Work Book

Part - I

ENGLISH

5th Standard

2017 - 2018

Government of Karnataka

Department of State Educational Research & Training

No. 4, 100 Feet Ring Road, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore - 85

Name :

School :

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WORKBOOK PREPARATION COMMITTEE

CONCEPT

Sri Ajay Seth, IAS

Additional Chief SecretaryGovernment of Karnataka (Primary and Secondary Education),

Bengaluru

Dr. P. C. Jaffer, IAS Smt Soujanya, IAS

State Project Director Commissioner

Sarva Shikshana Abhiyana Department of Public Instruction

GUIDANCE

Sri Bella Setty Sri Narasimhaiah

Director, DSERT Managing Director, KTBS

Smt Philomina Lobo Sri H.N.Gopalakrishna

Director, Secondary Education Joint Director, DSERT

CHAIRPERSON

Dr. S.Venkateswaran

MEMBERS

Smt S. Amuda Smt.TharaAssistant Teacher, GULPS, Assistant Teacher, GHPS,Kumaraswamy layout, Bengaluru K.Hemmanahalli, Mysore Rural

Smt T.M.Bhanumathi Smt. V.Prema

Assistant Teacher, GHPS, Kuppe, Assistant Teacher, GHPS, K.N.Hundi,

Hunasuru (T) Mysore (D) Mysore

Sri. G.M. Jangi

Artist, DSERT

Bangalore

Sri Tarakesh

Art Teacher, GHS,

Bannitalipura, Gundlupete (T)

Programme Co-ordination

Sri A.Sreedhar, Senior Assistant Director, DSERT

Smt N.Parvathi, Technical Assistant, DSERT

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FOREWORD

This work book has been prepared in accordance with the English language

syllabus and curriculum requirements as stated in the present main course

reader in Karnataka. The twin objectives of this workbook are as follows.

1. to facilitate the reinforcement of what has been learnt earlier through main

course reader / texts in the respective class,

2. to produce contexts and activities for internalizing what has been learnt

earlier through practice.

This work book has been designed in such way that the learners at the said

level get more practice in developing the four major language skills namely

L.S.R.W and incidentally developing the grammatical ability and vocabulary or

language use in meaningful contexts. The activities suggested are self

instructional and care has been taken to maintain the interest level of the users of

the book. It also includes a lot of instructions to the teachers who need to find

sufficient time to enable students to make the best use of the practice books they

have.

The team would always welcome suggestions, if any, for improvement.

Dr. S. Venkateswaran

Preparation Committee

main

course

Chairperson, Work Book

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Work Sheet 1

Your teacher will read the following. Listen to your teacher carefully andwrite the answers to the questions given below in the space provided.

Rahim is my friend. Yesterday 15 April was his tenth birthday. On thatday he wore a new dress given by his parents. We, his friends, presented him witha dictionary. He liked it very much and he said, ' I will bring it to the classeveryday'.

Answer the following in the space provided in a word or two:-

1. Whose birthday is mentioned in the passage?

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2. What present did Rahim's parents give him?

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UNIT – 1

Happy Birthday

Listening

Work Sheet 23. What did his friends present him with?

4. What do you think Rahim will do with the present given by his friends?

5. How old will Rahim be next year?

6. Did Rahim like the present given by his friends?

7. How old are you?

8. Recall and write the present your parents gave you on your last birthday. Alsowrite your date of birth.

9. Write three sentences on what you do on your birthday.

Mohan : Hello, Raj, How are you?

Raj : I'm fine Mohan, Thank you. And you?

Mohan : I'm fine too. You know today ismy sister's birthday

Raj : Oh! Happy birthday to your sister

Mohan : Thank you

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Speaking

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Work Sheet 3

Here are a few expressions that you can use to greet a person on his / herbirthday

Happy birthday to you

Happy returns of the day

Many happy returns of the day

I wish you a happy birthday

Now practice reading the dialogue above by taking roles in pairs . You cancreate new dialogue and present it in front of the class

Read the following passage carefully. Write the answers for the questionsthat follow in the space provided.

