Title: 4th English Term 3 Unit 1: The Best Policy (Be Honest) Q&A

Be Honest (Poem): Questions with Answers

4th English : Term 3 Unit 1 : The Best Policy

Text Book Back Exercises Questions with Answers, Solution

A. Match the rhyming words.

Problem:

say - grow

all - time

go - day

rhyme – fall

Answer:

say - day

all - fall

go - grow

rhyme - time

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. Amma will often say to be honest.

2. We shouldn't lie ever.

3. Many may lie and go.

C. Answer the questions.

1. What makes him fall?

Troubles make him fall.

2. What does Amma often say?

'Be honest all day'

3. What will help us grow?

Honesty will help us grow.

4. What will help you say the truth?

The rhyme about being honest will help me say the truth.

5. Do you tell the truth always? Why?

Yes, I always tell the truth because I know that honesty is the best policy.

LET US KNOW

We have already learnt to use a, an and the.

Can you try to fill the blanks below with a, an and the?

This is a ball.

There is an Ink bottle.

The sun is hot.

This is an owl.

These words are known as articles. Let us learn how to use them again!

We use an before words that begin with the sounds of a,e,i,o and u.

an apple

an umbrella

an orange

an hour

We use a when the words begin with any other sound.

a car

a bat

a ball

a university

Why we use an for hour and a for university?

This is because hour sounds like ox and orange in the beginning so we use an. Similarly, the word university even though starts with the letter ‘u’ has the same sound as yellow or yak in the beginning so we use a.

Write a or an.

Why don't we use an for home and not a for umbrella?

a book ; an ant ; a chair ; an egg ; a pot ; an inn ; a flag ; a unicorn

We already know that the is used when we talk of a particular thing. The article, the is also used before the names of unique things like mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, famous books and directions.

Fill in the blanks using a, an and the.

1. The Earth goes around the Sun.

2. I bought a pair of shoes.

3. I am a university student.

4. Kiran sails in the Indian ocean.

5. The camel is the ship of the desert.

6. The Jungle book has won many awards.

7. Harichandra was an honest king.

8. I met a boy in the street.

9. She returned after an hour.

10. I read an amazing story yesterday.

LET US LISTEN

Emmet: Morning apartment!

Emmet: Good morning doorway!

Emmet: Morning ceiling!

Emmet: Good morning floor!

Emmet: Ready to start the day?

Emmet: Ah here it is! Instructions to fit in and have everybody like you and always be happy.

Emmet: Step 1: Breathe. Okay got that one down.

Step 2: Greet the day, smile and say “Good morning city.”

Step 3: Exercise. Jumping jacks hit them one, two, three. I am so pumped up.

Step 4: Shower.

Step 5: Shave your face.

Step 6: Brush your teeth with the rough little food comb.

Step 7: Comb your hair.

Step 8: Wear your clothes and that's it. Check.

Step 9: Eat a complete breakfast with all the special people in your life.

Hey plant, what do you want to do this morning? Watch TV? Me too!

Listen to the audio and number the actions of Emmet.

Answer:

1. Breathe.
2. Greet the day.
3. Exercise.
4. Shave your face.
5. Comb your hair.
6. Wear your clothes.
7. Eat a complete breakfast.

Note to the teacher: Scan the QR code to listen to the audio. Let the children listen to the audio and answer the question. The listening passage is given at the end.

LET US SPEAK

See how they speak at this situation and practise as if you were in that situation. A teacher is teaching the class.

Teacher: In today’s class we are going to learn about verbs.

Student: Okay miss.

Teacher: Verbs are action words, they tell us what action is happening or going to happen.

Student: Miss, I have a doubt.

Teacher: What is the doubt?

Student: What is an action miss?

Teacher: An action is anything we do. Like now I am standing, you are sitting. We eat during the lunch. All such words are action words.

Student: Got it, miss. Thank you.

Teacher: Welcome.

When you have a doubt or you don’t understand something in the class. You should always raise your hand and ask your teacher.

Some useful structures to help you:

What does ‘verb’ it mean?

I did not understand. Can you please teach again?

I have a doubt.

I am not able to understand.

Can you help?

Could you please explain?

After clearing your doubt, you should always thank your teacher.

Note to the teacher: Make the children practise these phrases and give them different scenarios to practise.

Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences. Important grammar for 10th SSLC Quarterly Exam

Identify and Correct Common Errors

Incorrect: This is the boy whom won the race.

Corrected: This is the boy who won the race.

Error: The pronoun here is the subject of the verb "won" (he won the race). The subjective pronoun "who" should be used, not the objective pronoun "whom."

Incorrect: Is this a book that you wanted to buy.

Corrected: Is this the book that you wanted to buy?

Error: There are two errors here. First, the sentence is a question and must end with a question mark (?), not a period. Second, because the context implies a specific book, the definite article "the" is more appropriate than the indefinite article "a."

