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RAINBOW FIVE
 RAINBOW CLASS 5
E-BOOKS DEVELOPED BY

1. Dr.Sanjay Sinha Director SCERT,U.P,Lucknow

2. Ajay Kumar Singh J.D.SSA,SCERT,Lucknow

3. Alpa Nigam (H.T) Primary Model School, Tilauli Sardarnagar,Gorakhpur

4. Amit Sharma (A.T) U.P.S, Mahatwani ,Nawabganj, Unnao

5. Anita Vishwakarma (A.T) Primary School ,Saidpur,Pilibhit

6. Anubhav Yadav (A.T) P.S.Gulariya,Hilauli,Unnao

7. Anupam Choudhary (A.T) P.S,Naurangabad,Sahaswan,Budaun

8. Ashutosh Anand Awasthi (A.T) U.P.S,Miyanganj,Barabanki

9. Deepak Kushwaha (A.T) U.P.S,Gazaffarnagar,Hasanganz,unnao

10. Firoz Khan (A.T) P.S,Chidawak,Gulaothi,Bulandshahr

11. Gaurav Singh (A.T) U.P.S,Fatehpur Mathia,Haswa,Fatehpur

12. Hritik Verma (A.T) P.S.Sangramkheda,Hilauli,Unnao

13. Maneesh Pratap Singh (A.T) P.S.Premnagar,Fatehpur

14. Nitin Kumar Pandey (A.T) P.S, Madhyanagar, Gilaula , Shravasti

15. Pranesh Bhushan Mishra (A.T) U.P.S,Patha,Mahroni Lalitpur

16. Prashant Chaudhary (A.T) P.S.Rawana,Jalilpur,Bijnor

17. Rajeev Kumar Sahu (A.T) U.P.S.Saraigokul, Dhanpatganz ,Sultanpur

18. Shashi Kumar (A.T) P.S.Lachchhikheda,Akohari, Hilauli,Unnao

19. Shivali Gupta (A.T) U.P.S,Dhaulri,Jani,Meerut

20. Varunesh Mishra (A.T) P.S.Gulalpur Pratappur Kamaicha Sultanpur

LESSON - 1

Don't Give Up
If you keep on going
And never stop,
You can keep on going,
You can make it to the top.
Life is full of mountains,
Some are big and some are small,
But if you don't give up
You can overcome them all.
So keep on going
Try not to stop,
When you keep on going
You can make it to the top.
--Anonymous

Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. Where are the children going?
 LESSON 2

the ant and the dove

It was a hot day. A little ant was very thirsty. She went to a river to drink
water. Just then she lost her balance and fell into the water. She cried,"
Help! Help!" A dove was sitting in a tree. She heard the ant's cry. The dove
dropped a big leaf into the water. The ant climbed onto the leaf. The leaf
floated to the river bank. In this way, the ant was saved.
After sometime, the ant saw a hunter. He had pointed his arrow at the dove.
He wanted to kill her. The ant crawled up the hunter's foot and bit him.
"Ouch!" cried the hunter and his arrow dropped. The dove was saved.
The ant and the dove helped each other like good friends.
 A friend in need is a friend indeed

Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. Where did the ant go and why?
b. How did the dove save the little ant?
c. Who wanted to kill the dove?
d. Why did the ant bite the hunter?
e. What is the moral of the story?
f. Have you ever been in trouble like the ant?Did anyone help you?
2. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
a. The little ant was very hungry.
b. The ant fell into the water.
c. The ant saw a hunter.
d. The dove was killed.
e. The ant climbed up the tree.
f. The ant and the dove did not help each other.
Language Practice
Complete the following sentences using the past tense of the given verbs:
1. Alok _________ the job last month. (leave)
2. Priti _________ her pen in the school. (lose)
3. Barkha _______ her homework at 5 o'clock. (finish)
4. Sunil ______ his books on the table yesterday. (keep)
Activity
Draw the pictures of this story on a chart paper and colour it.

