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Answer Key—Student’s Book

Chapter 8: The Mouse’s Tale What
is juicy?
Let’s Go
[This is a sample answer. The students will give their own What is sweet?
answers for these questions. Accept all logical responses.] What can be your
I think it is a pear. summer treat?
juicy, sweet, summer, gold, green, sheen, yummy, A fruit with skin
health a lovely gold and green,
Read Wash it well, wipe it clean;
A. 1. Fury is a dog who wants to take the mouse to Hold it up to see its sheen.
the court. Take a bite, enjoy the taste;
2. Fury wants to take the mouse to the court Make sure no fruits go to waste.
because he has nothing else to do this
It smells yummy, and sits well in your
morning.
tummy; If you don’t believe, just ask Mummy.
3. The mouse does not want to go because a trial
without a judge and a jury is a waste of time. It is packed with health, your real
4. Fury wants to condemn the mouse to death. wealth; Good for your nails and hair.
B. 1. a. Fury the dog says this to the mouse. My friends, meet this fruit, the
b. He wants a trial because he has lovely pear!
nothing to do.
c.  [This is a sample answer. The students will B. [This is a sample answer. The students will write their
give their own responses for this question. own shape poem. Appreciate their efforts.]
Accept all logical answers.]
 This tells us that the speaker is very I
frivolous. The speaker wishes to take Fly
the mouse to court and condemn him so high,
to death even though the mouse has In the Sky!
done nothing wrong. Brightly dyed,
2. a. The mouse says this to Fury. I soar and glide!
b. There was really no judge or jury. The wind becomes
c.  [This is a sample answer. The students will my guide;
give their own responses for this question. As I Flutter
Accept all logical answers.] And
The mouse says this because Fury was Slide!
just wasting their time.
Appreciation C. 1. Why can’t a bicycle stand on its own? It is too
A. [This is a sample answer. The students will give their tired.
own answers. Accept all logical responses.] too tired: physically tired
two tired: has two tyres/tires
2. It was a shocking experience to be struck by
lightning.
shocking experience: emotionally surprising
and unpleasant experience
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shocking experience: physical experience 5. The first cell phones were very heavy and
where a sudden flow of electricity goes weighed more than one kilogram.
through the body B. 1. An exchange was a central place from where
3. An elephant’s opinion carries lot of weight. wires were connected to every telephone
weight: heavy in an area. When somebody made a call,
weight: importance the operator would plug in the wires on a
[This is a sample answer. The students will give their own switchboard to connect the two phones.
answers for this question. Accept all logical responses.] 2. Public telephones were introduced because
A few other puns could be: people wanted to make calls on the move and
these were the places where they could stop
• A pessimist’s blood type is B-negative.
and call someone from. They are not useful
• Why are teddy bears never hungry? They are anymore because everyone has cell phones
with them.
always stuffed!
3. Cell phones are more convenient than landline
• What did the rocket say to the astronaut? Have a phones in the following ways:
• Landline phones need to be connected
blast!
with wires, but cell phones don’t.
• Two silkworms had a race. They ended up in a • Landline phones involve a lot of
tie. digging to lay cables across and
between towns, but cell phones don’t.
Chapter 9: Telephones: Bell to Cell This digging also requires a lot of
money.
Let’s Go • Cell phones can be used for several
Iron: to remove wrinkles and unwanted creases from other purposes, like sending emails,
clothes browsing the Internet, etc. but
Telephone: to talk to someone who is away from us landlines could not perform these
Heater: to heat a room or a small place functions.
Rocket: to launch satellites and space shuttles into 4. [This is a sample answer. The students will give
space their own answer for the question. Accept all
Wheel: to transport people or things from one place logical responses.]
to another A few gadgets that have evolved over
the years and will continue to evolve are
Read
computers, watches, music players, car
A. 1. Alexander Graham Bell made the first call. He
gadgets, refrigerators and televisions.
made the call to his assistant Thomas Watson.
2. The earliest telephone had a separate Learn Words
mouthpiece to speak into and an earpiece 1. Actions speak louder than words. (What one does
to listen from. It didn’t have any number has more value than what one says.)
dial. These telephones worked through an 2. A bird in hand is worth two in a bush. (The things
exchange, which had a switchboard connected we already have are more valuable than the things
to every telephone in the area. An operator we only hope to get.)
would plug in the wires on a switchboard to 3. All that glitters is not gold. (The external
connect any two phones. appearance of somebody or something can be
3. Dials were introduced because with the deceptive and they may not be as valuable as they
growing number of telephones, it became appear.)
difficult for an operator to know all the 4. Don’t judge a book by its cover. (We should not
connections. People could dial a number judge someone or something based on its outward
instead of telling the operator to connect them. appearance.)
4. Satellite phones were phones connected using 5. Make hay while the sun shines. (Take advantage
satellites and could be carried in bags. of a situation or thing while it lasts.)
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[These are sample answers. The students will give their own placed under them. It will also clean the countertop
answers for these questions. Accept all logical responses.] after doing the task.
1. He kept promising he would help her, but actions
speak louder than words. Chapter 10: A Dahl Invention
2. Please don’t exchange your gift with your friend. Let’s Go
A bird in hand is worth two in a bush. [The students will make drawings of their own inventions
3. The newly elected minister talked about a using the mentioned objects and describe what it does.]
promising project, but all that glitters is not gold.
