Unit 1 – A Bottle of Dew

Let Us Think and Reflect

I. Read the following lines and answer the questions.

1. (i) Complete the sentence.

Rama Natha did not ‘give up’ because he wanted to learn about the magic potion that could turn any object into gold.

(ii) Complete the table.

What Happened Outcome
People cheated Rama Natha. He lost a lot of money.
Madhumati became worried. She feared they would soon have no money left.

(iii) True or False

A. Madhumati was troubled about what her husband did.
✅ True

B. Rama Natha was very happy digging his fields.
❌ False

C. The sage wanted to show the right path to Rama Natha.
✅ True

2.

(i) Choose the correct order.

✅ Answer: (b)

B → A → D → C → E

(Rama Natha gave the bottle → The sage smiled → He muttered over the water → Rama Natha sprinkled the water → He waited.)

(ii) Fill in the blank.

Seeing that the plant had dried up, the gardener sprinkled some water on it.

(iii) How might Rama Natha have felt?

Answer:

Rama Natha felt surprised, confused and disappointed when the copper vessel did not turn into gold.

II. Answer the following questions.

1. What did the sage ask Rama Natha to do to make the magic potion?

Answer:

The sage asked Rama Natha to plant banana trees, collect the dew drops from their leaves every morning and fill a bottle with the dew.

2. Why did the sage ask Rama Natha to do everything himself?

Answer:

The sage wanted Rama Natha to learn the value of hard work, patience and self-reliance.

3. How could Rama Natha have a big banana plantation after six years?

Answer:

Rama Natha worked hard every day. He planted banana trees, looked after them carefully and sold bananas. Gradually, he earned enough money to grow a large banana plantation.

4. How did the sage make Rama Natha believe that there is no magic potion?

Answer:

The sage asked Rama Natha to sprinkle the dew on a copper vessel. When nothing happened, he explained that there was no magic potion. Rama Natha had become rich only because of his hard work.

5. Fill in the table.

Before meeting the sage After meeting the sage
(i) He searched for a magic potion. (i) He worked hard in his fields.
(ii) He wasted his money and time. (ii) He became rich by growing bananas.

Let Us Learn

1. Fill in the blanks.

Words:

promised • spending • cheated • luck • remember • huge • difficult • market

Answers

There was a farmer who had a huge coconut plantation.

He worked hard and did not depend on luck.

Every day was difficult but he did not give up.

One day, a man bought a bag of coconuts from him, and promised to pay him the money the next day.

Days passed and the man did not pay him anything.

The farmer felt cheated.

About two months later, he met the same man and asked him about his money.

The man said,

“Oh! I had forgotten. Now, I remember buying coconuts from you.”

2. Homophones

(Meanings)

Word Meaning
eye organ used for seeing
your belonging to you
you’re you are
dew tiny drops of water
due expected at a particular time
son male child
sun the star that gives us light
one number 1
won past tense of win
ate past tense of eat
eight number 8
see to look
sea large body of salt water

3. Write sentences using homophones.

  1. I ate eight bananas yesterday.
  2. The sun is shining and my son is playing outside.
  3. I can see the sea from the hill.
  4. This is your book because you’re the owner.

4. Match and make sentences.

Answers

  1. The children submitted their work before the deadline.
  2. He did not want to try rock climbing because of his fear of heights.
  3. The children ran towards the gate as soon as the bell rang.
  4. Nitin was late to school today because there was a traffic jam.
Exercise Files
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