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2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?
Ans. The men rushed back to the ship because a giant to chase them.
3. Choose the correct answer.
(i) The giant carried a reaping book because
(a) he was fighting with the other giants.
(b) he was going to reap the corn.
(c) he wanted to frighten Gulliver.
Ans. (b) he was going to reap the corn.
(ii) They put Gulliver on the ground to look at him because
(a) they had never seen a human before.
(b) they thought he was a doll.
(c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
Ans. (c) they had never seen such a tiny man.
(iii) Gulliver was
(a) a farmer.
(b) a sailor.
(c) a dwarf.
(d) a giant.
Ans. (b) a sailor.
4. Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver. The creature is now extinct. The word begins with the letter D____.
Ans. Dinosaur.
5. From the text, write the sentences that tell you the following.
(a) The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver.
Ans. They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.
(b) Gulliver was a learned man.
Ans. I tried to speak to them in seven languages.
(c) The farmer’s son thought Gulliver was a toy.
Ans. On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth.
(d) The farmer’s wife was a kind-hearted woman.
Ans. Later she put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white handkerchief.
Now complete the following. Use the words given in the box.
(a) as ______ as a feather
Ans. Light.
(b) as _____ as a tortoise
Ans. Slow.
(c) as _____ as honey
Ans. Sweet.
(d) as ____ as snow
Ans. White.
(e) as ____ as an ox
Ans. Strong.
(f) as ____ as night
Ans. Black.
(g) as ____ as a rose
Ans. Red.
(h) as _____ as a toast
Ans. Warm.
(i) as _____ as a breeze
Ans. Gentle.
2. Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences
(i) The old man’s hair is as white ______.
Ans. As snow.
(ii) His feet were as cold ______.
Ans. As ice.
(iii) The newspaper boy was as slow ______ delivering the papers.
Ans. As a tortoise.
(iv) I felt as light ______ after excercising.
Ans. As a feather.
3. Create our own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs.
Ans.
4. Now look at the pictures and discuss in groups why the following events happened. You may find more than one reason for each of them.
Ans. 1. One of the leading actors met with an accident. Hence, the play got cancelled.
2. The Principal of the school had got a severe heart attack. Therefore, the play got cancelled.
Ans. 1. They are walking because the destination place was nearby to them.
2. Walking in the moonlit night after dinner is good for their health. Hence, they are walking.
1. Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.
(i) I was writing a letter when ________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________
(iii) When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) _________________________________________________
(v) ___________________________________________________
(vi) ___________________________________________________
(vii) __________________________________________________
*Please note that sometimes the order of the sentences changes.
Ans:(i) I was writing a letter when my pen ran out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window when he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iii) When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) I was just completing the last answer when ma’am said, “Stop writing”.
(v) The man was painting the wall when he fell off the ladder.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework when the lights went out.
(vii) When the bell rang, my mother was cooking dinner.
2. Now complete the following suitably.
(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when ______.
Ans. I saw her.
(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when ______.
Ans. he found his old photograph.
(iii) _______ a dog ran out onto the road.
Ans. I was passing along the street when.
(iv) ______ the teacher walked into the room.
Ans. The boys were quarreling.
3. Now complete the following, in the same way, using the words easy or strong. The order may vary according to your choice.
Ans.
(i)
Skipping is easy.
Jumping is easier than skipping.
Walking is the easiest of all.
(ii)
The dog is strong
The horse is stronger
The elephant is strongest of all.
-Now complete the following, in the same way, using the words juicy or exciting. The order may vary according to your choice.
(i)
apple is juicy.
orange is juicier than apple.
sugarcane is the juiciest of them all.
(ii)
rock climbing is exciting.
skiing is more exciting than rock climbing.
river rafting is the most exciting of them all.
4. Correct the use of the describing words in the following sentences.
(a) This is the simpler problem of them all.
Ans. This is the simplest problem of them all.
(b) Which is the lightest of the two parallels?
Ans. Which is the lighter of the two parcels?
(c) He is cleverer than I am.
Ans. He is cleverer than me.
(d) I like this the best of the two.
Ans. I like this better of the two.
(e) The flood became badder as the rain increased.
Ans. The flood became worse as the rain increased.
5. Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full stops (.) commas (,) question marks (?) apostrophe (‘) exclamation mark (!) wherever necessary.
dear Samir
I am sending you a photograph of my newest pet frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy by next summer, he should the old enough to go with us on our long walks i m sure you are looking forward to seeing him I know you will like him
warm regards
sanju
Ans. Dear Samir,
I am sending you a photograph of my newest pet. Frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy. By next summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks. I’m sure you are looking forward to seeing him. I know you will like him.
Warm regards,
Sanju
6. Punctuate the following sentences.
(a) next Wednesday my sister mita is going to join the State Bank of India.
Ans. Next Wednesday my sister, Mita is going to join the State Bank of India.
(b) the dog wags its tail when its pleased but a cat waves its tail when its angry.
Ans. The dog wags its tail when it’s pleased but a cat waves its tail when it’s angry.
(c) when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold.
Ans. When I went fishing I caught an old shoe, a plastic bag and a bad cold.
(d) she fed the baby washed the dishes put the lights off and went to sleep.
Ans. She fed the baby, washed the dishes, put off the lights off and went to sleep.
(e) wasn’t Tim born on the 26th of January 1989.
Ans. Wasn’t Tim born on 26th of January, 1989?
(f) oh no the bus was gone.
Ans. Oh no! The bus has gone.
7. Fill in the blanks:
(i) A giant tree ____________.
Ans. Redwood Trees of California.
(ii) A giant bird __________.
Ans. Ostrich.
(iii) A giant land animal ________.
Ans. Elephant.
(iv) A giant water creature _______.
Ans. Whale.
(v) A giant reptile _______.
Ans. Anaconda.
(vi) A giant aeroplane ________.
Ans. A-380.
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