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Structure of the Chapter

Warm-up Reading
Activities that help students make connections A good mix of Indian and Western classics
between school content and their real lives and contemporary prose and poetry

1 1 The Hero
Mona Loves Roti
The Hero
7 7 Mona Loves Roti Now, let’s read the story of Susheela who loves to make kolams. Now, read the story.
Susheela lives in Tamil Nadu.
named Master Cherry. One day, he
Theme: Food She learnt to draw kolams from Once upon a time, there was a carpenter
Theme: Myself her mother. found a piece of wood. He decided to use
Theme: Myself
Time to start
Every Pongal, she was allowed to it to make the leg of a table. As he began
Time to start make one kolam all by herself. to chip it, the piece of wood moaned.
What is your favourite food? Choose from these pictures. She drew them on floors and Master Cherry was frightened. He
life skill self-awareness Susheela loved to make kolams!
Look at the pictures. Tick (3) the ones you are afraid of.
decided give it to his friend called
life skill self-awareness
steps and walls on trains and on Geppetto. 1
Geppetto took the lump of wood home.
the sides of tall buildings…
Kolams are beautiful patterns He looked at the piece of wood and said,
...even on kites that skipped in ‘I’ll make a puppet with this wood and
made freehand or by joining Just a Minute! the sky.
dosa sambhar chole bhature dots. People decorate the outside call him Pinocchio.’ 2
idli sambhar area of their homes with kolams to Everyone admired Susheela’s kolams! And Geppetto began to carve the wood. Suddenly a voice squealed,
welcome a new day. They are also
thought to bring good luck. Tradition- ‘Ooh! That hurts!’ Geppetto was surprised. The piece of wood was alive!
One day, the Air Force
ally, the powder used to make kolams is
by herself: without He was excited. He carved out a head, hair and eyes on the wood. But the
asked her to help them
made out of rice flour. help from anyone else moment he carved out the nose, it grew longer and longer. Geppetto cut
Kolams are also known as Moggu, make a kolam! skipped: moved lightly it down to size, but it just stayed a
Rangoli, Chowkpurna, Alpana and Hase long nose. And as soon as he carved
Chittara. What do you call a kolam in
your mother tongue? out a mouth, the puppet stuck out
And when he shaped the hands,
sandwich pizza samosa his tongue at him.
the puppet took away the old man’s
wig. And when he shaped the
puppet’s legs, he kicked Geppetto.
carpenter: a person who makes wooden things
chip: to cut or break (a small piece) from something
moaned: made a low long sound of pain
lump: a small piece of something with no shape
by strings
carve: (here) to make a shape by cutting wood
burger and fries veg biryani jalebi puppet: a model of a person or animal that is moved
squealed: made a long, very high sound or cry
1 say juh-PEH-toh
45 2 say pih-NOH-ki-hoh
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Comprehension Time to think and answer
B. How does Mona get her rotis? Number the steps in the correct order. 1. Are you thankful to the farmers who help you get your rotis?
Time to answer value gratitude
A. Colour the correct box. 2. Which food items are made of wheat flour in your home? Which is your
Competency-based questions to 1. Master Cherry was a favourite? Tell the class about it.
woodcutter carpenter .
painter fairy Time to study language
develop the creative and critical 2. Geppetto wanted to make a with the piece of wood.
puppet
table
chair The seeds grow into young plants. Look at the pictures. Read these sentences.
bed The seeds are harvested.
thinking skills of the students 3. Geppetto decided to call the piece of wood .
Pincer
Pinocchio
Puppet
Peter
4. Geppetto first carved Pinocchio’s
.
The seeds of wheat are sown in the field. A farmer works in a farm.
5. Geppetto sold his coat to buy Pinocchio’s The dough is rolled out. Mona loves rotis. He grows wheat for us.
book .
bag She also likes parathas.
pencil box shirt
B. Answer these questions.
1. Why did Master Cherry give the piece of wood to Geppetto?
the table. Wheat is pounded into flour.
2. What happened when Geppetto carved Pinocchio’s body parts? Complete
Roti is prepared. Mona’s friends are here.
Body part They love parathas.
What Pinocchio did There is a paratha for you.
1. nose
It is very tasty.
2. mouth We use She to talk about a female person.
3. hands
We use It to talk about a baby, an animal or a non-living thing.
4. legs The flour is kneaded into dough. We use He to talk about a male person.
The plants ripen.
The highlighted words stand in place of nouns. Such words are called pronouns.
C. Answer in a few words. We use They to talk about two or more people.
3. Who caught Pinocchio when he ran out of the house?
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4. Why did Pinocchio want to go to school?
2. How is wheat grown in fields?
78 3. How does Mona describe her rotis? inferential and
5. How was Geppetto able to buy a book for Pinocchio?
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MCQs factual
Time to study language
Look at the pictures. Read the words.
3. How do the brother and the sister enjoy at the stream?
4. Describe how their friends enjoy a ride on the wheelchair.
5. Why do their friends have a ramp in their houses?
Time to think and answer tiny mouse
mighty elephant
Grammar 2. How is the brother different from you? Would you like to be friends with him? The word mighty describes the elephant. The word tiny describes the mouse.
1. Do you think the brother enjoyed being on the wheelchair? What tells you so?
Words that describe nouns are called describing words. Describing words are also
Give your reasons.
value acceptance called adjectives.
Tick (3) the correct adjective for each picture.
Clear grammar explanations with contextual Look at the pictures. Read the words. happy
Time to study language
dry
sad
tiny
examples and application-based interactive asleep
wet
exercises to improve language skills paint sweet old young
play sour
These words tell us about actions. wave early
bitter
brave
Words that tell us about the actions that people and animals do are called
happy
action words. Action words are also called verbs.
Now, read these sentences. busy
angry
lazy
• The children play in the park every evening.
sorry
• They go to the shallow stream sometimes.
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• The sister loves her brother very much.
These sentences tell us what people do every day.
be in simple present tense.
Verbs that tell us about actions that happen every day as a routine or habit are said to
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