SSRP Self Learning Guide English - In Odia

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Activity -1: Acquainting with sounds and rhymes.
(1) Read the poem given below.
I see with my Eyes
I eat with my Hand
I smell with my Nose
On the Feet I do stand.
I listen with Ears
With Lips talk Tongue
I think in my Head
What is right and wrong?
In the above poem there are some rhyming words (words that rhyme), e.g., hand, stand, tongue
and wrong. Here hand rhymes with stand and tongue rhymes with the word wrong.
(2) Now read out the following poem aloud.
Cats mew Dogs bark
Lions roar Ducks quack.
Monkeys chatter Jackals Howl
Goats bleat Tigers growl.
Frogs croak Pigeons coo
Sparrows chirp Cows moo.
Bulls bellow Donkeys bray
Elephants trumpet Horses neigh.
Mice squeak Cocks crow
Caw Caw says the Crow.
Snakes Hiss Pigs Grunt
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Make a list of rhyming words, you find in the above poem.
Rhyming words:
Bark Quack
(3) Let us find some more rhyming words from the poem given below;
On way to school
Pinky saw by a pool -
A swarm of bees
In a cluster of trees.
A herd of cows
Grazing under the boughs.
A flock of birds
Above a troop of guards.
A bundle of sticks
On a heap of bricks.
A big young sheep with long black wool.
Pinky found all these on way to school.
Rhyming words:
School Pool

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Activity -2: Developing vocabulary with the help of rhymes.
(1) Read the poem given below.
Tomatoes are red beans are green
A brinjal has a crown just like a queen.
Potatoes are brown onions are pink
Carrots have juice which I can drink.
Vegetables make me healthy and wise
So eat some daily with roti and rice.
 In the above poem, you read about some vegetables. Now make a list of 20 no. of vegetables in
column-A, and write the colour of those vegetables in column-B. One has been done for you.
Column-A (Vegetables) Column-B (Colour)
Tamato Red

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(2) Read the following poem.
Sailor sails boat ship
Pilot flies plane
Driver drives bus truck
And also train.
Tailor stitches our garments
Barber dresses hair
Mason builds house temple
Carpenter makes chair.
Blacksmith makes axe spade
A Goldsmith makes rings
Weaver weaves new clothes
With coloured strings.
As you can see the above poem is about different professions. Now make a list of different professionals
under column-A and what they do under column-B. One has been done for you.
Column-A Column-B
Sailor Sails

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Activity -3: Listening and understanding simple description.
Task-1
 Read out the following descriptions. These are about someone/something. Can you find what
this is?
(1) It is very tasty.
It tastes sour when it is green and sweet when yellow.
It is used for pickles and chutney.
It comes to the market in summer.
It is available in 100 varieties in India.
It is known as the king of fruits.
Say what is it? ........................................... (Clue: Begins with ‘M’)
(2) It is a historical monument in India.
It is situated on the bank of river Yamuna.
It is made up of white marble.
It is made by Emperor Shah Jahan.
It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Can you name it? ........................................... (Clue: Begins with ‘T’)
Task-2
 Read the following passage. It contains information about an animal and a festival. Separate the
sentences into two groups; one for the animal and the other for the festival and try to find out
their names.
It is an Indian festival.
It looks like a Hindu God.
We pray to the Hindu Goddess of Wealth.
It is very strong.
It can pull down big trees.
Children light fireworks and people exchange sweets with each other.

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It is the biggest animal on land.
It comes almost 15 days after Dussehera.
It is a wild animal.
People decorate their houses with lights.
It loves to eat leaves and small branches.
The shopkeepers clean up the shop and decorate it with lights, flowers and banana
trees.
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Activity -4: Writing small and capital letters distinctively and placing them in right position
along the four lines.
Task-1
 As you know the alphabet are divided into two types: capital & small. There is also a specific
way to write these. Given below are the alphabet written in their proper manner within the 4
lines.
Capital Letters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Small Letters:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
 Now write these alphabet within the 4 lines given below;
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Small Letters:
Task-2
 Given below are some words. Omit the first letter of these words to get new words and write
them in the 4-lines. One has been done for you.
1. Smile : Mile
2. Never :
3. Seat :
4. What :
5. Fear :
6. Place :
7. Dare :
8. Shall :
9. Will :
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Task-3
 You know names of people. Write at least 10 names of your family members and friends within the 4-
lines both in capital and small. An example has been given below for your reference.
RAVI NAIK Ravi Naik

