\n| 3. A neighbour kept water in his well.<\/td>\n | 3. The neighbour wanted to charge money for drawing water from the well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n ACTIVITY 7<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAnswer the following questions :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n(a) What were the things that the great Emperor Akbar loved ?<\/strong><\/p>\nAns :<\/strong> The things that the great Emperor Akbar loved were arts, sciences, literature and music.<\/p>\n(b) Why did Akbar not have peace of mind ?<\/strong><\/p>\nAns :<\/strong> Emperor Akbar did not have peace of mind because he could not find an answer to a simple riddle.<\/p>\n(c) What was the problem presented by the man from the audience ?<\/strong><\/p>\nAns :<\/strong> The man from the audience claimed that his neighbour had sold him his well. But now, when he wanted to draw water from the well, his neighbour wanted to charge him money for it.<\/p>\n(d) How did Birbal solve the problem ?<\/strong><\/p>\nAns :<\/strong> Birbal solved the problem easily by using his mind power. He asked the buyer to charge rent from the seller to keep his water in the buyer\u2019s well. Then the seller realized that he was outwitted and withdrew his claim.<\/p>\nACTIVITY 8<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIdentify the words from the text which are synonyms of the following words :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n(a) Confused \u2014 puzzled<\/strong><\/p>\n(b) demand \u2014 claim<\/strong><\/p>\n(c) argument \u2014 dispute<\/strong><\/p>\n(d) surprised \u2014 amazed<\/strong><\/p>\nACTIVITY 9<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nComplete the following sentences with the proper degree of adjectives:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Shiela has the __________ (long) hair in the class.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : Shiela has the longest<\/span><\/strong> hair in the class<\/p>\n(b) Mr. Ghosal is ___________ (busy) than Mr. Patnaik.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : Mr Ghosal is busier<\/span><\/strong> than Mr Patnaik.<\/p>\n(c) We should be ____________ (careful) in our speech.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : We should be more careful<\/span><\/strong> in our speech.<\/p>\n(d) Shenawaz is as ____________ (thin) as Pralay.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : Shenawaz is as thin<\/span><\/strong> as Pralay.<\/p>\n(e) The owl is considered as the ______________ (wise) of all.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : The owl is considered as the wisest<\/strong><\/span> of all.<\/p>\n(f) His house is ____________ (far) away from my house than Sanjeev\u2019s.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : His house is farther<\/strong><\/span> away from my house than Sanjeev\u2019s.<\/p>\nACTIVITY 10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFill in the blanks with either Present Continuous Tense or Past continuous Tense :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n(a) It ________________ (rain) now.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : It is raining<\/span><\/strong> now.<\/p>\n(b) Dr. Monmohon Singh __________________ (visit) Kolkata today.<\/p>\n Ans : Dr Monmohon Singh is visiting<\/strong><\/span> Kolkata today.<\/p>\n(c) Hari ________________ (study) at 9 p.m yesterday.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : Hari was studying<\/strong><\/span> at 9 p.m. yesterday.<\/p>\n(d) The boys ________________ (play) in the field now.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : The boys are playing<\/span><\/strong> in the field now.<\/p>\n(e) Rahim ________________ (talk) to his friend when his mother called him.<\/p>\n Ans<\/strong> : Rahim was talking<\/strong><\/span> to his friend when his mother called him.<\/p>\nACTIVITY 11<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nSuppose your friend asks you to solve a riddle and you don\u2019t know the answer to it. Write a dialogue in about 75 words based on the conversation that you had with your friend.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nBegin like this :<\/strong><\/p>\nSunil<\/strong> : Hello Rohit! What\u2019s going on?<\/p>\nYou<\/strong> : Nothing serious. Just having a crack at this crossword.<\/p>\nSunil<\/strong> : Good to see that you like puzzles. Well, here\u2019s a riddle for you.<\/p>\nYou<\/strong> : What\u2019s the riddle ?<\/p>\nSunil<\/strong> : Well, \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\nAns.<\/strong><\/p>\nSunil<\/strong> : Well, here is a riddle for you, answer it – \u201cA man dies of old age on his 20th birthday. How is this possible ?<\/p>\nYou<\/strong> : It\u2019s really interesting. I can\u2019t catch the answer it’s puzzling me.<\/p>\nSunil<\/strong> : Think more, you can easily solve it.<\/p>\nYou<\/strong> : He dies of old age but it was his 20th birthday! Is it possible?<\/p>\nSunil<\/strong> : Yes. He was born on 29th February.<\/p>\nYou<\/strong> : Oh! What a tricky riddle it is!<\/p>\nSunil<\/strong> : You should answer it.<\/p>\nYou<\/strong> : Yes. I should think more.<\/p>\nSunil<\/strong> : Ok, bye.<\/p>\nYou<\/strong> : Bye, See you later.<\/p>\nACTIVITY 12<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nTry to write a story that you may have heard before using the following points.(in about seventy words) :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nA crow\u2013 \u2013 finds meat\u2013 \u2013 \u2013flies to a tree\u2013 \u2013 \u2013a clever fox\u2013 \u2013 \u2013sees\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 says to crow\u2013 \u2013 \u2013sings\u2013 \u2013 \u2013meat falls\u2013 \u2013 \u2013fox takes\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 crow sad\u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013flies away.<\/strong><\/p>\nBegin like this :<\/strong><\/p>\nA<\/span> crow was flying for a long time. He became very hungry\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/strong><\/p>\nNow complete the rest of the story taking cues from above.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n |