I am Radhika. I have a pet animal at home. It is a cat. I love her and I cannot stayaway from her except when I am in school. Wherever I go , I take her with me. Atnight, she sleeps by my side. She is given rice, milk and a few other things to eat.As she is in my house, we don't find rats nearby. Sometimes she keeps herselfawake at night. Now, she has two of her young ones. She protects them a lot.Every evening when I come back from my school, she 'purrs', comes near mewagging her tail and shows her affection. I lift her up and later play with hersome games. All animals have good qualities. A dog guards your house; a catkeeps insects and rats off from your house. A rabbit keeps you cool. 'Loveanimals to love you' says Radhika. They protect the environment in their ownway. Pets can also be like any other human being.

1. What is the animal referred to as the pet of Radhika?

2. How does Radhika spend her time with her pet?

3. What is the lesson given by Radhika?

4. How useful is it to have a cat as your pet?

5. Write three sentences about your pet (Assume 'Dog' is your pet animal)

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Work Sheet 4

6. Find the word from the passage that refers to the sound made by Radhika'spet.

7. Can you have wild animals as your pet?

Write the reason for your answer.

1. Animals / kind / be / to ________________________________________

3. Kill / not / animals / do / says / teacher / the _________________________

4. Animals / in / forest / wild / the live ______________________________

5. Tigers / family / the /cat / belong / to ____________________________

Present - This word can be used as a noun and also as a verb.e.g : My father gave me a on my birth day

My mother my sister with a lot of gifts.

Use the following words in a sentence of your own as a noun and as a verb.

a) conduct b) play c) dance d) rune) swim f) return

Writing :

A. Rearrange the words to frame meaningful sentences

Grammar and Vocabulary :

present

presents

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Work Sheet 5

Read the following sentences carefully and fill in the blanks using theopposite of the words underlined.

Identify the action words and naming words in the following sentences.

1. My brother a lot of things. My sister ________________ manythings quickly.

2. I have been always the in my class but last year in sports activities, Iwas in the ______.

3. Be in your speech. Don't be __________ with your friends.

4. There are two jars. One has water to drink, the other has _________water to drink.

5. My house is from the bus stand, but my school is __________ to the busstand.

One day when it was raining, I was waiting in the bus stand to go home. Suddenlya stranger came near me and asked 'what is the time now?' I was full of fear. Helooked serious, I did not tell him the time. Later, he raised his voice and askedagain. This time, I said, “It's half past twelve”. He heard it, thanked me and wentaway. Then I thought and said, “Strangers need not be always merciless”.

Action Words :-

remembers

first

soft

more

far

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Naming Words :-

Write in five sentences about yourself. Your sentences must include bothnaming words and action words:

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Remarks by Teacher :

Work Sheet 7

Your teacher will read the following passage. Listen to your teacher

carefully and answer the questions that follow in the space provided:

Once there lived a wood cutter in a small cottage on the bank of a small stream

with his wife, a son and a daughter. They were leading a good life. Every day the

wood cutter went into the forest to cut wood and his children were going to the

school nearby. His wife used to cook food for the children and others at home and

feed them. Every evening the wood cutter used to bring lot of wood and his wife

used to sell them in the market and thus they earned their living. As years went

on, one day, his son asked his father, "Why do you go and cut the wood in the

forest?" "I cut the wood for our living," said the wood cutter. The young boy

heard him patiently. But suddenly he said. "By cutting the wood, are you not

UNIT – 2

Save EnvironmentListening

Work Sheet 8

destroying the environment in the forest? How will we get enough rain? How

can you save the animals in the forest when there is no tree and water in the

forest? What will happen to the other forest living creatures ?" The wood cutter

realized his mistake of cutting the wood and decided not to earn his living by

cutting the wood and trees anymore. He thanked his son and said "Let us

embrace trees and not kill them anymore. A tree saved is millions of other lives

saved," he said.

1. How many people lived with the wood cutter in his cottage?

2. How did he earn his living?

3. Where was the wood cutter's cottage?

4. Did the wood cutter's son want him to cut the wood?

5. Why did the son not want his father to cut the wood?

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Work Sheet 96. Do you think, it is good to cut trees!

7. What should you do to save trees?

I am a TREE. I live ___________________________________________

1. Imagine you are a tree. Talk about yourself. You can begin by saying :

Speaking2. Write a dialogue between you and a Tree who stand tall and alone on a

road side.

