In this magical tale, we journey back to a time when the sky was starless. A woman, who had lived for a hundred years, called a town her home. When she celebrated her hundredth birthday, everyone in the town joined in the festivities, and the king himself gifted her a ..........................
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Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A | Column B |
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1. Burdensome | (a) something worth a lot |
2. Sparkled | (b) something that causes difficulty |
3. Valuable | (c) not found easily |
4. Cluttering | (d) shone, giving out tiny flashes of light |
5. Rare | (e) making a place untidy |
Column A | Column B |
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1. Burdensome | (b) something that causes difficulty |
2. Sparkled | (d) shone, giving out tiny flashes of light |
3. Valuable | (a) something worth a lot |
4. Cluttering | (e) making a place untidy |
5. Rare | (c) not found easily |
Look at the words in the box. They have more than one meaning (such words are called homographs). Fill in the blanks with the same word in each pair of sentences.
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1. The soldier took one ............................. forward and stood in attention.
The little boy fell off the first ............................. of the ladder.
2. The motorcyclist had to pay a ............................. for not wearing a helmet.
The fielder at the boundary took a ............................. catch.
3. Inferior quality goods to not ............................. long.
I couldnāt sleep well ............................. night.
4. Geetanshu sat with his mother on the ............................. seat of the car.
I gave ............................. the book I had borrowed from my friend.
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Sign up nowMatch sentence parts in Column A and Column B and write five sentences beginning with when.
Column A | Column B | |
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1. She hid the sack in a hole in the garden. | (a) her room was filled with smoke. | |
2. She hid the sack in the well, | (b) they became twinkling stars. | |
When | 3. She hid the sack in the chimney. | (c) some people brought it back to her. |
4. She left the sack in the town. | (d) the well water became saltish. | |
5. She shot the diamonds into the dark sky. | (e) the dog brought the sack back. |
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Sign up nowFill in the blanks with suitable verbs. Take verbs given below.
The old woman ........................... the diamonds in the market place. She ........................... happy that she ........................... rid of them. She ........................... lie down in bed when there was a knock on the door.
āWho ........................... it?ā the woman ........................... as she ........................... the door. It was a neighbour. He ........................... the diamonds back.
āMaāam,ā ........................... the man, āI ........................... this sack of diamonds in the market place. I ........................... it ........................... to you. It ........................... how it reached there. I am sure you ........................... happy to get the diamonds back. Here they ...........................!ā
is
said
wonder
found
had got
was
know
asked
belongs
had bought
are
left
opened
will be
was going to
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Sign up nowFill in the blanks with a, an, or the.
........................... old woman received ........................... sack of diamonds as ........................... birthday gift. It was her one-hundredth birthday and ........................... king presented it to her. But taking care of ........................... diamonds became ........................... problem. ........................ poor woman just did not know what to do with them. Finally, she made ........................... sling shot and shot all ........................... diamonds into ........................... sky. ........................... stars we see in ........................... sky are ........................... diamonds ........................... old woman shot that day.
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Write True or False for the statements.
The old woman was celebrating her one-hundredth birthday.
The king sent her a sack of gold.
The old woman kept celebrating her birthday till late in the night.
There was no fear of robbers in the village.
The diamonds became a burden for the old woman.
The diamonds were beautiful as well as useful.
The old woman shot the diamonds into the sky.
The old woman was celebrating her one-hundredth birthday. True
The king sent her a sack of gold. False
The old woman kept celebrating her birthday till late in the night. False
There was no fear of robbers in the village. False
The diamonds became a burden for the old woman. True
The diamonds were beautiful as well as useful. False
The old woman shot the diamonds into the sky. True
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Sign up nowThe old woman was contented with whatever she had. Her needs were very few and she was happy and at peace. These qualities are rare to find. Discuss with your partner how the desire to possess more leads to jealousy, hatred and unhappiness.
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Sign up nowThe old woman had no use for the diamonds and tried to get rid of them. Later, she thinks of a way to make the diamonds useful for everyone. This makes her happy. What does this tell us about the woman? Write any two major qualities of her character. Compare them with what your partner has written.
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āOh me! Oh my!ā she said.
āNow I know what else I can try. Why didnāt I think of it earlier?ā
What was the womanās reaction when she found a solution?
What did the woman realize she could try?
Why was the woman surprised about her idea?
What could the woman have thought of earlier?
āOh me! Oh my!ā she said.
āNow I know what else I can try. Why didnāt I think of it earlier?ā
What was the womanās reaction when she found a solution?
What did the woman realize she could try?
Why was the woman surprised about her idea?
What could the woman have thought of earlier?
1. The woman's reaction when she found a solution was of surprise. She was excited and relieved.
2. The woman realized she could try using a slingshot to shoot the diamonds into the sky.
3. The woman was surprised about her idea because she had not thought of it before. She was also surprised that this was a solution to her problem of what to do with the diamonds.
4. The woman could have thought of the idea of shooting the diamonds into the sky earlier.
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āI will have to think of something else,ā said the woman. "I wish I were rid of these diamonds. They have caused me nothing but trouble.ā
What did the woman decide she needed to do because of the diamonds?
What was the womanās wish regarding the diamonds?
What problems were the diamonds causing the woman?
Who was troubled by the diamonds?
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What do you think the woman learned from her experience with the diamonds?
The woman learned that not all gifts are useful. Even though the sack of diamonds was very valuable, it only caused her problems. She also learned that sometimes the best way to use a gift is to share it with others. In the end, she found a way to make the diamonds useful to everyone by shooting them into the sky. Finally, she realized that she could have joy in her life without cluttering it with things she didn't need.
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Rejoiced - (verb) to feel or show great joy or delight
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Ser - (verb) to set; to sink below the horizon
The sun began to ser, painting the sky with warm hues of orange and pink.
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