English-A

Class-Three
CONTENTS
Unit-1: Dignity of Labour
Unit-2: Dorothy Meets the Scarecrow
Unit-3: The Wooden Bowl
Playtime (Poem)
Unit-4: Abdul Sattar Edhi
Unit-5: Pothole
Unit-6: Message in a Bottle
My Playmate (Poem)
Unit-7: The Flying Machine (I)
Unit-8: The Flying Machine (II)
Unit-9: Flower Festival
Unit-10: The Story of Silk
Sunning (Poem)
Unit-11: The Railway Journey
Unit-12: At Grandfather’s House
Outside My Window (Poem)
Unit: 13: The Nawab of Salimabad (I)
Unit-14: The Nawab of Salimabad (II)

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Unit-1
Dignity of Labour
Sr. # Words Meaning
1 companion friends
2 contribute to increase
3 dignity nobility
4 respect think highly of
5 trench deep whole dug in the ground

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 labour
2 value
3 companion
4 respect
5 motivate
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1: Why should we help in household chores?
Ans: We should help in household chores because it is Sunnah and
we learn important life skills.
Q2: What are some of the good things about doing our own work?
Ans: Doing our own work makes us independent and successful.
Short Questions & Answers.
Q1: What does labour mean?
Ans: Labour means work.
Q2: What are labourers?
Ans: Labourers are people who work in factories, on building sites or
farms.

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Q3: Did Hazrat Muhammad participate in all kind of
work?
Ans: Yes! Hazrat Muhammad participated in all kind of
work.
Choose the best answer.
1. What does the word labour mean?
a) asking other to do work b) work
c) being independent d) being dependent
2. Which of the following word is closest in meaning to the word
mending?
a) to break into pieces b) to build something
c) to repair something d) to collect something
3. Labour means ________.
a) work b) rest c. enjoy d. play
4. First form of participated is:
a) participation b) participle c. participate d. participated
5. Honesty is the best ____________.
a) work b) policy c. money d. think
6. Honest and hard work is_________ by everyone.
a) respected b) seen c. neglected d. ignored
7. He worked with His hands to help build the _________.
a) Masjid Al-Aqsa b) Masjid-e-Nabvi
c. Masjid Al-Haram d. Masjid-e-Ayesha
8. Complete the word ch___ped:
a) op b) pe c. ed d. ch

Solved MCQs: 1(b), 2(c), 3(a), 4(c), 5(b), 6(a), 7(b), 8(a)

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 Book Work (page # 4-7)
B1. Write opposites of these words. You will find them in the
passage.
a. Always b. every one c. slowly d. disliked
e. enemy f. came g. go h. wise
B2. Fill in the table. Change the ending of the missing words by
adding or removing ‘s’ or ‘es’
one (singular) some (plural)
car cars
bus buses
hat hats
glass glasses
fox foxes
box boxes
B3. Anagrams are words made by re-arranging letters of another
word or phrase. Make anagrams of the words given below.
1. care 2. Trap 3.earth 4. Keen
C1. Put suitable conjunctions in the following blanks, and write the
complete sentences in your notebook.
a. and b. but c. or d. or e. and .f. but
C2. Complete the following sentences in your own words. Pay
attention to the conjunction used.
a. sturdy b. we enjoyed a lot c. they were not at home
d. online e. store it f. limited supply restricted us
C3. Here are some English proverbs (sayings). Read these
expressions and talk about them with your class. When do we
use them?

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D1. Work in groups of three.
 Take turns to read a section each.
 When you are not reading, listen carefully.
 Afterwards, each group will explain their section to others with
the help of the teacher.
(Activity will be done with the help of teacher.)
E1. Have you ever helped at your school or house in setting up
Independence Day decorations? Write about the work you did
and how it made you feel. Make sure that your paragraph has
one main idea and that you elaborate it with the help of details
and examples.
After brain-storming session teacher will write the points on
board and students will write a rough draft on their note books.
Teacher will guide them and students will write paragraph.

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Unit-2
Dorothy Meets the Scarecrow

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 Scare fright
2 Climbed to go up
3 gazed to stare
4 stuffed full with material
5 yawn to open mouth widely

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 surprised
2 politely
3 afraid
4 hurt
5 lift
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: What is Dorothy’s pet called and what type of creature is he?
Ans: Dorothy’s pet is called Toto and he is a dog.
Q2: Why is the Scarecrow in the field?
Ans: It is there to scare the birds and stop them from eating the ripe
corn.
Q3: Can you explain why the Scarecrow is afraid of a lighted match?
Ans: Because he is made of straw and straw burns easily.
Q4: The Scarecrow says that he doesn’t have a brain. Is it possible to
walk and talk without a brain?

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Ans: It is not possible. Stories contain impossible or incredible things.
Short Questions & Answers.
Q1: What is the road made of?
Ans: It is made of yellow bricks.
Q2: What does Dorothy do to help the Scarecrow?
Ans: She lifted the Scarecrow off the pole.
Q3: What does the Scarecrow do to help Dorothy?
Ans: The Scarecrow carried the basket from Dorothy.
Q4: What did the scarecrow want to ask the great Oz for?
Ans: The Scarecrow wanted to ask the Great Oz for a brain.
Q5: How do we know the Scarecrow is kind and polite?
Ans: Because he carries Dorothy’s basket and greets her.
Choose the best answer.
1. When Dorothy had gone some miles away she needed to
_______ .
a) rest b) fruit c) money d) run
2. In the field there was a _________ .
a) snake b) scarecrow c) sparrow d) monkey
3. Dorothy ________ at the scarecrow.
a) wink b) see c) gazed d) smiled
4. Its head was stuffed with ________ .
a) straw b) balls c) cloth d) buttons
5. I’m ________ , said the scarecrow.
a) happy b) tired c) pleased d) bored
6. You can ask the great Oz for a ________ .
a) pencil b) brain c) money d) car
7. Toto ________ around the straw man.
a) sniffed b) looked c) run d) sat

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Solved MCQs:1(a) ,2(b) ,3(c) ,4(a) ,5(d) ,6(b) ,7(a)

Book page # 12-16

A3. Which of these sentences are true (T) or false (F)?
a. true b. false c. false d. false e. true
B1. Write ‘a’ or ‘an’ before the following nouns
a. a road b. a fence c. an eye d. a garden
e. a brain f. an orange
B2: Which word in each list is not spelt correctly?
a. fryed (fried) b. escuse (excuse) c. desided (decided)
d. quitely (quietly)
B3. Say these words. Each word has a silent letter. For example: ‘w’
in write and ‘k’ in know. Silent letters are present in the word but
are not pronounced. Write the words in your notebook and
underline the silent letter.
sword wrong answer knee
know
knife right light fright
C1,2: Write these sentences in the correct order. Underline all the
nouns.
d. He was sitting on a bench, waiting for a bus.
f. The bus did not come.
c. A taxi arrived and the man got in.
e. The driver asked him for some money.
a. The man took a note from his pocket and gave it to him.
b. The taxi went off down the road.
g. The taxi arrived at the house.

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C3: The nouns above are common nouns. We use a proper noun for
the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns
begin with a capital letter. Circle the proper nouns and underline
the common noun in the box given below.

Sara Pakista Karach

festival
n in
Eid river country girl

D1: Work in pairs and complete the following by matching the

statements with the correct question tags.
a. (haven’t they?) , b. (shall we?) , c. (aren’t you?) , d. (aren’t
they?)
e. (hasn’t it?) , f. (will you?) , g. (don’t you?)
F1: Read these words and write the number in the box.
F2: Say these numbers and write them in words.
F3: What comes next? Copy these numbers.
F4: Your teacher will call out some of the numbers above. Write
them as words.

