ANSWERS

MAIN COURSEBOOK

GET SET!
Accept all relevant responses.
The people in the pictures are laughing. Laughter is good for us because it makes us feel joyful
and spreads positivity. This helps us overcome hurdles with more ease.

SECTION ONE: HENRY: A CHAMELEON
A. 1. d 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. c
B. 3 The gardener took the basket to Mrs Ghosh’s office.
1 The writer’s grandmother wanted to send a basket of papayas to Mrs Ghosh, the principal of
the nursery school.
4 Mrs Ghosh was examining and admiring the papayas.
2 Henry slipped into the basket unnoticed.
5 Out popped Henry!
9 Henry changed colour.
7 Henry squinted at her.
13 Henry disappeared into the garden.
12 The children ran in all directions.
6 Mrs Ghosh screamed.
8 Mrs Ghosh screamed again.
11 Henry fled into a classroom.
10 An assistant teacher rushed in and joined in the screaming.
C. Accept all relevant responses.
1. The chameleon’s bulging eyes are independent of each other. They are also placed to the
side. So, when they swivel and look around, they may move in different directions and seem
to wobble.
2. The writer’s grandfather gave not only a brilliant tale to him but also the experience of a
chameleon as a pet. The animal is misunderstood and people are scared of it. However,
because of the experience, the writer knew that they were only misconceptions.
3. Grandmother should have told Mrs Ghosh that the chameleon was their pet because perhaps
it could have given Mrs Ghosh an opportunity to get over her fear of the animal.
4. Everyone was frightened when they saw him and they screamed at the sight of him. The
sound probably frightened Henry too and he became scared of human beings. Henry perhaps
decided that the writer’s home was the safest place for him.
D. Accept all relevant responses.
1. The apples from Kashmir are in a class by themselves.
2. The community had risen up in arms against the injustice.
3. The jelly wobbled side to side as it was carried to the dining table.
 4. The electrician approached the circuit board with great caution.
5. The cat is sunning itself on the windowsill.
6. She had been cheated by so many door-to-door salespersons that her wary attitude was
understandable.
E. 1. aside 2. sometimes 3. lightning 4. everyday 5. numerous
F. 1. When Dipa Karmakar of Tripura bagged the bronze medal in gymnastics in 2014 Glasgow
CWG, she became the first Indian woman to do so.
2. Dipa’s mother Gauri Karmakar said, “Our long cherished dream was fulfilled.”
3. Wrestlers Babita Kumari, Yogeshwar Dutt and Geetika Jhakkar got laurels for India in the
games.
4. Vikas Gowda won India’s first gold in athletics since Milkha Singh did so in 1958.
5. Sanjita Khumukcham won a gold, India’s first medal, in women’s 48 kg weightlifting.
G. Mulla Nasruddin was once boasting about his ageless strength.
“I am as strong now as I was when I was a young man.”
“How can that be?” asked the people.
“There is a big rock outside my house. I couldn’t move it then and I can’t move it now!” said
Nasruddin.
Nasruddin was once sitting on a riverbank when someone shouted to him from the opposite
side: “Hey! How do I get across?”
“You are across!” the Mulla shouted back.
These words are determiners. Determiners always come before nouns.
H. Accept all relevant responses.
some plates, some sugar, many people, many glasses, a lot of water, less courage, a pen, an
orange, much energy, little rain, more time, all houses, any student, the motivation, my parents,
this pudding, that vase, those books, your objective, his car, her dream, our environment, their
responsibility, no effort

