Chapter 3

                                                                 Appu and Anu


1. Who is Appu in the story?

Answer: Appu is an elephant who is going to the market to buy some oranges.

2. Where was Appu going?

Answer: Appu was going to the market to buy some oranges.

3. Who did Appu meet on the way to the market?

Answer: On the way, Appu met Anu, the ant.

4. How did Anu feel when Appu asked her to come?

Answer: Anu was very happy and said she would be glad to come with Appu.

5. What did Anu want to buy from the market?

Answer: Anu wanted to buy a pen and an inkpot because she had to go to school tomorrow.

6. What grammar point is taught using “today, tomorrow, and yesterday”?

Answer: These words are used to talk about time. “Today” means the current day, “tomorrow” means the next day, and “yesterday” means the previous day.

7. Give an example from the lesson using “today”.

Answer: Example: “It is raining today.” – Appu says this while taking out his umbrella.

8. Give an example from the lesson using “yesterday”.

Answer: Example: “It was nice and sunny yesterday.” – Appu remembers the previous day’s weather.

9. Give an example from the lesson using “tomorrow”.

Answer: Example: “I have to go to school tomorrow.” – Anu says this because she needs her pen and inkpot.

10. What article is used before words starting with a vowel?

Answer: “An” is used before words starting with a vowel sound, like an ant or an umbrella.

11. What article is used before words starting with a consonant?

Answer: “A” is used before words starting with a consonant sound, like a pen or a basket.

12. Give examples from the lesson of “a” and “an”.

Answer: Examples: a pen, a basket, an ant, an umbrella.

13. What did Appu do when it started raining?

Answer: Appu took out his umbrella to protect himself from the rain.

14. What words can be formed using “un” to make opposites?

Answer: Words include: happy → unhappy, able → unable, easy → uneasy, well → unwell.

15. Complete the sentence: “Appu went to ___.”

Answer: Appu went to the market.

16. Complete the sentence: “The ant wanted to buy a ___.”

Answer: The ant wanted to buy a pen.

17. Complete the sentence: “It started raining. Appu took out his ___.”

Answer: It started raining. Appu took out his umbrella.

18. Complete the sentence: “Appu wanted to buy some ___.”

Answer: Appu wanted to buy some oranges.

19. Complete the sentence: “The ant will go to ___ tomorrow.”

Answer: The ant will go to school tomorrow.

20. What is the function of using “today, tomorrow, and yesterday” in conversation?

Answer: They help children talk about events in different times and practice time-related sentences.

21. Give an example sentence using “yesterday” from the lesson.

Answer: Example: “It was nice and sunny yesterday.”

22. Give an example sentence using “today” from the lesson.

Answer: Example: “It is raining today.”

23. Give an example sentence using “tomorrow” from the lesson.

Answer: Example: “I have to go to school tomorrow.”

24. What lesson is taught using the “Let’s Learn – alan” sentences?

Answer: The lesson teaches the use of words in simple sentences to describe objects or things.

25. Complete the sentence: “___ aeroplane flies in the sky.”

Answer: An aeroplane flies in the sky.

26. Complete the sentence: “___ elephant has long trunk.”

Answer: An elephant has a long trunk.

27. Complete the sentence: “___ orange is fruit.”

Answer: An orange is a fruit.

28. Complete the sentence: “I have ___ pen.”

Answer: I have a pen.

29. Complete the sentence: “We use ___ umbrella in rains.”

Answer: We use an umbrella in rains.

30. What is the “Let’s Talk” activity about?

Answer: Children work in pairs, ask questions, and answer them using simple sentences.

31. Give an example question from the “Let’s Talk” activity.

Answer: Example: “Do you like to fly an aeroplane?”

32. Give an example answer from the “Let’s Talk” activity.

Answer: Example: “Yes, I do.” / “No, I don’t.”

33. How do children practice asking about objects using “a” and “an”?

Answer: They ask and answer questions about objects, like an ice cream, a kite, a pen, an aeroplane, etc.

34. Why is the story of Appu and Anu important for children?

Answer: It teaches friendship, sharing, helping each other, and also practicing grammar and vocabulary in a story context.

35. How can “un” words be used in sentences?

Answer: Example: I am happy → I am unhappy today. It shows the opposite meaning.

36. What did Anu want to buy besides a pen?

Answer: Anu also wanted to buy an inkpot for school.

37. Why did Appu invite Anu to go to the market?

Answer: Appu was friendly and wanted Anu to come along and have fun while going to the market.

38. How does the lesson teach children to use “today, yesterday, and tomorrow”?

Answer: By giving situations like raining today, sunny yesterday, school tomorrow, children learn to express time clearly in sentences.

39. Give two examples of opposites formed using “un” from the lesson.

Answer: Happy → Unhappy and Able → Unable.

40. How does this lesson help children in grammar and vocabulary?

Answer: It helps children practice a/an, un-opposites, today/tomorrow/yesterday, and forming sentences, while also improving vocabulary related to market, pen, inkpot, umbrella, and fruits.

Answer by Mrinmoee