Sub: English
Lesson 1: The Prince of Panidihing
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
It rained heavily all week. The swelling water of the Brahmaputra continued rising. As a result,
the embankment at Chitolia village was breached and caused flood in Chitolia and its
neighboring villages, Khagen's village Borgaon was not far from there. Khagen, a young boy
of seventeen, quickly understood the seriousness of the situation and swung into action with
his friends Ramen, Dhan, Dambaru and Abbas.
A) Choose the correct option
a) Khagen was ______ years old.
(i) 13
(ii) 15
(iii) 17
(iv) 19
Ans: (iii) 17
b) It rained heavily all _______
(i) day
(ii) week
(iii) month
(iv) none of these
Ans: (ii) week
c) Khagen______ understood the seriousness of the situation.
(i) quickly
(ii) slowly
(ii) shortly
(iv) recently
Ans: (i) quickly
B) Read the following sentences and write 'True' or 'False':
a) Due to heavy rain, the embankment at Chitolia village was breached.
b) Naren kai was Khagen's friend.
c) Khagen lived in Chitolia village.
d) It rained heavily all week.
Ans:
a) True
b) False
c) False
d) True
C) Match the words in 'Column A' with their relating words in 'Column B':
Column A Column B
(a) Flood (i) Khagen's village
(b) Brahmaputra (ii) breach embankments
(c) Dhan (iii) a river
(d) Borgaon (iv) Khagen's friend
Ans:
Column A Column B
(a) Flood -------- >(ii) breach embankments
(b) Brahmaputra -----> (iii) a river
(c) Dhan -------------> (iv) Khagen's friend
(d) Borgaon--------> (i) Khagen's village
D) Read the following sentences carefully and write them in proper order of events:
a) The water of the Brahmaputra continued rising.
b) It caused flood in Chitolia and other neighbouring villages.
c) It rained heavily.
d) The embankment at Chitolia village was breached.
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Ans:
c) It rained heavily.
a) The water of the Brahmaputra continued rising.
d) The embankment at Chitolia village was breached.
b) It caused flood in Chitolia and other neighbouring villages.
∷The teachers/guardians will support students to read the whole story of 'The Prince of Panidihing'
2. Underline the adverbs in the sentences below and write what types they are:
a) The air quickly filled with the cries and wails of the village folk.
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b) Soon they reached Chitolia.
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c) Khagen was always ready to help others.
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d) Ramen ran towards Khagen.
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e) He will stay there.
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f) When will you come?
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g) Moni baidew was very scared to step into the boat.
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Ans:
a) The air quickly filled with the cries and wails of the village folk.
=> Adverbs of manner
b) Soon they reached Chitolia.
=> Adverbs of time
c) Khagen was always ready to help others.
=> Adverbs of frequency
d) Ramen ran towards Khagen.
=> Adverbs of direction
e) He will stay there.
=> Adverbs of place / position
f) When will you come?
=> Interrogative adverbs
g) Moni baidew was very scared to step into the boat.
=> Adverbs of degree
3. There was flood in Khagen's village Borgaon. He wrote a report for a neswpaper.
Read what he wrote for it.
Two swept away in flash flood
Borgaon, July 15: Two children, a boy of 13 and a girl of 11 were swept away in a flash
flood caused by heavy rains at Borgaon, in the upper Assam district of Sivasagar. Most of the
flood affected people were rescued and shifted to the relief camps. The district administration
sought the help of the SDRF team and local youths in the rescue operation. However, the
bodies of the children were not found yet.
Imagine that a flood occurs in your area. Now, write a newspaper report on it. Give a
suitable title to it and mention the place and date in your report.
Title ............................................................................
Place , ___________ Date _____________:
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Ans:
Majuli Reeling in Severe Flood
Majuli, 20th July
About 30,000 people in more than 500 villages in Majuli district are reeling in one of the worst floods in the state. The embankment of the Brahmaputra has been breached at several places. More than 35,000 hectares of paddy fields have been submerged and damaged. The rescue operation has been going on in full swing and army soldiers have been called in and pressed into service to help the civil relief camps. Both government and non-government organizations have been providing relief to the affected people.
4. Write a diary entry describing what did you do yesterday and your plan for tomorrow.
Your diary page may include the following points -
・Date and time of making the entry
・How did you spend the day
・ What is your plan for the next day
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Ans:
Time: At 10 pm Last day I spent: I got up at 5.30 in the morning and after taking a walk for about 15 minutes I took a cup of tea. After attending nature's call I start reading. I remained busy with studies till about 8.30. Then took bath and meal I started for school. Our school begins at 9.30. I remained at school till 3.30 pm. Returning from school I took some light food and play with my friends for about an hour. Then coming back home I enjoy the T.V. Programmes till about 7.30 pm. I did my homeworks. We took supper at about 9:00 pm. Plan for the next day: (i) Go for regular tuition classes. (ii) Going to my friend's birthday (iii) going for computer class. (iv) Maths revision (v) reading english poem. |
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