A. Answer the following questions.
1. Why did Taro run in the direction of the stream? (5)
Ans-Because he was very thirsty.
2. How did Taro’s father show his happiness after drinking sake?(7)
Ans-Taro's father was so delighted with the liquid that he stopped shivering and became energetic and started dancing in the middle of the floor.
3. Why did the waterfall give Taro sake and others water? (12)
Ans-Because Taro is a very kind and thoughtful person. He use to take care of his parents. On other hand the villagers who came with greed and wanting for nothing. They didn't have the good quality that Taro have in him.
4. Why did the villagers want to drown Taro? (10, 11)
Ans-Because of misunderstanding that they saw Taro collecting sake from the waterfall and assumed that he had fool them. They went to the waterfall and they have only got plain water.
5. Why did the Emperor reward Taro? (13)
Ans-Because he use to obey his parents and setting an example for everyone.
B. Mark the right item.
1. Taro earned very little money because
(i) he didn’t work hard enough.
(ii) the villagers didn’t need wood.
(iii) the price of wood was very low.
Ans-(iii) the price of wood was very low.
2. Taro decided to earn extra money
(i) to live a more comfortable life.
(ii) to buy his old father some sake.
(iii) to repair the cracks in the hut.
Ans-(ii) to buy his old father some sake.
3. The neighbor left Taro’s hut in a hurry because
(i) she was delighted with the drink.
(ii) she was astonished to hear Taro’s story.
(iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.
Ans-(iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.
A. Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable.
Taro wanted to give his old parents everything they needed. This shows that he was …
thoughtful hardworking loving honest considerate trustworthy efficient kind
Ans-honest, trustworthy, honest.
B. 1. “This made Taro sadder than ever
‘This’ refers to
(i) a strong wind that began to blow.
(ii) Taro’s father’s old age.
(iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive sake for his father.
(Mark the right item.)
Ans-(iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive sake for his father.
2. “This, said the emperor, was to encourage all children to honour and obey their parents.”
‘This’ refers to
(i) the most beautiful fountain in the city.
(ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.
(iii) sending for Taro to hear his story.
(Mark the right item.)
Ans-(ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.
C. Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example: young – lung
money – sunny
young sad money chop lung last wax could bad sound axe wood way stop sunny fast round day
Ans-i) Sad ---- bad
ii) chop ----- stop
iii) last ------ fast
iv) wax ----- axe
v) could ----- wood
vi) round ----- sound
vii) way ------ day
D. 1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
lonely little hard young thoughtful delicious beautiful
A ——————–— woodcutter lived on a ——————–— hillside. He was a ——————–——— son who worked ——————–——— but earned ——————–——— money. One day he saw a ——————–——— waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it ——————–———.
Ans-young, lonely, thoughtful, hard, little, beautiful, delicious.
2. Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.
(i) This made Taro ——————–——— than ever. (3)
(ii) He decided to work ——————–——— than before. (3)
(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed ——————–———than usual.(4)
(iv) He began to chop even ——————–——— . (4)
(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even ——————–——— than the morning before. (10)
Ans-i) sadder
ii) harder
iii) earlier
iv) faster
v) earlier
A. Speak the following sentences clearly but as quickly as you can. Learn them by heart.
(i) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood.
(ii) Betty bought a bit of butter, but the bit of butter was a little bitter so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.
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B 1. The story ‘Taro’s Reward’ shows that Taro is thoughtful, hardworking and also wise. Read aloud the parts of story that show these qualities in Taro.
2. (i) Like Patrick in the story ‘Who Did Patrick’s Homework’, Taro is helped by magic. Do you believe in magic? What are the magical things that happen in these stories?
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(ii) Which story do you like better, and why? Do you know such stories in other languages? Discuss these questions in class.
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3. Now write a paragraph or two about these two stories, comparing them.
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2. Work in groups. Come to some agreement on each of the activities given below. Decide which is the most interesting, dullest, most dangerous, safest, most rewarding, most exciting.
1. Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against
each two new words that rhyme with it.
1. bed —–———–———— —–———–————
2. wax —–———–———— —–———–————
3. fast —–———–———— —–———–————
4. chop —–———–———— —–———–————
5. young —–———–———— —–———–————
Ans-1) red, shed
2) axe, tax
3) last, cast
4) hop, shop
5) tongue, unsung
1. Which are the two states that flank New Delhi’s borders?
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2. Name the states through which the Narmada flows.
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1. With your partner try to guess the meaning of the underlined phrases.
(i) And somehow we fell out.
(ii) The afternoon turned black.
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2. Read these lines from the poem:
(i) One thing led to another
(ii) The start of it was slight
(iii) The end of it was strong
(iv) The afternoon turned black
(v) Thumped me on the back
Discuss with your partner what these lines mean.
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3. Describe a recent quarrel that you have had with your brother, sister or friend. How did it start? What did you quarrel about? How did it end?
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