English Note
English Note
English Note
Word meanings-
H.W
Draw a picture connected to any of your
sentence.
14/06/2021
Opposites
1. rude x polite
2. patience x impatience
3. cunning x honest
1. think thought
2. take took
3. hold held
4. howl howled
Vocabulary
1. country
2. barley
3. cauliflower
4. kitchen
5. gnawed
6. nibbled
7. whispered
8. raisins
9. scratching
10. cellar
11. cupboard
12. tugging
13. frightened
14. overhead
15.onion
Word meanings-
1. gnawed – bite at something continuously
2. flour – a powder obtained by grinding grain
3. nibble – to take small bites
4. raisins – dried grapes
5. tugging – to pull hard
19/07/2021
4. overhead -
Overhead hung a bunch of grapes.
A chandelier hung overhead me in the room.
5. to be frightened to death –
It is better to lead a simple life rather than to be frightened to death all the
while.
22/07/21
Ans. No, Mickey did not like the food in the country.
Ans. Misty ate brown sugar from the lowest shelf of the kitchen cupboard and nibbled upon a raisin on
top of the shelf.
4. What were the three dangers the mice ran away from?
Ans. The mice ran away from Mary the cook, Bella the cat and the trap.
Ans. Mickey thought that the life in the country was too simple.
6. Would you also have wanted to go home to the country if you were Misty?
Ans. Life in a country is simple and peaceful. People in a country lead a healthy lifestyle as well.
Considering this, I would definitely wish to live in a country if I were Misty.
13/08/21 Lesson 3
1. supper
2. mischief
3. tablecloth
4. chasing
5. appeared
6. magically
7. keyhole
8. breakfast
9. stable
10. patted
11. screamed
12. lowered
Word Meanings
1. turned into his street – reached the lane near his house
2. rather ashamed – quite sorry for the actions
3. ram – a male sheep
4. queer-looking – unusual or strange-looking
5. barn – outdoor shed or building used to keep things or
animals
16/08/21
Opposites
1. ashamed X proud
2. quietly X loudly
3. screamed X whispered
3. What food did the boy order as he spread out the tablecloth?
Ans: The boy ordered beans, bread and meat, as he spread out the
table cloth.
6. When the boy called the North Wind a cheat, did the North
Wind get angry? Why/why not?
Ans: The North Wind did not get angry because he seemed to have
known who the thief was. That is why he did not say anything
and gave the boy a stick and told him to go back.