SECTION TWO: PACKING FOR THE JOURNEY

A. 1. b 2. c 3. c 4. b
B. 1. a. The narrator thought of these words as he was packing for the journey while his two
friends sat and watched him.
b. The narrator was talking about what he meant when he said that he would pack. He
meant that his friends would pack while he supervised. His expertise would come in
handy when they had trouble packing something.
c. The narrator did not get a chance to speak those words as he packed the first bag alone.
Harris and George packed the second bag and proved themselves to be incompetent
packers. The narrator, however, instead of supervising them as he had imagined, enjoyed
the spectacle silently. Also, the narrator was an incompetent packer himself and his advice
would only have added to the chaos. His daydream was after all, only a daydream.
2. a. Harris said these words to the narrator.
 b. Harris said these words because the narrator was shutting the bag without packing it.
c. It did not seem that Harris was really worried about the boots being packed because
he did not remind the narrator to pack them till he had shut the bag. The reminder was
probably to irritate the narrator.
3. a. They are Harris and George.
b. Harris squashed a tomato and had to pick it out with a teaspoon while George trod on the
butter.
c. They broke a cup.
4. a. George said that about the missing butter.
b. Harris sat on the butter and it had stuck to him.
c. They did find it after searching long for it. George spotted it stuck to Harris’s back.
C. 1. The narrator was irritated when Harris asked him about the boots because he had already
shut the bag. The narrator had forgotten to pack the boots and had to open the bag again.
Harris knew that and the narrator thought that Harris could have reminded him before he
shut the bag.
2. First, George trod on the butter. When they had got it off his slipper, they tried to pack it in
the kettle. It wouldn’t go in completely, so they scraped it out and put it on the chair. Then,
Harris sat down on it, making the butter stick to his back.
3. Montmorency sat down on things just when they were about to be packed. He stuck
his damp and cold nose into Harris and George’s hands whenever they stretched out for
something to pack. Montmorency stuck his leg in the jam and played with the teaspoons.
He also jumped into the hamper and pretended that the lemons were rats, squashing three of
them.
D. Accept all relevant responses.

→ things collected → writer finishes → reopens bag to put

list made
packing boots in
→

reopens bag to get checks for

repacks → → repacks →
tobacco pouch toothbrush
→

others begin →
makes a mess of →
packing finally
packing hampers everything over

E. 1. The narrator thought he was very good at packing, so he offered to pack. What he intended
was to supervise while Harris and George actually packed.
2. The toothbrush haunted the narrator because he could never remember whether he had
packed it. He would wake up in the middle of the night, anxious that he hadn’t and then he
would unpack his bag, hunting for the toothbrush which would be the last thing to turn up.
He would repack it and then forget that he had again. Just before he left his house, he would
unpack again and then carry it in his handkerchief.
F. Accept all relevant responses.
1. The three friends are silly and disorganized but very patient. They are easy-going and
 have a sense of humour. Their chaotic manner of packing shows their lack of orders but
also illustrates their easy-going nature as none of them lost patience and complained about
it taking too much time. Their tolerance of Montmorency’s behaviour also shows their
patience. The three friends witnessed each other’s antics, silently enjoying them.
This illustrates their sense of humour.
2. This piece is both funny and amusing because the series of events makes the readers laugh
and the three friends are entertaining. This story could not be written in an angry or serious
tone because the narrator has a sense of humour that does not allow for the tone.
G. 1. c 2. d 3. e 4. b 5. a
H. 2. vigorous handshake 3. bad weather 4. big smile
5. good care 6. close relative
I. 1. smaller 2. highest 3. slower 4. smallest
5. most famous 6. closest 7. funniest
J. 1. The temperature in Delhi during May was high in 1950 at 41°C.
The temperature in Delhi during May was higher in 2000 at 42.2 °C than in 1950.
The temperature in Delhi during May was highest in 2010 at 45.4 °C.
2. Youngsters consider rock climbing a dangerous adventure sport.
Youngsters consider river rafting a more dangerous adventure sport than rock climbing.
Youngsters consider bungee jumping the most dangerous adventure sport.
K. Accept all relevant responses.
I went to Khajuraho with my parents in the summer holidays this year. We checked the weather
forecast and confirmed that it was going to be quite hot. So, we packed light clothes and lots
of sunscreen. We also confirmed our tickets because the train was taking us as far as Gwalior.
After that, we were to take a bus which would reach Khajuraho in a few hours.
We were living quite close to the famous Khajuraho temples, so we spent every evening
walking around the complex. It is very well maintained. Lush green lawns surround the
temples and everywhere it is clean. We contemplated hiring a guide but the guidance notes
around the monuments were extensive and quite adequate. We also watched a beautiful and
impressive light and sound show. In the mornings, we explored the area around the temples.
The town is underdeveloped and many still live in mud houses. We visited one of these homes.
They showed us a small shop within their house that sold ancient coins and small antiques.
It was a short trip but it was very educative and enjoyable. Our journey, which was not very
comfortable, was worth the experience that it led us to.

