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department of public instruction
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LEARNING SHEETS
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CONCEPT AND GUIDANCE
Dr. S Selvakumar IAS., Dr. Vishal R IAS.,

Principal Secretary Commissioner for Public Instruction,
Department of Primary and Secondary Bengaluru
education, Karnataka
Smt. Pallavi Akurathi IAS., Smt. Sumangala V

State project Director, SSK Bengaluru Director DSERT, Bengaluru
RESOURCE TEAM
Led by:
DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MANGALURU
Mr. VIJAYAKUMAR NAIK Mr. SANDESH H NAIK

Secondary School Assistant Master Graduate Primary Teacher
GPUC (High School section) D.K.Z.P Higher Primary School
Uppinangady, Puttur Taluk, Bolanthooru (kalladka), Bantwala Taluk,
Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada
Mr. ABDUL LATHEEF.C Mr. DILEEP KUMAR. S

Graduate Primary Teacher Graduate Primary Teacher
D.K.Z.P Upper Primary School D.K.Z.P Upper Primary School
Golithattu, Onthradka, Puttur Taluk,
Puttur Taluk, Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada
Supported by
Azim Premji Foundation
Verification Team
Smt. Rajalakshmi K. Smt. Geetha Shetty Lecturer

DDPI (Devt.) DIET, Mangaluru Nodal officer Kalika Chetharike, DIET,
Mangaluru
Co-ordination
EVG Section, DSERT
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Contents
Sl. Page
Topic
No. No.
1 Foundational Literacy Goal 1
2 Learning outcome 8.1 – Announcements and Instructions 7
3 Learning outcome 8.2 – Polite Expressions 11
4 Learning outcome 8.3 – Textual/ Non-textual Reading with 17
Comprehension
5 Learning outcome 8.4 – Writes Answers to Textual/ Non- 23
textual Questions
6 Learning outcome 8.5 – Engages in Conversations 28
7 Learning outcome 8.6 – Informal Letters and Messages 36
8 Learning outcome 8.7 – Uses Dictionary for Spellings and 44
Meanings
9 Learning outcome 8.8 – Synonyms and Antonyms 49
10 Learning outcome 8.9 – Participates in Different Activities 54
11 Learning outcome 8.10 – Narrates stories and real-life 62
experiences
12 Learning outcome 8.11 – Responding after Critical Thinking 68
13 Learning outcome 8.12 – Writing Letters and Descriptive 78
Texts
14 Learning outcome 8.13 – Seeking Information and Writing 88
15 Learning outcome 8.14 – Reads/ Listens to Texts and 94
Expresses Opinions
16 Learning outcome 8.15 – Uses Grammatical Forms in 98
Communication
17 Learning Outcome 8.16 – Creative Writing 126
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Foundational Literacy Goal:
Identifies letters and their sounds.
LEARNING SHEET 0.1
Activity 1.1:
Your teacher will read the following pairs of words. Listen and repeat.
feel fill
heat hit
sleep slip
green grin
What difference in sound were you able to identify for each pair of words?
Activity 1.2:
Say each word given below and write them down in either of the two columns.
A few examples have been given for you.
lead, seek, clean, fit, mist, kit, priest, read, grin, speed, mix, meet, breed, sheet,
win, mean, spit, chit, dream, fees, heed, lean, trim, hid
/i:/ /I/
e.g., mean e.g., spit,
Activity 2.1:
Your teacher will read the following pairs of words. Listen and repeat.
bed bad
said sad
set sat
met mat
pen pan
What difference in sound were you able to identify for each pair of words?
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Activity 2.2:
Say each word given below and write them down in either of the two columns.
A few examples have been given for you.
catch, tense, slept, fan, left, mad, scratch, neck, span, sent, hatch, fresh, den,
drench, sketch, pat, flat, fleck, deck, crack
/æ/ /e/
e.g.: hatch e.g.: drench
Activity 3.1:
Your teacher will read the following words. Listen and repeat.
part fast heart past smart
mask shark hard art bark
Can you identify the common sound in all of these words? It is /a:/.
Write 4 more words with the same sound:
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
Activity 3.2:
Read the paragraph given below, underline the words that have the sound
/a:/ and write it in the box.
He is my father. He works in an art gallery. His master is an old man, past seventy.
All the workers are smart and sincere.
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Activity 4:
again achieve assist above amidst
among aloof around ashore ago
What is the sound that all these words begin with? It is / ə /.
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
Activity 5:
proper shower paper
danger refer member
What is the sound that all these words end with? It is / ə /.
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
Activity 6:
shirt bird earth turn
dirt learn hurt first
What is the common sound in all these words? It is /з:/.
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
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Activity 7:
up hush plus luck
tub but shut mug
What is the sound common in all these words? It is /^/.
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
Activity 8:
move school true roof
mood shoe proof tune
prove blue choose gloom
What is the common sound in all these words? It is /U:/.
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
Activity 9:
could push good would
put should bull book
What is the common sound in all these words? It is /U/.
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
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Activity 10:
shot what got Scot
moth cloth hot Bob
What is the common sound in all these words? It is /ɔ/.
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
Activity 11:
shore score more drone
court board course floor
What is the common sound in all these words? It is /ɔ: /.
__________________ __________________
__________________ __________________
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ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
Activity 12:
Go through the list of words given below. Pronounce each word, identify the
vowel sound and write them in the respective columns. Note that some words
have more than one vowel sound and for such words consider the sound of the
letter that has been underlined.
shoe, cap, plus, manage, whose, fruit, brother, them, mud, spent, above, flat,
burn, push, ore, pass, scatter, ease, check, hut, puss, devil, art, salt, mint, board,
mast, fish, shock, vast, lock
/I:/ /I/ /e/ /æ/ /a:/ /ə/

fee hill bed map grass aloof
/3:/ /^/ /U:/ /U/ /ɔ/ /ɔ: /

burn bud foot bush rock hoard
Constructive Feedback:
Date: Teacher’s Signature
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Learning Outcome 8.1; Responds to announcements and instructions made
in class, school assembly, railway station, and other public places.
LEARNING SHEET 1
Activity 1. a: Read the following instructions and get ready for the game.
Game: Listen and follow your teacher’s instructions.
☺ Stand up ☺ Open your book ☺ Sit down
☺ Close your book ☺ Touch your head ☺ Take your English note
☺ Pick up your pencil ☺ Touch your nose ☺ Put down your pencil
☺ Raise your left hand ☺ Raise your right hand ☺ Write in your notebook
☺ Turn to page no. 5 ☺ Close your eyes ☺ Turn around
☺ Stand at ease ☺ Attention ☺ Raise both hands
☺ Stand in pairs ☺ Stand in groups of three ☺ Jump
Activity 1. b: As students, you have heard many instructions in school. A

few such instructions are listed below. If you hear the given instruction
frequently, tick ‘always’; if you hear it once in a while, tick ‘sometimes’ and
if you haven’t heard it at all, tick ‘never’.
Sl.
Instructions Always Sometimes Never
No.
01 School attention
02 Come to school regularly
03 Draw amount
04 Be punctual
05 Go to the market
06 Make a single line
07 Prayer begins
08 Drive your car
09 Sing the national anthem
10 Thought for the day
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LEARNING SHEET 2
Activity 2. a: Listen carefully to the announcements read by the teacher and
think about where you would usually listen to them. Write the names of the
places in the corresponding boxes given below.
Announcement 1
Announcement 2
Announcement 3
Announcement 4
Activity 2.b: Read the following announcements.
May I have your attention please…. train number 03451, Howrah-Guwahati

Saraighat Express which is scheduled to arrive at 21 hours 30 minutes
Railway
Station is running late by 1 hour and 30 minutes. It will arrive at 23 hours. The
inconvenience caused is deeply regretted.
Passanger you are attention please. Dussehra special KSRTC Ambari KA

Bus
05 F 1234 is ready at platform no. 6. The passangers who are leaving for
Stand Mysuru go to platform no. 6. The passangers who have booked seats are
requested to get the bus immedietly. Thank you.
Good Morning to all. Our annual sports meet will be held on 21st November.
You are asked to register your names with your class teacher on or before
School 18th November. The physical education teacher will give you the detailed
instructions later. Thank you.
Attention please. This is an official anouncement. It is 8:45pm, and we will

be closing in 15 minutes. Please bring any items you’d like to purchase to
one of the check-out stands. We will not accept new customers in check
stand lines after 9. Once you have made your purchase, we asked that you
Mall exit by one of the two sides door. We thank you for shoping with us, and
have a good night.
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
ACTIVITY 3.a: (Assessment activity)
Look at the following pictures of classroom instructions and write the
appropriate instructions below them.
Sit down Read the book Stand up Raise your hand

Open your book Take out your Look at the Take out your
pencil blackboard book
Write your name Listen Close your book Silence
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Activity 3.b: (Assessment activity)
Identify the places where these instructions are used. Choose the places from
the box given below.
1. Don’t pluck flowers

2. Stand in a queue
3. Keep your footwear outside
4. Brush your teeth
5. Don’t stand on the footboard
Home Places of worship Bus Garden Ticket counter
Activity 3.c: Write the instructions to your school premises and paste them
wherever necessary in your school surroundings. Take the help of your
friends or teacher. Use the same in your home.
Activity 4.a: (Assessment activity)

Listen to the announcement and answer the questions that follow.
Announcement 1:
When is the meeting scheduled?
Who is requested to attend the meeting?
Announcement 2:
2.1: What is the announcement about? What is the name of the Express?
2.2: Which train is arriving on platform no. 2?
2.3: Which railway station it is? Which train is running late?
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Learning Outcome 8.2: Uses polite expressions to communicate such as
‘May I borrow your book?’, ‘I would like to differ’ etc.
LEARNING SHEET 3
Activity 1. a: Look at the following picture and guess the conversation
Activity 3.2 Activity 1. b: Underline the polite expressions in the following

conversation. Use them while talking to your partner.
Sameer: Hi, Sameer, how are you?

Riya: I’m fine. Thank you for asking.
Sameer: Good to hear! Do you have a few minutes to talk?
Riya: Yes.
Shubha: May I ask you a question?
Riya: Please do.
Sameera: May I know why you didn’t take part in the dance.
Riya: I’m sorry I couldn’t because I wasn’t well.
Sameera: Oh, I’m sorry. How are you feeling now? Did you see the doctor?
Riya: I’m feeling much better now. Thank you for your concern.
Sameera: You are welcome.
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LEARNING SHEET 4
Activity 2. a: Read the expressions used by Ravi during his school. Share
when you use these expressions.
Nice to meet you
May I help you?
Could you repeat, please?

Pardon
I think you might be mistaken

Would you stop?
Could I borrow your pen?

Ok, see you later
Thank you
May I interrupt, please?
I am sorry
Would you like to read paper?
Activity 2. b: Observe the responses given below to the expression, “How

are you?” and converse in a pair.
I’m fine, thanks
Fine, thanks, and you?
Not too bad, thanks
Great, thanks.
I am very well, thanks.

