- LET’S COMPREHEND
B.1.1 . THINK AND TELL
Q. 1. What is the poem about ?
Ans . The mountain and the squirrel .
Q.2 . Who started the quarrel.
Ans . The mountain .
Q. 3. Do the mountain and squirrel have the same talent ? Give rea sons for your answer .
Ans . No. Talents differ from person to person ,
Q. 4. How did the squirrel defend herself ?
Ans . The mountain couldn’t crack a nut like her .
B.1.2 . Say whether the following statements are ‘ True ‘ or ‘ False ‘ .
1. The squirrel was very wise ,
2. The mountain was proud of its size .
- The squirrel argued that every one has his / her own qualities .
4. The squirrel cannot break a nut .
5 . Bigger creatures have no right to be proud of their size .
Ans . 1. ( T ) , 2. ( T ) . 3. ( T ) . 4. ( F ) , 5. ( T ) .
B.2 THINK AND WRITE
B.2.1 . Tick the most appropriate answer to each of the questions give below .
1. Who is referred to as ” Bun ”
( a ) forest ( b ) mountain
( c ) squirrel ( d ) weather
2. ” All is well and wisely put ” means : ( a ) the squirrel is the most wise creature
( b ) all animals are wise
( c ) nature has given particular talent to particular things
( d ) wise persons keep silent .
Ans . 1. ( c ) , 2. ( c ) .
B.2.2 . Answer each of the following questions in not more than 50 words.
- 1. Why do you think the mountain calls the squirrel ” little prig ” :
Ans . The mountain was very big and the squirrel was too small . So , the mountain calls the squirrel ” little prig ” . - 2. What qualities of the mountain does the squirrel appreciate ? Lis them .
Ans . The mountain is so large and it makes pretty squirrel truck .
Q. 3. What task is the mountain unable to perform ?
Ans . It can’t crack a nut .
Q.4 . Do you appreciate the logic of squirrel ? Give reasons .
Ans . Yes . Everyone has got talent which differs person to person .
Q. 5. Was the reaction of the squirrel justified ? Give reasons .
Ans . Yes , the squirrel’s reaction was justified . If she cold not carry forests on its back , the mountain too could not crack a nut . - WORD STUDY
C.1 . Find out from the text the words that refer to the mountain and the squirrel and put them in the appropriate box below . One has been done as an example .
Mountain Squirrel large spry
Ans .
Mountain. Squirrel
Big Little prig
Large Spry
C.2 . Phrasal verbs
The expression ‘ taken in ‘ in line 8 of the poem is a phrasal verb . When a verb is followed by a preposition or an adverbial particle , it is called a phrasal verb . The meaning of a phrasal verb is different from the meaning of its parts . For example in ‘ taken in ” take ” and ” in ” have independent meanings but when ‘ in ‘ is added to take it becomes a phrasal verb and it means ‘ consider ‘ or ‘ in cluded ‘ which is different from the meaning of its parts .
Here are a few more phrasal verbs that have the verb ‘ take in them :.
Take after , take away , take back , take down , take off , take on , take out , take over , take up .
Look up a dictionary and find out what each one of these means and try to use them in sentences .
Ans .
Take after ( to look like someone ) – John takes after his brother .
Take away ( to deprive of ) -The Government took away all of his property .
Take back ( to accept one’s wrong ) -Feeling sorry , he took back his words for me .
Take down ( to pull down ) —He took down his formal dress and weared a night suit in order to sleep .
Take off ( to remove ) —You must take off your shoes before entering a temple .
Take on ( to employ ) —The proprietor took on some new staff .
Take out ( to remove ) —Take out your books and read the chapter five with attention .
Take over to succeed ) — The prince succeeded the throne of his father . Take up ( to start something ) – I will take up my duties from tomorrow .
- Pick out other phrasal verbs from the poem .
Ans . Other phrasal verbs from the poem are – taken in , make up .
Q. Fill in the passage given below with the phrasal verbs given in the box :l
put on : to wear
look after : take care of
carry on : continue
pass away : waste
look out : to watch
bring up : rear a child
Parents …… look after ….. their children with proper case . They make them learn how to ….. dresses . They …. their kids with affection . They ….. their edu cation in best possible school . The time …. fast . The parents become older . Then the children …. their old parents .
Ans . Patrents look after their children with proper care . They make them learn how to put on dresses . They bring up their kids with affection . They continue their education in best possible school . The time passes away fast . The parents become older . Then the children take care of their old parents .
- LET’S TALK
Work in groups and discuss ‘ for ‘ and ‘ against any one of the following statements in your group :
( a ) No finger in a hand is better than the other .
( b ) Small things are less costly than big ones .
( c ) A needl is not as useful as a sword .
Ans . ( a ) No finger in a hand is better than the other . ‘ For ‘ – All the fingers in a hand has the same importance . No finger in a hand is better than the other . Even if one finger , be it small one or big one is not in its place , then the hand without a finger will not look good . So , all finger of the hand are good . They altogether make a hand good .
‘ Against ‘ – All the fingers of a hand are not of the same importance . We can’t wear a ring in every finger of our hand . All the fingers look different . The ring finger of a hand for me is better than the other fingers of a hand .
- COMPOSITION
Write a paragraph in about 50 words on :
” Everyone has his / her strengths and weakness ” .
Ans . It is rightly said that everyone has his / her own strengths and weak nesses . We see in the following poem that the mountain has its own strength . It can carry forests on its back . But its weakness is that it can’t crack a nut Whereas , the squirrel can easily crack a nut with its sharp teeth . But its weak . ness is that it can’t carry heavy things , at its back as it is a pretty little small creature . Same is the case with be humans . We all have our own strength . Some people are strong in writing , some in thinking some in business etc. Likewise , we all have our own weaknesses . Some people are weak in educa tion , some in riches , some in strength etc. Thus , everyone has his / her own strengths and weaknesses .
- TRANSLATION
मैं अपने माता – पिता के साथ कल चिड़ियाघर ( Zoo ) गया । वहाँ हमने अनेक जानवर देखें जैसे : शेर , सफेद बाघ , हाथी इत्यादि । वहाँ मैंने खिलौना रेलगाड़ी ( Toy Train ) की सवारी की । वहाँ अनेक प्रकार के झूले तथा मनोरंजन के अन्य साधन भी उपलब्ध थे । हमने वहाँ भरपूर आनंद उठाया । Ans . Yesterday . I went to visit a zoo with my parents …. There we saw many animals such as : lion , white tigetr , elephant etc. There I took a ride of a toy train . There werr many swings and other means of entertainment . We enjoyed there a lot .
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