(e) You should study regularly if you
The Book of Nature
Questions and Answers:-
Activity 1 :-
Underline the appropriate alternatives :
(a) India is in fact a (big/ small/ huge)
part of the earth’s surface.
(b) Once upon a time the earth was too
(cold/ dark/ hot) for any living being to
survive.
(c )Fossils are (a type of wild animal/ one
kind of hard rock/ the remains of old
living beings)
Activity 2
Answer the following questions in
complete sentences :
(a) What must we do to know about
the tale of this world?
Ans: We must know about all the
countries and all the people who have
inhabited it in it do you know the tale of
this world.
(b) How old is our earth?
Ans: Our earth is very, very old-millions
and millions of years old.
(c )Who roamed the earth before
the arrival of human beings?
Ans: only animals roamed the earth
before the arrival of human beings.
Activity 3
Fill in the blanks with suitable words
from the text. The first letters of the
words are given :
(a) As a subject, history is quite
interesting.
(b) We have good relations with our
neighbouring country.
(C )Plants need air, water and sunlight to
grow.
(d) Can you imagine how big the
Universe is?
want to be a good student.
Activity 4
Make meaningful sentences with the
following words :
a) interest : I have no interest in study
b) surface : Earth’s surface is not flat all
over.
c) inhabited : Those villages are
inhabited by different religious people.
d) together : Would you like to do this
work together ?
d) scientist : A.P.J Abdul klam is one of
the greatest scientist ever born in our
country.
Unit II
Activity 5
Identify which of the following statements
are True and which are False. Give a
supporting statement for each of your
answers.
(a) Fairy tales are rich in imagination. [ T
]
Supporting Statement : This would be
very interesting for we could imagine
anything we wanted to and would thus
make up the most beautiful fairy tales.
(b) We have no means to know about the
far-off days. [ F ]
Supporting Statement : But although
we have no books written in those for up
days, Fortunately we have some things
which will tell us a great deal as well
almost as a book would.
© The alphabet of nature is like the Hindi
or the English alphabet. [ F ]
Supporting Statement : To be able to
read any language, Hindi, Urdu or
English, you have to learn its alphabet. So
also you must learn the alphabet of
nature before you can read her story in
our books of stone and rock.
(d) We can learn a lot about our world
from the rivers and mountains. [ T ]
Supporting Statement : if a little
Pebble can tell you so much how much
more could we learn from all the rocks
and mountains and the many other things
we see around us?
Activity 6
Complete the following sentences with
information from the text :
Complete the following sentences
with information from the text.
a)No book could have been written in all
times because then men did not exist.
b)To be able to read any language one
has to learn its alphabet.
c)A small Pebble was definitely a part of
a big rock.
d)On the beaches at the seaside, little
children can play and make castles
out of the sand.
Activity 7
Fill in the following chart with
information from the text :
StatementReason 1.Fairy tales need
not to be true hey because those are
based on imagination
2.a piece of rock looks different from a
Pebble because a rock is full of
corners or rough edges whereas a
pebble is round and smooth and
shiny.
3.A bit of rock from some mountainside
reaches a little Valley because the rain
washes the bit of rock down the
River which carries it to the little
Valley.
4.All pebbles do not become sand
because the River leaves some
pebbles behind in its course
Activity 8
Answer the following questions :
(a) Which are the things around us
that tell us about the earth’s early
tale?
Ans: Rocks and mountains and seas and
stars rivers and desserts and fossils of old
animals tell us about the art only tell.
(b) Why does a pebble have a
smooth surface?
Ans: The Pebble becomes smooth
because it rolls at the bottom of the River
and its edges are worn away and its rough
surface becomes smooth and shiny.
© How does a pebble become grains
of sand?
Ans: when a River carries available on, it
becomes smaller and smaller till at last it
becomes a grain of sand.
(d) What does the author mean by
“The Great Book of Nature?”
Ans: The great book of nature the author
means different elements of nature like
mountains rocks desserts seas stars
where from we can learn a lot about the
time when there was no life on earth.
Activity 9
Rearrange the sentences in the correct
order by writing the numbers in the
brackets. One is done for you :
(a) The rock is taken to a big river by the
little river. (2)
(b) At last it is turned into grains of sand.
(6)
© It becomes a pebble. (5)
(d) A bit of rock is pushed by a mountain
stream into a little river. ( 1 )
(e) The pebble becomes smaller because it
is carried on and on by the river. (4)
(f) The edges of the rock are worn away
and its rough surface is made smooth. (3)
Activity 11
Replace the underline words or phrases
with suitable opposite words from the box
:
a) The man became he was in the late
years of his life.
b) How ugly she looks!
c) The trunk of this huge tree has rough
barks
d) Jatin lost his pencil box on his way to
school.
e) Smita left her relatives at the railway
station.
Notice : Activity 12activity 12 is not
needed now
Activity 13 (A)
Possessive adjective : When an
adjective indicates processions or relation
with the nouns that follow, it is called
Possessive adjectives.
Example : my,our,their,your etc
Possessive Pronoun : when a pronoun
indicates position of or connection with
the nouns in the sentence, it is called
what is a Possessive Pronoun.
Example : mine, ours, yours, theirs etc
Fill in the chart correctly :
