Grade 3; Subject English; Ch- Kitten at play (N.B.)

 Poem- 4 Kitten At Play

Poet- William Wordsworth

Dictionary Activity- Find the meaning of the words and make sentences.

1.     Magician

2.     Paws

3.     Sport

4.     Silent

5.     Leap

Make sentences using the following word. (extra)

1.     Calm- I always keeps calm during hard situation.

2.     Frosty- My friend like to exercise in frosty weather.

3.     Sport – My friend is a sport person.

4.     Prey- Tiger plays with its prey before hunting it down.

5.     Gazing – Audience were gazing at the artist during the play.

 Word Galaxy- 

Sporting

Withered

Frosty

Calm

Crouches

Darts

Stretches

Paws

Prey

Conjurer

Feats of art

Gracefully

Gazing

 

Word Meaning

Sporting: playing

Withered: dried

Elder-tree: a tree that grows to 15 meters; has a short trunk, few branches and small, purple–black, sour berries.

Frosty: very cold

Crouches: bends close to the ground

Stretches: extends one’s arms or body parts

Paws: (here) feels or scrapes with a paw or hoof

Darts: moves somewhere suddenly and quickly

Prey: an animal hunted for food

Conjurer: magician

Feats of art: (here) skills

Gracefully: with style

Gazing: staring

 

Answer the following questions.

a    1.Where is the kitten?

Ans: The kitten is on the wall.

             2. Describe the kitten’s actions.

Ans: The kitten crouches, stretches, paws and darts when it is startled.

        3. Whom does the little Tabby not care about?

Ans: The little Tabby does not care about the thousand people gazing at her.

        4. What is the kitten doing on the wall?

Ans: The kitten is playing with the falling leaves on the wall.

            5. What are the words used to describe the morning?

Ans: Bright and fair but calm and cold .

        6.What does ’elder tree refer to?

Ans:  Big, old tree.

7. What is the kitten’s prey? Why does the kitten let her prey go? 

Ans: The leaves are the kitten’s prey. It lets her prey go because she knows that she can catch it again

h 8. Which other animal is a kitten compared to?

Ans:  A tiger.

9. What does the kitten play with?

Ans: The kitten plays with the withered leaves of the elder tree.

 Thinking Skills:  (H.W.) (HOTS)

Do you have a pet? If yes, write about the activities that you like and dislike. If you do not have a pet, what do you feel about having one in your house?