9. JUST A SECONO
Answer the following questions.
1) How many coins did each son collect?
Ans : The sons collected coins as follows.
Second
collected sixty coins.
Minute collected sixty coins.
Hour
collected twenty four coins.
Day
collected seven coins.
Week
collected four coins.
Month
collected twelve coins.
&
Year collected one Nugget.
2) How should we show respect to Second?
Ans: We will show respect to Second by making the best
use of him.
3) What are the metals mention in the story?
Ans: Iron,Steel,Bronze, Silver,Gold,Diamond,Nugget etc.
I – COMPREHENSION:
A. Answer the following in a word, phrase or sentence each:
1. Name the brothers beginning from the eldest.
Ans: Year,Month,Week, Day, Hour, Minute and Second.
2. How many gold coins Week collected when Month
collected twelve diamond coins?
Ans: When Month collects twelve diamond coins,Week
collected forty eight gold coins.
3. How many diamond coins did Month collect,when
Year collected ten nuggets?
Ans: When Year collects ten nuggets,the Month collected
one hundred and twenty (120) diamond coins.
4. Why did Second go into hiding?
Ans: Because Sceond felt that no one cared for him.So Second informed Father Time
and went into hiding.
5. What did the people request Father Time?
Ans: The people requested Father Time to send back
second.
6. What did Father Time tell the people?
Ans: Father Time told the people as Second is the
smartest and the most hard working.
B. Write about the best way to make use of time in
four or five sentences.
Ans: 1. Always do he work in time.
2.
II: LANGUAGE ACTIVITY:
A. 1. Match the items of column A with the names in column B by drawing a line.
A B
1) Sixty seconds make a a)
day
2) Sixty minutes make an b)
month
3) Twenty four hours make a c) week.
4) Seven days make a d) minute
5) Four weeks make a e)
year
6) Twelve months make a f) hour
ABC
Ans:
A B
1) Sixty seconds make a d)
minute
2) Sixty minutes make an f)
hour
3) Twenty four hours make a a) day
4) Seven days make a c)
week.
5) Four weeks make a b) month
6) Twelve months make a e) year
2. WRITE THEM INTO SENTENCES.
Ans:
1. Sixty seconds make a minute.
2. Sixty minutes make an hour
3. Twenty four hours make a day
4. Seven days make a week.
5. Four weeks make a month.
6. Twelve months make a year.
B. The family of TIME is hidden in the grid. Circle
them and write them in the space provided.
carefully. Fill in the blanks with the words given below :
1. The butterfly is sitting on
the flower.
2. The old man is walking with
the stick.
3. The ice cream vendor is selling ice cream to
the children.
4. The fish is in the water.
5. The frog is jumping into the
pool.
6. The children are playing behind
the ice cream vendor.
7. The groundnut vendor
is beside the entrance gate.
E. Choose the correct words and fill in the
blanks.
1. I get up from (from / of) bed at half
past six in the morning.
2. I have breakfast at (on / at) seven.
3. I leave for (to / for) school at (at / on) a quarter to
eight.
4. I attend the prayer at (on / at) nine.
5. I talk to (by / to) my friends at (at/on) quarter past
twelve.
6. I eat my lunch at (on /at) half past
twelve.
7. I play with (with / to) my friends at (by / at) half past two.
8.
I leave for (in / for) home at half past four.
