1Look at the pictures of the library, the road and the assembly, and say what is right and what is wrong in them.
2Talk about an incident in which you were refused to do something.
3Make sensible sentences of your own using these words: riches, feathers, amount, dream, believe, follow.
4Write True or False: (a) Chulong was satisfied with his riches. (b) He bought a bird to keep at home. (c) His greed set the bird free. (d) The bird cheated Chulong. (e) The bird changed its colour twice.
5What was the main aim of Chulong?
6Why could Chulong not make money from the bird?
7What were the three simple rules the bird told Chulong?
8What type of person is Chulong?
9What lesson did you learn from the story?
10Imagine that you were Chulong. What would you do when the colourful bird turned into a black crow? Write in a few lines.
11Discuss your ideas in pairs and write the rules that you must follow in your school library. Present them to the class.
12Match the statements in column A with their questions in column B.
13Change the following statements into Yes/No questions: (a) Sarita is a helpful girl. (b) You are coming to school. (c) They are happy. (d) The students are looking smart in their school uniforms. (e) I may come inside. (f) It is all right. (g) He eats an apple everyday. (h) She gave me a book yesterday. (i) They have a car.
14Write a letter to your friend explaining the rules that you have in your school.
15Find the rhyming words from the poem for these words: band, drill, fever, dome, bore.
16Find the words from the poem which have the following meanings: (a) a large old-fashioned building (b) a lightweight form of rubber, plastic or wood used for travelling on water (c) a low area of land between hills or mountains.
17Answer these questions about the poem: (a) What is the colour of the river and the sand? (b) Where are the trees? (c) Where is the boat floating? (d) Who shall bring the boat to shore?
18Visit the library in your school or take help from your English teacher and note down the details about Nelson Mandela, including important dates, place of birth and works.
19How did Chulong break each of the three rules on the same day he learnt them?
20When do we use a full stop? Give one example of each use.
21Why does the speaker in the poem believe the boats will never come back to him?
22What is the difference between the questions May I come in? and Do they have a car?