Incorrect: My uncle is a richest man in the village.

Corrected: My uncle is the richest man in the village.

Error: "Richest" is a superlative adjective (the highest degree) and requires the definite article "the" before it.

Incorrect: I don’t know who is she.

Corrected: I don’t know who she is.

Error: This is an indirect question. In an indirect question, the word order is subject + verb ("she is"), not the inverted form used in a direct question ("is she?").

Incorrect: I live in United States.

Corrected: I live in the United States.

Error: The names of countries that are plural (the Netherlands), or that contain words like "Kingdom," "Republic," or "States," require the definite article "the."

Incorrect (a): Please give me a green colour shirt

Corrected: Please give me a green shirt.

Error: The word "colour" is redundant when the color (green) is already specified.

Incorrect (b): Kiran went to abroad last week.

Corrected: Kiran went abroad last week.

Error: "Abroad" is an adverb that already means "to a foreign country," so the preposition "to" is unnecessary.

Incorrect (c): Sathish is either a cricket player nor a football player.

Corrected: Sathish is either a cricket player or a football player.

Error: "Either" is always paired with "or," not "nor." ("Neither" is paired with "nor.")

Incorrect (d): This is a worst example of idleness.

Corrected: This is the worst example of idleness.

Error: "Worst" is a superlative adjective and requires the definite article "the" before it.

Incorrect (e): I have great confidence on you.

Corrected: I have great confidence in you.

Error: The correct preposition to use with "confidence" when referring to a person is "in," not "on."

Mastering Articles (A, An, The): A Conversation Exercise

Exercise: Complete the Conversation

Nagarajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an or the.

Nagarajan : Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is ____ house we saw online. What do you think of ____ location?

Dhanalakshmi : It is in ____ nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station.

Nagarajan : And ____ bus stop is not too far away.

Dhanalakshmi : How many rooms are there?

Nagarajan : There are three rooms, ____ kitchen and ____ balcony.

Dhanalakshmi : There is ____ lawn behind ____ house, right?

Nagarajan : That’s right ____ lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of ____ living room, online? What does it look like?

Dhanalakshmi : ____ living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has ____ nice view of ____ hills. But ____ kitchen looks ____ little small.

Nagarajan : And, I remember you said there isn’t ____ store room, right?

Dhanalakshmi : No, but there is ____ attic, where we can store things.

Nagarajan : I hope this house is ____ better option.

Dhanalakshmi : Let's wait for three o’clock.

Nagarajan : Look. There she is!

Answer Key

Here is the completed conversation with the correct articles (a, an, the) added.

Nagarajan: Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is the house we saw online. What do you think of the location?

Dhanalakshmi: It is in a nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station.

Nagarajan: And the bus stop is not too far away.

Dhanalakshmi: How many rooms are there?

Nagarajan: There are three rooms, a kitchen and a balcony.

Dhanalakshmi: There is a lawn behind the house, right?

Nagarajan: That’s right, the lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of the living room online? What does it look like?

Dhanalakshmi: The living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has a nice view of the hills. But the kitchen looks a little small.

Nagarajan: And, I remember you said there isn’t a store room, right?

Dhanalakshmi: No, but there is an attic, where we can store things.

Nagarajan: I hope this house is a better option.

Dhanalakshmi: Let's wait for three o’clock.

Nagarajan: Look. There she is!

Mastering Grammar: Articles and Prepositional Phrases from 'The Night the Ghost Got In'

Grammar - Articles, Prepositional Phrases | The Night the Ghost Got In | by James Grover Thurber

Articles

A, An and The are called Articles.

We use a or an with singular nouns only.

(e.g.) A girl, An orange

We use a with singular nouns and adjectives which begin with a consonant sound.

(e.g.) A computer, A unit (yu+nit), A wonderful artist

We use an with singular nouns and adjectives which begin with a vowel sound.

(e.g.) An artist, An M.L.A. (em.el.a), An honest shopkeeper

NOTE

Words beginning with consonant letters do not always begin with consonant sounds. Similarly words beginning with vowel letters do not always begin with vowel sounds.

(e.g.) Honour (sounds like – onour), European (sounds like yu-ropean)

We use the when a person, an animal, a plant, a place, a thing is mentioned for a second time.

(e.g.) I bought a book this morning. I am reading the book now.

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We use the when it is clear to the listener or reader which person, animal, place, or thing we are referring to.

(e.g.) The judge found him not guilty.

We use the when there is only one such thing.

(e.g.) The earth goes round the sun.

We usually use the before ordinal numbers.

(e.g.) I live on the third floor.

We use the before some proper nouns such as:

(e.g.) The Indian Ocean, The Arabian Sea

We use the before names of most buildings, landmarks, monuments and natural wonders.

(e.g.) The Park Hotel, The Taj Mahal

We use the before names of places containing of.

(e.g.) The Republic of China.

The names of places ending in plurals.

