Radiant English Book Sunbeam 2

RIP VAN WINKLE-II

Word Meaning:

Word	Meaning
Bank	The land alongside or slope to a hill or river.
Keg	A small barrel.
Idle	Spending time doing nothing.
Trudge	A difficult walk.
Sip	A small mouthful of liquid.

Make sentence:

1. Crow -	A crow is sitting on a tree.
2. Carry -	Please carry this bag full of book.
3. Noise -	Do not make noise in the classroom.
4. Hill -	There is a tree at the top of the hill.
5. Shoe -	He bought a new pair of shoes.

Fill in the gaps:

i Qu_et Answer

m Te__per Answer

a Fe_r Answer

o V_ice Answer

g Lar_e Answer

Matching sentence:

1. So he took the keg upon his shoulder and both men

1. poured out a drink for each of the others.

2. Rip walked across the hillside until

2. think of giving him a drink.

3. The little man who had come with Rip opened the keg, and from it he

3. their game of nine-pins.

4. The men drank eagerly, for their game had made them thirsty, then back they went to

4. began to trudge up the hill.

5. Rip was thirsty too, but they did not

5. he came near the man.

Spelling:

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Dictation:

Learn the following Q/A:

1. Where did Rip go instead of going home?

Answer: Rip went up the hill carrying the keg with a strange little man instead of going home.

2. What Rip saw on the hollow of the hill?

Answer: Rip saw on the hollow of the hill a crowd of men who were playing a game of nine-pins and the balls and making noise like thunder.

3. What happened to him after he had taken a drink from the keg?

Answer: After he had taken a drink from the keg Rip began to feel quite drowsy and then he fell asleep.