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About Myself
The Little Ant
My
Photo

Name : _________________________
Date of birth : _________________________ You may think that an ant is too small
Father’s name : _________________________
But in fact it is the perfect size
Class : _________________________
It can fall to the ground from the fifteenth floor
School : _________________________
And still won’t die !
Address : _________________________
It’ll brush itself down and walk right back up
_________________________
Without even using the stairs
_________________________
Home address : _________________________
It’ll go up a drainpipe or straight up the wall
_________________________ What a wonderful state of affairs !
If a bus runs it over, that won’t even hurt
It’ll just hide in a crack in the ground
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Because of its size it can crawl/creep in anywhere
And it’ll always be quite safe and sound
All those in the Knowledge Republic,
It can even get into the sugar bowl
will have endless fun and resolve
When the lid is tightly secured,
To enjoy as much as one can. So it won’t ever die of starvation
To work hard yet keep it fun. And its life will not end prematurely.
To respect and encourage each individual’s ability and creativity.
To eat, sleep and breathe in the world of knowledge.
The above is not just a poem ! Try this out — Place a small stone
To uphold values, basic honesty and integrity. on the ant’s path. It will either climb over it or go around. It is not
To pursue ever-higher goals. By Order of worried about obstacles. Countries like Japan, Korea and Australia
President have developed this ‘Ant Culture’ and that is the secret of their
Knowledge Republic progress. Cultivate a habit to overcome obstacles as they are
power-generators.
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Tongue Science Rhymes

Twisters Mary Mary quite contrary
How does your garden grow ?
a Yellow yo-yos. Water, air and seeds to sow
a 3 tree twigs. Sunlight, chlorophyll . . .
a A big black-backed bumblebee. photosynthesis you know !
a The sixth sheikhÊs sixth sheep is sick.
a She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
a If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he
chews ?
I’m a little teapot short and
stout,
a Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits. Here’s my handle, here’s my
a The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the spout,
throne throughout Thursday. When the tea is boiled because
a Round and round the rugged rock, the ragged robber ran. the temperature is 100 degrees,
Here me shout,
Lift me up and pour me out.
The l o n g e s t word
The longest word in the English language as recorded in
Oxford dictionary is :
pne umonoultramicroscopicsilicov olcanoconios is. Rearrange the following to
find the names of birds
This 45-letter word, first coined in 1936, means a lung WNAS OCUCOK
disease caused by the inhabitation of very fine silica dust. PSWORAR WORC
KOCCEPA EEALG
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Fun Questions
6) 8 matchsticks are lying neatly on a table. There are 2 marbles
between every 2 matchsticks. How many marbles are there
1) If yesterday’s yesterday was saturday, what day will altogether ?
tomorrow’s tomorrow be ?
2) Add five lines to the four above to get ten.

7) It takes 5 minutes to saw a log into two pieces. How long

3) How many different ways are there to form the word does it take to saw the same log into four pieces ?
“DOREMON” in the figure below ?
E
R M
O M O
D R E N
O M O
8) The reflection of a clock in the mirror is shown below. What
R M
is the actual time ?
E
4) I can get the answer 22 by arranging 6 toothpicks this way.

Change the position of only 1 toothpick to get the answer 1

in some way !
5) Can you cut this crescent into 6 parts by using only 2 straight
lines ?

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Chicken
Fun-N-Game / Which table has no legs ?

And
/ What can be a lonely banana called ?
/ Which room has no walls, door,
windows, etc. ?

The Eagle / Which case is not discussed but

carried by lawyers ?
/ Which ant is the largest in the world ?
Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an / What is it that you canÊt see but canÊt live without ?
eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest had its four large eggs.
/ Which letter sees everything ?
One day, an earthquake rocked the mountain, causing one of the
/ Which letter is nothing and stands for surprise ?
eggs to roll down to a chicken farm in the valley below. The
chickens knew that they must protect and care for the eagle’s / How can you use ÂisÊ after ÂiÊ instead of ÂamÊ ?
egg, so an old hen volunteered to nurture and raise the large egg. / Which letter can fly ?