What about you?
Greeting on very well,

thanks.
Not very well, thanks
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Activity 2. c: Read the table. Choose the right form of expression/greeting.
One example is done for you.
Expressions of greeting
Persons to be greeted
Hello Hi Good evening
Officer (√ )
Your friend
Your Uncle
Teacher
Doctor
Stranger
Your new neighbour
LEARNING SHEET 5
Introducing
Activity 3. a: Ravi Kumar is new to the class. The teacher asks him to
introduce himself to the class. After reading, introduce yourself to the class.
Ravi : Hi, everybody. I would like to introduce myself to you.

My name is Ravi, I’m from Mandya.
Teacher : May I know why you joined this school?
Ravi : My father got transferred to this place recently.
Teacher : Did he? What does he do?
Ravi : He is a surveyor in the public works department.
Teacher : Ok, you can go to your place now.
Ravi : Thank you, teacher.
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Activity 3. b: Complete the following conversation by choosing the appropriate
expressions given in the box.
I’m waiting, ok, bye, see you, what about, I’m alright, how’re
Rajesh : Good Morning Rahim, ___________ you?

Rahim : ___________ thanks, and you?
Rajesh : I’m good ___________ your studies?
Rahim : I just took my exams and ___________ for the results.
Rajesh : Oh, I see, I think that’s my bus.___________ later.
Rahim : Ok, bye, take care.
Rajesh : Thank you
Activity 3. c: Introduce yourself to a small group.
You : __________________________________________________________
Your friend : _____________________________________________________
You : __________________________________________________________
Your friend : _____________________________________________________
You : __________________________________________________________
Your friend : _____________________________________________________
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 4.a: (Assessment activity)

Read the given sentences and suggest the right expressions
• If someone gives you something you

would like to say
• If you meet someone
• If you ask for something
• If you hurt some one
• When your teacher entered the class

in the morning
Activity 4.b: (Assessment activity)

Convert the following into polite expressions
E.g.: Give me your pen. Could you please give me your pen?
1. Give me your notebook.
2. Open the window.
3. Bring me some water.
4. Switch on the fan.
5. Get the register.
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Activity 5: (Assessment activity)
Complete the dialogues with suitable expressions of your own.
A STUDENT MEETS THE HEADMASTER OF THE SCHOOL.

Student: _____________________, Sir.
HM : ______________________Please come in.
Student: _________ you sir.
Activity 6: (Assessment activity)

Complete the conversation using the options from the choices
Doctor: Take this tablet. You’ll get Likith: Shall we go to a movie

well soon. tomorrow?
Patient: ______________________ Rohit: ________________________
Doctor: These are the best tablets. Likith: But why can’t you come?
Patient: Yes, but I am allergic to these. Rohit: I’m going to market with my
dad.
a. Please give me some other
tablets. a. No. I will not.
b. I don’t want these tablets. b. Sorry, I can’t come tomorrow.
c. Why are you prescribing these c. I will not come with you.
tablets?
d. Please don’t call me.
d. I want a syrup, doctor.
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Learning Outcome 8.3: Reads textual/non-textual materials in English/
Braille with comprehension.
LEARNING SHEET 6
Activity 1
Choose the correct description for each signboard from the below box and
write it in the space provided below.
Parking Save water! Bus-stop Traffic lights

Stop School Zone Keep Distance Drinking water
Wear a mask Hospital Save trees Don’t use cellphones

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LEARNING SHEET 7
Activity 2:
Read the following labels. Discuss with your partner and classify them into
two categories - (a) used in the school (b) used in public places. Note that
some labels may come under both categories.
Staff Room Library Danger Do not sit here Toilet

Hall Keep distance Keep footwear outside Restricted Area
You are under CCTV surveillance No entry Classroom Hotel
Bathroom Keep this area clean Alcohol Free Zone
Do Not Touch Don’t pluck the flowers No parking Auditorium
SCHOOL PUBLIC PLACES
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Activity 3:
Read the warnings given on each of the pictures below. Match them with the
meaning of the warning.
Warning Meaning
Do not use it in a closed room.
Do not burn it.
Keep it in a place where a child cannot go

near it.
Do not eat or drink it.
Do not store it in a cupboard. Keep it in

the fridge.
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LEARNING SHEET 8
Activity 4:
Study the following graph and answer the questions that follow.
• How many students wrote the test?

________________________________________________________________
• How many students fall under the 75-100 range?

________________________________________________________________
• How many students got the lowest mark range (0-30)?

________________________________________________________________
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 5. a: (Assessment activity)

1) The meanings of a few signs or logos are given in the boxes. Match them
with the pictures by writing the correct number in the circle adjacent to the
box.
1 2 3
No blowing of horn
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Danger! Attention! 4 5 6
Hump ahead
Speed limit 9
7 8
Silence please!
No parking
Use the dustbin 10
Railway crossing
Mid-day Meal
Activity 5. b: Write a few labels found in your surroundings in the boxes

given below.
A)
B)
C)
D)
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Activity 6:
Read the lessons listed below as per the teacher’s instruction.
Lessons selected from the supplementary reader (English) for grade 8: (Refer
page numbers 155 to 169)
The Story of Dharmavyadha
- A story from the epic ‘Mahabharatha’
The Earthquake
- A Folk Tale
Lal Bahadur Shastri
- A pen sketch of a great Indian
The First Woman in Space
- A saga of an adventurous woman
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Learning Outcome 8.4: Writes answers to textual/non-textual questions
after comprehension/inference; draws character sketch.
LEARNING SHEET 9
Activity 1:
Observe the picture and respond to the questions asked by the teacher
1. What do you see in the picture?

________________________________________________________________
2. What are the women doing?

________________________________________________________________
3. Do you think the people in the picture are happy? Why?

________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Activity 2:
Complete the story with the help of the picture clues.
Raju and Radhika have a pet dog. They call it Rocky. One day they took Rocky
to the park. The pictures show you what happened.
They saw some__________________ playing with a____________. The ball

went into a______________. Rocky jumped into the___________ to get the
________. Rocky got__________. He shook himself dry.
Answer these questions.
1. How many children were playing?
________________________________________________________________
2. What were they playing with?
________________________________________________________________
3. What happened to the ball?
________________________________________________________________
4. How did the dog carry it?
________________________________________________________________
5. What did Rocky do when he got out of the water?
________________________________________________________________
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LEARNING SHEET 10
Activity 3: Read the story and answer the questions asked by the teacher.
THE SCHOLAR’S MOTHER TONGUE
Once a learned scholar (Pandit) visits the court of Akbar and introduces himself
as a master of many languages, and can speak many languages fluently. He
challenges the court to find out his mother tongue.
All the courtiers fail to find out the Pandit’s mother tongue. Then Birbal tells
the Pandit that he shall find out the Pandit’s mother tongue in a day or two. The
Pandit agrees. That night Birbal sneaks into the Pandit’s bedroom and finds him
fast asleep. He whispers into the pandit’s ear, then he tickles his ear with a feather.
The Pandit who is in deep sleep shouts words in his mother tongue. He shouts
‘Yevaradi’ in Telugu which means ‘Who is that? The next day Birbal declares that
Pandit’s mother tongue is Telugu in front of the whole court. The pandit accepted
it.
Akbar is astonished and congratulates Birbal and asks him how he found out the
truth. Birbal explains that in times of difficulty a person speaks his mother tongue.
Then he narrates the entire incident that took place in the Pandit’s bedroom, the
previous night. The Pandit accepts defeat and leaves the king’s court in dismay.
Activity 4: Read the story and answer the questions in the space given below
In a village, there lived a deaf man. He had a friend who was a merchant. The deaf
friend heard that the merchant was ill. So, he set out one afternoon to visit him.
“I must make my friend happy”, he said to himself. “But I must be careful about
what I say. First, I’ll ask, “Well, how are you today?” He’ll answer “Fine, thank
you” I’ll ask about his food, he’ll say, “Rice without salt”, and I’ll say, “That’s
good for you. I hope it helps you” Then I’ll ask, “Who is your doctor?” and he
will tell me that such and such a person is his doctor, and I’ll say, “I hope God
will help him with his work””
The deaf man reached the merchant’s house and sat down near his bed. The
merchant was very sick and did not want to meet any visitors. “My dear friend,
how are you?”, asked the deaf, “I have a bad fever”, answered the merchant, “I
can’t sleep at night.” Then the deaf man asked, “What do you eat?” By this time,
the patient was angry, “The dust of the earth” he answered. “That’s good for
you”, said the deaf man. “Hope it helps you. And tell me, who is your doctor?”,
“Doctor?”, cried the merchant, “Death himself”
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“Oh, that’s fine”, said the deaf, “Hope God will help him with his work.” And he
returned home.
A. The three questions the deaf wanted to ask his friend are:
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
B. Why did the merchant get angry?

________________________________________________________________
Activity 5: Complete the story on your own in 3-4 sentences
Kushal’s father brings home a white puppy for him. He loves it so much that he
spends all his time playing with it. He feeds the puppy milk and biscuits. He takes
it to the village tank to wash the puppy. One day, when he was taking the puppy
to the tank, a stray dog sees it and starts barking and coming towards it. Kushal
is afraid that the dog would bite the puppy and it may even bite him. Kushal has
some biscuits in hand which he was eating.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 6: Write a few sentences about the picture:
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Learning Outcome 8.5: Engages in conversations in English with family,
friends, and people from different professions such as shopkeeper, salesperson
etc. using appropriate vocabulary.
LEARNING SHEET 11
Activity 1: Describe the below-given picture.
Activity 2: Act out the situation.
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Activity 3: Look at the following comic strip and read the dialogues loudly.
Identify the characters who are involved in this conversation.
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LEARNING SHEET 12
Activity 4:
Read the following conversation carefully and complete the given activity.
Salesman : Please, come in Sir.
Customer : I want to buy a smartphone. Is it available here?
Salesman : Yes Sir. You get all kinds of smartphones of all the leading brand
Sir.
Customer : Can you show me one?
Salesman : Sir, this is Samsung. It costs Rs. 12000 plus tax. This is Oppo. It
costs Rs. 9000 plus tax. This is RedMi. It costs Rs.14000 plus tax.
Customer : Is there any festival offer?
Salesman : Yes, of course. 5% discount plus a gift coupon.
Customer : OK let me buy the RedMi smartphone. By the way, do you accept
credit cards?
Salesman : Sure Sir.
Think a while and answer

1. Where do you think this conversation is taking place?
2. Who are talking?
3. Which smartphone does the customer want to purchase?
4. Name some other places where you have to use this sort of conversation?
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LEARNING SHEET 13
Activity 5: Look at the following pictures carefully and match the dialogues
with the appropriate speech bubbles.
Do they always dwell in the Yes, they prefer to lie

Sea or Ocean? Submerged in Water.
There is Something Special

These are sea Turtles
about these turtles
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LEARNING SHEET 14
ACTIVITY 6: Read the below-given dialogue between a shopkeeper and
a customer buying shoes. Then fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate
words or phrases given in the box.
brown, cash, tight, again, else, colour, size, moment, laces, pair,
receipt, much, foot, shiny, black shoes, better, please, ten
Shopkeeper : Can I help you?

