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Work BookPart - 1

English

6th Standard

Department of State Educational Research and Training

Banashankari 3rd Stage, Bangalore - 560 085

Name : ...................................................

School : ...................................................

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WORKBOOK PREPARATION COMMITTEE CONCEPT AND DESIGN

Sri Ajay Seth, IAS Additional Chief Secretary

Government of Karnataka (Primary and Secondary Education), Bengaluru

Dr.P.C.Jaffer, IAS Smt Soujanya, IAS State Project Director Commissioner Sarva Shikshana Abhiyana Department of Public Instruction

GUIDANCE

Sri Bella Setty Sri Narasimaiah Director, DSERT Managing Director, KTBS Smt Philomina Lobo Sri H.N.Gopalakrishna Director, Secondary Education Joint Director, DSERT

CHAIRPERSON Dr. S.Venkateswaran

Professor (Retd), RIESI, BengaluruMembers

Smt S. Amuda Smt.TharaAssistant Teacher, GULPS, Assistant Teacher, GHPS, Kumaraswamy lay out, Bengaluru K.Hemmanahalli, Mysore Rural

Smt T.M.Bhanumathi Smt. V.Prema Assistant Teacher, GHPS, Kuppe, Assistant Teacher, GHPS, K.N.Hundi,Hunasuru (T) Mysore (D) Mysore

Sri Tarakesh Sri G M JangiArt Teacher, GHS, Artist, DSERT,Bannitalipura, Gundlupete (T) (Cover page Design)

Programme Co-ordination Sri A.Sreedhar, Senior Assistant Director, DSERT

Smt N.Parvathi, Technical Assistant, DSERT

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FOREWORD

This work book has been prepared in accordance with the English language syllabus and curriculum requirements as stated in the present main course reader - 6th in Karnataka. The twin objectives of this workbook are as follows.

1. to facilitate the reinforcement of what has been learnt through the main course book in the respective class,

2. to produce contexts and activities for internalizing what has been learnt through the main course reader and thus ensure reinforcement.

This work book has been designed in such way that the learners at the said level get more practice in developing the four major language skills namely L.S.R.W and in developing the grammatical ability and vocabulary or language use in meaningful contexts. The activities suggested are self instructional and care has been taken to maintain the interest level of the users of the book. It also includes a

to make the best use of the practice book they have.

The workbook preparation team would always welcome suggestions, if any, for improvement.

Dr. S Venkateswaran

Chairperson, Workbook Preparation Committee

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Unit -1

Trees

Activity - 1Listening

Read the following poem after your teacherTrees are the kindest things I know

They do not harm. They simply grow.

And spread a shade for sleepy cows

And gather birds among the boughs

To touch the beams of morning Sun

They are the last to hold the light

When every thing changes into night

They hum a drowsy Bellaby

of sleepy children long ago

Trees are the kindest things I know

Activity - 2

Reading

*Read the following passage carefully and then complete the table given below

I am a tree. I have three main parts and they are the root, the trunk and the branch. My roots absorb water from the soil. My trunk and branches carry the sap and lift the leaves in me into the sunlight. The leaves in me are food factories for me. I give you fruits and shade. Birds build their nest in my branches. Most of the food come from me. I give you fresh air, and many other things. I am so useful to you and I am your best friend.

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Trees

Name

Number of main parts

Work or function of each part

Branches : ____________________

Roots : ____________________

Trunk : ____________________

What do leaves do?

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Activity - 3

Speaking - Role play

Take different roles and read the following dialogue. First, your teacher will read the dialogue aloud for you.

The Lion and the Mouse

Scene 1.

Lion : Grr! Grr! you woke me up, little mouse

Mouse : Sorry!

Mouse : Oh! But I can!

Mouse : Oh! thank you lion. I will not forget your kindness!

Scene II

I need help

once. Now it is my turn to save you.

Lion : Thank you friend for saving me from the hunter.

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Activity 4

Look at the box and write the parts of the tree in the spaces provided below.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Activity - 5

There are phrases that can be used for making polite requests

Could you please ,Would you mind, May I have, If you please, Kindly,I request you to

Write a sentence for each of the following

eg. Could you please give me a glass of water?

