Tree lover

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Expected Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to 

• explore about the author Ruskin Bond and his style of writing.
• read and comprehend the text to answer the factual and inferential questions.
• infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context.
• identify different ways in which trees benefit other living things.

Tree Lover By Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond has written hundreds of short stories, essays, novellas and books for children.Most of his works are influenced by life in the hill stations at the foothills of the Himalayas, where he spent his childhood.

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.He lives with his adopted family in Mussoorie.

List few benefits of keeping our surrounding clean and green.

         Let's Read

What according to author made the garden a happy place?

Sometimes when I sat alone beneath, I would feel a little lonely or lost.
Choose the antonym of "LONELY"

1. isolated
2. alone
3. forlorn
4. accompanied

What made the speaker feel that plants loved his grandfather as much as he loved them?

What according to the author, was the scientific explanation behind the tendrils moving towards his grandfather?

I noticed the tendril of a creeping vine that was trailing near my feet was moving.
Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the word "Tendril"

1. a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form
2. a compact growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
3. the tiny openings present on the epidermis of leaves
4. the seed-bearing part of a plant

What do you think made Grandfather choose Dehra to live in after his retirement? Give at least two reasons in support of your answer.

The Author's grandfather served in Indian Air force.
True/False

What were the different kinds of trees author's Grandfather had planted?
Which ones out of them have you seen in real life?

In the fertile Doon valley ,plants and trees grew tall and strong.
Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the word "Fertile"

1. arid land with usually sparse vegetation
2. land capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops.
3. a desolate or forbidding area
4. land where there is very little rain and not many plants

Why does the author feel that the Peepul trees are great showoffs?

"Knocking the ground down with its vigorous growth".
Choose the synonym of vigorous from the options given below.

1. Frail
2. Weak
3. Feeble
4. Robust

Homework

Complete ex. on page number-60

Now ,I Can:
infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context
state the importance of planting trees.
read and comprehend the text to answer the factual and inferential questions.

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Expected Learning Outcomes

1. infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context.
2. state the importance of planting trees.
3. read and comprehend the text to answer the factual and inferential questions.

Why do you think planting trees is important?

Page number -72

Which was the author's favourite tree? Why was he so fascinated by it? Give reasons.

Grandfather wasn't content with planting trees in our garden.
Choose the synonym of content.

1. frustrated
2. restless
3. satisfied
4. resentful

"A sweet sticky smear, attracted the squirrels."
Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the word "smear."

1. less valuable or respected
2. a greasy or sticky substance.
3. to lose luster
4. to spoil something that is pure

Apart from his own house, where did the author's Grandfather plant the trees?

Why did the speaker initially protest against his grandfather's desire to plant trees in the forest?

'But recently I was in Dehra again.' Which of the following phrases is not synonymous to 'recently'?

1. long since
2. not long ago
3. just now
4. of late

'... I found that the banyan tree had grown over the wall and along part of the pavement, almost as though it had tried to follow Grandfather.'
Identify the literary device used in the given lines.

1. Metaphor
2. Personification
3. Irony
4. Alliteration

'I looked across the dry water-course.' Which of the following words CANNOT replace 'dry'?

1. barren
2. parched
3. soaked
4. arid

On his return to Dehra ,what did author notice which made him believe that his grandfather's dream had come true?

In contrast to the dry riverbed, the island was a ____________________.

1. small green paradise
2. large piece of uncultivated land
3. big colourful garden
4. great desert

'They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer.' Which of the following words is a synonym of 'beckoned'?

1. retreated
2. signalled
3. pushed
4. repelled

Homework

Humans have been harvesting and using plants/trees for medicinal use for millennia. While we have advanced our medical knowledge and understanding greatly, properties of trees continue to be cultivated and prized for generations.

Plant a sapling in your balcony. kitchen garden which has medicinal value and upload your pictures on MS Teams.

Now,I CAN
Infer the meaning of unfamiliar words by reading them in context
state the importance of planting trees.
read and comprehend the text to answer the factual and inferential questions.

😒🙁😐🙂😃