks __ (looks/shouts) at him.

3. Venkatesh thinks Mahesh is __ crying ___ (crying/laughing).

4. Mahesh is __ singing ___ (singing/saying) a song.

5. The song is in __ English ___ (Telugu/English).

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

A. Who is the writer of story-: ‘A Little Fish Story’

Schoolvally answer:

The writer of story is ‘Enos B. Comstock’

Write down the opposite of the following words.

(a) Thankful: ___ thankless __  

(b) Laugh: ___ cry __

(c) Emptied: ___ overflowing__

(d) Larger: ____ smaller__

(e) Happy: ____ unhappy __

(f) Everywhere:  ___ nowhere __

(g) Contented: ____ discontented__

(h) Doubt: ___ certain_

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• New words

Bunch: A group of similar things: on teachers day we gifted a bunch of flower to our teachers.

Square:  A figure with equal sides: This playground is square in shape.

Sunny: Bright sunlight: We will go for a picnic on sunny day.

Tug: Pull hard: Gita tugged the chains of the jail.

• Reading is fun  

1. Where does the balloon man stand?

Schoolvally answer:

The balloon man stood in the market square.

2. What happens to the balloons when there is a wind?

Schoolvally answer:

The balloons start tugging each other when there is s wind.

3. What does the child like to see the balloon man do?

Schoolvally answer:

The child would like balloon man to let the balloons so sailing high in the sky.

• Talk time

1. How high can balloons fly?

Schoolvally answer:

The balloons can fly up to 20 feet.

2. What do you like about this poem?

Schoolvally answer:

I liked the colorful balloons, and the poem talks about balloons flying 20 feet high.  

• Word building

i. Identify the words from the jumbled letters and write the word in the space provided.

Schoolvally answer:

llaboons __ balloons ___

cunlh __ lunch __  

ulbe __ blue ___  

ploeep __ people ___  

wolbe __ below ___  

crat __ cart __ 

ii. Put the words given in the box into the following groups

wind turnip purple pineapple sky green grass white yellow rice

Schoolvally answer:

(a) nature _ Wind__, __ sky _, _ grass __  

(b) food __ Turnip __ , _ Pine apple __, __ rice ___  

(c) colours __ green ___, _ purple__. __ yellow white___  

iii. How many colours can you find hidden in this maze? Write their names below.

Schoolvally answer:

1. __ Pink ____

2. ___ Blue ____

3. ___White ___  

4. ___ Brown __

5. ___ Yellow ___

6. ___ Violet ____

7. ___ Orange ____

8. ___ Purple ____

9. ___ Red ____

10. ___ Black __

iv. Fill in the blanks in the balloons with their opposites. You can find them in the poem The Balloon Man. One is done for you.

Schoolvally answer:

never __always __

small __ big__

rainy __ sunny__

low __ high __  

sit __ stand __  

near __ far __  

• Team time  

Step 1. Take any magazine or newspaper which has colourful pages.  

Step 2. Cut out balloons of various sizes and shapes carefully, using a pair of scissors.  

Step 3. Paste the balloons on a large sheet of paper.  

Step 4. Arrange them to make a colourful bunch of balloons.  

Step 5. Draw a string for each balloon in a different colour.  

Schoolvally answer:

craft class

• Say aloud

string stand  

stream sting  

strong still

haul hall  

mite might  

tail tale  

sale sail  

Schoolvally answer:

for practice

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

Line: some days perhaps he’ll let them go?

A. Who is he in the line some days perhaps he’ll let them go?

Schoolvally answer:

He refers to the ‘balloon man’

B. What will sail high in the sky?

Schoolvally answer:

The balloon will sail high in the sky.

C. Find a pronoun from the above line

Schoolvally answer:

He, We, They are all pronoun.

D. Find the adjective from the lines..

Some day perhaps he'll let them go  

And we shall see them sailing high,  

And stand and watch them from below — They would look pretty in the sky!  

Schoolvally answer:

Someday, high, below, pretty.

Opposite Words

Below - x – Above

High - x – Low

Pretty - x – Ugly

Always - x – never

Tie - x – Untie

Together - x – Separate

Find the meanings

Tug: May be

Perhaps: Pull something hardly or suddenly

Seem: A future tense world

Shall: Give the impression of being something.

Fill in the blanks

(a) The balloon man comes on ___ market ___ days.

(b) He stays in the market ___ square.

(c) The balloon man does not seem to bother much about ___ lunch___.

(d) On a sunny day __ carts___ and ___ people __ come to the market.

(e) The child hopes that some day the ___ balloon man ___ would let the balloon go.

(f) Flying up high in the sky the balloons would look ___ pretty

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• New Words

Escape: To run away: Geeta fooled Police and escaped from jail.

Pond: Small water body: This pond has colourful fishes.

Peach: A type of fruit: Ram eats a peach every day, he likes them so much.

Climb: To go up: Monkey climbed the school wall and sat there watching children.

Catch: To get hold of: Geeta is skilled girl, she catches two fishes everyday.

Middle: Centre: Ram went outside the classroom in middle of period.

Hungry: Need for food: Ram is hungry, he has not eaten anything since morning.  

Float: Move slowly on liquid: The logs float on the water and the stones sink.

Shout: Loud cry: We should not shout in the class.

Chase: To catch up: Police chased the corrupt C.I.D officer and jailed him.

Flutter: To flap wings: Honey bee flutter its wings about 1200 times in a minute.

Twist: Form into bent: Ram twists his body like a gymnast.

• Reading is fun

1. Where did Sonu first see the yellow butterfly?

Schoolvally answer:

Sonu first saw the yellow butterfly in his garden.

2. Name three places where the butterfly rested.

Schoolvally answer:

The butterfly rested on the red rose, leaf of white lotus and pink flower of peach tree.   

3. Why did Sonu chase the butterfly?

Schoolvally answer:

Sonu chased the butterfly to save it from the spider’s web.

4. Why did Sonu let the butterfly go?

Schoolvally answer:

Sonu let the butterfly go to make him free.

• Talk time

1. If you were a butterfly, how would you feel if you were caught?

Schoolvally answer:

I would be very sad, If I were caught.

2. Why did the butterfly go to the flowers in the garden?

Schoolvally answer:

The butterfly goes to the flowers in the garden to suck the nectar of flowers as it is their food.

3. Say these sentences aloud.

Butterflies can fly. Birds can fly.  

Kites can fly. Aeroplanes can fly.  

Can we fly?  

No, we can’t. We can fly in an aeroplane.  

Schoolvally answer:

Say loud

Butterflies can fly. Birds can fly.  

Kites can fly. Aeroplanes can fly.  

Can we fly?  

No, we can’t. We can fly in an aeroplane.  

Can we fly?  

No we can not fly, because we don’t have wings.

