Rip Van Winkle was a lazy man who lived in a village in the Catskill Mountains. He enjoyed avoiding work by wandering into the forest with his dog Wolf. One day while in the forest, Rip met a short, old man carrying a barrel who led him to a group of strange men playing ninepins. Rip was given drinks from the barrel which made him fall into a deep sleep. Upon waking, Rip discovered it was 20 years later based on his long white beard, and he returned home to a village where no one recognized him.

1. KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA W. C. L
DURGAPUR CHANDRPUR
TOPIC : RIP VAN WINKLE
TEACHER : MISS. KOMAL KHIRE

3. Why is he always sleeping?

6. Q. Say whether the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Rip was kind to children
(b) Rip was a hardworking man
Q. Complete the following sentences
(i) Rip’s village was situated____.
(ii) The children of the village loved him because you
___.
Q1.Where was a little village?
Q2.How was Rip van winkle’s nature ?
Q3.What did the child do when they see a Rip van winkle ?
Q4. What did a Rip van winkle taught to children ?

7. The only problem with Rip was that he was
very lazy. He did no work on his own farm and
just idled away his time. His fences were tailing
to pieces. His COW was going astray. Weeds
grew on his farm. Rip’s constant companion was
his dog. Named Wolf . To avoid work, he
would walk away into the forest with his dog.
*Idal - not in action or at work.
*Astray – Away form right path or direction
*Weeds – any plant that crowds out cultivated
plants
*Companion- Friend
*Constant - steady

8. Q. Say whether the following sentences are True or
False.
C) The short old man on the mountain was his
constant companion.
Q. Complete the following sentences
(iii) ___ was his constant companion.
Q5. What was the problem with Rip ?
Q6. Who was Rip’s constant champanion ?
Q7.What was Rip’s dog name ?

9. One day. Rip just walked on and on and
reached there. Tired after his long climb, he lay
down and began daydreaming, it was soon evening
and he reached it would be night by the time he
reached his village.
Q8. Where Rip used to go is avoid work?
Q9. Where did Rip walked one day ?
Q10. What will be opposite of ‘highest’?

10. Suddenly, he heard a voice calling out. Rip van Winkle.
Rip Van Winkle !. He looked around and saw a short , old
man. With thick hair and a grizzled beard walking
towards him with a barrel .He made sign
to help him carry the barrel . Rip hurried
to help the stranger who caught his hand tightly.
Grizzled – having dark hairs mixed with gray or
White.
Beard - the hair growing on the lower part of
Men’s face.
Barrel – A cylindrical Container that holds liquids
Q What a short old man was carrying ?
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11. Together they reached a place where there were
some more odd looking men . Playing ninepins. They
were all dressed the same ways and all of them had
beards of
Various shapes and colours. Even thought they
were playing a game , their faces Were serious and
there was silence! The only sound was the noise of
the balls, which echoed in the mountains like
thunder.

12. As Rip and his companion reached them, they
stopped playing and stared at Rip with a fixed gaze. Rip
was really frightened . His companion emptied the contents
of the barrel into glasses and made Rip drink it. Rip obeyed
as he was trembling with fear . Since he was thirsly he
drank a few more glasses and slowly fell into a deep sleep.
On waking up. He found that he was at the place
where he had first met the old man. He rubbed his eyes it
was bright sunny morning . “ Surely. I have not slept here
all night , Thought Rip.
He looked around for Wolf . But he was nowhere
.Rip
Whistled for him. “Wolf! Wolf!” he then shouted. No dog
was to be seen . “Where has this dog gone? “ he muttered
to himself. He began to descend the mountain to go back
to his village.

13. Were serious and there was silence! The only sound was
the noise of the balls, which echoed in the mountains like
thunder.
As Rip and his companion reached them. They
Stopped playing and stared at rip with a fixed gaze Rip was
really frightened . His companion emptied the contents of
the barrel into glasses and made Rip drink it. Rip obeyed
as he was trembling with fear. Since he was thirsty he
drank a few more glasses and slowly fell into a deep sleep.
On waking up , he found that he was at the place were he
had first met the old man. He rubbed his eyes it was a
bright sunny morning . Surely , I have not slept here all
night. Thought Rip.
He looked around for Wolf. But he was nowhere . Rip
whistled for him. Wolf Wolf ! He then shouted. NO dog was
to be seen. “Where has this dog gone? He muttered to
himself. He began to descend the mountain to go back to
his village.

14. As he neared the village. He met a number of people but
he didn’t know any of them. The villagers also stared at
him equally surprised. Who is this man? Said one. I’ve never
seen him before, said another . Look at his long white
beard and his wrinkled face.
On hearing this. Rip stroked his chin and . To his
astonishment. He found his beard had grown a foot long.
And it was all white!
An old woman walked up to him and looked at his face far a
moment. Then she exclaimed. It is Rip Van Winkle!
Welcome home again , old geighbour! Where have you been
these twenty long years ?

15. *1)Rip’s constant companion was his
a) dog b)sheep c) cat d) horse
*2) Rip was an___man
a) selfish b) honest c) arrogant d)horse
*3) Which game were they playing?
a) ten pins b)honest c) eight pins d)six pins
*4) When Rip Van fell into a deep sleep?
a) after taking food b)after many drinks
c) due to fear d) after a few drinks
*5) Where was Rip Van Winkle living?
a) kailash hills b) kat-skil mountains
c) killimanjaro hills d) kanchanjunga hills
*6) Which sound echoed in the mountains like thunder?
a) noise of clouds b)noise of balloons
c) noise of bat d) noise of balls

16. *7) Who recognized Rip Van Winkle?
a) villagers b) an old man
c) the men d) an old woman
*8) For how many years did Rip Van Winkle sleep?
a) 15 years b) 19 years c) 10 years d) 20 years
*9) What was the name of constant companion of
Rip’s dog
a) wolf b) brunno
c) sheep d) Pluto
*10) Antonym(opposite) of active
a) fast b) swift
c) inactive d) proactive