Government of Karnataka

English Reader

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Karnataka Textbook Society (R.)

100 Feet Ring Road, Banashankari
3rd Stage, Bengaluru - 560085.

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 Preface
The Textbook Society, Karnataka has been engaged in producing new textbooks ac-
cording to the new syllabi which in turn are designed on NCF - 2005 since June 2010.
Textbooks are prepared in 12 languages; seven of them serve as the media of instruc-
tion. From standard 1 to 4 there is the EVS, mathematics and 5th to 10th there are
three core subjects namely mathematics, science and social science.

NCF - 2005 has a number of special features and they are :

• connecting knowledge to life activities

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• learning to shift from rote methods
• enriching the curriculum beyond textbooks
• learning experiences for the construction of knowledge
• making examinations flexible and integrating them with classroom experiences

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• caring concerns within the democratic policy of the country
• making education relevant to the and future needs.
• softening the subject boundaries-integrated knowledge and the joy of learning
• Making the child the constructor of knowledge
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The new books are produced based on three fundamental approaches namely.
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Constructive approach, Spiral Approach and Integrated approach.
The learner is encouraged to think, engage in activities, master skills and competencies.
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The materials presented in these books are integrated with values. The new books are not
examination oriented in their nature. On the other hand they help the learner in the all
round development of his/her personality, thus help him/her become a healthy member
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of a healthy society and a productive citizen of this great country, India.

The most important and objectives of teaching language are listening, speaking,
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reading, writing and reference work. These skills have been given a lot of importance in all
the language textbooks. along with the inculcation of these skills, fundamental grammar,
opportunities for learners to appreciate beauty and imbibe universal life values have been
integrated in language textbooks. When learners master these competencies, they would
stop studying textbooks for the sake of passing examinations. In order to help learners
master these competencies, a number of paired and group activities, assignments and
project work have been included in the textbooks. It is expected that these activities would
help The learner master communicative skills. Ultimately, it is expected that students
master the art of learning to learn and make use of these competencies in real life.
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The Textbook Society expresses grateful thanks to the chairpersons, writers,

scrutinisers, artists, staff of DIETs and CTEs and the members of the Editorial Board
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and printers in helping the Text Book Society in producing these textbooks. A few works
of some writers and poets have been included in these textbooks. The textbook society
is extremely grateful to them for giving their consent tothe inclusion of these pieces in
the text books.
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Prof. G S Mudambadithaya Nagendra Kumar

Co-ordinator Managing Director
Curriculum Revision and Karnataka Textbook Society®
Textbook Preparation Bengaluru
Karnataka Textbook Society®, Bengaluru

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 A Word with the Teacher
We are happy to introduce a new book for Grade 1 from the
academic year 2013-14. This English Coursebook has 10 units.
These units are related to various themes that are relevant to
learners of different backgrounds. The book is prepared in tune with
the guidelines laid down in the National Curriculum Framework
2005. Sufficient input in the form of listening and reading is given

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for acquiring the English language. A variety of listening and
reading texts are used to give optimum exposure to the language.
Speaking and writing activities that help children use the language

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are designed based on the listening and reading of texts.
Children are encouraged to take active part in the learning
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process. Hence, activities involving pair and group work are included
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wherever possible. Listening texts are given at the end of each unit.
Listening should be made interesting to children by narrating the
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stories given, using appropriate tone, body language, etc. Children

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must listen to the texts given and complete the activities suggested.
As far as the reading texts are concerned, focus should be on
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developing reading comprehension skills. Hence, allow children to

read on their own, help them recognize words that they encounter
in the reading texts, and elicit the meanings of new words from
them. You can also read the texts aloud to develop appropriate
pronunciation skills.
In order to develop speaking and writing skills, various
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activities are suggested in the book. Pair and group activities, role
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plays and other speaking activities help children use the language
fluently and confidently. Do not correct each and every mistake
made by the children in the initial stages. Writing should be an
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enjoyable activity, so avoid giving writing as home work. Use

colouring, drawing, and scribbling type of exercises often in the
classroom. Let children use a separate note book for copy writing,
writing answers to questions, etc. Italic handwriting should be
taught to children at all stages.

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 There are 10 units in this book. In each unit, the following
section headings are used:
Let us Begin: This is the first section in each unit. It is an entry
point to the unit. It prepares the learners to listen to or read
the text.
Let us Listen: It has interesting activities for children to do
after listening to the teacher. The listening script is given at

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the end of the unit.
Let us Read: This section contains the actual reading text.

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Let us Speak: Various speaking activities are suggested in

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Let us Learn New Words: Here, an attempt is made to develop
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children’s vocabulary.
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Let us Practise Language: This section is aimed at prastising

language structures.
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Let us Write: Interesting writing activities are given in this

section.
Let us Do: Each unit ends with a simple but interesting
project work for children to complete after school hours.
Practice sheets for copy writing, a few rhymes and a mini-
dictionary are given at the end of the book.
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We will be glad to receive your feedback on the book.

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Hope children enjoy using this book!

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Have a good time teaching English!

Ravinarayan Chakrakodi
(Chairperson)

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 Textbook Committee
Chairperson :
Dr. Ravinarayan Chakrakodi, Professor, Regional Institute of English,
Jnanabharathi Campus, Bengaluru -56.
Members :
Smt. Vedavathy P, Seshadripuram High School, Seshadripuram,

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Nagappa Street, Bengaluru - 20
Smt. Revathi H D, Vikas School, Ramamurthinagar, ITI Colony,
Bengaluru.

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Smt. Ratan Gopinath, Anantha Residency, 101/102, 20th Main, J.P.
Nagar, 2nd Phase, Bengaluru - 78.
Smt. Annelisa Piers, C/o Manchand, 4/1, D Kofta Layout, 1st Cross,
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Coxtown, Bengaluru - 560 084.
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Artists:
M.N. Nagaraj: Composite, P.U. collage (High school) Kamardi, Koppa
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Taluk, Chikkamagalure Dist.

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Scrutinisers :
Prof. Ramakrishna, Ganesh Prasad, Surathkal, Mangaluru,
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Editorial Board Members :

Sri G. Rajagopal, Prof., ESL Studies, EFL-U, Hyderabad.
Sri Victor, Prof., Nitte First Grade College, Yalahanka, Bengaluru.
Chief Co-ordinator :
Prof. G.S.Mudambadithaya, Curriculum Revision and Textbook
preparation, Text Book Society, Bengaluru.
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Chief Advisors :
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Sri Nagendra Kumar, Managing Director, Karnataka Textbook

Society, Bengaluru.
Smt. Nagamani. C Deputy Director, Karnataka Textbook Society,
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Bengaluru.
Programme Co- ordinator :
Smt. Sowmya N. S, Asst. Director, Karnataka Textbook Society,
Bengaluru.

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 About the Revision of Textbooks

Honourable Chief Minister Sri Siddaramaiah who is also the

Finance Minister of Karnataka, in his response to the public opinion
about the new textbooks from standard I to X, announced, in his
2014-15 budget speech of constituting an expert-committee, to look

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into the matter. He also spoke of the basic expectations there in,
which the textbook experts should follow: “The textbooks should

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aim at inculcating social equality, moral values, development of
personality, scientific temper, critical acumen, secularism and the
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sense of national commitment”, he said.
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Later, for the revision of the textbooks from class I to X, the
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Department of Education constituted twenty seven committees and

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passed an order on 24-11-2014. The committees so constituted

were subject and class-wise and were in accordance with the
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standards prescribed. Teachers who are experts in matters of

subjects and syllabi were in the committees.

There were already many complaints and analyses about the

textbooks. So, a freehand was given in the order dated 24-11-2014
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to the responsible committees to examine and review text and even

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to prepare new text and revise if necessary. Eventually, a new order

was passed on 19-9-2015 which also gave freedom even to re-write
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the textbooks if necessary. In the same order, it was said that the
completely revised textbooks could be put to force from 2017-18
instead of 2016-17.

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 Many self inspired individuals and institutions, listing out
the wrong information and mistakes there in the text, had sent
them to the Education Minister and to the Textbook Society.
They were rectified. Before rectification we had exchanged ideas
by arranging debates. Discussions had taken place with Primary
and Secondary Education Teachers’ Associations. Questionnaires

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were administered among teachers to pool up opinions. Separate
meetings were held with teachers, subject inspectors and DIET

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Principals. Analytical opinions had been collected. To the subject
experts of science, social science, mathematics and languages,
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textbooks were sent in advance and later meetings were held for

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discussions. Women associations and science related organisations
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were also invited for discussions. Thus, on the basis of inputs
received from various sources, the textbooks have been revised
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where ever necessary.

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Another important aspect has to be shared here. We

constituted three expert committees. They were constituted to
make suggestions after making a comparative study of the texts
of science, mathematics and social science subjects of central
schools (NCERT), along with state textbooks. Thus, the state text
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books have been enriched based on the comparative analysis and

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suggestions made by the experts. The state textbooks have been

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guarded not to go lower in standards than the textbooks of central

schools. Besides, these textbooks have been examined along side
with the textbooks of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and
Maharashtra states.

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 Another clarification has to be given here. Whatever we have
done in the committees is only revision, it is not the total preparation
of the textbooks. Therefore, the structure of the already prepared
textbooks have in no way been affected or distorted. They have
only been revised in the background of gender equality, regional
representation, national integrity, equality and social harmony.