• let’s write

Write the sentences in proper order using these words to help you:  

first then after this finally  

1. Finally, I dress up and go to school.

2. Then I brush my teeth and have a bath.

3. First of all, I get out of bed.

4. After this I eat my breakfast.

Schoolvally answer:

3. First of all, I get out of bed.

2. Then, I brush my teeth and have a bath.

4. After this I eat my breakfast.

1. Finally, I dress up and go to school.  

• Team time  

Activity: Paper fun

Let’s make a butterfly.  

Schoolvally answer:

Craft class

Step 1. Take a sheet of paper. Cut two squares of the same size.

Step 2. Fold them like a fan.

Step 3. Hold both the folded squares and tie a thread in the middle.

Step 4. Now spread the folds, and the wings of your butterfly are ready.

Step 5. Cut the body of the butterfly and draw its eyes. Put a smile on its face.

Step 6. Stick it on the wings and your butterfly is ready.

Step 7. You may decorate your butterfly by sticking some bindis, beads or sequins on it.

• Word building

Make two words from one word. One has been done for you.

Butterfly: __ butter___ fly  

everywhere: __every__ __where__  

inside: _ in__ _side__  

outside: __ out __ __ side __

sunlight: __sun__ _ light __

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

A. Make one word:

Honey + bee

sun + flower

break + fast

high + way  

home + work  

Schoolvally answer:

Honey + bee = honeybee

sun + flower = sunflower

break + fast = breakfast

high + way = highway

home + work = homework

B. Fill in the blanks using using:

Who, which, when, what, where

(a) __ __ do you play in the morning?

(b) __ __ do you come back from school?

(c) __ __ do you do on Sundays?

(d) _ __ one is your watch?

(e) __ __is the tallest tree in your school?

(f) __  __ drew this picture?

(g) __  __ is Taj Mahal situated?

(i) __  __ is your father going to Delhi?

(j) __  _ do you live?

Schoolvally answer:

(a)__ When __ do you play in the morning?

(b) __When__ do you come back from school?

(c) __ What __ do you do on Sundays?

(d) __ Which __ one is your watch?

(e) __ Which __is the tallest tree in your school?

(f) __ Who __ drew this picture?

(g) __ Where __ is Taj Mahal situated?

(i) __ When __ is your father going to Delhi?

(j) __ Where _ do you live?

C. Underline the adverbs:

(a) Neha sang ___ sweetly __.

(b) The vegetable vendor shouted ___ loudly__.

(c) The driver drove ___ fast__.

(d) Tulika cried __ silently__.

(e) Granny walked __ slowly__.

(f) The teacher arrived at school ___ early___.

(g) The milkman gets us milk ___daily__.

(I) Rohan won the gold medal in swimming and jumped __ joyously__.

(j) Lata always talk __ rudely __.  

(k) Rita sings __ badly__.

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• New words

Mountains: Big hill: Rita climbs mountains very easily, she is a strong girl.  

Passengers: Traveller: The train crashed and all passengers died.

rivers: A big stream of water: Great Himalayas is the source of many rivers.

precious: costly: This painting is precious made by Raja Ravi Varma.  

Mail: Letters or parcels: I got a mail, I am going Harvard Business School.

Plains: Flat Land: In the plains of Himalayas many medicinal herbs can be found.

Dusk: Dim light evening: She came back home when it was dusk, so did not do her homework.

Dawn: First light, morning: I will go to temple in the dawn.

• Reading is fun  

1. Where do the trains run?

Schoolvally answer:

The trains run over mountains, plains and rivers.

2. What are the ‘‘precious loads’’ that they carry?

Schoolvally answer:

Precious loads that they carry are passengers and mail (parcels, letters, etc)

3. When do the trains run?

Schoolvally answer:

Trains run through the days and darkness.

4. What is ‘dusk’ and ‘dawn’?

Schoolvally answer:

Dusk is the time of the day immediately after sunset, early morning when light first appears in the sky.

• Talk time

1. Do you enjoy train rides?

Schoolvally answer:

Yes, I enjoy train rides, I like to watch the passing fields and vendors selling items on the stations.

2. If you had to travel over a long distance, how would you like to go and why?

Schoolvally answer:

If I had to travel long distance. I would like to travel by airplane, because it will take less time to reach my destination.  

3. If you had to spend the night on a train, what would you need to take with you? Draw and name the things you would need in this suitcase.

Schoolvally answer:

I would need to take:

(a) Drinking water bottle.

(b) Blanket, Pillow.

(c) Eatables.

(d) Magazines and comics.

(e) Video-game

(f) Soap and towel.

• Let’s write

Describe an interesting train or bus journey you have taken, or would like to take. Write four sentences about your journey. You can use some of the following words and phrases.  

many people - crowded tea stalls - station/bus station - river - window - big and small trees seat - hills - ticket - loud whistle.  

Example : I went to the railway station with my father...  

Schoolvally answer:

I went to the railway station with my father and saw many people waiting for their train on the railway platform. There was a loud whistle and those passenger who had tickets, got into train they all hurried to get the window seat. I also got in this train along with my father. Watching crowded tea stalls, rivers and crossing them on bridges, big and small trees and hills was a good experience.

• Word building

i. Sort out these different means of transport into correct groups. One is done for you.

Bus - Car - Aeroplane - Ship - Boat - Train - Bicycle - Helicopter - Truck - Steamer  

Schoolvally answer:

Land: Bus – Car – Train – Bicycle – Truck.

Air: Aeroplane – Helicopter.

Water: Boat – ship – Steamer.  

Train Bicycle Helicopter Truck Steamer  

ii. Complete the sentences

1. Give me some ___________ to eat. (food/clothes)

2. Play with _____. (me/grey)

3. Swim across _____ (the river/the boat)

4. Let’s get on the ____ (train/dawn)

Schoolvally answer:

1. Give me some __ food __ to eat. (food/clothes)

2. Play with __ me __. (me/grey)

3. Swim across __ the river __ (the river/the boat)

4. Let’s get on the __ train __ (train/dawn)

• Paper fun

Let’s Move Crouch low, then rise, take off and move around the room. Come down like a rocket and dance to: Up, up, up in a rocket, up we'll go, up we'll go, Up, up, up in a rocket, A-way-up high we'll go.  

Schoolvally answer:

Craft class

• Say aloud  

mail - dawn - plains - fail - on - trains  

Engine, Engine Number Nine  

Engine engine number nine,  

When she’s polished she will shine  

Engine, engine number nine  

Ten will ride on the Shimla line.  

