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Ch-2-Colour Of My Dreams

I'm a really rotten reader

the worst in all the class,

the sort of rotten reader

that makes you want to laugh.

I'm last in all the readin' tests,

my score's not on the page

and when I read to teacher

she gets in such a rage.

She says I cannot form my words

she says I can't build up

and that I don't know phonics

and don't know a c-a-t from k-u-p.

They say that I'm dyxlectic

(that's a word they've just found out).

but when I get some plasticine

I know what that's about.

The narrator of the poem is dyslexic and his teachers put

him through various diagnostic tests. However, he doesn't

understand why they do so and he feels that he has

beautiful dreams that make him very happy. He feels that

other people will never understand his dreams. He is like

any other child in the class who has diverse interests in

things around him. He is placed low on the ability to read

but that it is not of importance to him. He is like any

other boy having dreams and Interest in things. The poem

throws light on the difficulty faced by a dyslexic learner

and how the environment fails to support a differently

abled learner. The poem also informs us that we should

be more open and supportive of diverse people in our

surroundings.

1. I am as brave as a ____

2. I am as intelligent as a ____

3. I am as quick as a ____

4. I am as bright as a ____

5. I am as kind as a ____

6. I am as strong as a ____

1. Lion

2. Fox

3. Horse

4. Star

5. Cow

6. Bear

1. Next month my cousin is coming from China.

2. My favorite sport is basketball.

3. Sam's brand new mobile has stopped working.

4. Blessed are the meek and merciful.

5. My friend and I watched a movie.

6. After having her breakfast, Akshita left for school.

1. My Cousin

2. My Favourite Sport

3. Sam’s brand new mobile

4. The Meek And Merciful

5. My Friend And I

6. Akshita

1. Why does the boy say that he is really a rotten reader?

2. Why does the teacher think that he suffers from dyslexia?

3. What could the student do with plasticine?

4. Why would the cleaners faint?

5. What makes you think that the boy is creative?

1. The boy says that he is a rotten reader because he earns

last position in the reading tests.

2. The teacher thinks he suffer from dyslexia because he

cannot form words.

3. The student uses plasticine to make scary monsters and

secret lands.

4. The boy paints pictures in green paint that drips on the

carpet. Seeing this, the cleaners faint.

5. The boy is creative because he paints pink panderellos

and birds that can sing.

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1. I woke up at 6 am feeling as fresh as ________ (a daisy ,

milk ,a river) after a good night’s sleep.

2. I was as busy as _______ (an otter , a tortoise , a bee)

getting ready for school in the morning

3. I had to be as quiet as ______ (a crow , a mouse , a piano )

so as not to wake up my baby brother.

4. After my bath , I was as shiny as_____ (a new pin , a piece

of wood , velvet)

5. I was as hungry as a _______ ( mouse , horse , butterfly)

and had a huge breakfast.

6. When the school bus arrived , I ran off as quick as ______

(rain , lightning , thunder ) to catch it.

1. A daisy

2. A bee

3. a mouse

4. a new pin

5. horse

6. lightning

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1. Lisa brought some soup for mother

2. Govil offered Geeta a flower

3. Jill sold me her car

4. The merchant gave them a bag full of money

5. Jitu loaned him the video tape.

6. My friend teaches my little sister French

7. We found the photographs

8. Chitra kept the pen on the table

9. Ashish brought some biscuits for his parents

10. Ben listened to the story with great attention

DIRECT (D)

1. Soup

2. Flower

3. Car

4. Bag full of money

5. Video tape

6. Little sister

7. Photographs

8. The poem

9. some biscuits

10. the story

INDIRECT (I)

1. Mother

2. Geeta

3. me

4. then

5. him

6. French

7. ------

8. ----

9. -----

10.-----

EX :- 11 ( MAKING SENSIBLE

SENTENCES)

1. (carrying her doll) ( is walking) (the little girl) (down the

street)

2. (across the park ) (flying his kite) (is running) (the little boy)

3. (is watching ) (the cowherd) (the cows) (in the meadow)

(gazing)

4. (is standing) (the old hen) (on the edge) ( watching) (of the

pond) (the ducks swimming)

5. (is walking ) (the newsboy) (down the street) (selling

newspaper)

6. (in an armchair) (smoking his pipe) (is sitting) (the old man)

7. (than) (there are) (in hers ) (in my basket) (fewer mangoes)

8. (less milk) (in the bottle) (in the cup) (there is ) (than)

1. The little girl is walking down the street carrying her doll.

2. The little boy is running across the park flying his kite.

3. The cowherd is watching the cows gazing in the meadow.

4. The old hen is standing on the edge watching the ducks swimming of the pond.

5. The newsboy is walking down the street selling newspaper.

6. The old man is sitting in an armchair smoking his pipe.

7. There are fewer mangoes in my basket than in hers.

8. There is less milk in the bottle than in the cup

1. brush , scrub

2. knife , peel

3. oars , row

4. pen , write

5. gun , shoot

6. needle , sew

7. bed , sleep

8. saw , cut

9. anvil , hammer

10. plough , till

11. spade , dig

12. baton , drive

Class: 6th

Subject: English grammar

Chapter Title: noun (kinds of nouns)

Chapter Number: 2

Work sheets: 4

Video links: https://youtu.be/QVaWTErMZH0

Nouns refer to persons, animals, places, things,

ideas, or events, etc. Nouns encompass most of

the words of a language.

