Fepr 101
Fepr 101
Fepr 101
A Bottle of Dew
Let us do these activities before we read.
1. Circle the picture that matches with each word. Check your answers by
sharing them with your classmates and teacher.
(a) worried
(b) plantation
(c) sage
(d) surprise
2. Answer these questions and discuss them with your classmates and teacher.
(a) Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then?
(b) How did it help you?
(c) How did it make you feel?
Let us read
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Rama Natha was the son of a rich landlord.
His father left him large tracts of land when he large tracts
died. But Rama Natha did not spend even one of land: large
day looking after his land. This was because areas of land
Rama Natha was worried. “But winter is only for a few months.
It will take me years to collect five litres of dew.”
“You can plant as many banana plants as you want. But
remember, you must look after them yourself and collect the
dew with your own hands.”
Let us discuss
1. What did Rama Natha believe?
2. How did the sage help Rama Natha?
3. Do you think Rama Natha will be able to collect the dew? Give a reason.
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Rama Natha went home, and after talking to
his wife started cleaning his large fields, which
had been lying empty all these years. There he
planted rows and rows of banana plants. He
tended them carefully and during the winter tended:
looked after
months collected the dew that formed on
them with great care. His wife helped him too.
Madhumati gathered the banana crop, took it
to the market and got a good price for it. Over
the years, Rama Natha planted more and more
plants and they had a huge banana plantation.
At the end of six years, he finally had his five
litres of dew.
Let us discuss
1. Why was Rama Natha angry?
2. How did Rama Natha and Madhumati create wealth?
(b) Why did the sage ask Rama Natha to do everything himself?
(c) How could Rama Natha have a big banana plantation after six years?
(d) How did the sage make Rama Natha believe that there is no
magic potion?
(e) Fill in the ‘before’ and ‘after’ table about Rama Natha.
1. 1.
2. 2.
Let us learn
1. Read the following words from the story.
Use the words correctly to complete the paragraph given below. There
are two extra words in the box that you do not need.
There was a farmer who had a ________________ coconut plantation. He
worked hard and did not depend on ________________. Every day was
_______________ but he did not give up. One day, a man bought a bag of
coconuts from him, and _________________ to pay him the money the next
day. Days passed and the man did not pay him anything. The farmer felt
__________________. About two months later, he met the same man and
asked him about his money. The man said, “Oh! I had forgotten. Now, I
______________ buying coconuts from you.” And he paid the money.
2. Read the words from the story in Column A. Read the new words in
Column B. Complete the meanings of the words given in Column B.
Meanings of some words are given.
I eye
son sun
ate eight
see sea
The words given in each row of the table above have the same sounds but
different spellings and meanings. Such words are called homophones.
3. Choose four pairs of homophones from the table above, and for each
pair write a sentence that uses both homophones in the same sentence.
Check your answers by sharing them with your teacher and classmates.
An example has been given below:
I ate eight bananas for breakfast today.
4. Match the phrases in Column A with the phrases in Column B. Use the
connecting words given in the middle column to make meaningful
sentences.
Now, try to create a tongue twister on your own and share it with
your peers.
Let us listen
You will listen to what Madhumati does with the bananas in her
plantation. As you listen, number the events in the correct order in
which they happen. Write the number in the box beside each event.
(refer to page 36 for transcript)
Let us speak
1. Read aloud the following words from the story.
sage promising wisdom trees surprise
All these words have the letter ‘s’ in them. But the sound of letter ‘s’ is
not always the same.
• in sage and promising – the letter ‘s’ has a /s/ sound
• in wisdom – the letter ‘s’ has a /z/ sound
• in trees – the letter ‘s’ has a /z/ sound
• in surprise – the first letter ‘s’ has a /s/ sound and the second has a /z/
sound
Now, speak each word clearly along with your teacher and classmates.
Your teacher will now say some words. Listen carefully to the sound of
‘s’. Write the sound next to the word.
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2. Discuss the following questions with a partner. You may use the hints
given in brackets while speaking.
(a) What does hard work mean to you?
(It means … / It is something … / Well, you see … /What I mean is …)
(b) Give three reasons why you think hard work is important.
(Firstly, I feel … because … / Secondly, I think … since … /Lastly, I
believe … as … )
(c) Share three ideas you would give to someone who needs to work
hard.
(To begin with, it is important that … /Next, you could … / Finally, I
think you should … )
Let us write
1. Work in pairs to complete the description of a banana. You may take
the help of the words given in brackets. Share your answers with your
classmates and teacher.
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Now, use the information given in the picture to write eight sentences
about a banana. Share your responses with your classmates and teacher.