ORAL SKILLS
A. This story is a tale about a conceited lion.
The lion met a snake, a monkey, a crocodile and an elephant while walking through the jungle.
He asked them who the king of the jungle was.
They all said that he was the king of the jungle except the elephant.
The elephant picked up the lion, threw him on the ground, kicked him and jumped on him.
Accept all relevant responses.
The elephant thought that the lion was not the king of the jungle because the lion wasn’t the
 strongest. To show the lion’s weakness compared to his own strength, the elephant beat him.
B. Accept all relevant responses.
The people in the photograph have gathered in a park to laugh together. They have raised
their arms straight up in the air and are looking up at the sky while laughing loudly. They are
probably doing it because laughter is therapeutic and good exercise for the lungs. Laughing also
makes us feel better and makes our day more enjoyable.
‘Laugh your way to health’ is probably the best title for this picture.
C. Accept all relevant responses.
A young boy brought his toy car to his father, complaining that it wasn’t working. He requested
his father to look at it. His father tried to start the toy car with the remote but he couldn’t. So,
he laid down the newspaper he was reading and examined the toy car. After a while, he carried
it to the box of tools kept in the other room. On his way, he crossed the boy’s mother who
looked at him curiously. The father started to fix the toy car as his son looked on. Soon, the toy
car was fixed and the boy went to play with it happily! The father packed his box of tools. He
was returning to his newspaper when suddenly, the boy’s mother handed him an iron, a lamp
and a hair dryer, all out of order!
D. Accept all relevant responses.
Henry: Some human beings are so funny, you know!
Other chameleon: Well, aren’t all of them funny?
Henry: This one was more than usually funny!
Other chameleon: What happened?
Henry: The other day I noticed a basket of beautiful orange papayas. So I got into the basket.
It was very comfortable!
Other chameleon: Soft, juicy, sweet-smelling papayas for company!
Henry: The sweetest! I was enjoying my time there when suddenly this human with lots of hair
and round spectacles appeared. She looked at me and started screaming her head off!
Other chameleon: Oh my! What were you doing?
Henry: I was sleeping! She took my cushion away, waking me up with a jolt and then even
more rudely, started shrieking! What is worse, another one joined in. It was such a ruckus that I
ran. I ran and ran but everywhere I went, there were more screaming humans. Luckily I found
an open window.
Other chameleon: Didn’t I tell you, all humans are funny!

SECTION THREE: FOOLISH QUESTIONS

A. 1. b 2. c 3. d
B. a. A crook is a criminal who is sent to prison for committing a crime. Crook can also refer to
the crook of an elbow.
b. Shoulder blades are the bones extending either side of our shoulders. However, blades are
supposed to be sharp and used for shaving, cutting and sharpening pencils.
c. The fleshy part of the lower section of our leg is called the calf while a growth on the soles
of feet and toes is called a corn. Calf also refers to a baby cow and corn is a food item.
 d. Ear drum is a crucial part of our ear but a musical drum is beaten in time to produce
rhythmical sound.
C. 1. j 2. i 3. f 4. h 5. a
6. e 7. b 8. g 9. d 10. c

