TOPICS Paragraph Writing : Festivals Grammar

GRADE : II SUBJECT : ELA ASSIGNMENT : 1

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TOPICS

Grammar

Describing Words

Making Comparisons

Literature: Gul Mohar

The Song of the Train

Composition

Paragraph Writing : Festivals

Grammar

Look at the pictures and read the sentences given below: -

Our school is very big. The tiger has sharp teeth.

Bitter gourds are bitter. The peacock has beautiful feathers.

A spider has eight legs. Mohit has a brown cat.



The words big, sharp, bitter, beautiful, eight and brown are describing words. The

word big describes the school. The word sharp describes the teeth. The word bitter

describes the bitter gourd. The word beautiful describes the feathers. The word eight

tells us how many legs. The word brown describes the cat.

Describing words describe persons, places, animals and things.

For example: - beautiful girl, big city, fat cat, black umbrella

Describing words tell us about shape, size and colour.

For example: - round ball, huge elephant, red balloon

Describing words tell us about some special qualities.

For example: - cold coffee, hot milk

Describing words tell us how many persons, places, animals, birds or things are there.

For example :- three children, one temple, two dogs, one parrot, two plates, six tables

A. Identify the describing words and write them.

1. Smith is a clever man. ______________.

2. Our gardener gave us five watermelons.

______________________.

3. My brother likes green apples.

__________________________.

4. Our elephant has a short tail and big ears.

_________________________________.

5. The orange candy bar is sweet.

__________________________________.



B. Choose the correct describing word and write in the space provided.

1. Joseph is _______________because he lost his pen. (sad, dry)

2. The roses smell_________________. (ugly, sweet)

3. It is very ________________during winter. (hot/cold)

4. Grandma made ________________pancake. (pretty, delicious)

5. Give_______________ mangoes to everybody. (third, three)

C. Read the sentences given below. Identify the describing words and naming words in

each and write them in the correct column.

NAMING WORDS DESCRIBING WORDS

1. He is a great engineer. ___________________ __________________

2. I can see four birds flying. ___________________ __________________

3. The cart is full. ___________________ __________________

4. The queen is cruel. ___________________ __________________

5. It is a sunny day. ___________________ __________________

D. Match the naming words with the describing words.

NAMING WORDS DESCRIBING WORDS

1. tortoise a. brave

2. ice b. funny

3. story c. ripe

4. soldier d. cold

5. banana e. slow



Here are some describing words with their opposite meanings.



E. Rewrite these sentences by replacing the underlined words with their opposites. One

is done for you.

1. The school is too far.

The school is too near.

2. My grandma is old.

__________________________________________________________________.

3. This book was expensive.

__________________________________________________________________.

4. The road is wide.

__________________________________________________________________.

5. Radha was asleep.

__________________________________________________________________.



F. Write the opposites of the following describing words from the box given below:

1. ugly ______________________. 6. sharp______________________.

2. wrong_____________________. 7. bright______________________.

3. true_______________________. 8. kind _____________________.

4. deep______________________. 9. thick_______________________.

5. heavy_____________________. 10. useful______________________.

right, dull, false, beautiful, blunt, shallow, light, useless, cruel, thin



The words this, that, these and those are used to point out the naming words.

This and these are used to point out naming words that are near us.

That and those are used to point out the naming words that are far away.

This and that are used when we talk about one naming word.

These and those are used when we talk about more than one naming words.



G. Fill in the blanks with this, that, these or those.

1. ______________rose is beautiful.

2. _____________toys are gifted by my father.

3. ______________monkey is very funny.

4. ______________birds need a lot of care.

5. _______________cow gives 10 litres of milk a day.

6. _________________stranger is a robber.

7. ___________________plants will grow very fast.

8. _________________camera is mine.



To show comparison between two persons, places, animals or things we use –er form of

the describing word. Sometimes we use more before the describing word. We also use

than after the describing word.

Examples:-

a. The ostrich runs faster than the rabbit.

b. The man is stronger than the boy.

c. Riya is taller than Reema.

d. Coffee is hotter than milk.

e. The monkey is more intelligent than the hen.



Look and observe the change in spellings of the describing words.

