Subject: English Standard: III Year: 2020-2021

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Lesson-2 Catch that cat!

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Syllabus: Catch that cat! by Tharini Viswanath

Scope of syllabus: In this lesson, you will learn to describe and analyze different characters. You will learn to identify and make use of suffix. The lesson will also improve your reading skill.

Introduction: Catch that Cat is a story about a little girl named Dip Dip who will stop at nothing till she finds her friend’s cat, Kaapi. This small child uses a wheelchair because she cannot walk due to some disability but she knows how to manage life on her own.

Summary of the story: Early one morning, as Dip Dip was getting ready for school, her friend Meemo rushed into her room. She was very worried and wanted help from Dip Dip to find her cat Kaapi who was nowhere to be found.

Dip Dip immediately put on her uniform, packed her bag and told her friend not to worry. She decided to skip school but let her brother wheel her to the bus stop, like he did every day.

As soon as her brother had left, she quickly changed her direction and went up and down the streets looking for Kaapi. She looked behind the houses, inside the dustbins, under the bushes but Kaapi was nowhere.

On her way back, she also asked some people who were digging the road. Then, she asked an old man who was drinking tea in a teashop. At last, a woman who was hanging clothes to dry pointed out at a brown cat.

It was Kaapi.

Dip Dip cried out, ‘Kaapi, Kaapi’ but he disappeared down the hill. She also rolled her wheelchair and went behind the cat. Finally, not very far from her house, Kaapi paused for a second, flicked his tail and climbed up a tree. Then, he settled himself comfortably on a high branch of a tree.

Dip Dip also came to a stop under the tree and panted, ‘You crazy cat, come down!’

She was very tired and hungry so she took out her lunch box from her school bag. She was very delighted to see fish curry in it. She lifted up her box to show the fish to Kaapi. She used the fish to tempt Kaapi. She knew it will make her come down from the tree.

Kaapi looked down but he was frightened to climb down. Dip Dip understood Kaapi’s problem but she also knew that it was not easy for her to climb up the tree.

She did not lose hope. She wheeled herself close to a branch of the tree which was hanging low. Then, she used her arms to pull herself up to the branch which helped Kaapi slide down slowly and cuddle up to her.

That’s when Dip Dip heard voices below. ‘There she is on that tree!’

She looked down and saw many people looking up at her. Her father climbed up the tree and brought Dip Dip and Kaapi down.

Everyone scolded her but they also hugged her for being such a brave and loving child.

Worksheet-1

Meaning

1. barged into- to enter forcefully 2. wailed- to cry 3. streak- a band of colour 4. leapt- to jump up 5. cuddling up- to sit close

Answer in one word.

1. a circular object used to push a vehicle Wheel

2. to breathe with quick short breaths. Panting

3. to move or run quickly Darted

4. to move something with a sudden quick movement Flicked

5. to move smoothly over a surface Slide

Tick ( ) the correct answer.

1. Meemo barged into Dip Dip’s room because ____________________. a) she wanted to fight b) she was worried and wanted help c) she was excited and wanted to talk

2. Dip Dip asked Meemo not to worry and said she would look for Kaapi. This shows

________________________. a) she was a helpful girl b) she was looking for an excuse to miss school c) she was looking for adventure

3. Dip Dip opened her lunch box because ________________________.

a) she was fed up of searching for the cat b) she was curious to see what was there in the tiffin box c) she was tired and hungry

4. Fish curry was used to tempt Kaapi. This shows ____________________.

a) Dip Dip was an intelligent girl b) Dip Dip was looking for a way to get rid of the fish c) Dip Dip loved sharing her food

Write T for true and F for false.

1. Dip Dip was a coward. F 2. Meemo brought Kaapi and Dip Dip down from the tree. F 3. Kaapi sat on the tree and licked himself clean. T 4. The woman washing clothes pointed out where Kaapi was. F 5. Dip Dip went off in her school bus when her brother had wheeled her to the bus stop. F

Answer the following questions.

1. Which were the places where Dip Dip looked for Kaapi before she went up the hill?

Answer. Dip Dip looked for Kaapi behind the houses, inside the dustbins and under the bushes. She also asked some people who were digging the road, an old man who was drinking tea in a teashop and a woman hanging clothes to dry.

2. While searching for Kaapi, how and where did Dip Dip first see him?

Answer. While searching for Kaapi, Dip Dip first saw him as a brown streak disappearing down the street.

3. Who was the person who pointed out Kaapi and what was the person doing?

Answer. A woman who was hanging clothes out to dry, pointed out Kaapi.

4. What got Kaapi interested in coming down from the tree?

Answer. Kaapi got interested in coming down from the tree by seeing the fish in Dip Dip’s tiffin box.

5. What did Dip Dip do to help Kaapi who was too frightened to climb down?

Answer. Dip Dip wheeled herself close to a branch of the tree that was hanging low. Then, she pulled herself up to that branch to climb up the tree which helped Kaapi slide down slowly and cuddle up to her.

Add the suffix –y, -ful or –er to the given words to form new words.

