Read these sentences carefully.
I ate an apple.
A boy is standing under the tree.
The sun rises in the east.

A and an do not point out any definite or particular person or thing whereas, the is used when we speak of some particular person or thing. A, an and the are called articles.
Remember an is used before words beginning with a vowel a, e, i, o, u.

Now fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.
(i) Hari was unpopular boy.
(ii) The boys and girls went to seaside for a picnic.
(iii) He saw big crab coming towards him.
(iv) I foundempty bottle, floating in the water.
(v) __sea creatures ate his food.

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(i) an
(ii) the
(iii) a
(iv) an
(v) The

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Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italics from the options listed below, and write the appropriate meaning next to the sentence. The first one has been done for you.

a. is very frightened.

b. is too scared to move.

c. is frightened by something that happens suddenly.

d. makes another feel frightened.

1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)

2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge.

3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him.

4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that.

5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end.

6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors.

7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.

Do this experiment in groups of four friends. Each group will need a big pot filled with water and the things listed in the table. Put each thing one-by-one in water and observe.

Mark [√] for the things that float. Mark [×] for those that sink.

Things to be put in water	I guessed, before I did it	I saw, when I did it
(a) Empty bowl (katori) (b) After putting in 6-7 small pebbles, one-by-one
Iron nail or pin
Matchstick
(a) Empty plastic bottle with its lid closed (b) Bottle half-filled with water (c) Bottle full of water
Aluminium foil (from medicine packing) (a) Open and spread out (b) Pressed tightly into a ball (c) In a cup-like shape
(a) Soap cake (b) Soap cake on a small plastic plate
A piece of ice

Find out from the other groups which things floated and which sank in the water?

After doing the experiment, fill in the blanks.

Q. Fill in the blank with an appropriate verb.
Either Hari or I ______ at mistake today.

(i) Match words under A with their meanings under B.

A	B
remote	difficult to overcome
means	most prominent
dominant	be overcome/overpowered
formidable	method(s)
overwhelmed	far away from

(ii) Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with appropriate words from under A.

(a) There were ___________ obstacles on the way, but we reached our destination safely.

(b) We have no ___________ of finding out what happened there.

(d) ___________by gratitude, we bowed to the speaker for his valuable advice.

(e) The old castle stands in a __________position above the sleepy town.

Q. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Wasn't he really doing any work at home? No, I found him ____ in an armchair.

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