Pre-reading: Activity 1 (Learning New Words)
यहाँ उन शब्दों के अर्थ दिए गए हैं जैसा कि वे पाठ में उपयोग किए गए हैं:
- stared (verb): टकटकी लगाकर देखना (To look fixedly at someone).
- ageing (adjective): बुज़ुर्ग होना / उम्र बढ़ना (Growing old).
- cataract (noun): मोतियाबिंद (A medical condition where the eye’s lens becomes cloudy).
- anxiety (noun): चिंता (A feeling of worry or nervousness).
- recovery (noun): स्वस्थ होना (Returning to a normal state of health).
- brimming (verb/adjective): लबालब भरा हुआ (Full to the point of overflowing; “brimming with confidence” का अर्थ है आत्मविश्वास से भरा हुआ)।
- confident (adjective): आत्मविश्वासी (Feeling sure of one’s abilities).
- matters (noun): मामले (Subjects or situations under consideration).
- transport (noun): परिवहन (The business of carrying goods or people).
- bother (verb): परेशान करना (To cause trouble or inconvenience).
- burden (noun): बोझ (A source of worry or difficulty).
- partial (adjective): पक्षपाती (Favoring one side over another; biased).
Post-reading: Activity 2 (Vocabulary Expansion – Opposites)
- lovely – ugly (Done)
- together – separate (Done)
- quiet – noisy / loud
- elder – younger
- hard – easy / soft
- stop – start / begin
- crying – laughing
- forget – remember
- lucky – unlucky
- comfort – discomfort / distress
Activity 3 (Meaningful Sentences)
- tears (noun): The sad story brought tears to our eyes. (Done)
- elder (adjective): My elder brother lives in Delhi.
- cancel (verb): They had to cancel the match due to rain.
- disease (noun): The doctor is treating him for a rare disease.
- surgery (noun): My grandmother needs eye surgery.
- confident (adjective): She was confident that she would win the race.
Activity 4 (Reading and Comprehend)
- Why was Sunny’s flight cancelled?
- Answer: Sunny’s flight was cancelled due to Covid-19 around the world.
- Where was Bebe’s old family house located?
- Answer: Bebe’s old family house was located in Talwandi, a village in Punjab.
- Why did Bebe need an eye surgery?
- Answer: Bebe needed an eye surgery because the cataract in both her eyes was getting worse and she was not able to see clearly.
- Who got Bebe’s eye surgery done?
- Answer: Her daughter, Khwahish, got Bebe’s eye surgery done.
- What does the name ‘Khwahish’ mean?
- Answer: The name ‘Khwahish’ means ‘wish’.
Activity 5 (True / False)
- Sunny lives in Ludhiana with Bebe.
- False
- Khwahish is sixteen years older than Sunny.
- True
- Bebe is unable to meet her son this year due to the travel ban.
- True
- Sunny has two daughters.
- True
- Bebe happily agrees to get her eye surgery done in Sunny’s absence.
- False
Activity 6 (Learning Language – Prepositions)
- I cannot write with this pen.
- He is good at Mathematics.
- The bus moves on the busy roads.
- Do not laugh at anyone.
- We have heard a lot about cricket.
- He is different from his brother.
- The king ruled over a vast empire.
Activity 7 (Underline the prepositions)
नीचे दिए गए नोट में Prepositions (पूर्वसर्ग) ये हैं:
- for (students)
- of (Class VI)
- on (August 10)
- at (8 a.m.)
- from (8 a.m.)
- to (3 p.m.)
- in (their school uniform)
- to (go)
- of (Rs. 300/-)
- to (their class monitors)
- by (August 1)
Activity 8 (Match the columns)
- My name is Amandeep Kaur — F. and I love playing football.
- A girl or a boy plays any sport — D. they think only about winning the game to win.
- We all became good friends because — A. we played together.
- I believe that sports — B. teach us the right way to live.
- I fell frequently — E. but I never gave up.
- In the same way, we make mistakes in our lives but — C. we should never give up until we succeed.
Activity 9 (Learning to Speak – Homophones)
- I ate an egg and two slices of bread for my breakfast yesterday.
- My favourite book is ‘The Jungle Book’ by Rudyard Kipling.
- Farmers sell their crops at the market.
- There is no flour in the container.
- The strong door was made up of steel.
- She became weak after illness.
Activity 9

1. (खाना बनाते हुए)
- Your Slogan: Everyone can cook! (यह उदाहरण दिया गया है)
2. (हाथों का गोला)
- Your Slogan: Unity is strength. (एकता में बल है।)
3. (बच्चे एक साथ पढ़ते हुए)
- Your Slogan: Learn together, grow together. (साथ सीखो, साथ बढ़ो।)
4. (अध्यापक पढ़ाते हुए)
- Your Slogan: Listen to learn, respect your teacher. (सीखने के लिए सुनो, शिक्षक का सम्मान करो।)
5. (बच्चे पोस्टर बनाते हुए)
- Your Slogan: Teamwork makes projects fun! (टीम वर्क काम को मजेदार बनाता है!)