III - ENGLISH - 3.2. The Enormous Turnip

The Enormous Turnip

Reading Comprehension

Question 1:

1. What did the old man plant?
2. Why was it difficult for the old man to pull up the turnip?
3. Who helped him to pull up the enormous turnip?
4. Who ate the enormous turnip?

Answer

1) The old man planted some turnip seeds.

2) It was difficult for the old man to pull up the turnip, as it was enormous.

3) The old woman, the boy and the girl helped him to pull up the enormous turnip.

4) The old man, the old woman, the boy and the girl ate the enormous turnip.

5.Take these vegetables and classify under Raw and Cooked.Make sentence which are and which are cooked.

For Example: Carrot can be eaten both as raw and cooked.

Potato can be eaten by cooked.

carrot, turnip, potato, onion, beans

         Vegetables

Raw                     Cooked

6. Practice the singular and plural of the following words.

Singular        Plural

carrot	carrots
turnip	turnips
onion	onions
potato	potatoes
tomato	tomatoes