Animals

65 The Biggest and the Smallest

Let us read the story.

Rusty the Smallest Cat

Rusty the spotted cat lives alone in the
woods. She is the smallest cat.
Rusty is not happy. She wants pals.
She wants to be big. She wants to run
like the big cats and birds.

She hears a soft chirp. A small egg is on the

grass. It cracks and a baby bird is born.
The small bird looks at Rusty and says,
“Mommy! Mommy!” Rusty replies, “I am
not your mommy, my dear! Let me see
where your mommy is.”

Rusty looks up and sees a

small nest. She takes the baby
bird and jumps up on the tree.
She puts the bird in the nest.

Mother bird is happy. Rusty is

small. So, birds are not afraid of
her. Now, they are her pals.

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 Can you help Rusty understand the sequence of the story?

Rusty lives alone in the woods. 1

Rusty puts the small bird in the nest.

Rusty and the small bird are pals now.

Rusty sees a small egg on the grass.

Say yes or no?

1. no
Rusty the spotted cat is the biggest cat in the woods. __________________

2. Rusty helps the baby bird find his nest. __________________

3. The small bird thinks Rusty is his mommy. __________________

4. The small bird is afraid of Rusty. __________________

Help the small bird in answering the questions.

1. Why was Rusty not happy at the start of the story?

Rusty was not happy because __________________________________.

2. Who are Rusty’s new pals?

__________________________________________ are Rusty’s new pals.

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 Circle the pictures that carry Circle the pictures that carry
the letter sound ‘ou’ (e.g. house). the letter sound ‘ow’ (e.g. clown).

Fill in the blanks with letter sound ‘ou’ or ‘ow’.

r ______ nd br ______ n fr ______ n

h ______ l p ______ ch m ______ se

c ______ ch cr ______ d g ______ n

Can you help the small bird unscramble the letters to form a word?

air ch t ir k s ee kn

ee l wh ea wh t o kn t

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 Rusty is comparing the size of the animals. Can you help her complete the sentences?

smaller, bigger

bigger
A cricket is __________________________ than an ant.
smaller
An ant is __________________________ than a cricket.

larger, smaller

A cow is __________________________ than a mouse.

A mouse is __________________________ than a cow.

shorter, taller

An ostrich is __________________________ than a parrot.

A parrot is __________________________ than an ostrich.

biggest, smallest

The peacock is the __________________________ of the three.

The hummingbird is the ________________________ of the three.

smallest, largest

The whale is the __________________________ of the three.

The goldfish is the __________________________ of the three.

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 Animals
66 The Clever and the Strange
Let us read the story.

A Star for a Nose

Is it not strange that I have a star for a nose? It is pink like a rose.
It lets me smell very well. I live under the grass. I dig holes and
make tunnels. I can dig deep. I have sharp claws.

I cannot see very well, but my star nose lets me smell. I hide from
all and hunt for my food. When I get my food, I eat it very fast.
I am the fastest eater.

I can swim and smell in water. I am small and short. I look like a
rat, but I have a star for a nose. I am the star-nosed mole.

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 Can you help the mole tick the right answer?

1. Where does the mole live? 2. How does the mole get its food?

under the grass It hunts for food.

under the tree It gets the food from the market.

3. What is like a rose? 4. How are the claws of the mole?

nose soft

eyes sharp

5. How does the mole eat the food? 6. What does the mole look like?
slow rat

fast bat

? Have you ever seen a mole?

______________________________________________________.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

loudly sweetly quickly slowly

1. The bird sings ____________________.

2. The star-nosed mole eats very ____________________.

3. The snail crawls ____________________.

4. The dog barks ____________________.

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 Name the pictures.
now?
Do you k
t ters ‘o r’, ‘aw’
chalk talk horn corn The le the same
l’ ha ve
and ‘a
walk claw draw crawl torn sound.

‘or’ sound words ‘aw’ sound words ‘al’ sound words

Look at the picture pairs carefully and make new words.

pan + cake = pancake

butter + fly =

jelly + fish =

arm + chair =

snow + man =

rain + bow =

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 Who am I?
Read the sentence and choose the correct animal.

