✅ Read and Find – Answer each question briefly
1.How many sons did the farmer have? Name them.
➤ The farmer had three sons: Albert, Bob, and David.
2. What was the farmer’s problem?
➤ A thieving animal was destroying his corn.
3. How did the farmer plan to solve his problem?
➤ He promised to give everything he owned to the son who could stop the animal.
4. What did the farmer promise his sons?
➤ That he would give everything he owned to the one who could catch the animal.
5. What did the toad tell each brother?
➤ The toad told each of them: “If you plan to catch the thief, you need to listen to me.”
6. Why was the eldest son unable to stop the thief?
➤ Because he ignored the toad and did not receive any help or guidance.
7. What did the second son do at the cornfield?
➤ He shot at the white bird and only got two feathers; then he lied about killing the bird.
8. What happened when the youngest son reached the cornfield?
➤ He listened to the toad, got a magic stone, and learned the bird was a girl under a witch’s spell.
9.Why were Albert and Bob jealous of the youngest brother?
➤ Because David succeeded in catching the thief and inherited everything from the father.
10. What happened with the farmer’s two elder sons in the end of the story?
➤ They ran away and were never seen again.
🧠 Wordpower – Vocabulary Enrichment
I. Add -er and –est to each word:
| Word | -er Form | -est Form |
| tiny | tinier | tiniest |
| fat | fatter | fattest |
| rich | richer | richest |
| thin | thinner | thinnest |
| lazy | lazier | laziest |
| big | bigger | biggest |
| deep | deeper | deepest |
| sad | sadder | saddest |
| happy | happier | happiest |
| glad | gladder | gladdest |
| young | younger | youngest |
| small | smaller | smallest |
II. Underline the compound words in the following passage:
One afternoon Mary looked out of her bedroom window. She saw a number of blackbirds eating corn in her cornfield. She ran to the kitchen and grabbed a metal dishpan and a wooden spoon. Out she ran into the cornfield. She banged on the dishpan with the spoon. What a noise she made! Soon all the blackbirds were gone. “I think I’ll build a scarecrow,” she said to herself. “Maybe that will keep those hungry birds out of my field.”
. Combine sentences using –ing form (gerunds):
1.Giving advice is very easy.
2.Playing games will keep you fit.
3.Crossing railway tracks is dangerous.
4.Going to temples and mosques is not enough.
5.Eating between meals is bad for health.
6.Reading good books is the best way to spend your time.
II. Make questions using “have got”:
1.Have you got a lamp on your table?
2.Has she got milk in the fridge?
3.Has your sister got blue eyes?
4.Have they got a sink in their bathroom?
5.Have you got some money in your purse?
6.Has Aman got funny posters in his bedroom?
📊 Chart Reading – Answer with the help of the given pet chart:
1.The animal that drinks milk is a cat.
2.Jack is the name of Aadish’s dog.
3.Aadish’s dog eats bones and dog food.
4.Dolcee has a pet goldfish and it eats fish food.
5.Namya’s pet is called Honey and it lives in a hutch.
6.Rohan has a parrot called Mitthoo, and it lives in a cage.
7.The place where Dolcee’s pet lives is called an aquarium.
8.Pussy eats fish and cat food and is owned by Vinaya.