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1. FISH, O FISH!!

TIME TO SPELL WELL 1. This is a Rose 2. This is a Frog 3. This is a Snail

TIME TO SPEAK

Yes, there is a river in the picture. The sun is rising. The birds are �lying. There is a crane waiting eagerly for its prey-�ish. The sky lit up in shades of red, orange, yellow, and pink. The thin morning clouds pillowed through the sky without obstructing the sunrise to their usual extent.

TIME TO WRITE 1. Pink 2. Fish 3. Bush 4. Wish 5. Dish

�IN�TEXT QUESTIONS�2) 1. ‘Some’ in the poem refers to �ish 2. The movement of the �ish. 3. The poet is happy with their dance. So he says ‘thanks’ to the �ishes.3) Gold and silver, Red and pink, Here they swim, There they sink.

�BEYOND THE TEXT�

4) 1. Some x many 2. Here x there 3. happy x unhappy5) I can see colourful �ish in the aquarium. There are many colourful �ish in it. The

�ish are moving in water.

2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TIME TO ANSWER a. green. b. brown. c. chocolate. d. crayons.

TIME TO LEARN 1. wakes up 2. comes 3. hugs 4. say 5. remember

TIME TO SPELL WELL 1. sand 2. hand 3. pond 4. fond

TIME TO WRITE Happy ugly

Beautiful close

Big sad

Come small

Open go

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(In-Text Questions)

2) S.NO NAME OF THE PERSON NAME OF THE GIFT 1. Father Brown ball 2. Mother Green satin dress 3. Grandmother chocolates 4. Uncle crayons

3) Who said? To whom? “Happy birthday, Manju”- mother Manju Thank you, Papa- Manju Father This is just what I wanted- Manju Uncle

�BEYOND THE TEXT�

4) Card Match Balloon Fruits Sweets Candles Suits Ribbon Cap Cake

5) 1. Crayons 2. Ball 3. Pens 4. Chocolate 5. Brown

3. TRAINS

TIME TO LEARN

Sort out these different means of transport into correct groups. One is done for you. Land Air Water Bus Helicopter Boat Car Aero plane Steamer Bicycle Ship Train Truck

TIME TO SPELL WELL

1) MOUNTAIN 2) PLAIN 3) RIVERS 4) CARRY 5) TRAINS

6) LOADS 7� DUSK 8) DAWN 9) PASSENGERS 10) FREIGHT 11) DARKNESS

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TIME TO WATCHLook at the picture and write The man in the picture is a ticket collector. He is also called as T.C. He checks

the tickets of the passengers in the train. If anybody doesn’t buy tickets, he collects �ine from them.

TIME TO WRITEDescribe an interesting train or bus journey you have taken, would like to take. Write four sentences about your journey. You can use some of the following words and phrases. 1. I went to the railway station with my father. 2. I saw many people there. 3. The tea stalls were very crowded. 4. My father bought tickets for us. 5. I got a window seat. 6. There are big and small trees around the railway station. 7. The station master blew the whistle and train started.

(In-Text Questions)2) 1. Here x there 2. bring x take 3. day x night 4. dusk x dawn 5. come x go3) Thousands of freight cars, All rushing on, Through day and darkness,

Through dusk and dawn

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4. THE GOLDEN TOUCH

TIME TO LEARN: a) happy - sad b) loved - hated c) take - give d) everything - nothing e) no one - everyone f) little - big

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TIME TO WATCH: M I D A S N O S O L T U P S O P U G R E E K N E T O F C E P L C H G O L D E N I J I N E F L N A K F D T J K M L L T M N O P O E

TIME TO WRITE:1. the leaves changed to green 2. everything he touched turned to gold3. the light became dust

(In-Text Questions)2) Who said? To whom? “Midas, you are the richest man in the world”- the fairy Midas

“That may be” - king The fairy

‘Are you sure?” - the fairy Midas

3) 1. bed 2. chair 3. table 4. glass

(Beyond The Text)4) Name the following.