2. On the basis of the story ‘A Bottle of Dew’ develop a script with
dialogues and enact it with expressions. Present it in the assembly or
your classroom.
Let us explore
Find out the varieties of bananas which are grown, cultivated and eaten
in different parts of India. You can find information about them from
websites such as:
https://nhb.gov.in/pdf/fruits/banana/ban013
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Let us read
Mr Raven was perched upon a limb,
And Reynard the Fox looked up at him;
For the Raven held in his great big beak,
A morsel the Fox would go far to seek.
Said the Fox, in admiring tones: “My word!
Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird.
Such feathers! If you would only sing,
The birds of these woods would call you King.”
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2. Read the poem again and match the words in Column A with their
meanings in Column B. Check your answers with your teacher and
your classmates.
Column A Column B
1. perched (a) a small piece of food
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2. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird.
Such feathers! If you would only sing,
The birds of these woods would call you King.
(i) ‘Such feathers’ refer to __________________ feathers.
a. shiny and beautiful
b. black and dull
c. grey and long
d. short and unattractive
(ii) Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven ‘King’?
(iii) Why does the Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir’?
(b) The Raven, who did not see the joke,
Forgot that his voice was just a croak.
He opened his beak, in his foolish pride–
(i) Why did the Raven open his beak?
(ii) Complete the following with one word from the given lines.
Fox : clever : : Raven : ______________
3. Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
4. How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
5. Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
6. Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
7. Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
Let us learn
1. Write the rhyming words from the poem. One has been done for you.
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Words Opposites
1. perched
2. forgot
3. foolish
4. pride
5. laughed
6. ignore
7. glow
Use any four words from the table given above to make sentences of
your own.
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Let us listen
You will listen to what the crow did after he lost his food. As you
listen, mark the given statements as True or False. (refer to page 37
for transcript)
Let us speak
Narrate the poem in the form of a story. Give a different ending to the
story. You may begin like this:
This is a story about a clever fox named Reynard and Mr Raven. One day…
Let us write
Now, write the story you narrated in the form of a conversation.
(Remember to write only the actions for the Raven as he has food in his
mouth and does not speak.)
You may begin like this.
Reynard: Good morning, Mr Raven! You seem to be awake so early!
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Let us explore
Origami is an art of folding objects out of paper to create both two-
dimensional and three-dimensional objects.
Let us make stick puppets and enact the poem. You may take the help of
the pictures given below.
Note: You may use the puppets while narrating the story.
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4. The policeman in the story you are about to read is called the kotwal.
Some people call him thaanedar. What do you call a policeman in your
language? Share it with your classmates and teacher.
5. Imagine you are alone at home and you face a problem. Answer the
following questions and share your answers with your teacher and
classmates.
(a) Will you solve the problem yourself or wait for someone to help you?
(b) How will you deal with the problem? Give a reason.
(i) Be worried about the problem and give up.
(ii) Feel angry that only you have the problem.
(iii) Think quickly about ways to solve the problem.
Let us read
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Let us discuss
Circle the odd one–
1. The characters are: husband, wife, children
2. Who entered the house?: guest, robber, Kotwal
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Let us discuss
Write whether True or False.
1. The man tells his plan to his wife.
2. The thief wants to know where they kept their jewels.
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Let us discuss
1. Along with your classmates, call out the name ‘Rama’– softly, loudly
and very loudly.
2. What do you think will happen next in the story?
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Let us discuss
1. Work in pairs to match the words in Column A with the meanings in
Column B. Check your answers by sharing them with your teacher
and classmates.
Column A Column B
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2. Fill in the boxes with suitable words as you read the story.
Main Other
Setting
Characters Characters
Problem
Solution
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(b) Rama, the village kotwal, ran to the house from which he heard his
name being called.
Rama: Oh, Oh! Some thief has dug his way into this house.
(i) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the given lines.
The villagers caught the thief and took him to the
_____________________.
(ii) Choose the correct option.
What do the words “Oh, Oh!” show here?
a. surprise b. anger c. pain d. happiness
(iii) How can you tell that the kotwal was good at his job?
2. Give one reason why the man and his wife were not able to fall asleep.
3. What did the thief wish would happen? Did it happen?
4. How did the man and his wife get help from the kotwal?
5. Do you think cleverness can help us solve our problems? Why do you say so?
Let us learn
1. Study the highlighted words in the following lines.
• I’m feeling so sleepy…
• It’s a thief.
• They’re awake.
The highlighted words given in the above sentences have one letter
missing in each. What are they? Share them with your teacher and
classmates.
