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Let’s Begin
Textbook pages Let’s Begin
Question Let’s Begin
Make a list of Maxwell’s arrangements for Mijbil’s care, suggest illustrations for the list, and complete five rows of the action/feeling table (the book gives “plunges, rolls in water — goes wild with joy”).
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Maxwell provided food, exercise, play space, safety, and travel arrangements. Sample table: nibbles—playful; explores—curious; follows Maxwell—attached; plays with balls—excited; confinement—uncomfortable.
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Maxwell provided food, exercise, play space, safety, and travel arrangements. Sample table: nibbles—playful; explores—curious; follows Maxwell—attached; plays with balls—excited; confinement—uncomfortable.
Question Let’s Begin
Complete the table with five actions Mijbil performs and the feelings they suggest (the book already gives “plunges, rolls in water — goes wild with joy”).
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Possible entries: nibbles fingers—playful; explores objects—curious; follows Maxwell—attached; plays with balls—excited; restless while confined—uncomfortable.
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Possible entries: nibbles fingers—playful; explores objects—curious; follows Maxwell—attached; plays with balls—excited; restless while confined—uncomfortable.
Text I: Baby Bhakat
Textbook pages Text I: Baby Bhakat
Question Text I: Baby Bhakat
Answer the six multiple-choice questions about Baby Bhakat: Dharini; civet cats’ other name; Bhakat’s favourite food; what he hates; his home; and the statement that is not true.
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1(b), 2(c), 3(c) (the passage also says meat), 4(b), 5(c), 6(b).
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1(b), 2(c), 3(c) (the passage also says meat), 4(b), 5(c), 6(b).
Question Text I: Baby Bhakat
According to Baby Bhakat, what food does he like and dislike, and how does he feel about water?
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He likes fruit and meat (and milk-dipped food); he dislikes vegetables and hates water.
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He likes fruit and meat (and milk-dipped food); he dislikes vegetables and hates water.
Question Text I: Baby Bhakat
Retell what happens to Bhakat during the flood and explain how he helps the garden’s natural balance.
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The flood sends Bhakat’s family outside. He stays high and dry, then eats snails that would otherwise overrun the garden; Dharini catches fish in the flooded garden.
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The flood sends Bhakat’s family outside. He stays high and dry, then eats snails that would otherwise overrun the garden; Dharini catches fish in the flooded garden.
Text II: Human–Wildlife Conflict
Textbook pages Text II: Human–Wildlife Conflict
Question Text II: Human–wildlife conflict
Answer the five questions about human–wildlife conflict: what happens as communities expand; what “impact” means; what may worsen the conflict; one solution; and which listed outcomes are not true.
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1. Habitats shrink and competition rises. 2. Harmful effects on people and animals. 3. Climate change. 4. Chilli or other repellent crop barriers. 5. Not true: (d) “people live with wildlife happily.”
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1. Habitats shrink and competition rises. 2. Harmful effects on people and animals. 3. Climate change. 4. Chilli or other repellent crop barriers. 5. Not true: (d) “people live with wildlife happily.”
Question Text II: Human–wildlife conflict
How can chilli barriers help reduce conflict between people and elephants?
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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The strong smell or irritation of chilli can discourage elephants from crossing into fields.
Question Text II: Human–wildlife conflict
What does coexistence mean in this passage?
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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Coexistence means people and wildlife living in the same broader region without avoidable harm.
Text II: Animal Rights
Textbook pages Text II: Animal Rights
Question Text II: Animal rights
Answer the five questions about the animal-rights passage: inherent worth; our moral duty; animals’ right; why we should respect different species; and what “these principles” means.
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Animals matter in their own right. We must consider their needs and avoid cruelty. They have a right to live free of suffering and exploitation. Respect them because they can feel. Put these ideas into everyday choices.
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Animals matter in their own right. We must consider their needs and avoid cruelty. They have a right to live free of suffering and exploitation. Respect them because they can feel. Put these ideas into everyday choices.
Question Text II: Animal rights
Does equal consideration mean treating every animal exactly alike?
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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No.
Question Text II: Animal rights
How can consumer choices express concern for animal rights?
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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People can avoid products linked to cruelty, choose responsibly produced goods, and support organisations that protect animals.
Vocabulary, Idiom, and Grammar
Textbook pages Vocabulary, Idiom, and Grammar
Question Vocabulary
Find the odd word in each synonym group: (a) serious, grave, ridiculous, stern, solemn; (b) suitable, unfitting, appropriate, right, proper; (c) hostile, unfriendly, averse, agreeable, unreceptive; (d) peaceful, harmonious, quiet, serene, violent; (e) appalling, atrocious, wonderful, awful, dreadful.
Write one sentence using each word as a noun and as a verb: book, mail, cable, sack, end, head, colour, and lead.