One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. Sadly, Crossing the River
however, the eagle was raised to be a chicken. Soon, the eagle A man weighs 200 kg. His two sons weigh 100 kg each. They
believed he was nothing more than a chicken. The eagle loved want to cross a river to reach the opposite bank. There is
his home and family, but his spirit cried out for more. While only one boat and it can carry only 200 kg. at a time. How
playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the many trips should they take to cross the river and how ?
skies above and noticed a group of mighty eagles soaring in the
skies. “Oh,” the eagle cried, “I wish I could soar like those birds.” guess which is greater ?
All the chicken roared with laughter. “You cannot soar with those
birds. You are a chicken and chicken do not soar.” Guess which sum is greater. Then check by doing the
addition with a pencil or a calculator.
The eagle continued staring at his real family up above, dreaming
that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
dreams be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is what 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
the eagle learned to believe. The eagle, after time, stopped 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. Finally, 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6
after a long life as chicken, the eagle passed away. 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4
The moral of the story : Life is a combination of mindset and 3 2 1 1 2 3
mind limitation — you become what you believe you are; so if 2 1 1 2
you ever dream to become an eagle, follow your dreams, not the 1 1
words of a chicken.
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The joy of orderly living

You can enjoy the joy of being orderly and
R  What is the similarity between a baby
and a dress ?
systematic in life, using the following yardsticks.
1. Get up early
i  The mail that arrives late.
 Why do you get bubbles when

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It is the beginning of orderly living. Go to bed you dip an empty glass in water ?
by 9:30 p.m. to rise at 5:30 a.m.  How long the frogs can live under

d
2. Exercise, Yoga and Meditation the soil without food and water ?
Whether you are sixteen or sixty, do not skip to perform  Who claims the right on oneÊs head ?

l
exercises/yoga for at least 15 min. every morning. It keeps  Why do birds fly southwards for the
your body fit and removes internal disorders. winter ?

e
3. Maintain good eating habits  Why do some people grow beard ?
Eat more natural foods such as fruits, vegetable salads,  Forwards it is heavy, backwards it is not !
sprouts. Drink more water and liquids. Avoid over-eating,
s
particularly fast foods. Maintain timely eating.  Which is the animal with intelligence at top ?
4. Dress well  The salty substance you give away to buy a sweet.
Never wear clothes with wrinkles, unpressed. Avoid not well-
fit clothes. Dress has got tremendous impact on your What kind of a vehicle am I ?
bioplasmic energy. It not only anchors you to be positive,
tidy, alert and fresh, it influences others as well. I I make a loud noise with my siren and bell so that
other vehicles get out of my way. Who am I ?
5. Punctuality
An orderly person can never be late. K I make an ee-o ee-o sound and flash my redlight
6. Keep your living place (home) orderly as I move. Who am I ?
This has a strong impact on your mind and anchors you to Y I’m very strong and push earth or stone around.
be more systematic.
Who am I ?
7. Wish and Will
Above all, the very wish (conscious) and will (subconscious) Y I can carry lots of people at one time. Who am I ?
will instil orderliness. Orderliness takes you to excellence.
And Gita says ‘Yogah karmasu kouslam’ (Excellence at work Y I’m red all over and carry all things all over town.
is Yoga). So, enjoy the joy of orderly living. Who am I ?
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Locate the names

of 15 zoo animals
that are hidden
in the grid below.
1. Red and Green and delicate Blue, Find them in any direction.
Orange, Yellow and Violet too.
Indigo’s there, a deep, dark, hue. One example is shown.
I see, but can’t touch it, and
neither can you ! G A M U P O I E H A Z R A R F
A A Z G R T G E L D O L N I I
2. To bring each grain home,
They strive hard all alone,
Tiny beings they all are,
Yet they scare elephants far.
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S
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N
A
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3. I have no blood, Y T R A P D T E N R G G U N O
Still I am red,
P O N A B R A L L I R O G P T
I am a little sour,
Yet food gets tastier and T T N R E C C L N C G A S I A
less bore. T D O O O F A I O H R E O I G
A C R C C G F C S P Y A G T A

