Lesson 21 – There is the Key of the Kingdom
Things to do
1. List all the things mentioned in the poem in two ways:
(a) From the smallest to the biggest.
Ans: flowers – basket – bed – room – house – yard – lane – street – town – city – kingdom.
(b) From the biggest to the smallest.
Ans: kingdom – city – town – street – lane – yard – house – room – bed – basket – flowers.
2. Put the following chains in the proper order. You may start from the smallest or the biggest.
shirt – car – man – pocket – highway – pen
Ans:
Smallest to biggest:
pen – pocket – shirt – man – car – highway
Biggest to smallest:
highway – car – man – shirt – pocket – pen.
seeds – container – house – kitchen – dried chilli
Ans:
Smallest to biggest:
seeds – dried chilli – container – kitchen – house.
Biggest to smallest:
House – kitchen – container – dried chilli – seeds
letter – word – book shop – story – story – book paragraph – sentence
Ans:
Smallest to biggest:
letter – word – sentence – paragraph – story – story book – book shop.
Biggest to smallest:
Book shop – story book – story – paragraph – sentence – word – letter
tail – hair – mountain – cave – bear
Ans:
Smallest to biggest:
hair – tail – bear – cave – mountain
Biggest to smallest:
mountain – cave – bear – tail – hair
grain of corn – field – plant – stalk – ear of corn
Ans:
Smallest to biggest:
grain of corn – ear of corn – stalk – plant – field
Biggest to smallest:
field – plant – stalk – ear of corn – grain of corn.
3. Read the instructions and write other words related to the given word.
kingdom – Write other words that begin with ‘k.
Ans: king, key, kitchen, kindness, knock, known, kite, knife.
city – List the occupations of people in a city (at least 10).
Ans: teacher, professor, doctor, engineer, chemist, driver, salesman, nurse, police, plumber.
town – List the different kinds of buildings that we see in a town. Examples – library, hospital.
Ans: offices, company, schools, banks, temples, hospitals, police stations.
street – Write other words with a similar meaning.
Ans: road, lane, path.
lane – Write a few real or imaginary names of lanes. For example, Park Lane.
Ans: Maheshwari lane, Patil lane, Kashinath Lane.
yard – Mention different locations for the yard of a house. For example: on all sides, to the left, etc.
Ans: on the right side, on the front side.
house – List some of the things you find in every house.
Ans: table, chair, refrigerator, cupboard, beds, lights, rooms, TV, fan.
room – Write names of different types of rooms.
Ans: bedroom, hall room, dinning room, bathroom, living room.
bed – Make meaningful words by joining this word to the words given here: bug, room, cover, sheet, river, time, flower.
Ans: bedbug, bedcover, bedsheet, bedroom, bed time, river bed, flower bed.
basket – List the things you can put in a basket.
Ans: flowers, fruits, vegetables, toys.
flowers – Write the names of different kinds of flowers.
Ans: rose, louts, sunflower, hibiscus, marigold, Jasmin, Champa – Chameli.
4. Using your imagination, make similar chains of 3 to 5 related things and list them according to their size. Write where each of the things can be found.
Ans:
Vehicles:
Bicycle – Scooter – Car – Bus – Train
Ocean Creatures:
Seahorse – Jellyfish – Octopus – Dolphin – Shark
Farm Animals:
Chick – Kitten – Lamb – Piglet – Calf