4. The new student does not look smart but we Read
should not judge a book by its cover. A. 6. The narrator was gifted a Meccano set for
5. We should go out of our houses when the Covid Christmas.
cases are declining. Make hay while the sun 8. He decided to construct a device to bomb
shines. pedestrians from the air.
Learn the Language 5. He made a bombing machine with the
1. a 2. a 3. a 4. b Meccano set and five empty soup tins. He
5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a called it the ‘chariot’.
1. had warned 2. had lived 3. He stretched a wire from the roof of his house
3. had spent 4. had worked to the old garage on the other side.
5. had eaten 6. had told 2. The chariot moved at a rapid speed along the
7. had become 8. had left wire.
7. He filled water in the tins. Soon, two ladies
Study Skills with a dog came walking by.
[The students will listen to the given words and try to 10. He let the chariot go. When the chariot was
enunciate them correctly.] on top of the ladies, he made the tins swing
Listen upside down.
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. b 1. The water from the can fell on the ladies’ faces;
5. c 6. a 7. c 8. b they screamed and marched into his garden.
9. The narrator quickly came down the roof and
Talk
ran away.
[This is a speaking exercise. The students will give their own
4. His mother confiscated the Meccano set for
responses. Accept all appropriate responses. For example, if
the rest of the holidays.
a student chooses ‘What if my dog started talking to me?’
B. 1. a. The narrator was ‘bombing’ people
they may talk about:]
passing by on the street.
• How she will share her feelings when she wags
b. He made a bombing machine with the
her tail
Meccano set and five empty soup tins. He
• How she will tell us when she is hungry
called it the ‘chariot’.
• How she will tell people if she gets lost
c. Bombing or bombarding people from a
• How she will ask for more treats
height is never easy because one would
• How the student will be able to share feelings
have to be accurate about the time and
and emotions with her dog and get her advice on
the position of the ‘target’.
things
2. a. The narrator had been able to accomplish
Write his mission of shocking the two women
[This is a writing exercise. The students will give their own with his new invention.
responses. Accept all appropriate responses. For example, if b. The narrator felt a warm glow because
a student decides to invent something to help his/her parents he was proud and satisfied of his
at home, he/she may write like this:] achievement.
I will make a device that assists my parents in the C. [These are sample answers. The students will give their
kitchen. It will take instructions verbally from them own responses for these questions. Accept all logical
and then chop vegetables and fruits when they are answers.]
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1. I agree that the narrator was very creative 4. I love candies, but/though I know they are not
because he was able to construct an improvised good for me.
device with the help of common objects 5. She must be hungry because she ate everything
around him. immediately.
2. Yes, the narrator’s mother should have taken 6. I played games on the computer, so I have a
away the Meccano set because otherwise he headache.
might have followed up the successful prank 7. My cat was hungry because/as it had not eaten
with another one and landed himself in even since breakfast.
more trouble. Also, he needed to learn a lesson 8. There was too much traffic, so he got late.
for his mischief. C. 1. until 2. because
3. I would construct a shipyard as ships always 3. Although 4. before
fascinated me and I will get to learn a lot in 5. unless 6. as
the process. It will also be harmless. 7. While 8. Unless
Learn Words Study Skills
A. [The students will also replace the articles, wherever 1. aloud 2. lose
necessary.] 3. lead 4. weather
Deepa had an interesting day at school. Her 5. quiet 6. wear
teacher had narrated a thrilling story to the class. It 7. serials 8. a lot
was a pleasant day and the teacher took them out
Listen
to play. The students were pleased. They played
1. the flying machine, the parachute and the
an enjoyable football match. Then, they all came
revolving bridge
in and the teacher gave them a creative activity to
2. 17 years old
do. They had to make an eye-catching poster for
3. guitars
the school fete. Deepa made an attractive poster
4. $45 for 10 minutes of work
with big bold letters and interesting drawings. The
5. Because Tesla had a condition which caused him
teacher praised Deepa and displayed her poster
to fear pearls or gems that were shaped like pearls
on the bulletin board. Deepa was very excited.
6. John Joseph Merlin played the violin as he skated
B. wise: foolish; present: absent; early: late; sell: buy;
and crashed into a large mirror.
simple: difficult; cheap: expensive; minimum:
7. play dough
maximum; happy: unhappy; take: give; beautiful:
8. 48 years
unattractive
Talk
Learn the Language
[This is a speaking exercise. The students will give their
A. 1. I will see you on next Sunday.
own responses. Accept all appropriate responses.]
2. Sudha was waiting for her mother outside the
shoe shop. I think the greatest invention of all times is cement.
3. She dreams about/of becoming a great singer Cement was first created by a British stonemason
some day. named Joseph Aspdin, by heating limestone and
4. He was walking towards the library when he clay, grinding it into a powder, and then mixing it
saw the accident. with water to harden it. This was how the world’s
5. The children go to school by bus. first hydraulic cement was invented. It is because
6. I have been living in India since 2016. of Aspdin that we see modern infrastructure all
7. Riya and Atul are friends. Their houses are around us. Had it not been invented, we would have
behind the bookshop. continued to live in houses made of stone slabs, clay
8. Radha waved when she saw her friend blocks or burnt bricks. Roads, floors, roofs, buildings,
standing at the bakery. bridges or any concrete structure would not have been
B. 1. He sells mangoes and apples. very strong and leakproof. As cement manufacturing
2. My mother is well but my brother is ill. leads to carbon dioxide emission, this CO 2 can be
3. Ramesh passed the test, yet he is unhappy. used to produce bioplastics that help in reduction of
plastic waste.
