AY 2024-25 Subject : English HW NUMBER : 8

Term : 2 Week-8 Date of Issue :23/02/2025 Due date of Submission : 23/02-01/03/25

Name of the student : Year/Division : 4

Marked By: Total Marks: ………./10

LESSON : 1
Qn Questions Max
No Marks
1 Underline the correct homophone used in each sentence. 1
I (sea / see) a big whale swimming in the ocean.

2 She put a (flour / flower) in the vase. 1

3 We will go to the park after (our / hour) lunch. 1

4 You have to be (fare/fair) to everyone. 1

5 He (blew / blue) up the balloon for the party. 1

6 They (write / right) their names on the paper. 1

7 The (sun / son) is shining brightly in the sky. 1

8 The (knight / night) wore shiny armor. 1

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AY 2024-25 Subject : English HW NUMBER : 8

Term : 2 Week-8 Date of Issue :23/02/2025 Due date of Submission : 23/02-01/03/25

Name of the student : Year/Division : 4

Marked By: Total Marks: ………./10

9 We had to (wait / weight) for the bus to arrive. 1

10 She bought a new (pair / pear) of shoes. 1

LESSON: 2
The Butterfly Lion

“We can’t keep him here forever, Bertie,” she said. “We always knew that, didn’t we? And
you’ve seen how he stands by the fence gazing out into the veld. You’ve seen him pacing up
and down. But we can’t just let him out. He’d be all on his own, no mother to protect him. He
couldn’t cope. He’d be dead in weeks. You know he would.”

“But you can’t send him to a circus! You can’t!” said Bertie. “He’ll be shut up behind bars. I
promised him he never would be. And they’ll point at him. They’ll laugh at him. He’d rather
die. Any animal would.” But he knew as he looked across the table at them that it was
hopeless, that their minds were quite made up.
For Bertie the betrayal was total. That night he made up his mind what had to be done. He
waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. Then, with his white lion at his
heels, he crept downstairs in his pyjamas, took down his father’s rifle from the rack and
stepped out into the night. The compound gate yawned open noisily when he pushed it, but
then they were out, and running free. Bertie had no thought of the dangers around him, only
that he must get as far from home as he could before he did it.

The lion padded along beside him, stopping every now and again to sniff the air. A clump of
trees became a herd of elephants wandering towards them out of the dawn. Bertie ran for it.
He knew how elephants hated lions. He ran and ran until his legs could run no more. As the
sun came up over the veld he climbed to the top of a kopje and sat down, his arm round the
lion’s neck. The time had come.

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AY 2024-25 Subject : English HW NUMBER : 8

Term : 2 Week-8 Date of Issue :23/02/2025 Due date of Submission : 23/02-01/03/25

Name of the student : Year/Division : 4

Marked By: Total Marks: ………./10

Qn Questions Max
No Marks
1 Why does Bertie’s mother believe they cannot keep the lion forever? 1
a) The lion is too dangerous.
b) The lion belongs to a circus.
c) The lion would not survive on its own in the wild.
d) The lion is too old to stay with them.

2 What does Bertie do after realizing his parents’ decision is final? 1

a) He locks the lion in the compound.
b) He sets the lion free and runs away with him.
c) He agrees to send the lion to the circus.
d) He hides the lion in his room.
3 What does Bertie whisper to the lion before leaving? 1
a) “Stay close to home and wait for me.”
b) “Be wild now. You’ve got to be wild.”
c) “I will come back for you one day.”
d) “They will never take you from me.”
4 Bertie’s mother believes the lion will be safe if released into the wild. 1
True / False
5 Bertie takes his father’s rifle before sneaking out of the house. 1
True / False
6 Bertie is confident that the circus is the best place for the lion. 1
True / False
7 The lion and Bertie travel through the veld together. 1
True / False
8 The story takes place in North America. 1
True / False

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AY 2024-25 Subject : English HW NUMBER : 8

Term : 2 Week-8 Date of Issue :23/02/2025 Due date of Submission : 23/02-01/03/25

Name of the student : Year/Division : 4

Marked By: Total Marks: ………./10

9 Why does Bertie feel betrayed by his parents? 1

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10 How does the environment (veld, kopje, and animals) contribute to the 1
mood of the story?
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