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 Understanding the Poem
Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. What kind of things and creatures has Allah made?
Ans: Allah made all bright and beautiful things. Allah made the birds, rivers, flowers, sky,
fruits, gardens and many other things. Allah made all the things.
2. What do the flowers and birds have?
Ans: Flowers have glowing colours and the birds have tiny wings.
3. Why is the summer Sun pleasant?
Ans: The summer Sun is pleasant because Allah made it.
4. Why has Allah given us eyes and lips?
Ans: Allah gave us eyes to see and lips that might tell.
Complete these sentences with words from the poem.
tiny wings
1. Allah has made the ........................................................ of the birds.
purple-headed
2. The mountains are ................................................... .
ripe
3. The fruits in the garden are ............................ .
Allah made all things well
4. Allah Almighty is the greatest because ...................................................... .
Word Power ( homonyms )

Homonyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
Read these sentences.
1. My ball fell into the well. 2. Allah has made all things well.
In the first sentence, well means a deep hole in the ground from which we can draw
water. In the second sentence, well means in a proper manner.
Look at the underlined words in the sentences. Guess their meanings.
1. A king rules over his kingdom. rules mean to own anything
2. We must follow the rules at school. rules mean instructions
3. Grandmother keeps all her things in a trunk. trunk means a box
4. The trunk of this tree is rough. trunk means part of a tree
Say it Right ( sound of gh )

Listen to these words and repeat.

bright light right fright night
How do the letters gh sound in these words? They are silent.
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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. How does the Big Dipper look like?
Ans: The Big Dipper looks like a large pot.
2. Why does the Bull look angry?
Ans: The eye of the Bull is a red star. It makes the Bull look angry.
3. Why do some stars appear bigger and brighter than other stars?
Ans: Some stars look bigger and brighter than others because they are closer to the Earth.
4. Why did Galileo become famous when he grew up?
Ans: When Galileo grew up, he studied the stars. He became famous for finding out how
they moved.
Complete these sentences.
stars
1. Galileo loved staring the .................................... .
window
2. Galileo watched the sky for hours from his .................................... .
twinkle
3. Stars ................................ at night but cannot be seen during the day.
pictures of people, animals and things.
4. Galileo looked at the stars and saw the .....................
Big Dipper
5. The ......................................... is useful for sailors to find their way at night.
telescope
6. When Galileo was little child he did not have a .................................... .
Using Grammar ( conjunction and )

Conjunctions are words that join two or more words, phrases or sentences.
and, for, not, but, or yet, etc are conjunctions.
Read these sentences.
• Galileo put on a warm sweater and thick woollen socks.
• Little boys and girls asked him how they could become good star-gazers.

We use and to join together words, groups of words or sentences.

• Galileo studied the stars. Galileo found out how they moved.
Galileo studied the stars and found out how they moved.

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A. Use and to join these sentences.
1. Tahir drew ( a table + a chair )
Tahir drew a table and a chair.
2. Galileo put on a ( warm sweater + thick woolen socks )
Galileo put on a warm sweater and thick woolen socks.
3. The cat is on the wall. The mouse is in the hole.
The cat is on the wall and the mouse is in the hole.
4. Ahmed loves cricket. Ahmed loves basketball.
Ahmed loves cricket and basket ball.
5. The farmer grows (carrots + beans)
The farmer grows carrots and beans.
6. Raza has (a toy train + an aeroplane)
Raza has a toy train and an aeroplane.
7. Abbu likes (tea + coffee)
Abbu likes tea and coffee.
8. Sarah likes to study. Alina likes to play.
Sarah likes to study and Alina likes to play.
9. Rida is on the swing. Her brother is under the tree.
Rida is on the swing and her brother is under the tree.
10. Arslan likes cricket. Bilal likes football.
Arslan likes cricket and bilal likes football.
Read this sentence. ( conjunction but )
• Stars twinkle at night but cannot be seen during the day.
We can also use but to join sentences. We use but to join two sentences,
when what happens in the second part of the sentence is quite different
from the first.
• I like the pink dress. It does not fit me.
I like the pink dress but it does not fit me.
B. Use but to join these sentences.
1. Jameel went to the toy shop. It was closed.
Jameel went to the toy shop but it was closed.
2. I like cycling but I do not like running.
3. Frogs can hop but they cannot fly.
4. The English test was easy but the Maths test was difficult.
5. It was a cloudy day but it did not rain.
6. Ammi bought vegetables but she forgot to buy bread.
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C. Write answers by using ‘but’.

but she can read .

1. Javeria cannot write ............................. ( she / read )

but he can run

2. Mohsin cannot drive .................................................. . ( he / run )

but I can push the chair

3. I cannot push the table ............................................... . ( I / chair )

but we can see the tiger

4. We cannot see the lion ............................................... . ( we / tiger )

but he can read small words .

5. Ayan cannot read sentences ............................................... ( he / small words )

but they can visit museum .

6. They cannot visit the zoo ............................................ ( they / museum )

Word Power
Read these sentences.
• On clear nights, Galileo could see many stars from his window.

• Galileo enjoyed looking up at the stars.

