New Images CB-6 Ch1-3 With TOC

Contents
1. The Mind Reader .................................................................................................................. 1
2. In Morning Dew ..................................................................................................................... 11
3. Cross Country ....................................................................................................................... 17
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4. Daffodils .................................................................................................................................. 28
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Worksheet 1 ........................................................................................................................... 35
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5. The Special Prize ................................................................................................................... 38
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6. Laughing Song ........................................................................................................................ 50
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7. Bill and the Boom Box Rocket............................................................................................. 55
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8. The Walrus and the Carpenter ................................................................................................
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Worksheet 2 ........................................................................................................................... 74
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9. The Happy School ................................................................................................................ 76

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10. The Test .................................................................................................................................. 86

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11. The Laburnum ......................................................................................................................... 100

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12. The Price of Freedom ........................................................................................................... 105

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Worksheet 3 ........................................................................................................................... 114

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13. Fifth Form Justice.................................................................................................................. 118

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14. The Pobble Who Has No Toes.................................................................................................. 130

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15. A Genius Without Frontiers ................................................................................................ 136

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16. Daddy-Long-Legs ................................................................................................................. 144
Worksheet 4 ........................................................................................................................... 154
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1 The Mind Reader
Connect Have you ever had an experience where you read someone’s mind,
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or someone read yours? Tell the class about it.
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Reflect
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Sometimes, a person’s body language and the tone of voice helps us
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understand what the person is thinking. Make a list of such instances
and say what you think they mean.
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Imagine Imagine an interesting incident when you were able to read your
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teacher’s mind. Describe the incident.
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Word Bank Se
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river-rich stretch an area with many rivers
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discreetly (here) carefully

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pore over look at or study carefully

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dog-eared with turned-over or torn corners

dodge (here) avoid
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hazard (here) risk

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elusive hard to find

huddled over (here) leaned over and focussed
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confide reveal a private matter to somebody in the faith that others will
not be told
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morsel bite of food

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aghast horrified
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undaunted (here) undisturbed

icy gaze a cold stare
guffawed laughed loudly
sentry guard
vehemently strongly
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Read
This is a Santhali tale from Bengal about a king who assigned a difficult task to his
trusted minister.
A king who swore by his own wisdom ruled over the Santhal tribals in a river-rich stretch
of Bengal. He was ever ready to wage war, convinced his mighty warriors were destined
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never to lose. He consulted pundits when plotting important moves against rival kingdoms,
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but often overruled their judgement.
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Then, to the amazement of
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all his subjects, he sent a crier
through his land, offering
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a huge reward of grain and
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goats to anyone who could
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read his mind.
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‘Can you guess what I’m
thinking?’ he asked one of his
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courtiers, who swept to the
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ground in a deep bow but
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discreetly refused to answer.

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‘Are you mind readers?’ he

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teased the court pundits, who pretended to pore over their dog-eared ancient manuscripts,
just to dodge his questions.
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Not many people came forward to hazard a guess, which irritated the king even more.
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Finally, he summoned his dewan, the loyal chief minister who had served him for over two
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decades.
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‘I’m going to entrust you with a job of the utmost importance,’ declared the king. ‘Will you
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do your best for me?’

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‘Haven’t I always, Sire?’ said the dewan, softly.

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‘You have, Dewan Moshai1,’ replied the king. ‘One can think of no one else who can carry
this out. I want you to scan every square inch of my kingdom to find a man who can predict
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what’s on my mind.’
‘How long have I, Sire?’ the troubled dewan asked.
‘A month from today,’ the king pronounced, waving the dewan out of his sight.
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meaning ‘sir’ or ‘mister’ in Bengali

But no matter how hard the dewan searched, he found this genius elusive. No one in the
kingdom revealed the faintest trace of the unusual talent the king sought. Finally, with just
a week in hand, the dewan gave way to despair.
‘What’s bothering you, Baba?’ his grown-up daughter asked at breakfast, watching the
dimming light in her father’s eyes. She served him from a clay pot the rice which was cooked
and left to ferment overnight in water, with a handful of shutki or dry fish.
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At first, he huddled over his food, refusing to confide in her. But by the last morsel, he had
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told her all.
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‘I think I can solve this problem,’ she said, clearing his banana leaf. ‘Just leave it to me.’
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On the seventh day, she brought a shepherd clad in dusty garments to her father. ‘I think
he’s perfect for the job,’ she announced.
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Aghast at her choice, he protested. But he had no time to look for a replacement, so he took
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the shepherd to the court with him.
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The shepherd looked around at the king on his magnificent throne, his courtiers standing
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stiffly to attention in rows, according to their ranks. He was smiling to himself. He seemed
undaunted by his surroundings.
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The king snapped his fingers. The shepherd looked him squarely in the eye. The court staff
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shuffled uneasily.
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Fixing the shepherd with an icy gaze, the king raised a single finger. Quicker than a bolt
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of lightning, the shepherd held up two. The king guffawed with delight. The courtiers around
laughed too, though puzzled by the
odd exchange.
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When the laughter died down, the king