Schoolvally answer:

Practice

• Schoolvally Extra questions

A. Write the opposite words

Schoolvally answer:

Plain: Hill  

Duck: Dawn

Forget: Remember

Inside: Outside

Never: Always

Fail: Pass

Come: Go

Alive: Dead

Wide: Narrow

Light: Heavy

Active: Lazy

Afraid: Brave

After: Before

Big: Small

Beautiful: Ugly

Bitter: Sweet

Close: Open

Cold: Hot

B. Write plural words

Schoolvally answers:

(a) Apparatus: Apparatus

(b) Rice: Rice

(c) One: Many

(d) Boat: Boats

(e) Sheep: Sheep

(f) Ship: Ship

(g) Table: Tables

(h) Pencil: Pencils

(i) Pen: Deer

(j) Fish: Fish

(k) Deer: Deer

(l) Tie: Ties

(m) Book: Books

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• New words

Newspaper: Printed publication containing news, articles and advertisements. This newspaper has unbiased news and updates.

Cucumbers: A kind of vegetable eaten as salad: Cucumber has fibre and water, it is good for health.

Cabbage: A type of vegetable: Rita does not like cabbage, but likes momos.

Potatoes: A starchy vegetable. Ram is eating potato wafers.

Radish: An edible root: Radish is eaten as salad and is also cooked as vegetable.

Cauliflower: A vegetable: Ram grows cauliflower in his farms.

Foolish: Lack wisdom: Geeta is a foolish girl, do not talk to her.  

• Reading is fun  

1. What sounds do you hear on the road in the morning?

Schoolvally answer:

We hear following sounds in the morning:

(a) We hear sound of birds like chrip- chrip and caw-caw.

(b) We hear sound of bicycle bell as tring-tring.

(c) Sound of vegetable man and sound of shoes children going to school.

2. What is the vegetable man selling?

Schoolvally answer:

The vegetable man is selling peas, cauliflowers, radish, cucumber and cabbages, etc.

3. Why is the road annoyed with the crow?

Schoolvally answer:

The road is annoyed with the crow, because he is asking the road to wake-up. When it is already awake.

• Talk time

1. Stop, Look and Listen

Stop, Look and Listen  

Before you cross the street.  

Use your eyes, use your ears  

And then use your feet.  

Talk about how you would cross the road.

Schoolvally answer:

We will first look on the either sides and see if any vehicle is coming towards us. We will let the vehicle go then cross.

Also, if we can wait at zebra crossing, when the traffic comes at halt (stops) we will cross.

2. Can you make the sounds which you hear when you walk on the road? Talk about them.

Schoolvally answer:

When I walk on the road, I hear the following sounds:

(a) vehicle horns- like pee-peee poun poun.

(b) cycle bells ringing- like tring-tring, trin-tring.

(c) cobbler shouting- Polish-Polish, Shoe Polish.

(d) Ice cream man shouting- buy ice cream- buy ice cream.

(e)Auto driver asking- where do you want to go. etc.

3. Use and alternatively in the following sentences:

Schoolvally answer:

I ___ can____  hear the sound of cars.  

I ___ can____  hear the train whistle.  

I ___ cannot__ hear the wind blow.  

I ___ cannot__ hear the clock.  

I ___ cannot__ hear the sound of feet.  

I ___ can____  hear the sound of moving of chairs.  

I ___ can____  hear the dogs barking.  

• Song time, Let’s sing

‘The Bus’  

The wheels on the bus go round round round

round, round, round, round, round, round.  

The wheels on the bus go round, round, round, round, round, round.  

round, round, round, round, round, round.  

all through the town.  

The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep….

The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish….

The money on the bus goes click clink clink….

The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa….

The driver on the bus says, “Move on the back”

The bell on the bus goes ding, ding, ding….

The windows on the bus go up and down.

Schoolvally answer:

sing loudly with schoolvally friends and enjoy.

• Team time, Let’s Act  

The Race  

I am going home in a bus.  

There is a railway line alongside the road.  

Look, there is a train coming.  

I tell the bus driver, “ Go fast!  

Go faster than the train!”  

But the driver slows down.  

There is a railway gate.  

“I must stop.” says the driver  

The train whistles loudly.  

“I am first!” it says.  

Look at the picture and write four sentences about what you see.  

Schoolvally answer:

I see the following things in the given picture.

1. I can see a tree.

2. I can see a coconut tree.

3. I can see zebra crossing.

4. I can see vehicles on the road.

5. I can see a big rock on the side of road.

6. I can see there is an ocean on one side of road.  

7. I can see tides in the ocean.

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

Match the animals with their homes. One has been done for you.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Bee- lives in- Hive 

(b) Lion- lives in- Den

(c) Rabbit- lives in- Burrow

(d) Snake- lives in- Hole

(e) Dog- lives in-Kennel  

(f) Pig- lives in- Sty

• Let's Discuss: Prepositions

Definition: Prepositions are words that show relationships between other words in a sentence. Put another way, a preposition links two nearby words to indicate how they relate to each other. For example:

The bat is in the corner.

We can see, Here the preposition "in" shows the relationship between "corner" and "bat."

Her marriage was on Saturday.

We can see here that the preposition "on" shows the relationship between "Saturday" and "marriage."

More Examples:

above, about, below, for, from, in, inside, into, of, to, until, with

Note: Prepositions precede words to tell us where or when things are.

Now, fill in the blanks using prepositions

1. She got angry __ over __ small matter.

2. She sat __ in __the car.

3. The flyover is __ over __ the city.

4. The river flows__ under __ the mountains.

5. How far is your school __ form __ bus stop?

6. He is fond __ of __ football.

7. Ram hid __ behind __ the door of the classroom.

• Lets Discuss: Conjugation

Definition: Conjugation is the changing of a verb’s form to express a different person, number, tense, aspect, or gender.

Use conjugations in the following sentences.

Schoolvally answer:

(1) She was afraid of being late.  He ran.

He was afraid of being late__ so __he ran.

(2) I honour him. He is a brave man.

I honour him ___ because ___ he is brave man.

(3) You must be quiet. You must leave the room.

You must be quiet ___ so ___ you must leave the room.

(4) I dance alone. I still love to dance.

I dance alone, yet I still love to dance.

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• New Words

Village: A small town: My village has a big pond with fishes in it.

Hills: Small mountain: It is risky to drive on hills.

Bread: Baked flour item: Eat your bread and stew, then we will play.

Hay: Dried grass used as fodder: My father went to market to buy fodder for our cow.

Roll: By turning over movement: He rolled down from the stair and broke his leg.

Play: To do playful activity: Let us play hide and seek after finishing our home work.

• Reading is fun  

1. Who is the ‘I’ in the poem?

Schoolvally answer:

In the poem, ‘I’ refers to the child.

2. Where was the Man going?

Schoolvally answer:

In the poem, ‘I’ refers to the child.

3. Why didn’t the child go with the Horse?

Schoolvally answer:

The child did not go with the horse, as he was going down to the village to get some hay.

