English Reader – 1

CHAPTER 1 : All About Me

VERBAL :
a. four b. Sister, Mother, Grand father Brother Grand mother c. family
CHAPTER 2 : Good Health
VERBAL :
a. Yes, b. No
WRITTEN
A. a. (i), b. (i)
B. a. Dance, b. bath, c. talk
C. a. Watch TV for long, b. Clean cloths, c. Green vegetables and fruits
GRAMMAR
a. my, b. your, c. our, d. you, e. us, f. You, g. I, h. me.
SELF - EXPRESSION
a. 6 O'Clock, b. One or two, c. an, d. twice, e. early.
COMPOSITION
A. a. Ratty fatty was a rat, b. He was sitting on a mat, c. He was waiting for a cat, d. He was
waiting for a cat to have a nice chat.
B. a. mat chat, b. rice ice.
C. a. Sitting, b. waiting.

CHAPTER 3 :
VERBAL
a. I say good morning to my parents daily, b. Yes, I complete my home work regularly.
WRITTEN
A. a. (ii) b. (i)
B. a. Mother, b. Teacher, c. friends.
C. a. with others, b. in time, c. make a noise in the class.
WORD MART
a. Morning, House, School, Class-room, desk, teacher, friend, food
GRAMMAR
a. Radios, b. Zoos, c. bamboos, d. mosquitoes, e. potatoes, f. Negroes.
SELF - EXPRESSION
a. I hurt some one, b. I get some thing, c. I want some thing, d. I sneeze or cough.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET - 1

A. shoes, done, up, crown
B. a. Jack and Jill went up the hill, b. They went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, c. Jack
fell down, d. Jill came tumbling after.

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CHAPTER 4 :
VERBAL
a. Red sun is rising the East, b. Flowers are dancing.
WRITTEN
A. a. (ii), b. (iii)
B. a. dancing, b. rising, c. flying.
C. a. east, b. sky, c. garden.
WORD MART
Birds-flying, Flowers-dancing, Sun-ricing, Boy-sleeping, Poet-writing.
GRAMMAR
a. 5, b. 21
A tree, a cow, an Igloo, an owl, an umbrella, a cock, a bird
SELF - EXPRESSION
a. 6, b. 6.30, c. sister, d. bus

CHAPTER 5 :
VERBAL
a. I, my father, mother and younger sister live in my house, b. There are many big rooms in my
house.
WRITTEN
A. a. (ii) b. (iii)
B. a. sweet, b. beautiful, c. Father.
C. a. father, mother and younger sister, b. decorate rooms, c. busy in catching beautiful
butterflies, d. on a chair.
WORD MART
Home, Garden, Plants, Butterfly, flowers, Newspaper
GRAMMAR
a. is, b. are, c. am, d. is, e. is, f. is.
SELF - EXPRESSION
a. big, beautiful, b. many, c. garden, d. love.
RECOGNITION
Hut, Building, Igloo, Tent, Tree, house
LIFE SKILLS - 1
a. 4 b. 4 c. 4 d. 8 e. 4
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET - 2
A. a. The sun goes down in the evening, b. The stars peep out, c. Shadows come out stepping
softly.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET - 1
A. a. (i), b. (i), c. (iii), d. (ii), e. (ii).
B. a. everyday, b. To give, c. watch, d. get up, e. feel interest, f. busy,
g. two times, h. orderly, i. sleeping, j. beautify.

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C. a. I wash my hands after every meal, b. I keep my books in order.
c. I was a sleep at 9 O'clock, d. A boy is catching the butterfly. e. I live in Meerut.
D. a. dance, b. teachers, c. dancing, d. sweet, e. beautiful.
E. a. No, I don't watch TV for long. b. I share my play things with others,
c. The sun rises in the east, d. Rohan loves to decorate his home,
e. Father is sitting on a chair.
GRAMMAR
F. a. Butterfly, News, paper, chair, building, bus stand
G. a. Books, b. friends, c. babies, d. teeth, e. cloths, f. teachers
g. potatoes, h. zoos, i. Beds, j. plants.
COMPOSITION
a. A man is mending a wheel, b. The boy is near the pump, c. The girl is carrying a bucket, d.
An old man is sitting in the shade of a tree, e. The name of the old man is Adbul.

CHAPTER 6
VERBAL
a. A farmer worked in his field, b. Baby eagle wanted to be born as an eagle.
WRITTEN
A. a. (i) b. (i)
B. a. grains, b. egg, c. life, d. head.
C. a. an abandoned eagle's nest, b. the hen, c. Eagles soaring high above in the sky, d.
If only I'd been born as an eagle.
WORD MART
A. a. (ii) b. (iv) c. (i) d. (iii)
B. chick, duckling, tadpole, puppy
GRAMMAR
a. brave b. pitiless c. weak d. beautiful
SELF - EXPRESSION
a. Dog b. two c. four d. play e. love

CHAPTER 7 :
VERBAL
a. Birbal was accompanying Akbar, b. Yes, It is possible to count the crows.
WRITTEN
A. a. (i) b. (ii)
B. a. Question, b. Akbar, c. Response
C. a. One day Akbar and Birbal were taking a walk in the palace gardens,
b. A question came into Akbar mind that how many crows were there in his kingdom, c.
Akbar was amazed by Birbal's quick response, d. If there are less crows, then some crows
from his kingdom would have gone on holidays to other places.
Word Mart

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 Peacock, Pigeon, Parrot, Woodpecker, Crow
GRAMMAR
a. lost, b. will give, c. learn, d. wrote
a. He, b. she, c. him, d. her
CHAPTER 8
VERBAL
a. The Robin sings in a tree, b. The fish swims in the sea.
WRITTEN
A. a. (i) b. (iii)
B. a. wings, b. Robin, c. wriggle, d. father
C. a. The poet would thank Lord if he were a butterfly for making its wings.
b. The poet would thank Lord if he were a Robin because it could sing.
c. The poet would thank Lord if he were a fish because he would giggle with glee in the sea,
d. The poet would want to thank Lord at last because for his father making him a good man.
WORD MART
a. sing, b. see, c. tree, d. tail, e. could, f. just.
GRAMMAR
a. making, b. singing, c. thanking, d. seeing, e. caring, f. working,
g. writing, h. reading, i. cooking, j. playing
SELF-EXPRESSION
a. Because god gave me eyes to see beautiful scene, b. Because god gave me food to eat,
c. Because god gave me my parents to take care of me.

CHAPTER 9 :
VERBAL
a. A lion grew old, b. Fox was very clever.
WRITTEN
A. a. (ii) b. (i)
B. a. cave, b. evil, c. foxes, d. alert.
C. a. The lion began to die with hunger because he was very old. b. The lion pretended to be ill, c.
The fox came to know that the animals were going in to the cave but they were not coming
back, d. The lion became sad became the fox went to alert others animals.
WORD MART
A. One-First, Two-second, three-third, four-fourth, five-fifth, six-sixth, seven-seventh,
eight-eighth, nine-ninth, ten-tenth.
B. Parrot-flics, lion-runs, fish-swims, snake-creeps.
GRAMMAR
a. on b. on c. upon d. on
SELF - EXPRESSION
a. fox b. think c. fox d. lion
RECOGNITION

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A. Lion, tiger, fox, rhino, giraffe, deer
B. a. Lion, b. tiger, c. giraffe, d. fox, e. rhino, f. kangaroo, g. giraffe.
LIFE SKILLS - 2
a. 8 b. 4 c. 4 d. 8 e. 8

CHAPTER 10 :
VERBAL
a. The king put the huge rock on a roadway.
b. A Vegetable seller removed the huge rock from the roadway.
WRITTEN
A. a. (i) b. ( iii)
B. a. rock b. vegetable seller c. purse
C. a. The king was loyal and just.
b. The king decided to notice the tendency of the people of his kingdom.
c. Many passers by blamed the king for not keeping the road clear.
d. A Vegetable seller removed the huge rock from the road way.
e. The note indicated that the gold was for the person who removed the rock from the
roadway.
WORD MART
king, rock, tree, road, vegetable-seller, purse, coins
GRAMMAR
a. grand mother, b. niece, c. girls, d. sisters
SELF-EXPRESSION
If I would be going through that roadway I would also do the same as the vegetable-seller
did seller. I would also try to remove that huge rock from the roadway.
COMPOSITION
small, big, fatty, long, big, trunk, big

CHAPTER 11 : A Crow and A Snake

VERBAL
a. The crow and its wife lived in a banyan tree.
b. The prince came in the forest for shooting wild beasts.
WRITTEN
A. a. (iii) b. (i)
B. a. eggs b. hollow c. hissed d. rid
C. a. thick forest b. hollow c. eggs d. the snake
WORD MART
A. Snakes-hiss, ducks-quack, cows-moo, dogs-bark, cats-mew, birds-twitter
B. a. F b. T c. F d. F e. F f. F g. T
C. d

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GRAMMAR
a. day-say, time-chime, nine-fine, push-bush, show-grow, cow-how, bow-now, sour-pour,
hen-pen
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET - 4
A. a. 10
b. They are calling their mother
c. (i)
C. He saw a bunch of grapes on a grapevine. Grapes were very high. He jumped and jumped
but he did not get the grapes at last he said that the grapes were sour.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET - 2
A. a. (iii) b. (i) c. (i) d. (i) e. (i)
B. a. had in mind b. keeping company with c. to die from lack of food
d. sufficient e. fair f. empty part g. to scratch to find something h. a lot of i. laugh slowly
j. dejected
C. a. The birds are scrabbling for the food grains.
b. I wondered to see my friend.
c. Lion waited for its prey in the den
d. The foot prints of animals were indicating the types of animals
e. The smoke crawled up from its hole.
D. a. grains b. response c. alert d. rock e. eggs
E. a. The hen took care of the egg.
b. If there are less crows, then some crows from his kingdom would have gone on holidays to
other places.
c. The fox came to know that the animals were going in to the cave but they were not coming
back.
d. Many passers by blamed the king for not keeping the road clear.
e. The snake was a tyrant.
F. Duck, Parrot, Peacock, Eagle, Crow
G. Fox, Giraffe, Deer, Tiger, Lion
GRAMMAR
a. girl b. woman c. mother d. sister e. aunt f. wife g. lioness h. mare
i. bitch j. queen
COMPREHENSION
a. The sky is above us.
b. I can see sun and clouds in the sky during the day.
c. The sky is dark at night.
d. I can see moon and stars in the sky at night.
e. I rest and sleep at night.