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While doing so, the curriculum frames of both central and state have
not been transgressed. Besides, the aspirations of the constitution

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are incorporated carefully. Further, the reviews of the committees
were once given to higher expert committees for examination and
their opinions have been inculcated into the textbooks.
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Finally, we express our grateful thanks to those who strived in
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all those 27 committees with complete dedication and also to those
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who served in higher committees. At the same time, we thank all the
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supervising officers of the Textbook Society, who sincerely worked

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hard in forming the committees and managed to see the task reach
its logical completion. We thank all the members of the staff who
co-operated in this venture. Our thanks are also to the subject
experts and to the associations who gave valuable suggestions.
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H.N. Gopalakrishna Prof. Baraguru Ramachandrappa

Managing Director Chairman-in-Chief
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Karnataka Textbook Society (R) State Textbook Revision Committees

Bengaluru. Karnataka Textbook Society (R)
Bengaluru.
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 Revision Committee
Chairman-in-Chief :
Prof. Baraguru Ramachandrappa, State Textbook Revision
Committees, Karnataka Textbook Society, Bengaluru.
Chairperson :
Dr. Krishna K Manavalli, Professor, Department of English, Karnataka
University, Dharwad.

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Members:
Smt. Shobha. S.M, Lecturer, DIET, Chikkaballapur.

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Smt. Sr. Daisy. A, Head Mistress, Sacred Heart High School,Bengaluru.
Sri Anith Kumar, Asst. Teacher, GHS, Hejmadikodi, Udupi Dist.
Sri Manoj Jose, Asst. Teacher, GHS, Shettikere, Shivamogga Tq & Dist.
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Smt. Snehalatha.N.H, Asst. Teacher, GHS, Yelahanka, Bengaluru.

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Smt. Kavitha B Savadi, Asst.Teacher, GHPS Bairanahatti, Naragund Tq,
Smt. Suchitha.C, Asst. Teacher, GHPS Kasambi, Byadagi Tq, Haveri Dist.
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Artist :
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Sri Hazarat Ali. U, Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts, Tumkur

University, Tumakuru.
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High Power Review Committee Members:

Dr. Geetha.R, Professor, Department of English, Bangalore University,
Bengaluru.
Sri Veerabhadra Kodi, Professor (Rtd) Department of English,
P.G centre, Rani Chennamma University, Vijayapura.
Smt. Elenuru Geethamala, Professor, Department of English, Rural
First Grade College, Faridabad, Kalaburagi.
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Sri Robert Jose, Professor, Department of English, Vijayanagara

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Srikrishnadevaraya University, Ballari.

Chief Advisors :
Sri. H.N. Gopalakrishna , Managing Director, Karnataka Textbook Society,
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Bengaluru.
Sri K.G. Rangaiah, Deputy Director,Karnataka Textbook Society,
Bengaluru.
Programme Co-ordinator :
Smt. Hemalatha B.V, Assistant Director, Karnataka Textbook Society,
Bengaluru.

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 Contents

Unit Prose Page Listening text Page

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1. Health is Happiness 1 One Morning 13

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2. People around Me 14 Nine Little Birds 23

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3. Just Being Kind 26 Manners 40
4. Krishna and Sudama 41 The Power of
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5. Flowers in the Sky
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6. A Day Out 75 Our Forest 89

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7. Life Then and Now 90 - -

8. Travel around 97 The Wheels on 106
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9. People Who Help Us 108 - -
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10. Enjoy Yourself 124 Dictation 134

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11. Rhymes for Kids 135

12. Copy Write 142
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13. Mini-Dictionary 157

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Health is Happiness

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a) Look at the pictures and read the words given.

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coffee
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potatoes
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b) Write the words under the correct headings

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fruits vegetables drinks meat

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.............. .................. ............. ...........

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 c) Do you know any other fruits, vegetables, drinks
or meat ? Name them.
d) Pair Work : Make a list of vegetables you and your
friend eat at home. The list can be in Kannada or in
your Mother Tongue.
Try to find out English names for these vegetables

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2. Match the action word with the correct picture.
pulling

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throwing

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pushing
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Note to the Teacher : Listening text is given at the
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1. Your teacher will sing a song. Listen to the song.

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• Listen again and Perform the actions while your

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teacher sings.
• Now, let one group sing and the other group act
out the song.
• Let one child sing and others act.
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Now, everyone will sing and act together.

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2. Your teacher will show a few actions. Guess the

actions.
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(e.g. brushing, eating, walking, skipping, combing,

cycling, bathing)

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 3. Now, you too can Perform some actions. Your
friends will guess them.
Let us Read :
One day Manoj returned home sadly after school.
“My friend Ankitha did not come to school today.” Manoj
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“She”s not “well,” Manoj replied.
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“Eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep,”
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“Eating well? What does it mean?” Manoj asked.

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includes fresh fruits and vegetables but not junk food,”
Sharadhi explained.
“We get food and sleep at home, but where can we
get exercise?” Manoj asked.
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another excellent activity. Don’t worry about that.
Whenever you get time, go out and play with friends.”

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Saying this, Sharadhi pushed Manoj out to play with his
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1. Name the three things which are good for our

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health.
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2. What does healthy food include?

3. Which is a good form of exercise as mentioned in the
lesson?
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i. pencil, pen, ball, paper

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ii. flower, nose, hand, leg

iii. carrot, potato, tomato, ice-cream
iv. soap, paste, shampoo, spoon
v. chess, ludo, carrom, cricket

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pictures given.

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 Let us Learn New Words.
1. Colour the words that describe you.

friendly healthy kind

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cheerful active bold

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helpful smiling
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2. Colour the things that you like to eat.
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1. Complete the following sentences choosing the

right word from the brackets.
i. Manoj returned home (proudly, sadly).

ii. Our health is (costly, precious).

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iii. H e a l t h y f o o d d o e s n ’ t i n c l u d e
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iv. We get exercise from

(playing, eating)

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 2. A few words are given under list A. Make new
words by adding one word from list B.
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i. bath path
ii. tooth corn

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Let us Write :
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1. What would you like to have for breakfast, lunch

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and dinner?

Breakfast Lunch
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Example: dosa
Dinner
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 2. Add “e” to the following words, then say the sets
of words aloud.
i. kit - ii. bit -
iii. tap - iv. hop -
v. mat - vi. hat -

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3. From the following list, write down which things
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i. Loving parents
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iii. Many friends
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v. A lot of toys

vi. A nice house

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Important Not so Important

Example : Loving Parents 1.
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 Let us Do
Can you make vegetable salad at home and bring
it to the next class? Tell the class what vegetables
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newspers/ magazines
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One Morning

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I woke up one morning feeling hot and sick.

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Mummy called the doctor, he came very quick.

He washed his hands, took off his coat.
He looked at my eyes and down my throat.
He touched my hand and said, “Dear dear,
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I won’t hurt you so do not fear.

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Here, take these pills”. He smiled and said,

“In a few days you’ll be out of bed!”
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 Unit - II

People around Me

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Family tree
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you find out my family members?
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Sumanth Pavi

My mother’s name is .....................

Pavi is my.....................
My father’s name is ………………....

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 Let us Listen :
Note to the Teacher : Listening text is at the end of
the unit on page 23
Your teacher will tell you a story. Listen to the
story.
After listening, do the following activities.

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I. Let us Colour : Follow the colour code and colour

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the eggs.
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1 – yellow 2 – blue
3 – red with white dots 4 – grey with dots
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7 - green
II. Let us Act :
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Take different roles such as Father Hen, Mother Hen

and other birds. Your teacher will narrate the story again.
Try to perform the actions. Make appropriate sounds ac-
cording to the roles.

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 Let us Read :
Part 1

Read the following texts.

Siri is six years old. She lives with her parents. Her
mother’s name is Uma and her father’s name is Venu.

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Siri has one brother and one sister. Her brother Kiran

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is older than her. He is nine years old. Her sister Anu is
younger to her. She is four. Siri also has a grandmother.
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She is 68. She tells stories to her grandchildren everyday.

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Siri plays with her brother and sister after school. They
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have great fun!

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 Let us Understand :
Are the following sentences true or false?
1. Siri’s father’s name is Kavya.
2. Siri is 5 years old.
3. Siri has two brothers and one sister.

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4. Siri’s grandfather tells stories everyday.
5. Siri’s sister is called Anu.

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6. Siri lives with her mother and father.
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A. Hi, My name is Ishwar. I’m from Koppal. I’m six
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 B. Hello, I’m Naija and I come from Mangaluru. I’m
seven. My best friend is my cousin. His name is
Suman. He is eight years old.

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C. Girl: Hi, I’m Meena. May I know your name?

Boy: I’m Staney. Where do you come from, Meena?

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Girl: I come from Katriguppe. Where are you from?

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Boy: I’m from Banasawadi.

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Girl: Nice to meet you, Staney. How are you ?

Boy: I’m fine. Nice to meet you too.

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D. Halim: Hello, My name is Halim. This is my friend,
Dhruthi.
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Ramya: Hi Dhruthi, how are you ?

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Dhruthi: Hi Ramya, I’m fine. And you?
Ramya: Great, thanks. When is your birthday
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Dhruthi?
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Dhruthi: It’s on 3rd August. When is yours,

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Ramya: Day after tomorrow. Please come to my

house for my birthday.
Dhruthi: Thank you. I will.
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 Let us Learn New Words :
Male or female?
Read the names of different members of the family
given in the box. Paint/colour the male family members
green and the female family members blue.

