Let us Think (Page 5). A. Answer the following questions
Q1: Why did the merchant keep the parrot in a cage of gold?
Ans: The merchant kept the parrot in a cage of gold because it was bright, talkative, and entertained him with stories and songs.
Q2: What made the parrot a favourite pet of the merchant?
Ans: The parrot was a favourite pet because it had a sharp mind and entertained the merchant with stories and songs.
Q3: What message did the parrot ask the merchant to convey to its friends?
Ans: The parrot asked the merchant to tell its friends in the jungle that it sends them greetings from its cage.
Q4: What happened after the merchant gave the message to the parrots?
Ans: After the merchant gave the message, one parrot dropped from the tree and fell to the ground, as if shocked.
Q5: How did the parrot escape from the cage?
Ans: The parrot pretended to fall dead after hearing the merchant’s story about the other parrot. The merchant placed it on the windowsill, and the parrot flew away to freedom.B. Think and discuss
Q1: If you were the merchant, how would you respond to the parrot’s request for freedom?
Ans: If I were the merchant, I would let the parrot fly free because it wants to live happily in the jungle with its friends.
Q2: Can you think of a real-life situation where intelligence is more useful than strength?
Ans: When solving a puzzle, intelligence is more useful than strength because thinking carefully helps find the solution faster.
Q3: Which parrot from the chapter was actually ‘wise’ according to you? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: The parrot in the cage was wise. It understood its friend’s trick of pretending to be dead and used the same idea to escape, showing its cleverness.
Let us Learn (Page 6)A. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases
Q: Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases given in the box to make a meaningful paragraph: stand upright, all over, look after, stepped out, went away, came across, about to
Ans: One winter morning, as I stepped out of my home, I saw that the snow was all over the place. While walking uphill towards my shop, I came across a small puppy. Its leg was injured and it was about to collapse. Being in pain, it was unable to stand upright. So, I decided to take it home and look after it. With good care, all its pain went away.B. Complete the sentences
Q: Complete the sentences using the words: pack, bouquet, army, flock, bunch, flight, swarm.
Ans:
- A flight of parrots came to the forest.
- I saw a flock of sheep in the fields.
- A pack of wolves was howling loudly.
- We gave a bouquet of flowers to the chief guest.
- A swarm of bees hovered around the flowers.
- An army of ants is moving towards the anthill.
- I helped my mother find a bunch of keys.
C. Read the Following:
Q: Complete the following sentences using present perfect tense
Ans:
a. I have visited Delhi many times. It is a city with many historical sites.
b. My friend Onshangla is an artist. She has drawn pictures of ten monuments.
c. Mr. Joon has bought a new car.
d. I have completed my homework and my brother has revised for his test.
e. They have written letters to their friends.
Let us Listen (Page 8)
Q: Your teacher will read the paragraph given below, listen to the paragraph carefully. Your teacher will ask you some questions, which you can try to answer.
Ans: This is a classroom activity. Listen to the teacher read about bird sanctuaries and answer questions like: What is the oldest bird sanctuary? (Vedanthangal) or What is the largest bird sanctuary? (Bharatpur).
Let us Speak (Page 9)A. Listen and Repeat
Q: There are two birds. Which bird would you want to be and why? Share your views with the class.
Ans: I would want to be a parrot because it is colourful, can talk, and flies freely in the jungle. Share this with your class.
Let us Write (Page 10)
Q: After escaping from the golden cage, the parrot decided to fly away …
Ans: After escaping from the golden cage, the parrot decided to fly away to the jungle. It joined its friends on a tall tree, singing happily. The parrot ate sweet fruits and flew high in the sky, feeling free. It told its friends about the golden cage and how it tricked the merchant. The other parrots cheered for its cleverness. The parrot lived happily, exploring new forests and making new friends, never wanting to be in a cage again.