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 English Reader – 2

CHAPTER 1 : THE GREAT GOD

VERBAL :
a. The sun gives us light.
b. God is great.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (ii)
B : a. god, b. sun, c. cattle, d. arouse
C : a. The god is great because He created the universe.
b. The sun gives us light.
c. The birds sing.
d. The children bow their heads before God.
WORD MART :
sun light
cattle milk
flowers delight
sheep wool
bees honey
GRAMMAR :
A : a. we, b. our, us c. our, d. our.
B : a. you, b. your, c. you, d. you, your
PRONUNCIATION :
Fill in the missing letters and complete the speling :
a. e b. o, c. e d. o
Mark the extra letter and correct the spelling :
a. Universe, b. arouse, c. cattle, d. before,
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. God, b. head, c. hands, d. god.
CHAPTER-2 : ALL ABOUT ME
VERBAL :
a. The name of the body is Anuj.
b. The boy’s father is a Doctor.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (iii) b. (i)
B : a. friends, b. pup c. elder, d. teacher.
C : a. Anuj is five years old.
b. Anuj has one elder brother and one younger sister.
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 d. Rajesh and Sumit are Anuj’s best friends.
WORD MART :
Teacher, Doctor, Driver, Potter, Sweeper, Painter, Postman, Ticket Checker, Nurse
GRAMMAR :
A : a. I, b. my, c. my, d. my, e. my, me.
B : a. its, b. It, c. it, d. it.
PRONUNCIATION :
Fill in the missing letters and complete the spellings :
a. d, i, b. i, o, c. v, i, d. i, d
Cross out the extra letters and correct the spellings :
a. homework, b. round, c. principle, d. hobby.

CHAPTER-2 : SELF-EXPRESSION
a. Anuj, b. Mr. A.K. Gupta, c. Mrs. Suman Gupta, d. Anil and Ajay,
e. play.
PICTURE READING :
Look at the picture carefully :
The teacher asks these questions :
a. The lion is under the tree.
b. The monkey is on the tree.
c. The birds are flying.
d. There is one bird in the sky.
e. Lion is the king of jungle.

CHAPTER-3 : MY DAILY LIFE

VERBAL :
a. The name of the boy is Ravi.
b. Ravi’s mother helps him in putting on his uniform.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (iii) b. (iii)
B : a. teeth, b. serves, c. family.
C : a. Ravi goes for a walk in the morning.
b. He learns his lessons well in the school.
c. He plays only for an hour in the evening.
d. Ravi’s mother helps him in during his homework.
WORD MART :
Column A Column B
Gets up five o’ clock
Comes back from playing six o’ clock
Have dinner eight o’ clock

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 Goes to sleep ten o’ clock
GRAMMAR :
a. heps, b. plays, c. obey, d. do.
PRONUNCIATION :
a. o, b. a, c. i, d. a
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. 6 O’clock, b. 8.30 a.m, c. 3.O’clock, d. 5 O’clock, e. 6 O’ clock. f. 8 O’ clock, g. 9 O’clock, h.
10 O’ clock.

CHAPTER-4 : THE WOLF AND THE LAMB

VERBAL :
a. The flock of sheep was busy in grazing sweet grass.
b. Yes, The wolf decided to wait.
c. Dogs saved the life of the lamb.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (iii) b. (ii) bell
B : a. enjoying, b. waiting. c. bell, d. lamb
C : a. The lamb was busy in eating sweet grass and she went away from the
others.
b. The lamb was stunned to see a wolf.
c. The wolf decided to wait because he wanted to eat tasty food.
d. The shepherd boy sent his dogs to find the missing lamb.
e. The wolf ran away from there because the dogs came barking as hard as they could and the
wolf got frightened.
WORD MART :
Dog, sheep, wolf, tree, bell.
GRAMMAR :
a. his, b. him, c. she, d. her, e. she.
MATCHING :
sheep lamb
lion cub
kangaroo Joey
goat kid
deer fawn
cat kitten
dog pup
cow calf
horse colt
COMPOSITION :
The rabbits are jumping in the garden.
The people are reading the newspaper.

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 The Bird is sitting on the tree.
The children are playing with a ball.
This is a beautiful morning.
All persons and animals look happy in this picture.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-1
A : a. The fishes would go to school.
b. Boys and girls would spend all the day by swimming in the pool.
c. The trees would walk and talk.
d. The flowers would dance and sing.
e. The elephant would fly.

CHAPTER-5 : THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN

VERBAL :
a. Some sailors set out to the see.
b. A dolphin helped the monkey.
c. The monkey was boasting.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (ii)
B : a. sea, b. dolphin, c. island.
C : a. A terrible storm overturned the ship.
b. The monkey and the dolphin reached on an island.
c. No, the monkey was not actually a prince.
d. The dolphin replied “That’s very easy. As you are the only creature onthis island, you will
naturally be the king!”
WORD MART :
Column A Column B
dolphin swims
monkey swings
lion walks
snake creeps
parrot flies
frog hops
rabbit runs
GRAMMAR :
A : a. your, b. my, c. you, d. me
B : a. she, b. he, c. her, d. his.
PRONUNCIATION :
A : a. i, b. r, c. i, d. t, i
B : Ship, b. Requested, c. Actually, d. Naturally.
SELF-EXPRESSION :

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 a. I have a pet dog.
b. Its name is Tommy.
c. It is white in colour.
d. It eats bread, milk and chapati.
e. I love my pet very much.
RECOGNITION :
Dolphin,octopus, frog, tortoisse.

CHAPTER-6 : THE ANT AND THE PIGEON

VERBAL :
a. The pigeon was resting on the branch of a tree.
b. The ant saved the life of the pigeon.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (i)
B : a. flowing, b. haste, c. spotted, d. moment, e. ant.
C : a. The pigeon saw a strange sight that an ant was being swept away by the
swiftly flowing river.
b. The pigeon soon plucked a leaf from the tree and dropped into the river to save the ant’s
life.
c. The ant spotted a hunter on its way.
d. The ant watched the hunter hiding behind a tree from a distance.
e. The ant rushed to the hunter’s foot and bit him as hard as it could and saved the life of the
pigeon.
WORD MART :
jungle, pigeon, hunter, Ant, friend, voice, tree, river.
GRAMMAR
a. swiftly b. safely c. totally d. profusely e. slightly f. suddenly
g. happily h. friendly i. quickly j. neatly.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-I
A : Mark the correct choice :
a. (ii) b. (iii) c. (i) d. (iii) e. (i)
B : a. joy, b. made, c. stay d. head of school, e. gives, f. awake, g. group,
h. dangerous, i. sea man j. A piece of land surrounded by water from all the sides.
C : a. God bless all of us, b. Ludo is my favorite game, c. I take dinner at 8.00 p.m., d. My father
gives me beautiful ideas, e. I requested my maths teacher to solve my problems.
D : a. sun, b. elder, c. teeth, d. waiting, e. ant.
E : a. The god is great because he created the universe.
b. Anuj’s mother helps him in doing his home work.
c. Ravi goes for a walk in the morning.
d. Lamb was busy in eating sweet grass and she went away from the others.

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 e. The and rushed to the hunter’s foot and bit him as hard as it could and saved the life of the
pigeon.
F : Monkey, Rhino, Dolphin Cat, Kangaroo.
G : a. flowers, b. heads, c. years, d. friends, e. lessons, f. books, g. lambs,
h. dogs, i. monkeys j. islands.
H : a. The lion was sleeping near his cave.
b. The mouse pleaded to the lion, “Please don’t eat me. Some day I'll help you.”
c. The lion was caught in a hunter’s net and the mouse saw it he came and cut off the net with
his sharp teeth,
d. The Lion thanked the mouse.
Add ‘ing’ to he following words :
a. sleeping , b. awaking, c. roaring d. catching, e. seeing, f. thanking

CHAPTER-7 : A MERCHANT AND HIS DONKEY

VERBAL :
a. The merchant had a donkey.
b. The donkey fell into the river.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (iii) b. (i)
B : a. slipped, b. merchant, c. donkey.
C : a. The merchant loaded his donkey with bags of salt to go to the market to sell them.
b. Unfortunately, The donkey slipped and fell into the river.
c. The donkey fell into the river knowingly because he was saved from carrying heavy load of
salt.
d. The merchant gave the donkey a good beat because of not doing the work properly.
WORD MART :
Merchant, Donkey, Salt bag, Bridge, river, cloud.
GRAMMAR :
a. over, b. on, c. into, d. with a, e. in.
SELF-EXPRESSION
a. Donkey is a domestic animal.
b. It helps in carrying a load.
c. It seems like a younger brother of horse.
d. It has long ears.
e. It can not run fast.

CHAPTER-8 : MY BIRTHDAY
VERBAL :
a. The birthday of the girl was on 15th march.
b. Her mother gave her a knife to cut th cake.
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A : a. (ii) b. (iii)
B : father, mother, feast.
C : a. The girl was six years old.
b. All the guests wished “Happy Birthday to you.”
c. The girl served the cake to the guests.
d. The girl’s mother gave return gifts to the guests.
WORD MART :
Cake, balloon, gift, candle, birthday cap, snacks
GRAMMAR :
a. was, b. were, c. were, d. was.
PRONUNCIATION :
a. n, b. p, c. c, d. e.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. 19th August, b. Cake, c. cut, d. mobile, e. beautiful dress.

CHAPTER-9 : A HOLE IN THE FENCE

VERBAL :
a. A little boy had a bad temper.
b. No, we should not speak without thinking.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (i)
B : a. activities, b. anger, c. speak
C : a. The father decided to teach his son because his son used to speak without thinking.
b. On the first day the son drove thirty seven nails into the fence.
c. The boy thought that it was easer to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
d. The father made his son understand, ‘‘When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just
like the nails on the fence.’’
WORD MART :
temper, hammer, fence, control, passed, holes, scar, pardon.
GRAMMAR :
a. behind, b. between, c. after, d. among.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. No, b. Yes, c, No, d. yes.
COMPOSITION :
Describe the object in each picture in two sentences. Remember that each sentence must have
a describing word :
This is a beautiful rose.
It is red in colour.
The is the sun.
It is yellow in colour.
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 this is the story of a hare and a tortoise. Both animals are good friends. Hare and tortoise decide
the race. The hare runs very fast. The tortoise is slow. She is left far behind. He thinks, She is
slow. Hare sleeps under the tree after some time the tortoise comes that way. She sees the hare.
She smiles. She goes on and reaches the finishing line. The hare wakes up. He starts the race
but he finds the tortoise for ahead, she wins the race.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-3
A. Look at the picture and write two sentences about it :
This is a beautiful scene of nature.
The bird flies in the sky with joy.