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dad uncle daughter brother

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grandma son sister grandpa
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mom father aunt mother
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Let us Write
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1. Write about yourself

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Name: Age:
Mother’s name: Father’s name:
No. of brothers: No. of sisters:
2. Pair Work :
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below. Fill in the details in the space provided.

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i) What’s the name of your father ? ...................

ii) How many sisters do you have ? ...................
iii) How many brothers do you have ? ..................

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mother tongue?
Grandma Grandpa
Uncle Aunt
Cousin Brother-in-law
Sister-in-law Father

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Mother

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4. (i) D i f f e r e n t w o r d s a r e u s e d t o d e s c r i b e
different kinds of people. Match the words
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1. Someone who is not afraid
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2. Someone who is quiet and b) friendly
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3. Someone who likes talking c) brave

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and helping others

4. This person is happy and d) shy
smiles all the time

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who is cheerful _____ who is friendly______

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who is brave _______ who is shy ________

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Let us Speak :

Tell your friend about an old person whom you know

well. How old is she/he? What is her/his name? Do
you have fun with her/him? Does she/he tell stories?

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 Let us Practise Language :
About Siri About Myself
Siri has one brother. I have .................
She has one sister. I ..........................
She has a grandmother. I ..........................

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She plays with her brother I ..........................
and sister.

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Siri is six years old.
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Let us Do :

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Introduce your family to your class (name,

age, job....)
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 Listening text :
Nine Little Birds
Mother Hen and Father Hen lived in the thick of a
jungle. Once, Mother Hen laid nine eggs in her nest –
dum…dum… dum… dum… dum… dum… dum…dum…
dum…! She sat on the eggs for them to crack, while Father

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Hen collected food for Mother Hen.

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One fine day, Mother Hen told Father Hen to take care
of the eggs and went to the nearby pond to drink some
water. Just then, a strong gust of wind blew – shoo…
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shoo…shoo…! And the nest was broken! Eight of the nine

eggs rolled down and cracked. Only one egg remained.
tt

Father Hen became sad. “When Mother Hen returns

No

what will I say?” he thought. Suddenly, an idea struck

him. He went to the jungle. He collected eight eggs. Eight
eggs, different in colours and shapes. He quietly placed
them in the nest!

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 Days passed by. Then, babies began to emerge from
the eggs. Each one different in size and appearance. Their
voices also sounded different – quack …quack , quack
…quack, caw…caw, trrr…trrr, gutter…goon, kri…kri,
heeaw…heeaw, uunn…uunn, chi…chi…!
Mother and father decided to take their family out to

ed
feed one day. As they neared a pond, “Quack…quack…!”
uttered two of the nine babies and jumped into the pond.

ish
They were Duck’s babies. Seeing this, some crows began
to caw. Another black baby with a long pointed beak flew
re S
bl
away. It was a crow’s baby.
B
Just then, a pack of parrots flew over them in search
pu
be T

of food. One more baby, green in colour, with a red beak,

K

flew to join the pack. It was a parrot’s baby. In front of

©

them was a big tree, with a flock of pigeons sitting idly.

Another baby let out a gutter…goon…sound and headed
in that direction. It was a pigeon’s baby.
As Mother and Father Hen moved further, some
kingfishers could be seen swimming on the other end of
o

the pond. “Flep…flep!” The blue bird with a long beak

tt

yelped and ducked into the pond just like the other birds.
It was a kingfisher’s baby.
No

Then clouds overshadowed everything. Yet another

baby spread its wings gleefully and started dancing taa…
thiii…thim…taa…thiii…thim…! It was a peacock’s baby.

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 It became dark! Now the Mother and Father were left
with two babies. They heard a weird sound – uuunn…
uuunn…! The eighth baby with big round eyes also flew
into darkness! It was an owl’s baby.

Now, only one child remained. It was the only chick!

The parents sighed with relief – kukrooh… kurh…

ed
kukrooh…kurh…! Chick also answered -kukrooh…
kurh…kukrooh…kurh…!

ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

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 Unit - III

Just Being Kind

ed
Let us Begin :
Read these statements and write “Yes” or “No”:
• We should throw dirty things on the road. (

ish
)
• We should help our parents. ( )
• We should keep our surrounding clean.
re S ( )

bl
• We should kick our pets.
B
( )
• We should waste water.
pu ( )
be T

• We should have the TV on loudly. ( )

K

• We should spit on the road. ( )

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Add two more :

• We should ………………………
• We shouldn’t …………………..
Let us Listen :
Note to the Teacher : Listening text is at the end of
o

the unit on page 40

tt

1. Listen to your teacher and finish the sentences.

We say, “Thank you.”
No

We say, ………….
We don’t call names or ………
We don’t shout. We don’t fuss.
We listen when others …………..

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 We share our toys and take our turn.
……………. aren’t too hard to ……..
It’s really easy, when you find.
“Good manners” means
……………………………………..

ed
2. Look at the pictures below. Match the picture
and expression on the left with the situation on
the right.

ish
Sorry Meeting ……………....…….
re S
bl
B
pu
be T

Please Sneezing ……………......….

K
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Receiving a gift …………………

Excuse me

Great Asking for something ....….....

o
tt

Thank you Very happy ………………......…

No

Hurting someone ……………..

Hello

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 3.
Answer these questions by picking the correct
answers from the box.
e.g.: What are the words we should use often?
Ans: We should use “Thank you”, “sorry” and “Please”
often.

ed
1. What does “calling names” mean?

2. Say two things that are NOT good manners.

ish
3. Say two things that ARE good manners.
re S
bl
B
4. What should we do when others speak?
pu
be T

5. In the end, what does “good manners” really mean?

K

Answers:
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1. We should use the words “Thank you” and “Please”

often.
2. In the end, good manners really means being kind
and polite to others.
3. Sharing our toys, and waiting for our turn ARE
o

both good manners.

tt

4. “Calling names” means using bad words like “fool”

and “donkey” to others.
No

5. We should listen when others speak..

6. Shouting and teasing are NOT good manners.

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 Let us Read :
Ammu was six
years old. She was very
selfish. That is why
she had no friends.
One day, a new

ed
girl, Priya, came to
Class 1. Poor Priya,

ish
she found Maths and
Kannada difficult. She
re S
used to cry sometimes.

bl
B
“Help her to learn, Ammu,” said Ammu’s mother.
pu
be T
“No I won’t,” said Ammu. “Priya is a cry-baby”.
K

Ammu’s mother said, “All right, no swimming for you.”

Ammu loved to go to the swimming pool, so she had to
©

teach Maths to Priya. Soon, Priya could do her homework

easily.
One day, Ammu got angry and pushed a boy. The
teacher was not happy with her. Ammu had to stay back
after school. She had to clean the board and make the
o

class tidy. All alone, she cried and cried. That is how
tt

Priya saw her. She helped Ammu, and the class was soon
neat and clean.
No

“Thanks, Priya,” said Ammu.

Priya taught Ammu how to be kind. The two girls
became the best of friends.

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 Let us Understand :
1. Match the words and their meanings
a) cry-baby (2) 1. thinking only about
oneself
b) friend ( ) 2. a child who cries for
everything

ed
c) selfish ( ) 3. to make a wrong-
doer suffer a bit

ish
d) neat and tidy ( ) 4. someone you like
re S
e) kind ( ) 5. a big pond of water

bl
B
pu where one can swim
be T
f) swimming pool ( ) 6. good
K

g) punish ( ) 7. everything in its place

©

2. Answer these questions.

i. In which class did Ammu study?
Ammu studied…………………………….
ii. Priya found two subjects hard. What were
they?
o

Priya found ……………………………………

tt

iii. Why was the teacher not happy with Ammu?

No

Teacher was not happy with Ammu because

……........
iv. How did Priya help Ammu ?
Priya helped Ammu in .............

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 v. What did Priya teach Ammu?
Priya taught Ammu………………………………

3. Here are some statements from the story. There

are also some new statements. Write who says
the words.
Ammu Priya teacher mother

ed
i. “I am new in this Class.” ( Priya)

ish
ii. “Maths and Kannada are so hard.” ( )
iii. “Help her to learn.” ( )
re S
bl
iv. “She’s a cry-baby.” ( )
B
v. “You must stay back and clean the class.” ( )
pu
be T

vi. “Don’t cry. I’ll help you.” ( )

K

vii. “Thank you for being kind to me.” ( )

©

4. Look at the boxes below and circle the odd one out:
shout yell scream whisper
always often never many times
laugh loudly smile speak aloud cry out
o
tt

throw hold toss fling

No

clean messy tidy neat

alone single together by yourself

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 5. Complete these sentences about Ammu and Priya:

Ammu was ……………………………..............

Teacher said………………………………………

Priya was……………………………………........

ed
Mother wanted ……………………………........

Ammu and Priya……………………………...….

ish
Let us Speak :
re S
1. Pair-work: Discuss with your partner and pick five

bl
B
things that you want to do from the idea box below. Put
pu
be T
the mark () next to them. Now ask your partner to do
the same for five other things.
K

Idea Box :
©

Pick up waste paper and all the other litter.

Speak softly in the class.
Water the plants.
Put away books and toys.
o

Wash dishes.
tt

Feed your pet.

Say good-morning to someone.
No

Share your toys.

Hug your grandparents.
Greet your teachers.

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 2. Pair work: Put in the missing words to make
some good rules.

