Unit 3 - 3.3 Stone Soup English - Unit 3 - 3.3 Stone Soup

Does the traveller really have a magic stone?

Apart from the stone, how many things go into the soup?

Find what Hirabai tells the traveller by reading her words from right to left.

Where does the story take place?

What did Hirabai think of guests?

The villagers notice the traveller when they were chatting outside Motiram’s house.

Rupabai thought differently.

Smart Answers: Form a large group. Each person asks the next one a question to get him to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’. He/She can use appropriate statements, requests or even other questions as a response. But if he/she says ‘yes’ or ‘no’, he/she is out. Otherwise he/she continues the game. Questions cannot be repeated.

You are right. (Change into negative)

I never waste good food. (Identify the kind of sentence)

Uninvited guests are pests. (Frame a ‘Wh’ question to get the underlined word as the answer)

Guests can be a nuisance. (Pick out the modal verb and add a question tag)

Visit a library: Find stories about hosts and guests. Share them with the class. Classify the stories into funny and serious stories.

On any one page, note against the speech of every character, what feelings it should show to bring out the meaning best. For example, joy, fear, anger, nervousness, friendliness, dislike, surprise, wonder, excitement, politeness, rudeness, cunning, curiosity.

Form pairs. Write at least one short dialogue for each of the following expressions.
(a) I agree (b) True! (c) You are right (d) Why not? (To mean that something can be done) (e) Thank you

Find the meaning of ‘Charity begins at home/ Find other sayings which have a similar meaning.

List the characters in the play and write one or two lines about each.

Uninvited guests are pests according to (Choose the correct alternative)