Tree ________________________________________________________

Me _________________________________________________________

Tree ________________________________________________________

Me _________________________________________________________

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Work Sheet 10

3. You find some strangers cutting trees. Have a dialogue with them and tellthem not to cut trees.

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Me _________________________________________________________

Stranger ____________________________________________________

Me _________________________________________________________

Stranger ____________________________________________________

Me _________________________________________________________

Stranger

Work Sheet 11

Reading :

A DIET

Listen to the rhyme carefully and repeat after the teacher

List out the names of fruits and vegetables from the above rhyme

I eat some apples on Monday

I eat cabbage on Tuesday

I eat tomatoes on Wednesday

I eat potato on Thursday

I eat banana on Friday and carrots on Saturday

On Sunday I eat some cakes and that is my favourite day.

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Grammar and Vocabulary

A. Read the following passage carefully. Change the number of the words

underlined

Once a went to a nearby his . There in the shop, he saw manyfor sale. He wanted to buy a stationery but he bought a vase ,

a zero watt and returned with a carry containing all those items. On the way, he saw a with a green in its The asked the boyto give him a coin to buy a

boy shop housethings item, plastictray, bulb home bag

child leaf hand. childcherry

Work Sheet 12

1. boy - boys 2. ___________________ 3. ________________

4. ______________ 5. ___________________ 6. ________________

7. ______________ 8. ___________________ 9. ________________

10. _____________ 11. __________________ 12. _______________

13. ______________

e.g. :1. Lorries - 2. Fives ___________ 3. Sixes _______

4. Men ________________ 5. Parent __________ 6. Wolf _______

7. Baffalo ______________ 8. Glass ___________ 9. Cloth _______

10. Mango _____________ 11. Bus _____________ 12. City

B. Here is a list of some naming words. Change their number and write inthe space provided

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A. Match the words in columnAwith their meaning in column B

Lorry

A B

half past five leader

boss show

exhibition worried

bother grow

develop leave

quit 5-30

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B. Fill in the blanks in the following passage using 'in' / 'at'.

Ritheesh now lives _______ Bengaluru. Ritheesh everyday goes to his

school _______ 9 am ________ his father's vehicle. He always reaches his

school _______ time. ________ school he does a lot of work and returns

home ______ 5pm. ________ the evening he plays with his friends and later

has his dinner __________ 8 pm. He is now planning to go to his native

place ________ Mandya district.

e.g :

Work Sheet 13

Sometimes, in the desert where I live, the wind blows very hard. Desert sandcovers everything. Everything the same colour. I opened my eyes extra wide tofind the colours in my world, of all the colours I find, I like hot pink the best. Iwear pink in morning, all the time. I make mud pies with squishy brown mud andorange marigold flowers. Yellow pollen pecks at me. Back on the sunny side ofthe house, the cactus grows green and sharp. In the backyard, I sway on myswing. I helped my Rehana build it and paint it red. When my Rehana comeshome from work, I see his shiny black hair. I love all these colours in my world.

UNIT - 3

My Colour My WorldListening :

Listen carefully and answer the following question.

Work Sheet 14

1. How does the wind blow in the desert?

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2. What covers the desert?

3. What are the colours that Rehana saw when she opened her eyes?

4. Which is your favourite colour?

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Colour the rainbow :

Work Sheet 15

Colour the flower with the colours of the Rainbow

V - violet

I – indigo

B – blue

G – green

Y - yellow

O - orange

R - red

VI

B

GY

O

R

Write the missing letters to complete the colours.

1. V__ol__t

2. I__d __ __o

3. Gr __ __ n

4. O __a __ __ e

5. P __ r __ e __

6. P __ __ k

7. B __ __ n __

8. R __ __

9. B __ __ e

Work Sheet 16

Vocabulary :

Choose the correct word from the pair given in the brackets and completeeach sentence :

1. She looked very __________ after her illness. (pail, pale)

2. The ________ was too tough to eat. (meat, meet)

3. We could not ______the postman knocking at the door. (here, hear)

4. The school is on the ____________ road. (main, mane)

5. The _______ was half full of water. ( pail, pale)

6. The horse had a very long. (main, mane) _____________

7. Let us _______ outside the hall. (meat, meet)

1. Write the first letter of picture

2. Write the beginning letter of each word

3. Draw a circle around the letter with which the name begins

e.g. Pencil P Door

Bird Tree

House Mango

____ ook ____ og ____ un ____ at

____ ake ____ ump ____ ose ____ ion

e.g.

d s f m p d a n j b s l

f h g e k n m b s o d w

m w c g p r

Jeep Umbrella

Work Sheet 17

Look at pictures carefully. Find the word they represent.Write the first letter

Work Sheet 18Writing :

4.