Words : Always Never

• Never climb on walls.

ed
• …………….. walk on footpaths.
• ……………. frighten animals.

ish
• ………………close the gate behind you.
re S
• ……….. drop sweet-wrappers or spit on the road.

bl
B
Now, write two more rules. One with ‘Never’ and the
pu
be T
other with ‘Always’
K

i. Never ………………………………………
ii. Always ……………………………………
©

3. Put these words in the alphabetical order, starting

with A…..
Beena, Ammu, Deepak, Feroz, Cathy, Esha, Govind

A – Ammu
o
tt

B – ………………...
C – …………………
No

D – ………………...
E – ……………..….
F – …………………
G – …………………

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 Let us Learn New Words

1. Fill in the blanks with words from the box and

complete the following passage.

Mini was (1) late . “ ....(2). __ ____ ____,” she

ed
(3) _______ “I (4) _______ ______ ______ today”. “I won’t

ish
(5) _______ ________.” ________.”
re S
“I will (6) _____________ you, Mini,” said

bl
B
Mrs. Kalyani. “Be (7) ___________ next time.”
pu
be T

apologized missed my bus late

K

Sorry ma’am punctual

©

repeat it excuse

4. Give the opposites of :

easy x difficult, hard

o

kind x
tt

cry x
No

neat x

friend x

new x

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 Let us Practise Language

Look at the two sets of words given below.

A kind friend An angry girl

ed
Describing naming describing naming
word word word word

ish
Make at least ten sets of such expressions from the
following table. Each naming word must be described
re S
in at least two ways.

bl
B
big fat
pu
be T

house cat
K

new old
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bike man
fast happy
car girl
pretty tall
o

flower mountain
tt

long right
No

snake answer

loud easy
music homework

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 Write out the sets here and read out the list to
the class.

1. a big house, a happy house…………………

2. …………………………………………..........……

ed
3. ………………………………………..........………

ish
4. re S………………………………………............…….

bl
B
5. pu…………………………………………...........…..
be T

6. ………………………………………...........…….
K
©

7. ………………………………………...........…….

8. ………………………………………...........…….

9. ………………………………………...........…….
o
tt

10. ………………………………………...........…….
No

11. ………………………………………...........…….

12. ………………………………………...........…….

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 Let us write :
Read this description of Ammu.

My best friend is Ammu.

She is six years old.

ed
She has long, black hair.
She ties it in a pony-tail.

ish
She has black eyes.

It is cold today. So she is

re S
bl
wearing a sweater.
B
pu
be TK

Now, you write about your best friend.

©

My best friend is ………………...............…………….

……………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………….
o

……………………………………………………………….
tt

……………………………………………………………….
No

……………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………….

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 Let us Do :

1. Colour the picture. Think of some names for the

characters.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

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 2. Kind Child Certificate
Are you a kind child? If you are, fill up this
certificate and show it to your teacher.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

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 Listening Text
Manners
We say, “Thank you.”
We say, “Please.”

ed
We don’t call names or tease.
We don’t shout. We don’t fuss.

ish
re SWe listen when others talk to us.

bl
B
We share our toys and take our turn.
pu
Good manners aren’t too hard to learn.
be TK

It’s really easy, when you find

“Good manners” means
©

Just being kind!

o
tt
No

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 Unit - IV

Krishna and Sudama

Let us Begin :

ed
Sing the following songs with the help of your
teacher:

ish
A rig-a-jig-jig
As I was walking down the street,
re S
down the street, down the street,

bl
B
A very good friend I chanced to meet,
Hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho!
pu
be T

A rig-a-jig-jig away we go,

K

away we go, away we go!

A rig-a-jig-jig and away we go,
©

Hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho!

(Note to the teacher: Put children in pairs. Let them
dance to the rhythm of the poem.)
Let us be Friends
Let us be friends with one another (repeat 3 times)
o

Let us be friends today

tt

You can smile at a friend

Repeat
No

You can wave to a friend

Repeat
You can wink at a friend
Repeat
Let us be friends today

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 The More We Get Together
The more we get together,
Together, together.
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

ed
For your friends are my friends,

ish
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
re S
bl
The happier we’ ll be.
B
pu
be T

Boys and Girls

K

Boys and girls come out to play,

©

The moon doth shine as bright as day,

Leave your supper and leave your sleep,
And join your play fellows in the street.
Come with a whoop and come with a call
o

Come with a good will or not at all.

tt

Up the ladder and down the wall

No

A loaf of bread will serve us all.

You bring milk and I’ll bring flour
And we’ll have a pudding in half an hour.

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 Let us Listen
Note to the Teacher : Listening text is at the end of
the unit on page 57
Your teacher will narrate a story from the
Ramayana. Listen to the story and number the
pictures according to the events.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©

1
No

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 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

44
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

45
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 2. Look at Lord Krishna’s picture given below :

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
tt
o ©

Colour the above figure.

No

i. crown and jewellery-golden colour

ii. feather- navy blue and green
iii. body-blue
iv. flute-brown

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 Let us Read :
As young boys, Krishna and Sudama were
students in Sandipani’s ashram.
The guru said, “Sudama, you are saying the shlokas
so well.”

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

Many years passed. Sudama remained a poor man.

Krishna became the Lord of Dwaraka.
o
tt
No

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 Once Sudama’s wife begged him to go to Dwaraka
and ask his friend to help him. “All right, but I can’t ask
him for anything.”

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK

Sudama set out on his journey to Dwaraka, carrying

©

a small gift for his friend. The gift was ‘poha’ which
Krishna used to love.
o
tt
No

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 In Dwaraka, Sudama met his friend Krishna. “Come,
dear friend. I have told my wife Rukmini all about you.”
Sudama also was happy to see his dear childhood friend.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be T

Krishna saw that his friend had brought him a

K

gift. “What is this ?” he asked. Sudama replied, “You

have everything. This is some ‘poha’ that my wife made
©

for you.”
o
tt
No

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 Krishna was so happy that his friend had remembered
his favourite poha. He began to eat, but Rukmini stopped.
She said, “Don’t finish everything. Leave some for us”.
Krishna and Sudama sat for a while and remembered
their younger days.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK

Sudama stayed with his friend for a few days. He

©

was ready to start back home. “Don’t forget us, Sudama,”

said Krishna. Sudama left without asking Krishna for his
help. He felt he was lucky to have a friend like Krishna.
o
tt
No

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 Sudama reached home after a long journey. He had a
surprise. His small home was now a palace. His wife and
children rushed out to greet him joyfully.

“All this is because of your friend, thanks to

Lord Krishna,” said Sudama’s wife.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

Let us Understand
1. Answer the following questions.
o

i. Where were Krishna and Sudama studying?

tt

ii. Who became the Lord of Dwaraka?

No

iii. What did Sudama take to give his friend?

iv. Did Sudama ask Krishna anything for himself?
v. What surprise did Sudama have when he reached
home?

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 2. Say YES or NO.
i. Krishna and Rukmini were students in
Sandipani’s ashram.
ii. Krishna became the king of Dwaraka.
iii. Sudama met his friend at Mathura.
iv. Krishna gave Sudama a lot of money in the

ed
palace.
v. Sudama did not ask for anything.
3. Match the following words with the pictures given

ish
below :
i. playing
re S
bl
B
pu
be T

ii. shining
K
©

iii. bringing

iv. sleeping
o
tt
No

v. whooping

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 Let us Learn New Words
1. Who does not “get on” with who? Can you match
them?
A B
i. snake rakshasa

ed
ii. police rabbit

ish
iii. rat mangoose
iv. devata cat
re S
bl
v. lion thief
B
pu
be T
2. Write the opposites of the words given in
brackets and complete the sentences.
K
©

i. Sudama was ________ (rich).

ii. Our grandparents are ________ (young)

iii. I have a ________ (small) doll.

iv. Your ________ (friends) may hurt you.

o
tt

v. Don’t feel _______ (happy) if you are hurt.

vi. When we grow old, we _______ (remember)

No

many things.

vii. I will _________ (give) my friend’s help whenever

I need.

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 3. Circle the qualities that you want to find in
your friend
i. friendly ii. kind
iii. selfish iv. helpful
v. angry vi. smiling

ed
vii. patient viii. frowning
ix. cheerful x. sad

ish
xi. sharing
re S xii. lazy
xiii. neat xiv. bold

bl
B
pu
Let us Speak
be TK

If you were Krishna what would you give your_______

a) best friend b) mother
©

c) father d) sister

Tell the Class.

Let us Write
o
tt

1. Write words related to the given word.

No

journey :
home :
friend :

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 2. Show these words to your friends.

3 Some words are given below. Draw a circle around

the action words.
Write the action words which are circled.

Action words

ed
were poor beg beg

ish
are him ask
re S
bl
B
on pu carry gift
be T

meet happy leave

K
©

reach home start

4. These words refer to the “Krishna and Sudama”

story. Put the words in the correct columns.
i. palace ii. hut iii. throne iv. crown v. poha
o

vi. poverty vii. mild viii. richness ix. king

tt

KRISHNA SUDAMA
No

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 5. Make meaningful words from the mixed set of
letters given. (Write in your notebook)
i. gouyn ii. roop iii. rifnde
iv. lavee v. ska

6. i. Join the rhyming words by drawing lines.

ed
Write them in your notebook.

ish
deep flower
re S wall noon

bl
B
pu
sing call
be TK

hour ring
©

moon flour

power sleep
o

ii. Read the rhyming word aloud to the whole

tt

class.
No

Let us do:
Cut the card board sheet in any shape and decorate.