1. I bark and I can smell very well. dog cat

2. I have a pocket and my baby lives in it. horse kangaroo

3. I am the tallest animal and I eat leaves. giraffe rat

4. I can fly and I do not sleep at night. I am not a bird. bat butterfly

5. I am the biggest and I live in the sea. crab whale

6. I live in the sea and I look like a horse. seahorse snail

7. I am a bird and I can speak like you. bat parrot

8. I eat flies and I hop. I live in a pond. frog rabbit

9. I run very fast and I can pull carts. zebra horse

10. I have long ears and I eat carrots. I hop on the grass. rabbit mole

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 67 Extinct Animals
Let us read the story.

The Woolly Mammoth

Woolly Mammoths lived in the ice age. They

walked on ice. They had a small tail and a
lot of woolly hair. The wool kept them warm
in the cold. They had small ears and long
tusks.

They looked for food in the snow. They dug

up plants and grass under the snow. They
lived safely with other Woolly Mammoths in
the cold.

Soon, it became warmer and warmer. So, men

came out of caves. They saw the Woolly Mam-
moths. They took out their spears and hunted
the Woolly Mammoths.

Soon, all the Woolly Mammoths were gone.

Their fossils, bones and tusks remain.

Lesson 67 261
 Can you write the answers to these questions?

1. ___________________ lived in the ice age.

2. The Woolly Mammoths had a ___________________ tail.
3. The wool kept them ___________________ in the cold.
4. Woolly Mammoths look for food in the ___________________.
5. Men hunted the Woolly Mammoths with their ___________________.
6. Only the ________________________, ________________________ and
___________________ remained of the Woolly Mammoths.

Are they alive or extinct?

Circle the animals that are extinct.

woolly mammoth rooster sabre toothed tiger

elephant star-nosed mole dodo

giraffe dinosaur rusty spotted cat

Lesson 67 262
 Circle the sentences which suggest that the action is over.

My rabbit jumped and ran away. The bees buzz loudly.

The bear roared in the zoo. My dogs walk slowly with me.

The frog hopped by the pond. They are in the zoo.

I baked a cake. Mark washes his hand.

Complete the words that have ‘aw’ ,‘or’ or ‘al’ sound.

c ____
____ l aw ____ aw ____ ____ or ____

____ ____ aw ____ or ____ ____ al ____

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 Unscramble the letters to form an animal name. Write the correct number in the circle.

1 2 3

4
l w f o wolf
_____________________ 1

ee r d _____________________
5

o x f _____________________

p ee sh _____________________

t a r bb i _____________________

ke a s n _____________________ 77

se or h _____________________

8
k sh ar _____________________

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 Saving
68 Endangered Animals
Let us read the story.

Saving Pink Fish

Look at all the fish here.

Yes, look at that pretty pink one!

Oh no! The pink fish I will never throw things

has the stick stuck! in the lake. I want all
What have I done? the fish to live.

Why did you do that? Soon,

there will be more trash in the If we keep our lake clean,
lake than fish. the fish will live a good life.

Let us save our fish pals. Let us clean up and throw trash in the bins.

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 What will Vir say to Meera? Put a yes or a no.

no
1. Throw the stone in the pond. ___________
2. Don’t throw stones in the pond. ___________
3. Yes, you can hurt the fish. ___________
4. Don’t hurt the fish. ___________

Which of these actions are over? Tick the correct answer.

1. My leaf danced in the breeze.

2. Some birds sit on my branch and sing a song.

3. A monkey jumped on my branch to eat mangoes.

4. I hear some bees buzz.

5. The warm Sun is shining on me.

Lesson 68 266
 One word can mean two things. Read the sentence and tick the correct picture:

The bat sleeps all day.

The duck swims in the water.

I duck the water balloon.

When my mother came home,

she gave me a golden ring.

How do they do it?

Tick on the correct word based on the picture:

The bat is snoring softly / loudly.

Z ZZZ
Z Z .. .

The cheetah is running very fast / slowly.

The horse is jogging fast / slowly.

The cat is holding the kitten gently / harshly.

Lesson 68 267
 Spot the difference.
Circle seven things that will harm animals, birds and fish.

Put a ( ) or a ( ).

? How do we save our fish friends? ? How do we save our animal friends?
?
Clean the lake. Cut down trees.
Throw plastic in the lake. Plant more trees.
Throw stones at the fish. Hunt animals.

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 69 Sky Spy
Let us read the story.

I Want the Moon

Ebby looked at the Moon in the sky. She
said, “I want the Moon in my room.”