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Unit-3
The Wooden Bowl

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 fetch to bring
2 nod off to go to sleep
3 couple two people
4 softly gently
5 clumsy awkward

Sr. Words Creative Sentences

#
1 town
2 meal
3 soup
4 tools
5 wonderful

Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1: Where did the family live?
Ans: They lived in an old and small house in Germany.
Q2: Whose eyes filled with tears? Why?
Ans: Eyes of Manfred and Thekla filled with tears. They had realized
that they had treated the old man badly.
Q.3: How did Thekla and Manfred treat the old man?

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Ans: Thekla and Manfred got angry with the old man. They punished
him by making him sit in a corner and eat from a wooden bowl.

Short Questions & Answers

Q1: What did Manfred do for a living?

Ans: He made furniture for the people and did some carving for a
living.
Q2: Who was Thekla?
Ans: Thekla was Manfred’s wife.
Q3: Why did Kurt’s hands shake?
Ans: Kurt’s hands shook because of weakness.
Q4: Why was Wilhelm making a wooden bowl?
Ans: He was making a wooden bowl to give to his parents when they
would grow old.
Choose the best answer.
1. Sara _________ a whole glass of milk before going to bed last
night.
a) ate b) drink c) drank d) took
2. She _________ television every evening.
a) watch b) watched c) watches d) see
3. The wife of one’s son is called
a) sister –in-law b) daughter in law
c) son-in- law d) father-in-law
4. What is verb in the following sentence? “She reads her book”
a) she b) her c) book d) reads
5. A person who makes things out of wood is called
a) fisherman b) carpenter c) tailor d) snake

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Solved MCQs:1(c) ,2(c) ,3(b) ,4(d) ,5(b)

Book Work (page # 21-24)

B1: Match the following.
a. (they sat down to dinner.) b. (a cheap wooden bowl.)
c. (in a little old house.) d. (a good living.)
e. (didn’t complain.) f. (was making a bowl.)
B2: Find words in the story for the following.
a. carpenter b. carve c. grand father d. workshop
e. daughter in law
B3: Is it dinner time yet? In your notebook, write sentences about
these pictures. Use these words in your sentences.(Creative
work)
C1: Underline the verbs in the following:
sat, read, waited, came, hit, fell, went,
landed, catch, said, smiled, rubbed
C2: Choose a verb from the box to complete the following. Use the
correct form of the verb.
a. rest b. are playing c. drank d. watches e. caught
D1: Read this list of words aloud. Be careful how you say the words.
D2: Choose a word and say it aloud to your fiend. Can he/she spell
the word correctly?
D3: The letter ‘c’ has both hard and soft sounds. Notice the hard ‘k’
sound in words such as call, correct, cross. Notice the soft ‘s’
sound in words such as cycle, certain, celebrate.
E1: Do you have grandparents? Where do they live? What did they
do to earn their living? Do they still work? Think about your
grandparents for a few minutes. Then tell the others in your
class some interesting things about them.

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 (Teacher will conduct this activity)
E2: Parents and grandparents are a blessing. We should be thankful
for the blessings in our lives. Think of some things you are
thankful for and write a few sentences about them. You could
start like this.
I am thankful for my family because they……..
After discussion teacher will write the points on board. Students
will write composition after teacher’s guidance.

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 Playtime (Poem)

Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1: What does the child compare the bushes and the wall to?
Ans: The bushes are compared to twisted wire and wall looks like
glowing fire.
Q2: What do the children do to celebrate their win?
Ans: The children celebrates their win by eating the apples.
Q3: Who do you think says, ‘Ah, the monster, the beast has got you
now!’? Could anyone else have said it?
Ans: Either of the girls or their father could have said this.
Short Questions & Answer.
Q1: What game are the children playing?
Ans. The children are playing the game of spy.
Q2: What is the mission?
Ans. The mission is to get gold from a secret place.
Q3: Who is the giant beast?
Ans. The giant beast is their father.
Q4: What is the safe place or base?
Ans. The safe place or base is the shed.
Q5: What is the dark lair?
Ans. It is just an old garden chair.
Choose the best answer.
1. The gold was _________ apples on the big tree.
a) two b) one c) three d) four
2. A giant beast was _________ .

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a) walking b) running c) asleep d) moving
3. The beast was her _________ .
a) uncle b) friend c) brother d) dad
4. The mission is _________ .
a) completed b) incomplete
c) failed d) possible
5. He crept past the bushes twisted like _________ .
a) pencil b) wire c) scale d) cloth
6. The opposite of happy is __________ .
a) pleased b) gloom c) rich d) sad
Solved MCQs:1(a) ,2(c) ,3(d) ,4(a) ,5(b) ,6(d)
Book Work (page # 27-33)
B1: Find rhyming words in the poem for the following.
a. gold b. shed c. flew d. beast
e. tie f. wall g. using h. screamed
B2: Match the words that have similar meanings.
grabbed captured , snoozed dozed , pretend act , defeated
beaten, battle fight
B3: Match the following.
a. as grass b. as snow c. as a peacock
d. as a needle e. as the hills f. as a daisy
C1 Underline the adjectives in these lines from the poem.
a. mad , b. twisted, c. big, d. tasty
E1: Talk about the games that you like to play.
Discuss and write a paragraph about a game you like to play. It
can be any type of game: role-playing, a board game or
computer game.(Creative work)
E2: Project: (Explanation will be given by the teacher)
F1: Write these numbers as words in your note book. The first one
in each row has been done for you.
F2: Your teacher will call out some numbers between 1 and 100.
Write them as words.

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Unit 4
Abdul Sattar Edhi

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 Ambulance A special vehicle used to take
people to hospital
2 Disabilities Disorder
3 Donating Giving to others
4 Emergency A dangerous or serious
situation
5 Foundation A group which provides
money for a special purpose
6 Mercy Kindness towards others

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 Foundation
2 Volunteer
3 Donation
4 Rescue
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: Who are the volunteers at the Edhi Foundation and what are
some of the jobs they do?
Ans: Anyone who want to help others can be volunteers. They can be
doctors, nurses and drivers etc.

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Q2: Make a list of people who the Edhi Foundation helps.
Ans: Edhi Foundation helps a lot of different people such as poor,
orphans, handicapped person etc.
Short Questions & Answers
Q1: What does the word philanthropist mean?
Ans: A philanthropist is someone who gives lots of his money or time
to help others.
Q2: When did Abdul Sattar Edhi open the first dispensary?
Ans: In 1951 he opened the first dispensary.
Choose the best answer.
i) Donating money as volunteering your time are good ways to
________ other people.
a) help b) discourage
c) encourage d) ignore
ii) Abdul Sattar Edhi was a great ________.
a) teacher b) philanthropist
c) poet d) writer
iii) Second form of help is ________.
a) helped b) help
c) helping d) helper
iv) Abdul Sattar Edhi was born in ________.
a) 1926 b) 1927
c) 1928 d) 1929
v) The foundation also takes care of ________ and children when
their families cannot look after then.
a) old b) young
c) girl d) babies
Solved MCQs:1(a) ,2(b) ,3(a) ,4(c) ,5(d)

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 Book Work (page # 38- 40)
B1. Put suitable words from the box into this short summary of
Abdul Sattar Edhi’s life.
Abdul Sattar Edhi was a Philanthropist. He was a Muslim and he
believed that people should help others. He was known as the
angel of mercy. He was married to Bilqis. He set up the Edhi
Foundation in Pakistan. The Foundation gets money from
donations. Most people who work for the Foundation are
volunteers. Edhi started with one ambulance but now the
Foundation has over 1800 of them.
C1. Abdul Sattar Edhi was a real person. The story of his life contain
facts. A fact is something that is true. A fact is information that
can be checked. Here are some facts about Abdul Sattar Edhi.
Match the numbers and dates with the explanations.
a. 8th of July 2016. b. 1928
c. Over 40,000 d. 20,004
e. 1951
D. The Three Sounds of – ED
D1. Work in a group of three and come up with one example for
each sound.
D2. In small groups, practice listening and responding to commands
given such as: sit down, stand up, etc.
E. Make a fact file about Abdul Sattar Edhi using information from
this unit. Use the framework below. Print out or draw a picture
of him for the fact file. (Creative Work)

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Unit: 5
Pothole

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 Rags old cloth
2 Injured Hurt
3 Pack bundle
4 Finally at last
5 Gaping wide open

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 basket
2 puncture
3 wait
4 fix
5 dangerous
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: Which words are used to describe the pothole?
Ans: It is described as a gaping mouth waiting for its next victim.
Q2: Which things did Faiza collect?
Ans: Faiza collected a basket , soil , compost , flowering shrubs ,
watering can etc.
Q3. What made Faiza take action to fill the pothole? Give reason.
Ans. She filled the pothole because she was worried about the safety
of children.