Noun can be a/an -

Person – a name for a person: - Max, Julie,

Catherine, Michel, Bob, etc. Animal – a name for

an animal: - dog, cat, cow, kangaroo, etc. Place –

a name for a place: - London, Australia, Canada,

Mumbai, etc. Thing – a name for a thing: bat, ball,

chair, door, house, computer, etc. Idea – A name

for an idea: - devotion, superstition, happiness,

excitement, etc.

Proper Noun

Common Noun

Abstract Noun

Concrete Noun (material noun)

Countable Noun

Non-countable Noun

Collective Noun

A proper noun is a name which refers only to a

single person, place, or thing and there is no

common name for it. In written English, a proper

noun always begins with capital letters.

Example:

Melbourne (it refers to only one

particular city), Steve (refers to a particular

person),

Australia (there is no other country named

Australia; this name is fixed for only one country).

A common noun is a name for something which is

common for many things, person, or places. It

encompasses a particular type of things, person, or

places.

Example: Country (it can refer to any country,

nothing in particular), city (it can refer to any city

like Melbourne, Mumbai, Toronto, etc. but nothing

in particular).

So, a common noun is a word that indicates a

person, place, thing, etc. In general and a proper

noun is a specific one of those.

An abstract noun is a word for something

that cannot be seen but is there. It has no

physical existence. Generally, it refers to

ideas, qualities, and conditions.

Example: Truth, lies, happiness, sorrow,

time, friendship, humor, patriotism, etc.

A concrete noun is the exact opposite of

abstract noun. It refers to the things we see

and have physical existence.

Example: Chair, table, bat, ball, water,

money, sugar, etc.

The nouns that can be counted are called

countable nouns. Countable nouns can take

an article: a, an, the.

Example: Chair, table, bat, ball, etc. (you

can say 1 chair, 2 chairs, 3 chairs – so chairs

are countable)

The nouns that cannot be counted are called

non-countable nouns.

Example: Water, sugar, oil, salt, etc. (you

cannot say “1 water, 2 water, 3 water”

because water is not countable)

So, a common noun is a word that indicates a

person, place, thing, etc. In general and a

proper noun is a specific one of those.

Abstract nouns and proper nouns are always

non-countable nouns, but common nouns

and concrete nouns can be both count and

non count nouns

A collective noun is a word for a group of

things, people, or animals, etc.

Example: family, team, jury, cattle, etc.

Collective nouns can be both plural and

singular. However, Americans prefer to use

collective nouns as singular, but both of the

uses are correct in other parts of the world.

Fill in the blanks with much or many ,a few or a little :-

1.Richa ate so______ Sweets and drank so______juice that she is

feeling sick.

2.wendy did not eat_______rice but she had_______puris.

3. Last week we had_______rain and so_______powercuts.

4. I don't have_______money,just______to buy __________ things.

5.We must not have too _________ butter or too _________

potatoes.

1) many, much

2) much, a few

3) a little, many

4) much, a little, a few

5) much, many

Complete the following sentences by filling in the

blanks with a, an or some :-

1. Ruby has to do ________ work in the evening

2. I cant lift this box, I need _________ Boys.

3. Dr. Rangnathan is doing _________research on

Games.

4. We are just about to set on _________ Long journey.

5. The second hand shop had _________ furniture for

sale.

6. This is not right, you have made ________ mistake.

7.you need ________ luck to win this game.

8.He is doing _________ interesting experiment.

9. I am looking for __________ accomodationthese days.

10. You have to pay extra if you have got ____________ luggage.

1) some

2) some

3) a

4) a

5) some

6) a

7) some

8) an

9) an

10) some

Fill in the blanks with the noun from of the words given

in brackets:

1. King solomon is known for his _____(wise)

2. Books are a storehouse of ______(know)

3. _______is a nine days wonder(beautiful)

4. _______is nearest to godliness (clean)

5. A child is a picture of________(innocent)

6. My friend was awarded for his ______(brave)

7. Call center people need alot of _____(patient)

8.The people hated the M.P for his______(dishonest)

9. _____never goes unrewarded(honest)

10. Modern houses have _______(protect).

1) wisdom

2) knowledge

3) beauty

4) cleanliness

5) innocence

6) bravery

7) patience

8) dishonesty

9) Honesty

10) protection

Collective noun denote a number of person or

things grouped together as one complete whole :

Crowd, flock, etc

1) A number of kittens, puppies, pigs

2) A collection of fowls, ducks

3) A number of whales

4) A number of ants, bees, locusts

5) A place where birds are kept

6) A collection of books

7) A place where wild animals are kept

8) A cluster of houses in a village

9) A number of geese

10) A group of students in one class

1) litter

2) poultry

3) school

4) swarm

5) aviary

6) library

7) zoo

8) hamlet

9) gaggle

10) batch