5. Circle the correct word

dog tub crow clock

pig bat sparrow rock

bear pan peacock stock

cup bus lawyer carrot

lamp lorry driver potato

vase train doctor beans

Write any two with the letters given below:rhyming words beginning

e.g : bat = c_ _, r _ _ .

1. but = p _ _ , c _ _ .

2. ball = f _ _ , t _ _ .

3. bin = t _ _ , k _ _ .

4. bun = g _ _ , r _ _ .

Remarks by Teacher :

Work Sheet 196. Match the following and write the sentences correctly

A B1. Gold is black e.g. Gold is yellow.

2. Milk is green

3. Coal is yellow

4. Blood is white

5. Leaves are red

6. The sky is brown

7. Chocolate is blue

8. Rose is white

9. My teeth are pink

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7. Complete the sentences using the pictures

We see with our ________

We smell with our ________

We work with our ________

We taste with our ________

We hear with our ________

We walk with our ________

Work Sheet 20

Micro Test I

I. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate words given in bracket.

II. Write 8 different sentences using the words.(white, red, blue, violet, green, pink, yellow, orange)

1. I smell with my ______________ (eye, nose, ear)

2. The colour of blood is ____________ (blue, red, pink)

3. Every day I come to school ______ 9 am (at, in, by)

4. Sponge is _______ but the black board is hard (rough, light, soft)

5. Ramu owns a lorry. But his friend Rakesh owns two ________(lorry,lorries, lorrys)

6. Let us _______ tomorrow (meat, meet, met)

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Work Sheet 21

Listening

Your teacher will read aloud the passage

Listen to your teacher carefully and write the answer to the questions thatfollow in the space provided

Say whether the following statements are True or False. If true write T andF if false :

Hello, I'm Raghav. Today I'm going to tell you how to locate the hospital in mytown Ramapura. I know you are in Veerapura. From Veerapura, Ramapura is ata distance of 10kms. You cannot walk such a distance and you should not go byan auto because it will be expensive. Then how do we go there? Listen to me.From here go to the bus stand nearby. Wait for bus (route) No 235D that leavesfrom platform 5 that is opposite to platform 10. Don't go to any other platform.You have a bus at 9-30 am. Don't go late. Be there in time. Get into the bus andget a ticket for Veerapura. It is only Rs. 8/- per person. It will take nearly 20minutes to reach there. Get down at Shanthi Sagar bus stop. From there youwalk a little and to the first right walk straight till you come to the post office onyour left. There take the first left and if you walk a little, you will see a big tallbuilding. That is the hospital in that town. Remember to make enquiries at thereception counter. Don't get into any ward without permission.

1. You are in Veerapura ________________

2. The directions are given to locate the hospital in Veerapura _________

3. Ramapura can be reached on foot _______________

4. Veerapura is at a distance of 20 kms from Ramapura _____________

5. It is easy to go by bus there ________________

6. Going by auto will cost you less _____________

7. The hospital in Ramapura is on the left of the post office ____________

8. Bus (route) No 248 will take you to the hospital _____________

UNIT - 4

Friendship

Work Sheet 22

9. You can get into any ward only with permission ____________

10. Draw a map

Platform 235 ____ ___ Shanthi sagar stop ____ ____ ____ complete

11. Write a list of dos and don'ts in reaching the hospital in Ramapura

Example

Dos Don'ts

Take bus route number 235 Don't walk the distance

Remarks by Teacher :

Work Sheet 23

Speaking :

Reading :

Read the following passage and answer the following questions.

Shalini : Hai Ragini, How are you?

Ragini : I'm fine, thank you and how about you?

Shalini : I'm fine too. Ragini, you know, my mother taught me how toprepare coffee.

Ragini : Why don't you tell me?

Shalini : First heat water. (Remember she taught me how to make coffee only)

Ragini : Then ?

Shalini : Take two cups of hot water, (of course boiled) add one spoon of anybrand instant coffee powder to each cup of water

Ragini : Only two cups!

Shalini : Yes, because we are only two now.