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Q4. Make a list of the types of accidents that took place because of
the pothole.
Ans. Vehicles got stuck. There were crashes to vehicles, a cart lost its
load, auto stuck, cyclist fell into a gutter etc.

Short Questions & Answers.

Q1: What had happened to the car that Faiza saw from her window?
Ans: The car had been stuck due to the puncture.
Q2: When did a traffic jam occur and why?
Ans: The traffic jam occurred on 1st August due to the pothole.
Q3: How many accidents had taken place in two weeks?
Ans: Many accidents had taken place in two weeks.
Q4: Where did Faiza place the three signs that she had made?
Ans: She placed the three signs on the road.

Choose the best answer.

(i) Faiza looked out of her bedroom ___________ .
(a) window (b) door (c) curtain (d) glass
(ii) Faiza switched ___________ her computer.
(a) off (b) on (c) in (d) out
(iii) So many accidents took place in ___________ weeks.
(a) one (b) three (c) four (d) two
(iv) The man had ____________ the wheel.
(a) fixed (b) take off c) put on (d) put off
(v) Faiza returned to her computer and wrote a/an ____________ .
(a) essay (b) story (c) application (d) letter
(vi) She found a ___________ and filled it with soil.
(a) basket (b) glass (c) cup (d) plate

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(vii) The sign was of ___________ .
(a) road open (b) road closed (c) working (d)
stop

Solved MCQs:1(a) ,2(b) ,3(d) ,4(a) ,5(d) ,6(a) ,7(b)

Book Work (page # 45-48)

B1. Find words for the following in the passage.
a. gutter b. kindergarten c. compost
d. shrub e. surface f. accident
B3. Add capital letters and full stops.
Maliah and Maira both went to Saint Mary’s School. They were
in Class Three. Their teacher was called Miss Shama. She was a
very good teacher. She wore salwar kameez. She carried a black
handbag. Her father worked in the commercial bank on Zaibun
Nisa Street.
C2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
a. (went) b. (were) c. (pushed) d. (mixed) e. (drove)
D1. Faiza wrote a letter. To whom do you think she wrote it? Who
might she have said in it? Talk about this in class and give your
own ideas about what you think. (Oral activity will be done in
class)
D2. Look at the contents list on page vi, at the start of this book. Find
the page number for letter writing. Look at the letter writing
template on the page and discuss it.
(Discussion will be done in class)

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D3. Look at the road signs below. Do you know what the signs
mean? Talk about them. Then try to match the signs to the labels
in the box.
i. No good vehicles ii. No through road
iii. Warning road works iv. Petrol Station
v. Maximum Speed limit vi. Warning slippery road
E1. Write a short note of your own to inform a friend about an
interesting development in your neighbourhood. How will you
start your note? Will it be formal or informal?
Teacher will tell the difference to students between formal and
informal writing. Each student will collect his/her vocabulary
after brain storming and write a rough draft. Teacher will check it and
students will write paragraph.

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Unit: 6
Message in a Bottle

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 chased run after/pursue
2 worries pain
3 discover explore
4 quietly silently
5 foolish crazy

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 village
2 fisherman
3 wonderful
4 excited
5 deep
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: Why did the children take the paper to Old Babu?
Ans: They took the paper to Old Babu because they could not read it.
Q2: How did Old Babu help the children?
Ans: He read the letter and taught them how to read and write.
Q3. Do you think the children were lucky to find the bottle? How?
Ans. They were very lucky. It is a long way from Newzeland to
Pakistan the bottle could have been smashed or floated
somewhere else.

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Short Questions & Answers
Q1: Where did the children live?
Ans: The children lived in a small fishing village.
Q2: What did the children’s father do?
Ans: Their fathers were fishermen.
Q3: What did the children do all day?
Ans: They built sand castles, chased crabs , swam in the sea etc.
Q4: Why did the children not go to the school?
Ans: There was no school in the village.
Q5: What did the children do when they found the bottle?
Ans: They took off the cap and found a paper.
Choose the best answer.
(i) Afia and Hassan lived in a village by the sea in __________ of
Pakistan.
(a) west (b) east (c) north (d)
south
(ii) There was ___________ school in the village.
(a) one (b) no (c) two (d)
three
(iii) One day they found a large ___________ bottle.
(a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d)
white
(iv) Inside the bottle there was a ___________ .
(a) paper (b) cloth (c) boat (d) pin
(v) The letter was written by ___________ .
(a) William (b) Nicholas (c) David (d)
John

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(vi) Some ___________ later, Afia and Hassan wrote a letter.
(a) months (b) years (c) days (d)
weeks
(vii) Opposite of success is _________
(a) successful (b) failure (c) fortune (d)
achievement
Solved MCQs:1(d) ,2(b) ,3(b) ,4(a) ,5(c) ,6(a) ,7(b)

Book Work (page # 49-56)

A2. Say which of the following is true about the story.
a.F b. F c. F d. T e. F f. T
B1. Put inverted commas in the following.
a. ‘What does it say?’ cried Afia, excitedly.
b. ‘You are not foolish at all!’ said Old Babu.
c. ‘I don’t know,’ replied Hassan.
d. ‘Why are you looking so sad?’ asked Old Babu.
e. ‘Here is the boy’s address,’ he said.
B2. Now add inverted commas, full stops, question marks, and
commas.
a. ‘We cannot read or write, can we’? replied Afia, quietly.
b. ‘Look, Babu!’ cried the children, excitedly.
c. ‘There is no school, here’, said Hassan. How can we learn?
B3. Complete these sentences in your notebook.
a. not clever, b. thought with curiosity c. ran quickly,

d. the details of the place, e. below the surface f. very close

D. In small groups, act out the story. You can add more dialogues
(or even one or two more children) if you need to.

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 After practicing for a while, show you performance to other
students in the class.
While watching, think about what the group did well and what
they could improve next time.
Your teacher will ask some of you to say that you think after
each performance.
E. Using the pictures and words given below, write a short story (of
three paragraphs) of your own.
Example: once, a foolish man discovered that he was not able to
get a job very easily. He sat with his head in his hands and …….
Discovered foolish learn sat with
Difficulty wondered able to worries
Students will collect the ideas after seeing the pictures given on
the book and will complete the story with the help of these
given words.
Project:
Pakistan’s Coastline – A Map
Explanation and discussions will be done in class.

