Three Questions - Unit 3 More Reading Worksheet 1a Read this story and complete the worksheets that follow.

Worksheets - Reader 8

This story is about a Chinese farmer and it teaches people patience, understanding and acceptance of life as it comes. It is similar to the lesson Three Questions in the Reader, which also deals with a related theme. The Farmer Once upon a time, a poor Chinese farmer bought a horse to help him on the farm. After a few days the horse ran away and the farmer had to do all the work himself once more. His neighbour sympathised, Thats bad news. The farmer replied, Good news, bad news, who can say? A few days later the horse came back, bringing another horse with him. This was unexpected and welcome indeed! Good news, said the neighbour. The farmer replied, Good news, bad news, who can say? Soon, the farmers son had to go the market to sell vegetables from the farm. He rode the second horse to market. On the way, he was thrown off the horse and he broke his leg. The neighbour sympathized, Thats bad news. The farmer replied, Good news, bad news, who can say? A week later, war was declared in the kingdom and all able-bodied young men left their homes to fight on the battlefield. The farmers son was spared. Good news, said the neighbour. The farmer replied, Good news, bad news, who can say?

Worksheet 1b Answer these questions based on your reading of the story.

1. Was the farmer happy or sad when his horse ran away?

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2. Why is the line Good news, bad news, who can say? repeated after each incident?
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3. What do you think is the hidden message in the story?

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Worksheet 1c In the story, the writer describes a negative incident and then a positive incident to convey an important idea. Follow the same method and add two more incidents to the story. Remember to include only one incident in one paragraph and to add the repetitive line: Good news, bad news, who can say? Paragraph 1

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Structure and Usage Restrictive relative clauses Worksheet 2a Fill in the blanks in these definitions with suitable relative pronouns. 1. A toadstool is a mushroom you cant eat. 2. A crche is a place .. parents can leave small children while they are at work. 3. Tag is a childrens game in.. one player has to touch the others. 4. Leena is the swimmer . crossed the river in one hour! 5. This competition is only for students .. are above the age of ten. 6. This is the book . describes frogs in detail. 7. This is the friend .. father works in Bombay. 8. Midges are small flying insects . bite. 9. The watchman caught the thief was rewarded by the police officer. 10. I wanted the address of the man makes special kites.

Worksheet 2b Restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses Combine theses pairs of sentences using a suitable relative clause.

1. My friend Arathi has won the music competition. I sit next to her in class. 2. Last Tuesday I met my new dance teacher. She works as a librarian during the day. 3. The letter hasnt arrived yet. You sent it last week. 4. Seema spends all her time at the new computer. She keeps it in her dining room. 5. Tigers live on flesh. Theyre in danger of extinction.

Words in Use Time expressions Worksheet 3a Each of these sentences contains one mistake. Can you correct them?

1. I saw her on the day before yesterday. 2. We bought this car before three years. 3. He made a lot of friends during he was at Rainbow School. 4. Ravi has not woken up already. 5. Ive been learning Sanskrit since seven years. 6. We reached the station until 2 pm. 7. Meeras leaving for Salem in an hours time. 8. They were delayed during five hours.

Worksheet 3b Fill in the blanks with expressions from the box.

In time, for a time, on time, at the time, after a time,

from time to time,

at the same time, on time,

some time,

at the time

1. I have to go away , but I promise to call you every day. 2. You will miss the show if you do not get there .. 3. It was a foolish thing to do but I was scared of ghosts .. 4. I tried to talk on the phone and cook .. 5. Her uncle emigrated to Canada ..last year. 6. the British had control over the whole of India. 7. At first, Preeti enjoyed her job as tourist guide but it became repetitive and boring. 8. The bus was exactly .. 9. I asked her to drop by . 10. They were great friends .

Answers Worksheet 1b

1. He was neither sad nor happy. He continued to work as before. 2. The line is repeated to show that the cycle of life is repetitive and good times could lead to bad times and
conversely. 3. It is best to accept all situations with calmness and to carry on doing ones duty regardless of circumstances. Worksheet 1c Individual responses to be encouraged. Structure and Usage Restrictive relative clauses Worksheet 2a 1. A toadstool is a mushroom that you cant eat. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. A crche is a place where parents can leave small children while they are at work. Tag is a childrens game in which one player has to touch the others. Leena is the swimmer who crossed the river in one hour! This competition is only for students who/that are above the age of ten. This is the book which/that describes frogs in detail. This is the friend whose father works in Bombay. Midges are small flying insects that bite. The watchman who caught the thief was rewarded by the police officer.

10. I want the address of the man who makes special kites. Worksheet 2b Restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses 1. 2. My friend Arathi, who sits next to me in class, has won the music competition Last Tuesday I met my new dance teacher who works as a librarian during the day.

3. The letter (that) you sent last week hasnt arrived yet. 4. 5. Seema spends all her time at the new computer, which she keeps in her dining room. Tigers, which are in danger of extinction, live on flesh.

Words in Use Worksheet 3a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I saw her the day before yesterday. We bought this car three years ago. He made a lot of friends while he was at Rainbow School. Ravi has not woken up yet. Ive been learning Sanskrit for seven years. We reached the station not later than 2 pm. Meeras leaving for Salem in an hours time. They were delayed for five hours.

Worksheet 3b 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. I have to go away for a time, but I promise to phone every day. You will miss the show if you do not get there in time. It was a foolish thing to do but I was scared of ghosts at the time. I tried to talk on the phone and cook at the same time. Her uncle emigrated to Canada some time last year. At one time the British had control over the whole of India. At first, Preeti enjoyed her job as tourist guide but after a time, it became repetitive and boring. The bus was exactly on time. I asked her to drop by from time to time. They were great friends at one time.