LESSON - 3

in the zoo
Last Sunday, the weather was cloudy. Arun along with his younger sister
Neha, visited the zoo. As they reached the main gate of the zoo, they saw a
huge crowd. Some people were buying entrance tickets while others were
relaxing in the shade of the trees. As they entered the zoo-
Neha : I am scared to go
inside the zoo. Don't you
think we may be attacked by
the animals of the zoo.
Arun : Don't worry Neha. In
the zoo some animals are kept
in the cages and some are kept
in the area surrounded by the
barrier. Look, there are so
many animals here.
Neha : Oh Yes, I want to see a giraffe first. Where is the giraffe?
Arun : See, the giraffe is near the fence, it has a long neck.
Neha : Brother, look at the monkeys.
Arun : Yes, the monkeys are swinging up and down the trees.
Neha : Oh my God! Look at the tiger.
Arun : It's on the rock.
Neha : Look brother, the tiger is coming down the rock. It has
stripes on its body. Where is the lion?
Arun : See, the lion is in front of its den. It looks so powerful.
It is sleeping.
Neha : Wow! Look at the peacock.
Arun : It is dancing in the garden.
Neha : Look at those yellow birds there.
Arun : Yes, those birds are flying over the trees.
Can you see a baby deer behind the tree?
Neha : Oh yes! And look, there is a family of zebras.
Arun : Yes dear, the baby zebra is playing between the mother
zebra and the father zebra. They all have black & white stripes
on their bodies.
They saw other animals too and enjoyed very much. When it
was evening, they came out of the zoo and boarded the bus.
New Words
Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions :
a. What was the weather like?
b. Where was the giraffe?
c. Which animal has a long neck?
d. What were the monkeys doing?
e. Where was the lion?
f. Name the animals who have stripes on their bodies?
g. Was the deer in front of the tree or behind the tree?
h. Were the birds sitting on the tree?
i. What was the baby zebra doing?
Word Power
1. Circle the odd one out. One has been done for you :
a. peacock parrot sparrow monkey
b. sun moon star tree
c. rose jasmine grapes lily
d. lion tiger elephant sheep
e. brother sister mother chair
f. fish camel turtle crocodile
Language Practice
1. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with
correct preposition :
(a). Is the dog sitting on the table?
No, it is sitting ______ the table.
(b) Is the girl standing behind the television?
No, she is standing _________ the television.
(c) Is the cat sitting under the box?
No, it is sitting _______ the box.
(d) Is the girl standing in front of the car?
No, she is standing ______ the car.
(e) Is the bird sitting in the box?
No, it is sitting ________ the two boxes.
Activity
1. Collect and paste the pictures of some domestic and wild animals in your
notebook and write their names under them.
2. Leisure Time

Four little mice,

Became very hungry one night
Into the kitchen they hurried
And in a corner, a chunk of cheese they spied
Two went under the cheese and nibbled from below,
Until they met halfway through.
One sat on the cheese and ate much more from above
The fourth watched them beside
For he could find no place inside.

LESSON 4

the enormous turnip

It is a story of an old man who plants some turnip seeds in his farm. The
turnip seeds grew. The turnip seeds grew and grew.

The old man wants to pull up the enormous turnip. He tries to pull it many
times but he can not pull up the enormous turnip.
An old woman comes there. "What are you doing?" she asks the old man.
"I want to pull up this enormous turnip," says the old man.
"I can pull up this enormous turnip alone," says the old woman. "No, you
cannot pull it up alone, I will help you." says the old man.
The old man and the old woman pulled and pulled but they could not pull
up the enormous turnip.
A boy comes there.

"We want to pull up that enormous turnip. Can you help us?" asks the old
woman. "Yes, I will help you," says the boy.

They pulled and pulled together but they could not pull up the enormous
turnip.
Meanwhile a girl comes there. "Will you help us to pull up this turnip?" the
boys asks the girl. "Why not. I will definetely help you. "says the girl.
The old man, the old woman, the boy and the girl pulled and pulled.
Up comes the enormous turnip.
"Who will cook this turnip so that we can enjoy eating it." The old man
asked. "I will cook it," The old woman replied. She made delicious dish of
the turnip and they all ate and enjoyed it.
New Words

Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. What did the old man plant?
b. Why was it difficult for the old man to pull up the turnip?
c. Who helped him to pull up the enormous turnip?
d. Who prepared the dish of turnip?
e. Who all ate the dish of the turnip?
Word Power
1. One word in each of the following sets is different from the others. Circle
the odd one out?
a. turnip, potato, tomato, sunflower, carrot, brinjal
b. cow, horse, goat, fox, kangaroo, melon
c. banyan, neem, peepal, mango, snake, apple
d. rose, lilly, sunflower, lotus, cauliflower
e. peacock, parrot, lizard, crow, woodpecker
 LESSON 5

run!
Away from the city
And into the sun,
Out to the country,
Run! Run! Run!
Run in the raindrops!
Run beneath the trees!
Run little races
With each little breeze!