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

TASKS FOR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
 A. 1. c 2. a 3. e 4. b 5. d
Accept all relevant responses.
1. Her humorous poetry has been published in the school magazine.
2. That man in front of you is a famous comedian.
3. His witty comments always catch me off guard.
4. Try not to be offended because he says most things in jest.
5. Developing a sense of humour will carry you a long way in not only your personal life but
also your profession.
B. Accept all relevant responses.
C. Accept all relevant responses.
Oggy and the Cockroaches is the most watched cartoon.
Popeye is the least watched cartoon.
Tom and Jerry has been voted the best cartoon.
Doraemon is widely considered to be a better cartoon than Ben 10.
Chhota Bheem is also a good cartoon.
D. Accept all relevant responses.
Cartoon Network is not as informative as National Geographic.
National Geographic has fewer shows for children than Cartoon Network.
Cartoon Network has as many cartoons as National Geographic has travel shows.
Cartoon Network is as engaging as National Geographic.
For family viewing, Cartoon Network is not as suitable as National Geographic.
E. 1. crack 2. joke 3. share 4. get 5. take 6. play
F. Accept all relevant responses.
One day, while playing with my dolls, I borrowed my mother’s hand-held mirror without
permission. I was going to use it to furnish my dolls’ home but I accidentally sat on it and
broke it. I was very scared and did not tell my mother. Instead, I hid the broken shards. My
mother was very worried later. I realized then that the mirror had been given to her by my
grandmother. When she asked me whether I had seen the mirror, I broke down and confessed.
I could not stop myself from crying. My mother did not scold me. She hugged me and told
me how she had spilt pomegranate juice on the skirt that her grandmother had lovingly
embroidered for her. The stain couldn’t be taken out. She had hidden the skirt but a few days
later, it had reappeared in her cupboard, free of the stain. Her grandmother had found the
skirt and washed out the stain. That day my mother had learnt her lesson – there is always a
 solution, but it will only be found if the problem is shared.
My friend was very young when she borrowed her mother’s hand-held mirror without
permission and broke it. That mirror was given to her mother by her grandmother, and was
very precious. My friend was honest and told her mother what had happened. Surprisingly,
her mother did not scold her. Instead she told her a story from her own childhood where she
had hurt her own mother’s sentiments unintentionally. She passed on a lesson that whatever
problem there may be, a solution is always also present. It just has to be found, and has to be
found together. This comforted my friend then and comforts her now, helping her to be honest
and positive in every unfavourable situation.
G – I. Accept all relevant responses.

PROBLEM-SOLVING ASSESSMENT 1
ACTIVITY 1:
1. c 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. c
6. d 7. c 8. a 9. c 10. b

ACTIVITY 2:
11. b 12. c 13. a 14. d 15. a 16. b 17. d 18. c

ACTIVITY 3:
19. a 20. c 21. b

TEXT FOR OPEN TEXT-BASED ASSESSMENT 1

SAMPLE QUESTIONS
A. Tick the appropriate options.
1. Malavath Purna is the to scale Mount Everest.
a. youngest girl b. youngest person
c. youngest Indian d. only girl
2. How many youngsters began the hike to Mount Everest on April 4?
a. 1 b. 20
c. 2 d. 108
3. How much time did it take Malavath to scale the Everest?
a. seven days b. a month
c. half a month d. a day

B. Answer these questions.

1. What were the three significant aspects of Malavath’s achievement?
2. Which country did Malavath represent when she climbed the Everest? Where is she from?
3. Describe briefly how Malavath got the opportunity to hike the Everest.
 TEXT FOR OPEN TEXT-BASED ASSESSMENT 1
ANSWERS
A. 1. a 2. c 3. b
B. 1. Malavath did not only climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, but also is the
youngest girl to do so. It is also significant that she climbed from the Tibetan side of Mount
Everest, which is considered to be more difficult. Malavath comes from a poor family and
from a background that did not provide her easy access to such opportunities. She gained her
achievement because of sheer hard work and commitment.
2. Malavath represented India when she climbed the Everest. She is from Nizamabad district in
Andhra Pradesh (now, in Telangana).
3. APSWRS offered a training course to various schools in Andhra Pradesh from which 108
students were selected. Malavath was one of them. She passed a four-stage screening test
along with 19 others. They were trained at Darjiling Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and
were required to climb Kanchenjunga. Malavath got an A grade and was selected to climb
Everest along with one other.

