BISHOP COTTON BOYS’ SCHOOL, BANGALORE

DIGITAL LEARNING PLATFORM

STANDARD II – 2020 – 2021
ENGLISH TEXT – NOTES (NOTES)
LESSON 3 - THE LOST LAUGH (PART – 2)

I. Give the meanings of :

1. Hyena - a wild animal that looks like a dog.
2. Flapped – moved something up and down quickly, making a noise.
3. Scared – afraid of something.
4. Disappeared – could not be seen or heard.

II. Give one word for:

1. A soft part that covers a bird’s body – feather
2. To touch someone lightly in a way that makes them laugh – tickle.
3. Made a sound to show pain, laughter or surprise – let out
4. Hanging from something and moving side to side or from front to back –
swinging.

III. Give the opposites of: (learn both sides)

1. smile x frown
2. lost x found
3. picked x dropped
4. disappeared x appeared
5. slowly x quickly

IV. Give the tense of : (learn both sides)

Singular Plural
1. feather feathers
2. place places
3. monkey monkeys
4. tooth teeth
5. animal animals
V. Answer the following:
1. Why was Hyena sad?
Ans: Hyena was sad as he had lost his laugh.

2. Where did the giraffe look for Hyena’s laugh?

Ans: The giraffe lifted her long neck and looked around the tree tops.

3. How did the Hyena lose his laugh?

Ans: When the Hyena laughed, everyone saw his big teeth. They got scared and
ran away. This made the Hyena sad and so his laugh disappeared.

4. How did the monkey help the Hyena to find his laugh?
Ans: The monkey picked up a feather and began to tickle Hyena all over.
Slowly, Hyena started to smile and then he let out a big loud laugh.

VI. Make sentences of your own:

1. scared - _____________________________________________
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2. laughed - ______________________________________________
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Activity:
I. Write the order of the animals that helped hyena look for his laugh.

4 2

1 3