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 Listening Text

Note to the teacher :

* This is to introduce picture reading along with
story-telling.
* Read the text with expression; make sure, by

ed
asking questions, that your students are following
the sequence and are numbering the pictures.

ish
The story you will now hear is from the Ramayana.
Ravana, the king of Lanka, is sad as he has lost his
re S
bl
brothers, sons and friends in the battle with Rama. His
B
son says that he will fight Rama’s army. There is a battle.
pu
be T

Now look at the pictures and listen.

K

The Power of Sanjeevini

©

1. Ravana was depressed. He had lost his friends,

brothers and sons in the battle.

2. His son Indrajith said, “I will fight our enemies, father.”

3. A fierce battle took place. Indrajith and his army killed

o

many soldiers of the vanara sena (army of monkeys

tt

that helped Rama).

No

4. Indrajith struck Lakshmana with a powerful weapon.

He fell unconscious. The others wept. They did not
know what to do.

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 5. Wise chief Jambavantha suggested that the Sanjeevani
plant could help Lakshmana. This had to be brought
from the Oushada Parvat in the Himalayas.

6. Hanuman agreed to bring the Sanjeevini plant. He flew

from Lanka to the Himalayas. As he did not recognise
the plant, he brought back the entire mountain to

ed
Lanka.

ish
7. The Physician (doctor) Sushena plucked the plant and
made Lakshmana smell it.
re S
bl
8. Lakshmana and others came back to life. Rama
B
embraced his brother Lakshmana.
pu
be T

9. Hanuman took back the mountain to the Himalayas,

K

following Jambavantha’s orders.

o
tt ©
No

58
 Unit V

Flowers in the Sky

Let us Begin

ed
I. Colour and enjoy : Colour these flowers.

ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be T

Rose
K
o
tt ©

Sunflower
No

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 Gulmohar

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

Let us Listen
Note to the Teacher : Listening text is at the end of
the unit on page 74
o

1. Listen as your teacher reads out the poem.

tt

circle the suitable word that fits the blank.

Sa …………..the sunflowers (ring, sing, ding)
No

Ri …………….out the red roses (ting, sing, ring)

Ga ………….. the gulmohars (giggle, jiggle,
niggle)

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 Ma ………….the marigolds (drummer,
murmur, summer)
Pa ……………the pretty poppies (stop, pop, top)
Da ……………the dahlias (lance, chance,
dance)

ed
Ni …………….the neem flowers (odd, pod, nod)

2. Make a list of all the seven flowers that you heard

ish
in the poem.

Add a few more of your own.

re S
bl
B
No.
pu Name of the flower
be T

1
K

2
©

3
4
5
6
o

7
tt

8
No

9
10

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 3. Word Building
Make as many words as you can from this word :

SUNFLOWER
i.
ii.

ed
iii.
iv.

ish
Let us Read
re S
bl
FLOWERS IN THE SKY
B
pu
be TK
tt
o ©
No

Urvi was very happy. The sun and clouds were out
in the sky. Flowers filled her garden.

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 There were white jasmines, red roses and orange
marigolds in Urvi’s garden. They would dance and nod
at each other. But one day, Urvi saw that they were sad.
They said that they would soon fade away. Then people
would forget them.

ed
Urvi was sad too. She called her friends, the sun and
rain, to help the flowers.

ish
The sun and rain made up a plan. They said that when
the flowers faded, they would take them up to the sky.
re S
bl
And so they did. Even now, sometimes, the rain and the
B
sun come down together to the earth. A colourful rainbow
pu
be T

comes with them. People see the rainbow and remember

K

that it is the home of all the flowers that faded away.

©

Let us Understand
Read the questions and fill in the blanks with the
correct word from the box.
1. Who is the girl in the story?
………………….. is the girl in the story.
o
tt

Sheela, Gowri, Urvi

No

2. What filled Urvi’s garden?

…………………….. filled Urvi’s garden.
weeds, flowers, plants

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 3. What would the flowers do?
The flowers would ………………….
sing, jump, nod and dance

4. W h a t w o u l d h a p p e n t o t h e f l o w e r s a f t e r
sometime?

ed
The flowers would ………………..............................

bloom, fade away, burn after some time.

ish
5. Where did the sun and rain plan to take the
re S
flowers?

bl
B
The sun and rain planned to take the flowers
pu
be T

………………...........................................................
K

to the mud, to the moon, to the rainbow in the sky.

©

Let us Learn New Words

1. Fill in the blanks using words from the box :

fade rainbow jasmines roses
marigolds dance and nod
o

i. Flowers fade in the hot sun.

tt

ii. —————————— are red.

No

iii. —————————— are white and fragrant.

iv. ———————— are orange-coloured flowers.
v. The —————————————is colourful.
vi. We say that plants —————when they shake
in the breeze.

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 2. Ajith is Urvi’s friend. What is Ajith’s mood? Look
at the faces given below. Pick the right word from
the box and write it below the face.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

happy tired worried laughing

sleepy sad excited angry

3. Give the opposites of :

sad x
o

forget x
tt

fade x
wet x
No

cold x
good x
like x
love x

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 Let us Speak
Pair-work: Tell your friend the answers to these
questions. Then write them down in your note
book.
• Your “Favourite” flower.
• What colour is this flower ?

ed
• Where did you see it recently ?
• Who will you give these flowers to?

ish
Let us Practise Language
re S
Riddles- Who am I?

bl
B
pu
be TK
©

Work with your partner and find the answers to the

riddles given below. Write the correct answers from
the box in your notebook.
o

1. My name starts with R. My six friends and I make a

tt

bridge in the sky. Who am I?

………………………………………..............……………
No

2. We fall from the clouds and touch the ground and

make it wet. Who are we?
………………………………………..............……………

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 3. We nod and dance but we are not people. Who are
we?
………………………………………..............……………
4. I look at the sun. I look like the sun, but I am a
flower. Who am I?
………………………………………..............……………

ed
• You are rain drops.

ish
• You are the sunflower.
• You are the rainbow.
re S
bl
• You are flowers.
B
pu
be T

Let us Write
K

1. Urvi drew some pictures about this story. She also

wrote some sentences describing them. Read the
©

sentences and write the correct sentence number

next to the picture (in the given box)
o
tt
No

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 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

68
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

1. The sun, rain and rainbow are in the sky

o

together.
tt

2. This is my garden.
No

3. T h e y w i l l t a k e t h e f a d e d f l o w e r s t o t h e
rainbow.
4. My flower-friend is sad. She will soon fade.
5. The sun and rain have a plan.

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 2. Write the opposites of the underlined words to
get a nice poem :

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
I Love Little Pussy
pu
be T
I hate (love) little pussy,
K

Her coat is so warm.

And if I do ( ) hurt her,
©

She’ll do me some ( ) harm.

So I will ( ) pull her tail,

Or drive her away,
o

But pussy and I

tt

Together won’t ( )play.

No

She won’t ( ) sit by my side,

And I won’t ( ) give her some food,
And she’ll dislike ( ) me because
I’m un- friendly ( ) and bad ( ).

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 Now, copy any one stanza you like in the place
given below :
......................................................................................
......................................................................................
......................................................................................

ed
......................................................................................
......................................................................................

ish
......................................................................................

Let us Do
re S
bl
B
1. Draw a rainbow using the seven colours.
pu
2. Collect pictures of atleast five Indian flowers. Write
be T

their names below the pictures and exhibit them

K

in the class.
©

3. You can press and dry delicate flowers and then

use them to make beautiful cards and stationery.
o
tt
No

Pressed flowers :

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 (Note to the Teacher: Give the following instructions
to the children and help them in the process of drying
flowers and making beautiful cards)
You need :
• fresh, delicate flowers
• phone book (or any other thick book)

ed
• hand tissues (paper napkins)
• good quality paper (to make the card)

ish
• scissors
• glue (gum)
re S
• tweezers

bl

B
• a brush
pu
be TK
©

Pick some delicate flowers and leaves – they dry

quite quickly. Some plants that work well are ferns, and
o

thin-petalled blooms.
tt
No

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 Press each bloom/leaf in a thick telephone book. Some
flowers will leave a bit of colour on the pages when you’re
done, so ask your parent’s permission before using a book
of theirs. Keep the blooms or leaves between two paper
tissues/napkins before you press. It takes at least a week
or two to completely dry out and press a flower - bigger
blooms take longer.

ed
When the pressed plants are dry,
carefully remove them from the

ish
book. Arrange them on your card or
paper in an artistic manner. You may
re S have to trim some stems with a pair

bl
B
pu of scissors.
be T

Now remove the plants from the card

K

or paper. Remember how you had

arranged them. Brush a thin layer of
©

glue on the paper where the dried

plants were.

Carefully put the plants back in place.

This can be difficult and using tweezers
o

to place them on the glue/gum can be

tt

helpful. You can take help from your

parents or teacher.
No

Make sure all the plant material touch the glue and
is lying flat on the paper. Let the glue dry completely.
You now have beautiful stationary or cards.

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 Listening Text

Sa Sing the Sunflowers

Sa sing the sunflowers

Ri ring out the red roses

ed
Ga giggle the gulmohars

ish
re S Ma murmur the marigolds

Pa pop the pretty poppies

bl
B
Da dance the dahlias
pu
be T

Ni nod the neem flowers

K

Sa ri ga ma pa da ni sa
o
tt ©
No

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 Unit VI

A DAY OUT

ed
Let us Begin :
Look at this strange animal. Some of its body
parts belong to different animals. Can you say which

ish
animals these parts belong to?
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

Let us Listen :
Note to the Teacher : Listening text is at the end of
the unit on page 87
o

This is a poem about our forest friends. Listen

tt

to it and tick the animals and birds you hear in this

poem :
No

tiger cheetah bear monkey

snake fox deer donkey

peacock parrot rabbit dove

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 Let us Read :
I am a cute, little sparrow.
I live with my parents.
One day my parents
told me, “You are a big
bird. Find your own

ed
food.” I was happy.
Soon I decided to fly

ish
out. I flew down to pick
a few breadcrumbs on
re S
bl
the footpath. Suddenly
B
I saw two hungry dogs
pu
be T

running towards me.

