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B. LET’S COMPREHEND
B.1 . THINK AND TELL
B.1.1 . Answer the following questions very briefly :
Q.1 . What is the finniest thing about the speaker’s ( poet’s ) shadow ?
Ans . The way he likes to grow .
Q. 2. What happened on morning before the sunrise ?
Ans . The shadow was not any where .
Q. 3. Does the speaker’s shadow always remain the same ?
Ans . No
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B.1.2 . State whether the following statements are ‘ True ‘ or ‘ False ‘ .
1. The speaker’s shadow jumps after him when he jumps into his bed . True
2. At times , the speaker’s shadow is taller than him . True
3. The spaaker’s shadow always follows him . F
4. The speaker’s shadow was very active . False
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B.2 . THINK AND WRITE :
B.2.1 . Answer the following questions briefly .
Q. 1. What does the shadow of the speaker do ?
Ans . The shadow goes in an out with the speaker .
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Q. 2. How does the shadow grow ?
Ans . The shadow grows the way he likes to .
Q. 3. Why does the speaker call his shadow lazy ?
Ans . In early morning he doesn’t get up with him .
B.2.2 . Answer the following questions in about 50-60 words .
Q. 1. How does the shadow of the speaker behave ?
Does your shadow also behave similarly ?
Ans . The speaker’s shadow behave very funnily . Sometimes it grows very slow . Sometimes , it grows very fast . Sometimes it does not grow at all . Yes , its right . My shadow also behaves likewise the speaker’s .
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Q. 2. Why does the speaker call his shadow ‘ the funniest thing ‘ ?
Ans . The speaker calls his shadow the funniest thing because it likes to grow in its own way . Sometimes it shoots up taller like an India – rubber ball . Sometimes it gets so little that there’s none of it could be seen .
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Q. 3. Why do you think that the shadow of the poet did not accom pany him before the sunrise ? Explain .
Ans . The shadow of a person grows according to the light . Before sunrise there is dark . In darkness the shadow can’t grow . So , the shadow of the poet did not accompany him before the sunrise .
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Q. 4. What do you like most about the poem ?
Ans . I like the presentation of the shadow in the poem . The way if grows taller and the way it grows , smaller and disappears at all , amuses me .
C. WORD STUDY.
Look at these words :
funny – furnier — funniest
little – more – most
shining — more
shining -most shining
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Fill in the blanks with suitable degree of adjectives .
slow slower ……..
Early earlier ………
fast ……… ……..
lovely ………. ……..
beautiful ……. ………
Ans .
slow slower slowest
early earlier earliest
fast faster fastest
lovely lovelier loveliest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
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Grammar
Exercises :
1. Write prepositions in the blanks .
1. The railway station is ……Hajipur Road ………..the river .
2.They live ……………… the same roof .
3. I have not seen him ……last Wednesday.
4. I have known him ………. a long time .
5 . The robbers jumped …… the train while it was still moving .
6. Tum ………………. the light ! I have to sleep .
7 . This is a matter …………….. great importance .
8 . He has not yet recovered……… his illness .
9. They were arguing ……… who was the first one to see the tiger .
10. Please take …….. your boots . They’re very dirty .
11. I put my hands……….. my eyes because I couldn’t bear to see the crocodiles fight .
12. I took us ten minutes to finish the big bowl popcom .
13. Is there a toilet ……. there ?
14. We paddled quickly downstream as our boat was…….. croco diles and hippopotamuses .
15. He jumped out ……… the car just before it fell………. a hill .
16. He took an hour to choose …………….. a white dress and a black dress .
17. They decided to take legal action ……….him for driving………. the influence of alcohol .
18. …………….. six years , the hospital is still ………….. construction .
19. The lorry was moving ……………… full speed when the load of duck’s eggs fell ………….
20. It won’t fall because I have twisted the wire that post to keep it …………. position .
21 . the 1990s , he lived alone ………………. an island the coast of Africa .
