A Girl in a Fair....
Lipi is a little girl . She is nine now . She lives with her parents at Sukhnagar . Every year a big fair is held in the village . It is going on right now . Lipi's father makes masks of various kinds . He sells them in the fair ." Can you take me to the fair today ? ' Lipi asks her father . " You know I have sell masks all day . So I be very busy , " her father replies . But Lipi repeatedly asks him to take her along .At last her father agrees .
Word Trove :-
various : of different kinds.
repeatedly : again and again.
Activity-1
Complete the following sentences with words from the text:
(a) Lipi is______________ years old.
Ans :- Nine.
(b) Lipi and her parents live _____________.
Ans :- at Sukhnagar.
(c) Lipi's father makes______________.
Ans :- Mask.
(d) Lipi repeatedly asks her father to take her____________.
Ans :- in fair.
Little Lipi has never been a fair. So she is very excited today. "I have never seen so many people together!" she exclaims in wonder. A small crowd has gathered in front of her father's shop. Some of them are buying masks. She is delighted to see that the masks are selling well. Her father is also happy. Beside her father's shop, a person sits selling dolls. The dolls are made of burnt clay.
Looking inside the shop, Lipi notices a girl her age. "Who is the girl, father?" she asks. "She is Mansur's daughter," replies her father, "You may go and talk to her. But do not go anywhere else." "Ok, father," says Lipi and goes to the girl. "What is your name?" Lipi asks. "Rubina," she answers."I am Lipi. Are you in the same class as me?"Lipi asks her. Soon, they are friends.
Word Trove :-
excited : thrilled .
Wonder: surprise .
delighted: overjoyed.
Notice : observes .
Activity-3
Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes.
(a) Nobody was buying masks .
Ans :- F.
(b) Lipi's father sells dolls.
Ans :- F.
(c) The dolls are made of wood.
Ans :- F.
(d) Mansur is Rubina's father.
Ans :- T.
Activity-4
Match column A with column B:
1. Lipi is excited- to be at the fair.
2. Some people gathered - to buy masks.
3. Lipi meets Rubina- inside mansur's shop.
4. Mansur sells dolls - made of burnt clay.
After a while, Lipi hears someone calling her name. It is Sujoy, her classmate. He has come to the fair with his father. He is elated to see Lipi. He buys a doll from Mansur uncle's shop. He also buys the mask of a tiger from Lipi's father.
Lipi looks around the fair. She sees the huge merry- go-round. People riding it are shouting in joy. Close by, a puppet show is about to start. Lipi looks at food stalls a little further from their shop. "Father, I want to have alu kabli and jilabis," she says. She also hears a group of bauls sing some distance away. She knows that bauls are the folk singers of Bengal.
Lipi's father buys her a doll and a huge gas balloon. She has fun riding the merry-go-round. Her father even allows her to buy some colourful glass bangles. Lipi enjoys having alu-kabli and phuchka. She takes some jilabis home. Her father buys a nice saree for her mother. Lipi is very happy. She wishes to visit the fair again next year.
Word Trove :
elated :very happy.
puppet : doll moved by attached strings.
stalls : shops.
bangles : a kind of jewellery worn on the hand.
Activity 5
Arrange the following sentences in the correct order. Put the numbers in the given boxes. One is done for you:
(a) She has fun riding the merry-go-round. [4]
(b) Lipi looks around the fair. [1]
(c) Close by, a puppet show is about to start. [2]
(d) She wishes to visit the fair again next year. [5]
(e) She also hears a group of bauls sing some distance. [3]
Activity 6
Answer the following questions:
(a) Who is Lipi's classmate?
Ans :- Sujoy is lipi's classmate.
(b) What does Sujoy buy at the fair?
Ans :- Sujoy buys a doll from manshur uncle's shop.
(c) What does Lipi eat at the fair?
Ans :- Lipi eats alu-kabli and phuchka.
(d) Why is Lipi very happy?
Ans :- because she was gone to the fair for the first time.
Activity 7
Circle the Nouns in the sentences. Underline the words which replace the Nouns.
1. Lipi looks around the fair. She sees the huge merry-go-round.
Ans :- Lipi - Noun. She - Replace.
2. Little Lipi has never been to a fair. So she is very excited today.
Ans :- Lipi - Noun. She - Replace.
3. Sujoy is Lipi's classmate. He buys a mask.
Ans :- Sujoy -Noun. He - Replace.
4. Lipi's father buys her a doll. It is made of burnt clay.
Ans :- Doll - Noun. It - Replace.
Activity 8(a)
Replace the underlined words with words from the Help Box having similar meanings:
(i) We see various shops in the fair.
Ans :- Various - Different.
(ii) Rini is delighted to see her friend.
Ans :- Delighted - Glad.
(iii) Huge rocks are found under the sea.
Ans :- Huge - Large.
v) The football match is about to start.
Ans :- Start - Begin.
Help Box: large, different, begin, glad. .
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