Lesson 7
A Child’s Beauty
ACTIVITES
- Match the following facts about the story you just read.
(a) Akbar was Salim’s son.
(b) Salim was a minister in the court of Akbar.
(c) Birbal was the Emperor.
( d) The young prince was Akbar’s son.
Ans:
a) Akbar – was the Emperor.
b)Salim – was Akbar’s son
c) Birbal – was a minister in the court of Akbar.
d) The young prince – was Salim’s son.
- Do you remember the story? Rearrange the sentences as they happened in the story to see how well you remember what happened.
(a) Each minister brought a child to judge who was the most beautiful child.
(b) Birbal said that all parents found their children very beautiful.
( c) Akbar said that no child was more beautiful than his grandson.
( d) The mother did not let Birbal bring the child to the court.
( e) Akbar with his minister went in disguise to see the child.
(f) The mother got angry when she heard Akbar’s words.
(g) They found a child playing on a heap of sand.
(h) Akbar said he had never seen a child uglier than this.
(i) Akbar agreed with Birbal that all parents find their own children beautiful.
j) The mother took the baby inside and shut the door.
Ans: Akbar said that no child was more beautiful than his grandson.
Birbal said that all parents found their children very beautiful.
Each minister brought a child to judge who was the most beautiful child.
The mother did not let Birbal bring the child to the court.
Akbar with his minister went in disguise to see the child.
They found a child playing on a heap of sand.
Akbar said he had never seen a child uglier than this.
The mother got angry when she heard Akbar’s words.
The mother took the baby inside and shut the door.
Akbar agreed with Birbal that all parents find their own children beautiful.
- Read the lesson once again and find answers to the following questions. Work with a partner. Discuss the answers with your partner and share them with the class.
(a) Why was Akbar happy?
Ans: Akbar was very happy as his son Salim had a son.
(b) Who used to say, “There is no child more beautiful than my grandson.”?
Ans: Akbar used to say, “There is no child more beautiful than my grandson.”
(c) Why did each minister bring a child to the court?
Ans: Each minister brings a child to the court so that they can judge the most beautiful child in the entire country.
(d) Why didn’t Birbal bring any child?
Ans: Birbal didn’t bring any child because the mother of the child refused him to bring her child to the court as she didn’t want strangers to cast an evil eye on her child.
e) Why did Akbar and the ministers go in disguise to see the child that Birbal could not bring to court?
Ans: Akbar and the ministers go in disguise to see the child that Birbal could not bring to court because child’s mother refused to bring the child to the court.
(f) Why did the mother of the child scream at Akbar?
Ans: The mother of the child screamed at Akbar because Akbar said he had never seen a child uglier than this child.
(g) What did Akbar realize?
Ans: Akbar realized that all parents find their own children beautiful.
- Find out from the lesson who said the following sentences. Write the name of the person next to each sentence.
(a) “I have found a child who is the most beautiful child in the entire country.” Birbal
(b) ” If this is so, we can go and see the child in disguise.” Akbar
(c) “He is the most beautiful child God could have given me.” Akbar
( d ) “Then we can judge for ourselves.” One minister
- Let’s practice using adjectives of degree and see how much you remember.
Fill the columns below with the correct forms of the adjectives:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Ugly
Uglier
Ugliest
Angry
Angrier
Angriest
Dirty
Dirtier
Dirtiest
Big
Bigger
Biggest
Important
More important
Most important
- Read the following sentences. Identify the subject and the finite verb in each clause in the sentences. Write ‘S’ under the subject and ‘F’ under the finite verb.
(i) He plays cricket for the school team.
(ii) Rita will not come today because she has gone to town.
(iii) She took the umbrella as it was raining.
(iv) I forgot to bring my book.
i) He plays cricket for the school team.
He- S
Plays- F
ii) Rita will not come today because she has gone to town.
Rita- S
Will- F
iii) She took the umbrella as it was raining.
She- S
Took -F
iv) I forgot to bring my book.
I- S
Forgot – F
v) Ron was reading a novel when I came to his house.
Ron- S
Was – F
c) Underline the clauses in the following sentences.
i) Whoever came to his house was chased by that dog.
Ans: Whoever came to his house was chased by that dog.
ii) After the man came, the boy closed the library door.
Ans: After the man came, the boy closed the library door.
iii) Swimming is my favourite summer time activity.
Ans: Swimming is my favourite summer time activity.
iv) The bananas look ripe but they are not ready to be eaten.
Ans: The bananas look ripe but they are not ready to be eaten.
v) She ate an apple from the market.
Ans: She ate an apple from the market.
- Choose the correct synonyms from the options given below:
a) beautiful – pretty
b) happy- glad
c) dirty – filthy
d) scared- worried
e) disguise – to tell lies
f) screamed – shouted
Check by – Mukesh Borah