Ravi and the Weeping princes-1 (New Oxford Modern English - 4) by David Horsburgh

Course Book ( Ravi and the Weeping princes-1)

Answer of the questions.

1. What did Ravi do as soon as he woke up?

Ans: As soon as Ravi woke up, he sat up, rubbed his eyes and stretched. He gave a big yawn and climbed out of bed.

2. What sort of noise does thunder make?

Ans: Thunder sounds like a loud crash and makes a deep rumbling sound.

3. What was Uncle Mike’s present to Ravi?

Ans: Uncle Mike brought a large brown packet for Ravi as present. Inside the packet there was an old album and a metal box. The metal box poured by hundreds of colorful stamps. In the album too, there were hundreds of stamps in each row on each page.

4. Where were Uncle Mike’s own children?

Ans: Uncle Mike’s own children were grown up and they had gone abroad.

5. What was the first postage stamp called?

Ans: The first postage stamp was called Penny Black. This was issued in 1840 in England.

6. What was wrong with every 21^st stamp on a sheet of 100?

Ans: Every 21^st stamp on a sheet of 100 stamps showed a tiny coloured mark under the eye of the Princess.The stamp became known as “Weeping Princes” because the mark looked like a tiny tear. Some People believed that “Weeping Princes” was on it or inside it. And That was the wrong as Uncle Mike did not find that kind of stamp.

7. Did Uncle Mike like dosas?How do we know?

Ans: Yes, Uncle Mike liked dosas.When Uncle Mike finished his dosa wand went to wash his hands. He thanked Ravi’s mother warmly for most delicious dosa.From this we know that Uncle Mike like dosas.

Fill In the blanks.

1.      Rainy day 2.      Old Austin car 3.      Gray haired Englishman 4.      Colorful stamps 5.      Hot dosa

6.      Rumbling noise 7.      Brown packet 8.      Metal box 9.      Old album 10. Weeping princes

Identify the tenses of the following.

1.      The actor speaks clearly. Simple present

2.      She was singing a sweet song. Past Continuous

3.      They fought bravely. Simple past

4.      Shekhar is saving all his money.  Present Continuous

5.      Suddenly a tiger jumped out at him. Simple past

6.      Tigers often walk along the road. Simple present

7.      My brother was walking down the road. Past Continuous

8.      He does. Simple present

9.      He went. Simple past

10.  He is going.  Present Continuous

11.  He was going. Past Continuous

12.  He jumped over the fence. Simple past

13.  He always jumps over the fence.  Simple present

14.  He was walking down the road. Past Continuous

15.  He is walking down the road. Present Continuous

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Opposite words.

Heavy-light Sweet- sour	Pretty-ugly Drunk –swallowed
Empty-full Evil- good	Rude-polite Kind- rude
Tasty – tasteless Glad- sorrow	Cloudy – clear Active- inactive
Wavy-straight Foolish – clever Expensive- cheap	Steady-shaky Rough- smooth Tender-harsh
Tiny-huge	Early- late