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1. Asking a ticket

2. Asking for ice cream

3. Asking for a notebook

Grammar

Activity - 6

Write the short form of the following

are not it is

was not that is

were not who is

do not what is

did not where is

does not I have

can not we have

have not they have

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I am I will

you are we will

they are you will

let us they will

Activity - 7

* Complete the sentence by inserting the opposite of the underlined word.

e cheap coat but her shoes are very ____________.

present and three are __________

true but a few are ___________

quick in doing his work at home but he is _________outside.

bright but my cousin is very ___________.

Actitity - 8

QUESTIONS

questions given on the right and match them.

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Examples

Why were you so late ?Where have you been?

Why 1 __________ you enjoy the tea?

Have 2 __________ are you today?

Who 3 __________ told you about the party ?

How 4 __________ were you absent yesterday ?

Did 5 __________ did you have for dinner?

What 6 __________ are you coming to see me ?

Which 7 __________ of these books do you like best?

Whose 8 __________ has mother put the sweets?

Where 9 __________ cap is this?

10 __________ you been to London?

Actitity - 9

words taken from the list given above:

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Activity - 10

Read the following sentence carefully . Focus on the words underlined.

Present time

I feel a pain in my neck today.

Past time

I felt a pain in my neck yesterday.

Learn the past and present forms of the words given below

Present Past

build built

creep crept

grow grew

ring rang

rise rose

see saw

sink sank

speak spoke

steal stole

Activity - 11

Fill in the blanks in the following. Use a dictionary if necessary

Present Past

___________ saw

___________ rang

___________ rose

___________ grew

___________ sank

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speak ___________

steal ___________

ride ___________

build ___________

creep ___________

Acivity - 12

Same sound – different meanings

Some words have the same sound as other words. But they differ in spelling and meaning

Choose the correct word from the pair above to complete each sen-tence.

She looked ver

Let us _________

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Activity - 14

COMPOUND WORDS:

A compound word is formed by joining two or more words

e.g: tea +pot= teapot

A. Write the name of each object and show the two words which make up

each compound word.

e.g: rail-way=railway

B. In each sentance below, join together the two words underlined to

form a compound word . Start with the second word.

1. A which is gold in colour

2. A boat which is driven by a motor.

3. A stand on which a band plays.

4. A cloth that is used to cover a table.

5. A ball that is made of snow.

6. A weed that grows in the sea.

7. A box used for keeping cash.

8. A tray to hold the ash of cigarettes.

9. The top of a roof.

10. A coat which is worn over.

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Activity - 15

Identify the colours and write the names in the space given below.

e.g : a black crow.

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Activity - 16

Classify the following in two kinds

Brinjal, mango, apple, potato, sapota, onion, lemon, tomato, cucumber, cabbage, pineapple,

chilli, papaya.

fruits vegetables

Remarks by Teacher :

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Activity - 17

a. Name the trees using the pictures given below and write them in the space provided.

B __ n___ ___ a ___ a ___ g o N ___ ___ mtree tree tree

Co__ ___ n ___ t L___ m ___ n Pa ___ ___ ___ atree tree tree

the space provided.

__________________ ________________ ______________

__________________ ________________ ______________

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Activity - 18Circle the odd one and write,

Activity - 19Find all the hidden word in the following words

e.g: hair - air

woman – through –

country – person –

mistake – daring –

courage –

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Activity - 20

Complete the word chain using the last letter of the previous word

e.g. - leg - gun - nest - tree

1. forest - ten

2. egg - good

4. happy - yellow

5. elephant - tall

Activity - 21

Complete the following sentences using the opposite of the word underlined in each. You can choose the opposite from the words given in brackets.

1. Geetha is tall, but Seetha is [short, small]

2. The cow is and the rat is small [large, big]

3. The Mango is sweet but grapes are ___________ [sweet, sour]

4. He is fat but his sister is

5. John is happy, but his brother is [happy, sad]

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Activity -22

Draw a picture of a tree, colour it and write a few lines to describe it.