Customer : Yes, please I want some …………….
Shopkeeper : With ……………or slip-on?
Customer : With laces …………………..
Shopkeeper : What……………….?
Customer : Ten I think, but would you measure my ………………….
Shopkeeper : Certainly! Yes, it is ……………….. Now, how about these?
Customer : Well, they feel a bit ………here. Can I try a different……………
of shoes?
Shopkeeper : Of course. Try these.
Customer : They’re a better fit, but I don’t like the ……………. They are
too………….. . Have you got them in some other colour?
Shopkeeper : Yes, we do. We have white…………..., grey and red.
Customer : Could I try on the white pair, please?
Shopkeeper : One ……………. I’ll grab the white ones for you............. There
we go.
Customer : Thank you. I like white ………….. and they fit nicely. I’ll take
them!
Shopkeeper : Certainly. Anything ………….?
Customer : No, that’s all. How ………. are they?
Shopkeeper : It comes to 1200. Would you like to pay by …………or card?
Customer : Card, please
Shopkeeper : No problem...... Here’s your ……………. Thank you and please
come…………….
Customer : You too. Bye
Shopkeeper : Bye
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 7: Choose any one of the conversations and enact it.
Conversation 1: Role of the small girl, and the balloon man

Conversation 2: Role of the small boy, and an ice-cream seller.
Activity 8: Write the possible conversation between the girl and the cycle
shopkeeper.
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Activity 9 Assessment
Read the following Telephone conversation carefully and answer the
questions.
A : Hello, I’m Lankesh. Am I talking to the Manager of Canara Bank?
B : Yes, what can I do for you, Sir?
A : Sir, I want to open a Savings Bank Account in your branch.
B : You are welcome to do so, sir.
A : Sir, when can I meet you?
B : Tomorrow at 10 am.
A : Thank you sir.
1) Who is talking to the Manager, Canara Bank?
2) What is the medium through which they are talking to each other?
3) What help does ‘A’ need?
4) Is the Manager happy to offer help?
5) At what time has ‘A’ been asked to meet the Manager?
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Learning Outcome 8.6: Writes informal letters, messages, and e-mails.
LEARNING SHEET – 15
Observe the Card:
Activity 1. a: Write a message (2 to 3 sentences) to your teacher on the

teacher’s day/on Mother’s Day/friends on the friendship day. Add a colourful
drawing.
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LEARNING SHEET -16
Activity 2: Look at the images and read the texts carefully paying attention
to the details that are to be filled in the following table.
Mysore
10 October 2021
Dear Thashvin,
I am in Mysore. I live in a hostel now. I

have ot two new rien s who are
rawin classes an m sic classes too.

et, I really miss yo .
The weather is very cool which I

on t li e. I wo l li e to visit all the
amo s laces o Mysore. an yo
come to Mysore once lease o that
we can meet as well as visit the laces
to ether. lease write an tell me
when yo can come here. My re ar s
to ncle an a nt.
ith love,
ay
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SENDER RECEIVER
Image & Text What is it about? What type
No. (One who (One who of text is it?
(Subject/matter)
writes) receives)
LEARNING SHEET -17
Activity 3: Telephonic conversation 1

Activity 3: Read the telephonic conversation between Mrs. Hema and Rachana.
Rachana must share this message with her mother. Complete the message
written by Rachana to her mother, in the box below.
Mrs. Hema : Hello, is that Mrs. Veena?

Rachana : No, I am her daughter, Rachana speaking. May I know who is
speaking?
Mrs. Hema : I am Mrs. Hema from J.P Nagar. I wanted to speak to your
mother.
Rachana : She is not at home now, Aunty. She went out shopping. If there
is any message, I shall give her.
Mrs. Hema : Okay then. Please tell your mother that Mrs. Jaya, Mrs. Wilma
and I were to come today to your house at 1.30 pm. But we are
unable to come. Ask your mom to reach Mrs. Begum’s house at
5 pm; she knows the address. This is urgent.
Rachana : Okay aunty. I will leave this message on the message slip before
I go to school.
Mrs. Hema : Thank you, dear.
Rachana : Thank you, aunty.
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Message
17-03-2022
______________,
There was a _____________ from ______________ . Mrs Jaya, Mrs Wilma
and Mrs Hema aunty were _________________ to our house at 1.30 pm
today. They are____________________________. Mrs Hema told you
to _____________ Mrs Begum’s house today at ________positively.
Rachana
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LEARNING SHEET -18
Activity 4.a: Informal letters

Letter Format (Personal Letters)
Your name and address,

______________________________
_____________________________
Date: _______________
Dear ________________,
Greetings: _________________________________________________
Body of the letter: ______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Conclusion: _____________________________________________________
Yours lovingly,
________________
Signature
Το, __________________
__________________
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Activity 4. b: Pappu wanted to write a letter to his grandfather. But he was
not sure about the choice of words. Use the words in brackets and help
Pappu complete the letter.
(don’t worry, long life, happy birthday, studies, good health, monitor, grandma,
Take care, proud)
Mysuru
14 Nov 2016
Dear Grandpa,
Many happy returns of the day! I feel so _____________ to have a
grandfather like you. I am happy you are blessed with _________________
and _____________________. I’m in VI standard now. I’m doing well in
my_______________. I take part in different activities in my school. You know,
I am selected as the ________________________ of the class. Grandpa, your
Pappu will make you feel proud and happy always.
All is well at home. How’s ________________________? ____________, we’ll
come there during Deepavali holidays. Let’s enjoy then!
A very _______ ________ once again, grandpa! _________!
Yours,
Pappu
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ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
Activity 5: Write a message to your friend on his birthday in 5 to 7 sentences.

Draw a picture that shows your feelings.
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Activity 6:
Imagine that you are Suman/Sandhya, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,
Gajanur, Shimoga. Write a letter to your mother requesting her to send Rs.
600/- using the clues given below.
(About your studies - performance in tests - excursion arranged by your school -
places to be visited and date - money required.)
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Learning Outcome 8.7: Refers dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedias
reference books for meaning and spelling while reading and writing.
LEARNING SHEET 19
ACTIVITY -1. Read the following set of words and rearrange them in the
order you see in the dictionary.
1. Pot, mat, bat, cat, apple,
2. Card, park, pencil, pen, count
3. Arrange, art, arise, around, arrow
4. Flower, flight, fish, find, famous
ACTIVITY-2: Words with their meaning are given in the following table.
But words are wrongly spelled. Refer to a dictionary and write the correct
spelling in the space provided. One is done for you.
Sl. Wrongly Correct
Meaning
No. spelt Word spelling
1 viras An infective agent Virus
2 buble a floating ball of air
3 lian A wild animal
4 wacth A small clock which is worn around the wrist
5 abrella A device for protection against the rain
6 vacine A treatment that makes the body resist an
infection
7 eegar Full of interest
8 mest A cloud of moisture in the air
9 desciple Pupil, follower
10 mantion A grand house/a palace
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ACTIVITY-3 : Refer to a dictionary, find the associated ending letters/words
to ‘re’, and ‘hand’, Then fill the words in the bubbles.
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ACTIVITY 4: New word –Search sheet
Refer to the dictionary and find some words which start with the letters
mentioned in the first column and fill the remaining information in the box
given below.
Page No. in
New words of Parts of I used it
Letters the Definition
your choice speech (Yes/No)
dictionary
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
ACTIVITY 5: Arrange the given words in an alphabetical order and choose

the one that comes first.
1. Science, Scrutiny, Scripture, Scramble, Script
2. frosty, frigid, freezing, frozen, frost
3. Praise, Practical, Prank, Prayer, Practise
4. garden, grass, grow, green, leaves
5. chain, rim, tyre, brake, monk
6. deer, dear, drum, dance, dish
ACTIVITY 6: Read the following set of words. Select the word which is
correctly spelled and write it in the space given. You can refer to a dictionary
to get the correct spelling. One is done for you.
Sl.No Words Correct spelling
1 Plastik, plastic, plestic plastic
2 School, sckool, schul
3 Studnt, studant, student
4 garddan, garden, gerdan
5 Porest, forest, forast
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6 Hanter, huntur, hunter
7 Blosam, blossom, blossam
8 Parents, parants, parrants
9 Hapi, happy, hapy
10 Cricket, kricket, crickit
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Learning Outcome 8.8: Uses synonyms, antonyms appropriately; deduces
word meanings from clues in context while reading a variety of texts
LEARNING SHEET 21
Activity 1: Read the below-given story and answer the following questions:
Once upon a time, A Donkey found a lion’s skin. The donkey started to dress in
that skin and go out, the other animals and people were afraid of him. Everyone
thought he was a real lion.
Soon he started to think of himself as a lion. One day he heard some donkeys
screaming in the village. He wanted to show them that he can scream even
louder. So, he started screaming and the villagers heard him. They ran after
him with sticks and beat him. Thus, the poor donkey realized his mistake and
walked away with pain.
1. The meaning of the word ‘realize’ in the story is?

a. Forget b. Neglect
c. Understand d. Misunderstand
2. Guess the similar word for ‘shout’ from the given story.
a. Afraid b. Think
c. Scream d. Mistake
3. At the end of the story, villagers were not afraid of the donkey because they
were
a. brave b. scared
c. weak d. feared
Activity 2: Read the passage given below and complete the activity that
follows.
Rajiv and his father Madhav were very happy that day. Rajiv was especially
thrilled because his father would take him out on a visit to the lighthouse. They
started in the evening by 5 p.m. and reached the shore by 6 p.m. Madhav pointed
out to the lighthouse in the distance. It was a tall, strong building in the shape of
a tower with powerful lights at the top.
Rajiv asked his father, “Papa, what is the use of these lighthouses?” Madhav said,
“They help the sailors to know where the land is and what place they are near.
Sometimes they are on the seashore and sometimes in the sea. They are in places
which are dangerous to ships and they help to warn and guide the sailors.”
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Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.
A B
thrill begin
start form
shore strong
shape seaside
powerful risky
dangerous lead
guide excite
Activity 3:
Read the story/paragraph as instructed by the teacher. Find the meaning of
unknown words using a dictionary and write them in the table given below.
New words Meaning
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LEARNING SHEET 22
Activity 4:
Find and underline/circle the pair of antonyms in each sentence.
e.g.: The tree is near my house but the road is far from it.
1. My clothes are dry but my hair is wet.
2. When you are loud, I will ask you to be quiet.
3. I can remember stories but forget lessons.
4. Madanika is tall but her brother is short.
5. The girls in the class were quiet while the boys were noisy.
6. Rahul was lost but is now found.
7. All his friends became his enemies.
8. My friend failed to solve the riddle, but I succeeded.
9. I agreed to help Sonu, but he rejected my help.
10. We are in the same class but have different opinions about the teacher.
Activity 5:
Fill in the blanks by writing the antonyms of the words given in brackets.
Towards the ________________ (beginning) of the play, an _____________

(young) man appeared on the stage. He was walking _______________ (fast).
Soon, the lights came on. In that ________________ (dim) light, they could see
the director, a ______________ (short) man with an imposing figure.
Activity 6:
Fill in the blanks by writing the antonyms of the underlined words.
1. We should neither borrow nor _______________.
2. Krishna was a rich king, while his friend was a ____________ man.
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3. Don’t stand outside. Come _________________.
4. Radhika is strong but her sister is ___________.
5. Eat less but work _____________.
Activity 7: Read the following and answer the questions.

