The New Start: Questions with Answers

A. Fill in the blanks

1. Tenzin is from Tibet.

2. Tenzin’s family first lived in Himachal Pradesh.

3. If we didn’t have boundaries, we don’t need weapons.

4. Nimmi fights with everyone in school.

5. Miss Malliga teaches computers.

B. Answer the following questions.

1. Who helped Tenzin in learning English words?

Julie the art and craft teacher helped Tenzin in learning English words.

2. Name the places that Tenzin’s family lived in.

Tenzin's family lived in Tibet, Himachal Pradesh, McLeod Ganj and Mysore.

3. What are the difficulties they faced in India?

They didn't understand the system in India. They didn't know how to get a house. Shopping for food was the most difficult job. They didn't know the names of the items they wanted to buy.

4. Why did Tenzin cried every day?

Tenzin thought of his school and his friends. So he cried every day.

5. Why it is important for people to live without boundaries?

When we live without boundaries we can share things and grow with each other. We may not need weapons and protection from others. People can live together without greed and injustice.

C. Try your own.

D. 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.

LET US READ ALOUD

Read the passage 3 times and colour the dove for each time.

A leader and his followers went to Ooty. They shared stories to forget thigh pain from their tired legs. They decided to take some rest. When they were crossing a river, the leader saw a poisonous scorpion floating in the river. It was going die in the water. The leader wanted to save it but it bit him. Seeing this, the followers asked him the reason of why he tried helping it even if it bite him. The leader said that helping others is the nature of human and biting is the nature of the insect.

1. Where were they going?

They were going to Ooty.

2. What did the leader see on the river?

The leader saw a scorpion floating in the river.

3. What is main idea of the text?

We can't change the nature of any one

LET US WRITE

How to write a paragraph

We already know to write a paragraph, what are the parts of a paragraph?

Topic,  Introduction, Explanation and Conclusion.

Today, we will learn to write paragraphs with not 3 but 5 details. Can we try?

Write a paragraph on the topic ‘Park’

A park has many trees and plants.

The plants are trimmed and kept neat.

A park also has a number of potted plants.

There are benches and well-laid paths in a park.

There are swings, seasaws and slides for children to paly.

I Can Do

A. Answer the following.

Refrigerator (குளிர்சாதன பெட்டி) : We use the refrigerator to keep vegetables fresh.

B. Match the clipped words.

1. Photo – mathematics

2. Math – centum

3. Cent – photograph

Answer

1. Photo-photograph

2. Math-mathematics

3. Cent-centum

C. Fill the blank with the clipped word.

1. We bought a new fridge. (refrigerator)

2. He broke his specs. (spectacles)

3. We visited the zoo. (zoological park)

D. Circle the pronouns.

An old man lived in the village. He was one of the most unfortunate people in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was always in a bad mood.

E. Fill in the blanks with pronoun.

1 .Every morning, I brush my teeth and stare at myself in the mirror.

a .himself

b. herself

c. myself

d. itself

2. The children made holiday decorations by themselves.

a. itself

b. themselves

c. theirselves

d.ourselves

F. Recite any 4 lines of the poem with intonation.

Learning Outcome

Now I can...

Note to the teacher: Ask children to colour the balloon when they achieve the learning outcome.