A
4. I am all white yet not milk,
I solidify yet I am not curd, O Y K G A F L A M I N G O I L
Hurray ! Be it any festival, T S G O A R A E R P R L R G L
I make your house look beautiful.
N A T U G N A R O I N T B E A
E L I D O C O R C I G O B R T
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< A Day in the Life of a Drop of Water < Math can be fun
< Work in groups. Read the story given. 1) In the addition on the right, M and N stand for different digits.
< Use a green colour pencil to underline all changes of states Find the value of M ?
of water in the story. M N
< Use a red colour pencil to underline all the processes + N 8
mentioned in the story.
8 4
< Use the information to draw the cycle of water on a piece
of paper. 2) 5 equal sized coins are used to form one side of a square.
How many such coins are used to form all sides of the square ?
Label the states of water and processes involved.
3) A, B, C and D represent 5, 6, 7 and 8, but not in that order. If
I love swimming and playing in the ocean. The sun is A × B = CD, find the values of A, B, C and D.
shining and there is a slight breeze to cool me. I say to
<
myself, “it’s a wonderful life !”
4) How many triangles are there altogether in the figure below ?

As time goes by, I feel so energised as though the Sun has

<
transferred its energy to me. More the energy I receive,
the lighter I feel and without realising, I evaporate into
thin air, leaving some of my friends in the ocean. I feel
<
light, dry and I fly until I land on a fluffy white cloud.
“Wow ! What a relief to finally feel the familiar moisture 5) How many different ways are there to put 5 apples on three
<
again”, say I. I look around and realise that I have
condensed into water droplets moving and bumping into
6)
plates ?
Two guests shake hands exactly once with one another. How
each other. The wind is carrying other clouds to join us.
<
“Oh ! no. I’m falling down with other raindrops to the
ground. I have to think about 7)
many handshakes are exchanged among nine guests ?
Find the missing numbers so that the sum of all the numbers
what I have to do because I along each line is 10.
can feel the hard ground”, I
say to myself. So, I seep into
the ground and join other
molecules. While chatting 6
with them, I realise that I am
back in the ocean again. 5 1
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Try some of the following P o l lu t i o n

C
The 9 times Quickie
– Hold your hands in front of you with your fingers spread out.
– For 9  3 bend your third finger down. (9  4 would be the
fourth finger, etc.)
Air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution,
O ! What are these different kinds of pollution ?
They are causing me so much confusion !

Air is spoilt and full of dust, thatÊs

air pollution,
– You have 2 fingers before the bent finger and 7 after the
About the hazards no one has the
bent finger
solution.
– Thus the answer must be 27 Noxious gases fill the atmosphere,
– This technique works for the ‘9 times’ tables up to 10. It causes only trouble to life on lithosphere.
The 4 times Quickie Water washes along all man-made
– If you know how to double a number, this one is easy. Dirt into ponds and rivers;
– Simply, double a number and then double it again. Effluents and dirt cannot all be filtered.
Man and animal drink unpotable water,
The 11 times Rule # 1 2× And all end up sick in hospital
= 10
– Take any number up to 10 and 1 × 10 = quarters !
multiply it by 11.
– Multiply 3 by 11 to get 33, × 8 = 4×4= Noise pollution comes from
multiply 4 by 11 to get 44. Each
7 Screaming horns of cars and buses;
number up to 10 is just Too much of it makes us yell curses,
duplicated. Our ears turn deaf and we raise our
voices,
The 11 Times Rule # 2 To cry hoarse, „DonÊt make noise !‰
– Use this strategy for two digit numbers whose total is a
single digit number only. What can we do to prevent pollution ?
To make the world livable, find a new solution
– Multiply 18 by 11. Jot down 1 and 8 with a space between
LetÊs create a better world, else
it. 1 8.
WeÊll be left only with a pounding pulse !
– Add that 8 and 1 and put that number in the middle : 198

