Now read the following story. Monday Morning Blues Monday mornings always found with it began another week's slow suffering 10 school, Tom lay in bed and thought, ‘I'l were sick, | could stay away from school and go fishing,’ He thought further about it, But despite all his attempts to detect some symptoms, he could not find anything wrong with himself. His hopes began to fail. Suddenly he discovered something, One of his upper front teeth was loose. He decided to use it as an excuse for not going to school. He was about to start moaning. He remembered that if his aunt came to know, she would pull it out and that would hurt. So he decided to use the tooth as an excuse some other day. He went back to thinking of some other way to fake illness. He remembered hearing the doctor describe an illness that had caused a patient to lose a finger. The boy eagerly drew his sore toe from under the sheet and held it up for inspection. It seemed worthwhile to chance it, so he fell groaning on the bed. on. Tom groaned louder, up, shook Sid hard and awned, stretched, then stare at Tom Sawyer miserable—because But Sid, who lay in the next bed, slept put no result from Sid. Finally he got then went back to his bed groaning. Sid y brought himself upon his elbow with a snort and began to Tom. Tom went on groaning. moaning/groaning: different kinds of sounds expressing pain/suffering 3‘Tom, what's going on?’ asked Sid, frightened by the noise Tom was capable of producing. No response ‘Hey, Tom, Tom, what is the matter, Tom? Tom moaned out, ‘Oh, don’t Sid, don’t joggle me. ‘But I must. Don't groan like that, Tom, it’s awful. How long have you been groaning this way?’ ‘Hours. Oh! don’t Sid, I'm dying.’ ‘No, Tom, you ain't dying! It makes my flesh crawl to hear you What is the matter? I must call aunty.’ ‘I forgive you everything, Sid,’ said Tom in a fresh bout of groans. ‘When I’m gone, you give my window sash and my cat with one eye to that new girl who’s come to the town and tell her...’ But Sid had flown downstairs and informed Aunt Polly, ‘Come quick, aunty, Tom’s dying!’ ‘What rubbish! I don’t believe it!’ But the poor lady hurried upstairs with Sid and Mary at her heels. Her face grew white and her lips trembled. ‘What’s the matter with you, Tom?’ she cried. ‘Oh, aunty, my toe!’ ‘What is the matter with your toe?’ ‘Oh, aunty, my sore toe is going to fall off.’ The old lady sank down in a chair with relief. She laughed a little, then cried a little, then did both together. This made her feel better. She said, ‘Tom you really did frighten me. Now you stop this non-sense and get out of your bed.’Tom felt foolish at his act now that he was caught. He said, ‘Aunty my toe hurt so much that | wasn't worried about my tooth at all ‘What's the matter with your tooth?’ ‘Well, one of them’s loose and it aches awfully.’ all right but you're not going to die because of that. Mary, get me 4 silk thread, and a chunk of fire out of the kitchen.” Tom said, ‘Oh, please aunty, don’t pull it out, it doesn’t hurt me any more. Please don't, aunty. I don’t want to stay home from school : ‘Open your mouth and let me see,’ said his aunty. ‘Yes, it is loose ! ‘Oh, you do, don’t you? So all this drama was because you thought you’d get to stay home from school and go fishing? Tom, Tom, I love you so much but I’m very unhappy with you. You seem to try everyway you can to break my old heart with your outrageousness.’ By this time the dental instruments were ready. The old lady fastened one end of the silk thread-to Tom’s tooth with a loop and — tied the other to the bedpost. Then she seized the chunk of fire and suddenly thrust it almost into the boy’s face. The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost now. ~by Mark Twain (simplified) outrageousness: shocking behaviour &Tick (/) the appropriate answer. ant to get up on Monday mornings because— (i) Tom Sawyer did not w. it meant going back to school he wanted to work at home. he did not like Mondays. none of these. (ii) ‘Tom began to groan loudly because— his tooth was loose. his feet hurt. ore. none of these. his toe was (iii) Aunt Polly was angry with Tom because— she did not like Tom. she knew he was telling a lie. she was being unkind to him. none of these. (iv) Aunt Polly asked for a silk thread because— she wanted to sew a torn shirt. she wanted to tie it around Tom's toe. she wanted to take out Tom's tooth. none of these. Mark the following statements with a (/) if true and a (X) if false. (i) Tom held up his toe for inspection because he wanted to make sure that he could use it as an excuse for not going to school. (ii) Tom was groaning loudly because he wanted to tell everyone that he was enjoying himself. (iii) The dental instruments that Aunt Polly used were a silk thread and a chunk of fire. NY Aunt Polly loved Tom a lot. Tom felt foolish because his act was caught. éALS. 4.6. A.7. A8. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow. () ‘Well, one of thems loose and it aches awlully’ aw peaked) (a ho is the speaker? T te ho be jhe (b) Whatis loose? The 20@2/ (i) ‘Ttmakes my flesh crawl to hear you. What is the matter?’ (a) Who isthe speaker? S/o is Hin speake co (b) ‘makes my flesh crawl—what does it nen he me el re ned ard 1 gin Dal : Life Skills Why do you think Tom did not like going to school? If you were Tom’s friend, how would you counsel/convince him to attend the school regularly? feo (©) Whatis the matter? Tap. js Work with your partner. Find words from the story whose synonyms are given below. (i) crying in pain 458 .0o d (ii) pretend fape (iii) terrible awful iv) excitedl em tt (iv) excitedly ea feri¢ (v) efforts atze%w p- eo Aunt Polly told Tom, ‘You always break my heart’. The word ‘break’ can be used in many ways when it is succeeded by words like up, down, into, out, etc. Discuss with your partner (or look up a dictionary) and try to understand what the expressions in the Aid Box mean. Then fill in the blanks in the sentences given on the next page. You will have to alter the expressions slightly.AID BOX break down, break into break out break up break open Om his way to the office, Mr