Oxford Reading Circle book-2
Somu's Car-1:
Q.1. Why did the car stop?
Ans: The car stopped because the tyre got punctured.Q. 2. How did Dad take off the wheel?
Ans: At first Dad took out the Jack, a large spanner and a long rod with a round bit at one end. Then he put the Jack under the car and turned the rod till the car was lifted off the ground. At last, he undid the nuts on the wheel and the wheel was off.
Q.3. What happened when Dad leaned on the car?
Ans: The car fell off the Jack and wobbled when Dad leaned on the car. Then it started rolling down the hill on three wheels.Q.4. How was the car brought out of the mud?
Ans: One farmer came to rescue the car with a pair of bullocks and some rope. He tied the rope to the car and the bullocks pulled the car onto the road. That's how the car brought out of the mud.
Happy the Hippo
Q/A
1. Where is Happy?
Ans: happy is in the lake.
2. Who comes along?
Ans: Penny the Hen comes along.
3. What is Penny looking for? Why?
Ans: Penny is looking for worms because she is hungry.
4. What does Happy do?
Ans: happy makes lots of holes in the mud.
5. Is Penny happy?
Ans: Yes, Penny is happy.
White Sheep
Q/A
1. What stand still?
Ans: The white sheep stands still.
2. When do the white sheep stand still?
Ans: When the wind stops, the white sheep stands still.
3. What do the sheep do when the wind blow?
Ans: When the winds blow, the sheep run away.
4. What do you think the white sheep really are?
Ans: I think the white sheep are really clouds.
5. Where do they go?
Ans: They go over the hill.
The Elves and the Shoemaker
1. Where the shoemaker and his wife rich people at first?
Ans: No, the shoemaker his wife were not rich people at first.
2. What was so good about the shoes made by the elves?
Ans: The shoes made by the elves were so good that the shoemaker got twice the usual price.
3. What did the lady say when she saw the shoes?
Ans: When the lady saw the shoes she told that he had never seen such well-made shoes.
4. What did the man pay for his shoes?
Ans: the man paid the shoemaker twice the usual price for two pairs of shoes.
5. What did the elves do in the workshop?
Ans: The elves sat on the bench, stitched, sewed hammered the leather and prepared beautiful shoes and arranged them neatly.
6. how did the shoemaker and his wife thank the elves?
Ans: The shoemaker and his wife thanked the elves by making white shirts, green jackets, pairs of trousers and two little caps, with a feather in each for the elves.
Rima and Diya
Q/A
1. What is the day like?
Ans: The day is sunny and hot.
2. Where are Rima and Diya?
Ans: Rima and Diya are in the garden.
3. Who makes a sound? What sound is it?
Ans: A frog makes a sound. The sound is croak! croak!
4. Where do Rima and Diya look? Why?
Ans: Rima and Diya look under the tree, pats, car, and pond because they hear a croaking sound.
5. What do Rima and Diya see in the pond?
Ans: Rima and Diya see a frog in the pond.
6. What do we learn from the story?
Ans: From the story, we learn that if someone is in trouble we should help him or her.
Farmer Ben's Boot
Q/A
1. How many animals were on the farm?
= Farmer Ben had a lot of animals on the farm.
2. In what ways did Zinka help Farmer Ben?
= In the morning, Zinka ran to the gate to get the newspaper for Farmer Ben. Then, when Farmer Ben had drunk his first cup of tea for the day, Zinka would get his boots.
3. Why did Farmer Ben look funny?
Ans: Farmer Ben looked funny because he walked with a boot on one foot and a shoe on the other.
4. How did Zinka find the boot?
Ans: Cat saw a brown boot in the barn and Zinka found the boot.
5. What was in the boot?
Ans: Baby white mice were in the boot.
D. 1. Which animals live and work on a farm?
Ans: Cows, sheep, goats, geese, hens, red roosters, pigs, horses, cats, and dogs live on a farm. Cows and goats give us milk. Hen and duck on geese give us eggs and flesh. Carry loads and guard us.
2. Which animal do you like the best? write about it.
Ans: I like dog because it is faithful( someone you can trust) and clever. They guard our house. It protects someone or something from harm.
Ruby's Garden
Q/A
1. Why were mums and dads at the school gate?
Ans: They were waiting for children at the school gate.
2. What did Mrs Dibbins want Ruby to tell her about?
3. What made Mrs. Thomas laugh?
Ans: Mrs. Dibbins was cross. She did not think there was anything to laugh about.
4. When did Mrs. Dibbins get cross and why?
Mrs. Thomas that Ruby and her friends spent the whole day in the garden. Then Mrs. Thomas laughed this made Mrs. Dibbins cross.