Chapter 3 : The King and The Spider
Difficult Word Meanings
King (किंग)-राजा, Wise (वाइज)-बुद्धिमान, Brave (ब्रेव)-बहादुर, Faught (फॉट)-लड़े, Kingdom (किंगडम)-राज्य, Neighbouring (नेबरिंग)-पड़ोसी, Country (कण्ट्री)-देश, Attacked (अटैक्ड)-हमला किया, Battles (बैटल्स)-युद्ध, Luck (लक)-भाग्य, Favour (फेवर)-साथ देना, Soldiers (सोल्जर्स)-सैनिक, Cave (केव)-गुफा, Worried (वरीड)-चिन्तित, Spider (स्पाइडर)-मकड़ी, Climbed (क्लाइम्बड)-चढ़ी, Slipped (स्लिप्ड)-फिसल गई, Tried (ट्राइड)-कोशिश की, Succeed (सक्सीड)-सफल, Give up (गिव अप)-छोड़ना, Started (स्टार्टेड)-शुरू किया, Happened (हैपन्ड)-हुआ, Enemies (एनीमीज़)-शत्रु, Confidence (कॉनफीडेन्स)-आत्मविश्वास,United (यूनाइटेड)-संगठित किया, Army (आर्मी)-सेना, Continued (कण्टीन्यूड)-चलता रहा, Defeated (डिफीटिड)-हराना।
Word Power (शब्द सामर्थ्य)
1. Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable words from the text.
(निम्नलिखित पैराग्राफ को पाठ में देखकर उचित शब्दों से खाली स्थान भरकर पूरा करो।)
Answer:
The king was a wise, brave and kind ruler.He lost the battle. He had to hide in a cave. He was very sad and worried. He saw a spider going up the wall. At last the spider succeeded in climbing the wall. The king got his confidence back. He finally defeated his enemy.
2. Use the words from the box to complete the following phrases.
(बॉक्स में दिये शब्दों को निम्नलिखित वाक्यांशों को पूरा करने के लिए प्रयोग करो।)
(fleet, army, team, bundle, cluster, bunch, crowd, herd, flock, pair.)
Answer:
A crowd of people – A herd of cattle.
A bunch of bananas – A team of players.
A flock of sheep – A bundle of sticks.
An army of soldiers – A pair of shoes.
A fleet of ships – A cluster of stars.
3. Write opposites of these words to complete the word puzzle :
(शब्द-पहेली को पूरा करने के लिए इन शब्दों के विलोम राब्द लिखो।)
Answer:
Grammar in Use (व्याकरण प्रयोग)
Question 1.
Rewrite with proper punctuation marks.
(उचित विराम चिन्ह आदि लगाकर पुनः लिखें।)
Answer:
Maharani Laxmi Bai was a brave queen. She fought against her enemies with great courage and is remembered in Indian history as ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’.
Question 2.
Fill in the blanks with ‘and’ or ‘but’
(‘and’ और ‘but’ से खाली स्थान भरो।)
Answer:
Ram and Shyam both like to play. Ram likes to go to school but Shyam does not like school at all. Ram keeps his room near and tidy but Shyam keeps his room untidy.
Comprehension Questions (बोध प्रश्न)
1. Arrange the following sentences in the sequence in which they appear in the story.
(निम्नलिखित वाक्यों को कहानी में आये क्रम से व्यवस्थित करें।)
1. The King was sad and worried.
2. Many of his soldiers were killed.
3. The King was wise, brave and kind.
4. Once a neighbouring King attacked his country.
5. People were very happy in his kingdom.
6. Once upon a time there was a king.
Answers:
6. Once upon a time there was a king.
3. The King was wise, brave and kind.
5. People were very happy in his kingdom.
2. Many of his soldiers were killed.
1. The King was sad and worried.
2. Answer these Questions:
(इन प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए)
Question 1.
What kind of ruler was the king?
राजा किस प्रकार का शासक था?
Answer:
King was wise, brave and kind.
राजा बुद्धिमान, वीर और दयालु था।
Question 2.