Then, add hot milk or milk powder and sugar as much as you need.Stir well. Then serve it hot.

Ragini : That is interesting. Thank you, Shalini. I'll try at home.

Now, you take the role of Ragini and Shalini, you and read the dialogue

It is said that, “ A friend in need is a friend indeed”. 'Who is a true friend? askedYogendra to his teacher. The teacher said, I can be your friend and you can also bemy friend'. Can it be? said Yogendra. Certainly! Yes, said the teacher You know,a true friend is one who is true to the other and in trouble, he/she consoles and

today

Work Sheet 24

takes an active role in making the other happy and listens to the other patently forworking together. Age difference should not come in between true friends. Ason and a father can be true friends because father wants his son to be happy andso must the son be in making his father happy. Even a rat and mouse can be goodfriends if each one learns to respect and love each other. A true friend isdependable and trust worthy.

1. Who is a true friend according to the passage ?

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2. How can two individuals become true friends?

3. Why does the teacher tellYogendra that she can be a true friend?

4. Think of your friend. Write at least five good qualities he /she has.

5. What qualities in you, you think can make you a good or true friend? Writeyour answer as shown below.

I am _________ (Name) I have patience. I can be _____________; __________

PROMISE - Find some hidden words in the word promise – eg : RISE

I ________________ II _________________ III_ ________________

IV ______________ V __________________

_____________ _______________ _______________ _________________

Grammar and Vocabulary :

Look at the following word carefully

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Work Sheet 25

Here are a few sentences. Identify the parts of speech of the words in them

e.g . He walks fast

__ __He __ pronoun, walk verb fast adverb

1. Raju is good at Maths.

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2. My friend comes here tomorrow.

3. She sings well.

4. My school begins at 9am

5. Yesterday was a holiday

6. Ramnagar is crowded now

7. It is raining heavily

8. Leave now, Come tomorrow

9. Honesty is the best policy

10. My pet is a domestic animal

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Work Sheet 26

Compound WordsMatch and join two words to make a Compound Word :

Post Master Postman

Birth Stairs _________________

Bed Light _________________

Tooth Cock _________________

Tea Ground _________________

New Ball _________________

Foot Man _________________

Play Day _________________

Pea Room _________________

Moon Brush _________________

Down Pot _________________

Head Paper _________________

Copy the following proverbs

1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.___________________________________________________________

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2. Charity begins at home.___________________________________________________________

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3. Look before you Leap.___________________________________________________________

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4. Necessity is the mother of invention.___________________________________________________________

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Work Sheet 27

Listen carefully to your teacher and answer the questions in the spaceprovided.

Little things that make a big difference

Comprehension:

Answer the following questions

Dignity is a difficult word to explain. It is about valuing individuals, showingfairness and kindness, being respectful and thoughtful, and treating everybody asa unique person, in a way that, we would want to be treated by others. In yourclass you love and respect all your classmates whether they are rich or poor, fairor dark. You are kind and helpful and friendly with everyone. This is a first steptowards dignity as a child.

1. What is meant by dignity?

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2. What are the qualities of dignity?

3. How should we treat others?

4. Why is dignity important?

5. Give one example of "dignity in treating others" with fairness.

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UNIT - 5

Dignity of Labour

Work Sheet 28Reading :

RHYME

THE MICE

List out the rhyming words from the above rhyme. eg: mice - nice

Recite the poem and enjoy

I think mice

Are rather nice

Their tails are long

Their faces small

They haven't any

Chins at all

Their ears are pink

Their teeth are white

They run about

The house at night

They nibble things

They shouldn't touch

And no one seems

To like them much

But I think mice

Are nice

1. ___________ _______________

2. ___________ _______________

3. ___________ _______________

4. ___________ _______________

Grammar and Vocabulary :

Write the ‘ing’ form of the verbs given in the blanks

The teacher is ________. (teach)

The children are ______ on the bench (sit)

The ________________ the child. (treat)

The patient is ___________ on the bed. (sleep)

doctor is

The policeman is _______ the traffic. (control)

He is _______________ after the safety of the

travellers. (look)

The tailor is _________ on the chair. (sit)

He is ____________the clothes. (stitch)

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The carpenter is ____________ the furniture. (make)

He is __________ things with wood. (make)

Postman works at the __________.