ANSWERS
ACTIVITY BOOK
A. ACROSS
2 something funny and pleasing AMUSING
3 a funny play or a movie COMEDY
4 a person who writes or tells amusing stories HUMORIST
6 another word for comical HUMOROUS
DOWN
1 lacking in humour HUMOURLESS
5 you crack this to make someone laugh JOKE
1. Grandpa always has an amusing anecdote for every occasion.
2. My mother hates sob stories and that’s why she loves watching a good comedy.
3. James Thruber was one of the best-known American humorists of the twentieth century.
4. Amol’s travel experiences were scary, but he narrated them in quite a humorous way.
5. You are not going to win many friends if you remain so humourless.
6. This is without a doubt the best joke I have ever heard!
B. 1. f 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. b 6. e
C. 1. pulling her leg 2. butt of joke 3. cracking jokes
4. a standing joke 5. punch line
D. 1. amusing speech 2. noble work 3. warm hospitality
4. fixed incomes 5. ancient monuments
E. 1. Life is a gift given to all creation.
2. We’re a part of the universe.
 3. Nothing on this earth can belong to an individual.
4. Is that garden yours?
5. You can live here only during one lifetime.
6. The princess wore a gown.
7. The girl is taller than the boy.
8. Many children took part in the quiz competition.
F. “Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly,
“Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I’ve many curious things to show when you are there.”
“Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne’er come down again.”
“I’m sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high;
Will you rest upon my little bed?” said the Spider to the Fly.
“There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin,
And if you like to rest awhile, I’ll snugly tuck you in!”
“Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “for I’ve often heard it said,
They never, never wake again, who sleep upon your bed!”
Said the cunning Spider to the Fly, “Dear friend what can I do,
To prove the warm affection I’ve always felt for you?
I have within the/my pantry, good store of all that’s nice;
I’m sure you’re very welcome. Will you please take a slice?”
“Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “kind Sir, that cannot be,
I’ve heard what’s in the pantry, and I do not wish to see!”
G. Yesterday, I went to the school bookshop. I bought a ruler and an eraser. I wanted some ruled
sheets but there weren’t any available. The shopkeeper did show me a damaged packet, but I
decided not to buy it. The shop also had some rather neat-looking pencils. I bought a few for
myself. Maybe I’ll give some of them to my sister. I also bought some storybooks for her.
H. 1. A full-grown banyan tree has many branches.
2. Ice cream has a lot of fat in it.
3. There are no icebergs in the Arabian Sea.
4. Nowadays, many people have mobile phones.
5. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
6. You need a lot of paint to colour the entire house.
I. There are many flowers to choose from. Those rich yellow flowers are calendulas. Some of the
yellow roses here are pale. Each of those deep pink carnations has a lovely fragrance. We have
many tuberoses. The tall, slim gladioli come in several colours. Every bloom here has been
picked for its perfect form. Depending on your budget you can choose any of these flowers for
a bouquet.
J. I’ve eaten too much food today. Tomorrow I must go on a diet. Then I can eat all the fruits I
want, but no rice or wheat. I can have some milk or curd and any vegetable I like. I can’t have
any red meat and no sugar at all. This diet works well if you stick to it for a week.
 K. Mr Robinson snapped his fingers. “Those four big casks down below, let’s bring them up. I
have an idea.” The boys and their father went down to the ship’s hold.
Mr Robinson turned the casks on their sides and sawed each one in half. He placed them in
a single row by the water’s edge. He nailed a long plank at the base of the eight halves.
L.
Noun Describing word/phrase

hands dried up, pickled

friends visiting

Major Malik peppery

Uncle Benji couldn’t stand any of our pets

Tutu always making faces

fingers quick, wicked

tail long, good-looking

delicacy out of reach

M. 1. a 2. b. 3. c. 4. a
N. 1. more fantastic 2. more obstinate 3. glittering
4. more important 5. good 6. less
7. most energetic 8. fewer
O. 1. blue 2. either main or central 3. flowing 4. a lot of
5. nice, tiny 6. high 7. huge
P. 1. Every seat in the hall was taken.
2. The Chief strutted in with his noisy companions.
3. He arrogantly occupied his special seat.
4. He brought with him the prize, a beautiful golden crown.
5. He looked around the large crowd as he sat down.
Q. 1. jester, jesting 2. joker, joking 3. prankster
4. comical, comedian 5. clowning, clownish
R. Gerald Durrell’s book My Family and Other Animals is a really funny account of his family’s
stay at the Greek island of Corfu. The family made many friends on the island and he talks
of those friends’ eccentricities. The island was a good place to study his favourite subject –
animals – and he writes engagingly of the many animals he saw, observed and made friends
with. He lovingly describes the animals’ antics as well as his family’s adventures with all
the amazing pets he brought home. It is true that very few families’ stories would sound as
interesting as those of Durrell’s. Durrell brings his own keen observation, acute perception and
humorous style to the tale. It is a book that can be read again and again and enjoyed afresh
each time.
 S. Accept all relevant responses.
The book that I really enjoyed reading was Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. This book is
the first in the series of five books and has been written by the American writer Rick Riordan.
The book is about a young boy named Percy Jackson whose world is changed when he finds
out an important truth about himself. He discovers that he is half God, since his father is the
God of Sea, Poseidon. Percy is taken to Camp Half-Blood and meets other children like him.
Even as he gets used to this truth about himself, Percy discovers that he is in trouble with the
Gods and must move fast to save himself. Riordan’s fast paced adventure keeps readers turning
the pages to find out what happens to Percy and his friends.

