Nitu’s Paper Money

Nitu’s Mum buys vegetables. She gives money. Nitu’s Dad buys new tools. He gives money.

That is so funny. Money is just coloured paper. Why do people buy things with money? I will make my
own money, she thinks.
Nitu takes out her crayons. She takes some paper. She colours some paper pink, some blue, and
some green. Now she has money. She goes to the toy shop. She says, “I want to buy a doll. Here is
some money.”
The shopkeeper says, “Sorry. That's not real money. It is just coloured paper.”
Nitu asks her dad about money. He says that money is a special paper. He says you have to
work to earn money. That is the money you can spend.
“Can I earn some money? Can I work?” Nitu asks.
“Yes,” says her dad. “You can clean my cycle. I will pay you.”
Nitu cleans Dad’s cycle. Dad pays her twenty rupees. She goes to the toy shop. She buys a doll.
Nitu is happy. She knows what money is now.

1. What does Nitu take to buy a toy the first time?

(A) Toy money that she played with

(B) Paper that she colours pink, blue and green
(C) Real money given by mom
(D) Money that was her birthday present

2. What does Dad say about money?

 (A) You don’t need money to buy things

(B) You can buy things with any coloured paper

(C) You can buy money from shops
(D) You have to work to earn money that you can spend

3. What work does Nitu do to earn money?

(A) She takes her dog out for a walk

(B) She cleans Dad’s cycle

(C) She washes dishes for Mom
(D) She waters the plants in the garden

4. What makes Nitu happy at the end?

(A) She buys a book at the book shop

(B) She knows what money is

(C) Dad buys a doll for her
(D) Mum cooks her favourite food

5. Fill in the blank in the sentence below with suitable words of your own.

What can Nitu do with the money she earns from her work?

With the money that Nitu earns from her work, she can _________________

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6. What did you learn from this story?

(A) I can earn money by doing work to help others
(B) I should always ask my grandmother for money
(C) We must ask our friends for money
(D) We should never work for money

7. Fill in the blank below with suitable words.

If I had money, I would like to buy __________________________________.

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8. If you wanted to earn money, what work would you do for your mom or dad? Write your answer in
the lines below.
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9. Match the pictures to the right words:

This gives us light.

This is sweet to taste.

This has a beak and is green in

color.

We go to her when
we are sick.

10. Match the pictures to the right words

He makes us laugh.

This makes a croaking sound.

You can measure things with this.

Tailors use this to cut cloth.