Page 1 INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1. Simple Past and Past Perfect Complete this story by Julius Lester. Choose the correct forms of the words given in the brackets. Brer Rabbit (a) ___________ (decided/ had decided) gardening was too much hard work. So he (b) ________ (had gone/ went) back to his old ways of eating from every body else's garden. Earlier, he (c) _________ (made/ had made) a tour through the community to see what everybody (d) _________ (had been/was) planting that summer and his eye (e) _______ (was/ had been) caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Soon as the peanuts (f) _______________ (had been/ were) ready, Brer Rabbit (g) ______ (decided/ had decided) to make his acquaintance with them. Every night he (h) ______ (had eaten/ ate) his fill and even started bringing his family. Brer Fox (i) ________ (had/ had had) a good idea who was eating his peanuts, but he couldn't catch him. He inspected his fence and finally (j) __________ (had found/found) a small hole on the north side. He tied a rope with a loop knot and put it inside the hole. If anybody (k) ______ (stepped/had stepped) in it, the rope would grab his leg and hoist him up in the air. That night Brer Rabbit (l) __________ (came/ had come) down to the peanut patch. He climbed through the hole and WHOOSH! Next thing he (m)________ (had known/knew), he was hanging in the air upside down. There (n)________ (wasn't/ hadn't been) a thing he could do, so he made himself comfortable to catch a little sleep! (a) What had Brer Rabbit found out? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What did he do when the plants grew? __________________________________________________________________________ (c) How did he enter Brer Fox's peanut patch? __________________________________________________________________________ 1.1 Answer the following questions based on the story you have read. VERB FORMS I N T U 1 1 CBSE 1 Page 2 INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1. Simple Past and Past Perfect Complete this story by Julius Lester. Choose the correct forms of the words given in the brackets. Brer Rabbit (a) ___________ (decided/ had decided) gardening was too much hard work. So he (b) ________ (had gone/ went) back to his old ways of eating from every body else's garden. Earlier, he (c) _________ (made/ had made) a tour through the community to see what everybody (d) _________ (had been/was) planting that summer and his eye (e) _______ (was/ had been) caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Soon as the peanuts (f) _______________ (had been/ were) ready, Brer Rabbit (g) ______ (decided/ had decided) to make his acquaintance with them. Every night he (h) ______ (had eaten/ ate) his fill and even started bringing his family. Brer Fox (i) ________ (had/ had had) a good idea who was eating his peanuts, but he couldn't catch him. He inspected his fence and finally (j) __________ (had found/found) a small hole on the north side. He tied a rope with a loop knot and put it inside the hole. If anybody (k) ______ (stepped/had stepped) in it, the rope would grab his leg and hoist him up in the air. That night Brer Rabbit (l) __________ (came/ had come) down to the peanut patch. He climbed through the hole and WHOOSH! Next thing he (m)________ (had known/knew), he was hanging in the air upside down. There (n)________ (wasn't/ hadn't been) a thing he could do, so he made himself comfortable to catch a little sleep! (a) What had Brer Rabbit found out? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What did he do when the plants grew? __________________________________________________________________________ (c) How did he enter Brer Fox's peanut patch? __________________________________________________________________________ 1.1 Answer the following questions based on the story you have read. VERB FORMS I N T U 1 1 CBSE 1 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 (d) Brer Fox had an idea of who was stealing from his patch. What did he do to trap Brer Rabbit? __________________________________________________________________________ You must have used the simple past tense and past perfect tense in your answer. Do you know most often, when you use the past perfect, you use it with the (simple) past? Study the sentences from the story and write whether (a) the action happened before the action mentioned in the simple past tense, or (b) an action happened after the action mentioned in the past perfect tense. (e.g.) Brer Rabbit had decided _(a)_ gardening was __(b)__too much for him. So, he went _____ back to his old ways. Earlier, he had made _____ a tour through the community to see what everybody had been _____ planting that summer and his eye was _____ caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Among the most worrying aspects of climate change today (a)______ (is/has been) the effect it (b) ________ (has had/have had) on the food supply of the world. Scientists (c) _______ (have focussed/focus) their attention and efforts on increasing crop yield and improving crop resilience. Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (d) ________ (have been/are) the most affected today. Their population (e) ________ (is/ has been) the world's fastest growing rice consumer. The most vulnerable agricultural systems (f) ______ (are/have been) the rain-fed uplands and lowlands that form 80% of total rice land. Until recently, scientists (g) _________ (have focussed /focussed) on improving crop yields, and in a relatively short period of time, (h) _____ (give/ have given) us, higher yields. Reports warning of increased droughts and floods, (i) ___________ (shift/ have shifted) scientists' attention to making crops "climate - proof" (a) What have been the most worrying aspects of agricultural growth? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What do scientists today focus on? __________________________________________________________________________ 2. Here is a news story about how crops are saved by climate-proofing them. Complete it by choosing the right words from those given in the brackets. 2.1. Answer the questions based on your reading of the passage above. 2 Page 3 INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1. Simple Past and Past Perfect Complete this story by Julius Lester. Choose the correct forms of the words given in the brackets. Brer Rabbit (a) ___________ (decided/ had decided) gardening was too much hard work. So he (b) ________ (had gone/ went) back to his old ways of eating from every body else's garden. Earlier, he (c) _________ (made/ had made) a tour through the community to see what everybody (d) _________ (had been/was) planting that summer and his eye (e) _______ (was/ had been) caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Soon as the peanuts (f) _______________ (had been/ were) ready, Brer Rabbit (g) ______ (decided/ had decided) to make his acquaintance with them. Every night he (h) ______ (had eaten/ ate) his fill and even started bringing his family. Brer Fox (i) ________ (had/ had had) a good idea who was eating his peanuts, but he couldn't catch him. He inspected his fence and finally (j) __________ (had found/found) a small hole on the north side. He tied a rope with a loop knot and put it inside the hole. If anybody (k) ______ (stepped/had stepped) in it, the rope would grab his leg and hoist him up in the air. That night Brer Rabbit (l) __________ (came/ had come) down to the peanut patch. He climbed through the hole and WHOOSH! Next thing he (m)________ (had known/knew), he was hanging in the air upside down. There (n)________ (wasn't/ hadn't been) a thing he could do, so he made himself comfortable to catch a little sleep! (a) What had Brer Rabbit found out? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What did he do when the plants grew? __________________________________________________________________________ (c) How did he enter Brer Fox's peanut patch? __________________________________________________________________________ 1.1 Answer the following questions based on the story you have read. VERB FORMS I N T U 1 1 CBSE 1 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 (d) Brer Fox had an idea of who was stealing from his patch. What did he do to trap Brer Rabbit? __________________________________________________________________________ You must have used the simple past tense and past perfect tense in your answer. Do you know most often, when you use the past perfect, you use it with the (simple) past? Study the sentences from the story and write whether (a) the action happened before the action mentioned in the simple past tense, or (b) an action happened after the action mentioned in the past perfect tense. (e.g.) Brer Rabbit had decided _(a)_ gardening was __(b)__too much for him. So, he went _____ back to his old ways. Earlier, he had made _____ a tour through the community to see what everybody had been _____ planting that summer and his eye was _____ caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Among the most worrying aspects of climate change today (a)______ (is/has been) the effect it (b) ________ (has had/have had) on the food supply of the world. Scientists (c) _______ (have focussed/focus) their attention and efforts on increasing crop yield and improving crop resilience. Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (d) ________ (have been/are) the most affected today. Their population (e) ________ (is/ has been) the world's fastest growing rice consumer. The most vulnerable agricultural systems (f) ______ (are/have been) the rain-fed uplands and lowlands that form 80% of total rice land. Until recently, scientists (g) _________ (have focussed /focussed) on improving crop yields, and in a relatively short period of time, (h) _____ (give/ have given) us, higher yields. Reports warning of increased droughts and floods, (i) ___________ (shift/ have shifted) scientists' attention to making crops "climate - proof" (a) What have been the most worrying aspects of agricultural growth? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What do scientists today focus on? __________________________________________________________________________ 2. Here is a news story about how crops are saved by climate-proofing them. Complete it by choosing the right words from those given in the brackets. 