• I used to watch the stars for hours from my window.

We use see when we notice something.

We use look when we turn towards something so that we can see it.

We use watch when we look at someone or something for a long time.

Complete these sentences with see, look or watch.

see
1. Can you ................... my ball anywhere? I think I have lost it.

watch cartoons on TV for some time.

2. I want to ...................
Look
3. ................... at me! I am on the swing.

watch
4. I will wake up early and ................... the Republic Day parade.
see
5. I can ................... the yellow building from my window.

Look
6. ................... at the picture on page 53. It is so colourful.

look
7. Children! Please ................... at the blackboard.
see
8. Zain likes to sit on the beach and ................... the flowers.
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Choose the correct answers and complete sentences.
1. The woodcutter wanted to cut the tree down because:
There were many birds and animals in it.
The tree did not give any fruit. It became usefull.
2. The woodcutter wanted to:
make tables and chairs with the wood
build a big house with the wood make nests for birds
3. The birds and animals begged the woodcutter to save the tree because:
It was their only home.
It was a beautiful tree. It was old tree.
4. In the end, the woodcutter did not cut the tree down because:
He learned many new things.
He loved the birds and animals. There was honey in the beehive.
Tick (P) the sentence that are true and cross (O) the ones that are not true.

1. “The apple tree has become useless.”

2. That apple tree was animals only home.

3. “Our songs will make you happy.” Said the sparrows.

4. The woodcutter wanted the tree because it had fine wood.

Using Grammar ( prepositions of place )

We have learned a few words (prepositions of place like in, on and under. Let us learn
some more words like them. These words are used to refer to a place where something
or someone is located.
Look at these pictures. Read what the words in colour mean.

waiting at the gate jumping over the table sitting behind the woman
(in an exact place) (above something) (at the back of someone)
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A. Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

at behind under in on over

1. Naila puts her books in her school bag.

2. The cat is sitting under the table.

3. The kangaroo jumped over the fence.

4. The woodcutter strucks at the tree.

5. The cat is walking on the roof.

6. Look! Aliya is hiding behind the tree.

B. Answer these questions with the correct phrases from the boxes.

behind the clouds in the sky on rivers at the bus stop under the leaves

1. Where is the worm? under the leaves

..........................

2. Where do boats sail? on rivers

..........................

3. Where do birds fly? in the sky

..........................

4. Where did the moon go? behind the clouds

..........................

5. Where do you wait for the bus? at the bus stop

..........................

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Word Power ( taste words )

Read this sentence.

Ÿ The woodcutter tasted the honey. “Yummm! It tastes so sweet,” he said.

Ÿ We know that food has different tastes.

Complete these sentences with the correct taste words.

bitter spicy salty sour sweet

sweet
1. Sugar is .......................................... .
sour
2. Ahmed does not like the taste of lemon. It is ..................................... .
spicy
3. Does this food have a lot of chillies? It is so .......................................... !
bitter
4. I do not like this medicine. It is very ............................................ !

salty
5. Does these rice have a lot of a salt? It is so .................................... !

Spelling ( double letters )

Look at these words.

apple squirrel sparrow grasshopper

These words have double letters.

Look at these pictures and complete these words with double letters.

1. used to tie someone’s hair b __on

ri__ b

2. something to put oil in t __le

bo__ t

3. not sad p __y

ha __ p

4. a drink co __
f __ee
f

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5. the main meal at night n __
di __ n er

6. a round vegetable with thick green leaves b __

ca __ b age

7. not a city or a town vi __

l __
l age

8. buses, cars and motorbikes moving on a road tra __

f __
f ic

Listening ( while-listening task )

Listen to a few sentences. As you listen, tick (P ) the correct words.

1. There is an apple / a mango tree in the garden.

2. Three parrots / sparrows are sitting on the tree.

3. A man / boy is sitting under the tree.

4. A large number of sparrows / ants lived in the tree.

5. There was a beehive in the tree / garden.

Writing ( completing a paragraph )

Complete this paragraph about the farmer’s garden.

Look at the words in brackets for help.

an apple tree (an apple).

There is a tree in my garden. It is....................

It is very old
......................................... (very old). It cannot bear fruit anymore.

there is a beehive in tree (beehive in tree). So, the tree is not useless.
But...........................................
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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. Why is the cat angry with the monkey?
Ans: The cat is angry with the monkey because it pulls the cat’s ears and hides in the
branches of a tree.
2. Write two words to describe the monkey.
Ans: 1. Naughty 2. Clever
3. Which sentence describes in the lesson that cat is kind?
Ans: The cat gives its tail back.
4. How do the monkey and cat enjoy themselves?
Ans: They enjoy themselves by playing games and running around.
5. How does the cat teach the monkey a lesson?
Ans: One day, the cat sees the monkey sleeping on a low branch. It ties monkey’s tail to
the branch.
Choose the correct answers.
1. Who said these words? “Oh! Your ears look like butterflies ........”
cat said
monkey said
cow said
2. Why is the monkey unhappy? Because:
The cat is sleeping.
It has no tail now.
The cat is angry.
3. Why does the cow want grass?
to grow
to eat
to give
4. Who gives rain to the monkey?
farmer
cow
cloud
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Words in Use
Match correctly what each one wants.

tail rain
grass milk

Talk ( conversation )

Work in pairs for this communication.

