Class-2 Sp. English, Lesson-11 Our Festivals / MP Board


Lesson-11

Our Festivals

Exercises

All over India, people celebrate different festivals every year. These celebrations are of changing seasons and religious beliefs.

(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.

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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
B
Lord Rama’s return
Return of Lord Rama
John’s book
Book of John
Mohan’s sister
Sister of Mohan

Now write the expression as given above:
B
A
Brother of Sohan
Sohan’s brother
House of Shyam
Shyam’s house
Pen of my friend
My friend’s pen
Mother of Ali
Ali’s mother
Book of the teacher
The teacher’s book


 

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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