🌟 Let Us Do These Activities Before We Read (Page 91)

I. Work with a partner and guess the invention based on the clues.

🔢 1. Question: I am a fundamental mathematical concept invented by early Indian scholars. I add massive value to numbers. Without me, modern digital calculations would be impossible. Who am I?

Answer: Zero

🧘 2. Question: I am an ancient Indian practice that is now famous worldwide. My main focus is on the physical and mental well-being of a person. What am I?

Answer: Yoga

🗣️ II. Group Discussion: Form groups of four and discuss what the modern world would look like if no major inventions or discoveries were ever made.

Answer: (Student Activity) Students should form groups of four, discuss the topic, and create charts to display their thoughts in the classroom.

🧩 III. Word Grid: Fill in the missing letters in the grid below to form words that describe the essential qualities of an inventor.

Answer: (Based on the textbook grid)

1. Curious
2. Creative
3. Patient
4. Observant
5. Persistent

🌟 Let Us Discuss (Pages 94-95)

I. Complete the Cause-and-Effect table below based on the story:

✅ Answer:

II. Did Anand manage to keep his promise regarding the time machine? Give reasons for your answer.

✅ Answer: Yes, Anand actually kept his promise to leave the time machine alone. He didn't try to activate or test it himself. It was pure coincidence that the thief, Boppa, snuck into the house, entered Anand's room, and accidentally messed with the time machine, causing all the chaos. 🤫

🌟 Let Us Discuss (Page 98)

1.      Arrange the following events from the story in their correct chronological order.

2. The door swings open, and they see Boppa, standing there with an evil grin.
3. Boppa is nowhere to be found, but his green scarf is lying near the time machine.
4. Mrs. Sharma, her husband, and Dr. Mohan unlock the door and enter the house to help the children.
5. Anita wakes Anand up, informing him that someone is trying to get into the house.
6. Anand misleads Boppa into entering his room instead of his father’s room.

✅ Answer (Correct Sequence):

• ⏰ 1. (4) Anita wakes Anand up, informing him that someone is trying to get into the house.
• ⏰ 2. (1) The door swings open, and they see Boppa, standing there with an evil grin.
• ⏰ 3. (5) Anand misleads Boppa into entering his room instead of his father’s room.
• ⏰ 4. (3) Mrs. Sharma, her husband, and Dr. Mohan unlock the door and enter the house to help the children.
• ⏰ 5. (2) Boppa is nowhere to be found, but his green scarf is lying near the time machine.

🌟 Let Us Think and Reflect (Pages 99-101)

I. Read the story extracts below and answer the related questions.

Extract 1:

Before beginning this story, let me put you in the picture. I am Anita, fourteen years old. My brother Anand... caused all that hoo-ha with his burglar alarm. The trouble with him is that he thinks he is a scientist...

🧠 1. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct word from the brackets. When Anita says, “…let me put you in the picture”, she wants to _____ (introduce/summarise) the situation for the benefit of the readers.

Answer: summarise 📝

🧠 2. Anand loves ‘tinkering’ with various electrical gadgets. What does this indicate?

A. dismantling and creating

B. labelling or naming

C. repairing or improving

D. collecting and displaying

Answer: C. repairing or improving 🔧

🧠 3. Which option best describes Anand’s core personality?

A. methodical and cautious

B. creative and experimental

C. energetic and hasty

D. shy and reserved

Answer: B. creative and experimental 💡

🧠 4. Based on the passage, compare Anita's opinion of Anand with how Anand views himself.

Answer: Anita believes her brother makes a huge fuss over silly inventions that never actually work, viewing him as a troublemaker. On the other hand, Anand firmly believes he is a brilliant scientist, which is why he constantly experiments with tools and gadgets to invent new things. 🔬

Extract 2:

I was about to direct him upstairs, when Anand said quickly, “The one next to this one.”... All of a sudden there was a crash followed by a loud scream.

🧠 1. Complete the sentence: Anita was angry with Anand because _____.

Answer: ...Anand purposely directed the dangerous thief, Boppa, straight into his own bedroom. 😡

🧠 2. Which specific action highlights Anand’s quick thinking and presence of mind?

Answer: Anand showed great quick-thinking by directing the thief to his own messy room instead of his father’s room, giving them time to react. 🧠

🧠 3. What was the most likely cause of the weird noises coming from the next room?