Activity -23

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

We have a big garden in front of our house. There are many plants and trees in our garden. There are six mango trees and four coconut trees. They are well grown and tall. Every evening we water the plants and trees in our garden.

money we help the others.

1. What is in front of your house?

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2. How many mango trees are there in our garden?

3. How many coconut trees are there in the garden?

4. What are the things we get from garden?

5. When do we water the plants?

6. How are coconut trees useful to us?

7. Where is the neem tree?

Remarks by Teacher :

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Micro Test I I. Read the following passage completely and answer the

questions given below.

There are nine planets in the universe. We all live on the planet Earth. For centuries, man has been exploring the earth and its surface. Now man has started exploring the other planets. The recently explored planets include the Mars and the Jupiter. Scientist and astronomers have found new moons around some of these planets.

1. How many planets are there in the universe?

2. On which planet do we live

3. Name the two other planets mentioned in the passage.

4. Find the words which mean the following:

a) Those who study science and make discoveries.

b) Those who study the behavior of planets and stars

1) Find the hidden planet in the following word

a) t n r a s u b) r e h a t c) s a r m

2)

i) I was born ______ 2008

ii) I keep my books _______ my bag

iii) At home, I keep my bag _______ the table

iv) I carry my school bag _______ my back

v) My little cat always sleeps _______ a mat

vi) In the evening I have to wait _______ the bus stop for long hours

vii) _______ Monday, we are going _________ a picnic

/ /

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3) The following sentences have an error in them. Correct the error and rewrite

i) My School is on Bangalore

ii) The leaves is green

iii) There are many boy and girl in my class

iv) Dogs live on their kennel

house

Remarks by Teacher :

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UNIT - 2

Activity - 1

The Weather

When the weather is wet we must not fret When the weather is cold, we must not scold When the weather is warm we must not storm But we are thankful together Whatever the weather

A. The words on the left are used to describe weather, Complete the

s blowing hard, it is _______________

When there is mist, it is _______________

When there is thunder, it is _______________

as cold as ice it is _______________

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Activity - 2

B. Write two or three sentences on the following

1. Sunny Morning

2. A cold afternoon

3. A wet afternoon

4. A windy day

5. A stromy day

6. A foggy night

Activity - 3 (Vocabulary)

Fill in the blanks with the correct word

1. A cat sa

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12. I have a cat as my _

Remarks by Teacher :

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Activity - 4 Grammar (Prepositions)

in brackets

The clock is _____________ the table

The child is sleeping _____________ the cradle

Sheela Rohan

Sohan is standing _____________ Sheela and Sahana

The cat is sitting _____________ the chair

Bheemappa is climbing _____________the hill

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Tommy is standing _____________ Joseph

The car is moving _____________ the bridge

Activity - 5Write the following words in the appropriate column below :brother, father, queen, uncle, woman, mother, aunt, sister, king man, grandmother, boy, wife, husband, girl, grandfather

e.g : Queen e.g : King

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

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Activity - 6

Read the sentences and tell a story. But the sentences are in the wrong order.

1. The wind blew off her hat

2. It fell into the river

3. One day a girl was going for a walk by the river

4. He took her hat out of the water with a stick

5. An old man came walking along

6. She could not reach it with her hand

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Activity - 7

Fill in the blanks using the words given in brackets

4. Barbara _______________ a plate when she washed the dishes (broke,

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8. Martin _______________ the answer to answer to every question

Activity - 8

Is the activity the management of sentence ? If no keep only one sentence in one now. on give an example.

Make simple sentences with the help of these words given belowDo let me just check that person to ask? I’myou have that read just are right the about callingwhat a back let me you the order you wouldwould pen? to back to you? what you like meyou like you get give me was faxed us toknow? to that and just your you ques-

tionyester-day

spell

can I check can you phone num-ber

you for that

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

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Activity - 9

Find the tense of the words given. Write the words in the appropriate column.