1) Once a boy was walking on a street. He saw an old lady. She was weak
and weary. She was trying to cross the street. The boy noticed her need and
helped her to cross the road.
a. The meaning of the word aged means ………………..
b. The meaning of the word tired ……………………….
c. The meaning of the word observe …………………………
2) One day a woodcutter came to the forest. He looked at the crooked tree and
said, ‘ this tree is useless for me’. He selected all the fine and straight trees
and cut them down.
a. The opposite word of the day is …………
b. The opposite word of down is ………..
c. The opposite word of straight …………
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 8
You went to the market. He bought a kilo of onions from the vegetable seller.
Some were big, some were small, some were tiny, some were pink, some were
red, and some were almost white.
1. The meaning of the word “tiny” in the story is?
a. tiny b. small.
c. big d. tall
2. In the story, guess the opposite meaning of the word “seller”?
a. bought b. buyer
c. sale man d. merchant
Activity 9: Read the sentences and fill the blanks with opposite words
(antonyms) of the underlined words.
1) Plastic is light but iron is .
2) You are late today, please, come to school.
3) Some buses are ordinary, and some buses are .
4) My sister is happy but my brother is .
Activity 10:
Read the story given below. Rewrite the story, replacing each underlined
word with the matching antonym. You can choose the antonyms from the
table given below.
refuse expensive wet many

Soft noisy child cloudy
On a sunny day, a parent went to the park. She put a blanket on the dry grass.
The ground felt hard. A man was selling cheap lemon nearby. She decided to
buy some and hoped the man would accept her money. There were few people
at the park and it was very quiet.
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On a ______________ day, a _____________ went to the park. She put a blanket
on the _____________ grass. The ground felt ______________. A man was
selling __________ lemon nearby. She decided to buy some and hoped the man
would _____________ her money. There were ______________ people at the
park and it was very ____________.
Activity 11:
Look at the words given in the first column. Write a synonym and an antonym
for each of them. Use words from the cloud. The first one has been done for
you.
Words Synonym Antonym stormy new
angry annoyed happy
costly tidy
expensive
windy cheap dirty calm
Old annoyed happy aged
clean
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Learning Outcome 8.9: Participates in different activities such as role-play,
poetry recitation, skit, drama, debate, speech, elocution, declamation, quiz,
etc., organized by the school and other such organizations
LEARNING SHEET 23
Activity 1.a: Listen and repeat after your teacher. Form groups and role play
the scene.
Mother : Good morning, doctor!
Doctor : Good morning, madam!
Mother : This is my son, Nagaraj. He is suffering from severe stomach pain.
Doctor : Come Nagaraj. Lie down here. Let me see what’s the issue.
(Doctor examines Nagaraj.)
Doctor : How old are you?
Nagaraj : I’m sixteen years old.
Doctor : What did you eat yesterday?
Nagaraj : I ate pani puri from a place near my school, doctor.
Doctor : Oh! I see. Now I can tell you why you have stomach pain.
You should not eat food kept in the open on the road-side.
Nagaraj : Sure, doctor. I will never eat such things again.
Doctor : Good. Take these tablets; you will be fine.
Mother : What food can he have now, doctor?
Doctor : He should eat only home-cooked food for a few days.
Mother : Okay. How much shall I pay you doctor?
Doctor : Hundred rupees only.
Mother : Here it is. Thanks doctor!
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Activity 1.b: Act out the situation given by your teacher. You can take your
teacher’s support.
Think about your Frame imaginary laws

favourite characters and use dramatic play
from your history to act out crime scenes
lessons and act out Act out a talk show relating to those laws.
those characters.. based on a topic of
your choice.
Create a stationery
shop with the
materials available Role play a restaurant
in your class. Also scene where you
create fake money take orders from
Pick a story or a scene
.
and act it out to the .
that can be used by
your customers. Now
customers, deal
with complaints and
class.
role play a shop scene compliments to the
where other students chef etc.
can be customers.
Assessment
Activity 1.c
Take your English textbook, turn to page number 115 and read the drama The
Emperor’s New Clothes and enact the different roles.
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LEARNING SHEET 25
Activity 2.a: Recite the following poem.

BEAUTY
- E-Yeh-Shure
Beauty is seen
In the sunlight,
The trees, the birds,
Corn growing and people working
Or dancing for their harvest.
Beauty is heard
In the night,
Wind sighing, rain falling,
Or a singer chanting
Anything in earnest.
Beauty is in yourself.
Good deeds, happy thoughts
That repeat themselves
In your dreams,
In your work,
And even in your rest.
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 2.b: Recite the following poem and underline the rhyming words.
COROMANDEL FISHERS
- Sarojini Naidu
Rise, brothers, rise; the wakening skies pray to the
morning light,
The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn, like a
child that has cried all night.
Come, let us gather our nets from the shore and set
our catamarans free,
To capture the leaping wealth of the tide, for we are
the sons of the sea.
No longer delay, let us hasten away in the track of

the sea gull’s call;
The sea is our mother, the cloud is our brother, the
waves are our comrades all.
What though we toss at the fall of the sun where the
hand of the sea-god drives?
He who holds the storm by the hair, will hide in his
breast our lives.
Sweet is the shade of the coconut glade, and the

scent of the mango grove,
And sweet are the sands at the full o’ the moon with the
sound of the voices we love;
But sweeter, O brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance
of the wild foam’s glee.
Row, brothers, row to the edge of the verge, where the
low sky mates with the sea.
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Activity 3: Debate
Rules:
1. The class will be divided into two teams.
2. A topic will be given and the teams can decide whether they want to debate
for or against the topic.
3. Both teams will have 10 minutes to get ready for the debate.
4. Teams can note down the points and questions in the format given below and
refer to it during the debate.
Now, teacher will write the debate topic on black board.
TOPIC:
Do you agree with the topic? YES NO
Why do you agree/ disagree?
Points to use in your debate Questions to pose to the opposition
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LEARNING SHEET 27
Activity 4: Select a topic of your choice and deliver a speech on it. Note down
the key points in the below box. You can refer to it during the speech.
LEARNING SHEET 28
Activity 5: Read the lesson ‘ALL THE WORLD HER STAGE’ from your
English textbook (pages 97 to 99). Form groups and play the quiz game.
I. Choose the correct answer.
1) Who was usually a playing companion for Sai in her childhood?
A) her father B) her mother C) her grandfather
2) Sai Paranjpye is a famous theatre personality from _____________ .
A) Pune B) Mumbai C) Ahmedabad
3) A traditional game played by a Maharashtrian girl is ____________ .
A) story telling B) doll’s wedding C) Lagori
4) Who was affectionately called as Appa?
A) Sir R.P. Paranjapye B) mother C) father
5) Sai’s first published book is _____________ .
A) Drama Tale B) My Story C) Mulancha Mera
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6) ‘Plump’ means _____________ .
A) round and fat B) mocked C) attracted
7) What award did Sai Paranjpye win for the best documentary with a social
purpose?
A) National award B) The Oscar C) Padma Bhushan
8) “You kicked knowledge… Now ask forgiveness of this book”.
Who made this statement?
A) Friend B) Sai C) Sir R.P Paranjpye
9) “I didn’t. I made it up!” What did Sai make up?
A) Songs B) Theatre C) A fairy tale
10) How did Appa punish Sai for stepping on a book?
A) Made her clean the library
B) Forced her to stop reading books
C) Ordered her to ask forgiveness from the book.
11) Sai’s friends made fun of her because she was a _____________ .
A) plump girl B) theatre artist C) story teller
12) Sai’s role in the doll’s wedding was that of a: _____________ .
A) sister B) grandmother C) mother
13) Sai was a talented girl even as a child _____________ .
A) She made up a fairy tale.
B) She wrote a book.
C) Both (A) and (B)
14) Chandu, Meera and Devayani are Sai’s _____________ .
A) friends B) relatives C) teachers
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II. True (T) or False (F)?
1) Sai looked very athletic. [ ]
2) Sai used to tell fantastic stories to her friends. [ ]
3) Even as a child, Sai had published a book. [ ]
4) Her grandfather did not take it seriously when she stepped on a book. [ ]
5) Paranjpye was a ‘Senior Wrangler’. [ ]
6) One of the Maharashtrian children’s games is ‘marriage of dolls’. [ ]
7) Sai told a story to her grandfather. [ ]
8) Sai learnt to regard books with respect. [ ]
9) Sai was one of India’s leading film-makers and theatre personalities. [ ]
10) Sai stepped on a book by mistake as she rushed into the shop. [ ]
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Learning Outcome 8.10: Narrates stories (real or imaginary) and real-life
experiences in English.
LEARNING SHEET 29
Activity 1: Sequence the pictures in the correct order. Write the corresponding
number in the box inside each picture. Colour the pictures. Narrate the story to
the class with the help of the given clues. Give a suitable title for this story.
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1. Once there was a cap seller. He used to sell caps in far off places.
2. Once he was travelling to a place far away. On the way, he saw a tree.
3. He sat under the tree to rest.
4. Soon he fell fast asleep.
5. There were a lot of monkeys on the tree. A little monkey was watching the
cap seller.
6. The little monkey went towards the sleeping cap seller.
7. It opened the bag with the caps.
8. After a long rest, the cap seller awoke from his sleep.
9. He was surprised to see his bag empty.
10. He tried a lot to get his caps back.
11. He got an idea.
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12. He threw his cap at the monkey.
13. In response, the monkey followed the same and threw its cap to the cap
seller.
14. All the monkeys imitated it.
15. Soon all the caps were on the ground. The cap seller collected all caps.
The cap seller continued his journey happily.
TITLE:
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Activity 2: Look at the following posters carefully and narrate the story to
the class.
THE BOY WHO ASKED FOR MORE
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Activity 3: Write about an interesting experience of your life. Narrate your
story to the class.
ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 4: Paste some posters or pictures in the box given below and write a
story related to it. Narrate your story to the class.
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 5: Think of an adventurous/interesting experience of your life and write
a story based on it. Remember to include the following details: where were you,
who were you with, what did you do and how did you feel. Add as many details
as possible, so that the reader can re live the experience with you.
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Learning Outcome 8.11: Thinks critically and respond to questions based on
texts (from books or other resources), events, characters, ideas or themes.
LEARNING SHEET 32
Activity 1: Read the lesson ‘A Day in the Ashram’ and complete the activities.
A DAY IN THE ASHRAM
- C.F. Andrews
Words cannot picture to you the beauty of Shantiniketan. Our own poet and
teacher, whom we call Gurudeva, has named it in his song, “The darling of our
hearts,” and it is worthy of the name.
If I were to describe to you one day in the Ashram with the boys, that would
perhaps best bring home to you its inner beauty. Long before sunrise, like the
birds in our own amloki groves, our boys are awake. The choristers are the first
to rise, and they go round the Ashram, singing their morning hymn. The beauty
of the sound in the silent morning air and the sense of joy and reverence which it
brings, give peace to the soul.
After an interval, each boy takes his asan, his square of carpet, into the fields and
sits down on it to meditate in his own place alone. Later on, before the school
work begins, the boys all stand together in the shade of the trees and sing their
hymn.
Till about half past ten the work of the school goes on. We have no classrooms.
The boys sit with their teachers, in the open air, under the trees. A group of eight
or ten boys are seated round the teacher, asking him questions. Very few books
are used. A greater part is carried on through conversation. The boys soon learn
to open out all their difficulties to their teachers, and the teachers get keenly
interested in the boys’ questions and answers. Such living education can never be
dull. When the morning work is over, the boys bathe and go to their meal.
About two o’clock in the afternoon the classes begin again; but at this time the
work is chiefly with the hands as well as with the mind. Handiwork is practised,
and the boys’ own natural tastes are very soon discovered. Some prefer carpentry;
others prefer mechanical work; others enjoy spinning and weaving; others become
skilled draftsmen or painters; others are musicians.
There is very little book-work in the afternoon. School is over at about four
o’clock, and then there is a rush to get first into the great open fields for football.
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Our Shantiniketan boys are famous everywhere for their sports and games. In the
evening, at sunset, they sit down once more, to meditate in silence.
As night comes, fairy tales are told; short dramas are recited; our Gurudeva’s
songs are sung; and different school gatherings are held.
By nine o’ clock all are glad to retire to rest; and again, the choristers go round
the Ashram singing their last evening hymn. Their faces tell the story of their joy
and their freedom. There is no freer life in India than the life of our children at
Shantiniketan.
Glossary and Notes:

