UNIT 16 (Part I)
Reading I (page 157)
a. Who are the people in the second picture?
Answer: The woman, her children and Umar are in the second picture.
b. Are they Hindus or Muslims?
Answer: They are Muslims.
c. What is the man in the third picture doing?
Answer: The man in the third picture is giving a bag of flour, meat and cooking oil to the woman.
A. Complete the character map of Umar.
Answer:
tall, well-built
a ruler of the vast Muslim Empire
a man with a fair complexion
a good speaker
very strict in discipline
a man of simple habits.
kind
B. Who said these to whom? Write.
a. "What is in the pot on the fire?"
b. "You would not carry my burden on the Day of Judgment"
c. "It would be far better if you were the Khalifah of the Muslims."
d. "Umar may not be so bad after all."
Answer:
a. Umar said.
b. Umar said
c. The woman said
d. Umar said.
C. Answer the following questions.
a. What did he manage after becoming the ruler?
b. What did he do to know the condition of his people?
c. Why were the children in the hut crying?
d. Why was the woman cooking stones?
e. Why did Umar return to the state store?
Answer:
a. He managed a good administrative system in the country.
b. He visited, wore letters, and even delivered their letters personally to know the condition of his people.
c. The children were crying because they were hungry.
d. The woman was cooking stones in order to give them the impression that the food would be ready.
e. Umar returned to the State Store to bring a bag of flour, meat, and cooking oil to the woman.
D. Do you think Umar is a good ruler? Why? Give your reasons.
Answer:
Yes, Umar is a good ruler because he didn’t want to see any problems of the citizens of his country. He solved the problems of them. He was kind and helpful. He visited the families of those who were serving in the cause of Allah and were away from home. He supplied daily needs for them, wrote letters for them and even delivered their letters personally. He was very anxious to know about the condition of his people. He didn’t want to see any darkness in his country. He established a good administrative system in the country.
GRAMMAR (page 161)
A. Study the following sentences.
I bought a story book last week.
She had gone home before I reached there.
They played well and won the match yesterday.
She was drawing a picture when I met her.
They were dancing beautifully when we reached there.
The children had gone to sleep tired before the meal.
B. Read the story ‘Umar in Disguise’ and underline all the verbs in simple past, past continuous and past perfect.
Answer:
Underline all the verbs which are in V2, was/were+V4 and had+V3 forms.
C. Complete the following sentences using simple past or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
a. The teacher -------(tell) us a story yesterday.
b. They saw me while I ------- (come) home from school.
c. My sister ------- (give) me a colour box yesterday.
d. Manju ------- (watch) a movie when I reached her house.
e. Suman ------- (say) that he was not feeling well yesterday.
f. Phurba ------- (start) studying in this school last year.
g. We ------- (play) table tennis when there was a heavy rainfall yesterday.
h. Can you tell me how many of you ------- (be) there?
Answer:
a. The teacher told us a story yesterday.
b. They saw me while I was coming home from school.
c. My sister gave me a colour box yesterday.
d. Manju was watching a movie when I reached her house.
e. Suman said that he was not feeling well yesterday.
f. Phurba started studying in this school last year.
g. We were playing table tennis when there was a heavy rainfall yesterday.
h. Can you tell me how many of you were there?
UNIT 16 (Part II)
READING II (page 162)
a. What are the people in the picture doing?
b. Can you guess the name of the festival?
Answer:
a. They are performing the dance together in a circle.
b. The name of the festival is Sakela Sili (Ubhauli).
A. What do the words in Column A refer to? Match them with the definitions in Column B.
Column A Column B
a. Ubhauli i. the main priest
b. Nakso ii. a holy book
c. Silimangpa iii. a festival of Kirant community
d. Silimangma iv. a sacred place
e. Dhol v. the male leader
f. Mundhum vi. the female leader
g. Sakela Than vii. a musical instrument
Answer:
a. Ubhauli iii. a festival of Kirant community
b. Nakso i. the main priest
c. Silimangpa vi. the female leader
d. Silimangma v. the male leader
e. Dhol vii. a musical instrument
f. Mundhum ii. a holy book
g. Sakela Than iv. a sacred place
B. Answer the following questions.
a. What time did Binda and Shital reach Tundikhel?
b. What is the name of the sacred place?
c. Which musical instruments are played during the dance?
d. Who controls the dance?
Answer:
a. Binda and Shital reached Tundikhel at 9:30.
b. The name of the sacred place Sakela Than.
c. The musical instruments Dhol and Jhyamta are played during the dance.
d. The male leader known as Silimangpa and the female leader, Silimangma controlled the dance.
C. What do you think are the interesting features of Sakela Sili? Talk to your friends.
Answer:
Sakela Sili is the festival of Kirant community. It is observed in the month of Mangsir. The interesting features of Sakela Sili is mentioned in the succeeding lines.The main priest, Nakso, performed a ritual in a sacred place called Sakela Than. After the completion of the Pooja, Nakso gives a signal to perform the dance. A large mass of people of different ages in traditional dresses perform the dance together in a circle. The male leader known as Silimangpa and the female leader, Silimangma control and guide the dance accompanied by the musical instruments, Dhol and Jhyamta. They dance beautifully imitating the steps of duck, river bird, black bird, deer and musk deer.
WRITING (page 164)
A. How did you celebrate your birthday last time? Try to recall and write a short paragraph on what happened on the day.
Answer:
My special day in my life is my birthday. I celebrate my birthday every year with great joy and enthusiasm. I was born on Mangsir 25th. I celebrated my birthday with joy and enthusiasm last time. My birthday started with the wishes of my parents. My friends and relatives greeted me. Dad then brought me some chocolates and Choco funs to share with all the friends at school. I went to school with Choco funs and chocolates. All the friends in the class wished me a happy birthday. The class teacher also wished me a happy birthday. All the chocolates and Choco funs I brought with me were shared by my friends and classmates. Congratulations to everyone for thanking me.
B. Write a short story using the following outline. Suggest a suitable title too.
An old man ----------- three sons ----------- about to die ----------- calls his sons to give advice ----------- asks to bring sticks-----------gives them sticks ----------- asks the eldest son to break ----------- unable to break ----------- asks another son to break ----------- unable to break ----------- asks another son to break ----------- unable to break ----------- old man asks to work together and try once ----------- easily break it
Moral: Unity is strength.
Answer:
An Old Man and his Quarrelsome Sons
Once upon a time there was a man. He was old and sick. He had three sons. They did not love one another. They quarreled each other. So, they were not at peace. This made the old man very hopeless.
One day the old man called his sons. He brought a bundle of sticks. He gave the bundle of sticks one by one to his sons. He also asked his sons to break the bundle one by one. Each of the sons tried to break the bundle, but they didn’t get success.
Then the old man asked his sons to break the bundle together. Now they broke the bundle of sticks very easily.
The old man said, “My boys, you have seen that you cannot break the sticks when you work separately. But you can break them when you work together. This is the strength of unity. If you are united, nobody will be able to do any harm. So, do not quarrel among yourselves and try to live in peace. Then you will all be happy.”
Moral: Unity is Strength.
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