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Brilliant 1 English - VI
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A Complete Guide

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TERM I, II & III

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the New Syllabus
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Special Features
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 Exact Tamil Translation

(Prose, Poem, Supplementary)
 Glossary, Synonyms, & Antonyms
 Textual Questions & Answers
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 Textual Grammar & Answers

 Additional Appreciation Questions
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 Unit Test for All Units

 Vocabulary & Grammar
 FA (a) & FA (b) (Activity - 4, Test - 4) (Term I, II & III)
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 Summative Assessment (Term I, II & III)

 Memoriter
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Brilliant 2 English - VI
 CONTENTS
TERM - I
UNIT SUBJECT PAGE

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1 PROSE Sea Turtles 5

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POEM The Crocodile 18

SUPPLEMENTARY Owlie 22

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UNIT TEST - 1 30

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2 PROSE When the Trees Walked 31
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POEM Trees 47
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SUPPLEMENTARY The Apple Tree and the Farmer 51

UNIT TEST - 2 56
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3 PROSE A Visitor from Distant Lands 57

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POEM I Dream of Spices 66

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SUPPLEMENTARY Spices of India 70

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UNIT TEST - 3 76
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Summative Assessment - Term I 77

TERM - II
1 PROSE Sports Stars 81

POEM Team Work 97

SUPPLEMENTARY Think to Win 102

Brilliant 3 English - VI
 UNIT TEST- 1 112

2 PROSE Trip to Ooty 113

POEM From a Railway Carriage 128

SUPPLEMENTARY Gulliver’s Travels 134

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UNIT TEST - 2 140

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Summative Assessment - Term II 141

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TERM - III
1 PROSE
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Who Owns the Water? 145
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POEM Indian Seasons 158
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SUPPLEMENTARY A Childhood in Malabar: A Memoir 162

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UNIT TEST - 1 171

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2 PROSE That Sunday Morning 172

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POEM A Tragic Story 185

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SUPPLEMENTARY Brought to Book 190

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UNIT TEST - 2 201

3 PLAY The Jungle Book 202

UNIT TEST - 3 217

Summative Assessment - Term III 218

Brilliant 4 English - VI
 VOCABULARY
1. Homophones 221
2. Prefixe and Suffixe 222
3. Syllabification 225
4. Compound Words 226
5. Group Names 227
6. Phrases 228

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7. Idioms 229

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8. Gerunds 231
9. Infinitives 232

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GRAMMAR
1. Subject and Predicate 233

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2. Interjection 234
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3. Punctuation 235
4. Classification of Sentences 238
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5. Noun 240
6. Adjectives 241
7. Tenses 243
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8. Conjunction 246
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9. Adverbs 248
10. Preposition 249
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11. Letter Writing 252

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12. Developing The Hints 256

13. Paragraph Writing 257
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14. Dialogue Writing 258

15. Message Writing 259
16. Picture Comprehension 260
FA (a) & FA (b) (Activity & Test) - Term I 261
FA (a) & FA (b) (Activity & Test) - Term II 265
FA (a) & FA (b) (Activity & Test) - Term III 268
Memoriter 272
Brilliant 5 English - VI
 TERM - I
Unit
1 Sea Turtles
Prose
Prose

èì™ Ý¬ñèœ

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Warm up ÝòˆîŠðì™
1. Have you seen turtles? Where do they live?

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Yes I have seen turtles. They live in the sea.

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cƒèœ ݬñè¬÷ 𣘈F¼‚Al˜è÷£-? ܬõ ⃫è
õC‚A¡øù-?
Ý‹.  ݬñè¬÷ 𣘈F¼‚A«ø¡. ܬõ èìL™

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õC‚A¡øù.
2. What do you know about turtles?
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Turtles spend their entire life in the sea. They are big in size.
They come to the ashore to lay eggs.
ݬñèœ ðŸP àù‚° â¡ù ªîK»‹?
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ݬñèœ èìL™ îƒèœ º¿ õ£›ï£¬÷ èN‚°‹. ܬõ

Ü÷M™ ªðKòî£è Þ¼‚°‹. ܬõ º†¬ìè¬÷ Þì èìŸè¬ó‚° õ¼‹.
3. Why do you think the turtles in the picture have names such as Leatherback and
Hawksbill?
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There are reasons why they are called in such names. The turtle called leather back has its back
like leather . It has a strong and rough back. The turtle called hawksbill has a long neck like
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the peak of the hill or mountain.

ðìˆF™ àœ÷ èìô£¬ñèœ ªôð‚ ñŸÁ‹ ý£‚vH™ «ð£¡ø ªðò˜è¬÷
ªè£‡®¼‚A¡øù âù ã¡ G¬ù‚Aø£Œ?
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܈î¬èò ªðò˜èO™ ܬõèœ Ü¬ö‚èŠð´õ è£óíƒèœ àœ÷ù. ªôð‚

â¡ø¬ö‚èŠð´‹ ݬñJ¡ º¶° «î£™ «ð£¡P¼‚°‹. ܶ õ½õ£ù ñŸÁ‹ è®ùñ£ù
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º¶¬è ªðŸP¼‚°‹. ñ¬ôJ¡ à„C¬ò «ð£¡ø c÷ñ£ù 迈¬îŠ ªðŸP¼‚°‹.

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SUMMARY ð£ì„²¼‚è‹
There are seven species of turtles in the world. Five in India’s coastal water Olive Rid seen all along our
coasts. Between the January to March female Olive Ridleys come ashore their eggs. They will prey to crabs
or birds even before they reach the water. If we systematically tackle their problem and remove the threats,
we can ensure their lives.
àôA™ 㿠ݬñèœ àœ÷ù. Þ‰Fò£M™ èì«ô£ó cK™ 䉶‹, ÝLš K† ï‹ èìŸè¬óJ™
º¿õ¶‹ è£íŠð´Aø¶. äùõK ºî™ ñ£˜„ õ¬ó ªð‡ ÝLš K†hv îƒèœ º†¬ìèœ
è¬ó‚° õ¼A¡øù. ܬõ î‡a¬ó ܬìõ º¡«ð ï‡´èœ Ü™ô¶ ð¬øõèÀ‚°
Þ¬óò£°‹. ܬõèO¡ Hó„ê¬ùè¬÷  º¬øò£è‚ ¬èò£‡´ Ü„²Áˆî™è¬÷ ÜèŸPù£™,
ܬõèO¡ õ£›‚¬è¬ò àÁFŠð´ˆî º®»‹.

Brilliant 6 English - VI

Live in Oceans - seven
species - five found
in Indian coastal areas.
MINDMAP
Olive Ridely, the Hawks
bill, the Green Sea Turtle Olive Ridely - smallest
the logger head, the - weighs upto 35kg
Leatherback.

Sea turtles tackle the leatherback - big-

gest - length 2.2 m -
problems - survive - Sea Turtles

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exist to live weighs up to 700 kg.

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human activities - dangers Female Olive Ridely
& traps in motor boats - face lay eggs between

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problems like pollution and January and March

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dumped plastics

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hatchlings dash to sea - Lays 100 eggs & covers
Scientists estimate - one tiny - prey to crabs and with sand - man and
in thousand becomes birds - sea entered hatch- animals eat eggs
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adult lings are prey to predators
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Consolidation Points
 There are seven species of sea tutles in the world.
 Five are found in India's coastal waters.
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 They are the loggerhead, The Olive Ridley, The Leather back, the Hawksbill The Grean sea
Turtle.
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 Sea turtles are huge.

 Olive Ridley commonly seen nesting on sandy beaches all along our coast.
 Between January to March female live Ridleys come above to lay their eggs.
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 They will pay to crabs or birds and many sea trapred .

