Unit 1 - Rama to The Rescue

Let us discuss 1

I Circle the odd one.

1. The characters are: husband, wife, children 

2. Who entered the house? guest, robber, Kotwal

Answers:

1. Children

2. Guest

Let us discuss 1

I Write whether True or False.

1. The man tells his plan to his wife.

2. The thief wants to know where they kept their jewels.

Answers

1. True

2. True

Let us discuss 3

1. Along with your classmates, call out the name ‘Rama’– softly, loudly and very loudly.

2. What do you think will happen next in the story?

Answers

1. Students will call out “Rama” softly, loudly and very loudly.

2. The kotwal will come and catch the thief.

Let us discuss

I Work in pairs to match the words in Column A with the meanings in Column B. Check your answers by sharing them with your teacher and classmates.

Column A                             Column B

1. wonder                     (i) in place of someone or something

2. yard                          (ii) carefully

3. chatter                      (iii) an area outside a building

4. instead                     (iv) talk for a long time about unimportant things

5. closely                     (v) maybe

6. perhaps                    (vi) a feeling of surprise

Answers

1. wonder – (vi) a feeling of surprise

2. yard – (iii) an area outside a building

3. chatter – (iv) talk for a long time about unimportant things

4. instead – (i) in place of someone or something

5. closely – (ii) carefully

6. perhaps – (v) maybe

II Fill in the boxes with suitable words as you read the story.

RAMA TO THE RESCUE

Main Characters : Man, Wife, Rama (Kotwal)

Problem: A thief entered the house

Solution : The wife called out Rama’s name loudly and the kotwal caught the thief

Setting : The man's house at night

Other Characters : Thief, Villagers

 Let us think and reflect

I Read the following lines and then answer the questions that follow.

1. Man: What’s the matter? What are you looking at?

Wife: Ssssh! Listen!

Man: Somebody is trying to get in.

Wife: I … I think he has got in … the noise has stopped.

(i) What makes the man say the first line?

(ii) Choose the correct option.

The wife says ‘Ssssh! Listen!’. What does the word ‘Ssssh’ mean here?

a. sleep B. help C. rest D. be silent

(iii) How can you tell that the wife was listening carefully?

(i) The wife was looking and listening carefully.

(ii) D. be silent

(iii) She asked the man to listen and heard the noise stop.

2. Rama, the village kotwal, ran to the house from which he heard his name being called.

Rama: Oh, Oh! Some thief has dug his way into this house.

(i) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the given lines.

The villagers caught the thief and took him to the _________________.

(ii) Choose the correct option.

What do the words “Oh, Oh!” show here?

A. surprise B. anger C. pain D. happiness

(iii) How can you tell that the kotwal was good at his job?

(i) Kotwali / police station

(ii) A. surprise

(iii) He quickly understood what had happened and caught the thief.

II Give one reason why the man and his wife were not able to fall asleep.

They heard noises and thought a thief had entered their house.

III What did the thief wish would happen? Did it happen?

The thief wished the couple would go to sleep. No, it did not happen.

IV How did the man and his wife get help from the kotwal?

The wife called out Rama’s name loudly and the kotwal came to help them.

V Do you think cleverness can help us solve our problems? Why do you say so?

Yes. Cleverness helps us solve problems without danger.

Let us learn

I Study the highlighted words in the following lines.

• I’m feeling so sleepy.

• It’s a thief.

• They’re awake.

1. I am feeling so sleepy.
2. It is a thief.
3. They are awake.

The highlighted words given in the above sentences have one letter missing in each. What are they? Share them with your teacher and classmates.

Now, write the full words with the missing letter.

1. _________ feeling so sleepy.

2. _________ a thief.

3. _____ awake.

II Expand the following words. Two examples have been done for you.

Use the contracted form of these words in sentences of your own.

1. what’s     what is

2. I’ll – I will – I’ll visit my friend tomorrow.

3. I’d – I would – I’d like some water.

4. we’ll – we will – We’ll play after school.

5. that’s – that is – That’s my bag.

6. we’re – we are – We’re happy today.

7. don’t – do not – I don’t like coffee.

8. you’ll – you will – You’ll enjoy the story.

9. must’ve – must have – She must’ve reached home.

III Study the highlighted words and the words in the brackets in the following sentences from the story.

1. I am feeling so sleepy. [am + feel + ing]

2. What are you looking at? [are + look + ing]

3. Somebody is trying to get in. [is + try + ing]

4. They are saying something. [are + say + ing]

5. Perhaps, they are talking about their money. [are + talk + ing]

Now, choose the correct option.

The sentences 1–5 refer to actions that are going on at the time of speaking.

[are going on at the time of speaking/happened in the past/will take place in the future]

Verbs that describe what someone or something is doing at the moment of speaking are in the present progressive tense.

IV Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences.

1. I ______________ in Grade 6. [am + study + ing]

2. My friend ______________ a story book. [is + read + ing]

3. We ______________ a board game. [are + play + ing]

4. I ______________ a new language. [am + learn + ing]

5. The teachers ______________ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing]

6. My mother ______________ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]

Answers: 

1. am studying
2. is reading
3. are playing
4. am learning
5. are sitting
6. is cooking

V Study the following picture and fill in the blanks with the present progressive form of verbs.

