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TOPIC NAME
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A BALINESE fOLK tALE 3-4

A gOLDEN bIRD 5

SYNONYMS
6-9

MORE INTERESTING WORDS FOR ‘SAID’

SPEECH mARKS 12-13

SPEECH pUNCTUATION 14-16

LETTER TO PATRICIA MAPLIN STACEYLETTER TO

LETTER FROM ROALD DAHL 18

SUFFIXES 19-21

APOSTROPHES 22-24

MAUI CATCHES THE SUN 25-26

MAUI CATCHES THE SUN (CONTINUED) 27

ALPHABETICAL ORDERING 28-29

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A Balinese Folk Tale

1. Read the story from page 56 and 57. Answer the following

questions:

a) Which three kinds of animals did Bawang talk to?

b) Why did the fish pop their heads out of the water?

c) Where were the frogs sitting?

d) Why did the crabs tell Bawang not to cry?

e) Why do you think Bawang was so unhappy when she saw that the basket had

gone?

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f) Find three strong verbs in the story that the author has used instead of

“said”.

g) Find the phrase that describes how quickly Bawang ran along the river bank.

h) Write two sentences to describe what we know about Bawang‟s character.

i) How would you feel if you were Bawang? What would you do? (Write from your

own perspective).

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A Golden Bird

1. Read the story from page 60. Answer the following questions:

a) Why do you think the bird gave Bawang a reward?

b) What did the bird do to help Bawang?

c) Why was Bawang so happy when her sarong turned to gold?

d) Did Bawang want anything for herself? Why?

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Synonyms

1. Learn the given synonyms and complete the gap with a

different synonym:

Main word Synonym 1 Synonym 2

Achieve Accomplish

Beautiful Attractive

Courage Bravery

Defend Shield

Enough Plenty

Fast Rapid

Gain Acquire

Help Aid

Idle Inactive

Jump Hop

Knock Bang

Large Massive

Maximum Highest

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2. Write down the meaning of the following words:

Main word Meaning

Achieve

Beautiful

Courage

Defend

Enough

Fast

Gain

Help

Idle

Jump

Knock

Large

Maximum

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3. Learn the given synonyms and complete the gap with a

different synonym:

Main word Synonym 1 Synonym 2

Neat Clean

Observe Examine

Precious Valuable

Quite Hushed

Reveal Disclose

Same Alike

Terrible Horrible

Urgent Important

Vacant Unoccupied

Weary Fatigue

Yield Profit

Zappy Cheerful

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4. Write down the meaning of the following words:

Main word Meaning

Neat

Observe

Precious

Quite

Reveal

Same

Terrible

Urgent

Vacant

Weary

Yield

Zappy

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More interesting words for ‘said’

1. Learn these interesting words that can be use instead of

Sobbed Whispered Screamed

Answered Bragged Shouted

Mimicked Laughed Announced

Asked Explained Roared

Chuckled Replied Commanded

Spoke Ordered Murmured

2. Write down the meaning of the following words:

Main word Meaning

Chuckled

Bragged

Mimicked

Announced

Murmured

Roared

Ordered

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3. Make a sentence using the given words:

a) Answered:

b) Chuckled:

c) Laughed:

d) Ordered:

e) Screamed:

f) Announced:

g) Murmured:

h) Mimicked:

i) Explained:

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Speech Marks

1. Add speech marks to the following sentences:

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2. Make your own sentences using speech marks:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h)

j)

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Speech Punctuation

1. Rewrite these sentences with capital letters, full stops and

question marks where needed:

a) nabil is going to dubai in September

b) Father and i want to go fishing in the lake

c) when are you visiting us

d) i plan to go to my cousin‟s house tomorrow

e) which way is the train station

f) mahbuba enjoys reading social studies and geography

g) ikra will not join english class tomorrow

h) what will you do with the little puppy.

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2. Rewrite these sentences by putting commas where needed:

a) Waja‟ s favourite colour is red blue pink yellow and purple.

b) Mahbuba Ikra and Manha will play football today.

c) Nabil is eating apple orange and mango.

d) Manha went to buy colour paper red marker glue and colour pencils for her

science project.

e) Mother buys milk jam butter and biscuit from that shop.

f) Will colour the wall yellow blue green red and orange please?

3. Circle the correct answer which have proper use of

b) Father keeps the newspapers, magazines on that shelf.

c) Nabil went to play with Hadi, Purna, Mahbuba, Ikra, and Manha.

d) Manha, Nabil and Purna will be playing cricket tomorrow.

e)I have to buy red and blue and green ribbons.

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4. Rewrite these sentences by putting exclamation mark where

needed:

a) Wow This is very good.

b) Goodness Is that true?

c) Help I am bleeding

d) Yay Hadi won the first prize.

e) Congratulations You are the student of the month.

5. Complete these sentences with the correct interjections from

the box: Alas Yum Wow

Hurrah Ow Oops

a) ! I dropped the bottle of milk.

b) ! This curry is delicious, Aunty.

c) ! My knee hurts.

d) ! This painting is beautiful, Purna.

e) ! Our team won the school quiz.

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Letter to Patricia Maplin Stacey

Letter to Clarice and Betty

1. Read the letters on pages 72 and 73 from English text book

and answer the questions:

a) What is the name of the villain in the book Run for it Ruby?

b) What word do Clarice and Betty use to address the author at the beginning

of the letter?

c) What two questions do Clarice and Betty ask the author about her next book?

d) How do we know that Clarice and Betty want to read more books about Ruby

Redfort?

e) Do you think author wrote the reply to Clarice and Betty herself? Why?

f) Can you find a spelling mistake in the author‟s reply?

