The Coconut Grove (Prose): Questions with Answers

Let us understand

A. Tick (✔ ) the correct word.

turtle / fish ; pond / lake ; coconut leaves / fiber

B. Match by writing the number.

1. Iniya - making soap and oil

2. Father - big brown eyes

3. Mother - fishing

Answer

1. Iniya - big brown eyes

2. Father - fishing

3. Mother - making soap and oil

C. Listen, think and write.

1. Who is the story about?

This story is about using things in nature carefully, (using natural resources economically)

2. Why did mother and father ues small basket for fish?

Mother and father did not want to catch more fish than they needed. So they used a small basket for fish.

3. What did Iniya’s mother make with fibre?

Iniya made coconut fibre packs to fill the pot for the plants.

4. Why did Iniya make turtles?

Carving turtles on coconut shell was Iniya's favourite hobby. So she made turtles and put it around her neck.

5. How will you protect the trees around you?

I will not cut the green branches of trees. I will use only the fallen branches. I will not cut down any tree or plant.

For small plants I will make a fence and protect them from cattle.

THINK ZONE

Circle the odd pair.

Let us talk

* Show a flashcard with the action word “water”.

* Ask children, “What do you water?” with action.

* Make the children answer, “I water the plants.” with action.

* Repeat the steps with a set of action words like climb, sprout, plant and pluck.

* Practise with all the children.

Let us practise

( climb  sprout  water  plant  pluck )

Fill with the correct action.

climb, water, sprout

Let us do

* Make 2 sets of flashcards with words from the word wall.

* Arrange the cards on the floor such that it forms a path.

* Call one child to play.

* Ask the child to pick the card, show it to the class and read it.

* Ask other children to repeat.

* If the child reads correctly, she/he can read the next word.

* If a child is not able to read the word, they pass the chance to the next child.

* The game goes on till children finish the path.

* Practise with all the children.

Let us say

Listen to the sound and repeat.

Listen and repeat.

cent        city      cycle

twice     circle     fancy

voice     recipe    mercy

cement   decine   spicy

ceramic   medicine   cyclone

Let us practise

Read aloud.

I saw the circus in the city.

The mice are eating the slice.

Put ice in the juice.

The cyclone takes the cycle.

Note to the teacher: First teach the sound /s/ to the children. Then introduce the three letter clusters for the sounds and help the children relate the sound to the letter cluster.

Let us do

* Make one set of flashcards for each of the letter. clusters ce, ci and cy.

* Ask children to pick a card.

* Say a word and ask the child with that word to jump and read the word.

* Practise with all the words.

* Shuffle the cards and play again.

Let us practise

Circle / underline and fill with ce, ci and cy.

Fill in the blanks.

Let us use

Do you have a pencil?

Yes, I have a pencil.

When you want to check with your friend, if he/she has something, you can ask "Do you have ... ?" Your friend can reply by saying "Yes, I have." or "No, I do not have."

Circle Time Activity

* Group the children into pairs.

* Make a child from group A ask “Do you have ,..?”

* A child from group B should say, “Yes, I have.” or “No, I do not have.”

* The children should say according to the availability.

* Practise with all children.

* Reverse the roles of the groups and practise again.

Note to the teacher: You can also ask children to use the structure everyday in class.

Let us practise

Fill in the blanks.

Do you have a pen?

Yes, I have a pen

Do you have a crayons?

No, I  don’t have a crayons

Let us know

Let see what Arif and Shobana are talking

I met the new teacher today.

You met him? Really?

Don’t you belive me? I saw him talking with jaya ma’am.

He asked her the way to our class.

I hope we will like him.

Ha ha! I hope he will like us.

When a person/place/thing receives an action we use me, him, her and us.

We saw above that:

Teacher (he) becomes him. 

Arif (I) becomes me. 

Jayanthi (she) becomes her. 

Class (we) becomes us. 

A. Match the picture to the word.

B. Circle  the words that receive the action.

David sings to her.

Don’t lie to me!

The teacher called him.

The bus driver took us home.

Abu got me a toy!

Mom and dad take us to the park.

Janu likes to play with him.

He danced with her.

C. Choose the correct word.

I saw him. (him/ her) 

Tom plays with her. ( her/I) 

We like our cat. We hope the cat likes us. (us/ I) 

I know Raju. He knows me from the dance school. (me/ it)