The Hare and the Tortoise
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Lesson 5: The Hare and the Tortoise
Q: Look at the pictures and answer the questions given below:
Q: i) Which games are children playing?
A: The children are playing hide-and-seek, football (soccer), and a game with marbles.
Q: ii) Which game in the picture would you love to play?
A: (Sample answer) I would love to play football.
Q: iii) What is your favourite game?
A: (Sample answer) My favourite game is cricket.
Q: iv) With whom do you like to play?
A: (Sample answer) I like to play with my friends.
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Q: Let’s read the story:
A: (This is a reading activity. The story describes a hare who lived in a forest and was friends with a tortoise. One day, the hare challenged the tortoise to a race. The hare was swift and thought he could win easily. The tortoise accepted the challenge. The hare invited all the animals. The hare ran very fast, and when he couldn’t see the tortoise, he took a nap under a shady tree. The tortoise moved steadily and reached the finish line while the hare was sleeping.)
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Q: (Story continues)
A: (This is a reading activity. The hare woke up hours later, rushed to the finish line, and saw the tortoise waiting with a big smile.)
Q: Let’s check how much we have understood:
1. Answer the following questions:
Q: i) Who challenged whom for a race?
A: The hare challenged the tortoise to a race.
Q: ii) What did the hare do during the race?
A: The hare ran fast for some time and then took a nap under a shady tree.
Q: iii) Why did the hare think that he would win the race?
A: The hare thought he would win the race because he was swift (fast).
Q: iv) Who won the race?
A: The tortoise won the race.
2. a) What would you do if you were the tortoise?
A: (Sample answer) If I were the tortoise, I would do the same thing and just keep moving slowly without giving up.
2. b) Draw and colour your favourite character from the story.
A: (This is a drawing activity.)
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3. Match the sentences with the pictures:
A:
* i) The race started. – (This matches the picture with the ‘START’ line.)
* ii) The hare ran very fast and took a nap. – (This matches the picture of the hare sleeping under a tree.)
* iii) The tortoise moved steadily. – (This matches the picture of the tortoise walking.)
* iv) The tortoise won the race. – (This matches the picture of the tortoise smiling at the finish line.)
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4. a) Read the pairs of opposite words aloud:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
4. b) Now, write down the opposite of each underlined word in the sentences given below:
Q: i) The hare is fast but the tortoise is ________.
A: slow
Q: ii) The tortoise won the ________ race.
A: lost (This sentence is grammatically awkward, but based on the word pair “won-lost”, “lost” is the opposite.)
Q: iii) The hare and the tortoise started the race together. The tortoise ________ the race.
A: finished
5. Let’s write five sentences about the hare’s actions during the race. One is done for you.
A:
* i) The hare challenged the tortoise to a race.
* ii) The hare invited all the animals to the race.
*iii) The hare ran as fast as he could.
*iv) The hare looked back.
*v) The hare took a nap under a shady tree.
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6. a) Read the passage:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
6. b) Answer the following:
Q: i) Who is Rahul playing with?
A: Rahul is playing with his sister, Rima.
Q: ii) What are they playing?
A: They are playing ‘Ludo’.
Q: iii) Do you play Ludo?
A: (Sample answer) Yes, I play Ludo.
Q: iv) Write the name of an indoor game.
A: (Sample answer) Carrom (or Ludo).
Q: v) Write the name of an outdoor game.
A: (Sample answer) Football.
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7. a) Look at the pictures… Read and say.
A: (This is a reading activity: Hopscotch, Marbles, Skipping.)
7. b) What are the children doing?
Q: i) In picture 1, the children are playing ________.
A: Hopscotch
Q: ii) In picture 2, the children are playing ________.
A: Marbles
Q: iii) In picture 3, the child is ________.
A: Skipping
7. c) Which game do you like to play?
A: (Sample answer) I like to play skipping.
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8. a) Look at the picture.
A: (This is an observation activity.)
8. b) Fill in the blanks with the correct words:
Q: i) The children are playing ________.
A: Kabaddi
Q: ii) Kabaddi is an ________ (indoor/outdoor) game.
A: outdoor
Q: iii) The players are ________ (running/holding) their breath.
A: holding
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9. a) Read the passage:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
9. b) Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ for the following sentences:
Q: i) Riyan is an athlete.
A: True
Q: ii) Riyan is practising the long jump.
A: False
Q: iii) Riyan wants to take part in the School Sports Day.
A: True
Q: iv) Riyan does not exercise regularly.
A: False
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10. a) Let’s read:
A: (This is a poem reading activity.)