Monkey : Give me back my tail.

Cat : Get me some milk first.

Monkey : From where do I get milk?

Cat : Go and ask the cow for some.

Use words from the box in place of the words in colour for this role play.

robot water tap

samosa sauce shopkeeper
elephant money zoo-keeper

Speak ( pronunciation )

Read aloud. cl clock close clean clown

fl flag flow fleet flat

Now, read these sentences.
1. The clock tells us the time.
2. Clean your room.
3. The clown is funny.
4. The table is flat.
5. Hold the flag.
6. The water is flowing.
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Using Grammar ( present continuous tense )

Present continuous tense is used to describe an on-going action of the present.

Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box and complete the story.

is sitting next to them are sitting in the garden is making tea

is having biscuits are having tea

are sitting in the garden

Mr. and Mrs. Shahid ............................................................. .
are having tea
They .............................................................. .
is making tea
Mrs. Shahid ............................................................. .
is having biscuits
Mr. Shahid ............................................................. .
is sitting next to them
Their dog ‘Moti’ ............................................................. .
Part of a Sentence - Predicate
Read the sentences.
The dog walks away in anger.
The dog is the subject in this sentence. The other part of the sentence tells
us something about the dog. This part of the sentence is the predicate.
The part of a sentence that says something about the subject is called the predicate.
Remember:
• A sentence has two parts: subject and predicate.
• The something or someone in a sentence is the subject.
• The part that says something about the subject is the predicate.
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A. Match the subjects with their suitable predicates.

The elephants is sleeping.

The lion lives in a hut.
A rainbow are playing football.
The old man are eating bananas.
The boys has seven colours.

B. Read these sentences and fill the table given below.

1. The book is in my bag. 2. Jack and Jill go up the hill.

3. The little boy laughs loudly. 4. The Sun shines brightly.

Subject Predicate
1. The book is in my bag.
2. Jack and Jill go up the hill.

3. The little boy laughs loudly.

4. The Sun shines brightly.

Learn New Words

In the table given below, are rhyming pairs of words. Find each pair.

cow silk
rain pail
tail daughter
water can
man brain
milk side
hide now

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 Understanding the Poem
Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. What does the poet really do?
Ans: The poet pretends to be asleep.
2. How does the moon move?
Ans: The moon moves slowly.
3. Where does the moon go?
Ans: It goes the house that is next to the poet’s house.
4. “Through the window where I lie” Where is the poet?
Ans: The poet is sleeping on his bed.
5. “It stands and stares!” Who does the moon stare at?
Ans: The moon stares at the poet.
6. Who is the speaker in the poem? How do you know?
Ans: The speaker in the poem is a child.
7. Is the speaker sure about what the moon does? Why?
Ans: No, the speaker is not sure about what the moon does.

Using Words ( opposites )

Find the opposites of these words in the poem.

asleep
1. awake ...............................
slowly
2. quickly ...............................
sometime
3. always ...............................
goes
4. comes ................................

Enjoying the Poem ( rhyming words )

Find the words in the poem that rhyme with these words.

asleep
1. peep ................. by
2. lie ........................

toes
3. goes .................. be
4. me .......................
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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. What did Hasan do at night when the parents were asleep?
Ans: When the parents had fallen asleep, Hasan got up, put on his jacket, opened the
door and went outside.
2. What warning did the stepmother give the children before they set out into the forest?
Ans: The stepmother said, “Here is something for your dinner but do not eat it up before
then, for you will get nothing else.”
3. Why did woodcutter build a fire? Who gathered the wood for the fire?
Ans: The woodcutter build a fire to not feel the cold. Hasan and Maria gathered
brushwood for the fire.
4. What promise did the stepmother make to the children? Did she keep her promise?
Ans: The step mother promised to the children to lay down by the fire and rest, we will go
into the forest and cut some wood. When we are done, we will come back and fetch
you. No, she did not keep her promise.
5. Why did Hasan want to wait till the moon had risen to find their way home?
Do you think Hassan was clever?
Ans: Hasan wanted to wait because he threw the pebbles when they were arrived. He
followed that pebbles to find their way home. Yes, Hasan was a clever boy.
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Tick (P) the sentence that are true and cross (O) the ones that are not true.

1. The poor woodcutter did not want to take care of his children.

2. Hassan was a clever boy and thought of a way to come back

home from the forest.

3. The stepmother gave Hassan and Maria a piece of bread each.

4. Maria started crying when they had to go to the forest with their parents.

5. The father was delighted to see that his children had come back home.

Using Words
A. Write the opposites of these words, choosing your answers from the story.

1. rich poor
............................. 3. good bad 
.............................

sorrow
2. happiness ............................. 4. tame untamed
.............................

B. Read the clues and solve this word puzzle.

B R A V E not afraid of anything

O
U
not smooth
G
H A R D not soft or tender
E
not shallow quick and simple to do
E A S Y
P A
F
E V E N 2, 4, 6, 8 are
not dangerous
E numbers.

