HOLY CHILD PUBLIC SCHOOL

English Literature (2020-21)

Class: III Topic: Lesson-1 (Mulberry)

L-1 The Zebra That Could Not Sleep

Difficult Words Dictionary words
1. boring 1. munching
2. munching 2. hidden
3. hidden 3. remember
4. yawning 4. snuggled
5. snuggled 5. snore
6. hooting
7. straight
8. droop
9. finally
10. stripes
11. worried
12. sleep

Reference to context
‘The brush fell off from her hoof and her legs folded under her. Mother got worried.’

a) Name the chapter and its author.

Ans. Chapter- The Zebra That Could Not Sleep

Author- Benita Sen

b) Here ‘her’ refers to whom?

Ans. Here ‘her’ refers to Zuzu.

c) Who got worried?

Ans. Zuzu’s mother got worried.

Question & Answer (R.R.W.)
Q:1 How was Zuzu just like other little zebras? How was she different from other zebras?

Ans- Zuzu was just like other little zebras because she had black and white stripes on her body.
She was different from other little zebras because she loved to stay awake.

Q:2 How was Zuzu finally able to sleep?

Ans- Zuzu was finally able to sleep when she started painting red stripes on her mother’s back.

Q:3 Why is sleep very important? Give example from the story?

Ans- Sleep is very important for health because our body need sleep and rest.

L-1 Finished