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Write Appreciation
[This is a sample answer. The students will give their own A. The rhyme scheme of the poem is aabbccddeeff.
responses for this. Accept all logical answers.] B. 1. Raghu has been sleeping forever! (sleeping
for a really long time)
I am a beautiful stuffed doll. I live in a small house
2. My car is as old as the mountains. (very old)
that belongs to Rahul, who is five years old. My life
3. We have so much food that we can feed an
began in a huge factory where other dolls were also
entire army. (a very large amount of food)
made. From there, I was kept in an attractive box and
4. I am hungry as a horse. (can eat a lot)
placed in the display window of a toy store. From
5. It took an eternity to reach the countryside.
that window, I waited and watched as young boys
(something that seems like it will never end)
and girls passed by, some stopping to take a look at
C. Their living room is a bowling alley.
me and at the other dolls on display. But, it gave me
Their bedroom is full of conducted tours.
great pain when no one wanted to buy me. One day,
By supplying their guests with Pogo sticks.
a little boy came into the store and immediately took
They go to the bathroom on roller skates.
a liking to me. His mother brought me home and ever
D. [This is a sample answer. The students will give their
since then, I have occupied a special place among his
own responses. Accept all logical responses.]
many toys.
Yes, hyperboles are funny.
Two of my own hyperboles are:
Chapter 11: The People Upstairs 1. My bag was so heavy I felt like I was carrying
Let’s Go an elephant.
[This is a sample answer. The students will give their own 2. He shouts so loud that my eardrums will
answers for these questions. Accept all logical responses.] explode.

It is important to know our neighbours so that in case Chapter 12: The Cyclone
of any emergency, we can ask them for help.
Let’s Go
Read gale; breeze; cyclone; storm
A. 1. bowling alley 2. radio
3. week ends 4. Pogo sticks Read
B. [These are sample answers. The students will give A. • The north and the south winds met where
their own answers to these questions. Accept all logical the house stood. The house became the exact
responses.] centre of the cyclone.
1. The speaker means that the neighbours • The great pressure of wind on every side made
upstairs make such loud noises with their feet the house rise and go higher and higher.
that it seems that they are practising ballet. • The house was carried miles away.
2. The loud voices from the bedroom sound as • Dorothy sat still on the floor; she felt like a
if the people upstairs are conducting tours. It baby in a cradle. Toto was afraid and ran
means that they are loud and noisy, just like around the room.
tourist places. • Toto got too near the open trap door, and fell
3. When the people upstairs take a bath, the in.
speaker’s ceilings leak. • However, the strong pressure of the wind kept
4. The people upstairs may be dragging their feet him up. Dorothy pulled him up.
and making loud sounds so frequently that • Hours passed and Dorothy waited patiently
the speaker thinks they go to the bathroom to see what would happen.
wearing roller skates. • Soon, Dorothy closed her eyes and fell asleep.
5. No, the speaker does not appreciate the people B. [These are sample answers. The students will give their
upstairs. To the speaker, the neighbours own answers. Accept all logical responses.]
upstairs are loud and annoying. 1. Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas
prairies which was grey on every side.
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2. Dorothy’s uncle and aunt never smiled 8. On the trip, we will go swimming, scuba diving
because they were poor and hardworking and snorkeling.
farmers who were too busy trying to provide Listen
for their family. 1. tropical areas of the world
3. From the far north they heard a low wail of the 2. the eye, the eyewall and cloud chains
wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see 3. the eye
where the long grass bowed before the coming 4. usually calm
storm. Then came a sharp whistling in the air 5. eyewall
from the south. That’s how Uncle knew that 6. because the wind rotates around the eye at a very
a cyclone was about to hit them. fast speed
4. Dorothy first rescued Toto before following 7. anticlockwise
her aunt through the trap door. This tells us 8. between 75 and 100
that she loved Toto very much. Yes, I think
loving my pet makes me a better person Talk
because it makes me develop better social [This is a speaking exercise. The students will give their
skills, teaches me to be patient with others, own responses. Accept all appropriate responses. This is a
and helps me learn to take care of others. sample answer.]
5. I think Dorothy had a great adventure. If I I am going to describe the procedure to make vanilla
were Dorothy, I would have gone out and milkshake:
explored with Toto. I would like to have an
adventure and meet strange and new people. First, get all the ingredients ready. The ingredients are
milk, ice cream, vanilla extract and toppings.
Learn Words
1. funny, amusing, hilarious Then, measure the ingredients. Take only the required
2. tiny, small, short amount.
3. scary, frightening, horrifying Then, add the milk and ice cream to a blender. Mix it
4. big, great, enormous for 30–40 seconds.
5. shout, yell, scream
Add the vanilla extract and blend all again.
6. quick, swift, speedy
Next, pour the milkshake into your glass.