4. Why did the child go with the Puppy?

Schoolvally answer:

The child went with the puppy, as it was going up the hill to roll and play.

• Talk time

1. Which animal do you like?

Schoolvally answer:

I like cat.

OR

1. Which animal do you like?

Schoolvally answer:

I like parrot.

2. Talk about three things that the animal you like does.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) My cat spends most of her time in licking her fur.  

(b) My cat jumps up and down on the furniture.

(c) My cat does meow to call me.

OR

2. Talk about three things that the animal you like does.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) We play together.

(b) We eat together.

(c) We go to park together.

3. How can we look after this animal? Tell the class first in your own language, and then in English.

Schoolvally answer:

Cats are often easier to care off, but need plenty of attention. Before you bring a cat or kitten home, you'll need to spend time and money getting everything they need. Like bowl, cat food, mat, toys and litter box.

OR

3. How can we look after this animal? Tell the class first in your own language, and then in English.

Schoolvally answer:

We need to be protective as they fall easy prey to kites eagles and cats. We need to give them nuts and fruits to eat. We need to talk to them and keep their cage clean.  

• Say aloud

bread - hay - roll - said - today – pole

Schoolvally answer:

for practice

• Who am I?

Tibloo  

Tibloo is my friend  

Tibloo has four legs.  

Tibloo has a long tail.  

Who is Tibloo?  

Tibloo barks.  

Tibloo wags his tail.  

Tibloo is happy.  

Who is Tibloo?  

Tibloo is my dog!

Schoolally answer:

Sing loud with friends and enjoy.

• Let’s draw

Look at the dogs in the picture and write about them.  

You might begin: I am a little brown dog. My name is _ ___  

(a).  

I am a little brown dog.  

My name is Jockey.  

I am a Bull Dog,  

I have a large head like a bull.

(b).

I am a large brown colour dog.  

My name is Chubby.  

My breed is Boxer.  

I am a large dog with short tail.  

(c).

I am a large white, brown and black colour dog.  

My name is Jonny.  

My breed is German Shepherd.  

I am a guard dog and can catch thieves.  

(d).

I am a black colour dog.  

My name is Kicky.  

My breed is Doberman.

I am a fast runner and have no tail.

Join the dots and colour and name your dog.

Schoolvally answer:

The name of this dog is __ Sheero ___.

• Let’s write  

1. Match the animals with their sounds.

Schoolvally answer:

a horse ----- neighs  

a dog ----- barks  

a sheep ----- bleats  

a cat ----- mews

an elephant ---- trumpets

a tiger ----- roars

a cow ------- moos

2. List these animals under domestic animals and wild animals.

Jackal - fox - tiger - dog - cow - elephant - bear - sheep - goat buffalo  

Schoolvally answer:

Domestic Animals:

dog - cow - elephant - sheep – goat - buffalo ___

Wild Animals:  

Jackal - fox - tiger - elephant – bear ___

3. Fill in the blanks with rhyming words.

Schoolvally answer:

Hill __Will ____ _ Bill __  

Hay __ Day___ __ Way __  

Fine __  Time __ __ Nine__  

Get ___ Set __ ___ Met ____  

Going __ Showing __ __ Blowing__

Hare __  Care __ __ Mare __  

Bruno

Bruno is my pet puppy.  

He breaks his dish.  

He is sad.  

Daddy gives him milk.  

But Bruno is sad.  

Mummy gives him a new dish.  

Now Bruno is happy.  

Choose the right words.

Schoolvally answer:

1. Bruno is my __ pet ___. (pet/dish)

2. He breaks his ___ dish __. (dish/fish)

3. Daddy gives him ___ milk __. (water/milk)

4. Mummy gives him a new __ dish _. (fish/dish)  

5. Bruno is now __ happy __. (sad/happy)

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

A. Tick the correct form of verb.

(a) Last evening we go/went to water park.

Last evening we__ went ___to water park.

(b) Hurry draw/drew a beautiful pictures yesterday.

Hurry __ draw __ a beautiful pictures yesterday.

(c) I always woke/wakeup late in the morning.

I always wakeup late in the morning.

(d) Our school begin/begins at 7 am every day.

Our school ___ begins __ at 7 am every day.

(e) My mother cooked / cooks a special dish on every Sunday.

My mother cooks a special dish on every Sunday. 

B. Write plural of the following:

Schoolvally answers:

Boy: Boys

Horse:Horses

Village:Villages

Puppy: Puppies

Man: Men

Baby: Babies

Lady: Ladies

Key: Keys

Mango: Mangoes

Buffalo: Buffaloes

Cow: Cows

Ox: Oxen

Fly: Flies

Bug: Bugs

Woman: Women

Child: Children

Tooth: Teeth

Foot: Feet

Person: People

Child: Children

Leaf: Leaves

Army: Armies

Chair: Chairs

Toy: Toys

Ass: Asses

Lass: Lasses

Inch: Inches

Essay: Essays

Fellow: Fellows

Country: Countries

Bamboo: Bamboos

Calf: Calves

Knife: Knives

Thief: Thieves

Hair: Hair

Poetry: Poetry

Scissors: Scissors

Sheep: Sheep

Trousers: Trousers

C. Complete the Series:

Schoolvally answer:

Village: Town: City

Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner

Yesterday: Today: Tomorrow

Morning: Afternoon: Night

Summer: Autumn: Winter: Spring

Child: Young: Adult: Old

D. Discuss: Pronouns

Definition: A pronoun is defined as a word or phrase that is used as a substitution for a noun or noun phrase. For example-

He, It, You, I, They, We, Who, Him, Them, Whoever, Anyone, Something, Nobody, Somebody, Whichever, Whoever, Other, Something.

Fill in the blanks using suitable pronouns.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) _ I __am reading a story.( I, You)  

(b) Were are __ you __ going. ( you, he)

(c) __We __were playing poker with friends.

(d) __ She __loves watching movies, especially if ___ they __are comedies.

(e)  Will __ he __ be going __ there ___ with __ her __?

(f)Would __ anyone __like a coffee?

(g) __ Whoever __ owns this is in big trouble!

(h) Ram and __ I __play in the same school __ we __ play together. (we, he)

(i) __ All __was not lost.

(j) __ Such __is life.

(k) __ Something __tells me __ this __won’t end well.

(l) __ We __will be late if __ you __don’t hurry up.

(m) Aakruti only had __ herself __ to blame.

(n) Is the fault __theirs __  or __ yours __?

(o) This cat is__ mine__.

E. Discuss Gerund

A gerund is a verb that’s acting as a noun.

Make gerund from the followings

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Collect: collecting

(b) Tell: telling

(c) Jump: jumping

(d) Back: backing

(e) Talk: talking

(f) Go: going

(g) Roll: rolling

(h) Bark: barking

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• New words

Shady: full of shade, After running for an hour we rested at a shady place.