Run down the hillside,

Run up the lane;
Run through the meadow,
Then run back again!
Run and be merry
All through the day!
Run to the country,
Away! Away! Away!
-Mary Daunt
New Words

Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. What does the poem tell us to do?
 LESSON 6

the clever farmer

(This is a story of a clever farmer, who lives on the hillside where farmers
do terrace farming.)
Once a farmer bought a field near a hillside. He, then bought a pair of
bullocks and began ploughing his field happily. Hardly had he ploughed
half of the field when a tall man came and cried out angrily, "Hey, you
there, my house is at the foot of this hill. What are you doing on my
terrace?” “Please do not get angry, be calm,” replied the farmer. “I am
ploughing the field to sow the seeds. When I grow the crop, I shall share the
harvest with you every year.”
“One year you take what grows below the ground and the next year you
take what grows above the ground.”
The tall man was pleased. He had no idea of the farmer's plan of fooling
him.
The first year, the farmer sowed wheat. He took all the wheat as it grew
above the ground and gave the roots to the tall man which were below the
ground.
The tall man got angry. He told the farmer that the next time he would take
the part which would grow above the ground. The farmer agreed.
The next year the farmer grew groundnuts. When the crop was ready, the
farmer took all the groundnuts as it grew below the ground. The poor tall
man got only the leaves which were above the ground.
In this way the tall man was fooled by the farmer again.
Cleverness is not wisdom

New Words
Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. Where did the farmer live?
b. Which type of farming is done on the hillside?
c. Why was the tall man angry?
d. Who pleased the tall man and how?
e. Who was cleverer the farmer or the tall man? Give reasons.
f. The farmer bought ___________.
(i) a pair of cows (ii) a pair of bullocks
(iii)a pair of buffaloes (iv) a pair of horses
g. Name two crops which grow above the ground and below the ground.
Word Power
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in
the box:
clever fooled crop sow pair
a. The farmer _______seeds in the soil.
b. He taught his dog some ________ tricks .
c. The rice __________ was damaged by
the flood this year.
d. Rohan purchased a________ of gloves
from the market.
e. I am not going to be ______ once again by the shopkeeper.
Language Practice
1. Fill in the blanks with correct helping verbs (is/am/are):
a. This ________ Mrs. Cow's classroom.
b. Two bunny rabbits _________ sitting on the first bench.
c. The calf-elephant_________ sitting on the last bench.
d. "I ________ the monitor," says the puppy.
e. The piglet and the cub _______ punished by Mrs. Cow.
f. They_______ punished for not doing their homework.
g. Mrs. Cow_______ writing a question on the board.
h. "I_______ sorry," says the kitten when she drops her bag.
Activity
» Draw the images of different landforms given below on a chart paper:

LESSON 7

people, who help us

 Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. Who is Rehana and what does she do?
b. What does a plumber do?
c. What do we call a person who sails boats and ships?
d. Where does a lawyer plead cases?
e. What does a computer operator do?
f. What is the job of a locopilot?
Word Power
1. Help Mr. Raghu, the postman to deliver these letters to the right
people.Write the correct name in each letter. One has been done for you.

a. Mr. Ghosh draws plans for buildings.

b. Mr. Das is an officer in the army.
c. Miss Lal flies planes.
e. Miss Khan is a cook in a big hotel.
g. Mrs. Rani teaches in a college.
i. Mrs. Shah writes stories, novels, etc.
Language Practice
1. Fill in the blanks with the verbs given in the brackets by changing it in
Present Indefinite Tense. One is done for you:
a. The child loves to play. (love)
Children love to play. (love)
b. Awani __________ to school. (go)
Awani and Adil __________ to school. (go)
c. My mother __________ care of us. (take)
My parents __________ care of us. (take)
d. He __________ fish. (eat)
They __________ fish. (eat)
Activity
Make a "Teacher's Day" card for your teacher by using
coloured paper and decorate it.
LESSON - 8