Learn the Language
[This is a sample answer. The students will give their own Finally, decorate it with some sprinkles.
responses. Accept all logical responses.]
Your milkshake is ready!
A. 1. always 2. sometimes
3. enough 4. quite Write
5. daily 6. least [This is a writing exercise. The students will give their
B. Adverbs of frequency: always, seldom, rarely, own responses. Accept all appropriate responses. This is a
often, never sample answer.]
Adverbs of degree: barely, enough, almost, very, Vanilla Milkshake
quite Ingredients:
Study Skills • 1 cup milk
1. I need to buy eggs, milk, bread and juice. • 1 ice cream
2. She washed her car, cleaned the house, baked a • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
cake and visited her mother on Sunday. • Sprinkle toppings
3. ‘Dinner is ready,’ called Aunt Maggie. Procedure:
4. Sanjana is quite intelligent and very organized. • Add the milk and ice cream to a blender.
5. India got its independence on August 15, 1947. • Mix it for 30–40 seconds.
6. Please come here, Nandini. • Add the vanilla extract to the mixture and blend
7. ‘I am tired,’ the boy said to his father. again.
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• Next, pour the milkshake into your glass. 3. 

The life cycle of a turtle is eggs, hatchlings,
• Finally, decorate it with some sprinkles. juvenile and adult. Yes, it is natural for some
• Your milkshake is ready! animals like turtles, lizards and chameleons
to lay eggs and leave them. A turtle abandons
Chapter 13: The Turtle Story its eggs after laying them on the beaches
Let’s Go to prepare them for the ocean life and the
• a clock predators independently.
• an egg Learn Words
• your name soft cheese; dry weather; hard time; great work; heavy
• a piano traffic; sweet voice; express train; rich history
• a bottle
Learn the Language
Read
A. [The students can use their own interjections. Accept
A. 1. 
The baby sea turtle spent its time in a raft,
all logical responses.]
a floating mass of seaweed and driftwood
1. Hurrah 2. Ouch
carried along by the current.
3. Gosh 4. Yay
2. 
Different kinds of turtles, the clown fish and
5. Phew 6. Hurry
the scorpion fish were there on the Reef.
7. Hush 8. Wow
3. 
T he olive ridley turtle went to the Reef
B. 1. isn’t she 2. will he
first because it was there that a lot of other
3. can’t you 4. aren’t you
turtles and other beautiful, brightly coloured
5. aren’t I 6. shouldn’t she
creatures lived. Then it went to the soft
7. mustn’t we 8. doesn’t he
beaches on the eastern coast of India to lay
eggs. Study Skills
4. 
The leatherback turtle ate only jellyfish. It built o/live; fu/ry; sea/weed al/gae; de/ny; ga/rage; mi/
its nest on tropical and subtropical beaches. grate; pil/lar; ri/ver; sur/prise
5. 
The olive ridley waited until the tide was a
little high so that it wouldn’t have to crawl Listen
too far to reach the beach. Announcement 1
B. 1. 
Yes, olive ridleys have an adventurous life. 1. Lucknow Mail
They start their lives in the middle of the 2. New Delhi to Lucknow
ocean. Then they go to the Reef to spend a 3. Ghaziabad, Moradabad
few years with other turtles. On their way 4. 30 minutes
to the Reef, they meet all kinds of creatures Announcement 2
including the leatherback turtle. Then they 1. Final call for Korean Airlines Flight 911 to Kuala
go to the soft beaches of Odisha, India to nest Lampur.
and lay eggs. On their way, they face many 2. Proceed to gate number 23 immediately.
dangers. They have to avoid being caught in Talk
fishing nets. [This is a speaking exercise. The students will give their own
2. 
Sea turtles are in danger for the following responses. Accept all appropriate responses. The students
reasons: ocean pollution, plastic, global may talk about:]
warming, fishing, poaching, large predators
like sharks and killer whales. We can reduce • the condition of the houses.
the dangers by keeping the coastal areas clean, • the condition of the people.
keeping nesting beaches dark and safe, never • what happened to the people in the houses.
leaving fishing gears like hooks or nets in Write
the water, changing fishing locations, never [This is a writing exercise. The students will give their own
feeding sea turtles, and volunteering to clean responses. Accept all appropriate responses.]
up beaches.
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Images of non-living things coming to life appear

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in my mind.
NOTICE
Chapter 15: The Story of Anansi and His Son
TRIP TO OKHLA BIRD SANCTUARY
Let’s Go
August 22, 2022
[These are sample answers. The students will give their own
Nature Club is organising a trip to Okhla Bird responses for these. Accept all logical responses.]
Sanctuary for the students of grade 5 on the 15th of
• The moon gets its light from the sun.
September. It will be a half-day event. The bus will
• Stars are heavenly bodies that have their own
start from school at 8 am and reach back school at
light. The moon is a heavenly body that gets its
1 pm. Interested students can register themselves
light from stars.
with me before 5th September. The registration fee
• Constellations are groups of stars that form a
is Rs 1000.
shape in the sky.
For more information, please contact the undersigned. • Stars help in understanding directions. Many
Shatakshi Dua ships and boats navigate their way by looking at
stars.
