Chapter 2.
Badal and Moti
Let us read
There was a boy called Badal.
He lived with his mother in
a village and they were very
happy. One evening, when
Badal was returning from
school, he saw a puppy
shivering in the cold.
Badal brought him home.
“Can this puppy stay with us,
Maa?” asked Badal. “Yes beta,
but only if you promise to take
care of the puppy”, said his
mother with a smile. Badal
and his mother named the
puppy Moti. As days went by,
Moti grew up and loved Badal.
They became best friends.
They ate and played together.
Moti followed Badal wherever
he went. They played their
favourite games together.
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One rainy day, while Badal was
on his way home from school, he
slipped on the muddy lane and
fell into a deep pit. He tried hard,
but could not come out of the
pit. Badal’s mother was worried
when he did not come home in
time. Moti too was waiting at the
gate. Badal’s mother gathered
the neighbours to help search for
him. Moti too accompanied them.
Moti caught Badal’s
scent. He followed the scent
and went near the pit and
started barking. This alerted
the neighbours who were
searching for Badal. They
used a rope to pull Badal
out of the pit. Everyone was
relieved. Badal hugged and
thanked Moti.
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Let us think
A. Answer the following.
1. What did Badal come across by the side of the road?
2. What did Badal and his mother name the puppy?
3. What did Badal fall into?
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5. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.
a) Badal lived with his grandmother. ( )
b) Moti grew up and loved Badal. ( )
c) Badal’s mother was worried when
he did not come home in time. ( )
d) Moti caught Badal’s photo. ( )
e) Badal hugged his puppy Moti
and thanked him. ( )
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B. Think and discuss in pairs.
1. Do you remember when you fell down last time?
How did you fall? Who picked you up? Share your
experiences.
2. Do you have a pet? Do you know someone who has
a pet?
3. If you were allowed to keep any animal as a pet,
which animal would you choose? Why?
Let us learn
A. Look at the following words from the lesson.
lived loved shared gathered thanked
Notice that all these words end with ‘ed’. All these
actions have already happened.
Add ‘ed’ and write:
walk + ed = _____________________________________
play _____________________________________
talk _____________________________________
ask _____________________________________
touch _____________________________________
Note to the teacher
Informally introduce the concept of past tense.
Encourage learners to recall their actions from the previous day.
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B. Match the words to make pairs. Colour each pair
with the same colour. Two have been done for you.
paper ball
chair thread
bat and key
needle pencil
lock sambar
idli table
Let us listen
A. Your teacher will read out the story of Badal and Moti
once again to you. Now read the following sentences
and number them in the sequence of the story.
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One rainy day, he slipped and fell into a deep pit. ( )
Badal and his mother named the puppy Moti. ( )
Badal hugged Moti. ( )
Badal came across a puppy by the side of the road. ( 1 )
Moti accompanied Badal’s mother to search for him. ( )
Moti followed Badal’s scent and went near the pit
and started barking. ( )
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Let us speak
A. Talk in pairs about what you do every day:
1. Before you come to the school;
2. During the school hours;
3. After going back home.
B. You may use the following clues.
1. Every day I up at in the morning.
Then I my teeth and go to the .
After that, I take a and dress up for school.
I breakfast and I to school.
2. .
3. .
Let us write
A. Look at the pictures. They show a story of two friends:
a pigeon and an ant. But the pictures are jumbled up.
Number them to get the correct order to make a story.
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complete the story.
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A dove was resting on a ___________ of a tree near a
___________. An ant ______________ into the stream and
cried for help. The dove dropped a ___________ into the
stream. The ant ___________ on the leaf and landed safely.
Another day the ant saw a ___________ aiming at the dove.
She quickly climbed up and bit the hunter’s hand. The
dove ______________ away unhurt.
C. Look at these sentences from the lesson.
“Can this puppy stay with us, Maa?”
“Yes beta, but only if you promise to take care of the puppy.”
Add a ? or a . to the following:
1. The sun rises in the east ______
2. What is your name ______
3. I like to eat mangoes ______
4. May I borrow your English textbook ______
5. Brinda and Namrata are good friends ______
6. Whose shoes are these ______
Note to the teacher
Introduce the terms ‘question’ and ‘ statement’ while explaining
the punctuation marks.
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C. Complete the following conversation between two
children.
Namaste! I am
Namaste! I am
Anandi. What is
.
your name?
I live in I live in I go to
. .
Where do you school.
?
Yes, I
study in that
school too! ?
I am in class
.
Which
class are
you in? Nice meeting
you! See you
in school
I am in class
tomorrow.
.
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Let us do
A. Look at the picture below. It shows three children
playing. Would you like to add anything to this
picture? Use your crayons or colour pencils to add
to the picture.
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