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raised three fingers. The shepherd shook his

head violently from side to side, then, tried
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to flee the court. But the sentries restrained

him, and brought him back to face the king.
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‘This is the wisest man I’ve ever

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encountered,’ roared the king, clapping

his hands in glee. He took an expensive
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ring off his right hand and handed it to

the trembling shepherd. Then, he sent him
home with a hundred bags of grain and a
herd of goats.
Turning to the dewan, the king said, ‘You are
wiser than I’d ever suspected. You’ve found
me a genius in my own kingdom.’
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He rewarded the minister with an expensive shawl embroidered all over with gold thread.
Bowing, the puzzled dewan asked the king to interpret the exchange to him.
‘I held up a single finger, claiming that I was a monarch superior to all others,’ the king said.
‘But he didn’t agree at all. His two fingers told me that God ruled over everyone on earth,
even a king like me.’
‘Oh! I didn’t understand that,’ the dewan swallowed, amazed at the wisdom of their debate.
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‘I asked him if there was a third party that was superior to both God and I. He denied it
vehemently,’ the king said. ‘I might be powerful, but God was even more so. And no one
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could contest that.’
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‘Was that all?’ the minister asked.
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Nodding, the king said, ‘What a gem of a man you’ve found. He can truly read every thought
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in my mind.’
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Hours later, on his way home, the dewan stopped by at the shepherd’s house. The king’s
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explanations had not quite made sense to him.
Calling the sleepy shepherd out of his hut, the dewan asked, ‘What did our king say to you?’
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The shepherd explained, ‘When you took me to that mighty king, he knew all I had in the
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world were my three sheep. No more, no less.’

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‘And so?’ the dewan persisted.

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‘The king held up one finger. He was keen that I should gift one of them to him,’ the shepherd
continued.
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‘Did you agree?’ the minister asked.

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‘He’s such a wealthy man,’ said the shepherd. ‘How could I

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insult him by giving him just one? After all, he owns all the
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land as far as the eye can see. So, I signalled back that I’d be
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willing to gift him two.’

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‘Was he happy with your offer?’ asked the minister.

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‘Not for a minute. He made it clear that he wanted all three of

my sheep,’ the shepherd explained, in deep anguish. That was
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such an impossible request. It would have ruined me. That’s

why I tried to flee the court.’
‘Are you pleased with the king’s response?’ said the minister.
‘He understood what it meant to be as poor as I am,’ the shepherd grinned. ‘So, instead of
taking from me, he sent me home with all this grain and so many goats. He’s a wise king,
indeed.’
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Consolidate
Read and Answer
A. Mark these statements as true (T) or false (F). Correct the false statements.
1. The king considered himself very wise. ____
2. He followed the advice of the wise men he often consulted. ____
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3. He offered a reward for anyone who could defeat him in chess. ____
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4. He had a loyal chief minister who had served him for more than
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twenty years, and he asked him to find a mind reader. ____
5. The dewan was delighted with the command of the king. ____
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6. He had a week to find the mind reader. ____
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B. Answer these questions.
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1. Why was the dewan dejected? Who did he share his problem with?
2. Who did the dewan’s daughter bring as a solution to his problem?
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3. Describe the exchange between the king and the shepherd.
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4. What did the king give to the shepherd?

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5. How did the king explain the exchange? What was the shepherd’s interpretation?
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C. Answer these questions with reference to the context.

1. ‘Can you guess what I’m thinking?’
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a. Who says this and to whom?

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b. Why does he ask this question?

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c. What does this tell us about the speaker?

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2. ‘One can think of no one else who can carry this out.’
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a. Who says this and to whom?

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b. What work is being assigned to the listener?

c. What does this tell us about the listener?
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3. ‘You are wiser than I’d ever suspected.’

a. Name the speaker and the listener.
b. What had the listener done to deserve this compliment?

D. Think and answer.
1. Why did the king consult pundits and then ignore their advice?
2. Do you think the shepherd was the right choice for the task?
3. How did the shepherd behave in the court? What does that tell us about him?
4. Which character in this story is the most intelligent? Why?
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5. Sometimes, our friends misunderstand what we are trying to convey to them.
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This may lead to problems. How can we prevent or resolve such situations?
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Create
Listening Power
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Listen to these sentences from the story and say what tone or mood they indicate.
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Talk Time
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A. Read these words aloud. Notice the difference in the sound of /s/ in each word.
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/s/ sound /z/ sound
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cups speaks pens reads

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Now, read these words aloud. Write them in the correct columns based on the sound of
the letter ‘s’.
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gets puts goes lives looks learns

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rice rise plays place stops sees