Ring Bangles Ear rings

5. MICE

TIME TO LEARN: 1) She is = she’s 2) what is = what’s 3) it is = it’s 4) where is = where’s 5) is not = isn’t 6) does not = doesn’t 7) do not = don’t 8) was not = wasn’t

TIME TO WATCH: 1) old and new 2) bread and cake 3) any shoes, any pair 4) low and high 5) �lowers in a row

TIME TO WRITE: a. ours, b. her, c. yourself, d. their e. yours.

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(In-Text Questions) 1. ‘My’ in the poem refers to poet. 2. Mice 3. Books they like Especially So they chew them For their tea. But it surely Isn’t right To chew My slippers In the night.

(Beyond The Text)

2) Tick if the Mice are behind.

6. COME, LET US GO SHOPPING

TIME TO SPELL WELL:

1) sweet 2) peas 3) meat 4) feat 5) queen 6) teeth 7) cheese 8) tree

TIME TO WATCH:

a) writing b) ringing c) lighting d) drawing e) washing f) plucking

TIME TO WRITE: • a) old man b) old book c) old bicycle d) old house e) old clothes

• a) Red bag b) red book c) red ball d) red carpet e) red car

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(In-Text Questions)2) S. NO Name of Item VEGETABLE SHOP FOOTWEAR SHOP SWEET SHOP BAKERY 1. Potatoes,

tomatoes

2. Black shoes

and white

socks

3. Jalebi, laddus

4. bread, cake

3) 1. teksab-basket 2. Daerb-bread 3. Skcos-Socks 4. selbategev—Vegetables 5. Seotatop--potatoes

(Beyond The Text)4) Name atleast 5 things from the picture.

BANANA, ORANGES, CHERRIES, PINEAPPLE, APPLE, MANGO

7. THE ANIMAL STORE

2) hundred, hurry, animal, price, many, wagged, parrot, monkey

3) 1. Saw - The carpenter uses saw to cut the wood. Saw - Mohan saw Rohan at the bus stop. 2. Water - All living things need water. Water - My father waters the plant daily. 3. Trunk - The elephant uses trunk to drink water. Trunk - The trunk of the Banyan tree is very strong. 4. Plant - There are many plants around us. Plant - Plant a tree before you cut it. 5. Watch - My father presented me with a beautiful watch on my

birthday. Watch - I like to watch cartoon shows on the T.V.

4) 1. h un d r e d 2. d o l l a rs 3. l i t tle 4. a ni m al 5. w a g g e d 6. e a r s 7. p u p s 8. g r ee n

5) a. Father told a story to his little son. The Sun is shining today.

b. The baby sleeps in a cot. I caught the ball.

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c. I made a sand castle. The maid broke a plate.

d. I want to cross the road. I rode on a horse.

e. My cap is blue. The wind blew away my umbrella.

6) dollars - unit of money in USA, Canada, Australia. store - shop hound - type of dog used in hunting. cockers - small spaniel with golden brown fur. wobbly - moving unsteadily

7) S.No. Who spoke? 1. If I had a hundred dollars to spend poet

2. What kind of a dog is he? poet

3. I would buy as many as rolled an eye. poet

4. Or wagged a tail at me! poet

5. I might buy a parrot all red and green poet

8) puppies. 9. dog, cat,

8. THE CLEVER RABBIT AND THE FOOLISH LION

2) 1. A camel has a hump 2. Giraffes have long necks. 3. An elephant has a trunk. 4. I have black shoes. 5. My friends also have black shoes

3) Lion Rabbit Lake Water Majestic Powerful Kind Merry Clever Mighty

4) 1. clever - Raju is a clever boy. Everybody praises him

2. mighty - The mighty wind blew away everything.

3. majestic - The elephant has a majestic looks.

4. huge - His eyes looked huge in a white face.

5. powerful - Gandhiji was a powerful leader.

6. foolish - The teacher scolds Raju for his foolish acts.

7. angry - Mohan always looks angry.

8. peep - The lion peeped into the well.

9. drown - If you don’t know how to swim, you may drown.

10. happy - The animals are happy after the lion had gone.

