The Clever Monkey
Exercise:
1. Answer the following :
a. Why did the capseller get tired soon?
Ans: The capseller get tired soon because he was going to the market in a hot weather taking the box on his head.
b. ‘ A monkey repeats what he sees’-who said this?
Ans: His grandfather said this.
c. What did the capseller do to relax?
Ans: The capseller sat under the tree and closed his eyes to relax.
d . Who repeats a mistake?
Ans: Only fools repeat a mistake.
e. Who asked the monkeys not to repeat the mistakes?
Ans: Monkey’s grandfather asked the monkeys not to repeat the mistakes.
2. Fill up the blanks using the past form of (get up, come down,
sit down, look at, stand up, take up, take off, run away)
a. The capseller sit down under a tree.
b. The capseller get up and found the box empty.
c. The monkeys were look at the capseller.
d. The capseller stand up, take off his hat, and threw it on the ground.
e. A monkey come down the tree.
f . The monkey take up the cap from the ground and run away.
3. Follow the examples and Write the following sentences in past Continuous From From the given sentencrces. Examples:
a. The capseller is going to the market.
Ans: The capseller was going to the market.
b. He is sleeping under a tree.
Ans: He was sleeping under a tree.
c. Monkeys are sitting on the tree.
Ans: Monkeys were sitting on the tree.
d . They are wearing caps.
Ans: They were wearing caps.
e. Monkeys are looking at him.
Ans: Monkeys were looking at him.
4 Write the following sentences in interrogative form.
He Can run. Can he rum?
You Sing a song. Do you Sing a Song?
He is a good boy. Is he a good boy?
He Will go. Will he go?
a . You think that only you can play.
Ans: Do you think only you can play?
b. They can play the match.
Ans: Can they play the match?
c. They are players.
Ans: Are they players?
d. He is one of the team.
Ans: Is he one of the team?
e. You are sure that he will come.
Ans: Are you sure he will play?
f. He will play the match.
Ans: Will he play the match?
5. Learn the use of ‘a’ and ‘an’-
a monkey an elephant an ox a rat
an umbrella a box a banana an orange
a one rupee note an honest man an hour a university
6. Fill up the blank (using ‘a ‘ and ‘an ‘)
(i) A horse is an animal.
(ii) A rose is a flower.
(iii) A fly is an insect.
(iv) Will you give me a one rupee note?
(v) The train was late by an hour.
(vi) His mother works in a university.
(vii) A rat is a small animal.
(ix) An actor acts in a drama.
(x) His brother is a union leader.