Postman is _________ letters to the people. (carry)

Postman is _________ the letters. (deliver)

The coolie is __________ the people at the

railway station. (serve)

He is _________ the luggage. (carry)

Flower vendor is _______ a garland in her hand. (hold)

She is ___________ the garlands. (sell)

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Work Sheet 31

Cobbler is ____________ the shoes. (mend)

He is _________ in the corner of the street. (sit)

Lawyer is ___________ a coat. (wear)

He is ___________ in the court. (argue)

Merchant is ________ in the shop. (sell)

The boy is ______ vegetables from the merchant. (buy)

He sells _________.

Farmer is _____________ the field. (

He is ____________ paddy. (grow)

plough)

Work Sheet 32

Look at the following pictures and identify the professions

She is a _______________.

She is a _______________.

He is a _______________.

He is a _______________.

Look at the given pictures. Write the suitable sentence.

_________________________ _________________________

_________________________ _________________________

_________________________ _________________________

Work Sheet 33

Look at the pictures carefully and find the vehicles they represent.Write the name of the vehicles in the space provided.

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Work Sheet 35

What do you call a person who does the following Jobs.Write in the space provided.

1. a person who treats patients a _______________

2. a person who stitches clothes a _______________

3. a person who looks after the a _______________safety of the people

4. a person who teaches in a school a _______________

5. a person who ploughs the field a _______________

6. a person who sells things in shops a _______________

Write the opposites of the following

big x

back x

few x

loss x

here x

beautiful x

kind x

fat x

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7. a person who makes things a _______________with wood

8. a person who argues in the court a _______________

9. a person who delivers letters a _______________to people

10. a person who hunts the animals a _______________

Work Sheet 37

Micro Test II

I. Match the following

II. You go to a post office to meet the Post Master. Write a dialoguebetween you and the Poster Master.

III. Identify the parts of speech of the word underlined in the sentencesgiven below.

1. Farmer mends the shoes

2. Doctor makes furniture out of wood

3. Teacher ploughs the field

4. Carpenter treats sick people

5. Cobbler teaches students

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1. Lalitha cooks very food. ( )

2. Bengaluru is a busy ( )

3. Rekha well. ( )

4. Ramesh always works ( )

5. We must our elders. ( )

tasty

city.

sings

hard.

respect

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

____

Work Sheet 38

Write these words in the alphabetical order and

write a sentence using them

Window sink answer roll tears cry

Catch fear

1.__________________________________.

2.__________________________________.

3.__________________________________.

4.__________________________________.

5.__________________________________.

6.__________________________________.

7.__________________________________.

8.__________________________________.

Remarks by Teacher

Work Sheet 39

Read the following paragraph carefully

Answer the questions given below in a word or two in the space provided

India is my country. Karnataka is one of the states in India. Bengaluru is thecapital of Karnataka. Bengaluru has many beautiful gardens, parks and historicalplaces. People in Bengaluru speak many languages. All the roads in Bengaluruhave big trees on both the sides. It is warm in summer and cold in winter. It is agood place to live. Another city in Karnataka which has many palaces is Mysuru.Mysuru is also known for many rivers that flow through it. Cauvery, Kabini,Kapila, Harangi, Lakshmanatheertha are some of these rivers. It is also known asa green and clean city. People also call it a city of palaces.

RachelClass VI A, GHS Putur

1. Name the cities mentioned in the paragraph

_________ and ____________

2. In which state are these cities located?

______________

3. Do the people in Bengaluru speak only one language?

________ ____________ ____________ ________

4. What is Mysuru known for?

_______ __________ _______________

5. Name the rivers mentioned in the paragraph.

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6. How is the climate in Bengaluru?

7. Who is the speaker / writer here ?

8. Now write three sentences about your city/town/village.

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UNIT - 6

KarnatakaReading

Work Sheet 40

Look at the pictures of two different buildings. Compare them and writethem in boxes.