(e.g.) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, The Netherlands.

Some proper nouns are not preceded by an article.

• the names of continents - Africa, Asia
• the names of countries - Belgium, India
• the names of towns and cities - Tokyo, Chennai
• the names of streets - Ritchie Street.

Some nouns can be counted and they are called as countable nouns; some cannot be counted and they are called uncountable nouns.

We use a or an only before countable nouns.

(e.g.) A leaf fell off the tree. (countable)

Rain can cause flooding (uncountable)

We use the with uncountable nouns, when it is clear to the reader which things we are referring to. We do not use the with uncountable nouns when we are talking in general. (Uncountable nouns do not take the plural forms).

(e.g.) The rice in this super market is good. Rice is the staple food of Asians.

The word some can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns in the following ways.

(e.g.) I want some apples.

I want some papers.

Nagarajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an or the.

Nagarajan: Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is the house we saw online. What do you think of the location?

Dhanalakshmi: It is in a nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station.

Nagarajan: And the bus stop is not too far away.

Dhanalakshmi: How many rooms are there?

Nagarajan: There are three rooms, a kitchen and a balcony.

Dhanalakshmi: There is a lawn behind the house, right?

Nagarajan: That’s right. the lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of the living room, online? What does it look like?

Dhanalakshmi: The living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has a nice view of the hills. But the kitchen looks a little small.

Nagarajan: And, I remember you said there isn’t a store room, right?

Dhanalakshmi: No, but there is an attic, where we can store things.

Nagarajan: I hope this house is a better option.

Dhanalakshmi: Lets wait for the real estate agent. She said, she would be here at three o’clock.

Nagarajan: Look there she is!

Few articles are missing in the given passage. Edit the passage given below by adding suitable articles where ever necessary.

My neighbourhood is very interesting place. My house is located in apartment building downtown near many stores and offices. There is small supermarket across street, where my family likes to go shopping. There is also post office and bank near our home. In our neighbourhood there is small, Green Park where my friends and I like to play on weekends and holidays. There is small pond near park and there are many ducks in park. We always have great time. In addition there is elementary school close to our home where my little brother studies in third grade. There are so many things to see and do in my neighbourhood that’s why I like it. It’s really great place.

Answer: My neighbourhood is a very interesting place. My house is located in an apartment building downtown near many stores and offices. There is a small supermarket across the street, where my family likes to go shopping. There is also a post office and a bank near our home. In our neighbourhood there is a small, Green Park where my friends and I like to play on weekends and holidays. There is a small pond near the park and there are many ducks in the park. We always have a great time. In addition there is an elementary school close to our home where my little brother studies in the third grade. There are so many things to see and do in my neighbourhood that’s why I like it. It’s really a great place.

Prepositional Phrases

These prepositions are formed by a two-word or a three-word combination such as according to, along with, at the time of, because of, owing to, instead of etc. These kinds of prepositions are used frequently in our day to day life.

Examples:

C. Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning.

Refer to the images below for the matching exercise and the answer key.

Matching Exercise:

Answer Key:

D. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate prepositional phrase from the given options.

1. Everything falls to the ground because of earth’s gravitational pull.
   • a. in addition to
   • b. because of
   • c. cause of
2. The trial was conducted in accordance with the procedure of law.
   • a. in accordance with
   • b. due to
   • c. despite of
3. There is a temple right in front of my house.
   • a. in back of
   • b. apart from
   • c. in front of
4. As a result of his hard work, he achieved the target.
   • a. instead of
   • b. result of
   • c. apart from
5. Failure is often the effect of negligence.
   • a. effect of
   • b. consequence of
   • c. reason of
6. Children are given toys in addition to sweets on Children’s day.
   • a. on top of
   • b. in addition to
   • c. due to
7. The parents must be informed in case of any indiscipline conduct of their wards.
   • a. because of
   • b. in case of
   • c. in spite of
8. He didn’t turn up due to his busy schedule.
   • a. consequence of
   • b. due to
   • c. except for
9. Global warming is an effect of the green house emission.
   • a. an effect of
   • b. in spite of
   • c. in addition to
10. in spite of several warnings, he continued to swim.
    • a. due to
    • b. in spite of
    • c. because of

E. Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect words with correct prepositional phrases.

Original Passage:

Janu is studying in class X. In the event of the teachers she is a disciplined student. In addition to her poverty, she is always neat. Many students like her in case of her simplicity. According to her studies, she also participates in sports. She gets on with everyone in case of age and gender in the school. In opposition to taking leave, she ensures that she completes the work given before she goes to school next day.

Corrected Passage:

Janu is studying in class X. According to the teachers, she is a disciplined student. In spite of her poverty, she is always neat. Many students like her because of her simplicity. Besides / In addition to her studies, she also participates in sports. She gets on with everyone regardless of / irrespective of age and gender in the school. In case of taking leave, she ensures that she completes the work given before she goes to school next day.