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Lesson-10 A journey by train

Extra question🙋-

1.who are very happy? 

Ans:Pupils are very happy. 

2.what does holdalls means? 

Ans:- Holdalls means bedding covers. 

3.where is karim? 

Ans:-He is at the booking window and buying tickets for us. 

4.When will the train arrive? 

Ans:-It will arrive at half past eleven. 

5.Write the synonyms of journey? 

Ans:-Travelling.

6.what is the meaning of vendor? 

Ans:-seller.

7.Who was very happy with the boys? 

Ans:-The old lady was very happy with the boys. 

Lesson 10 practice test 1

Lesson-11 Cradle song. 

Summary

William Blake’s ‘A Cradle Song’ was written in reader poetry book, ‘Songs of Innocence’. The main theme to consider about this book is that all of the poetry written inside was about the soul. ‘A Cradle Song’ was written about a mother weeping over her child. The main theme that this poem looks into is parenting and care for the child. A Cradle song is about the love of a mother for her child and God. Upon first reading, ‘A Cradle Song’ seemed pleasant, harmonious and soothing. A clear sense of a mothers love for her child is portrayed by clever words, innuendos and ambiguities. The structure of the poem catches one’s attention with its rhyme, structure and theme. 

Blake uses interesting connotations of words to create imagery and cast a subtle doubt on the passage.A Cradle Song has eight quatrains that has a basic rhyming structure of aa/bb, cc/dd/ and so on. The consistent rhyming focuses the attention on the easy flow of the context in which the mother sings a lullaby to her sleeping child. The strong narrative voice of the mother is evident throughout the poem. In stanza two the reference to an angel discloses the mother’s belief that guardian angels exist and she appeals to them to protect her child. Furthermore, the mentioning of doves is another innuendo which is significant to Christ. It is commonly known that doves are a symbol of peace and in the biblical sense, the Holy Spirit. They are also associated with gentleness and innocence, which is the essence of the child. Rhetorically, it could be perceived that the sleeping child is the Christ child and that the mother is Mary. She is appealing to the universe, to the world to protect her child. She weeps because she is aware of the strife. 

Extra question🙋-

1.What is the theme of the poem cradle song?

Ans:The mother's love for her child. 

2.Why is the poem called the cradle song?

Ans:The title of the poem suggest that the poem is about a 'lullababy'or songs that are sung mostly by mothers to let her baby fall asleep. 

3.What is the mother doing in the poem cradle song?

Ans:The mother is singing a lullaby for baby to let her baby sleep peacefully. 

4.what does thwart means? 

Ans:Thwart means seat across a rowing boat for an oarsman. 

5.What type of poem is cradle song?

Ans:Cradle Song Written by Sarojini Naidu is a lullaby. For example a quiet and gentle song which is sung to send a child to sleep. In the poem, the poet who is a mother is trying to lull her child to sleep. She uses ample beautiful images to help the child visualise them and ultimately close his eyes.

Lesson-12 The story of Louis Braille. 

Summary:-

Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 in Coupvray, France. His story began at the age of 3 when Louis’ parents Monique and Simon-Rene Braille were making harnesses and saddles one day in their workshop. Louis grabbed an awl from the workshop, started playing with it and accidentally injured one of his eyes with it. Both eyes became infected resulting in complete blindness by the age of 5. Louis’ parents wanted him to obtain an education and enrolled their son at the village’s school where Louis learned by listening. He was a determined student and at the age of 10 received a scholarship to attend the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, France. While there, students were visited by French Army Officer Charles Barbier who introduced the students to a 12-dot cryptography system he created for soldiers to use for night-time battlefield communication. His system was comprised of different combinations of 12 raised dots to represent different symbols. Louis Braille thought that the tactile coding system was a great idea and could be the basis for a form of reading and writing that might be useful for the blind. From age 12-15, Louis carefully studied Officer Barbier’s system and developed a simpler system using only a six-dot code so that the blind could use a single index finger to feel and read. His system only had six dots (three dots lined up vertically next to each other) and he assigned different combinations of dots to different letters and punctuation marks. From then on, Louis spent every waking moment outside of class poking holes in paper, ironically, with an awl like the one that accidentally blinded him. He had now completed the braille system, a tactile reading and writing system of 64 symbols total.The braille system was presented to Louis’ peers for the first time in 1824. Louis and his classmates would no longer have to learn through the slow process of tracing huge raised print letters and numbers. Braille was supported by the institute’s director, until a new director of the school banned it in 1840 because he was afraid that there would be no need for sighted teachers if everyone who was blind could read as a result of using braille. Louis continued to work on his education and became an accomplished musician, writer, researcher, inventor, and teacher at the same school he studied at, the National Institute for Blind Youth. At age 20, he published the first braille book Method of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Songs by Means of Dots for Use by the Blind and Arranged for Them.Louis Braille was later forced to retire from teaching due to tuberculosis and passed away on January 6, 1852 at the age of 43. Braille went unused by most educators for many years after Louis’ death, but it is now recognized as a revolutionary invention and has been adapted for use worldwide in languages, symbols, numbers, math, and music -- all using the six-dot combinations.Louis Braille was celebrated worldwide in 2009 for Braille’s Bicentennial and he remains a recognized genius who is celebrated by many on his birthday every January 4th.  

Extra question 🙋-

1.How braille is written?

