ENGLISH LITERATURE

CHAPTER -1
WHO IS HAPPY
DATE: 10/04/2023
SPELLINGS

1 happiest 12 surrounded
2 beautiful 13 cage
3 attractive 14 unnecessary
4 suddenly 15 unhappiness
5 plain 16 realises
6 praise 17 impressive
7 blessed 18 gratified
8 majestic 19 appreciate
9 feathers 20 modest
10 satisfied 21 stunning
11 clever 22 value

WORD MEANINGS

1. majestic: impressive or large and good

2. realises: becomes aware of a particular fact or situation

3. plain: (here) ordinary, not special in any way

4. admire: to look at something/someone for a long time

5. attractive: pleasant, beautiful

6. praising: expressing one’s approval or admiration for somebody/something

7. cage: a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals or birds are kept

8. blessed with: to have something good such as ability, quality etc.

 FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Human beings tell the story of the Clever Crow to their children.

2. Peeku visits Krish in the zoo.

3. Krish feels that freedom is more important than beauty.

4. People come to the zoo to admire Krish's beauty.

5. Peeku is gifted with a clever mind.

6. Mithoo's green coat and red beak make her look attractive.

7. Peeku realises that we make unnecessary comparisons with others.

8. Value the things you have to be happy in life.

QUESTION/ANSWER

Q1. Is Peeku happy with himself at the beginning of the story? Give reasons for
your answers.

Ans: Yes, Peeku was happy with himself at the beginning of the story.
Peeku was happy because he was gifted with a clever mind, a
strong beak, a tough body and wings to fly in the sky.

Q2. What makes the swan beautiful?

Ans: The white feathers and yellow beak of the swan makes it look beautiful.

Q3. Is Mithoo happy with her beautiful colours? Give one reason for your
answer.

Ans: No, Mithoo was not happy with her beautiful colours.
Mithoo was not happy because Krish, the peacock had many
colours on his feathers and looked majestic.
Q4. Why is the majestic peacock sad?

Ans: The majestic peacock was sad because he was caged for people to admire
his beauty. The peacock could not enjoy his freedom.

Q5. Do you also feel that freedom is important? Give reasons for your answer.

Ans: Yes, I feel freedom is important because freedom gives us real joy and
happiness.

Q6. What does Peeku realise at the end of the story?

Ans: At the end of the story, Peeku realised that unnecessary comparisons with
others make one sad. When things one has is not valued, unhappiness and
discontentment takes place.

REFERENCE TO CONTEXT

Read this sentence and answer the questions that follow.

" Oh! Peeku, thank you for praising me. I also felt the same until I met
Krish,"

(a) Who said these words?

Ans: Mithoo, the parrot said these words to Peeku, the crow.

(b) Was the speaker happy with the words of praise?

Ans: Yes, the speaker was happy with the words of praise until she met Krish, the
peacock.

(c) Who is Krish?

Ans: Krish was the peacock who looked majestic in colourful feathers.

(d) Is the speaker jealous of Krish? If yes, then recall the reason that he/she
gives for feeling jealous.

Ans: Yes, the speaker was jealous of Krish.

Mithoo felt that Krish looked majestic with the colourful feathers and was
jealous of the peacock's beauty as it made her forget her own.

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