Answer : Platform 9 ¾ .
1.7 Reading
Comprehension
There was a Traveller who set out on
a long journey to a distant land.
He marched along deserted roads,
whistling a tune to himself. He wore a thick, brown cloak and a black scarf. He
looked up at early morning sky. The sun’s pink radiance seemed to smile down at
him. He felt a gentle wind against his cheeks and it ruffled his hair.
“What a beautiful morning!” he said
to himself and walked on cheerily.
The north Wind shook the heads of
wayside bluebells and daisies. He was in very good mood that morning too. He
blew out a greeting to the sun, “Hello Sunshine! How are you doing this fine
day?”
Was fine as the day I am painting
with my pretty rainbow rays!”
The North Wind drew his breath in
sharply. He whistled up the sloping road and shock the silver birches that
lined the path.
“Hmmm. It is obvious you have not
noted my presence. Today is such a fine day because I fan the leaves and stroke
the blades of grass with my feather light touch,” He declared.
The Sun snorted aloud. “What’s the
world without the Sun? There will be no day or night without me. In fact, there
will be no life itself if I go away.” The wind was annoyed. He did not want to be
surpassed in his actions. “Not so fast. Without me, there will be no movement.
All life will come to standstill. Without me, no one can even breathe, “he
argued in a loud, harsh voice. Their conversation got hotter and shriller.
Neither of them wanted to surrender their importance. Their quarrel over who
was more powerful, soon took an unpleasant turn. A challenge was thrown. Each
had to prove who was more powerful. Nothing less would solve the matter.
Meanwhile the Traveller had stopped
under the shade of a tree for a bit of rest. The Sun and the Wind looked down
at him.
“Let us test our strength on him.”
suggested the Sun. “He is the stronger who can strip the Traveler of his cloak,
“he challenged with a wink of a sparking eye.
“Very well,” growled the North Wing,
and at once sent a cold, howling blast against the Traveler.
He blew up a storm of dry leaves from
under the shade of the tree. The tree swayed furiously and the dust in the air
stung the eyes of the Traveler.
He got up and brushed off the dry
leaves stuck to his cloak. He did not know he was shortly to become the centre
of a mighty storm.
The North Wind began to blow stronger
and harder. He rushed and pushed, roared and howled. The Traveler began to feel
cold. He gathered the ends of his cloak and drew it close to his body. He tied
the scarf tightly around his neck and trudged on. The North Wind grew red in
the face as he whistled and shrieked around the Traveler. All his efforts went
in vain. The Traveller only hunched his body up against the wind and dragged
himself forward. He just would not take off the cloak. “Oh, alright, alright!
This Traveler is too stubborn for comfort. You try if you want, “said the Wind
to the Sun and he took himself up to the skies.
The Sun pushed through the dark
clouds and shone down at the Traveller. He began to glow brighter and hotter.
Everything shimmered around the Traveller. Even the road seemed to shine like a
mirror.
The searing heat began to trouble the
Traveller. Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. It trickled down
his neck and wet his scarf. The Traveller loosened the knots and tugged off his
scarf. Soon he felt the sweat running down his back. He untied his cloak and
threw himself down another tree.
“Ah, much better!” he said to himself
as he wiped his forehead. “Aha!” laughed the Sun. “What do you say to that, my
friend?” he said the Wind. “The cloak has been removed!” he chuckled loudly.
The Wind grew quiet. He knew the
right strategy had worked.
“I accept, O Sun, that you are more
powerful,” he said in a controlled voice. Once again, the sun shone with
comfortable warmth and the wind blew gently about. The Traveller whistled a
merry tune and continued on his journey.
Answer : Page 56—57
Part A. Answer
these question.
1. Why did the Sun and the Wind feel they were
important?
Answer :
Because neither of them wanted to surrender their importance.
2. What did the two of them quarrel about?
Answer : About their power .
3. How did they decide to test their power?
Answer : Test their power on the Treveller that who can remove his cloak .
4. What did the wind do? Did he succeed?
Answer : The Wind began to
blow stronger and harder.
No, he didn’t .
(He
cannot succeed.)
5. What did the sun do? What was the result?
Answer: The Sun pushed through the dark clouds and
shone the down at the Traveller.
The result was the Traveller
untied his cloak and
took off the
cloak.
6. Who was the winner? What is your opinion of his strategy?
Answer : The Sun was the winner. My opinion is : the Sun is
clever and use the
right strategy.
Part B Tick (√) the appropriate answers for these sentences.
