Chapter 3
Gopal and the Hilsa Fish
Answer the following questions.
1. Why did the king want no more talk about the hilsa-fish?
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2. What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?
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3. What three things did Gopal do before he went to buy his hilsa-fish?
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4. How did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king after he had bought the fish?
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5. Explain why no one seemed to be interested in talking about the hilsa-fish which Gopal had bought.
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6. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following sentences.
(i) The king lost his temper easily.
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(ii) Gopal was a madman.
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(iii) Gopal was a clever man.
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(iv) Gopal was too poor to afford decent clothes.
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(v) The king got angry when he was shown to be wrong.
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2. Now ask your partner questions about each picture.
(i) Where is the stag?
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(ii) What is he doing?
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(iii) Does he like his antlers (horns)?
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(iv) Does he like his legs?
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(v) Why is the stag running?
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(vi) Is he able to hide in the bushes?
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(vii) Where are the hunters now?
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(viii) Are they closing in on the stag?
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(ix) Is the stag free?
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(x) What does the stag say about his horns and his legs?
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3. Now write the story in your own words. Give it a title.
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4. Complete the following word ladder with the help of the clues given below.
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1. Mother will be very _________ if you don’t go to school.
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2. As soon as he caught _________ of the teacher, Mohanstarted writing.
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3. How do you like my _________ kitchen garden? Big enough for you, is it?
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4. My youngest sister is now a _________ old.
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5. Standing on the _________ , he saw children playing on the road.
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6. Don’t make such a _________ . Nothing will happen.
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7. Don’t cross the _________ till the green light comes on.
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The Shed
1. Answer the following questions.
(i) Who is the speaker in the poem?
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(ii) Is she/he afraid or curious, or both?
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(iii) What is she/he planning to do soon?
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(iv) “But not just yet...” suggests doubt, fear, hesitation, laziness or something else. Choose the word which seems right to you. Tell others why you chose it.
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2. Is there a room in your house or a house in your neighbourhood/locality where you would rather not go alone, and never at night? If there is such a place and a story to go with it, let others hear all about it.
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