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1. What kind of bed does the child promise to the bird in these lines?

2. Where does the bird want to sit on?

3. When does the bird sing and wing away?

4. What kind of jewellery does the child promise to the bird?

Let’s Listen

Your teacher will read out these words. Listen carefully and write their antonyms. You can use a
dictionary for help.

1. sleep ______________ 2. dawn ______________

3. foe ______________ 4. past ______________

5. never ______________ 6. danger ______________

7. modern ______________ 8. crowded ______________

Let’s Speak

Play detectives with each other, find a person in your class (or some other acquaintance)
to speak to. Find out the answers to the questions given below. Be careful to ask your
questions in a polite and inoffensive way. Do not force the person to answer to you. Then
allow the person to ask you the same questions.

1. Name?

2. What newspaper/magazines does the person read?

3. How long has the person lived at the current address?

4. What does he/she do during the day according to his/her daily routine?

5. What do neighbours and friends say about the person?

6. Who are his/her visitors and what are his/her eating habits? (You can ask a few others
about this.)

7. What do you think about the person?

Let’s Write

Most diseases happen due to unhygienic conditions. Write a paragraph explaining what we
should do to keep our surroundings neat and clean.

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