5) 1. unhappy 2. small 3. foolish 4. �loat 5. weak

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6) Lion, Rabbit, Fox, Monkey

7) S.No. Who spoke? To whom? 1. We must put an end to this menace - Ferro Fox Other animals

2. Terro is so big and strong, none

of can even touches him - Other animals Other animals

3. My majestic lord! You are so mighty - Monkey Lion

4. Hey Buns, you puny fellow, what’s

all this nonsense -Lion Rabbit

5. My lord I saw a huge lion cooling off

this lake -Rabbit. Lion

8) A) Lion B) Rabbit

9) We can see number of animals in the picture. A dog, two cats, owl, spider, bird, squirrel etc. The big cat is washing the dog using water pipe. The water is so force that the dog is thrown away.

10) a) Lion b) Fox c) Elephant

9. ZOO MANNERS

2) 1. LION 2. WOLF 3. JACKEL 4. MONKEY

5. CHIMPANZEE 6. GIRAFFE 7. TIGER 8. BEAR 9. OWL

3) In June we went to a village where my grandmother lives. There are two dogs, a cat with its kittens three horses, one cow as well as a cock and a hen . Every morning she feeds her animals with hay or milk They drink water from a pond on the farm.

4) This is a bee . It has lines on its wings. It has two antennas. It buzzes round the �lowers. It buzzed and buzzed and came to the zoo.

5) proud - thinking that they are more better than others. noble - showing quality that people admire. wise - having wisdom or knowledge. penguins - kind of birds strutting - to walk proudly. remarks - an opinion or idea.

6) Camel, Chimpanzee and Penguins 7) Chimpanzee

8) Camel 9) We should treat the animals well.

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Crocodile 4

Elephant 13

Flamingo 9

Giraffe 10

Hippo 6

Lion 1

Monkey 12

Penguin 7

Polar bear 3

Rhino 11

Tiger 2

Zebra 5

10) Deer, tiger, lion, bear, cheetah, wolf, chick, horse, lamb, cow, dog, duck, zebra, fox, panda

11) Match the picture with the right word.

10. THE CHAMELEON BECOMES WISE !

2) Let’s learn to ‘adding’ to action word. �ire + ing = �iring bake + ing = baking care + ing = caring force + ing = forcing wipe + ing = wiping dance + ing = dancing tremble + ing = trembling. move + ing = moving. balance + ing = balancing. voice + ing = voicing.

3) 1. Crocodile 2. Chameleon 3. Friends 4. Water 5. Members 6. Dinner 7. Children 8. Jaws 9. Stick 10. Stomach

4) 1. fond of - I am very much fond of sweets. 2. climb - Rajan knows how to climb trees. 3. gather – My friends will gather at school on Sunday. 4. waited - We waited for the teacher to come.

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5. special treat –Roja will give a special treat on her birthday.

5) 1. Crocodile and Chameleon were great friends. 2. The crocodile was fond of sunbathing 3. Mr. Crocodile invited the chameleon to dinner. 4. The crocodile gathered his wife and children in their living room. 5. Finally, the chameleon became wise.

6) 1. Chameleon = a kind of lizard that can change colours. 2. Merrily = happily 3. Delicacy = a dish good at taste 4. Smacking = punishment 5. Enormous = very big 6. Trembling = shivering with fear 7) Who spoke? To whom? Come to my house at the bottom of the lake - crocodile Chameleon Rejoice! Chameleon, whom I have be friended is coming to see us - crocodile family members

Thank goodness, I would have ended up at the bottom of his stomach - chameleon itself

8) Yes, I have seen a chameleon in my school garden. It is green in colour. It is almost like a lizard. I found it on the branch of a tree. I also found that it cannot hunt in early morning. I thought that it required little warmth to make movements. The strange part of this creature is that it changes its colour very easily. My teacher told that it changes its colour to escape from its enemy.

9) A. 1. Chameleon 2. Chameleon is different for its large eyes and its curled tail. 3. Africa, Asia and Southern Europe 4. 70 cm

B. Lizard family

11. THE UNHAPPY ELEPHANT

2� 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T

TIME TO LEARN3� 1. elephant 2. meeting 3. munched 4. gray 5 . thin 6 . leftTIME TO SPELL WELL

4� 1. a box. 2. an umbrella 3. an apple 4. A mountain 5. an eagle 6. a Cat 7. An ice - cream 8. an ox

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5)t TIME TO WRITE The elephant thought he was too fat and useless and therefore was unhappy.