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/s/ sound /z/ sound

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B. Form small groups and enact any one situation from the story. Make sure to deliver
the dialogues with the correct expression.
C. Get into groups of five and discuss why the dewan’s daughter chose the shepherd as
the mind reader.
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Word World
A. Identify the prefix or suffix added to each of these words. Separate the root word from
the affix. Follow the example.
judgement = judge + -ment
1. kingdom 2. entrust 3. unusual 4. replacement
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5. courtier 6. exchange 7. encountered 8. undaunted
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B. The shepherd looks the king squarely in the eye. This is an idiom that means that
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the shepherd looked directly at the king.
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Complete these sentences with the correct idioms from the options.
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1. She kept __________________ on the TV while she prepared the dinner.
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a. half an eye b. in the blink of an eye
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c. all eyes d. a blind eye
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2. The thief jumped over the wall and disappeared __________________.
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a. all eyes b. half an eye
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c. in the blink of an eye d. a blind eye

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3. The teacher knew that her students were up to some mischief, but she turned
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__________________.
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a. half an eye b. eye to eye

c. all eyes d. a blind eye
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4. As he walked along the coast, he __________________ on the natural beauty.

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a. feasted his eyes b. more to it than meets the eye

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c. apple of my eye d. caught someone’s eye

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5. My son is the __________________.

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a. eye sore b. more to it than meets the eye

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c. apple of my eye d. half an eye

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6. They say that it was a robbery, but there is __________________.

a. catch someone’s eye b. apple of my eye
c. feasted his eyes d. more to it than meets the eye

Word Hunt
A. Use the clues to solve the crossword with words from the text.
Across 1
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1. to be confused
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6. in a quiet manner, not to be noticed
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8. a special natural ability
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9. beautiful and exquisite
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2. difficult to find
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4. to foresee
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5. to examine carefully and
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quickly
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7. a state of hopelessness
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B. Many words have multiple meanings. Look up a dictionary and find the meanings of
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these words.
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stretch wage plot subject bow bolt

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Now, make sentences with each of these words to bring out the different meanings.
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Language Ladder
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A. Identify the part of speech the underlined words function as in these sentences.
1. Quicker than a bolt of lightning, the shepherd held up two.
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2. The shepherd shook his head violently from side to side.

3. He rewarded the minister with an expensive shawl.
4. That was such an impossible request.
5. The shepherd looked at the king on his magnificent throne.

B. Auxiliary verbs (also called helping verbs) are used along with the main verbs to form
tenses and to express certain situations. The most common auxiliary verbs are be (is, am,
are, was, were), have and do.
Read these sentences.
• Can you guess what I am thinking?
• He is coming to meet me.
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• You have found me a genius in my own kingdom.
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• Where do you live?
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All these sentences have two verbs. The words am, is, have and do are auxiliary verbs.
The words thinking, coming, found and stay are the main verbs.
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Auxiliary verbs can also be shortened when they occur in conjunction with a noun or
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a pronoun. You have learnt that contractions use an apostrophe (’) to indicate missing
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letters. For example:
Subject + Verb
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I am I’m
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I have I’ve
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You are You’re

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He is He’s
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They are They’re

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It is It’s
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When we make contractions using not, these are negative contractions. For example:
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• The dewan didn’t wish to confide in his daughter. (did not)

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• He isn’t prepared to listen to me. (is not)

• I haven’t finished this story yet. (have not)
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Rewrite these sentences using negative contractions.

1. We have not decided what gift to buy for Mother.
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2. They had not cancelled the trip to Trichy last week.

3. The shepherd was not going to give all of his sheep to the king.
4. The king thought that his minister could not read his mind.
5. It is not working out the way we want.

Extend
Write Away
Imagine that you live in the kingdom in the story and wish to meet the king. Write a letter
to the king, seeking his audience.
Relate
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Open Sesame
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The survival of humans over millions of years is a matter of great interest and amazement.
At different periods in time, humans being were faced with different challenges that
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threatened their existence. However, remarkably, humans overcame them and survived.
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Get into groups of five and present an interesting
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project on the survival of human beings.
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Make sure your study is detailed and covers
these points.
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• survival issues in the stone age and how
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human beings overcame these
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• skills needed for surviving in the

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twenty-first century
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• the qualities of those who survive challenges

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2 In Morning Dew
Connect Have you ever had a riot of questions in your head, with no one to give
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you answers? Share one such experience when you had lots of questions
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about something.
t.
Reflect
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What kind of questions would you ask someone if you wanted to know
how things work?
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Imagine Imagine you became a scarecrow in the fields for a day. Draw yourself
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as a scarecrow and tell the class what you saw around you.
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Word Bank Se
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scarecrow a figure of a person in old clothes, set up in fields to frighten crows
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or other birds away from crops

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spry alert
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snuffs (out) puts out

to and fro (to move) backwards and forwards
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dribble (here) fall or flow in small quantities

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Read
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Have you ever wondered what being a scarecrow would

be like? Read this poem and find out.
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In morning dew the scarecrow combs his hair.

