Aesop’s fable
Activities
B1. Rearrange the following words into and appropriate order to make complete sentences.
i. The / woke / mouse / the / up / lion
ii. ii. Lion / mouse / the / the / paw / upon / his / placed
iii. Little / the / help / mouse / promised / to
iv. Trapped / hunters / the / lion / the
v. Away / mouse / the / ropes / the / gnawed
A2. What is the main idea of the story?
The main idea of the story is – “United we stand, divided we fall.”
A4. Notice how the opposite of the word “tie” is made by adding ‘un-‘ with it. Now make opposite words similarly by adding ‘im-‘, ‘un-‘, ‘dis-‘, ‘in-‘, and ‘anti-‘ with the words below.
| Base words | Opposite words |
|---|---|
| i. septic | |
| ii. able | |
| iii. possible | |
| iv. active | |
| v. honest |
A3. Put a (√) mark beside the correct answer.
i. The old farmer had –
(b) seven sons
ii. The old farmer asked his servant to bring a bundle of –
(b) clothes
iii. The old farmer asked his son to
(b) break the bundle
iv. The sons could break the sticks only-
(b) when they were untied and separated
v. There is strength in –
(b) separateness