Here are a few other unhappy animals. Tell them how they are useful. 1. Horse- You are very useful. People ride on you and you take people to

distances. 2. Cow- You are a domestic animal. You give us milk . 3. Camel- You are called a ‘ship of desert’. You are very useful in deserts. You

carry people and luggage. 4. Hen- You are a domestic animal. You give us eggs.6) 1. unhappy =not being happy 2. miserable = unpleasant 3. startled = to do something unexpected that surprises. 4. splattered = drops of liquid 5. perched = to sit.

7) Who spoke? To whom? “True, very true” –humming bird Other animals

“ I suggest, someone �inds out

what is wrong with him” -Nag, the serpent Other animals

“ I mean to say, you’re a bit…” -monkey Elephant

8) Chair, whale, chat, charm, wheat, chalk, Chart, wheel, check, white

12. CATCH A LITTLE RHYME

TIME TO SPELL WELL

2) 1. Caught 2. Floor 3. Melted 4. Scooped 5. Whale 6. Boat 7. Followed 8. Changed

9. Grew 10. Sight 11. Kite 12. Icicle

TIME TO WATCH

3) A sat cat Sat on a mat near a bat at night

TIME TO WRITE

4) Write down some words, that describe how the object looks, sounds, feels, smells or tastes.

1. The rainbow looks colourful. 2. The school bell sounds loud. 3. Mohan feels happy 4. The sweet smells tasty.

(In-Text Questions)

5) A. rhyme = a word scheme that sounds alike B. melt = become liquid

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C. stretched = be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without learning

6) icicle, cat, whale, goat, kite

7) F L O O R D O O R H A T C A T B O A T G O A T

(Beyond The Text)

8) 1. bright and light 2. snake and rake 3. mouse and house 4. narrow and sparrow 5. town and clown 6. bunch and lunch 7. sink and pink

13. THE SHOE MAKER AND THE ELVES

TIME TO SPELL WELL

2� 1. Shoemaker 2. Wife 3. House 4. Poorer 5. Nothing 6. Tomorrow 7. Workshop 8. Display

9. Window 10. Leather

TIME TO WRITE3) 1) The shoe maker and his wife were Poor

2) The shoe maker found a new pair of shoes each morning.

3) He sold the shoes to buy some leather.

4) The Elves helped the shoe maker.

4) hoof dishes

elf wives

dish hooves

wife elves

(In-Text Questions)5) a) poorer = lacking �inancial or other means of subsistence.

b) pair of shoes = two shoes

c) display = to show or make visible

d) workshop = the place where shoes are made

e) elves = a mischievous or whimsical child

6) S. No. Who spoke? To whom 1. “ I will cut out this last pair of shoes” - shoe maker wife 2. “ I would like to make their clothes” - wife Shoe maker 3. “If you will make their clothes,

I will make them some shoes” - shoe maker wife

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(Beyond The Text)7) 1. Doctor 2. Fisher man 3. Ticket Collector 4. Tailor 5. Chef

6. Teacher 7. Driver 8. Judge

8) 1. The Doctor gives us medicines. 2. We drop our letters in the Post box. 3. The farmer grows crops for us. 4. A barber uses comb and scissors. 5. The police man catches the thieves.

14. THE MAN, THE BOY AND THE DONKEY

TIME TO WRITE2) 1. donkey a. clothes 2. town b. forest 3. father c. farmer 4. Shyam d. father 5. teacher e. village

3) 1. donkey 2. son 3. town, clothes 4. humiliated 5. shoulder

4) 1. foolish –Be wise, don’t be foolish.

2. company –I like the company of Mohan

3. ridicule -Don’t ridicule at the old people.

4. exhaust - All our resources will exhaust, if we don’t use them wisely.

5. humiliate - I got humiliated by your behaviour.