1. Govind and Anu _____________ football.

2. Pema ___________ flowers.

3. Anil _____________ the score card.

4. The mother ___________ a book.

5. The dog __________ to catch the ball.

6. The birds _________ in the sky.

Answers: 

1. are playing
2. is watering
3. is writing
4. is reading
5. is trying
6. are flying

VI Study the following sentences from the story and complete the table.

One example has been done for you.

1. I’d better listen closely.

2. When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him.

3. Then I’ll call out very loudly…

(i)           I’d better listen closely. How does he listen? 

(ii)         When he’s in the house, I’ll call out softly to him. How does she call out? 

(iii)        Then I’ll call out very loudly. How does she call out?

Answers

a. closely

b. softly

c. very loudly

Words that give more information about the verb, such as how, when, where, etc. are called adverbs.

VII Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.

warmly         gracefully         smoothly     beautifully    funnily             quickly         hurriedly

1. He solved the mathematics problem _____________.

2. The car moved _____________ along the highway.

3. The musician played the guitar _____________.

4. Shobha danced _____________.

5. Rohit left the house _____________.

Answers: 

1. quickly
2. smoothly
3. beautifully
4. gracefully
5. hurriedly

VIII Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There are two extra words that you do not need.

Once upon a time in a small forest, animals lived 1. ___________. The wise old tortoise moved 2. ___________ but always won the race against the proud rabbit. The ants worked 3. ___________, gathering food for the winter. The kind-hearted lion ruled the jungle 4. ___________, giving everyone a chance to speak. The birds sang 5. ___________, making everyone in the forest happy.

Answers

1. peacefully
2. slowly
3. busily
4. wisely
5. sweetly

IX Study the following sentences from the story and choose the correct option.

1. Oh, hum! What a hard day it has been!

2. Ah, at last, they’ve stopped their chatter!

3. What should we do?

4. What should we name our child?

(i) Sentence 1. expresses a feeling of __________. (tiredness/joy)

(ii) Sentence 2. expresses a feeling of __________. (wonder/relief)

(iii) Sentences 3. and 4. ask __________. (answers/questions)

Answers

(i) tiredness

(ii) relief

(iii) answers

X Punctuate the following sentences and write whether they are exclamatory or interrogative sentences.

1. Wow, what an intelligent man he is

2. Oh how big the hole is

3. Do you like to read comic books

4. What is your favourite story

Answers

1. Wow, what an intelligent man he is! – Exclamatory
2. Oh, how big the hole is! – Exclamatory
3. Do you like to read comic books? – Interrogative
4. What is your favourite story? – Interrogative

Sentences that express a strong feeling are called exclamatory sentences. They are marked by an exclamation mark (!).

Sentences that ask questions are called interrogative sentences. They are marked by a question mark (?)

Let us listen

You will listen to a security guard making an announcement to the people in the neighbourhood. As you listen, fill in the blanks with only one word that you hear. (refer to page 38 for transcript)

The security guard announced that 1. ____________ has been happening in that area. He advised everyone to stay safe and the kids to tell the 2. ____________ as soon as they find anything different. They should not forget that 3. ____________ is the main thing. He asked them to call 4. ____________ when they need immediate help.

Answers

1. theft
2. adults
3. safety
4. 100

Let us speak

I Listen to your teacher pronounce the contractions and repeat after your teacher.

I’ll 

it’s 

don’t 

I’m 

I’d 

he’s

that’s 

we’ll 

they’re 

you’re 

we’re 

what’s

We use contracted form of the verbs while speaking and expanded form of the verbs while writing.

Now, speak these contractions clearly along with your teacher and classmates.

can’t 

won’t 

I’ve 

wouldn’t 

shouldn’t 

didn’t

II Discuss in pairs:

1. Why do you think it’s important for people to keep their house and themselves safe? Tick the suitable reasons.

(i) To be safe from injury

(ii) To keep family members and pets safe

(iii) To stop accidents from happening

(iv) To make sure they visit the doctor regularly

(v) To stop robbery

(vi) To pay the electricity bill

(vii) To save money

Answers: (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vii)

2. Now, use the given hints to share your reasons in complete sentences with your teacher and classmates. 

 • I think it’s important because ... /

• I feel it’s necessary as ... /

• The reason we need to look at safety is ...

Sample answers

• I think it’s important because it keeps us safe.
• I feel it’s necessary as it protects our family.
• The reason we need to look at safety is to stop accidents and robberies.

3. Use the given hints to share three ideas on how people can keep their houses and themselves safe. Share with your classmates and teachers.

• I think they should … /

• I suppose they could … /

• They must … /

• They should … /

• How about … /

• It might be better to …

Sample Answers

• I think they should lock their doors.
• They must be alert and careful.
• It might be better to keep emergency numbers ready.

Let us write

The next day, the neighbour asked the man in the story about what had happened. As the man, tell the neighbour what had happened in your own words. Remember to include the following:

when ………….........………………………………………………….

where ………….........………………………………………………….

what ………….........………………………………………………….

how ………….........………………………………………………….

why ………….........………………………………………………….

You may begin this way:

My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone … 

Answer

My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone trying to enter our house. It happened at night in our house. We became worried because a thief had dug a hole and entered. My wife had a clever idea. She called out the name of Rama, the village kotwal, first softly and then very loudly. The thief thought the kotwal was nearby and became frightened. Rama heard his name, came to our house, and caught the thief. The villagers also helped. In this way, we were saved because of my wife’s cleverness.