Glen said, “Ebby, the Moon can’t be put in

your room. The Moon is in the sky. It gives
us light at night as it is dark.”

“The Sun sets in the evening, but the Moon

gets its light from the Sun. The Moon and
the stars shine. See, they look so nice out-
side,” Glen explained.

But Ebby wanted the Moon in her He took a sheet of silver paper and began to
room. She shook her curls and began draw a moon on it. He put it on the light
to cry. “Sh!” said Glen, “Don’t cry. I bulb. Ebby had her Moon in her room. Ebby
will make a Moon for you.” was happy.

Lesson 69 269
 Can you answer the following questions?

1. What did Ebby want in her room?

Ebby wanted the ___________________ in her room. (Moon / Sun)

2. When does the Sun set?

The Sun sets in the ___________________. (morning / evening)

3. Where does the Moon get its light from?

The Moon gets its light from the ___________________. (Sun / stars)

4. What did Glen say to make Ebby happy?

“I will ___________________ a Moon for you.” (get / make)

5. How did Glen make a moon for Ebby?

Glen drew a _________________ (Moon / Sun) on some _________________
(silver / black) paper, and put it on the _____________. (window / light bulb)

Can you help Ebby circle before or after?

The Sun sets before / after the moon rises.

We see a rainbow in the sky before / after the rain.

I brush my teeth before / after I wake up in the morning.

I wear my shoes before / after I go out to play.

I wash my hands before / after I play with my dog.

I eat my dinner before / after I come back home in the evening.

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 Is it and or but? Circle the correct word.

The Moon and / but the stars shine at night.

I play with my friends Jack, Burt and / but Jane.
It is morning, and / but I can’t see the Sun.
I like ice-cream, and / but I can’t have it.
I want to play with Jack, and / but he does not want to play with me.

Let us fill in the blanks with words from the hint box.

curls church purse fur hurt nurse

A small girl shakes her __________________.

On Sundays, Neel goes to the __________________.

My mom has a green __________________.

The dog has a lot of __________________.

Oh no! He has __________________ his knee.

The __________________ has a white shirt.

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 Objects in the Sky
Colour the objects we see in the sky. Name the objects using the words in the box.

Sun stars clouds rainbow Moon

? Which object in the sky do you like the most?

______________________________________________________.

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 70 Through a Telescope
Fun on Saturn Ice Rings

Krish and Nibi plan to go to Saturn. They

want to slide on its rings. They sit in their
rocket ship. They land on a Saturn ring. It is
made of rocks and ice. “Is it safe?” asks Krish.

Nibi pushes a button on the rocket. It zooms

ahead to find a safe spot on a rock. Nibi and
Krish get out of the rocket. They haul their
space skis out of the rocket. They will ski on
the rings of Saturn.

Krish says, “This is a good game. What will

we do later?” Nibi says, “Maybe we can skate
on the ice ring!”

It is fun to play and slide on the rings of

Saturn. It is fun to invent such games.

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 Help Nibi write these answers from the story.

1. Where do Krish and Nibi plan to go?

Krish and Nibi plan to go to ___________________________________.

2. What do they want to do there?

They want to ____________________ on the Saturn rings.

3. What are the Saturn rings made of?

The Saturn rings are made of _______________ and _______________.

? Do you want to join Krish and Nibi and play a game on Saturn?

____________________________________________________________.

Can you unscramble the letters and identify the space objects?

S t ur a n
_______________ s a p ce p sh i
___________________

M s ar
J i p er t u
_______________
_______________

Lesson 70 274
 Put a tick mark ( ) on the actions that will happen later.

1. The Moon will shine at night.

2. The Sun shines brightly in the sky.

3. I will meet my pal on Sunday.

4. Nibi and I will play with the toy rocket.

5. I will see the rocket launch on Monday.

6. She reads a book on planets.

Help Nibi to tick the word with the correct spelling.

I yawn/ yaun when I am sleepy.

The rocket launch / lawnch is very loud.

Draw / Drau a tree.

The Sun begins to rise at daun / dawn.

Can you pause / pawse the game?

My father keeps his coins in the vawlt / vault.

Lesson 70 275
 Name the objects you see through a telescope. Then, complete the maze.

spaceship Earth Sun Saturn

Jupiter Moon Mars

spaceship

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 71
No Place Like Space
Dressing for Space!

