Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3)

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 1

Read these lines from the poem:
(i) One thing led to another
(ii) The start of it was slight
(iii) The end of it was strong
(iv) The afternoon turned black
(v) Thumped me on the back
Discuss with your partner what these lines mean.

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 2

With your partner try to guess the meaning of the underlined
phrases.

(i) And somehow we fell out.

(ii) The afternoon turned black.

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 3

Dictation

1. Your teacher will speak the words given below. Write against each two new words that rhyme with it.

1. bed

2. wax

3. fast

4. chop

5. young

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 4

Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.

(i) This made Taro ———— than ever. (3)

(ii) He decided to work ————— than before. (3)

(iii) Next morning, Taro jumped out of bed ————— than usual.(4)

(iv) He began to chop even ———— . (4)

(v) Next morning, Taro started for work even ————— than the morning before. (10)

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 5

Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

lonely, little, hard, young thoughtful, delicious, beautiful

A ———— woodcutter lived on a ———— hillside. He was a ————— son who worked ———— but earned ———— money. One day he saw a ———— waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it ————.

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 6

. Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example: young – lung
money – sunny

young, sad, money, chop, lung, last, wax, could
bad, sound, axe, wood, way, stop, sunny, fast, round, day

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 7

“This, said the emperor, was to encourage all children to honour
and obey their parents.”
‘This’ refers to
(i) the most beautiful fountain in the city.
(ii) rewarding Taro with gold and giving the fountain his name.
(iii) sending for Taro to hear his story.
(Mark the right item.)

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 8

“This made Taro sadder than ever.”
‘This’ refers to
(i) a strong wind that began to blow.
(ii) Taro’s father’s old age.
(iii) Taro’s inability to buy expensive saké for his father.
(Mark the right item.)

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 9

Strike off the words in the box below that are not suitable.
Taro wanted to give his old parents everything they needed.
This shows that he was …
thoughtful, hardworking, loving, honest, considerate, trustworthy, efficient, kind

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Taro’s Reward (Chapter-3) Assignments 10

Mark the right item.

1. Taro earned very little money because

(i) he didn’t work hard enough.
(ii) the villagers didn’t need wood.
(iii) the price of wood was very low.

2. Taro decided to earn extra money
(i) to live a more comfortable life.
(ii) to buy his old father some saké.
(iii) to repair the cracks in the hut.

3. The neighbour left Taro’s hut in a hurry because
(i) she was delighted with the drink.
(ii) she was astonished to hear Taro’s story.
(iii) she wanted to tell the whole village about the waterfall.

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