UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE READ
A. Select the right answers to complete the sentences.1. Sindbad used up (used up/kept) the money his father had given him.
2. The merchants went off to sea to sell their goods to people. (for a holiday/to sell their goods to people).
2. The merchants went off to sea to sell their goods to people. (for a holiday/to sell their goods to people).
3. Sindbad realised that he too could become a rich merchant. (have many adventures/become a rich merchant).
4. Each voyage made Sindbad richer (richer/poorer).
5. Sindbad decided to go on another voyage, because he became restless. (wanted to become richer/became restless).
B. Answer these questions. Start each answer with 'they'.
1. Why did the merchants get off at the beautiful green island?
5. Sindbad decided to go on another voyage, because he became restless. (wanted to become richer/became restless).
B. Answer these questions. Start each answer with 'they'.
1. Why did the merchants get off at the beautiful green island?
Answer- They got off at the beautiful green island because they wanted to enjoy the beauties of the island.
2. What surprised them when they got off the ship?
Answer- The were surprised that no people lived on this wonderful island.
3. What did the merchants do while Sindbad was asleep?
Answer- They sailed away while Sindbad was asleep.
C. Answer these questions. Start each answer with 'he'.
1. What did Sindbad do when he found that he was alone?
C. Answer these questions. Start each answer with 'he'.
1. What did Sindbad do when he found that he was alone?
Answer- He got up and ran to the shore only to see the ship sailing far away.
2. What did Sindbad see on the island?
2. What did Sindbad see on the island?
Answer- He saw a gigantic bird.
3. What did Sindbad realise when he saw the gigantic bird?
Answer- He realised that it was a 'roc'. Sailors had talked about this strange bird.
D. Answer these questions. Start each answer with 'it'.
D. Answer these questions. Start each answer with 'it'.
1. What did the roc do when it came to the island?
Answer- It sat on a dome.
2. What did the roc do after Sindbad tied himself to its claw?
Answer- It rose up high in the sky and flew off.
3. What did the roc do when it flew over the valley?
Answer- It flew for a long time and then came down into a deep valley.
E. Follow the instructions while answering the questions given below.
1. What did Sindbad see in the claw of the roc? (one word)
Answer- It flew for a long time and then came down into a deep valley.
E. Follow the instructions while answering the questions given below.
1. What did Sindbad see in the claw of the roc? (one word)
Answer- Snake
2. What did Sindbad call the roc? (one word)
Answer- Monster
3. What did Sindbad call the snake? (one word)
3. What did Sindbad call the snake? (one word)
Answer- Devil
4. What was the ground covered with? (two words)
4. What was the ground covered with? (two words)
Answer- Precious stones
5. Name the precious stones Sindbad saw. (four words)
Answer- Rubies, diamonds, emeralds and sapphires.
F. Answer these questions.
1. Why did the snakes come out only at night?
F. Answer these questions.
1. Why did the snakes come out only at night?
Answer- The Snake came out only at night, because they had been hiding from the roc during daylight.
2. How did Sindbad keep himself safe from the snakes?
Answer- Sindbad kept himself safe from the snakes by running into a cave and rolling a big rock in front of the entrance.
3. Why did the merchants throw the pieces of meat into the valley?
Answer- The merchants threw pieces of meat into the valley so that the precious stones would stick to it.
4. How did the meat come out of the valley?
Answer- The eagles flew up to their nests with the meat. They and their young ones would eat the meat and leaves the stones in their nests.
5. How did the merchants get the precious stones?
Answer- When the mother eagle was away the merchants came and collected the stones from the nests and sold them.
6. How did Sindbad get out of the valley?
6. How did Sindbad get out of the valley?
Answer- Sindbad filled his pockets with precious stones. He tied himself with his turban to a large piece of meat. As he had thought, an eagle flew down and carried Sindbad and the meat out of the dreadful valley of snakes.
