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 3. Give one word for the following. Then frame a sentence with each word.  a) Word: weeded Meaning: remove harmful wild plants  Sentence:  He alone had watered and weeded the flowers .  b) Word: wither Meaning: to become dry and die  Sentence:  The withered grass and the bushes were removed. c) Word: droop Meaning: to bend due to weakness Sentence:  The flowers were drooping in the hot sun. d) Word: harvest Meaning: to cut and collect ripe crop Sentence:  We had enormous harvests of corn this year. ) Word: commotion Meaning: sudden noisy confusion  Sentence:  The children are making a lot of commotion. f) Word: errand Meaning: a short trip to complete some work  Sentence:  My mother asked me to go on an errand g) Word: rejoiced Meaning: showed great joy or happiness  Sentence:  She rejoiced in her good fortune.  h) Word: rewarded Meaning: give something to someone to recognise their service.  Sentence:  He was soon rewarded for this service. i) Word: pitter-patter Meaning: sound of ra

                                        Ch-8 Raindrops New Words Field Weeded Wither Droop Harvest Stalks Gathered Commotion Errand Pitter –patter Rewarded Answer the following questions. a. What did farmer Sood want to do with his wheat? è Farmer Sood wanted to sell his wheat so that his family could live on the money for the rest of the year. b. Why did Lia go down to the field? è Lia went down to the field to help the farmer. C. With a great shout of joy, the raindrops jumped down, why were the rain drops full of joy? è The raindrops were full of joy because they were going down to cheer up the farmer. d. Where did Lila fall? è Lia landed on the farmer’s nose and Lila fell on a thirsty stalk of wheat. e. Why did farmer Sood rejoiced after the rain? è Farmer Sood rejoiced after the rain because all his hard work was finally rewarded as the wheat grew and ripened. f. What is randrop story about? ==> The story is about a hard working

 

    Poem- Someone Poet - Walter de la Mare Character- A boy, beetle, cricket, owl   New Words: 1.                Wee 2.                  Knocking 3.                  Sure 4.                  Nought 5.                  Stirring 6.                  Beetle 7.                  Tapping 8.                Screech –owl 9.               Cricket 10.         Dewdrops Word Meaning- Knocking : striking noisily, especially on a door, to attract attention Wee : little, smal Sure : confident that you are right Nought : nothing Stirring : moving Beetle : an insect with a hard wing cover on its back Tapping : a sound made by striking against something with quick light blows Screech -owl: an owl that makes a trilling (singing) or whinnying (like a horse) sound cricket : an insect; the male makes a musical chirping sound dewdrops : tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night 2. Answer the following questions. a) Who was knocking at the sp