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Raintree 1 Going to the Zoo

 Summary: Going to the Zoo

Going to the Zoo is a lovely story set in a vibrant comic-book layout. It tells us a story about a little girl

called Jyoti who goes to the zoo with her parents. The story begins with Jyoti being very excited as she

arrives at the zoo. She buys a ticket and gets a cap from the friendly ticket collector. On entering the

zoo, Mother buys her some candy floss. She is delighted. As she walks through the zoo, she sees

monkeys, elephants, a baby giraffe, a baby hippopotamus and her favourite, the lion family. Mother and

Father give her interesting information about these animals and make sure Jyoti has a wonderful time.

When it is time to leave, Jyoti waves to the animals and all the animals seem to say goodbye to her too. 

UNIT 2 GOING TO THE ZOO

Embedded Questions 1

Yes No

Embedded Questions 2

Yes No

Comprehension

A. 1. cotton candy 2. banana 3. trunk 4. leaves 5. lion

B. 1. Jyoti, Mother and Father are going to the zoo.

2. The ticket collector gives Jyoti a cap.

3. Jyoti sees a baby monkey swinging from the tree and a monkey eating a banana.

4. An elephant holds things with its trunk.

5. The baby hippo likes to play in the mud.

6. Jyoti’s favourite animal at the zoo is the lion.

C. Suggested answer: I can see the elephant, the watch-tower, the people in the zoo, children buying icecream, the balloons that children are carrying, etc

D. kind, doctor

Grammar

A. 2. pens 3. rooms 4. books 5. stars 6. desks

B. 2. four apples 3. two cars 4. three monkeys

Vocabulary

2. market 3. railway station 4. bedroom 5. farm

Spelling

1. sound 2. tiger 3. teapot 4. rabbit 5. mother


Writing

1. A baby elephant holds things with his trunk.

2. A baby hippo plays in the mud.

3. A baby giraffe eats leaves from the top of trees.

Listening

animal thing animal thing

1.  6. 

2.  7. 

3.  8. 

4.  9. 

5.  10. 

Speaking

Free response

GOING TO THE ZOO

A. Answer in brief.

1. What kind of a nose does an elephant have and what does he do with it?

 Ans: An elephant has a very long nose, which is called a trunk. He uses it to hold things and put

food and water into his mouth.

2. What are the monkeys doing up the tree?

 Ans: The baby monkey is swinging from the branch of the tree using his tail and the other

monkey is eating a banana.

3. Which animal do they see eating leaves from the tree top and what does Jamila tell her mother?

 Ans: They see a baby giraffe eating leaves from the tree top and Jamila tells her mother that she

wants to be tall like the baby giraffe.

B. Answer in detail.

1. What does Jamila’s mother tell her about the baby hippo?

 Ans: Jamila’s mother tells her that the baby hippo is the biggest baby in the zoo and she is in the

mud because hippos like to play in the mud.

2. Which animals did Jamila and her parents see in the zoo and what did they do when it was time

to go home?

 Ans: Jamila and her parents saw monkeys, lions, a baby elephant, a baby giraffe and a baby hippo

in the zoo. They said goodbye to the animals when it was time to go home.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. Father, Mother and Jamila go to the zoo. “I am so happy!” (Going to the Zoo)

 a. Who was very happy?

 b. Who went with Jamila to the zoo?

 Ans: a. Jamila was very happy.

 b. Jamila’s father and mother went with her to the zoo.

2. “Come Jamila, it’s time to go home.”

 a. Who said this to Jamila?

 b. Where were they?

 c. What did he ask Jamila to say to the animals?

 Ans: a. Jamila’s father said this to Jamila.

 b. They were at the zoo.

 c. He asked Jamila to say goodbye to the animals.


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