The Gift: Questions with Answers

LET US UNDERSTAND

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. The rich man shouted at the beggar.

2. A man in shabby clothes stopped near him.

3. The hut was very small.

4. Kaliyan worked in a farm.

5. The old man helped the poor and needy.

B. Match the following.

1. garden - very small

2. trash can - hungry and tired

3. old man - well maintained

4. hut          - earthen pot

5. gruel          - wasted food

Answer:

1. garden - well maintained

2. trash can - wasted food

3. old man - hungry and tired

4. hut - very small

5. gruel - earthen pot

C. Answer the following questions.

1. How did the rich man maintain his house?

The house of the rich man was big and luxurious. There was a beautiful garden around the house.

2. Where was the old man sleeping?

The old man was sleeping under a tree.

3. What was the dish served to the old man?

Gruel was the dish served to the old man.

4. Why did the old man need someone?

The old man’s wife and son were dead. The old man wanted to continue his service. So he needed someone to help him.

5. How did the old man disguise himself?

The old man disguised himself as a beggar.

D. Try your own.

Leaf of a banana (வாழை இலை) : They served us food on a banana leaf. (Noun)

E. Speak and win.

Join in any group. Pick and support or oppose any one of the characters. Say some sentences for the one you support and say some sentences against the other one, to win.

I support Kaliyan because ....... he was kind to the old man

I oppose the rich man because ....... he was unkind to the old man

LET US BUILD

Hi friends, I am here to show my magic tricks.

Now, I take the word colour and the word ful to make a new word colourful

Like this we can join many words together to form new words.

A suffix is a letter combination that are fixed at the end of the word. The suffixes add new meaning to the word.

A. Join the words and write the new word.

1. dance + er : dancer

2. entertain + ment : entertainment

3. fear + ful : fearful

B. Form new words with appropriate suffixes.

Peaceful, driver, restless, government

C. Add appropriate suffix to each word with the clues given.

word: penny, beauty, develop, teach

suffixes: ful, ment, er, less

1. Make something better development.

2. A person one who teaches  teacher.

3. Very pretty beautiful.

4. Having no money penniless.