COURSE BOOK

3. AN ENCOUNTER IN THE WOODS

Lesson [Summary]
An Encounter in the Woods is a realistic wild animals fiction by
author Ernest Thompson Seton depicting how clever, kind and brave
animals can be.
It is a story about Mother Partridge who was taking her brood down
a hill to a small stream. The story draws attention to Mother
Partridge’s encounter with a powerful fox and the heroism, wisdom,
defense strategies adopted by her to play a trick on the fox to save
her baby birds from the deadly fox.
Mother Partridge was able to divert the fox’s attention away from the
baby birds by compelling him to race the mother bird. The Partridge
surprised the fox completely. He realized that the Partridge had made
a fool of him.
At the end, Mother Partridge flew high leaving the fox empty handed
and reunited with her babies. This story teaches that even a tiny and
feeble creature can rescue oneself by one’s own wit and wisdom.

Comprehension
Ans. A. The following sentences in the text tells us the
following :
1. They peeped softly and sadly if they were left even a few
inches behind and they looked really fragile.
2. She watched every bush, every tree, the woods and even the
sky.
3. In a few moments, he was sure to see or smell them.
4. But no matter how fast he went and leaped, Mother
Partridge was always faster.
5. He also remembered that this was not the first time he had
been fooled just this way.
6. An enemy could not have heard his sweet little ‘peep peep’
three feet away, but Mother Partridge would have heard it if
it was thrice as far.

B. Answer in detail.

Q1. Describe the baby partridges. How do you know that they were
obedient?
Ans. The baby partridges were one-day-old. They could already walk
quickly. They looked like little balls of fur. They toddled on tiny pink
legs and peeped softly and sadly if left behind. They looked very
fragile. They were also very obedient because they listened to their
mother as soon as she told them to hide and they did not move from
their hiding places till she asked them to come to her.

Q2. How did the mother partridge race the fox?

Ans. Mother Partridge flew towards the fox. She came down bravely
and then threw herself on the ground. She moved as if she was lame
and made a sound as if she was hurt. The fox turned and tried to
catch her, but could not. She always moved so that something like a
small plant or a log came between them. No matter how fast the fox
ran or jumped, she always managed to move out of his reach.

Q6. What happened when the mother partridge came back

Ans. When the mother partridge came back, she saw that all her
babies were hiding. They had not moved even when they heard her
step. When she called to them to come, only then did all the baby
birds come out of their hiding places. The baby on the chip opened
his eyes and ran to hide under her tail. All the other babies joined
them.

Grammar
A. 2.that ; 3.this ; 4.Whom ; 5.which ; 6.Those ; 7.these ; 8.What
B. 2.herself ; 3.himself ; 4.themselves ; 5.ourselves ; 6.yourselves
7.itself
C. 2.Who ; 3.yourself/yourselves ; 4.That ; 5.itself ; 6.What
Vocabulary
A. 1. Loose;lose 2.roll;role 3.wait;weight 4.threw;through
5,won;one 6.week;weak
B. 1.an argument 2.advantage of 3.a photo 4.lunch 5.a problem
6,action
Dictionary Work
2. (verb) walking with short, unsteady steps, trying to
balance the body.
3. (adjective) strong and tough
4. (adverb) with love and affection
5. (noun) something strange and wonderful which cannot be
explained very easily
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LESSON 4
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Words to show possession or ownership of the noun or pronoun.
EXCERCISE 1 In the classroom
EXCERCISE 2
Yours , theirs, ours, hers, mine, ours, theirs
EXCERCISE 3
2.ours 3.your 4. Your 5. Yours, mine 6. Her 7. Our 8. Its
9. Your 10. Its 11. My 12. Its
EXCERCISE 4
2. Its PA 3. Yours PP 4. Our PA 5.my PA 6. Hers PP
7. Your PA 8. Yours, mine PP
EXCERCISE 5 SELF HELP
EXCERCISE 6
2.Her toys are new. 3. This book isn’t yours. 4. He told me that her
Birthday would be celebrated on Sunday. 5. I have lost my camera so
I am going to use yours. 6. Her son has gone to Mumbai.
LESSON 5
ADJECTIVES OF COMPARISON
Words used to show comparisons of two similar things. The words are
used
In different degrees as positive, Comparative and Superlative .
We use than,/more with the Adjectives to show comparative degree
We use the / most with the Adjectives to show Superlative degree
( RULES FOR FORMING COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ARE GIVEN ON
PAGE 18)
EXCERCISE 1
2.colder 3. Coldest 4. Hotter 5. The tallest 6.taller 7 the shortest
8. Highest 9. Lowest 10. Better
EXCERCISE 2
2. More beautiful 3. Most interesting 4.largest 5. More expensive
6. worse 7. Most playful 8. Helpful
EXCERCISE 3 SELF HELP
EXCERCISE 4
Heavier, lovelier, funniest, thinner, smartest, easiest, worse,
Better, more frequent.