THE MOON

THE MOON

VOCABULARY

Let’s make sentences

1       Mild          =       calm and peaceful

S       The young girl seemed very polite and mild.

2       humble    =       simple

S       It is my humble rquest to you.

3       lustrous   =       shiny

S       She has lustrous hair.

4       dim            =       less brightness

S       The room had dim lights.

5       beaming  =       shining happily

S       Her beaming face looked very pretty.

6       glance      =       look

S       The teacher glanced at the student’s copy.

Reference to context

1                   She looks both mild and gentle

Though she lives in regal state;

And her attendant nobles

In countless myriads wait.

Q1      Who is “she” in the above lines?

Ans     “She” is the moon.

Q2      What kind of a lady is “she”?

Ans     The moon is kind and gentle.

Q3      Who are the “noble attendants” that surround the moon?

Ans     They are the stars.

2                   Her mien is humble, and with them,

Her dignity she shares;

She would not that her lustrous eye

Should dim the light of theirs.

Q1      With whom does the moon share its dignity? What does this tell us about the moon?

Ans     The moon shares its royal status with the stars. This tells us that the moon is humble.

Q2      What is “her lustrous eye”?

Ans     “Lustrous eye” is the bright light of the moon.

Q3      Identify the rhyme scheme of the stanza.

Ans     The rhyme scheme is abcb.

Answer the questions

Q1      How does the poet describe the moon in the first stanza?

Ans     In the first stanza, the moon has been personified as a beautiful and fair queen.

Q2      In the second stanza, the poet says that the moon lives in a “regal state”. Which line in the first stanza supports this statement?

Ans     The line “And she was born a queen” supports this statement.

Q3      How can you say that the moon is humble and kind?

Ans     The moon is humble and kind because she shares the sky with the stars and she is careful that her light does not diminish the light of the stars.

Q4      Explain the meaning of the last stanza.

Ans     At night, when our curtains are not drawn shut completely, we can see the moon through the gap.the moon seems to be wishing us goodnight.

Word Basket

1     Beautiful                                                2    mild                      3.   attendant                                                     4          nobles

5          5. myriads                                                               6          mien

7      dignity                                                               8          lustrous

       9. dim                                                                       10       beaming

11       silent                                                                    12       glance

The Rescue

THE RESCUE

VOCABULARY

Let’s make sentences

1      rescue    =  to save

S      The firemen went to rescue the kid trapped in the fire.

2      thug    =      a violent person

S      The thugs snatched the purse and ran away.

3      treasure =      collection of precious objects

S      The children found the treasure.

4      massive =  very big

S      The massive rock blocked the road.

5      investigate    =    find out

S      The police investigated to catch the thief.

6      nervous  =      worried

S      The boy was nervous before the exams.

7      rammed =      hit against

S      The car rammed into the truck.

8      affectionate  =      loving

S      My Aunt gave me an affectionate hug.

9      howl               =      scream or cry

S      The little baby howled when it could not find its mother.

10   trail         =  path

S The children followed the trail into the jungle.

1     In the right- hand corner of the dark shed, the boys saw an elephant calf tied to a wooden pole.

2     Jonti  and  Dhanai  cut the ropes roughly because they wanted to make it seem that the elephant calf had escaped without any help.

3     When the boys left the shed and reached the gate, they saw that the elephant calf was leading the guard on a merry chase.

4     Nalia instructed his men to separate and jump at the elephant calf from different directions.

5     When Dhania put two fingers to his mouth and whistled, the elephant calf took off in his direction at great speed.

6     When the baby elephant heard its mother’s loud trumpet, it rushed towards its mother.

1          What did the boys see when Jonti switched on the torch?

Ans When Jonti switched on the torch, the boys saw that on the left side of the shed sat two massive bulls with a pile of hay in front of them. In the right- hand corner, the elephant calf was tied to a thick wooden pole.

2      What made the guard wake up and jump to his feet?

Ans When one of the bulls let out a loud bellow, the elephant calf got nervous and squealed. The sound awoke the guard and he jumped up to his feet.

3      How did the baby elephant break free and go out of its enclosure?

A.              Jonti and Dhanai cut the ropes that tied the calf. When Babul hit the calf on its back, the calf ran out of its enclosure.

4      What happened when Nalia and his friends tried to cut off the baby’s escape route?

Ans When Nalia and his men tried to attack the calf from all directions, the calf slipped through a gap between them and ran in to Nalia’s hut, breaking it.

5      Why were the boys worried when Nalia wanted to get the koonki?

Ans The boys were worried because they knew that the calf would not have a chance to escape if the trained elephant was brought.

C          Think and answer

Q1      After reading the story, what can you say about the three boys?

Ans     The three boys were not only brave, but also kind and clever. They were good friends and wanted to treat animals with love and care.

Q2      How do you think the baby elephant felt when it heard its mother’s trumpet?

Ans     The baby elephant must have felt happy, safe and relieved to come back to its mother.

Word basket

1          compound                           2          thugs                          3          entrance

4          treasure                                5          massive                     6          youngsters

7          impression                           8          responded                9          resistance

10       squealed                               11       nervous                     12       startled

13       yell                                          14       lightning                    15       swift

16       chase                                     17       furious                       18       pursuits

19       emitted                                 20       terrible                      21       wail

22       howl                                       23       shambles                  24       piercing

25       whistle                                   26       electric                      27       affectionate

28       joyous                                   29       squeal                        30       trumpet

THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL

VOCABULARY

Let’s make sentences

1          Quarrel           =          fight

S          We should not quarrel with our friends.

2          doubtless         =          without doubt

S          It is doubtless that Shreya will win the contest.

3          disgrace          =          shame

S          It is is disgrace that nobody came to save the little child.

4          deny                =          to refuse or say no

S          Nobody can deny that we need courage to climb Mount Everest.

5          talent               =          special skill

S          Seema is a talented singer.

Reference To context

1                    The Mountain and the Squirrel had a quarrel,

And the former called the latter “Little Prig”;

Q1       Name the poem and the poet.

Ans      The poem is “The Mountain and the Squirrel” and the poet is Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Q2       Who had a quarrel and why?

Ans      The Mountain and the Squirrel had a quarrel to decide who was superior to the other.

Q3       In the above lines, who is ‘former’ and who is ‘latter’?

Ans      ‘Former’ refers to the Mountain and the ‘latter’ refers to the Squirrel.

2                    And I think it no disgrace

To occupy my place.

If I am not so large as you,

You are not so small as I,

Q1       Who is the speaker of the above lines?

Ans      The Squirrel is the speaker.

Q2       What message is the speaker trying to convey in these lines?

Ans      The Squirrel wants to say that being small or large has its own advantages and that there is nothing shameful in being small.

Q3       What is the meaning of “spry”? Why can’t the Mountain be spry?

Ans      “Spry” means agile or active. The mountain can not be spry because it is fixed at one place.

Answer these questions

Q1       What can the Squirrel do that the Mountain can not?

Ans      The Squirrel can crack a nut but the mountain can not.

Q2       Who do you think is cleverer? Why?

Ans      The Squirrel is cleverer because it knows that although it is smaller in size, but still it is not inferior to the mountain.

Q3       What is the message of the poem?

The message of the poem is that nobody in this world is inferior or superior. Everyone is different and has his own importance and place in this world.