CHAPTER-10 : WITH A FRIEND

VERBAL :
a. I can talk with a friend.
b. Anu is my best friend.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (iii) b. (ii)
B : a. umbrella, b. explain, c. friend.
C : a. I can talk with my friend.
b. I can walk with my friend.
c. I can share my food with my friend.
d. I can play with my friend.
e. I can study with my friend.
f. I can compete with my friend.
g. I can ride with my friend.
h. I can even sometime disagree with him.
WORD MART :
Column A Column B
talk walk
play stay
eat compete
ride pride
SELF-EXPRESSION :
GRAMMAR :
Now write opposite of the following words :
a. quiet, b. Incomplete, c. Disagree, d. spend, e. poor, f. wise, g. Boon
h. irregular.

CHAPTER-11 : THE FOX AND THE STORK

VERBAL :
a. A fox and a stork were best friends.
b. Fox was very selfish.

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WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) , b. (i) c. (iii)
B : a. fox, b. delicious, c. trick, d. hungry.
C : a. The fox and the stork were best friends.
b. The stork flew to the fox’s home for dinner.
c. The stork stayed hungry because the fox served soup in plates.
d. The stork invited the fox for dinner because the stork wanted to teach a lesson to the fox.
e. When the fox went hungry he learnt a lesson automatically.
WORD MART :
Forest, knocked, stork, delicious, shallow, selfish, dinner, hungry.
GRAMMAR :
Write plural of the following singular number :
a. Peaches, b. Bunches, c. branches, d. speeches, e. watches, f. switches
RECOGNITION :
Domestic animals Wild animals
dog lion
cat tiger
cow rhino
sheep fox
camel deer
goat jackal

CHAPTER-12 : THE MILKMAID

VERBAL :
a. The milk maid was going to the market.
b. the milk spilt on the ground.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (iii)
B : a. dream, b. dreaming, c. skip, d. day.
C : a. The milkmaid earned money by selling the milk.
b. She began to dream of all the things that she could do after selling the milk.
c. She skipped and jumped and stumbled down.
d. At, last the milk spilt on the ground.
WORD MART :
Name them according to their number :
a. Selling the milk.
b. Buy two young goats.
c. Milk spilt on the ground.
GRAMMAR :
a. lost, b. will give, c. learn, d. wrote.

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SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. 4 b. 8 c. 4 d. 4
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-2
A : a. bridge, b. thinking, c. disagree, d. hearty, e. cried.
B : a. ruined, b. plan, c. made beautiful, d. lessen, e. forgiveness, f. give a part of, g. not
satisfied, h. of no depth, i. reached j. to bring up.
C : a. I keep my books in the bag properly.
b. The guests stood up around the cake table.
c. Finally, Ram learnt a difficult lesson.
d. My mother is very hearty.
e. The students are skipping.
D : a. slipped, b. activities, c. friend, d. hungry, e. skip.
E : a. The donkey fell into the river knowingly because he was saved from carrying heavy load of
salt.
b. the boy thought that it was eaiser to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
c. The stork invited the fox for dinner because the stork wanted to teach a lesson to a fox.
d. The milk maid began to dream of all the things that she could do after selling the milk.
e. At last the milk spilt on the ground.
F : Lion, sheep, umbrella, owl, kangaroo
GRAMMAR :
good bad cold hot
ripe Raw rich poor
fast slow high low
agree disagree fool wise
down up bright dull (dark)
COMPOSITION :
a. A crow was very thirsty.
b. He saw a pot with little water.
c. The crow dropped some pebbles in the pot one by one and the water came up.
Write opposites of the following words from the passage :
cold hot much less
fool wise go come
Correct the following spellings :
thisty thirsty littli little
colected collected pebblles pebbles.

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 English Reader – 3

CHAPTER 1 : ALL CREATURES

VERBAL :
a. The God created all creatures.
b. The God made the water in the rain.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (ii)
B : a. wise, b. crawls, c. God, d. mango.
C : God has created :
flowers water trees
birds apple animals
insects mango rain
WORD MART :
Column A Column B
flower blooms
bird chirps
insect crawls
pleasant summer
apple reddens
mango sweetens
orange ripens
GRAMMAR :
Write antonym of the following words :
a. big small b. ripe unripe
c. beautiful ugly d. sweet sour
e. above below f. good bad
g. happy sad h. day night
i. near far j. hot cold
PRONUNCIATION :
She, ship, shock, shawl
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. God is great and good.
b. God made us.
c. God is every where.
d. God made every thing.
e. We cannot see god but we can feel His presence.

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CHAPTER-2 : BIG MOUTH FOX
VERBAL :
a. A penguin, Hippo and fox were best friends.
b. The fox deceived the animals.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (iii)
B : a. secret, b. happiness, c. fruits. d. fox.
C : a. One day, Penguin and Hippo found a place full of fruits.
b. Penguin and Hippo became surprised that the animals of the Jungle had eaten all the fruits.
c. Penguin and Hippo decided not to tell any thing to the Fox.
d. Fox came covered in cuts and prises because he wanted to tell every one about the lake full
of fishes.
e. The fox promised that he would be no longer a big mouth and he would not betray them
again.
WORD MART :
Find opposite of the following words from the story :
Word Opposite Word Opposite
a. enemy friend b. sad happy
c. disbelieve believe d. remembered forgot
e. able unable f. accept reject
g. bad good h. unimportant important
GRAMMAR :
Rearrange the following groups of words and form sentences :
a. It is going to rain.
b. Mother wove a handkerchief for Neetu.
c. His hakim gave him medicines.
d. The cow was in bad mood.
e. When do you get up.
PRONUNCIATION :
Find out some more ‘c’ sound word and write in the space given :
cut, cat, crow cow
SELF-EXPRESSION :
Write 3 line about any one of the wild animals :
a. Tiger is a wild animal.
b. It is our National animal.
c. It runs very fast.

CHAPTER-3 : THE THREE WISE MEN

VERBAL :
a. The three wise men came to Nasreddin’s district.
b. Nasreddin was the winner of the day’s arguments.

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WRITTEN :
A : a. i, b. ii
B : a. Gathered, b. question, c. annoyed, d. Willing.
C : a. Three wise men came to Nasreddin’s district to see the wisest man in the place.
b. The second wise man asked his question because noone can count the hair of the donkey.
c. No one can count the stars in the sky.
d. How many hair are there on donkey’s tail.
e. Yes, Nasreddin was the wisest man in the place.
D : a. The first wise man asked.
b. Nasreddin answered.
c. The second wise man asked.
d. The third wise man said.
WORD MART :
Write any five words from the story and make sentences with them:
a. Gathered A big crowd gathered to listen Naserddin.
b. Stars No one can count the stars.
c. Country India is my country.
d. Willing The wise man is not willing to do wrong things.
e. Silent The boy was silent.
GRAMMAR :
a. rises, b. grow, c. barks, d. blowing e. gives.
PRONUNCIATION :
Measure, ear, hear, learn, bear, beard, easily please.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
Tick the correct option :
a. 4 b. 8 c. 4 d. 8

CHAPTER-4 : WHEN DAD IS AROUND

VERBAL :
a. The morning starts with a loud TV sound.
b. Sunday is the only day when dad has all the time.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (iii) b. (ii)
B : a. Sunday, b. sleep, c. Dad.
C : a. A Sunday morning starts with a loud T.V. sound when Dad is around.
b. The boy wants to sleep for a minute or three.
c. The mother knows that Dad is there.
d. It will seem so bright when everyone is up because Dad has all the time.
WORD MART :
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 Sunday, typical, morning, groan, minute, around, seems, melt.
GRAMMAR :
A : typical logical
starts parts
sister mister
three tree
tea wee
bright height
day way
time chime
B : Put the following words in a ‘Alphabetical Order’ :
desirable, elbow, eleven, interest, kangaroo, market, orange, participate, peacock, reflection,
star.
PRONUNCIATION :
knee, see, seem, cheese, geese, thirteen, deer, teeth
SELF-EXPRESSION :
Write five lines about how you spend your Sunday.
a. I get up at 8 O’clock on Sunday.
b. Last Sunday I went to my uncle’s house.
c. I met there with my cousins.
d. Last Sunday was a fun day.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-1
Composition :
B : a. Akbar fell ill.
b. His hakim’s gave him medicines.
c. Akbar did not mind taking bitter medicines.
d. Akbar did not like to lie in bed.
e. Birbal suggested that everyday anyone should tell stories to Akbar to make him sleep
soundly.
f. Akbar and Birbal.
C. Tick (4) the things you love doing :
a. 4 b. 4 c. 4 d. 4 e. 4 f. 4

CHAPTER-5: MOTHER DUCK

VERBAL :
a. The mother duck had seven ducklings.
b. A fox tried to catch the mother duck.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (iii)
B : a. ducklings, b. lake, c. fox, d. landed.
C : a. Mother duck was frightened because she saw a fox at a distance.

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 b. The mother duck remembered the trick and started dragging one wing.
c. The fox became happy because it thought that the duck was hurt.
d. The mother duck landed in the middle of the lake.
e. The fox could not reach to the mother duck and her duckling because they were in the
middle of the lake.
WORD MART :
Name the following :
Duckling, tortoise, frog, crocodile, swan, duck.
GRAMMAR :
Change the following singular sentences into plural sentences :
a. The dogs are going with their puppies.
b. The berries are on the table.
c. The knives are in the basket.
d. These stories are about the lions.
e. The fairies are in the small huts.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. My mother’s name is Mrs. Mamta.
b. She is beautiful and intelligent.
c. She takes care of my family.
d. She prepares’s food for everyone.
e. I love my mother very much.
RECOGNITION :
Duck, sparrow, koel, kiwi, parrot, pigeon, ostrich, swan, wood pecker.
COMPREHENSION :
A : a. The little boy was playing near a bridge.
b. He was 12 years old.
c. He saw that a horse had thrown its rider into the water.
d. He jumped into the river and brought him to the bank.
e. Every body praised the courage of the boy.
B : Courageous Boy.
C : Nouns 1. boy, 2. man,
Verbs 1. Was, 2. Swam up.

CHAPTER-6 : THE CLEVER SHEPHERD

VERBAL :
a. Raghav, watched his sheep graze in the meadow.
b. Yes, Raghav was clever.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (i)
B : a. resting, b. horse man, c. flute.