Zippy is getting ready for a Space trip.

“Mother! Have you seen my space gloves?”
he asks.

The space suit is big and puffy. “Mother, can

you help me wear the space suit?” asks
Zippy. Zippy’s mother helps him. It has an air
tank and an air pipe to give him fresh air. It
will not make him feel hot or cold in Space. It
will save him from rocks and stones in the
way.

He puts on his space boots to keep his feet

safe. In Space, everything floats. The boots
will help him stand when he needs to.

Zippy still cannot see his gloves. His mother,

too, has not found them. "What if I can't get
them?" Zippy thinks.

He will need the gloves to do things in Space.

Zippy lifts his helmet. “There they are!” he
says. The space gloves were under his helmet!
Zippy will now begin his Space trip.

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 Name four things that Zippy wears for his Space trip.

Can you help Zippy circle the correct answer?

Zippy

Zippy is getting ready for a party / Space trip.

The space suit has an air / water tank to give him fresh air / water.

The space suit is small and tight / big and puffy.

In Space, things float / sink.

Zippy did not find his space gloves because / but they were under the helmet.

Help Zippy fill in the blanks using words from the box.

rings many tail red

A comet flashes by with its __________________ all lit up.

Jupiter has __________________ moons.

The __________________ of Saturn are made of rocks and ice.

Mars has __________________ dust.

Lesson 71 278
 Write when they happen.

I finished my homework. I will finish my homework.

Over Later

I will go to Mars. ____________________ t loud!

Read it ou

u e, va lu e, rescue
I walked on Mars. ____________________ cue, ven
rew , st ew , threw
new, b

Complete the word with the given letter sounds

______ tew ______ ew

d
fue ______ ______ lue

sh ______t ______ ow
g

______ ew ______ lue

Lesson 71 279
 Circle all the space objects.

airplane astronaut space station

helicopter space gloves tree

space suit telescope space boots

rocket binoculars comet

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 72 A Rocket Launch
Let us read the story.

If I Have My Own Rocketship

If I have my own rocketship, will it be fun?

I will zoom in Space, but stay away from the Sun.

The Sun is very hot, so I will sail by some stars,

Look at all the shapes they make, and then land on Mars.

I will race my Mars rover and collect some rocks and sand,
I will jump back on my rocket and on the Moon I will land.

I will drive my Moon rover and jump on Moon so high,

I will be light, and up I will fly till the Moon sky.

I will fly to Jupiter, I will zoom on Saturn rings.

If I have my own rocketship, I will not wish for wings.

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 Circle the right answer picture.

I will stay away from the ______.

Sun Moon spaceship

I will jump back on my rocket and on the ______ I will land.

Mars Moon

I will collect some ______ and sand.

rocks mountains hills

I will zoom on ______ rings.

Moon Earth Saturn

Say one or many.

one candy left.

Sheena has only ___________

There are ___________ clouds in the sky.

There are ___________ kites in the sky.

Earth has ___________ moon , but Jupiter has

___________ moons.

The sky has ___________ rainbow

and ___________ birds flying around it.

Lesson 72 282
 Read the poem and fill in the blanks.

Zoom rocket zoom, right _______________ (up / down) to the stars,

But take a _______________ (fern / turn) here, I need to look at Mars.

Is that a dust _______________ (stork / storm), Oh no! How do I land?

I can see the two moons, and the red _______________ (Sun / sand).

I will pick up some rocks from Mars, and I will ______________ (fly / sleep),

Zoom rocket zoom! Take me very _______________ (low / high).

Here is Jumbo Jupiter, the _______________ (bigger / biggest) of them all.

Let me float in Space now, and _______________ (bounce / run) like a ball.

Zoom rocket zoom! _______________ (Sing / Slide) on Saturn rings,

Stay safe from _______________ (sea / Space) rocks, and falling things.

Zoom rocket zoom! Take me back to my room.

I need my own space now. Some other day I will zoom.

Lesson 70 283
 Find and circle all the space words.

Moon planet Saturn

rocket Sun Jupiter

comet Earth Mars

s u s a t u r n r d
m o o n a r u t o s
z w z p l a n e t h
c h j u p i t e r c
b r m p a r m a r z
a c x q l c o m e t
r a r u k u n g k e
s u n k r o c k e t
r p r e a r t h q e
s i d y r o m a r s

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