Saturday, 16 January 2021

Chapter-8 POEM- I am Writing a Letter

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Chapter-8 POEM-I am Writing a Letter

 

Activity 1: Dictionary Reference: Learning New Words

 Clearly: sw&-sw&

Anxious: i&krmMd

Travels: c`ldw hY

Blot: sukwaxw

Envelope: il&w&w

Turn over: pltxw

 

Activity 2: Make meaningful sentences of the following words:

 

1. anxious: I am anxious to know my result.

2. envelope: This envelope is very costly.

3. blotting paper: I need a blotting paper.

 

Activity 3: Answer the following questions:

 

1. Who is the poet writing the letter to?

Ans. He is writing the letter to his mother.

 

2. What did the poet write on the envelope?

Ans. He wrote the address.

 

3. Why was the poet anxious?

Ans. He was anxious to keep the letter neat and clean.

 

4. What is the meaning of 'My pen travels slowly'?

Ans. It means that the poet writes slowly.

 

5. What is the meaning of 'There's just room for ten'?

Ans. It means that the letter has a little space now.

 

Activity4:Pick out the adverbs in the following sentences.

 

Answers

1.Loudly

2.rudely

3.bitterly

4.early

6.kindly

Activity 5:Find any five 'describing words' from the poem and write them in the space provided.

 

Also, write the word that it describes

For example: Once there was a big green tree. Little boy played under its cool shade.

 

Describing Word (Adjective) Described Word(Noun)

1. big tree

2. little boy

3. cool shade

4. dearest mummy

5. long sheet

6. new pen

 

Activity7: Answers

 

1. My room is bigger than yours.

2. Sachin's score is better than Sehwag's.

3. The Pacific Ocean is deeper than the Arctic Ocean.

4. The Arctic Ocean is colder than the Indian Ocean.

5. Ravi is politer than Sunny.

6. My sister is taller than me.

7. A rose is more beautiful than a marigold.

8. The earth is larger than the moon.

9. An ounce is less than a pound.

10. Learning Mandarin is more difficult than learning English.

 

Activity:9-Answers

 

Complete the following sentences by using the correct form of adjective given in bold

Example: I have a fast car, but my friend's car is ______.

Correct Sentence: I have a fast car, but my friend's car is faster.

1. This is a nice dog. It's much nicer than my friend's dog.

2. Here is Laxmi. She's five years old. Her brother Ram is ten. Ram is older.

3. Anita has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the most interesting hobby in the world.

4. Last holiday I read a good book. My father gave me an even better booklast weekend.

5. School is boring, but homework is more boring than school.

6. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is more dangerous than skateboarding.

7. This magazine is cheap, but that one is cheaper.

8. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even smaller thanours.