Table of contents

Topic Name Page Number

The Magic Paintbrush 2-11

Digraphs and diphthong 12-23

Ocean Sharks 24-29

Sea Transport 30-32

Question words 33-34

Late One Night in Kalamazoo 35

A Hatchling’s Song 36-37

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The Magic Paintbrush

1. Use the pictures to find the clues and fill in the blanks:

a. Ho lived in a tiny village in

b. He looked after a rich cattle.

c. He only used to eat .

4. The thin man looked .

5. gave him his bread.

6. The old man said to Ho.

7. The old man gifted a golden

to Ho.

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8. Ho made paints from ,

_________

and .

9. At first, he painted .

And it became !

10. Ho said

“this is a ”

11. The sun was . The stream was

. So Ho painted a

stream.

12. The farmer had lots of

to eat. But the children and

were hungry.

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2. Study the spellings of the following words and write 5 times:

Paintbrush Village Cattle

Young Field Bread

Hungry Berries Stream

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3. Study the spellings of the following words and write 5 times:

Animal Children Wheel

Bucket Greedy Mountain

Gale Kind Order

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4. Match the caption with the correct picture:

The rich farmer

put Ho in jail. And
took the magic
paintbrush.

Ho painted a
gale.

Ho gave his
bread to the old
man.

Ho painted lots
of food for
hungry people.

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5. Now, write the caption in the boxes for each picture, taking
help from the previous page:

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6. Cut and paste the events in order:

1 2 3
4 5 6

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7. Study the word meanings:

a. Berries: Small round fruits.

b. Cattle: Cows and bulls.

c. Gale: A very strong wind.

d. Greedy: A word for people who wants more than they need.

8. Study the following question answers:

a. What was Ho’s everyday work?

Answer: Ho used to look after a rich farmer’s cattle.

b. What did Ho eat every day?

Answer: Ho used to eat dry bread only.

c. What did the old man gave to Ho?

Answer: The old man gave Ho a magic paintbrush.

d. How did Ho made paints?

Answer: Ho made paints from plants, berries and mud.

e. What are the many things Ho painted for people?

Answer: Ho painted a stream, food, wheel, bucket and clothes,

f. Why did the farmer put Ho in jail?

Answer: The farmer wanted to the magic paintbrush from Ho. So he put Ho in
jail and took it from him.

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9. Answer the following questions:

a. What did the old man gave to Ho?

b. What was Ho’s everyday work?

c. How did Ho made paints?

d. Why did the farmer put Ho in jail?

e What are the many things Ho painted for people?

f. What did Ho eat every day?

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10.Complete the story elements about The Magic Paintbrush:

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What is digraph? Digraphs and diphthong
A digraph is a group of two successive letters that represent a single sound.
There are two types of digraphs. They are: (1) Vowel digraphs (2) Consonant
digraphs.

Vowel digraphs in English include ai (as in rain), ay (day), ea (teach), ea (bread,

break), ee (free), ei (eight), ey (key), ie (piece), oa (road), oo (book, room), ow
(slow), ue (true), qu (queen) ou (ouch)

Consonant digraphs in English include ch (as in church), ng (king), ph (phone), sh

(shoe), th (then), th (think), and wh (wheel).

Now, we will see more examples with these vowel digraphs.

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What is a diphthong?

Diphthongs are group of letters which join together to make one sound. And
there are pair of diphthongs which give the same sound.

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1. Read the words and put them under the correct heading:

rain day sail pain tail hay pay

rail clay chain train play say brain
away Friday Spain drain afraid today crayon

ay ai

2. Read the sentences and underline all the ‘ai’ and ‘ay’ words:

a. Today I want to play with the train.

b. I do not want to play with clay.

c. On Sunday I am afraid it may rain in Spain.

d. The drain is filled with water.

f. I love to colour with crayon.

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3. Choose ‘ea’ or ‘ee’ to complete each word:

8) d p

10) m t

12) k n

17) l f 18) s l p

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4. Cut and paste the picture under the correct words and colour
the picture:

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5. Circle the correct spelling:

6. Choose a gumball and read the word. Colour the gumball and
write the word under the correct letter team:

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7. Read the words and write beside the correct picture:

8. Find all the words from word search activity:

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9. Follow the instruction below and complete the activity:

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10. Fill in the blanks with correct digraphs:

ale

11. Say the name of each picture and use the colour code to
colour the pictures:

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Ocean Sharks
1. Study the spellings of the following words and write 5 times:

Shark Shore Swimming

Steer Strong Breathe

Hunter Gentle Penguin

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2. Read pg-72 to 75 and fill in the blanks:

What is a shark?

A shark is a . Sharks swim in seas all over the . Some

sharks swim in seas, some prefer seas. Some sharks live
close to the . Some live in seas.

Parts of a shark

A shark has a and for swimming. The tail

the sea to push it along. The tail and fins help it and stop it from
rolling over.

Sharks have a sense of smell but cannot very far.

Gills

Animals need to . We breathe with . Sharks

breathe with . Gills get from the sea and pass it
into the shark’s .