K

After that, I was

©

chased by an eagle and many crows. A fat woman

frightened me with a stick.

Why do you think the dogs, eagle, crows and the

woman have frightened the sparrow?
o

I was alone. Soon it started to rain heavily. I sat on an

tt

apple tree. I was feeling very hungry and sad.

The apple tree took pity on me and asked, “Why are
No

you sad, my little bird?” I cried and said, “I had a bad day
out, without a home and food. I am starving.” The kind
tree said, “Don’t worry, I can give you shelter and food in
my branches. Many birds live here.”

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 “Thank you,” I said wiping my tears. Soon the rain
stopped. I saw an old lady feeding birds with grains. I ate
the grains and flew back to my new home. I learnt the
first lesson of my life: “Never lose hope.”
New Words :

ed
ish
re S
bread crumbs
chase

bl
B
pu
be TK
©

Footpath grains

Let us Understand :
o

Answer these questions :

tt

1. Why did the sparrow fly out?

No

2. Who chased the sparrow ?

3. Where did the sparrow sit?

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 Let us Write :
1. Identify the forest animals, water animals and
farm animals and write them in the space provided.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK

Farm
©

Forest
o
tt
No

Water

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 2. A bird that is easy to draw. Follow the steps given
below :
i. ii. iii.

ed
Now try it yourself.

ish
i. re S ii. iii.

bl
B
pu
be TK
©

3. Write the names of these animals in order from

the smallest to the biggest.
o
tt

[ant, elephant, dog, cow, frog, cat]

No

ant

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 4. Make words from the jumbled letters. Look at the
pictures for help.
i. meoh ....................

ed
ii. geale ....................

ish
re S
bl
B
iii. palpe ....................
pu
be TK
©

iv. yald ....................

o
tt

v. rete ....................
No

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 Let us Learn New Words 
1. Match the animals and their babies. What do we
call the babies ? Say it orally.

hen lamb

ed
ish
puppy
re S deer

bl
B
pu
be TK

sheep piglet
©

dog kid
o
tt

pig fawn
No

goat chick

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 lion kitten

ed
goose leveret

ish
re S
bl
B
horse
pu goosling
be TK
©

hare calf
o

cow cub
tt
No

cat foal

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 2. Circle the word that matches each picture.

ed
ish
hot cold happy sad
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

little big up down

o
tt
No

in out over under

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 Let us Practise Language
Fill in the blanks with a or an.
Example : an inkpot, a bat.
1. ………… sparrow
2. ………… eagle

ed
3. ………… big bird
4. ………… apple tree

ish
5. ………… old lady
6. ………… rabbit
re S
bl
7. ………… book
B
8. ………… elephant
pu
be T

Let us Speak :
K

These animals in the zoo are talking about their

©

life in the zoo: what they like or miss, how the visitors
behave etc. Fill in the bubbles imagining what they
may say:

It’s so noisy here.

I really miss
..........................
o
tt

Some of the visitors

are ..........................
No

to us. Yesterday a boy

threw a.................. at
me.

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 Human beings are so
thoughtless. I wish they
were ..........................
to us.

ed
Let us Do
1. Paste a picture of your pet animal here and say a

ish
few sentences about it :
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

2. Make different shapes with your hands to form the

o

shadows of animals and other fun-objects on the

tt

wall. Follow the instructions given by the teacher.

(Note to the teacher : This is a traditional shadow
No

play. Get the child to hold the flash light and shine
at you. With your hands between the wall and the
light source, make different shapes with your hands
to form animals and other fun objects on the wall)

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 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

86
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

87
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 3. Mime the actions as your teacher reads the poem.
The little girl put on her coat
She picked up her heavy basket
She went out of the cottage
And walked along the path

ed
She looked up at the green trees

ish
She listened to the birds singing
re S She whistled happily

bl
Suddenly she saw a beautiful flower
B
pu She smiled and knelt down
be T

Then she picked up the flower

K

She looked up
©

And saw a big bad wolf with long ears and

long teeth
She screamed and ran away
o
tt
No

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 Listening Text
OUR FOREST FRIENDS

On a lovely mountain slope,

There’s a forest green,

ed
It’s full of green, green trees,
The kind you’ve never seen.

ish
Tigers, birds and bears,
re S Play among the trees,

bl
B
pu They lived together here,
be T
As and how they please, monkeys,
K

donkeys, rabbits,
©

And gentle spotted deer,

peacocks, doves and parrots
All live here without fear.
A river running by
o

Has water pure and sweet,

tt

Which they come and drink

No

And give themselves a treat.

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 Unit VII

Life Then and Now

Let us Begin

ed
1. Look at the pictures of a village and a city given
below.

ish
2. Write in your notebook as many words as you can
describing the actions, people, or objects in the
pictures.
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

90
 3. Describe orally (in one or two sentences) what is
happening in the pictures below:

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

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 Let us Read
Then and Now
When Rahim was a child, he lived in a quiet village.
There was very little traffic and his family knew everybody.
He walked to school with his sister. After school, he played
outside with his friends. In the evening, he sat and prayed

ed
with his parents. People enjoyed helping each other.

ish
Let us Understand:
1. Where did Rahim live when he was a child?
re S
2. With whom did he go to school?

bl
B
3. Where did he play?
pu
be T

Now Rahim has grown up. He lives in a big city.

K

There is a lot of traffic and he knows only a few people.

Rahim’s children go to school by car. After school, they
©

watch television. In the evening they do their homework

and study for the examination.

Let us Understand:
a. Answer the following:
o

i. Where does Rahim live now?

tt

ii. How do children go to school now?

No

iii. What do the children do in the evening?

b. Read the sentences and say Yes or No:

1. Rahim walked to school with his sister.
  (yes /no)

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 2. There was a lot of traffic in the village. (yes /no)
3. In cities students watch TV after school. (yes /no)
Let us Learn New Words :
1. Fill in the blanks by selecting the appropriate word
given in brackets :

ed
i. Rahim lived in a ———( quiet/noisy) village.
ii. There was———(very little/much ) traffic when

ish
Rahim was a child.
re S
iii. Rahim walked to school with his ___________

bl
(brother/sister).
B

pu
iv. Rahim played with his ___________ (friends/
be T

relatives).
K

2. Group the objects given below as things you see

©

in a village or a city.
1. car 2. hut 3. cart 4. cows 5. college
6. aeroplane 7. paddy fields 8. nursing home
9. potter 10. theatre 11. museum 12. fresh air
Village City
o
tt
No

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 3. Complete the sentences with the opposites of the
words given in brackets.

1. I am wearing a ________ (old) dress.

2. The ball is ________ (inside)
3. My grandparents live in a _________ (city)

ed
4. We must drink _________ (cold) milk.

ish
Let us Write :

1. Write in alphabetical order :

re S
bl
B
i. bus,
pu jeep, car, cycle, van
be T

ii. play, go, feel, do, become

K

2. Add one more word:

©

i. cart, cow, field, tree, ______

ii. computer, aeroplane, hotels, banks, ______
iii. river, grass, garden, flowers, ______

Let us Practise Language :

o
tt

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the

brackets:
No

a) Yesterday I____( go/ went) to Mysuru with my

father. I ____(see/ saw) many animals in the zoo.
I _______( like/liked) those animals.

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 b) Everyday I ____(get/got) up early in the morning.
I____(drink/drank) milk. Then, I____(go/went) to
school.
2) Use the suitable form of the words given in the
brackets complete the following sentence:

ed
i. I went to the temple yesterday and _______(Pray) to
God.

ish
ii. I _______ (help) my mother in the kitchen
yesterday.
re S
iii. We _______ (go) to school yesterday.

bl
B
iv. I _______ (meet) with my friends last week.
pu
be T

3) Fill in the blanks and complete th sentences.

Then read the sentences aloud to the class.
K

Everyday Yesterday
©

Example :
1. I go to school. 1. I went to my
grandma’s house.
2. Divya drinks milk. 2. Divya ........... coffee
o

3. Manju plays with 3. Manju ............ with

tt

her friends. her neighbours.

4. Ramu writes stories. 4. Ramu........... poems.
No

5. I eat biscuits. 5. I ............ fruits.

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 4. Write your name, name of the village where you
were born, name of the town, state and country.
Name : .........................................................
Village : .........................................................
Town : .........................................................

ed
State : .........................................................
Country : .........................................................

ish
Let us Speak :
re S
1. Have you ever lived in a village? Or have you been to a

bl
village ? If yes, tell your teacher what you liked best
B
in the village.
pu
be T

2. Have you lived in Bengaluru or in any other city? Tell

K

your teacher what you like or don’t like about the

city.
©

Let us Do :
1. Collect the pictures of the following and paste
them in your scrap book.
i. a cart
o

ii. a rocket
tt

iii. a cell phone

No

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 Unit VIII

Travel around

Let us Begin

ed
Find the names of vehicles. Pictures are given as
clues. Identify the words and colour the boxes.

ish
B re SM A N E P J

bl
B
U T L P K L P
pu
be TK

S L O G F A K
©

O T R A I N S

C A R C D E H
o
tt

M A Y U T E I
No

P A Y S Q B P

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 Let us Listen
Note to the Teacher : Listening text is at the end of
the unit on page 106.