MODEL TEST PAPER FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1

A. 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. c
B. 1. The horse had a happy childhood. He lived in a large meadow. At first he lived on his
mother’s milk and later he ate grass and played with the other colts.
2. The young horse’s mother was a good parent. She warned her son that his friends had not
been brought up to learn good manners. She taught her son good manners.
3. run, gallop
4. braying, hooting
5. sweetness, sweetest, sweetly
C. 1. a, d 2. c 3. a, b 4. a 5. c
D. 1, 3, 5 3
2, 4, 7
E. 1. is one of the most popular sports in West Bengal.
2. Our Hindi teacher
3. turned hundred yesterday
4. The statue of the soldier on the horse at the main square
5. have given the world some of the most intelligent minds.
F. 1. lives, has 2. help 3. is 4. is 5. have
G. 1. This, the 2. any 3. Many 4. Several, my 5. Whose
H. 1. healthiest 2. more intelligent 3. finest
4. most expensive 5. more interesting
I. Accept all relevant responses.
Dear Diary,
Something very strange happened today. I was looking through my cupboard and I found a bag
that I remembered only vaguely. I pulled it out and found that it was stuffed with toys, books,
notebooks and lots of other things. I stared at it for a moment, trying to think of why I could
have put it away at the back of my cupboard. It was only when I pulled out each thing that was
in there that I realized what that bag contained. It held many things that I had at one point or
the other considered very important. There was the blue diary that I had filled in when I was
in Class 5. I had written only a few entries and I laughed to now read the things that I had
written. Then there was the stuffed snake that I had loved and that had become dirty and torn
 but which I hadn’t wanted to give away. There were a few chocolate wrappers which I didn’t
remember saving. There was a jacket that I had loved because it had six pockets. I tried it on
and found that it just didn’t fit me any longer. That was when it struck me that I had changed
so much. I had always known that I was getting taller, and when my clothes had stopped fitting
me I had accepted that I was also getting fatter. But looking at these things which I had thought
were very important some years ago made me glad that I had changed in the way I had wanted.
I felt more responsible and would never write the kind of angry things that I had written about
my younger sister. I understood that if I could not use anything I should simply give it away, so
that someone else would get to use it. I was thoughtful and serious after peeking into that bag
and looking at all those things. But I understood that all the changes in me were good changes
and then I didn’t feel so sad and sorry!
J. Accept all relevant responses.
A funny thing happened on the way to school today. I got onto the bus and sat down next to
a lady. I put my lunch bag on the seat between us and settled down to wait for my school to
appear. When the bus wound its way past the stadium, I began to get ready to get off. I hitched
up the school bag on my shoulder and put my hand on my lunch bag, ready to grab it when
my school appeared. Suddenly I felt someone grab my hand hard. I looked up to see the lady
sitting next to me glaring at me. “That’s my bag!” she hissed, “Where do you think you are
going with it?” I told her it was my bag, but she wouldn’t believe me. By now my school was
in sight and I was beginning to panic, afraid that I would miss my stop. I tried to stand up with
the bag, but the lady wouldn’t let me go. All the other people on the bus were staring at us
now and the lady told them how I was trying to take away her lunch bag. The conductor turned
up to see what the matter was. I was practically in tears now and something in my face must
have made the people feel that I couldn’t be a thief. They asked me what I was carrying in the
bag. I told them that my mother had packed cheese sandwiches and an orange for lunch. The
lady refused to believe this and she opened the bag to show how wrong I was. To everyone’s
amazement I was proved right. The lady looked shocked and began to stammer an apology.
But I didn’t wait to hear any more. I simply grabbed the bag and jumped off the bus. As the
bus sped away, I heard the lady shout, “Stop the bus! I’ve forgotten my lunch bag at home!”

