Nature Cares
A.2 The God of River
A.3. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements. Rewrite the false statements correctly.
i) Ramesh was thirteen years’ old
View AnswerAns. False. Ramesh was eleven years’ old.
ii) Ramesh always threw the garbage in the dustbin.
View AnswerAns. False. Ramesh threw the garbage into the river.
iii) The place where garbage was thrown became dirty.
View AnswerAns. True
iv) Ramesh saw a woman wearing a silver crown, coming out of the river.
View AnswerAns. False. Ramesh saw a man wearing a golden crown coming out of the river
v) The person who came out of the river was very happy.
View AnswerAns. False. The person who came out of the river was very sad.
vi) The water of the river had become dirty because of a factory.
View AnswerAns. False. The water of the river had become dirty because garbage was thrown into the river.
vii) The teacher advised Ramesh to throw the garbage into the river.
View AnswerAns. False. The teacher advised Ramesh to throw the garbage into the pit.
A.4. Answer the questions briefly.
i) What was Ramesh’s daily routine?
View AnswerAns. Ramesh collected the garbage and threw it into the river.
ii) How did the God of water look?
View AnswerAns. The God of water looked tall and fair with a golden pot full of water in his hand.
iii) Why was the God of water sad?
View AnswerAns. The God of water was sad because Ramesh and other villagers were throwing garbage into the river and making it dirty.
iv) What might happen to a person who drinks dirty water?
View AnswerAns. A person who drinks dirty water may catch diseases like typhoid and jaundice.
A.5. A three letter word is hidden in all the words below. Work with your partner and underline all those words. In some cases, you may be able to find more than one word.
i) FARMER
View AnswerAns. i) FARMER
ii) VILLAGE
View AnswerAns. VILLAGE
iii) FLOWERS
View AnswerAns. FLOWERS
iv) ABOUT
View AnswerAns. ABOUT
v) GOLDEN
View AnswerAns. GOLDEN, GOLDEN
vi) WATER
View AnswerAns. WATER
vii) YEARS
View AnswerAns. YEARS
viii) DISEASE
View AnswerAns. DISEASE
ix) START
View AnswerAns. START
x) INSTEAD
View AnswerAns. INSTEAD
A.6. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box below.
i) Dust and smoke ___________ the air.
View AnswerAns. i) Dust and smoke pollute the air.
ii) I can carry the suitcase myself. Please don’t ___________
View AnswerAns. I can carry the suitcase myself. Please don’t bother
iii) Mother said she wanted to give me a _________
View AnswerAns. Mother said she wanted to give me a surprise
iv) Your socks are dirty and ___________. Why don’t you change them?
View AnswerAns. Your socks are dirty and smelly. Why don’t you change them?
v) You should take juice _________ of Coke or Pepsi.
View AnswerAns. You should take juice instead of Coke or Pepsi.
vi) It was dark outside but the child did not feel ___________
View AnswerAns. It was dark outside but the child did not feel scared
B.1. There are various things that we get from trees. Work in pairs. Underline and then write the names of five such things hidden in the groups of letters given below.
i) fjdfjwooderst
View AnswerAns. wood
ii) oodhoxygendj
View AnswerAns. oxygen
iii) khjfruitsfdjlk
View AnswerAns. fruits
iv) ojlmvegetables
View AnswerAns. vegetables
iii) bnmedicinesh
View AnswerAns. medicines
iv) yrlkhpaperfjnn
View AnswerAns. paper
Trees are the kindest things I know
B.3. Fill in the blanks to complete the summary of the poem.
Trees are the __________ of all things that we know because they do not ___________ anyone. They grow peacefully and spread their branches all around. Cows rest in their __________ and birds gather to rest in their __________. When the day begins, the first beam of the ____________ falls on the trees. They are the last to hold the _________ of the sun when the day turns into _____________. During the night, the moon __________ on the sky, and the leaves move about silently humming a __________ to help the children sleep.
The trees have been serving mankind selflessly for ages, hence they are the kindest things that we know.
View AnswerAns.
Trees are the kindest of all things that we know because they do not harm anyone. They grow peacefully and spread their branches all around. Cows rest in their shade and birds gather to rest in their boughs. When the day begins, the first beam of the sun falls on the trees. They are the last to hold the light of the sun when the day turns into night. During the night, the moon floats on the sky, and the leaves move about silently humming a lullaby to help the children sleep.
The trees have been serving mankind selflessly for ages, hence they are the kindest things that we know.
B.4. Describe the three acts of kindness shown by trees.
View AnswerAns.
i) Trees do not harm anyone.
ii) They spread their shade all around.
iii) They give us fruits and oxygen.
B.5. Complete the following table of rhyming words. Pick out one rhyming word from the text and one of your choice.
Ans.
| know | grow | sow | low |
| cows | boughs | arouse | mouse |
| begun | sun | none | done |
| light | night | bright | fight |
B.6. Find out from the poem the words which mean the same as the words given below.
i) The branches of a tree – b _ _ _ _ _
View AnswerAns. boughs
ii) A song that is sung to put a baby to sleep – l _ _ _ _ _ _
View AnswerAns. lullaby
iii) Sleepy – d _ _ _ _ _
View AnswerAns. drowsy
iv) To sing in a low tone – h _ _
View AnswerAns. hum
v) Rays – b _ _ _ _
View AnswerAns. beams
B.7. Value Based Questions
i) Why does the poet call the trees kind? Choose from the following:
a) they give us many things
b) they do not ask for anything in return.
c) they do not harm anyone
d) all of the above
View AnswerAns. d) all of the above
Explain with reasons.
ii) What do trees teach us?
C.2 Minu and Dinu
C3. Complete the following statements using words from the box.
i) Minu went to a __________
ii) She saw a ___________ in the museum.
iii) Animals that have disappeared from the earth are known as ___________ animals.
v) __________ and ___________ are examples of extinct animals.
vi) __________ and ____________ are two endangered animals.
C.4. Answer the following questions:
i) What did Minu get scared of?
ii) How did the dinosaur in the museum look?
iii) How did Minu react when the dinosaur began to speak?
iv) Why do men kill animals?
C.5. Complete the following table with the information from the text.
C.6. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box.
i) Trees looked ____________ in the darkness of the night.
ii) We should ____________ the courage shown by the little girl.
iii) When the sun rises, the fog will _____________
iv) She ____________ asked the teacher to explain the poem again.
v) There is a ____________ banyan tree n front of our house.
vi) Dresses displayed in the showroom looked very ____________
C.7. Given below are the names of a few places having various purposes to serve. Match the places with their names.