4. PRONUNCIATION DRILL
• Let us repeat the words……
Lightening
Bugs
Glimmer
Quarrel
Promptly
Snap
Dunce
Squirmed
5. NEW WORDS FROM THE LESSON
DIFFICULT WORDS MEANING
Dunce A person who is slow at understanding
Glimmer Give off a faint unsteady light
Promptly Quickly
LEARN THESE WORDS AND NOTE THEM IN
YOUR NOTEBOOK
7. ANS1-The creatures were quarreling about whether they were bugs,
flies or worms .The quarrel was about their names. Each one of them
felt they are superior than the other. The creatures were firefly,
lightning bug and glowworm.
ANS 2- 1.They were not able to think properly.
2. They felt angry and upset
3.Each felt that only he is right.
ANS 3- The quarrel ended on a sad note as three creatures were
promptly eaten by a bird.
11. ANS 1. (a) three,blue,grew
(b) right,fight,might
(c) form,storm,norm
(d) curd,herd ,nerd
(e)lie,high,sky
(f) quarrel,carol,barrel
ANS 2 – Answers will vary
ANS 3-fly-by,right-night,word-bird
ANS 4- (a) whispered (b) asleep (c) friendship (d) silent
(e) late
12. ANS 5 -I. (a) The bird is ‘her’ in the above lines.
(b) Maxine Kumin
II.(a) The bird is the speaker of the above lines.
(b) The firefly, glowworm and lightning bug are three
noisy things.
ANS 6- The poem tells us not to waste our time in
fighting over petty issues .We should be aware of our
capabilities and work hard to make ourselves better.
We don’t have to prove others about our capabilities.
