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Raintree 1 Playing in the Park

 Summary: Playing in the Park

This story has a moral at the end of the lesson—to be kind to everyone and not to hurt other friends. In

the story, two friends, Harry and Tina go to the park every day to play. They both love to ride of the

swing and play on the see-saw. On one such day, they go to the park. A new boy, Suman, who is much

bigger and stronger than them, has also come to the park. Suman wants to sit on the swing. So he

pushes Harry off the swing. Harry hurts his leg. Tina defends Harry and tells Suman not to be unkind.

They decide to teach Suman a lesson the next day by not playing with him. Suman feels sad and then

says sorry to Harry and Tina and soon, they become very good friends. 

UNIT 3 PLAYING IN THE PARK

Embedded Questions 1

● Harry and Tina go to the park.

● Harry and Tina play on the swing and the seesaw.

Embedded Questions 2

No. He is not a nice person. He is not nice because he is not kind to Harry.

Embedded Questions 3

Free response. Suggested answers:

I will not feel nice.

I will feel sad.

I will feel that my friends do not like me.


Warm Up

1. 2. 3.

merry-go-round slide see-saw

4. 5. 6.

 hide-and-seek cricket football

Comprehension

A. 1. morning 2. see-saw, swing 3. pushes 4. sorry

B. 1. Suman wants to sit on the swing, so he pushes Harry from the swing.

2. Harry and Tina do not play with Suman the next day to teach him a lesson.

C. Yes, Harry and Tina are very friendly. They love to play in the park together.

D. Suggested answer: I will give my water bottle to Zara.

Grammar

A. 2. an 3. a 4. an 5. an 6. a 7. a 8. a

B. 2. an 3. an 4. a, an 5. a, an

Vocabulary

2. hungry 3. ill 4. sad 5. tired

Listening

Rita and Kiran play with small boats.

Sam plays football with Jeet.

Mita is on the swing.

Esha flies her big blue kite.

Speaking

Free response

PLAYING IN THE PARK

A. Answer in brief.

1. Where do Harry and Tina go every morning and what do they do there?

 Ans: Harry and Tina go to the park every morning and they play on the see-saw and the swing.

2. Why does Harry begin to cry?

 Ans: One day, a new boy called Suman comes to play. He wants to sit on the swing and pushes

Harry from the swing. Harry falls down and gets hurt and begins to cry.

3. How do Harry, Tina and Suman all become good friends?

 Ans: The next day, no one plays with Suman, so he feels bad. He says sorry to Harry. Harry and Tina

play with Suman and they become good friends.


B. Answer in detail.

What happens in the park one day and what is the result of it? (Playing In the Park)

 Ans: One day, when Harry and Tina are playing in the park, a new boy called Suman comes to play. He

pushes Harry from the swing and he gets hurt and starts to cry. Next day, he says sorry to Harry and

they become good friends.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. “Sure. I love the swing,” (Playing In the Park)

 a. Who says this and to whom?

 b. Where are they playing?

 c. What else do they play with in the park?

 Ans: a. Harry says this to Tina.

 b. They are playing in the park.

 c. They also play on a see-saw.

2. “Don’t be unkind, Suman.”

 a. Who asks Suman not to be unkind?

 b. What did Suman do?

 c. How does Suman feel the next day and what does he do?

 Ans: a. Tina asks Suman not to be unkind.

 b. Suman pushed Harry from the swing.

 c. Suman feels bad and he says sorry to Harry. 


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