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In morning light the scarecrow looks so spry,

You know he’s had a good night’s sleep
He’s now in a fitter state to spy
On shouting monkeys and the porcupine.
He gets to see everything all the time,
Except his shadow which lazes about
Till the evening snuffs the fellow out.
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Whether he sees the seasons come and go
Is a thing you and I may never know.
But busy as he is, he keeps an eye
On all the bird traffic passing by.
Some questions always bother him:
How seasons come and go.
The way the seasons to and fro
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He doesn’t know who’s getting in—
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Summer, autumn or the snow?
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Something he should surely know!
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He knows he shivers in the cold
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And in the summer he will fry.
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Do seasons come up from the ground
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Or do they drop down from the sky—
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Are questions that have bothered him.
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Answers do not dribble in.
To keep questions out and answers in
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He bolts his upper storey’s door.
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Then he wonders why on Earth

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His head goes round in circles for

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While seasons circle round and round

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Like oxen on a threshing floor.

Keki N Daruwalla
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Keki N Daruwalla is a contemporary Indian English writer and poet. In this poem, the
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speaker looks at the world through the eyes of the scarecrow. He sees monkeys, birds,
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porcupines and observes them. But even the scarecrow is perplexed by the seasons—he
wonders where they come from, how they affect him and where they go.
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Consolidate
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Read and Answer

A. Choose the option that completes the meaning of these lines. You may choose more
than one option.
1. In morning dew…night’s sleep
a. The scarecrow comes to life in the morning.
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b. In the morning, the dew settles the scarecrow’s hair and he looks tidy.
c. The scarecrow wakes up in the morning.
2. He gets to see…lazes about
a. The scarecrow has a shadow that changes its position all the time.
b. The scarecrow has no shadow.
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c. The scarecrow is not able to see his shadow.
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3. Till the evening snuffs the fellow out.
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a. The shadow disappears at sunrise.
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b. The shadow disappears at sunset.
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c. The shadow disappears in the afternoon.
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4. Whether he sees…never know.
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a. We will never find out what the scarecrow notices because he has no life.
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b. We will never find out what the scarecrow notices because the scarecrow
is not interested in the seasons.
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c. We will never find out what the scarecrow notices because he cannot speak.
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5. Some questions…surely know!

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a. The scarecrow is worried that he doesn’t know in

what order the seasons follow each other.
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b. The scarecrow is worried that he knows

which season follows which one.
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c. The scarecrow is worried that he should know

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all about the seasons.

6. Do seasons…bothered him.
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a. Questions that bother the scarecrow are

where the seasons come from—the sky or the earth.
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b. Questions that bother the scarecrow are if

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seasons drop down from the sky.

c. Questions that bother the scarecrow are if the
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seasons rise up from the ground.

7. Answers do not…upper storey’s door.
a. Answers don’t come because the scarecrow doesn’t think.
b. Answers don’t come because the scarecrow cannot think or
find answers to anything.
c. Answers don’t come because the scarecrow avoids using his brains.
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8. His head…threshing floor.
a. The scarecrow feels giddy all the time.
b. The scarecrow is in a giant wheel.
c. The scarecrow doesn’t understand the world around him.
B. Think and answer.
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Sometimes, when we do not get answers to certain questions, it really bothers us.
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However, sometimes, we are afraid to ask questions because we feel we might
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appear foolish asking them. Do you think one should keep one’s doubts to
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oneself and not ask questions to avoid being laughed at? Express your views.
C. Appreciate the poem.
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1. The poet has used onomatopoeic words and words denoting movement in the poem.
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List these words and discuss what kind of an effect they create.
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2. Read the poem ‘In Morning Dew’ again. Write down the main idea of the poem.
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Listening Power
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Listen to the sentences for contractions. Write down the full form of the contraction in each
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sentence.
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Talk Time
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A. Read these sets of words aloud.

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dew/due site/cite new/knew

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threw/through find/fined hole/whole

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cell/sell deer/dear shore/sure

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The words in each set have different spellings but the same pronunciation. Such words
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are called homophones.

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B. Work in groups of five and discuss the things you would see if
you were a scarecrow.
You could use these clues.
• what you would see in the air, on the ground, all around you
• the changing seasons
• the colours of the leaves and the flowers
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• the sunrise and the sunset
• birds
• the fields in different seasons
Word World
A. Match these weather expressions with their meanings.
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Idiom Meaning
a. the truth cannot be based
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1. an Indian summer on just one incident or
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example
2. right as rain b. to be very happy
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3. one swallow does not make a
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c. extremely pale
summer
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d. trying to achieve something
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4. come rain or shine that is not possible or
practical
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e. a successful or a pleasant
5. full of the joys of spring
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period in someone’s life
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6. white as snow f. raining very heavily

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g. the later years of a person’s

7. no spring chicken
life
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8. autumn years h. feeling well; perfectly fine

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9. raining cats and dogs

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who is past his youth

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10. chasing rainbows j. in any situation