Pals car D&SRE. GOWN was no one to help him. cs ail (ii) The robbers (O29, epert the safe and escaped with a lot of money. (iii) ‘Let's pueak ub for lunch. We'll meet again after an hour at the same place, the Principal announced. af (iv) The thieves byeke.” inte the house at night when everyone was fast asleep. The Municipal Corporation swung into action when they heard that malaria had OYORE 1A. OUT? S&F ih'the city. Some pairs of words look so similar that they get confused with each (vy) 9 oo other. Four such pairs are given below. lay, laid auen aioe ] lose, loose il eer heal Discuss the meanings of these words with your partner and fill in the blanks appropriately. (i) The wound took a long time to heal (ii) I think this point needs thew discussion. the baby on the grass. (iii) The mother gently laid. (iv) Where did you |OS2 that beautiful pen of yours?A.10. Imagine Tom could not attend the school because he had to go to the : dentist to get his tooth extracted, He needed to send an application to the Principal to get a leave. Help Tom write an application for leave. ih Sind eh cl are Prine) al Pub le sthoe/ stale" 12 april 2014 Subject: Application | for, leave Sir Mam. me de, 4 aio Bal.§ howto _dimbiat exltncieed Bhan bean om Abe Laet: Hoop ap chal ge dong fa Yours obediently _ ce eee Tom Sawyer ae wy;B.2 Now read the following story about Swaminathan who gets very angry with his friends for something. Is he able to solve his problem or does it lead to another fight? The Tale of a Tail (When Swaminathan entered the V-Grade classroom, a giggle went round the benches. He walked to his seat hoping that he might not be the cause of the giggling. But his classmates continued to He looked at himself and then around the classroom.{His laugh His face turned red. On the eyes travelled up to the blackboard board was written in huge letters, Tail’. Swaminathan ran to the blackboard and rubbed it off with his hands. He slowly turned around, His friend Shankar’s head was bent over his notebook and Pea was busy, unpacking his bag. Swami felt very embarrassed. Without a word, he approached Pea and gave him a fierce slap on his cheek. Pea burst into tears and swore that he did not do it. Swaminathan cast a sly look at Shankar, who was absorbed in some work. Swaminathan turned to him and slapped his face also. Soon there was a pandemonium. Shankar, Swaminathan and Pea, rolling over each other tearing, scratching and kicking one pandemonium: a situation in which there is a lot of noise and confusion teanother. The bell rang. Just then Rajam, Somu and Mani entered ‘The teacher came in and stood aghast. He could do little more than look on. He was the old Tamil Pundit, the most composed teacher in the school. Somu and Mani parted the fighters with great difficulty. Somu said, ‘Sir, please let us go out, We do not want to disturb the class.’ The teacher started to answer but Mant had already gone out, pushing Swaminathan and Pea before him Somu followed him with Shankar. ) All the friends came to a lonely spot in the field adjoining the school. There was silence for a while and then Mani said, ‘What is wrong with you, you little rogues?’ The three started to speak at once. Swaminathan’s voice was the loudest: ‘He, Pea wrote— Tail—Big Tail—on the blackboard— big—.’ ‘No—I didn’t, you’ screamed Pea. ‘The other two wrote it,’ cried Swaminathan pointing at Shankar. ‘Rascal! Did you see me?’ howled Shankar. 4 aae Mani covered their mouths with his hand. ‘What is a tail, anyway?’ he asked. They call me Rajam’s tail,’ sobbed Swaminathan. Mani and Rajam were sworn enemies. There was a frozen expression over Mani’s face. He asked, ‘And who dares. to talk of Rajam here?’ growled. Mani, looking at the ‘If any of you fellows have done it,” trembling Shankar and Pea ‘If they have, what can you do?’ asked Somu with a sareastic smile. ‘What do you mean, Somu?’ ‘Look here, Mani,’ Somu cried, ‘for a long time I have been waiting to tell you this: you think too much of yourself and your powers.’ Mani swung his hand and brought it down on Somu’s neck. Somu pushed it away with a heavy blow. Mani aimed a kick at Somu but he stepped aside. ar ic: Castic: bitter, mocking‘The three youngsters could hardly believe their eyes. Somu and Mani, the best friends were fighting! They had lost their heads They thought that Somu and Mani were killing each other. They looked at each other and then ran towards the school They burst in upon the Headmaster, who gathered, from them with great difficulty that two murders were being committed at that very moment. He laughed it off at first but the excitement and the seriousness of the boys made him scratch his chin. He called a peon and set off to the field with him The fighters, rolling and rolling over one another were everywhere in the field. The Headmaster and the peon easily picked them apart, much to the astonishment. of Swaminathan, who had thought till then that the strength that Somu or Mani possessed was not possessed by anyone else in the world. All the five boys quietly followed the Headmaster to his room. —by R. K. Narayaneee ee eet le B3, Swaminathan has many friends. Complete the following web chart by filling the names of all his friends that you have read about in the lesson, ¢ " # { Swaminathan’s | \ Friends a (B.4, Who said and to whom? Ho please let us go out.’ | nat to 2. v | a , / “What is wrong with you, you little rogues?’ 7 | \ Mitani to 4, Shankar and Swen path = am ‘No—I didn’t, you—’ “ t“@s a . : fen to Swarninstrver oy ‘Theg call me Rajaw’s tail.’ Sh Croira-to Man 7 una @: “nes —wrote—TAIL —Big Tail—on the blackboard.’ Suan) [ arol path-to Mayu ayn_—_—_--—UlU ‘B.S. Complete the following ladder. “Swaminathan { ay He saw cha te wood (Tall) was 222%. — onthe blackboard. He got x ———- 1 YNQ2 L and slapped FEO 4 and ankan " ) Mani and Somu togk them =O a “lonely Spec resolving the : C9 LQ. ‘ they started + Tg ree Ph The Headmaster 90k : 5 2hem 20 his off g a je. | Answer the following questions. Do you think Shankar or Pea had written the word ‘Tail’ on the blackboard? Give a reason for your answer. ‘ don wr How did Swaminathan feel when he saw the word ‘Tail’ the blackboard? Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow. written on B.7. i) “What is wrong with you, little rogues?” Who are rogues? (by Why are they fighting with each other? é) Where is the fight going on? (ii) ‘And who dares to talk about Rajam here?’ a)/ Who is Rajam? by Who talked about Rajam? (ev'Hom are Mani and Rajam related? 4 17BS B.10. Lite Skills Do you think Swami was right in slapping Pea and Shankar? Had you be in his place, how would you have reac ted? Would you have ignored the word ‘Tail’ written on the board? long to avoid arguement or fight? (i) and resolved the matter peacefully? (ii) laughed al (iti) talked to your classmates day) complained to your teacher? Explain with reasons. Value Based Question In Indian Culture, the teacher/guru is considered next only to God. Do you approve of Somu and Mani’s attitude towards their Tamil teacher? How should students behave with their teachers? Find out words from the passage which mean the same as the following. You may unjumble the words given in the Aid Box to help you. (i) to feel confused and ashamed (ii) a place of lawlessness cota (iii) to laugh softly (iv) violent, angry ae nathan told Mani that everyone called him ‘Rajam’s tail’. This ee expression. It means that he always followed Rajam aa he went like a tail. Given on the next page are some idiomatic ‘ns, Match them with their meanings and use them in the Senten, i ‘S€s given below appropriately. 1ine east to think seriously Idiomatic Expression Meaning cast a sly look \ sworn enemies people who can never be friends scratch his chin to look at someone cunningly Raminder and Subhash are LOU. EMAUL2 ‘They never even look in each other's direction. (ii) ‘The fox wast U2 sy Loek. at the bird and hid in the bushes. (iii) Scaatchiy As hin , the contestant answered the question after a‘Yong pause. pz. Project Work bout words that convey (i) Work in groups. Talk to your friend al 7 positive feelings of love, respect, admiration and consideration. As a class effort, hang a big chart, titled ‘Power of ‘Words’ in the class. Add to the list as often as possible. (i) ° POWER OF WORDS S Bae ee, <_< a 14 x(ii) H elpin, a i ne Hands— Encourage and guide the children to work in pairs ace their hands on colourful glazed papers. Discuss what we Gi Bay 4n do with our hands to,help others and our friends. Rea d aloud these expressions and notice when we use them. ie ine | When you pass in front of someone, or when you want (o get someone's attention. When you did not hear someone properly and you want him to say it again. T beg your pardon When you have made a mistake or perhaps accidentally bumped into someone. When someone has given you something or done | Thank you very Much’) «sie kind deed to you. Not at all When someone thanks you for doing something for It’s a pleasure him, id , You're welcome Now work with your partner. Complete the conversation given below using expressions from ahove. @ student: lycuse cove _did you drop this money? Siwy: beg yay bawdeorn . @ Student : T said, ‘Did you drop this money?” e@ Lady: Drop what? @ Student: Pve found this money. Is it yours? e lady: I'ma little deaf. I could not hear what you said. Some money? Yes, that’s mine. I must have dropped it. @ student : Please take the packet. Brey som mack Yau B siden, Net_at_all 12% a bleasuxe You*re wel “orn eg, a oU _ much,Hedela .14. (i) Look at the words given in the box and complete the following word webs by matching the names of the characters with the qualities they show through their behaviours in the story. Some words may go ii both the webs. Some words may not be used at all. i unhappy old naughty angry irrational =, weak ‘ proud haughty sorrowful harsh hesitant loud scared emotional simple impolite Loud sunrap by iw ipoli te one tonal : { Swami ) . — ceozoutl pooud hecidard ays (ii) Describe the fight between Mani and Somu in your own words. (iii) At the end of the story, all the friends follow the Headmaster to his room. What do you think happened after this? Discuss with your % partner.iS Read it Yourself Read this poem where a child thinks what he wants to be when he Brows up. > | Wish | Were....... ! When the gong sounds ten in the morning and I walk to school by our lane. Every day I meet the hawker crying, ‘Bangles, crystal bangles!’ There is nothing to hurry him on, there is no road he must take, no place he must go to, no time when he must come home. I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in the road, crying, ‘Bangles, crystal bangles!’ When at four in the afternoon I come back from the school, I can see through the gate of that house the gardener digging the ground.He dees what he likes with his spade, he soils his clothes with dust, nobody takes him to task if he gets baked in the sun or gets wet Lwish Lwere a gardener digging, away at the garden with nobody to stop me from digging. Just as it gets dark in the evening and my mother sends me to bed, | can see through my open window the watchman walking up and down. The lane is dark and lonely, and the street-lamp stands like a giant with one red eye in its head. The watchman swings his lantern and walks with his shadow at his side, and never once goes to bed in his life. I wish I were a watchman walking the streets all night, chasing the shadows with my lantern. : —by Rabindranath Tagore 27eal v Tape Seript » Things ers on kittens, My Favoul ite nittens- yses and whisk nd warm woollen ™ Raindrops on sd up with strings, White copper kettles ar Brown paper packages tie are a few of my favourite things. nies and crisP apple strudels, bells and schnitzel with noodles. on their wings, These Cream coloured pot Doorbells and sleigh Wild geese that fly with a moon These are a few of my favourite things. tue satin sashes, s in white ribbons and bl on my nose and eyelashes. Girl at melt into springs, Snowflakes that stay Silver white winters th These are a few of my favourite things- When the dog bites, When the bee stings, When I am feeling sad, I just remember my favourite things, And then I don’t