Secretary, Nature Club
Read
A. 1. A long time ago in Africa, when there was
Chapter 14: Summer Sun a scarcity of food, Anansi and his son,
KwekuTsin set out to look for food.
Read 2. KwekuTsin carried a deer and Anansi went
A. 1. b 2. a 3. c to get a basket to carry it home.
4. b 5. c 6. a 3. An enormous and horrible dragon came and
B. [The students will give their own responses for this. KwekuTsin quickly hid in a nearby cave.
Accept all logical answers. These are sample answers.] 4. The dragon went away quite furious when he
1. a. the Sun did not find any humans.
b. because his fingers refer to the Sun’s rays 5. When Anansi returned, the terrifying dragon
c. He is slipping his fingers through the smelt human flesh. He returned and took
curtains. away both of them to his castle.
2. a. The Sun pleases children by shining 6. There were many more creatures like them at
brightly so that they can go out and play. the castle and they were all in the charge of a
b. The Sun ‘paints’ roses by making it white rooster.
possible for them to grow. 7. If something untoward happened while the
c. The Sun is the ‘gardener of the world’ dragon was away, the rooster would crow
because it is the source of all our energy. and call his master.
3. Environment is something that is shared by all 8. The dragon left them under the supervision
human beings, plants and animals. We should of the rooster and went away to look for more
be sensitive towards it and try to protect it prey.
from further degradation. B. [The students will give their own responses for this.
Appreciation Accept all logical answers. This is a sample answer.]
A. The rhyme scheme of the poem is 1. The dragon had so many prisoners because
aabbccddeeffgghhiijj. he liked having power over all of them.
B. [The students will give their own responses for these. 2. Knowing that the white rooster would not
Accept all logical answers. These are sample answers.] crow as long as he was eating, KwekuTsin
I feel the sky, the wind, the flowers, the fire and the scattered forty bags of grain on the ground.
bees all have human qualities. As they are given While the rooster was busy eating, KwekuTsin
human attributes, I can easily identify with them. told some of the prisoners to spin fine ropes to
make a strong rope ladder. One end of this, he
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would throw up to heaven. He was sure that 4. Dutch; a type of biscuit

the gods would catch it and hold it, while his 5. French; a professional cook, typically the chief
fellow-prisoners and he climbed the ladder. cook in a restaurant or hotel
3. Each time the monster came too near,
Learn the Language
KwekuTsin threw him a bone. The dragon was
1. declarative 2. interrogative
very hungry, and he went back to the ground
3. interrogative 4. exclamatory
to eat.
5. imperative 6. imperative
4. The gods held one end of the rope. They
7. exclamatory 8. declarative
rewarded KwekuTsin for his wisdom and
bravery by making him the sun, the source Study Skills
of all light to the world. Anansi became the [The students will practise reading the given sentences
moon, and all other prisoners who had helped using the appropriate rise and fall in pitch.]
him escape became the stars. Listen
5. KwekuTsin is the main character of the story. [These are sample answers. The students’ responses may
Although he was initially afraid of the dragon, differ. Accept all logical responses.]
he later composed himself and thought of
an idea about escaping from the dragon’s Situation 1
prison. He was very kind too. He first helped 1. enthusiastic 2. nervous
his fellow-prisoners move out of the cave and 3. frustrated 4. relieved
then he himself climbed out of it. He was also Situation 2
very enterprising and clever in the way he 1. triumphant 2. jubilant
thought how to escape, keep the rooster busy 3. touched 4. excited
eating, make the ladder and keep the dragon Talk
away. He was indeed both kind and brave. [This is a speaking exercise. The students will give their
6. [The students will give their own responses for own responses. Accept all appropriate responses. This is a
this. Accept all logical answers. This is a sample sample answer.]
answer.]
Title: The Story of Anansi and His Son Speaker 1: Hi, Agastaya! I think I am in deep trouble.
 Characters: Anansi, KwekuTsin, the dragon, Yesterday, we were invited for dinner to our aunt’s
the rooster, the gods, other prisoners house which is just next door. My sister and I were told
Setting: Africa not to run in the living room, so we were just watching
 Beginning: There was scarcity of food in the television. After some time, we started playing with
land. KwekuTsin and Anansi went hunting. our aunt’s playful dog. Everything was going fine
 Middle: While hunting, they were captured by until he got so excited that he started running and
a dragon who imprisoned them in his castle jumping on me. I didn’t realize the television was
with other prisoners. behind me and I fell on it. It fell on the floor and broke.
 End: KwekuTsin devised a clever plan for I was so scared I ran back home without even having
liberation with the help of the gods. In reward, dinner. My parents scolded me when they were back
he was made the Sun, Anansi the moon and home and asked me to handle the situation myself
the other prisoners stars. and sort it out with my aunt. What would you have
done if you were in my position?
