My Story, Chapter -7, Class -5, SEBA
My Story, Chapter -7, Class -5, SEBA
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Question: Talk to your friend and say how picture (A) is different from picture (B).
Answer:
Picture (A) is very different from picture (B):
* Picture (A) shows a beautiful park that is full of life. It has green grass, healthy trees with leaves, and pretty flowers.
* In picture (A), children are playing, ducks are swimming in the fountain, and the water is flowing.
* Picture (B) shows the same park, but it is dry, barren, and looks dead.
* In picture (B), there are no leaves on the tree stumps, the grass is gone, and the fountain is dry and empty. There are no people or animals.
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Activity 1
Question: Read the autobiography written by water and complete the sentences in the bubbles:
* You see me…
* I help to…
* I don’t like…
Answer:
* You see me – all around you / in seas and lakes.
* I help to – grow your plants and trees / bring life to the world for you.
* I don’t like – to be polluted with dirty things / to be wasted.
Activity 2
Question: Now, make sentences using the words in the book: (pretty, attractive, charming, good looking, beautiful, handsome)
Answer: (Sample sentences)
* pretty – The garden is full of pretty flowers.
* attractive – The painting is very attractive.
* charming – The little prince had a charming smile.
* good looking – He is a good looking boy.
* beautiful – The peacock has beautiful feathers.
* handsome – The actor is very handsome.
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This page contains reading material (Activity 3) explaining different verb tenses (past, present, future). There are no questions to solve.
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Activity 4
Question: Complete the table with action words:
* What happens today – lives
* What happened in the past – danced
* What happens today – flies
* What happened in the past – helped
* What happens today – pollutes
* What is likely to happen – will pollute
* What happens today – writes
Answer:
* lives – lived – will live
* dances – danced – will dance
* flies – flew – will fly
* helps – helped – will help
* pollutes – polluted – will pollute
* writes – wrote – will write
Activity 5
Question: Look at the picture of the bottle of cough syrup. Some information has been given on the label of the bottle of medicine. Write them down:
* The name of the medicine is
* The date of manufacture is
* The date of expiry is
* The price is
Answer:
* The name of the medicine is – CAFFRI COUGH SYRUP
* The date of manufacture is – 18/8/2017
* The date of expiry is – 21/7/2020
* The price is – Rs. 47.00
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Activity 6
Question: Read the biography of Mother Teresa: Now, write 5 questions on Mother Teresa.
Answer: (Sample questions based on the text)
* What was Mother Teresa’s real name?
* Where was Mother Teresa born?
* When was Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
* What did Mother Teresa found?
* When did Mother Teresa die?
Activity 7
Question: Find out words which have similar meanings with the word ‘destitute’.
Answer:
* poor
* needy
* penniless
* homeless
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This page contains reading material (Activity 8) about rainwater harvesting. There are no questions to solve.
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Activity 9
Question: Look at the pictures given below. The pictures are steps of rice cultivation: Read the following sentences. Choose a sentence to match each picture.
Answer: (The sentences matched to the pictures in order)
* (Picture of ploughing) – The land is ploughed.
* (Picture of sowing seeds) – Seeds are sown in fields.
* (Picture of seedlings in field) – Rice seedlings are grown in fields.
* (Picture of collecting seedlings) – Seedlings are collected from fields.
* (Picture of planting seedlings) – Seedlings are planted in rows.
* (Picture of harvesting) – When paddy ripens the crop is harvested.
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Activity 10
Question: Find out more sentences from the lessons you have read. Write the two parts in the table below:
Answer: (Here are sentences from previous lessons, split into two parts as requested)
* The person/thing doing the action – The school bell
* What the person/thing is doing – rang.
* The person/thing doing the action – Raju, Nita and Gita
* What the person/thing is doing – rushed to school.
* The person/thing doing the action – The fox
* What the person/thing is doing – prepared a tasty meal.
* The person/thing doing the action – Tarun
* What the person/thing is doing – slowly took his football boots off.
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Activity 11
Question: Try making sentences in your notebook using some of the words above.
Answer: (Sample sentences)
* He runs very fast.
* The sun shines brightly.
* I watch television in the evening.
* She talks politely.
Activity 12
Question: Complete the following paragraph. You may use words given in the box: (pencil, write, lead and wood, draw, shorter, sharpen, factory)
Answer:
I am a pencil. I was born in a factory. I am made of lead and wood. I have many names. Children love me. I help people write and draw. I become shorter when children sharpen me.
Activity 13
Question: Read the following information and write a paragraph:
* Name: Phuleswari Hazarika
* Born: 8 September 1956
* Parents: Late Madhav Hazarika and late Phulmoti Hazarika
* Place: Dergaon, Assam
* Known as: Social worker, children’s storybook writer.
* Died: 9 November 2012
Answer:
Phuleswari Hazarika was born on 8 September 1956 in Dergaon, Assam. Her parents were the Late Madhav Hazarika and the late Phulmoti Hazarika. She was known as a social worker and a children’s storybook writer. She died on 9 November 2012.
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This page contains reading material (Activity 14) about an earthquake. There are no questions to solve.
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Activity 15
Question: Complete the following passage with the words given in bubbles: (began shaking, were sitting, were running, was telling, was sitting, was writing)
Answer:
At 10 o’clock yesterday, we were sitting in our classroom. Our teacher was writing on the blackboard. Suddenly the doors and the windows began shaking. The children were running out of the classroom. Soon there was an announcement. A man was sitting on a rickshaw with a microphone in his hand. He was telling people what to do during an earthquake.
Activity 16
Question: Choose the correct word and complete the following sentences. Remember to start the sentence with a capital letter.
a) … (are/can) you give me the phone number of the civil hospital?
b) … (could/do) you switch off the lights, please?
c) … (do/can) you know the time when the fire broke out?
d) … (would/will) you like to visit the sick people?
e) … (could/are) you carry some medicine with you?
Answer:
a) Can you give me the phone number of the civil hospital?
b) Could you switch off the lights, please?
c) Do you know the time when the fire broke out?
d) Would you like to visit the sick people?
e) Could you carry some medicine with you?