Bellowed: Roaring shout: The dog bellowed during the fight.

Twitched: Sudden jerk: Her eyes twitched after hearing the news.

Pounced: To attack: Lion pounced on the deer.  

Grunt: Short deep sound: The pig grunts in hunger.

Game: Interesting activity: I like outdoor games.

Glistened: To shine: His eyes glistened with joy.

Roared: Deep cry/shout: The crowd roared with excitement as the team scored the winning goal.

Pheasant: A long tailed bird: A pheasant is a beautiful bird.

Foul: Egg layer or hen: We have domesticated fowl in our farm.

Cub: Baby tiger: These cubs are playful.

Hopped: Jumped: The boy hopped and fell into the pit.

Sight: The ability to see: My eye sight is getting better with this medicine.

• Reading is fun

1. Tick the right answer

i. Where did the mother tiger and her small tiger cub live?

a. near a river

b. near a mountain

c. near a forest

d. near a sea

Schoolvally answers:

Option a. near a river

ii. What did the mother tiger hunt when the sky was dark?

a. sheep and goats  

b. fish and frogs  

c. deer and pigs

d. donkeys and horses

Schoolvally answers:

Option c. deer and pigs

iii. What did the tiger cub catch one night?

a. a deer  

b. a frog  

c. a pig

d. a cat

Schoolvally answers:

Option d. a cat

2. What happened to the little tiger cub when he chased the frog?

Schoolvally answer:

The frog hopped away.

Word building  

i. Match the animals with their young ones.

Schoolvally answer:

Horse ----- colt

dog ----  puppy  

cat -----  kitten  

cow ---- calf  

pig ------ piglet  

tiger ---- cub  

sheep --- lamb

goat ---- kid

duck --- duckling

kangaroo-- Joey

ii. Can you place these letters in their right order to form the names of animals?

Schoolvally answer:

e.g. a t c — cat  

s e m o u ___ mouse_  

r e s o h ____ horse___

o i n l ______ lion____

p e s h e ____ sheep__

r e d e _____  deer____  

l u b l ______ bull____

g i t e r _____ tiger____  

f o l w ___wolf / fowl__  

iii. The animals / birds in

Column A have to reach their homes in Column B.  

Find out where they live.  

Schoolvally answer:

A bee - lives in a - hive  

An ant - lives in a - ant hill  

A duck - lives in a - pond  

A tiger - lives in a - den  

A rabbit - lives in a - burrow  

A spider - lives in a - web

A sparrow - lives in a - nest  

• Let’s write  

1. Now write six sentences from the pictures given in above (exercise iii) of word building. One has been done for you below.

A tiger lives in a den.

Schoolvally answer:

A sparrow lives in a nest.

A spider lives in a web.

A rabbit lives in a burrow.

A tiger lives in a den.

A duck lives in a pond.

An ant lives in an ant hill.

A bee lives in a hive.

• Talk time  

The little tiger cub slipped away when his mother was asleep. He soon got into trouble. Tell the class about a similar incident when you did not listen to your parents and found yourself in trouble.  

__ One day in afternoon in winters. My father told me to sit inside, wear jacket and a cap. It was so nice outside that I got tempted to play outside in rain and have fun. I slipped away when father was asleep. I did cycling and played on and on. When father got awake he came looking for me outside and found me sneezing in lawn.

I put my self in trouble be contacting flu.__

• Team time  

Make groups. One person from each group should act like:  

1. The mother tiger

2. The cub

3. The large male tiger

4. The frog

5. The sambhar / kakar deer

6. The langur monkey

Now act out the story, first in your own language and then in English.  

Schoolvally answer:

Act one by one and have fun. Hey! You can also make masks and wear them.

• Say aloud

quiet quite queen quarrel bellow  

fellow shallow swallow big bigger  

biggest small smaller smallest rich  

richer richest pounce bounce

Schoolvally answer:

practice and have fun.

iv. Who am I?

Look at the pictures and read the clues. Then complete this crossword puzzle. The first clue is done for you.  

Schoolvally answer:

1. I give wool: Sheep

2. I lay eggs: Hen

3. I give you milk: Cow

4. I carry loads: Donkey

5. I neigh: Horse

6. I am man’s best friend: Dog

7. I live in a sty: Pig

8. I bleat: Goat

9. I am the Ship of the Desert: Camel

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

A. What do you call a group of:

Lion: Pride

Sheep: Flock

Crows: Murder

Owl: Parliament

Geese: Gaggle

Elephant: Herd

Tiger: Streak

B. Where did the mother tiger and her small tiger cub live?

Schoolvally answer:

They lived near river.

C. According to the writer the tiger eyes was___?

Schoolvally answer:

Green

D. The tiger cub chased the ___?

Schoolvally answer:

The frog.

E. The tiger cub also liked to ___?

Schoolvally answer:

Roar.

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• New words

Letters: Written message: I got a letter from my friend, he is coming next week.

Always: All the time: Hari is always smiling, he has a great attitude.

Never: At no time: Ram never speaks lie all the teachers adore him.

Though: But: Govind came to school to take exam, through he was having Fever.

Friend: Mate, buddy. Ram does not have any friend or foe.

Postman: A person who delivers letters as job: Our postman is a cheat and careless and is mostly late in delivery.

• Reading is fun

1. Who does the postman bring letters for?

Schoolvally answer:

The postman brings letters for mom and dad.

2. Does the child ever get a letter?

Schoolvally answer:

No, the child has never got a letter ever.

3. What does the child decide to do?

Schoolvally answer:

The child decided to write letters to friends.

• Talk time  

1. Have you written letters?

Schoolvally answer:

Yes, I have written letters.

2. Who have you written to?

Schoolvally answer:

I have written letters to my sister and cousins living in America.

3. Who would you like to write to today? Why?

Schoolvally answer:

I would like to write to NASA, because I want to know how do they find new stars.

OR

I would like to write to my sister, because it is her birthday next week and I want to congratulate her.

Read this letter carefully  

Devu has written a letter to his grandfather thanking him for a birthday gift.  

Read this letter carefully  

H.No. 1792, Darya Ganj  

New Delhi 110 007  

25 January 2006  

Dear Grandfather  

Thank you for the beautiful book of Panchatantra stories. You will be happy to know that I read one story every day.  

With love  

Devu 

• Let’s write

Now write a letter to your friend, telling her about your school. You can use some of these words:  

classrooms children bell blackboard teacher building.

Schoolvally answer:

HNO: 123, Dolakur,

New Delhi,

xx August, 20xx.

Dear Hadika.

Hope you are doing good in life and studies. I have so much to share about my new school.

This school has 20 classrooms and all are air conditioned. Each class has 20 students and all of them are good in studies and well mannered.

After morning assembly. The period starts with the ringing of bell. The teacher uses smart board and learning Aids. This is way much better than the village school.