Learn Words
1. German; a bag with shoulder straps which allow Speaker 2: If I were in your position, I would have
it to be carried on someone’s back, typically made confronted my aunt and sorted it out then and there.
of a strong, waterproof material and widely used I think you should go and apologize to your aunt for
by hikers what happened. Then, try to explain that it was not
2. Old Norse; a person who has broken the law your fault that the television broke, because the dog
3. Sanskrit; an icon or figure representing a particular jumped on you and as a reflex action you just moved
person in another form/a manifestation of a deity back and fell on it. Offer her any kind of help she might
or released soul in bodily form on earth need for getting it repaired. As the repairing work will
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involve cost, you can offer to contribute from your • A faint cry disturbs Bholu
pocket money. It will be a very good gesture. But you • Bholu follows the sound
should never run from such a situation. That will be • Finds a few baby rabbits (kittens) crying
my suggestion! inconsolably
• Comes to know that their mother is away looking
Write for food
[This is a writing exercise. The students will give their • When all other tricks to console them fails, Bholu
own responses. Accept all appropriate responses. This is a starts singing
sample outline for the story.] • Instead of singing, he starts braying
• A usual morning in the jungle but not for the late • Listening him bray, a tiger comes and all the
riser donkey, Bholu kittens run away in fear
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Answer Key—Workbook
Chapter 8: The Mouse’s Tale Worksheet 2
A. [The students will give their own responses for this.
Worksheet 1 Accept all logical answers. This is a sample answer.]
A. peacock; zebra; dog 1. d: The things we already have are more
tiger; horse/pony valuable than the things we only hope to get.
leopard/cheetah/jaguar; alligator/crocodile 2. a: Don’t concentrate all efforts and resources
B. [The students will pick an animal or bird of their choice in one area as one could lose everything.
and do their own research.] 3. e: Make good use of an opportunity while it
Worksheet 2 lasts.
[The students will write their own shape poem. Encourage 4. b: Other people’s lives or situations always
them to use easy and rhyming words. This is a sample seem better than your own.
answer.] 5. c: A person who helps at a difficult time is a
person you can really rely on.
I B. 1. having second thoughts
Fly 2. call it a day
So high 3. from scratch
In the Sky 4. beating around the bush
Brightly dyed 5. butterflies in my stomach
I soar and glide C. 1. Many hands make light work.
The wind is my guide 2. Kill two birds with one stone.
As I Flutter 3. All that glitters is not gold.
And 4. No news is good news.
Slide 5. One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
Worksheet 3
Chapter 9: Telephones: Bell to Cell A. 1. have completed 2. Have acted
3. have bought 4. has not been
Worksheet 1 5. has not watched
[The students will give their own responses for this question. 6. have written; have not received
Accept all logical answers. This is a sample answer.] B. 1. My sister had performed brilliantly in the
1. The passage is about how stories are important show.
for us and how some stories have been passed to 2. My mother had left the front door open.
us for ages. 3. She fell ill because she had eaten out last
2. Stories began when people in the prehistoric times weekend.
started making paintings on the walls of caves in 4. Aruna bought the dress after she had tried it
order to communicate. out several times.
3. Stories can teach us morals. They can teach us 5. The baby cried after it had seen its mother.
history. They can entertain us, make us laugh or 6. The pizza box was open. Someone had eaten
make us cry. Stories can also make us think in the last piece.
ways we could never imagine. Stories connect Worksheet 4
people. They teach us about our culture and [The students will give their own words with these sounds.
tradition. Accept all correct answers.]
4. About Stories
I chose this title for the passage because it talks /s/ pass bus last muscle score
about stories. /z/ dogs busy lazy noise his
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Worksheet 5 6. The slippers are under the bed. [P]

[This is a writing exercise. The students will give their own 7. Please be on time for the film screening. [T]
responses. Accept all appropriate responses.] 8. She ran away from home to become famous.
Suppose, there is a speaker at one end of the paper [D]
cup telephone and a listener at the other end. As the B. 1. but/yet 2. Although
speaker speaks into his/her cup, the sound of the 3. and 4. so
speaker moves to the bottom of the cup, thus making 5. and
it vibrate. As sound travels through vibrations, when C. 1. Reena likes to skate but Rashmi is afraid to do
the vibration is transmitted to the string that joins the it.
cups, the speaker’s sound is also transmitted along 2. It started raining, so we were stranded at
with it. The speaker’s voice travels along the string the mall./We were stranded at the mall as it
and reaches the cup at the listener’s ear. This makes started raining.
the listener hear what the speaker is saying. 3. Although Manish was rude to the shopkeeper,
the shopkeeper spoke politely.
Worksheet 6 4. I will not be able to come for the party as I
A. 1. Smartwatch 2. Treadmill have a headache.
3. Water dispenser 4. Hearing aid 5. Do you wish to come along or do you want to
5. Vacuum cleaner 6. Microwave oven stay at home?
7. Printer 8. Drone 6. It became very dark because there was a power
B. [The students will give their own responses for this. cut./There was a power cut, so it became very
Accept all logical answers. This is a sample answer.] dark.
I would like to improve the air conditioner to Worksheet 4
perform many more tasks, other than cooling air. A. 1. admiss- + ible = admissible
It can have several more in-built mechanisms to 2. terr- + ible = terrible
perform multiple tasks whenever required. It can 3. fashion + able = fashionable
have a system that heats up the air in a room, so 4. response + able = responsible
that it could be used in winter too. It can also be 5. accept + able = acceptable
upgraded to purify the air in a closed room. 6. consider + able = considerable
7. insens- + ible = insensible
Chapter 10: A Dahl Invention
8. poss- + ible = possible
Worksheet 2 B. 1. suitable 4. horrible
[The students will give their own responses for this. Accept 5. sizeable 7. readable
all logical answers. This is a sample answer.] 9. disposable 10. capable
1. [S]: buddy/enemy Worksheet 5
2. [A]: ache/soothing [The students will give their own responses for this. Accept
3. [S]: amenable/rebellious all logical answers. This is a sample answer.]
