Exercise:
1. Understand the meaning of the following:
(a) plant planted trees planting trees
গছ গছ ৰোইছিল গছ ৰোই আছে
water watered trees watering trees
পানী গছক পানী দিছিল গছক পানী দি আছে
(b) pause for a while take care of make air fresh
অলপ সময় বাৱে থমকি ৰ’ল যত্ন লোৱা নির্মল বতাহ দিয়ে
run around run after give out oxygen
চাৰিওঁফালে দৌৰে খেদি নে অম্লজান গেছ ওলিয়াই দিয়ে
provide food provide shelter walk around
খাদ্য প্রদান কৰে থাকিব জাগা দিয়ে চাৰিওঁফালে খোজ কাঢ়ে
(c ) tree, sapling man , baby cat , kitten
গছ, পুলি মানুহ, কেচুঁৱা মেকুৰী, মেকুৰী পোৱালি
cow, calf dog , puppy tiger, cub
গৰু, গৰু পোৱালি কুকুৰ, কুকুৰ পোৱালি বাঘ, বাঘৰ পোৱালি
2 . Answer the following :
a. What is the name of the sweet boy?
Ans: Barun is the name of the sweet boy.
b. Describe the village of the sweet boy.
Ans: The village is green and beautiful. Mon plays with birds. He chases butterflies. He runs around the paddy field.
c. On which day will the boy plant some saplings?
Ans: On Sunday the boy will plant some saplings.
d. Which trees will the boy plan t?
Ans: The boy will plant Mango and neem sapling.
3. Complete the paragraph :
(i) Everyday Mon meets an old man.
(ii) The old man is Kanika’s grand-father.
(iii) Kanika is Mon’s classmate .
(iv) Mon reads in class three.
(v) The old man sits under a big tree.
(vi) The big tree is in front of Kanika’s house.
4. Complete the sentences using the words in bracket :
a. The old man sits under a big tree. Because,
(i) He planted the tree sixty years ago.
(ii) He loves the tree .
(iii) The tree is his friend.
(loves, friend, planted)
b. All trees are useful to us. Because,
(i) Trees give us tasty fruit.
(ii) Trees provide food and shelter to birds.
(iii) Trees give shade.
(iv) Trees keep our place cool and beautiful.
(v) Trees give out oxygen.
(food, oxygen, shelter, cool, beautiful, shade, fruit)
c. A neem tree has many good qualities.
(i) Neem trees make air fresh.
(ii) Neem leaves are bitter.
5. Fill up the gaps:
(i) But only planting trees is not enough You will have to take good care of them. .
(ii) I planted this tree sixty years ago I was a child then. So, I love the tree.
(iii) Mon plays with birds. He chases butterflies. He runs around the paddy field.
(iv) This is a neem tree. It has many good qualities. Its leaves are bitter but they are medicines.
(v) I will plant neem and mango saplings 1 will take good care of them.
6. Give the plural number of the words. (Follow the examples)
tree – trees, bird – birds, animal – animals
butterfly – butterflies; fly – flies – quality – qualities
leaf – leaves; knife – knives – wife – wives
mango – mangoes; potato – potatoes – tomato – tomatoes
man – men; woman – women
child – children