There is a separate Sports room, computer room and Toilets are neat and clean. In the back side of playground there is a Solar electricity room, students are not allowed to go there.   

Our school generates its own electricity with the help of solar panels. Our school has also won prize in green energy.

Have you ever seen solar electricity room, how does it look like? Do write to me. You, come for a visit to my school sometime. You will like it for sure.

With love.

Yours lovingly,

Chota Mota Bheem.

• Paper fun

Activity: Let’s make an envelope and post our letter too!

Schoolvally answer:

Step 1. Take a square piece of paper.

Step 2. Fold all the four corners to make folds.

Step 3. Fold two corners and paste them with a little glue.

Step 4. Fold the third corner and paste it with glue.

Step 5. Leave the fourth corner open.

Step 6. Write the address neatly on the envelope and fix the stamp on the right corner.  

Write your address as:

To -

Hadika,

HNO: 123, Dolakur,

New Delhi,

India

From -

Chota Mota Bheem.

Furfury Nagar.

Step 7. Put the letter inside it. Now seal the fourth corner as well. Your letter is ready to be posted to your friend.  

• Word building

Here are some people who help us.

Let’s try matching A with B.  

1.  A postman drives a motor vehicle

2.  A cobbler teaches in a school

3.  A librarian looks after patients

4.  A driver writes plays

5.  A dramatist travels in a space craft

6.  A teacher makes people laugh

7.  A nurse mends our shoes

8.  A musician plays musical instruments

9.  An astronaut works in a library

10. A clown brings our letters

Schoolvally answer:

1.  A postman – brings our letters

2.  A cobbler -  mends our shoes

3.  A librarian – works in a library

4.  A driver -  drives a motor vehicle

5.  A dramatist -  writes plays

6.  A teacher -  teaches in a school

7.  A nurse -  looks after patients

8.  A musician - plays musical instruments

9.  An astronaut -  travels in a space craft

10. A clown – makes people laugh

Schoolvally Extra Questions

A.  Match the following

1. Sun: Black

2. Chocolate: Heavy

3. Ice Cream: Hard

4. Knife: Soft

5. Hair: Happy  

6. Trunk: Deer

7. Rock: Bright

9. Silk: Sweet

10. Children: Cold

11. Shy: Sharp

Schoolvally answer:

1. Sun: Bright

2. Chocolate: Sweet

3. Ice Cream: Cold

4. Knife: Sharp

5. Hair: Black

6. Trunk: Heavy

7. Rock: Hard

9. Silk: Soft

10. Children: Happy  

11. Shy: Deer

B. Who gets the letters for the child's parents?

Schoolvally answer:

The postman gets the letters for the child’s parents.

B. Why is the child not happy?

Schoolvally answer:

The child is not happy because no one gets letters for him.

C. What does the child decide to do and for whom.

Schoolvally answer:

The child decided to write to his friends.

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• New Words

Childish: Silly and immature: My younger brother is childish some times he behaves foolish.

Pebble: Small stone: The children are playing with pebbles and sometime putting them in their mouth too.  

Donkey: A domestic animal: My donkey is strong and pulls the cart loaded with hay with ease.   

Dirty: unclean: Rita wears dirty clothes and smells bad.

Anger: A state of being angry. Teacher is in anger don’t go near her today.

Excitement: Cheerful: There was excitement in the class for my birthday as we scheduled a pizza party in the class.

Playful: Fun loving: The rabbit is a playful animal and has a soft coat.  

Naughty: Badly behaved: Geeta is a naughty girl and disturbs the class.

Washerman: One who washes clothes: The washerman family in our village own ten donkeys.

• Reading is fun  

1. What does the baby do with the pebbles?

Schoolvally answer:

The baby tries to put them in mouth.

2. What does the baby do with the book?

Schoolvally answer:

The baby tears the pages of the books with her hands.

3. When does the baby laugh?

Schoolvally answer:

The baby laughs when his brother shakes his head in anger and scold her or calls her naughty.

4. Why does the washerman bring donkeys?

Schoolvally answer:

The washerman brings donkeys to carry away the dirty clothes.

• Talk time

1. What is the funniest thing the baby does?

Schoolvally answer:

The funniest thing the baby does is that, she wants to catch moon.

2. Do you think the baby sister is really silly? Why?

Schoolvally answer:

The baby sister is not really silly, as she is really small child and this is quality of childhood.

Let’s move and dance 

Hands are for clapping,  

Feet are for walking,  

Hips are for shaking,  

Arms are for stretching,  

Eyes are for blinking,  

Heads are for nodding,  

Elbows are for moving,  

Mouths are for talking.

(You can make similar verses of your own.)

Schoolvally answer:

Teachers are for teaching,

Students are for studying,

Parents are for loving,

Sibling are for playing,

Drivers are for driving,

Guards are for saving,

Doctors are for treating,

Nurse are for caring.

• Word building

1. Fill in the blanks to spell words from the story.

s i ________ y  

p e ____ ____l ____ s  

s t r ____ e t s  

s ____ o l d  

l e ____ ____ o n s  

n ____ u ____ h t y  

e x c ____ t ____ m ____ n t  

d ____n k ____ y  

Schoolvally answer:

Silly

Pebbles

Streets

Scold

Lessons

Excitement

Donkey

2. Write similar words from the story:

Foolish __________________  

Stones __________________  

Mischievous __________________  

Fetch __________________  

Schoolvally answer:

Foolish ___ Silly __  

Stones ___ Pebbles ___  

Mischievous ___ Naughty ___  

Fetch ___ Bring ___  

3. Fill in the blanks with words from the box

children they bell  

(a) The ______________ are playing in the field. __________ are happy.  

(b) ____________ are playing ‘catch-me-if-you-can.’  

(c) The ____________ has rung. It is time for lessons.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) The __ Children ___ are playing in the field. __ They __ are happy.  

(b) ___ They __ are playing ‘catch-me-if-you-can.’  

(c) The __ Bell ___ has rung. It is time for lessons.

4. Fill in the blanks

i. One child, many ____________ .

ii. One fox, many _____________ .

iii. One duck, many ____________ .

iv. One goose, many ____________ .

Schoolvally answer:

i. One child, many __ children _ .

ii. One fox, many ___ foxes ___ .

iii. One duck, many __ ducks __ .

iv. One goose, many __geese___ .

5. Add ‘ful’ to make a word.

a. The children are __________________. (play)

b. The flowers are __________________. (beauty)  

c. The books are __________________. (use)

d. The vegetables are __________________. (plenty)

Schoolvally answer:

a. The children are ___ playful ___.  

b. The flowers are ___ beautiful ___.

c. The books are ___ useful __.

d. The vegetables are __ plentiful ___.

