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Answer Key—Student’s Book
Chapter 8: Block City
Let’s Go
The students will create their own structures using the
blocks.
Read
A. 1. Rain may keep raining, and others go roam,
But I can be happy and building at home.
a. ‘I’ refers to the speaker, who is a child, in
the poem. The word ‘others’ may be other
children who are playing in the rain.
b. The speaker is building a city using
building blocks.
c. The speaker prefers to stay indoors
because of the rain.
2. Great is the palace with pillar and wall,
A sort of a tower on top of it all…
a. The ‘palace’ here is a palace built by the
child in the poem. The child has built a
city using building blocks, and one of the
structures is a palace.
b. The speaker has built a city with a palace,
a pillar, a tower, a church and a mill.
B. These are sample answers. The students can give their
own responses.
1. In his city, the speaker has a kirk and a mill,
and a palace beside it. There is a harbour
where he can sail his toy ships. There are steps
from the palace, leading to the bay.
2. The speaker may not be a very active child
who likes to play in the rain. Some children
like to spend their time at home doing their
hobbies.
3. Yes, I think that the speaker has described his
city well. He has been quite descriptive in the
way he has talked about every aspect of the
city he has built.
Appreciation
A. The students will find examples of alliteration in the
poem. Some are given below.
What are you able to build with your blocks?
Rain may keep raining, and others go roam,
But I can be happy and building at home.
B. The students will come up with innovative ways of
using these objects. Allow them to make it fun.
Chapter 9: The First Moccasins
Let’s Go
Canvas shoes – Boots – Flip-flops – Moccasins –
Ballerinas – Mary Janes
Read
A. 1. b; 2. d; 3. a; 4. c
B. 1. The one weakness the mighty warrior chief
had was that he had extremely sore feet.
2. The other tribespeople laughed at his problem
and made fun of his sore feet.
3. The chief got extremely furious after he caught
some children laughing at him. He ordered
the medicine man to find a solution to his
problem.
4. The medicine man thought of a plan first. He
commanded the tribesmen to gather plenty of
reeds, and weave a long narrow mat. Then, he
appointed four brave men to roll the mat out
in front of the chief whenever he wanted to
go anywhere, so he could walk on it.
5. When the length of the mat ran out, the chief
stepped straight into a patch of thorns and
cried out in pain and rage.
6. The medicine man finally came up with his
best idea yet. He made, what looked like two
small leather canoes. He, then, presented his
invention to the chief and eased them over
his feet. The canoes felt snug, warm and
comfortable. The chief loved it.
C. The students will give their own responses for this.
Accept all logical answers. This is a sample answer.
1. The words proud, grumpy, cruel, crazy and
silly describe the chief. While the words polite,
wise, gentle and kind describe the medicine
man.
The chief was proud because he was a mighty
warrior, and also the leader of his tribe. He
remained grumpy so that his tribesmen feared
him. He was also frustrated because of his
sore feet which didn’t allow him to enjoy like
the rest of the people. The chief was cruel and
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so he decided to punish the medicine man 2. Sudha has finished this project last week.
who had been unable to find a solution to his Sudha finished this project last week.
problem of sore feet. The chief was also silly 3. We have seen this movie yesterday.
because he was asking the medicine man to We saw this movie yesterday.
find a solution to his problem without giving 4. I have begun my journey last year.
him much time to think. I began my journey last year.
On the other hand, the medicine man was 5. They gave him a warning now.
polite and gentle. He calmly asked the They have given him a warning now.
people for help in finding a solution to the
Study Skills
chief’s problem. The people of the tribe
For Exercises A and B, the teacher will give words
happily agreed to help him. He was also wise
appropriate for the level, nd ending in -ory/-ary and -tion/-
because he tried his best in finding the most
sion. The students will take the dictation.
appropriate solution to the chief’s problem.
Eventually, the last of his solutions worked Listen
in his favour. Child: Excuse me, but can you tell me why you get
2. No. I think the medicine man was wise and sore feet?
came up with the best solution to the chief’s Chief: I get sore feet because my feet are very soft.
problem. He could have given up when the Man: Pardon me, but can you tell me why your men
chief decided to punish him. However, he still are rolling when you walk?
thought of a way out for the chief, and also for Chief: My men roll mats so that my bare feet don’t
himself. touch the ground.
3. The other possible titles for this story could Woman: Sorry to interrupt, but how can you cover
be: the whole Earth with mats?
The Wise Medicine Man Chief: I know that is not possible, that is why
The Chief’s Sore Feet my medicine man has made a pair of wonderful
moccasins for me.
Learn Words
Child: Pardon me, but do you like your new
A. 1. hopped 2. slithered
moccasins?
3. rolled 4. soared
Chief: Yes, I really like them.
5. zoomed 6. sailed
7. flowed 8. rushed Talk
B. kindness management The students will use the suitable phrases to interrupt a
improvement shockingly conversation where.
heaviness calmness The students can ask their partners the following questions:
friendly painful
careful badly – How did his feet suddenly turn sore?
shameless sadness – How does he live with a sore feet?
– How does he feel when he looks at the people
Learn the Language of his tribe, dancing barefoot and enjoying
A. 1. Diya has eaten her meal. (eat) themselves?
2. The ink has spilled from the pen. (spill) – What precautions and steps has he taken to protect
3. I twenty have walked kilometres since his feet?
Thursday. (walk)
4. They have painted their house on their own. Write
(paint) The students will give their own responses for this.
5. The doll has fallen from my lap. (fall) Accept all logical answers. This is a sample letter.
6. The baby has slept. (sleep) Moccasin County
B. 1. I spoke to him just now. Chief’s Town
I have spoken to him just now. America

December 15, 2022
Dear Benito,
I hope you are well!