bobby: the robot

Atul read an advertisement in the newspaper - "You can make your own
robot, a robot that hops."
As soon as he read this, he said excitedly, "Now I can make my own
hopping robot." He rushed to the shop and bought a robot kit.
On reaching home he assembled all the parts of the robot and named it
Bobby. But Atul could not make Bobby hop. He read the instructions
carefully and tried to reassemble it, but failed.
Atul called his mother to help him. Mother also tried very hard but she too
could not make Bobby hop. Atul’s father came in to find out what they were
doing. One after the other, everyone in the house tried. No one could make
Bobby hop. At last Atul’s sister, Mala saw the phone number of the shop on
the packet. She called up the shopkeeper. She asked, "Why is Bobby not
hopping?" The shopkeeper replied, “You must tap it on its head after
assembling all the parts.” Now Atul tapped on the Bobby’s head. Wonder of
wonders, Bobby hopped!
Bobby, the robot, hopped all around in the room. Atul called his friends to
play with it. Prashant, one of his friends asked, "What are the other
functions of your robot?" "It performs various functions. It walks, speaks
and moves its arms too.” Atul replied.
All his friends played with Bobby and enjoyed.
New Words

Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. What was the advertisement about?
b. What did Bobby do with the robot kit?
c. What was the name of the robot?
d. How did Mala help her brother?
e. Where did Atul tap to make Bobby hop?
f. What were the other functions of Bobby, the robot?
Word Power
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct words given in the X-mas tree:
a. I ________ to school as I was getting late.
b. At 9 o'clock all the students ______ in the ground
for the prayer.
c. Ruby _______ to dance but fell upon the floor.
d. The rabbit______ down the road.
e. Teacher _______ Ankur on the stage to
give
him the award.
f. Mini ____ on her doll's head to make it
move.
 LESSON - 9

MARY'S LAMB
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
That lamb was sure to go;

He followed her to school one day-

That was against the rule,
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school.

And so the teacher turned him out,

But still he lingered near,
And waited patiently about,
Till Mary did appear;

And then he ran to her, and laid

His head upon her arm,
As if he said- "I'm not afraid–
You'll keep me from all harm."
-Sarah Josepha Hale
New Words
LESSON - 10
 LESSON - 11

The sun and the wind

One day the sun and the wind met on the hilltop. It was a beautiful morning.
The sun was shining in the sky. The cool wind was blowing gently. A man
 was walking down the road. He was wearing a coat. The sun and the wind
started talking.

WS ind : How are you?

un : I am fine, thank you. How are you?
Wind : I am okay! Let's have a bet today. Do you see that man
on the road? Let's see who can take off his coat.

ST un : I am ready. Let's see who is stronger.

he wind blew with all his might.

M an : How strong the wind is today? It is blowing my coat

away. I must hold it tightly around myself.

T he wind blew harder and harder but wasunable to remove the man's
coat.

Wind : Dear sun, I give up, I cannot get his coat off.
Sun : Now let me try. I will make him feel hotter and hotter.
The sun shone brighter and brighter.
Man : (wiping his face) I must take off my coat. I cannot bear the scorching
heat of the sun.
Sun : Dear wind, I have won, I have made him take off his coat.
Wind : Congratulations dear! You are indeed stronger than me.
Wind represents the outer force whereas the sun could make the person feel
the heat inside.
Persuasion is better than force
 New Words

Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. How was the day when the sun and the wind met?
b. What did the wind do to get the man's coat off?
c. What did the sun do to get the man's coat off?
d. What was the bet between the sun and the wind? Who won the bet?
2. Who said these and to whom?
a. "Let's have a bet today."
b. "I am ready. Let's see who is stronger."
c. "I give up, I cannot get his coat off."
d. "Congratulations dear! You are surely stronger than me."
Word Power
1. Fill in the blanks with the given words:
a. It is too hot. I can't ________ the heat.
b. My father patted me __________ on my back.
c. The wind ___________ away the leaves.
d. Her face ___________ with a glowing smile.
e. ________ my hand tightly so that I may not fall.
Language Practice
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of adjectives:
a. She is the _____ friend I have. (tall)
b. Apples are _____ than mangoes. (good)
c. Which is the _____city in the world? (large)
d. May is the _____ month. (hot)
e. Cotton is _____ than wood. (light)
f. Orange is not so _____ as guava. (sweet)
g. My aunt is _____ than my mother. (fat)

Activity
Role play the story for developing social
and communication skill among the children.

