Unit
– 01
DOG FINDS HIS MASTER
1) Speak to your partner about the points
raised in these questions, write down what you say.
a) Why was the dog not happy with the way he
was living?
Ans: The dog was not happy with the way he
was living because he was sick and tired of wandering for food and always being
frightened of those who were stronger than him.
b) With what words did the wolf reply to the
dog? What did he mean by that?
Ans: The wolf said, “Why not!” He agreed to
be the master of dog and keep him as servant.
c) Why did the dog take up service with the
bear?
Ans: The dog took up service with the bear
because the bear was stronger than the wolf.
d) Why was the dog very much surprised?
Ans: The dog was very much surprised because
the wolf saw a bear which was stronger than him and it ran into the deep
forest.
e) What did the bear say to the dog about the
lion? Why did he say so?
Ans: The bear said, “Don’t you know? He is the
strongest beast on earth.” The bear said so because lion was the strongest
animal in the jungle.
f) What advice did the lion give to the dog?
Ans: “We had better run from here, or we will be in
trouble” the lion said these words to the dog.
2) Tell your partner whether the following
statements are true or false. Sometimes you will have to give reasons for your
answer.
a) All dogs have followed the dog in this
story. False
b) None of the masters put any condition to take
the dog his into service. True
c) One of the masters took the dog to a
feast. False
d) Each of the masters was angry with the dog
for leaving his service. False
e) Anyone of the masters could have eaten the
dog. True
f) At last, the dog found a master who could
do his duty properly. True
Words in use: Phrases
3) In the sentence, “He was tired of wandering
about by himself looking for food,” “looking for” means “searching”.
You can make other phrases with the word
look:
a) Look after-take care of (He remained in the village to look after
his parents.)
b) Look down on- think that someone is less
important than you. (She
thinks they look down on her because she is poor.)
c) Look up to – admire and respect (I always looked up to my teachers.)
d) Look forward for - to wait eagerly (I am looking forward for the holidays. I am
looking forward to going home during the holidays.)
4) Use a phrase with “look” in the place of
the italicized words in these
sentences:
a) He was eagerly waiting for his class X results.
He was looking forward for his class X results.
b) He should not think someone less important because he/she cannot
speak English fluently.
He should not look down someone because he / she cannot speak English fluently.
c) Children admire and respect the teachers who inspire them.
Children look up to the teachers who inspire them.
d) Shravanakumara took great care of his parents.
Shravanakumara looked after his parents with great care.
5) Sounds made by a few animals are given in
the bracket. Match them with the animals given below and write them down in the
space provided.
{roar,
moo, neigh, bray, quack, chatter, hiss, mew, caw, bark}
Cats mew Cows moo
Donkeys bray Ducks quack
Lions roar Crows caw
Dogs bark Snakes hiss
Monkeys chatter Horses neigh
Focus on grammar:
1) Study the meanings of the italicized words
in these sentences.
a) I know she likes sweets; she told me
herself.
b) Did you yourself see it or did someone tell you?
The italicized words are called emphatic or reflexive pronouns. They emphasize that no one else, or no other thing did the action. They also emphasize that the effect of the action was on the doer, no one else.
2) Add an appropriate reflexive pronoun to
each of these sentences.
{yourself, herself, myself, himself, ourselves}
a) Mala stood in front of a mirror, looking
at herself.
b) Don’t blame me for your mistake;
blame yourself.
c) Arun bought three tickets, for me, for his
brother, and for himself.
d) There were mangoes in the tree. Sheela and
I helped ourselves to a bag fill each.
e) I feel afraid sometimes, but I keep
telling myself there’s nothing to fear.
f) The Principal usually asks the class
leader to announce the day’s program. This time she made the announcement herself.
g) Do you mean they painted the whole
house themselves?
h) None of them was sure; I wasn’t sure myself.
i) You have been serving lunch to everyone,
why don’t you have some for yourself?
