New Words
Pretty – attractive and pleasant to look at or hear.
Pelmet – A pelmet is a long, narrow piece of wood or fabric which is fitted at the top of a window for decoration and to hide the curtain rail.
Wonderful – extremely good; fantastic.
Sparrow – a small brown and grey bird that is common in many parts of the world.
Straws – stalks of grain after threshing.
Occupy – to fill a space or period of time.
Spread – to affect a larger area or a bigger group of people; to make something do this.
Do it yourself
I. Arrange the words to make correct sentences.
(a) room / had / pretty / Rashmi / a
Answer- Rashmi had a pretty room.
(b) house/Rashmi / doll’s / cleaned / the
Answer- Rashmi cleaned the doll’s house.
(c) on / slept / pelmet / the birds / the
Answer- the birds slept on the pelmet.
(d) boy / hurt /a/ naughty / sparrow / the
Answer- the naughty boy hurt a sparrow.
II. You have come across the words given in the box in the story. Use these words and fill in the blanks making meaningful sentences.
spread, occupy, pelmet, wonderful, partner
(a) I got wonderful gifts on my birthday.
(b) Rajat shared his lunch with his partner.
(c) My mother told me to occupy the first seat.
(d) Rajni spread the sheet on the table.
(e) The birds are sitting on the pelmet.
III. Who said the following lines in the story.
(a) They make the room dirty.
Answer – Mother
(b) Where will they lay their eggs?
Answer – Rashmi
IV. Answer the following questions:
(a) Where were the birds trying to make nest?
Answer – The birds were trying to make a nest in Rashmi’s room.
(b) What made the room look dirty?
Answer – The dry straws make the room look dirty.
(c) What did? Rashmi spread on the floor of the doll’s house
Answer – Rashmi spread the dried straws on the floor of the doll’s house.
(d) Where did the two sparrows sleep everyday?
Answer – The two sparrows sleep everyday on the pelmet.
V. Choose the correct words from the story which describes the following:
(a) big house.
(b) dry straws.
(c) good girl.
(d) old doll house.
(e) happy birds.
(f) naughty boy.
(g) two eggs.
(h) good nest.