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B. A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.
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For example:
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• scare + crow = scarecrow

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• every + thing = everything

Make as many compound words as you can using the words from the box.
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news flower tea sea finger under back
C. Make sentences using at least five new compound words that you made in Exercise A.
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Word Hunt
There are nine words related to weather hidden in the grid. Find them.
S U M M E R R C G T H G H
T A M H K J W L N A H F U
O O J G H F I I R A H C R
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R C M V B P N M N U H B R
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M L Y O F T D N C T Y S I
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G O V R N V Y V R U F P C
J U B T V S O O T M E R A
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T D A F V E O S C N H I N
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T Y P H O O N O U B F N E
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D Y H A V C S S N B A G A
R F K T P Y T O B M N L M
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C Y C L O N E R T H I Y E
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Extend
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Write Away
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What if the scarecrow were to come to life! Write two or three paragraphs about his
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possible adventures/misadventures. Try and make it interesting.

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Relate
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Open Sesame
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Get into groups of four and find out about the first
scarecrows and where they originated.
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• Use the Internet to get information on the scarecrows

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used by the ancient Egyptians, Greek, Romans, Japanese

and Native Americans. Also, find out what a scarecrow
is called in different languages.
• List the names of the birds and animals that ruin crops.
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3 Cross Country
Connect If you could travel to a place by bicycle, train or plane, which mode
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of transport would you choose? Why?
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Reflect
t.
Travel broadens the mind. Think about the different ways in which
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travel can teach you new things.
Imagine
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You have been asked to travel to a new place with five of your
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classmates. It is a place you know nothing about. What preparations
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would you make for the journey? Draw a map showing where you
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are and chart the route to your destination.
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Word Bank
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haversack a canvas bag carried on the back or shoulder

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deceptive false; something that is not what it appears to be

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peeved annoyed
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lone alone
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canopy roof-like cover formed by the leafy branches of trees

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stalking following and watching someone without their knowledge

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nectar the sweet liquid present in flowers

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Read
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This is a narrative about an interesting and unusual journey undertaken by two young
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boys on their way home.

My brother Ravi and I had been to Delhi to spend our end-of-term break with our
grandparents. Break over, we took a bus to Shimla. The plan was to get off at Shimla and
board another bus to Jutogh, a suburb of Shimla where we lived with our parents.
The Shimla-bound bus stopped briefly at Shogi, so the driver could have a cup of tea. We got
off the bus and stood at a distance, looking around. Suddenly, Ravi shook me by the arm.
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‘Hey, Vĳay! See that hill on the horizon?
It’s bathed in the morning sun. Beautiful,
isn’t it?’
The hill sure was beautiful. ‘Isn’t that
Jutogh?’ I blurted out. ‘It’s the north north-
west, where Jutogh is.’ I had fished out my
compass.
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Lt
‘Jutogh?’ cried Ravi. ‘Home! From here,
it seems pretty near. There’s just one hill
t.
Pv
between us. I say, why travel by that poky
old bus? Why not walk it?’
s
By way of a reply, I caught Ravi’s hand and
e
ic
shook it hard. ‘Let us,’ I told him. And that
rv
settled it.
Se
My watch showed 10 a.m. Ravi made
a quick calculation. ‘We’ll be home by
n
evening. Even if it’s 6 or 7 p.m., it’s fine.
io
Mother won’t worry.’
at
Nani had given us aloo parathas for breakfast. I still had two in my haversack. So did Ravi.
uc
We took our bottles of water and started on our never-to-be-forgotten cross-country trek
in the Shimla hills.
Ed
The day was fresh and cool. We made short work of the hill directly ahead. But on reaching
a
the top, we realised that appearances could be very deceptive indeed. Jutogh was no nearer,
di
and between us now rose another hill. It looked very similar to the first one—bare of trees
In
and covered with loose rocks. The hill was high, but the breeze was cool. As we chatted our
way up, the second hill did not really pose a problem. Neither did the third, nor the fourth.
n
But when the fifth hill came into view, I began to feel a little peeved. So did Ravi. No doubt
so
Jutogh seemed nearer, but the day had become hotter and the sun beat down steadily on our
ar
backs.
Pe
We stopped for a rest, and had a much needed aloo paratha apiece, washed
down with a few sips of water. ‘I’d love to splash my face with lots of
©
cold water,’ said Ravi, wistfully. ‘But we can’t afford to waste water.
Who knows?’
I nodded, ‘Who knows?’ What I meant was that the hills around us held no signs
of habitation, not even a lone hut. The area was simply too dry and rocky for farming
or grazing sheep. So, where could we hope to find water?
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We climbed two more hills in the scorching mid-afternoon heat. Jutogh now seemed much
closer, but there was still one more hill standing solidly between us. Mercifully, the soil was
less sandy and offered a better foothold. We were moving into a belt of grassy slopes and
rhododendrons.
The top of the next hill was covered with the blazing red flowers of rhododendrons. Below
the line of trees, the hill rolled down in a gentle slope. Ravi and I braced ourselves to climb
up. The last two aloo parathas were gone and hunger gnawed at our insides. Besides, we were
d
Lt
very, very tired. But there was no choice. We had to keep going.
Ravi walked a few steps ahead of me. At fourteen, he was two years older than me and
t.
Pv
always in command. Suddenly, he stopped and raised a finger to his lips. ‘I can hear a sound
among those trees,’ he said in a whisper. I stopped and listened, but there was silence all
s
around. We waited for a bit and began to climb again. Soon, we had entered the canopy
e
of rhododendrons. It was dark under the trees. And it was then that I also heard the sound.
ic
It was like someone walking on dead leaves. Once or twice I thought I even heard a twig
rv
snap. ‘Vĳay,’ said Ravi hoarsely, ‘there’s some animal among the trees. And it is probably
Se
stalking us.’
It was then that I remembered something that our father had told us. He had said, ‘If you
n
suspect that you are being followed by a wild animal, never break into a run. You will only
io
hasten the charge.’

