Activity 1
Choose the
correct answer:
(a) The little
kite thought it could (i) run (ii) fly (iii) swim .
(b) The big
kite told the small kite to (i) try (ii) know (iii) think .
(c) While
flying the little kite was filled with (i) pity (ii) pride (iii) pain .
(d) The boys
look like small (i) dots (ii) patches (iii) spots .
Activity 2
Complete the
following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The big kite towards
the Tranquil sky.
(b) The little kite’s
paper Stirred at the sight
(c) The little kite smiled
the big kite side by side .
(d) The little kite and
the big kite rested high in the quite air.
Activity 3
Answer the following
question:
What made the
little kite’s paper stir at sight of the traditional the tranquil sky?
Ans. : The eagerness to
fly like the big kite made the little stir at the sight of the tranquil sky.
Activity 4
|
Cause |
Effect |
|
(a) the
little kite thought that it would fall down. |
The kite was
afraid to fly. |
|
(b) The little
kite grew braver |
the little
kite rose up through the air along. |
|
(c) the
little kite sailed with the big kite side by side. |
The little
kite was thrilled with pride. |
|
(d) the boys
were far below from the little kite. |
The boys
looked like small spots. |
Activity 5
Answer the following in
complete sentences :
(a) What did the
big kite tell the little kite to go ?
Ans. : The big kite told
the little kite to try to fly.
(b) How did the
little kite prepare himself for flight ?
Ans. : The little kite
stirred at the sight of the big flight, whirled and then grew braver flight. In
this way the little kite prepared himself for the flight.
(c) Whom did the
kites get as companions high up in the quite air ?
Ans. : High up in the
quite air, the kites got birds and clouds as their companions.
(d) “Oh, how
happy I am “ — Why did the little kite feel so?
Ans. : The little kite
felt so because he could prove himself one
who had tried brave to fly.
Activity 6 (a)
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
(i)
The Nile flows through Egypt.
(ii)
Iron is a useful metal.
(iii)
I waited at the station for an hour.
(iv)
She is a European.
Tick (V)the appropriate form of the given verbs in brackets:
(i) No news ________(is/are) good news.
(ii) Each of the children ________(has/have) arrived.
(iii) The mother and her child ________(is/are) going to the market.
(iv) Esha as well as her sister _______(is/are) taking part in the school sports.
Activity 7(a)
Add a prefix or a suffix
to the following words to form opposites:
learn : unlearn
steadily : unsteadily
rest : restless
cloud : cloudless
happy : unhappy
Activity 7(b)
Make meaningful sentences
of your own with the following words:
tranquil : The birds are flying in
the tranquil sky.
frightened : I was frightened to see
the shadowy figure.
sailed : The boatman sailed his
boat across the river.
brave : I am brave.