The proud peacock and the humble crane

 

Lesson 7

The proud peacock and the humble crane

 

1. Answer the following questions (নিম্নলখিত প্রশ্নগুলির উত্তর দাও):-

(i) Where did the peacock live?

Ans:- The peacock lives in a forest beside a lake .

 

(ii) Who was the new visitor of the lake?

Ans:- The crane was the new visitor of the lake .

 

(iii) What was the crane doing when the peacock went to the lake?

Ans:- when the peacock went to the lake the crane was busy  to catching fish for his lunch .

 

(iv) What did the peacock do to show his beauty?

Ans:- The peacock spread out his colourful feathers to show his beauty .

 

(v) Why did the peacock mock at the crane?

Ans:- The peacock mock at the crane because the crane has colourless feathers .

 

2. Put 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes (সত্য হলে 'T' এবং মিথ্যা হলে 'F' বাক্সের ভিতর লেখো):-

Ans:-

(i) The crane was catching frogs for lunch.                            F

(ii) The peacock lived by the side of a river.                           F

(iii) The feathers of the crane were colourless.                     T

(iv) The peacock was sorry for his beauty.                              F

(v) The crane came to live by the lake.                                    T

(vi) The crane looked at his own reflection in the water.     F

(vii) The peacock felt ashamed at last.                                     T

 

3. Fill in the blanks with the words in the help box (নীচে দেওয়া শব্দগুলির সাহায্য নিয়ে শূণ্যস্থান পূরণ করো):-

[ Help box: lived, felt, met, mocked, taught, went ]

Ans:-

(i) The peacock felt very proud of his beauty.

(ii) The peacock lived in a forest.

(iii) The crane taught him a good lesson.

(iv) The peacock mocked at the crane.

(v) The peacock went away ashamed.

(vi) The peacock met a crane in the lake by chance.

 

4. Who said these? (এই কথাগুলি কে বলেছিল?):-

(i) "Oh! What a beautiful bird am I!"

Ans:- The peacock said these .

 

(ii) "Welcome to the forest. I am your neighbour.".

Ans:- The peacock said these .

 

(iii) "Thank you so much, Mr. Peacock."

Ans:- The crane said these .

 

(iv) "Why do you have such colourless feathers?"

Ans:- The peacock said these .

 

(v) "Yes, I don't have beautiful feathers and wings like yours. But I can fly acros the lake with the help of my wings."

Ans:- The crane said these .

 

5. Underline the adjectives in the following sentences (নিম্নলিখিত বাক্যগুলিতে বিশেষণ পদগুলিতে দাগ দাও):-

Ans:-

(i) The peacock was very proud of his beauty.

(ii) "My wings and feathers are so beautiful" the peacock used to say to himself.

(iii) "What a beautiful bird am I," said the peacock.

(iv) The peacock spread out his colourful feathers to display.

(v) The peacock asked, "Why do you have such colourless feathers?"

 

6. In the text you will find some verbs ending with 'ed' and some ending without 'ed'. Make a list of them (পাঠের মধ্যে কিছু ক্রিয়াপদ ‘ed' দিয়ে শেষ হয়েছে। সেগুলি পৃথকভাবে সাজাও):-

Ans:-

Words ending with 'ed'	Words ending without 'ed'
Lived	live
Used	use
Looked	look
Murmured	murmur
Walked	walk

 

7. Write six words of your own. Remember, the words should end with -ed. one has been done for you (ছটি শব্দ লেখো যেগুলির শেষে ed আছে):-

Ans:-

(i) Helped,

(ii) Lived,

(iii) Looked,

(iv) Used,

(v) Murmured,

(vi) Walked .

 

8. Tick ✓ the correct answer (সঠিক উত্তরের ওপর ✓ দাও):-

Ans:-

(i) Everyday the peacock used to go to the pond / lake ✓ / hill.

(ii) He looked at his own face / picture / reflection ✓ in the water.

(iii) The peacock introduced himself to the crane as his neighbour ✓ / friend / enemy.

(iv) The crane has colourful / colourless ✓ / beautiful feathers.

(v) The peacock / the crane ✓ can fly across the lake.

 

9. Look at the chart below. Make six sentences about these birds (নীচে বাঁদিকের তালিকাতে পাখিদের নাম লেখা আছে এবং ডানদিকে পাখিদের সম্বন্ধে কিছু বাক্য লেখা আছে। দুটি তালিকা ঠিকভাবে মেলাও):-

Ans:-

(i) A weaver bird can weave a nest .

(ii) An owl can see at night .

(iii) A vulture can fly very high .

(iv) A cuckoo can sing sweet notes .

(v) A peacock can dance in the rain .

(vi) A hen can lay eggs .

(vii) A duck can swim .

 

10. Look at the pictures of these birds. Recognise them and write their names in the given box. (নীচে ছবি দেখে পাখিদের সঠিকভাবে চিনে বাক্সের ভেতর তাদের নাম লেখো):-

Ans:-

(i) Parrot,

(ii) Pigeon,

(iii) Duck,

(iv) Crane,

(v) Owl,

(vi) Crow,

(vii) Peacock .

 

11. Write five sentences about peacock with the help of these words (ময়ূরের ওপর পাঁচটি বাক্য লেখো। কিছু শব্দ দেওয়া আছে। সেগুলির সাহায্যে বাক্যগুলি লেখো):-

National bird - found - many parts of India - beautiful - wings - feathers - - crown - on its head - dance – beautifully.

 

Ans:-                     Peacock

The peacock is our national bird .

It is very beautiful bird .

It has two wings , two legs and a sharp strong beak .

It has colourful feathers on it's body .

It has a crown on it's head .

The peacock dances with joy when he is happy .