Download Class V LITERATURE Poem – Teacher`s pest

Class V
LITERATURE
Poem – Teacher’s pest
Children are asked to draw the picture and write the poem in notebook.
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S.No.
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Extra word-meanings
Word
Twiddling
Meaning
Fiddle with something aimlessly.
2.
Gasped
Take a quick breath with your mouth open in surprise, fear or pain.
3.
Descended
To move downward.
4.
Glee
Great delight.
5.
Concern
Matter of interest or importance.
II.
Rhyming words
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
III.
Concern
Thumbs
Nose
Ceiling =
Fear
Me
=
Learn
=
Sums
=
Froze
Feeling
=
Clear
=
Glee
Rhyme scheme
The rhyme scheme of the poem is – ABCB
IV.
Explanation
Stanza 1RTC
It was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to learn.
- These lines are taken from the poem ‘Teacher’s pest’, written by Roann Mendriq.
Through this poem he has show-cased a classroom scene where the teacher and the
students are enjoying learning. He has also tried to convey that our role models, our
teachers, too have feelings. Here Mendriq has portrayed the fear that his teacher faces.
Explanation The poet exclaims that it was his usual day to school. His teacher entered
the class with a smile and motivated the children to learn to solve mathematical
problems.
Stanza 2-
I sat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
RTC -
Same as in stanza 1.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ multiplication sums.
Explanation - In these lines the poet tells us that he sat quietly in his place, busy twiddling his
thumbs in fear, as he was not able to understand anything. Still he was trying his best to
concentrate, on solving multiplication sums.
Stanza 3- Teacher sat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ statue. . . froze.
RTC -
same as in stanza 1.
Explanation In this stanza the poet says that once all were engrossed (engaged) in
mathematics she sat in her chair. The poet adds on that she was wearing specs. Suddenly
she gasped aloud out of fear and froze like a statue.
Stanza 4- A spider _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
RTC -
with feeling.
same as in stanza 1.
Explanation Through these lines the poet conveys the reason behind the teacher’s fear.
The teacher was so frightened that she was transfixed on seeing a spider coming down
from the ceiling, which according to the poet is its home.
Stanza 5-
Her face _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ very clear.
RTC -
same as in stanza 1.
Explanation In these lines the poet describes teacher’s fear. He say that her face turned
pale and her eyes became dull and lifeless. As the spider looked into the teacher’s
eye – the poet could make out one thing.
Stanza 6-
Teachers are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
RTC -
same as in stanza 1.
__________
with glee.
Explanation Here the poet expresses his opinion that teachers are also like you and me.
They have feelings. It makes him feel delighted to know that just like he feared
multiplication sums similarly his teacher too fears a spider.
Lesson-1
The magic pen
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Children were asked to write the text book word-meanings in notebook.
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The following back exercises of the text book are to be done on book itself.
Page 9 – read and understand – A, B.
Page10 – word wise – E,F.
Page 11 – dictionary check – G.
Page 11 – understand grammar – H.
Page 13 – finding the real treasure – as comprehension practice.
I.
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5.
II.
Make sentence(to be done by students themselves)
Classmate
Report card
Magic
Homework
Hard work
Antonyms
S.No.
1.
Word
After
Antonym
Before
2.
Finish
Start
3.
Open
Close
4.
Strange
Familiar
5.
Little
Big
6.
Man
Woman
7.
Smoothly
Roughly
8.
Remember
Forget
9.
Whole
Nil
10.
Delight
Dismay
III.
Answer the following questions(page 9)
1. What did Renu’s mother……….?
Renu’s mother did not get angry rather she motivated her. Mother also told Renu that
she can get better grades if she works a little harder.
2. Who did the…………?
The strange little man said that he was Renu’s wish come true. He turned her pen into
a magic pen.
3. What was the…………?
The topic of Renu’s poem was ‘Space travel’.
4. Why was Renu ………….?
Renu was upset when she lost her magic pen because she thought that without the
magic pen she would not be able to score good grades.
5. What did Renu’s mother…………?
Renu’s mother made her believe that there is no magic in pen. She encouraged Renu
by saying that she could get better grades through her hard-work. Renu worked harder
and when she got A+ grade her mother said that it was brain magic at work not pen
magic.
IV.
VBQ
A fairy granted you a magical power to fulfil any one wish of someone else. Whose
wish will you fulfil and why?
LANGUAGE
Notebook –
Pictorial presentation of ‘Parts of Speech.’
Kinds of nouns.
Two modules
Grammar book – Lesson 1, 2, 3.
CONVERSATION
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II.
III.
IV.
Reading practice
Recitation practice
Spelling test
Self introduction
Sample of self introduction given in conversation copy