Pronouns Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Pronouns I My Mine We Our
Ours You Your Yours He His His She Her
Hers It Its Its They Their Theirs
Activity 13 (B)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate
possessive pronouns and possessive
adjectives :
Yesterday I forgot to take back my pen
from Sunil. I gave him mine in the class
because he did not bring his.
The little girl has torn her clothes. “But
why are your clothes dirty?”, Asked the
mother to the girls’ elder brothers. “we
have soiled our clothes while playing
outside.”
The Riddle
Activity 1
Choose the correct answers from the
given alternatives:
(a) Emperor Akbar was walking
(i) in his palace
(ii) in the royal garden
(iii) in the house of Birbal.
Ans : (ii) in the royal garden
(b) Birbal was Akbar’s
(i) most trusted and faithful minister
(ii) greedy and unfaithful minister
(iii) rival
Ans : (i) most trusted and faithful
minister
© The emperor was
(i) happy
(ii) calm
(iii) worried
Ans : (iii) worried
(d) The fastest thing on earth is
(i) the human mind
(ii) bullock cart
(iii) horse
Ans : (i) the human mind
(e) The neighbour was outwitted by
(i) Akbar
(ii) Birbal
(iii) the neighbour’s friend
Ans : (ii) Birbal
Activity 2
Identify which of the following statements
are True and which are False. Give a
supporting statement for each of your
answers :
(a) Emperor Akbar was very worried
when he was roaming in his garden. [ T ]
Supporting Statement : But the great
emperor Akbar did not have Peace of
Mind ,the quality without which no one
,not even the King of Kings ,can
appreciate beauty.
(b) There were no flowers and fruits in
the garden of Akbar. [ F ]
Supporting Statement : His garden
was lined with trees that produced the
tastiest and juiciest fruits in the old
Kingdom. There were Flowers of all
shapes and sizes in each garden.
© Birbal was indifferent to Akbar’s
troubles. [ F ]
Supporting Statement : Wise Birbal
noticing this and asked Akbar , “ O, great
and powerful King what is travelling
you?”
(d) Birbal succeeded in answering to
Akbar’s query. [ T ]
Supporting Statement : he said , “your
Majesty , it is the human mind !”
(e) The people of Akbar’s court admired
the wisdom of Birbal. [ T ]
Supporting Statement : All around
people were amazed at the wisdom of
Birbal and the speed of human mind that
has the ability to solve a problem
instantly.
Activity 3
What kind of a text is this?
It is a
(i) play
(ii) essay
(iii) story.
Activity 4
Give another title to the story. Give
regions for your answer :
Ans: Another title of the story maybe
“Birbal’s Wisdom” because in this
story we see how Birbal solved the
puzzled by using his Wisdom.
Activity 5
Complete the sentences meaningfully :
(a) Akbar asked Birbal what the fastest
thing on this planet is.
(b) Most people of the court of Akbar
were puzzled hearing the question
that troubled Akbar.
© The man who sold the well
withdrew his claim immediately.
(d) Human mind is the fastest thing on
earth.
Activity 6
Fill in the chart with information from the
text :
CauseEffect 1. Akbar cannot find an
answer to a simple question- what
is the fastest thing on this planet?’ 1.
Akbar was troubled
2. Emperor Akbar asked Birbal to solve a
riddle 2. Akbar called all his
courtiers together.
3. A neighbour kept water in his
well.3. The neighbour wanted to charge
money for drawing water from the well.
Activity 7
Answer the following questions :
(a) What were the things that the
great Emperor Akbar loved?
Ans : The things that the great Emperor
Akbar loved were arts, sciences,
literature, and music.
(b) Why did Akbar not have peace
of mind?
Ans : Akbar did not have Peace of Mind
because he could not solve a Riddle that
was troubling him.
© What was the problem presented
by the man from the audience?
Ans : The man from the audience
claimed that his neighbour had sold him
his well. But when he wanted to draw
water from the well, his neighbour
wanted money from him.
(d) How did Birbal solve the
problem?
Ans : Birbal solved the problem with the
help of his wisdom and presence of mind.
He asked the neighbour to give rent for
keeping water in the others well. The
neighbour realised that he was outwitted
and withdrew his claim immediately.
Activity 8
Identify the words from the text which are
the synonyms of the following words :
a) confused — puzzled
b) demand — claimed
c) argument — dispute
d) surprised — amazed
Activity 9
Complete the following sentences with
the proper degree of adjectives :
a) Shiela has the longest hair in the
class.
b) Mr. Ghosal is busier than Mr patnaik.
c) We should be more careful in our
speech.
d) Shenawaz is as thin as Parlay.
e) The owl is considered as the wisest of
all.
f) His house is farther away from my
house than Sanjeev’s.
Activity 10
Fill in the blanks with either present
continuous tense or past continuous tense
: Supporting Statement: Two of her
a) It is raining now .
b) Dr. Manmohan Singh is visiting
Kolkata today.
c) Hari was studying at 9:00 PM
yesterday.
d) The boys are playing in the field now.
e) Rahim was talking to his friend when
his mother called him.
We are Seven
Ans: (iii) a brothers and sister.
© The distances between her house
and the burial ground was only –
(i) twelve steps
(ii) ten steps
(iii) six steps .
Ans: (i) twelve steps
Activity 2
Identify which of the following
statements are true and which are
false. Give a supporting statements
for each of your answers :
(a) The little girl was good —
looking. ( )
Ans: True
Supporting Statement: Because she
had beautiful eyes and thick curly hair.
(b) five of her brothers and sisters
were dead. ( )
Ans: False
brothers and sisters were dead.
© The graves were covered with
green grass. ( )
Ans: True
Supporting Statement: Because it can
be seen that the graves were green.
Activity 3
Poem that rhyme with the given
word:

