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‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends. - English

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‘When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.’ Explain the meaning of this statement to your friends.

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Mouse knows the capacity of the cat to pounce on him and make a meal of him in just records. The mouse could dare to laugh at the cat when the scope of escape into the hole is bright.

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पाठ 4.2: Macavity - The Mystery Cat - Exercises [पृष्ठ १३१]

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पाठ 4.2 Macavity - The Mystery Cat
Exercises | Q H. b. | पृष्ठ १३१

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The cunning spider was waiting for a chance to pull the fly into its web and it used all the possible ways to trap her. Have you ever been trapped by flattery to do something you did not want to do? Discuss in pairs and share your experience in the class.


Imagine you are going to celebrate your forthcoming birthday at an orphanage/old age home.

Deliver a short speech about your birthday celebration by using the following hints.

  • The reasons for choosing an orphanage/old-age home.
  • The people who accompany you.
  • The food which you are going to offer them.
  • The useful gifts/articles which you are going to give them.
  • Other events like cake cutting, conducting games, etc.

Give a review of a book that has interested you a lot.


Review an event which your school has hosted recently.


What qualities do you gain by doing art or craft?


Take a few minutes and make hints of the picture. Arrange your thoughts. Using the points you write, deliver a small speech focusing on the issue picturized here. Give an interesting and informative speech. Your speech should include the cause and the solution.

Tips for effective speaking

• Organise your points and ideas well.
• Don’t memorise the speech. If you forget a point, it will make you nervous.
• Avoid the things that are of no value or interest to the audience.
• Before you speak, take a deep breath, smile, greet the audience.
• Don’t be nervous about making a mistake.
• Interesting speech makes your mistakes nothing.


Describe the things in the picture using the descriptive words given below.

Descriptive words
Large Small Good Happy
Big Little Great Joyful
Enormous Miniature Fantastic Delighted
Gigantic Minute Excellent Thrilled
Huge Petite Amazing Glad
Massive Tiny Wonderful Pleased
Tremendous Slight Marvellous Satisfied

Change the following into Indirect Speech.

“Bring me a glass of milk,” said the swami to the villagers.


Change the following into Indirect Speech.

He said, “Daughter, take my golden jug, and fetch me some water from the Well.”


Change the following into Direct Speech.

I told them to be quiet.


Change the following into Direct Speech.

Bhagya said that she had seen that picture.


Change the following into Direct Speech.

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Describe any one of them to your partner.

  • Name of the sport.
  • What equipment is used to play the sport?
  • What kind of area/ground/field it is played in?
  • How is it played?

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Name the character or speaker.

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beneath, breeze, meet, fear, each, meadow.


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pl ______ se


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“Cowards die many times before their death”.

Study the quotations and identify the adverse human qualities that are worse than ‘death’ and discuss the underlying message conveyed.


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