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CLASS- IV

LESSON-3

CLEVER TENALI RAMAN

SUMMARY

In ancient times, kings had large courts, filled with ministers, poets, singers and painters. The king treated these people with care and respect, and they too remained loyal to him. The story is about cleverness of Tenali Raman. Raja Verma was the most famous artist anything and wanted to be left alone to carry on with his paintings. Before he could think of giving any answer to the king made him the chief minister. This announcement gave a shock to Raja Verma; he did not know how to refuse and thought that it would be very rude to say no. As chief minister, Raja Verma tried his best to fulfil his duties but his plans and efforts led to confusion. He was a painter and had never handled matters of the court. He knew he was doing things the wrong way, but the king continued to support him. The people were angry but never said anything to upset the king. Finally the elders decided to seek Tenali Raman had a clever idea. He invited the king and his ministers for lunch. He asked the served beautifully and the guests started eating greedily. But in a few seconds the king and the guests began to gasp. They all started crying that the food was too spicy, too salty and undercooked. The king was very angry. Tenali waited for the king to calm down. Then he told him that he the best carpenter whose work is brilliant was given the job of cooking. The king told Raman that he may be an excellent carpenter but it does not mean he is a good The king realized his mistake and the next day he sent Raja Verma back to his old job. The king felt embarrassed, he thanked Tenali who chuckled wisely.

MEANINGS

1 Fulfil- To do what is required.

2 Handled- Looked after.

3 Matters of the court- The work and activities done in court.

4 Gasp- To breathe quickly with an open mouth because of pain.

5 Undercooked- Food that has not been cooked long enough and is not ready to be

eaten.

6 Embarrassed- Felt sorry or silly in front of others.

7 Chuckled- Laughed softly.

A Answer the following

Q1 Why was Raja Verma unhappy with his reward?

Ans- Raja Verma was unhappy with his reward because he was a painter and had never handled matters of the court. Q2 What reason did Raman give for getting a carpenter to cook for the king? Ans- Raman told the king that he was the best carpenter in Vijaynagar and his work is brilliant, so he gave him the job of cooking. Q3 How did the king realize his mistake and what did he do after that? Ans- After eating the horrible food cooked by the carpenter the king realized that a person is able to perform only the job he is good at. If he is assigned another work he would not be able to give his best. After this the king sent Raja Verma back to his painting work.

Q4 Why did Raja Verma fail at his duties?

Ans Raja Verma failed at his duties because he was only a painter and had no experience of handling matters of the court.

GRAMMAR

A Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns

1 Your bag is on the table. This one is ____. (my / mine)

2 ____ (I / me) will meet you at the station. Please wait for ____ (I / me)

3 I have lost my pen. Please help me find ____. (it / its)

4 Ana lost her book yesterday. This must be ____. (hers / yours)

5 We gave them our phone number and they gave us ____ (theirs / their)

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

The pronouns that we use to point at something that is far that, those or near- this, these

B Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun

1 That / this our principal over there.

2 This / these is my cap and this / that is your cap over there on the shelf.

3 Those / these are my friends standing there in the park.

4 Are those / these your clothes here?

5 This / that

C Use un, im and in to form the opposites of these words

1 even -____ 4 complete -_____

2 possible - ____ 5 comfortable -_____

3 visible - ____ 6 perfect - _____

D Complete the sentences with the opposites of the words given

Polite Complete Possible

Tidy Visible Comfortable

1 She could not finish her answers on time. Her exam paper remained _____.

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3 This bed is too soft. It is very ____ to sit on.

4 On drinking the magic drink, the man started fading away. He was becoming ____.

5 It is ____ to leave the table before everybody has finished the meal.

6 Humans are yet to travel to the sun. Such a journey seems ____.

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