 Sollution in sea water, trapred in the nests of motorboats that end anger lives of Olive Ridleys.
 Construction activities on nesting beaches also hurt their survival.
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 Only by systamatically tackling these problems,ensure that sea turtles will continue to exist in
the years to come.
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sEction - I
Section - I HK¾ & I
Page - 89 ð‚è‹ & 89

Most of us have seen a tortoise in
a zoo or a reptile park. However, not
many would have seen its marine
relative, the sea turtle. This is not
surprising, since these reptiles spend
almost their entire life in the sea.
I¼è‚ 裆C„ ꣬ôJ«ô£ Ü™ô¶ á˜õù àJKò™
̃è£M«ô£ ï‹I™ Ü«ïè˜ Ý¬ñ¬òŠ 𣘈F¼‚A«ø£‹,
âšõ£ø£J‹, Üî¡ èì™ ê£˜‰î àøõ£ù èì™ Ý¬ñ¬ò
ï‹I™ ðô˜ 𣘈îF™¬ô, Þ¶ MòŠHŸ°Kòî™ô. ãªùQ™,
Þšõ¬è á˜õù Þù àJKùƒèœ îƒèÀ¬ìò º¿¬ñò£ù
õ£›‚¬èJ¡ ªð¼‹ ð°F¬ò‚ èìL«ô«ò ªêôõN‚A¡øù.

Brilliant 7 English - VI
 There are seven species of marine or
sea turtles in the world. Of them, five
are found in India’s coastal waters:
the Olive Ridley, the Hawksbill, the
Green Sea Turtle, the Loggerhead
and the Leatherback.Compared to
most tortoises, sea turtles are huge.
Even the smallest species, the Olive
Ridley, weighs up to 35 kg when
fully grown. The largest of them all,
the Leatherback, grows to a length of
2.2m and each could weigh as much
ã¿õ¬èò£ù èì™ ê£˜‰î Ü™ô¶ èì™ Ý¬ñ Þùƒèœ
àœ÷ù. ÜõŸÁœ ÝLš K†L, ý£‚vH™, ð„¬ê‚
èìô£¬ñ, ªð¼‰î¬ô‚ èìô£¬ñ «î£™õ£˜ º¶°
ݬñ ÝAò 䉶 õ¬èJùƒèÀ‹ Þ‰Fò‚ èì«ô£óŠ
ð°F cK™ è£íŠð´A¡øù. ñŸø ݬñ õ¬èèÀì¡
åŠH´‹«ð£¶ èì™ Ý¬ñèœ Ü÷MŸ ªðKòù ÝLš
܆L â¡ø Iè„ CPò õ¬è ݬñ Ãì º¿õ÷˜„C
ܬì‰î£™ 35 AA õ¬ó â¬ì Þ¼‚°‹, ªôð‚
âù ܬö‚èŠð´‹ «î£™õ£˜º¶° ݬñ â¡ø Ü÷MŸ
ªðKò èì™ Ý¬ñ 2.2 e c÷‹ õ¬ó õ÷˜‰¶ 嚪õ£¡Á‹
700 AA Ü÷MŸ° â¬ì I‚èùõ£°‹.

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as 700 kg!

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Sea turtles live their life entirely èì™ Ý¬ñèœ îƒèÀ¬ìò õ£›‚¬è º¿õ¬î»‹
in the oceans. But they still have a ªð¼ƒèìL«ô«ò õ£›A¡øù. Ýù£½‹ ܬõ
connection with land - they must GôŠðóŠ¹ì‹ ޡ‹ ªî£ì˜¹¬ìòùõ£è Þ¼‚A¡øù,
come ashore to lay eggs. Today, four

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º†¬ìèœ Þ´õ ܬõ è¬ó«ï£‚Aˆ 
of the sea turtle species mentioned

above have become extremely rare in
India. The Olive Ridleys, however,
are still commonly seen nesting on
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õó«õ‡´‹. «ñŸ°PŠH†ìõŸÁœ ° õ¬èò£ù èì™
ݬñ Þùƒèœ Þ‰Fò£M™ Þ¡Á ÜKî£ù¬õò£è
Þ¼‚A¡øù, â¡ø£½‹ ÝLš K†L â¡ø ݬñ

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õ¬èJùƒèœ ޡ‹ ªð£¶õ£è ¬ìò èì«ô£ó
sandy beaches all along our coasts. ªï´A½ºœ÷ èìŸè¬ó ñíŸðóŠ¹èO™ à¬øMìƒèœ
ܬñˆ¶‚ ªè£œð¬õò£è‚ è£íŠð´A¡øù.
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Glossary: Page - 89
Words Meanings îI› ܘˆî‹
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marine found in the sea èì™ê£˜‰î

species group of animals with common features Þù‹
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coastal land by the edge of a sea èì«ô£ó‹ (Ü) èì™ê£˜‰î

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Synonyms:
Words Synonyms îI› ܘˆî‹
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tortoise a slow moving reptile ݬñ

almost nearly A†ìˆî†ì
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entire whole º¿¬ñò£ù

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huge very big ªðKò

largest biggest I芪ðKò
weight measure the heaviness of something â¬ì
entirely completely º¿õ¶ñ£è
ocean a vast expansion of salt water ªð¼ƒèì™
connection link ެ특
mentioned noted °PŠH†´œ÷
extremely greatly ªðK¶‹

Brilliant 8 English - VI
 nesting sheltering ð£¶è£‚A¡ø
beaches sea - shores èìŸè¬óJ™
sandy full of sands ñíŸðóŠ¹
commonly ordinarily ê£î£óí

Antonyms:
WORDS îI› ܘˆî‹ Antonyms îI› ܘˆî‹
many ðô x few Cô

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spend ªêôM´î™ x save «êIˆî™

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entire º¿õ¶‹ x part å¼ ð°F
huge ªðKò x small CPò
smallest x biggest

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Iè„CPò I芪ðKò

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rare ÜKò x common ªð£¶õ£ù
length c÷‹ x width Üèô‹

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weight â¬ì x weightless â¬ì °¬ø‰î

Textual EXERCISES
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Put a for the correct and a  for the incorrect statements. Page - 89
1. Turtles are different from tortoises. 
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2. Turtles are sea animals. 

3. There are seven kinds of sea turtles in the world. 
4. Sea turtles are very small. 
5. Turtles come ashore to lay eggs. 
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6. Sea turtles come to rest on land. 

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7. Olive Ridleys are the only sea turtles seen on Indian shores. 

SECTION - II
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Prose îIö£‚è‹

Page- 92
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ð‚è‹ & 92

Between the months of January

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êùõK ñŸÁ‹ ñ£˜„ ñ£îƒèÀ‚° Þ¬ì«ò (èì™

and March, female Olive Ridleys
come ashore at night to lay their
eggs. This is quite a problem for
them, as a turtle’s front flippers
enable it to swim gracefully and
effortlessly but are not very useful
for moving on land. The turtle has
to haul itself laboriously onto the
beach. Then it chooses a spot well
away from the high-tide line. Here,
it scoops out a nest cavity 45 cm
deep, into which it lays about 100
ݬñè÷£ù) ªð‡ ÝLš K†h‚èœ Þó¾ «ïóƒèO™
º†¬ìJ´õ‚ è¬ó «ï£‚A (ashore) õ¼A¡øù.
ÜõŸÁ‚è£ù å«ó å¼ C‚è™ â¡ùªõQ™, Iè
«ï˜ˆFò£è¾‹ (graceful) CóñI™ô£ñ½‹ (effortlessly)
èìL™ c‰¶õ àî¾Aø ÜõŸP¡ ¶´Š¹ «ð£¡ø
º¡ùƒè£™èœ, (flippers) GôŠðóŠH™ ï蘉¶ ªê™õ
I辋 ðòÂœ÷¬õò£è Þ™¬ô. âù«õ, Þ‚èìô£¬ñèœ
èìŸè¬ó e¶ îƒè¬÷ I辋 àì™õ¼ˆF (laboriously)
ᘉF¿ˆ¶ (haul) õ¼A¡øù. Üî¡Hø°, àò˜
ܬô¾Á ð°F (high tide) JL¼‰¶ ªõ°ªî£¬ôM™ æ˜
Þô‚A숬î (spot) ܬõ «î˜‰ªî´‚A¡øù. Þƒ«è 45
ªê.e, Ýöºœ÷ å¼ ªð£‰¶‚ Æ®¬ù (nest cavity) ܬõ

