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SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MYLAPORE

ENGLISH – CLASS 5
LITERATURE READER –UNIT 6
THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE (Part-4) AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
(13/07/2020)

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 Let us check the answers for the worksheet given on Monday

2. Find and Write down the antonyms of the given words from the text.
a. pushed x pulled b. brave x frightened c. suddenly x gradually d. away from x towards
e. unsteadily x steadily f. sinking x floating.
3. Answer the following questions.
a) What was the news brought by the young deer?
The young deer said that men folk too are dying because of the severe summer . He had passed three of
them lying still with their bullocks on their sides, between sunset and night
b ) What shame had Shere Khan brought to the jungle people? Was he right in doing so? Why?
Shere Khan had killed a man. He was not right in doing so. The Water Truce has been declared and the
animals shouldn’t harm other animals or men folk too.
Shall we try to recollect the story by doing an activity.
Column A Column B

1.The summer Were Mowgli’s companions

2.Mowgli Was the Master of the jungle

3.Bagheera and Baloo was severe in the jungle

4.During The Water Truce was the man-cub

5. Hathi Was the lame tiger who killed a man

during the Truce.
6.The jungle people animals should maintain peace at the
drinking place
7.Shere Khan Obeyed the law of the jungle

Check your answers here

3 ,5 , 1 ,2 , 7, 4 ,6
 Let us continue with the story (Pg.No.43& 44)

• Shere Khan said that he had killed

a man for choice and not for
hunger.
• Animals were shocked to • He also added that he had come
hear that Shere Khan had to drink and be clean again.
killed a man. • He challenged if there was
• They waited for their master anyone who would stop him
‘Hathi’ to react

• Bagheera was ready to attack Shere Khan

Vocabulary • Hathi asked Shere Khan to leave
horrified- extremely and insisted that the river was for animals to drink
shocked and not to defile .
Watchful- alert and • Shere Khan didn’t dare to stay as every body
knew that Hathi’s word was the final as ‘the
vigilant Master of the jungle’.
defile- make dirty or
impure
Slunk-moved quietly and
secretly
 HATHI
Character Analysis BALOO THE BEAR Master of the
MOWGLI jungle
patient
Bleached hair friendly
concerned
wise
thin
Brought
affectionate watchful
up by
animals caring
respectable commanding
Calm and quiet

SHERE KHAN
BAGHEERA THE BLACK PANTHER DEER Lame and limping

cruel
caring alert timid
obedient boastful
Hopeful careful observant
Disobedient
 Worksheet
1. Copy all the new words and their meanings given under vocabulary in the slide-4
2. Answer the following questions.
a. ’To kill man at this season! Was no other game out there?’
What is referred as game in the given line?
b. How did Hathi react when Shere Khan said that he had killed a man for choice?

Enrichment Activities
1.Try to write a character sketch of ‘Hathi-The Master of the Jungle’. Make use of the hints given in slide- 5
• Who is Hathi?
• What was his role in the jungle?
• How did he take care of the jungle animals?
• Was he wise in handling the problems that happened?
Note : support your answer with instances from the story.
2.Compare and contrast the characters : Bagheera the Black panther and Shere Khan the lame tiger.
Example:
Comparison : both are wild animals
Contrast : Bagheera obeys the Water Truce
Shere Khan didn’t obey the Truce.
Write the answer by adding three more ideas .(with reference to the story).