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b. The horse was scared because Raghav threw his fur cap on its head.
c. A fur cap, If you wear it, It becomes taller than a man, but if you throw it down, It becomes
shorter than a hen.
d. No, there was no such sheep as the horse man demanded.
WORD MART :
a. meadow field of grass sheep graze in the meadow.
b. riddle Puzzling question Raghav solved the riddle.
c. flock group Horseman wanted a sheep from the flock.
d. melodious sweet sounding Raghav plays the melodious flute tunes.
e. scared frightened The fur cap landed on the horse’s eyes and scared him.
GRAMMAR :
Underline all the nouns in the following sentences :
a. The table and chairs are made of wood.
b. New Delhi is the capital of India.
c. Birds fly in the sky.
d. Avni and Arshpreet are best friends.
f. Manu eats bread and butter.
PRONUNCIATION :
Find out some more ‘rry’ sound words from your dictionary and write them in the space
given :
berry, hurry, marry.
READ :
Can you name all the seasons?
Summer, winter, rainy, spring.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. 4 b. 8 c. 4 d. 4 e. 8
RECOGNITION :
Here are some animals in the jungle. Put them in correct column :
Domestic animals wild animals
Goat Giraffe
Sheep Elephant
Cow Rhino
Cat Snake
Dog Monkey
LIFE SKILLS-1
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED :
Decide and solve :
What should be done? Tick (4) the correct answer :
a. 8, b. 8, c. 8, d. 4
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-2

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COMPOSITION :
A : a. A fox fell into the well.
b. The fox said to the goat that the water tasted good.
c. The clever fox promised to help her to come out.
d. The fox climbed on the goat and got out of the well and ran away.
e. The goat realized her mistake.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-1
Chapter 1 to 6
Answer all the questions in you best handwriting :
From the chapters :
A : a. winter, b. fruits, c. silent. d. typical e. tired
B : a. surprising, b. sad, c. correctly, d. wanting, e. hard, f. little, g. taken away, h. came down. i.
puzzling question. j. sweet sound.
C : a. I am waiting for the apples to ripen.
b. Crippen insisted on his innocence.
c. The children gathered around the table.
d. She was making small groaning noises.
e. The students followed the teachers.
D : a. fruits, b. gathered, c. sunday, d. fox, e. flute.
E : a. The fox promised that he would be no longer a big mouth and he would not betray them
again.
b. The three wise men came to nasreddin’s district to see the wisest man in the place.
c. The boy wants to sleep for a minute or three.
d. Mother duck was frightened because she saw a fox at a distance.
e. The fur cap landed on the horse’s eyes and the horse became scared.
F : Column A Column B
flower blooms
insect crawls
apple reddens
bird chirps
orange ripens
GRAMMAR :
G : kings, monkeys, pencils, babies, boxes
H : foolish, below, ugly, far, sour.
COMPREHENSION :
I: a. Edison tried two thousand different materials.
b. His assistant complained, “All our work is in vain. We have learnt nothing.”
c. Edison learnt that there are two thousand elements which we cannot be used to make a
good light bulb.
Fill in the blanks :
a. satisfactorily, b. confidently

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a. 4 b. 8
Write opposite of the following from the passage :
Short tall
Bad good

CHAPTER-7 : THE CHINESE FARMER

VERBAL :
a. The hose did not like to work hard.
b. The army marched into the village.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (i)
B : a. support, b. farmer, c. luck, d. army.
C : a. The horse escaped to the hills because he would not work hard.
b. A hard of wild horses came along the horse of the farmer.
c. One day, the farmer’s son attempted to tame one of wild horses, he fell off its back and
broke has right leg.
d. When the army saw the farmer’s son with his broken leg they let him off.
WORD MART :
Complete the following words :
Chinese, support, neighbour, sympathised, congratulate, attempted, marched,
conscripted.
GRAMMAR :
Write feminine genders of the following masculine genders :
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Horse Mare King Queen
Lion Lioness Tiger Tigress
Fox Vixen Peacock Peahen
Dog Bitch Bull Cow
PRONUNCIATION :
Write some more se sound words in the space given :
see, sea, Chinese, lose, these, those.

CHAPTER-8 : THE SELFISH GIANT

VERBAL :
a. A giant was the owner of the palace and the garden.
b. A small boy was standing under the tree.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i), b. (ii)
B : a. amazed, b. giant, c. garden, d. selfish.
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c. “Trespassers will be prosecuted” was written on the board at the garden’s gate.
d. The giant felt sad to see the tree of the garden had no flowers or fruits and were covered with
snow?
e. The small boy kissed the giant.
WORD MART :
Write synonyms of the following words from the story :
a. sweet, b. unexpected, c. speak loudly, d. unspecified, e. large, f. sad, g. different, h. very
small, j. blackness.
GRAMMAR :
washing machine, butterfly, dining table, swimming pool, Sunday.
PRONUNCIATION :
Find out some more ‘or’ sound words and write in the space given :
anchor, chore, for, horse.
Find out some more ro sound words and write in the space given :
row, burrow, frog, pronounce
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. I go to play in the evening.
b. I like to play cricket.
c. I go to play in the park.
d. I go to play with my friends.

CHAPTER-9 : SONG OF THE ENGINE :

VERBAL :
a. The engine pulls with a will.
b. No It does not require pulling.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (i)
B : a. travel, b. slowly, c. singing, d. song.
C : a. The line goes up a hill.
b. I thought I could, I thought I could.
c. When you godown the hill the train requires no pulling.
d. The poem conveys which I thought I could.
WORD MART :
a. will, b. along, c. pulling, d. till, e. sings, f. railway, g. think, h. hear.
GRAMMAR :
a. I traveled on the railway. b. The line went up a hill.
c. As it pulled with a will. d. It sang this title song.
e. The train required no pulling. f. If you listened very quietly.

PRONUNCIATION :

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 Write some more following words :
church, much, such, bench, chuk, charm, child, chain.
OBSERVATION :
Land Transport Water Transport Air Transport
Car Ship Glider
Train Boat Aeroplane
Bus Soil Boat Helicopter
Scooter Motor boat jet
Rickshaw Yatch
Cycle
Truck
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-3
COMPREHENSION :
A : a. A cat and a fox were good friends.
b. They argued as to who was smarter.
c. The fox boasted as she knew many tricks.
d. While they fought, they heard gun shots and sound of hunters.
e. The cat climbed up a tree.
f. The hunter caught the fox.
B : a. I get up at 6 O’clock in the morning.
b. I like maths most.
c. I do my home work in the evening.
d. My mother helps me in my homework.
e. Renu is my best friend.

CHAPTER-10 : A CRUEL KING

VERBAL :
a. A cruel lion was a cruel long.
b. A small hare was able to kill the lion.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (iii) b. (i)
B : a. troubled, b. fearlessly, c. roared, d. intelligent.
C : a. The animals of the forest were in the trouble because a cruel lion hunted and killed animals
for its food.
b. The animals of the jungle decided to send one animal each day as its food and the system
worked smoothly.
c. The hare thought of a plan to kill the lion saying that there was another lion in the jungle.
d. The lion peeped into the well and saw his reflection and thought it to be the other lion. He
grew more furious and jumped into the well and died.
WORD MART :
Add ‘ly’ to the following words :

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f. finally, g. obviously, h. clearly, i. correctly, j. happily.
GRAMMAR :
Imagine and create questions of the following answers :
Nikhil : Who are you?
Nikhil : Where is your home?
Nikhil : Which game do you like to play?
Nikhil : How old are you?
Nikhil : When do you go to play
PRONUNCIATION :
Complete the words by adding er or re :
brother, care, hare, mother, letter, driver, finger, more, sure, metre, before, father, tyre, there
paize, deer, insure, fare, hire, answer.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. Rabbit is a small animal.
b. It is white and black coloured animal.
c. It has red eyes.
d. It eats carrot and peanut.
e. It looks very beautiful and lovely.

CHAPTER-11 : BIRBAL’S KHICHRI

VERBAL :
a. A thought came to Birbal that a man would do anything for money.
b. No, Akbar was not right.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (iii)
B : a. feelings, b. guards, c. Birbal, d. laugh.
C : a. Akbar removed his finger from the lake because The water was very cold.
b. Akbar challenged Birbal that no one would spend an entire night in the cold water of this
lake for money.
c. Akbar did not give reward to the poor man first because he said that the poor man survived
the night in the lake by the warmth of street lamp.
d. The king and his attendants laughed because Birbal was preparing khichri hanging it five
feet above the fire.
e. No, the khichri could not be cooked as Birbal was cooking.
WORD MART :
Birbal, poorman, khichri.
GRAMMAR :
a. expressed, b. shivered, c. challenged, d. entered, e. kept, affixed,
f. understood.
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three, thought, through, throw, the, this.
B : Find out some more ‘t’ sound words and write in the space given :
true, too, together, tomorrow, truck, took
SELF-EXPRESSION :
a. Akbar is sitting on his throne. b. Birbal is standing near him.
c. Both are talking with each other. d. One other courtier is also there.
e. All are busy in the discussion.

CHAPTER-12 : THE WOODEN BOWL

VERBAL :
a. Kurt, Man fred and Thekla, lived in a little old house.
b. Wilhelm parents eyes filled with tears.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (i)
B : a. carpentry, b. sleeping, c. idea, d. parents.
C : a. Manfred did carpentry for his living.
b. Thekla was Kurt’s daughter-in-law.
c. Some times Kurt broke a glass, dropped a spoon and spilt soup on his shirt and trousers
then Manfred and Thekla used to be angry with the old man activities.
d. The old man was sad because all the time he sat in the corner of the room.
e. The boy was making a wooden bowl for his parents for taking their food in it.
WORD MART :
Write any five verbs from the story and use them in sentences :
a. filled My parents eyes filled with tears.
b. Smashed The glass bowl smashed in to hundred pieces.
c. Worried I am very much worried about my studies.
d. Making The boy was making a wooden bowl.
e. Prepared My mother prepared food for my family.
GRAMMAR :
a. he, b. they, c. she, d. It, e. we.
PRONUNCIATION :
Find out some more ‘ow’ sound words and write in the space given :
sow, wow, snow, show, row, bowl.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
I have grandparents of 85 years and 90 years old respectively.
They are quite well.
They love me and my family very much.
They have two sons and two daughters.
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I love my grandparents very much.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-4
COMPREHENSION :
A : a. Girls and boys came out to play. b. They came out to play.
c. The moon is shining bright as day. d. You should leave supper and sleep.
e. They would come with their play fellows on the street.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-2
A : a. weak, b. garden, c. pulling, d. echo e. mistake
B : a. hid, b. surprised, c. heaven, d. hear attentively, e. without noise, f. at once g. habitants, h.
trembled, i. at last, j. well known.
C : a. The giant had long teeth.
b. I do not require any help in my exams.
c. The lion saw his own reflecting in the well.
d. My entire family is very good.
e. Kurt was becoming slow and clumsy.
D : a. support, b. selfish, c. intelligent, d. feelings, e. carpentry
E : a. A hard of wild horses came along the horse of the farmer.
b. the giant felt sad to see the trees of the garden had no flowers or fruits and were covered
with snow.
c. The engine sings I thought I could, I thought, I could.
d. The animals of the forest were in the broutle because a cruel lion hunted and killed animals
for its food.
e. Akbar challenged Birbal that no one would spend an entire night in the cold water of this
lake for money.
GRAMMAR :
F : support, attempted, matched sympathised, chinese
G : Cow, Bitch, Lioness, peahen, mare.
H : a. The cow ate the grass. b. Girls played in the park.
c. It rained heavily. d. Kashish wrote a letter.
e. Saurabh liked to play cricket.
COMPREHENSION :
I: a. An old woman lived in a little cottage.
b. Beautiful flowers grew in her garden.
c. The old woman was awakened by the sound of sweet singing and babies laughing.
d. She saw small fairy babies in each flower.
Fill in the blanks :
a. window, b. sound.
Write (T) for true statement and (F) for false statement :
a. F, b. T
Write opposite of the following from the passage :

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voice silence.
English Reader – 4

CHAPTER 1 : How They Sleep?

