Activity 1:
Dictionary Reference: Learning New Words
Water-bearer: pwxI vwlw
Delivered: phuMcwieAw
Perfect: au`qm/sMpUrn
Ashamed: Srmswr
Planted: bIijAw
Apologised: muAwPI mMgxw
Activity 2: Look at
the words given below. Write as many words as you can think of that may be related to the given
words:
Example:
Flowers: yellow, beautiful, smell, lovely, soft, pretty, bunch, bouquet, etc.
crack: pot, repair, soil, water, water-bearer, river,
house, etc.
planted: seeds, plants, flowers, water, fruits, trees,
greenery, environment, etc.
seeds: water, grow, flowers, plants, trees, fruits,
etc.
river: water, clean, long, deep, blue, ducks, birds,
animals, etc.
pot: flowers, water, soil, river, crack, etc.
house: family, parents, room, kitchen, garden, etc.
Activity 3: Read
the story and answer the following questions
1. How many
pots did the water-bearer have?
Ans. He had two large pots.
2. How did he
carry the pots?
Ans. Pots were hung on a pole. Then he carried them on
his shoulders.
3. Where did he
live?
Ans. He lived in India.
4. What did he
do with the pots?
Ans. He delivered water from the river to his master’s
house.
5. What problem
did one of the pots have?
Ans. It had a crack.
Activity 4: Read
the story and fill in the blanks in the passage given below:
One of the two
pots had a crack in
it but the other pot was
perfect. The cracked pot was
half filled but the other pot had full
water when the water-bearer reached his master's house. For two years, this went on daily. The bearer delivered
only one and a half pots full of
water to his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of itself. It was perfect
for what it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its crack.
Activity 5: Who
said to whom?
1. For these
past two years, I delivered less water than the other pot because of this crack in my side.
Ans. The cracked pot to the water-bearer.
2. My water
leaks out all the way back to your master's house.
Ans. The cracked pot to the water-bearer.
3. You don't
get full value for your efforts because of my crack.
Ans. The cracked pot to the water-bearer.
4. Today when
we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path.
Ans. The water-bearer to the cracked pot.
5. Did you
notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path?
Ans. The water-bearer to the cracked pot.
Activity 6: Select
the right option from the three given
1. The water
bearer had ______________ perfect pot.
a. two b. three c. one
Ans. (a) one.
2. The
water-bearer _____________about the crack in the pot.
a. did not know b. knew c. felt ashamed
Ans. (b) knew
3. The cracked
pot took notice of _______________________on their return from the river.
a. beautiful flowers b. water leaking from its crack
c. the other pot
Ans. (a) beautiful flowers
4. The
water-bearer had ________________ on one side of the path.
a. planted flower seeds b. planted vegetables c.
planted small trees
Ans. (a) planted flower seeds
5. The pot
________________________________ its fault.
a. informed the water-bearer about b. apologised to
the water-bearer for
c. tried to hide from the water-bearer
Ans. (b) apologised to the water-bearer for
Activity 7
Write in the given space what you usually do every
morning and evening. Start your sentences with "I"
Morning Evening
I get up at 6 o'clock every morning. I play cricket
every evening.
|
MORNING |
EVENING |
|
I
brush my teeth every morning |
I
do my homework every evening |
|
I
learn my lessons every morning |
I
take tea every evening |
|
I
solve sums every morning |
I
talk to my friend every evening |
|
I
prepare my bag for school every morning |
I
go to the garden every evening |
|
I
polish my shoes every morning |
I
help my mother in the kitchen every evening |
Activity 8
Fill in the
blanks with the correct form of the verb (present simple)
1. She reads the newspaper every day.
2. We come
to school by bus.
3. You work
very hard.
4. She likes
sitting in the sun.
5. We play
in the park every day.
6. Neelam and I always try to arrive in time.
7. Sanjiv always walks
to school.
8. The dog chases
the cat all around the house.
9. We eat
together every day.
10. Raja speaks
several foreign languages.