Brilliant 9 English - VI
eggs. Each egg is in the shape and
size of a table tennis ball. Once
all the eggs are laid, the turtle fills
in the cavity, then it camouflages
the nest by tossing sand on it
using its flippers. That done, it
returns to the sea. The eggs are
left to incubate under the warmth
of the sun.
In many places around the
world, local people follow the
°¬ì‰ªî´ˆ¶, ÜõŸP™ 嚪õ£¡Á‹ ²ñ£˜ 100 º†¬ìèœ
õ¬ó Þ´A¡øù, 嚪õ£¼ º†¬ì»‹ õ®õˆF½‹ à¼õ
Ü÷M½‹ å¼ «ñ¬ì õKŠð‰¶ «ð£™ Þ¼‚°‹, â™ô£
º†¬ìèÀ‹ ÞìŠð†´ M†ìHø° Ü‰îŠ ªð£‰F¡ e¶
ñ‡¬íŠ ¹ó†®Š«ð£†´ Ü‰î‚ Ã†®¬ù à¼ñ£Ÿø‹
ªêŒ¶M´Aø¶. Ü¬î„ ªêŒ¶M†´ ܶ è콂°ˆ
F¼‹HM´Aø¶. ÅKòQ¡ ªõ¶ªõ¶ŠH™ Ü‰î º†¬ìèœ
ܬì裂è MìŠð´A¡øù.
àô¬è„ ²ŸP½‹ ðô ÞìƒèO™, àœÀ˜Š ð°F ñ‚èœ
ݬñJ¡ ªð£‰¶‚ Æ¬ì «ï£‚Aò õNˆîìƒè¬÷‚(tracks)

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tracks of the turtle to its nest. è‡ìP‰¶ ªê¡ÁM´A¡øù˜. ïKèœ, õ÷˜Š¹ èœ
They collect the eggs for eating. ñŸÁ‹ ð¡Pèœ Ãì «î£‡´A¡øù. Üõ˜èœ à‡ð

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Jackals, domestic dogs and pigs º†¬ìè¬÷„ «êèK‚A¡øù. èìô£¬ñ M†´„ ªê™½‹
too dig up and eat the eggs by õ£ê¬ù¬òŠ H¡ªî£ì˜‰¶ M´A¡øù. ÞŠð®Šð†ì
following the scent left by the ñQî˜èœ ñŸÁ‹ ªè£¡Á Ŭøò£´‹ Môƒ°èOìI¼‰¶
turtle. Those eggs that escape

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îŠH‚°‹ º†¬ìèœ 45 ºî™ 60 èO™ °…²
such people and predators hatch

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ªð£P‚A¡øù. CPò º†¬ìŠ ðŸèO¡ àîMò£™
45-60 days later. The hatchlings º†¬ì‚°œO¼‚°‹ °…²èœ, «î£™ «ð£¡ø º†¬ì«ò£†®™
slash open the leathery eggshell H÷¾ˆ FøŠ¬ð ãŸð´ˆ¶A¡øù. Þ¶ å¼ ªñ¡èˆF
with the help of a tiny ‘egg-

tooth’. This is like a razor blade
at the tip of a hatchling’s snout.
When most of the eggs have
hatched, the hatchlings push
themselves upwards through the
sand and emerge on the surface of
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«ð£ô º†¬ì‚ °…²èO¡ غèõ£J¡ (snout) ¸QJ™
ܬñ‰¶œ÷¶. ªð¼‹ð£¡¬ñò£ù º†¬ìèœ ªð£P‚èŠð†ì
Hø°, ݬñ‚ °…²èœ ñí™ õNò£è «ñ™«ï£‚A
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ñˆ ñ à‰F‚ªè£‡´, èìŸè¬óJ¡ «ñŸðóŠH™
ªõOŠð†´ˆ «î£¡ÁA¡øù (emerge on the surface of the
beach). ÞƒA¼‰¶ ܬõ èì¬ô «ï£‚Aò M¬ó¾ I°
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the beach. From here they make a 𣌄ê¬ô «ñŸªè£œA¡øù.

hurried dash to the sea.

Glossary: Page - 92
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Words Meanings îI› ܘˆî‹

flippers broad, flat limbs used for swimming ¶´Š¹ «ð£¡ø º¡ùƒè£™
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predators animals that kill other animals for food àí¾‚è£è ñŸø Môƒ°è¬÷
«õ†¬ìò£´ð¬õ
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haul pull with force ê‚F»ì¡ Þ¿

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slash cut ªõ†´

laboriously with great effort ªð¼‹ºòŸC

snout pointed nose of an animal غè õ£J™

cavity a hollow space ªð£‰¶‚ô/¶õ£ó‹

emerge come out ªõOŠð†ì

camouflage hide or disguise something ñ¬ø‚èŠð†ì

incubate hatch eggs using warmth ܬì裈î™

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Synonyms:
Words Synonyms îI› ܘˆî‹
ashore on shore è¬óe¶
enable help / make àîM
gracefully beautifully «ï˜ˆFò£è
effortlessly easily âOî£è
tossing throwing âPA¡ø
local a particular area °PŠH†ì ð°F

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escape free from îŠH«ò£´î™

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collect gather «êèKˆî™
leathery hard and texture like leather è®ùñ£ù
blade cutting part of a knife èˆF, õ£œ ºîLòõŸP¡

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ªõ†´ð°F
tip the end or top of something ¸QŠð°F
push move forward º¡«ù£‚A îœÀî™

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surface top of something «ñŸðóŠ¹
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hurried went fast ÜõêóèFJô£ù

Antonyms:
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WORDS îI› ܘˆî‹ Antonyms îI› ܘˆî‹

female ªð‡ x male ݇
night x day
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Þó¾ ðè™
front x back
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º¡ H¡
gracefully «ï˜ˆFò£ù x gracelessly «ï˜ˆFòŸø
useful ðò¬ìò x useless ðòùŸø/ðòQ™ô£î
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haul Þ¿ x push îœÀ

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laboriously è´‹ ºòŸC x inactively ݘõI™ô£î

scoop ªõŸPì‹ x fill or cover GóŠ¹
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full º¿õ¶‹ x empty è£Lò£è

follow H¡ªî£ì˜î™ x retreat H¡õ£ƒè™
open Fø x close Í´
tiny CPò x big ªðKò
push îœÀ x pull Þ¿
upwards «ñ™«ï£‚A x downwards W›«ï£‚A
emerge ªõO«ò x submerge Í›A
surface «ñŸðóŠ¹ x bottom/under W«ö

Brilliant 11 English - VI
 Textual Questions
Are these statements right? Discuss with your partner and  them if they are correct.
Correct  them if they are wrong. Share your answers in class. Page - 93
1. Female Olive Ridleys come ashore at night to lay eggs. 
2. The eggs of an Olive Ridley are in the shape and size of a cricket ball. 
3. Ridleys come to lay their eggs in the month of January. 
4. The turtles use their flippers and make a hollow for their nests. 
5. The hatchlings use a tiny egg-tooth to come out of the eggs. 
sEction - III

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PROSE îIö£‚è‹

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Page - 93 & 94 ð‚è‹ & 93 & 94

Many of these tiny hatchlings, 嚪õ£¡Á‹ 20 Aó£‹ â¬ìò÷¾‚°‹ °¬ø‰î Þ‰î

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which weigh less than 20 grams ݬñ‚ °…²èO™ ªð¼‹ð£ô£ù¬õ èì¬ô„ ªê¡ø¬ìò‚

