Class-8 English Reader (Special), Lesson- 6 How Mowgli Joined the Pack / M.P. Board

Lesson-6

How Mowgli Joined the Pack

Glossary

Pack (of animals) -  a group of animals that hunt together

Mangy – dirty, shabby

Yawn -  to open the mouth wide and breathe in deeply

Stretch - To put your arm or legs out straight

Whine - To complain in an annoying voice

Terrible-  that makes you unhappy, upset or frightened

Spitefully -  behaving in an unkind way to hurt or upset somebody

Scour -  to search a place or a thing to find somebody or something

Alight -  on fire

Snarl -  To growl

Savage -  violent, causing great harm

Retaliatory -  to do something harmful to somebody because they have   harmed you first

Howling -  crying loudly or angrily

Menacingly -  causing harm or danger

Rustle -  to make a sound like paper, leave etc.

Mangy (of an animal) -  suffering from skin disease

Fearless -  not afraid

Demand -  to request firmly for something

Quarry -  an animal or a person that is being hunted are followed 

Insist -  to say firmly that something is true

Furious -  very angry

Fostering -  taking care of another person's child

Buck -  a male deer

Pebbles -  smooth, round stones

Urge -  to advise or try hard to persuade somebody to do something

Propose -  to suggest a plan

Handover -  the act of giving a thing or charge to somebody in authority

Word Power

(A)       The words in column A with their meanings in column B

A	B
Whine	with ill feeling
Spitefully	seeming likely to cause you harm or danger
Rustle	long high cry that a child a dog makes when it hurts
Menacing	a light dry sound like leaves moving or rubbing together

Ans-

A	B
Whine	long high cry that a child a dog makes when it hurts
Spitefully	with ill feeling
Rustle	a light dry sound like leaves moving or rubbing together
Menacing	seeming likely to cause you harm or danger

(B)         Fill in the blanks with correct words given below:

        (stretched, handover, scoured, snarled, rolled)

1.         He stretched and yawned lazily.

2.         The dog snarled at us.

3.         We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent.

4.         She put her foot down and the car rolled away.

5.         The old woman wanted to handover the documents to the police.

Comprehension

(A)         Answer these questions:

         Q1.  Where did the pair of wolves live?

Ans- The pair of wolves lived in a cave in the Seeonee Hills.

         Q2. Father wolf says, “It is time to hunt again.” What time was it actually?

Ans- Father wolf says, “It is time to hunt again.” Actually it was evening.

         Q3. What did the ‘Law of the Jungle’ forbid? Why?

Ans- The Law of Jungle forbade every beast to kill and eat man because man-killing led to retaliatory hunting of wild animals. It also made beasts mangy and toothless.

         Q4. What news did Tabaqui bring?

Ans- Tabaqui brought the news of shifting of Shere Khan’s hunting- grounds to hills.

         Q5. Why was father would annoyed?

Ans- Father was annoyed because Shere Khan changed his quarters without due warning which was against the Law of Jungle.

         Q6. Where was the Pack Council meeting held?

Ans- The Pack Council meeting was held on a hilltop.

         Q7. What was the price at which the cub was bought to the Wolves Pack?

Ans- The cub was bought to the Wolves Pack at the price of a bull and on Baloo’s good words.

(B)         Who says to whom:

a.    Good luck be with you!

Tabaqui to Father wolf

b.   The fool! To begin a night’s work with that noise!

Father wolf to Mother wolf

c.    I have never seen one, bring it here.

Mother wolf said to Father wolf

d.   He may be a help in time.

Akela said to Bagheera

e.    The cub is mine and to my teeth he will come in the end.

Shere Khan said to Mother Wolf

(C)         Say true or false:

a.    The couple of wolves have three cubs. False 

b.   Tabaqui teases mother and father wolves. True

c.    Mother wolf was not delighted to see the man’s cub. False

d.   Sher Khan was a lame tiger. True

e.    Mother and father wolves were attracted to Mowgli. True

Let’s Learn

     Read the short story and learn the use of articles:

Once there was a doctor. He was a greedy man. One day an ailing old man came to him. The doctor treated him carelessly. After some days the old man died. The sons of the man seized the doctor. They put him in a dark room and tied him with a long rope. In the night the doctor got loose from the rope. He escaped from the room. On the way he swam across the river also. When he reached home he found his son studying some important thing for a doctor to do is to learn to swim.”

Now insert suitable articles in the following story and complete it.

A man decided to rob a bank in another town. He went to town walked into the bank. He handed a note to one of the cashiers. The cashier read the note, which told him to give the man five lakh rupees.

    Afraid that he might have a gun; he did as he was told. The man then walked out of the bank. However, he had no time to spend the money because he was arrested the same day. He had made a mistake. He had written a note on the back of an envelope. And on the other side of the envelop was his name and address. The clue was quite enough for the police.