Ans:Letters of the alphabet are created using braille cells. A braille cell is an arrangement of up to six dots in two columns of three dots per column. There are 64 combinations of dots that form letters, characters, or symbols in braille. 

2.Why was braille invented?

Ans:Braille” began as a system of reading for the blind, where you would run your fingers across written letters of the alphabet, but this proved to be inefficient. It wasn't until the early 1800s when Charles Barbier answered the call from Napoleon, the French military leader that Braille really began to take shape. 

3.What is the moral of the story of Louis Braille?

Ans:"The moral of Louis Braille's story is that the ingenuity of a young person should not be underestimated."

4.what does hardnesses means? 

Ans:Hardnesses means leather straps to control a horse. 

5.write the synonyms of cumbersome? 

Ans:Unmanageable.

Lesson-13  King's youngest Daughter

1.write the synonyms of:-

1) Replied-Answered      2) Deserted-Defeated

3) Sufficient-Enough      4) Disturbed -sad

5) misery-sorrow            6) Courage-Zeal

2.what does prosperous means? 

Ans: Prosperous means full with wealth and happiness. 

3.Who was very intelligent? 

Ans:The youngest daughter was very intelligent. 

4.who were very cunning? 

Ans:King first two daughters were very cunning. 

5.write the opposite word:

1) Youngest-oldest         2) wise-Fool

3) anything-Nothing        4) Remember-forget

5) Behaviour-Misbehaviour 6) weep-laugh

Lesson-14 Be an Environment Buddy

1.what does drains means? 

Ans:- Drains means small channel of dirty water. 

2.What is a sound pollution? 

Ans:-The high volume sound (noise) makes the people deaf and it is one type of pollution is called sound pollution. 

3.The shopkeeper judged me and asked. "Why"? 

Ans:-Father said to me" You are not a good and clean shopkeeper".

4.What is the synonyms of contaminated? 

Ans:-Infected.

5.Who was ashamed over his misdeed? 

Ans:-The man was ashamed over his misdeed. 

6.What is the meaning of breeding? 

Ans:-To bring forth young. 

Lesson -15 Just keep Walking

Translated hindi

अगर कोई बाघ आपके बगल में चलता है और वह फुसफुसाता है; तुम कहाँ जा रहे हो जवाब मत देना। बस चलते रहो

बस चलते रहो चलते रहो और वह बात करता रहता है तुम चलते रहो चलते रहो उसे बात करने दो बस चलो। बात करने वाला बाघ कभी नहीं काटता। बात करने वाला बाघ कभी नहीं लड़ता है, लेकिन अगर आप पाते हैं कि वह एक बोर है, तो सीधे घर जाओ; और दरवाजा बंद करो|

Extra question 🙋-

1.what is the name of poet ? 

Ans: Arnold spilka. 

2.what does whisper means? 

Ans:-Whisper means to speak in a low voice. 

3.write the synonyms of continue? 

Ans:Regular.

4.Which tiger never bites? 

Ans:- A talking tiger never bites. 

5.Which tiger never fights? 

Ans:- A talking tiger never fights. 

Lesson- 16 A visit to a village

Extra question🙋-

1.What is that man doing with sugarcane? 

Ans:The man is crushing the sugarcane through a roller to obtain juice. 

2.Is there any school in your village? 

Ans:- Yes, there is a government primary school and a high school in my village. 

3.What is the meaning of room-mate? 

Ans: The meaning of room-mate is  one who shares the room living. 

4.What is a wooden plough? 

Ans:- Wooden plough is a wooden tool to plough the land. 

5. What is the name of mohit school? 

Ans: The name of mohit school is D. A. V. Public school. 

Lesson- 17 Birbal's Trick

Summary

Birbal was respected by everyone for his intelligence and wit. Whenever Akbar was in difficulty, he called Birbal for help.Akbar was very fond of jewellery. He had many rings of gold, pearls and diamonds. His favourite ring was the one with a large diamond at the centre and pearls around.At the emperor's palace, there were eight servants who looked after his clothes and jewellery. They also helped him get ready to go to the court. No one else was allowed to enter his room.One day, the Emperor wanted to wear his favourite ring. But it was missing. Akbar ordered a search for the ring. But no one could find it.Akbar then asked his men to call Birbal. When Birbal came, he told him about the robbery and asked for help. Birbal called all the eight servants who were in charge of the Emperor's room.He gave each of them a stick of the same size and asked them to come back with it the next day. He told them that the stick of the person who had stolen the ring would become longer by one inch that night.The next morning, the eight servants stood in a line with their sticks. Birbal caught hold of one of them and took him to Akbar.The man fell at Akbar's feet and admitted that he had stolen the ring.The king was surprised. He asked Birbal how he found out the culprit. Birbal said the thief had cut his stick by an inch fearing that it would grow.

Extra question🙋-

1.Who was Akbar? 

Ans:- Akbar was a very great mughal emperor. 

2.How many servants are there in your palace to look after your robes and jewellery? 

Ans:- There are eight servants to look after my robes and jewellery. 

3. Who helped Akbar in finding his diamond ring? 

Ans:- Birbal helped Akbar in finding his diamond ring. 

4.what does robes means? 

Ans:- Robes means clothes worn by princes and emperors. 

5. Who was clever in this story? 

Ans:- Birbal was clever in this story.