West Bengal Board
The Echoing Green
Activity 1
Put a tick mark to choose the correct word/ expressions from given alternatives:
(a) The sun makes the sky
(i) sad
(ii) happy
(iii) excited
(b) The merry bells welcome the
(i) Spring
(ii) autumn
(iii) winter
(c) Old John has
(i) back hair
(ii) brown hair
(iii) white hair
(d) The old men are sitting under
(i) a tree
(ii) an umbrella
(iii) a canopy
(e) In the evening the children come to the laps of
(i) mother
(ii) father
(iii) aunt
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the poem:
(a) The birds of the bush sing to the bell’s cheerful sound.
(b) Old John sits among the old folk.
(c) The sport of the children remands the old men of youth-time.
(d) The children are tired when the sun descends.
(e) In the evening the sports of the children come to an end.
Activity 3
Answer the following questions:
(a) Which are the two birds in the poem?
Answer - Sky and thrush are the two birds mentioned in this poem.
(b) Who is sitting under the oak?
Answer - Old John is sitting under the oak.
(c) Pick out expression from the poem to show that old men are happy to see the children playing.
Answer - They laugh at our play. This is the expression.
(d) What do the children do when evening descends?
Answer - Children stop their play when the evening descends.
Activity 4
Use can, could, should, would and might to fill in the blanks:
(a) Could I use your phone?
(b) She might be in her bedroom.
(c) The programme should be finished by now.
(d) She would send hours in the library.
(e) He can run fast.
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Activity 5
There are certain qualities you want your best friend to have. Among these, there would be some qualities he/she must have and some would be qualities he/she may have. Make a list of qualities which he/she must have and which he/she must have and which he/she may have.
| Must | May |
| He must be an honest person. | He may be a great sports lover. |
| He must be respectful to the elder and teachers. | He may love to meet new people. |
| He must be punctual. | He may love reading story books. |
| He must be dutiful. | He may have a hobby of his own. |
Activity 7(a)
Fill in the blanks with the words given below:
(1) He crossed the road carefully.
(2) My uncle will arrive tomorrow.
(3) Wait here for some time.
(4) She speaks fluently.
(5) He is therefore unhappy.
Activity 7(b)
(1) Her words are partly true.
(2) The man is Completely ruined.
(3) The old man walks rather slowly.
(4) He was deeply moved by the incident.
(5) The girl is quite lovable.
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Activity 8
There are two blanks in each sentence. There are some words given in the list of words. Use the same words to fill both blanks of a sentence.
Friendly, early, fast
(a) Though he is an early rise, he never starts early for the station.
(b) He likes fast cars, but he never drives fast.
(c) Though he has a friendly smile, he doesn’t always behave in a friendlymanner.
Activity 9
Fill in the blanks with words from the given list of word:
(a) She made the announcement in a very cheerful manner
(b) The champion team was team overwhelmed with joy.
(c) A mother’s lap is the best shelter in the world.
(d) He spoke in a loud voice so that everyone could hear him.
(e) The man looked weary at the end of the day.
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