ANSWERS
WORKSHEETS

WORKSHEET 1 – READ AND WRITE

A. 1. b 2. d 3. c
B. 1. Grandma has pretty silver curls and pink cheeks.
2. Grandma kept the cottage as neat as a new pin.
3. Toto chased the lizard for about twenty-five miles!
C. 1. Toto’s grandmother was a good and kind lady. She had pretty silver curls and pink cheeks.
Although she was blind, she was cheerful most of the time and her blindness did not worry
 Toto. His grandmother was very energetic and sharp, and her fingers seemed, in many ways,
to see better than some people’s eyes. She always kept the cottage as neat as a new pin. She
was also an excellent cook and made the best gingerbread and cookies in the world.
2. I think Toto confused mustard and salt with ginger and soda because he was more interested
in catching the green lizard than fetching the ingredients. His eyes were on the lizard when
he picked up a box full of mustard and a bag full of salt. That was the reason for the mix-up
between the ingredients.
3. Toto made a dreadful face and gave a wild howl. He jumped up from the table, danced
up and down the room, crying, “Oh! Granny, how could you make such funny-tasting
gingerbread?”
4. Grandma asked Toto to get her the ginger and the soda that he got for her that afternoon.
She told him to be quick and not to examine the boxes as he had to get her the same ones.
D. Accept all relevant responses.
I think gingerbread is made with ginger and soda.
Ingredients:
125g butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup golden syrup
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1 tbsp powdered ginger
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp soda
2 cups icing sugar
150g packet chocolate buttons to decorate
Method:
1. Mix butter and brown sugar together.
2. Add egg yolk and golden syrup and mix it thoroughly.
3. Add flour, ginger and soda to the mix.
4. Place the mix on a piece of baking paper and then cover with another piece of baking paper.
Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough and cut out desired shapes.
5. Move the cut shapes over to greased baking trays and bake for 8-10 minutes.
6. Once baked, let it cool for 10 minutes on the tray.
7. To make the icing, beat the egg whites until they become thick, add the icing sugar along
with a few drops of lemon juice. Place into a pastry bag and decorate the gingerbread men
with the icing and the chocolate buttons.
E. Accept all relevant responses.
If my grandmother served my favourite food which was not as tasty as it generally is, I will
take a few bites from it, but not leave it untouched.
I would politely ask her if she had changed any ingredient in the dish. When she asks why, I
would gently say that the dish tasted different than usual and that I prefer the one she usually
prepares.
WORKSHEET 2 – WORDS IN USE
A. INFERIOR   DELIGHTFUL   VIGOROUSLY   FLEXIBLE   RELUCTANT
B. 1. energetic 2. pounced 3. dreadful 4. excellent 5. examine
C.
A B
energetic rosy cheeks
silver curls good boy
kind curly-haired
sharp obedient
pink cheeks bright eyes

WORKSHEET 3 – GRAMMAR
A. 1. some 2. much 3. any 4. no 5. little
B. 1. a few 2. little 3. fewer 4. few 5. a little
C.
Positive Superlative
bad worst
pretty prettiest
good best
naughty naughtiest
much most

