GRACE VALLEY INDIAN SCHOOL The Boy with a Catapult Learning Objectives: can: © skim the text for specific information. * listen and mark things on a map. + make new words using prefixes and suffixes. * hold group discussions. * revise and practice exercises on comma and colon New words and meanings Assortment mixed collection Callous: insensitive Catapult: a device that is used to hurl stones or pebbles Vindictive: with the desire to hurt Viciously: ina violent and crue! manner Outskirts: a region on the boundary of a city, town, forest, etc. Lai the resting place of an animal strut: walk in a very proud manner Make sentences:- Assortment: "the room was filled with an assortment of clothes” Callous: "his callous comments about the murder made me shiver" Vindictive: "the criticism was both vindictive and personalized" Strut: "peacocks strut through the grounds" Answer the following questions 1. What kind of a boy was Bodh Raj? Pick out the words from the text that describe him. eve ReonAns: Bodh Raj was the oddest boy in the school, He was callous. He would catch a wasp with his bare fingers, pull out its sting, tie a thread round it and fly it like a kite. He was vindictive and took pleasure in hurting others. 2. Why did the narrator’s new home appeal to Bodh Raj? Ans: The narrator’s new home appealed to Bodh Raj because he found it a good hunting ground. 3. Why did the narrator's mother tolerate his friendship with Bodh Raj? Ans: The narrator’s mother tolerated his friendship with Bodh Raj because she realized that the narrator was lonely and needed company. 4, Why was the narrator afraid of taking Bodh Raj to the storeroom in his new house? Did his fears come true? Ans: The narrator afraid of taking Bodh Raj to the storeroom in his new house because he thought that Bodh Raj might kill the birds. No, his fears did not come true. 5. What change did the narrator notice in Bodh Raj while the latter was hunting the mynah chicks? Ans: The narrator noticed a change of heart in Bodh Raj. Instead of harming the mynah chicks, he saved their lives from the kite. 6. How did Bodh Raj save the mynah chicks? Ans: Bodh Raj saved the Mynah chicks by continuously distracting the kite by aiming at it with his catapult. He then asked narrator do the same, while he arranged a table and a broken chair, stood on it and brought the nest down and placed it safely in the garage, where the kite could not enter. Answer these questions with reference to the context. 1. Must have gone in search of food. They should be back soon. a. Who said these words and to whom? Ans: Bodh Raj said these words to the narrator. b. What aspect of the speaker's character is refl ected by these lines? Ans: That the speaker knows a lot about birds is reflected here. c. Do you think the speaker knew a good deal about birds? Support your answer with examples from the story. 2. Don’t hit the kite. It will attack you. a. Who said these words and to whom?GRACE VALLEY INDIAN SCHOOL Ans: The narrator said these words to Bodh Raj. b. What do these lines tell you about the speaker? Ans: These lines show that the speaker was scared ¢. Did the kite attack the speaker and his partner? What had happened next? Ans: No, the kite spread its wings wide and peered down. When Bodh Raj aimed again. The kite left the rafter and spreading its wings, flew in a semicircle and alighted on a beam. Bodh Raj asked narrator do aim at the kite, while he arranged a table and a broken chair, stood on it and brought the nest down and placed it safely in the garage, where the kite could not enter. 3. Bring some water, the chicks are thirsty. a. Who said these words and to whom? Ans: Bodh Raj said these words to the narrator. b. Was the speaker really concerned about the chicks? Give reasons for your answer. Ans: Yes, he was actually worried about the birds. He had just saved them from the kite. Think and answer. It is wrong to judge a person by her/his appearance or behavior. The inherent nature of a person in revealed in crisis situations. Express your views on thisGRACE VALLEY INDIAN SCHOOL Poem- Just Me New Words & Meanings Swish: Move with a hissing or rushing sound. Dribbles: To move the ball along with several bounces Teammates: A fellow member of a team. Lousy: awful; terrible Use these words in sentences Model Sentences Swish: ”A car swished by" Dribbles: Rain dribbled down the window" Teammate: You must have a teammate in order to apply for the show Lousy: The service is usually lousy" Answer these questions with reference to the context. 1. So the pressure gets to me... a. What kind of stress is the poet referring to? Ans. The poet is referring to the stress of being in a match. b. Why is he under pressure? Ans. The poet is under pressure since he’s used to playing well with no opponents in front of him in his backyard. But it’s different when he’s actually facing someone. c. How does he react to stress? Neen eee ee eeGRACE VALLEY INDIAN SCHOOL Ans. He reacts badly to the stress by blaming the referees and the coach and his teammates but not realizing his own follies. 2. ...the face in the mirror looked exactly like me. a. Whose face is the poet referring to? Ans. The poet is referring to his own face that he sees in a mirror. b. What does the poet begin to understand? Explain. Ans. The poet starts understanding that the fault is his, that there is a lot of room for improvement and he could play much better. He should stop blaming others for his mistakes. c. What is the effect of the realization on the poet? Ans. He stops treating his friends badly and starts focusing on himself and stops blaming others for his mistakes 3. ...l/m much better being me. a. Was the poet pretending to be someone else? Explain. Ans. The poet had been pretending to be someone great since he had been told since a young age that he would make it big. But he didn’t see the faults in himself. b. Why does he decide to be himself? Ans. The poet realized that being himself he understood his faults better and worked on improving himself and in this way he’d grow which he liked better. c. How does this decision affect his life?GRACE VALLEY INDIAN SCHOOL Ans. Once he takes the decision to be himself, it makes him work better in a team and he starts playing better. He not only improves his game but also. grows as a person in general. Complete the chart given below Things | like about myself Things | don’t like about myselfActive and Passive voice- Notes Learning objectives * I can distinguish between active and passive voice in sentence. © |can understand why active or passive voice is appropriate to use in certain contexts I can create sentences in the active and passive voice Voice refers to the form of a verb that indicates when a grammatical subject performs the action or is the receiver of the action. When a sentence is written in the active voice, the subject performs the action; in the passive voice, the subject receives the action. Active: The award-winning chef prepares each meal with loving care. Passive: Each meal is prepared with loving care by the award-winning chef. USING THE AUXILIARY VERB “BE” The passive voice is formed by using a form of the auxiliary verb “be” (be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been) followed by the past participle of the main verb. Active Passive He loves me. am loved. We took our children to the circus. The children were taken to the circus. A thief stole my money. My money was stolen. NoticeGRACE VALLEY INDIAN SCHOOL how the “be” auxiliaries change the meaning of the verbs from action to condition or from “doing” to “being.” He remembers his grandmother. (“he” is doing an action: remembering) His grandmother is remembered. (“she” is in a condition: being remembered) In this way, the past participle functions very much like an adjective; it describes the subject. The woman is pretty. She is a pretty woman The woman is married. She is a married woman. WHEN TO USE PASSIVE VOICE Although active voice is generally preferred in academic writing, passive voice is acceptable under certain conditions. Use passive voice * To emphasize the receiver of the action instead of the doer ¢ To keep the focus on the same subject through several sentences or paragraphs