Worksheet

Class: II English

DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION
STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
& TRAINING
GOA SAMAGRA SHIKSHA

2020-2021
 Std: II

Sub: English

Unit: -2 - Chapter–3: I am Lucky

Dear Parents

The poem “I am lucky” helps your child to appreciate his/her own self and accept
him/her as he/she is. You too have an important role here. Please interact with the
child about the need and importance of feeling happy about oneself. Encourage the
child to recite the poem and express his/her thoughts and views. Guide him/her to
complete the worksheets.

Activities for Students:

1. Listen to the sounds around

2. Observe different animals in your surroundings and describe about them to
your parents
3. Recite your favourite poem or sing a song in your home language
4. Listen and recite the poem “I am Lucky” with expressions and gestures

Learning Outcomes: After completing this chapter, students will be able to:

▪ recite the poem with suitable expressions

▪ tell the meaning of the new words
▪ identify the missing words in the given passage
▪ frame short sentences with the help of family members
▪ write 1 or 2 qualities about himself/herself.

Summary of the poem:

Children, this poem tells us about the importance of being thankful for what we have.
Many interesting qualities of animals have been mentioned by the poet to help us
appreciate the animals. But at the same time, the poet wants us to be happy and
thankful about “who we are” and accept ourselves.

New words: Butterfly (we call it “titli” in Hindi), Myna (a bird with a sweet voice),
Kangaroo (an animal which has a little pouch for its baby), Octopus (a creature with
eight arms).

*You could see beautiful pictures of all these animals in the poem “I am lucky”
(pages 20-21)

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 Worksheet - 1

Std: II
Sub: English
Unit-2: Chapter -3: I am Lucky

Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Write the name of the animals on the ____________ given below each:

----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------

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(pictures from clip Art)

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 Worksheet - 2
Std: II
Sub: English
Unit-2: Chapter -3: I am Lucky
Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Refer page No. 20 of your textbook. Fill in the missing words given in the poem “I am
Lucky”.

If I were a Myna in a --------------

I would be thankful

That I could -------------.

If I were a fish in the ---------

I would be thankful

That I can wriggle and ----------------- with glee.

So, I just think I am lucky to be “--------”.

Not “----------” but “ --------”

Worksheet - 3
Std: II
Sub: English
Unit-2: Chapter -3: I am Lucky
Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Match the animal in Column A with the correct body part given in Column B by
drawing lines.

Sr. Column A Column B

No
1. Butterfly a) Horns
2. Octopus b) Trunk
3. Fish c) Wings
4. Bull d) Eight arms
4. Elephant e) Fins

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 Worksheet -4
Std: II
Sub: English
Unit-2: Chapter -3: I am Lucky

Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Complete the blanks in the following prayer-passage suitably:

I am thankful to God because

I have two eyes that help me ------------- the beautiful world

Two wonderful ears that help me to ------------- the sounds of birds

Two lovely -------------- that help me to write and draw.

Two strong -------------- that help me to run and play.

Worksheet - 5
Std: II
Sub: English
Unit-2: Chapter -3: I am Lucky
Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------
Write one sentence using each of the following words.:
1. Butterfly -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

2. Myna ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

3. Octopus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

4. Fish ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

5. Kangaroo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

6. Wings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

7. Lucky -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

8. Elephant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

9. Moon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

10. Thankful -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

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Std: II

Sub: English

Unit-2: Chapter -3: I am Lucky

Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Colour the following animal pictures:

(Pictures from Clip Art)

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 Std: II

Sub: English

Unit -2, Chapter- 4: I Want

Dear Parents

The story “I Want” will make your child realize the importance of appreciating and
accepting themselves as they are. Children love animals and therefore, this
message is given through animal character, a monkey. Please interact with them
about the need and importance of feeling happy about oneself. Help them to build
their self-esteem and self-confidence. Encourage them to read the story, express
their thoughts and views and even act out the story. Learning should be a joyful
experience. Kindly help them to complete their worksheets.

Activities for the Students:

1. List the animals you have seen.

2. Read the story “I Want” with proper pronunciation, expressions and gestures.
3. Make masks and act out the story with the help of your parents.
4. Explain the meaning of the new words
5. Frame simple sentences using new words.

Learning Outcomes: After completing the chapter, students will be able to:

▪ read the story with suitable expressions,

▪ act out the story with family members,
▪ tell the meaning of the new words,
▪ identify the missing letters in the given words,
▪ create short sentences using new words with the help of family members,
▪ make paper masks of animal characters and use it for enacting the story,
▪ narrate the story to parents and siblings in their home language.

Summary of the lesson “I Want”: In this story, a Little Monkey wants to be strong.
A wise woman gives him a magic wand, so that the Little Monkey could fulfil his
wish. He asks for a long neck like giraffe’s, trunk of an elephant and the Zebra
stripes. All his wishes are fulfilled. When the little Monkey sees himself in the water,
he shouts “Monster!”.

New words: Wand (a long, thin stick), Monster (a large, ugly, and frightening
imaginary creature).

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 Worksheet - 1

Std: II
Sub: English
Unit -2, Chapter- 4: I Want
Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

In the story, who said the following? Write your answer on the blanks.

1. I want to be strong ----------------------------------------

2. Take this magic wand ----------------------------------------

3. I look AWFUL!” -----------------------------------------

4. That’s not a monster -----------------------------------------

5. I want to be myself again ------------------------------------------

Worksheet - 2

Std: II
Sub: English
Unit -2, Chapter- 4: I Want
Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------
Find the missing letter in each word and complete the words by writing the
correct letters. You may refer your textbook (pages 29-30).
1. M – O N K –Y 6. M A – I C

2. T – U N K 7. R – V E R

3. N – C K 8. Z E – R A

4. G – R A – F E 9. M O T – E R

5. W A – E R 10. M O – S T E R

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 Worksheet - 3

Std: II
Sub: English
Unit -2, Chapter- 4: I Want
Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

For each incomplete sentence below 3 options are given. Circle the correct
word which will complete the sentence:
1. The little monkey wanted to be -----------.

a. fair b. strong c. intelligent

2. The wise ------------ gives the magic wand to the little monkey.

a. man b. woman c. saint

3. The giraffe stretched its long --------------.

a. neck b. leg c. tail

4. An elephant fills his ------------- with water.

a. stomach b. trunk c. mouth

5. The little monkey wants stripes like the -------------.

a. zebra b. tiger c. cat

6. An elephant comes down to the -------------.

a. lake b. pond c. river

7. The little monkey threw his --------------- in the river.

a. magic wand b. magic cap c. magic stone

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 Worksheet - 4

Std: II
Sub: English
Unit -2, Chapter- 4: I Want

Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Frame one sentence using each of the following words.

1. Strong: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

2. Wish: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

3. Trunk: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

4. Wand: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

5. Monster: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

6. River: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

7. Zebra: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

8. Happy: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

9. Monkey: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

10. Giraffe: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

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 Worksheet - 5
Std: II
Sub: English
Unit -2, Chapter- 4: I Want
Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

Write two words in each of the boxes in Column-B describing the animal given
in Column-A.
Column A Column B

l LONG

(Pictures are from Clip Art)

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Std: II
Sub: English
Unit -2, Chapter- 4: I Want
Name of the Student: ------------------------------------------------------------------

This is a magic wand of a wise woman. What would you ask from her? Write your
wish in 2-3 words.

(Pictures from Clip Art)

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