All sorts of sharks

There are many sorts of sharks. Sharks can be as as

a truck or shorter than an . Two of the biggest sharks are the

shark and the shark. The shark

is the smallest. It fits in a person’s .

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Shark attack!

We fear some sharks, but some sharks are . The

shark is giant- it does not .

The shark is the biggest hunter in the sea. It hunts

and . It hunts other too and can
attack . If a shark is spotted near a beach, rush
to land.

Hunting sharks have of teeth sets in rows. They are very

and .

3. Label the parts of the shark:

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4. Tick the correct option and write in the blank:

1. The shark uses for swimming.

a. gill and fins b. snout and eye c. tails and fins

2. Shark use for breathing.

a. gills b. lungs c. snout

3. The tail the sea to help shark to move

a. steer b. beats c. sense

4. Which shark does not attack?

a. Great white shark b. Basking shark c. Whale shark

5. Which shark is the biggest hunter?

a. Basking shark b. Dwarf lantern shark c. Great white shark

6. Which is the smallest shark?

a. Basking shark b. Great white shark c. Dwarf lantern shark

5. Study the meaning of the following words:

a. Flesh: Soft parts of the body.

b. Harmless: Do not harm anyone.

c. Hunts: Chases to kill and eat.

d. Lungs: Parts of the body that helps us breathe.

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6. Answer the following questions:

a. Name the body parts of shark.

b. Name two biggest sharks.

c. Name the smallest shark.

d. Write two information about the great white shark.

e. How do sharks breathe?

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7. Make sentence with the following words:

a. Shark:

b. Gill:

c. Harmless:

d. Flesh:

e. Penguin:

8. Write the meaning of the words given below:

a. Harmless:

b. Lungs:

c. Hunts:

d. Flesh:

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Sea Transports

1. Read from pg-79 to 81 and fill in the blanks:

a. is the oldest form of crossing the water.

b. Thousands of years ago people made boats from and

.

c. Kayaks are made from a type of .

d. Dragon boats were first made years ago.

e. were made in China.

f. Ancient Egyptians and were the first people to use sails to

power their and ships.

g. is a very popular sport and hobby.

h. An can travel both on a and

drive into the !

i. An engine drives the on the road.

j. An engine drives a in the sea.

2. Study the spellings of the following words and write 5 times:

Thousand Paddles Plastic

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China Popular Amphicar

3. Answer the following questions:

1. What are kayak boats made of?

2. Write two things you know about Dragon boats.

3. Who were the first people to use sails?

4. What is the interesting fact about an amphicar?

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4. Identify the sea transports given below and write the name in
the boxes:

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Question Words

1. Match the wh-question words in column A with the words in

column B to make complete questions:

A B
1. Who a. is the park?
2. What b. pen is this?
3. Whose c. is this girl?
4. When d. are you going?
5. Where e. did you eat for lunch?

2. Read the given answer. Tick the correct question for these
answers:

1. a. Why is the baby crying?

b. What is the baby doing?

c. How is the baby?

Answer: The baby is hungry

2. a. How are your parents?

b. Where are your parents?

c. Who are your parents?

Answer: My parents are fine.

3. a. When is your brother coming?

b. How is your brother coming?

c. Where is your brother coming from?

Answer: He is coming at 9 o’ clock.

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4. a. Where is your class teacher?

b. What is your class teacher?

c. Who is your class teacher?

Answer: Miss Rosy is my class teacher.

5. a. What sweets are there?

b. How many sweets are there?

c. Why sweets are there?

Answer: There are ten sweets.

6. a. Why is the children’s park closed?

b. Where is the children’s park?

c. When is the children’s park opened?

Answer: The children’s park is near the river.

7. a. Why did you not come to school yesterday?

b. When did you come to school?

c. How did you come to school?

Answer: I was very sick.

8. a. Who is in the office?

b. What is in the office?

c. How is in the office?

Answer: Uncle is in the office.

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Late One Night in Kalamazoo

1. Answer in one word:

a. Which animal flew a green balloon?

b. Which animals had a barbeque?

c. Which animal strummed a blue guitar?

d. Which animals yodelled to the moon?

e. Which animal danced with a kangaroo?

f. Which animal caught a falling star?

g. How many animal names are mentioned in the poem?

2. Identify the animals below and write the name in the boxes:

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A Hatchling’s Song

1. Tick the correct answer:

a. The hatchling pecks .

i. soft ii. hard iii. slow

2. When the hatchling is inside the egg, it is

i. dry and big ii. happy and tired iii. small and wet

3. The world is so .

i. white ii. bright iii. free

4. When the hatchling comes out, it talks to its .

i. mom ii. brother iii. dad

2. Study the spellings of the following words and write 5 times:

Hatched Pecking Bright

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Tiny Diny

1. Read the poem and find out each word used to describe the
dinosaur:

a. Tiny Diny has teeth.

b. Tiny Diny has hard like a head.

c. Tiny Diny has skin.

d. Tiny Diny has tail.

e. Tiny Diny has muscles.

2. Complete the table with correct poet’s name:

Poem Poet

Late One Night in Kalamazoo

Puff!

A Hatchling’s song

Tiny Diny
3. Match the pair of rhyming words:

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