22. This week she has to work …….. midnight Monday Friday .
23. Could I talk to you ………………. a few minutes ?
24. Her room is ……. the corridor the left .
25. Police want to know all ……………. it and are calling for witnesses .
26. He blew ……………. the lamp and lay down ……………… the ground .
27. Suddenly , the tiger appeared . him . I pounced him …… …….. warning .
28. The force ……… the spring threw him away ……….. the tiger , and he jumped ……. his feet , ready …… face his enemy.
29. We have not met ……….. last October .
30. Books were scattered.. ……. the room .
31. Fire – crackers are set …. ……….. to frighten the evil spirits .
32. Luckily , the wind died down and the fire began to burn itself ………
33. I lived in Delhi …………….. Six years .
34. The referee ordered two players . ………the field .
Ans .
1. The railway station is on Hajipur road , beside the river .
2. They live under the same roof .
3. I have not seen him since last Wednesday .
4 . I have known him for a long time . 5. The robbers jumped off the train while it was still moving .
6. Turn of the light ! I have to sleep .
7. This is a matter of great importance . 8. He has not yet recovered from his illness .
9. They are arguing about who was the first one to see the tiger .
10. Please take off your boots . They’re very dirty .
11. I put my hands on my eyes because I couldn’t bear to see the croco diles fight .
12. It took us about ten minutes to finish the big bowl of popcorn .
13. Is there a toilet over there ?
14. We paddled quickly down stream as our boat was before crocodiles and hippopotamus .
15. He jumped out off the car just before it fell down a hill .
16. He took an hour to choose between a white dress and a black dress .
17. They decided to take legal action against him for driving in the influence of alcohol.
18. For six years , the hospital is still under construction .
19. The lorry was moving at full speed when the load of duck’s eggs fell ofl . 20. It won’t fall down because I have twisted the wire with that post to keep it within position.
21. In the 1990s , the lived alone on an island along the coast of Africa .
22. This week she has to work till midnight Monday to Friday .
23. Could I talk to you for a few minutes ?
24. Her room is by the corridor to the left .
25. Police want to know all about it and are calling for witnesses .
26. He blew off the lamp and lay down on the ground .
27. Suddenly , the tiger appeared before him . It pounced on him without warning ,
28. The force of the spring threw him away towards the tiger , and he jumped at his feet , ready to face his enemy .
29. We have not met since last October .
30. Books were scattered around the room .
31. Fire – crackers are set to frighten the evil spirits .
32. Lucikly , the wind died down and the fire began to burn itelf down .
33. I lived in Delhi for six years .
34. The referee ordered two players out of the field .
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D.2 . RHYME TIME
Ex : ‘ Me ‘ in the poem rhymes with ‘ see ‘ . Pick out some other rhyming words from the poem .
Add two more rhyming words to the following list :
heel feel …….. ……..
lazy hazy …….. ……..
sun bun …….. ……..
shoot boot …….. ……..
slow blow ……… …….
thin ring ……… ……..
ball hall …….. ……..
cup up ……… ……..
bed red ……… ………
pick lick …….. ………
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Ans .
heel feel kneel reel
lazy hazy crazy daisy
sun bun nun ton
shoot boot hoot jute
slow blow glow flow
thing ring sing king
ball hall call mall
cup up pup sup
bed red head said
pick lick tick chick .
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G. TRANSLATION
Translate the following into English
मुझे प्रकाश में अपनी परछाई दिखती है । जब मैं चलता हूँ वह भी चलती है । जब मैं रूकता हूँ वह भी रूकती है । परन्तु वह अंधेरे में छिप जाती है । कभी वह बहुत लम्बी होती है और कभी वह बहुत छोटी हो जाती है । उसका रहस्य मुझे समझ में नहीं आता है ।
Ans .
In light , my shadows is seen . When I walk , she also walks with me . When I stop , she also stops . But in dark she hides away . Sometimes she is very tall and sometimes she becomes very short . I can’t understand her secret .
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