Dhruva-The Pole Star

• ENGLISH
• Primary Education

SHOW 'N' TELL

Upon completion of this lesson......... 

• Learners will be able to -
• List the facts about the pole star stated in the video.
• Make a difference between myth, science and fiction.
• Find and list contextual meanings or synonyms of the words
• Discover and learn new facts related to pole star from the story.
• Arrange the events happened in the story in correct order.

 

Dhruva- The Pole Star

03:16

List an amazing fact you learned about the POLE STAR.

Mention a story / movie which had superhuman characters like Gods/ Angels in it and is especially associated with any religious belief/event.

RAMAYANA

MAHABHARAT

MCB

PAGE - 39-40

Which queen do you think King Uttanapada loved more? How can you say so?

Where did Dhruva and his mother start living once they were banished from the royal palace? Add suitable images to support your answers.

Q- List the characters introduced in the story till now and also specify their relation with one other.

What was Dhruva's heart longing for? What did this result in?

Q-Do you think Suruchi liked Dhruva's coming to the palace? Support your answer with lines from the story.

What was Dhruva's decision after coming back from the palace?

1. He decided to go back to the palace some other day with his mother.
2. He decided to perform TAPA in the jungle.
3. He decided to burn the palace.
4. None of the above

"And he respectfully touched her feet and left for the forest."
What does this line tell us about Dhruva's character?

1. He was stubborn and sick.
2. He was strong and mighty.
3. He was obedient and respectful.
4. He was loving and caring.

What was Suruchi's motive behind planning Dhruva's banishment?

1. She wanted Dhruva to live in forest.
2. She wanted Dhruva to stay away from his brother.
3. She was jealous of Suniti's beauty.
4. Her own son Uttama might succeed to the throne.

Match my mate-DRAG and DROP

• Read the lines in the story and derive the meaning of the new words to match them with their synonyms. 
• Drag the words in the boxes with blue outlines and drop them to match their meanings in the boxes with red outlines.

expel

distant

Reject

craved

filled with love

Rebuffed

Remote

Banished

Enamored

Yearned

COMFORTED

UNLUCKY

ARROGANTLY

Meditation

remarkably

scornfully

unfortunate

consoled

splendidly

Tapa

Q-If you were Dhruva’s friend, what advice would you have given him before he went to meet his father at the palace?

HOME FUN

• Read the story twice and learn the spellings.
• Attempt the MCB EX-Watchword pg42
• & Write –a-while pg 45 in your books.