Std 6 English Unit 3 Strength of Nature 14

 

Std 6 

Unit 3

Manners Matter

Manners in the Midst of a Storm

Splashed

• Meaning: Caused a liquid to fly around in drops, usually by hitting it with force.

  1. The children laughed as they splashed in the puddles.

  2. A passing car splashed mud all over the side of the house.

  3. She accidentally splashed some paint onto her new shirt.

  4. He splashed water on his face to wake himself up.

  5. The big wave splashed over the edge of the boat.

Scared

• Meaning: Feeling fear or worry.

  1. He was scared of the dark and ran to his room.

  2. The loud thunder made the little puppy feel scared.

  3. Even though she was scared, she stood up for her friend.

  4. The children were scared by the ghost story they heard.

  5. It is okay to feel scared, but you should be brave anyway.

Brick's a blaze

• Meaning: (Likely a descriptive phrase from a story) A brick or a part of a wall that is glowing brightly or on fire.

  1. We stared in wonder at the old fireplace where the brick's a blaze with a warm glow.

  2. In the intense heat, the side of the furnace looked like a brick's a blaze.

  3. The setting sun made the wall look like a brick's a blaze with light.

  4. After the accident, the wall was so hot it looked as if a brick's a blaze.

  5. The artist painted the wall with such a bright red that it looked like a brick's a blaze.

Trundling

• Meaning: Moving slowly and heavily, often with a rolling sound.

  1. The old cart came trundling down the dirt path.

  2. He came trundling down the stairs with a heavy bag of books.

  3. The small toy train was trundling around the track in the living room.

  4. We watched as a large truck came trundling through the quiet town.

  5. The old toy car was trundling along the floor slowly.

Mounds

• Meaning: Large piles or heaps of something.

  1. The children built large mounds of sand at the beach.

  2. The ant colony created mounds of dirt all over the yard.

  3. The gardener made mounds of soil ready for planting.

  4. There were mounds of laundry waiting to be folded.

  5. The construction site was covered in large mounds of dirt.

Frosty-frizz

• Meaning: (A descriptive phrase, likely referring to hair) Hair that is frizzy and appears icy or covered in frost.

  1. She complained that the cold air gave her hair a frosty-frizz.

  2. After walking in the winter storm, his hair had a frosty-frizz and was hard to comb.

  3. The photograph showed her with her usual curly hair, but with a strange frosty-frizz.

  4. She used a special product to tame her frosty-frizz in the cold weather.

  5. The character in the story had hair that looked like a frosty-frizz.

Cluster

• Meaning: A group of things that grow or are gathered closely together.

  1. We found a small cluster of wild berries on the bush.

  2. A beautiful cluster of stars could be seen in the night sky.

  3. The friends stood in a cluster at the entrance of the theater.

  4. A cluster of students gathered around the notice board.

  5. The flowers grew in a tight cluster in the garden.

Mantelpiece

• Meaning: A shelf above a fireplace, often used to display decorations.

  1. She placed a framed photo on the mantelpiece above the fireplace.

  2. Christmas stockings were hung from the mantelpiece with care.

  3. The clock on the mantelpiece chimed to announce the hour.

  4. He keeps his favorite trophies displayed on the mantelpiece.

  5. The cat was curled up on the rug near the mantelpiece to stay warm.

Wrecked

• Meaning: To have been completely destroyed or ruined.

  1. The storm wrecked the small wooden boat.

  2. His new toy car was wrecked after he accidentally stepped on it.

  3. The car was wrecked in the accident and could not be repaired.

  4. He felt completely wrecked after running the long race.

  5. The bad weather wrecked their plans for a picnic.

Storm

• Meaning: A severe weather condition with strong winds, heavy rain, snow, or thunder.

  1. The sudden storm caused the power to go out.

  2. A fierce storm can cause a lot of damage to homes.

  3. The sailors had to face a terrible storm at sea.

  4. The children stayed inside all day because of the dangerous storm.

  5. The argument turned into a real storm between the two friends.

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Manners Matter Quiz

1. If you feel fear about something, you are:

a) happy

b) brave

c) scared

d) sleepy

2. Which word describes something that has been completely destroyed?

a) fixed

b) built

c) new

d) wrecked

3. What is a "mantelpiece"?

a) a large blanket

b) a type of hat

c) a shelf above a fireplace

d) a piece of furniture in the kitchen

4. What does "splashed" mean?

a) to drop something quietly

b) to make a loud sound

c) to make liquid fly in drops

d) to walk very slowly

5. A "cluster" is:

a) a single item

b) a large, empty space

c) a group of things gathered closely together

d) a type of vehicle

6. Which word means "a severe weather condition"?

a) sunshine

b) a cloud

c) a gentle breeze

d) a storm

7. "Trundling" means moving:

a) very quickly and quietly

b) in a straight line

c) slowly and heavily

d) with a bounce

8. What are "mounds"?

a) large, flat areas

b) small, smooth rocks

c) large piles or heaps of something

d) a type of tree

9. The phrase "brick's a blaze" most likely refers to a brick that is:

a) cold and wet

b) broken into pieces

c) covered in dust

d) glowing or on fire

10. If someone's hair has a "frosty-frizz," it is likely:

a) smooth and straight

b) frizzy and looks icy

c) short and dark

d) clean and shiny

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Answers:

1. c)

2. d)

3. c)

4. c)

5. c)

6. d)

7. c)

8. c)

9. d)

10. b)

TEST 13