feel so bad! —by Mariaees a \.L Great men and thinkers have used different na ain each name. One is done nes for books. Use th, for you. given words in sentences to expl best friend 1 . ‘ (i) Companion Books are our companions in all circumstances. (ii) Window how world 5 ind ou! pxgin every. (iii) Lighthouse (sl Satin I of Ure, (iv) Teacher . : (teach good thing vob note tha peacher of Dips (storehouse of knowledge (v) | Treasure i snore tha Tooormee of Life. ead the following poem. Adventures with Books Books are ships that sail the seas To lands of snow or jungle trees And I’m the captain, bold and free Who will decide which place we'll see Come, let us sail the magic ship. Books are trains in many lands Crossing hills or desert sands And I’m the engineer who guides The train on its exciting rides Come, let us ride the magic train. *oe APY ey Books are zoos that make a home For birds and beasts not free to roam And I’m the keeper of the zoo I choose the things to show to you Come, let us visit in a zoo. Books are gardens, fairies, elves Cowboys and people like ourselves And I can find with one good look Just what I want inside a book Come, let us read! For reading’s fun. On the basis of reading of the poem, complete the following sentences. (@® Books take the speaker to the lands of Srolu jury Se» dons y Fama Sto. a B00, bas (#) The speaker is the Cab2arn of the ship in which he will travel, “ on «f) Heisa bo and Free person. It is he who will _decide what Places to visit. Gu) The speaker invites everyone to sail dhe. 72g (% Books can easily cross the hills gard ~ (YF Books take i nm CX fHYy its pa: ° ssengers of RL. YW Arisa home Lay biads LAO) The birds and animals arenot frce to roam in a zoo, a No. G&S The Speaker decides the things eo WQS 42 "5 One can easily find in abook what O75 34 TV REIEECereee:.__are true (T) Ayn Le ea ren the following statements about the speaker ). Find lines in the poem to support your answer. YS The speaker loves reading books (ih He reads all kinds of books ‘ (i#f He is by nature a dull and boring person- dent and adventurous. iy He is bold, indepen to share his joy with others. T } 5 He does not wish (AS He is creative and imaginative WS He understands the power of books. brit) He does not recommend reading books to others. =| ut words from the box to complete the following web charts. Pick 01Dildowosn, | Common | characters \ in books T nts Wizavds Ant mols Complete the stanza taking words from the box given below. pilot planes places fly clouds elibep Books are phones that fly high Above the Chouncle, I'm the lat and in the sky »smartand VC iG OUOHM . Taking you to new Planes forever S ; \ Come, let us Ely in the euorralo sul plane. 47. Your class wishes to start a class library. As monitor of the class, draft a notice to be put on class notice board giving the following information. plan to start the class library — deposit one story book each within a week — books to be read in the zero period — the student who reads maximum books in a month to be rewarded.NOTICE DAV School, Vadodva this is to inform pam. Zo alas! Zhe close 2 O10 fu ono Shay) DOK ENCh n work barb Le he won Lz 10 rod 2 who sade tf, 29 he Name Designation Anis Fs B.l. Writers have not ruled countries, invented things, won battles or had amazing adventures. Yet they are famous and important because they create tales that entertain people. After all, it is well-known that— The pen is mightier than the sword. cad See esa eee eee Ee a ee eeceSeLLE eee aaaB.2. B.3. pany students enjoy reading in you, sess your readin, Reading is a hobby. Find out how ™ ‘Also complete the sentences given below to 2° cla habits. My Reading Record ! » (ching My favourite book is in the book is/are The character(s) {like the most ! | Get due return date stamped in the book. | E ‘Sectire membership form. | Select book. ee Fill details. > a > & le Collect library card. «cA Y ° the type of b re | of the book reviews you have read, write the titles of the! | On the b; books that you would read for the following: ustoms, festivals and cultural events of ‘To learn about the ramil Nadu and West Bengal 4 @ ‘To solve simple exercises of arithmetic wid Decimals To read the story of Mowgli, who has always lived in the jungle but whose life is now threatened by the tiger Sher Khan. 9 ce (iv) To enjoy funny compositions in verse. (ii) (iii) (v) To read about a girl whose father does not want her to fly using the C5 family’s magic carpet. Select any two books which you would like to order. Discuss with your, partner why you wish to purchase those books. | C6. You propose to form a ‘Literary Club’ in your society. To become a d one book at least. The club will member of the club, one must rea: enable book lovers to meet at regular intervals and exchange information about interesting books. Note the following points about a book you have read to tell others in the next meeting. title of the book. the writer’s name. the publisher’s name (you'll find it on the front or back page, or somewhere inside). ook—puzzle, nature, science, humour, encyclopedia, etc. | any other thing that you may find worth noting. | a small paragraph on the characters, the theme, important incidents and why you have liked the book. wy | Bo Here A coisa s members of the Club, make an attractive bookmark to gift to on k Review is a critical report of a book, 0 book review given by Sanchari at a Literary Club Meeting: 1Q by Roland Smith is an exciting adventure story. The mom of Quest Munoz's step-sister is a secret-service agent. When she goes missing, most people think she is dead, But Quest goes on a long adventure with his step-sister to look for her. some parts of the book were really intense, Si parts made it seem as if it was going t. it really did not end. IQ is one of the most exc books | have read. : another. Listen to the tape script about how to take care of books and complete the given ‘Do's and Don'ts’ to be displayed in the library. Listen to the audio CD, titled Listen & Comprehend (Class-V). After listening, answ er the questions verbally. Thereafter, complete the given exercise. The tape script is also given on page no. 51. ry japg’s iets anal oa] Don’es ere Handle books : Do not (i) (i) = a book. Keep the _ Do not —__ ii) (ii) the covers back against each on the book. other. wZ Read it Yourself Thank you, Rinku Children are often initiated into the world of books by their elders or friends. Read this write-up where the author expresses her heartfelt gratitude to her friend Rinku who took pains to develop in the author’s heart a love for reading. I remember the last time I saw Rinku. We were leaving Kankroli, my father was changing his job again. | was leaving Rinku, and I knew we might never meet again. 