C.1. Is there any naughty boy/girl in your class? Who is he or she, how does he or she behave in the class and what do others think of him or her? Discuss with your partner.
Answer – Yes there is a naughty boy in our class. He is Raj Singhal. He always disturbs teachers by making weird sounds or humming song. He always mock at everyone and talks to Students sitting beside him during class. He beats everyone and throw their books and stationery. When we complain to teacher about him he casts the role of innocent boy.
C.2. Now you will read an interesting story about a little naughty boy called Michael.
MICHAEL GOES CLIMBING
Answer – Students will learn the story ‘MICHAEL GOES CLIMBING’ under the supervision of the subject teacher.
C.3. Complete the following:
Two women were talking to each other. One of them called Michael proud, spoiled and mischievous. The other woman felt that sometimes mischief makes a person courageous. Meanwhile, Michael climbed the church spire where some workmen had left their ladder. So, he got a chance to stand over the golden ball beneath the weather vane. After sometime he discovered that the ladder was gone. A feeling of fright, despair and sickness came over him, because he did not know how to get down.
C.4. Write “T” for true statements and ‘F’ for false statements.
(i) The first woman called Michael a nice boy. False
(ii) The second woman called Michael courageous. True
(iii) The church was in the market. True
(iv) The workmen had left their ladder below the spire near the trap door. True
(v) Michael could not reach the top of the spire. False
(vi) A sudden feeling of joy came on Michael when he found the ladder missing. False
(vii) The spire on the base of the ball was fully slated. True
(viii) It was safe to grasp the spire and come down. False
C.5. Read the sentences given below and then write who said them to whom.
(i) ‘Ah, well, mischief sometimes makes a person courageous.
Answer – The other woman said so to the first woman.
(ii) ‘I would be the first person in town to stand on the golden ball.
Answer – Michael said so to himself.
(iii) ‘Have you heard the news?’
Answer – An old lady said so to her sick neighbour.
C.6. Complete the following statements.
(i) Michael belonged to Denmark. (Write the name of the country).
(ii) Michael wanted to climb over the golden ball because he was adventurous by nature.
(iii) When the people saw Michael standing on the golden ball, they fixed their eyes on him with their mouths wide opened.
(iv) Michael’s father who had lost all hope from him sent him to sea.
(v) Michael was very successful at sea. He became Admiral in Dutch navy.
(vi) Under Michael, the Dutch navy earned name and fame.
C.7. Answer the following questions briefly.
(i) Why did the first woman say that she felt like hitting Michael every time she saw him?
Answer – The first woman said that because she had never seen a spoiled, proud and mischievous boy like Michael in her life.
(ii) Why had the workmen left the ladder near the trap door?
Answer – If the workmen left the ladder near the trap door because they were slating the church spire.
(iii) Why did Michael not want to take help from others?
Answer – Michael did not want to take help from others because this would be a poor sort of end to his adventure.
(iv) How did Michael finally reach down safely?
Answer – Michael broke a slate with his toe and got a foot hold, then he slid down slowly, lift the ball and then quickly caught the base of the ball. Afterwards he climbed down safely.
C.8. Find words from the story, which have the following meanings. Clues are there to help you.
(i) The act of saving someone from danger. Rescue
(ii) A feeling of hopelessness. Despair
(iii) To put body against something. Leaned
(iv) To hold tightly. Grasp
(v) Quickly. Rapidly
(vi) To break something completely. Destroyed
C.9. Now fill in the blanks with suitable form of the words you have written.
(i) The disease is spreading rapidly with alarming rate.
(ii) She grasp my arm so that she might not fall.
(iii) The earthquake destroyed several buildings.
(iv) I was lost. A policeman came to my rescue and guided me.
(v) The old man leaned against the wall.
(vi) She overcame her despair and decided to try again.
C.10. Find from the story the words opposite in meaning to the following:
(i) start stop
(ii) safe unsafe
(iii) defeat victory
(iv) slowly rapidly
(v) above beneath
(vi) empty full
(vii) soft hard
(viii) healthy sick
C.11. Some of the words given below are spelt incorrectly. Correct their spellings and write all the words again.
(i) mischevous – mischievous
(ii) courageous – courageous
(iii) whether vane – weather vane
(iv) dispare – despair
(v) controled – controlled
(vi) dangrous – dangerous
(vii) cought – caught
(viii) neighbours – neighbours
C.12. Life Skills
(i) Michael was scared to come down from the spire yet he took the risk. Do you think he was right in doing so? Had you been in his place, what would you have done? Explain with reasons.
Answer – No, I don’t think he was right in doing so, because he could have fell to ground and would have hurt himself badly. He could have got serious injuries as well.
(ii) Do mischievous people always succeed in life? Why or why not? Discuss with your partner.
Answer – No, Mischievous people will not always succeed in life because every time taking risk cannot guarantee success. It can sometimes lead to failures too.
(iii) Did you ever make any mischief for which your parents scolded you? Describe the whole incident briefly. What did you learn from that incident?
Answer – Yes, I had broken the glass of a vendor’s cart. I was playing with a stick and the vender was selling his stuffs. He kept his cart infront of our house for few minutes. I went to him asked about his stuffs and broke his glass knowingly by the stick. My parents scolded me for this mischief and afterwards I also felt sorry for it.