You know that I get sore feet whenever I try to walk
barefoot on the grasslands. The other day, I got really
upset when I saw the people of my tribe dancing,
singing and enjoying among themselves. All of them
were barefoot and could run swiftly without having
to worry about their feet. Then, I found some children
from my own tribe laughing at me and pointing
fingers at my feet. I finally decided to put an end to
it. I asked my medicine man to solve my problem. My
medicine man, first came up with a very elaborate and
literally absurd idea. He commanded the tribesmen
to gather lots of reeds, and with them, weave a long
narrow mat. Then, he appointed four brave men to roll
the mat out in front of me so that whenever I wanted
to go somewhere, I could walk on it. However, this did
not work. Then, I asked him to cover the whole Earth
with mats, so that I could go wherever and whenever I
wanted, as fast as I could. This did not work because it
was impossible for the mats to cover the whole Earth.
I couldn’t notice where the mats finished and ended
up stepping into a patch of thorns. I returned to the
village and sentenced the medicine man to die because
he had failed me badly. But to my surprise, finally, he
made me, what looked like two small leather canoes.
He eased them over my feet and I must tell you, my
new moccasins are the best gifts I have received in
a long time. They feel so warm and snug. It was the
best idea, my medicine man had ever come up with.
I strode joyfully, on the vast green lands of the Earth.
Since then, everyone in my tribe including me, wear
moccasins. I wish you could also experience the
warmth and cosiness of the shoes.
I will tell you everything in detail when you visit me
next week. I am looking forward to meeting you.
Your friend
Pinocchio
Chapter 10: Where Does the Moon Go?
Let’s Go
The students will draw the phases of the Moon in the space
provided. They will discuss the reasons why the Moon is
seen in these different shapes. Explain to them that it is
because of the movement of the Moon around the Earth.
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Read
A. 1. terrace 2. Chanda Mama
3. Space sea 4. planets
5. comet 6. merry-go-round
B. 1. Chhotu wonders why the Moon looks so
bright, yet so cool. It is not like the Sun, which
hurts his eyes if he tries to look at it. Chhotu
thinks that the Moon always smiles at him, as
if it knew that he is thinking about something.
2. When Chhotu sees the Moon for the first time,
he describes it as a thin cashew-nut, because
it appears as a crescent and looks like a boat.
3. Chhotu thinks the stars are bright, twinkling
lights all around him, in the night sky.
4. Chhotu thinks that some stars look glum
because they do not shine. The Moon tells him
that they are not stars, but planets.
5. The comet looks like a star with a very long
tail, just like a broom.
6. Chhotu never asks about the Moon again
because he has got his answers from his mini
adventure with the Moon. He has learnt that
the Moon goes to another part of the world,
where it is night, where other children are
waiting.
C. These are sample answers. The students should be
encouraged to write their own answers.
1. a. Chhotu always wondered where the Moon
used to be during the daytime. During his
adventure, he learnt that the Moon only
came out during the night. He got to know
that the Moon went to another part of the
world, where there was night. There were
other children like him waiting for the
Moon.
b. Chhotu learnt that the very bright,
twinkling lights that he used to see in the
night sky, along with the moon, were the
stars.
c. Chhotu learnt that a comet was a strange
star. It had a very long tail, just like a
broom.
d. He learnt that a shooting star was a star
which always shot across the sky, as if it
were falling.
e. Chhotu also learnt, that planets are stars
which do not twinkle. He learnt that his
home, the Earth, is also a planet.
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Learn Words 6. I was rushing (rush) to work because I was

A. Space travel late.
C. 1. I will water the plants tomorrow evening.
A V J A F D F I Z D 2. The boys will play in the garden.
I P A S L A U B B S 3. Anita will take her dog out for a walk.
4. We will go on a family picnic next Sunday.
N M X T I C A A R H 5. Rajnish will finish reading the book in two
days.
H J F R G L B A Y O
6. Heena’s brother will win the race.
I U Q O H M X D J O D. These are sample answers. The students will complete
the sentences on their own using the future continuous
Y O F N T C J A U T
tense.
N R G A E S T W P I 1. Tomorrow evening, I will be fast asleep on the
train.
C B A U L S W V I N 2. At 8 p.m. tonight, I will be having my dinner.
O I L T E P I S T G 3. My friends will be making a presentation in
the museum tomorrow.
M T A P S G N B E S 4. Mother will be working at her office, on
E C X S C J K H R T Wednesday.
5. The teachers will be inviting the students for
T O Y N O V L X E A lunch.
6. I will be reaching the station in half an hour.
V B Q Z P G E K N R
Study Skills
P L A N E T Z P U B
A. 1. Our teacher is a kind, helpful person.
B. Collocation 2. India got independence on August 15, 1947.
1. heavy 2. alphabetical 3. The Seema Malaka Temple is in Colombo, Sri
3. main 4. strong Lanka.
5. summer 6. loud 4. I wore a beautiful, blue dress to the party.
7. cool 8. great 5. Sir, do you know where the post office is?
B. 1. ‘Where does Ram live?’ Aunty asked.
Learn the Language 2. Nupur said, ‘I speak English.’
A. 1. The sun is shining this morning. 3. ‘Do you live in Jaipur?’ Gagan asked.
2. I am leaving for the station at 4 p.m. 4. ‘No, I live in Udaipur,’ I said.
3. I am playing a football match in the evening. 5. ‘It is very cold today!’ Mummy said.
4. The teacher is asking the students to complete 6. ‘There’s a monkey outside my window!’ yelled
their homework. Riya.