Go through the table carefully. Then write complete sentences using the appropriate articles as given in the example:

Job	Mr Ashok	Mr Ramesh	Mrs Nagma	Mr Pawan	Mr Kasanya	Mrs Kalpna	Mrs Alka	Mrs Khalida	Mr Malvia	Mr Sharma
teaches students			●
works in field					●
sings songs	●
treats sick people							●
signal the train									●
looks after patients						●
brings letters		●
draws pictures								●
makes pots				●
acts in films										●

     

1.   Mrs Nagma teaches students. She is a teacher.

2.   Mr Kasanya works in fields. He is a farmer.

3.   Mr Ashok sings songs. He is a singer.

4.   Mrs Alka treats sick people. He is a doctor.

5.   Mr Malviya signals the train. He is a signal man/ guard.

6.   Mrs Kalpna looks after patients. She is a nurse.

7.   Mr Ramesh brings letters. He is a postman.

8.   Mrs. Khalida draws pictures. She is an artist.

9.   Mr Pawan makes pots. He is a potter.

10.  Mr. Shrama acts in films. He is an actor.

Let’s Talk

Rinku the rabbit and Matru, the monkey are talking to each other about the Van Mela which is going to be held very soon. Complete the dialogue between the two with the help of following clues:

(stalls, eatables, swings, other animals, ice-cream, toys, carrots, bananas)

         

Begin like this:

Rinku : Hello, Matru!

Matru : Hello Rinku!

Rinku : Have you heard about the Van Mela?

Matru : Oh yes, I am very excited to go there!

Rinku : Lets go together tomorrow with other animals.

Matru : Are we going to get sweets there?

Rinku : Not just sweets, there will stalls of ice-creams, carrots, bananas and many other eatable.

Matru : I am waiting to go there.

Rinku : In Van Mela, there will be toys and many swings for animals.

Matru : It’s going to be fun.

Let's Read

Here is the menu card of the jungle Restaurant. On the basis of your reading of this menu card, answer the questions given below.

Jungle Restaurant Menu
Appetizers		Chutneys
Bhelpuri	Rs.15.00	Mango chutney	Rs. 10.00
Aloo Chat spiced with coriander & tomatoes	Rs. 25.00	Coconut chutney	Rs. 12.00
Crisp samosas	Rs. 15.00	Desserts
Lassi with strawberry flavour	Rs. 20.00	Kesar badam	Rs. 80.00
Lassi with peach flavour	Rs. 26.00	Kheer	Rs. 28.00
Lassi with mango flavour	Rs. 24.00	Rasmalai	Rs. 38.00
Vegetarian dishes		Pineapple sherbet	Rs. 21.00
Palak Paneer	Rs. 30.00
Fragrant curry	Rs. 31.00
Mushrooms with tomatoes	Rs. 45.00
Curd Sauce	Rs. 20.00
All dishes are accompained with (1) Fragrant Basmati raisin pulao (2) Raita (3) Green Salad
Seeonee Hills, Pench Dist. Seeonee

         1.    Where is the Jungle Restaurant situated?

Ans- The Jungle Restaurant is situated at Seeonee Hills, Pench Dist. Seeonee.

         2.    Which item is moderately priced at the Jungle Restaurant?
         Ans- Appetizers are moderately priced at the Jungle Restaurant.

         3.    Which things are supplied free with all the dishes?

Ans- Fragrant Basmati raisin pulao, raita and green salad are supplied free with all the dishes.

         4.    How many varieties of ‘Lassi’ are available in the restaurant? Write their names.

Ans- There are three varieties of ‘Lassi’ available in the restaurant. These are; Lassi with strawberry flavour, Lassi with peach flavour and Lassi with mango flavour.

         5.    What are your favourite items? What is their price?
         Ans-My favourite item is Rasmalai. It’s price is Rs. 38.00.

Let’s Write

Maniya’s mother had to make all the arrangements for the trip to the Pench National Park. She has made a list of things to do. Complete the list.

Things to do

     1.    Ticket booking

     2.    Packing water bottles

     3.    Keeping caps

     4.    Keeping sunglasses

     5.    Packing snacks

Look carefully at the given picture and write a paragraph with the help of the following clues:

Park, parents, sister, girls, hawker, mangoes, balloon, trees, newspaper, ball, ice-cream, children, skip, buy, eat etc.

It is Sunday evening. People are enjoying in the park. Some are playing here.  A gils is skipping rope and a boy is flying kite. Some people have come here with family. Few of them are swimming in the pool and a few are sitting on the benches. An uncle is reading newspaper. An aunty is buying mangoes from the mango-seller. There are hawkers selling ice-creams and balloons outside the park.

Let’s do it

Your school is holding a poster competition on the ‘World Environment Day’ on the topic ‘Wild Life Conservation’ / ‘Animal Welfare’ . Write slogans, use visuals and sketch pens to make a poster.

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