English

1. The snake and the mirror

Class IX Work Sheet-1 Date: ___________

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I. Read the following Passage.

All of us fell silent.The question came from the homeopath.The topic came up when we were

discussing snakes.We listened attentively as the doctor continued with the tale.

1. Who asked the question?

A. ________________________________________________________________

2. When did the topic come?

A. ________________________________________________________________

3. What is the animal in the passage?

A. ________________________________________________________________

4. What did the doctor continue?

A. ________________________________________________________________

5. How did they listen?

A. ________________________________________________________________

II. Vocabulary:

1. Put the words under correct headings

Snake ,doctor, villagers, rats, friend, cobra, mice, thief

 Persons Animals

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

2. Fill in the blanks with

a) vowel clusters

1.quest_ _n 2.hom_ _path. 3.contin_ _d. 4.fr_ _nd.

b) suffixes

1.doct_ _(er/or). 2.sil____(ent/ant) 3.ques___(sion/tion) 4.top__(ik/ic)

3. write the antonyms for the following words

(discontinued, noisy, answer, inattentive, went)

a)silent b)question c)attentively d)continued

III. Grammar: Simple present tense

Usage: 1. To express a habitual action, general truths etc

Structure: Sub + verb(v1) / s(es) + obj.

Example: He plays football daily.

Write as many sentences as possible by using this table

I Like Reading books

You Love Listening to the music

We Enjoy

They

He Likes Reading books

She Loves Listening to the music

It Enjoys

Example 1. I like reading books.

2. I like listening to the music.

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IV. Creative Expression

(No, Do you have that experience?, I became a statue, when I was a bachelor, yes ,we

have,)

Write a conversation between villagers and a doctor

Doctor: Have you ever seen a snake?

Villagers: ________________________________

Doctor: Has it coiled itself around any part of your body?

Villagers: _________________________________

Doctor: yes, _____________________________

Villagers: What did you do then?

Doctor: _________________________________