2.1. Answer the questions based on your reading of the passage above. 2 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 (c) Where is the negative impact of climate most felt? __________________________________________________________________________ (d) What have the scientists focussed on so far? __________________________________________________________________________ (e) How has their attention shifted? __________________________________________________________________________ Did you know You would have used the simple present and present perfect tense in your answer. Why? The main use of the simple present tense is to refer to (i) an action that takes place now. (ii) routine action/s. The present perfect tense is used to refer to an action which has happened in the past but whose effect still remains. (e.g.) Among the most worrying aspect of climate change is the effect it has on the world's food supply. Climate scientists have predicted that the cultivation of rice in Asia and Sub- Sahara Africa has been affected severely, since 1970. But, today lack of funds hinders research. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3. Working in pairs, fill up the table by asking your partner about what he/she does on the following days and times. Day 7.00 am 1.00 pm 6.00 pm 3 Page 4 INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1. Simple Past and Past Perfect Complete this story by Julius Lester. Choose the correct forms of the words given in the brackets. Brer Rabbit (a) ___________ (decided/ had decided) gardening was too much hard work. So he (b) ________ (had gone/ went) back to his old ways of eating from every body else's garden. Earlier, he (c) _________ (made/ had made) a tour through the community to see what everybody (d) _________ (had been/was) planting that summer and his eye (e) _______ (was/ had been) caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Soon as the peanuts (f) _______________ (had been/ were) ready, Brer Rabbit (g) ______ (decided/ had decided) to make his acquaintance with them. Every night he (h) ______ (had eaten/ ate) his fill and even started bringing his family. Brer Fox (i) ________ (had/ had had) a good idea who was eating his peanuts, but he couldn't catch him. He inspected his fence and finally (j) __________ (had found/found) a small hole on the north side. He tied a rope with a loop knot and put it inside the hole. If anybody (k) ______ (stepped/had stepped) in it, the rope would grab his leg and hoist him up in the air. That night Brer Rabbit (l) __________ (came/ had come) down to the peanut patch. He climbed through the hole and WHOOSH! Next thing he (m)________ (had known/knew), he was hanging in the air upside down. There (n)________ (wasn't/ hadn't been) a thing he could do, so he made himself comfortable to catch a little sleep! (a) What had Brer Rabbit found out? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What did he do when the plants grew? __________________________________________________________________________ (c) How did he enter Brer Fox's peanut patch? __________________________________________________________________________ 1.1 Answer the following questions based on the story you have read. VERB FORMS I N T U 1 1 CBSE 1 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 (d) Brer Fox had an idea of who was stealing from his patch. What did he do to trap Brer Rabbit? __________________________________________________________________________ You must have used the simple past tense and past perfect tense in your answer. Do you know most often, when you use the past perfect, you use it with the (simple) past? Study the sentences from the story and write whether (a) the action happened before the action mentioned in the simple past tense, or (b) an action happened after the action mentioned in the past perfect tense. (e.g.) Brer Rabbit had decided _(a)_ gardening was __(b)__too much for him. So, he went _____ back to his old ways. Earlier, he had made _____ a tour through the community to see what everybody had been _____ planting that summer and his eye was _____ caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Among the most worrying aspects of climate change today (a)______ (is/has been) the effect it (b) ________ (has had/have had) on the food supply of the world. Scientists (c) _______ (have focussed/focus) their attention and efforts on increasing crop yield and improving crop resilience. Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (d) ________ (have been/are) the most affected today. Their population (e) ________ (is/ has been) the world's fastest growing rice consumer. The most vulnerable agricultural systems (f) ______ (are/have been) the rain-fed uplands and lowlands that form 80% of total rice land. Until recently, scientists (g) _________ (have focussed /focussed) on improving crop yields, and in a relatively short period of time, (h) _____ (give/ have given) us, higher yields. Reports warning of increased droughts and floods, (i) ___________ (shift/ have shifted) scientists' attention to making crops "climate - proof" (a) What have been the most worrying aspects of agricultural growth? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What do scientists today focus on? __________________________________________________________________________ 2. Here is a news story about how crops are saved by climate-proofing them. Complete it by choosing the right words from those given in the brackets. 2.1. Answer the questions based on your reading of the passage above. 2 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 (c) Where is the negative impact of climate most felt? __________________________________________________________________________ (d) What have the scientists focussed on so far? __________________________________________________________________________ (e) How has their attention shifted? __________________________________________________________________________ Did you know You would have used the simple present and present perfect tense in your answer. Why? The main use of the simple present tense is to refer to (i) an action that takes place now. (ii) routine action/s. The present perfect tense is used to refer to an action which has happened in the past but whose effect still remains. (e.g.) Among the most worrying aspect of climate change is the effect it has on the world's food supply. Climate scientists have predicted that the cultivation of rice in Asia and Sub- Sahara Africa has been affected severely, since 1970. But, today lack of funds hinders research. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3. Working in pairs, fill up the table by asking your partner about what he/she does on the following days and times. Day 7.00 am 1.00 pm 6.00 pm 3 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 4 Write a brief account of his/her actions on the specified times and days, in the space below. Ask further questions, if necessary. Use the simple past/past perfect tense to write your description. e.g. (a) Rani visited the zoo on Sunday. (b) She had finished all her homework by 5.00 am on that day. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Look around your classroom and observe the activities in your school in this period. Describe what you, your teacher or class are doing in the form of a paragraph. e.g. The Blue House is practising its songs for the competition. I can hear the band which is playing patriotic tunes, in the playground. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 4. Present Continuous Page 5 INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1. Simple Past and Past Perfect Complete this story by Julius Lester. Choose the correct forms of the words given in the brackets. Brer Rabbit (a) ___________ (decided/ had decided) gardening was too much hard work. So he (b) ________ (had gone/ went) back to his old ways of eating from every body else's garden. Earlier, he (c) _________ (made/ had made) a tour through the community to see what everybody (d) _________ (had been/was) planting that summer and his eye (e) _______ (was/ had been) caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Soon as the peanuts (f) _______________ (had been/ were) ready, Brer Rabbit (g) ______ (decided/ had decided) to make his acquaintance with them. Every night he (h) ______ (had eaten/ ate) his fill and even started bringing his family. Brer Fox (i) ________ (had/ had had) a good idea who was eating his peanuts, but he couldn't catch him. He inspected his fence and finally (j) __________ (had found/found) a small hole on the north side. He tied a rope with a loop knot and put it inside the hole. If anybody (k) ______ (stepped/had stepped) in it, the rope would grab his leg and hoist him up in the air. That night Brer Rabbit (l) __________ (came/ had come) down to the peanut patch. He climbed through the hole and WHOOSH! Next thing he (m)________ (had known/knew), he was hanging in the air upside down. There (n)________ (wasn't/ hadn't been) a thing he could do, so he made himself comfortable to catch a little sleep! (a) What had Brer Rabbit found out? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What did he do when the plants grew? __________________________________________________________________________ (c) How did he enter Brer Fox's peanut patch? __________________________________________________________________________ 1.1 Answer the following questions based on the story you have read. VERB FORMS I N T U 1 1 CBSE 1 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 (d) Brer Fox had an idea of who was stealing from his patch. What did he do to trap Brer Rabbit? __________________________________________________________________________ You must have used the simple past tense and past perfect tense in your answer. Do you know most often, when you use the past perfect, you use it with the (simple) past? Study the sentences from the story and write whether (a) the action happened before the action mentioned in the simple past tense, or (b) an action happened after the action mentioned in the past perfect tense. (e.g.) Brer Rabbit had decided _(a)_ gardening was __(b)__too much for him. So, he went _____ back to his old ways. Earlier, he had made _____ a tour through the community to see what everybody had been _____ planting that summer and his eye was _____ caught by Brer Fox's peanut patch. Among the most worrying aspects of climate change today (a)______ (is/has been) the effect it (b) ________ (has had/have had) on the food supply of the world. Scientists (c) _______ (have focussed/focus) their attention and efforts on increasing crop yield and improving crop resilience. Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (d) ________ (have been/are) the most affected today. Their population (e) ________ (is/ has been) the world's fastest growing rice consumer. The most vulnerable agricultural systems (f) ______ (are/have been) the rain-fed uplands and lowlands that form 80% of total rice land. Until recently, scientists (g) _________ (have focussed /focussed) on improving crop yields, and in a relatively short period of time, (h) _____ (give/ have given) us, higher yields. Reports warning of increased droughts and floods, (i) ___________ (shift/ have shifted) scientists' attention to making crops "climate - proof" (a) What have been the most worrying aspects of agricultural growth? __________________________________________________________________________ (b) What do scientists today focus on? __________________________________________________________________________ 2. Here is a news story about how crops are saved by climate-proofing them. Complete it by choosing the right words from those given in the brackets. 2.1. Answer the questions based on your reading of the passage above. 2 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 (c) Where is the negative impact of climate most felt? __________________________________________________________________________ (d) What have the scientists focussed on so far? __________________________________________________________________________ (e) How has their attention shifted? __________________________________________________________________________ Did you know You would have used the simple present and present perfect tense in your answer. Why? The main use of the simple present tense is to refer to (i) an action that takes place now. (ii) routine action/s. The present perfect tense is used to refer to an action which has happened in the past but whose effect still remains. (e.g.) Among the most worrying aspect of climate change is the effect it has on the world's food supply. Climate scientists have predicted that the cultivation of rice in Asia and Sub- Sahara Africa has been affected severely, since 1970. But, today lack of funds hinders research. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3. Working in pairs, fill up the table by asking your partner about what he/she does on the following days and times. Day 7.00 am 1.00 pm 6.00 pm 3 CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 4 Write a brief account of his/her actions on the specified times and days, in the space below. Ask further questions, if necessary. Use the simple past/past perfect tense to write your description. e.g. (a) Rani visited the zoo on Sunday. (b) She had finished all her homework by 5.00 am on that day. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Look around your classroom and observe the activities in your school in this period. Describe what you, your teacher or class are doing in the form of a paragraph. e.g. The Blue House is practising its songs for the competition. I can hear the band which is playing patriotic tunes, in the playground. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 4. Present Continuous CBSE INTERACT IN ENGLISH WORK BOOK 1 1 5. Simple Past and Past Continuous There was a burglary in your neighbourhood. You saw something suspicious. Tell the police officer all about it by filling in the blanks choosing the correct forms of the words from the options given below. It (a) was raining last night. I (b) ________________ TV. I (c) ________________ a little restless. I (d) _____________ to the window and was looking out when I (e) ________________ that Mr Sharma, my neighbour (f) ________________ near the door. I thought he had gone to shut it. I also (g) ________________ Mrs Sharma walking up and down in her garden. Then I heard Mr Sharma calling his wife to come in. I (h) ________________ back to my table and opened my book. I (i) ________________ when I heard a thud and a scream. I (j) ________________ out of the house and saw a man in a black coat and hat running towards the gate. Mr and Mrs Sharma (k) ________________ in the street. I saw a car speeding away with the burglar. (a) (i) raining (ii) was raining (iii) were raining (iv) rained (b) (i) were watching (ii) watched (iii) was watching (iv) watching (c) (i) has felt (ii) felt (iii) was feeling (iv) feel (d) (i) had gone (ii) went (iii) was going (iv) gone (e) (i) noticing (ii) was noticing (iii) were noticing (iv) noticed (f) (i) stood (ii) were standing (iii) was standing (iv) were stood (g) (i) seeing (ii) saw (iii) was seeing (iv) seen (h) (i) had come (ii) was coming (iii) came (iv) were came (i) (i) had read (ii) was reading (iii) were reading (iv) read (j) (i) rushed (ii) was rushing (iii) were rushed (iv) rushing (k) (i) had screamed (ii) was screaming (iii) screamed (iv) were screaming 5Read More
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