choristers: members who sing in the choir of a church
choir: a group of singers singing hymns
hymn: a song of praise to God
amloki: a tree, like a mango tree
reverence: respect
meditate: to pray silently
draftsman: a designer or one who makes plans
recite: sing [a poem or a story] from memory
Activity 1.1: Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then
write.
1. The classes held in the afternoon in Shantiniketan are very important. Why?
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2. How do the boys spend their evenings in Shantiniketan?
3. How are the classes at Shantiniketan different from the classes in other
schools?
4. How does Shantiniketan prepare the boys for life?
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Activity 1.2: The phrase ‘living education’ is used in the text to describe the
experience of education in Shantiniketan. Some features of education are given
below. Classify them into the categories of ‘living education’ and ‘unimaginative
instruction’. You can discuss in smaller groups.
Memorizing, meditating, punishing learners, learning outside in nature,

dictating notes, open discussion, students asking questions to teachers,
students passively listening, experimenting, creative thinking, identifying
students’ natural taste, bookish learning.
Living Education Unimaginative instruction

e.g., Open discussion e.g., Punishing learners
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Activity 1.3: What do you think the boys of Shanthiniketan do at the time
shown in the clock dials below? Choose the routines from the passage above
(Activity 1) and write in front of the suitable clock dial.
A.M.
Get up from the bed, listening to the hymns.
P.M.
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Activity 1.4: Read the events given below carefully. Rearrange the events as
per the routine of the students at Shantiniketan.
• Students hasten to get first into the great open fields for football.
• Handiwork of students’ interest is practiced to discover their natural tastes.
• The boys listen to the melodious hymns sung by the choristers, in the
pleasant morning.
• Take part in the school gathering and perform various co-curricular
activities.
• They end up the day by nine o’ clock, listening to the last evening hymn.
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• The boys sit down on their own square carpet in the field to have
meditation alone.
• Boys at Shantiniketan wake up long before sunrise, like the birds in their
own amloki groves.
• The boys sit with their teachers, under the trees to learn through the
conversation.
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity2: Write a paragraph describing your idea of a good school.
My Dream School
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Activity 3: Read the text given below. (Summary of the lesson ‘Luther
Burbank’)
Luther Burbank was a simple, hard-working scientist. He
became a famous U.S. plant breeder. He was a master gardener,
a skilled plant grower, a talented and patient breeder. He was
able to turn a yellow flower into red, he produced seedless
plums, he made the desert cactus grow a thousand times
faster. He developed white blackberry and he could grow 500
different varieties of cherries on a single tree.
Luther Burbank was born on March 7, 1849. He was brought
up on a farm in the State of Massachusetts. He learnt the art of growing crops
and plants in his childhood. He was greatly influenced by Charles Darwin’s book
“Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication”.
At the age of 21 he became a market gardener. He grew high-quality vegetables
on his farms and sold them. He developed a new variety of potato, which has
become famous as ‘Idaho Potato’. Luther Burbank adopted three basic techniques
for his experiments.
By adopting the technique of grafting he was able to grow several thousand
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varieties of fruits in an acre on his farm. He could even grow 526 kinds of apples
on a single tree. He would graft a twig from a young plant to a fruit- bearing tree
and get fruits in just two or three years.
Burbank conducted more than 10,000 experiments with 600 kinds of plants.
He was successful in developing an improved cherry, a thornless blackberry, a
thornless cactus and a peach tree which could withstand freezing temperatures.
Many a time his attempts failed. But he was neither disappointed nor disheartened.
He had so much devotion and perseverance, that he continued to work. Burbank’s
achievements can be equated with the present-day technological innovations.
Activity 3.1: Based on the reading of the above text, think and extract the
following details and fill in the boxes.
Name
Date of Birth
Place
Nationality
Occupation
Field of Interest
Achievements
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Activity 4: Read the passage and answer the questions:
A young girl had a puppy. The puppy lived in a small kennel in front of the girl’s
house. There was a hole in the compound wall. Every day, the puppy gazed out
that hole. It saw the young girl and her friends on their cycles. They all shouted
and laughed as they raced down the street.
One day the puppy had an idea. “I want to ride a cycle too!” the puppy told the
girl. The girl loved the puppy, so she agreed. She found a small toy bike for the
puppy. The puppy jumped onto the cycle. But riding the cycle was difficult. The
puppy’s paws couldn’t hold the handle bars. Its hind paws couldn’t even reach the
pedals. And soon, it was even tough for the puppy to breathe!
The girl put the puppy back in its kennel. It whined and cried and looked very sad.
“I can’t ride a cycle!” the puppy said sadly. “What good am I?”
The girl smiled. “You are as good as exactly one puppy!” she said. “And that is
an excellent thing to be! You can play all day long and roll around on the grass! I
don’t know many girls or boys who can do that!”
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Now, answer these questions:
1. What does the girl do when the puppy tells her it wants to ride a cycle?
• She is surprised that the puppy can talk.
• She laughs at the thought of a puppy riding a bike.
• She wants to make the puppy ‘s dream come true.
• She thinks the puppy is silly for wanting to ride a cycle.
2. What is the theme of the story?
• Puppies can’t ride cycles and they shouldn’t try.
• Puppies are better riders than people.
• Everyone is good at different things.
• The girl should work harder to teach the puppy to ride the cycle.
3. What lesson is the girl teaching her puppy when she says “ You can play all
day long and roll around on the grass! I don’t know many girls or boys who
can do that!”?
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Learning Outcome 8.12: Writes messages, notices, formal letters, descriptions
/narratives, short personal/ biographical experiences, etc.
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Activity 1:
Take a look at the notice format given below.
Issuing Authority/ Agency
Date:
NOTICE
Subject: Catchy and Bold
Body of the Notice

a) Reason for writing the notice
b) Relevant event and occasion information
c) Information about date/ time/ venue
Signature
Name
Designation of the issuer
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Read the notice given below.
ABCD GOVT. SCHOOL

05th Feb, 2022
NOTICE
ANNUAL DAY CELEBRATION
Our school is celebrating its Annual Day on 25th of February. A meeting of the
office bearers and house captains will be held on 8th of February in the school
hall after the school hours to discuss important matters regarding the conduct
of the programme of the Annual Day.
Sukanya
Secretary, Cultural Club
Activity 1.2:
You are Sathish/Sandhya, the leader of the Cultural Committee of your school.
You have been asked to notify the students of the school about the Inter-school
Cultural Meet. Write a notice in 50-60 words, including relevant details from the
letter which your Head Master received recently.
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Activity 2
Take a look at the format of a formal letter given below.
Letter Format (Official Letters)
From, (write your name and the address)

_____________
____________
_____________
Date: _________
To, (Write the name and the address to the concerned authority given in the
question)
________________
_________________
Respected Sir,
Subject: __________________________________________________
Body (matter)___________________________________
_____________________________________________
Sum up your main point and state that you look forward to a response to
your letter.
Yours faithfully/obediently,
Signature
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Go through the leave letter given below written by a student.
Shankar
SarakariBhavan,
Mysore
20th Jan, 2021.
The Headmaster
XYZ High School
Mysore
Dear Sir,
Subject: Request to grant three days’ leave.
I am a student of standard X ‘A’. My sister’s marriage will be held on 23rd Jan,

2021 in Mysore. Our parents have planned to host a function the day before
the marriage as well. Therefore, I request you to grant me three days’ leave
from 22nd to 24th Jan, 2021. I know that the exams are fast approaching and I
assure you that I will make up for the lost time.
Thank you
Yours obediently,
(Shankar)
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Activity 2.2: Write a letter to your Gram Panchayath/City Corporation
informing them about irregular electricity supply in your area.
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Activity 3.1: Describe the peacock in the picture in about ten sentences using
the words given below.
bird, national, beautiful, blue body,

