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Passage 1: Squirrels
Squirrels are funny animals with bushy tails. They usually eat fruits, nuts and seeds. Most squirrels live in trees. There are several kinds of tree-squirrels. The red squirrel lives in Europe and Asia. The North American grey squirrel is found in other countries too. Flying squirrels can glide from the tops of trees using the folds of skin between the legs as ‘wings’. Chipmunks are small striped squirrels that live on the ground. They also live in burrows like rats. They have shorter tails and never climb trees.
1. How do flying squirrels glide from the tops of trees?
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Answer: They use the folds of skin between their legs as wings.
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2. Name the four types of squirrels mentioned.
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Answer: The red squirrel, the North American grey squirrel, the flying squirrel and the chipmunk.
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3. Where do chipmunks live?
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Answer: On the ground and in burrows.
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4. Complete: Squirrels have ___ tails. Red squirrels live in Asia and ___. Grey squirrels live in North America and also ___. Squirrels eat ___.
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Answer: bushy; Europe; in other countries; fruits, nuts and seeds.
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5. Use the homophones tail and tale in sentences.
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Answer: The dog wagged its tail. Grandmother told us a funny tale.
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6. Nut also means a small piece of metal that fits on a bolt. What else can ‘top’ mean besides a toy?
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Answer: The highest part of something.
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Passage 2: Abou Ben Adhem
Long ago there lived a holy man called Abou Ben Adhem. He loved everyone. He helped people who were in trouble. One night Abou Ben Adhem woke up suddenly. He saw an angel writing in a golden book. “May I know what you are writing?” he asked the angel boldly. The angel looked up and said, “I am writing the names of those who love God.” “Is my name among them?” asked Abou. “No,” replied the angel. “Please write me down, then,” said Abou, “as one who loves his fellow men.” The angel did as he wished, and then vanished. The next night the angel visited Abou Ben Adhem again. He showed Abou the names of those whom God loved. Abou Ben Adhem’s name was the first on the list.
7. What did Abou ask the angel and what did the angel reply?
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Answer: Abou asked what the angel was writing. The angel replied that he was writing the names of those who love God.
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8. What did Abou ask the angel to do?
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Answer: To write his name down as one who loves his fellow men.
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9. What happened when the angel came the next night?
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Answer: He showed Abou the names of those whom God loved, and Abou’s name was first on the list.
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10. Describe Abou’s character.
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Answer: He was kind, loving, helpful and brave; he cared about everyone.
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11. Tick: Abou Ben Adhem was a (farmer / holy man / businessman).
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Answer: holy man
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12. Tick: Abou saw the angel (smiling / writing in a book / praying).
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Answer: writing in a book
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13. Tick: Abou’s name was first because (he worshipped God / he loved his fellow men / the angel put in a good word).
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Answer: he loved his fellow men
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14. Write three silent-letter words from the passage.
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Answer: night, writing, know (also: knew, wrote).
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15. Give two meanings of wish and long.
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Answer: wish – to want something; a hope or desire. long – not short; to desire strongly.
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16. Add a prefix to holy and write; add a suffix to wish and bold.
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Answer: unholy, rewrite; wishful, boldly (or boldness).
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Passage 3: Sudama and Krishna
Sudama was Krishna’s childhood friend. They studied together at Gurukul. Krishna was rich while Sudama belonged to a poor Brahmin family. Years passed and Krishna became the king of Dwarka but Sudama remained a poor man. Sudama, his wife and children starved without food. Tired of their state, one day his wife advised Sudama to go and seek his friend Krishna’s help. Sudama agreed to go to Dwarka. His wife packed a handful of puffed rice as a gift. Seeing the splendour of Dwarka, Sudama felt humbled. Krishna ran out of his palace barefooted to greet Sudama. He took him in and washed his feet. Seeing a small bag in Sudama’s hand, Krishna asked what was inside. Sudama hesitantly took it out and said he could not gift a handful of puffed rice to a king. Krishna snatched the rice and started eating it. Later they sat to have their meal, served on gold plates. When Sudama finally went back home he saw a huge mansion in place of his hut and his family in new clothes. He knew that God had showered his blessings on him.
17. Where did Sudama and Krishna study?
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Answer: At Gurukul.
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18. What did Sudama’s wife suggest?
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Answer: That he should go to his friend Krishna and seek his help.
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19. What hospitality did Sudama receive in Dwarka?
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Answer: Krishna ran out barefoot to greet him, washed his feet and served a meal on gold plates.
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20. What did Krishna do when he saw the small bag?
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Answer: He asked what was inside, then snatched the puffed rice and ate it.
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21. What did Sudama see when he went home?
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Answer: A huge mansion instead of his hut, and his family in new clothes with plenty of food.
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22. Write T or F: (a) Sudama belonged to a poor Brahmin family. (b) He agreed to go to Agra. (c) There were fruits in the bag. (d) The meal was served in gold plates. (e) He found sacks of gold coins at home.
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Answer: (a) T (b) F, he went to Dwarka (c) F, it was puffed rice (d) T (e) F, he found a mansion and food.
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23. Write the opposites: friend, poor, small, inside, new, huge.
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Answer: enemy, rich, big, outside, old, tiny.
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Poem: The Mice
The mice are in their holes, / And here they hide by day; / But when ‘tis still at night / They all come out to play. / They climb upon the shelves, / And taste of all they please; / They drink the milk and cream / And eat the bread and cheese. / But if they hear the cat, / At once they stop their fun; / In fright they seek their holes / As fast as they can run.
24. What do the mice do during the day?
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Answer: They hide in their holes.
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25. What do the mice do at night?
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Answer: They come out to play, climb the shelves, drink milk and cream and eat bread and cheese.
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26. When the mice hear the cat, they ___.
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Answer: stop their fun and run to their holes as fast as they can.
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27. Find words in the poem meaning calm and fear.
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Answer: calm – still; fear – fright.
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28. Give the singular of shelves and holes.
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Answer: shelf, hole.
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