Get Set Go

Look at the pictures given above.

1. Whatdifferencedoyouobservebetweenthetwopeople?

2. Doyouliketorideahorse?Haveyouevergoneforhorseriding?

3. Discussyourexperience.

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Alexander and his Horse

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A. Tick (4) the correct answer.

1. Alexanderlearnttheartoffightingfromhis .

a. mother b.father c.teacher

2. Amerchantbroughtabeautifulblack toKingPhillip.

a. dog b.horse c.elephant

Understanding the LessonRead & Respond

Thepeopletherecheeredandshoutedloudlyinjoy,“LonglivePrinceAlexander!”

Afterthatday,thehorsebecameveryfaithfultoAlexanderandheusedthehorseinmanyexpeditions afterhebecametheKing.

Thehorseservedhiminmanywarsandsawhimconquermanylands.

Manyyearslater,whenthattamedhorsediedofwoundsinabattle,Alexanderwasverysad.Heevenbuiltanewcityinthememoryofhisbeautifulhorse.

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father

horse

New Wordscheered - showed encouragement expedition - an organized journey with a particular purpose, specially to find out about a place that is not well known tamed - domesticated

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3. Thehorsewasafraidofhisown .

a. tail b.face c.shadow

4. Thehorsebecamevery toAlexander.

a. disloyal b.unfriendly c.faithful

5. Alexanderbuiltanew inthememoryofhishorse.

a. city b.town c.village

B. Answer the following questions.

1. WhatwerethetwogreatqualitiesofAlexander?

2. Whowashisteacher?

3. Writetwosentencesaboutthehorse.

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shadow

faithful

city

Determination and confidence were the two great qualities of Alexander.

Aristotle was his teacher.

The horse was beautiful, wild and fierce. He kicked and threw off anyone

who tried to ride him.

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4. WhatwasAlexander’srequesttohisfather?

5. WhichqualityofAlexanderbecomesclearthroughthisincident?

Alexander requested his father to let him try and take the horse.

Alexander's determination and confidence becomes clear through this

incident.

Alexander loved games.

He had a great love for horses from his childhood.

Vocabulary

B. Change the underlined words into their plural forms and rewrite the sentences.

1. Alexanderlovedgame.

2. Hehadagreatloveforhorsefromhischildhood.

A. Write the opposites of the following words.

1. anxious × 4.cheered ×

2. gently × 5.brave ×

3. fierce × 5.tightly ×

relaxed discouraged

roughly coward

calm loosely

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