Class-2 Sp. English, Lesson-11 Our Festivals / MP Board
Lesson-11
Our
Festivals
Exercises
All over India
(i)
It is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu- PONGAL
(ii)
It is the harvest festival of Assam- BIHU
(iii)
It is the harvest festival of Kerala- ONAM
(iv)
It is the festival of Lord Buddha’s birthday- BUDDHA
PURNIMA
(v)
It is the festival of Lord Krishna’s birthday-
JAMASHTAMI
(vi)
It is the festival of unity and brotherhood- EID-UL-FITR
Fill in the crossword puzzle of different festivals:
Answer the following questions by completing the sentences:
(i)
Name some important festivals.
Ans- Some important festivals are Diwali,
Eid-Ul-Fitr and Christmas.
(ii)
What do children enjoy on Diwali?
Ans- Children enjoy fireworks on Diwali.
(iii)
What do people do on Eid-Ul-Fitr?
Ans- People go for namaz to Eidgah on
Eid-Ul-Fitr.
(iv)
What do children enjoy on Christmas?
Ans- Children enjoy taking gifts from Santa
Claus.
(v)
Where do
people go on Guruparva?
Ans- People go to gurudwara on Guruparva.
Say true or false marking T or F in the given boxes:
(i) On Christmas, Gurunanak’s birthday is
celebrated. [ F ]
(ii) People go to Eidgahs to pray on Eid. [ T ]
(iii) Children enjoy fireworks on Diwali. [ T ]
(iv) Eid is a festival of unity and
brotherhood. [ T ]
(v) People do not worship goddess Laxmi on
Diwali. [ F ]
Read the expressions given below:
A
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B
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Lord Rama’s
return
|
Return of
Lord Rama
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John’s book
|
Book of John
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Mohan’s
sister
|
Sister of
Mohan
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Now write the expression as given above:
B
|
A
|
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Brother
of Sohan
|
Sohan’s
brother
|
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House
of Shyam
|
Shyam’s
house
|
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Pen
of my friend
|
My
friend’s pen
|
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Mother
of Ali
|
Ali’s
mother
|
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Book
of the teacher
|
The
teacher’s book
|
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Future Simple Tense
Shall / Will + first form of
the verb
|
Now fill in the blanks
using the simple future tense:
(i)
Ravi will come
tomorrow.
(ii)
She
will write a letter this evening.
(iii)
Shyam
will pass the exam this year.
(iv)
He
will win the race this time.
(v)
I
shall give you a pen next week.
(vi)
I
shall go to Shimla next month.
Read the following
passage carefully:
Raman was a very intelligent but a
poor student of class-II. All the teachers and students liked him very much.
Raman was sad on the day of Diwali. He
had no money to buy crackers and sweets. His friends knew it so they made a
plan to enjoy the festival with Raman. They collected crackers and sweets and
went to Raman’s house.
They
enjoyed their festival with Raman at his house. Raman also felt very
happy. He thanked all his friends.
Now answer these
questions:
(i)
Why
was Raman sad on the day of Diwali?
Ans- Raman was sad because he had no money to
buy crackers and sweet.
(ii)
What
plan did his friends make?
Ans- His friends made a plan to enjoy the
festival with Raman.
(iii)
Then
what did they do?
Ans- They collected crackers and sweets and
went to Raman’s house.
(iv)
Where
did Raman’s friend enjoy the festival?
Ans- Raman’s friends enjoyed the festival at
Raman’s house.
Answer the following
questions to write about the festival you like, in simple future sentence:
(i)
Which
festival do you like most?
Ans- I like the festival of Diwali most.
(ii)
When
is it celebrated?
Ans- It is celebrated on the amavasya of kartik
month.
(iii)
Why
do you celebrate it?
Ans- We celebrate it as it recalls the return
of Lord Ram to Ayodhya.
(iv)
How
is it celebrated?
Ans- It is celebrated by lightening lamps and
distributing sweets.
(v)
Which
festival does your friend like?
Ans- My friend likes the festival of Holi.
Collect some pictures of your favourite festival and paste them in your textbook:
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