Cognitive Development

Development of Literacy
Development
Gultural and Aesthetic
Take-off! Inthiative and selfAirection
Crestive hinkene
Crttica! hinkeng

her calf.
1. Colour the given picture of an elephant and

2.. Now answer the following questions.

a. Elephants have big ....ars. (eyes/ears/tail/nose).
b. Elephantshave a tiny..24es.....ail/nose/legs/eyes).
c. What is agroup of elephants called?.a.hecd...a.flock/a herd/
a school/a group)
d. An elephant's trunk is similar in function to which human body part?
nOSe.. (nose/mouth/foot/stomach)
e. What is an elephant's favourite treat? ..Sugar.Cans. (meat/
sugarcane/bones/candy)
f. Elephants are. A . . .dlack/brown/grey/red) in colour.
 Youcruelbeast, now do you realize
how it feels to be troubled by others?
You killed so many eggs and babies of
other animals. Youspoiledour burrows
and the nests of so many birds. You
very well deserved this punishment.

Glossary
cruel having an intention to
harm or make others suffer

-FA The elephant felt sorry and|promised the

Who did the elephant kill?
jackal never to trouble others again.
bakie.at.alAmals
a. babies of other animals b. humans
intelaen e
C. other animals d. insects powenfl than sheqth
Cognitive Development
EXERCISES -Development of Literacyi

3 45 Critical thinkíng
Communcation
Initiative andselfAivection
Comprehension
1. Fillin the blanks using the correct words from the box.

swampy ceremony revenge elephant sinking

a. Karpurathilaka was a big .elephan
b. The jackals decided to take.....2.ege.. on the elephant.
c. The elephant agreed to accompany the jackal to the
Cex£m0.n.4.
Onthe way, the elephant and the jackal had to cross a
-Gn2mpy. area.

e. The elephant got stuck in the mud and started

istarted..Inking
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 wrong ones.
2. Tick () the correct sentences and cross (*) the
a. Karpurathilaka was a calm and friendly elephant.
b. Karpurathilaka destroyed the nests and the burrows.
c. The rabbit came out with a clever plan.

d. Karpurathilaka believed the jackal at once and agreed to accompany

him to the ceremony.
X
e. Karpurathilaka did not realize his mistake in the end.

3. Find theopposite of the following words from the story.

a. kind X

b. adult

C. Smallest x ..karqes!.
Lorgesl
d. intelligent x ..fooich
4. Answer the following questions.
a. Where does the story take place?
place....n..a.trest
The story takes

(in aforest/in a tree/on a farm/near the sea).

b. Why did the animals want to get rid of the elephant?
The animals wanted to get rid of the elephant because he

(he was too big/he was cruel/he was lazy/he troubled others).
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 c. Why did the elephant accompany the jackal? sante
jackal because...he
The elephant accompanied the
t..be..kimg.
(he wanted to be king/he wanted to be friends with the jackal/he wanted to
live with the jackal/he wanted to trouble others).
d. What happened on the way?
The elephant..20 Shck jn the mwd.

(lost the waylchanged his mind/turned back/got stuck in the mud).

e. Doyou think the old jackal
es
helpedhinkTackal
Karpurathilaka after he felt sorry for, his
heleo karpur athilka
actions? Discuss. HS be felt Sorey fs his achan because fa
eleph ent alred os misfake and Dromsednere D tovble others.
Cognitive Development
Vocabulary and Pronunciation Development of Literacy
345 Gritcal thinkins
Communication
(animal sounds) Intiative and selfdirection

Did you know that animals make sounds to communicate?

Meow! meow!' says the cat, when she/he is hungry.
Similarly, other animals also make sounds.
1. Match the name of the animal with the sound it makes.
A B
a. COW 3
(1) neigh! neigh! b
b. horse i
(2) chirp! chirp! C
C. bird
(3) moo! moo! a
d. crow 6
(4) hiss! hiss! e
e. snake
(5) croak! croak!
f. frog5 (6) caw! caw!
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(synonyns)
Synonyms are words that have thesame or nearly thesame meaning.
Example: small-tiny big-huge
2. Find the synonyms for the underlined words.
clean large glad tiny less
a. Ihave very little food in my lunch box.
Less. food in my lunch box.
Ihave very
fingers.
b. A newborn baby has small toes and toes and fingers.
A newborn baby has...
animal.
C. An elephant is a big ...animal.
Anelephant is a ... Lauge.
should keep our classroom tidy.
d. We
classroom Clean...
We should keep our
meet his old friend.
e. Hari was pleased to to meet his
old friend.
Hariwas

your teacher. 6
('sh' sound words) repeat after
the following words and
teacher read
Listen to your shapedtirshirt shore
she shadow
shoe
sheet shark shoulder
short
shell sheep shock
shower
shelf ship
A commonnoun can name anyone in a group of persons, places, or things.
Examples: boy, girl, log, city
Some more examples of proper and common nouns are given below.
1. Rekha is a kind lady.
Rekha-proper noun
lady--Common noun
2. Diya played with her sister.
Diya-proper noun
sister-Common noun
3. Peter has a pet cat.

