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New Oxford Modern English, Grade 5,
By Nicholas Horsburgh, Claire Horsburgh.
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Poem No. 2Sour Grapes
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 'Sour Grapes' is written by Anonymous.
Explanation: One day, a fox came across a vine adorned with beautiful grapes. Excited by their appearance, he made an attempt to reach them. However, the grapes were beyond his grasp. Disappointed, the fox gave up and convinced himself that the grapes must be undesirable and sour. This fable reflects how, in life, we often devalue things that are out of reach and attribute our failures to sour grapes. It serves as a reminder not to dismiss or criticize what we cannot attain, as it may be defence mechanism to cope with our own disappointments.
ExerciseSolution
Page No. 42
Understanding the poem
Answer the following questions.
a. Did the fox really want the grapes?
Answer: Yes, the fox really did want the grapes. He was eager, and he tried to snatch them.
b. What was so attractive about the grapes?
Answer: The grapes were rich, ripe and purple-red.
c. Which words are used to describe the grapes in the first verse?
Answer: In the first stanza: lovely, rich, ripe and purple-red grapes. In the third stanza: mean and common fruit, sour.
d. What is the moral (lesson) that the poem teaches us?
Answer: The moral, the poem teaches us is that people who cannot get what they have been trying for quite often say they did not really want it anyway.
Page No. 42
Understanding the poem
Complete the following gapped summary.
Once upon a time, a hungry fox was roaming around here and there in search of food. Fortunately, he came upon a vine of grapes. But alas, he could not reach it for it was too high. Feeling bitter, it walked away saying 'the grapes are sour'.
Page No. 42
Working with words
Consonant Clusters.
The following words begin and end with a consonant cluster. Think of one more word that starts and ends with the same consonant cluster.
a. Speed: Treat
b. Found: Ground
Page No. 43
Learning about language
Subject, Object and Predicate.
Underline the subjects in the following sentences. Remember that the subject is the performer of the action.
a. The boy climbed the mountain.
b. The beautiful girl sang for half an hour.
c. The man in the jeep had a fine cap on his head.
d. A bird in a tree nearby thought it was a nest.
e. It flew down and pecked at the hat.
Page No. 43
Learning about language
Subject, Object and Predicate.
Pick out the objects in the following sentences. (Find the verb, and then ask: verb + what or who?)
a. The boy kicked the football.
verb = kicked.
object = football (what)
Additional explanation: as object is non living thing so we use 'what' for question.
b. The man saw a ghost.
verb = saw.
object = ghost (who)
Additional explanation: as object is living thing so we use 'who' for question.
c. The girl played cricket.
verb = played.
object = cricket (what)
Additional explanation: as object is game so we use 'what' for question.
d. Fourteen girls sang the national anthem.
verb = sang.
object = national anthem (what)
Additional explanation: as object is some words so we use 'what' for question.
e. Unfortunately, we never saw him in the dark.
verb = saw.
object = dark (what)
Additional explanation: as object is scene so we use 'what' for question.
f. We sometimes let the dog out.
verb = let.
object = dog (what)
Additional explanation: as object is an animal so we use 'what' for question.
Page No. 43
Learning about language
Subject, Object and Predicate.
Pick out the predicates in the following sentences. Remember that the predicate is the clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject.
a. The bird sang sweetly in the trees.
Predicate = sang sweetly in the trees
b. The old man sat under the tree.
Predicate = sat under the tree
c. He listened to the singing of the birds with great joy.
Predicate = listened to the singing of the birds with great joy
d. He slowly closed his tired eyes.
Predicate = slowly closed his tired eyes
e. He went to sleep with his head on a stone.
Predicate = went to sleep with his head on a stone
Page No. 43
Learning about language
The verb of a sentence has to agree with the subject. If the subject is singular, the verb must be too. If it is plural, the plural form of the verb must be used. Talk about why the verbs in the following sentences are not correct. Correct them.
a. He are swimming.
He is swimming.
Additional explanation: He is singular pronoun, that's why 'are' is wrong.
b. The children is singing sweetly.
The children are singing sweetly.
Additional explanation: Children is plural, that's why 'is' is wrong.
c. The swing have too many people on it.
The swing has too many people on it.
Additional explanation: Swing is singular, that's why 'have' is wrong.
d. The box of chocolates are delicious.
The box of chocolates is delicious.
Additional explanation: Box is singular, that's why 'are' is wrong.
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