Bird Talking, Chapter -3, Class -5, SEBA
Bird Talking, Chapter -3, Class -5, SEBA
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Question: Name the following common birds:
Answer: (Based on the images)
* Spotted Dove
* Pigeon
* Crow
* Parrot
* Sparrow
* Peacock
Question: Let’s talk:
i) Do you think birds have families?
ii) Do you think birds can talk?
iii) Have you seen people flying in the sky like birds?
iv) Do you think trees have a very special place in the lives of birds? Why and how?
Answer: (These are discussion questions. Here are sample answers.)
i) Yes, I think birds have families. They build nests, lay eggs, and feed their young chicks.
ii) I think birds can talk to each other using their own sounds, like chirping and singing, but they cannot talk like people.
iii) No, I have not seen people flying in the sky like birds. People need aeroplanes or other machines to fly.
iv) Yes, trees are very important for birds. Birds build their nests in trees to stay safe, and they also find food like fruits and insects on trees.
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This page contains the poem “Bird Talk” for reading. There are no questions to solve.
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Activity 1
Question: Write the rhyming words from the poem for the ones given below:
* sink
* crow
* swings
* honey
Answer:
* sink – think
* crow – know
* swings – things
* honey – funny
Activity 2
Question: a) Which birds are talking in the poem?
Answer: a) The robin and the jay are talking in the poem.
Question: b) Who are they talking about?
Answer: b) They are talking about people.
Question: c) “They do not have feathers at all” – who are ‘they’ here?
Answer: c) ‘They’ here are people.
Question: d) “Birds eat beetles / They like sitting / on wires and things / They grow wings” – who are ‘they’ here?
Answer: d) ‘They’ here are birds.
Question: e) Why, according to Robin and Jay, are people funny?
Answer: e) According to Robin and Jay, people are funny because they don’t have feathers, they don’t eat beetles, they don’t grow wings, and they don’t like sitting on wires and things.
Activity 3
Question: Read the statements and arrange them in sequence to make the summary of the poem:
a) People don’t eat beetles. They don’t have wings either.
b) The robin and the jay thought people were funny to be like that.
c) One day the robin and the jay were sitting and talking in the garden.
d) They were talking about people, and that they don’t have feathers.
Answer: The correct sequence is:
* c) One day the robin and the jay were sitting and talking in the garden.
* d) They were talking about people, and that they don’t have feathers.
* a) People don’t eat beetles. They don’t have wings either.
* b) The robin and the jay thought people were funny to be like that.
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This page contains reading material (Activities 4, 5, and 6) about communication and computers. There are no questions to solve.
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Activity 7
This page shows an example of an email. There are no questions to solve.
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Activity 8
This page contains reading material about email addresses. There are no questions to solve.
Activity 9
Question: Create an imaginary email address by writing your name on the space below:
Answer: (This is a sample answer. You must create your own.)
* [YourName]@mail.com
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Activity 10
Question: The Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony of your school will be held next Monday. Write an email to your friend requesting him/her to visit your school on that occasion:
Answer: (This is a sample email)
* To: [friend’s-email]@mail.com
* Subject: Invitation for Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony
Dear [Friend’s Name],
I hope you are doing well. Our school’s Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony will be held next Monday at 10:00 a.m. in the school auditorium. I am also receiving a prize.
I would be very happy if you could come and attend the ceremony. Please let me know if you can make it.
With love,
[Your Name]
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Activity 11
Question: Make words related to a computer, e-mails etc. to complete the grid:
Answer: (Based on the crossword grid)
* Across:
* C O M P U T E R
* K E Y B O A R D
* T Y P I N G
* M O U S E
* Down:
* I N T E R N E T
* P R I N T E R
* E M A I L
Activity 12
Question: Tongue twisters. Say these as fast as you can:
Answer: This is an oral activity for practice.
* Blue birds below the bridge.
* Six silly sheep still asleep.
* Bipul blows big blue bubbles.
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Activity 13
Question: It’s riddle time:
* Name the days of the week that start with the letter ‘T’.
* What two keys can’t open any door?
Answer:
* Tuesday, Thursday
* A monkey and a donkey.
Activity 14
This page contains a story for reading (“Reading for pleasure”). There are no questions to solve.
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Activity 15
Question: Match the words which have the same meaning:
* little
* happy
* need
* help
Answer:
* little – small
* happy – joyful, delighted
* need – want
* help – assistance
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Activity 16
Question: Let’s read the following words aloud.
Answer: This is an oral activity to practice ‘s’ and ‘sh’ sounds.
Activity 17
Question: Here is a message Rimpi has written to Riki…
Answer: This is a reading activity explaining the use of ‘will’ and ‘shall’ for future actions. There are no questions to solve.
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Activity 18
Question: Let’s read what Robin is planning for tomorrow:
Answer: This is a reading activity. There are no questions to solve.
Activity 19
Question: Rewrite the following sentences using “will” or “shall”:
a) We sell our vegetables at the weekly market.
b) We take our vegetables in our van.
c) It takes an hour to reach the market.
d) My friends also come to the weekly market.
e) I buy toys for my sister.
Answer:
a) We shall sell our vegetables at the weekly market.
b) We shall take our vegetables in our van.
[cite_start]c) It will take an hour to reach the market.
d) My friends will also come to the weekly market.
e) I shall buy toys for my sister.
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Activity 20
Question: Let’s talk: Look at the pictures below and imagine what is going on. Sit in pairs and ask your friend a question and he/she will say the answer…
Answer: (Sample questions and answers for the pictures)
* Picture 1 (Girl in frock):
* Question: Why is the girl happy?
* Answer: She is happy because she is wearing a beautiful frock.
* Picture 2 (People at bus stop):
* Question: Why are the people waiting?
* Answer: They are waiting because their school bus is arriving.
* Picture 3 (Woodpeckers):
* Question: What are the birds doing?
* Answer: They are pecking the tree trunk to find insects for food.
* Picture 4 (Crying boy):
* Question: Why is the boy crying?
* Answer: He is crying because his toy car is broken.
* Picture 5 (Basketball):
* Question: What are the boys playing?
* Answer: They are playing a basketball match in front of an audience.
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Activity 21
Question: Let’s talk. Discuss in pairs the differences between the pictures and make a list of the differences:
Answer: (List of differences)
* In the first picture, there is a rainbow, but in the second picture, there is no rainbow.
* In the first picture, a goat is eating leaves from a bush. In the second picture, the goat is just standing.
* In the first picture, there are flowers on the bush. In the second picture, the flowers are gone (eaten by the goat).
* In the first picture, a bird is flying. In the second picture, there is no bird.
* In the first picture, there is a dog. In the second picture, there is no dog.
* In the first picture, a person is digging in the background. In the second picture, that person is gone.
Question: Now, tell a story to your friend based on the pictures.
Answer: This is a speaking activity. (Sample story: “One day, my friends and I decided to plant a sapling. I was digging a hole while my friend was planting the sapling and my other friend was watering it. Nearby, a goat was eating flowers from a bush. A beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky. But soon, the goat ate all the leaves from the bush we were trying to protect.”)