A. The intruder moving furniture around

B. Anand’s time machine getting activated

C. The intruder locating the light switch

D. Anand’s invention malfunctioning

Answer: B. Anand’s time machine getting activated. ⚡

🧠 4. Which options best describe the mood and atmosphere of this extract?

A. relaxing / B. peaceful / C. tense / D. sad / E. suspenseful / F. joyful

(a) A, D and E | (b) B and F | (c) C and E | (d) Only D

Answer: (c) C and E (Tense and suspenseful) 😰

II. Complete the character traits table based on textual evidence.

✅ Answer:

III. Answer the following detailed questions.

📝 1. What was the main reason Anand decided to build a burglar alarm?

Answer: Anand was inspired to build the alarm because a recent string of thefts and burglaries had occurred in their neighborhood. 🚨

📝 2. Why did Anand’s father end up triggering the burglar alarm?

Answer: The alarm was designed to go off if the door was opened very softly and quietly, which happened to be exactly how his father always opened the door! 🚪

📝 3. How did Anand’s family respond to his wacky inventing ideas?

Answer: His parents never supported or encouraged his dangerous ideas, but his sister Anita often found herself dragged into his messy experiments. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

📝 4. How did Anand look and act when he was deeply involved in his ‘inventing binges’?

Answer: During his "binges," Anand would tear apart household gadgets for spare parts. He looked wild, highly untidy, and behaved in a very uncivilized, obsessed manner. 🤪

📝 5. Why didn't Mr. Sharma believe Anand’s story about the time machine and the thief?

Answer: Mr. Sharma didn't believe him because there was absolutely no sign of Boppa in the room; he logically assumed the thief had simply run away. 🏃‍♂️

📝 6. Write your own creative ending explaining what actually happened to Boppa.

Answer: (Creative response) I believe that when Boppa stumbled around in the dark, he accidentally activated the time machine, got zapped, and was permanently transported hundreds of years into the past, never to return! 🌀

🌟 Let Us Learn (Pages 101-104)

I. Onomatopoeic Words (Sound Words)

Match the sound words in Column 1 with their correct descriptions in Column 2.

✅ Answer:

• 🔊 (i) Crash: Sudden loud sound of breaking
• 🔊 (ii) Humming: Continuous low and soothing sound
• 🔊 (iii) Hissed: To say something angrily with an 's' sound
• 🔊 (iv) Hammering, sawing, clattering: Constant and loud construction noises

II. Binomials (Fixed Word Pairs)

📝 1. Match the words to form correct binomial pairs.

✅ Answer:

• (i) Safe + and + sound 🛡️
• (ii) Odds + and + ends 🧩
• (iii) Make + or + break 🏆
• (iv) Pros + and + cons ⚖️
• (v) Now + or + never ⏳
• (vi) Give + and + take 🤝

📝 2. Fill in the blanks with the binomials you just created.

✅ Answer:

• (i) This project will be a make or break moment for our team’s success.
• (ii) After a long journey, we were relieved to arrive home safe and sound.
• (iii) Every friendship works well when there is a balance of give and take.
• (iv) She organised all the odds and ends in the cupboard to make space for new clothes.
• (v) Before making a decision, it is important to weigh the pros and cons carefully.
• (vi) This is our final chance to perform on stage, it is now or never.

📝 3. Complete the paragraph using the Phrasal Verbs from the box (tripped off, let up, rigged up, ran out of, turned out).

✅ Answer:

It had been raining and we (i) ran out of time to set up for the function, so we quickly (ii) rigged up some decorations using whatever materials we had. We accidentally (iii) tripped off the fire alarm because of the smoke from the bonfire. Thankfully, the rain (iv) let up just as the guests were arriving, and despite all the chaos, the function (v) turned out to be a huge success. 🏕️

III. Idioms (Special Expressions)

📝 Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms from the box (frighten me half to death, leaving the coast clear, get a shelling, get on our nerves, fell over ourselves).

✅ Answer:

1. Shekhar knew he would get a shelling for breaking his mother’s favourite flower vase. 🏺
2. We fell over ourselves trying to help the injured dog and get it to the vet as quickly as possible. 🐕
3. Faizy distracted Kanchan, leaving the coast clear for us to get inside the room to prepare the birthday surprise. 🎂
4. The constant power fluctuations during meetings can get on our nerves. 🔌
5. When I am alone at home, any unexpected loud noise in the night can frighten me half to death. 👻

IV. Verb Tenses (Simple Past and Past Perfect)

📝 1. Underline the verbs and identify if they are Simple Past or Past Perfect.