golden eyes, long green feathers, dance,
blue eyes, eats - germs, worms, tender
shoots of plants, lives close to villages
The peacock is a ______________________________________________________________________
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Activity 3.2: Given below is a picture and some sentences describing it.
Correct the description and rewrite the sentences so that they match the
picture.
At the market, I saw an old woman sitting
on a chair. She was selling eggs. She was
wearing a shirt and a pair of trousers. It was
raining.
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Activity 4: Read the following biography
Harekala Hajabba was born in the poor rural area of New Padpu, Karnataka. He
was born in a very poor family. At the age of 6 itself, he started working as a
beedi-maker with his mother to help his family.
Being born in a very poor family, Harekala Hajabba could never go to school.
Due to lack of education, he had to face many problems in life. Therefore, despite
being illiterate, he understood the importance of education very well. After
growing up, Harekala Hajabba started selling oranges. From this he used to earn
about 150 rupees a day. Harekala Hajabba was somehow making a living for his
family by selling oranges.
Once a foreign couple came to Harekala Hajabba to collect oranges. The couple
asked Harekala Hajabba the price of the oranges. Since Hajabba doesn’t know
English, he could not explain them the price of oranges. At that moment he felt
helpless and took a strong vow that he would do something for the education of
the children of his village, so that no child would face such a situation in future.
At that time Harekala Hajabba did not even have his own house to live in, yet
he started a small school in a mosque in the year 1999, by investing all his hard-
earned money.
In the beginning, only a few children used to come to school, but gradually the
number of children is increased. By the year 2004, Harekala Hajabba collected
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more money and bought a small land for the school. However, after investing
all the accumulated money, he could only buy a land. He sought help from the
politicians and the wealthy people to build the school.
Many people helped Harekala Hajabba, while some of them even rebuked him
from afar. However, by adding little money and taking help from the people,
Harekala Hajabba started the primary school in the year 2004.
There were 4 teachers in the school to teach the children. Later on he developed it
into a secondary school in an area of more
than 1 acre. Harekala Hajabba dreams
of setting up a pre-university college in his village later.
Harekala Hajabba may never go to school himself, but he understood the
importance of education and devoted everything to the education of children.
Social activist and writer Ismat Pazir has published a book on Hajabba’s life titled
‘Harekala Hajabba Jeevan Charitra’. Hajabba’s life history has been included in
the syllabus of Mangalore University.
Hajabba has received many awards for his achievements. In November 2012, the
British Broadcasting Corporation published an article on Hajabba with the title
‘Indian education dream of the illiterate fruit-seller’. Harekala Hajabba has been
honoured with the ‘Real Heroes’ award by CNN IBN and Reliance Foundation.
Harekala Hajabba was named Person of the Year by Kannada Prabha, a leading
Kannada language newspaper. In the year 2020, the Government of India selected
Harekala Hajabba to be honoured with the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth
highest civilian award. However, due to Covid-19, he was given this honour in
the year 2021.
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 5.1: Write a letter
Imagine that you are Savitha, studying in VIII standard, Government High School,
Doddahalli.
Write a leave letter to your class teacher, incorporating the points given below.
Class and section - reason for leave - days - father’s consent – how you will catch
up on the lessons covered in school during your absence.
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Activity 5.2: Write a biography of any person who has inspired you.
Ideas to help you write:
• Who was he/she? Name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality.
• What did he/she do?
• What were the important events in his/her life?
• Why do you like this person?
• Write about the person’s family, childhood, education etc.
• Write about the awards he/she received.
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Learning Outcome 8.13: Prepares a write up after seeking information in
print/ online, notice board, newspaper, etc.
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Observe the poster and answer the questions:
1. What does the poster relate to?

a. World day celebration
b. Environment day celebration
c. Art competition day celebration
d. School annual day celebration
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2. Can you give one example of how you follow the ‘Go Green’ idea?
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Activity 1: Read the weather forecast report or listen to your teacher.
Now, write a weather prediction for the next day.
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Activity 2: Observe the pictures given below carefully and prepare a write
up about safe driving by using the words given in the box.
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Activity 3: Read the following
newspaper cutting and
prepare a short write up.
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Activity 4: Read the information displayed on the notice board.
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Now, prepare a short write up about the suggestive activities for the
cleanliness week programme.
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 5: Write a biography
Work in pairs and collect information about your friend and prepare a write
up on them. (Name, father name, place of birth, hobbies, achievements, study
performance, participation in cultural Activity, sport achievement/interest, etc.)
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Learning Objective 8.14: Reads/ listens to excerpts, dialogues, poems,
commentaries of sports and games, speeches, news, debates on TV, Radio
and expresses opinions about them.
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Activity 1:Write your opinions with regard to the announcement.
“Good morning. Today we have gathered here to celebrate the 73rd Republic
Day ceremony. It is the date on which the Constitution of India came into
effect. To commemorate this day, we have with us a very special guest,
Mr.Nirmal Jeet Singh, a retired military officer. Today, he will be telling us
with the importance of this day and also share his experience in the Indian
army. After the address, the Honourable Chief Guest will distribute the prize
to the winners of various cultural competition and sports competition. Thank
you.”
Answer the following questions:
1. Do you think this celebration will be grand? Why do you think so?
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2. How do you think we should celebrate the day the Constitution came into
effect?
________________________________________________________________
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3. What other special days would you want to celebrate?
________________________________________________________________
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Activity 2
Announcement about a missing child at the exhibition

A boy found crying near stall number 10 is now in the control room. He is
crying for his parents. He is fair and chubby. He tells his name is Chandru. He
is in blue jeans shorts and a white shirt. Parents of the child are requested to
contact the control room.
What do you think happened to Chandru?

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Do you think it is the parents’ or the Chandru’s fault that Chandru is missing?
Give reasons for your answer.
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Activity 3
Your teacher will read the steps of preparing DahiVada, which was telecasted
on TV. Arrange the steps of preparing DahiVada in a sequence and write
them.
• Squeeze the vadas to remove excess water and add into the yogurt.
• Let them soak for at least fifteen to twenty minutes before serving.
• Heat oil in a kadai to moderate heat.
• Take about two tablespoons of dal mixture on your wet palm and make
a hole in the centre with your thumb, shape like a doughnut and lower
into the hot oil.
• Deep fry the vadas till golden brown.
• Drain and soak in warm water.
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• Garnish with roasted cumin powder, red chilli powder and chopped
coriander. Serve cold.
• Pick, wash and soak dal in two cups of water for six to eight hours.
• Beat yogurt with a whisk to make it smooth. Add salt and mix well.
• Drain and grind into a fine and fluffy paste. Add cumin seeds, salt and
asafoetida and then whisk the mixture to incorporate air into it.
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10
Do you like or dislike DahiVada? Why?

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Activity 4: Teacher recites the poem. Listen to the teacher and do as directed.
How are the trees useful to us?
ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 5: Listen to the story and write down if you felt that Ramarishna
Paramahamsa was right / wrong. Your teacher will explain the situation. Give
reasons for your answer.
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Learning Outcome 8.15: Uses appropriate grammatical forms in
communication (e.g., noun, pronoun, verb, determiners, time and tense,
passivation, adjective, adverb, etc.).
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Activity 1.1: Write names, places, animals and things for the letters your
teacher says.
Name of Person Place Things Animal
Activity 1.2: Underline the nouns in the following passage after reading it
carefully.
Ramesh and Charan are two good friends. They go on their bicycle to the same
school in their town. They are also neighbours. They are good in their studies.
Ramesh can sing and dance. Charan helps his father in gardening. He is the
only child of his parents. Every day before going to school, Ramesh reads an
English newspaper and Charan listens to Ramesh for the news of the day. They
play together and support each other in their studies.
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Activity 2.1: Circle the pronouns in the passage given below.
Last summer, my sister and I got to visit our grandparent’s house during our vacation.
I had a wonderful time visiting my grandparents. The best part about visiting their
house was riding the horses. My favourite horse was named Bheema. Grandpa
allowed me to ride Bheema every day. I helped with his grooming and feeding. My
sister’s favourite part was gardening with grandma. They spent hours in a garden,
picking vegetables and admiring flowers. My sister said her favourite plant was
the pumpkins. When we arrived at the house, they were small green balls. When
we left, they were enormous and orange! Grandma let us each pick a pumpkin and
taught us to dishes to make. My sister and I agreed that her cooking is the best in the
world. We look forward to visiting our grandparents every summer.
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Activity 2.2: Replace the underlined nouns with pronouns.
EX: 1. Ratna gave a pen to her sister.
She gave a pen to her sister.
2. Naveen bought a new book.
_____________________________________________________
3. The cat was hiding toys under the couch.
_____________________________________________________
4. My brother and I are going to the movies.
_____________________________________________________
5. Ramesh and Charan went to the market.
_____________________________________________________
Activity 2.3: Match the following nouns with pronouns.

Noun Pronoun Answer
Geetha It
Jayaraj She
Desk They
Children He
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Activity 3.1: Match the describing words (Adjectives) in ‘A’ with the
naming words (Nouns) in ‘B’.
A B Answers
blue knife
green tea
sharp sky
hot mango
sweet grass
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Activity 3.2: Choose the correct adjective and fill in the blanks.
1) The mouse is a _____________ (small/big) animal.
2) The ___________(hungry/tasty) dog ate the food.
3) Everybody likes _________(bad/good) people.
4) The fox is a ___________(clever/foolish) animal.
5) The TajMahal is a ___________(beautiful/ugly) monument.
Activity 3.3: Write describing words for the given nouns.
DOG
FLOWER
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Activity 3.4: Circle the describing words in the following passage.
Banana is a fruit that grows on a tall plant. It can be small, medium or big in size.
It is yellow from the outside and white from inside. It grows in bunches. It has a
sweet and fruity smell. I love eating banana, it is very tasty. When it is raw it can
be used to cook or to make chips.
Activity 3.5: Choose the most suitable Adjective from the brackets to fill each
gap.
A) The _____________beggar wore _______________clothes.
(Disgusting, poor, homeless, wet, dirty)
B) My___________ friends like telling ___________jokes.
(Strong, close, funny, big, danger)
C) The ________________ girl lived in an ______________house.
(Ugly, enormous, ancient, cold, old)
D) The ____________cat chased the _____________ mouse.
(Fat, clever, noisy, noisy, tiny)
E) The _____________wind ripped up the __________tree.
(Mighty, strong, old, new, powerful)
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Activity 4.1: Look at the pictures and match the correct words choosing
from the box to the pictures.
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A verb shows:
1. what a person, or a thing or an animal does (action)
2. what a person, or a thing or an animal is (state)
3. what a person, or a thing or an animal has (possession)
Be Verbs - am, is, are, was, were

Have Verbs - has, have, had
Doing Verbs - dance, drink, act, arrange, work, etc.,
Activity 4.2: Read the sentences below and fill in the blank space with am, is,
are, was or were
1. I ______ a student.
2. It ______ my birthday last week.
3. He _______ hungry.
4. We _______ late.
5. We _______ travelling late at night.
6. They _______ from Bellary.
7. It _______ very cold today.
8. I _____ impressed with the English workbook.
9. She _____ in the living room.
10. I _____ very slim when I was 8 years old.
11. I _______ not feeling well.
12. It ______ very cold yesterday.
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Activity 4.3: Complete each of the sentences with correct verb.
(has/have/had)
I __________a nice family. We _______never been there.

Has have had Has have had
Dad ____________a sister. We ______seen the picture already.

He ________a nice voice. The boys ______ a party yesterday.

A giraffe ________ a long neck. Today we ______one English class.

The plane ____seats for 300 You ______two dogs.

passengers. Has have had
Has have had
Can I _________a coke? Benny _____gone to the school.

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Activity 4.4: Pick the right verb from the box to fill in the blanks, adding ‘s’
when necessary. The first one is done for you.
want, tell, buy, pack, sleep, read, eat, play, bake, sing
1. My mom cooks a yummy meal every day.

2. She _______________fresh vegetables from the market.
3. She _________bread in the oven.
4. She ____________lunch for my dad and me.
5. My brother ___________his lunch at work.
6. Meghana ____________ for some time after completing her homework.
7. My mom _______________ us a story sometimes at bedtime.
8. Students _____________national anthem melodiously.
9. He ____________to become an IAS officer.
10. Naveen ____________on the bed.
Activity 4.5: Underline the verbs in the following story.