1. Your teacher will recite the “Wheels on the Bus”

rhyme.

ed
Listen to the song and match.

ish
The wheels shush, shush, shush
re S
bl
The babies beep, beep, beep
B
pu
be T
The wipers on the bus go/goes/say swish, swish, swish
K

The horn round and round

©

The mummies wah, wah, wah

2. Label the pictures.

o
tt
No

98
 3. Match the words and the pictures.
wheel

ed
wiper

ish
re S
baby

bl
B
pu
be TK

round
©

bus
o

mom
tt
No

dad

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 4. Imagine you are travelling on a crowded bus. Draw
the picture of the bus.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

100
 Let us Read
I Wonder Why…
• Why do cars have wheels?
Cars and most other motor vehicles have wheels
because they make it easier to move. Wheels help because
they turn easily, and only a small part of them touches

ed
the ground.

ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK

• Why do we need good roads?

©

We need good roads because wheels move on flat

ground. Wheels get stuck in deep mud and loose sand.
Autos and trucks have rubber tires and they need smooth,
flat surfaces on which to travel. Good roads help us travel
fast.
o
tt
No

101
 • How do cars move?
The car moves because of the engine. The engine is
generally placed in front of the vehicle. The engine gets
its energy from petrol.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be T

• How do planes fly?

K

Just like the birds, wings help the planes to fly. Plane
©

wings have a special shape.

They are curved more on top than underneath. This
makes air flow faster above them than below. The faster
air above the wings pulls them upwards.
o
tt
No

102
 • How do trains run?
Trains have metal wheels. They run on narrow metal
rails.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
Let us Understand
pu
be T
1. What helps cars and other vehicles to move?
2. Can wheels move over mud and sand?
K

3. Where does the engine get the energy from?

©

4. What helps the planes to fly?

5. What type of wheels do trains have?

Let us Speak

1. How do you come to school? Tell your friends.

o
tt

2. Ask your friends the following questions and find

out how they come to school.
No

* Do you walk to school?

* Do you come to school by bus?
* Do you come to school by van?
* Do you come to school with your father/mother?

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 3. Sit in small groups and find out how many of you …
i. walk to school
ii. come to school by bus
iii. come by van
iv. come with father/mother
Let us Write

ed
1. Write in your notebook a list of different types of
vehicles that you know.

ish
2. Draw the picture of a bicycle in your drawing book
and label the different parts.
re S
bl
pedals, tire, brakes, handlebar, bell
B
Let us Learn New Words
pu
be T

Make two groups : Group 1 and Group 2. Let Group

K

1 say the words given below. Group 2 will give the

opposite words for these.
©

Group 1: heavy x
easy x
smooth x
good x
o

fast x
tt

Group 2: front x
inside x
No

push x
high x
above x
top x

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 Let us Practise Language
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using
the words given below :
and because but or
1. It’s easier for cars to move ………. they have
wheels.

ed
2. You can travel by bus ……….. train to Mumbai.

ish
3. I walk to school everyday …….yesterday I went by
auto.
re S
bl
4. Ritu …………… Shiva have bicycles.
B
pu
Let us Do
be T

Make ONE of the following using old papers.

K

a boat
©

an aeroplane
a wheel
a kite

Bring it to the class. Tell your friends how you made it.
o
tt
No

105
 Listening Text

The Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round
Round and round.

ed
The wheels on the bus go round and round,

ish
All through the town!

The people on the bus go up and down

re S
bl
Up and down
B
Up and down.
pu
be T

The people on the bus go up and down

K

All through the town!

©

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep

beep, beep, beep
beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep
o

All through the town!

tt

The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish

No

swish, swish, swish

swish, swish, swish
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish
All through the town !

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 The babies on the bus say “Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah.”
The babies on the bus say “Wah, wah, wah,”
all through the town.

ed
The mummies on the bus say “Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush;

ish
Shush, shush, shush.”
re S
The mummies on the bus say “Shush, shush, shush”

bl
B
all through the town.
pu
be T
The daddies on the bus say “Stop that noise;
K

Stop that noise;

Stop that noise.”
©

The daddies on the bus say “Stop that noise’’

all through the town.
o
tt
No

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 Unit - IX

People Who Help Us

Let us Begin

ed
Let us see how different people help us. Write the
names / jobs of the people in the boxes below :

ish
An example is given :
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

painter
o
tt
No

108
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

109
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 Let us Read
A Birthday Surprise
In a village, far, far away, lived a girl named Anju.
Her father was a farmer and her mother was a teacher.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

It was her sixth birthday and her parents wanted to

do something special for her.
o
tt
No

110
 They called all their friends together to plan a surprise.
Ramu the carpenter made her a small wooden doll’s
house with furniture.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK

Kiran the potter made her little kitchen vessels

©

to play with and Renu the tailor made her small

cloth-dolls.
o
tt
No

111
 When Anju woke up on her birthday, she was
surprised to see a beautiful doll’s house near her bed.

She thought she was dreaming till she felt her

mother’s loving arms around her and heard her father
wish her a happy birthday.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

112
 Let us Understand
Select the right answer.
1. Anju’s father was a farmer/driver.
2. Her mother worked as a teacher/nurse.
3. Renu was a potter/tailor.

ed
4. Kiran was a milkman/potter.
5. Ramu was a carpenter/carpet-cleaner.

ish
Solve the puzzle below by writing the above answers.
re S
bl
B
pu T
be TK
©

O
o
tt
No

R R

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 Let us Speak

Group work :

sk questions to another group and get the right

A
answers. Example : Group 1 - “Who do you go to if
you are sick”?

ed
Group 2 - We go to a doctor if we are sick.

ish
you have a toothache a dentist
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

you are sick a doctor

o
tt
No

114
 the pipe is leaking a plumber

ed
ish
fire breaks out fireman
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

2. Pair work : Talk to your friend about the

differences between the jobs given below :
o
tt

No

vet
doctor

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 milkman postwoman

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
policewoman fireman
pu
be T

3. How do we get roti? With the help of the pictures

K

given below, tell your teacher how we get roti.

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No

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 Now read the following aloud :

The farmer sows the seeds. The harvester harvests

the grain.
The miller grinds the grain into flour. The
shopkeeper sells the flour. We buy the flour and
make rotis.

ed
Let us Write

ish
1. Make meaningful words from the jumbled letters :
TINPERA
re S
bl
B
ACHTEER
pu
be T

OPRTTE
K

RAILTO
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PERNRACTE

RABREB

2. Identify the objects and write their names.

o
tt
No

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 No

* Gum *
tt
o ©
be TK
B

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re S
pu
bl
ish
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 Let us Practise Language
1. Make as many sentences as you can using words
and pictures from the three columns. Write the
sentences in your notebook.
The first one is done for you: I am a student.

ed
ish
re S
I

bl
B
You
am
pu
be T

He
K

are
She
©

is
We

They
o
tt
No

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 2.
What do they do? What are they doing?
A weaver He is
weaves clothes. weaving a sari.

ed
A farmer He is ______

ish
sows seeds.
re S seeds.

bl
B
pu
be T

A teacher She is ______

K

teaches. the class.

©

A potter He is ________
makes pots. a pot.
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tt

A doctor He is ________
No

treats the sick. the man.

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 Let us Write
How do they help us ?
Write sentences inside the boxes.

How do our Write your answer

parents help us?

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

How do our teachers Write your answer

help us?
o
tt
No

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 How do firemen help us? Write your answer

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ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

How do mechanics Write your answer

help us?
o
tt
No

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 Let us Do

Meet a driver or a maid or a milkman. Ask the

following questions.

What is your name?

ed
Where do you live?

Do you have any children?

ish
What work do you do?
re S
bl
Do you enjoy your work?
B
pu
be TK
©

Tell your teacher whom you met and what he/she said
o
tt
No

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 Unit X

Enjoy Yourself

Let us Begin

ed
I. Look at the pictures of the computer, television,
magazines, newspaper, cricket, dancer, video

ish
games, puppet show and radio. Write the names
below the pictures and colour them.
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

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 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

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re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 Let us Listen
Note to the Teacher : Listening text is at the end of
the unit on page 134.
* Your teacher will dictate a few words. Listen to your
teacher and write down the words.
_________ __________ __________

ed
_________ __________ __________
_________ __________ __________

ish
* Show the words to your friend and check
re S
the spellings.

bl
B
Let us Read :
pu
be T

The Cousins’ Fun Weekend

K

Ajit was happy that it was Friday. His cousin Kiran

was visiting Bangalore and there was so much to show
©

him.

Time Place A question for you

Friday
At 10.00 a.m. the Have you been
boys went to the to a museum? What
o

museum did you see there?

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10 a.m.
No

After this, they What are puppets?

saw a puppet Have you seen
show at Cubbon them ? Where ?
10.30 a.m. Park

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 Saturday Ajit and Kiran Do you like playing
went to watch a games ?
football match
What games do
with their
you play ?
3.15 p.m. parents.

On Sunday, the Do you watch

ed
Sunday
boys and their films? When did
friends went to you last watch a

ish
the cinema to film?
re S watch a film at
12 noon noon.

bl
B
They came back Do you like listen-
pu
be T

home at 7 p.m., ing to music?

