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Let Us Discuss
Let Us Discuss
I. Work in pairs to match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B. Check your answers by sharing them with your teacher and classmates.
Column A | Column B |
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1. wonder | (i) in place of someone or something |
2. yard | (ii) carefully |
3. chatter | (iii) an area outside a building |
4. instead | (iv) talk for a long time about unimportant things |
5. closely | (v) maybe |
6. perhaps | (vi) a feeling of surprise |
Answer:
Column A | Answer | Column B |
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1. wonder | (vi) | a feeling of surprise |
2. yard | (iii) | an area outside a building |
3. chatter | (iv) | talk for a long time about unimportant things |
4. instead | (i) | in place of someone or something |
5. closely | (ii) | carefully |
6. perhaps | (v) | maybe |
II Fill in the boxes with suitable words as you read the story.
Main Characters
- Husband
- Wife
Setting
- A village in Tamil Nadu
Other Characters
- Rama the village Kotwal
- Thief
Problem
- A burglar has broken in the house
Solution
- The husband wife shouted the name Rama their future son and successfully got the attention of Rama the village Kotwal who caught the thief.
Let Us Think and Reflect
Man: What’s the matter? What are you looking at?
ANSWER: The wife was listening carefully as she asked the man to keep quiet.
(i) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the given lines.
(ii) Choose the correct option.
ANSWER: A. surprise
ANSWER: Kotwal responded immediately when he heard his name and caught the thief. This proves that he was good at his job.
ANSWER: The thief wished that the couple would talk about their money, but the couple talked about their would-be son.
ANSWER: The man and his wife through their clever game of calling 'Rama O Rama' very loudly managed to alert the village Kotwal Rama, who finally arrested the thief.
Let us learn
I Study the highlighted words in the following lines.
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I’m feeling so sleepy.
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It’s a thief.
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They’re awake.
The highlighted words given in the above sentences have one letter missing in each. What are they? Share them with your teacher and classmates.
Now, write the full words with the missing letter.
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_______ feeling so sleepy.
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_______ a thief.
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____ awake.
The missing letters are marked by an apostrophe (’).
Solution
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I am feeling so sleepy.
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It is a thief.
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They are awake.
II Expand the following words. Two examples have been done for you. Use the contracted form of these words in sentences of your own.
S. No. | Contracted Words | Expanded Form | Sentences |
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1. | what’s | what is | What’s your name? |
2. | I’ll | ||
3. | I’d | ||
4. | we’ll | ||
5. | that’s | ||
6. | we’re | ||
7. | don’t | ||
8. | you’ll | ||
9. | must’ve | must have | She must’ve forgotten her bag. |
Solution
S. No. | Contracted Words | Expanded Form | Sentences |
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1. | what’s | what is | What’s your name? |
2. | I’ll | I will | I’ll help you with your homework. |
3. | I’d | I would / I had | I’d like a cup of tea. |
4. | we’ll | we will | We’ll go to the park tomorrow. |
5. | that’s | that is | That’s a beautiful picture. |
6. | we’re | we are | We’re excited for the trip. |
7. | don’t | do not | Please don’t make noise. |
8. | you’ll | you will | You’ll enjoy this movie. |
9. | must’ve | must have | She must’ve forgotten her bag. |
III Study the highlighted words and the words in the brackets in the following sentences from the story.
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I am feeling so sleepy. [am + feel + ing]
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What are you looking at? [are + look + ing]
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Somebody is trying to get in. [is + try + ing]
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They are saying something. [are + say + ing]
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Perhaps, they are talking about their money. [are + talk + ing]
Now, choose the correct option.
The sentences 1–5 refer to actions that _________________
[are going on at the time of speaking / happened in the past / will
take place in the future]
Answer
The sentences 1–5 refer to actions that are going on at the time of speaking. ✅
IV Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences.
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I ______________ in Grade 6. [am + study + ing]
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My friend ______________ a story book. [is + read + ing]
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We ______________ a board game. [are + play + ing]
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I ______________ a new language. [am + learn + ing]
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The teachers ______________ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing]
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My mother ______________ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]
Solution
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I am studying in Grade 6.
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My friend is reading a story book.
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We are playing a board game.
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I am learning a new language.
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The teachers are sitting in the staff room.
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My mother is cooking food in the kitchen.
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Govind and Anu _____________ football.
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Pema ___________ flowers.
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Anil _____________ the score card.
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The mother ___________ a book.
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The dog __________ to catch the ball.
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The birds _________ in the sky.
Solution
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Govind and Anu are playing football.
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Pema is picking flowers.
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Anil is showing the score card.
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The mother is reading a book.
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The dog is running to catch the ball.
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The birds are flying in the sky.
VI Study the following sentences from the story and complete the table. One example has been done for you.
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I’d better listen closely.
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When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him.
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Then I’ll call out very loudly…
S. No. | Sentence | Question | Word |
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(i) | I’d better listen closely. | How does he listen? | A. closely |
(ii) | When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him. | How does she call out? | B. ______ |
(iii) | Then I’ll call out very loudly. | How does she call out? | C. ______ |
Solution
S. No. | Sentence | Question | Word |
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(i) | I’d better listen closely. | How does he listen? | A. closely |
(ii) | When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him. | How does she call out? | B. softly |
(iii) | Then I’ll call out very loudly. | How does she call out? | C. loudly |
VII Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box
given below. There are two extra words that you do not
need.
Adverbs given: warmly, gracefully, smoothly, beautifully, funnily,
quickly, hurriedly
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He solved the mathematics problem __________.
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The car moved __________ along the highway.
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The musician played the guitar __________.
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Shobha danced __________.
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Rohit left the house __________.
Solution
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He solved the mathematics problem quickly.
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The car moved smoothly along the highway.
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The musician played the guitar beautifully.
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Shobha danced gracefully.
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Rohit left the house hurriedly.
✅ Extra words not used: warmly, funnily
VIII Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the
box given below. There are two extra words that you do not
need.
honestly angrily brightly peacefully sweetly slowly
tirelessly
Once upon a time in a small forest, animals lived
peacefully.
The wise old tortoise moved
slowly but
always won the race against the proud rabbit.
The ants worked
tirelessly,
gathering food for the winter.
The kind-hearted lion ruled the jungle
honestly,
giving everyone a chance to speak.
The birds sang
sweetly,
making everyone in the forest happy.
IX Study the following sentences from the story and choose the correct option.
- Oh, hum! What a hard day it has been!
- Ah, at last, they’ve stopped their chatter!
- What should we do?
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What should we name our child?
ANSWER:
(i) Sentence 1 expresses a feeling of tiredness. ✅
(ii) Sentence 2 expresses a feeling of relief. ✅
(iii) Sentences 3 and 4 ask questions. ✅
X Punctuate the following sentences and write whether they are exclamatory or interrogative sentences.
- Wow! What an intelligent man he is! – Exclamatory ✅
- Oh! How big the hole is! – Exclamatory ✅
- Do you like to read comic books? – Interrogative ✅
- What is your favourite story? – Interrogative ✅
Let Us Listen
You will listen to a security guard making an announcement to the people in the neighbourhood. As you listen, fill in the blanks with only one word that you hear. (refer to page 38 for transcript)
The security guard announced that
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robbery has been happening in that area.
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He advised everyone to stay safe and the kids to tell the adults as soon as they find anything different.
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They should not forget that safety is the main thing.
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He asked them to call 100 when they need immediate help.
Let Us Write
when ………….........………………………………………………….
where ………….........………………………………………………….
what ………….........…………………………………………………. how………….........…………………………………………………. why………….........………………………………………………….
You may begin this way:
My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone …