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WHY EVERGREEN TREES NEVER LOSE THEIR LEAVES-DAY 3

April 4, 2020

Good Morning students!

Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed the picture story, Why Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves, which spoke about a lost bird who goes to various trees of a forest to seek help.

I'm sure all of you must have noted down the new words and their meanings from the previous blog.
Today we 'll focus on question answers of this chapter.

H.W stands for home work

C.W stands for classwork

By the end of the lesson, you will be able to-

• make inferences based on the comprehension of the text
• apply the understanding of the story to answer the questions
• identify the speaker and apply comprehension skills.

So let's move ahead!
 * Winter was coming and all the birds were flying to a warmer place.
 *A little bird had broken his wing and could not keep up with others.So it was left alone in a world     of frost and snow.
 * The little bird decided to seek help from the trees of the forest.
*It first approached the birch tree but the tree refused saying that it has her own birds to help.
* Now he went to the oak tree but the oak tree also refused saying that he would eat up all its           acorns
* The little bird now approached the willow tree but the tree did not allow him to stay on its                 branches and said that it does not talk to strangers.
* The bird, being so upset, went to the spruce tree.The spruce tree was very kind and allowed the     bird to stay on its branches.
* Pine tree also said that its branches were not very thick, but it was big and strong,so it could          protect him from the north wind.
* The juniper tree also said that the bird can eat its delicious berries all winter long.
* Now the north wind came and touched the spruce, pine and juniper trees who were kind to the       little bird.
* In the end, the birch, oak and willow trees found their shining, green leaves lying on the ground      whereas the spruce, pine and juniper trees were left green due to their kindness.

Now that we have a deeper understanding of some of the important facts of the story, we'll be able to appreciate the story better and answer the questions.

                                                                 TASK 1: CW
  Now take out your Eng Lit. notebook.Write these question answers in it.

  Q1.   Why was the little bird left alone in the forest?

Ans1. The little bird was left alone in the forest because he had broken his wing and could not                   keep up with other birds who had flown to a warmer place.

  Q2.    Why didn't the willow tree help the bird?

Ans 2. The willow tree didn't help the bird because it did not like talking to the strangers.

 Q3.    How did the bird feel when he was speaking to the spruce tree?

Ans3. The little bird felt upset and disappointed when he was speaking to the spruce tree.

 Q4.     How did the pine tree help the bird?

Ans 4. The pine tree joined the spruce tree to help the little bird.The tree told the bird that though               its branches were not very thick, but it was big and strong, and it could protect him from                 the north wind.

 Q5.    Why did the Frost King spare the leaves of the spruce, pine and juniper trees ?

Ans 5. The Frost King spared the leaves of the spruce,pine and juniper trees because of their                   kindness towards the helpless little bird. They provided shelter to the little bird and                           protected him from the north wind too.

 Reference to context (To be done in Eng lit notebook.Continue after the above question   and answers)

  1.    'May I live in your branches to keep warm from North Wind?'

 (a)    Who said these words and to whom?

Ans. The little bird said these words to the willow tree.

 (b)   Who did the speaker ask for help before going to this tree?

Ans. Before going to this tree, the speaker asked for help from the birch tree and the oak tree.

 (c)   What reply did the speaker receive?

Ans. The speaker got the reply that the willow trees never like talking to strangers.

                                                              TASK 2: H.W

 Think about the answer to this question. We shall discuss it tomorrow.

1. 'You shall live on my warmest branches."
(a) Who said these words and to whom?
(b) What does the line tell you about the speaker?
(c)  What reply did the speaker receive?

So that's all for today. We shall do some more question answers in the next class.
Take care!