The Tattered Blanket Worksheet
I.
Reading:
Read the
Following Passage Below 5
Marks
Gopi lives in Delhi with his wife Vimala and kids. Gopi went to a meeting in Tiruvananthapuram and on his way home, he went to see his mother. Gopi'sAmma became very old and was unable to recognize her son. When she made a futile attempt to see who came, her daughter Kamala who was huddled upon the thinna reluctantly walked to peer into darkness screwing up his eyes.
The bald, fat, middle-aged man was not recognized by Amma. Kamala calmed her alarmed mother
and asked Gopi the reason for his unexpected visit. She also asked him why he
was not writing to his Amma. Gopi explained that he was always on his toes
after promotion.
[Glossary:
recognise = identify , futile = unsuccessful , attempt = try , huddled up = sit
down with legs drawn close to the body, reluctantly = unwillingly, peer = to look
very closely , alarm = afraid , unexpected = sudden , on toes = very busy]
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Now answer the
following questions
1) Why did Gopi
go to Thiruvananthapuram?
A)
_______________________________________.
2) Who is
looking after Amma?
A)
_______________________________________.
3) Why was Amma
unable to recognize Gopi?
A)
______________________________________.
4) Why was Amma
alarmed?
A)
_____________________________________.
4) How did
Kamala receive Gopi?
A) _____________________________________.
II.
Vocabulary: 4
Marks
Match the
following
A) recognise ( ) 1)
sudden
B) peer ( ) 2) able to recall
C) alarm ( ) 3) look
Carefully
D) unexpected ( ) 4) fearful state
III.
Grammar: 6
Marks
Underline
the adjectives in the following sentences.
1) A bald-headed
man appeared at the gate.
Ans: ____________________________________________________
2) Amma made a
futile attempt to get up.
Ans: ____________________________________________________
3) Amma and kamala
lived in an old house.
Ans: ____________________________________________________
4) Gopi made an
unexpected visit.
Ans: ____________________________________________________
Combine
the sentences using too - to
1. Gopi is very
busy. He has no time to meet his mother
Ans:
___________________________________________.
2. Kamala was
very upset. She couldn't hide her anger.
Ans:
___________________________________________.
IV.
Creative Writing 5
Marks
Make a
description of Gopi's Amma by filling the blanks with appropriate words /
Phrases.
Gopi's Amma
became __________ . She lived __________ in ___________ . She could not
_____________ . She was alarmed.
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