Keep Your Eyes Open-Activities and answers-keral scert std 7
Activity 2
2. Now, let’s examine the ending of the story. Can you think
of a different ending to the story? Here are two different endings.
Add a few more endings in the space provided.
For saving them, the other animals rewarded the fox.
For saving them, the other animals
rewarded the fox.
As the fox stood there talking, the lion
stealthily came out and killed him. 'Mind
yourself before you mind others,' the
lion told the fox.
Activity 3
A story can be developed collectively. Let’s participate in
the act of developing a story based on the answers to a few
questions.
1) The story is about a king and a queen. Where did they live?
(in a castle/in a palace/in a mansion/in a stately home)
2) The king and the queen had a daughter.
a. What was her name?
(Jane/Kalyani/Gauri/Rabia/Teena)
b. How did she look like?
(beautiful/pretty/ugly/gorgeous/slim)
3) What was the attitude of the princess?
(always sad /happy/gloomy/lively)
4) The queen offered something as a reward. What was it?
(a ring/gold coins/a sack of rice/…)
5) What did the musician play on?
(a flute/a guitar/a harmonium/a piano)
6) What did the fairy and the joker do?
(The fairy cast a magic spell/blessed her/…)
The joker told jokes/did a somersault/…)
7) There was a young man in the story. What was he?
(a teacher/a musician / a wrestler)
8) The boy in the story had a pet. What was it?
(a cat/a dog/a squirrel / a parrot / a bear)
9) What happened when the princess saw the pet?
(happy/sad/frightened/excited)
10) Who won the prize?
(the cat/the dog/the squirrel/the parrot/the bear/no one)
Answer:
1. in a castle 2. a. Jane
b. beautiful
3. always sad 4. a ring
5. a flute 6. The fairy cast a
magic spell
The joker told
jokes
7. a musician 8. a bear
9. happy 10. the bear.
Activity 4
4. Now, write a story and give it a suitable title. The beginning of the
story is given.
Once upon a time, there was a king and a queen. ....................................................
Answer:
JANE AND THE BEAR
Once upon a time there was a king and
a queen. They lived in a lovely golden
castle. They had a very beautiful
daughter named Jane. But Jane was
always very unhappy. Nobody knew
why she was sad. She never laughed or
smiled. Both the king and the queen
were quite worried about their
daughter. One day, the queen offered
a golden ring to the person who could
make Jane happy. A musician came and
played the flute, a fairy cast a magic
spell, and a joker came and cracked
jokes, but none of them could make
her smile or laugh.
As days passed, a young musician
came to work at the queen's castle. He was accompanied by his little bear. The
bear was extraordinarily brilliant and
he captured everyone's heart. One day,
while Jane was standing at the balcony
of the castle, she happened to see the
bear. She was happy to see the bear's
pranks. She started to laugh
wholeheartedly. The Queen was happy
to see her daughter laugh. She kept her
promise by rewarding the bear with a
golden ring!
Activity 5
A story is given in a jumbled order. Rewrite the story in the
correct sequence
A big bad wolf saw the first
and second pigs, and decided
to make a meal of them.
Now, the two little pigs were
terrified, and they ran to the
third pig's house.
Even though the pigs tried to hide in their house, the wolf blew it
down in minutes.
The wolf tried to huff and puff the house down, but he could not,
and he died in the attempt.
The third pig worked hard all day, and built his house strong with
bricks.
The first and the second pigs were lazy, and they built their houses
very quickly with straw.
The two little pigs, now, felt sorry for being so lazy. They too
built their houses with bricks, and lived happily ever after.
Answer:
Once there lived three little pigs. The
first and the second pig were lazy and
built their houses very quickly with
straw. However, the third little pig
worked hard all day and built a strong
house with bricks. One day, a big bad
wolf saw the first and second pigs and
decided to make a meal of them.
They felt scared, so they ran into the
straw house. Even though the pigs
tried to hide in their house, the wolf
blew it down in minutes. Now, the two
little pigs were terrified and they ran
to the third pig's house. Though the
wolf tried to huff and puff the house
down, he could not and he died in the
attempt. The two little pigs now felt
sorry for being so lazy. They too built
their houses with bricks, and lived
happily ever after.
Activity 6
6. Look at the picture and complete the story given below.
One morning, a fox was walking through the woods. He was
looking for something tasty to eat. Soon, his nose picked up a
scent: a scent of something very sweet. He stood still and
sniffed the air. The fox didn’t have to wait long to find out
what it was. A crow was sitting on a branch high up in a tree,
and, in its beak, was the biggest piece of cheese he’d ever
seen.
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Answer:
THE FOX AND THE CROW
One morning, a fox was walking
through the woods. He was looking for
something tasty to eat. Soon, his nose
picked up a scent: a scent of something
very sweet. He stood still and sniffed
the air. The fox didn't have to wait long
to find out what it was. A crow was
sitting on a branch high up in a tree,
and in its beak was the biggest piece
of cheese he'd ever seen. He thought
for a while. Soon, an idea struck him.
He decided to flatter the crow and
therefore, began to praise him. He told
the crow, "You are such a pretty and
clever bird! If only you could sing as
beautifully!" Now, the crow was very
proud. He wanted to show the fox that he could sing very well. So he opened
his mouth to sing, and lo! The piece
of cheese fell to the ground. The fox
laughed at the crow and picked up the
cheese and ate it hungrily.
Too late the crow realised that one
should not be vain.
Activity 7
7. Look at the cartoons. Fill in the bubbles and frame a story. The
beginning of the story is given.