Below eat take

ask asked sit say test blew take

do work sleep feel tested sat did ate slept took take said

worked felt

Past tense Present tense

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Activity - 10

Look at the picture and describe

Present Bangalore Past Bangalore

More Vehicle Less vehicle

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Activity 12

Who am I ?1. Everyone uses me to cut things

K

e

2. I am a Symbol of peace

D e and I am a bird

3. I come after four

F

e and I am a number

4. Many Drink me T

5. I am also called mummy

t h

6. I am used to comb your hair by all C

b

7. I am the brother of your father and May be Mother too

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l

8. Unless you open me, you cannot enter my room D

9. I am the national bird of India P

c

k

10. I am your father’s/ mother’s father

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t

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Activity 13

Use either ‘ant’ or ‘ent’ to complete the words given below

1. Merch ___ ___ ___2. Managem ___ ___ ___3. unimport ___ ___ ___4. attend ___ ___ ___5. englightm ___ ___ ___6. investm ___ ___ ___7. account ___ ___ ___8. assist ___ ___ ___9. attend ___ ___ ___10. Intellig ___ ___ ___Speaking

2. Classify the following words into ‘a’ sound, ‘e’ sound and ‘i’ sound words and write them in the appropriate column bat fed tag den flag will fill beg fit rat him shed then shell big hit red fill wish glad clap

‘a’ sound ‘e’ sound ‘i’ soundbat fed fit

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Micro Test II

I. Read the following announcements /instructions carefully and identify the places where they are given.

2) Don’t talk Keep quiet and maintain silence3) Attention; Stand at ease;4) Walk on the Zebra Crossing Don’t cross when you see the red light

II. Find the hidden relation words in the following 1. t e r a u g d h 2. 3. r e h a t f 4. r o m t e h 5. n e i c e 6. u n e l c 7. e r i t s s 8. b r h e r o 9. u n a t

III. Rearrange the words in the following to make meaningful sentences

i) Lives/he/in/uncle’s/his/house/ ii) the/bag/blue/mine/is iii) see/can/in/stay/the/we/the/clouds iv) my/is/elder/Ranga/broche v) he/class/VIII/in/is vi) he/good/is/student/a/in/school/his vii) Liach/all/teachers/my/school/in/will viii) there/four/after/come/two/and

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UNIT -3

ProfessionsActivity - 1Look at the pictures and name the profession in boxes provided.

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Activity - 2

VocobularyWho are they?

What do you call these persons?

1. a person receiving medical treatment

P_____T______T

2. One who performs operations in the hospital

S_______G______N

3 A person who collects and writes about news for a newspaper

R______P______T_______

F_______M______R

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5. One who teaches the lesson

T_______C_______R

6. A person who receives people arriving in a hotel

R______C______P_______N______T

7. One who rides in horse races

J_______K________

F______S________M____N

ListeningActivity - 3

Announcement in a Railway station

Bangalore to Mysore train arriving at 6.p.m Platform No. 4

Your attention please, train no 12468 coming from Hyderabad. Kachagunda

Express arrive in Platform No.1 at 11.30 a.m.

Train no 56843 Tippu Express coming from Mysore is running late by 45

minutes. Its expected time is 12.30 p.m.

Attention please, Train No. 8246,Chennai - Mysore Shatabdi Express in

Platform No-1 is expected to leave at 1.00 p.m. Passengers are requested to

board the train immediately

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Fill in the chart

Sl No

Train number

Name of the train

Arrival Departure Destination

1

2

3

12468

8246

Tippu Express

Bangalore

Bangalore

Mysore

Activity - 4

Who are these

1. A person who draws and paints

2. A person who mends the shoes

3. A person who checks our teeth

4. A person who grows crop

5. A person who makes sick people well

7. A peson who sails a ship

8. A person who makes clothes

9. A person who teaches us

10. A person who stitches the clothes

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Activity - 5

Match the people in ‘A’ with their occupation

01 doctor repairs taps

02 carpenter sells ticket

03 bus driver sells medicines

05 shopkeeper delivers letter

06 bus conductor makes furniture

07 plumber drives a bus or any vehicle

08 chemist sells things in a shop

09 pilot cares ill people

10 postman teaches

Activity - 5

Using the grid below identify the professions. (Give an example)

1 D O C T O R B F P O S2 I C B U E O M U Q S L3 N H O V J D N S Z F D4 G T A X I D R I V E R5 E E B B O J M N W W U6 R A H T T U D E A W D7 I C Q Y D E T S I K A8 O H Q U M R L S T X S9 H E A C T O R M E P V

10 X R G R R E K A R Y C11 Z R J E N G I N E E R

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Activity - 6

Write the names of professions that you know.

