Fifi's Story - From Coral to Fish Tank

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Where does Fifi live now?

In an aquarium made of glass

What is Fifi's house made of?

Glass

Where did Fifi live earlier?

Among corals in the sea

Find a similar word from the text for 'big'.

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Find opposite words from the text for 'small'.

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Complete this table by writing about Fifi's old home and new home. New home: A tank made of glass. Old home: ______.

Among corals in the sea Signup and view all the answers

What do snakes like to do?

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When does a snake hiss?

When it is threatened Signup and view all the answers

What part of the body do snakes use to sense the air?

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The poet thinks people should...______ snakes.

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Write three facts about snakes that you learnt from the poem.

Long, taste the air with tongue, can hiss when threatened Signup and view all the answers

Provide rhyming words for 'way', 'side', 'air', and 'near'.

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Where did the young man go to find food?

To the jungle Signup and view all the answers

How did he become a good man?

By using the oak trunk to make pencils Signup and view all the answers

What did the pencil maker want the pencils to remember?

<ol> <li>Great things with others, 2. Sharpness improves pencils, 3. Correct mistakes, 4. Inner qualities are more important, 5. Leave a mark wherever you go</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Find similar words for 'glad', 'forest', 'right', and 'relax'.

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Re-write sentences replacing the underlined words with opposite words: 1. We might lose the final race. 2. This man is very weak. 3. Krishna wears bright colours in the night. 4. Maheem forgets all his friends' birthdays. 5. Sarjoon was sad to hear that he lost a prize. 6. The competition will start late in the morning, this Sunday. 7. I had a glass of cold water. 8. The concert started around 8 a.m. 9. The small house he rented was cheap. 10. Rumali has short hair.

<ol> <li>We might win the final race. 2. This man is very strong. 3. Krishna wears dark colours in the day. 4. Maheem remembers none of his friends' birthdays. 5. Sarjoon was sad to hear that he hadn't won a prize. 6. The competition will start late in the evening, this Sunday. 7. I had a glass of cold water. 8. The concert started around 8 p.m. 9. The big house he rented was expensive. 10. Rumali has short hair.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What are the uses of an apostrophe as mentioned in the content?

<ol> <li>Show omission of a letter (contraction) - positive and negative, 2. Show possession/ownership</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Rewrite the given phrases using apostrophes: 1. I am, 2. You are, 3. I have, 4. Photo of my mother, 5. Should not

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Select the correct possessive form: 1. Damhiru's …………………….name is Toga. (dog's / dogs')

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Choose the appropriate possessive form: 2. Saveen studies in a ………………………… school. (boy's / boys')

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Identify the correct possessive form: 3. My ……………………..house is in the Central Province. (grandparent's / grandparents')

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Choose the accurate possessive form: 4. Himaya’s …………………………car is for sale. (father's/ fathers')

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Pick the suitable possessive form: 5. My …………………………… hobby is reading. (mother's/ mothers')

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Choose the correct usage: 6. The train to Jaffna is very crowded. …………………… moving very fast. (It's / Its')

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Select the appropriate contraction form: 7. …………………… you cleaning the class today? (Aren't/ Arent')

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Choose the right contraction: 8. You ………………… have the cake and eat it. (can't/ cant')

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Match the animals with their actions and descriptions from the poem:

Duck = Sitting in the water, Quack sound Frog = Swimming, Glumping sound Bug = Floating, Chirping sound Snake = Playing, Hissing sound Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Friends Indeed

About Fifi

Fifi is a fish living in a tank made of glass.
The tank is decorated with aquatic plants, stones, and ornaments.
Fifi has a neighbor who lives in a similar tank.
Visitors come to see Fifi and take pictures.

Fifi's Life Before the Tank

Fifi lived among beautiful corals, seaweed, and large rocks.
Fifi's mother would warn them not to play among the rocks and seaweed because they were not safe.
Fifi was separated from friends and family by a strong current in the ocean.

Contrast Between Old and New Homes

Old home: among corals in the sea
New home: in a tank made of glass in a zoo

Mosquitoes and Dengue

Mosquitoes breed fast during the rainy season.
Dengue is a deadly disease caused by mosquitoes.

Snakes

Snakes can glide from side to side and like to hide.
They have long backbones but no hair.
Snakes use their tongues to taste the air.
Snakes hiss when they are threatened.
It's wise to clear their way to avoid an awful day.

The Tree, the Pencil Maker, and the Pencils

A young man went to the jungle to find food and found a tree.
The tree told the young man to take it and use it for a good purpose.
The young man cut down the tree and made pencils with it.
The pencil maker told the pencils to remember five things:
- You will be able to do great things if you get into someone's hand.
- You will experience painful sharpening, but you'll be better pencils once you're sharp.
- You should be able to correct any mistakes.
- What's within you is more important than your outward appearance.
- Leave your mark wherever you land.

Apostrophes

Apostrophes show possession or ownership (e.g., Rahal's bat, Abdul's book).
Apostrophes show the omission of a letter in contractions (e.g., I'm, you're, it's).

Tongue Twisters

Examples of tongue twisters: "I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit" and "Sister Suzie's sewing socks for soldiers".

Listening

Thamal's garden plan includes a house, pond, mango trees, well, steps, flower bed, and garden bench.

Singing and Enjoying

The song is about a little white duck, a little green frog, a little black bug, and a little red snake.
Each animal has a specific action and sound.

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Fifi is a fish who lived in the ocean but now resides in a glass tank. Take this quiz to learn more about Fifi's life before and after the tank.