5. People are sitting quietly in the library.
6. I am sitting with a mug of coffee and finishing Listen
my work. The students will work in teams. The teacher will give a
B. 1. We were discussing (discuss) where to go for volunteer from each team a word. The volunteer will have
the vacations. to draw the word on the board for his/her team. The team
2. Mother was cooking (cook) when the guests has to guess the word from the drawing.
reached. Sample words that the teacher will read out to/play for only
3. The baby was sleeping (sleep) and we were the volunteer: shirt, slide, cheese, snowflake, jar, smile, bug,
having (have) dinner. spider web, luggage, jungle, biscuit, dog, parrot, mirror
4. The team was playing (play) well before it
started to rain. Talk
5. The flowers were dying (dying) because no The students will understand how certain phrases and
one had watered them. words are used to make requests. They will choose any one
of the situations and do the role-play.
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Write B. The students will draw and colour the picture

The students will write their own review for a story or a
book. The sample answer is given in the Student’s Book.
Chapter 11: Who Likes the Rain?
Let’s Go
The students will discuss with their partners what would
happen if there were no rain. Then, they will draw a picture
of the situation.
Read
A. 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. b
B. 1. a. These lines have been spoken by the duck.
b. The rain has been referred to as fun.
c. The feet of the duck are the little red
rubbers here.
2. a. The tree toad says these lines.
b. The tree toad says these lines because it
wants to get out in the rain.
c. The tree toad is hopeful that even if it goes
out in the rain, it will not get drenched
because it has a large leaf for an umbrella.
C. The students will give their own responses for this.
This is a sample answer.
1. The brook sings a welcome song for the rain.
It does not want the rain to stop because every
drop of rain will change the brook into a river.
The river can then be carried to the sea. The
brook won’t be able to meet the sea if there is
no rain.
2. Usually, when it rains, the pollution and
the haze clears up at once. However, if
the pollution increases and makes the air
extremely unclean, even the rain would not
be as refreshing as we see it to be in the poem.
The rainwater, too, would carry pollutants
and would be harmful to plants and animals.
Appreciation
A. This is a sample answer. The students will give personal
responses for this.
I enjoy the rain a lot because just like the duck in
the poem, I have fun in the rain. I sail paper-boats
in front of my house. Many times, my family
travels to other places during the monsoons. I love
to see the rain falling on the highway! My mother
makes delicious snacks in the rainy days. The rain
also gives us a sigh of relief from the scorching
heat and the humidity.
individually.
C. 1. screeched 2. popped
3. meowed 4. zoomed
5. crashed 6. clapped
7. chattering 8. rumbled
D. The students will find examples of these poetic devices
from the poem.
1. onomatopoeia:
Quack! Quack!
2. alliteration:
And she lifted her little yellow head
Out of her green and grassy bed.
3. rhyming words:
head-bed, roof-proof
E. The students will write an acrostic poem of their own.
Chapter 12: The Time-travelling River
Let’s Go
These are sample answers. The students should be
encouraged to find out about rivers flowing through parts
India.
The Ganges flows through Uttar Pradesh among
other states.
The Brahmaputra flows through Assam.
The Kaveri flows through Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It is in Egypt.
A river helps sustain life around it. It is home to fish
and other creatures. It is a source of water for the
villages and cities that are close by. The river also
helps in irrigation of crops that grow there.
Read
A. 1. Two rivers are never alike. True
2. Rivers change their colour based on the
weather. True
3. Ganga is a very young river. False
4. Rivers nurture only human beings. False
5. Rivers continue to be used for food and
transport. True
6. India gets its name from the river Indus. True
7. The Indus Valley Civilisation vanished more
than 30,000 years ago. False
8. Some courts regard a river’s rights as same as
those of human beings. True
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B. 1. A river may be brown, grey, black, blue,
green or several other shades. They change
their colour based on what’s inside them or
what’s around them. Sometimes, they are the
colour of the rocks at the bottom of the river.
Sometimes, they match the colour of the sky.
2. Humans aren’t the only creatures rivers look
after. Many birds and plants, animals and
fishes, insects and flowers rely on rivers.
3. Floods can destroy lives and buildings.
Furious rivers frighten people. Ancient
humans thought songs, prayers and gifts
could calm the river down. It wasn’t usually
the best plan.
4. Rivers continue to be used for food and
transport. People have also built canals to
connect rivers, carry water to those who don’t
live near rivers, and to make it easy to travel
on them.
5. People construct dams to control the flow of
rivers, store water, and generate electricity
from the river’s energy. But all this human
meddling is messing up the rivers. Dams and
canals make it harder for rivers to take care of
their creatures.
C. These are samples answers. Encourage the students to
discuss these questions and come up with responses of
their own.
1. In some areas, rivers have become as dry as
deserts. Rivers are treated like rubbish bins,
sewage pipes and plastic dumps. Rivers dry
up because human activities are affecting
weather changes, which is resulting in lack
of rains. Pollution of rivers also causes them
to eventually dry up and the creatures living
in them dead.
2. If the river time machine takes people on a trip
into the future, they could find two scenarios.
They will either find states and countries at
war over the few rivers which exist. They will
wander into a barren wasteland. Or, they will
see a world in which humans have learned to
live with nature and with each other. A world
where fresh water is stored, waste water is
recycled and both are used responsibly. They
will find clean rivers and people who protect
them. Although the second scenario is not
impossible, it will take much effort from the
human race to protect rivers and treat rivers
with the same love and care as the rivers give
us.
3. Yes, these days children are very aware of the
repercussions of the damage done to nature.
Children play an important role in saving
rivers. There are several examples of children
coming forward to fight for the environment.
They are the future of this planet, and the more
they are aware of their environment, the more
chances there are that they can not only save
rivers, but also the planet.
Learn Words
1. cats and dogs
2. fish and chips
3. cream and sugar
4. back and forth
5. Ladies and gentlemen
6. law and order
Learn the Language
A. 1. Her father has been transferred to another city,
so she has left school.
2. I am in no mood to work: I just want to sleep
or watch a film.
3. He troubles me to no end, yet I find him very
endearing.