1 was six and Rinku seven, when we first met. We had just moved to Kankroli from Jamshedpur, into a house that nestled between trees and fields. Rinku lived a few houses from ours, and unlike my sister and me, was an only child. The equation between Rinku and me was simple—she was the boss, and I was expected to obey her every command. Rinku probably saw in me the little sister she never had and protected me. She introduced me to fish, to butter rice, to lace stockings and, most importantly, to books. Until then, I had been happy to listen to my mother’s reading of Amar Chitra Katha at bedtime. I hadn't picked up a book and read it myself. But Rinku changed all that. The first book she made me read was The Yellow Storybook by Enid Blyton. A collection of stories about elves, pixies and goblins. I refused to read it. It seemed too hard. We discussed it for days and at last, as I was used to, I relented and agreed to read only two stories. I did and was hooked. Rinku sat next to me for hours watching me move my lips. In the next instant, she was teaching me how to read in my mind. In my entering the fairy world of Enid Blyton, Rinku derived a satisfaction and thrill. hooked: addictedels without into reading nov pictures. The thought of reading a 200-page book with a single Rinku used all her persuasive Her next project was to coax me ging but like before, ay. As I entered the magic world of Malory Towers ol stories of girls having secret boarding scho us Five and The Secret Seven, | realised tiful world that I could retreat t story was challen, skills to get her wi and St. Clare’s, midnight parties, The Famoi I had stumbled upon a beau time I wanted. oO, any My hunger for books grew as I grew older, and I went quickly from Enid Blyton’s books to reading the Nancy Drew series, to authors like R. K. Narayan, James Herriot, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and PG Wodehouse before I turned thirteen. The two golden years with Rinku came to an end, when we moved from Kankroli. That day, as I looked out of the car window and waved to her, my young mind understood that I was leaving d who had opened up a world behind a very special person, a frien of treasures for me, a mentor who had taken pride in my growth. We would be forever connected by her priceless gift, a gift that ss on I did, when my son turned six. I was eager to pass on. And pas —by Poornima Kulathu (slightly simplified) ax: convince, persuade gently retreat: withdraw to when faced with difficulty, place of refuge and shelter 50pape Seript caring for Books 10. 11, 12. All books should be hand Do not drop a book or fold the covers back against each other. Keep the dust jacket on the book to protect it from stains, dirt and scrapes, les d carefully Do not fold the comers of a book to mark a page. Do not underline or write in a library book. i er When not in use, place the book upright on a shelf with oth books. When taking a book out from the shelf, never pull it by the top of thespine. When returning a book it i d to the shelf, do not force it in. Instea make a space for it. Turn the pages gently to avoid wrinkles.> ~ Now read the story of Ekalavya, who refused to accept defeat ang surpassed the limits set by man and nature. »Timits of the Mind Long ago, a little bey ealled Ekalavya was born in a poor family, His family lived a little away from Hastinapura, the capital of the Kuru kings. They were shunned by the society because they belonged to a low caste Ekalavya’s mother would often say, ‘Don’t go near those people; they are high-born. We, low- born, are not supposed to mix with them.’ ‘Why, but why, mother?’ Ekalavya asked. He couldn’t understand this discrimination. ‘God set these limits.’ ‘God? But why would God want nice things for them and bad things for us? Hasn’t God made all of us equal?’ She sighed, 1 don’t know, but there are bounds, we can't cross.’ Ekalavya became quiet. From that day the only important thing for him was to understand the meaning of ‘limit’. One day, Ekalavya saw beautiful chariots coming into the forest near his village. He saw boys of his age get out of the chariots. : Last, an old man with snowy white hair came out looking stern but calm, Ekalavya heard his father’s voice, ‘Those are the Kuru princes, with their great teacher, Drona. The boy he has just patted is his favourite, Arjuna. They have come to practise ‘archery’. Don’t go near them.’ *What amazing h closed eyes And, The boys started shooting with bows and arrows things Arjuna did! He could shoot at a target wil He could shoot with his left hand as well as the right the teacher Drona’s arrows made fire, chased things ! brought rain and lightning. It was magical. n circles, The practice ended. Ekalvya went up to Drona and with folded hands, said, ‘Great Sir, please teach me this magical art.” ‘I don’t teach the low-born.’ Drona replied coldly and turned away. ‘Master, your arrows don’t seem to mind any limits, they bring rain and fire, they do wonders. How then can you be bound by the thoughts of high and low birth?’ Saying this Ekalavya walked away from a glaring Drona.The very next day, Ekalavya carved a statue of Drona from a tree trunk. Each day he would bow before the statue, practise shooting and imagine a pat on his back from Drona wal princes and their master came to the forest again after s Arjuna got ready to take aim at a particularly arrow reached his target before he could even and their teacher looked around. They The Ro a few months. difficult target, an aim. Shocked, the boys saw Ekalavva, who went up to touch Drona’s feet Who is your teacher?’ Drona asked. Ekalavya quietly led him to the statue. Drona looked at it for sometime and said, ‘If 1 am your Guru, give me my fee, my guru dakshina.” ‘Ask, Sir,’ bowed Ekalavya. 1 want your right thumb,’ replied the stone-hearted Drona. Without the right thumb to suppart it, how can any archer ever hold a bow? As Arjuna and the other princes Watched in shock, Ekalavya cut off his right thumb wordlessly and laid it at Drona’s feet. Man: between tr: passed. A great_battle was going on in Kurukshetra € Kaurvas and the Pandavas. But as fate had it, the w. ail, eat master Drona was fighting against his favourité pur er > «ana. After tl ° i ae aun. he day’s battle, a sad Drona was sitting 17 a t one ris fee suddenly, like a respectful prayer, arrows fell near ! after another. He looked up and saw the young Ekalavy2- ‘aster, I have learnt to shoot without my right thumb. I can shoot with my left hand and with my feet. I have taught others and raised an army. Today I am known as a great archer.” Drona was speechless. ‘Master, I set your greatness free from the limits of you! mind. Your great love for Arjuna crossed the limits of fairness when you asked for my thumb. But this made me learn to shoot with both hands and feet. And for this lesson, I offer my services to you in this battle.’ r own Drona’s eyes filled with tears. He answered, ‘Yes, it is true, bounds and limits are in the mind. Real courage is fighting against wrong limits and respecting the correct ones. Ekalavya, you have taught me a great lesson today.’ weA. ‘ : 3. Write ‘True’ or ‘Balse’ against the given statements. Ifa statement ig false, correct and write it in the space provided. ‘ Ekalavya and his family lived in Hastinapar False farnl é altel ‘ : ‘ UNAPLO. (ii) Ekalavya failed (o understand the disc rimination between the high-born and the low-bern- feue (Gi Fkalavya requested Arjuna to teach him archery. False es} Neil. ve 3 a Gy Falavya carved a stone statue of Drona. False 00 Drona asked for Ekalavya’ left thumb as his guru dakshina. doy ees Le AD joc ah Di LT In the battle of Kurukshetra, Drona and Arjuna were on the opposite sides. Toe Complete the given statements briefly. oo Ekalavya’s mother would often tell him not to gO NQASL J ; ) oc. 24 v nr pape. tS The Kuru princes came to the forest to pw tii ane skill in archery Wy) 2 gd zk aa a .Ab AZ. (iv) Bach day 7. Ekalavya would Practise shooting and O9L 27 pot on Ag, hack fron Gulp s_beUOF 9) Aller the Toss of bis right thumb, Ekalavya learnt to prose us aH aa Ate hand cand (vi) Real courage means’ Akin anomie ULNA SO4 Wine L8 oe xanp oe Ki oe Cha ean ' nes. fe C Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow. (i) ‘Don't go near them? (a) Who said these words and to whom? (b} Who are ‘them’ here? eee (cY Why did the speaker say so? (ii) ‘I offer my services to you in this battle’ (a) Who do T and ‘ you’ refer to? ve Which battle is going on and between whom? Lee Why is the speaker offering his services? Answer the following questions. (y Why did Ekalavya’s family live away fm Hastinapura? Why did Ekalavya carve Drona’s statue? Gia—w hy did Drona ask for Ekalavya’s right thumb as ‘guru dakshina’? Value Based Questions (i) | What inspiration do you get from the story of Ekalavya? (ii) Who of the two do you think is worthy of more respect— Drona for being an excellent teacher or Ekalavya for being 2 meticulous or sacrificing student? Explain with reasons.Pee eee ete ene ree ree eee tere A.B. | A dels Wess (lous (he teu have been piven in the DorcC nogts ae gon which can be used to replace the Felow. Write the chosen word if the appropriate word from the bold words space provided. shunned glaring courage discrimination chartots a The old man was. looking fiercely at bis son, when the guests came in- BOA In olden times, kings used to travel in wD 7 ~~ two-wheeled vehicles drawn by horses. —) C!\A0 4 (iiay” Shekhar was avoided by his friends due : to his bad habits. hummne ae Every one dislikes the village head for his unfavourable attitude towardsa =~ | \ : few village families. mauscolm agen x Shean went to the Principal and accepted her mistake with an ability to disregard fear. Conwaae U | 4.9. ‘Drona was speechless’— In the word ‘speechless; ‘less’ is 2 suffix which | has been added to the word ‘speech’ to make a new word. | Suffix is a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to make another word. eget | _Find out at least five words from the chapter ending with a suffix, | (Do not write words ending in ‘ed’ or ‘ing?) | iticulLarly Ye @) without 22 1add dy | Co © Weridiead ) (rooat yy we) Add the suffix ‘less’ to the follow ‘a oe Git Jately 4 Ing words and use the newly for’ 2 words appropriately in the blanks below rest end self life aa help (ay Mahatma Gandhi is remembered for his GOO Mos service to the nation, b) After half an hour's waiting i sr Oech les waiting, the children started feeling (ey Rahul felt helpless when he saw his house on fire. (sb He seems to think that Lhavean exd\eSs supply © —~~ money. an sta effort of the construction staff helped in the completion of the bridge before time. {pthe bird’s body appeared to be water revived it. put a little Life Skills In groups of four, discuss the following about Ekalavya. his determination/desire to learn. . the difficulties he faced. . how he overcame these difficulties. 