1. __________________________

2. __________________________

3. __________________________

4. __________________________

5. __________________________

6. __________________________

7. __________________________

8. __________________________

9. __________________________

10. __________________________

Activity - 7

Complete the following dialogue

1. Doctor and patientPatient : Hello! Good Morning, doctor

?

Patient : ?

Doctor : ?

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2. Teacher and Student

Teacher : Hema has lost her pencil.Has anyone found it.

Children : No

Teacher :

Children:

Teacher : Hema, go and pick it up

3. Station master and Latha

Latha - When is the train from Pune arriving?

Station master :

Latha :

Station Master :

Latha :

Station Master : At 10 p.m sometimes it is late

Activity - 8

Give one word for the following1. A place where aeroplanes are kept

2. A place where coins are made

3. A place where hindus go to worship

4. A place where you buy stamps, envelops, etc.

5. A place in your house where your vehicles are kept

6. A place where leather goods are made

8. A place where the trains are stops

9. A place where the buses are stops

10. Place where the muslims go to worship

11. Place where the christians go to worship

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Activity - 9

Read these words aloud, underline the silent letters in these words, Ask your pairto underline the silent letter in the words

know write listen depot

knitting honour wrong wrap

condemn knife answer sign

walk knee knowledge honesttalk watch hour

1

3

5

2

4

6

N

S

R L

G

M

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1. Opposite of shut

3. Heavy rain and strong wind

5. Opposite of fake

6. Streak of light in a cloudy sky

Activity - 10

Rhyme circle march

We are Straight

We are strong

we are valiant and bold

for the sun

with its life giving gold

The Train

The train goes running along the line

Jicketty can, Jicketty can

I wish it wer mine, i wish it were mine

Jicketty can, Jicketty can

The engine driver stands in front

He makes it run, he makes it shunt

Out of the town

Out of the town

over the hill

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over the drawn

under the bridge

over the ridge

Across the sea

and down by the sea

with a Jicketty can, Jicketty can

Jicketty can, Jicketty can

Jicketty can, Jicketty canActivity - 11

Some dates are given below, write as how these days are celebrated

Celebrated as Teachers day

5th September

14th April

14th November

2nd October

Write a sentence each about these celebrations.

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Activity - 12

Read the following passage carefully

house He did not know where exactly she lived. He walked too far. He lost his way. A man passed by in a car. He stopped his car and said, “Do you want a ride?” Since Rakesh did not know the man, he did not ride with him He walked down the street, where he saw a policeman. He went near him and said “I ‘m lost, please help me” “Where do you live?” asked the police man, Rakesh knew the name of the street where his cousin Latha lived. He gave the name of the street to the police man. Being a friend of the people the police man found the

help, Rakesh too was happy.

Answer the following questions:

1. Where did Rakesh go?

2. Who passed by in a car?

3. What did Prakash ask the police man?

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Activity - 13

The word begining in box 2 are

Box -1

please sincere patient rest

possible obey connect agree

human fortunate active polite

load direct pure equal

perfect willing allow believe

greateful movable gratitute continue

Box -2

in dis un im

direct obey load possible

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Activity 14

Answer the following questions with the help of the picture

1. Is this a cap? No, this is _______ a cap. This is a _________.

2. Is this a pencil? yes, this is a _________

3. Is this a book? No, this is not a _________ This is a _________

4. Is this a T.V? No, This is not a _________ this is a _________

5. Is this a kitten? Yes, this is a kitten

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UNIT - 4Activity - 1

My Family Tree

Your name __________________

Now complete your family tree

I am __________________

I am __________________ year old

__________________ is my father

__________________ is my mother

__________________ is my brother

__________________ is my sister

__________________ is my aunt

__________________ is my uncle

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Activity - 2

My Family

Listen to a simple narration and write the answer in the space provided.