6. Add ‘ly’ to make a word

a. The new shoes are _______. (love)

b. He is _________ smart. (real)  

c. We should eat _______. (slow)

d. Let us sing _______. (soft)

Schoolvally answer:

a. The new shoes are ____ lovely____.

b. He is __really __ smart.

c. We should eat __ slowly ___.

d. Let us sing __ softly ___.

7. Add ‘ish’ to make a new word.

a. That girl is always crying. She is _____. (child)  

b. I slipped on a banana peel. I feel __. (fool)  

c. My sister is ____. (baby)

Schoolvally answer:

a. That girl is always crying. She is __ childish __.  

b. I slipped on a banana peel. I feel __ foolish _.  

c. My sister is ___ babyish __.

• Let’s write

Write five sentences on how you help at home.

Schoolvally answer:  

I help mother ___ in cleaning the room ___.  

I help father ____ in washing car ___.  

I also help my brother in __ doing homework ___,

I also help my sister with __ learning dancing steps __,  

I do ___ a lot of work ___ in the house,  

• Say aloud  

donkey sister  

monkey mother  

turkey father  

I’m a popcorn  

Put me in a pan  

Shake me and shake me  

As fast as you can  

And I’ll pop!  

Schoolvally answer:

Sing along with friends and enjoy.

Schoolvally Extra Questions

A. Write plural of the following:

Child: Children

Goose: Geese

Fox: Foxes

B. The child does not know the difference between ____.

Schoolvally answer:

The child does not know the difference between stars and street lights.

C. Who is the writer of this story?

Schoolvally answer:

The writer of the story is ‘Rabindranath Tagore’.

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• New words

Enough: Adequate: Sufficient: We have enough snacks for the picnic.

Chance: Possibility: There is a great chance that you will win the race

Giant: Huge size, monster: My friend’s father got him a monster truck from Dubai.

Patient: Able to wait: Our teacher’s are very patient and they repeat the concept till every body in the class understands it.  

Lots: much: There are lots of chocolates in his bag.   

No body: No one: There is no body at home.

• Reading is fun  

1. How old is the speaker?

Schoolvally answer:

The speaker is a child.

2. Who are ‘they’ and ‘them’ in the poem?

Schoolvally answer:

They refers to parents and them refers to all the people.

3. What is the secret the speaker is hiding?

Schoolvally answer:

The secret that speaker is hiding is that he is a giant inside.

• Talk time

1. Think of three things that ‘they’ won’t let you do.

Schoolvally answer:

Cooking food.

Drinking car.

Climbing trees.

2. What are the things you’d like to do when you are grown-up that you can’t do now?

Schoolvally answer:

I would like to ride a bike, drive a car, climb a tree and go on world tour.

• Word building  

1. Using the letters of the given word, make three words. One is done for you.

Schoolvally answer:

Blackboard: Black, Back, Board, or, lack.

Mother: Her, moth, other, hot.

Vegetable: Table, able, get, let.

Thousand: Sand, Hand, Sat and.

Helicopter: Pilot, copter, pot, cop.

2. Look at these words in the poem. Don’t I’m I'll Here are their full forms: Don’t – Do not I’m – I am I’ll – I will

Schoolvally answer:

i. Now write the full forms of the following words.

Schoolvally answer:

Can’t - Cannot

It’s -It is  

Isn’t - Is not  

What's -What is

That's - That is

ii. Make sentences using the following:

Schoolvally answer:

He’s: He’s very intelligent

She’s: She’s very sad.

You’re: You’re very naughty.

We’re: We’re very playful.

iii. Now write about two things you'll do when you grow up. You can begin like this : When I grow up I'll __

Schoolvally answer:

__ I will go I.I.T Delhi, to study Computer science. I will work in google and will always help others in need __.

• Team time

Class Word Chart — How many new words have you learnt? Write down three words you have learnt so far. Write them down on a chart or blackboard. Tell their meanings to the class.  

Schoolvally answer:

Enough: Adequate, Sufficient.

Chance: Possibility.

Giant: Huge size, monster.

• Say aloud

giant goose jam grey gym gold June gum  

Choose and tick the words with a 'j' sound  

a. January goose gem jam  

b. jacket giraffe grow July  

c. giant grapes grey June

Schoolvally answer:

a. January, gem, jam  

b. jacket, giraffe, July  

c. giant, June

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

A. What is the secret, the speaker is hiding?

Schoolvally answer:

He is a giant inside.

B. Why child was not allowed to do a lot of thing.

Schoolvally answer:

The child was not allowed to de a lot of things, because he was a child.

C. Who is the poet of the Poem?

Schoolvally answer:

The poet of the poem is Irene Yates.

Who knows I'm really a giant inside.

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• New words

Understand: To know the meaning: Geeta does not understand and keeps on repeating mistakes.

Climbed: Ascend: to group: Mohan climbed the tree to pluck the sweet mangoes.

Holy: Connected with God: There is so many Holy places in America.

Slowly: Not Quickly: She moves slowly, she is not well.

Sorry: Disappointed: Geeta should be sorry for what she has done with Ram.

Load: Heavy weight: Hari pulled the load all alone, he is a strong boy.

Reading is fun  

1. Where were the people going?

Schoolvally answer:

The people were going to a holy place.

2. What did the man say to Meena?

Schoolvally answer:

The man asked Meena about why she was carrying a boy on her back.

3. Why do you think Meena was carrying her brother?

Schoolvally answer:

Meena was carrying her brother on her back, as he was unable to walk.

• Talk time

Choose the correct answer.  

1. What went up the hill?

(a) a path,  

(b) a street,  

(c) a road,

(d) a rail line

Schoolvally answer:

(a) a path

2. What is the name of the girl in the story?

(a) Seema,  

(b) Beena,  

(c) Meena,

(d) Nina

Schoolvally answer:

(c) Meena,

3. How old was Meena?

(a) Ten,  

(b) Twelve

(c) Nine,

(d) Eight

Schoolvally answer:

(b) Twelve

4. How old was Meena's brother?

(a) Five,  

(b) Four

(c) Six,

(d) Seven

Schoolvally answer:

(b) Four  

• Let’s write

Fill in the blanks using the correct given words rat sip box rug cot den pit  

Schoolvally answer:

1. The boy fell in the __ pit __.

2. I ___ sip _ hot milk.

3. The kid is in the __ cot ___.

4. My toy is in the __ box ___.  

5. The lion is in the __ den __.

6. The cat runs after the __ rat ___.

7. I sit on the ___ rug ___.

1. Fill in the blanks with the opposite of the underlined word given in the sentence.

Schoolvally answer:

i. The rat ran in when the cat ran __ out ___.

ii. The lion is big but the ant is __ small ___.

iii. The giraffe has a long neck but an owl has a __ short__ neck.

iv. The sun appears in the day and the moon at ___ night___.

v. The tea is hot but the water is __ cold __.

vi. Trees are tall but the bushes are __ short __.

vii. Ram was sad but Radha was __ happy __.

