West Bengal Board
Clouds
Activity 1
Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes:
(1) He saw a grass-cutter coming from the other direction. [4]
(2) The grass-cutter was surprised. [6]
(3) He reached the old mud hut. [2]
(4) He wandered in search of the clouds. [1]
(5) He asked the grass-cutter if he had noticed the clouds. [5]
(6) He turned onto the dirt track. [3]
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
a) The grass cutter had a bundle of freshly cut grass balanced on his head.
b) He was disappointed to see that the grass cutter was still my stifled.
c) The farmer could not make sense of the boy’s question.
d) He was asking for the clouds like a man who has lost his child and ask wayfarers if they have seen a child wandering.
Activity 3
Answer the following questions:
Question - “But no one could give him a satisfactory answer” — Why do you think no one could give him a satisfactory answer?
Answer - I think everyone tried to give answers but they had not a satisfactory answer because the question he asked had no sense to everyone. Actually, he was asking about the clouds as if he was looking for a lost child .And that’s why none could understand the meaning of heat question.
Activity 4
Write ‘T’ for Tense and ‘F’ for false statement in the boxes given. Give supporting statements for each of your answer:
(a) In the morning the boy asked the first questions to his father. [F]
Supporting Statement - early in the morning the question was asked by the lad to his Father ‘ papaji , where are the clouds going?’
(b) The boy’s mother asked him to go to school. [T]
Supporting Statement - come on, hurry up! For the school but first have a breakfast.
(c) When the boy got up in the morning, he saw that the sky was cloudless. [T]
Supporting Statement - The sky clearly was open and empty!
(d) The boy was happy to think that he had fallen asleep. [F]
Supporting Statement - it made sad him to think that he had fallen asleep
Activity 5
Answer the following questions:
(a) Which question haunted the boy?
Answer - The question was asked to his father which was “where did the clouds go?”
(b) What did the boy see in the middle of the night?
Answer - in the mid night the boy saw the clouds was dense, black one in the occasional flashes of lightening.
(c) How did he feel as he walked between the fields?
Answer - The lad felt that his body was full of fire and fully dry was of his throat in the fierce heat of the sun.
(d) What did he do after reaching the shelter of the tree?
Answer - The boy had to be splashed the cool water from the Persian wheel on his dusty feet. He then decided to wash his hands, face and drank to his satisfaction.
Activity 6
Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| What. | Why |
| (i) The boy was open-Mouthed | The old man said to the boy, ‘once you Lived in a place Where it had not Rained for 10 years.’ |
| (ii) The earth was damp Underfoot | A while ago was rained strongly |
| (iii) The boy hurried home. | He could see the Tree which was Fresh who’s It’s name Juman Tree in back the House |
| (iv) When he got home, he saw everything had changed | At the time of his Absence, he saw a good platform. |
Activity 7
Answer the following questions:
(a) What did the old man say about the place where he once lived?
Answer - The old man told the boy that about the place where already lived it did not rain for 10 years.
(b) How did the boy feel as he reached the mud -hut?
Answer - The boy felt chilly cold in the air as soon as he reached the mud -hut.
(c) What did the boy do as he stood under the Juman tree?
Answer - The boy enjoyed to put the raindrops on his head felt chill as he stood under the Jamun tree.
(d) Why did the clouds shed rain in the absence of the boy?
Answer - There are some natural things which are importantly connected to living beings and non living things such as Clouds and Rain etc. Nobody can guess whether the clouds can create in the sky while it will be rain .And so the clouds shed rain in the absence of the boy.
Activity 8 (a)
(a) Underline the verbs that denote actions which will be in progress at a time in the future:
(i) I shall be reading a book next week.
(ii) You will be going to school tomorrow.
(iii) They will be visiting our house next month.
| Let’s Learn |
| The verbs you have underlined are in the Future Continuous Tense. |
| A Future Continuous Tense is a form of a verb that denotes an action that will be in progress at a time in the future. |
Activity 8 (b)
Underline the verbs that denote actions that will be completed in the future:
(i) I shall have written the story by then.
(ii) He will have left before you go to see the doctor.
(iii) You shall have gone to the fair.
| Let’s Learn |
| The verbs you have underlined are in the Future Perfect Tense. |
| A Future Perfect Tense is a form of a verb that denotes an action that will be completed by a certain time in the future. |
Clouds Activity 8 (c)
Read the following sentences. Identify the future continuous tense and future perfect tense and fill in the table given below:
(i) I shall be playing in the field.
(ii) She will have recited the poem.
(iii) You will have enjoyed the picnic.
(iv) They will be coming soon.
| Future Continuous Tense | Future Perfect Tense |
| shall be playing | will have recited |
| will be coming | will have enjoyed |
Activity 9
Write the antonyms of the underlined words by using the prefixes from the Help Box:
(a) It is possible for him to lift the chair.
Answer - It is impossible for him to lift the chair.
(b) His handwriting is legible.
Answer - His handwriting is illegible.
(c) Their claim is not reasonable.
Answer - Their claim is not unreasonable.
(d) He believes his friend.
Answer - He disbelieves his friend.
Activity 10(a)
Write a story in about eighty words using the following hints:
two friends passing through a forest-a bear came-one friend climbed a tree - the other friend could not climb the tree-helpless-lay down like a dead man - bear came near the man-thought he was dead-went away
Two Friends And A Bear
Once there were two friends. They were good friends. One day they were passing through a deep forest. "We shall stand by each other in any difficulty", they said to each other. Suddenly they saw a bear coming towards them. They were frightened. The first friend knew how to climb a tree. He at once climbed up a tree. He did not think for a moment what would happen to his friend. The second friend did not know how to climb a tree. But fortunately, he had a presence of mind. Suddenly, he remembered that a bear wouldn't touch a dead body. So he lay flat on the ground, pretending to be a dead man. The bear came to him and sniffed at his mouth, nose and ears. It took him dead and went away quietly.
Moral: - We should always keep our promise and should beware of false friends.
Activity 10(b)
Suppose you have been waiting for a piece of good news. Write a paragraph in about eighty words on your experience of waiting:
the news you waited for-what you did while waiting-whether the news had come-your feelings.
Experience of waiting
It was Sunday afternoon when my friend and I decided to work on the science project together. I told her to arrive at my home by 10 AM. I was so excited about her coming that I arranged snacks for her and kept every stationary ready at its place. It was 10 pm and I sat in my room waiting for her. I called her to know where she has reached but there was no response, the phone bell kept on ringing. Again I rang after half an hour and again there was no response. It was now almost 12.34 PM that I decided not to call her and lost my patience of anger. I started doing the research on information by myself. Suddenly the doorbell rang at 1 PM and I saw my friend arrived. At first, I was angry and didn't respond to her but later she conveyed me the reason that she was helping a blind person in making him reach till home. I was shattered because of my anger and felt proud of my friend being so kind. Therefore, through this, I realized that one must be patient in life to achieve happiness.
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