4th Class English Solutions :: Chapter 5 The Magic Fish
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Activity-1 Pre Reading
I. Look at the picture and answer the questions
:
1. What do you think is happening ¡n
the pictures ?
The dog is hungry. The dog gets bone to eat.
Then it sees reflection in the river. Then it wanted the other bone. The bone
fell down in the river.
2. Number the pictures as per their occurrence.
3. What do you learn from it ?
Greed brings Sarrow.
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2 Comprehension :
I. Answer the following questions.
1. Who was Abhiram ?
Abhiram was a fisherman.
2. A strange thing happened one day. What was it?
The fish began to speak.
3. How did his wife respond when he went home
empty-handed?
It must be a magic fish. Ask the fish grant us a
big house with a huge garden.
4. Did the golden fish fulfill all the wishes of
Abhiram’s wife? Why?
No, because she was greedy and unkind.
5. What is the moral of the story?
Greed causes sorrow.
6. If you were Abhiram, what wish would you ask the
fish?
I would ask for happiness and joy.
II) Complete the passage using the words given
in the box.
golden, requested, wife, fishing, go, out
Abhiram lived with his wife in a little hut near
the sea. Every day he went for fishing. One day he caught a big golden fish in
his net. The golden fish requested, him to put it back in to the sea. Then he let the fish go into the sea.
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Activity – 3
Who said these dialogues and to whom?
| S No | Dialogues | Who said | To whom |
|---|
| 1 | "O fisherman, please let me go." | Fish | Abhiram |
| 2 | . "Foolish man! Why did you let the fish go? | wife | Abhiram |
| 3 | . "Foolish man! Why did you let the fish go? | Abhiram | wife |
| 4 | "Go back home, your wish is granted." | Fish | Abhiram |
| 5 | "Go to the fish at once!" | wife | Abhiram |
Activity – 4 Vocabulary
Make new words using the letters of the given
word. One is done for you.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|
| fisherman | fish | man | name | she |
| beautiful | bite | late | tile | fail |
| strange | star | near | ear | rate |
| throne | tone | horn | hen | net |
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Activity – 5
Solve the crossword with the opposites of the
words given as clues.
Activity – 6
Read the following words and write at least one
sentence about each.
e.g. : Hut : The hut was near the sea
pop up : Yesterday rain popped up in my village.
surprise : I got surprise on my birthday.
enough : I had enough sleep today.
grant : I ask my teacher to grant a leave.
ruler : I wish to become the ruler of my country.
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Activity-8
Now pick out regular and irregular verbs from the lesson and put them in the
columns given below.
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Activity-9
Read the following sentences and use Inverted
commas (“…”) wherever necessary.
1. My mother said, “Never tell lies.”
2. “Did you finish the project work?” asked the
teacher.
3. The children replied, “We are ready to
learn.”
4. Revathi said, “How interesting this film is!”
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Activity – 10 Conversation
Abhiram returned from the sea after talking to
the golden fish. Abhiram’s wife is waiting for him in the palace.
Now complete the conversation between Abhiram
and his wife. Abhiram’s wife: Welcome dear!
Abhiram: Oh, What a beautiful palace it is!
Abhiram’s wife: Yes, I like this palace very
much.
Abhiram: We should thank the golden fish for
this. Are you happy now?
Abhiram’s wife: We shall see.
Abhiram : OKay
Abhiram’s wife : This is not enough for me. Now I want to
be the ruler of the sea.
Abhiram : What are you asking for ? It is not
right.
Abhiram’s wife : Go to the fish at once.
Abhiram: I will go.
Activity-11 Listening and Responding
Listen to your teacher and answer the following
question.
Answer the following questions in a complete
sentence?
1. What is Latha doing in the classroom?
A: Latha is drawing pictures in the classroom.
2. Who is sitting beside Neha?
A : Latha is sitting beside Neha.
3. What is Teja doing?
A: Teja is reading newspaper in the library.
4. Who are playing in the ground?
A: Vani and Rani are playing in the ground.
5. Why is the teacher calling everyone to come into
the classroom?
A: The teacher calling everyone to teach the class.
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Activity – 13
e.g. I am reading a book.
1. You are playing kabaddi.
2. We are going to market.
3. They are riding the bicycle.
4. We are coming to school.
5. You are riding the bicycle.
6. He is watching T.V.
7. She is drinking water.
8. It is eating a mango.
9. Heis travelling by bus.
10. She is eating a mango.
