All is Well Semester Book || Class 4 || English || Lesson 1. The Stone Soup

Exercise

A. Tick the correct option.

1. A tired .......... was on his way home.

Ans: c. traveller

2. The traveller took out a stone from his .......

Ans: a. pocket

3. The old woman brought a pan of ....... and put it on the fire.

Ans: a. water

4. The old woman not only brought some ...... but also tomatoes and

potatoes.

Ans: b. meat

B. Fill in the blanks using the hint box.

Hint box :cupboard, stone, traveller, onions

1. A tired traveller saw a cottage and he knocked at the door.

2. When the water started boiling, the traveller dropped the stone in it.

3. The old woman opened her cupboard and gave the traveller some salt and pepper.

4. The old woman brought some onions from her kitchen.

C. Write who said to whom:

1. "Please give me a room for the night."

Ans: The traveller said to the old woman.

2. "This is a magic stone I have here."

Ans: The traveller said to the old woman.

3. "I'll have to check my cupboard to see if I have any."

Ans: The old woman said to the traveller.

4. "It would have given more flavour to the stone soup."

Ans: The traveller said to the old woman.

D. Answer the following questions:

1. Who opened the door for the traveller?

Ans: An old woman opened the door for the traveller.

2. Was that really a stone soup made by the traveller?

Ans: No, that was not a stone soup made by the traveller.

3. Why did the traveller want to stay for a night in the old woman's cottage?

Ans: It was a dark and stormy night and raining outside. So, the traveller

wanted to stay for a night in the old woman's cottage.

4. What trick did the traveller play to satisfy his hunger

Ans: The traveller was very much hungry. When the old woman said that

he could stay but would not be given the dinner, he had planned a trick. He took out a stone from his pocket and tried to convince her that that was a magic stone. He told her that the stone made the finest soup in the word. Thus, he played the trick to satisfy his hunger.

5. How did the traveller and the old woman enjoy the stone soup?

Ans: When the soup was ready to be taken, the traveller put the bowl of the soup on the table. Both of them had a wonderful meal. They laughed together, told many stories to each other and had wonderful evening. Thus, the traveller and the old woman enjoyed the stone soup.

Word Wise

E. Make sentences using the following words.

1. cottage: The old woman lived in the cottage.

2. knocked: Someone knocked at my door.

3. traveller: The traveller come into the cottage.

4. dropped: I dropped my money on the floor.

F. Circle the correct spellings.

1. traveler dinner droped grumpily

Ans: dinner, grumpily

2. flavour kitchan happily pocket

Ans: flavour, pocket

Grammar Time

 What are homophones? Give examples.

Ans: Homophones are words that sound alike. They have different spelling and different meanings.

Examples : This is a new pair of shoes.

Have a slice of this delicious pear.

G. Choose and write the correct word to complete the sentences:

1. Rakhi will ........ a story in her notebook.( write, right)

Ans: write

2. I would like ....... have cookies with my milk. (to, two)

Ans: to

3. Please make sure to ...... a jacket outside. (wear, where)

Ans: wear

4. The wind ....... the newspaper right out of my hands. (blue, blew)

Ans: blew

5. ......... sister will walk you home from school. (You're. Your)

Ans: Your