Peter-proper noun
cat-Common noun

2. Read the sentences. If the noun iscommon, write commnon noun' on the
given line. If the noun is proper, rewrite the noun on the given line using the
correct capitalization.
Example: Woman -Comnon noun

assam-Assam

a. month Common...n9n. b. park Commonnoun

C. thursday Ihurscay. d. flower Common novn

e. ganesh Goresh. f. rita ..Rala.

sheeba Shecba h. box .Commmon..NAn.
i. jaipur Jaip. i. hotel Comnon noUn

k. river (omoonnoun. 1. street

Commn..n0vn. n. table
m. cat
CommgA..noUn...
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 Listening and Speaking cOgnitive Development
Development of Literacy
Physical Development
isteningto aletter) 2 Grttical thinking
Commnication
Inttiative and self-divection
Listen to your teacher read a letter. The letter iswritten by
house, to his friend Aiit, who lives in Chennai. Write the Arun, about his
missing words
correctly.
From
Arun
Bannerghatta Road,
Bengaluru
To

Ajit
Anna Nagar,
Chennai
Dear Ajit,
How are you? I received your mail and I am
late reply. very.IM. .for this

Ishifted my house and Iam very..excLted. about it.

At the same time, I feel......SA. that I have to leave all my friends
in the old place and move to a new area.
Our new home...isa small bungalow with a...mal
garden in the front.
It has six rooms. I have my own bedroom.
Oscar, my pet dog,.$.k.A.....n ny room. He likes my room the best.
Tkeep my room very neat and
During your next vacation, please try and make a visit to mny
.DUl..... house.

Yours lovingly
Arun
 COgnitive Development
Development of Literacy
Writing Physical Development
Crttical thinking
Creative thinking
Commanicatton
(picturecomprehension) Inttative and selfdirechien

Imagine that you are at a

beach with your parents
and your friend. Match the
sentences from column
A with the sentences in
column B to complete
the passage. Write the
complete sentences in the
given blanks.

A B
1. Ihave come to a beach a. sandcastles.
2. We visit a beach
b. flying kites.
3. My friend and I love to build
c. with my parents and my friend.
4. There are children who are
d. go up and down, one after the other.
5. My parents like towatch the waves
every Sunday.
1. bae..come.toa.beachhath..o...aSnls.
and..mL. tiends..
2. 0evIst.a.beac...KEA4.cat.
3.
Malanzl..und....o.u.&...t..butld.
4. There

5. e1e..shlclre..1he.. ax..ynq..kites.
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AuLants. ke.. to.katch..he..Ares..g9..P.
..ad.e.n atter the cthec
 It's Work Time!

1. Who said this to whom?

must teach this beast a lesson. But how? It is not easy to beat a huge
We
elephant like him.
this to the..oP.oJockals.
a. The.aska. said
the animals are waiting to see your kingship ceremony. It will be held
My lord,
place to take charge as king.
at the centre of the forest. It is the most auspicious
the eephonl
b. The Old.. ackol said this to
My dear friend, please help me to come out of this place. I am sinking!
c. The..lcplaun. said this to the..l... oko
tortoise? Number the
2. Do you know the famous story about the hare and the
pictures from a to e according to the order of events in the story.

START

b d
 the story. One has
3. Write a line describing the pictures in the correct order of
been done for you.
a. Once there was a race between a hare and a tortoise.
b. The.hast...ran.fas.and.the..torto5 &..la99c bahnd.
tstortas#
c. After.a.shle..hehae..ecieledto.restbecaure
was fer boh1nd
d. The.artas...saM.khk..sleefng..hare..and.GAOed.to..xa
e. Ths.toxa:..ceashed..ths..hnashin..ane..fiusL.
4. Tick () the common noun to which each proper noun belongs.
a. Japan city/country
b. Mt Everest valley/mo¯ntain
C. Ganga river/fountain

d. Taj Mahal monument/river

e. Marina beàch/park
f. Hyderabad city/state
5. Write an example ofa proper noun for each common noun.
a. school lonaxatxe..Schoo!
b. amusement park fun..aole.
C. teacher ..ssa...Maam..
d. country ..ndia.
e. river

f. city ...Rajhat.
 Cognitive Development
Experiential Learning Development of Literacy
SOrio-emotional and Ethical Development
Crttical thipkipg
4 5 Communication
Initiative and self-directien
Ethics and valses

1. Discuss the moral conduct of Karpurathilaka and the old jackal. Do you
think what the old jackal did was right? i s
2. Look at the pictures. Write a sentence about each picture using the word
given.
a. kind

fod

b. cruel

Teacher'sTip 1. Briefly discuss the main events, characters, and the moral of the story with the
students.
2. Help the students frame suitable sentences based on the pictures using the
given words.

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 Duration: 15 minutes
Aptitude Time FA
Level of Aptitude-Easy
1. Find the odd one.

a. spun b. bun C. Sun d. turn

2. Fillin the blank: T a child?

a. am b. is C. was
d. will

3. Fill in the blank: There .manyapples!

a. is b. am o are d. here

4. Find the opposite of 'upward: (Hint: opposite of up + ward

va. downward b. up C. down d. upwards
Level of Aptitude-Medium
5. The synonym of cruel' is
a. kind b. unkind C. clever d. evil
6. Find the odd one. (Hint: Observe the beginning sound.)
a. share b. show Le chin d. shoe

7.Anil is my best friend. Find the common and the proper noun.
a. Ani, friend b. friend, Anil C. best, friend d. Anil, best

Level of Aptitude--Difficult
8. Arrange the following words in alphabetical order.
frown, tear, crown, slope
A crown, frown, slope, tear
b. crown, frown, tear, slope
c. frown, crown, tear, slope
d. frown, tear, crown, slope
 Drctaton oords
9. Rearrange the words to build a meaningful sentence.
clean
a. your b. room c. keep d.
(1) a, b, c, d
(2) b, c, d, a
3) , a, b, d
(4) c, b, d, a
10. Describe the picture.
a. Father iscooking.
b. Father is singing.
c. Father is dancing.
d. Father is walking.

Self-assessment

Ido not like to trouble others.

Icanidentify common and

proper nouns.

Ican describe a picture in

simple words.