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each, will not even reach the sea. Ãì ñ£†ì£, ܬõ èì™c¬ó„ ªê¡ø¬ìõœ÷£è«õ
They will fall prey to crabs or birds èÀ‚°‹, ðø¬õèÀ‚°‹, Þ¬óò£A ñ®A¡øù.
even before they reach the water. c¼‚°œ õ‰¶M†ì ªð¼‹ð£¡¬ñò£ù ݬñ‚ °…²èÀ‹

Most of those that do make it into
the water will also be eaten by many
predators in the sea within the first
few days of their lives. In fact,
scientists estimate that only one in
every thousand hatchlings becomes
an adult. It is perhaps to ensure that
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IC
Ãì Üõ˜èÀ¬ìò õ£›‚¬èJ¡ ºî™ Cô èÀ‚°œ«÷«ò
èìL½œ÷ àJ¬ó„ Ŭøò£´‹ ðô Môƒ°è÷£™ F¡Á
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ÜN‚èŠð†´ M´A¡øù. à‡¬ñJ«ô«ò, æó£Jó‹
ݬñ‚°…²èO™ å¡Á ñ†´‹î£¡ º¿õ÷˜„C ܬì‰î
èìô£¬ñò£è Ýè º®Aø¶ âù ÜPMòô£÷˜èœ èí‚A†´‚
ÃÁAø£˜èœ, 弫õ¬÷ «ð£¶ñ£ù Ü÷¾ °…²èœ

enough hatchlings survive to keep àJ˜H¬öˆ¶ ܉î Þùˆ¬î ÜNò£ñ™ 裊ð£ŸÁõîŸè£èˆ

the species going that sea turtles lay  è왬ñèœ Üˆî¬ù °…²è¬÷ Þ´A¡øù âù¾‹
so many eggs. àÁFªêŒ¶ Ãøô£‹.
T

After many years of swimming in º¿õ÷˜„C ܬì‰î ªð‡ ݬñ‚ °…²èœ ðó‰¶
the open ocean, the female hatchlings
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MK‰î ªð¼ƒèìL™ ðô ݇´ è£ô‹ c‰F, ⃫è ܬõ

that have become adults return to the
same beach where they were born.
They come there to lay their own
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Hø‰îù«õ£ Ü«î èìŸè¬ó‚°ˆ F¼‹H õ¼A¡øù, îñ‚«è
àKˆî£ù º†¬ìè¬÷ (their own eggs) Þ´õ ܬõ
܃«è õ¼A¡øù, èìL™ ðô ݇´èœ õ£›‰¶, ÜŠ

eggs. How they manage to find the

place after so many years in the sea H¡¹ î‹ ð¬öò Þìˆ¬î‚ è‡´H®‚è âšõ£Á ÜõŸø£™
is one of the many mysteries of these Þò™Aø¶ â¡ð¶ Þ‰î Mòˆî° á˜õùõŸP¡ ¹Kò£î
IL

fascinating reptiles! ¹F˜èO™ å¡Á Ý°‹.

BR

Sea turtles are among the many
wonderful creatures we share this
planet with. They have survived
natural dangers for millions of years.
But, sadly, human activities during
the last few decades have put them
in grave danger. There are many
factors that threaten their survival.
People hunt them for their meat
or collect their eggs. Sometimes
they are accidentally trapped in the
nests of motorboats. Problems like
pollution, dumping of plastics into
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Þ‰îŠ ¹M‚ «è£÷ˆF™  ðA˜‰¶ ÜPAø ð™«õÁ
M‰¬îò£ù àJKùƒèÀ‚°œ èì™ Ý¬ñèÀ‹ Ü샰‹.
ðô I™Lò¡ ݇´è÷£è ÞòŸ¬èŠ «ðó£ðˆ¶‚è¬÷ ªõ¡Á
Þ¬õ àJ˜H¬öˆ¶ õ£›A¡øù. Ýù£™ èì‰î Cô ðˆî£‡´‚
è£ôˆF™ ñQî„ ªêò™ð£´èœ ÜõŸ¬ø‚ ªè£®ò Ýðˆî£ù
G¬ô‚°‚ ªè£‡´ ªê¡P¼‚A¡øù â¡ð¶ èõ¬ô‚°Kò‹.
èì™ Ý¬ñèO¡ õ£¿‹ ñ¬ò Ü„²Áˆ¶‹ è£óEèœ
ðô àœ÷ù. Þ¬ø„C‚è£è ñQî˜èœ ÜõŸ¬ø «õ†¬ìò£®,
ÜõŸP¡ º†¬ìè¬÷»‹ â´ˆ¶„ ªê¡ÁM´Aø£˜èœ, Cô
êñòƒèO™ âF˜ð£ó£î Mîñ£è Þò‰FóŠ ðì°èO¡ õ¬ôèO™
ܬõ C‚è¬õ‚èŠð´A¡øù. ²ŸÁŠ¹ø ñ£², è콂°œ
Ü÷MŸ° ÜFèñ£è ªè£†ìŠð´‹ ªïANŠ ªð£¼†èœ ñŸÁ‹
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the ocean and construction activities
on nesting beaches also hurt their
survival. Only by systematically
tackling these problems, and
removing these threats, can we
ensure that sea turtles will continue
to exist in the years to come.
èìŸè¬óJ™ èìô£¬ñèœ Ü¬ñ‚°‹ ªð£‰¶‚ ôèO¡
e¶ ïìˆîŠð´‹ 膴ñ£ù„ ªêò™èœ «ð£¡ø¬õ ÜõŸP¡
õ£›¾„ Åö¬ô„ C¬î‚A¡øù. Þ‰îŠ Hó„C¬ùè¬÷ â™ô£‹
âF˜ªè£œÀ‹ Ý‚èŠÌ˜õñ£ù F†ìIì™èœ ñŸÁ‹ ÜõŸP¡
õ£›Mò™ Ü„²Áˆî™è¬÷ c‚°î™ ÝAòõŸP¡ Íôñ£è«õ
ÞQõ¼‹ ݇´èO™  èì™ Ý¬ñ Þùƒè¬÷ ªî£ì˜‰¶
õ£›‰F¼‚è„ ªêŒò º®»‹.

Glossary: Page - 94
Words Meanings îI› ܘˆî‹

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survive continue to live õ£›õ

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mysteries facts that are difficult to understand ¹F˜
fascinating attracting greatly èõ˜‰F¼‚Aø
decade a period of ten years

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ðˆ¶ Ý‡´èœ

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Synonyms:
Words Synonyms îI› ܘˆî‹
prey victim / food

IC Þ¬ó
BL
predators enemies âFKèœ
estimate calculate ñFŠd´
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adult grown up õ÷˜‰î

open vast / large ðó‰î
trapped caught C‚A
T

share possess ðA˜

AN

planet earth ¹M‚«è£÷‹

dumping heaping ªè£†´î™
LI

construction the acts of building 膴ñ£ù„ ªêò™

hurt cause injury or pain / harm è£ò‹
IL

systematically in a regular manner º¬øò£ù

BR

tackling managing / solving G˜õAˆî™

problems difficulties Hó„ê¬ùèœ
remove take away â´ˆ¶„ ªê™

Antonyms:
Antonyms îI› ܘˆî‹ Antonyms îI› ܘˆî‹
adult ºF˜‰î x infant °ö‰¬î
natural ÞòŸ¬è x unnatural ªêòŸ¬è
threaten ðòºÁˆî x encourage á‚°M‚è

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 collect «êèKˆî™ x disperse è¬ôˆî™
trapped C‚A x released ªõOJìŠð†ì
construction è†ìŠð†ì x destruction ÜN¾
continue ªî£ì¼î™ x discontinue GÁˆ¶î™

