Chapter 5th The Rescue
Comprehension:
(A) Fill in the blanks using correct words:
1. The clouds of dust were raised by two large flocks of sheep.
2. Don Quixote accused him of being too afraid to see or hear anything.
3. The shepherds started shooting stones at Don Quixote from their slings.
4. The shepherds had tried to stop Don Quixote from attacking the flock of sheep.
5. The shepherds hastily left with their flocks.
(B) Tick the correct options:
1. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza were riding along a
country road. (right)
2. They could not be seen due to the dust.
Flocks of sheep (right)
(C) Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Don Quixote decide to become a knight?
Answer: Don Quixote was encouraged by the stories of knights and their brave deeds, decided to become a knight.
2. Who was Sancho Panza?
Answer: Sancho Panza was a simple and uneducated farmer boy.
3. What did Don Quixote think when he saw the cloud of dust?
Answer: Don Quixote thought that the cloud of dust was raised by a great army marching down, and he would perform great deeds of valour.
4. Who did Don Quixote decide to support in the battle?
Answer: Don Quixote decided to support King Pentapolin who was in the right.
5. Why did the shepherds hurt Don Quixote with stones?
Answer: The shepherds hurt Don Quixote with stones because he was attacking their sheep.
(D) Think and answer:
1. Why did Don Quixote declare that the cloud of dust was raised by a great army?
Answer: Don Quixote declared that the cloud of dust was raised by a great army because he was always looking for a chance to perform great deeds of valour and this was a perfect chance for him.
2. How can you say that the battle fought by Don Quixote was strange?
Answer: The battle fought by Don Quixote was strange because, in this battle, there were flocks of sheep instead of armies.
Words Worth
(A) Write the opposites of the following. You will find all the opposites in the story(if you can’t think of them yourself):
1. tiny = large
2. thin = thick
3. doubtful= sure
4. disagree = agree
5. defeat = victory
6. always = never
7. easy = difficult
8. familiar = strange
(B) Use these phrases in sentences of your own:
1. due to = The traffic jam was due to a terrible accident.
2. in the right = The school was in the right of the temple.
3. in detail = Would you explain this to me in detail?
Pronunciation & Spellings
Make words by using appropriate suffixes. Make necessary changes in spellings:
1. swift = swiftly 6. ask=asked
2. fast = faster 7. story = stories
3. seem = seemed 8. slow = slowly
4. enemy = enemies 9. city = cities
5. final = finalist 10. start = starting
Ch 6
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