AL NOOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

GRADE 5 BRITISH MIDDLE SECTION

ENGLISH

Name : …………………….

Class : ………….. Section: …………..

Date: 9/10/09

Date of submission: 18/10/09

INSTRUCTIONS

Refer to the Nelson Reader for worksheet 2.

Please make sure that you write your name and division clearly on the work that you hand in.

Learn the key words with their meanings.

Choose an appropriate word for the following blanks.

Write neatly.

Assignments should be completed in a week’s time.

Write with a blue pen on the worksheet.

Spelling Worksheet – 2

Date- 9/10/09

The Fight of Icarus

1. Words and their meanings

  1. ancient – very old.
  2. myth – an old story containing ideas about ancient times or about supernatural beings.
  3. legend – untrue story or belief.
  4. Inventor – the first person to make something.
  5. captive – jailed, imprisoned.
  6. content – happy with what you have.
  7. determined – decide firmly.
  8. frame – a structure that supports something.
  9. delight – take great pleasure in something.

10. excitement – strong feeling of pleasure.

  1. ledge – a narrow shelf.

12. desperate- extremely anxious.

13. flap – flutter.

14. glanced – a quick look.

15. thrilled – a feeling of excitement.

16. soared – rise high in the air.

17. warning – tell someone about a danger or difficulty that may affect them.

18. pleaded – requested

19. scatter – disperse, break up, separate, go off in all directions.

20. crashed – sudden fall.

21. offer- to give or to present.

2. Fill in the correct word from the words given above. (The meanings of the words are given to you to make it easy.)

1. The teacher instructed the students not to ______their books in the classroom.

2. My father’s car ______against a tree.

3. Ali ______with his father to buy him a new PSP.

4. Daedalus made an ______to the Greek God.

5. King Midas is a famous ______.

6. The pyramids are ______structures.

7. Thomas Edison is the of light bulbs.

8. Helen of Troy is a Greek ______.

9. The prisoners of war were held ______on an island.

10.The children are never ______with what they have.

11.The little plane suddenly ______upwards in the air.

  1. My parents ______at the menu to order some food.
  2. The birds ______their wings to fly high up in the sky.
  3. The crowd was ______by the speed and roar of the formula I race.
  4. The weather forecast gave a of severe thunderstorms.
  5. Susan needed a new dress for the party.
  6. The boy was to pass with good marks.
  7. The painting had a beautiful .
  8. It was a great to meet my old friends at the party.
  9. There is always great on the last day of school.
  10. The books were kept on the near the wardrobe.

3. Match the word with its meaning:

1. ancient / take great pleasure in something. ( )
2. captive / happy with what you have.
( )
3. delight / a feeling of excitement.( )
4. flap / rise high in the air. ( )
5. content / jailed. ( )
6. soared / requested. ( )
7. pleaded / very old. ( )
8. thrilled / flutter. ( )
9. enormous / built. ( )
10. constructed / large. ( )

ALNOORINTERNATIONALSCHOOL

GRADE 5- BRITISH MIDDLE SECTION

ENGLISH

Name : …………………………

Class : ………….. Section:……………

Date: 8/10/09 Date of submission:18/10/09

INSTRUCTIONS

Please make sure that you write your name and division clearly on the work that you hand in.

Read the passage carefully and write the answers in the space provided.

Write neatly.

Assignments should be completed in a week’s time.

Write with a blue pen on the worksheet.

ACTIVITY SHEET- 2

SUBJECT- ENGLISH

LESSON -2 THE FLIGHT OF ICARUS

Brief introduction of the lesson.

In a tale from ancient Greek mythology, there once lived a man named Daedalus, who was a builder and craftsman for the king. After some time, Daedalus fell from the king’s favour and was banished to the island of Crete.

Daedalus made secret plans to escape from the island with his son Icarus. He built two large pairs of wings using bird feathers and wax. Daedalus and Icarus then strapped the wings onto their arms, leapt into the air and flew!

Icarus was so excited that he flew higher and higher. Daedalus begged him to keep away from the sun, but Icarus flew closer. The sun’s heat melted the wax, the wings fell apart and Icarus fell into the sea and drowned. Daedalus flew lower in the sky and made it safely to land and freedom, but grieved for his son for the rest of his life.

1.Read the above passage carefully and write the words from the story that are similar in meaning. (Synonyms)

1. upwards______

2. enormous ______

3. nearer ______

4. myth ______

5. pleaded ______

6. plummeted______

7. existed ______

  1. mourned ______
  1. jumped ______
  1. sent away ______
  1. constructed ______

12. old ______

TENSES IN ENGLISH

Things can happen now, in the future or in the past. The tenses show the time of a verb's action or being. Time can be split into three periods The Present (what you are doing), The Past(what you did) and The Future (what you are going to do). Hence, there are three types of tenses to tell us about the timing of the action.

2. Complete the following table using the correct form of the tenses. (The first 2 are done for you)

Present Tense / Past Tense
make / made
practice / practiced
travel
equipped
decorate
originated
send
covered

3. Fill in the missing words in the story given below.

Daedalus and _____ son Icarus fled from Athens to Crete where______

were welcomed by King Minos. Daedalus built wonderful buildings for

King Minos and created a labyrinth below the city. King Minos did not

______anyone to know the way in or ______of the labyrinth, so to

protect this secret he decided ____ imprison Daedalus and Icarus. After a

long time, Daedalus and Icarus got tired of being imprisoned and in

preparation for their escape they learnt to fly.They made frames and glued

feathers to ______. Daedalus warned Icarus to keep away ______

the sun. They leapt into the air and soared away into the clouds. Icarus

was ____ excited that he left his father, flying higher and higher, twisting

and turning.

The Sun saw Icarus and turned his rays on him. Icarus tried to get away

from the Sun but it was too late. The wax that held the feathers _____ the

frame melted and the wings broke apart. Icarus fell to the ______and

died.

4. Circle the correct answer.

1. Icarus took his father’s advice.Yes / No

2. Daedalus was an excellent builder. Yes / No

3. King Minos rewarded Daedalus well. Yes / No

4. Daedalus and Icarus enjoyed flying. Yes / No

5. Daedalus and Icarus were imprisoned unfairly. Yes / No

6. King Minos imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus

because he didn’t like the work they did. Yes / No

7. King Minos was a fair man. Yes / No

b) Which of these titles would also be suitable?

1. Kind King Minos Yes / No

2 A Man and his Son learn to Fly Yes / No

3. Icarus the Meek Yes / No

4. An Adventure to the Sun Yes / No

5. Suggest a suitable title for this story.

A ______