at
uc
I told Ravi this and he nodded.

With a tremendous effort, we kept our pace
Ed
down, though our senses were at fever pitch.

Sweat poured down our bodies and every now
a
and then, we turned our heads in panic to see

di
what was coming. But we kept going till we

In
had cleared the patch of rhododendrons. Just

n
as we came within hailing distance of the first

so
houses of Jutogh, I turned around. I scanned the

ar
patch of rhododendrons. The trees stood dark

and silent, brooding in the light of the setting
Pe
sun. Suddenly, Ravi clutched my arm. A dark

shadow was coming down one of the trees.
©
It reached the ground and we realised that

it was a bear.
Back home, we learnt that the flowers of the rhododendrons are rich in nectar. So, bears often
climb up the trees to make a meal of the flowers. What a lucky escape we had had! And what
a super story we got to tell the boys back at school!
Pratibha Nath
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Consolidate
Read and Answer
A. Answer these questions.
1. What route were the two boys following to get home?
2. Why did they change their plans?
d
Lt
3. The boys thought they had only one hill to cross to get to Jutogh. How many did they
really cross?
t.
Pv
4. What happened on the rhododendron-covered hilltop?
5. Which animal was behind the boys? Why was it there?
e s
B. Think and answer.
ic
1. Did the boys act intelligently in the forest? Give reasons for your answer.
rv
Se
2. Work out approximately—the boys started climbing at 10 a.m. and walked till sunset.
They must have walked at the rate of 3 kilometres an hour. How many kilometres did
they walk?
n
io
3. The boys thought their parents would not be worried if they walked back home and
at
reached a little late in the evening. Do you think they did the right thing by trekking
uc
back home? Why?

Ed
4. The destination was far, the day was hot and the boys had run out of food
and water, but they never gave up. What qualities did the two boys show?
Do you think possessing these qualities helps a person in life? How?
a
di
In
Create
Listening Power
n
so
Listen carefully to the passage and fill in the blanks with the correct words/phrases.
ar
Pe
1. A maxim one should believe in is _______________________.

2. Two things that a hearty laugh will do for us are
©
a. help _______________________ and

b. improve _______________________.
3. A new treatment being advocated to combat stress is _________________.
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4. For people with cardiac problems, laughter increases _______________________, thereby
increasing supply of oxygen to _______________________.
5. Laughter therapy is a remedy for hopelessness. How? __________________
__________________________________________________________________
Talk Time
d
Lt
A. Read these words aloud. Pay attention to the sound of /s/ in the words in Column B.
t.
A B
Pv
dress dresses
witch witches
e s
sandwich sandwiches
ic
rv
lose loses
Se
match matches
kiss kisses
n
io
The -es ending in these words makes a buzzing sound and is pronounced as /iz/.
at
Find some more words with the /iz/ sound?

uc
B. Which of these is a good way to spend the summer vacation—going on a trek

Ed
or sightseeing in the city? Hold a class discussion on which one is better. Highlight the
importance of both the options. You could talk about:
a
• the thrill of exploring nature

di
• the birds you see

In
• possible sighting of animals

n
so
• the pure air

ar
• the beautiful monuments

Pe
• the art and architecture

• the historical significance of a place
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Word World
A. Look at the paragraph beginning, ‘The day was fresh and cool…’ Make a table with
three columns. Write down the adjectives in the first column and the corresponding
nouns in the second column. Then, in the third column, write down new adjectives
that could accompany these nouns.
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B. Find words from the story which have meanings opposite to the words in the box.
ugly happily freezing energetic
unlucky noise always far
C. Fill in the blanks with phrases from the box.
d
hunger gnawed at our insides fever pitch hailing distance
Lt
bathed in the morning sun made short work of canopy of
t.
Pv
1. Yesterday was a dark and windy day, but when I woke up this morning, I saw that the
beach was _____________________.
s
2. Daniel was following me, but I didn’t realise it till he came within __________________
e
ic
and called out to me.
rv
3. My brother and I went on a long walk this morning and lost our way. By the time we
Se
found our way back home, _____________________.
4. It was very dark and we heard strange sounds outside. Our senses at
n
_____________________, we opened the door, to find a dog scratching a bed for
io
himself in the garden.

