✅ Read and Find – Short Answer Questions
1.Give the names of the four animal characters in the story.
➤ Donkey, Dog, Cat, and Cock
2. The animals had left their homes. Why?
➤ Because they had become old and weak, and their owners wanted to kill them.
3. How did the animals find a place to stay for the night?
➤ The cock flew to the top of a tree and saw a light in an old building where they decided to go.
4. What did the donkey see when he peeped through the window?
➤ A gang of robbers sitting around a table with food and stolen gold under it.
5. How did the animals frighten the robbers away?
➤ They made a terrible noise together—donkey brayed, dog howled, cat screeched, and cock crowed.
6. What did the animals do after the robbers had run away?
➤ They ate the food left behind and then went to sleep.
7. Where did they lie down to sleep?
➤ Donkey on straw in the front yard, dog at the front door, cat in front of the fireplace, and cock on a high wall.
8. Why did the leader of the robbers send a man back to the house?
➤ To check if the house was safe so they could return to get their gold.
9. Why did the robbers decide to forget about the gold they had left in the house?
➤ The man thought the house was full of monsters and got frightened; the robbers feared for their lives.
10. Why did the four animals never go to the city?
➤ Because they found a safe, comfortable home and were happy living there.
🧠 Vocabulary Enrichment
I. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. bray | a loud noise made by a donkey |
| 2. gang | a group of criminals |
| 3. screaming | crying loudly |
| 4. club | heavy stick with one end thicker |
| 5. shelter | a place that protects from weather/danger |
| 6. toothless | without any teeth |
| 7. peeped | looked quickly and secretly |
| 8. perched | sat on |
| 9. ledge | a narrow shelf projecting from a wall |
| 10. monster | large, ugly, frightening creature |
📝 Words in Situation – Choose the correct word:
1.The cock flew to the top of the tree.
2. He spent all his money and had no left.
3. The old man died after a few days.
4. They had no shoes on their feet.
5. I’ve got enough money for my needs.
6. Their ship was in the middle of the sea.
7. The robbers said that their life was more dear to them.
🔤 Comparisons – Complete each one:
1.Juice is to drink as bread is to eat.
2.Mud is to dirty as soap is to clean.
3.Paper is to tear as glass is to break.
4.Fur is to cat as feather is to bird.
5.A is to letters as 9 is to numbers.
6.Dark is to night as light is to day.
I. Expand the following questions:
1.What time / your school open?
➤ What time does your school open?
2. When / you have / the recess period?
➤ When do you have the recess period?
3. Where / you play / in the evening?
➤ Where do you play in the evening?
4. Who / you play with?
➤ Who do you play with?
5. Which game / you play?
➤ Which game do you play?
6. How much time / you spend / before the TV?
➤ How much time do you spend before the TV?
II. Put in each sentence What or Who:
1.What is your name?
2.Who is that boy with a red shirt?
3.Who is the tallest girl in your class?
4.What is that building over there?
5.What are those things on the floor?
6.Who is in the kitchen? Is it Pinky?
III. Read this letter. There is one mistake in each line. Underline the mistakes and write them correctly on the given line.
Hi! How are you getting on? I haven’t seen you for a month.
I’ve missed you badly. I have been very busy with my studies.
Yesterday I finished a big project for my class.
I phoned you last Saturday. Your sister told me that you were out shopping with your mom.
I was jealous. Lucky you! What did you buy?
Which shops did you go to?
V. Odd One Out – Underline the odd word:
1.river, canal, hill, lake, pond.
2.chair, computer, table, tea, knife.
3.milk, pot, glasses, plates, spoons.
4.bed, armchair, sofa, juice, cupboard.
5.house, husband, wife, children, neighbours.