Unit-14
Lessons: 1-6
1. Fill in the gaps with the best word from the box below. There are extra words which you need not use.
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victory
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behind
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happy
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agreed
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within
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angry
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s teady
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(a) The tortoise was not fast but .
(b) The tortoise was when he heard the words of the hare.
(c) A hare was walking a forest.
(d) After a few minutes, the tortoise was far
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(e) The hare was confident of his .
Answer
(a) steadily (b) angry
(c) within (d) behind
(e) fort
2. Write T for True and F for False statement.
(a) The hare lived in a forest.
(b) The tortoise felt angry with the hare
(c) The hare wanted to have a race first.
(d) Other animals came to watch the race.
(e) The hare took rest during the race.
(f) Slow but steady wins the race.
(g) The hare walked continuously.
(h) The hare was faster than any other animal in the forest.
(i) The hare used to laugh at the tortoise.
(j) The race started from the bank of a river.
(k) The hare defeated the tortoise in the competition.
(l) The tortoise was the winner of the race.
Answer
(a) True (b) True (c) False (d) True (e) Truc (f) Truc
(g) False (h) True (i) True (j) False (k) False (1) True
3. Answer the following questions in sentence(s).
(a) Where was the hare walking?
(b) Why did the hare laugh at the tortoise?
(c) Who proposed to run a race?
(d) Who won the race? How did he win it?
(e) What is the moral of the story?
(f) Why did the hare call out the tortoise to hurry up?
(g) Where was the hare asleep?
(h) What did the hare see when he woke up from sleep?
(i) Why was the tortoise angry?
(j) How did the tortoise win the race? Write in two sentences.
Answer
(a) The hare was walking in the forest.
(b) The hare laughed at the tortoise because the tortoise was moving very slowly.
(c) The tortoise proposed to run a race.
(d) The tortoise won the race. He walked steadily on and on. He did not stop anywhere, and thus, he won the race.
(e) Slow but steady wins the race is the moral of the story.
(f) The hare called out the tortoise to hurry up to insult him as he could not run fast.
(g) The hare was asleep under a tree.
(h) When the hare woke up from sleep, he saw that the tortoise was near the finishing line.
(i) The tortoise was angry because the hare laughed at him.
(j) The tortoise was slow but steady. He won the race by walking steadily, on and on.
4. Write at least five sentences about ‘A race between a hare and a tortoise’ (Remember to use capital letters, Punctuation marks and correct spelling.)
Answer
A race between a hare and a tortoise
One day, a hare and a tortoise agreed to start a competition. The hare ran quickly and in a few minutes the hare was out of sight. The hare said to himself, “The tortoise is very far behind. I have time for a nap!” Soon the hare was asleep under a tree. The tortoise walked steadily, on and on. He didn’t stop. When he finally woke up, he looked at the finish line. Tortoise was almost at the finishing line! The hare ran as fast as he could, but it was too late. The tortoise crossed the finish line and won the competition! The tortoise looked back at the hare and smiled.
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