A
close
R A R E

not common
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Spelling
Unscramble the letters to form words and write them down in the blanks.
All the words are from the lesson.

1. d i k w c e wicked
...................................

2. c e i e p piece
...................................

3. b s e l b p e pebbles
...................................

4. r w d o u o s b h brushwood
...................................
5. e j o e c i r rejoice
...................................

Using Grammar ( past continuous tense )

Read these sentences and note the words in orange.

• Maria was crying bitterly.

• Hassan and Maria were waiting for the moon to come up.

The words in orange are in the past progressive or past continuous tense.

The past continuous tense describes an action that was still going on at a

particular point of time in the past.

We form the past continuous tense by using was / were and adding -ing to

the main verb.

• was+ cry+ ing • were + wait + ing

Underline the verbs in the past continuous tense in these sentences.

1. The boys were playing

football in the evening.

2. Ammi was reading the newspaper.

3. The birds were building their nests.

4. The tiger was roaring angrily.

5. The patient was recovering quickly.

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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. Who is Munmun?
Ans: Munmun is a seed.
2. What makes Munmun look beautiful?
Ans: Munmun is covered with flowers. It makes him beautiful.
3. Where is Munmun sleeping?
Ans: Munmun is sleeping inside the soil.
4. What does Munmun see as it peeps out of the soil?
Ans: It sees light around itself. It also sees green trees.
5. What message does Munmun give to us?
Ans: Munmun says, Children, I have a message. Look after us. Do not cut us. We are
your green friends!
Choose the correct answers.
1. Why is it not easy for Munmun to push the mud?
It is hard.
It is soft.
It is wet.
2. Which tree does Munmun grow up to be?
mango
big
neem
3. The sound pitter-patter is the sound of:
wind
sea
rain
4. The way in which we can make plants happy:
by watering them regularly
by walking over them
by plucking their leaves
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Speak
A. Read aloud.
ear dear sea pea
ea
beat dream head dead

B. Match and read out these rhyming words and have fun.

milk night

kite talk

frock silk

Using Grammar ( part of a sentence - subject )

Read these sentences.

• Munmun peeps out.

• The big tree tells it many things.

In the first sentence, we are talking about Munmun.

In the second sentence, we are talking about the big tree.

In both sentences, we are talking about someone or something. This

someone or something, is called the subject.

The part of the sentence that talks about someone or something

is the subject.

A. Read these sentences and circle the subject.

1. The air is cool and fresh.

2. Saba and Raheela are friends.
3. The book is on the table.
4. The dog ran after the thief.

5. The bus went over the bridge.

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B. The sentences below do not have subjects. Fill in the blanks
and complete the sentences.

Books
1. ................................ are on the table.

Monkey
2. ............................... is eating a banana.

Children
3. ............................... are on the swing.

Rabbit
4. ............................... is eating a carrot.

Sometimes, we write like this:

1. There is a book on the table.

2. It is on the table.

3. There are many kites in the sky.

We often use There and It to begin sentences. These two words do not

have any meaning by themselves. They are the subjects in the above

three sentences.

There is/ There are

C. Fill in the blanks and complete these sentences.

(Use There is or There are.)

There is
1. ..................... an apple in the basket.
There are many ants in the sugar pot.
2. .....................
There is
3. ..................... one banana in this bunch.
There are many clowns in this circus.
4. .....................

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Learn New Words ( homophones )

Read these words.

sea see

Both words sound the same but have different spellings. They also have

different meanings. They are called homophones.

Example: I see a big ship sailing in the sea.

A. Fill in the blanks correctly with the words given in the brackets.

some
1. Only ..................... sum
children know how to solve this .................. . (sum, some)

for
2. Look............... four red apples on the tree. (four, for)
...............
son
3. Ammi does not let her ...................... sun
play in the ................. . (son, sun)

write
4. I .......................... right
with my .......................... hand. (right, write)

B. Read these words.

talk walk

The letter l is silent in these words. Now, underline the silent letters in these words.

listen
children honest

hour
doubt write

weight
knife Science

Punctuate ( full stop - capital letter )

Write these sentences using full stop and capital letters.

1. there are no biscuits in the jar

There are no biscuits in the jar.

........................................................................................... .
2. amir and adnan are friends
Amir and Adnan are friends.
........................................................................................... .
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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. What were the students of Class 4 looking forward to?
Ans: They were looking forward to Miss Rabia who had informed them about stage the
popular fairy tale ‘Cinderella’.
2. Whom did the Miss Rabia choose for the roles of Cinderella, the stepsisters and
Cinderella’s mother?
Ans: Farah, who had lovely brown hair, was to be Cinderella while Sara and Moona were
to be the stepsisters. Sania was chosen to be the Cinderella’s mother.
3. Who was the first choice for the role of the prince? Why was he chosen?
Ans: Bilal was the first choice for the role of the prince. He was chosen because he was
tall and spoke clearly and confidently.
4. What role did Umer have in the play in the beginning?
Ans: Umer have to play the role of a narrator in the beginning.
5. Why were the students of class 4 upset two days before the programme?
Ans: They were upset because Bilal who have to play the role of prince had fallen
seriously ill. He would not be able to attend school for next fifteen days.
6. Was the play a success? How do you know?
Ans: Yes, the play was successful. The parents, teachers and visitors enjoyed the show.