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 My Playmate (Poem)
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1: What makes the boy feel sad?
Ans: The boy feels sad when he has to step on his playmate’s feet.
Q2: Why does the speaker think the playmate lives in another land?
Ans: The speaker thinks the playmate lives in another land because
he never hears him speaking.
Short Questions & Answers.
Q1: When does the playmate come to play?
Ans: The playmate comes to play when it rains.
Q2: Does the playmate come to play when it is not raining?
Ans: No, he does not come to play when it is not raining.
Q3: In what position is the playmate at all times?
Ans: The playmate is upside-down at all times.
Choose the best answer.
(i) Something made of leather which is worn on the feet is:
(a) rubber (b) shoes (c) socks (d) carpet
(ii) Something which grows and has branches is a __________ .
(a) flower (b) bush (c) leaf (d) fruit
(iii) Tick the correct spelling.
(a) eeft (b) teef (c) feet (d) tfee
(iv) It’s __________ very large bird.
(a) a (b) an (c) or (d) is
(v) Do you know what _________ ostrich is?
(a) or (b) a (c) the (d) an

Solved MCQs:1(b) ,2(b) ,3(c) ,4(a) ,5(d)

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 Book Work (page # 59,64)
B1. What do you think the following are?
a. a tree b. shoes, c. an iron d. spectacles
C1. Fill the following blanks with a, an, or the.
a. an b. a c. a d. an, the
e. the, the f. a
D1. Listen carefully and repeat the following aloud.
D2. Listen carefully and say these words.
D3. The little boy in the poem sees himself in the puddle. We use
mirrors to look at ourselves. Talk about what these children are
doing. Talk about what you do to get ready in the morning.
(Teacher will conduct speaking activity in the class and each
student will tell about herself/himself in the class.)
E. Do you have a friend? Who is it? Make a chart in your notebook
and fill it in like the one below about your friend. Draw a picture
of your friend in the middle. Then write the information in the
form of a paragraph.
Students will make a chart on their note books and fill that chart
with the information about their friend. After that they will write
about their friend.
Presentation
Teacher will explain and discussion will be done in class.
F. When is your birthday? Write down the full date of your
birthday.
Students will make a card and write their date of birth on that
card.

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Unit: 7
The Flying Machine (I)

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 Nearly Almost
2 Bald without hair
3 Frightened afraid
4 Delighted happy
5 Shiny bright

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 machine
2 engine
3 string
4 wings
5 newspaper

Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1: Why did Uncle Salim think Sami’s machine would not fly?
Ans: Uncle Salim thought that Sami’s machine would not fly because
it was too small and had no engine.
Q2: How could the pilot control the glider?
Ans: The pilot could control the glider by using the bar and loops of
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Q3. Why was Uncle Salim not frightened?
Ans. Uncle Salim was not frightened because he thought glider would
never leave the ground.
Q4. Would you have been frightened?
(Student will write their own answer.)
Short Questions & Answers
Q1: What was Sami drawing?
Ans: Sami was drawing a flying machine.
Q2: Describe Uncle Salim.
Ans: Uncle Salim was old and heavy. He had a long moustache and a
shiny bald head.
Q3: What materials and tools did Sami use to build his glider?
Ans: Sami used bamboo, newspaper, knife, screwdriver and string to
build his glider.
Q4: How long did it take to make the glider?
Ans: It took two months to make the glider.
Q5: What were the loops for ?
Ans: The loops were for the feet.
Choose the best answer.
(i) Sami used __________ as a workshop.
(a) courtyard (b) roof (c) garage (d) room
(ii) Who ran to the front door?
(a) Sami (b) Uncle Salim
(c) Father (d) no one
(iii) Beans, peas, potatoes are __________ .
(a) fruits (b) candies (c) grams (d)
vegetables

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(iv) Lilies, roses, orchids are __________.
(a) flowers (b) vegetables
(c) fruits (d) plants
(v) Which option has all animals.
(a) robins, eagles, doves (b) tigers, lions, dogs
(c) Argentina, Italy, Canada (d) beans, peas, carrot
(vi) What are verbs in the following sentence “The girls danced and
boys ran”.
(a) danced, girl (b) the, danced
(c) danced, ran (d) the, danced
(vii) What is the right question tag for “We should get help from
someone”.
(a) Shall we? (b) should you?
(c) shouldn’t we? (d) we should
(viii) The dog ate dinner ________.
(a) loudly (b) quickly (c) fast (d) proudly
(ix) The adverb of near is___________.
(a) nearly (b) near to (c) closely (d) fear
Solved MCQs:1(c) ,2(a) ,3(d) ,4(a) ,5(b) ,6(c) ,7(c),8(b),9(a)

Book Work (page # 68-72)

A2. Say whether the following are true (T) or false (F) about the story.
a. F b. T c. F d. F e. T
B1. Find general names for the following.
a. vegetables b. flowers c. animals
d. birds e. countries
C2. Underline the verbs in the following sentences.
a. danced, ran b. smiled, sang c. trumpeted

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C3. What are the characters saying? Draw speech bubbles in your
note book and write down what you think the characters are
saying.
C4. Do you like or dislike doing the things given below? Discuss in
pairs. Be sure to agree or disagree in a polite manner.
C5. Work in pairs to discuss your opinions about the following.
C6. Play this game for a fun activity with the class.
D1. Write words using the clusters given below, either at the
beginning or at the end of each word. Read each word out loud.
a. blossom b. thread c. important
d. drizzle e. screw f. ink
D2. Talk politely. With a classmate, practice speaking politely in the
two situations below. Use the words and phrases in the box on the
next page to help you. Remember to start and end your conversation
with polite greetings. Keep in mind the age, gender and status of the
addressee. (Note: the words ‘thank you’ are used to show gratitude
and ‘sorry’ to express regret.)
a. Imagine you have been invited to a party and you cannot go.
b. Imagine you were invited to a party and you forgot to go!
Teacher will divide the class in to two groups and give A
statement to A group and B statement to B group. All students
will give their presentations in class.
E. If you could invent one thing what would make your life easier,
what would you create? Why?
(Students will write their own answers)
Project: Let’s Build a Flying Machine!
Explanation will be given by teacher and student will present their
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Unit: 8
The Flying Machine (II)

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 Hurl throw
2 Mend repair
3 Tremendous great
4 Shriek scream
5 catch hold grip

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 rest
2 air
3 fields
4 speed
5 glider

Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: What other materials could Sami have used to build the glider?
Ans: He could have used plastic sheets, steel wires and steel rods.
Q2: When did Uncle Salim shriek and why? At what times do people
shriek?
Ans. Uncle Salim shrieked when glider pushed off the rock and it
started to fall towards the ground. People shriek when they get
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Short Questions & Answers
Q1: Who pushed the glider off the rock?
Ans: The boys pushed the glider off the rock.
Q2: Why did the glider tilt to one side?
Ans: The glider tilted to one side because the string had been broken.
Q3: What happened when Uncle Salim caught hold of the bamboo
stick?
Ans: The glider started to go round and round in circles, getting lower
and lower.
Q4: Did Uncle Salim enjoy his flight? Why?
Ans: He did not enjoy his flight because he barely escaped an injury.
Choose the best answer.
(i) A strong __________ of wind caught hold of it.
(a) it (b) layer (c) gust (d) shows
(ii) Sami raised his ___________.
(a) left hand (b) right hand
(c) left leg (d) right leg
(iii) Which things keep us warm at night?
(a) blanket, fire (b) moon, stars
(c) sun, stars (d) nothing
(iv) Tick the right conjunction for the following sentence “She was
shouting ___________ she was angry”.
(a) but (b) or (c) and (d) because
(v) We eat off ___________.
(a) plate (b) glass (c) paper (d) cup

Solved MCQs:1(c) ,2(b) ,3(a) ,4(d) ,5(a)

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Book Work (page # 63,64)

B1. What are these? Guess. Some may have two correct answers.
a. blanket b. mirror c. teaspoon d. knife
e. cap, f. plate
C2. Use conjunctions to fill in the blanks below.
a(and), b(but) c(because) d(for) e(that)
C3. Fill in the blanks using the words below.
a) prettier b) taller c)brighter d) smaller
e) cheaper
E. Would you like to go up in a flying machine? Is it safe? Discuss
and write two paragraphs using the framework below. Try to
make other people agree with you.
Teacher will guide the students to use the techniques to write
here expository paragraphs.