A. Place these words in the correct columns.
B. Do the following.
1. Name the two birds mentioned in the story.
SPELLING AND VOCABULARY
A. Place these words in the correct columns.
| Hard 'g' | Soft 'g' | Silent 'g' |
|---|---|---|
|
Eagle
|
Huge
|
Bright
|
B. Do the following.
1. Name the two birds mentioned in the story.
Answer- Roc, eagle
2. Find three words in the story that mean very large.
2. Find three words in the story that mean very large.
Answer- Huge, gigantic, enormous
3. Find four verbs in the story that show how the ship, roc, snakes and eagle moved.
Answer- Sailed, flew, slithered, swooped
4. Find a word in the story that is a synonym of 'saw'.
Answer- Noticed
C. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. amazing | a. far away |
| 2. continent | b. cruel, wild and frightening |
| 3. distant | c. journey across the sea |
| 4. dome | d. filled with something |
| 5. fierce | e. mean and spiteful, cruel |
| 6. laden | f. very expensive and valuable |
| 7. merchandise | g. surprising |
| 8. precious | h. things to sell, goods |
| 9. vicious | i. the round roof of a building |
| 10. voyage | j. a large piece of land such as Asia, Arica, Europe |
Answer:-
- - g
- - j
- - a
- - i
- - e
- - d
- - h
- - f
- - b
- - c
LEARNING GRAMMAR
Adjectives describe nouns. They tell us something more about people, places, animals and things.
A. There are many adjectives in the story. Some of them are given below. Write the nouns they describe in the story. The first one has been done for you.
| ADJECTIVES | NOUNS | ADJECTIVES | NOUN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. gigantic | bird |
6. massive |
claw |
| 2. wealthy | merchant |
7. dreadful | valley |
| 3. vicious | serpent |
8. cool | stream |
| 4. surprising | thing |
9. huge white | dome |
| 5. wonderful | place |
10. precious | stones |
Adjectives can be used before the noun they describe.
The tall man had a black hat on his head.
Adjectives can be used after the verb to describe the noun or pronoun in the sentence.
Jack Spratt was thin. His wife was fat.
B. Fill in the blanks with the adjectives given in the words box. Underline thge nouns and pronouns they describe.
| right, sharp, ugly, sad, happy, special, wonderful, unhappy, colourful, foolish, clear, beautiful, lovely, pretty, strong, melodious, good. |
The peacock was sad. 'My voice is ugly,' it said. 'I don't have a clear voice like the nightingale.'
'That is right, but you are a pretty bird,' said the fox, 'Your rain dance is wonderful. Look at your colourful feathers.'
'What's the use of beautiful feathers? I want to sing good songs, ' said the peacock, 'I am really unhappy.'
'You are a foolish bird,' said the fox. 'Listen to me. Every creature has a special gift. The eagle is strong. The owl has sharp eyesight. The Nightingale sings melodies songs. I am sure that you have a lovely voice, you'd still be complaining. Just be happy with what you have.'
GO ONE STEP FORWARD
A. Read the lists of adjectives and write the nouns they describe.
|
people, weather, shapes, food, hair
|
1. rainy, sunny, stormy, hot, cool, warm, thundery weather.
2. delicious, salty, sweet, cold, hot, spicy, bitter food
3. curly, straight, soft, rough, long, short, clean hair
4. round, square, triangular, oval, rectangular shapes
5. intelligent, happy, handsome, sad, angry people
B. Match the following adjective with their antonyms.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. careful | a. bright |
| 2. dry | b. negative |
| 3. dull | c. untidy |
| 4. foggy | d. useful |
| 5. intelligent | e. clear |
| 6. neat | f. foolish |
| 7. positive | g. careless |
| 8. useless | h. wet |
Answer:-
- - g
- - h
- - a
- - e
- - f
- - c
- - b
- - d
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| Sindbad and the Valley of Snake - The Arabian Nights |
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