410 . the success he achieved in the end. Based on your discussion, write a character sketch of Ekalavya in your own words (60-80 words). ,12. Read the proverbs given below along with their meanings. (i) Make hay while the sun shines. Meaning: Make good use of opportunities, favourable conditions till they last. (ii) Empty vessels make the most noise. Meaning: People who do not have much knowledge often talk the most. (iii) A stitch in time saves nine. Meaning: Action that is taken in time will prevent further problems.» A with their meanings in Column B, Now match the proverbs in Colums Column A Column & (i) All that glitters is not 1) Act according to your gold financial capability. Gi) Birds of a feather (b) Do not worry about flock together difficulties till they arise. (iti) Cut your coat (c) All that looks good may not always be good. according to your (d) Even the worst situation has cloth, some hope and goodness. (iv) Don't cross the bridge (e) People of the same character get along well and like to stay together. till you come to it. (v) Every cloud has a silver lining. Be. Find and write three more proverbs with their meanings. emadn iaPonndo ax0u).Qord 06 (i) “Bicea pido. thio .we%Ag Gi) Bean scone corno. da en. to i aby i mons dnooca nd ve Soy eating emrdy’, goed Uma de & Sosa ‘ter nitan : (iii) AD geal Mivegs ras) A.13. You have read about Ekalavya, who, even after losing his right thumb, kept practising, became a great archer and even raised an army. Now listen to the story of a brave boy, Jitendra Kumar Sharma, who fought with some robbers even after a bullet had hit him in the back. Listen to the aucion cb, titled sen & Conbrehend! (Class-V). After | listening, answer the questions verbally. Thereafter, complete the given exercise. The tape script is also given on page no. 77. ‘eePa “i jsten tO ThE TAPE seeing nd compe Lis planks: le the Passage by filling in the robbers entere : 4 the some Temple at Diggi ney threatened the prieg, ANd took rhe off the and the Of the main idot ar old son, pounce 1a-yes WMendra, the priest's upon a Mis mother, snatched the crown, The robbers fired to frighten her hit her in the head and the ae from her hands, Jitendra Auickly picked it, One of the robbers’ pullet hit Jitendra in the + But still Jitendra out of the temple with the crown. The robbers him but failed, The caught two of the robbers and handed them over to the gz Bl. ime and tide wait for no one? “Tim: : . st of us keep on Postponing o; ‘ s and conduct the following su: clas: We all know this very well but still ur work. Select 8-10 students in the irvey. Total no. of students in your class. . No. of students who regularly do their work on time. : « No. of students who always keep their work pending. « No. ys | students who occasionally do their work on time + No. of y iscUSS le vey ‘ass. so discuss the various i lass. Al : Di the survey in the c) : ii the result of th y ; A di that children give for doing or not doing their work on time. reasons ‘k weB.2. Now read this poem that advises you not lo put off your work Cll yo, think the right time to do it has come. D> sust Be Up and Doing! Sure there is lots of trouble, Sure there are heaps of cares, Burdens that bend us double, Worries that come to wear. But we must keep pursuing; Something, and see it through; Still to be up and doing, Is all that there is to do. Though you would like to idle, Wait for the world to right, Keep your hand on the bridle, Fight when you have to fight. Women are won by wooing, Fortune is won the same, And to be up and doing, Is all there is to the game. Few ever fail by trying, Few ever win who wait. All of your sitting, sighing; Never will conquer fate. Whatever path you're hewing, One thing is certain, son; Either be up and doing, Or soon you'll be down and done. tune can be won only For the Teacher: Explain to the students that for through complete devotion. ‘e eeB.5. Complete the central idea of the poem by filling in only one word. 7 - 26 yorries 1D The poet agrees that one faces alot of tcoubleS and wor : heir life. There also are busi 2 which bend people double with ¢ weight but inspite of all this one must keep on working and (/L°(24/77 towards one’s goal. it He further says that everyone likes to remain idle and wa for the favourable .CMid) Hav. but one must always be ready to fg if need be. NV ( a 4 The poet adds that no one will ever GL» if he tries hard and also there is hardly any one who can WiLL by just sitting and waiting WC(09,32 if one Ji Le V for good luck to come. One can only carve a path of 1 is up and x42 hard. Match the phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Column A Column B (i) heaps of cares > (a) to love to be carefree and happy (ii) keep pursuing p : _-> (b) carving out, making (ii) see it through py rs (c) to keep doing (iv) like to idle ' (d) not to'give up a task until finished () hewing gh 5 C —) (e)_ lots of worries (w)_ your sitting, sighing > _ (f) only talking and blaming, Life Skills Quote any two/three lines from the poem that inspire you the most. Explain in what way do these lines inspire you.courageous and determined girl. C3 - " Now read the story of this / “ae 7: & The Fearless Fighter nS is V \. Yanaki felt her mouth going as she faced the officials of th Association that every membei dry. She tried not to look nervous © English Channel Swimmin ‘How could she swim the Channel?’, was the question 1 wanted to ask. cked to see a physically challenged girl who had from India to England to participate in an event They were sho d how could she achieve come all the way where she would need all her strength; an it being a polio patient? Janaki had been attacked by polio when she was two years old. As a result, her leg muscles had become so weak that she could not use her legs at all. ‘Whoever wishes to swim the chan: one of the members tried to explain to Janaki. nel has to fulfil two conditions,’ & 226 oe eevyes,’ said a confident Janaki, ‘I have been informed that if] wish to participate in this event, I should be able to spend ten eee continuously in the water, and that I should be able to swim 1 the ‘high sea for long hours without a break.’ ‘po you think you can qualify for the event?’ said another member Here are my certificates,’ Janaki said, handing over the certificat®S she had earned during four years of training. ‘1 trained myself by ewimming twenty kilometres upstream everyday for three weeks 17 the Arabian sea.’ cThat’s a lot of courage,’ said one of the Association members. That’s not all,’ Janaki smiled. ‘My certificates will also show you that I can swim for ten jours continuously.’ All the officials of the English Channel Association were impressed. Finally, they had to give her the _permission to swim. Well, congratulations, Janaki, you can swim the Channel.’ ‘Thank you,’ said a beaming Janaki. Although Janaki had wanted to make a solo attempt, she could not do so because the special boat needed to accom, er for her safety was not available. So it was decided that she would be a part of a_relay team that had mainly American swimmers. July 28, 1992 arrived. It was the day that created history. For Janaki, it was the day to fulfil her life’s ambition—her ambition to swim the English Channel. Janaki could hardly breathe because of excitement. The ocean seemed more challenging than ever before. But nothing would shake Janaki’s determination to win. Her heart was beating4 | tome tollably. She could see her team-mates swimming close, | h ‘ards her. Within seconds it would be her turn to swim. ‘Wha if my determination fails? What if | can't swim?’ Janaki put asiag | these thoughts and tried to concentrate on the event Before she realised, Janaki was swimming in the Channel. She could hardly believe it. But she had a tough fight ahead. Most of her energy was taken up by the waves that kept moving her legs sideways and the Channel water that was very cold. ‘The water was so salty that every time it entered my mouth it made me feel sick,’ recalled Janaki. The seaweeds and the jelly fish kept sticking to my body and made me extremely uncomfortable.’ But all the problems in the sea were forgotten as she swam to victory. A strange sense of fulfilment and an undying ,spirit, of achievement had overtaken all the difficulties. Janaki’s swim for two hours and a half in the Channel had given the world an outstanding example of courage and determination. Janaki later remarked, ‘One can overcome all the obstacles. by hardwork, determination, courage and self-reliance,’ so did she; fought against her limitation and won the battle! @>) on the basis of your reading of the passage, tick (/) the correct answer Janaki practised swimming twenty kilometres everyday in— the Arabian sea. the English Channel. the Indian Ocean. @ i) Janaki swam in the Channel for— four hours. \/) two hours and a half. one hour and a half, (ii) The Channel officials were shocked to see Janaki because she WaS a girl. ») an Indian. a handicapped girl. (iv) While swimming in the Channel Janaki faced a lot of difficulties. They were due to— cold and salty water. 1”) seaweeds and jelly fish- both the above. write T for true and F for false statements. Ca Janaki was not allowed to make a Solo attempt in the Channel. (ii) Janaki’s team-mates were Indians. (iii) Janaki did not need much training to fulfil the conditions of the English Channel Swimming Association. (iv) The officials of the English Channel Association were not much impressed with Janaki’s confidence. (v) Janaki’s ambition was to swim alone in the English Channel. (vi) All the difficulties Janaki faced while swimming in the Channel were forgotten as she swam to victory. (vii) Janaki believed in luck and did not want to work hard. Pape.€ 6. Read the following extracts and answer the questions. (i) ‘Whoever wishes to swim in the Channel has to fulfil two conditions; (a) Who is the speaker of these words? (b) What are the two conditions? (ii) ‘Although Janaki had wanted to make a solo attempt, she could not do so? ) (a) What does ‘solo attempt mean? a solo attempt? (b) Why was Janaki not allowed to make Answer the following questions. | Association shocked to (i) | Why were the officials of the English Channe! see Janaki? (ii) What was wrong with Janaki? How did it happen? (iii) (iv) Why were all the officials impressed with Janaki? In what way did July 28, 1992 create history? What were the difficulties that Janaki faced while swimming across (v) the Channel? Life Skills Janaki underwent very difficult training to achieve her ambition. Imagine how she would have felt if, for any reason, she had not achieved victory in the relay across the English Channel. Do you think she would have gi ao ave given up swimming or she would have worked harder next time? Value Based Questions 7 Which of Janaki’s qualities do you admire the most? ii) WI ink i: ii) What do you think is the secret of Janaki’s success? 72 Sejo, Read the following sentences. c + — Whoever wishes to swim in the Channel... ‘ a break. + should be able to swim in the high sea for long hours without a bre : 2 up of Notice the words ‘whoever’ and ‘without’. They are actually made up vo words each, y . , A - up of ‘Whoever’ is made up of ‘who’ and ‘ever’. ‘Without? Is made up ‘with’ and ‘out’ itten. They are put together to form a ‘compound? word. They may be wr! as in as one Word as in ‘whoever’ or as words separated by a hyphen ‘self-reliance’, Read the story again, identify and write below five compound words. o Haxdywerk ci ups? reat (i) Over aher (iv) KiOwme wes, (v) ever vu. da So} qd Now read the passage given below and fill in the blanks with compound — ‘ words given in the Aid Box. AID BOX team-work —_hardwork teen nobody everyday whoever outstanding — without everywhere | . Ly day, the children went for football practice. They had to reach he (Dat ‘J Gund at 5:00 am. ae N miss the practice. Beruu \ saying that (unheveven V He absent would have to play for three hours Without a break. The boys put in alot of {\aUALOek. The date of the match was nearing. In the match, the team’s performance was oes tas This was the result of 7A raWosk a 5/1. was allowed to ad been put up« ‘A Read the table given below. It gives us information about Baba Amte_ k of looking after leprosy patients, Hj, the man who undertook the im successful. hardwork and will to do so made Baba Amte = wer Name Murlidhar Devidas Amte Known as Baba Amte Profession Lawyer Qualities Courageous, determined, hardworking, humble. Sacrifice ae De undertook training in Kolkata to Acoma | Ope ins ee Pea sled Aree. oe Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan (he declined them), Danien-Dutton Award for Leprosy Aid in 1983. Died | In 2009 7 Now write a paragraph. The Man with an Iron Will Baba Amte, as he 1s popularly known, was a man of great admiration. 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