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Unit: 9
Flower Festival
Sr. # Words Meanings
1 Annual Happening every year
2 Bonsai Trees that look like full size trees but are
very small
3 Dusk The time of day when the light has almost
gone but it is not dark yet.
4 Fertiliser Material that is put on soil or plants to help
them grow.
5 Floral From flowers
6 Meadow Grassland
7 Organic Not using artificial chemicals when growing
plants
8 Ornamental For display
9 Scenery The natural features of an area
10 Seasonal According to seasons.
11 Variety Range

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 Meadow
2 Scenery
3 Festival
4 Jasmine
5 Varieties

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 Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1. What are some of the things that you can see at a flower
festival?
Ans. At a flower festival we can see display of flowers, ornamental
plants and various attractive or pleasant smelling herbs.
Q2. Why should we only pick flowers when we really need them?
What happens to a flower after it has been picked?
Ans. We should pick flowers only when we need them because
plucking the flowers means killing them. When we pick a flower it
withers.
Short Questions & Answers
Q1: What kinds of landscapes are there in Pakistan?
Ans. Pakistan has hills, mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, forests,
lakes, rivers and a long stretch of coastline.
Q2. How do bees help flowers?
Ans. Bees spread pollen from flower to flower so that plants grow
fruits.
Q3. What is our national flower?
Ans. Our national flower is jasmine.
Q4. Why are roses popular?
Ans. Roses are popular because they smell wonderful and are given
as a gift.
Choose the best answer.
1. Look at this beautiful ___________.
a) landscape b) ground c) meadow d) river
2. Our national flower is ___________.
a) Jasmine b) Rose c) daisy d) daffodil
3. Plural of fox is ___________.
a) foxies b) foxes c) fox d) foxs

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4. Complete the word po__lar.
a) pr b) po c) pu d) ul

Solved MCQs:1(c) , 2(a) , 3(b) , 4(c)

Book Work (page # 82 – 85)

B2. Arrange the following words alphabetically.
B3. Synonyms are words that have a similar meaning. For example:
sweet and sugary.
a. fragrance, perfume
b. Match the words
pretty beautiful
kinds types
purpose reason
help aid
D. Find out more about the animals and plants of our country.
Work with a partner to find out about a plant or animal found in
Pakistan. Talk about it.
(This oral activity will be done in class with the help of teacher.
Teacher will assign this activity to students one day before in
pairs and after collecting the information student will give
presentation in class the next day.
Projects:
The Importance of Trees
(Explanation and discussion will be done in class)
Let’s Save Trees for Pakistan!

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Unit: 10
The Story of Silk

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 confined Limited
2 exchange Deal
3 gossip talk about others
4 amuse make laugh
5 stare to look for long time

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 pretty
2 palace
3 party
4 secret
5 carefully
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1: What did the girl who became an empress do to fill her time
before she got married?
Ans: She worked from dawn to night, surrounded by friends and
family.
Q2: What did the emperor do to make the empress happy?
Ans: He bought her grand clothes, jewels, artefacts , hired the best
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Q3: What was the great idea that the empress had?
Ans: The idea was to use the threads from many silk cocoons to
weave cloth.
Q4. How did the empress, who discovered silk, know how to weave?
Ans. She knew that as she had been involved in making clothes from
yarn.
Q5. What were the differences between the empress’s life before
and after she got married? Why did they make her sad?
Ans. Before marriage her family and friends always lived around her
but now she was confined to palace. She was sad due to
loneliness.
Short Questions & Answers
Q1: Where was silk discovered?
Ans: Silk was discovered in China.
Q2: Why was the empress sad?
Ans: She missed her busy life, family and friends.
Q3: Where was the empress when she discovered silk and what was
she doing?
Ans: She was in her garden sipping hot water from a cup.
Choose the best answer.
(i) Silk was discovered in __________ .
(a) China (b) Pakistan (c) India (d)Canada
(ii) There lived a __________ girl belonging to a weaver’s family.
(a) rich (b) poor (c) strong (d) ugly
(iii) The girl married the ___________ of the land.
(a) owner (b) ruler (c) farmer (d) man
(iv) The girl was __________ although she had all the luxuries.
(a) satisfy (b) reluctant (c) unhappy (d) pleased

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 (v) In the village she had been surrounded by family and
__________ .
(a) friends (b) enemies (c) servants (d)girls
(vi) A __________ from the mulberry bush had dropped into the hot
water.
(a) snake (b) insect (c) cocoon (d)fly

Solved MCQs:1(a) ,2(b) ,3(b) ,4(c) ,5(a) ,6(c)

Book Work (page # 91 – 94)

A3. Fill in the blanks.

a. slowly b. gathered c. great d. elaborate
e.wide, countryside
B1. All these words are in the story. Unscramble them!
a. peeping b. elaborate c. bearing d. weaver e.
cocoon f. princess
B2. How many words can you make from the letters in each grid
below? You must use the middle letter in all the words you
make.
(Students will do it with the help of teacher)
B4. Given below are the meanings of some words. For each one,
guess what the word is.
a. yesterday b. prettiest c. Wednesday
C1. Divide the following sentences into their subjects and
predicates. What is a subject?
A subject is the person or object that is doing an action or the
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What is predicate?
The predicate of the sentence is the part that contains the action.
Subject Predicate
Example: The cats ran at a high speed.
The bird ate the food.
Exercise:
Subject Predicate
a. Birds fly in the air.
b. Carpenters make furniture.
c. The boys ran down the road.
d. The girls sang sweetly.
e. My mother went to Hyderabad.
f. Both my brothers made a box.
C2. See if you can complete the following. Use the word in brackets
but change it.
a. swam b. stole c. bought d. sent e. brought
E. Write about how you would cheer up somebody who is feeling
sad.
Each student will write his/her experience on his/her note book.
After brain storming each student will write his/her rough draft.
Teacher will check their rough drafts and guide them. They will
complete their composition in teacher’s guidance.

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 Sunning (Poem)
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1. Why do you think the dog lay down in the summer sun?
Ans. It lay down in the summer to keep warm.
Q2. What are the differences between the old dog in the poem and
the puppy you read about in a previous poem?
Ans. One is old and other is young. The old one wants to live down
whereas the puppy was active.
Short Questions & Answers
Q1: Why did the dog flap its ears?
Ans: The dog flapped its ears to get rid of a fly.
Q2: Where did the dog scratch itself?
Ans: The dog scratched itself on a spot that was itching.
Q3: What did the dog dream about?
Ans: The dog dreamt about chasing a rabbit.
Q4. Which words best describe the dog?
Ans. Dreamy
Choose the best answer.
(i) Who whimpered?
(a) dog (b) cat (c) bat (d) rabbit
(ii) What does whimper mean?
(a) cry (b) fear (c) happy (d) groan
(iii) Dog dreamt of chasing a _____________
(a) rabbit (b) cat (c) rat (d) squirrel
(iv) What does snivel mean?
(a) gossip (b) complain (c) groan (d) moan

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 (v) When did this poem take place?
(a) winter (b) rainy day (c) summer sun (d) moon
(vi) Where did this poem take place?
(a) room (b) garden (c) porch (d) kitchen
(vii) “Oh, what a good girl you are!” What kind of sentence in this.
(a) exclamation (b) statement
(c) question (d) command
(viii) “Will you be able to climb it?” The kind of sentence is:
(a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
(ix) Where did the dog scratched itself?
(a) ear (b) head (c) itching spot (d) back
(x) Complete this, “As dark as __________.”
(a) day (b) night (c) noon (d)black

Solved MCQs:1(a) ,2(a) ,3(a) ,4(b) ,5(c) ,6(c) ,7(a), 8(c) ,9(c), 10(b)

Book Work (pages 97-100)

B1. With the help of a dictionary, find the meanings of the following
words.
(Students will use dictionary)
B2. Use the following in sentences of your own.
(Creative Work)
B4. Try to put these in order of size from small to large.
a. cottage, house, castle, palace
b. baby, boy, man, giant
c. mosquito, beetle, frog, mouse
d. robin, owl, eagle, ostrich

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B5. Add an apostrophe to the words in the following, only where
one is needed!