Word Power
A. The word programme begins with pro. Fill in the blanks with words that
begin with pro. Choose your words from the box.

product protect promote produce problem promise

promise
1. We must always keep a ....................... that we make.

2. The brave soldiers tried hard to

protect
..................................... the country.
produce
3. Farmers ..................................... food grains for us.
problem
4. Bilal could not solve the difficult ............................ .

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5. Teacher will ..................................... us to the next class if
we do well in the exams.
product
6. This sewing machine is a new ..................................... .

B. Find words from the lesson which mean the same as:

1. known to and liked by many popular

.................................... .

accepted
2. agreed with whatever is said .................................... .

3. very good-looking charming

.................................... .

4. people who come to watch a programme audience

.................................... .

5. someone with a special skill talented

.................................... .

C. Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

instructions rehearsal seriously audience talented

rehearsal
1. All the actors were present at the ..............................................

audience
2. The ............................................. appreciated the little girl’s poem.

talented
3. Ahmed was a very .................................... player.
instructions
4. The soldiers followed the ......................................... given by the captain.

seriously
5. The doctor spoke to the patient who was ...................................... ill.

Say it Right ( silent letters )

Listen to these words and repeat.

dumb thumb comb climb

Is there any letter in these words that is not spoken?

We do not say the letter b in these words. It is a silent letter.
Now write down three more words in which the letter b is silent and say
them aloud.
tomb
....................... dumb
....................... doubt
.......................
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Using Grammar ( future time )

Read these sentences and note the words in red.

• Teacher will choose the cast for the play.
• The audience will enjoy the play.
The verbs in red express future time. They tell us about an action that is going to
take place in the future. We use the word will before the verb.
Examples: will + read, will + play, will + eat
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
One is done for you.
will go (go) to the park tomorrow.
1. Saba .............
will teach
2. The teacher .................................. (teach) a new lesson next week.
will cook
3. The chef .................................. (cook) vegetable rice in the evening.
will meet
4. Grandfather .................................. (meet) his friends next month.
will finish
5. Laiba .................................. (finish) her drawing soon.
Writing
Rearrange these sentences to describe how Umer got a chance to show his
talent. Two are done for you.

1 Umer had a loud and clear voice and was very talented.

2 He hoped to play the part of the prince in the play.

3 His best friend, Bilal, was chosen to play the role of the prince.

4 Miss Rabia asked Umer to be the narrator.

5 Umer was disappointed when he was not chosen.

6 Bilal fell sick before the programme.

7 All the students became very sad.

8 Miss Rabia asked Umer to be the prince.

9 Umer acted his part perfectly.

10 His parents and teacher were proud of him.

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 Understanding the Poem
Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.

1. Is the moon the other side of the Sun? How do you know?

Ans: No, the moon is not the other side of the Sun. It is just a thinking of the poet that the
moon is the other side of the Sun.
2. What happens to the sun at night?

Ans: The Sun hides at night.

3. Does the Sun really go round and round?

Ans: Yes, the Sun really goes round and round to spreading sunshine on the ground.

Which of these things is the poet sure of? How can you say?

1. The Sun hides at night.

2. The Sun gives heat and light.

Yes, the poet is sure of all these.
3. The Sun has a home.
4. The Earth is flat.

Using Words ( opposites )

Find the opposites of these words in the poem.

1. dark bright
........................... 2. day night
....................

warming
3. cooling .......................... slowly
4. quickly .....................

Enjoying the Poem ( rhyming words )

Find all the eight pairs of words that rhyme in the poem.

bright - night
1. ........................................... hide - side
2. ...........................................
hills - chills
3. ........................................... rest - best
4. ...........................................
home - rome
5. ........................................... that - flat
6. ...........................................
round - ground
7. ........................................... hide - night
8. ...........................................
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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. Why did the field look dull in the beginning?
Ans: The field looked dull because it was flat and covered with green grass in the beginning.
2. How did the field grow a hump?
Ans: It pushed and it shoved untill it grew a beautiful little hump.
3. What did the cloud do to the hollow?
Ans: The cloud poured rain into the hollow.
4. Why did the field want rainbows?
Ans: The field wanted rainbows because it loved rainbows more than anything else.
5. Who took the nectar from the flowers? What did they do with it?
Ans: The bees took the nectar from the flowers. They made honey with it.

Join the sentences in A with their matching parts in B.

A B

The flat field was covered The river ran towards the sea.
with grass.

The flat field grew a hump. They made sweet honey with it.

The clouds filled the hollow This made a hollow appear in the field.
with water.

The lake became a river. It wanted to make beautiful rainbows.

The field grabbed the grass The cows loved the grass.
and squeezed.

The bees took nectar from Ducks and geese came to live in the lake.
the flowers.
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 Using Grammar ( prepositions of time )

Read these sentences.