Bandy lives in Mysore. He works for the Peanuts Telephone Company. He is the
best employee they have because he can climb the telephone poles as faster than
everyone else. Every Sunday, Bandy goes to painting class with a man. He is a
famous artist who lives in the same town. Bandy is the only artist in the area who
paints beautiful pictures.
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Activity 5.1: Complete the phrases and sentences given below. You can select
words from the cloud:
1. He drives _______________
2. I speak to my parents _______________ happily, slowly
3. I reached home _______________ politely, quietly
easily, carefully,
4. She solved the problem ____________
safely, softly
5. We come to school _______________
6. I sit in the library _______________
7. I play with my friends _______________
Activity 5.2: Can you make similar sentences as above? Complete the
following:
i. _____________________________ happily.
ii. _____________________________ politely.
iii._____________________________ easily.
iv. _____________________________ slowly.
v. _____________________________ safely.
vi. _____________________________ quietly.
vii._____________________________ carefully.
viii._____________________________ softly.
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A Preposition is word placed before a Noun or Pronoun to show its relation to
some other word in the sentence. In other words, prepositions are words like on,
at, to, etc. which shows the special relationship between a verb and a noun or 2
nouns.
e.g.: 1. Radhika lives at Nagarahalli. 2. The book is on the table.
3. She walked into the hall. 4. I had a cup of milk.
Some commonly used Prepositions are:
at, by, from, by, to, in, on, out, of, up with, through, till, off, near, toward, above,
about, across, along, between, among, around, before, behind, below, beneath,
under, beyond, inside, outside, within, after, beside, down, for, belongs,into,
without etc.
Activity 6.1: Find and circle the prepositions in the grid.

A B O U T X A K A C R O S S
T O W A R D B L P W F G M I
K F F G D G O A H E N E A R
K O E N H U V F K H L M O E
U R R T U I E T T Y I N T O
B E T W E E N E T T U O P U
B T I N C L U R I N G B E T
A U M T O Q F T B N E W E N
B T O W A R D U A C T D E H
O A B E R T U I U I O O O D
B E S I D E Y F N A O U T O
N T Y U O P J R D M H H F W
B E L O N G S O E O H O T N
C D F G H L K M R N H F G I
A A R O U N D K M G B F H J
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Activity 6.2: Using the words given in the box, write the sentences describing
what you see.
in, on, under, near, inside, outside, between, at, above, below
Shiva’s room Riyaz’s room
The mouse is under the table. The vase is on the table.
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Activity 6.3: Complete the following paragraph from Pradhan’s diary using
the suitable prepositions given in the box. (One is done for you)
in, of, from, to, with, near, on, for
My summer vacation has begun. I’m now in my grandparents’ house. I love to

visit them whenever I get holidays. I simply enjoy being ____ them. They are
very fond _____ me and my Didi Sheela. Early ____ the morning I go ______
swimming ______ my dear uncle Sham and my cousins. My grandmother makes
delicious food ______ us and tells us a lot _______ stories. My grandfather takes
us ______ long walks ___ the evenings. Sometimes we go shopping together
____ his scooter. He buys whatever we want _____the shop, which is ____ the
house. He tells us a lot ___ jokes. We all are very fond ___ our grandparents and
pray____ their long life and good health.
Activity 6.4: Underline the prepositions in the following passage.

Anju had enjoyed having a room of her own in the past. She hadn’t shared her
room with anyone else. But now her grandparents were expected to come from
their village to stay with Anju and her parents. Anju’s father wanted his old
parents to be near him so that he could take care of them. Her room was given to
her grandparents to make them comfortable during their stay. This was against
her desire. But, after some days, Anju began to enjoy the company of her loving
grandparents in her house.
Activity 6.5: Use the following preposition in your own sentences

1. On - ________________________________________________________
2. To - ________________________________________________________
3. Between - ___________________________________________________
4. In - _________________________________________________________
5. Inside -______________________________________________________
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Tenses
Simple Present form:
Activity 7.1.a: Read the given paragraph focusing on underlined words.
My mother is a clerk in a bank. She gets up early in the morning and goes for a
walk with father. Then she prepares breakfast. She serves it to me and my sister.
Sometimes she helps my sister to do homework. She also helps her to get ready
for the school. Father and Mother leave for work at 8:30 a.m. every day.
The underlined words are in simple present form.
Activity 7.1.b: Use ‘walk’ or ‘walks’ in sentences beginning with the following
subjects:
e.g., My mother walks early in the morning.
My father
You
John
Children
Your sister
Twenty boys
His brother
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The Present Continuous or The Present Progressive Form.
Activity 7.2.a. Look at these pictures. Write what they are doing.
Picture – (1)
a mother – lighting the lamp
E.g.: A mother is lighting the lamp
Picture – (2)
a farmer – carrying a bundle.
Picture – (3)
a girl – eating (a fruit)
Picture – (4)
a student – reading (a book)
Picture – (5)
a boy – running (field)
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Activity 7.2.b: Look at the picture and write a few sentences in continuous
form.
The children are playing football.

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Activity 7.2.c: Complete the given sentences with the continuous form
(adding -ing) of the suitable verbs picked from the bracket. [rain, do, get, go,
enjoy, wait, learn]
1. Please don’t make so much noise. I am _____________my homework.
2. It is _________________dark. Please turn on the light.
3. Please give me an umbrella. It is ________________outside.
4. I am tired. I am ________________to bed now. Good night.
5. Hello Suma, are you ___________________to dance classes?
6. Ramesh wants to go to Madhya Pradesh. So, he is _______________Hindi.
7. Speed up! The examiner is ______________________for you.
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Activity 7.3.a: Priyanka narrates a scene of action to her mother after reaching
home. Now, notice the words underlined and discuss what they indicate.
Priyanka: Mom, you see it all happened very quickly. The car came straight on
the wrong side in front of the school. It rammed into the back of the school van.
The van driver didn’t have any chance to avoid it. It was the car driver’s fault.
Sl. No. Past form Present form

01 E.g., happened happen
02 came
03 rammed
04 didn’t
05 was
Activity 7.3.b: Fill in the blanks with the past tense form of the verb that is
chosen from the ones given in bracket.
(think, take, be, return, inspire)
Gandhiji __________________to India in 1914. The great World War II had just
begun. There__________________ wide spread agitations for freedom all over
the country. Most of the leaders _________________ it the right time to strike.
Gandhiji’s presence ________________ them a lot. So, the freedom struggle
_________________a definite shape in that year.
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The Past Perfect:
Activity 7.4.a: Observe the example to complete the exercise given below.
e.g., I reached the bus station after the bus ________ (leave)
I reached the bus station after the bus had left.
NOTE: The past perfect tense describes a completed Activity in the past. It is
used to emphasize that an action was completed before an action that already
took place.
1. She ______________________(wear) a beautiful dress at the party.
2. Mr.Ramachandra _____________________(leave) before you phoned.
3. The doctor arrived after the patient___________________________(die)
4. After I _______________________(brush)my teeth, I went to sleep.
5. The fire_______________________(reach) the roof by the time the firemen
arrived.
6. By the time police arrived, the robber ______________________(break)
into my neighbour’s house.
7. When the guest came to the school, the programme________________
(already begin)
8. After he _______________________(walk) 5 kms, he complained of a sore
foot.
9. Look! Somebody_____________________(leave)the windows open.
10. My friend came to meet me yesterday, but I _______________________
(go) to Shivamogga, so we could not meet.
11. My parents said they __________________(go) to the new restaurant.
12. When the officials came out of the office, the rain ______________________
(not stop yet).
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 8
Choose the correct verb forms.
1. Subbu __________________the car.
a) wash b) washes c) washing
2. Mr. Benny __________________e-mails in the evenings.
a) write b) writes c) writing
3. Swetha sometimes ______________ newspaper in the morning.
a) read b) reading c) reads
4. The cell phone ________________loudly.
a) ring b) rings c) ringing
5. My mother always excuses when I __________ mistakes.
a) making b) makes c) make
Change the following into present continuous tense.

1. I write stories to school magazine.
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2. We speak English in the classroom.
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Convert the following into past perfect tense.

1. I finished the work yesterday.
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2. They lived in the United States for seven years.
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Rewrite the passage after changing the highlighted verbs from the simple
present to the simple past tense.
Jani wakes up at 5.00 a.m. when the alarm clock on his phone buzzes. He jumps
out of bed and turns it off before it wakes up anyone else. He switches on the
light because it is still dark. He uses the bathroom; then looks for a clean shirt to
wear. He gets dressed and brushes his hair. He goes into the kitchen and makes
coffee. Then he packs his bag for work and makes some sandwiches for his
lunch. While drinking coffee, Jani checks his mail on his smart phone. He put
on his shoes and jacket just before leaving the house. When he leaves home, he
makes sure to switch off all lights and fans. He locks the front door and walks
to the colony gate to wait for the pickup taxi. The taxi arrives at 6:00 a.m., and
Jani gets into the taxi. He greets his colleagues who are in the car. The taxi drops
them at work by 7:00 a.m.
You can begin this way.

Jani woke up 5.00 a.m., when the alarm clock on his phone buzzed._____________
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LEARNING SHEET 59
Active and Passive Voice

Activity 9.1: Look at the pictures. Read the sentences.
1. Suresh locks the door

2. The door is locked.
3. Sheela uses mobile
phone in the school.
4. The use of mobile phone
is banned in the school.
Activity 9.2: Match the first half of the sentence in column ‘A’ with its second
part in column ‘B’. Write the sentences below. Write (P) for passive and (A)
for active voice against each sentence. One is done for you.
A B
1. He was punished to go on a tour
2. Robbers broke open the door and within no time
3. John planned to a nearby hospital
4. Gowri left her jewellery for his unlawful activities.
5. The injured man was taken entered the Bank
6. The car got repaired in the bus she travelled yesterday
1. E.g.: He was punished for his unlawful activities (P)

2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________
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Activity 9.3. Read the newspaper headline. Passive voice is used while writing
newspaper headlines. Articles, prepositions and ‘be’ verbs are omitted.
E.g.: Underground channel inaugurated by PM.
The Underground channel was inaugurated by the Prime Minister.
Expand the following newspaper headlines.

