Grade IV, Poem No. 2 (The Storyteller)

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New Oxford Modern English, Grade 4,
By Nicholas Horsburgh, Claire Horsburgh.

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Poem No. 2
The Storyteller

DICTATION WORDS, WORDS MEANING & WORD SENTENCES
Students are requested to read full poem as discussed in class. Underline the difficult words and write the meanings with pencil on book while reading. Then use those words in your own sentences. Here I am going to write the summary of the poem for copy work and for examination purpose.
Reference: The poem 'The Storyteller' is written by Nicholas Horsburgh.
Explanation: Once upon a time, there was a person who loved telling stories to children. Every evening, when the day was done and everyone was clean and full from dinner, the children would snuggle up in bed. That's when the storyteller would start sharing amazing tales! The children's eyes would open wide as they listened in wonder to stories of ancient times and magical creatures. Some stories were a little scary, about shadows and ghosts, but the children still loved them. Even though they sometimes, felt a chill, they couldn't wait to tell those stories to others, both young and old. It was truly special, the stories that were told.

Exercise
Solution

Page No. 31
Understanding the poem
Answer the following questions.
a. When were the stories told to the children?
Answer: At the end of the day.

b. How do we know the children were comfortable and at ease?
Answer: Because they are bathed, well fed and cuddle in bed.

c. What are fables of yore?
Answer: Means long time a ago.

d. When would the shadows creep and phantoms appear?
Answer: The shadows would creep when they were asleep and the phantoms would appear when they had not prayed. Stories would affect their dreams.

e. Who tells the stories now and to whom?
Answer: Now the children (grown up) tell the stories to their families (young and old).

f. What clues are there in the lines which tell us the stories were really good ones?
Answer: The exclamation mark and repetition.

g. Do you think the stories were frightening? Why?
Answer: No, because the shadow and some scary things used for moral purpose.

h. Do you think the storyteller was a good storyteller? Why?
Answer: Yes, because children enjoyed the story.

Page No. 31
Working with Words
Find words in the poem that rhyme with the following.
a. bold     told
b. tables     fables
c. fired     tired
d. peel     feel
e. stayed     played
f. defeat     repeat
g. red     bed
h. muddled     cuddled

Page No. 32
Working with Words
Put the following in alphabetical order.
Dickens, Siddique, Bond, Shakespeare, Arain, Dryden, Keats, Shelley, Blyton, Gabol, Addison, Gardner, Farooqui, Webster, Chughtai.
  1. Addison
  2. Arain
  3. Blyton
  4. Bond
  5. Chughtai
  6. Dickens
  7. Dryden
  8. Farooqui
  9. Gabol
  10. Gardner
  11. Keats
  12. Shakespeare
  13. Shelley
  14. Siddiqui
  15. Webster

Page No. 32
Learning About Language
Exclamations
Find an exclamation in the poem about the storyteller. Make three exclamations based on the poem. Write them in your notebook.
  1. What  stories he told then!
  2. What stories he told the children!
  3. If first they'd not prayed!

Page No. 32
Learning About Language.
Using Comma in 'NO/YES'
Give short answers to the following questions. Each one must start with No.
Example: Do you eat rotten eggs?
No, I don't. (Make sure to pause after 'No' as there is a comma.)
a. Can you fly?
No. I can't.
b. Will she make a speech?
No, she wouldn't.
c. Do you live in Switzerland?
No, I don't. 
d. Does a tiger climb trees?
No, it doesn't.
e. Did you break your arm?
No, I didn't.
f. Have you been to the North Pole?
No, I haven't.
g. Has he gone yet?
No, he hasn't.
h. Is she in this school?
No, she isn't.

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