10. b) Find the rhyming words in the poem and write them:
Q: i) day – ________
A: play
Q: ii) ground – ________
A: around
Q: iii) light – ________
A: right
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11. Read the passage… Now, look at the pictures… Put a tick (✔) for healthy habits and a cross (✘) for unhealthy habits.
A:
* i) Eating fruits. – (✔)
* ii) Eating junk food. – (✘)
* iii) Playing outdoor games. – (✔)
* iv) Sleeping late at night. – (✘)
* v) Drinking plenty of water. – (✔)
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12. a) Write the names of the games:
A:
* (Picture 1) – Cricket
* (Picture 2) – Football
* (Picture 3) – Badminton
12. b) Write the names of the things associated with the games:
A:
* (Picture 1) – Bat, Ball, Wickets
* (Picture 2) – Football
* (Picture 3) – Racquet, Shuttlecock
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13. Let’s read… Now, complete the sentences:
Q: i) Raju and Bonti are playing ________.
A: carrom
Q: ii) Carrom is an ________ game.
A: indoor
Q: iii) We play carrom with ________ and a ________.
A: carrom men, striker (or carrom coins, striker)
Q: iv) There are ________ players in the picture.
A: two
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14. a) Let’s read:
A: (This is a poem reading activity: “Sports Day”.)
14. b) Circle the words in the poem that are related to sports.
A:
* Sports
* race
* jump
* track
* winners
14. c) Find the rhyming words for the following from the poem:
Q: i) school – ________
A: cool
Q: ii) race – ________
A: place
Q: iii) high – ________
A: sky
Q: iv) track – ________
A: back
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15. a) Let’s read:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
15. b) Now, write ‘can’ or ‘cannot’ to complete the sentences:
Q: i) A tortoise ________ run fast.
A: cannot
Q: ii) A hare ________ run fast.
A: can
Q: iii) A bird ________ fly.
A: can
Q: iv) A cow ________ fly.
A: cannot
Q: v) I ________ read English.
A: can
15. c) Write two sentences about what you can do.
A: (Sample answers)
* * I can ride a bicycle.
* * I can draw a picture.
15. d) Write two sentences about what you cannot do.
A: (Sample answers)
* * I cannot cook food.
* * I cannot fly a kite.
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16. Read the sentences… Now, complete the sentences with ‘am’, ‘is’, or ‘are’.
Q: i) The children ________ playing.
A: are
Q: ii) Riyan ________ running.
A: is
Q: iii) I ________ drinking water.
A: am
Q: iv) She ________ skipping.
A: is
Q: v) They ________ eating fruits.
A: are
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17. a) Read the passage:
A: (This is a reading activity about Hima Das.)
17. b) Fill in the blanks:
Q: i) Hima Das is an ________ from Assam.
A: athlete (or sprinter)
Q: ii) She is popularly known as the ________.
A: Dhing Express
Q: iii) She won a gold medal in the IAAF World U20 Championships in ________.
A: 2018
Q: iv) She was born in ________ village.
A: Kandhulimari
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18. Let’s read… Now, answer the following questions:
Q: i) Who is Bhogeswar Baruah?
A: Bhogeswar Baruah is an athlete from Assam.
Q: ii) What is his birthday celebrated as?
A: His birthday (September 3) is celebrated as Abhiruchi Sports Day in Assam.
Q: iii) When did he win the gold medal?
A: He won the gold medal in the 800 metres event in 1966.
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19. a) Read the tongue twister:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
19. b) Look at the picture. Read the poem.
A: (This is a reading activity about a snail.)
19. c) Find the rhyming words for the following from the poem:
Q: i) shell – ________
A: well
Q: ii) away – ________
A: day
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20. a) Let’s read:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
20. b) Read the words:
A: (This is a reading activity.)
20. c) Fill in the blanks with letters from the box (sh, ch, all, ay, ell):
Q: i) ____e
A: she
Q: ii) w____
A: all (wall)
Q: iii) ____air
A: ch (chair)
Q: iv) w____
A: ay (way)
Q: v) d____
A: ay (day)
Q: vi) ____op
A: sh (shop)
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21. Read the word given in the box. Try to make new words using the letters in the word.
Q: tortoise
A:
* to
* or
* is
* so
* rise
* sore
* sort
* too
* tire
* tore
* riot
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22. a) Rearrange the jumbled letters to make meaningful words:
Q: i) EARC
A: RACE
Q: ii) AGEM
A: GAME
Q: iii) NIPKSKIPG
A: SKIPPING
Q: iv) LLAFOBOT
A: FOOTBALL
22. b) Help the tortoise reach the finish line.
A: (This is a maze activity.)