1. Criminals Arrested and Sent to Jail—Police.
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2. Preparations Made for Next Match Against England.
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3. Salary Hike Announced- Government.
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4. Price of Petrol and Diesel Reduced from Midnight.
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5. Medical Aid Given to Undernourished Children- School Authorities.
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Activity 9.4: Mark the main verb in each sentence. One is done for you.
1. Cut down the trees.
2. Take the logs to the paper mills.
3. Cut into small pieces.
4. Mix them with water and some chemicals.
5. Grind the mixture into pulp.
6. Put the pulp on flat moving trays.
7. Squeeze the water out.
8. Press the pulp between the rollers and flatten it into paper.
9. Add chemicals to make the paper smooth
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Now, complete the paragraph by using the verbs in passive form to describe
the process of manufacturing paper by using required linkers.
The trees are cut down. The logs are taken to the paper mills. _______________
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LEARNING SHEET 60
Determiners
Determiners are the words that are used at the beginning of a noun or noun phrase
to tell which thing we are talking about.
Types of determiners.
Articles Definite Numerical Indefinite Numeral
a, an, the one, two, three, etc. some, any, no; all, both;
much, many; few, less,
several, little
Possessives Demonstratives Distributive Numeral

my, our, your, his, her, this, that, these, those each, every, either,
its, their, one’s neither
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Activity 10.1. Look at the word grid given below. Some determiners are
hidden in the grid. Look horizontally and vertically, circle them and read
aloud.
D F H Y U E V E R Y O P N
T H A T H L P T R S D A E
Q W R T Y J E K A L L N I
H I S L P O A V B D G U T
E F T U M C C S X V U O H
W Q R P M H H R M Y Y U E
C T H E S E V B M O P R R
W E U P J K L B N M R U I
E D F G U S O M E O T H E
O N E F R Y E R B N M O P
Q T U O P V N S O M E V R
A L E S S R G H P S V Z Z
Add different determiners to each of the nouns with the help of your partner.
1) _________________ mangoes
2) _________________ tree
3) _________________ books
4) _________________ people
5) _________________ school
6) _________________ orange
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Activity 10.2: Read the following sentences:
My brother went to the market to buy an umbrella from a shop. The underlined
words are articles.
1) Article ‘a’ is used before a word beginning with consonant letters/sounds
like c, s, t etc.
Example: a car, a flower, a saint, a trick.
2) Article ‘an’ is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound. Some
consonant letters also give vowel sounds.
Example: an eye, an apple, an honest person, an MLA.
3) Article ‘the’ is used before an already mentioned noun and with common
names which are unique.
Example: the Earth, the Quran, the Times of India, the Himalayas
Now, fill in the blanks with suitable articles:

1. ___________ auditorium has been built in our school.
2. Honesty is ___________ best policy.
3. The Ganges is ___________ holy river.
4. Hari is ___________ honourable man.
5. I saw ___________ one-eyed sailor.
6. ___________ sun is bigger than ___________ earth.
7. ___________ umbrella is ___________ useful thing.
8. This is ___________ first time I have visited
9. This car can be driven at ___________ speed of 180 kilometres
10. Mount Everest is ___________ highest peak in ___________ Himalayas.
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Activity 10.3: Choose a determiner to fill the gaps in the given sentences. Try
to use different determiners each time.
Type of Determiner Examples
Articles a) _________ hen laid an egg yesterday.
a, an, the b) I reached __________school late.
c) She wants to be___________ painter.
d) I saw a boy reading ____________book.
Definite Numerical
a) The beggar is blind of ______ eye.
one, two, three, etc.
b) She has _________ daughters.
Ordinal numbers’
c) __________ boys are sitting on that bench.
like ‘first’, ‘second’,
“third’, … etc. d) The man in the ________ room is our warden.
Indefinite Numeral
a) There is _________ post office in this colony.
some, any, no; all,
b) There is still ________ milk in the bowl.
both; much, many;
few, less, several, c) There isn’t ____________ sugar in the pot.
little d) Have you ___________books on western music?
Possessives
a) His bag contains ________ objects.
my, our, your, his,
b) One must do __________ duty.
her, its, their, one’s
c) ________books lie scattered in the room.
d) _________mother is a teacher.
Demonstratives a) _________ car is very beautiful.
this, that, these, those b) Aditi lives in ___________ house.
c) _________ books are yours.
d) ____________products are not in good quality.
Distributive
a) India expects __________ man to do his best.
Numeral
b) ___________ person must take his turn.
each, every, either,
neither c) ___________ party was willing to quit.
d) I have two pens. You may have ___________.
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ASSESSMENT SHEET
Activity 11.a
1) Read the story and list out naming words, action words, pronouns,
prepositions and describing words from the story. Write them in the table
given below. One is done for you.
A Rabbit and Rikki used to see an owl always sitting on the tree without doing
any work. One day it thought of taking rest like an owl and sat the whole day
under a tree. A dog named Dolu saw this from its kennel and caught it easily.
Rikki escaped from the dog. A tiny frog saw Rikki and invited Frog’s birthday.
A herd of animals attended the programme with different gifts. The swan sang
a song praising froggy. Every day I clapped and cried bravo! Before leaving the
party, the dog said “Wow! It is a great party”! One day the frog went for a morning
walk. He found a unique seed. He planted it in his yard. After a few days, it grew
into a beautiful plant with shining leaves and colourful flowers.
Naming Describing
Action words Pronouns Prepositions
Words words
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Activity 11.b
1) Underline the determiners. The first one has been done for you.
E.g.: Every child was given a book to read.
a) This weekend, we will go to the old fort for our relaxation.
b) Doctor said that, an apple every day will keep you healthy.
c) Three days later, the train reached the destination.
d) These colour boxes are the best. My daddy bought them for my birthday.
e) Those children will hurt themselves if they don’t get cell phones to
play.
2) Choose a determiner to fill the gap.
a) ______________day was the worst day of ______________life.
b) Face is _______ index of the mind, shouted ___________teacher.
c) If _____________ people agree, then ______________ houses will be
built on _____ land.
d) One of my students wants to be ____________ astronaut or ________
teacher.
3) Read the story below, the determiners are missing. Fill in the gaps with
an appropriate determiner.
Once upon _____________ time, there lived _______________ young boy
called Rishi, ____________father had suddenly disappeared. He longed to
get____________ father back, as he didn’t like living in_______________ house
on own person who could help him lived on______________ isolated island over
ocean. In______________ days, people couldn’t afford to travel on____________
aeroplane, __________transport option was only for________ rich people.
Rishi wished for _____________ money. As if by magic, ______________
wizard, _______________ robes were all tattered and torn, suddenly appeared
in ________________ doorway. He granted Rishi wishes. He had to use
_____________ wishes within _______________ day. Rishi’s ___________
wish was to have________ lavish boat he could travel in to rescue ____________
father.
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Activity 11.c
1) Match the names in the left-hand column with the discoveries /
inventions / compositions etc. in the right-hand column. Then write sentences
in both active and passive voice using the agent and appropriate verb.
1. Kalidasa GeetaGovinda
2. Jayadeva Shakuntala
3. Tagore Film ‘Tare Zameen par’
4. Amir Khan Jai Ho
5. Gulzar Harry Potter
6. J.K. Rowling Geethanjali
7. Galileo telescope
e.g., Galileo invented the telescope.
The telescope was invented by Galileo.
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Learning Outcome 8.16: Attempts creative writing like short poems, jingles,
stories and narratives showing sensitivity to gender, environment and
appreciation of cultural diversity.
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Activity 1: Listen to the text being read by your teacher and fill in the blanks.
Dear __________,
Please leave all the _________ there
And don’t ____ _______ the trees.
We need the trees to make ________ _____
And flowers to feed the bees.
Please don’t always use your _____
To take you everywhere.
Because the fumes go very far
And _____ the atmosphere.
Then soon the sun will be too hot
And all the ______ will die.
So please get out and ____ a lot
To see the clear blue sky.
Then we will run and jump and play
And grow up ______and ____;
Then we’ll be ______ everyday
And we will thank you all.
With love from the ________.
Activity 1.2: Read the Poem and do as directed.

Boats sail in the rivers,
And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky,
Are prettier far than these.
There are bridges on the rivers,
As pretty as you please;
But the bow that bridges heaven,
And overtops the trees,
And builds a road from earth to sky,
Is prettier far than these.
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Now, try to translate this poem into your mother tongue.
Activity 1.3: Observe the sample of poetry and try to write a poem of your
own in English language.
Mother Earth
World is full of wonder
It has its own founder
Earth has beautiful nature
Which been have to many creature
Which is a home for so many a creature
Earth has fresh air
Which takes our life’s care
Earth has the soil
Which gives many fuel
Earth contains huge water
But much amount is not pure
Earth has many trees
Which keeps the keen a way
Earth is a god’s gift
Which rotates swift
We should keep earth wealthy
It will keep us healthy
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Activity 2: An outline of a story is given. Complete the story by supplying
required words and phrases. Also give a title and the moral of the story.
Hints (Given as Questions): A poor woodcutter’s axe slipped and fell into a
river ______ a god heard him cry and wanted to help him ______ he dived into
the river and brought a gold axe for him ______ the honest woodcutter did not
take this axe ______ the god again went down into the river and brought up a
silver axe, which the honest woodcutter refused to accept ______ the god was
very pleased and gave him his own axe as well as the gold and silver axes.
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LEARNING SHEET 64
Activity 3.1:
Write a note on the following Gender Sensitivity Issues. (ANY ONE)
1) Vulnerability to poverty
2) Discrimination for employment and desires for higher positions
3) Unfavourable treatment for healthcare
4) Limitations and hindrance to acquire further education
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Activity 3.2:
Write an essay on the Sensitivity towards Environmental issues: (ANY ONE)
1) Environmental pollution- Land pollution, Air Pollution, Water pollution and
Sound pollution.
2) Deforestation
3) Climate change
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Activity 3.3:
Write a few lines about the appreciation of cultural diversity. (ANY ONE)
1) Cultural awareness
2) A multicultural society
3) Eliminating discrimination
4) Appreciating Interdependence of humanity
5) Tolerating difference
6) Open-mindedness towards other culture
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Date: Teacher’s Signature

Activity 1. b: As students, you have heard many instructions in school. A

Activity 2.b: Read the following announcements.

May I have your attention please…. train number 03451, Howrah-Guwahati

Passanger you are attention please. Dussehra special KSRTC Ambari KA

Attention please. This is an official anouncement. It is 8:45pm, and we will

Sit down Read the book Stand up Raise your hand

1. Don’t pluck flowers

Activity 4.a: (Assessment activity)

Date: Teacher’s Signature

Activity 3.2 Activity 1. b: Underline the polite expressions in the following

Sameer: Hi, Sameer, how are you?

Could you repeat, please?

I think you might be mistaken

Could I borrow your pen?

Activity 2. b: Observe the responses given below to the expression, “How

I’m fine, thanks

Fine, thanks, and you?

Not too bad, thanks

I am very well, thanks.

Greeting on very well,

Rajesh : Good Morning Rahim, ___________ you?

Activity 3. c: Introduce yourself to a small group.

Activity 4.a: (Assessment activity)

• If someone gives you something you

• If you meet someone

• If you ask for something

• If you hurt some one

• When your teacher entered the class

Activity 4.b: (Assessment activity)

A STUDENT MEETS THE HEADMASTER OF THE SCHOOL.

Activity 6: (Assessment activity)

Doctor: Take this tablet. You’ll get Likith: Shall we go to a movie

Date: Teacher’s Signature

Parking Save water! Bus-stop Traffic lights

Staff Room Library Danger Do not sit here Toilet

Do Not Touch Don’t pluck the flowers No parking Auditorium

SCHOOL PUBLIC PLACES

Do not use it in a closed room.

Do not burn it.

Keep it in a place where a child cannot go

Do not eat or drink it.

Do not store it in a cupboard. Keep it in

• How many students wrote the test?

• How many students fall under the 75-100 range?

• How many students got the lowest mark range (0-30)?

Activity 5. a: (Assessment activity)

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

Use the dustbin 10

Activity 5. b: Write a few labels found in your surroundings in the boxes

The Story of Dharmavyadha

They saw some______ playing with a. The ball

All is well at home. How’s ____________? , we’ll

A very _ once again, grandpa! ___!

Towards the ____ (beginning) of the play, an _