A VILLAGE FAIR

S.No.  Words  Meanings

 A person who can do clever things with
 1.  Acrobat 
his body
 2.  Annual  Yearly
 3.  Announcement  Declaration, Public statement
 4.  Astonish  Surprise
 5.  Buntings  Flags
 6.  Close by  Very near
 7.  Colourful  Having much or varied colors
 The act of competing, rivalry for
 8.  Competition
supremacy, a prize, etc, Contesting
 9.  Chase  To follow
 10.  Conjurer  Magician
 11.  Deafening  Very noising
 12.  Delicious  Tasty
 to furnish or adorn with something
 13.  Decorated
ornamental or becoming
 14.  Damage  Harm
 15.  Entertainers  Performers,
 16.  Fair  Exhibition
 17.  Far off  Far and wide
 18  Furious  Very Angry
 19.  Gather  Collect
 20.  Gallop  To run fast (of horses)
 21.  Handkerchief  A piece of cloth
 A family or group of people living
 22.  Household
together
 23.  In full swing  At the peak
A. Comprehension:
Q.1: Why was the village decorated? OR What did Bilal see in the
village when he got down from the bus?
Ans. He saw that the village was well-decorated with colourful buntings
and flags because it was the annual fair in its full swing. The streets were
crowded with people in a holiday mood.

Q.2: Why was it the best time to visit the village?

Ans. It was the best time to visit the village because the villagers were
celebrating annual fair which is held only once in a year. It was the time
of fun and enjoyment. Bilal luckily experienced the amazing sights of
this fair.

Q.3: What kinds of shops had been setup for the fair?
Ans. A large number of temporary shops had been set up for the fair. All
kinds of goods from handkerchiefs to farming tools were available in
these shops. In fact, it was a good time to do business as most of the
villagers did their shopping at the fair.

Q.4: What was the use of these shops for the villagers?
Ans. These shops are very useful for the villagers because the people
came from far off places buy and sell their goods. It was a good time to
do business. As most of the villagers do their shopping there, these
shops were of great use.

Q.5: What were the different entertainments in the fair for the
children?
Ans. There were a lot for the children to be entertained in the fair. These
entertainments include Marry-go rounds,  the monkey show, swings, 
performances of conjurers, jugglers and acrobats. All these provided
great joy and fun to the children.
Q.6: How did the juggler entertain the people?
Ans. The juggler entertained the people through his funny and amazing
tricks. He juggled with seven balls at a time without dropping any of
them. It was a great game of practice and skill.

Q.7: How did the conjurer perform his tricks?

Ans. The conjurer performed several unbelievable tricks through his
clever skill. He took Bilal’s handkerchief and tore it into pieces. When
he returned to him, Bilal was astonished to see it undamaged.

Q.8: What is tent-pegging?

Ans. Tent - pegging is a popular sports, in which the wooden pegs are
fixed in the ground. The riders have to pull them out with their lances as
they rode by at a gallop.
Q.9: What made the dogs run in the dog race?
Ans. Dog race is a kind of fascinating entertainment a rabbit made a dog
run. The hound dogs chased a rabbit. They were anxious to catch the
rabbit but it reached the mark safely and vanished under cover just when
the dogs came near.

Q.10: What was the special announcement?

Ans. There was a special announcement that horse-races were to start in
a few minutes. The people rushed there to get a place in the front. Proud
owners of beautiful horses were making them walk and dance to the
music of drums. The riders took their positions, the whistle blew and the
horses galloped off. The people shouted with joy when their favourite
horse won the race.
C. Complete the following sentences with suitable (relative) words
given below:
which, who, that, where, whom, when, whose.

1. The drummer who could beat the longest work get a prize.

2. The two friends moved towards a crowd which had gathered in a big
circle.
3. The food that we ate was delicious.
4. The man whom we saw climbing the pole had been walking on the
tight rope.
5. The rider whose horse had won the race was very happy.
6. I went to the village where my cousin was living.
7. I visited him when the village fair was in full swing.

D. Tense Changing into Past.

1. We do our homework.
Ans. We did our homework at night.

2. The pupils write a composition.

Ans. The pupils wrote a composition in the half-time.

3. My friend walks to school.
Ans. My friend walked to school in the morning.

4. The Headmaster teaches us English.

Ans. The Headmaster taught us English in the last period.

5. The peon rings the bell.

Ans. The peon rang the bell at 1′O clock.

6. My mother does not sleep well.

Ans. My mother did not sleep well.

7. His brother loses his book. Ans. 

His brother lost his book in the assembly.

8. The eagle flies very high.

Ans. The eagle flew very high in the sky.

9. The cobbler sits under a tree.

Ans. The cobbler sat under a tree at noon.

10. They grow rice on this farm.

Ans. They grew rice on this farm in the winter season.

G. Write a short composition on a fair that you have seen:

 A Village Fair
Last month, we visited a village fair. The fair was representing the
festive mood of the rustic people. The village was specially decorated
with colourful buntings and flags and was crowded with a large number
of people. Many temporary shops had been set up which were the
special faculty for the fair. These shops were providing feasibility for the
visitors as well as for the shopkeepers. There was a lot of entertainment
for different age groups especially children like swings, monkey man
show, drum beating competition, horse race etc. The circus people were
also presenting their funny and amazing tricks to fascinate people. Tent
– pegging and the dog race were two very popular games of the fair. In
tent-pegging the training and skill to horse and the rider is examined
skill of dogs is examined through the dog race. We were very enchanted
to see the beautiful sights of the fair.
H. Non -textual Exercise:
Complete the following sentences with the ordinal numbers:
first, second, third........

1. The first lesson of this book starts on the first page.

2. The second lesson of this book ends on the second page.
3. The third lesson of this book starts on the third page.
4. The fourth poem of this book starts on the  fourth page.
5. The fifth picture of this book is on the fifth page.
6. The sixth para of the first lesson starts on the sixth  page.
7. The seventh exercise in this book is on the seventh page.
8. The eighth proper noun in this book is on the eighth page.
9. The ninth common noun in this book is on the ninth page.
10. The tenth verb in this book is on the tenth page.

Short note Or Summary on A VILLAGE FAIR

Bilal lived in a city and during the summer vacation he decided to go some
where, because he got tired of the city life. He decided to pay a visit to his
cousin Zubair in the village. It was just by the chance that when Bilal reached
the village annual fair was being held in the village. The village was decorated
with buntings and colourful flags. A large number of temporary shops are set
up, where villagers do most of their shopping. There were so many
entertainments in a village fair, everyone was enjoying the event according to
his taste and age. Children were gathered around merry – go – rounds and
swings. There was a drum competition also. They also saw a dog and bear fight.
They saw a monkey show. A clever monkey was copying an angry husband it
also played many other tricks to amuse the people.
The conjurers, jugglers and acrobats showed their performances. Everybody
was happy on the eve of a village fair there. Bilal also enjoyed horse races, dog
races, tent pegging and such other sports. There were many other things to see
but both friends felt tired and turned home ward.
spear, as they ride by at a gallop. Tent-pegging is a exhibit of skill in which the
training invested on the horse and the skill of trainee and the rider is tested. It is
great game of joy in addition to practice and skill.