• The Sun was too hot in the daytime. It shone for many hours.
• It pushed the Earth on its hump till it became a hill.
The words in the daytime, for many hours and till are prepositions of time.
They tell us when something happens.
• My birthday is on Monday. • The train leaves at noon.

A. Complete these sentences with words from the box.

on till at in for

in
1. It gets very hot in Lahore .................... the summer.
at
2. I will go home from school .................... 2 p.m.
on
3. We will go to uncle’s house .................... Tuesday.
for
4. Kamran and Amir played in the park .................... two hours.
till
5. I waited for you .................... the bell rang. Then I went home.
in
6. Aunt Raheela will visit us .................... April.
on
7. We have a holiday .................... 2 October.
at
8. I wake up .................... 7 in the morning.

B. Work with your class-fellow answer these questions.

Use in, in front of, on or at.

1. Where is the blackboard? in front of my desk.

It is .....................................................

2. Where is your book? in my bag.

It is .....................................................

3. When is your birthday? on 2 July.

It is .....................................................

4. At what time do you have lunch? lunch at 2’o clock.

I have .................................................

5. When do you go home from school? go home at 3 p.m

I ..........................................................

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 Word Power ( compound words )

Look at these words.

• rain + bow = rainbow • butter + fly = butterfly

We can join words together to make compound words.

A. Match the words in column A and B to make compound words.

A B
break corn breakfast
..............................................
hand room handbag
..............................................
bath paper bathroom
..............................................
time light timetable
..............................................
news bell newspaper
..............................................
play bag playground
..............................................
pop table popcorn
..............................................
sun nut sunlight
..............................................
door fast doorbell
..............................................
pea ground peanut
..............................................

B. Now use some of the compound words that you have learnt to complete
these sentences.

popcorn and ice cream.

1. Jameel and I will watch a film tomorrow. We will have ..................

playground .
2. Nida and Ali played on the seesaw and the slides in the ......................

newspaper . I would like to read Jang News.

3. Please get me a ....................

breakfast ? I had bread and jam.

4. What did you have for ...................

sunlight to grow.
5. Plants need air, water and ...................

handbag with the silver buckle belongs to Farah.

6. The red ...................
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Using Words ( sound words )

Find the correct sound words from the box to complete these sentences.

choo-choo honk-honk vroom-vroom tring-tring pitter-patter tick-tack

tick-tack
1. The clock goes ......................................... .

tring-tring
2. The telephone goes.......................................... .

honk-honk
3. The car horn goes ......................................... .

vroom-vroom
4. A motorbike goes ......................................... .

choo-choo
5. A train goes ......................................... .

pitter-patter
6. The rain on the window goes ......................................... .

Spelling ( use of ght )

Look at these words.

• delight • brought

Complete this poem with ght words.

I went to sleep in my room at n ___________

ight .

Suddenly, I opened my eyes at midn ___________!

ight

Alone in the darkness, I woke up with a fr ___________

ighten .

My hands were shaking when I reached for a l ___________

ight .

“There is a monster!” I tho ___________

ught .

“Oh dear! I shall be ca ___________

ught !”

My fear began to go, when I turned on the flashl ___________

ight .

I was not scared anymore, my room was so br ___________

ight .

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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. Who is Jumbo? What does it love to eat?
Ans: Jumbo is a baby elephant. It loves to eat mangoes, guavas and bananas.
2. Why does Jumbo put the colourful stick inside its mouth?
Ans: Jumbo puts the colourful stick inside its mouth because it has an idea that it can
break fruits from the branches high up.
3. What does Jumbo’s Ammi tell it?
Ans: Jumbo’s Ammi scolds him “Go and put the stick back,”. Never again take anything
that does not belong to you.
4. What does Jumbo say to itself after it puts the pencil back?
Ans: Feeling sorry for picking up the stick, Jumbo says to itself, ‘Never again I am going
to take anything that does not belong to me.’
5. How does Jumbo find the stick useful?
Ans: Jumbo finds the stick useful to break the fruits.
6. Why do the bees are angry?
Ans: Jumbo taps the beehive with the pencil. As it does this, many bees buzz
out. The bees get angry and sting it.
7. Why does Jumbo feel that the pencil is a magic stick?
Ans: Jumbo feels that the pencil is a magic stick because the boy picks up the
pencil and begins to draw a picture of an elephant. Jumbo thinks it is a
magic stick that tells who has stolen it.
Choose the correct answers.
1. Why does Jumbo not know what to do with the pencil?
the pencil is not sharp. it is a small pencil.
it has never seen a pencil.
2. Taking things that do not belong to you is a ________
bad habit.
good bad
naughty
3. The word that describes Jumbo:
naughty good
bad
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Fill in the blanks.

long
1. Jumbo has a ........................ trunk.

mangoes
2. Jumbo loves to eat ........................ guavas
, ........................ and bananas.

stick
3. Jumbo likes the colourful ........................ .

pencil
4. It tickles mouse’s tail with the ........................ .

sting
5. Bees ........................ jumbo.

elephant
6. The boy draws a picture of an ........................ .

Speak
Work in pairs. Have a dialogue.
Example:

Student A : I have a small dog.