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V ocabulary
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable words to form similes. An
example has been done for you.
I. Let’s see how many words you know of adults and their 1) as ____blind____ as a bat.
young ones. Fill the blanks given below.
2) as ____________ as a pig
ADULT ANIMALS YOUNG 3) as ____________ as two peas in a pod
1) Cow _______________ 4) as ____________ as a whale
2) Bird _______________ 5) as ____________ as an egg
3) Horse _______________ 6) as ____________ as jelly
4) _______________ Calf 7) as wise as a/an _____________
5) Swan _______________ 8) as busy as a/an _____________
6) Snake _______________ 9) as free as a/an ______________
7) Goat _______________ 10) as fit as a/an _______________
8) _______________ Kitten III. Match the adjectives to the correct animals to form a
suitable simile. An example has been done for you.
9) Tiger _______________
10) Duck _______________ Angry Snail
Cunning Ant
11) Kangaroo _______________
Friendly Monkey
12) _______________ Lamb
Hardworking Mouse
13) Fish _______________ Clumsy Swan
14) Eagle _______________ Serious Bear
15) Mouse _______________ Timid Dog
16) _______________ Chick Agile Puppy
17) Seal _______________ Gentle Owl
18) Owl _______________ Slow Bull
Graceful Fox
19) _______________ Cub
Faithful Lamb
20) Pig _______________ Answers on page 21
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Answers Fun-N-Game
• Multiplication table • I am ‘a kela’ • Mushroom
Name the Birds
• Briefcase • Elephant • Air
Swan, cuckoo, sparrow, crow, peacock, eagle
• I (eye) • O (Oh !)
Fun Questions • I ‘is’ the ninth letter of the English alphabet • B (Bee)
1) Wednesday
E Crossing the River
R M First the two sons should go to the other bank and one son should return with the
O M O
boat. Now the man should alone row to the other bank and the son on the other bank
D R E N
2) 3) should bring the boat back to his brother on the former bank. Then both brothers
O M O
should row to the other bank. So, total 5 trips.
R M
E
Guess which is greater ?
You may be surprised when you find out that the sums are exactly the same ! They
both equal to 1,083,676,269.
4) 5)
Add the numbers according to place value !

Riddles
6) 7 × 2 = 14 marbles.
7) 5 × 3 = 15 minutes. • One we were and the other we wear. • Snail mail.

8) 8–1=7 • Because the glass only appears empty. It has air in it, that escapes as bubbles.

There are 7 intervals altogether. • About one year. • Hair and heir.

7 × 2 = 14 • For warmer climate.

There are 14 marbles altogether. • To get 3-in-1 benefits – laziness, fashion and savings.
9) To have four pieces, the log needs to be sawn for 3 times. • Ton. • A giraffe. • Sweat.
3 × 5 = 15
What kind of a vehicle am I ?
It takes 15 minutes to saw the same log into four pieces.
Fire Engine, Ambulance, Bulldozer, Bus, Mail Van

Who am I ?
1) Rainbow 2) Ants 3) Tomato 4) Quicklime

10) 10.30/half past 10/ten thirty. Hidden Zoo Animals.

Crocodile, Elephant, Panda, Gorilla, Ostrich, Bear, Tiger, Bat, Flamingo, Giraffe, Lion,
Peacock, Python, Tortoise, Zebra.

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Math can be fun

1 6 A × B = CD
+ 6 8 7 × 8 = 56
1) 2) 3) 4)
8 4 8 × 7 = 56 1 2 3 4 5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15
5) Try yourself
6) Let the 9 guests be A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I. The 2 nd row in the table shows the
number of handshakes by each guest.

A B C D E F G H I
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Total handshakes = 9 × 4 =36

2 6
7)
5 4 1

V ocabulary
I.
1) Calf 2) Nestling 3) Foal 4) Elephant 5) Cygnet
6) Hatchling 7) Ki d 8) Cat 9) Cub 10) Duckling
11) Joey 12) Sheep 13) Fry 14) Eaglet 15) Pinky
16) Hen 17) Pup 18) Owlet 19) Li on 20) Piglet
II.
1) Blind 2) Fat 3) Alike 4) Big 5) Bald
6) Soft 7) Owl 8) Bee 9) Bird 10) Fiddle
III.

Angry : Bull; Cunning : Fox; Friendly : Puppy; Hardworking : Ant;

Clumsy : Bear; Serious : Owl; Timid : Mouse; Agile : Monkey;
Gentle : Lamb; Slow : Snail; Graceful : Swan; Faithful : Dog

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