H. Read these sentences and choose the correct word for each :

1. The plane is (more comfortable, slower) than the train.

2. A mobile phone is (heavier, lighter) than a telephone.

3. Turtles are (faster, slower) than rabbits.

4. The cake is (sweeter, saltier) than a banana.

5. A feather is (lighter, fatter) than an iron.

6. A candy is (tastier, healthier) than rice.

tall – taller

hot - hotter salty -saltier

short – shorter

big – bigger heavy – heavier

long – longer

fat – fatter tasty – tastier

cold – colder

sad – sadder healthy - healthier

fast – faster

thin – thinner happy – happier

strong – stronger

wet – wetter naughty – naughtier

slow – slower

flat – flatter beautiful – more beautiful

sweet – sweeter

large - larger Intelligent – more intelligent

cheap – cheaper

white - whiter polite – more polite

clean - cleaner

wide - wider honest – more honest



I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of words given in the brackets.

1. Tom is __________________than John. (tall)

2. An elephant is _______________than a lion. (big)

3. The train ticket is ____________________than the

plane. (cheap)

4. Jill is ______________than Mike. (happy)

5. Arnold is ______________than Kevin. (fat)

6. Boots are ______________________________than

socks.(clean)



Literature: Gul Mohar

Ch- 7: The Song of the Train

Summary:

This story is the experience of a six-year old girl, Mili who is travelling on a train for the

first time. Every small and big experience of Mili has been shared in the story which

makes us imagine the virtual journey by train.

Mili is going to visit her grandparents with her parents by train. Everything that she

experiences is new for her. She hears the whistle of the train twice before it starts to run.

Then, she feels the jerk after which the train moves slowly and then takes up its speed.

She enjoys the views out of the window from the moving train. She sees children playing

and waving at the train, a man working in the field, a woman drawing water from a well

and the trees which appear as moving.



Her mother explains her that actually the trees are not moving. Just then, the ticket

examiner in uniform comes and asks for the tickets.

Once again Mili looks outside the window and enjoys the view of the setting sun. It

appears as a giant orange to her. She sees herds of cattle in the fields and flocks of birds

in the sky.

After a while, a man with dinner coupon comes to them from whom Mini’s mother buys

three coupons.



The train stops at an important station where Mini can see porters and sellers doing their

jobs.

After sometime, the train starts again and the man brings three food packets for them.

Mini takes her dinner and goes to sleep in the middle berth.

As she lies down, she can hear the sound of the moving train which appears to her as a

song. She thinks that the train is singing song for her and she is fast asleep.



Word meanings:

a. travelling - going from one place to another

b. a slight jerk – a sudden, quick, short movement

c. coupons - special pieces of papers that can be used to buy something

d. platform – the place in a railway station next to the railway tracks, where

people get on and off a train

e. porters - people whose job is to carry people’s bags at railway stations

f. berth - the place for sleeping on a train

g. sped – moved with great speed

Answer these questions.

1. What did the children do?

Ans. The children looked at the train and waved.

2. Why did the ticket examiner want their tickets?

Ans. The ticket examiner wanted their tickets to see and verify them.

3. What did the setting sun look like?

Ans. The setting sun looked like a giant orange.

4. Where did the train stop?

Ans. The train stopped at an important station.

5. Where did Mini sleep?

Ans. Mini slept in the middle berth.

6. What did Mini think the train was doing?

Ans. Mini thought that the train was singing a song for her.



A. Fill in the blanks.

1. The train ___________ twice.

2. A woman was drawing water from a _______________.

3. The sun looked like a giant _____________.

4. ____________ of cattle were walking across the fields.

5. The __________________ was full of people.

B. Who said these words? Write the name next to each sentence.

1. “The trees are running so fast.” _______________________

2. “The trees are not running.” _______________________

3. “Your tickets please.” _______________________

4. “We have three berths.” _______________________

5. “It’s singing for me!” _______________________

C. Write True or False.

1. Mini was six years old. _____________________

2. Ticket examiners were carrying boxes on their heads and shoulders.

_________________

3. The train had three berths. __________________

4. A woman was working in the fields._________________

5. Mini was fast asleep. ___________________

D. Tick the correct option.

1. Where was Mini going?

a. to meet her friend b. to meet her uncle

c. to meet her parents d. to meet her grandparents

2. They were travelling by a __________________.



a. train b. car

c. bus d. aeroplane

3. Find the name/names of the person found in the railway station.

a. ticket examiner b. porter

c. both a and b d. none of these

4. Mini’s mother bought ______________ dinner coupons.

a. two b. three

c. four d. five



Paragraph Writing

India is the land of festivals and celebrations. Some of the important festivals are Holi, Diwali,

Eid, Christmas, Onam etc. We offer prayers to God and seek blessings during these festivals.

Every festival has its own importance. People love to celebrate festivals with relatives and

friends. We visit each others house, wear new clothes, eat sweets and have fun together.

Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are the three national festivals. I love to

celebrate Durga Puja the most.

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