Sl. No. Mysuru Palace Vidhana Soudha

1

2

3

4

5

Writing

Work Sheet 41Grammar and VocabularyComplete the following sentences with the most appropriate choice givenbelow :

1. The place where the wild animals live is known as a ....................................

a) home b) forest c) village d) city

2. The place where a king lives is known as a ........................................

a) palace b) bangalow c) igloo d) cave

3. The place where a sage lives is called a ...........................................

a) hut b) nest c) ashram d) house

4. The place where a cow lives is called a .............................................

a) field b) cave c) cage d) shed

5. The place where birds live is called a ..................................

a) cage b) nest c) house d) bangalow

Add 'd' and 'ed' to make past tense form of the following words :

kick _________________ realize _________________

play _________________ live _________________

change _________________ close _________________

charge _________________ work _________________

watch _________________ look _________________

enjoy _________________ decide _________________

use _________________ want _________________

ask _________________ call _________________

Work Sheet 42

Fill in the blanks in the following using suitable words.

At the Bank

Customer : Good ..........................................

Officer : Good ....................... what ................ I ...................... for you ?

Customer : Sir, I'd like to open an ........................................ in your bank.

Officer : It's good. Do you have any ......................... for your address ?

Customer : ........................... Sir. Here's my Voter I.D.

Officer : Please .................. in this application form. Enclose a copy of

your .............................

Customer : Please, take it, sir.

Officer : Ok. you'll have to ..................................... Rs. 500.

Customer : It's all .............................. Thank .............................

Officer : Come and .............................. your passbook tomorrow.

Good day.

Customer : Thank you.

Work Sheet 43

Re-arrange the following word in the correct order to form meaningfulsentences.

1. State / Karnataka / our / is

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2. always / I / with / play / kitten

3. is / very / Rose / beautiful / flower / a

4. shadow / Trees / us / gives / air / and

5. I / mother / love / my

6. friend / is / Dog / best / human being / the / of

7. our / friends / are / Animals

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8. school / I / daily / go to

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Look at the pictures carefully and write as shown in the example

in the space provided.

e.g. 1 three apples

2 ___________

3 ___________

4 ___________

5 ___________

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Work Sheet 45

Look at the pictures and answer the questions as in the example

1. Can you see a bus ? No! I can't see a bus

2. Can you see a dog? ___________________________

3. Can you see a rabbit? ___________________________

4. Can you see a bird? ___________________________

5. Can you see a girl? ___________________________

6. Can you see a cat? ___________________________

7. Can you see a baby? ___________________________

8. Can you see a boy? ___________________________

Work Sheet 46

Fill in the blanks with 'can' or 'cannot':

1. We _______stand or walk with our legs.

2. We _______see with our eyes.

3. We ______ smell with our nose.

4. We ______ work without hands.

5. We _______bite and chew without teeth.

6. We ________read French.

7. We ________read Kannada.

8. We ________walk without our legs.

9. We _________taste food without our tongue.

10. We __________smell with our nose.

eyes

noseears

mouth

legs

hands

Work Sheet 47Fill in the blanks with suitable words

(daisy, church, mouse, feather, lightning, peacock, hill, house, fox)

1. as light as a .................................

2. as proud as a .................................

3. as fresh as a .................................

4. as quick as a .................................

5. as safe as a .................................

6. as old as a .................................

7. as cunning as a .................................

8. as poor as a .................................

Fill in the blanks in the following using a silent letter

e.g. pa m ca _ m

__ rong __ rite

ha __ f ca __ f

__ nife __ nee

g __ ide g __ ard

__ not __ now

__ rist __ night

l

Work Sheet 48

Make a word pyramid starting with 'N'

[clue :- two, three letters ................ seven letters]

(Use a dictionary if necessary)

Remarks by teacher

Work Sheet 49

Micro Test III

I. Rearrange the following to form meaningful sentences.

II. Do as directed.

III. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

Answer the questions given below.

1. Rita / a / is / girl / brilliant

2. Father / my / shop / a / owns

3. Karnataka / capital / Bengaluru / is / city / the / of

1. Guard 2. Knee 3. Wrist (Underline the silent letters in the given words)

2. a. I ________ paint a picture (fill in the blanks using can / can't)

b. We ______ read Spanish

3. big __________ lot _________ loss ________ (give the opposites of)

Rahul is a student of class 6. He goes to school at 8.30 am every day. He comesback home at 4 pm. He helps his parents and spends his leisure time with hisgrandparents. His grandfather tells him bed time stories every night. He alsogives Rahul a little money for him to buy whatever he likes. But Rahul saves allthe money and spends it to buy books and pencils for the other needy children inhis village.

1. What time does Rahul reach home after school?

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2. Do you think Rahul likes his grandparents?