• Team time  

1. What are the difficulties that a child who can’t see will face?

Schoolvally answer:

The child cannot make out if it is day or night, however they can walk with the help of stick and read with the help of braille.

2. Would you help a child who can't walk to school?

Schoolvally asnwer:

Yes, I would like to help.

3. How can you help such a child and make the child feel one of you?

Schoolvally answer:

I can do so by sharing my food with him.

Activity – A Game Blindfold a child with a cloth. He/she must try to catch the other children. Whoever is caught has to be blindfolded next.  

Schoolvally answer:

Enjoy the game with your friends

• Schoolvally Extra Questions

A. Read the lines and answer:

It went through thick and lovely woods of pine and fir trees.  

What is meant by it?

Schoolvally answer:

It refers to the path.

B. Find two nouns in the above lines  

Schoolvally answer:

Pine, fir

C. Synonym of the word lovely is___?

Schoolvally answer:

Beautiful

D. Why did people climb up the hill.

Schoolvally answer:

The people climb up the hill to go to holy place.

D. What kind of the day it was when Meena climbed up.

Schoolvally answer:

The people climb up the hill to go to holy place.

E. What kind of the day it was when Meena climbed up.

Schoolvally answer:

It was sunny day, the sun was shining high.

F. What was Meena's brother age?

Schoolvally answer:

He was 4 years old.  

G. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.

(a) Australia is __ an __ island.

(b) __ A __ foolish man is __ an __unhappy man.

(c) __ The __stars are shining in __ the __ sky.

(d) __ The __ Rajdhani express is __ a __ superfast train.

(e) She has __ an __ ink pot.

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• New Words

Padded: To fill some thing with soft material: Ram padded eggs to keep them safe.

Limb: An arm or leg: Doctor amputated fore limb of Geeta.

Crawl: Walk slowly using hands and knees. These were millions of snakes crawling in the desert.

Dive: Jump into water: Geeta dived form the cliff and broke her limbs.

Wiggles: To move side by side. She wiggles on her toes during the class.

Hop: Jump: Geeta hops like a frog in the playground.

• Reading is fun  

Underline all the action words in the poem.

Schoolvally answer:

The lion __walks__ on padded paws,

The squirrel ___ leaps __ from limb to limb,

While flies can ___ crawl __straight up a wall,

And seals can __ dive __ and __ swim__.

The worm he___ wiggles ___ all around,

The monkey __ swings __ by his tail,

And birds may __ hop __ upon the ground

Or __ spread __ their wings and __ sail__.

But boys and girls

Have much more __ fun__:

They __ leap __ and __ dance __.

And ___ walk __ and __ run __.

• Talk time

Why do boys and girls have the most fun?

Schoolvally answer:

Boys and Girls have more fun because they can leap, dance, walk and run.

• Let’s write

1. Match the words in Column A with those in Column B.

(a) Lions --- wiggle  

(b) Squirrels ---hop  

(c) Flies --- swing  

(d) Seals ---- leap

(e) Worms --- walk  

(f) Monkeys --- crawl  

(e) Birds --- dive

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Lions --- walk  

(b) Squirrels --- leap

(c) Flies --- wiggle  

(d) Seals ---- dive

(e) Worms --- crawl  

(f) Monkeys --- swing  

(e) Birds --- hop

2. Now make sentences of your own using the matching words.

Example — The seals dives into the icy water.

Schoolvally answer:

(a) Lions --- walk in the jungle.  

A pride of Lion was walking towards us.

(b) Squirrels --- leaps on the tree.

The squirrels leaps on limb to limb on the branches on the acorn tree.

(c) Flies --- wiggle on food items

The cat wiggles her tail seeing mouse.

(d) Seals ---- dives into the icy water.

Geeta is such a fool that she dived in sea without life jacket.

(e) Worms --- crawl on rock.  

A big serpent was spotted crawling on the sand.  

(f) Monkeys --- swing on trees.

Every evening many monkeys come on this tree and swing for hours.  

(g) Birds --- hop on branches.

Mama sparrow came hopping to her nest with food in hew beak.

3.  Arrange these movement words from slow to fast.

run walk hop crawl

Schoolvally answer:  

1. crawl

2. walk

3. hop

4. run

4. Underline the letters which are silent in the following words:

walk straight more caught calm talk

Schoolvally answer:  

walk: ‘L’ is silent

straight: ‘G’ is silent

more: ‘E’ is silent

caught: ‘G’ is silent

calm: ‘L’ is silent

talk: ‘L’ is silent

• Say aloud

squirrel question queen quilt quiet quite!

Schoolvally answer:  

practice words

What do you do when you are bored?  

Lakshmamma sings a song when she is bored.  

Ratnakar reads a book.  

Gopal talks to his friends.  

Anjaiah writes a story.  

Leelamma goes for a walk.  

Prabhakar goes to sleep.

What do do when you are bored?  

Schoolvally answer:  

I ride my bicycle

• Schoolvally Extra Questions:

A. Find the adjective

Schoolvally answer:  

The lion walks on __ padded __ paws

B. Find the nouns and verbs

Schoolvally answer:  

The Lion __(noun)__ walks __(verb) on padded paws.

The squirrel __(noun)__ leaps __(verb) from branch to branch.

The worm __ (noun) __wiggles __ (verb) all around.

Write the rhyming words for the following:

Fun, Wiggle, Worm, Seal, Walk, Walk, Hop, Dive, Leap.

Schoolvally answer:

Fun: sun: bun

Wiggle: giggle: jiggle

Worm: form: storm

Seal: deal: real

Walk: talk: chalk

Hop: top: stop

Dive: thrive: hive

Leap: deep: sleep

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• New Words

Ship of the Desert: Camel: Camel is known as the ship of the desert because it is best suited ride for the hot sandy roads.

Miles: Unit of distance: London is miles away from India.

King of the Forest: Lion: When king of the jungle roars all the animals run away.

Sand: Grains of rock, Silica: The sand dunes change their place in the desert.

Thorns: Hard sharp points of plants: This rose plant does not have any thorns on it.

• Reading is fun  

1. Why is the Camel called the Ship of the Desert?

Schoolvally answers:

Camel is called the ship of desert because of its ability to run on sand in hot afternoons.

2. For how many weeks can a camel store food in its hump?

Schoolvally answers:

A camel can store food in its hump for over two weeks.

3. What does the camel eat in the desert?

Schoolvally answers:

The camel eats thorny bushes in the desert,

4. Choose the right answer.

i. Name the Ship of the Desert

(a) lion  

(b) crab  

(c) camel

(d) tiger

Schoolvally answers:

(c) camel