Rajesh and Ramesh are brothers. They live with their parents in Mysore. Rajesh is elder to Ramesh. They are in class 6 and class 5 respectively in

as a teacher and their mother is also working as a teacher.

Now write the answer for the following questions in a word or two in the space provided.

1. Are Rajesh and Ramesh cousins?

2. What is the name of their father?

3. Who is elder Rajesh or Ramesh?

4. Where do they live?

5. Where is their school?

6. In which class Rajesh is studying ?

7. In which class Ramesh is studying ?

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8. Their mother is working as a ______________ .

Activity - 3

Arrange the following words in an alphabetical order

1. hear, heap, heal head, heat

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

2. Spray, sparrow, spread, sprint, speak

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

3. block, blade, blink, black, bleak

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

4. return, retail, retair, retreat, retain

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

5. click, climate, clip, climb, client

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

6. Stripe, strike, strict, string, strive

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

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Activity - 4

Sandesh Latha Suresh Megha

Sandesh and Megha were children. Sandesh is the elder brother of Megha. Their father is Suresh and mother is Latha

Write the relationship of the family

1. My name

2.

3.

4.

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B. Look at the photo and write the relation word with the table below

Suresh Father Husband

Latha

Megha and Sandesh

Sandesh

Megha

Suresh and Latha

Activity - 5Solve the Riddles

1. He is the Father of our nation He got us Independence

He is

2. She was the Queen of Kittur She was very brave

She is

3. They are mountatin lovers.

They are

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Activity - 6Draw picture and colour it to match with the words given in column B

A B

Tree

Sun

Ball

Mango

Moon

Clock

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Activity - 7

My Family

I am Rita. My father is Naresh. He is working in a hospital. He is a store keeper.

My mother is Leela. She is a home maker. She cooks us a variety of food. My

mother is very friendly with me. Raju is my elder brother. He is studying in

Seventh Standard. We are four members in our family. Our family is a happy

family.

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Fill in the blanks with the information available

Myself :

1. My name is

2. I am years old

3. I like

4. I play

5.

Writ about your friend :

1. My best friend is

2. and years old

3. likes

4. plays

Pair Work

What is your favourite colour ?

What is your favourite drink ?

What is your hobby?

My favourite colour is

My favourite drink is

My favourite hobby is

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Activity - 8

Put these together to make sentences1. her - see - I can

2. Can hear - the cats - I - coming

3. the bird - singing - can hear - I

4. The teacher - them - can hear - talking

5. can see - They - them - running

6. you - laughing - can hear - I

7. him - can see - I - working

8. writing - She - can see - me

9. They - you - can hear - singing

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Activity - 9

Tools people use

First match the name of the tool with its picture then match the picture of the

anvil farmer

thermometer doctor

wheel railway guard

black smith

plough potter

spanner mechanic

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Activity - 10

What do we use when these happen ?

1. When it is very cold ; we use a

swe ____t ____r

2. When we feel very hot we sit under the

f ____ n

3. When it rains, we use an

Um ____ rel ____ a

4. We stand in front of to dress up

m ____ ____ ro ____

Activity - 11

Give the name of the group to which the following objects belong.

1. e.g : Carrot, beans, bringal, potato : Vegetables

2. Rose, jasmine, lily, marrygold :

3. Rat, dog, goat, cow :

4. Bus. Car, lorry, scooter :

5. Lion, tiger, elephant, zebra :

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6. Gold, silver, iron, zinc :

7. Temple, church, mosque, chapel :

8. Banana, apple, orange, grapes :

9. Fan, television, fridge, washing machine :

10. Kho-Kho, football, volleyball, cricket :

Activity - 12

How do you greet your friends in the following situations

relatives?

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say?