1. heart hearty 2. high higher 3. joy joyful

4. hand handful 5. mouth mouthful 6. fast faster

7. might mighty 8. creep creepy

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1. https://youtu.be/ugGZPieO9ZI

2. https://youtu.be/6thm0FCDGL4

English Grammar

Chapter-2 : Subject and Predicate

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Syllabus: Subject and Predicate

Scope of Syllabus: Define subject and predicate

Identify subject and predicate in a sentence

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Explanation:

Topic 1: Introduction:

Click to the link below to have a better understanding to the introduction of the topic.

https://youtu.be/ugGZPieO9ZI

Each sentence is made up of two parts- the Subject and the

Predicate.

The subject of a sentence may be a word or a group of words, that

tells us who or what does something.

In a sentence, what we talk about, is the subject.

The part of the sentence which tells us more about that person or

thing is called a

predicate.

It may speak about the subject or an action of the subject.

Definition: The person place or thing we speak about is called Subject.

What we say about the subject is called the Predicate.

Topic 2: Identify subject and predicate in a sentence:

Let us take an example,

The boy walked home.

In the above sentence, if you ask who or what the sentence is

about. You will get the answer, ‘The boy’ which is the subject of

the sentence.

Now, if you ask what the boy did. You will get the answer ‘walked

home’ which is the predicate of the sentence.

Click to the link below to have a better understanding of the topic.

https://youtu.be/6thm0FCDGL4

EXAMPLES

Examples on Subject:

The green grapes grew on the vine.

My mom loves me very much.

The bird ate the food.

Examples on Predicate:

The green grapes grew on the vine.

You are my best friend.

Bread and butter were served for breakfast.

I have made a cake.

Worksheet-2

I. Divide the following sentences into Subject and Predicate.

1. The fox is hungry.

2. The boy is playing with a ball.

3. These flowers are pretty.

4. The cat killed the mouse.

5. My watch is expensive.

6. My umbrella is broken.

7. The grass is green.

8. Priya helped an old woman.

9. Ramesh has forgotten to bring his books.

10. I want to drink water.

11. Ramu bought a new shirt.

12. Little Jack Horner sat in a corner.

13. The Principal is a good lady.

14. The dog is biting a bone.

15. The grapes are sour.

16. You may go home.

17. Jack and Jill went up the hill.

II. Match Subject and Predicate parts to make a complete sentence.

Subject Predicate

1. The children a. are shining in the sky. 2. Ramesh b. is a good boy. 3. The stars c. are going to school. 4. The ship d. is the Capital of India. 5. The boys e. were called by the teacher. 6. Mary f. are marching. 7. My mother g. is making breakfast. 8. The soldiers h. had a little lamb. 9. The parents i. are playing in the park. 10. New Delhi j. is sailing in the sea.

III. Fill in the blanks by supplying suitable Predicates.

1. Father ____________________________________________________. 2. The teacher ________________________________________________. 3. A year has _________________________________________________. 4. A week has ________________________________________________. 5. The policeman _____________________________________________. 6. My mother ________________________________________________. 7. The dog stole ______________________________________________. 8. The sky ___________________________________________________. 9. Gandhiji ___________________________________________________. 10. The doctor ________________________________________________.

IV. Pick out the subject part from the following sentences.

1. Shyam opened the drawer.

2. The medicine has cured my stomach ache.

3. The old woman was annoyed.

4. The servant has gone to buy vegetables.

5. A man went in and stole the jewellery.

6. The students are reading a lesson.

7. A hen flew over the fence.

8. My mother is cooking in the kitchen.

9. My teacher lives in Karol Bagh.

10. Fish swim in water.

11. An old man came walking down the street.

12. A man fell from the roof.

13. He cut his finger with a blade.

14. The hen has laid an egg.

15. My friend lives in London.

Solution for Worksheet-2

EX.I.

1. Subject- The fox predicate- is hungry

2. Subject- The boy predicate- is playing with a ball

3. Subject- These flowers predicate-are pretty 4. Subject-The cat predicate-killed the mouse 5. Subject-My watch predicate-is expensive 6. Subject- My umbrella predicate-is broken 7. Subject-The grass predicate-is green 8. Subject-Priya predicate-helped an old woman 9. Subject-Ramesh predicate-has forgotten to bring his books 10. Subject-I predicate-want to drink water 11. Subject- Ramu predicate-bought a new shirt 12. Subject- Little Jack Horner predicate-sat in a corner 13. Subject- The Principal predicate-is a good lady 14. Subject-The dog predicate-is biting a bone 15. Subject-The grapes predicate-are sour 16. Subject-You predicate- may go home 17. Subject-Jack and Jill predicate-went up the hill EX.II. (1-i) (2- b) (3-a) (4-j) (5-c) (6-h) (7-g) (8-f) (9-e) (10-d)

EX.III. 1. is the head of the family. 2. explained the lesson very nicely. 3. twelve months. 4. seven days 5. caught the thief. 6. always gets up early in the morning. 7. a piece of meat from the shop. 8. is covered with clouds. 9. is called the Father of the Nation. 10. advised me to take rest. EX. IV. 1. Shyam 2.The medicine 3. The old woman 4. The servant 5. A man

6. The students 7. A hen 8. My mother 9. My teacher 10.Fish

11. An old man 12. A man 13. He 14. The hen 15. My friend

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