WORKSHEET 4 – LISTENING
One day, the cook went into the kitchen to make some gingerbread. She took some flour and
water, and treacle and ginger, and mixed them all well together, and she put in some more
water to make it thin, and then some more flour to make it thick, and a little salt and some
spice, and then she rolled it out into a beautiful, smooth, dark-yellow dough.
Then she took the square tins and cut out some square cakes for the little boys, and with some
round tins she cut out some round cakes for the little girls, and then she said, “I’m going to
make a little gingerbread man for little Bobby.” So she took a nice round lump of dough for
his body, and a smaller lump for his head, which she pulled out a little for the neck. Two other
lumps were stuck on beneath for the legs, and were pulled out into proper shape, with feet and
toes all complete, and two still smaller pieces were made into arms, with dear little hands and
fingers.
But the nicest work was done on the head, for the top was frizzed up into a pretty sugary
hat; on either side was made a dear little ear, and in front, after the nose had been carefully
 moulded, a beautiful mouth was made out of a big raisin, and two bright little eyes with burnt
almonds and caraway seeds.
Then the gingerbread man was finished ready for baking, and a very jolly little man he was.
In fact, he looked so sly that the cook was afraid he was plotting some mischief, and when the
batter was ready for the oven, she put in the square cakes and she put in the round cakes; and
then she put in the little gingerbread man in a far back corner, where he couldn’t get away in a
hurry.
Then she went up to sweep the parlour, and she swept and she swept till the clock struck
twelve, when she dropped her broom in a hurry, and exclaiming, “Lawks! the gingerbread
will be all baked to a cinder,” she ran down into the kitchen, and threw open the oven door.
And the square cakes were all done, nice and hard and brown, and the round cakes were all
done, nice and hard and brown, and the gingerbread man was all done too, nice and hard and
brown; and he was standing up in his corner, with his little caraway-seed eyes sparkling, and
his raisin mouth bubbling over with mischief, while he waited for the oven door to be opened.
The instant the door was opened, with a hop, skip, and a jump, he went right over the square
cakes and the round cakes, and over the cook’s arm, and before she could say “Jack Robinson”
he was running across the kitchen floor, as fast as his little legs would carry him, towards the
back door, which was standing wide open, and through which he could see the garden path.
A. 1. dark-yellow 2. raisin 3. square and round 4. brown
5. twelve o’clock
B. Accept all relevant responses.

SPEAKING
A. Accept all relevant responses.
B. Accept all relevant responses.
Mark Twain rightly said that laughter is the only effective weapon. Laughter or humour allows
us to forget our worries. Laughter is considered the best medicine and humour is the best way
to handle a sensitive situation. For example, if you had a bad fall and it really hurt, describe
the scene of how you fell to your friend like a comic strip and I’m sure that will make you and
your friend laugh out loud.

WRITING
A. Accept all relevant responses.
The Martin family was busy preparing for the Christmas celebrations. Every person in the
family was assigned a task by Mr Martin. Billy, Mr Martin’s 12-year-old son, was an artistic
child, so he was given charge of decorating the Christmas tree and the entire house. Billy
decorated the Christmas tree with shiny bells, wreaths, tinsel and candy canes, and placed a
bright star at the top of the tree. Billy’s theme for this year’s decoration was ‘Christmas with
the Pirates’. He made lifelike paper cutouts of pirates, ships and treasure boxes. Mr Martin
helped Billy with placing the huge reindeer and Santa outside their house. Mrs Martin was busy
baking and roasting. She was preparing Billy’s favourite gingerbread man. When everyone had
finished their work, they placed their gifts under the tree. Mr and Mrs Martin commended Billy
 for a job well done. Billy was happy that his hard work paid off. As he was looking around in
the room, he realized that something was missing. He forgot to hang the stockings. Like a flash
of lightning, Billy ran to his room and brought every pair of socks that he could find. In all the
hurry, he also used some soiled socks that his mother had put away to wash. When Mrs Martin
entered the living room, she got a horrible stench; the room smelled of dead rat. She called out
to her husband and both of them started looking for a dead rat. After nearly an hours search,
Mr Martin realized that the thing giving off that horrible stench was not a dead rat, but his
son’s soiled socks.
B. Accept all relevant responses.
The cow that honked
I had a very funny experience last week when I was going to school. I was walking happily,
humming my favourite tune and enjoying the morning drizzle. Suddenly, I felt as if someone
had been following me. I tried to catch a glimpse through the corner of my eye. It was a fully
grown cow. Well, that put my anxiousness to rest. I went back to humming my tune and that
is when I realized that the cow had picked up its pace. Fearing that I would be gored, I too
started walking fast. The cow further picked up its pace and started to run. I too ran for my life
without looking back. Then suddenly, I heard a man shouting on top of his voice and honking
as loud as he could telling me to move out of the way and allow the cow to pass. It was then
that I realized that the cow was not running to attack me, but was running because there was a
car behind it that kept honking. It was I who was foolishly running in front of the cow and the
poor cow wasn’t trying to hurt me. It was just scared because of all the honking.