C1. Say what kind of sentences these are:

a) exclamation b) statement c) question d) command
e) command f) statement g) exclamation h) question
C2. Write two new sentences of each pattern in your notebook.
(Creative Work)
D2. Listen carefully and say these words aloud. Can you think of one
more to add to each list?
E2. What do you think the weather is like in each of the four
seasons? In your opinion, which is the best season? Is it spring,
summer, autumn, or winter? With a classmate, think and discuss
three reasons why the season you have chosen is the best. Then
write a short passage about it. Use the framework below. Before
you start, talk about the framework. Notice how the italicized
words help you to give your opinion clearly.
Teacher will form the groups of students. Students will discuss in
groups. After discussion they will write individually on their note
books under teacher’s guidance.

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Unit: 11
The Railway Journey

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 excited happy / overjoyed
2 foolish non-sense
3 screech a loud sound
4 snarling growling
5 delighted happy

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 bridge
2 wallet
3 guard
4 chain
5 thief

Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: How did the boys pass their time on the train?
Ans: They passed their time by eating food, enjoying cool wind and
watching the lights of the cars.
Q2: How was the thief caught?
Ans: Razi and Timmy chased the thief on the platform and finally
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Short Questions & Answers
Q1: Why were Saher and Razi travelling by train?
Ans: Saher and Razi were travelling to Lahore to stay with their friend
Moiz.
Q2: What happened when the train stopped at the station?
Ans: When the train stopped at the station, a man stole Razi’s wallet.
Q3. What did Saher do to stop the train?
Ans. Seher pulled the chain to stop the train.
Choose the best answer.
(i) Who was at the platform:
(a) Razi’s father (b) Razi’s uncle
(c) Moiz (d) Ali
(ii) Who was in train?
(a) Saher (b) Moiz
(c) Ahmed (d) stationmaster
(iii) What does whimper mean?
(a) cry (b) fear (c) happy (d) groan
(iv) Where was the train going?
(a) Multan (b) Lahore (c) Karachi (d) Islamabad
(v) Who said this “Thief!stop thief”?
(a) Saher (b) Razi (c) Timmy (d) Moiz
(vi) Who said this “I pulled the chain”?
(a) Saher (b) Razi (c) Timmy (d) Moiz
(vii) Who caught the thief?
(a) Saher (b) policeman (c) Timmy (d) Moiz
(viii) Who pulled the chain?
(a) Saher (b) policeman (c) Timmy (d) Moiz

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(ix) Thief stole Razi’s ______________.
(a) mobile (b) money (c) wallet (d) toy
(x) The ____________ blew the whistle.
(a) Policeman (b) Timmy (c) Guard (d)
Stationmaster
(xi) Who gave this advice? “Look after your money.”
(a) Mother (b) father
(c) Saher’s younger sister (d) brother

Solved MCQs:1(a) ,2(a) ,3(a) ,4(b) ,5(b) ,6(a) ,7(c), 8(a) ,9(c),
10(d),11(c)

Book Work (page # 105-109)

A2. Who said the following?
a. Saher b. One of the men
c. The station master d. Razi’s father
e. Razi f. Razi (everyone)
C1. Read page 92 and 93 again. Then divide the following sentences
into their subjects and
predicates.
Subject Predicate
a. The boy fell off his bicycle. b. The bicycle was lying on the
ground.
c. The boy was on the ground too!
d. He had hurt his arm.
e. A man took the boy to hospital.
C2. Join the sentences with the word who..
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b. This is the teacher who taught my grandfather.
c. This is the carpenter who made your chairs.
d. This is the girl who came by bus.
D1. Your teacher will read a poem aloud. Listen carefully. When you
hear the name of a colour, mark it with a tick.
D2. Have you ever been to the ticket office at the train station?
There’s always a long queue of people waiting to get their
tickets! We should always wait for our turn in line. We should
not jump in-between a queue before our turn.
E1. Write the story of what Razi told the stationmaster OR what Razi
and Saher told Moiz. Draw a picture too. You may write it as
dialogue (conversation) if you like.
(Students will write it with the help of teacher)
F. Aslam runs a school canteen in Karachi, but his family lives in
Daharki which is 11 hours away from Karachi by train. Due to the
recent lockdown of schools because of the Coronavirus, Aslam
wants to go back home to his family. He’s looking at train
schedules on his phone.
F1. If you have to make a similar journey, which train would you
choose? (Hint: your family does not want to travel at night.)
F2. Aslam is writing a text message to his friend Tipu about his
arrival. Imagine that you are Aslam and your train has been
delayed by two hours. Write a text message to Tipu informing
him to the train being delayed and the new arrival time. Ask him
if he can pick you from the train station.
(Students will write by themselves with the help of teacher.)
Project: Avoiding Bullying
(Explanation and Discussion will be done).

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Unit: 12
At Grandfather’s House

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 tidy neat
2 heap pile
3 pulled drag
4 hay dried grass
5 rough uneven

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 explore
2 grandfather
3 inside
4 fireplace
5 cheese

Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: What was the inside of the house like?
Ans: One big room, grandfather’s bed, a large fireplace and a large
cupboard.
Q2. What information tells us that Grandfather is a kind person?
Ans. He notices what Heidi needs, he makes her food, he gives her his
chair as a table he gathers more hay to make her bed more
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Short Questions & Answers
Q1: How old is Heidi?
Ans: Heidi is five years old.
Q2: What does Heidi see when she is exploring outside the house?
Ans: She sees an empty goat house and small trees.
Q3: What did Heidi use to make her bed?
Ans: She used hay and old cloth.
Q4: What could Heidi see from her bedroom window?
Ans: She could see a valley.
Q5: What did Heidi use as a table at dinner time?
Ans: She used a chair as a table.
Choose the best answer.
(i) Heidi’s eyes were bright with _________ .
(a) excitement (b) anger (c) hate (d)
love
(ii) Heidi looks like a __________ girl.
(a) clever (b) ugly (c) stupid (d)
innocent
(iii) The ground floor was one __________ room.
(a) small (b) big (c) medium (d)
narrow
(iv) She climbed up and found herself in the __________ .
(a) bed (b) store (c) hayloft (d)
chair
(v) I am getting the __________ ready now.
(a) chair (b) table (c) sofa (d) bed
(vi) She had put an extra heap of hay at one end for a __________.
(a) pillow (b) sleep (c) sofa (d) blanket

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(vii) Opposite of forward is ___________ .
(a) go (b) upwards (c) backward (d) stop

Solved MCQs:1(a) ,2(a) ,3(b) ,4(c) ,5(d) ,6(a) ,7(c)

Book Work (page #1150117)

B1. What are these words? They are all from the story.
a. cheese b. grandfather
c. cupboard d. breakfast
B2. Find words in the story that have an opposite meaning to the
words given below.
a. hard b. remembered c. old d. found
e. low f. clever g. up
C1. Add conjunctions given in the box below to the following
sentences.
a. but b. because c. but d. that
e. when f. although
C2. Match A with B to make complete sentences.
You will have to work hard if you want to learn English.
We shall all get very wet if it rains.
We shall have to walk home if the bus doesn’t come.
You may hurt yourself badly if you fall off your bicycle.
D1. A digraph is a combination of two letters representing one
sound, as in ch, sh, th. Read and listen to the pronunciation of
the words below. Note the sound of ow. Be careful!
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E1. Write a letter to your friend. Describe a visit to someone’s
house. Tell your friend about the house and why you visited it.
Use the framework on page 140 to help you.
Teacher will explain the students steps how to write a letter and
students will write letter to their friend.
E2. If the girls can do it, then the boys can too!
Heidi is a bright girl……… makes a loud noise.
Rewrite the paragraph above but change the character of Heidi
into a boy. You will need to change a lot of the pronouns and
you can choose your own name for the character. Start like
this: Bilal is a bright boy. He…
Teacher will give instructions to students, how to change the
name and pronouns and students will write following the
instructions.