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book: a book / book seats; mail: the mail / mail a letter; cable: a cable / cable a message; sack: a sack / sack a worker; end: the end / end a speech; head: my head / head home; colour: a colour / colour a picture; lead: a dog lead / lead the group.
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book: a book / book seats; mail: the mail / mail a letter; cable: a cable / cable a message; sack: a sack / sack a worker; end: the end / end a speech; head: my head / head home; colour: a colour / colour a picture; lead: a dog lead / lead the group.
Question Idiom
What does “cat got your tongue?” mean?
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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It is an informal question asked when someone is unusually silent or cannot think of what to say.
Question Grammar
Join each set using adjective phrases: (a) a Maruti car, blue, sporty; (b) a speech, short, interesting; (c) a house, beautifully decorated; (d) a dress, designer, frightfully expensive; (e) food, tasty, prepared quickly.
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sporty blue Maruti car; interesting short speech; beautifully decorated house; frightfully expensive designer dress; quickly prepared food.
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sporty blue Maruti car; interesting short speech; beautifully decorated house; frightfully expensive designer dress; quickly prepared food.
Question Grammar
Fill the adjective forms from the word in brackets: (a) shock; (b) interest; (c) excite; (d) amuse; (e) disgust.
Fill in would or used to for each repeated past action: (a) Every day she ___ come home with a rose. (b) I ___ lend him books. (c) He ___ visit his friend every evening. (d) Each time I called, he ___ come immediately. (e) During hostel life, he ___ eat all kinds of food. (f) When I was a child, I ___ believe fireflies were small fireballs.
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(a) would; (b) used to; (c) would; (d) would; (e) used to; (f) used to.
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(a) would; (b) used to; (c) would; (d) would; (e) used to; (f) used to.
Editing and Listening
Textbook pages Editing and Listening
Question Editing
Correct and punctuate the Bishnoi paragraph. Then rearrange these five sets: (a) otters / in large numbers / are found / in the marshes near Basra, a town in Iraq; (b) on account of / having walked so far / we were fatigued / to the market; (c) the suicide car bombing / in Pulwama district / killed / 40 paramilitary personnel; (d) the inaugural trip / of Vande Bharat Express / India’s first semi-high-speed train / was flagged off with excitement; (e) the Nile / is said to be / longer than all other rivers / in the eastern hemisphere.
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Capitalise Bishnois, Rajasthan, and Earth; correct “ishnois” to “Bishnois”; add sentence breaks and commas in the animal list; use “water-filled” and “more than ten lakh.”
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Capitalise Bishnois, Rajasthan, and Earth; correct “ishnois” to “Bishnois”; add sentence breaks and commas in the animal list; use “water-filled” and “more than ten lakh.” Sentence order: (a) Otters are found in large numbers near Basra. (b) We were fatigued after walking so far to the market. (c) The bombing killed 40 personnel. (d) The inaugural trip of Vande Bharat Express was flagged off. (e) The Nile is said to be the longest river in the eastern hemisphere.
Question Listening
Answer all eight listening questions about Gangaram: why villagers gathered; why they cried; who he was; his length and age; three signs of friendliness; the village’s new name and reason; and how they will remember him.
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1. Gangaram died. 2. They loved him. 3. A village crocodile. 4. Over 3 m. 5. About 130 years. 6. Children swam near him; he never attacked; he moved away. 7. “The Crocodile’s village,” because of Gangaram. 8. Build a statue by the pond.
Answer
1. Gangaram died. 2. They loved him. 3. A village crocodile. 4. Over 3 m. 5. About 130 years. 6. Children swam near him; he never attacked; he moved away. 7. “The Crocodile’s village,” because of Gangaram. 8. Build a statue by the pond.
Speaking, Writing, and Project
Textbook pages Speaking, Writing, and Project
Question Speaking
Write a short dialogue between Mijbil and Maxwell while Mijbil plays with water.
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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Maxwell: “Keep the splashing in the tub, Mijbil.” Mijbil: “But water is fun!” Maxwell: “All right—one more splash, then the floor stays dry.”
Question Speaking
Should wild animals be kept as pets? Give a reasoned view.
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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Generally, no. Homes rarely meet wild animals’ needs for space and natural behaviour; support ethical rescue and protect habitats instead.
Question Writing
Write a short paragraph about animal rights and keeping wild animals.
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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Wild animals need space and natural behaviour. Protect habitats, support ethical rescue, and avoid buying animals taken from the wild.
Question Project
How would you research rules about importing and exporting animals?
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
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Start with current government wildlife and customs sources, because rules differ by species and can change.
Question Project
Design an imaginary pet and describe its needs and abilities.
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Give the main idea and one clear reason or example.
Answer
The cloud-tail glider is fictional: it glides short distances, eats fruit and leaves, and needs a quiet tree hollow and climbing branches.