(In-Text Questions)

5) a) foolish-lacking good sense or judgement. b) company-pleasant c) wounded-injured d) ridicule-making fun of e) exhausted-feel very tired6)

S. No. Who spoke? To whom?

1. “Why are you laughing at me?” -Shyam people

2. “What kind of a son are you?” -people son

3. “Have you lost your senses?” -village teacher Shyam

(Beyond The Text)7) a. Ass, b. 5000 years, c. Jack, d. Jenny or Jennet, e. foal

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15. THE COW

TIME TO SPELL WELL

2� 1. Friendly 2. White 3. Heart 4. Cream 5. Pleasant 6. Light 7. Winds 8. Showers

TIME TO WRITE

3� 1. A bee buzzes 2. An elephant trumpets. 3. A snake hisses

4. A mouse squeaks 5. An owl hoots 6. A pig grunts

4) 1. Raju is very friendly with me. 2. I like cream of the milk.

3. The weather is very pleasant today. 4. Winds are blowing very hard.

5. Rani likes to bathe under the showers. 6. The cow eats grass.

7. Honey bees search for �lowers. 8. We should be careful with stray

dogs.

9. It is cloudy and no sunlight. 10. We can see meadows in the village.

(In-Text Questions)5) A) friendly-behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone. B) wanders – to walk around slowly in a relaxed way. C) stray –to move outside a limited area. D) showers-drops of rain. E) meadow--- a �ield with grass and often wild �lowers in it.

6) white-might, heart-tart, there-air, stray-day, pass-grass, showers-�lowers.

7) cow

8) 2-4 preferred individuals

(Beyond The Text)9) Cow, how, now, sow, wow, down, fowl, gown, howl, town, clown, crown, drown,

frown, growl, prowl.

16. THE BUNDLE OF STICKS

TIME TO SPELL WELL

2� Usage of ‘Each other and One another Complete the following words.

1. Quarrel 2. Unity 3. Reward 4. Jeered

5. Incompetent 6. Harmony 7. Brothers 8. Village

TIME TO WRITE3) 1. The three brothers always quarrel with each other.

2. One day the old man fell sick

3. The old man asked his son to bring bundle of sticks

4. The old man wanted his sons to break the bundle into two

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4) 1. old x young 2. easy x dif�icult 3. boy x girl 4. man x woman 5. brothers x sisters

6. give x take 7. clever x foolish 8. �irst x last

5) 1. (False) 2. (True ) 3. (True ) 4. (False) 5. (True )

(In-Text Questions)

6) A) quarrel –have an angry argument or disagreement B) reward –a thing given in recognition of efforts C) jeered- make rude or mocking remarks. D) incompetent-not having or showing the necessary skills to do something

successfully E) Harmony—the state of being in agreement.

7) S. No. Who spoke? To whom? 1. “ I will give you bundle of sticks” -father sons 2. “Dear sons, the game is not over” -father sons 3. “ I request you to stay united” -father sons

(Beyond The Text)

8) Here are some pictures sequencing cards. Can you name the story?

The doves and the hunter

17. THE CITY MOUSE AND THE GARDEN MOUSE

2) TIME TO SPELL WELL

1. Garden 2. Frog 3. Mouse 4. Friendly

5. Flower 6. Pretty 7. Plants 8. Little

9. Timid 10. Furry

TIME TO WRITE

3) 1. The city mouse lives in a house

2. The garden mouse sees pretty mouse in a �lower.

3. Frogs and toads are friends of garden mouse

4. The garden mouse lives in bower.

4) one many

frog plants

house men

man houses

plant frogs

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(In-Text Questions)5) A) friendly = behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone. B) bower = a pleasant place under the branches of a tree in a wood or garden. C) grudge = a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person. D) Timid = without much con�idence E) furry = small furry animals6) CITY MOUSE GARDEN MOUE Lives in a house Lives in a bower No friends Frogs and toads Bread and cheese Eats everything brave timid

(Beyond The Text)

7) Find the words given in picture in the word maze.

C M L A L M Words to �ind

B H N W O T Mouse

R A E U O D Cheese

E L S E T L Town

A E D M S T Stool

D B O C T E Bread

8) We can see two mice wearing suit in the picture. They are standing and discussing about difference between city life and village

life.