✅ Answer:

• (i) Ma had rushed (Past Perfect) in to see what the racket was all about and found (Simple Past) Papa standing there...
• (ii) Anand had vanished (Past Perfect) by this time and reappeared (Simple Past) only after dinner when Papa had cooled (Past Perfect) down.

📝 2. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past or Past Perfect forms.

✅ Answer:

• (i) After Rohan A. had finished his homework, he B. decided to go for a walk. He C. left the house and D. realised he E. had forgotten his keys inside. 🔑
• (ii) By the time we A. reached the station, the train B. had already left. We C. waited for the next one to arrive. 🚆

📝 3. Combine the sentences using the provided time expressions (by the time, before, when).

✅ Answer:

• (ii) We had started work before he arrived in the morning. ☀️
• (iii) They had set up the tents by the time the others brought food and medicine. ⛺
• (iv) The students had become quiet when they heard the teacher coming. 🤫
• (v) The villagers had left the village before the flood submerged the entire area. 🌊

🌟 Let Us Listen (Page 105)

I. Listen to the conversation between Anita and the Martian, Toby. Identify if the statements are True or False.

✅ Answer:

• 👽 1. Toby misses his school. ➡️ False (He misses his home planet and his people).
• 🤝 2. Anita accepts Toby as her friend. ➡️ True
• 👁️ 3. Anita asks Toby about one of his facial features. ➡️ True (She asks why he has only one eye).
• 🍌 4. Toby tells Anita that she had a banana for breakfast. ➡️ False (She had an apple).
• 🔭 5. Toby shares that he can see much clearer with a closed eye. ➡️ True

II. Fill in the exact words you hear from the audio.

✅ Answer:

1. Toby: I miss my people and home. 🪐
2. Toby: Well, we Martians don’t need to eat anything. We get our energy from the Sun. ☀️
3. Anita: Oh! Don’t you ever feel like having ice creams and chocolates? 🍫
4. Anita: Okay, tell me one thing. How are you able to see with only one eye? 👁️
5. Toby: I can see beyond mountains and clouds, woods and even metals. ☁️

🌟 Let Us Speak (Page 105)

I. Pronunciation of "-ough" words.

Work in pairs and place the given words into the correct pronunciation boxes (rhymes with low, puff, off, too, cow).

Answer: (This is a speaking activity guided by the teacher in class to practice pronunciation rules for words like 'though', 'tough', 'cough', 'through', and 'bough'). 🗣️

🌟 Let Us Write (Pages 106-107)

📝 Write a paragraph about a vocation (career) you would like to pursue using the given hints.

✅ Answer: My Dream Vocation - Becoming a Master Chef 👨‍🍳

When I grow up, my ultimate dream is to become a professional chef because I have a deep passion for cooking and experimenting with unique recipes. To achieve this, I will need to attend a reputable culinary school to master advanced cooking techniques, food presentation, and strict kitchen safety protocols. A chef's primary tools include high-quality knives, specialized pans, ovens, and fresh ingredients. In this exciting career, my co-workers will be sous-chefs, kitchen assistants, waiters, and restaurant managers. Teamwork is absolutely vital in a fast-paced kitchen to ensure every dish comes out perfectly and on time! I will always interact with my customers politely, welcoming their feedback to improve my skills. I plan to pursue this vocation with immense pride, constantly striving for creative excellence and bringing joy to people through delicious food. 🍽️

🌟 Let Us Explore (Pages 107-108)

🔭 Learn about great Indian Inventors and Scientists:

• Sushruta: An ancient pioneer in medical science whose innovations laid the foundation for modern surgery. 🩺
• Dr. Janaki Ammal: A brilliant botanist and cytogeneticist who made massive contributions to Indian science. 🌿
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: The former President of India who spearheaded ISRO's successful launch of the Rohini satellite in 1980. 🚀
• Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany: Known globally as the 'Father of Fibre Optics', revolutionizing modern communication. 🌐

Answer: (Student Activity) Students are encouraged to independently research and present information on other famous Indian inventors!