How the Dog found himself a Master

 How the Dog found himself a Master

Discuss the questions in pairs before you write the answers.

1.Why did the dog feel the need for a master?

Ans - The dog feel the need for a master because he was sick and tired of wandering about alone. He was looking for food. He was afraid of those who were stronger than him.

2.Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master?

Ans. – The dog first chose a big, strong wolf as his master.

Once the dog saw that the wolf was afraid that the bear would eat them up. The dog wanted to serve only the strongest, he left the wolf.

3.Who did he choose next?

Ans. – He chose the bear as his next master.

4.Why did he serve the Lion for a long time?

Ans. - serve the Lion for a long time because he found there was no more powerful and stronger than lion in the forest and so.

5.Who did he finally choose as his master and why?

Ans. – He finally chose man as his master because one day he realized that lion was afraid of man. As he wanted to serve who was the most powerful and stronger than anyone on earth, he chose man as his master.

B.A summary of the story is given below. Fill in the blanks to complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box.

A dog, stronger than anyone else, the strongest of all, a wolf, the bear, afraid of man, his own master, a lion.

This is the story of ……….., who used to be ……….. He decided to find a master……….. First he found……….., but the wolf was afraid of ………..After some time, the dog met……….., who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realized that the lion was……….. To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend.

Answer –

This is the story of a dog who used to be , his own master. He decided to find a master stronger than anyone else. First he found a wolf but the wolf was afraid of the bear. After some time, the dog met a lion, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realized that the lion was afraid of man. To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend.

Working with Language

A.Each word in the box given below indicates a large number of… For example, ‘a herd of cows’ refers to many cows. Complete each of the following phrases with a suitable word from the box.

School, fleet, brood, bundle, bunch, pack, flock, herd

1.a…………….. of ships.

Ans. – fleet

2.a……………..of fowers

Ans. – bunch

3.a……………..of chicks

Ans. – brood

4.a……………..of cattle

Ans. – team

5.a…………….. of sticks

Ans. – bundle

6.a……………..of sheep

Ans. –  herd

7.a……………..of fish

Ans. – school

8.a……………..of wolves

Ans. – pack

B.Make nouns from the words given below by adding –ness or –ity. (For some words we need to add just –ty or –y)

1.honest……….

Ans.- honesty

2.kind……….

Ans.- kindness

3.cruel……….

Ans.-cruelty

4.calm……….

Ans.-calmness

5.sad……….

Ans.- sadness

6.active……….

Ans.- activity

7.creative……….

Ans.- creativity

8.sincere……….

Ans.- sincerity

9.cheerful……….

Ans.- cheerfulness

10.bitter……….

Ans.- bitterness

11.sensitive……….

Ans.-sensitivity

12.great……….

Ans. - greatness

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