4. [A]: honour/dishonour
Hi! I am a red shoe. I belong to a five-year-old little girl.
5. [A]: domesticated/unruly
I was gifted to her by her parents on her fifth birthday.
6. [S]: trustworthy/undependable
Because I am a gift, she is very protective of me. One
7. [S]: unhappy/joyous
day, she had left me outside a temple as she went in
8. [A]: save/harm
to pray. A woman came holding another child’s hand
Worksheet 3 and that little girl wore me by mistake! I was so upset
A. 1. I’ll wait for you at the boarding gate. [P] because I missed my owner. However, soon the girl
2. Run to your sister and give her this book. [D] realised her mistake and returned me to my rightful
3. I did not see anyone near the bus stop. [P] owner. Now we will never separate.
4. Do you live in Connaught Place? [P]
5. The dog is sitting in front of the television. [P]
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Worksheet 6 1. irritated; angry; mad; furious

B. 1. to make carts move, as a potter’s wheel and 2. upset; unhappy; sad; sorrowful
as a part of toys 3. happy; joyful; delighted; cheerful
2. for navigation 4. well off; rich; wealthy; prosperous
3. Pope Gregory XIII 5. fearless; bold; brave; courageous
4. as pioneers of aviation
Worksheet 3
1. often [F]; rarely [F] 2. never [F]
Chapter 11: The People Upstairs
3. always [F] 4. extremely [D]
Worksheet 1 5. seldom [F] 6. quite [D]
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 7. almost [D] 8. sometimes [F]
Worksheet 2 9. too [D] 10. just [D]
A. 1. The speaker is thanking the cow. Worksheet 4
2. The speaker tells the cow not to chew the A. 1. Good morning, when did you wake up?
poisonous hemlock rank on the banks of the 2. M a n g o l a s s i , a r e f r e s h i n g d r i n k , i s
river where weeds grow. recommended on a hot day.
3. The cow should go and dine where the ‘violet’ 3. My book, which is blue in colour, is missing
grows, bubbling water flows and the grass is from my bag.
green and fresh. 4. In a nutshell, this book is extremely interesting.
4. The poet is expressing her love and gratitude 5. See, I asked you to be careful!
for the cow in the poem. She is also expressing 6. Please come to my birthday party, Rohan.
her concern for the cow by advising her what 7. Although she is British, she likes to eat Indian
and where to eat. food.
B. aabbccddeeff 8. I will be sad to leave this city, but I look
forward to staying in a bigger city.
Chapter 12: The Cyclone B. 1. The film was interesting, wasn’t it?
Worksheet 1 2. After a long study session, I like to relax in
[The students will give their own responses for these. Accept front of the television.
all logical answers. These are sample answers.] 3. I am going to pack fruits, sandwiches, pie and
tea for the picnic.
1. The speaker is welcoming the rain because it is 4. The mega event will be held on 9th September,
beautiful after the heat and dust of the preceding 2018.
season. It also calms sick people down. 5. ‘Look at that pretty bird,’ he whispered.
2. The rain sounds like the tramp of hooves. 6. My pet, who loves to sleep, is very naughty.
3. The speaker describes the streets as being broad 7. Reema, please pass me that glass of water.
and fiery. 8. His sister, who sings karaokes, is very talented.
4. The sick man finds that his fever has subsided and
his mind has calmed down after the coolness of Worksheet 5
the rain. [The students will give their own responses for these. Accept
all logical answers. This is a sample answer.]
Worksheet 2
A. [The students will give their own responses for these. Cheese and Tomato Sandwiches
Accept all logical answers. These are sample answers.] Ingredients
1. stroll; walk; hike; run • 3 tomatoes
2. good; excellent; amazing; terrific • 10 slices of brown bread
3. whisper; mumble; murmur; speak • grated cheddar cheese or any other cheese of
4. hungry; famished; ravenous; starving choice (as required)
5. big; huge; massive; gigantic • 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
B. [The students will give their own responses for these. • salt and pepper to taste
Accept all logical answers. These are sample answers.]
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Procedure B. 1. isn’t it 2. haven’t we

• Thinly slice the tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt and 3. isn’t it 4. didn’t he
pepper to taste. 5. aren’t you 6. haven’t they
• Take the slices of bread. You may cut off the crusts 7. isn’t it 8. isn’t she
if you wish. C. 1. [X]: You are Ghazala’s sister, aren’t you?
• Generously sprinkle the grated cheese on 5 of the 4. [X]: Deepa speaks Tamil well, doesn’t she?
bread slices. 5. [X]: You will have a piece of cake, won’t you?
• Then, top each slice with the tomato slices. 6. [X]: He tore the book, didn’t he?
• Cover each slice with another piece of bread. You 7. [X]: It is time to go to bed, isn’t it?
may butter the slice if you wish.
Worksheet 4
• Smash the sandwiches gently and place in a non-
1. ran/som 2. tif/fin
stick pan on medium flame.
