Worksheet I
Explorer Bernard Buigues undertook an expedition to the frozen lands of Siberia in the Arctic region. After coming back, he gives a real-life account of his experiences to his son, Harry. Given below is the letter that Harry has written to his best friend, Jamie. Read the letter with your partner and notice carefully how the underlined words have been used.
Dear Jamie
I just cannot wait to share this with you. My daddy went to Siberia to dig out the most ancient creature that roamed the earth more than twenty thousand years ago. This creature is called the woolly mammoth. Daddy says that it was even larger than the dinosaurs in size and older in existence. In fact, both of them were good friends.
In the snow-covered lands in the Arctic, daddy had to travel to the farthest corners, with some other scientists, to excavate the carcass of one of the biggest monsters. The ears of the monster were smaller than those of today’s elephant. After the digging was over, a giant Russian helicopter lifted the frozen elephant. It was the heaviest cargo that it had ever lifted. Phew! Twenty three tons! Now the permafrost of the mammoth has been shifted into a deep cave. Hundreds of hair dryers are melting the permafrost to help the scientists to have a look at the giant monster with the longest tusks.
Love
Harry
Now, choose and tick (✔) the correct answer from those given in the brackets.
Now, choose and tick (✔) the correct answer from those given in the brackets.
(i) The woolly mammoth is the most ancient animal that roamed the earth.
(ii) Mammoths are older in existence than the dinosaurs.
(iii) Mammoths had longest tusks than those of today’s elephants.
(iv) The Russian helicopter had lifted many loads earlier but this one was heaviest.
(v) The mammoth now rests in a deep cave where the permafrost around it is being melted.
Worksheet II
Work with your friends in groups of four. Many children vote on the internet site, ‘www.indiachimes.com’ everyday on various issues. Given below is the percentage of votes for and against a particular issue. Using the clues given alongside, compare the responses and complete the sentences.
Indiachimes.com Poll
7,891 votes in all
(i) Campa Cola is tastier than Pepsi.
(ii) J.K. Rowling is a more famous writer than Enid Blyton.
(iii) Roshan can give a more powerful performance than Shah Alam.
(iv) Comics are the funniest of all the books and magazines.
(v) Diamonds are more costly than gold.
Worksheet III
- Rajat and Sonali have won a debate competition. They are throwing an ice cream party for their friends. Given below is the ice cream card of ‘Dairy Fun’ by Kwality Ice cream. See it carefully.
Now complete the conversation between Rajat and Sonali to decide the ice creams to be selected.
Use the naughty comparisons wherever possible.
Rajat: I just don’t believe that we’ve won!
Sonali: That’s the best thing that has happened to us this month.
Rajat: The wait for the results was worse than anything else. Now, for the party, which ice creams would you like?
Sonali: I think bricks would be better than cups. They’ll cost less too!
Rajat: But what about orange bars? All my friends say that sticks are the best. They all enjoy eating them.
Sonali: I think orange bars are the worst. They hurt the throat.
Rajat: But we can’t leave them out completely. We’ll have fewer orange bars than cups.
Sonali: That’s all right. But we’ll also buy the new ice cream, Max biscuits. My friend says that they’ve the best wonderful taste one can think of.
Rajat: I’d rather prefer Chocolate Cornetto cones.
Sonali: Aha! They’re the most wanted. Now you’re talking like my friend.
Worksheet IV
Superlative Quiz Time
Get into groups of four. Form a quiz team. Read the questions given below. Answer them in just three minutes. The group which is able to do so first is the winner.
(i) Who is the tallest child in the class?
Avinash Ranjan Gupta
(ii) Which is the fastest airliner in the world?
Boeing 747-8
(iii) Which animal has the longest tusks?
walrus
(iv) Which planet is the nearest to the earth?
Venus
(v) Which is the tallest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa
(vi) Which is the biggest continent on the earth?
Asia
(vii) Which is the smallest continent on the earth?
Australia
(viii) Which is the highest mountain peak of the Himalayas?
Mount Everest
Worksheet V
The Olympics 2012 were held at London, the UK.
The performance of the top five countries is given below in a tabular form.
Work with your partner. Study the table carefully and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the correct degree of adjectives.
(i) The USA won the largest number of gold medals.
(ii) Great Britain won little more bronze medals than Russia.
(iii) The United States of America won as many silver medals as bronze.
(iv) The United States of America won more medals than any other country.
(v) The United States of America won more gold medals than China.
Do It Yourself
- Complete the following sentences using the given adjectives or their comparative/superlative form.
- Which is the most popular fruit in India?
- December is colder than February.
- Health is always better than wealth.
- Your knife is not so sharp as mine.
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa is not as tall as the Qutub Minar.
- Which of the two paintings is more beautiful?
- Einstein is considered to be the most intelligent scientist of our times.
- Get into groups of four. For each adjective given in the Aid Box, every group member gives one noun. After you have options with you, use any one comparison to write your own poem. Every group member displays his/her poem in the class.
Aid Box – [oldest, flattest, softest, sharpest, darkest]
Nouns (Example):
- oldest: tree
- flattest: plain
- softest: pillow
- sharpest: knife
- darkest: night
Poem (Using “softest”):
In the quiet of the night so deep, I rest my head where dreams do creep. The softest pillow holds me tight, Cradling me till morning light.