CAMPS TO TAP CREATIVITY As the dreaded examinations crawl to a halt, students look forward to the much awaited “creative outlets”, the summer camps to let off steam and spend their holidays. A summer camp is conducted over a short period of four to five weeks involving interesting and fun-filled activities. The colourful spectrum of summer camps provides… Read More »
ELEPHANTS -NATURE’S NOMADS No longer are there enough forests to support the remaining population of Elephas Maximus, the Asian elephant. Large-scale deforestation has deprived the elephant of its natural habitat, and the animals which once roamed through Asia, from the Tigris in the West, all through to East Asia, are now trapped in small pockets of forest land.… Read More »
Bringing Up Kari By Dhan Gopal Mukerji Answer the following questions. ( Page No: 14) 1.The enclosure in which Kari lived had a thatched roof that lay on thick tree stumps. Examine the illustration of Kari’s pavilion on page 8 and say why it was built that way. Answer- Kari’s pavilion was built of hatched roof that lay on… Read More »
NEEM Familiar to most people for its medicinal properties, the Neem is recognised by few despite its distinctive, curved leaves and an annual profusion of star-shaped sweet-scented flowers. It is a medium-sized or large tree with a straight trunk and evergreen, a native of India, Burma and Sri Lanka. This is really an amazing tree. People are most… Read More »
MANUFACTURING Read the following passage carefully:   1    It is simple: when you buy a product, we check its manufacturing or expiry date. But we rarely check the ingredients. For example, most shampoos and soaps contain the chemical sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) which is carcinogenic, most toothpaste has very high sugar content, deodorants contain aerosols which deplete the ozone… Read More »
Exercise-9 Look at the notes below. Then use the information to complete the paragraphs that follow by writing suitable words and phrases in each space. Do not add new information. Shopping complex-destroyed-bomb-7 o’clock-80 people burnt alive-two young men-seen speeding off-police… Read More »
Chapter 1- The Tiny Teacher Comprehension Check (Page No: 3)1. The story of an ant’s life sounds almost untrue. The italicized phrase means (i) highly exaggerated.(ii) too remarkable to be true.(iii) not based on facts. Answer- (ii) too remarkable to be true. 2. Complete the following sentences. (i) An ant is the smallest,………………………………………………………………………………………………….. (ii) We know a number… Read More »
Read the following passage carefully: Dolphins Nothing about dolphins has been more widely or passionately discussed over the centuries than their supposed intelligence and communicative abilities. In fact, persistent dogma holds that dolphins… Read More »
Exercise-27 Look at the notes below. Then use the information to complete the paragraphs that follow by writing suitable words and phrases in each space. Do not add new information. Tutankhamen — Tutankhamen Egyptian Pharaoh—Tomb discovered by Howard Carter and team in 1920 — Name meaning living image of Aten – Built slight Height around 56 – Death… Read More »
Present Perfect Tense
GLOBAL WARMING Read the following passage carefully: 1 The future level of global warming is uncertain, but a wide range of estimates have been made. Scientist predicts an increase in sea levels worldwide due to the melting of two massive ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland, especially on the East coast of the US. However, many nations… Read More »
