RANI AND HER FRIEND

Rani was happy. As she grew older, I allowed her to move about as she liked. I always kept the door of
the cage open so that she could go out and come in as she liked.
Finally, Rani started going out alone. In the morning she would come down for a while to play with me
and then she would go out into the garden. She would climb trees, eat fruit and spend the whole day
playing about on the tree.
Rani was now fully grown up. She was free like any other squirrel but still she had her home in our
house. Every evening she came back to her cage to sleep.

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As days passed by, I saw less and less of Rani. Sometimes I would call her at night. She would
immediately come running to me. Then I stopped calling her at night. I did not like to disturb Rani in her
sleep.
For weeks I did not see Rani. Then, one day, I saw her in the garden. She was not alone. She had
another squirrel with her. I called Rani. She looked at me for a moment and then came to me. Her friend

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ran up a tree and watched us.
That night I wanted to find out whether Rani was in the house. I called her. She did not come. I looked
into the cage. She was not there. Rani was gone.
I felt sad that Rani had left me. But I felt she was free to go anywhere she liked. Perhaps she had a
friend. Perhaps they liked to live together.
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Months passed. I seldom saw Rani. I almost forgot her.
I. Read the passage given above and answer the following questions:
1. Where did Rani live? Why was Rani happy?
2. How did Rani spend her time? What did she do?
3. In what way was Rani different from other squirrels?
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4. Why did the boy see less and less of Rani as she grew up?
5. Whom did the boy see in the garden?
6. What happened when the boy called Rani?
7. Where did Rani go after that?
8. Why did the boy feel sad?
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9. Why did Rani leave the boy and go away?

10. Was the boy kind or cruel to Rani? Why do you think so?
II. Make a list of all the nouns you find in the passage. Add suitable adjective to each.
Example: Rani (Little) Cage (Small) Tree (Tall)
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III. Use descriptive words (adjectives) to explain these nouns:

1. There are ______________ houses in our neighbourhood.
2. Calcutta is called a ______________ city.
3. Delhi has many ______________ parks and gardens.
4. Mount Everest is the ______________ mountain peak in the world.
5. The Ganga is a very ______________ river for all Indians.
6. You must learn to enjoy ______________ music.
7. That tree is full of ______________ oranges.
8. The peacock is one of the most ______________ birds.
 9. There is ______________ water in, the river during summer.
10. The ______________ grass in the lawn looks like a carpet.

IV. Watch these words:

Tree (only one tree): Plants (more than one plant): Here ‘tree' is said to be in the singular number.
(Singular means one).
‘Plants’ is said to be in the plural number. (Plural means more than one)
Given here are some nouns. Write the other number in the blanks.
Singular Plural Singular Plural

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1 Plants 9. Morning
2 Shrubs 10. Night
3. Tree 11. Days
4 Leaves 12. Friend
5. Door 13. House

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6. Cage 14. Squirrel
7. Fruit 15. Home
8. Garden

V. In the passage, the squirrel Rani Is called ‘she’. This means Rani was a female squirrel and 'she' is
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feminine form. Similarly, 'he' is masculine form. Generally, animals are not described as 'he' or ‘she’
unless they have different nouns for the male or female animals, or when we have to point out
especially to their status as male or female.
Write the other form of the following nouns:
Masculine (Male) Feminine (Female) Masculine (Male) Feminine (Female)
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1. Brother 7. Lion
2. Aunt 9. Cock
3. Dog 10. Actor
4. God 11. Master
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5 Niece 12. Horse

6. Bull

VI. Rani Is also called 'She’ Similarly, Rajesh is called 'He'. When a name has to be used many times,
that name can be replaced by other words. Words which are used to avoid repetitions of nouns are
called PRONOUNS.
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Which Pronouns will you use to replace these nouns?

Nouns Pronouns Nouns Pronouns
1. Raj _______________ 5. Raj's book _______________ book
2. Mita _______________ 6. Mita’s book _______________ book
3. Rani — the squirrel _______________ 7. Dog’s tail _______________ tail
4. Trees _______________ 8. People’s money _______________ money
 When showing possession, the pronoun changes thus:

I have a book. It is my book. They have books.

You have a book. It is your book. These are their books.
We have books. These are our books.
He has a book. It is his book. The book has pages.
She has a book. It is her book. It has pages.

VII. Change all the nouns into pronouns in these sentences:

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Example: NIKHIL went to the market with VIMLA.
HE went to the market with HER.
1. Jim asked Joan to lend Jim Joan’s book.
2. Tom took Tom’s dog for a swim in the river.
3. The boys went on a picnic with the boys’ teachers.
4. Raju wanted to find out if Rani was in the house.

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5. Raju saw another squirrel with Rani.

VIII. Make sentences with the following words using Nouns and Pronouns:
1. Free 6. Bought
2. Climb 7. Placed
3. Stopped 8. Allowed
4. Watched
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5. Returned 10. Saved

IX. Write suitable answers to the following questions:

1. Have you been to a park?
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2. Where is the park?
3. What have you seen there?
4. With whom do you go to the park?
5. What do people do in a park?
6. When is the park usually open?
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7. Can you play games inside the park?

8. Can you pluck flowers or fruits from the park?
9. Who looks after the park?
10. Which other parks have you seen?

X. If you had Rani as your pet squirrel, how would

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you spend time with her? Write ten sentences

about what you would do.