LESSON - 12

ALICE IN THE WONDERLAND

One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He had pink eyes and was
wearing a blue coat. He took out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and
as he hurried away, he said, "Oh dear, I will be too late!"
She thought there was something very different about this rabbit. It could
talk, it wore a red waistcoat and it carried a watch. Alice wondered, "A
talking rabbit? A rabbit who wears a waistcoat!" Alice was burning with
curiosity and she followed the white rabbit.

The rabbit started running and Alice followed the rabbit. The rabbit
suddenly popped down a large rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole
too! The rabbit went down and down and down and down into the rabbit
hole.
Alice said aloud, "Where am I?
How many miles down have I
fallen? I must be getting
somewhere near the centre of
the earth. " She wondered, "Will
I slip through the earth to the
other side?"
Thump! Alice landed on a pile
of dry leaves. She looked
around quickly and suddenly
saw the white rabbit again. It
disappeared saying, "Oh, my
ears and whiskers! How late it's
getting!"
Alice stood up and saw a small
door about fifteen inches high. It was too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden key on it. She tried the little golden key
in the lock and to her delight it fitted! Alice opened the door and looked
into the loveliest garden she had ever seen! How she longed to be among
those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains! But she could not
even get her head through the doorway.
"Oh! How I wish, I could become smaller! "she exclaimed loudly.

- Adapted from Alice in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll
 Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
b. What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
c. Where did the rabbit go?
d. How did Alice reach wonderland?
e. What strange things did Alice see?
Word Power
1. Find one word from the story that means:
a. to walk fast h _________ b. happy d _________ .
c. at once s _________. d. to be seen no where d _________
e. move fast q _________. f. eagar to know c _________.
Language Practice
1. Make Wh- questions for statement given below. One has been done for
you-
a. My name is Rahul
What is your name?
b. I am going to school.
__________________________________ ?
c. My father is a goldsmith.
__________________________________ ?
d. I am ten years old.
__________________________________ ?
e. Mrs. Preeti Tripathi teaches me English.
__________________________________ ?
f. I get up at six o'clock.
__________________________________ ?
Activity
1. Imagine you are going on a journey to the center of the earth. What do
you think you will see there?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

Lesson - 13

mother earth
The Earth is my mother
She is good to me.
She gives me everything that I ever need,
Food on the table, the clothes I wear,
The sun and the water and the cool fresh air,
The great provider for me and you.
Her ways are gentle, her life is strong,
Living in tune like a beautiful song,
The Earth is my mother and my best friend
too,
The great provider for me and you.
The Earth is my mother
She is good to me.
--Anonymous
Earth day is celebrated on 22nd April
1. Answer the following questions:
a. Why is the earth termed as "Mother Earth"?
b. Why should we take care of the Earth?
c. What should we do to protect mother Earth?
2. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false:
a. The earth is not good to me.
b. The ways of the earth are gentle.
c. The earth does not provide us fresh air and water.
d. The earth gives me everything I need.
Word Power
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:
provider need strong fresh
a. Abdul appears to be _______ and healthy.
b. The vegetables remain __________ in the refrigerator.
c. Nature is the best _________.
d. I _________ your help to solve this problem.
Let's Do
Dear Earth,
I promise to help you by.........
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Name :
Class :

Lesson - 14
 the little fir tree
Once a magician was returning home. All of a sudden it began to rain
heavily. He looked around for shelter and saw a little fir tree. He ran there
and took shelter. Soon it stopped raining. The magician said to the tree,
"Thank you! You have been kind to me. I would like to reward you. Ask for
four wishes, and I will grant them", said the magician.
The fir tree had needle-like leaves and no birds ever made their nests in it.
So it said, "I wish I had green leaves like my other friends."
Next morning, its wish was granted. Soon a goat came along and ate all the
green leaves. "Oh! dear," said the fir tree, "I wish I had gold leaves."
When the little fir tree woke up the next morning, it was surprised to see the
gold leaves. A man came along and stole all the gold leaves.
This time the fir tree said, "I wish I had glass leaves. Men do not steal glass
leaves." At night the wind blew and all the glass leaves broke.
The fir tree said, "I want my old needle-like leaves back, so that goats do
not eat them, man cannot

steal them and wind cannot break them."

The tree went to sleep. When it woke up the next morning, its needle like
leaves were back again.