1. The Sun and the Wind oppose each other because
Answer: they are full of self-importance.
2. The Wind lost the bet but he was
Answer: a graceful loser.
3. Fables have a moral. The best choice for the moral of this fable
is
Answer: The right strategy leads to success.
Page
52-53
1.7
Reading Comprehension
7. The Rainbow Chasers
They
went to find the rainbow's end
''It's just a filed away'' .
Please let us go . We promise .
We'll be back by the end play!
The teacher smiled , said
,''Actually'' .
It's raindrops
in the sky .
You'll find it doesn't come to earth
.
They went to find the rainbow's
end .
Quite certain that they could .
''No,not this field , the next one
though !
It's just inside the wood .'
And so it was , and so it was.
A warm , calm floor of light ;
They stepped into its radiance.
And danced form the rainbow's
end.
Deep in a woodland glade ;
Saw colours never seen before ;
Then watched them slowly fade ;
When they came back the teacher
teased .
''Well , what's the treasure worth
?'
Serene,wide-eyed , child replied ,
''This time it came to earth .'
Answer these questions.
1.What/who does 'they' refer to ?
Answer : The children.
2.What do they mean by ‘the end of play’ ?
Answer : after playing.
3.What
are the words that tell you that the children in the poem were very
well-behaved and the teacher was kind and friendly ?
Answer : The teacher smiled said ‘Actually’ It’s
raindrops in sky.
4.What did the children hope to find at the rainbow’s end ?
Answer : Treasure.
5.What
did the teacher say the rainbow was ?
Answer : It’s raindrops on the sky.
6.What
did they actually find in the woods ?
Answer : Saw colors never seen
before.
7.How do we know that the children were not disappointed ?
Answer
: The children says ‘ This time it came
to earth ‘.
1.7 Reading Comprehension
Answer Page 50-51 : A
Turning Point in History
Complete these
sentences.
1. The ‘year of trial and testing ‘ by the
Wright brothers refer to on a cold morning on
December 1903.
2. The dream project was ‘odd-looking’ because it had no landing wheels.
3. They were refered to as the ‘crazy Wright
brothers’ because it was the birth of the first flying machine.
4. The world took notice of the Wright brothers
only when the New
York Herald’s news reporter watched for himself and
wrote the story of the Wright brothers.
5. Having a ‘sciencetific temperament’ means nature or character.
1.7 Reading Comprehension
Answer page 47-49 Exercise 5 :
Reading Comprehension
Answer
Page 47-49 : 5. A Trip to the Woods
Complete these
sentences in your notebook.
1. The children in the Scott family were Henry,
Ben, Jennie and Vanessa.
2. Their school had closed for the winter.
3. Ben suggested that they go up to Oak Hill woods .
4. Ben’s idea to
solve their food needs was buying what they need
at Netson’s store.
5. Vanessa felt
Buddie would enjoy going with them because when Vanessa called his name he pricked up his ears and
wagged his tail and run to her.
1.7 Reading Comprehension
Answer page 45-46 Exercise 4 :
Reading Comprehension
Answer
Page 45-46 : 4. When I Was Your
Age
Complete these
sentences.
1. The
speaker was talking to the reader.
2. If
the speaker misbehaved, his father used to shout.
3. When
he was eight, the speaker could not cleaned
room.
4. At
the age of ten, the speaker had to go to school late.
5. The speaker used to be late for school at the
age of two.
6. The
speaker shares many incidents of his childhood so that we can learn and improve ourselves.
1.7 Reading Comprehension
Answer page 44 Exercise 3 :
Reading Comprehension
Answer
Page 44 : 3. London
Answer the
questions.
1. How
long has London between the largest city in Europe?
It has been the
largest city in Europe for over four hundred
years.
2. Do
all those who work in London
live in the city? How do you know?
No, they don’t.
Because three hundred and fifty thousand people travel each day into London to work.
3. What
is odd about London’s
weather?
High or low temperatures.
4. Which
industry is a preferred line of work in London?
Printing or
publishing is a preferred line of work in London.
1.7 Reading Comprehension
Answer page 43 Exercise 2 : Reading
Comprehension
Answer
Page 43 : 2. The Octupus
Answer the questions.
1. After
reading this passage, what can you infer about why the octopus would squirt
black ink?
b.The octopus uses the ink to
hide from its predators.
2. This passage
is mostly about_________________________.
c. anatomy of the octopus.
3. What is the
meaning of the word extend as used in the passage?
b. spread