3. cy/clone 4. am/bush
• Cover and let the cheese melt.
5. morn/ing 6. read
• Enjoy!
7. gram/mar 8. an/gel
Worksheet 6 9. shoe/box 10. ward/robe
1. Don’t be nervous. You have studied hard so you
Worksheet 5
have nothing to worry. Before the exam, sleep
well, meditate and trust in your own abilities. ABC Public School
2. I will buy the book for three reasons. Firstly, it
NOTICE
will make my sister very happy which in turn
will make me happy. Secondly, I can also enjoy ANNUAL CULTURAL SHOW
reading the book. Finally, books stay forever and
September 14, 2018
can be passed on. Whereas, toys lose their interest
very soon. The school’s annual cultural show will be held
from September 16, 2018 to September 18, 2018.
Chapter 13: The Turtle Story Timings are from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The events
will include a sit and draw competition, plays,
Worksheet 1
dance performance and many more. Please refer
[The students will give their own responses for these. Accept
to the school website for further details. As such,
all logical answers. These are sample answers.]
regular classes will not be conducted on these days.
2. Hot lava and molten rocks, steam, sulphur and
Rohan Dua
ash come out of volcanoes.
3. The opening of a volcano is called a crater/vent. School Administrator
4. No, sometimes magma can erupt from the sides
instead of the top. Worksheet 6
5. The rage of the volcano. A. [The students will listen to the announcement and take
down notes. Make sure that they have the answers to
Worksheet 2
the questions mentioned.]
[The students will give their own responses for these. Accept
Event: annual inter-school fete
all logical answers. These are sample answers.]
Venue: City School grounds
A. 1. c 2. e 3. a 4. b Date: 10th August
5. f 6. d Participants: Ten schools
B. strong coffee; violent storm; rich history; heavy Number of stalls per school: at least three stalls
traffic; strong wind To be sold: only handmade items
Money to be used: donated to the society for
Worksheet 3
underprivileged children
A. 1. Hurrah 2. Oops
B. 1. 1120 2. 3
3. Ouch 4. Alas
3. 2 pm 4. 3 pm
5. Oh
5. 15 minutes 6. Food items
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C. [This is a speaking exercise. The students will give their 5. The little children were afraid when the thunder
own responses. Accept all appropriate responses. The clapped in a rage.
students may talk about:] 6. The parched land thirsted for water.
• The condition of the house.
• The condition of the car. Chapter 15: The Story of Anansi and His Son
• What has happened to the trees and other Worksheet 1
vegetation?
A. 1. The paragraph is about the Thomas Train.
2. The train offers education and entertainment
Chapter 14: Summer Sun
for children.
Worksheet 1 3. Thomas is a tank engine, which is painted blue
with a red lining. It displays the number ‘1’
A. Z P T M T G E D E U N S on its side.
V T O E G C Z E D E A A 4. Thomas, a fictional steam locomotive, was a
V A M E L S O L A R I T creation of Reverend Wilburt Audrey in the
R O W I T A D T Y L O E Railway Series books. He had written it for
his son, Christopher.
C L P D J E X I G W Z L
B. 1. books and television programmes that provide
E S U H K M M B G L B L both education and entertainment
E P C N R K R R Q X H I 2. (red here) lines
Q G A P A C C O D N S T 3. existing only in stories; not true or real
E C A Y I R J O B M T E 4. a railway engine that pulls a train
Z D T E N A L P J A S U Worksheet 2
G D G M A F Z R P K Y N 1. h 2. e 3. f 4. b
J H A M E F P V F G C N 5. c 6. d 7. a 8. g
B. Worksheet 3
1. Im 2. Im 3. E 4. D
5. E 6. I 7. D 8. E
Worksheet 4
1. [R] 2. [R] 3. [R] 4. [R]
5. [R] 6. [F] 7. [F] 8. [F]
Worksheet 5
[The students will give their own responses for these. Accept
all logical answers. These are sample answers.]
Sonu was playing with his little cart. He loved playing
with the cart because his parents had got it for his
Worksheet 2 birthday. Sonu lived in a beautiful little village with
1. The sun rays softly tiptoed through gap between his parents and his younger brother and sister. His
the curtains. siblings always wanted to play with his toys but he
2. The wind tapped the window pane with its strong did not like sharing. So, when Mother forced him to
knuckles. take his siblings out in his cart he was not very pleased
3. The flame of the candle danced in the dark as a but had to because his parents said sharing was caring.
light breeze blew. Worksheeet 6
4. As we stepped out, we saw the branches of the A. [The students will give their own responses. Accept all
trees dancing to and fro. logical answers.]
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1. happiness Speaker 2: The first thing to do is look at the

2. disappointment syllabus and prepare a timetable for self-study.
3. sorrow Always divide your study time equally among all
4. anger the subjects. Always focus on your studies during
5. curiosity those study times and try not to get distracted. If
B. [This is a speaking exercise. The students will give their you feel distracted, take a break and come back
own responses. Accept all appropriate responses. This after 10-15 minutes. A distracted mind cannot
is a sample answer.] register information. You can also make notes
Speaker 1: My exams are starting from next month. while preparing for your exams, which you can
Could you please share some tips to study well refer to while revising a day before the exam.
and how to get good grades?