Saturday, March 19, 2022

 

Class 4 

Pita panicked. There was nothing he could do. He was trapped. Trapped with

hundreds of others. The monster had come and was slowly, surely dragging

them from the deep. He swam through the excited crowd to try the bottom.

Then he tried the top again. The great monster had encircled them completely.

There were millions of holes in its great hands, but none large enough. If only

they were a little larger. Pita tried to push himself through one of the holes again.

He squeezed and squeezed. Great tails lashed around him. Not only he but against

his eyes. If only his head could get through. He pushed again, hard, and the pain

quivered through his body.

There was nothing he could do. He heard the breakers roaring above now.

That meant they were nearing the shore. Pita whipped his tail in fury. The monster

was gradually closing its hands. There were cries now above the surface. Below,

the monster grated on sand. The shore! They had reached the shore!

Frantically, Pita flung himself against one of the tiny holes. He gave a cry as

the scales tore from his back- then a cry of joy. He was free! Free!

He lunged forward below the surface. Down he sped, rejoicing in his tinyness.

If he was only a little bigger, he would have been dying on the shore now. The

fateful shore! There had been those who had actually come back from that world.

This was one of the great mysteries. But some said they had been there, and had

talked of that awesome place.

There was no more blood now. Down he swam. Deep, deep until the sound of

the breakers was only a bitter memory, and the sea was not sandy but blue and

clear, and until, far, far away in the distance, green with fern and the tender moss,

he saw the rocks of home.

Questions

a) Who or what is Pita?

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b) What effect is the author trying to create by using short sentences in the passage?

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c) State ONE word which could describe Pita's feelings when he realized,

“There were millions of holes ... but none large enough.”

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d) Why does the author repeat 'squeezed' in line 6?

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e) Who or what does the 'monster' refer to?

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f) Why does the writer use 'fateful' to describe the shore

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g) Why does Pita utter a cry of joy?

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Adverbs

• Adverbs are words that modify or describe a verb. 

• Adverb phrases usually describe when, where or how something happens.

• Some adverbs answer the question when the action takes place.

• They are called Adverbs of Time. Like Late, early, yesterday, tomorrow

• are some adverbs of time.

A. Read the passage given below and underline the adverbs.

Gino ran quickly. He had never been so frightened. He screamed loudly and ran towards the garden.

He always went there whenever he was frightened. He was so glad to reach the garden. He saw

beautiful flowers all around him. Soon he forgot that he was frightened and played happily in the garden.

B. Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverbs.

1. It was raining _____________________ so we decided to go out.

2. Mia ________________________ tells a lie.

3. We all ate the food ___________________because we had been hungry for _______________ days.

4. This little boy _______________________ greets everyone

5. The old woman could not walk _____________________ as he was ___________________ old.

 

 

C. Select a suitable adverb from the box to complete

the paragraph given below.

bravely, before, brightly, suddenly, quietly, clearly, smoothly, everywhere

The night was lit brightly by the moon. I laid (a) _________________________ on my bed.

I could see the clouds gliding (b) _________________________ across the sky. There seemed to be peace _______________________ I was about

to sleep when (d) _____________________ there was a painful cry.

I heard it (e) _________________________ I had never heard such a painful cry

(f) _________________________ I went to the window (g) ________________________ to see

what or who it was.

Adjectives vs. Adverbs

Please study the table below to see how the same word can be used as either an adjective or adverb. 

 

Fill in the blanks by changing the underlined adjectives into adverbs. 

Your notes are not very clear. Please rewrite them _ clearly . 

1. Joan has a beautiful voice. She sings ________________________________.

2. Look at the heavy rain. It is raining very ________________________________.

3. Alex is a careless driver. He drives ________________________________ all the

time.
4. The boss has a loud voice. He often talks ________________________________.
5. Catherine is an efficient office worker. She does her job _______________________.
6. James is a good student. He will do ____________________ in the final examination.
7. The sofa is very comfortable. I'm lying on it ___________________________. 

Read the sentences below. Are the words underlined adjectives or adverbs?

Helen has a beautiful voice. She always sings well. ______Adverb_______
1. The old man is walking very slowly. ___________________
2. The students are working hard on the project. ___________________
3. The bread is very hard. I cannot eat it. ___________________
4. Ken is a friendly person. ___________________
5. It is very cloudy. I'm afraid it will rain soon. ___________________
6. Clara is always reliable. We can rely on her for the job. __________________ 7. Michael answered all the questions quickly. ___________________ 8. The students are arguing angrily now. ___________________ 9. The sun is shining brightly. ___________________