A Rainy Day
It was a grey rainy day and David had nothing much to do. He had already finished his homework and chores around the house. His best friend, Ravi was in bed with a cold, so there was no one to play with. It was still raining heavily and he could not ride his bicycle or go to the park.
'I'm so bored!' David complained. 'There's nothing for me to do today.' In the living room, David's grandfather was reading a newspaper. 'I have an idea,' said Grandfather. 'We can have fun with my newspaper.'
David was doubtful. 'How can I have fun with a newspaper? I don't feel like reading?' 'Watch this,' said Grandfather. He began folding the newspaper slowly and carefully. When he finished, the newspaper looked just like a miniature sailboat. 'Now you try it,' he said, handing David a sheet of newspaper. Grandfather helped David fold the paper until they had two very sturdy looking boats. Then, using a candle, Grandfather rubbed some wax on the bottom of each boat. 'This will make our boats waterproof,' he explained. When the rain stopped, they took the boats outside, where a small stream of rainwater had formed next to the street. To David's surprise, the paper boats floated downstream! David and Grandfather raced their paper boats all afternoon, until it was almost dark outside.
'Thank you, Grandfather,' David said, 'I will never feel bored again on a rainy day!'
Answer the following questions:
1.How was David feeling at the beginning of the passage? Why?
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2. What did Grandfather do to make the boats waterproof?
a. painted the boats.
b. stuck the boats together.
c. rubbed some wax on the bottom of each boat.
3. Describe the weather mentioned in the above passage.
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4. Why do you think David said that he will never feel bored again on a rainy day?
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5. Find a word from the passage that means "grumbled". ______________
6. Find the synonym of the word "giant" from the passage. ______________
7. Language Record:
Frame sentences of your own:-
| Word | Tick the correct | Sentence |
| i) sturdy | noun
verb
adjective | |
| ii) chores | noun
verb
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8. Directed writing
Imagine you are David from the story, since you were bored at home,
· What solution did your Grandfather offer you for your problem?
· After you made the paper boats, what did you do?
· How did you feel at the end?
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