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™, , , , Warm-up, , bat, earthworm, butterfly, beetle, bee, termite, frog, ant, snail, scorpion, wasp, snake, , A. |. a. You could hardly see one unless you looked for them. SP, 2. b. He wanted to watch the babies grow, @, B. |. a. Larry —He is the eldest brother of the narrator. Qs, b. Leslie — He is also the narrator's brother., c. Margo ~ She is the narrator's sister. A, d. Roger ~ Roger is the family’s pet dog. <2, e. Lugaretzia ~ She is the housemaid., , The narrator was fond of scorpions bec; le found them to be modest, shy and, respectable creatures. He was comple! ed by their various habits that made them @, , , , v, , different from other insects., , , , 3, When the mother scorpion fou js way to Larry’s arm, he let out a scream which, surprised Lugaretzia and ey ped a plate., , 4. Margo tried splashing wj n the scorpion but ended up splashing it on their mother,, who was so overcome »¥ity Cold that she could not utter anything, so she just sat there, bewildered. OS, , 5. Roger mistook, , , , , , , tzia for the enemy and bit her ankle., , 6. Larry want smash the life out of the scorpions with a book, while Margo wanted to, drench the: th water. The narrator wanted to scoop them up and save them from their, imminent doom., , 7. The narrator finally collected all the babies and placed them on the mother scorpion’s, back. He then took them outside on a saucer and let them off near the wall., C. |. a. ‘T' refers to the narrator., b. The speaker discovered a lot of baby scorpions on the back of the fat female scorpion., a, The exciting new captures were the female scorpion and her babies., , Nu, , b. The narrator got engrossed in eating his lunch and feeding his dog., , c. The narrator left the scorpions inside a matchbox, on the mantelpiece in the, drawing room., , 149

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D. 1. The narrator observed the scorpions, while maintaining a safe distance from them. The, observations of their daily habits and routines led the narrator to learn a great deal, about these particular creatures., , 2. ‘More education’ here refers to lectures and admonishments that the narrator expected, from his mother., , E. The narrator was an unusual child in a sense, as he looked for and observed insects of, various kinds instead of playing sports and doing other things like the other children., ( Answers may vary. Accept all logical, well-reasoned responses. ), , Using Grammar, , A. |. inspite of 2. Once, 3. On the other hand 4. despite 5. either; or, , B. As soon as | wake up in the morning, the first thing [ do is brush Ain It doesn't make, , me feel sleepy any more. Despite the chilly weather, | wake up muc, that I can exercise a little. After that I usually drink about two ; as, ni, , and take a bath. After getting ready, | make my bed and the:, Once all that is done, I say goodbye to my family members, wait for the school bus. . S, , (Answers may vary. Accept all logical, well-reasoned oO es. ), , Using Words . W, 1. whey 2. sees;, 4. right 5. git t, 7. meat; meet oy”, 1. a tree branch — bough ww, 2. a usually pleasant fragrangey nt, 3. seek votes — canvass, 4. a type of curre! it, 5. head of an inst n — principal, 6. bend in submission or worship — bow, 7. the act of climbing or moving upwards — ascent, 8. rule, law and general truth — principle, 9, material on which painting is done — canvas, 10 aeree or vive official approval for something — assent, , re school time so, Sof water and then I go, nyself some breakfast., ead off to the bus stop and, , 3. eye, 6. pause

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Writing, , 1,, , Plant a Life to Save a Life!, By - DEF, 15 December 2019, , A tree-planting event recently took place in ABC Public School, New Delhi. This campaign, saw a large amount of participation from students and teachers alike. Saplings were planted, in the school garden and neighbouring areas. This campaign is the brainchild of the, principal of the school, Mr UVW. He supervised the entire event. The chief guest was the, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi, Mr PQR. He inaugurated the event by planting the first, sapling. What followed thereafter was an event that was enjoyed by all., , The students of ABC Public School have set an example for other schools to follow, not only, in Delhi, but throughout the country, We support and praise the efforts of the school staff, and students,, , Earth Day Poster Making Competition >>, , By - DEF Q, 15 December 2019, , A competition for making a poster on Earth Day was h AP School, New Delhi., , This competition saw a huge turnout and hundreds o ents participated and created, numerous pieces of art. Out of these beautiful arty one was selected as the best of the, best. This poster was made by ABC from CD S. |. RK Puram. He was awarded a cash, prize of Rs 5,000 and was also given a chance ecome a part of the leading art company, of Delhi. Further, he has also been <P the cover page of his school’s annual, , , , , , , magazine., , The runners up of the competition also praised and were given cash prizes of Rs 1,000, each and certificates of particip, his competition helped in spreading awareness about, the importance of Earth Day < / we need to implement its values in our daily lives. We, congratulate all the winners participants of the competition for their contribution to the, Earth Day celebrations,, , ( Answers may vary. Agen all logical, well-reasoned responses. ), , ©