LESSON -9

BIRTHDAY KITTEN

I New words and meanings:

1. believe = have faith that something is true

2. present = gift
3. adventure = unusual, exciting and daring experience
4. hedge = closely growing bushes
5. tiny = very small
6. please = to make someone feel happy and satisfied
7. stripe = a long narrow band differing in colour and texture
(on cloth or skin)
8. sleek = smooth and glossy
9. fur = short, soft hair of some animals

II Make meaningful sentences:

1.popped - A joey popped from its mothers pouch.

2.pleased - My parents were so pleased on my performance.
3.feed - Farmers feed us by working hard in the fields.
4.stripe - The Zebra has black and white stripes.
5.perfect - Practice makes us perfect.

III Questions and Answers:

1. Why wasn’t Peter happy on his birthday?

Ans: Peter was not happy on his birthday because he didn’t get any exciting
gifts on his birthday.

2. Why did Peter bring the kitten to home?

Ans: Peter brought the kitten home because the weather was cold and the
kitten was hungry too.

3. Who got the prize for the best cared for pet? Why according to the
teacher did Peter’s kitten deserve the prize?
 Ans: Peter got the prize for the best cared for the pet. According to the
teacher Peter’s kitten deserved the prize as it was fat, silky and sleek and
was purring loudly which she considered as a happy pet.

4. Why did Peter call his pet ‘the birthday kitten?’

Ans: Peter called his pet ‘the birthday kitten’ because he found it on his
birthday and because of it he also got a big book of adventure stories as a
prize which he badly wanted.

5. How did Peter’s kindness win him the prizes that he so badly wanted?
Ans: Peter brought the lonely suffering kitten to home and took good care
of it. As a result, his kitten won the pet show. He got the book that he badly
wanted as a present on his birthday.