at
5. The _____________________ gulmohar trees on the way to school is absolutely

uc
beautiful.
Ed
6. The children _____________________ their homework and rushed out to play with
their friends.
a
Word Hunt
di
In
Add suitable suffixes to the highlighted words to make new words. Then, use the new
n
word along with the clues to form sentences.

so
1. This/value/necklace
ar
2. Amar is/intelligent/but also/boast

Pe
3. We want/big/celebrate/Diwali
4. Mita suffered/disappoint/could not buy/the latest Harry Potter book
©
5. Amita asked/innocent/if she could go to Mumbai by herself

6. The team/hope/winning/trophy this year
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Language Ladder
A. You have learnt that prepositions are words which show position and time. Words like
in, on, at, over, under and above are prepositions.
Underline the prepositions in these sentences.
1. The horse jumped over the hurdle bar.
d
2. What is the time by your watch?
Lt
3. I like having gulab jamuns with ice cream.
t.
Pv
4. The bird flew high over the hills.
5. The ball went over the boundary for a six.
e s
6. They are hiding behind the wall.
ic
B. Prepositions which express time are called prepositions of time. The words in, on, at,
rv
within, at, about, after, before, until, by are used to express time.
Se
Prepositions which express place or position are called prepositions of place. Some
examples of prepositions of place are at, on, in, over, under, above, below, behind,
n
io
in front of, beside, between, among and near.
at
The prepositions in, on and at can be used to express both time and place.
uc
Prepositions of Time
Ed
on at in
On is used with days of the At is used with noon, In is used with parts of the
a
di
week and with specific dates night, midnight and with a day (except noon, night
or days. specific time of the day. and midnight), with the
In
weekend, months, years

n
and seasons.
so
For example: For example: For example:

ar
• I shall see you on • The spell will break at • I shall be sleeping in the
Pe
Monday. midnight. afternoon.

• She was born on 11 • The film starts at 6 p.m. • The Puja holidays begin
©
November. • I shall read the book at in September.

• We are leaving on New night. • India became
Year’s Eve. independent in 1947.
• The river dries up in
summer.
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In is used with a bigger area, On is used with the name At is used with smaller
name of a country, state or of a street, avenue, road, areas, addresses, buildings,
city. etc., in the city or country. locations, etc.
• This machine was made in • I shall meet you on • She is waiting at the
China. M G Road. door.
d
Lt
• I live at 23 Ajanta
Apartments.
t.
Pv
• I shall meet you at the
coffee shop.
s
In is also used with things On is used with surfaces. At is used with a specific
e
with an area or volume. point.
ic
rv
Se
• There are no chocolates left • The cat is sleeping on the • Aim your arrow at that
in the box. roof. point.
n
Remember: When in and at are both used in a sentence, then in is used for the larger
io
area, and at is used for the smaller area. For example:

at
I was born at Kolkata, in West Bengal.

uc
Choose the correct preposition in each sentence.

Ed
1. I spent most of my childhood in/on/at Park Street in/on/at Kolkata.

a
2. I shall meet you in/on/at 9:30 a.m. in/on/at Sunday in/on/at Coffee House in/on/at
di
Palm Avenue.
In
3. We shall have lunch in/on/at noon.

n
4. When do you want to watch the movie? In/On/At the morning, or in/on/at night?
so
5. They threw tomatoes in/on/at the actors.

ar
6. The baby is sleeping in/on/at the cradle and Meera is sleeping in/on/at the bed.
Pe
7. The Puja holidays begin in/on/at September. Diwali is in/on/at 20 October.

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8. The Olympic Games were held in/on/at Beĳing, in/on/at the summer of 2008.
C. Complete each sentence with the adjective form of the highlighted noun.
1. It is _____________ to venture out into the forests at night. Danger can lurk
in any direction.
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2. I love the beauty and peace of the countryside. Most countrysides are _____________
and _____________.
3. I am a very _____________ person. So, in my new job, I have been given a lot
of responsibilities.
4. Rohan is very _____________. I cannot excuse his forgetfulness.
5. Light a torch! It’s very _____________. I cannot see in the darkness.
d
Lt
6. He is a _____________ man now. Poverty struck him when his mill was gutted
in a fire.
t.
Pv
7. My pet dog spilt the milk and made a mess. My pet is _____________.
8. Water is _____________ in this region. What is the government doing to solve
s
the scarcity?
e
ic
D. You have already learnt about helping verbs like is, have and do.
rv
There are some helping verbs like can, could, may, might, would, must, shall and
Se
should, that express the mood of the speaker.
Read these sentences.
n
io
• I could go to see the movie tonight. (weak possibility)
at
• Mandy might come home for the holidays. (possibility)

uc
• You should not bunk classes. (advice/suggestion)

