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WORK SHEET
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
Lesson-3: Clever Somu, Poem-2: The Quarrel, Grammar – lesson- 4: Parts of
Speech, Lesson- 31: Antonyms & Synonyms (only antonyms), Unseen passage

CLASS- V Date-15.8.14
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions below:

One day a beggar came to a saint’s house. The saint had no money with him. But he found a
gold ring in his wife’s drawer. He gave the ring to the beggar. When his wife discovered this,
she told him to run after the beggar and get back the ring because it was worth five thousand
rupees. The saint immediately left the house and went out. When he saw the beggar he said,
“My friend, I have just come to know, the ring I gave you is worth five thousand rupees. Don’t
sell it for less. Don’t let anyone cheat you.”

a. Why did the saint give the ring to the beggar?

b. What was the cost of the ring?
c. State whether TRUE or FALSE:
i. The wife was happy as the saint gave the ring to the beggar.
ii. The saint wanted to take back the ring.

2. What can we learn from the story of Clever Somu?

3. Name the insects who were quarrelling? How did their quarrel end?
4. Name the poet of the poem “The Quarrel”.
5. State whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE:
a. Muthu was a clever boy.
b. Muthu did not harm anybody.
c. Somu collected stones that were lying around the shop.
d. Somu saw how unhappy his parents were.

6. Complete the sentences:

a. Unlike the other times, Muthu’s parents ____________________________

b. One day Muthu threw _________________ instead of stones.
7. Give meanings of the following words:-
a. dunce –
b. verdict –

(PTO)
8. Fill in the blanks:

a. a ____________ of bread

b. a _________________ of soap

9. Give the rhyming word from the poem ‘The Quarrel’

a. Floral -

b. Fly -

10. State the parts of speech of the underlined words.

a. Ah! the blind beggar fell into a deep ditch.

b. Please wait for me until I come back.

11. Give the antonyms of:-

a. borrow –

b. attack –

c. ancient –

d. active –

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