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The Evil King - Unit 7
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Worksheet 1
Read the story about a brave young man called Horatius
Once upon a time in Rome there lived a wicked king who was hated by his people. They drove
him out of Rome. He went to the king of Tuscany and begged him to help him get his kingdom
back.
The King of Tuscany agreed and sent his troops to Rome. The enemy troops neared a bridge
which was narrow and made of wood. The Romans wanted to cut the bridge in two to prevent
the enemy from marching across to Rome.
A young Roman named Horatius came forward and asked the Roman soldiers to start cutting the
bridge at one end while he went to the other end to stop the enemy. He put up a brave fight and
managed to keep the enemy at bay until the bridge was cut in two. The bridge fell into the water
with a great noise and Horatius fell into the river with it. The rough river was in flood but brave
Horatius swam across to the shore .The Romans carried him on their shoulders and built a statue
of this brave man.
A. Answer the following questions
1. Why did the Tuscan army come to attack Rome?
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2. Why did the Romans want to cut the bridge?
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3. What did Horatius suggest to the Roman soldiers?
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B. Complete the following sentences
1. The people of Rome chased away the wicked king because they _______________
2. The bridge was ______________ and made of ____________ and hence could be
________ down.
3. Young _____________ swam to safety even though the river was _________________.
4. The Romans built a ________________ of Horatius because he ___________________
from being invaded by the Tuscan army.
C. Add suitable adjectives to describe the following
a) For Example: a) The King of Rome – wicked
b) Horatius –
c) Bridge –
d) river –
Structures
Worksheet 2
Choose the correct past participle from Column B and complete the sentences in column A
A
B
1. The old house looked ____________.
listening
2. He fractured his leg ___________off
the wall.
delighted
3. They found the treasure _________
under the rock.
grunting
4. We spent the evening ____________ to
music.
neglected
5. The man struggled under the weight,
____________ .
broken
6. The happy children ran back
__________.
jumping
7. The vase lay ____________.
buried
Words in Use
Worksheet 3
Choose the correct word and complete the sentences. The first one has been done for you
1. She would practise all day for the competition.
a. practice
b. practise
2. Sunil did not ____________ the gifts.
a. except
b. accept
3. The people were put up in ___________ for the night.
a. tense
b. tents
4. They __________ happy when they saw their friends.
a. were
b. where
5. The ____________ accompanied the king everywhere.
a. prints
b. prince
6. Seena received a lot of __________ for her birthday.
a. presence
b. presents
7. I loved the ____________ that was served.
a. desert
b. dessert
8. Arun works in a ____________ factory.
a. steal
b. steel
9. Sameer always followed his uncle’s __________.
a. advise
b. advice
10. The ___________ broke away from the tree.
a. bow
b. bough
Dictionary Work
Worksheet 4
Tick the correct meaning of the underlined words in the sentences
For Example
The lion came close to the truck and watched the tourists.
a. near
b. to shut
1. The explanation was not clear and no one understood the problem.
a. easy to understand
b. to remove
2. We got a call from Neeta, informing us of her arrival on Sunday.
a. to shout or exclaim
b. to speak by telephone
3. He was brave enough to face the ruffians
a. The front part of the head
b. to confront
4. She remained in a state of shock even after being rescued.
a. A temporary condition caused by pain, fear or emotion
b. conduction of electric current.
5. Sriram screamed at the top of his voice
a. The highest position
b. The highest pitch
Writing
Worksheet 5
A. Complete the passage using the words in the box
heavenly; cool; weary; tiring; soothing; patiently; sweet; smooth
John was walking by the __________ stream with his horse. The ________ smell of the flowers
wafted over the hillside. His horse stopped to have a drink. John sat on the __________ rock to
feel the ______________ water and rest for a while. The birds chirping on the branches lulled
him to sleep as he leaned against the trunk and closed his ____________ eyes.
It had been a ___________ day as usual and he longed to come to this __________ spot
everyday and relax before going home. When he finally awoke he found his horse waiting
____________ for him. He washed his tools in the water and led his horse into the evening
towards the small hut he called home.
B. Use the words in the box to write a paragraph about a visit to the zoo
bright and sunny day/ excited / favourite snacks/ in groups/colourful/ ferocious/
funny/ sang songs / lunch at the cafeteria/ flavours of ice cream/ sun set.
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C. Use the following words to form similes
For Example:
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4.
Cool – As cool as a cucumber
Weary –
Sweet –
Smooth –
ANSWERS
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Worksheet 1
A.
1. The Romans had chased their evil king away. He approached the king of Tuscany and begged him to help him
get his kingdom back. The Tuscan king agreed and sent his army to attack Rome.
2. The Romans wanted to cut the bridge to prevent the Tuscan army from reaching Rome.
3. Horatius asked the Romans to start cutting the bridge at one end while he kept the army at bay at the other
end.
B.
1. hated him
2. narrow; wood; cut
3. Horatius; flooded
4. statue; saved Rome
C.
b. brave
c. wooden and narrow
d. flooded.
Structures
Worksheet 2
1. The house looked neglected
2. He fractured his leg jumping off the
wall
3. They found the treasure buried under
the rock.
4. We spent the evening listening to
music
5. The man struggled under the weight,
grunting.
6. The happy children ran back delighted.
7. The vase lay broken.
Words in Use
Worksheet 3
1. She would practise all day for the competition
2. Sunil did not accept the gifts
3. The people were put up in tents for the night
4. They were happy when they saw their friends
5. The prince accompanied the king everywhere
6. Seena received a lot of presents for her birthday
7. I loved the dessert that was served.
8. Arun worked in a steel factory
9. Sameer always followed his uncle’s advice
10. The bough broke away from the tree
Dictionary Work
Worksheet 4
1. The explanation was not clear and no one understood the problem.
a. easy to understand b. to remove
2. We got a call from Neeta, informing us of her arrival on Sunday.
a. to shout or exclaim
b. to speak by telephone 3. He was brave enough to face the ruffians
a. The front part of the head
b. to confront 4. She remained in a state of shock even after being rescued.
a. A temporary condition caused by pain, fear or emotion b. conduction of electric current.
5. Sriram screamed at the top of his voice
a. The highest position
b. The highest pitch Writing
Worksheet 5
John was walking by the cool stream with his horse. The sweet smell of the flowers wafted over the hillside. His
horse stopped to have a drink. John sat on the smooth rock to feel the soothing water and rest for awhile. The
birds chirping on the branches lulled him to sleep as he leaned against the trunk and closed his weary eyes.
It had been a tiring day and he longed to come to this heavenly spot everyday and relax before going home.
When he finally awoke he found his horse waiting patiently for him. He washed his tools in the water and led
his horse into the evening towards the small hut he called home.
B. Encourage free response
C. Encourage free response
Possible Answers:
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2.
3.
4.
Cool – As cool as a cucumber
Weary – As weary as an old man
Sweet – As sweet as chocolate
Smooth – As smooth as silk