A Golden Voice
Lesson 6: A Golden Voice
Activity: Write the names of the musical instruments that you have seen:
(This answer depends on what you have personally seen. The musical instruments shown on the page are :
* a harmonium
* a tabla
* a dhol
* a gogona
* a pepa
* a toka
* a guitar
* a flute
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ACTIVITIES
1. Choose the correct option from the following:
* [cite_start]A. Arun and Aziz were – (ii) walking fast
* B. Arun and Aziz were standing under a – (iii) big and tall tree
* C. Aziz’s father was worried because – (iv) Aziz might lose his eyesight
* D. The music teacher told Aziz to – (iii) practise every day
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2. Write the answers to the following questions:
* a) Where were Arun and Aziz coming from?
* They were coming from Banajit’s birthday celebrations.
* b) What was Arun afraid of?
* Arun was afraid of thunder and lightning.
* c) What was Aziz worried about?
* Aziz was worried because he had been absent from school for many days.
* d) Why was Aziz’s father worried?
* Aziz’s father was worried because Aziz might lose his eyesight.
3. Let’s read some words that are related to the weather. Can you add some more?
(Words from the book: rainy, cloudy, sunny, lightning, thunder)
* windy
* stormy
* cool
* hot
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5. Use the clues to make words on the weather and the crossword puzzle:
* Across
* * WIND
* * RAIN
* * THUNDER
* Down
* * WEATHER
* * STORM
6. Fill in the missing letters to form words related to weather.
* b) w i n d y
* c) r a i n y
* d) s t o r m y
* e) c l o u d
What did you notice? All the words end with…
(Note: ‘cloud’ is an exception, but the other words in the list end with ‘y’)
* All the words end with ‘y’.
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7. Write a few sentences about a rainy day using some of the words from the box below.
It is a cloudy and windy day. It is raining heavy. The weather is cool. The clothes on the line are wet and the ground is muddy.
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8. Read the underlined words and write them below for practice.
* On Sunday
* in the evening
* at 6 p.m.
* At night
* at 9 p.m.
* after
* next morning
Now, make sentences with the following group of words:
* on Sunday: I am going to visit my grandparents on Sunday.
* in the morning: I wake up early in the morning.
* in the evening: I play football with my friends in the evening.
* next morning: He woke up early next morning and left for home.
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9. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
* a) I will reach school at 9 a.m.
* b) Our school will reopen after Bihu.
* c) I will do my homework in the evening.
* d) My friends will come to my house on Sunday.
* e) I like to listen to stories at night.
10. Now, write a few sentences about yourself using some of these words.
I wake up at 6 a.m. in the morning. I go to school after breakfast. My birthday is on the 15th of July. I go to bed at 10 p.m.
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14. Look at the clock and write the time:
* The time is half past 6 (or 6:30).
Now, write what you and your family members were doing yesterday evening at this time.
* * I was doing my homework.
* * My mother was cooking dinner.
* * My father was watching T.V.
* * My sister was playing.
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16. Read the following sentences and circle the naming words:
* a) Hiren is talking to Raj.
* b) Raj is wearing a black shirt.
* c) Arzu is playing the guitar.
* d) The teacher is writing on the blackboard.
* e) Juri is drinking water from the water bottle.
Write the naming words under the correct columns:
* People – Hiren, Raj, Arzu, teacher, Juri
* Things – shirt, guitar, blackboard, water, water bottle
Now, choose any two naming words from the above list and make two sentences with them:
* * teacher – Our teacher told us a story.
* * water – We should drink clean water.