4. Shut the door or the mosquitoes will fly inside.
5. The bank was shutting for the day, but the
staff were cooperative.
6. We returned to eat our snacks but the basket
was empty.
7. She deserves all this, for she has really toiled
for it.
8. My uncle neither/either helps at home nor/
or goes to work.
B. Rijo and I decided to eat at a restaurant last night.
We decided to try out a new place. When we
reached the restaurant, we saw a woman standing
at the doorway. Everyone looked at the woman
as they entered. She looked like a policewoman.
An unidentified briefcase had been left near the
doorway. I also spotted an aunt of mine sitting
at one of the tables. We ordered some food and
drinks. As soon as we had finished eating, we left
the place.
Study Skills
The students will pronounce the words correctly and try
and pay attention to the syllables.
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1. hot (1 syllable) 2. Nayantara and Aliza are not happy seeing the
2. window (win/dow) pollution. They had planned to play football
3. toy (1 syllable) in the park, but the grey-brown air wouldn’t
4. paper (pa/per) allow them to.
5. elephant (e/le/phant) 3. Nayantara suggests that they can invent an
6. dinosaur (di/no/saur) artificial leaf that will breathe out only oxygen,
7. truck (1 syllable) so that they have an endless supply of fresh
8. yellow (yel/low) air.
9. clap (1 syllable) 4. Ma tells them that hydrogen and oxygen need
10. clapping (clap/ping) to be kept apart once they split up, or else the
gases could cause an explosion.
Listen
5. Nayantara’s mother tells the girls that a
1. e 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. c
scientist at Harvard University, in USA, has
Talk been trying to create an artificial leaf that
The students will work in pairs and initiate a conversation converts sunlight into electricity. But a lot
with each other on the specified problems. During the more work is needed for it to become the real
conversation, the students may use the phrases for offering thing.
a solution, discussed in the class. 6. They picture a world full of such a technology,
where machines won’t spew black smoke. Air
Write will not be heavy and thick. The skies will not
The students will complete the flowchart. be grey.
The mood of a river changes depending on what time B. Carbon dioxide plus water, in the presence of
of the year it is, and which part of the country it is sunlight, gives glucose and oxygen.
travelling through. The plant splits water molecules to generate
hydrogen and oxygen.
A river changes colour based on what’s inside it or Oxygen is released into the atmosphere, while
what’s around it. hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide within
Food comes from rivers, and river water is used to the plant.
grow most food. When the food has made its way Glucose is created and used by the plant as food.
through the body, rivers to the rescue again! C. These are sample answers. The students should be
encouraged to discuss these questions and give their
Humans aren’t the only creatures rivers look after.
own responses.
Many birds and plants, animals and fishes, insects
1. An artificial leaf will give us all the oxygen we
and flowers rely on rivers.
need. Not only that, the glucose it produces
Human meddling is messing up the rivers. Dams and can also provide chemical energy. Imagine
canals make it harder for rivers to take care of their producing electricity from all that glucose
creatures fuel!’ Remote villages will have electricity all
the time. Children will not have to struggle to
Chapter 13: A Shade of Green study in poorly-lit rooms. Small factories can
be set up without worrying about power. One
Let’s Go day, all we will need is sunlight and water,
The students will talk about how waste materials and old and an artificial leaf will be able to create fuel
objects are recycled and reused in their homes. and oxygen.
2. If I were to invent something to reduce
Read pollution, I would invent a car that will be
A. 1. When Nayantara returns home from school, powered by water. The steam will again be
Ma tells her that the air quality index is converted into water and directed back to the
supposed to be between 50 and 100. But today fuel tank.
it is 463.
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3. The story opens with ma giving the two girls Write

the news that the air quality index is 463. The students will make a poster on ‘Save the Earth’.
The girls had to cancel their plans to play. The
air is so polluted that it looks like it will not Chapter 14: Not-so-fast Food
clear up in the future. The girls are concerned
about their environment and that is why they Let’s Go
are trying to think about inventing something samosa, pizza, burger
to clean the air. Human activities have caused
the air to be this way. Read
A. 1. The food items beginning with the letter ‘C’ in
Learn Words this poem are chicken wings, cookies, cakes,
Palindromes chips and chocolate shakes.
2. He likes to munch on junk food throughout the
B X N D W X B O B I
day, for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner.
X J L I N B D R C L 3. Fast food is food that is prepared quickly and
easily, and served at outlets where it can be
X S X D U F M A T E carried away by customers or eaten quickly.
P R K E N Y V P R V Due to its process of preparation the food
items contain very little nutritional value.
P A A E Y T P T E E 4. Other examples of fast food could be momos,
S D Y D W O W O F L pasta, French fries, etc.
5. Every meal that the speaker eats is fast food.
E A A K S M S O E K The speaker wonders why fast food is making
him slower on his feet. The food that he eats is
E R K E G R E T R V
making him lazier and not giving him enough
S O P E E P S E V E energy to work fast.
6. Healthy food which is high on nutritional
Learn the Language value makes us active and fit. Healthy food
1. Tarun was working all day. He must be tired now. is cooked at home and has all the vitamins
2. You may read this book. It is interesting. and minerals that the body requires. Fruits,
3. I could play the drums when I was in college. vegetables, fish, chicken, eggs and nuts, all
4. I am carrying an umbrella because it might rain are healthy.
today. Appreciation
5. You must be regular for the classes. These are sample answers. Students will give their own
6. May I please put your call on hold? responses.
Study Skills A. The one food item my friend eats every day is
The students will listen to the sound of ‘zh’ appearing in momos because they are delicious, juicy and
the words given. They will enunciate the words correctly. inexpensive. However, they are unhealthy if eaten
every day.