Now, write the full words with the missing letter.
(a) _________ feeling so sleepy…
The missing letters
(b) _________ a thief. are marked by an
(c) _____ awake. apostrophe (ʼ).
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2. Expand the following words. Two examples have been done for you.
Use the contracted form of these words in sentences of your own.
S. Contracted
Expanded Form Sentences
No. Words
(b) I’ll
(c) I’d
(d) we’ll
(e) that’s
(f) we’re
(g) don’t
(h) you’ll
3. Study the highlighted words and the words in the brackets in the
following sentences from the story.
(e) Perhaps, they are talking about their money. [are + talk + ing]
Now, choose the correct option.
The sentences (a)-(e) refer to actions that _________________.
[are going on at the time of speaking/happened in the past/will take
place in the future]
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(e) The teachers ______________ in the staff room. [are + sit + ing]
5. Study the following picture and fill in the blanks with the present
progressive form of verbs.
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S.
Sentence Question Word
No.
Words that give more information about the verb, such as how, when,
where, etc. are called adverbs.
7. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box given below. There
are two extra words that you do not need.
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Once upon a time in a small forest, animals lived (i) ___________. The wise old
tortoise moved (ii) ___________ but always won the race against the proud
rabbit. The ants worked (iii) ___________, gathering food for the winter.
The kind-hearted lion ruled the jungle (iv) ___________, giving everyone a
chance to speak. The birds sang (v) ___________, making everyone in the
forest happy.
9. Study the following sentences from the story and choose the
correct option.
(i) Oh, hum! What a hard day it has been!
(ii) Ah, at last, they’ve stopped their chatter!
(iii) What should we do?
(iv) What should we name our child?
a. Sentence (i) expresses a feeling of __________. (tiredness/joy)
b. Sentence (ii) expresses a feeling of __________. (wonder/relief)
c. Sentences (iii) and (iv) ask __________. (answers /questions)
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10. Punctuate the following sentences and write whether they are
exclamatory or interrogative sentences.
(a) Wow, what an intelligent man he is
(b) Oh how big the hole is
(c) Do you like to read comic books
(d) What is your favourite story
Let us listen
You will listen to a security guard making an announcement to the
people in the neighbourhood. As you listen, fill in the blanks with only
one word that you hear. (refer to page 38 for transcript)
The security guard announced that (i) ____________ has been happening
in that area. He advised everyone to stay safe and the kids to tell the
(ii) ____________ as soon as they find anything different. They should
not forget that (iii) ____________ is the main thing. He asked them to call
(iv) ____________ when they need immediate help.
Let us speak
1. Listen to your teacher pronounce the contractions and repeat after
your teacher.
I’ll it’s don’t I’m I’d he’s
that’s we’ll they’re you’re we’re what’s
We use contracted form of the verbs while speaking and expanded form of
the verbs while writing.
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Now, speak these contractions clearly along with your teacher and
classmates.
can’t won’t I’ve wouldn’t shouldn’t didn’t
2. Discuss in pairs:
(a) Why do you think it’s important for people to keep their house and
themselves safe? Tick the suitable reasons.
(b) Now, use the given hints to share your reasons in complete sentences
with your teacher and classmates.
(c) Use the given hints to share three ideas on how people can keep
their houses and themselves safe. Share with your classmates and
teachers.
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Let us write
The next day, the neighbour asked the man in the story about what had
happened. As the man, tell the neighbour what had happened in your
own words. Remember to include the following:
when ………….........………………………………………………….
where ………….........………………………………………………….
what ………….........………………………………………………….
how ………….........………………………………………………….
why ………….........………………………………………………….
You may begin this way:
My wife and I were about to go to sleep last night when we heard someone …
Let us explore
1. Find out from your teacher or parents what you would do in the
following situations.
Who will you call if …
• you see fire
• you see someone getting hurt
• you see a wounded animal
• you see someone suspicious
• you find a lost child
• you get lost
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2. Find the right path for the kotwal to catch the thief.
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Transcripts
A Bottle of Dew
Madhumati is very happy as she has many big bags of
bananas. Firstly, she visits her mother and gives her two
dozen bananas. Secondly, she goes to the market to sell the
bananas. Next, she meets her old friend Kalawati in the
market. Then, she gifts Kalawati a dozen bananas. Later,
she decides to go home as she has sold most of the bananas.
After that, on the way home, she meets a little boy who is
hungry and gives him two bananas. Lastly, she goes to her
neighbour’s house and gives them a bunch of bananas. She
has a smile on her face as she goes home.
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