Sub.- English Ch.- 10 The Four Musicians of Bremen (N.B.Work)

Grade-3

10. The Four Musician of Bremen  

·      *  Characters-

1. donkey

2. dog

3. cat

4. rooster

5. robbers

Q1 Dictionary Activity

1. gloomy – depressed or sad

2. deafening -so loud as to make it impossible to hear any else

3. peeped – looked quietly or secretly

4. devise – plan or invent

5. windowsill – base of a window

6. trot- move at a pace faster than a walk

7. panic – sudden uncountable fear

8. bolted – ran away

9. feast – H.W.

10. monster – H.W.

Q 2 Make Sentences

1. friends – My Best friend’s name is Riya.

2. robbers – The robbers ran away when the police arrived.

3. monster – The monster hid behind the old castle.

4. house – H.W.

5. animals – H.W.

 

Q 3. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

a) “He trotted towards . . .  a sad old dog.”

1) Who is ‘he’?
A1) He is the donkey.

2) Why was he trotting towards Bremen?
A2) He was going to Bremen to join the city band.

3) What was he going to do in Bremen?
A3) He planned to sing or play the fiddle in the band.

4) What did he tell the dog?

A4) He told the dog that he could still sing and asked him to join him and go to Bremen.

b. “There was a …  counting their loot…”

1) Who are ‘they’?
A1) They are the donkey, dog, cat, and rooster.

2) Why did they go to the house?
A2) They went to the house because they saw a light and they were hungry and tired.

3) What did they see inside the house?

A3) They saw four robbers eating a delicious feast inside the house.

4) What did the animals do after the robbers left?
A4) The animals entered the house, ate the food and then decided to stay there forever.

 

Q4. Answer the following questions.

1) What did the old donkey decide he would do in the city band?

A1) The old donkey decided that he would sing or play the fiddle in the city band.

2) What did the four animals decide to do to scare the robbers?

A2) They decided to stand one on top of the other and make loud noises together to scare the robbers away.

3) Who did the robbers think attacked them?

A3)The robbers thought a four-headed monster attacked them.

4) Why did the four animals decide not to go to Bremen?

A4) They decided not to go to Bremen because the house was comfortable, they had food and the robbers never returned. They lived happily there.

 

HOTS

1) Do you think the animals were right to stay in the robbers’ house instead of going to Bremen? Why or why not?

A1) Yes, the animals were right because the house was safe and comfortable, the robbers had run away, and the animals had food and shelter. They could live happily together without any danger.

 

2) If you were one of the robbers, what would you do after seeing the animals in the house? Explain your answer.

A2) If I were one of the robbers, I would not go back to the house because I would think the “monster” might attack again. I would stay away and find another safe place to live.