INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, AL-JUBAIL

SENIOR PRIMARY SECTION

CLASS-V ENGLISH SUPPLEMENTARY READER
DATE: 21/05/2023 to 25/05/2023
S.R UNIT-5 –The woman who grew butterflies.
Summary: A beautiful story about an old woman who receives an unexpected reward for
her kindness.
I. Learn to spell: (ANY 15 WORDS FROM THE LESSON)
II. Word meanings:
1. A sight for sore eyes: Something or someone that one is very glad to see.
2. Eyesore: unpleasant or ugly sight.
3. Slug: a small, soft snail like creatures without legs.
4. Spray guns: used for spraying pesticides or paints.
5. Sniffed: breathing noisily showing disrespect.
6. Sneered: spoke in a mocking way, showing disrespect or dislike.
7. Hedge: a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.
8. Chuckled: laughed quietly.
9. Garden-gnomes: a figure of a gnome used as a garden ornament.
10.Rosy finches and tiny blue tits: small colourful birds.
11.clinging : holding on tightly
12.magnificent : grand, wonderful
III. Opposites:
1. Always x Never
2. Agree x Disagree
3 Hard x Soft
4 Attract x Repel
IV. Question and answers:
1. “All except for one”
a. Who is referred to ‘as one’?
Ans. It is referred to Old Molly’s garden.
b. How was the ‘one’ different from all the others?
Ans. Molly’s garden was different from others as the other gardens in the row were very
pretty and neat.
2. ‘So all the snails and slugs and caterpillars made their way to Old molly’s garden.
Why did they do so?
Ans. Old Molly’s neighbors didn’t allow snails and slugs in their garden and they hated
caterpillars. They used the pesticides in their garden so all the snails, and caterpillars made
their way to Old Molly’s garden.
3. How do we know that Molly’s neighbors were sure that they would get the prize?
Ans. Molly’s neighbors were sure that they would get the prize as they had already started
planning about what to do with the prize and where to keep the big silver cup. Gordon
wanted to fill it with roses from her garden, Mr. Bennett wanted to display it in the window
while Mr. and Mrs. Bunce planned to keep it on different sides of their bed each week.
4 What shows that the Mayor was fond of Insects?
Ans. The Mayor was found of insects as the bonnet of his car was painted to look like a
large bumblebee. His waistcoat was embroidered with blue flies, and from his ear hung an
earring shaped like a golden ant.
5. “What a magnificent sight!”
a. Who said this?
Ans. The Mayor of Bunting said this.
b. What was the magnificent sight?
Ans. The Old Molly’s garden was the magnificent sight as the caterpillars in Molly’s garden
had turned into colourful butterflies. The slugs and snails had cleaned the yard outside
and Molly’s house shone like shining silver. White fluffy dove and colourful birds chirped
and cooed on the roof.
TEXTBOOK EXERCISES: (PG-34)
B Choose the correct answers ( Write in the textbook)
1. b. Would never win
2. a. butterflies
3. a. her roses & c. her lawn
4. c. birds and butterflies
5. c. a nest
2. Complete the table (Page no. 35)
i. a. colours of the rainbow
ii. a. as neat as a pocket handkerchief b. neatness
iii. a. thousands of blossoms b. magnificent sight
iv. a. shining silver
Complete these sentences with words from the text. (Do it in the Notebook)
What feelings do these words express? (Page no. 35)
b. Sniffed: Mrs. Gordon sniffed because she thought Molly was foolish to let insects eat
away her flowers.
c. Sneered: Mr. Bennet sneered because he thought Molly’s apple tree looked ugly without
any leaves.
d. Chuckled: Molly chuckled because she loved all creatures and looked forward to seeing
the colorful butterflies.
e. Cried: The Mayor cried because he was very surprised and impressed to see Molly’s
garden.
Using Words (page no. 36) Replace the underline words in each sentence with a
phrase from the text.
2. if she could help it.
3. had not the heart
4. she won’t stand a chance in
5. can’t imagine
6. wrapped themselves up in bundles.

Prepared by Mrs. Sana Jamal Verified by Mrs., Sara Aamer