1. Answer the following questions
(a) Name the person who first told these fables.
Ans. Aesop.
(b) What did the stag like about himself? Why ?
Ans. The stag liked his beautiful, curving antlers. He found that they looked graceful and added to his beauty.
(c) What was the stag unhappy with? Why?
Ans. The stag was unhappy with his legs. He found them ugly and spindly with small feet.
(d) What did the dog do when the ox went near the manger?
Ans. When the ox went near the manger, the dog snarled, barked and snapped at it. He would not allow the ox to eat the hay.
(e) Write the message of the story.
Ans. The message is that you must not begrudge others what you don't enjoy yourself.
2.Find the smaller words hidden in the following words:
(1) reflection - reflect, not, fire, etc
(2) delighted- delight, light, get, etc.
(3) graceful - grace, race, fuel, etc.
(4) hunter - hunt, tune, hurt, etc.
(5) growth -grow, row, hot, etc.
(6) dislike - like, lid, slid, etc.
(7) afternoon - after , noon , foot , etc
(8) firmly - firm , fir , fry , etc
3. Find synonyms for:
1) delighted - happy
2) beautiful - handsome
3) disgusted - upset ( here)
4) bounded - ran
4) The stag saw his reflection in the water.
(1) Name at least three things in which one may see a reflection. (2) Name three things that do not reflect anything.
Ans. (1) Three things in which one may see a reflection are : mirror glass, shiny metal surface (2) Three things that do not reflect anything are cloth, mud, wood.
5) Find and write the names of ten countries.
Ans. (1) India (2) Sri Lanka (3) Pakistan (4) China (5) Japan (6) Austria (7) Germany (8) Switzerland (9) The United States of America (10) Spain.
6) With the help of your teacher, make a collection of idioms and proverbs that mention birds and animals.
Examples: (1) To let the cat out of the bag. (2) Barking dogs seldom bite. (3) Birds of a feather flock together. (4) Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. (5) Let sleeping dogs lie.
