What did the leader of the van do with the kind old man?

When the old couple became rich, they

The greedy couple borrowed the mill and the mortar to make

The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in the first two paragraphs?

What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?

(i) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?

(ii) How did it help him next?

Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish his neighbor for the same act?

Read the following paragraph and frame questions on the italicised phrases.

Anil is in school. I am in school too. Anil is sitting in the left row. He is reading a book. Anil’s friend is sitting in the second row. He is sharpening his pencil. The teacher is writing on the blackboard. Children are writing in their copybooks. Some children are looking out of the window.

(i) _________________________

(ii) _________________________

(iii) _________________________

(iv) _________________________

(v) _________________________

(vi) _________________________

(vii) _________________________

Write appropriate question words in the blank spaces in the following dialogue.

NEHA: ______________________ did you get this book?

SHEELA: Yesterday morning.

NEHA: ______________________ is your sister crying?

SHEELA: Because she has lost her doll.

NEHA: ______________________ room is this, yours or hers?

SHEELA: It’s ours.

NEHA: ______________________ do you go to school?

SHEELA: We walk to school. It is nearby.

Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.

(i) My friend lost his chemistry book. Now he doesn’t know _____________ to do and _____________ to look for it.

(ii) There are so many toys in the shops. Neena can’t decide ____________one to buy.

(iii) You don’t know the way to my school. Ask the policeman __________ to get there.

(iv) You should decide soon _______________ to start building your house.

(v) Do you know _____________ to ride a bicycle? I don’t remember ____________and _____________ I learnt it.

(vi) “You should know ________________ to talk and _____________ to keep your mouth shut,” the teacher advised Anil.

Add im- or in- to each of the following words and use them in place of the italicised words in the sentences given below.

(i) The project appears very difficult at first sight but it can be completed if we work very hard.

(ii) He lacks competence. That’s why he can’t keep any job for more than a year.

(iii) “Don’t lose patience. Your letter will come one day,” the postman told me.

(iv) That’s not a proper remark to make under the circumstances.

(v) He appears to be without sensitivity. In fact, he is very emotional.