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Activity -5: Acquainting with consonants and vowels.
 As you know there are 26 letters in English. Out of them 5 letters are called vowels and the
rest 21 letters are called consonants.
Vowels Capital: A, E, I, O & U
Small: a, e, i, o, & u
Consonants Capital: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y & Z
Small: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y & z
Task-1
 Use suitable vowels to fill in the blanks in the following words.
P___rk, Na___l, Co___t, B___at, Sa___l, M___ ___n, K___ll, V___wel, Teach___r, S___ll,
Tra___n, So___nd, N___ght, Cl___rk, Dre___m, T___me, Br___ak, Cr___wn, S___und,
Str___ct___re, Sh___lt___r, C___nc___r, Astr___na___t, S___tisf___cti___n, Ind___stri___l
Task-2
 Fill in the blanks with appropriate consonants.
Ve___eta___le, ___ight, Sun___i___e, C___oco___ile, I___te___esting, ___ain___ow, Pu___,
S___i___e, Time___, Ta___st___, Pe___so___, T___ea___ure, Im___or___ant, Ti___be___,
Hou___e___ife, ___ark, Tel___, S___ai___, Do___esti___, E___ter___ain___ent, D___a___,
Fo___tu___a___e, De___cri___e, P___o___o___ra___h, Fa___nta___ti___, P___oba___ ___e

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Activity -6: Developing vocabulary.
Task-1
 Encircle the words with correct spellings and then write the correct spelling of the misspelled
(wrong) words.
Blackbord, Road, Scholl, Mothar, Argument, Broadar, Teecher, Book, Flowar, Friend,
Indivisual, Vedio, Honey, Audeo, Calender, Comming, False, Acept, Column, Beleive,
Library, Noticeble, Rabit, Pastime, Begining, Refer, Humoruos, Fruitful, Gardening
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Task-2
 Write the names of the places where we:
1. play game. __________________________________
2. wait for bus. __________________________________
3. go to study. __________________________________
4. wait for train. __________________________________
5. go to worship. __________________________________

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Activity -7: Developing vocabulary through crossword puzzle.
Task-1
 Fill in the blank boxes to find out the names of the fruits.
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P L M N
B
O O
A E
W R L N
G A S
Task-2
Fill in the blank boxes to find out the names of the animals.
F S
D
M E D C
G O S
U P G
H E C W
E A
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L A
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Task-3
Fill in the blank boxes to find out the human body parts.
L E
K
N E
H
H F C
F E T
A R
H A
O H
Task-4
Fill in the blank boxes to find out names of the months in a year.
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M C
D
N R
F E A Y
J R
A
S M R
T
J L
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Activity -8: Compound words
 Match the following words in the box to make new words. One has been done for you.
moon, any, town, some, any, in, key, side, with, man, back, be, weather, throw, quake, for,
lime, ship, bank, up, spokes, earth, wide, spread, book, light, keeper, body, hole, cause, one,
back, get, stone, river, times, out, bone, lift, person
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Activity -9: Learning new vocabulary (antonym).
 Find out the opposites of the words in Column “A” and put them in Column “B”. You can look
for them hiding in jumbled letters in the help box. One has been done for you.
Column A Column B
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Help Box
htgir, ewak, begninnig, lod, twhie, lfsea, ogdo, malls, syea, apph
Activity -10: Reading and writing from authentic materials.
Given below is the calendar for the month of July 2015. Read it and answer the following
questions.
Calendar for July 2015
Holidays and Observances: 17: Jamat Ul-Vida, 18: Rath Yatra, 19: Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitr

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1. What month is it?
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2. Which year is it?
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3. How many days are there in the month?
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4. What is the first and last day of the month?
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5. How many Sundays are there in the month?
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6. Are there any holidays except the Sundays? If yes, what are they?
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7. Why are they important?
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Activity -11: Understanding the meaning of the words through context.
 Read the following and fill in the blanks with words in the box.
1) Trees are very _____________________ in our lives. They give us
__________________________ to eat. We use their wood to make
________________________ and buildings. Paper is also ____________________ from it.
In ___________________ we make a fire with wood to keep us _________________. In
summer trees give us ___________________________.
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2) One day, as I was walking ___________________ the river bank, I saw my friend running
___________________ the field. He was calling me and waving
________________________ me. I stopped and waited. __________________ sometime
he reached where I was standing.
He said “I went all ____________________ the village looking for you. I have some exciting
news to share ___________________ you. Do you remember the old house
____________________ the neem tree? Guess who is moving ___________________ that
house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic
tricks____________________ him”.
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Activity -12
In our daily life we use English for different purposes like seeking permission, requesting, begging
excuses, etc. Read the situations given in Column-A & match them with the right expressions from
Column-B. One has been done for you.
Column-A
1. You are late for class. Your teacher is in.
2. The teacher called your roll.
3. Somebody thanked you.
4. Somebody offers you a chocolate. You don’t
want to take it.
5. You want to use someone’s pen.
6. He gave you his pen to use.
7. You don’t know where the railway station is?
8. Someone said something to you but you
couldn’t hear.
Column-B
a. May I use your pen, please?
b. Excuse me could you tell the way to railway
station?
c. May I come in, sir?
d. Thank you.
e. No thanks.
f. Yes, sir.
g. Pardon, will you please repeat that?
h. Sorry sir, I was late.
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Column-A
1. You are late for class. Your teacher is in.
2. The teacher called your roll.
3. Somebody thanked you.
4. Somebody offers you a chocolate. You
don’t want to take it.
5. You want to use someone’s pen.
6. He gave you his pen to use.
7. You don’t know where the railway station
is?
8. Someone said something to you but you
couldn’t hear.
Column-B
h. Sorry sir, I was late.
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Activity -13
 Given below are two columns; Column-A contains some questions about Abhisek and
Column-B contains parts of the complete answers for those questions. Match both the
columns and write the complete answers. One has been done for you.
Column-A
1. What is your name?
2. What are your hobbies?
3. Do you like sports?
4. Can you sing?
5. When do you go to bed?
6. Where do live?
7. What time do you get up?
8. Where do you work?
9. How do you go to your work?
10. Which colour is your car?
Column-B
a. Yes, I can.
b. Driving by my own car.
c. In a bank.
d. Swimming and reading.
e. Yes, I do like.
f. After 10 pm.
g. I live in Sambalpur.
h. At 6 am in the morning.
i. Black in colour.
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Activity -14
 You use several products in your day to day life, e.g., soap, oil, wheat flour (atta), sugar, etc.
Make a list of 10 no. of grocery items. Go to the market and collect the information regarding
those items asked in the grid given below.
Name of the
Grocery Item
Manufactured By Date of
Manufacturing
Weight Price
Colgate Max Fresh
Toothpaste
Colgate-Palmolive
(India) Ltd.
17.05.2015 80 gms Rs. 42/-