Ed
• May I be excused? (request)

a
• Veena can play the guitar. (ability)

di
• I must visit my grandmother tomorrow. (necessity)

In
• You may take a break now. (giving permission)

n
so
• I shall bring your book tomorrow. (intention/promise)

• I have to finish this by tomorrow. (necessity/compulsion)
ar
Pe
• Roshni should be in office by now. (assumption/deduction)

All the highlighted verbs help the main verb to convey the full sense of each sentence.
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Notice that each of these verbs expresses a particular mood or attitude. These verbs are
called modals.
Complete these sentences using suitable modal verbs to convey the mood
given in the brackets.
1. You ________________ obey your mother. (duty)
a. may b. have to c. must
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2. Sir, ________________ you please tell me where to find a medicine shop? (request)
a. must b. could c. may
3. I _______________ speak French fluently. (ability)
a. should b. can c. would
4. We ____________ inform his parents about his accident. (duty)
d
a. should b. could c. might
Lt
5. It’s past five thirty. Monish _____________ be home by now. (deduction)
t.
Pv
a. could b. should c. may
6. _______________ I borrow your book, please? (request)
s e
a. Must b. Could c. May
ic
7. Neil ______________ come over for lunch. (possibility)
rv
a. could b. might c. must
Se
8. I _____________ bake you a cake on your birthday. (intention/promise)
n
a. must b. might c. shall
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at
Extend
uc
Write Away
Ed
Design a brochure for a place you have visited in your city. Give a short write-up on the
a
place and write about its significance. Also, give detailed directions on how to get there
di
from your school.

In
Your brochure should have information on:

n
• how to reach the place.

so
• the historical significance of the place, if any.

ar
• the reason for its fame.

Pe
• places to eat and rest.

©
• the modes of public transport available for commuting.

• the places of attraction.
You could draw pictures or use photographs for the brochure.
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Relate
Open Sesame
Trekkers and campers all over the world have often had encounters with wild animals
and have managed to escape. Many have even been hurt in these encounters.
Get into groups of four and conduct a study on trekkers and the wild animals they
d
accidentally come across.
Lt
Make sure your study has these details:
t.
• Names of the animals a trekker might
Pv
encounter in different terrains and seasons
s
• What the trekkers should do when they are in
e
danger
ic
• What the animals are expected to do
rv
Se
• Why animals attack
Find any two articles about animal attacks on
n
trekkers.
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You may present your study using multimedia slideshows, charts and photographs.
at
uc
Ed
a
di
In
n
so
ar
Pe
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Contents

1. The Mind Reader .................................................................................................................. 1

2. In Morning Dew ..................................................................................................................... 11

3. Cross Country ....................................................................................................................... 17

9. The Happy School ................................................................................................................ 76

10. The Test .................................................................................................................................. 86

11. The Laburnum ......................................................................................................................... 100

12. The Price of Freedom ........................................................................................................... 105

Worksheet 3 ........................................................................................................................... 114

13. Fifth Form Justice.................................................................................................................. 118

14. The Pobble Who Has No Toes.................................................................................................. 130

15. A Genius Without Frontiers ................................................................................................ 136

16. Daddy-Long-Legs ................................................................................................................. 144

Worksheet 4 ........................................................................................................................... 154

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discreetly (here) carefully

pore over look at or study carefully

dog-eared with turned-over or torn corners

hazard (here) risk

elusive hard to ﬁnd

morsel bite of food

undaunted (here) undisturbed

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discreetly refused to answer.

‘Are you mind readers?’ he

do your best for me?’

‘Haven’t I always, Sire?’ said the dewan, softly.

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When the laughter died down, the king

raised three ﬁngers. The shepherd shook his

to ﬂee the court. But the sentries restrained

‘This is the wisest man I’ve ever

encountered,’ roared the king, clapping

ring oﬀ his right hand and handed it to

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world were my three sheep. No more, no less.’

‘And so?’ the dewan persisted.

‘Did you agree?’ the minister asked.

‘He’s such a wealthy man,’ said the shepherd. ‘How could I

willing to gift him two.’

‘Was he happy with your oﬀer?’ asked the minister.

‘Not for a minute. He made it clear that he wanted all three of

such an impossible request. It would have ruined me. That’s

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4. What did the king give to the shepherd?

C. Answer these questions with reference to the context.

a. Who says this and to whom?

b. Why does he ask this question?

c. What does this tell us about the speaker?

a. Who says this and to whom?

b. What work is being assigned to the listener?

3. ‘You are wiser than I’d ever suspected.’

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cups speaks pens reads

gets puts goes lives looks learns

rice rise plays place stops sees

/s/ sound /z/ sound

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c. in the blink of an eye d. a blind eye

a. half an eye b. eye to eye