Student B : What does it eat?
Student A : It eats biscuits and cakes.
Student B : Where does it sleep?
Student A : It sleeps in its kennel.

Now, complete the dialogues given below. You can use the sentences
given in the box.

What does he do? Where does it live? It jumps on the trees

It eats green chillies. No, he is still very small. What does it eat?

Student A : I have a parrot.

Student B : Where does it live?
......................................
Student A : It lives in the garden.
Student B : What does it eat?
Student A : It eats green chillies.
......................................

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 Student A : I have a baby monkey.
Student B : What does it do?
Student A : It jumps on the trees.
......................................
Student B : What does it eat?
......................................
Student A : It eats many, many bananas.

Student A : I have a baby brother.

Student B : What does he do?
......................................
Student A : He drinks milk and sleeps all day.
Student B : Does he play with you?
Student A : No, he is still very small.
.......................................

Say it Right

Read aloud. tr train tractor trap tree

dr dress draw drama drink

Using Grammar ( present continuous tense )

A. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

playing
My friends and I are ............................ (play) in the park. The watchman tells us that it is

getting (get) dark. As I walk home, I hear someone .......................

................. walking (walk) behind me.

shouting
I am scared. Suddenly, I hear someone ......................... (shout) my name. I turn around.

walking
It is my uncle. He sees me ......................... (walk) alone and calls my name.

Articles: a, an, the

B. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
An
............... a
old man and his wife live in ............... the
small hut near .................... forest.
the
Every day ................. a
old man picks up dry sticks and sells them in .............. village.
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Prepositions

Use the prepositions given in the box to complete the sentences.

across behind in in front of

in
1. Put the flowers ............................. the vase.

behind
2. The dog is hiding ............................. the tree.

across
3. The cow is walking ............................. the road.

in front of the TV.

4. The child is sitting ....................

Words in Use

Match correctly.

There is a apple on the table.

The lion is an Sun.

The yellow ball is the big animal.

Punctuate
Write the sentences using capital letters and full stop.

1. umar and danish are going to karachi

Umar and Danish are going to Karachi.

........................................................................................................

2. jumbo is a baby elephant

Jumbo is a baby elephant.

........................................................................................................

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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.

1. Why were the trees in the forest angry?

Ans: The trees in the forest were angry because the animals come and rest in their shade
but they leave a mess behind.

2. Who was the oldest tree? What advice did it give?

Ans: Peepul was the oldest tree. It said, “That may not be a wise thing to do. We are all
dependent on each other. If we live together we can be happy. Let me try talking to
the animals.”

3. Who did not listen to the advice? What did it decide to do?

Ans: Shisham did not listen to the advice. It decided that it would not allow animals here
anymore.

4. Why did the cheetah run away?

Ans: When cheetah came to rest in the shade, Shisham began to shake violently from
side to side. The frightened cheetah jumped up and ran away.

5. Why did Shisham become a hero among the young trees?

Ans: Shisham drove away all the animals that came. In course of time, animals stopped
coming to that part of the forest. Shisham became a great hero among the younger
trees.

6. Which sentence in the lesson tells you that the older trees also started respecting Shisham?

Ans: “Even some of the older trees began bowing to it.” tells us that the older trees also
started respecting Shisham.

7. Why did the woodcutters come to the clearing?

Ans: The woodcutters come to the clearing because the absence of the cheetah and the
lion has made them bold.

8. What happened to Shisham in the end? Do you think its actions were foolish?
Give a reason to support your answer.

Ans: Shisham was the first tree that the woodcutters cut down. Yes, Shisham’s actions
were foolish because he did not know that they all dependent on each other.
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Choose the correct answers and complete sentences.

1. The trees were not happy with the:

woodcutters

mess the animals created

noise the birds and animals made

2. The animals did not care for the trees because:

the trees did not say anything

they were not their friends

the forest was not their home

3. The woodcutters became courageous to come in the forest when the:

Sun shone brightly

birds chirped

wild animals stopped coming there

4. Shisham did what it wanted because it:

was proud

did not listen to anyone else’s idea

was intelligent

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Tick (P) the sentences that are true and cross (O) the ones that are not true.

1. All the trees in the forest were angry with the behaviour of the animals.

2. The trees started facing problems when the animals came to the forest.

3. Shisham listened to the advice Peepul gave.

4. All the trees liked Shisham when it drove away the animals.

5. Jamun was the first tree the woodcutters cut down.

Say it Right ( silent letters )

Listen to these words and repeat. Then underline the silent letter in each
of these words. One is done for you.

1. answer 2. honour 3. knife

4. Island 5. bridge 6. folk

7. handkerchief 8. autumn 9. Christmas

Using Grammar ( articles )

Recall that we use the articles a, an and the before naming words or nouns.

An is used before nouns that start with a vowel or vowel sound.

an egg an inkpot an owl

A is used before nouns that start with a consonant or consonant sound.

a ball a monkey a teapot

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The is used before a noun that has been mentioned before. It is also used before
special nouns.
• Once upon a time there was a king. The king had three sons.

