A Secret for Two- Unit 1 Worksheets - Reader 7

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1 A Secret for Two- Unit 1 Worksheets - Reader 7 More Reading Worksheet 1 Read this adaptation from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. It shows the relationship between man and animals from an unusual viewpoint. Mowgli s Brothers It was seven o clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day s rest, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in their tips. Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived. Augrh! said Father Wolf. It is time to hunt again. He turned to spring downhill. Something is coming uphill, said Mother Wolf, twitching one ear. Get ready. The bushes rustled a little in the thicket and Father Wolf dropped with his haunches under him, ready for his leap. Man! he snapped. A man s cub. Look! The Law of the Jungle forbids beasts to kill Man except when it is necessary to show children how to kill. The reason for this is that man-killing leads to the arrival of men with guns and gongs and rockets and torches. Then everybody in the jungle suffers. In addition, among themselves, the reason the beasts give is that Man is the weakest and most defenseless of all living things.

2 Directly in front of him, holding on by a low branch, stood a naked brown baby who could just walk as soft and as dimpled a little atom as ever came to a wolf s cave at night. He looked up into Father Wolf s face, and laughed. Is that a man s cub? said Mother Wolf. I have never seen one. How little! How naked and how bold! said Mother Wolf softly. Now, was there ever a wolf that could boast of a man s cub among her children? I have heard now and again of such a thing, but never in our Pack or in my time, said Father Wolf. Later at the Pack meeting, Mowgli formally entered into the Seeonee Wolf Pack. Father Wolf taught him his business, and the meaning of things in the jungle, till every rustle in the grass, every breath of the warm night air, every note of the owls above his head, every scratch of a bat s claws as it roosted for a while in a tree, and every splash of every little fish jumping in a pool meant just as much to him as the work of his office means to a businessman. When he was not learning he sat out in the sun and slept and ate and went to sleep again. When he felt dirty or hot he swam in the forest pools; and when he wanted honey he climbed up trees for it. And what is a man that he should not run with his brothers? said Mowgli. I was born in the jungle. I have obeyed the Law of the Jungle, and there is no wolf of ours from whose paws I have not pulled a thorn. Surely they are my brothers! Adapted from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

3 Worksheet 1 b Answer these questions: 1. How did Mowgli join the pack? 2. What did the Law of the Jungle lay down about killing Man? 3. What did Father Wolf teach Mowgli?

4 4. What did Mowgli do when he was not learning? 5. Why did Mowgli feel the wolves were his brothers?

5 Worksheet 1c Found Poems Pick out interesting words and expressions from the passage. Check meanings with the help of a dictionary. Arrange the expressions in any order to create a poem. You may add a few words if necessary. Give this found poem a title. For Example: Learning Owls above his head, little fish jumping in a pool every rustle in the grass every breath Of warm night air taught him the meaning of things

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7 Worksheet 2 What would you say in the following situations? Make sentences with should have/must have for the following: 1. You are waiting in a queue and the next queue moves faster. 2. You come out of the house to find that your cycle key is not in your pocket. 3. Your friend says he did not complete his homework as he got tired after playing. 4. Your father is annoyed because you ask for special colour pencils just as you are about to enter the school. 5. You are unable to go to your friend s birthday party but have forgotten to inform him.

8 Dictionary Work Worksheet 3 Turn direction block record wear These words are from unit 1 class 7 Gul Mohar. Read the sentences in the Reader and use a dictionary to check the different meanings of each of these words. Write down the meanings in the space provided. Next, make sentences using each word according to the different meanings. Read the examples under Dictionary Work p.10 Reader 7. 1.Turn

9 2. Direction 3.Block

10 4.Record 5.Wear

11 Writing Worksheet 4a Diary entry What did you do last weekend? Write about anything that you feel was memorable. Include incidents, thoughts, and ideas to convey your true feelings. You may use informal language if you like and may make as many entries as you wish for a particular day. For example : Saturday Date: Time: 10 am I went to Giri s house to work on the butterfly project. He wanted to paste a real butterfly in the record book but I did not agree. We argued about it and he said that he would work alone. I like Giri and feel very upset about the whole thing. I don t know what to do Time: 2 pm We had noodles for lunch as Amma had to go out and this was quick and easy. Loved it!

12 Saturday Date: Time:

13 Worksheet 4b What do you remember about last Sunday? Write down your thoughts and feelings following the example in Worksheet 4a. Sunday Date: Time:

14 Answers More Reading Worksheet 1 b 1. As a baby, Mowgli was lost and wandered into the wolves cave by chance. Mother Wolf looked after him along with her cubs. Mowgli was then accepted by the pack and raised like a wolf. 2. The Law of the Jungle stated that Man should not be killed except in order to teach young cubs the skill. 3. Father Wolf taught Mowgli how to live in the jungle; he taught him to study nature and to read the signs in the rustle of the grass or the hooting of the owls. 4. Mowgli spent his time eating and sleeping in the sunshine. He swam in the river when he felt dirty and looked for honey on the trees. 5. Mowgli said that he had been born in the jungle and followed all the rules of the jungle and had helped remove thorns from the paws of almost all the wolves in the pack. Therefore, they were like brothers to him. Worksheet 1c Encourage individual response. Structure and Usage Worksheet 2 1. I should have joined the other queue. 2. I should have remembered to take my key. 3. You should have finished your homework before going out to play. 4. I should have told him earlier. 5. I should have informed him earlier. Dictionary Work Worksheet 3 Turn Direction Block Record Wear 1. Turn: move round, change position or direction, become a. The wheels of the car began to turn. b. I turned away from the horrible sight. c. The weather turned cold. 2. Direction: general position, instructions, control a. She glanced in the direction of the school. b. Directions for assembling the cycle are printed on the box. c. The class moved forward under the direction of the teacher.

15 3. Block: solid material, stop progress, building a. The huge block of ice was a danger to passing ships. b. Lack of interest acts as a block to progress. c. She took the dog for a walk round the block. 4. Record: written, highest/best, past behavior a. You should keep a record of your marks. b. He holds the world record for long jump. c. The school has a good academic record. 5. Wear: Clothing, damage with use, stay in good condition a. All students should come in sports wear on Friday. b. The mat is beginning to wear thin. c. That carpet is wearing well. Writing Worksheet 4a Encourage individual response. Worksheet 4b Encourage individual response.