Textual Questions

Fill in the table given below: Page - 94

S.No Problems faced by

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Effect Solution
the hatchlings

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Survival of sea turtles becomes
1. Pollution Reduce the usage of plastics.
difficult.
Species of turtles gradually Prevent the predators from killing

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2. Predators

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disappear the hatchlings
Reduce the area of the Coast for Construction activated must be
3. Human Activities the turtles to lay eggs prohibited

IC
BL
read and understand
Page - 94
A. Choose the correct answers. You may choose more than one answer if needed.
1. The ................................ is a biological relative of tortoises.
PU

a. sea turtle b. fish c. reptile Ans: a) sea turtle

2. In India’s coastal waters we can see a species of ................................ .
a. tortoises b. sea turtles c. dolphin Ans: b) sea turtles
T

3. Sea turtles come to the shore to ................................ .

AN

a. visit their birth place b. lay eggs c. g o back to sea Ans: b) lay eggs
4. It is a problem for sea turtles to come ashore because ................................ .
a. they find it difficult to walk on sand
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b. they don’t know their way to the shore

IL

c. animals and people hunt them Ans: c) animals and people hunt them
5. A turtle’s flippers help it to ................................ .
BR

a. swim b. dig a nest c. climb Ans: a) swim

6. A sea turtle camouflages its nest by tossing sand on it to ............................... .
a. hide its eggs from predators
b. incubate eggs in the warmth of the sun
c. keep the hatchlings safe Ans: b) incubate eggs in the warmth of the sun

VOCABULARY Page - 95
B. Find any five words related to sea from the text (Sections I & II ). Write them below.
Then use the words to frame sentences of your own.
eg: Beach - We like to play in the sandy beach.
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 Turtle - Turtle lives in India’s coastal areas.
Coastal water - We find turtles in India’s coastal water.
Ashore - The fishermen keep their boats ashore.
Coast - They find the coconut trees all along the sea coast.
Sand - Children play on the sandy beach

C. Fill in the blanks with words that convey the correct meaning of the sentences.
Page - 95
1. Tiny hatchlings fall prey (pray / prey) to many predators.
2. Sea turtles live their whole (hole / whole) life in the sea.

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3. The turtles come ashore only during the night (night / knight).

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4. The predators follow the scent (sent / scent) of the turtles to eat their eggs.
5. The female turtles lay eggs and go back to the sea (see / sea).

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AT
D. Use the clues and fill in the crossword puzzle. Page - 96
1. This word rhymes with seen. 4. Sounds like hair

IC
2. This animal has two horns and a spotted coat. 5. Shines brightly
BL
3. This is a huge sea animal. 6. Rhyme with load
PU

1
S
T

C
AN

2 4
D E E R H
5
S U N A
LI

6
E R O A D
IL

W3 H A L E
BR

Listening
Page - 97
E. Listen to the flash news. Read the questions given below, then listen to the flash
news again and complete the responses.
Questions Responses
What escaped from the zoo? a tiger  a monkey 
When did it escape? at 10 p.m  at 10 a.m. 
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 Questions Responses

How did it escape? pushed out of the fence 

went over the fence 

What did the zoo-keeper do? rang up the police 

rang up the warden 

When should you call or dial 180345778? When you see the monkey 
to report the escape of the monkey 

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ON
Speaking
Page - 97
F. Look at the picture. Work in groups and give a short talk about it using the words
given below.

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AT
sand waves when as soon as collect enjoy hatchlings basket boys
night rough sea many eggs incubate hatchery after

IC
BL
PU

Volunteers of the Student’s Sea Turtle Conservation Network

T

(SSTCN) release Olive Ridley hatchlings into the sea.

AN

The boys in the picture are the Volunteers of the Students'Sea Turtle Conservation. They are letting
the Olive Ridley hatchlings into the sea. Female Olive Ridley come ashore at night to lay eggs. They
select a place away from the rough sea. The turtle scoops out a nest cavity. The turtles lay eggs in
the cavity and fill the cavity with sands. The eggs are incubated under the warmth of the sun. They
LI

are hatched and come out to the surface. They hurry up to the sea. The boys enjoy in collecting the
hatchlings in the basket and let them into the waves.
IL

USE gRAMMAR
BR

Page - 98
G. Make meaningful sentences from the table given below.
live in the sea.
A turtle is huge.
have a connection with the land.
are found in coastal waters
Turtles are wonderful creatures.
has flippers to swim.
A turtle is huge. It uses flippers to swim. Turtles live in the sea. They have a connection with the
land. They are found in coastal waters. They are wonderful creatures.
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 Textual Exercise

H. Write a suitable sentence for the pictures given below. Page - 99

He broke the glass

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I ON
AT
He goes to school.

IC
BL
PU

She has a bag.

T
AN

I. Match the two halves of the sentences and read them. Page - 99
1. Sea turtles - a. threaten the survival of sea turtles.
2. Hatchlings - b. uses its front flippers to swim.
LI

3. A turtle - c. come ashore to lay eggs

4. Many factors - d. cut open the leathery egg shell.
IL

Ans: 1. c, 2. d , 3. b, 4. a
BR

writing
Page - 100
J. Tortoises and Turtles are not the same. Read the facts given below. List the
similarities and differences between them.

Tortoise Turtle
reptile family reptile family
land animal sea animal

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 has a long life lives for many years

uses tiny feet to walk uses flippers to swim

eats grass, weeds and flowers eats insects and bugs

Similarities Differences

both reptile family Tortoise land animal Turtle sea animal

S
uses tiny feet to walk. uses flippers to swim.
both has a long life
Eats grass, weeds and flowers Eats insects and bugs

ON
K. Write a paragraph from the contents of the table given above. Frame sentences

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with these words - but, as well as, whereas. Page - 100

AT
e.g. A turtle as well as a tortoise belongs to the reptile family.
A Turtle as well as a tortoise belongs to the reptile family. Tortoise is a land animal whereas turtle
is a sea animal. Tortoise uses its tiny feet to walk but turtle uses its flippers to swim. Tortoise eats

IC
grass, weeds and flowers where as turtle eats insects and bugs. Both have a long life.
BL
CREATIVE WRITING  Page - 100
L. Describe the picture in about fifty words and give a suitable title. Make use of the
PU

words / phrases given below.

many sea animals wonders ocean fishes different colours
sizes varieties rare species deep sea under the sea
T
AN
LI
IL
BR

There are many sea animals. There are many rare species. They live in deep sea. Fishes live under
the sea. They are in different colours and sizes. There are varieties of sea animals.

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 Unit
1 THE CROCODILE
- Lewis Carroll
Prose
Poem

ºî¬ô
& ªôMv è«ó£™

About the Author ÝCKò˜ °PŠ¹

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Charles Luteridge Dodgson known by his pen name Lewis Carroll was ( 1832 -

ON
1898) - born in England. He is the author of the famous children’s books. "Alice’s Adventures
in the Wonderland” and “ Through - the Looking-Glass”. He was excellent in Mathematics
and won many prizes for his mathematical intelligence. He was an avid photographer, and had
wrote many essays, political pamphlets and poetry. Carroll loves to entertain Children. So he

I
AT
had written many books for children. His “ Alice's Adventures in the Wonderland" became
the most popular children’s book in England and by 1932 it was one of the most popular in
the world.