Listen
B. Yes, the poem is funny. All the food items that
1. false 2. true
the child eats in the poem are very tempting, and
3. true 4. false
I would want to eat them. All these dishes are very
5. false
delicious. But I will not be allowed to eat these
Talk because they are all unhealthy.
The students will choose any one of the given scenarios. C. I find the last two lines of the poem very funny,
They can first write down the points and then speak about it. because in these lines the speaker expresses his
confusion about fast food. He wonders why fast
food makes him slower every time he eats it. The

last two lines are important because they carry
an important message. Although they are funny
and treat a serious topic in a humorous way,
they convey to us that fast food or junk food is
unhealthy for us.
Chapter 15: Five Spoons of Salt
Let’s Go
The students will give their own answers to this. This is a
sample answer.
One day, my mother asked me to clean my room
because we were expecting guests. I told her that
I would do it, but I fell asleep. By the time I woke
up, the guests has already arrived! My parents were
very embarrassed seeing the state of my room. I had
forgotten about the guests and had thought I could
clean up after a short nap. I think I had slept off for
a little too long.
Read
A. 1. false 2. False
3. true 4. True
5. true 6. false
B. 1. Gita was lying in her bed and reading a book
when Grandfather called out to her.
2. On her way to the medicine shop, Gita passed
a sweet shop where gulab jamuns, laddoos,
and jalebis were on display. She couldn’t
resist them and went inside the shop to have
a few sweets, which ultimately resulted in her
forgetting all about getting medicines for her
grandfather.
3. Gita collected the clothes from the clothesline,
the morning after her mother told her to
collect them. But, by then, the clothes were
soaking wet as it had rained during the night.
4. The teacher had asked the students to bring
one food item from their home, which would
be shared by all the children during the
outing.
5. Gita’s mother had asked her to put five spoons
of salt in the sambar, while she was out, at the
temple. Yes, surprisingly, Gita didn’t forget to
put five spoons of Salt in the sambar.
6. Everyone else added salt in the sambar because
all of them knew about how irresponsible Gita
was. They added five spoons of salt each in
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the sambar, just to save her from her mother’s
scolding.
C. These are sample answers. The students will give their
own responses.
1. Grandfather was upset when Gita did not get his
medicine because he urgently needed them to
cure his headache. Moreover, he was disappointed
with her laid back attitude.
2. Gita remembered to add salt to the sambar,
because she was guilty of what she had done
earlier. She forgot to bring medicines for her
grandfather, collect dry clothes from the washing
line and deliver the lunchbox to her younger sister,
which somewhere, made her realise her mistake.
So, on the day of her picnic, when her mother told
her to add five spoons of salt in the sambar, she
somehow didn’t forget to do it.
3. With so many family members adding five
spoons of salt to the sambar, it would be almost
impossible to reduce the saltiness of the dish.
However, by adding more lentils and water and
increasing the quantity could help in reducing
the saltiness. Also, adding tomatoes to any dish
reduces saltiness.
Learn Words
A. 1. The heat from the sun dried up all the plants.
2. Someone broke the window pane.
3. Nilima has long brown hair.
4. He narrated a tale about a fox.
5. First, you must peel the lemon.
6. There is a hole in the bucket.
7. The wound will take some time to heal.
8. My dear friend from Mumbai is coming today.
B. 1. Hurry up! There is not one minute to lose!
2. She studied hard and passed the examination.
3. In the present times, a lot of importance is
given to sports.
4. The news channel gave a live coverage of the
event.
5. You must pay attention to minute details.
6. We live in the house next door.
7. The water in well the had dried up.
8. Thank you for the present.
The students will find the meanings for these.
Learn the Language
1. Beside/Across (place)
2. in front of (place)
3. along (direction)
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4. on/in (time)
We had a school picnic and our teacher had asked
5. Between (place)
all of us to bring one dish from home. This was to
6. before (time)
be shared among all the students and the staff. My
Study Skills mother cooks the best sambar that I have ever tasted,
The students will try and understand what intonation so I requested her make some for the picnic. Mother
is. Then, they will read the sentences with the correct was more than happy and starting preparing the
intonation. sambar early in the morning. She woke me up and
asked me to add five spoons of salt in the sambar
Listen as she was going to the temple for prayers. I, like
1. They both weigh the same as both the objects carry an obedient daughter, added the salt and fell asleep
1 kilogram of weight. again.
2. a glove
At the picnic, I was shocked and very upset when
3. your name
everyone tasted the sambar, and spat it out. They
4. a shadow
said that it was horrible. When I tasted the sambar
5. an egg
myself, I it tasted so salty that I wondered what had
Talk gone wrong. I couldn’t stop crying.
The students will write the dialogues for any scene that they
I realised what had happened. My family members
choose to enact. Then, they will do the role-play.
thought that I would forget to add the five spoons of
Write salt to the sambar that my mother had asked me to
This is a sample E-mail. The students will write their own. do. This was because I have always been so forgetful
in carrying out my tasks that no one believed I
Date: 25 December 2021 would remember.
To: anu@&DHS.com I finally realised my mistake. My mother held me
close and I promised her that I’ll be more responsible
CC: (If you wish to send it to others)
and will win everyone’s trust.
Subject: Salty Sambar
Your friend,
Dear Anu, I learnt a very important lesson today.
Gita
The lesson is to remember to do my duties on time,
so that others can trust me.
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Answer Key—Workbook
Chapter 8 – Block City 2. Flip-Flops originated as early as the Ancient
Egyptians, and pictures of them have been
Worksheet 1
found in ancient Egyptian murals from
A. The students will use the materials for the activity to
4,000 bce.
build a structure. They will follow the instructions
3. The term ‘flip-flop’ has been used in American
carefully.
and British English since the 1970s to describe
B. The students will follow the instructions and make the
a no-heel sandal.
puzzle.