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 Outside My Window (Poem)
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: What does Squirrel say to Magpie?
Ans: Squirrel says , ‘Ha, it’s my garden!’
Q2: What does Magpie say to Squirrel?
Ans: Magpie says ,‘Hey, don’t take my snack.’
Q3. In what ways are the two animals different?
Ans. They are different because magpie flies and loves berries while
squirrel runs and favours nuts.
Q4. Now make a list of their similarities as well.
Ans. They both like bugs, collecting food and fighting with each other.
Short Questions & Answers
Q1: Do the two animals get along with each other?
Ans: No, the two animals do not get along with each other.
Q2: Who is the narrator of the poem?
Ans: Narrator is the person who is watching the animals.
Q3: What are both animals collecting?
Ans: They are collecting food.
Q4: What food is a favourite for both of the animals?
Ans: Little bugs.
Q5: The person listening to the animals imagines that they are
quarrelling. Find four words that mean the same as quarrel.
Ans: Fight, arguing, squabbling, bicker.
Q6. How do we know that the animals’ noise is disturbing the person
in the house?
Ans. The person wonders why the animals’ bicker.

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Choose the best answer.
(i) Magpie and Squirrel are of __________ kind.
(a) one (b) same (c) different (d) four
(ii) Magpie loves ___________.
(a) bananas (b) apples (c) berries (d) mangoes
(iii) Squirrel ___________ nuts.
(a) favours (b) hates (c) warm (d) hides
(iv) Each wants her own ____________.
(a) bag (b) books (c) way (d) pen
(v) Both of them were collecting __________ and making din.
(a) bricks (b) pens (c) papers (d) food
(vi) Opposite of “day” is ____________.
(a) night (b) noon (c) evening (d) morning

Solved MCQs:1(b) ,2(c) ,3(a) ,4(c) ,5(d) ,6(a)

Book Work (page # 121-125)

B1. Use the words is, am, are, was, and were to fill in the blanks.
(Students will do it by themselves)
B2. Below are some words taken from the poem. Sort them into the
right category.
Noun: squirrel, bicker, berries, bugs
Adjective: little
Verb: shouts, blocked
C3. Find the objects of the verbs in the following sentences.
C4. Write the following in your book. You will need to fill in the
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 We are riding our bikes. We are going very fast. The Sun is
shining. The workers are stopping the road. The traffic light is
turning red. I am stopping. You are fixing too.

D1. All these words contain the letter z. What are they?
a. buzzing b. zebra c. zoo d. lazy e. razor
F2. Talk to your classmates about this calendar. Ask each other
questions about it. Answer each other in full sentences. Use
ordinal numbers.
Here are some questions you can use;
When is Bilal’s birthday?
Who has a birthday on the thirtieth of November?
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Unit: 13
The Nawab of Salimabad (I)

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 Nawab a noble man
2 subjects People
3 Wazir a minister
4 terrible Horrible
5 cavalry army of soldier

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 poor
2 palace
3 heavy
4 blankets
5 interesting

Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers.
Q1: Why didn’t the three sons send letters to their parents?
Ans: They did not send letters because they could not write and their
parents could not read.
Q2: In what ways were the farmer and his wife kind?
Ans: They were kind enough to invite the traveller into their house
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Short Questions & Answers
Q1: Why did the Nawab enter the small house?
Ans: He entered the house because it had been raining and he was
wet.
Q2: What is a regiment?
Ans: A regiment is a unit of soldiers in the army.
Q3: What made the Nawab’s cloak wet?
Ans: Rainmade the Nawab’s cloak wet.
Q4: What did the farmer and his wife grow on their land?
Ans: The farmer and his wife grew some wheat and onions on their
land.
Choose the best answer.
(i) A unit of soldiers in the army.
(a) air force (b) navy (c) regiment (d) police
(ii) What did the couple grow on land?
(a) onions (b) wheat and onions

(c) rice (d) fruit

(iii) Nawab disguised himself as
(a) wazir (b) traveller (c) old man (d)beggar
(iv) The opposite of cool is _________.
(a) kind (b) healthy (c) warm (d) well
(v) The opposite of “ashamed”.
(a) warm (b) proud (c) kind (d) little
(vi) The synonym of relaxed.
(a) comfortable (b) enjoyment
(c) terrible (d) anxious

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(vii) He serves in a restaurant as a_______.
(a) wait (b) waiter (c) postman (d) doctor
(viii) This happens when the countries fight with each other.
(a) peace (b) war (c) match (d)picnic

(ix) A long loud sad cry is called a_______.

(a) laughter (b) wail (c) smile (d)mimicry

Solved MCQs:1(c) ,2(b) ,3(b) ,4(c) ,5(b),6(a), 7(b) ,8(b), 9(b)

Book Work (page #130-132)

A3. Match the following.
The Nawab of Salimabad was a very great man.
He travelled for many months.
He wore a cloak over his shoulders.
Cover yourself with this blanket.
B1. Choose the correct words from the box to complete the
sentences.
a. walking b. war c. wasted d. waiter e. wail
B2. Write the opposites of the following words.
a. warm b. well c. proud d. well
B3. Write words with the same meaning as the following.
a. angry b. terrible c. finally d. comfortable
e. manage f. enjoyment
C1. Fill in the blanks in the following by changing the words in
brackets.
a. heavier b. more interesting c. better d. worse

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 e. more beautiful
C2. Add articles in the blanks below. (Not all the blanks need to be
filled!) Once upon a time there lived an ugly miser. He was a very
rich man and he grew (-) oranges and (-) apples. He sold them in
the market. One day I asked him for an apple. He said, ‘I can’t give
you an apple, but I’ll sell you (-) one.’ ‘Then give me an orange,’ I
said. I put the fruit in my bag and walked off down the road.
C3. Complete the chart using the correct form of the verbs.
a. caught caught
b. begin began
c. fell fallen
d. rode ridden
e. send sent
f. give gave
D1. Read the words aloud. Note the sound of the letters au.
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Unit: 14
The Nawab of Salimabad (II)

Sr. # Words Meanings

1 Present gift
2 Valuable precious
3 Indeed really/actually
4 Difficulty problem
5 Commander an officer / incharge

Sr. # Words Creative Sentences

1 service
2 basket
3 onions
4 coins
5 kind
Comprehension
Long Questions & Answers
Q1: How did Nawab meet the farmer’s three sons?
Ans: The commander of the cavalry was ordered to bring the three
sons to see the Nawab.
Q2: Who felt proud at serving the Nawab?
Ans: The three sons felt proud at serving the Nawab.
Q3. Why do you think the Nawab sent the boys home?
Ans. The Nawab sent the boys home to look after their parents.