IC
ªôMv è«ó£™ â¡ø ¹¬ùŠªðòó£™ Ü¬ö‚èŠð´‹ ꣘ôv LΆK†x ì£†ê¡ (1832 &
1898), Þƒô£‰F™ Hø‰î£˜. Þõ˜ ¹è›ªðŸø °ö‰¬îèœ ¹ˆîƒè÷£ù “ Alice's Adventures
in the Wonderland” ñŸÁ‹ “Through the looking - Glass” ÝAòõŸP¡ ÝCKò˜ Ýõ£˜. Þõ˜
BL
î¡Â¬ìò Cø‰î èEî ÜPMŸ° ðô ðK²è¬÷ ªõ¡Áœ÷£˜. Þõ˜ å¼ bõó ¹¬èŠðì‚
è¬ôë˜. Þõ˜ ðô 膴¬óèœ, ÜóCò™ ¶‡´ Hó²óƒèœ ñŸÁ‹ èM¬îè¬÷ â¿F»œ÷£˜.
è«ó£™ °ö‰¬îè¬÷ ñA›M‚è«õ ðô °ö‰¬îèœ ¹ˆîƒè¬÷ â¿F»œ÷£˜. Üõó¶ ‘Alice's
PU

Adventures in the Wonderland' ¹ˆîè‹ ÞƒAô£‰F™ I辋 Hóðôñ£ù ¹ˆîñ£è¾‹, 1932Ý‹

݇®™ ܶ àôè÷M™ I辋 Hóðôñ£ùî£è ñ£Pò¶.

Warm up ÝòˆîŠðì™
T

hat do crocodiles eat? Talk about it.

W Page -101
AN

Crocodiles is a carnivorous reptile. They eat fishes, birds small animals and even man. They live in the
rivers, the river-dams, the lakes etc. They live both on land and in water.
ºî¬ôèœ â¡ù ꣊H´‹? Ü¬îŠ ðŸP «ð².
LI

ºî¬ôèœ e¡èœ, ðø¬õèœ, CÁ Môƒ°èœ, ñQî¬ù»‹ Ãì ꣊H´‹. ܬõ ÝÁèœ, ïF

ܬí‚膴èœ, ãK «ð£¡øõŸP™ õ£¿‹. ºî¬ôèœ cK½‹, GôˆF½‹ õ£›ð¬õ.
IL

SUMMARY ð£ì„²¼‚è‹
BR

The poet is talking about the crocodile that lives in the river Nile . He tells us that crocodile improves his
looks by pouring water on his body which makes it shine and the scales appear golden under the rays of the
sun . This will make him look very attractive to the fishes that he wants to prey on .
Moral:
People seems friendly but wait for an opportunity to strike at innocent one who may be unaware of their
red melicious intentions. So the foet warns us to be very carefully while dealing with others and not yet
carried away by their sweet or attractive looks .
¬ï™ ïFJ™ õ£¿‹ ºî¬ôŠ ðŸP èMë˜ «ð²Aø£˜. ºî¬ô îù¶ àìL™ î‡a˜ áŸÁõî¡
Íô‹ îù¶ «î£Ÿøˆ¬î «ñ‹ð´ˆ¶Aø¶. ܶ Hóè£C‚è ¬õ‚Aø¶ ñŸÁ‹ ÅKòQ¡ èF˜èO¡
W› ªêF™èœ îƒèñ£èˆ «î£¡Á‹ â¡Á Üõ˜ ïñ‚°„ ªê£™Aø£˜. Þ¶ Üõ˜ «õ†¬ìò£ì
M¼‹¹‹ e¡èÀ‚° I辋 èõ˜„Cò£èˆ «î£¡Á‹.

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 å¿‚èªïP:
ñ‚èœ ï†ð£è «î£¡ÁAø£˜èœ. Ýù£™ Üõ˜èO¡ C芹 ªñ™Lò «ï£‚èƒè¬÷ ÜPò£î
ÜŠð£M e¶ °î™ ï숶‹õ¬ó 裈F¼‚Aø£˜èœ. âù«õ ñŸøõ˜èÀì¡ ðö°‹«ð£¶ èMë˜
Üõ¬ó I辋 èõùñ£è ªõOŠð´ˆ¶Aø£˜. Ýù£™ Üõ˜èO¡ HóIŠ¹ Ü™ô¶ èõ˜„Cò£ù
«î£Ÿøˆî£™ ޡ‹ MôA„ ªê™ôM™¬ô.

MINDMAP
Secretes grinning
tear drops - Nile welcome for

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River fellow creators

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crocodile
water in tears spread claws -
- shining tail space for fish

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shining mouth Crocodile’s
gobble fish actions - trick

IC
and trap

Consolidation Points
BL
 The poet describes how a crocodile enhances the physical apprearance of it tail.
 The light of the sun that is falling on the scales of the crocodile's body is making them shine.
PU

 The poet jokes that the crocodile secretes enough tear drops which roll down the scales of its
body to seem like they equal all the water in the nile River .
 The crocodile seems to grin, as it were welcoming the other creatures .
 The crocodile spreads his claws, as if to create space for the fish to move in.
T

 The crocodile open the mouth wide , as if to other a kindly word.

AN

 All these acting on the crocodile's part are desinged to trick and trap the little fishes.
 Fishes don't know the intention of the crocodile .
 Fishes that come swimming up towards its body.
LI

 Infact, It gobbles up all the fishes .

IL

Poem îIö£‚è‹
Page - 101 ð‚è‹ & 101
BR

How doth the little crocodile C¡ù… CÁ ºî¬ô‚ °†® & õ£¬ô
Improve his shining tail, I¡Qì„ ªêŒõ¶ ªð¼ MòŠ¹;
And pour the water of the Nile ªð£¡Qø Ü÷i´è÷£™ ¬ï™ ÝŸP™
On every golden scale! ªð£N‰F´‹ î‡a¼‹ ¹¶ õùŠ¹ ...!
How cheerful he seems to grin, ¹¡ù¬èò£‹ Üî¡ ð™ ÞOŠ¹
How neatly spreads his claws, ¹¶¬ñò£‹ Üî¡ ïè„ CL˜Š¹;
And welcomes little fishes in, F¡Â‹ CÁ e¡è¬÷ õó«õŸ°‹
With gently smiling jaws! º¡ ì MKŠ¹‹ ܼ… CøŠ¹...!
- Lewis Carroll -& ªôMv è«ó£™
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Glossary: Page - 102
Words Meanings îI› ܘˆî‹

doth an expression of old English for ‘does’ ‘does’â¡ðî¡ ð¬öò ݃Aô„ªê£™

improve to become better than before º¡«ùŸø‹

cheerful happy ñA›„C

gently softly, mildly I¼¶õ£è

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Textual Exercise
Page - 102
B. Choose the rhyming words from the box and write them in the correct blanks.
file din caws nail while paws mail thin

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AT
1. claws, jaws, .................., ........................ . Ans: paws, caws
2. grin, in, .................., ....................... . Ans: din, thin
3. crocodile, Nile .................., ........................ . Ans: file, while

IC
4. tail, scale, .................., ........................ . Ans: nail, mail
BL
C. Read these lines and answer the questions given below. Page - 102
1. How cheerful he seems to grin
Who does ‘he’ refer to?
PU

He refers to the Crocodile.

2. And pour the water of the Nile
What does the Nile refer to? Where is it?
T

The Nile is a river. It flows in Egypt. Here in this poem Nile refers to the tear drops of the
crocodile.
AN

3. And welcomes little fishes in

With gently smiling jaws!
LI

Who welcomes the fish? Why?

The Crocodile welcomes the fish to eat it.
IL

Which line tells you that the crocodile is hungry?

The first line tells us that the Crocodile is hungry.
BR

cheerful- ñA›„C; seems - «î£¡Áî™; grin - ÞQ; flows - ð£ŒA¡ø¶; tear drops - è‡a˜ ¶O; gently - I¼¶õ£è;
smiling - CK‚A¡ø; jaws - ì; hungry - ðC; tell - ªê£™.