4. Flip-flops are commonly known as hawai
Worksheet 2 chappal in India. The Japanese popularly call
A. 1. The speaker says that in Topsy-Turvy Land, it, zori.
the people walk on their heads. The sea as 5. In ancient Egypt, flip-flops were made from
sand instead of water. The children go to papyrus and palm leaves. In Africa, they were
school at night here. The front-door step is made from rawhide and in India, they were
actually at the back of the house. When they made from wood.
stand, they are walking. And people here wear B. 1. false 2. true
their hat on their foot. 3. true 4. false
2. Buses run on the sea and boats are seen on the 5. false
streets.
Worksheet 2
3. This is a sample answer. The last stanza is open
A. 1. d 2. a 3 f
to interpretation. The students will give their own
4. e 5. b 6. c
responses.
B. 1. child: -like 2. meaning: -ful
In the last stanza, the poet is trying to say that
3. willing: -ness 4. inform: -ation
even when one wants to leave Topsy-Turvy
5. rest: -less 6. happy: -ness
Land, one cannot. This is because you do
7. king: -dom 8. enjoy: -ment
everything that is reverse of what actually
9. comfort: -able 10. pain: -less
should happen here. For example, when you
stand, you are walking. So, when you leave, Worksheet 3
you are actually coming back here. A. 1. a. comes 2. a. live
B. This is a sample answer. Students will write their own 3. b. enjoy 4. b. live
answers. 5. a. am making 6. b. like
At times, it will be fun to live in Topsy-Turvy 7. a. study 8. b. going
Land. However, after some time, it will start to B. 1. My mother has gone to the post office.
get quite tedious. This is because we will laugh 2. They have eaten dinner.
at others when we see them doing things that are 3. The guard has caught the thieves.
not normal. But when we try to do something, and 4. Six of my friends have danced in the show.
the opposite happens, we will be very upset. 5. Rhea has adopted four kittens.
6. I have eaten a delicious pizza.
Chapter 9 – The First Moccasins 7. That lady has taught us at school.
8. I have eaten bananas for breakfast.
Worksheet 1 C. 1. held 2. given
A. 1. Flip-Flops are a type of footwear that have a 3. known 4. chosen
flat sole that is held on the foot by a Y-shaped 5. forgotten 6. thrown
strap. The strap is held between the first and D. 1. Manu slept for seven hours.
second toes in both feet. 2. I watched television last evening.
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3. The children played in the park. 4. The sounds that interrupt the advertisement
4. We went to the market to buy clothes. are fire brigade siren and a crow cawing.
5. Father cooked tasty eggs for dinner. B. The students will form two groups. There will be equal
number of students in each of the groups. They will have
Worksheet 4
a healthy debate on the characteristics of the Chief from
1. reduction 2. edition
the story ‘The First Moccasins’. The students may use
3. erosion 4. collision
words and phrases to interrupt each other, which have
5. necessary 6. accessory
been already discussed in the class earlier.
7. extraordinary 8. planetary
9. mansion 10. mention
Chapter 10 – Where Does the Moon Go?
Worksheet 5
This is a sample answer. The students will write their own Worksheet 1
letters thanking their friend. A. 1. The Great Rann of Kutch is a unique land
th mass, which was once a part of the Arabian
S-209, 4 Floor
Sea. The gradual shift in the land closed off
Sky End Apartments
its connection with the sea, and that’s how it
Hauz Khas
became a salty marsh.
New Delhi – 110016
2. Much of the marsh in the Rann of Kutch is in
November 15, 2023 the protected areas. But the habitats are still
encroached by those who graze cattle, collect
Dear Alok,
firewood and extract salt in these areas. All
I hope you are well. I wanted to thank you for the these things often disturb the wildlife over
birthday gift that you sent me. It was wonderful to here.
have received something for which I had waited a 3. The annual three-month-long festival of
really long time. the Rann of Kutch is known as Rann Utsav
I had seen these shoes long ago on a window display where unique handicrafts are displayed to the
at a mall. The elegant pair of shoes stood out from tourists. They are also able to enjoy the other
every other pair that I had seen at the store. I didn’t hidden treasures and sights over here.
buy them then because my parents had said that they 4. Ghost lights or Chir Batti, as they are
would gift me those if I did well in my examinations. commonly known as, are one of the most
Sadly, by the time my final examination results were popular phenomena of the Rann of Kutch.
out, those shoes had been sold out. This phenomena is actually an unexplained
dancing of the lights which people get to
It is such a great feeling to receive this present from experience over there.
you. Thank you for making me happy. B. The Great Rann of Kutch is a unique land mass
Hope to hear from you soon. that was once part of the Arabian Sea. At first
glance, the Rann of Kutch looks like dead land.
Your friend, The annual festival of Rann of Kutch goes on for
Naina three months. Chir Batti or ghost lights is one of
the most popular phenomena seen in the Rann of
Worksheet 6 Kutch.
A. 1. The advertisement is for Chill Out Ice-Cream.
Worksheet 2
It is made from the finest ingredients and is a
A. A – astronaut; F – flying saucer; G – galaxy; L
favourite among Children and adults.
–launch pad; N – Neptune; P – planets; S – solar
2. The two key ingredients used for making the
system; U – UFO
ice cream are milk and chocolates.
B. famous actor; comfortable chair; cloudy sky; pretty
3. The ice-cream is available in more than 50
dress; fast car; favourite hobby
flavours. The flavours chocolate and vanilla
are among them.

Worksheet 3
A. 1. It was raining in the morning when I got up.
2. He was reading a book when the lights went
out.
3. Radha is not feeling well right now.
4. We were waiting for you.
5. My cousins are staying with us these days.
6. We were going to the museum when our car
suddenly stopped.
7. The customers were not listening to the staff
when the announcement was made.
8. Were all the animals making a loud noise
before the storm arrived?
B. 1. I will visit the dentist today.
2. John will not be using his computer for some
days.