You should be happy with what you have

New Words
Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. Who granted four wishes to the fir tree and why?
b. Why did no bird make its nest in the fir tree?
c. What was the second wish of the fir tree?
d. Why did the fir tree want to have glass leaves? What happened to the
glass leaves?
e. Why did the fir tree wish to have its needle-like leaves back?
2. Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
a. The fir tree had soft green leaves. [ ]
b. The wind broke all the glass leaves. [ ]
c. The fir tree did not get its needle-like leaves back. [ ]
d. We should be happy with what we have. [ ]
Word Power
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:
shelter grant steal heavily along
a. The building was __________ damaged by the fire.
b. I took __________ under my friend's umbrella.
c. Kindly __________ me leave for two days.
d. She went __________ with her mother to watch a movie.
e. It is a bad habit to ________ other's things.
2. Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words:
a. enelde - ___________ b. dlgo - ___________
c. algss - ___________ c. reeng - ___________
Language Practice
1. Fill in the blanks using 'has' or 'have':
a. Raman __________________ a good story book.
b. I ________________ a younger brother.
c. They _____________ completed their classwork.
d. We ______________ a get togther.
e. It ______________ started raining.
f. Elephants ______________ big ears.
g. Anita ______________ a new pencil box.
h. We ______________ been to the zoo.
i. A giraffe ______________ a long neck.
j. Beena ______________ lost her water bottle.
k. What ______________ they done?
Activity
» Collect leaves of different shapes and sizes and make different
pictures as shown below. Paste them on a chart paper:

LESSON 15

Lesson - 15
helen keller
It was the summer of 1880. A healthy baby girl was born in a small town in
Alabama. Her parents loved her dearly and named her Helen Keller. One
day, the baby fell ill. Her fever stayed high. The parents tried their best to
help her get better. They were disappointed and said, "There is nothing
more, we can do. The baby may not live.”
Helen lived but she was not the same after her illness. “Something is very
wrong,” her mother said. At last they found out what was wrong. The child
was unable to see and hear.
The baby grew up. Her parents felt sorry for her. Though Helen could not
see and hear, she was a bright little girl. People thought Helen could not
learn anything but her mother did not agree. She always thought how could
they teach her.
Helen began to grow wild. She would not let any one do anything for her.
Her clothes were always dirty. She was often angry. Sometimes she even
lay on the floor and kicked her feet.
Her parents soon found a teacher for her. Miss Sullivan, a young teacher
promised to help Helen Keller to see the world. Miss Sullivan gave Helen a
doll. She spelt the word D O L L with her fingers on Helen's hand. She
made the letter with special hand signs.
Helen copied her teacher and spelt d o l l, but did not understand what she
was doing? The teacher helped Helen to spell a lot of words. One day the
teacher made Helen put her hand into running water. She spelt W A T E R
Helen understood that WATER meant something wet, running over her
hand. She understood that words were the most important things in the
world.Words would tell her everything she wanted to know.
Helen Keller became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts
degree.
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Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. When and where was Helen Keller born?
b. Why were her parents disappointed?
c. What went wrong with Helen Keller after her illness?
d. What did Helen do when she began to grow old?
e. How did the teacher spell the word D O L L to help Helen?
f. What can be done to improve the lives of disabled people?
Word Power
1. Choose the words from the box which can be substituted for the given
sentences:
deaf illiterate blind dumb lame
a. One who cannot see _____________
b. One who cannot hear _____________
c. One who cannot speak _____________
d. One who cannot walk _____________
e. One who cannot read or write _____________
Language Practice
1. Make meaningful sentences with the help of adjectvies given below:
One has been done for you-
a. small I have a small stick.
b. high _______________________________.
c. bright _______________________________.
d. dirty _______________________________.
e. little _______________________________.
Let’s Know More
Read and learn about great achievements of Helen Keller:
» Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor's
degree in 1904.
» She published her famous autobiography 'The Story of My Life' in 1903.
» She published twelve books in her writing career including "Light in My
Darkness".
» Helen Keller was a world renowned speaker.
» Helen Keller made seven trips across the world visiting 35 countries on
five continents and meeting with world leaders including Winston
Churchill, Jawahar Lal Nehru and Golda Meir.
» She co-founded organisation 'Helen Keller International' (HKI) in 1915. It
combats the causes and consequences of blindness of malnutrition.
 LESSON - 16

the balloon man

He always comes on market days
And holds balloons– a lovely bunch–
And in the market square he stays,
And never seems to think of lunch.
They are red and purple, blue and
green,
And when it is a sunny day
The carts and people get between
You see them shining far away.
And some are big and some are
small,
And tied together with a string.
And if there is a wind at all
They tug and tug like anything.
Some day perhaps he will let them go
And we shall see them sailing high,
And stand and watch them from below–
They would look pretty in the sky!
-Rose Fyleman