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Short Questions & Answers
Q1: What did the old lady receive as a present?
Ans: She received a box full of gold coins.
Q2: Did the moneylender get a valuable present?
Ans: No, he did not get a valuable present.
Q3: What did the farmer’s wife give to the Nawab? Why?
Ans: She gave a basket of onions to thank the Nawab.
Q4. What kind of a man was the Nawab?
Ans. A great man and a good ruler.
Choose the best answer.
(i) Nawab sent boys home to look after their________.
(a) villagers (b) parents (c) teacher
(d)brothers
(ii) Old lady received a box full of ________coins.
(a) gold (b) silver (c) copper (d)lead
(iii) Farmer’s wife sent a basket of ________ to thank the Nawab.
(a) onions (b) fruits (c) vegetables
(d)flowers
(iv) Write short form of “Mister”
(a) Mr. (b) Dr. (c) St. (d) Rd.
(v) Write short form of the ‘Road’
(a) Rd. (b) Dr. (c) St. (d) Mr.

Solved MCQs:1(b) ,2(a) ,3(a) ,4(a) ,5(a)

Book Work (page # 136-139)

A2. Complete the following sentences in your own words.
a(he improved his spoken) b(very tasty)

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 c(a child I like to play) , d(kind)
e(books and notebooks) f(the zoo) , g(at me),
h(for giving me gift)

B1. Fill in the blanks with one of the words given in the box.
a. hum b. howl c. neigh d. hiss
e. roar f. trumpet
B2. Add not to the following sentences. You may have to make some
other changes too.
a. The Wazir did not talk to the woman.
b. The moneylender did not travel home.
c. The old woman does not wish to see you.
d. You said they were not good onions.
C2. Complete the chart using the correct form of the verbs.
a. got got b. see seen c. found found d. came come
e. shake shaken
C3. Divide each word given below by putting a slash (/) symbol
between each syllable. Also write how many syllables you can
identify in each word within the brackets on each line.
a. bas-ket-ball
b. kan-ga-roo
c. chim-pan-zee
d. but-ter-fly
e. un-der-stand
D1. The sons, Salim, Hamid, and Irfan do not have much to say in the
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Read both parts of the play again in your group. Think about
what the three sons could say. Add new dialogue. You may have
to change the story a little.
Give the three boys (or any other characters in the play) some
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 Dictation List

March, 2023
S# Words S# Words S# Words
1 jobs 16 dignity 31 agreement
2 earn 17 important 32 bought
3 respected 18 celebration 33 worried
4 team 19 section 34 conversation
5 Madinah 20 fluttering 35 destroyed
6 Masjid-e-Nabvi 21 strings 36 sword
7 army 22 research 37 creature
8 goat 23 through 38 rubbed
9 cooking 24 bicycle 39 stone
10 better 25 television 40 snoozing
11 labourer 26 screamed 41 occupation
12 setting 27 beside 42 handicrafts
13 actions 28 sound 43 surroundings
14 follow 29 never 44 necessary
15 society 30 foolish 45 minutes

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 Dictation List
April, 2023

S# Words S# Words S# Words

1 labour 19 successful 37 record
2 physical 20 contribute 38 nodded

3 factories 21 bricks 39 lighted

4 building 22 fence 40 continued
5 strength 23 cornfield 41 region
6 honest 24 gazed 42 squirrel
7 value 25 stuffed 43 quicker
8 battle 26 faded 44 favour
9 trench 27 imagined 45 plucked
10 organized 28 wonder
11 dig 29 politely
12 motivated 30 reached

13 participate 31 stretched

14 companion 32 electronic

15 chopped 33 calculations
16 firewood 34 accurate
17 mending 35 performs
18 independent 36 instruction

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Dictation List

May, 2023

S# Words S# Words S# Words S# Words

1 chisel 2 carving 3 stepped 4 arithmetic

5 clumsy 6 hammer 7 mission 8 machine

9 complain 10 shook 11 secret 12 punching

13 couple 14 meal 15 beast 16 electric

17 earned 18 crash 19 ferocious 20 processing

21 fetch 22 smashed 23 snoozing 24 touched

25 nod off 26 accident 27 crept 28 screamed

29 Germany 30 cheap 31 glowing 32 flew

33 carpentry 34 corner 35 captured 36 settle

37 famous 38 afterwards 39 base 40 munched

41 furniture 42 preparing 43 lair 44 expecting

45 quiet

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 Dictation List
August, 2023

S# Words S# Words S# Words S# Words

1 voice 2 compact 3 exchange 4 accounting

5 download 6 modify 7 magnifier 8 various

9 professions 10 include 11 philanthropist 12 donation

13 volunteer 14 ambulance 15 disabilities 16 emergency

17 foundation 18 medical 19 dispensary 20 mercy

21 orphan 22 headquarters 23 focused 24 pothole

25 blazing 26 compost 27 finally 28 gaping

29 oncoming 30 rags 31 sheltering 32 stuck

33 swerve 34 victim 35 switched 36 calendar

37 message 38 fixed 39 compost 40 shrubs

41 length 42 trouble 43 stair 44 landed

45 cheaper

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 Dictation List
September, 2023

S# Words S# Words S# Words S# Words

1 enlarge 2 rectangular 3 drag 4 pointer

5 communicate 6 commands 7 decided 8 fishing

9 built 10 wonderful 11 palms 12 bottle

13 large 14 excitedly 15 discovered 16 beach

17 pointed 18 quietly 19 nearly 20 wonder

21 rainy 22 puddles 23 town 24 through

25 tread 26 surely 27 strange 28 playmate

29 debate 30 travelled 31 engine 32 glider

33 design 34 tail plane 35 moustache 36 laugh

37 happen 38 collected 39 borrowed 40 screwdriver

41 bamboo 42 heading 43 shrieked 44 landed

45 gust

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 Dictation List
October, 2023

S# Words S# Words S# Words S# Words

1 commands 2 special 3 document 4 dialog box

5 reminder 6 menu 7 situation 8 hurled

9 shot 10 splash 11 tilted 12 tremendous

13 splash 14 bonsai 15 dusk 16 fertilizer

17 floral 18 meadow 19 organic 20 scenery

21 seasonal 22 variety 23 plains 24 coastline

25 pollen 26 breathe 27 festival 28 range

29 release 30 cursor 31 location 32 paste

33 copied 34 click 35 option 36 attractive

37 occasions 38 artifacts 39 bearing 40 cocoon

41 circular 42 sleepy 43 station 44 foolish

45 bicycle

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 Dictation List
November, 2023

S# Words S# Words S# Words S# Words

1 device 2 logic 3 unit 4 system

5 temporarily 6 data 7 size 8 confined

9 custom 10 elaborate 11 emperor 12 manufactured

13 weaver 14 bearing 15 magnificent 16 musicians

17 mulberry 18 royalty 19 buzz 20 doze

21 force 22 itch 23 porch 24 scratch

25 whimper 26 wink 27 flapped 28 lazily

29 bunk 30 compartment 31 rumble 32 screech

33 snarling 34 stretch 35 wagging 36 screeched

37 wallet 38 growing 39 bundle 40 explore

41 fetched 42 heap 43 realized 44 tidily

45 rushing

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 Dictation List
December, 2023

S# Words S# Words S# Words S# Words

1 smaller 2 faster 3 pictures 4 huge

5 amount 6 connected 7 creates 8 excitement

9 delighted 10 valley 11 rough 12 comfortable

13 bicker 14 din 15 foraging 16 hollers

17 plucked 18 ruts 19 squabbling 20 cavalry

21 regiment 22 sire 23 subjects 24 money lender

25 robes 26 kingdom 27 journey 28 soaked

29 commander 30 majesty 31 proud 32 miserable

33 comparison 34 shot 35 bullet 36 crept

37 twisted 38 description 39 gaping 40 convey

41 portraits 42 cucumber 43 beach 44 honey

45 needle

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