3. What does Rahul's grandfather give him?

4. Write the word which means the opposite of ' ' in the passage

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spend

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

Trees are the kindest and friendly grown up plants. They give us shade andfruits. They spread their branches and give fresh air. Thus for birds they giveplace to live. Birds build their nests in trees.As trees are very useful ,we must savethem for future.

1. How are trees helpful to birds?

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2. Why should we save trees? (give any two reasons)

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3. Write two words in the paragraph which describe trees.

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4. Trees give us _________ and _______________.

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UNIT - 7

TreesReading

Work Sheet 51

Read the words in the circle and group them as naming words and actionwords. Write them under the headings

help seed grand mother

called earthworm see

put move teaches run

butterfly fish birth

read balloons sit

apple crawl lion rose

Naming Words

e.g. : apple

Action Words

e.g. : read

Work Sheet 52

Choose the correct fruit from those given in the box

Apricot Muskmelon Figs Pear

Grapes Apple Pear Banana

Wood apple Guava Tamarind Pineapple

Pineapple Orange Banana Blue berry

Orange Pear Mango Dates

Work Sheet 53

Arrange the letters in the following to match with the pictures of vegetablesgiven below:

1.

O A T O M T

2.

E G B B A A C

3.

M B R C C E U U

4.

T R O C A R

5.

T O P A T O

Work Sheet 54

Identify the pictures and write their colour in the space provided.

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. _______________

4. _______________

5. _______________

6. _______________

6. Choose and write the correct word in the blank

7. Re-arrange the jumbled letters

8.

9. Fill in the missing letters

10. Draw a box around the base word

1. The man will __________ down the tree. (top hop chop)

2. Next _________ I will be in sixth standard. (year dear near)

3. A ________________ is growing up. (free tree shree)

4. A frog can ____________. (pump dump jump)

r h e a i ____ p o s o n ____ e p s h e ____

m c o b ____ h s b u r ____ n d a e c ____

kobo vreir lewhe

sten geg neyom

g _ a _ _ v _ l l _ g _

m _ r _ e _ m _ _ k _ y

e.g. look ing jumping working seeing playing

eating coming finding dancing cooking

Re-arrange the letters to form words matching with the givenpictures

Work Sheet 55

12. Draw a ring around the correct word

Here is a ________. fish

wish

I eat with a _______. pork

fork

A duck has big _____. feet

beet

See the bird _______. sky

fly

A house is at the top of a _____. hill

will

hill

Here is a _____. fan

pan

Work Sheet 56

11. Write similar words

e.g. pin : bin sin tin rin

call : b ..... f .... w ....

bat : c ..... r .... m ....

pan : m.... c.... f.....

Work Sheet 57

1. Dialogue writing:

a) Complete the dialogues:

three

2. Complete the story: beginning with ( Verbs

) :

3. Read the prepositions and write THE CAT story to show its positions

using the words from the bracket:

Ramu: My brother is taller than me.What about your brother?

Somu: ___ ______ ______ shorter ___ _____My brother is fair. What about yours?

Ramu: _______ _____ _____ brown skinned and he is fat. Howabout your brother?

Somu: Oh! he is ______, not fat like your brother.b) Draw a picture of Ramu and Somu's brothers and describe them in

sentences each.

use as many as you can andunderline them

I was to school

..............................................................................................................................

............................................................. I was scared and home.

( Under, On, Below, Above, Next)The cat is living the house.

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______________________________________________________________.

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coming

ran

in

..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................

Work Sheet 58

4. Imagine yourself lost in a forest and narrate how you found your way back home,

in 100 words. (write in the grid).

Work Sheet 59

5. What does these colours mean to you? Relate it with an object of you choiceand describe it.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Red Yellow

Blue

Black Green

Micro Test IV

I. Arrange the following words in the alphabetical order.

II. a) Fill in the missing letters.

b) Match and join two words to make a compound word.

c) Give the past tense form of the following verbs using 'd' or 'ed'.

d) Fill in the blanks with two words that rhyme with each other

school book class duster

playground eraser inkpot gate

1. __ ook 2. __ ose 3. __ in 4. __ ion 5. __ump

1. book _______ 2. live __________

3. laugh _______ 4. close __________

2. fun g _______ r _______

3. deep b _______ j _______

4. hear f _______ t _______

1 post stairs

2 down master

3 police path

4 foot man