The Traders of Seri
I. Meanings:
1. Traders -
2. Trinkets -
3. Peddlers -
4. Wares -
5. Survive -
6. Exchange -
7. Ornament -
8. Crook -
9. Agony -
10.Fetched -
II. Opposites
1. Dirty -
2. Honesty -
3. Seller -
4. Different -
5. Survive -
6. Never -
7. Alive -
8. Cheat -
9. Pity -
10.Nearby -
III. Homophones
1. Ate -
2. Cell -
3. Due -
4. I -
5. Here -
6. Our -
7. Their -
8. About -
9. Break -
10.Stair -
IV. Complete the following sentence:
1. The honest traded travelled from place to place selling _____________
2. The greedy trader came to their street shouting ____________
3. The greedy trader threw the bowl on the flower and shouted __________
4. The honest trader gave her all the money he had and _____________
5. The good trader went home a rich man. He continued _____________ for
many years.
V. E.R.C
1. “But we don’t have money to buy anything, dear”.
a) Name the lesson and the author.
b) Who spoke these lines to whom.
c) Explain the above lines.
2. You crook! You told us that the bowl was worthless.
a) Who is the speaker?
b) What is special about bowl?
c) Write the meaning of the word worthless.
3. Mother , this is the golden bowl and I don’t have enough money to
buy it from you.
a) Name the speaker and the listener.
b) What according to the speaker is the value of that golden bowl.
c) How much money did he pay for the bowl at last?
VI. Answer the following:
1. Write the moral of the lesson.
2. How did the greedy trader understand that the bowl was made of gold.
3. Why did the grandmother decide to sell the bowl?
4. Do you like the act of the honest trader? Why?
5. What happened to the greedy trader at last?
Poetry
Leisure
I. Meanings
1. Leisure
2. Stare
3. Care
4. Woods
5. Beauty
6. Enrich
7. Beneath
8. Bought
9. Streams
10.Glance
II. Opposites
1. Full
2. Care
3. Long
4. Hide
5. Smile
6. Poor
7. Night
8. Stand
9. Life
10.Beneath
III. Rhyming words:
1. Care
2. Life
3. Sheep
4. Low
5. Brand
6. Night
7. Mouth
8. Sky
9. Nuts
10.If
IV. E.R.C.
a)
1. No time to turn at Beauty’s glance, and watch her feet, how they can
dance.
a) Who is referred to as ‘her’ in this poem?
b) What is she doing according to the poet?
c) What will the poet do if he has time?
V. Answer the following:
1. Why is the poet unhappy?
2. What does the poet wish to see in broad daylight?
3. If the poet gets free time, what does he want to see in the woods?
4. What kind of activities do you like to do in your leisure time?
Non-Detail
The last leaf
I. Answer the following:
1. What season is mentioned in the story ‘The last leaf’?
2. Why doesn’t the last leaf fall?
3. Who posed as a miner?
4. Write the meaning of the word ‘tiptoed’.
5. Name the two young artists mentioned in this story?
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. Johnsy fell very seriously ill in ______________
2. According to the doctor, if Johnsy doesn’t want to live, ______________
will not help her.
3. Johnsy whispered that three days ago there were almost ______________
leaves.
4. Behrman was a ______________ old painter.
5. ______________ found Behrman on his bed on the first day.
6.
III. Match the dialogue with its speaker:
1. “Is she stupid?” Sue
2. “You won’t die” Johnsy
3. “Is anything worrying Johnsy” Behrman
4. “Twelve! Eleven! Ten” Doctor
IV. Write whether the following statements are true or false.
1. Sue suffered from Pneumonia.
2. The flat of Johnsy was in the 3rd storey.
3. Behrman is 50 years old.
4. The doctor visited Johnsy every other day.
5. O. Henry is the author of the story “The last leaf”.
