Answer page 70 : Visual Stimulus Comprehension : Understanding Diagram

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Study this diagram ( Look in your book.) which shows the parts of a hot air balloon. Complete the description of its parts given below.

1. envelope

2. parachute valve

3. skirt

4. parachute valve

5. Gores

6. Wicker basket

7. burners

8. Propane tanks

Visual Stimulus Comprehension

3. Understanding Diagrams

* Diagrams explain how things work, describe a process or different parts of an object.

* They can use arrows to show movement or labels to name the part.

Answer page 68 : Visual Stimulus Comprehension : Understanding map

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Here is a city map.( Look in your books ) Provide suitable directions to reach the destinations. You can use the expressions provided in the box.

2. from the park to the video shop

From the park turn right on the main road as Ventura Way. Go straight until you see the post office. The video shop is directly behind the post office.

            3. from the gas station to the post office

From the gas station turn left on the main road at Ventura Way. Go straight on and go past the drugstore and the hotel. The post office is on your left.

            4. from the school to the hospital

From the school turn left to the main road at Independence Boulervard. Then turn right and go straight ahead until you reach the park. The hospital is on your left.

            5. from the hospital to the bank

From the hospital turn left to the main road at Independence Boulevard. Then turn right and go straight till you reach the apartment. The bank is on your left, opposite to the apartment.

Visual Stimulus Comprehension

2. Understanding Maps

* Maps are a diagrammatic of an area of land or sea showing physical features such as cities, roads, buildings, etc.

* These visuals offer a bird’s eye view of the location of things on a flat surface.

*Maps may have symbols and a key to explain the symbols.

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Answer page 63 Exercise 11 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 63 : 11. Trees are Great

                Answer these questions.

     

a.    What are the ways in which trees are different from humans?

     = They just stand and wait, they don’t cry much and they seldom shout.

b.    Why does the poet sea that trees are easily pleased?

= They’ re great.

c.    Give an example of how trees accept their fate without complaining?

= They don’ t wear macs. When it’s pouring down with rain.

d.    In what ways will our lives be affected if there are no trees?

= There will nowhere for us to hang the leaves. Nowhere for little birds to build their nest. Nowhere for naughty boys to climb. And nowhere for ‘overs carve their name.

Answer page 61 Exercise 10 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 61 : 10. The Stars and Stripes

                Complete the sentences with the right answers.

     

1. The American flag has a star for each___________.

c. colony

2. The passage does not mention the_______ of the people who designed the earliest known flag.

a.  Nationality

3. Which word in paragraph three means group of people elected to make laws?

d. Congress

4. The U S flag’s stars and stripes helped create the nation’s national anthem.

a.  True

5. In paragraph four, could hardly find room for means

c.  Did not have space for more stars and stripes.

6. Over the years, what has stayed the same in the American flag?

b.   The colours

Answer page 59 Exercise 9 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 59 : 9. The Harry Potter Story

                Answer these questions.

a.    Who is the central character of the Harry Potter books?

          = Harry Potter

b.    Who is the evil wizard who fights against Harry?

          = Lord Voldemort

c.    When did the idea for Harry ‘walk’ into the author’s head?

      = When J.K. Rowling was on a crowded train from Manchester to London.

         

d.    What was the first book in the Harry Potter series renamed as for the American market?

          = Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone.

e.    What does Harry learn to do in Hogwarts?

          = Using magic and brewing potions.

f.    Which platform does Hogwarts Express depart from?

          = 9^3/4

         

Answer page 57 Exercise 8.B : Reading Comprehension

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Page 57 : 8. Who Is More Powerful?

                B. Tick (P) the appropriate answers for these sentences.

           

1. The Sun and the Wind oppose each other because                 

                Pc. they are full of self-importance.

           

            2. The Wind lost the bet but he was

                Pa. a graceful loser.

            3. Fables have a moral. The best choice for the moral of this fable is

                Pd. the right strategy leads to success.

         

         

         

Answer page 56 Exercise 8.A : Reading Comprehension

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Page 56 : 8. Who Is More Powerful?

A.Answer these questions.

1.     Why did the Sun and the Wind feel they were important?

= Because they think that all of them rule the world.

2.    What did the two of them quarrel about?

= They quarrel about who’s more powerful and important to the world.

3.    How did they decide to test their power?

= They bet each other, that who can make the Traveller take of his cloak first.

4.    What did the wind do Did he succeed?

= He blew stronger and harder to the Traveller. But he didn’t succeed.

5.    What did the sun do? What was the result?

= The Sun is the winner. He won the bet. He glow brighter and hotter, so it made the Traveller hot and took of his cloak.

6.    Who was the winner? What is your opinion of his strategy?

= The Sun is the winner. My opinion is the Sun is very smart to think this strategy.

Answer page 52-53 Exercise 7 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 52-53 : 7. The Rainbow Chasers

Answer these questions.