What are your fa-
K

had dinner and

listened to music vourite songs?
©

7 p.m.
on the radio.

At quarter to What kind of books

eight, Ajit and do you read?
Kiran began to
o

7.45 p.m. read before they

went to bed.
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Let us Understand
No

There are six clocks drawn below, each showing a

different time. Select the correct expression from the
“Time” box and write it below each clock. What activity

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 was done at that time ? Write it in the next column.
An example is provided.

Example :

ten o’clock museum

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

TIME ACTIVITY
ten o’clock, quarter to radio, football match,
eight, noon, seven o’clock, puppet show, museum,
half past ten, quarter books, cinema
past three

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 Let us Practise Language
Make as many sentences as you can using words
given in each column. The first one is done for you.

At ten o’ clock I played the library.

At noon you listened to a movie.

ed
At half past he watched computer

ish
four games.
At quarter
re S we went to music.
to ten

bl
At quarter they read the museum.
B
past six
pu
be T

At nine o’ clock she visited a story book.

K

At ten o’ clock, I went to the library.

o
tt ©
No

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 Let us Learn New Words
Read the descriptions of the dances given below.
Dandiya is a folk dance of Gujarat. Dressed in co-
lourful costumes, the dancers hold dandiyas (coloured
sticks) in their hands.

ed
Bharatanatyam, a classical dance from Tamil Nadu/
Karnataka, uses mudras (hand movements) to tell a story.

ish
Bhangra is a folk dance of Punjab. The drummer is
surrounded by men dressed in lungis and turbans.
re S
bl
Kathakali from Kerala is a dance drama. Dancers
B
wear masks, huge skirts and big head-dresses.
pu
be T

Yakshagana from Karnataka is similar to Kathakali

K

but the dancers use dialogue (scripts/lines).

©

Now complete the table given below:

Dance Name Type of dance State

1. Bharatanatyam
o
tt

2. Kathakali
No

3. Dandiya

4. Yakshagana

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 Let us Colour
A) Look at the map of India below and colour the
state of Karnataka green, Tamil Nadu blue, Punjab
red, Gujarat yellow and Kerala orange.

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

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 B) Colour the mask below.

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ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

132
 Let us Write
Complete each line of the story below by picking a
word from the brackets.

Once upon a time there was a _______ (king/school

boy/beggar) named __________.

ed
He lived in a _________(palace/hut/flat).

ish
He was very ______ (poor/good/kind).

One day, he found a pot of _________ (food/gold/

re S
bl
marbles).
B

pu
He was _________ (excited/sad/very happy).
be TK

He decided to _______ (share/hide/eat) it all.

©

Let us Read more

With your teacher’s/parents’ guidance, select a
book to read and then fill in the table below.
Title of Name of Rating Moral
the book the author
o
tt
No

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 Let us Speak more :

In groups, talk about the programme you watched

on television.
Name of the programme
Channel it comes on

ed
Time (from-to)
Did you like the programme or not?

ish
What do you learn from it?
re S
Is television good/bad?

bl
B
Listening text :
pu
be T

Dictate these words to your students.

K

football film
©

museum music

radio read

time eleven
o

noon Saturday
tt

eight Sunday
No

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 Rhymes for Kids
1. Row, row, row your boat
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

ed
Life is but a dream.

ish
2. A wise old owl
A wise old owl lived in an oak
re S
The more he saw the less he spoke

bl
B
The less he spoke the more he heard.
pu
be T
Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird? 
K

3. Ding dong bell

©

Ding dong bell

Pussy’s in the well
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Flynn.
Who pulled her out?
o

Little Tommy Stout.

tt

What a naughty boy was that

No

Try to drown poor Pussy cat,

Who ne’er did any harm 
But killed all the mice
In the Farmer’s barn!

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 4. Goosey Goosey Gander where shall I wander
Goosey Goosey Gander where shall I wander,
Upstairs, downstairs and in my lady’s chamber
There I met an old man who wouldn’t say his
prayers,

ed
I took him by the left leg and threw him down the
stairs.

ish
5. Hickory dickory dock
Hickory dickory dock
re S
bl
The mouse ran up the clock
B
The clock struck one
pu
be T

The mouse ran down

K

Hickory dickory dock

©

6. Hush a bye baby, on the tree top

Hush a bye baby, on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bow breaks, the cradle will fall,
o

And down will come baby, cradle and all.

tt

7. Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout

No

Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout

Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
Now Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again!

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 8. Mary had a little lamb
Mary had a little lamb its
fleece was white as snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
the lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day,

ed
which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play,

ish
to see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
re S
bl
but still it lingered near,
B
And waited patiently about till Mary did appear.
pu
be T

“Why does the lamb love Mary so?”

K

the eager children cry;

©

“Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know”

the teacher did reply.

9. Monday’s child
Monday’s child is fair of face,
o

Tuesday’s child is full of grace,

tt

Wednesday’s child is full of woe,

Thursday’s child has far to go,
No

Friday’s child is loving and giving,

Saturday’s child works hard for his living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

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 10. One two buckle my shoe
One two buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, a big fat hen

ed
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve

ish
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen
re S
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting

bl
B
Nineteen, twenty, my plate’s empty
pu
be T

11. One, two, three, four, five

K

One, two, three, four, five.

Once I caught a fish alive,
©

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
o

This little finger on the right.

tt

12. Pat a cake pat a cake

No

Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker’s man

Bake me a cake as fast as you can; 
Pat it and prick it and mark it with a ‘B’, 
And put it in the oven for Baby and me. 

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 13. Red sky at night
Red sky at night,
Sailor’s delight;
Red sky at morning,
Sailor’s warning.

ed
14. Simple Simon

ish
Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair;
Said Simple Simon to the pieman
re S
“Let me taste your ware”

bl
B
Said the pieman to Simple Simon
pu
be T
“Show me first your penny”
K

Said Simple Simon to the pieman

“Sir, I have not any!”
©

Simple Simon went a-fishing for

to catch a whale;
All the water he had got was in his mother’s pail.
Simple Simon went to look if plums
o

grew on a thistle;
tt

He pricked his fingers very much which made

poor Simon whistle.
No

He went for water in a sieve but soon it all fell

through;
And now poor Simple Simon bids you all “Adieu”

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 15. Star light star bright  
Star Light Star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.

16. Three blind mice

ed
Three blind mice, three blind mice,
See how they run, see how they run,

ish
They all ran after the farmer’s wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,
re S
bl
Did you ever see such a thing in your life,
B
As three blind mice?
pu
be T

17. What are Little Boys made of

K

What are little boys made of?

©

“Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tails

That’s what little boys are made of !”
What are little girls made of?
“Sugar and spice and all things nice
That’s what little girls are made of!”
o

18. This Little Piggy

tt

This little piggy went to market,

This little piggy stayed at home,
No

This little piggy had roast beef,

This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy went... 
“Wee wee wee” all the way home...

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 19. This is the House that Jack built
This is the house that Jack built
This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the rat that ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.

ed
This is the cat that killed the rat
That ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the dog that worried the cat

ish
That killed the rat that ate the malt
re S
That lay in the house that Jack built.

bl
B
This is the cow with the crumpled horn
pu
That tossed the dog that worried the cat
be T

That killed the rat that ate the malt

K

That lay in the house that Jack built.

©

20. Thirty Days hath September

Thirty days hath September,

April, June and November;
February has twenty-eight alone
o

All the rest have thirty-one

tt

Except in Leap Year, that’s the time

No

When February’s Days are twenty-nine

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 Practise writing the following letters:
Class I

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

142
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

143
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

144
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

145
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

146
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

147
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

148
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 Copy the words given below :

ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
o
tt ©
No

149
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

150
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

151
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

152
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

153
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

154
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 No
tt
o ©
be TK
B

155
re S
pu
bl
ish
ed
 ed
ish
re S
bl
B
pu
be TK
©

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Karnataka Text Book Society has sought permission to use

copyright materials from different sources. Anticipating permission

it wishes to thank with gratitude the publishers privates as well as

o

Government and authors of the materials used in this Textbook.

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Karnataka Textbook Society (Regd).

Bengaluru.
No

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 Mini - Dictionary
bid goodbye - say bye
call somebody names - use unpleasant words, tease, make
fun of somebody
chase - follow someone to catch him/her

ed
cottage - a small house
crack - break or split something

ish
cute re S - very pretty/attractive
depressed - very unhappy

bl
B
embrace - put your arms around some one &
hold them in a friendly way; hug
pu
be T

fade - disappear
K

fierce - done with a lot of energy

©

flat (adjective) - smooth and level

fuss - worry a lot
grain - the seeds of crops such as corn or
wheat
o

harvest - gather crops from the fields

tt

junk food - food that is not healthy

kneel down - be in a position where your body is
No

resting on your knees.

miller - someone who works in a mill which
makes flour
nod - move your head up and down

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 pill - medicine that you swallow
Poha - avalakki (CªÀ®QÌ)
precious - important and valuable, dear to you
pudding - a sweet dish served at the end of a meal
puppet - a doll that you can move by pulling

ed
strings attached to it
rails - tracks

ish
selfish - caring only about yourself and not
re S about others
set out - start a journey

bl
B
starve pu - go without food
be T
stuck - impossible to move
K

tease - laugh at someone

©

tidy - make a place look neat

underneath - below
unconscious - unaware
utter - say
weird - very strange
o
tt

wipe - rub
treat - do or give something special for
No

someone

158