D. Work in pairs. Share your answers with your partner.

1. What is the poem about?
The poem is about the Crocodile.
2. How does the crocodile’s tail look?
The crocodile's tail looks shining.
3. What does ‘improve his tail’ mean?
'Improve his tail' means that by pouring the water of the Nile on every scale in order to improve his
tail.
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 4. How does he spread his claws?
He spreads his claws very neatly.
5. Why does he welcome little fishes?
He welcomes the little fishes to eat them.
6. Which line talks about the crocodile’s mouth and his shape?
The last line talks about the crocodile's mouth and his shape.
crocodile - ºî¬ô; tail - õ£™; shining - Hóè£C‚A¡ø¶; improve - º¡«ùŸø‹; pouring - áŸÁî™; spreads -
ðóŠ¹î™; claws - ïèƒèœ; neatly - ²ˆîñ£è.

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writing

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E. What does the poet say about the crocodile? Write in your own words. (in about
fifty words)
The Crocodile is a large meat eating reptile living near rivers. The little Crocodile grows and

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develops his bright tail. The water of the Nile is poured on every scale of the crocodile. He

AT
appears cheerful when he grins. He welcomes fishes with his jaws open. An adult crocodile is
very long and powerful.

IC
ADDITIONAL appreciation questions

1. How cheerful he seems to grin.

BL
How neatly spreads his claws.
a. Who spreads his claws?
The Crocodile spreads his claws
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b. What is the meaning of the word cheerful?

It means happy.

2. And pour the water of the Nile

T

On every golden scale!

AN

a. Why is the scale golden?

The scale in the tail is shining like gold because of the Nile water poured on it.
b. What is referred as water of the Nile?
LI

The tears of the crocodile is referred as water of the Nile.

IL

3. How cheerful he seems to grins.

How neatly spreads his claws.
BR

What is the poetic device used in this line? Explain your answer.
He refers to the crocodile with the word "he" rather than the word "it". He acknowledges that
the crocodile's tears are not the result of emotional distress, but also shows how the crocodile
generates them with the intention of capturing his prey.

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 Unit
owlie
1 Prose
Supplementary

- Vijaya Ghose

݉¬î‚ °…²ÜšL
& Müò£ «è£w

SUMMARY ð£ì„²¼‚è‹

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An Owl named Owlie who is rescued by Payal and her mother. The Owlet was brought to Payal’s by a

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neighbour. They gave minced meat to the Owlet. Payal took over the job of looking after the owl. In order
to make the owl learn to fly, she was kept in the library with the cage open and all other doors closed. But
one day, she was nowhere to be found in the library, as the garden gate was also found open. After a long
time of grieving over the missing owl, Payal in order to forget about the Owl wanted to read a book , when

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she came to shelf , she noticed a curio. Suddenly the curio opened its eyes , the Owl was pretending to be a

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curio. She excitedly shouted to her mom that the Owl has returned back.
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Unusal action Shefali to Payal’s Home for

on bookshelf - house - white abandoned
Owlie found - Payal carton birds and
happy animals
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OWLIE
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Owlie missing - Owl - Payal’s mother

Payal searched and picked the bird up -
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shed tears named it as Owlie

Owlie shifted to Payal’s house

library - doors vegetarian -
never opened - meat for Owlie -
caged & taught to meat softened
fly Owlie fell and
Love between Payal felt sad
Payal and Owlie opens eye later -
pretends to be dead
to avoid danger

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 Consolidation Points
 The story is about an owl named Owlie who is rescued by Payal and her mother.
 Payal's mother is a very generous person. She always nussing injured cals baby birds etc.
 Owlet was brought to Payal's mother by an neighbour.
 They gave minced meat to the Owlet.
 The Owlet had grown.
 Payal took over the job of looking after the owl.
 In order to make the Owl learn to fly, she was kept in the library with the cage open and all
other doors closed.
 But one day, she was not to be found in the library.

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 After along time of grieving over the missing Owl. She noticed a curio.

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 Suddenly the curio opened its eyes, the Owl was pretending to be a curio. She excitedly shouted
the Owl has returned back.

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Mom,’ Payal yelled in panic. ‘Owlie’s “Ü‹ñ£ ...........” °óL†ì£œ ð£ò™ “ÜšL
gone!’ ⃫è«ò£ «ð£ŒM†ì¶!”
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‘Where would she have gone, Payal?’ her “âƒ«è «ð£J¼‚°‹, ð£ò™?” ÜõÀ¬ìò Ü‹ñ£
mother said crossly. ‘She was right there, °Á‚A†´‚ «è†ì£œ. ܃°  ªè£…ê «ïóˆFŸ°
sleeping in her cage a little while ago: º¡ù£™ Üî¡ Ã‡®™ ɃA‚ªè£‡®¼‰î¶.
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‘But she’s not there now. And, Mom,
the door to the garden is open!' That
got Payal’s mother running into the
room. Sure enough, there was no sign
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home to all kinds of creatures, mainly àJKùƒèÀ‚°‹, ÜF½‹ °PŠð£è èõQŠð£óŸÁ‚