1.     What/who does ‘they’ refer to? = The children.

2.    What do they mean by ‘the end of play’? = After going find the rainbow’s end.

3.    What are the words that tell you that the children in the poem were very well-behaved and the teacher was kind and friendly? = The teacher smiled, said, “Actually”.

4.    What did the children hope to find at the rainbow’s end? = A treasure.

5.    What did the teacher say the rainbow was? = Treasure

6.    What did they actually find in the woods? = Colour

7.  How do we know that the children were not disappointed? = Because they dance from sheer delight.

Answer page 50-51 Exercise 6 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 50-51 : 6. A Turning Point in History.

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Answer page 47-49 Exercise 5 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 47-49 : 5. A Trip to the Woods

Complete these sentences in your notebook.

1.     The children in the Scott family were Henry, Ben, Jennie and Vanessa.

2.    Their school had closed for the winter.

3.    Ben suggested that they go up to Oak Hill woods and spend a week in a tent.

4.    Ben’s idea to solve their food needs was they can buy what they need at Netson’s store.

5.    Vanessa felt Buddie would enjoy going with them because when Vanessa called his name he pricked up his ears and wagged his tail and fun to her.

Answer page 45-46 Exercise 4 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 45-46 : 4. When I Was Your Age

Complete these sentences.

1.     The speaker was talking to me.

2.    If the speaker misbehaved, his father used to care.

3.    When he was eight, the speaker could not eat all food.

4.    At the age of ten, the speaker had to clean the room.

5.    The speaker used to be late for school at the age of two.

6.    The speaker shares many incidents of his childhood so that we can learn and improve ourselves.

Answer page 44 Exercise 3 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 44 : 3. London

Answer the questions.

1.     How long has London between the largest city in Europe?

London has been the largest city in Europe for over four hundred years.

2.    Do all those who work in London live in the city? How do you know?

No, they don’t. Because three hundred and fifty thousand people travel each day into London to work.

3.    What is odd about London’s weather?

London’s weather is not about it rains mildly just about every other day.

4.    Which industry is a preferred line of work in London?

The industry which is a preferred line of work in London is printing or publishing.

Answer page 43 Exercise 2 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 43 : 2. The Octupus

Answer the questions.

1.     After reading this passage, what can you infer about why the octopus would squirt black ink?

b.The octopus uses the ink to hide from its predators.

      

2.    This passage is mostly about_________________________.

c. anatomy of the octopus.

3.    What is the meaning of the word extend as used in the passage?

b. spread

Answer page 42 Exercise 1 : Reading Comprehension

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Page 41 : 1. Mount Everest

Answer the questions.

1. How high is the Mount Everest?

    c. 29,028 feet

      

2. In what way does Mount Everest change annually?

                c. It is shifting slightly to the north.

      

3. Mount Everest is in the mountain range called the ______.

                  c. Himalayas  

           

4. Who wanted to climb Mount Everest “because it’s there”?

                a. George Mallory

      

5. The first team to successfully reach the summit was___________.

                b. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

           

6. Since 1953, how many people have reached the summit?

                 d. more than 600

Answer page 40 Exercise : Nose Matters : Skimming

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Page 40 : Nose Matters

            Find the statement that is the main idea of the passage. Write M I next to it. Then find the details of the passage. Write D next to each detail. Be careful! There are two sentences that do not belong to this passage.

Nose Matters

1.     Elephant use their trunks to greet each other.    = D

2.    Elephants use their trunks to give themselves a shower. = D

3.    Some people like to ride on elephants. = __

4.    Elephants can carry heavy things with their trunks. = D

5.    Mother elephants calm their babies by stroking them with their trunks. = D

6.    Elephants use their trunks to eat and drink. = D

7.    Elephants use their noses for smelling and breathing. = D

8.    Elephants have very useful noses. = M I

9.    Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. = __

Answer page 39 Exercise C : Skimming

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Page 39 Exercise C

            C. Complete the details about these passages and then identify their main idea.

Our Galaxy

1.     Detail: A galaxy is a grouping of stars.

2.    Detail: There are many other galaxies in outer space.

3.    Detail: It is a spiral-shaped galaxy.

4.    Detail: The Milky Way looks like a milky white stripe in the sky.

5.    Detail: One of the stars in the Milky Way is the sun.

6.    Detail: Scientists believe there are about 200 billion stars in it.

Main idea: The Milky Way is our galaxy.

Answer page 38 Execise B : Skimming

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Page 38 Exercise B

            B. After each paragraph, underline the sentence that conveys the main idea. Then, put a tick (P) after the sentence you would choose as the paragraph’s closing sentence.

1.  As soon as these nerves feel pain, they carry a message to the brain.

b. Nerves are good carriers of messages. P

                2.   Your voices comes from a little box in your throat.

                a. Our vocal chords are amazing in what they can do. P