The Magic Scissors - Unit 12 Worksheets - Reader 2 Reading Worksheet 1 Being kind to animals makes us better humans. Read this story about a kind hearted farmer and a horse. (The plough is a tool used in farming for cultivation of soil before sowing seeds or planting.) Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer. One day, he heard a cry coming from a nearby forest. He dropped his plough and ran to the forest. There, caught in a hole in the ground was a wounded brown horse, terrified and struggling to free itself. The farmer pulled the horse out, nursed it back to health and let it go free. A few days later while ploughing the field, the farmer suffered a shooting pain in the chest and fell down. The hot sun that burned his face turned to cool shade. He opened his eyes to see the brown horse blocking the sunlight. It lowered its head and the farmer placed the plough on the horse and rested under a tree. While the farmer slept peacefully, the horse ploughed the field and that s how their frienship began. A well ploughed land.
1. Answer these questions 1. What did the farmer do when he heard the cries? 2. What happened to the farmer in the field? 1. b. Complete the sentences with the help of the given clues. a) We know that the farmer was kind hearted because ( pulled out/ nursed/ free) b) The horse lowered its head so that (place/ could plough)
Structures Worksheet 2 Fill in the spaces with a an or the 1. He brought home puppy. puppy played with him all day. 2. apple that I had got yesterday was very sweet. 3. Would you like orange? 4. owl can see in the dark. 5. cow gives us milk. 6. I have gold fish in my tank. 7. She is wearing red dress.
Words in Use Worksheet 3 Tick the words that are similar in meaning to the underlined words in the sentences Example: We were alarmed to see the animals in the house. (startled / surprised) 1. Our journey began in the month of January. (started / came) 2. I saw her trembling in the cold. (moving / shivering) 3. I had heard the story many times. (several / lots) 4. The dog pounced on the robber. (jumped / climbed) 5. Do you want anything? (take / need) 6. The boy picked the kitten off the ground. (held /picked)
Writing Worksheet 4 Read the text and complete the conversation. 1. Six blind men who had never known an elephant were asked to feel it and tell what they thought of it. The first felt the broad belly of the elephant and said that it felt like a wall. The second man touched its tusk and told his friends that it was just a spear and that its edges were not even sharp. The third held the trunk and exclaimed that it was a fat snake. The fourth blind man touched its knee and stated that it was a tree. The fifth man felt its ear and told the others that they were fools to say all those things as it was nothing but a fan. The last of them held the tail and laughed the loudest and said that it s a rope and that they were all wrong. First blind man: Hmmm... It feels hard and smooth. I think it s. Second blind man: No,. Third blind man: Well. I think. Fourth blind man:. Fifth blind man: You are all. Sixth blind man: Ha ha ha,.
ANSWERS Reading Worksheet 1 1. Answer these questions 1. What did the farmer do when he heard the cries? When the farmer heard the cries he dropped his plough and ran into the forest to see where the cry was coming from. 2. What happened to the farmer in the field? The farmer suffered a shooting pain in the chest and fell down. 1. b. Complete the sentences with the help of the given clues. a) We know that the farmer was kind hearted because, he pulled the horse out of the hole and nursed it back to health before setting it free. b) The horse lowered its head so that the farmer would be able to place the plough on its neck. Structures Worksheet 2 Fill in the spaces with a an or the 1. He brought home a puppy. The puppy played with him all day. 2. The apple that I had got yesterday was very sweet. 3. Would you like an orange? 4. An owl can see in the dark. 5. The cow gives us milk. 6. I have a gold fish in my tank. 7. She is wearing a red dress. Words in Use Worksheet 3 Tick the words that are similar in meaning to the underlined words in the sentences Example: We were alarmed to see the animals in the house. (startled / surprised) 1. Our journey began in the month of January. (started / came) 2. I saw her trembling in the cold. (moving / shivering ) 3. I had heard the story many times. (several / lots) 4. The dog pounced on the robber. (jumped / climbed) 5. Do you want anything? (take / need ) 6. The boy picked the kitten off the ground. (held /picked )