Who attacked his country?
उसके देश पर किसने आक्रमण किया?
Answer:
A neighbouring king attacked his country.
एक पड़ोसी राजा ने उसके देश पर आक्रमण कर दिया।
Question 3.
What happened to the king and his soldiers in the battle?
युद्ध में राजा और उसको सैनिकों का क्या हुआ?
Answer:
Many of King’s soldiers were killed and others ran away to save their lives. The king lost his battle and had to hide in a cave.
राजा के बहुत से सैनिक मारे गये और कुछ अपनी जान बचाने के लिए भाग गये। राजा लड़ाई हार गया और उसे एक गुफा में छिपना पड़ा।
Question 4.
What did the king see in the cave?
(व्हॉट डिड द किंग सी इन द केव?)
राजा ने गुफा में क्या देखा?
Answer:
King saw a spider trying to climb up a wall in the cave and slipping down again and again. It tried it until it succeeded to climb the wall.
राजा ने गुफा में एक मकड़ी को दीवार पर चढ़ने की कोशिश करते हुए और बार-बार गिरते हुए देखा। वह तब तक कोशिश करती रही जब तक कि वह दीवार पर चढ़ने में कामयाब नहीं हो गई।
Question 5.
What moral do you get from the lesson?
इस पाठ से आपको क्या सीख मिलती है?
Answer:
If at first you don’t succeed, try again.
यदि पहली बार आप सफल नहीं होते हो, दुबारा प्रयत्न करो।
Let’s Talk (आओ, बात करें)
Team ‘A’ asks the questions and team ‘B’ finds the answers from the passage. The teacher then writes the answers on the black board.
(टीम ‘ए’ प्रश्न पूछती है और टीम ‘बी’ गद्यांश में से उत्तर ढूढ़ती है। शिक्षक तब उत्तरों को श्यामपट पर लिखते हैं।)
“Ravinder Tejpal is about 35 years old. He joined the police force when he was 25. He likes his job and finds it very interesting. He is Mohindra Tejpal’s son. He lives with his parents, two sons and wife Monika. Sumant is his elder son and Hemant is the younger one. He works from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In the evening he plays cricket with his sons.”
Question 1.
What does Ravinder Tejpal do?
Answer:
He is a police officer.
Question 2.
How old is he?
Answer:
He is 35 years old.
Question 3.
What is his father’s name?
Answer:
His father’s name is Mohindra Tejpal.
Question 4.
What are the names of his children?
Answer:
The names of his children are Sumant and Hemant.
Question 5.
What does he play with his sons?
Answer:
He plays cricket with his sons. Ask these questions (Pair work)
- What’s your name?
- How old are you?
- What things do you like?
- What does your mother do?
- What does your father do?
You may get the following type of answers :
- My name is Radha.
- I am eleven years old.
- I like to play football, watch T.V. and read books.
- My mother is a teacher.
- My father is an advocate.
Let’s Read (आओ पढ़ें)
See the passage and questions in the book.
(पद्यांश एवं प्रश्नों को पुस्तक से देखें।)
Answers :
1. The yak lives very high up in the Himalayas, where it is very cold, it snows there.
2. A yak have two coats.
3. The yak takes off its winter coat at the end of winter.
4. True or False
- The water in the Himalayas is very hot in summer. (F)
- Summer coat is made of long hair. (T)
- The winter coat grows under the summer coat. (T)
Let’s Write (आओ लिखें)
Write five sentences about what you see in the picture :
Answers:
- I see a fair in the picture.
- There are several merry-go-rounds and stalls in the fair.
- Children are enjoying on merry-go-rounds.
- Two children are buying balloons.
- A girl is seeing necklaces to buy.
Let’s Do (आओ करें)
The spider is an insect. There are many insects living around us. Collect the picture of ten insects and paste them in your notebook. Write their names also.
Answers:
The insects are following
- Fly
- Mosquito
- Ant
- Grasshopper
- Cockroach
- Honey bee
- Butter fly
- Lice
- Silk moth
- Lac insects. Student can draw their pictures themselves.