VERBAL
a. The little bird was very nice but very very lazy.
b. Every one, agreed to put him in charge of organising the great journey next year.
WRITTEN
A : a. (i), b. (iii)
B : a. heads, b. kittens, c. still, d. blankets.
C : a. Little birds stand on one leg and tuck their heads away.
b. Little mice lie soft and still as if they were in church.
c. Cows lie down upon their sides when they go to sleep.
d. Little babies steep snugly tucked in bed with blanket and pillows.
WORD MART
Write names of young one of the following :
a. kitten, b. lamb, c. puppy, d. fawn, e. calf, f. chicken, g. piglet,
h. duckling, i. cub, j. tadpole.
GRAMMAR
a. roar, b. give, c. live, d. fly, e. moves, f. tells
SELF-EXPRESSION
I am sleep on my beautiful Bed along with warm blanket and my sweet Teddy Too.

CHAPTER-2 THE LAZY LITTLE BIRD :

WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) gone, b. (i) winter
B : a. warmer, b. Friends , c. protected, d. survive, e. organising,
C : a. The other birds kept telling the little bird, what a lazy he was and he shouldn't leave
everything to the last minute.
b. The other birds were gone to a warmer land.
c. The little bird realised that because of his laziness he would have to spend the long cold
winter all on his own.
d. He built a new nest between some rocks, with branches stones and leaves, filled the nest
with fruits and berries and dug a little pool in the cave.
e. All his friends were filled with joy and surprise when they found him alive.
f. Every one agreed that he should be put in change of organising the great Journey next year.
WORD MART :
a. I like summer season very much.
b. I don't like winter season.
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e. We do not find flowers in autumn.
GRAMMAR :
a. any, b. some, c. some, d. any, e. some, f. any.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
Yes, I have seen a very hard working person around my house, he works very hard. I like
him. He is a decent personality. He speaks politely and works calmly.

CHAPTER-3 The Proud Red Rose

VERBAL
a. The red rose thought it was the most beautiful plant in the forest.
b. The red rose wondered when it heard that the cactus had water.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i), b. (ii)
B : a. angrily, b. cactus, c. upset, d. life, e. ashamed,
C : a. On one beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a f forest.
b. The sunflower said to the red rose that there were many beautiful plants in the forest and if
was just one on them.
c. The cactus advised the rose that God did not create any form of life without purpose.
d. The red rose wondered that the cactus had water.
e. The red rose learned that no one judged should be by their appearance.
WORD MART :
Homophone Meanings Sentence
a. said to speak something Rajesh said to me to take
bath.
sad to feel bad I was sad last night.
b. one one person or thing I was the one who fought
with them.
won to win prize we won the cricket match.
c. two two persons or things They were two friends.
too much talk a time He is too weak to walk.
d. root root of plants No root no fruit
route route of some place I go to my school by route
No. 4
e. hole hole in something Rajesh has no hole in his
pocket.
whole complete He enjoyed the whole
journey.
GRAMMAR :
A : a. It is correct that shivani passed.
b. I know well that manan will help me.
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e. I hope that he will succeed.
f. You should remember that honesty is the best policy.
PRONUNCIATION :
B : Whatsoever, wheaten, wheedle, wheel, whenever, whey, whiff, whippy

Formative Assessment Sheet-I

A : a. Tom had two children.
b. He announced one day that he would not work and was not suited for marriage.
c. He was a source of trouble for his brother Maddy.
d. He started borrowing money form his friends.
e. He used to say that money spent on necessities was boring and the money spent on luxuries
was amusing.

CHAPTER : 4 THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

VERBAL :
Read and answer verbally :
a. It was a difficult task for the rabbit to face, b. Rabbit lost the race.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (ii)
B : a. task, b. rabbit, c. win, d. lost.
C : a. Tortoise and rabbit started the race.
b. Because the rabbit thought that the tortoise was slower.
c. The rabbit could not remember that he had to beat the tortoise in the race.
d. The race made him actually lose his face when the rabbit lost it.
WORD MART :
Word Opposite Sentence
a. difficult easy It’s not easy to cook food.
b. fell getup I get up at 6. am.
c. slow fast He is very fast in race.
d. remember forget I forgot to take medicine.
e. lost find He found his lost purse.
f. start finish We should finish our home work.
g. above below Read the sentence given below.
GRAMMAR :
Complete the following sentences with the correct verb using ‘ing’. Add is / am / are
appropriately :
a. is cooking, b. are grazing, c. is watching, d. are roaring e. is weeping, f. am working.
PRONUNCIATION :
Fib fibre fichu fidget
Micro midget miff milk

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kiln kilt kin kind
SELF-EXPRESSION :
Once there was a tortoise and a hare. The hare was very proud for his speed. One day he
challenged the tortoise to have a race with him. The tortoise agreed. They started the race.
After some time the hare stopped to take rest. But the tortoise kept on running without
taking rest. The hare took rest at many places. The hare was over confident that he can
defeat the tortoise easily. But in the end the tortoise defeated the hare. He was steady that’s
why he defeated the hare.
DIFFERENTIATING :
A. Now make a list showing following types of animals :
Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores
Deer dog crow
Sheep cat bear
Goat lion pig
Cow tiger hawk
Buffalo Jackal eagle

CHAPTER-5 : THE SWAN AND THE PRINCES

VERBAL :
Read and answer verbally :
a. Siddhartha was the prince of kapilvastu.
b. Dev datt was Siddhartha’s causin.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (ii)
B : a. F, b. T, c. F, d. T, e. F, f. T
C : a. The second minister thought that Dev Datt wanted justice to complain against someone.
b. Prince Dev Dutt wanted to meet the king because he wanted.
c. Dev dutt said that the swan was his because he had shot that swan.
d. Siddhartha said that the swan was his because he saved that swan.
e. The Chief minister decided to call the swan to come forward either to sidhartha or to
Devdatt.
f. The swan moved forward in the arms of siddhartha.
WORD MART :
Adjectives Sentences
a. Naughty Mohan is a naughty boy.
b. Calm He was not calm in the class room.
c. frighten Swan was frightened.
d. Afraid He was getting afraid.
e. Kind Siddhartha was kind.
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 a. Silver is not so heavy as gold.
b. Nikita does not write as good as Ishika.
c. Agra is not as cool as Delhi.
d. Yogesh is not as strong as Mukesh.
e. Europe is not so large as Asia.
f. Her sister is not so beautiful as she is.
PRONUNCIATION :
Ass Assess Toss Mess
Grass Fuss Pass Lass
Self-Expression
I like Siddhartha because he was kind and loving. He used to love all the creatures of the
god. He saved the life of the swan.
Observing
Once I went to the garden. When I was playing I saw that a cute puppy was yelling in pain. I
went to him and examined his condition. He was injured. I brought him home and I applied
medicines to his injury.

CHAPTER-6 : THE FLATTERED ELEPHANT :

VERBAL :
a. A jackals group had a wicked thought.
b. The elderly jackal was flattering the elephant.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (iii)
B : a. physique, b. elephant c. eatables, d. detect, e. slough.
C : a. The jackal had the wicked thought to kill the elephant.
b. The elephant jumped in excitement because the jackal offered him to be the king of the
jungle.
c. The elephant was going to his office with the jackal.
d. The shrewd jackal had planned to get the elephant down in the slough.
e. The elephant died in the slough.
WORD MART :
A: Word Sentences
a. Wicked The jackal was very wicked.
b. King The jackal offered him to be the king.
c. eatables The jackal offered eatables to the elephant.
d. die The elephant died in the slough.
e. detect The elephant could not detect the slough.
B : a. calmly, b. swiftly, c. willingly, d. really, e. slowly, f. inelegantly.
Pronunciation
Lock, Crack, Hack, Aback, Pack, Attack, Snack, Track
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 If I would be in the place of the robust elephant, I would not have believed in jackal’s
flattery. I would not have followed him blindly and had not got blind faith on the cunning
jackal.
COMPREHENSION :
A : a. Mrs. Kaushik was the most kind and thoughtful woman.
b. She told her children about a family which she had visited a day before.
c. Aakash had intrusted in Mrs. Kaushik very much because he was a good help to his mother
and wanted to earn some money.
B : a. F, b. T
C : a. women b. children
c. boys d. families
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-2
A : a. The sun had been a source of energy.
b. Atomic energy is a new supply of energy.
c. Because it does not come from sun. It comes from atoms.
d. They are very small in size.
e. No, they can not be seen easily.
f. No, we cannot compare atoms with anything.

Summative Assessment Sheet - 1

A. a. iii, b. i c. i, d. ii e. i
B. Stall - a stand for the sale of goods.
Voyage - a long journey by sea or in space.
Puzzling - confusing
grace - a person’s favour.
robust - strong and healthy.
C. a. Elephant was taking rest snugly.
b. The appearance of Mohan was good.
c. He was in deep slumber.
d. The Suppliant was not heard by the principal
e. Siddhartha was a gracious boy.
D. a. The snakes, b. friends, c. upset, d. rabbit, e. physique
E. a. Cows lie down upon their sides when they sleep.
b. The red rose wondered when he heard that the cactus had water.
c. The rabbit could not remember that he had to beat the tortoise.
d. The swan decide the case by going to Siddartha at his call.
e. The elephant nearly jumped in excitement when he was told to be the king of the forest.
F. dog puppy
cow calf
hen chick
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G. a. Carrot is a root
I go to school by route no 5.
b. I saw one injured puppy.
I won the match.
c. He ate all the mangoes.
He ate eight mangoes.
d. Mohan fall down on the floor.
Mohan poured all the flour.
e. Sohan bought a new pen today.
Sohan knew that Ravi would not come.
H. a. Greedily
b. Swiftly
c. Easily
d. Frankly
e. Clearly
I. A. (i) The big tree thought that the reeds were weak.
(ii) He was proud of his strenght.
(iii) The tree was uprooted by a storm.
(iv) The reeds remain there because they bowed their heads to everything.
B. (i) Strength.
(ii) Uprooted

CHAPTER-7 : SPRING
VERBAL :
a. The Dragonfly said it’s spring.
b. They want to play hopscotch in the park.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (i)
B : a. grey, b. quarrel, c. Bloom, d. cycle.
C : a. The warm sunshine is the loveliest thing.
b. He can coo and quarrel and on twigs he can swing.
c. Bushes want to open their flower.
d. Children want to play hopscotch in the parks.
Word Mart
a. My pen is without spring.
Spring season is coming.
b. We should deposit our money in the banks.
Mohan was sitting near the river bank.
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d. All the answers were right.
Turning to the right you will see the school.
e. He broke the chair from the joint.
They have a joint account.
GRAMMAR :
A : a. unhappy, b. uncertain, c. unfortunate, d. ungrateful, e. unlimited,
f. unaware.
SELF-EXPRESSION :
Which season do you like the most? why?.
Spring season I like the most. Because in this season I can pray to lord shiva in the temple.