abandoned animals. People brought lost ¬èMìŠð†ì G¬ôJ½œ÷ Môƒ°èO¡ Þ™ôñ£è«õ
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dogs, injured cats and baby birds that Þ¼‰î¶. ªî¼M™ MìŠð†ì èœ, è£òŠð†ì
had fallen out of their cages to Payal’s ̬ùèœ, Æ®L¼‰¶ îõPM¿‰î ðø¬õèœ
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mother. It wasn’t that they had a large
farm or even a large house. It’s just that
everyone knew that Payal’s mom had
a BIG heart! But even in a household
used to such unexpected visitors,
Owlie’s advent had been memorable.
Shefali did had just turned up one day,
carrying a carton.
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sitting in one corner, a small ball of
brown and grey. Payal’s mother picked
her up gently and placed her in her lap,
talking to her just as she would to the
dogs. She had never handled owls
before, so she was very careful not to
get pecked. When the owl got used
to her, and seemed relaxed enough,
Payal’s mother placed her inside a
cage. There were always empty cages
in Payal’s house - just in case a bird
dropped in! The baby owl climbed on
the rod and settled herself.
‘Mom, what shall we call her?’
asked Payal, all excited.’You choose a
name’, said her mother, smiling.’How
about Owlie?’ asked Payal. So Owlie
it was.The name was settled, but there
was a bigger problem. What does one
feed an owl?
Owls are hunters. They eat rats
and snakes and frogs. And in Payal’s
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house, they were all vegetarian,
even the dogs! Payal’s mother was
totally anti-meat. But now that
Owlie had come to stay, she had to
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get over her dislike for meat. That
was another reason why that day
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was memorable. It was the first day
that meat was brought to the house!
Payal got the number from her
friend and called the meat shop to
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ask them to deliver half a kilogram
of minced meat to the house. They
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put the meat before Owlie.
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Of course, Owlie didn’t know
what to do with it. She was just a
baby, after all. If the mother owl had
been there, she would have softened
the meat and shoved it down Owlie’s
throat. Payal’s mother decided she
had to be mother owl! She picked up
a tiny bit of meat with her right hand
and squished it up until it was soft.
Then with her left hand, she pressed
open Owlie’s beak and shoved the
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food down. In a second, Owlie fell off
her perch on to the floor of the cage. She
lay on her back on the floor of the cage
with feet up in the air.
‘Mom!’ Payal cried, ‘You’ve killed
her!’ Payal’s mother was equally aghast.
‘Oh!’ she said. ‘Oh, what have I done?
The poor, little bird!’ After Payal and her
mother had finished crying and hugging
each other, they started talking bravely
about where to bury Owlie. Just then,
Owlie opened one eye and then the other.
She got onto her feet and quietly climbed
the perch!
Payal learnt later that falling on her
back and pretending to be dead was
Owlie’s way of defending herself against
danger. Not that Payal’s mother was a
danger to Owlie, but the baby owl did
not know that then. So that was Owlie’s
first day at home.
In the beginning, Owlie had to be
forced to eat. That was Mom’s job. But
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Owlie soon realised that if a hand came
towards her it meant food! Her mouth
would open automatically and her beak
would snap around what was offered.
Only, Owlie found it difficult to know
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when she was being offered food, and
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would try to take a bit out of any hand
that came her way. This meant lots of
bitten fingers for Payal and her mother.
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Reading up more about owls and their
habits, Payal discovered that Owlie was
a Spotted Owlet. She had the typical
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grey-brown coat, heavily spotted with
white, the pale face, yellow eyes and
the white neckband, which looked like a
ribbon, Payal decided. Soon, Payal took
over the job of looking after Owlie. She
saw that the cage was cleaned every day.
She filled the water bowl. Once Owlie
began to eat by herself, Payal too could
feed her. She loved the way Owlie took a
piece of raw meat from her hand. During
the day, Payal kept the cage covered.
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Owls are night birds, so they slept
during the day. At night, when owls
are active, Payal took off the cover.
They had decided that they would
let Owlie fly away once she had
grown bigger. But that meant that
she had to learn to fly. To do that,
Owlie had to be in a closed room.
After much discussion, Owlie’s
cage was shifted to the library. It was
a lovely room with two doors - one
which led to the rest of the house
and the other that opened into the
garden. It was also Payal’s favourite
room. It had tall bookshelves and
she spent hours there, reading all
kinds of books. The bookshelves
also had lots of little knickknacks.
Her mother loved pretty things,
and displayed them here along with
the books. So there were beautiful
pieces of pottery, dolls from
wherever they had travelled, and
of course wooden and clay animals
and birds from all around the world.
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Once Owlie was moved to the
library, strict rules were laid down
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for everyone in the house. The
two doors were never to be left
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open - not at night, not in the day.
Every night, Payal would leave the
cage door open and put a plate of
mincemeat on top of the cage. This
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was so that when Owlie flew out of
her cage, she could also learn to find
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her food.
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Initially, Payal would shut the
cage door every morning when she
popped in to say hello to Owlie
before going to school. She would
always find Owlie on her perch
inside the cage, though the cage
door was still open. But Payal knew
Owlie was flying because she found
bits of meat all over the room. After
some time, Payal stopped shutting
the cage door even during the day.
After all, people seldom went into
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that room all day, and Owlie was always
asleep, so there seemed little point.
Every day when Payal came back
from school, the first thing she did
was to peep into the library. Usually,
she would find Owlie fast asleep on
her perch. But today, it was different.
The cage was empty and there was
no sign of Owlie! And the door to
the garden was open.’Mom!’ Payal
howled. ‘Who left the garden door
open? How will we find Owlie now?
‘Don’t panic,’ said Mom. ‘She must
be somewhere around.’ They shut
the garden door and looked in every
corner of the room. Behind doors, on
top of the tall bookshelves, in every
nook and cranny. No Owlie.
Tears ran down Payal’s cheeks.
They had wanted Owlie to fly
away, but not so soon. She was still
so small, how would she hunt for
her food? What if a kite or eagle
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swooped down on her? Finally, Mom
said, ‘Well, now Owlie has gone, we
may as well leave the doors open and
air the room.’ Wiping her tears, Payal
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threw open the doors to the room.
She hoped secretly that Owlie would
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come in if the doors were kept open.
Mom left the room to go do her
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afternoon errands. When she came
back a couple of hours later, Payal
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was sitting, gazing mournfully at
Owlie’s cage.’Why don’t you find
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yourself a good book to read?’ Mom
asked. She knew that reading a book
was the only way Payal would cheer
up. When Payal was sad, she always
read.’Okay,’ sighed Payal, and started
looking for a book she had not read.
She noticed a curio on a shelf that
she had never noticed before. Hello?
Where did this one come from, she
wondered. Where did her mother get
the owl from? She was about to pick
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 it up when the curio opened one
eye ... It was Owlie pretending
to be a curio! ‘Mom!’ bawled
Payal. ‘She’s back!’‘Don’tyou
ever give me a fright like that
again,’ she scolded the owl as she
put her back in her cage. Payal
swore later that Owlie winked
back at her. She probably did.
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A. Identify the character / speaker.

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1. Owlie’s gone! Ans: Payal to Mom
2. She opened one eye and then the other. Ans: The author
3. Don’t panic. Ans: Mom to Payal

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B. Choose the correct answer from the options given.

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1. The owlet was ..............(brown and grey / white and grey) Ans: brown and grey
2. In Payal’s family, they were all .............. (non-vegetarian / vegetarian) Ans: vegetarian

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3. The cage was shifted to the ............... . (library / living room) Ans: library
C. Read the passage and answer the questions.
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Payal and her mother started talking bravely about where to bury Owlie. Just then, Owlie opened
one eye and then the other. She got onto her feet and quietly climbed the perch! Payal learnt later that
falling on her back and pretending to be dead was Owlie’s way of defending herself against danger.
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1. Why did Payal and her mother want to bury Owlie?

Payal and her mother thought that Owlie was dead so they wanted to bury her.
2. What did Owlie do then?
After some time Owlie opened one eye and then the other.
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3. What did Payal learn from Owlie’s pretence?

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Payal learnt from Owlie's pretence that it was the way of defending herself against danger.
D. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences in the correct order.
- Payal’s house was a home for abandoned animals.
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- It was a small ball of brown and grey.

- She found an owlet in one corner.
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- Payal’s mother picked her up gently.

- Payal’s mother opened the carton.
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- One day they got a carton.

Answers:
1. Payal’s house was a home for abandoned animals.
2. One day they got a carton.
3. Payal’s mother opened the carton.
4. She found an owlet in one corner.
5. It was a small ball of brown and grey.
6. Payal’s mother picked her up gently.
E. Discuss in pairs. Then write the answers.
1. What kind of a girl was Payal? What did she like? How did she behave with animals and people?
Payal was a kind girl to all. She like abandoned birds and animals. She behaved with animals
and people kind-heartedly.
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2. Do you think Owlie was happy to be with Payal? Give reasons for your answer.
Yes, Owlie was happy to be with Payal. Payal looked after the Owlie. She gave food to her
on time. One day Owlie flew away from the cage. At that time Payal cried so much and searched
every nook and corner. After some time Owlie returned to her , she scolded Owlie and put it into
the cage. This incident showed both were kind to each other.
kind- 輬í; abanonded - èõQŠð£K¡P ¬èMìŠð†ì; behaved - ðöAò¶; heartedly - ñùî£ó à÷ñ£˜‰î;
looked - èõQˆ¶‚ªè£œÀõ¶; flew - ðø‰î¶; cage - Ç´; searched - «î®ù£œ; incident - G蛾.

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F. Listen to the teacher read the passage. Watch this website:https: // sstcn.org /

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Then write a paragraph on Students’ Turtle walk Chennai 2017.

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Listening text is on page - 155
The Students' Sea Turtle Conservation Network beaches (SSTCN) is a voluntary group mainly
comprising students who have been working in the beaches of Chennai since 1987 trying to
conserve and create awareness about the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle. They nest on our

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beaches at night, between January and March every year. During this season we walk on the

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beaches every night looking for their eggs which we collect and relocate to a safe place. When the
turtle hatchlings emerge after 45 days, we release them safely into the sea. On Friday and Saturday
nights we conduct a walk for interested people. We use this opportunity to interact with them and

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create awareness about the plight of an endangered species and the state of the environment. The
walks are not for entertainment.

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CONNECTING TO SELF
Page - 107
G. Write a caption for these pictures. One is done for you.
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Help the needy Avoid plastics

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Save the tree Save Rain water

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STEP TO SUCCESS
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H. Find their group name and write them in the blanks. One is done for you.
eg: elephant, tiger, lion, monkey - Land animals
1. eel, seal, walrus, seahorse Ans: sea / aquatic animals
2. pearl, coral, conch, oil Ans: sea products
3. submarine, ship, yacht, ferry Ans: sea vehicles
4. kite surfing, scuba diving, parasailing Ans: sea games
5. albatross, penguin, pelican, fish hawk Ans: sea birds
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