Activity 1 Curl: __________; head

_________; air ________: clad
Choose the correct answer from the given ________; be __________ ; tell
alternative : ___________ ; laid: _______;
heaven: __________
(a) The little girl whom the poet not Ans:
was – Curl : girl ;
(i) seven head : said;
(ii) eight air : fair;
(iii) nine years old clad : glad;
Ans: (ii) eight be : me;
(b) The girls lost – tell : dwell;
(a) two brothers laid: maid;
(b) two sisters heaven: seven
(iii) a brothers and sister.
Activity 4 hare > The hunter took aim at the hare.
(iii) wonder > He met a rustic girl.
Answer the following questions: wander > Her mind began to wander.
(iv) two > One and one is two.
(a) Pick out the expressions that to > you may go to the market.
describe the appearance of the girl. (v) there > He went there.
Ans: Her hair was thick with many a curl, their > It is their cow.
and she was wildly clad and her eyes were
very fair.
(b) With whom did the girl live
Ans: The girl lived with her mother.
© What does the girl say about her
living brothers and sisters ?
Ans: She said two of her brothers live at
Conway and two are gone to sea.
(d) Why does the girl say, “We are
seven” ?
Ans: Because she doesn’t understand the
meaning of death and she cannot
differentiate dead from alive, that’s why
she counted seven instead of five.

Activity 5

Make sentences with followings

words :

Dwell, clustered, rustic, grave, maid

Ans:
Dwell : Bapuji dwelled in Gujarat for
many years.
Clustered : Boys clustered in the middle
of the ground.
Rustic : They were wearing rustic
costumes for the festival.
Grave : Peter saw his grandfather’s grave
yesterday.
Maid : We had a maid, who was very
hard working and honest.

Activity 6

Make sentences with the following

pairs of homophones:

met-mate; hair-hare; wonder-

wander; two-to; there-their.
Ans:
(i) met > He met the girl.
mate > He’s an old mate of mine.
(ii) hair > Hair is black.