CHAPTER-8 : THE OLD MAN AND THE TIGER

VERBAL
a. The old man cut wood to earn money.
b. It is good to remember that ‘‘Knives and axes flash like day, Harsh words, however, always
stay.’’
WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (i)
B : a. bought, b. tiger, c. thanked, d. axe, e. distance.
C : a. The poor man lived with his large family in a small hut in the middle of the forest.
b. The old man was surprised because he never knew that tigers could talk and what's more
this tiger was offering to help him.
c. Because the tiger worked while the old man rested under a tree.
d. The tiger's skin had very bad smell.
e. When the tiger’s blood spurted out it made the tiger’s coat red and sticky.
f. The wound has healed but your harsh words have stayed in my heart.
GRAMMAR :
a. cleans, b. went, c. tells, d. see, e. sweeping, f. taught.

CHAPTER-9 : SAND AND STONE

VERBAL
a. The friend wrote in the sand, ‘‘Today my best friend slapped me in the face.’’
b. The friend wrote on a stone, ‘‘Today my best friend saved my life.’’
WRITTEN :
A : a. (iii) b. (i)
B : a. slapped, b. oasis, c. mire, drowning.
C : a. The friends were waling through a desert.
b. One friend slapped other one because they had an argument.
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stone because that could not be erased ever.

WORD MART :
Write antonyms of the following words and make sentences with them:
Words Antonyms Sentences
a. friend enemy No one is our enemy.
b. near far My school is far from my home.
c. save expenditure We should control our expenses.
d. forgive accuse Mohan was accused of theft.
e. good bad It’s bad to hurt someone.
Grammar
a. Although, yet, b. Although, c. Yet, d. Although, yet, e. Although, yet

Pronunciation
Track, Tract, Trade, Tradition, Traffic, Tragic, Train, Trained
Self-Expression
One should never remember when he is hurt. And we should never forget when we are
helped by someone. One friend wrote in sand when he was slapped because the wind will
erase his words but when he wrote on the stone that can not be erased by any one.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SHEET-3
A : a. Gautam had always been a thoughtful boy.
b. He had a kind heart.
c. While hunting he would stop with his bow half drawn in his hand because he did not want to
kill the harmless animal.
d. He said why should he hurt the poor creature.
e. He would lose the race because he did not want to give pain to his horse.
B: I have bought a coffee mug for my mother. My mother is fond of collecting different types
of mugs. I bought a mug with a unique art of ancient time on that.

CHAPTER-10 : THOMAS ALVA EDISON

VERBAL
a. Thomas Alva Edison was an unusual boy.
b. His teacher thought that he couldn't learn.
WRITTEN :
A : a. (ii) b. (i)
B : a. bothered, b. telegraph, c. score, d. lives
C : a. Edison was an unusual boy because he did many inventions.
b. Edison’s mother knew that he was not fool.
c. The way he concentrated made some people laugh.
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GRAMMAR :
Fill in the blanks by using correct Collective nouns :
a. A group of keys bunch
b. A group of students class
c. A collection of books library
d. A pair of rooms suite
e. A group of sailors crew
f. A group of soldiers army
g. A group of lawyers team
h. A group of singers choir
Pronunciation
meat, seat, cheat, eat, heat, treat, greased, released
SELF-EXPRESSION :
How dull our lives would be without the inventions of Edison? Write.
Our lives would be dull without the inventions of Edison because our lives without doing or
inventing something is useless.

CHAPTER-11 : A GOOD CITIZEN

WRITTEN :
A : a. (i) b. (ii)
B : a. Chairman, b. order, c. displeased, d. traffic
C : a. Dr. Abdul Fazl placed before Nehruji the list of persons who had failed today the water tax.
b. Nehruji asked Dr. Fazl why he did not take necessary action himself to stop the water supply
of the defaulter.
c. Pt. Motilal was displeased because the Municipal Board did not serve any notice for paying
the dues before taking the drastic step of cutting off the water supply.
d. 1. A person holding a responsible position must implement the rules strictly and
promptly.
2. He should be fair and impartial in his dealings.
Word Mart
a. Chairman Mr. Sharma is the chairman
b. Allahabad Allahad is a nice city.
c. Citizen We are the citizens of India.
d. Incident This was the incident of 2 years back.
e. Duty We should fulfil our duties.
Grammar
a. What is she doing in the garden?
b. How is your grandmother?
c. How did you spent your vacations?
d. What is her mother doing?
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Pronunciation
Cab, Cabin, Cabinet, Cable, Cad, Catch, Cafe, Cage
Self-Expression
Pt. Nehru was the first Prime Minister of our country after freedom. He was kind and just.
He used to love children very much. His birthday is known and celebrated as the children’s
day in our country.
Composition
Rohan was a greedy boy. He used to work whole day. He was fond of eating boiled eggs. He
used to eat two boiled eggs everyday. He had a hen. One day he thought to bring out all the
eggs from the stomach of the hen. He took a knife and cut the hen into two pieces. He did
not find any egg in the hen’s stomach. He started crying for his mis deed.

Chapter 12
Adventurous Voyage of Sindbad
Verbal
a. Sindbad was fond of adventures.
b. Some merchant saw Sindbad in the eagle’s claws.
c. Sindbad narrated his story to the merchants.
d. The merchants fish took him to their ship.
Written
A. a. (i), b. (iii)
B. a. adventures, b. apples, c. roc, d. valley, e. alive
C. a. The island began to quack because it was a big fish.
b. They sailed away because they thought Sindbad had come back.
c. On reaching the island, Sindbad saw a large, round and white object.
d. Sindbad thought to tie himself to the claw of roc to fly away from the island.
e. Sindbad could not sleep well at night because he was frightened of snakes.
f. He tied himself to a large piece of meat to come out of valley of the diamonds.
Word Mart
a. Island, b. Turban, c. Claw, d. Omnipotent, e. Voyage
Grammar
a. cries, b. copies, c. countries, d. wolves, e. Loaves.
f. Safes, g. Dwarves, h. Mischieves
Pronunciation
Than, Thank, Theft, Their, Both, Oath, Birth, Theory
Self-Expression
Sindbad was very courageous. He did not lose his heart even when he was completely lost
on the island and in the valley. He tied himself to the claws of roc and spent a night in the
valley of snakes.
Comprehension
A. a. King’s orders were not to disturb him.
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d. The king got annoyed because Tenali picked up a stick and began to hit the chief actor.
e. The king said to Raman, “I am grateful to you for exposing these rogues.
B. a. Prohibited, b. scolded, dismissed
C. a. He demanded 200 rupees yesterday.
b. Rohan is a rogue.
D. The was angry because the guards were rogues and amused because Tenali exposed them
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 English Reader – 5

CHAPTER 1 : My Shadow
Read and answer verbally
A : a. According to the poet his shadow goes in and out with him.
B : b. When the poet woke up early one morning he found spinning dew on every buttercup.
A. Mark the correct choice :
A : a. (iii) b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. shadow, b. little, c. play, d. nursie, e. asleep
C. Answer the following questions :
a. According to the poet shadow has many uses like it goes every where with the poet.
b. The funniest thing about the shadow is the way he likes to grow.
c. A shadow can be called a coward because the poet thinks it shame to stick to nurse as that
shadow sticks to him.
d. The poet called the shadow lazy because it stayed stayed in bed and was fast asleep.
Word Mart
Write superlative degree of the following words and make sentences with them:
a. The funniest She is the funniest girl in the class
b. The closest He is my closest friend.
c. The slowest He is the slowest runner.
d. The tallest My Sister is the tallest member of my family.
e. The fastest Ram was the fastest swimmer.
f. The wisest You are the wisest boy in the class.
g. the most intelligent I am the most intelligent girl of the class.
Grammar
Rewrite the following sentences using present Continuous Tense :
a. The are dancing in the rain.
b. She is playing with her friends.
c. He is writing a letter very well.
d. The sun is shining so brightly.
e. The cat is fighting with the cock.
Pronunciation
Tracer, Tract, Tractor, Tradition, Traffic, Tragedy, Trail, Train
Self-Expression
The poet describes that the shadow goes every where with him. The shadow increases and
diereses in a strange way. The poet calls the shadow coward and lazy.
Composing
A child moves from left to right, The shadow moves fast with the child. It comes to the front
and sometimes hides, comes out in the day and hides at night.
Chapter - 2 The Milkman’s Cow