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Letter from Roald Dahl

1. Read the letter from page 76 of English text book and

answer the following questions:

a) Give one reason why Roald Dahl is writing to his mother.

b) Find two sentences in the letter that show that Roald likes his school.

c) Roald asks his mother to send him some „swaps‟. What do you think these are

and what will he do with them?

d) Do you think there is anything that Roald does not like about his school?

Explain your answer.

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Suffixes

1. Add the suffix –ful and –less where needed in the gaps:
success fear care home taste wonder sleep friend

a) How could you be so as to lose your wallet?

b) The weather was so we went for a walk.

c) Yesterday we had a dinner at a Spanish restaurant.

d) I am going to give some clothes to the .

e) That little boy is absolutely ! He isn't afraid of anything.

f) I passed all of my English exams. I was for the first time.

g) That man is completely . He hasn't got any friends at all.

h) I spent a night worrying about you! Where have you been?

2. Fill in the gaps adding suitable words with the suffix ‘ly’:
nice loud safe angry perfect happy proper quick

a) After a long journey, they were glad to get home .

b) The children were playing on the beach.

c) Mike washed his hands .

d) The monkey climbed to the top of the tree to pick a banana.

e) Mahbuba sang .

f) Ikra brushed her hair .

g) Alyssa shouted at Nancy.

h) Manha baked the cake .

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3. Add the suffix –ful and –less where needed in the gaps:
help hair colour beauty hope taste peace use

a) Be whenever you cross the street.

b) Thank you so much! You were really to me.

c) This is a very town. You would like to live here.

d) My pen is broken so it is !

e) Our pet is a cat. We bought it from a Russian man.

f) My kite is very .

g) He felt confused and after losing his job.

h) The chicken curry was .

4. Fill in the gaps adding suitable words with the suffix ‘ly’:
proud deep lazy quick quiet kindly badly

a) The tiger walks towards its prey.

b) George has been walking around the house all day.

c) John left the meeting .

d) Mike announced his results to everyone.

e) His dad will punish him for behaving .

f) Breathe before performing.

g) Would you pass me the salt?

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5. Combine each root word in the bank with the correct suffix.
Use each suffix only once:

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Apostrophes

1. Rewrite the sentences below adding apostrophes in the

correct places to the words in bold also join two words where

needed:

a) Hadi wasnt wearing his black cap.

b) Waja did not come to school on Thursday.

c) Nabil is not going to school picnic due to illness.

d) Tom and Jerry cannot play together.

e) Nabil and Hadi said theyd read all the books in the library.

f) I am going to do all my homework today.

g) The school‟s principal couldnt come to the concert.

h) Wasnt watching the puppy chasing its own tail?

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2. Write the contraction (shortened) form of each phrase. Use

an apostrophe to show where the letters are missing:

a) I am:

b) you are:

c) we are:

d) they are:

e) he is:

f) she is:

g) you will:

h) are not:

i) will not:

j) is not:

3. Write the phrase that each contraction represents:

a) don‟t:

b) I‟ve:

c) we‟ ll:

d) they‟ ve:

e) could‟ve:

f) where‟s:

g) won‟t:

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4. Rewrite the sentences below adding apostrophes in the

correct places:

a) Pats best friend is Jims cousin.

b) Weve always liked Mark Twains books.

c) Are you sure youre ready to swim in the neighbors pool?

d) Its important to tell your mother when youll be home.

e) Nell liked Winstons fathers car.

f) Thomas Jeffersons home is called Monticello.

f) I cant go out with you to Colins house.

g) I dont think my dads hat will fit me.

h) Wheres the book I was reading? I m really enjoying it.

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Maui Catches the Sun

1. Read the play script on pages 88 and 89 from English text

book:

a) What are the characters in the play complaining about? Find sentences that

tell you.

b) What are the children playing with?

c) Where does Man 2 say he is going to look for Maui?

d) What kind of food does child 3 dislike?

e) Why does Woman 2 keep making mistakes in her weaving?

f) How does the actor playing Woman 3 knows when to leave the stage?

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g) How are the theatre light used to show the end of the day?

h) The village elder speaks „with authority‟. What do you think this means?

2. Write down the meaning of the following words:

a) Authority:

b) Hunting:

c) Mistakes:

d) Rush:

e) Greet:

f) Signale:

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Maui Catches the Sun (continued)

1. Read the play script on page 92 from English text book:

a) Why does village elder think that Maui will be able to help?

b) Maui says he had „a big bite‟ when he was fishing. What do you think this

means?

c) Do you think the fish that Maui nearly caught was as big as he showed with

his arms? Explain your answer.

2. Write down the meaning of the following words:

a) Achieved:

b) Exaggerated:

c) Frustrating:

d) Haul:

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Alphabetical Ordering

1. Rewrite the words in alphabetical order:

a) tiger lion monkey zebra fish

b) yellow orange blue green pink

c) apple melon banana lemon peach

d) mouse crow owl bear

e) friend fish feel football

f) science geography history English

g) plant pencil paint present

h) evening night afternoon morning

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2. Write the words in alphabetical order:

3. Cut out the words and stick them in alphabetical order:

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4. Write down the set of words in alphabetical order:

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