3. Mother will reach home by 8:30 p.m.
4. I will be waiting for you when you reach home.
5. We will be celebrating Diwali with you, this
year.
6. I promise, I will return your books tomorrow.
7. Jia and I will clean our room on Sunday.
8. The train will stop at the Delhi station for two
minutes.
Worksheet 4
A. 1. I have been to Jaipur, Udaipur, Ajmer and
Pushkar.
2. My grandfather was born on March 15, 1911.
3. Seema, will you come to my party?
4. Sonia said, ‘I will take part in the school
competition.’
5. I have a tiny, brown and white puppy.
6. We have to visit Agra on June 19, Tuesday.
B. 1. Our teacher said, ‘Speak louder.’
2. ‘Where are you going?’ asked mummy.
3. ‘I am going to play,’ replied Neha.
4. ‘Let’s play hockey today,’ the boy said.
5. Priya said, ‘The hippo is so big!’
6. ‘The monkey took my pack of chips,’ shouted
Harsh.
Worksheet 5
This is a sample answer. The students will give their own
responses for this.
Recently, I finished reading a beautiful Christmas
story. The name of the book is ‘The Polar Express’,
which is written by a famous children’s literature
author Chris Van Allsburg. The story is about a little
TEACHER’S MANUAL 207
boy who loved Christmas, but lost his faith in the
festival. The story tells us how the boy goes on a
journey to the North Pole on the night of Christmas,
and how the events that follow help him restore his
faith in Christmas.
I like this book because of the way the story has been
written. It depicts the spirit of Christmas. The story
makes us believe in magic and miracles.
Worksheet 6
A. The students will listen to the descriptions and draw
the characters accordingly.
B. The students will work in pairs and enact each of the
mentioned situations. They will take turns to make
requests and respond to them. They can use the phrases
used for making requests to enact the scenes.
Chapter 11: Who Likes the Rain?
Worksheet 1
A. 1. The speaker asks us not to grumble or wear a
sad frown when it rains.
2. Without the rain, the trees, birds and flowers
would die.
3. The rain breathes life into our world. So, when
it will stop raining, everyone, including the
plants, animals and human beings will die.
B. The last two lines of the poem hold the essence
of the poem. They carry the message that there
is always something good in everything that is
bad. In life, we tend to face a lot of unpleasant
situations which discourage us. But we should
always remember that something good comes
out of every difficult situation that we face. We
should try to find something positive in every
negative situation. The dark, black clouds signify
the difficult or bad situations while the silver
lining shows positivity.
Worksheet 2
A. The students will think of as many words as they can
related to the word ‘rain’.
frogs, puddles, rainbow, paper boats, umbrella,
gum boots, etc.
B. The students will give their own responses for this.
This is a sample answer.
I can do many things to keep myself busy on a
rainy day. I could spend time playing carrom
with my siblings, or paint on canvas. I could also
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play some board games with my family members.
I could even sit near the window and watch the
rain, sipping the hot chocolate that my mother
makes.
Chapter 12: The Time-travelling River
Worksheet 1
The students will use the materials to create something
useful. They will write down the steps in the space
provided.
Worksheet 2
cream and sugar
pots and pans
cup and saucer
crime and punishment
lost and found
bed and breakfast
huffing and puffing
bricks and mortar
law and order
stars and stripes
high and dry
hammer and nail
Worksheet 3
A. 1. We could not play outside so we watched a
movie instead.
2. It was raining so we stayed indoors.
3. You can eat the toast with butter or jam.
4. Do you want to go to the park or to the pool?
5. I love cooking but dislike washing dishes.
6. I had money but decided not to buy anything.
7. I like watching tennis and cricket.
8. She is allergic to cats, yet she pets them at the
shelter.
9. The book was long but interesting.
10. She could not attend the show for she was
sick.
11. He neither enjoys swimming nor cycling.
12. I did well in the test, for I had studied hard.
B. 1. I am a teacher.
2. It takes us an hour to reach school by bus.
3. Do you want to watch a film tonight?
4. I study in a small school in Rajasthan.
5.  The school I go to is very old.
6.  The name of my teacher is Mrs Lal.
7. Can you tell me how to reach the City Mall?
8. John is an honest boy. He won’t take your
pencils.
Worksheet 4
The students will enunciate the words and break them into
syllables.
Word No. of Syllables Syllables
1. paper 2 pa/per
2. torch 1 torch
3. blanket 2 blan/ket
4. homework 2 home/work
5. car 1 car
6. cupcake 2 cup/cake
Worksheet 5
A. This is a sample answer. The students will look at the
picture and write down their observations. Then, they
will give a solution for each problem.
The picture shows us a situation in which not only
the air, but also the water is polluted. Vehicles
running on the road, and the smoke from factory
chimneys are polluting the air. The toxic industry
wastes are flowing straight into the rivers and
water bodies through the drainage pipes. The
picture shows how human activities are polluting
the environment, but little effort is being made to
protect it.
To minimise pollution, people should opt for
car pools. This helps save fuel and reduces the
number of vehicles on the roads. We should
also stop honking unnecessarily to reduce noise
pollution.
Industrial and factory wastes should be disposed
of in the correct manner. None of the waste should
be allowed to flow into rivers without being
treated.
B. The students will make the poster.
Worksheet 6
A. 1. All my dare friends wished me on my
birthday.
2. Do not respond to the massage yet.
3. Please expect my gift as a mark of friendship.
4. The management decided to give her a rise.
5. Did you hear the owls howling?
B. The students will discuss their problem and take
down notes.
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Chapter 13: A Shade of Green 10. Should I wait for you, or leave?
B. These are sample sentences. The students will make
Worksheet 1 their own sentences.