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VERBAL
Read and answer verbally :
a. The Milkman’s cow was in a bad mood.
b. Being kind and loving is the best remedy.
Written
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (iii), b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. refused, b. Buttermilk, c. grocer, d. grin, e. remedy
C. Answer the following questions :
a. The milkman begged to the cow to get up.
b. The Wrestler said that he had the strength of ten horses.
c. The Farmer, Milkman, Policeman, grocer, wrestler, an Engineer, an ice-cream man cobbler,
Painter, and peanut vendor came before the little boy.
d. The little boy learnt in second class that human beings eat rice and wheat and milkman's
cows eat grass.
e. The Boy hold a shelf of tasty green grass and the cow began to move.
f. When the Painter and cobbler saw the cow moving, they started to laugh and beam.
Word Mart
a. Grocer b. Police, c. Wrestler, d. Engineer, e. Painter, f. Cobbler
Grammar
a. Was the cow in a bad mood?
b. The milkman did not pull the cow.
c. The cow was going everywhere.
d. I do not have the strength of ten horses.
e. Should this not be heard at all?
Pronunciation
Further Fudge fuss Fugitives Fumble, fug, fulgent, furbish
Self-Expression
There is great moral in this story that if we do any mistake and hurt anyone then we should
not go away but we should accept our mistake and try to make hippy that person whom you
made angry. If you hurt anyone than try to make him happy too.
Answering
a. We should say, “Thanks” when we get something from someone.
b. We should say, “sorry” when we hurt someone.
c. We should say, “Excuse me” when we interrupt someone.
d. We should say, “Please” when we request someone.
Chapter 3 : Mahmud of Ghazni
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 a. Mahmud of Ghazni was feared by people. b. Wazir of Mahmud knew the Language of
birds.
WRITTEN
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (ii), b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. invaded, b. wazir, c. deserted, d. Surprised, e. Tears
C. Answer the following questions :
a. Mahmud of Ghazni looted plundered and killed people so the people feared him. b.
Mahmud was happy to gather so much wealth.
c. The village seemed desered because Mahmud looted and kiled the people. d. The first owl
want to get his daughter married to the son of the second owl. The second owl wants five
ruined villages as a dowry. The daughter's father offers five hundred ruined villages instead
of five and thanks Mahmud for he had ruined all those villages.
Word Mart
a. Mhamud Mahmud of Ghazni was feared by people.
b. Wazir Wazir knew the language of birds.
c. Owl Two owls were sitting on the tree.
d. Village The villages were ruined by Mahmud
e. Trce The owl were sitting on the tree
f. People People were afraied of Mahmud.
Grammar
Join the following sentences using suitable conjunctions :
a. Many Countries narrated stories but the king Could not sleep.
b. Mahmud was very pleased because he had gathred so much wealth.
c. Wazir shakes his head and he says nothing.
d. The birds came but they did not find any grain.
e. Many doctors came yet the king did not get well.
Pronunciation
Knot, Knock, Knag, Knave, Know, Knock, out, Knowledge, Knock, down.
Self - Expression
Comprehension
Answer the following questions :
a. Cleanliness Consists in keeping our bodies. b. The Cleanliness can be Practiced by all
civilized nation of world. c. Clean clothes, pure and clean food save a man from the attack of
diseases. d. Cleanliness is to godliness because it makes a human life beautiful and
cheerfully by saving him from the attack of diseases. e. Health is wealth and cleanliness
makes a good heath. f. I keep my clothes clean, take pure and clean food, take bath daily
and keep our house clean also.
Make sentences of the following words :
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attack of diseases. d. Surrounding of our houses should be clean.
Chapter 4
VERBAl
Read and answer verbally :
a. The sun fell in love with a Princess. b. The ruby fell out of merchant's pocket and rolled into
a deep pit.
WRITTEN
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (ii) b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing words from the box given below :
a. Milky, b. Nostrils, c. resist, d. Princess, e. Trying
C. Answer the following questions :
a. The sun would take human form and go down to the princess to spend sometime with her.
b. The Sun decided to send her beloved a blood red ruby as token of his love. c. Looking
down at a wedding feast in progress the crow was distracted from its mission. d. The
merchant quickly pocketed the ruby. e. Seeing the bag filled with cow dung the printer flung
the bag away, rushed to her palace and never came out again. f. The sun turned his
scorching gaze on the crow angrily and its feathers were burnt black. g. The story tells us -
1. We should be careful on the way. 2. We should not do bad fun with other. 3. We should
not be so much angry like Sun.
Word Mart
Write meaning of the following words and make sentences with them:
Words Meanings Sentences
a. milky as white as milk I have a milky white shirt.
b. distract divert attention It was distracted from its mission.
c. resist try to prevent I can't resist him from doing work.
d. Intended wished I intended to see you yesterday.
e. Furious extremely angry He because furious when he heard abouth the accident.
Grammar
Change the following Affirmative sentences into Negative but don’t change its meaning :
a. The knife is not blunt.
b. She did not speak the truth.
c. The boy did not sleep all night.
d. The servant should not be dishonest.
e. The manger was not fool unsuccessful.
Pronunciation
Floor Floppy Flint Flat
Flatter Flammable Flit Flattering
Flower Flog Flush Flew
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 Once the Sun asked to a crow to deliver a Jem to his beloved princess as a taken of his love.
But on the way the crow hung the silken bag of Jem on a twig and went off to find some food,
at the same time a merchant saw the bag and open it after seeing the Jem he Quickly
Pocketed the ruby and filled the bag with dry cow dung. The crow went to the beloved and
gave her that bag, seeing the cow dung the beloved became angry and never came again the
meet sun. When the sun came to know all this matter, he turned his scorching gaze on the
crow and the crow, feathers were burned black. The crow has been ever black since.
Composition
The people should not cut us. There are many reasons for it. We are the most important
part of Nature and without Nature People Can not imagine their life. The people live for
them salves but we (tree) do not live for us. We live for human beings. We give cool air to
breath to the people. We help to rain. We give timber for fuel. We take Carbon dioxide and
give oxigen to breathe. Greenery, medicine, Shadow hot, cool air etc. are because of us. If
the people cut us, they can't reduce the pollution and the increasing pollution will destroy
the human race on the earth and will cause many diseases.
We, tree prevent the soil erosion in heavy rain. The surrounding atmosphere is steady
because of us (tree).
at Finally the life on earth is possible because of ‘tree’ so to save their life the people should
not cut us.
Formative Assessment Sheet - 1
A. Answer the following questions orally :
a. 16 million additions can be performed by a computer in a second.
b. Hundred of Billions of Pieces of information can be retrieved by the computer.
c. Yes, the modern computers can speak the answer to calculations.
d. Digital and analog computers.
e. Digital computers perform the calculations by counting.
B. a. Yankee, b. Doodle

Chapter - 5
Tug of War
VERBAL
a. The rabbit enjoyed playing tricks on other animals.
b. The great amusement of the rabbit was that the elephant would quickly him self or run away
whenever he saw the rabbit.
WRITTEN
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (i), b. (ii)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. tricks, b. doubled, c. rope, d. seashore, e. securely
C. Answer the following questions :
a. Rabbit enjoyed playing tricks on the other animals. b. When the rabbit called the elephant
large but not powerful the elephant sounded surprised and annoyed. c. When the Rabbit
called himself more powerful than Elephant, the Elephant doubled up with laughter. d.
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will pull them by a rope but He tied the one side to the Elephant trunk and second side of the
Rope with whale Both Were hidden to each other.
Word Mart
Words Synonyms Words Synonyms
a. beasts animals b. Large small
c. joke mock d. mighty Powerful
e. far distance f. wondered marveled
g. afraid fear h. center middle
i. at last Finally j. view sight
Grammar
Rewrite the following sentences by removing the Adverb ‘too’ :
a. The Lion so old that he can not Jump Properly. b. He was so proud that he would not accept
any help. c. Sita was so honest that she could not steal. d. The Tree is so high that I cannot
climb up. e. The News is so good that it can-not be tree.
Pronunciation
Prime Praise Prolong Practical
Primate Prose Precipitate Pray
Pretend Price Prayer Proton
Life Skills - 1
Decide and Solve
a. 8, b. 8, c. 8, d. 4, e. 8
Chapter 6
From a Railway Carriage
Verbal
Read and answer verbally
a. Railway carriage is faster than Fairies. b. A child clambers and scrambles.
Written
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (ii), b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. meadows, b. Painted, c. daisies, d. Lumping, e. glimpse
C. Answer the following questions :
a. The Train runs Faster than Fairies and witches. b. All the Sights of hill and plain could be
seen through the train. c. The child clambers scrambles and gathers the brambles. d. The
train was lumping along with man and load.
Word Mart
Rhyming words are similar in sounds of the last words of the lines of a verse. Write any six
pairs of rhyming words from the poem :
a. Battle Cattle b. Scrambles Brambles
c. Plain rain d. road load
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Grammar
a. Ritika ate sambbar, idly and dose on Sunday. b. Deepak went to visit Delhi, Mathura and
Agra. c. Oh! I forgot my purse at home. d. Where did you come from? e. Are you completing
your homework? f. She purchased pencil, eraser, sharpener and scale.
Pronunciation
Yearly Ugly Clearly Safely
Cruelly Cheerfully Falsely Kindly
Self-Expression
You would surely have traveled by train many times. Share your experience with us :
Yes I have trevaled by train two times. I got good experience. In train I met to different kind
of people like tea sellers, beggars, vendors and enjoyed very much. I took tea in train travel.
I saw many stations full of crowd, hill stations and many other places.
RECOGNITION
Name the following means of transport :
Subway train, desert car, Metro train, Submarine
Hot air ballon, Jet-Ski, Fire engine, Double-decker bus
Formative Assessment Sheet - 2
A. Answer the following questions orally :
a. Edison’s most important invention was electric bulb. b. Edison worked for two years on this
invention of first electric bulb.
c. Electric bulb, telegraphy Bills telephone and Remington type writer.
d. At Edison death the Americans turned off the electric lights for a while as a mark of respect
for Edison.

Summative Assessment Sheet - 1

A. Mark (4) the correct choice :
a. (i), b. (i), c. (ii), d. (), e. (i)
B. a. nurse b. applauded c. without moving d. pure e. cannot
C. a. arrant - It was an arrant failure.
b. jingling - The coins were making a jingling found inside the bag.
c. deserted - We saw a deserted village.
d. furious - I became furious when he hit me.
e. counter - We had to face a counter attack.
D. a. Buttermilk, b. invaded, c. milky, d. doubled, e. painted
E. Answer the following questions :
a. The Shadow is alway at the back side of anything so it can be called a cowand. b. Mahmud
of Ghajni decided not to hurt, kill, ruin and loot the people ever. c. One day the Sun
decided to give a gem to her beloved as the token of his love. d. The Rabbit enjoyed when
the elephant and whale pulled and heaved to each other with their full strength. e. The Train
runs faster than faires and faster than witches.
Grammar
F. Complete the following table :

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 Positive Comparative Superlative
Close Closer Closest
beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful
Fast Faster Fastest
Sad Sadder Saddest
Bad worse worst
G. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative sentences without changing their
meanings :
a. The boy was not unable to do the work.
b. The girl was not ugly.
c. She was not preset in the class.
d. My mother is not forgiving me.
e. They were not sad.
H. Create a paragraph about the picture give below :
Water, the very essential part of our life is going to be dirty. And the effect of dirty nature
and water put our life in danger. So we should clean the water as well as the every part of
Nature like wall, pond, river etc. and save plants and trees. Our clean Environment is our
happy life.
Chapter 7
Building Your House
Verbal
a. An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. b. The Carpenter was shocked.
Written
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (i), b. (ii)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. retire, b. dedicated, c. Carpenter, d. Shocked, e. wisely

C. Answer the following questions :

a. The elderly carpenter told his employer to leave the house - building business.
b. The contractor was sorry to see his good worke’s work. c. To resort to shoddy workmanship
and use inferior material by the Carpenter was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated
career. d. When the employer gave the key to the carpenter and said that its was his house.
Listening this the carpenter was shocked. e. The carpenter made the house of inferior
materials so when he came to know that this is his own house he felt shame on using inferior
Materials.
Word Mart
Add ‘er’ to the following words and make them a person.
a. teach Teacher b. buy buyer
c. learn learner d. think thinker
e. work Worker f. farm Farmer
g. Paint Painter h. office officer

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Grammar
Fill in the blanks with correct degrees of comparison from brackets :
a. Stronger
b. Most Valuable
c. Popular
d. Heavier
e. healthy
f. better

Pronunciation
Find out some more dr sound words and write in the space given :
Drama drink dress Draft
Drinker Drawing Dramatist Drape
Self-Expression
What is meant by “Life is a do-it-yourself project”.
Work is life and the work you do makes your life perfect or bad. So work wisely. A work is the
identification of a human. So work honestly so that you may attain your goal successfully.
Recognition
Name the following people at work also write what work they do :
Farmer- grows crop
Police man- maintain law and order.
gardener- looks after plant and vegetables
painter- paints houses etc.
mechanic- repairs machines etc.
cook- makes food.
fireman- extinguishes fire.

