Reading is fun

    Underline all the action words in the poem.

Talk time 

   Why do boys and girls have the most fun? 

Let's write 

 1. Match the words in Column A with those in Column B.

        Column A                                Column B 

         Lions                                     wiggle

        Squirrels                                  hop 

         Flies                                        swing

      Seals                                          leap 

    Worms                                         walk 

   Monkeys                                      crawl 

  Birds                                              dive

2. Now make sentences of your own using the matching words

         Example — The seals into the icy water.

3. Arrange these movement words from slow to fast.

          run      walk     hop     crawl 

4. Underline the letters which are silent in the following words: 

       walk      straight     more    caught     calm     talk

Reading is fun 

 1. Why is the Camel called the Ship of the Desert?

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 2. For how many weeks can a camel store food in its hump?

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 3. What does the camel eat in the desert?

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 4. Choose the right answer.

   Ans: 

   i. Name the Ship of the Desert

        (a) lion            (c) camel

        (b) crab           (d) tiger

  ii. Name the King of the Forest

     (a) lion         (c) monkey

     (b) owl          (d) crocodile

iii. The feet of the camel are

      (a) thick and padded                   (c) thick and fat 

      (b) long and fat                           (d) thin and padded

iv There are no rivers or lakes in

     (a) plains           (c) plateaus

     (b) mountains    (d) deserts

v. At a time a camel can drink

   (a) 200 bottles of water          (c) 100 bottles of water

    (b) 400 bottles of water          (d) 300 bottles of water

vi. A camel stores its food in its 

       (a) stomach      (c) legs

       (b) hump         (d) lips

Word building 

   Make as many words as you can from within the given words.

      The first one is done for you.

Talk time 

    Read these words aloud, paying attention to their spellings.

          i –   eye                       our – hour
          week – weak             need – knead
          in – inn                      see – sea
         no – know                  here – hear
         not – knot                   eight – ate
         of – off                         two – too

         bye – by

 Team time 

          Find out which animals live in 

         i. icy cold regions 

         ii. hot wet regions iii. dry hot regions