Lesson 8
THE MONKEYS & THE FRUITS
NEW WORDS –
parade –परेड= संचलन, सैन्याची
gave –गेव्ह= दिला
day off –डे ऑफ= सुट्टी
gardener –गार्डनर= माळी
thought –थॉट= विचार केला
know –नो= माहिती असणे, जाणणे
talk –टॉक= बोलणे
nuts –नटस्= शेंगा
enough –इनफ= पुरेसे
pull up –पुल अप= वर ओढा, उपटा
root –रूट= मूळ much –मच= जास्ती
little –लिटल= थोडे
too much –टू मच= खूप जास्त
I VOCABULARY
A. Complete the following words by adding ‘ance’ ‘ence’ or ‘ense’ at the end (You may look up the dictionary to get the right answer and make necessary changes. Do the exercise in groups).
1. resist ance – resistance
2. attend ance – attendance
3. confid ence – confidence
4. exist ance – existance
5. susp ense – suspense
6. exp ense – expense
7. guid ance – guidance
8. ambul ance – ambulance
B. Complete each sentence below with a word
opposite in meaning
to the underlined word (First one is done for you).
a) A victory sometimes is worse than defeat
b) The construction of new buildings takes a long time; their destruction takes little time
c) This cloth is not inferior but superior to that
d) Life is full of comforts and discomfort
C. Express what would your reaction be (Write the correct word next to each sentence choosing from the answers given in brackets).
[happy, bored, excited, worried, irritated]
Example: a) You forget to do your homework : worried
b) Someone loses your pen : irritated
c) You have nothing to do : bored
d) Your favorite actor is coming to your city : excited
e) You have done well in your test : happy
D. Rewrite the following sentences, using a single word for each group of words underlined (One is done for you).
1. A person who reports events for a newspaper was present at the meeting
Example : A reporter was present at the meeting.
2. The people who were watching the show cheered loudly.
Ans. The audience cheered loudly.
3. The people who were listening to the
speaker sat quietly.
Ans. The spectators sat quietly.
4. After the attack, there were very few people who survived.
Ans. After the attack, there were very few survivors.
5. Every year India is
visited by many foreign people who travel for pleasure.
Ans. Every year India is visited by many foreign tourists. (tourists, spectators, survivors, audience)
II COMPREHENSION
A. Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Why were the people given a day off by their king?
Ans. Because there was going to be a big parade in the city.So the king gave all the people the day off to go to see it.
2. What prevented the gardener from going to the parade?
Ans. The gardener had to water the plants in the king’s garden.This work prevented the gardener from going to the parade.
3. Whose help did the gardener plan to take?
Ans. The gardener planned to take the help of monkeys.
4. How did the monkeys spend their time in the king’s garden?
Ans. The monkeys spend their time in the king’s garden by eating nuts & fruits.They plays in garden and spend their time happily.
5. What were the gardener’s instructions to water the trees?
Ans. The gardener instructed the monkeys to water the trees when the sun is going down.Water enough water but not too much.
6. How did the big monkey instruct the little monkey to water the trees?
Ans. The big monkey instructed the little monkeys Pull up each tree and look at its roots.If the tree has long roots, give it much water. If the roots are not long, give it just a little water.
7. Did the little monkey follow the big monkey’s instructions? Why?
Ans. Yes the little monkey followed the big monkey’s instructions because they thought the big monkey was wise.
8. What sight greeted the gardener the next morning?
Ans. The next morning the gardener saw that every tree had been pulled up by the roots. And not a tree was living ! Not one!
B. Write whether thefollowing statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ or ‘F’ in the brackets accordingly.
a) The king’s cook could not go to the parade. [F]
b) The gardener planned to ask the monkeys to water the trees. [T]
c) The monkeys refused to help the gardener. [F]
d) Trees with long roots were to be given less water [F]
e) The gardener saw that every tree had been pulled up by the roots. [T]
III LANGUAGE
A. Write the following sentences, changing the nouns in brackets into the plural number-
1. The ______ (thief) stole our ______ (watch)
Ans. The thieves stole our watches.
2. The ______ (valley) were full of ______ (monkey)
Ans. The vallies were full of monkeys.
3. The ______ (hero)
rode on their ______ (pony)
Ans. The heroes rode on their ponies.
4. The ______ (wolf) attacked the ______ (calf)
Ans. The wolves attacked the calves.
5. The ______ (woman) hid their ______ (baby) and ______
(child) in the bushes (bush).
Ans. The women hid their babies and children in the bushes.
B. Complete the following using ‘has’ and ‘have’ appropriately.
1. Our school have twelve classrooms. Our headmistress has a separate room for herself.
The teachers have a staff room. We have a brown and white uniform. Our school also have a big playground.
2. Do you have a library in your school?
___________________________________
How many students does your school has?
________________________________________
Do the classrooms have ceiling fans?
Yes, all classrooms have ceiling fans.
C. Fill in the blanks with ‘has been / have been’ appropriately.
a. Using this system, a book has been written by Stephan Hawking.
b. Dozens of scientific papers have been presented.
c. Soumya has been staying with me for two weeks.
d. The lawyers have been on strike since May 28th.