Activity - 13

Speaking and writing

Draw clocks showing different timings and ask your partner what she/he does at that time / was doing at that time yesterday. Then write a passage about the daily schedule of your partner

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Activity - 14

Mention the time in the blankHere gives as series of pictures shown different actions

1. wake up at

2. take bath at

3. have my breakfast at

4. got to school at

5. have my lunch at

6. leave home at

7. play games at

8. do my work at

9. have dinner at

10. go to bed at

Look at the clock and tell the time and write it

It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s

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Activity - 15

Nouns have gender - Masculine and feminine

below.

e.g: Boy - Masculine Girl - Feminine

boy, sister, actor, head master, heroine, daughter dog, brother, princess, hero, prince, son, tiger, girl, tigress

Masculine Feminine

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Activity - 16

Write the feminine gender for the following nouns

boy

tiger

hero

father

son

prince

Activity - 17

A. Write the dates in words as shown in the example

the second of April

_______

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Activity - 18

Greeting

When one celebrates his/her birthday we say.

Wish you Happy BirthdayMany Many Happy returns of the day

Some one has lost their loved one I am to

If some one loses the 1st position in a race, you greet him by saying

In the ClassroomGood Morning teacherGood Morning Children

After wining a prize, you willCongratulationsKeep it up

Some one wins the race, you say

Some one goes to write an examination you will say

best of luckdo good in the examall the best

Celebration of festivalsWish you happy Deepavali Wish you

Some one goes on Tours. you willwish him/her by saying

Wish you a happy JourneyBon voyageSafe Journey

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Activity - 19Rearrange the letters in the following to form new words

e.g. ssacl class

1. olobd

2. igsnign

3. bohyb

4. ardgniw

5. oevl

6. fecofe

7. shroe

8. enfrdi

9. labkc

10. chetare

Activity - 20Flow Chart

We Close our Eyes

come back from a journey

What happened while we slept

Muscles relax

move a lot

go to the world of sleep

horizontal position

muscles contracted

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Micro test IIII. Write in words the time given below i) 6:30 _______ ii) 4:45 _______ iii) 11:45 _______ iv) 5:15 _______ v) 7:00 _______II. Read the following passage completely and answer the

questions given below Once Rajesh and his sister Rani went into a mango groove.

They looked at all the mango trees there. Each tree looked diffrent. A few were well grown and some were not that grown and big. They saw well grown raw mangoes hanging in some trees. They wanted to pluck and eat. Some of these. So they requested , the gardener, who was sitting in the corner to pluck two mangoes and give them to eat. The kind and loving gardener plucked two mangoes and gave them to eat. They ate and felt happy. Then after some time they went back home. 1) How are Rajesh and Rani are related to each other? 2) What did they see in the garden? 3) Did all the trees look the same? 4) What kind of trees did they see? 5) What did the they ask the gardener? 6) What kind of a man was the gardener? 7) Were they happy at the end? 8) Did they pluck the mangoes on their own?III. Find the hidden tools in the following

IV. Rearrange the words in the following to make meaningful sentences

b) us/of/all/talkalive/very/are

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c) teacher/not/is/our/adviser/be/us/so d) been/lying/have/to/reduce/falling/we e) have/a/lost/charges/we/now f) teacher/happy/to/us/with/is

Now write the rearranged words in sentences to make a paragraph.

V. Read the following dialogue carefully A : Hello, I’m Lankesh; Am I talking to the Manager, Canara

Bank? B : Yes, what can I do for you, Sir? A : Sir, I want to open a savings Bank Account in your

branch? B : you are welcome to do so, sir A : Sir, when shall I meet you? B : Tomorrow at 10 am, A : Thanking you sir. 1) Who is talking to the Manager, Canara Bank? 2) What is the medium through which they are talking to

each other 3) What help does A need? 4) Is the Manager happy to offer the help? 5) At what time has A been asked to meet the Manager?VI. Find the error in the following words and rewrite after

correcting them

ii) Planer _____________

v) Lowrd _____________ vi) Sitery _____________ vii) Writing ____________

X) Gardener ____________