The Stork and the Fox
ACTIVITIES
1. Let’s see how much we have understand. Choose the correct answer :
(a) The fox invited the stork for
(i) Lunch
(ii) Breakfast
(iii) Dinner
(iv) Tea
Ans: (i) Lunch
(b) The stork requested the fox to serve his food in
(i) A plate
(ii) A cup
(iii) A pot
(iv) A bowl
Ans: (iii) A pot
(c) The stork served the food in
(i) A pot
(ii) A bowl
(iii) A plate
(iv) A glass tumbler
Ans: (iii) A plate
(d) The fox could not eat the meal served by the stork because –
(i) The meal was not tasty
(ii) He was not feeling well
(iii) The food was not
(iv) The pot in which the food was served had a long and thin neck
Ans: (iv) The pot in which the food was served had a long and thin neck
2. Write the answers :
a) Who invited the stork for lunch?
Ans: The fox invited the stork for lunch.
b) What was the utensil in which the fox served the meal?
Ans: The fox served the meal on a beautiful plate.
c) Why didn’t the stork respond to the fox’s request?
Ans: The stork didn’t respond to the fox’s request because he wanted to teach him a lesson.
3. Read the meal timetable of the stork :
Meal | Time |
Breakfast | 8:30 a.m. |
Lunch | 1:00 p.m. |
Dinner | 9 p.m. |
(a) At what time does the stork have his lunch?
Ans: The stork have his launch at 1:00 p.m.
(b) What does the stork have at 8:30 a.m.?
Ans: The stork have breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
4. Work in pairs :
Ask each other the following questions about your favourite dish.
(a) What is your favourite dish?
(b) Who cooks it for you?
(c) What ingredients are used to make it?
(d) Why do you like it?
5. Read the following sentences:
Ans: Could you come to my house for dinner today? -an invitation.
Will you please give me the food in a pot? -a request.
6. Work in pairs and make invitations and requests using the clues in the brackets :
(a) Will you …………………. (give, pen) ?
Ans: Will you give me a pen ?
(b) Would you ………………. (like, some chocolate) ?
Ans: Would you like some chocolate ?
(c) Could you ……………….. (come, my house) ?
Ans: Could you come to my house ?
(d) May I ……………………. (play, you) ?
Ans: May I play with you ?
7. Bina is Rohit’s sister. They, along with their parents are at their uncle’s place in Tezpur for Magh Bihu. Now they are having tea. Let’s read their conversation :
8. Let’s see how much we have understood:
a) Who visited whom and on what occasion?
Ans: Bina and Rohit along with their parents visited their uncle’s place on the occasion of Magh Bihu.
b) What are the people in the picture doing?
Ans: In the picture Bina, Rohit and their parents are eating food and their uncle and aunt is serving food.
c) What did Bina’s aunt say to Bina?
Ans: Bina’s aunt said to Bina to eat some more ghila pitha.
d) What did Bina’s uncle offer to his brother?
Ans: Bina’s uncle offered a kilo of gur to his brother.