Chapter - 8
The Sleeping Beauty
VERBAL
a. The happy king and Queen invited all the faires.
b. Princess Rose bud now became “The sleeping Beauty”.
WRITTEN
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (i), b. (ii)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. Sigh, b. Spindle, c. Mother, d. Palace, e. Magic
C. Answer the following questions :
a. The mean fairy said that the princess would prick her finger on a spindle and die.

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c. After hundred years a prince came & walked through palace.
d. The Prince saw the sleeping beauty buried in the roses deep.
e. The princess smiled with the touch of prince.
Word Mart
Write opposite of the following by adding ‘dis’ or ‘ir’ prefixes :
Words Opposites Words Opposites
a. appear disappear b. responsible irresponsible
c. regular irregular d. armament disarmament
e. respective irrespective f. continue discontinue
g. encourage discourage h. believe disbelieve
i. rational irrational j. religious irreligious
Grammar
Fill in the blanks with correct reflexive pronouns :
a. Myself. b. himself, c. herself, d. himself

Pronunciation
Find out some more ty sound word and write in the space given :
Creativity Seventy Ninety Fifty
Sixty Eighty Twenty Gravity
Self-Expression
Write any five lines about princess “The Sleeping Beauty”.
Princess was very beautiful. Princess was the daughter of happy king & Queen Princess
became the sleeping beauty. Princes smiled with the touch of prince. She married the
prince.

Chapter - 9
Eklavya‘s Loyalty
VERBAL
Read and answer verbally
a. Eklavya was the son of a tribal, chief in the Forest of Hastinapur. b. His Guru was Guru
Dronacharya.
WRITTEN
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (i), b. (ii)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. Eklavya, b. Gurukul, c. bowed, d. Disturbances, e. gasped
C. Answer the following questions :
a. Eklavya wanted to become a great Archer. b. Drona refused because Eklavya was a tribal
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dog angred Eklavya. He shot seven arrows to fill the dog's mouth without injuring it. e.
Drona was up set because he thought that Eklavya would become a greater archer than
Arjun. f. Drona asked Eklavya's right-hand thumbs as Guru dakshina. g. Drona declared
that Eklavya would be remembered forever for his loyalty ot his Guru.
Word Mart
a. Guru is that who teaches a student. b. Gurukul is Just a Place for taking education. c.
Shishyas, who take education from Guru.
d. The fees given by a student to Guru For education.
Grammar
a. The sun is larger than the earth. b. I shall never Forget your kindness.
c. Books are our real Friends. d. Honesty is the best Policy. e. A tiger can not change his spots.
f. It is true that practice makes a man perfect.
Pronunciation
Fry French Frog Front
frock Freeze Froth From
Self-Expression
Eklavya’s loyalty is remembered forever because he was a loyal pupil. The Aim of a pupil
should be to make happy his Guru at any rate. He should respect his Guru. He should never
neglect the order of his Guru, than he can be called good pupil.

Chapter - 10
The Fisherman who Rose Too High
VERBAL
a. Kaha was a heavenly bird. b. The soldiers rushed to the fisher man to help man catch Kaha.
Read and answer verbally
WRITTEN
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (ii), b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. hard, b. bemoaning, c. announcement, d. reluctant, e. clinging
C. Answer the following questions :
a. He had to fish the whole day long so it was a hard life for an old man.
b. Kaha used to give a big fish every day that’s why the fisherman was soon rolling in
money. c. The king was blind and a wise man said to wash eyes with kaha's blood. d. The
bird used to give him a large fish everyday. He did not want to cheat him. That's why he had
a sense of gratitude to the bird. e. The fisherman invited Kaha for a thank you meal to catch
Kaha. f. Kaha flew away with the fisherman and did not come back.
Word Mart
The following words are written in contracted form, can you write them in full?
a. I shall b. I have c. You have d. They Are e. Who Would f. I would
g. does not h. Has not i. might nat
Grammar

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and delight :
a. Alas! How undone I am. b. Oh! I were a Primminister. c. Hwirah! I have won. d. Brava! you
did well. e. uhg!!I have seen a ghost. f. Ouch! I was blind to see it.
Find out some more ty sound words and write in the space given :
Fourty Sixty Naughty Beauty
Fifty Seventy Eighty quilty
Chapter - 11
Leisure
VERBAL
a. Time spent in relaxation or enjoyment. b. We do not have time to stand and stare.
WRITTEN
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (ii), b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. beneath, b. Woods, c. streams, d. glance, e. Enrich
C. Answer the following questions :
a. We have been too busy to stand beneath the boughs. b. Beauty's glance means the the
eyes of beautiful girl. c. We have no time to see woods, squirrels deeds and other natural
activities of the nature.
Word Mart
Write meaning of the following homophones and make them into correct sentences :
Homophones Meanings Sentences
a. No There is no one in the room.
know I do not know Mr. Sharma
b. Stare Don’t stare at me.
stair Mohan is on stairs
c. and Mohan and Rajesh are
friends.
end This is the end of world.
d. see I can not see anyone in
trouble.
sea I love to see sea.
e. their They love their children.
there There is a cat.
Grammar
Change the following affirmative sentences into negative and interrogative sentences as
shown in the example :
a. Mitisha did not write a letter.
Did Mitisha write a letters?
b. Father did not eat an ice-cream at the ice-cream parlour.
Did father eat an ice-cream at the ice-cream parlour?

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Did he work hard for his exams?
d. My mother did not cook delicious food.
Did my mother cook delicious food?
Self-Expression
When I have leisure I go to garden and play there a lot. In leisure I plant few plants daily. It’s
my habbit to plant the plants. I take water my plants.

Chapter - 12
The Tree And The Vegetables
VERBAL
Read and answer verbally :
a. The vegetable patch and tree gave the place a wonderful appearance. b. A small courge he
decided to resolve the problem
WRITTEN
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (ii), b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. Patch, b. refusing, c. scrawny, d. thirst, e. together

C. Answer the following questions :

a. The vegetables in the patch and the tree could not stand each other, no one knew this. b.
They hated each other because tree did not give them sunshine and vegetables did not give
water to the tree. c. They decided to take all the water around them. A a result the gardener
stopped watering them. d. The little courgette resolved the problems by growing up. e. The
Gardener gave the best of care to the tree and vegetables.
Word Mart
Find out and write any five difficult words from the story and make sentences with them:
Word Sentences
a. realise The tree realised that help is better than fight.
b. Patch There was a lovely vegetable patch.
c. Shadow There was deep shadow of a tree.
d. Situation The situation became so exterme.
e. Harmony He lived in harmoney.
Grammar
Change the following active voice into passive voice.
a. You are suggested to thank him. b. You are ordered not to shut the door. c. You are
requested not to tease him. d. You are requested to help me.e. You are ordered to post this
letter. f. You are ordered to come here.
Pronunciation
hustle hunter hurt husk
hussy humble hum hurricane

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Self-Expression
What is the importance of live in harmony for you?
To live in harmony is pleasant. Our life is a mixture of sorrow and happiness. We should try
to live in harmony to enjoy our life.
Life Skills - 2
Decide and Solve
What will you do? Tick (4) the correct answer :
a. 8, b. 4, c. 8, d. 8, e. 8

Chapter - 13
The Crystal Ball
VERBAL
Read and answer verbally :
a. Ahamad was a shepherd boy. b. The crystal ball said,‘‘ you can make a wish and I will fulfill
it.’’
Written
A. Mark the correct choice :
a. (ii), b. (i)
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing correct words from the box given below :
a. Grandmother b. Needed c. Crystal ball d. Pleased e. Pain
C. Answer the following questions :
a. Ahmad used to live with his grandmother, father mother. He grazed his goats the whole day.
b. He found a crystal ball in the branches. He could not believe that he heard a voice from
the costal ball. c. People were amazed because they heard the crystal ball speaking. d. One
man asked for a full bag of gold another asked for chest full of jewllery and gold to make
doors of their homes. e. The citizens of the village were not happy because they were jealous
of each other. f. Villagers decided to return the crystal ball to Ahmad. g. Ahmad wished
that the village become the same as it was before.
iny this way the villages started to live again.
Word Mart
Find out and write some adjective from the story :
a. Small b. Wonderful c. Beautiful d. Happy
e. Lucky f. Glittering g. colorful h. Uncomfortable
i. joyful j. transparent k. Weak i. regretful
Grammar
Change the following direct speeches into indirect speeches :
a. The oldman Cried that Fire burns everything. b. Mannu told Nannu that dogs bark at
stranger. c. The saint said that man is mortal. d. She said that virtue is its own reward. e.
His father said that the sun is very hot.
Self-Expression
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sadness. If some one has jealousy, he cannot be happy.
Comprehension
A. Answer the following questions :
a. King Parajit took his queens to show the beauty of the gardens. b. The flower fell on the
feet of the queen and hurt her. c. The beams of the rising moon fell on the second queen and
burnt her skin. d. The third queen fainted next morning by the sound of thrashing of rice
stick the ears of third green. e. The third queen was the most tender of the three queens.

B. Give suitable little to the above passage :

‘Three Queens” is a suitable tittle for the above passage.
C. Tick (4) the correct sentences and cross (8) the wrong one :
(i) 8 (ii) 4
D. Find out opposites of the following words from the passage :
(i) show, (ii) carefully, (iii) morning

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