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

The
1. ............... the
woodcutters came into the forest because ............... wild

animals had stopped coming.

The
2. ............... trees started facing problems.
an
3. Sara has ............... umbrella and Fozia
a
has ............... raincoat.

an
4. Kamran wanted to have ..............
ice cream for dessert.

A
5. ............... mango tree gives us tasty fruit.
The
6. ............... a
jasmine is ............... small, white flower.

The
7. ............... dog did not come home at night.
the
8. Did you complete ............... A
drawing on ‘............... Rainy Day’?
the concert.
9. Many students took part in ...............
a
10. The children carried ............... a
bag, ............... a
box and ............... bundle of books.

Using Words
A riddle is a question in which you give hints to help the other person guess the
answer.
Read this example of a riddle.
• I live in water.
• I use my fins and tail to swim.
• Some people eat me as food.

Who am I? Fish

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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.
1. Who is the poet? Which lines in the poem tell you that?
Ans: The poet is a child. The lines which tell us are: “They would not let me play.
2. Who are ‘they’? How can you be sure?
Ans: ‘They’ are the little drops of rain.
3. Do you think the poet is bored? Why is he bored?
Ans: Yes, the poet is bored. He is bored because he cannot go out to play due to rain.
4. Is the poet punished? Why do you think so?
Ans: Yes, the poet is punished. I think so because he cannot go out to play.
Complete these sentences in a few words.
window - pane .
1. Little drops of rain come down the ................................
play
2. The poet cannot walk, .................... or go out.
broke
3. The poet’s toys are kept away from him because he ..................them.
play
4. The poet wants to ................................ .

Words in Use ( sounds )

Match these things with the sounds they make.

slippers a clock bangles waves a bell

ding-dong splish-splash flip-flop tick-tock jingle-jangle

Going Further
Work with your class-fellow and talk about the rain.
1. Do you like the rain? Why or why not?
Yes, I like the rain. Because It is full of happiness and joy.
2. What do you do if you cannot go out to play because it is raining?
I eat samosas and take tea while enjoying the rain at home.
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Tell the answers. Then write them in your notebook.

1. Where do people build a tree-house?

Ans: People build a tree-house on a very tall tree.

2. Why do people in tree-houses have ladders?

Ans: The tree-house is high above the ground. So people use long ladders to climb up at
night and climb down in the morning.

3. What do the shops in boats sell?

Ans: They sell flowers, vegetables, fish and other things.

4. Why are houses in deserts made of clay and grass?

Ans: The houses in deserts are made of clay and grass because clay and grass keep the
houses cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
5. Why do some people build small, light houses?

Ans: Some people build small, light houses because they like to move from place to place.

Complete these sentences.

many houses
1. Flats are tall buildings with .......................................................... .

forests ,
2. Some people do not live in cities and villages. They live in ................
rivers
............................. deserts
and ............................. .
water
3. People in house-boats use ............................. electricity
and ............................ with great care.

very cold at night .

4. In a desert, it is very hot in the day and .............................

animal skin ......................,

5. A tepee is made of ....................., canvas poles
.................... ropes
and .......................... .

Using Grammar ( the simple present tense for habitual action )

Read these sentences.

They climb up at night and climb down in the morning.
People in house-boats move up and down the river.
They live in small, light houses.
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These sentences show us what some people do every day.

The words in colour are verbs or action words in the simple present tense.

We use the simple present tense to talk about habits or what we do often or every day.

We add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to verbs when we use them with he, she or it.

• I get up early in the morning.

• He gets up early in the morning.

• They get up early in the morning.

We also use the simple present tense to talk about what happens every day or to show

that something is true all the time.

• Birds fly in the sky.

• The Sun rises in the east.

Complete these sentences with verbs in the simple present tense.

reads the newspaper every day. (read)

1. Sana ...........

plays
2. Ahmed ...................................... cricket on Saturday. (play)

drink
3. I ...................................... a glass of warm milk before

I go to bed. (drink)

walk
4. Some animals ...................................... very slowly. (walk)

like
5. Asad and Umer ...................................... mangoes. (like)

watches
6. Nasir Sahib ...................................... only Pakistani Dramas. (watch)

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Using Words ( homophones )

Read these sentences aloud.

The house is made of reed.
• She wants to read a story book.
• Which one would you like to live in?
• We won the race yesterday.
Now, say these pairs of words aloud.
• reed - read • one - won
The words in each pair sound the same but they have different spellings.
Their meanings are also different.
Tick (P) the correct word in each sentence.
1 The sky is blue / blew on a clear day.
2. The children watched the waves of the see / sea.
3. I went to the shop to buy / by some books.
4. Bilal walks write / right at the corner of the road.
5. Do you no / know who she is?
6. Her son / sun came home yesterday.
7. I have sum / some money with me.
8. I like you and you like me two / too.

Listen to a short paragraph about house-boats.

As you listen, tick (P) the sentences that are true.
1. A house-boat is a big boat that looks like a house.

2. A house-boat is made of cement and bricks.

3. A house-boat has a curved or flat roof.

4. A house-boat does not have any rooms.

5. A house-boat does not move on a lake.

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