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Activity -15: Picture Description
Task-1
 Write the names of the things (on the picture) marked by arrow in the following picture.

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Task-2
As you know we all have feelings and emotions; we get happy & sad, we feel hot & cold, etc.
Given below are some faces showing different feelings and emotions. Choose the correct one
from the choices given. One has been done for you.
(a) Happy
(b) Shy
(c) Angry
Ans. Shy
(a) Frightened
(b) Sleepy
(c) Lonely
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(a) Frustrated
(b) Patient
(c) Glad
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(a) Merry
(b) Cheerful
(c) Furious
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(a) Brave
(b) Bored
(c) Hot
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(a) Comfortable
(b) Surprised
(c) Jealous
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(a) Sad
(b) Optimistic
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(a) Scared
(b) Joyful
(c) Lonely
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(a) Proud
(b) Angry
(c) Amazed
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(a) Happy
(b) Jealous
(c) Envious
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(a) Excited
(b) Comfortable
(c) Bored
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Task-3
 Given below is a picture. Look at the picture and fill in the blanks by using the suitable words
from the box.
Next to , between, opposite
(a) The shop is ________________________________ the school.
(b) The chemist is _______________________________ the bank.
(c) The hospital is _______________________________ the shopping centre.
(d) The bank is ________________________________ the shop and takeaway.
(e) The restaurant is _____________________________ the shopping centre.
(f) The post office is _____________________________ the chemist.
(g) The park is ______________________________ the supermarket.
(h) The hospital is ______________________________ the bank.
(i) The chemist is _______________________________ the bank and post office.
(j) The school is _______________________________ the shop.

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Task-4
 Given below are some pictures. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Picture-1:
(a) Is there a bird on the bench?
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(a) Is that man watching you?
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Picture-3:
(a) How many dog and cat are there?
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Activity -16: Reading comprehension and expressing understanding through writing.
 Read the story and answer the questions given below.
One day Miku was hungry but he had no money. He went to a shop. He asked the
man there who was selling idlis. Miku asked, “How much is the Idli?” “Two rupees a plate”, said
the man. “All right, how much is the chutney?”, asked Miku. “It’s free”, said the man. “Then
could I have the chutney please?” asked Miku. The man looked at Miku with his mouth open.
1. How many characters are in this story?
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Activity -17: Reading comprehension and creative writing.
 Given below is a story, but it is incomplete. You can complete the story any way you want.
Long ago there was a king living with his queen in a beautiful golden palace. They had a very
beautiful daughter.
One day a demon came and kidnapped the princess. Demon kept the princess in a jail inside a
forest. The king and the queen were very sad. They announced to award a bag of gold to the
person who can bring back their daughter. Many people enter the jungle and tried to save the
princess but the demon killed them all. The princess was very sad and all the time she cried “save
me, save me”.
One day a dragon was flying over the jail. He heard the voice of the princess. He came down
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This is not the end of the story. Complete the story as you like.
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Activity -18: Writing stories based on pictures.
 Have you ever seen a crocodile? They are very dangerous animals killing lots of people all over
the world. It is very difficult to escape from a crocodile. But here is a story of a monkey who
was able to fool a crocodile by using his presence of mind and save his own life. Write a story
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