Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Proverbs are short, wise sayings. For example — Look before you leap. This means that we should think carefully before we take any action. Here are some popular English proverbs. Read them aloud together and discuss what each could mean.
- Old is gold
- As you sow so shall you reap
- Unity is strength
- United we stand divided we fall
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Advertisements
Solution
- Old is gold - One who is in my contact for a long time is more reliable or worthier than others.
- As you sow so shall you reap — You will have to bear the consequences (good or bad) of your action.
- Unity is strength – If we are together we will be strong enough to overcome any problem.
- United we stand divided we fall — If we are together we win, if not we lose.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed — A friend who gives you help when you need is a true friend.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
What were the preparations in the palace for?
What had the cook planned to do with the vegetable scraps?
Word hunt
The bridegroom went to visit his ______.
Where did the geese live?
The wise old bird helped them to escape.
I was frightened ______ curious.
Read the following passage and answer the question that follow.
|
Oliver was a nine-year-old boy. He lived with other homeless boys in an orphanage. He was pale and thin as were the other boys living there. This was because they had to work hard but were never given enough to eat. The owner of the orphanage, Mr. Bumble, was a cruel man and he ill-treated the boys. The boys were always hungry It was true that they were given three meals a day but each meal consisted only of a bowl of watery soup. They were almost starving. So it was decided by them to ask the master for more soup. But who would bell the cat? Finally, the task fell to Oliver. When all the boys had assembled in the cold stone hall for their evening meal, the soup was served. It soon disappeared. The boys whispered to one another and one boy pushed Oliver a little. Oliver, making a brave effort, stood up, walked up to the master with his bowl and spoon in his hand, and said tremblingly, “Please sir, I want some more.” |
1. Why did Oliver live in the orphanage?
2. Who was Mr. Bumble?
3. What meals were the boys given?
4. What did Oliver say to Mr Bumble?
5. The boys were given three meals a day. Then why were they always hungry?
- Because the soup they were given was never enough.
- Because they worked very hard all day long.
- Because the older boys drank up their soup.
6. Find the words from the passage that mean the same as
- very hungry (para 2) ______
- to vanish (para 3) ______
7. ‘All the boys assembled in the cold stone hall.’ Here the word assembled means
- moved away
- collected
- worked together
8. From the word 'assembled' remove the last two letters. Add one letter to make a word which means a time at the school when the whole school gathers.
assembl______
9. Give a suitable title to the passage.
Nobody has seen him ________ yesterday.
Bold the correct meaning of the given words. You may need to use the dictionary.
| idled away | wasted | rested | admired |
| constant | coffee | construct | steady |
| companion | dog | stranger | partner |
| realise | to understand | to set free | real |
| descend | to not send | to be decent | to move down |
| barrel | a wooden container | a musical instrument | a bag |
| contents | to be happy | the ingredients | the index of a book |
Rip’s village was situated ______.
What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle?
- He was a kind neighbour.
- ______
- ______
- ______
Study the words in the first column and see the changes in them in the second column. The words in Column II are the opposites of the words in Column I.
| I | II |
| important | unimportant |
| patient | impatient |
| pleasure | displeasure |
Now write the opposites of the following using un-, im-, dis-.
- believe ______
- shaved ______
- perfect ______
- satisfy ______
- polite ______
- respect ______
- pure ______
- expected ______
- obedient ______
Look at the words in the box. Write what you do when you are at a
| sit drink play yell dance sing serve run enjoy buy wave shout ride greet win cheer compete. |
- feast? ______
- race? _____
- cricket match? ________
- cinema? ______
- fair? ______
- party? ____
The giant carried a reaping hook because.
A giant land animal ______
Give the full forms of
won’t ______
weren’t ______
wouldn’t ______
couldn’t ______.
Add - ly to the following words.
| clear | merry | weary | double |
| dreary | bright | bad | fond |
Now can you make sentences with these words?
What kind of child was Sanatombi?
Some interesting words sound like the noises for which they stand. You use a different tone of voice when you say these words. The voice becomes louder and more forceful.
- Click! ______________
- Chirp! _____________
- Whisper! ____________
- Bravo! _____________
- Oh! _____________
- Ah! _____________
- Hurrah! _____________
- Alas! ______________
- Wonderful! ___________
- Hi! ___________
- Ho! __________
- Hop away! _______.