A. 1. Recycling means giving away used materials 1. We shall work together to overcome the
to a local factory, where these are made to go hurdle.
through a process so that they can be reused as 2. The suspect may not show up at the spot.
new products. Recycling is important because 3. The robbers can guess that you keep you key
it reduces wastage, which in turn helps us under the doormat.
conserve resources.
Worksheet 4
2. Most recyclable materials have a mark stating
The students will pay attention to the sound of the
that they can be re-used. One will notice that
highlighted letters.
recyclable products are marked with numbers
from 1 to 7; 1 being the most recyclable, and Some more words with the ‘zh’ sound.
7 being the least recyclable. However, not all division
materials can be recycled. measure
3. Some of the items which are commonly conclusion
recycled are paper towels, cardboard boxes, casual
plastic containers, crayons, paint, furniture, enclosure
wall paper and garden supplies. occasion
4. To find out whether an item is recyclable or vision
not, simply look for a recycling symbol on the
Worksheet 5
packaging, which is a triangle formed by three
arrows.
5. Composting is a process, where a mixture of
decayed plants, food, etc., are added to the
soil to help plants grow. Condensation
B. The students will draw an object which can be recycled,
as per their own understanding. The students will give
their own responses for this.
Worksheet 2
1. toot 2. dad Evaporation Precipitation
3. bib 4. eye
1. Evaporation - Evaporation is when the sun heats
5. noon 6. madam
up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns
Worksheet 3 it into vapour or steam. The water vapour or steam
A. 1. I can speak in English. leaves the river, lake or ocean and goes into the
2. You should not talk while someone else is air.
speaking. 2. Condensation - Water vapour in the air gets cold
3. May I enter the classroom? and changes back into liquid, forming clouds. This
4. The sky is very cloudy. It might rain today. is called condensation.
5. Don’t worry, I can help you with the school 3. Precipitation - Precipitation occurs when so much
work. water has condensed that the air cannot hold it
6. We shall certainly win the match if we try. anymore. The clouds get heavy and water falls
7. Could you please lend me your eraser? back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or
8. It must be very cold in the mountains during snow.
winters. We might have to carry blankets.
9. You must not eat a lot of junk food as it is bad
for your health.
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Worksheet 6
A. 1. The two girls in the story were Nayantara and
Abeera. False
2. The stagnant grey air weaves its way into
Nayantara’s eyes, her nose, her mouth, her
ears. True
3. N a y a n t a r a c a l l s t h e a r t i f i c i a l l e a f a
‘photosynthesis machine’. True
4. A scientist at Harvard University, in USA,
has been trying to create an artificial leaf that
converts sunlight into electricity. True
5. Almost like a sandwich, the artificial leaf has
silicon, cobalt and copper, and only needs
water to create energy. False
B. The students will get into pairs and enact the situations.
Chapter 14: Not-so-fast Food
Worksheet 1
A. 1. The world’s largest round pizza was made in
Italy in 2012. It was 131 feet in diameter. The
pizza was named ‘Ottavia’, after Rome’s first
Emperor, Octavian Augustus.
2. The world’s fastest pizza maker can make 14
pizzas in 2 minutes 13 seconds.
3. Mozzarella is the most widely used Cheese on
pizza. This is because it contains the maximum
moisture and can stretch much more than
other cheeses.
B. 1. b   2.  c   3.  a   4.  b Where did you leave the wallet?
Worksheet 2
A. The students will conduct a survey based on the given
table. The students will give their own responses for
this. Accept all logical answers.
B. The students will answer the questions based on the
responses they got for their respective surveys. Accept
all logical answers.
Worksheet 3
A. 1. We climbed up the stairs to go to the roof.
2. I have a holiday on Saturday.
3. The old lady wanted to go across the road.
4. Ishana’s birthday party is at the hotel.
5. Rohit sits behind me in the class.
6. The train went whistling through the tunnel.
7. The teacher’s desk is in front of the blackboard.
8. The monkeys sat under the huge banyan tree.
9. The students should reach school on time.
10. I have been waiting for you since morning.
B. The students will use the most correct prepositions.
1. I sat with my mother in the restaurant.
2. Rohini looked into the jar to see if any sweets
were left.
3. The hotel is just across the street.
4. The children ran towards the trees in the
garden.
5. Gagan hid behind a large bush.
6. We all walked on the famous glass bridge.
7. We are going to Kerala for the vacations.
8. The mammoths lived hundreds of years ago.
Worksheet 4
A. The students will read the sentences with the correct
intonation.
B. The students will write their own sentences. These are
sample answers.
Rising tone
What amazing news!
Falling tone
I am off to bed.
The doctor wrote the prescription.
Worksheet 5
The students will give their own responses for this. This is
a sample answer

Date: 23 January, 2023

Chapter 15: Five Spoons of Salt
To: abcdefg@abcd.com
Worksheet 1
CC: qrstuv@abcd.com
1. 
c   2.  a   3. 
c   4. 
b
Subject: My favourite Indian Dish
Worksheet 2
1. fine 2. learned
3. bat 4. row
5. wave
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Worksheet 6
Dear Arti,
The students will collect the materials and get into groups
How are you? to do the project. They will listen to the instructions on how
Today, my mother cooked my favourite Indian dish to make the cupcake stand and follow the steps.
which is cottage cheese in tomato gravy. It is a dish,
where the cottage cheese and the gravy are prepared
with tomatoes and loads of cream and butter. I
must tell you, the preparation is really yummy! It is
also, quite popular and a favourite in our country. I
love it because the dish is delicious and the cottage
cheese melts in your mouth. No one makes it like
my mother does!
When will you visit us in India?
I will ask my mother to make it for you, too. I am
sure you will love the tangy flavours of the gravy
and enjoy our company and India and its beauty,
once you arrive here.
What’s your favourite dish? You must tell me about
some of the dishes that are popular in France.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Your friend,
Shreya