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Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. Where does the balloon man stand?
b. Name the colours of the balloons mentioned in the poem.
c. What happens to the balloons when there is a wind?
d. What does the child like to see the balloon man do?
Word Power
1. Arrange the jumbled letters to make meaningful words in the given
space:
a. rmkaet _____ b. indw ____ c. usqera _____ d. llaboons _____ e. crat
____ f. ploeep _____
2. Write the opposites of the words given in the balloons. One is done for
you.

Activity
» Read the sentences and draw the pictures in your notebooks and fill the
colours in the picture accordingly:
I am a brown cat. The leaf is green.
It is a blue hat. This is a pink frock.

LESSON 17

I love my india
India is our motherland. It is well known for its social and religious
integrity all over the world. Our country is a rich and beautiful country. It
has many cultures and religions.
Our country extends from the colourful Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west to
the vast green tea gardens of Assam in the east, the mighty Himalayas
crowning Kashmir in the north to the beautiful Kerala and Tamil Nadu in
the south.
Our country is a centre of attraction for tourists
because it has many beautiful places. The Taj
Mahal, The Fatehpur Sikri, The Red Fort and
The Qutub Minar are a few wonders which
attract many people all over the world.
India is known for its unity in diversity. We
speak many languages, worship many gods and
yet we have the same spirit, the spirit of India. This spirit of oneness runs
through all parts of our country binding us together. We celebrate different
festivals like Holi, Diwali, Baisakhi, Eid, Christmas, Pongal etc. with great
joy and happiness. We all live here happily. I love my country and I am
proud to be an Indian.

Ours is a land of sages, known for bravery for ages

None can with it compete, its culture none can beat
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Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:
a. What is the name of our motherland?
b. Name the two colourful states situated in the west.
c. Why is our country a centre of attraction for the tourists?
d. Name three languages spoken in India.
e. What is India specially known for?
f. Name a few festivals celebrated in India.
Word Power
1. Fill in the blanks with the following words given in the box:
attract unity motherland proud diversity
a. I love my ________ .
b. There is a big ________ in Indian culture.
c. Colourful flowers __________ bees.
d. The strength lies in your ________ .
e. I am __________ to be an Indian.
Language Practice
1. Use the words given in the table and make complete sentences.

Let's Know More

» India is the world's largest democracy.
» 'The Vishnu Temple' of Tirupathi is the world's largest religious
pilgrimage.
» 'Kumbh Mela' has the largest gathering of people. The huge gathering was
visible from space.
» India invented the 'number system'. 'Zero' was invented by Aryabhatta.
» Chess, snakes and ladders, the martial arts of Judo & Karate, had
originated in India.
» India taught 'Yoga' to the world.
» India gave the world its first university - "Takshashila University".
» Indians were the first to use and invent buttons.
» Ayurveda - An ancient system of medicine was originated in India.
» Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the Earth to orbit the
Sun.
» India taught the world to cultivate jute.
» Indians discovered how to crystallize sugar.
Activity
» Collect the pictures of some famous monuments of India. Paste them in
your notebook and write their names.
Look at the pictures and fill in the missing words in the story given below :
1. Once there was a tortoise who lived in a ______. Two swans used to visit
him everyday. The ______ was very talkative. It used to talk to ______ for
a long time. The tortoise and the swans became good ______. All of them
were very ______.

2. Once there was a drought. The ______ in the pond had dried up. The
three friends decided to move out to some other ______. The swans
suggested a plan, according to which the tortoise would have to hold a piece
of ______ by its mouth and the swans would ______ the two ends with
their claws.
They told the tortoise not to ______ otherwise it would fall and die. The
tortoise understood and ______ them not to open its mouth during the
journey.

3. While ______ of them were crossing a village, many people saw them
and got surprised. They shouted at the tortoise and made ______of him.
The tortoise got angry and ______its mouth to speak.

4. As soon as the tortoise ______ its mouth to speak, he loosened its hold
on the stick and fell down on the ground and ______. The swans were very
______ to see their friend's end. The tortoise died because of his impatience
and ______.
Moral of the Story :
Always listen to friendly advice