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PREFACE
Viva Semester Book series is a set of 10 semester books for primary school children. The series conform to
the latest NCF guidelines with careful grading of interdisciplinary and thematic linkages. Knowledge of the
subject gained is linked with the childs everyday experiences. The contents flow from known to unknown,
simple to complex and concrete to abstract. Continuity from one level to another and from one class to
another is maintained.
About the series

The series is based on the concept of one semester-one book to reduce the bulk of the school bag.
A detailed web chart of special features is included on the content pages of each subject.
Each book includes English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and General Knowledge.
The concepts are reinforced through illustrations, activities, flow charts and tables.
Assessment sheets are included for every subject for term-end evaluation.
The books are accompanied by workbooks for additional practice.

English: The pedagogic approach in the English section is designed after long and close research on
learning situations inside and outside the classroom. It not just follows a practical teaching methodology,
but focuses on the larger goal of language-enabling. The learners and facilitators will find a systematic
exposition of language concepts, and thorough practice for each language skill. Both the text and exercises
stimulate interest with themes and ideas drawn from the colourful and infinitely varied world of a childs
experience.
Mathematics: Mathematical concepts and vocabulary are introduced through clear explanations and sound
supporting examples helping children to use them confidently in their day-to-day life. There is ample focus
on activities and exercises to develop logical thinking and reasoning. Conceptualised with the vision of
imparting high-quality mathematical education, this section, we hope would enable children to organize
thoughts and ideas with mathematical thinking and use the acquired methods in everyday situations.
Science: Children are born curious. This curiosity is the key to learn anything, including science. They
want to know how, why, where and when things happen and lots more. This section focuses on activating
their curiosity and providing the opportunities and information necessary to find out the answers to their
questions in the world of science. In addition to curiosity, these books aim to develop scientific skills like
communication, observation, estimation, cause and effect, investigation, critical analysis and evaluation.
Social Studies: This section has been written to develop in younger generation an understanding of the
relationship between self, society and the environment. This understanding brings about many positive
changes in the children that include awareness of their social duties and responsibilities. The section is
aimed to equip the children with a sound knowledge of their social surroundings.
General Knowledge: In the view of the British psychologist Penelope Leach, For a small child there is no
division between playing and learning; between the things he or she does just for fun and things that are
educational. The child learns while living and any part of living that is enjoyable is also a play. The general
knowledge section aims to get close to this educational ideal. Carefully graded and loaded with relevant
and up-to-date information, it gives learners authentic information and equips them with practical skills in
a fun-filled manner. This section kindles interest in the children to discover and learn new facts and ideas.

CONTENTS
English
1. A Good Boy

2. The Magical Book

8. Housing and Clothing

191

Assessment Sheet

200

Social Studies

3. Hopping Frog

13

4. Bhim and the Buffalo

17

1. The Universe

203

5. The Dolls Festival

26

2. Planet Earth

210

6. The Microbe

34

3. Early Man

216

7. The Famous Villager

38

4. Our Basic Needs

221

8. Adventure in the Woods

49

5. Transport and Communication

225

6. The World We Live in

230

7. Globe and Maps

238

Assessment Sheet

58

Mathematics
1. Numbers Beyond 999

63

8. Seasons

244

2. Roman Numerals

85

9. Our Festivals

250

3. Addition

88

4. Subtraction

99

5. Multiplication
Assessment Sheet

111
130

Science

Assessment Sheet

257

General Knowledge
1. Manners Make a Man

260

2. Amazing Creatures

261

3. Animal Nicknames

262

1. Things around Us

133

2. Animals and Plants

142

4. All about Flowers

263

3. Parts of a Plant

147

5. Famous Sites

264

4. Understanding Birds

157

6. Flag Quiz

265

5. Eating Habits of Animals

169

7. On a World Tour

266

6. Our Body

176

8. Our Motherland

267

7. Staying Safe

185

9. Great Indian Leaders

268

ENGLISH
Contents
1. A Good Boy

2. The Magical Book

3. Hopping Frog

13

4. Bhim and the Buffalo

17

5. The Dolls Festival

26

6. The Microbe

34

7. The Famous Villager

38

8. Adventure in the Woods

49

Assessment Sheet

Comprehension: Practice
in HOTS: Recall,
Analysis, Comparing
Vocabulary:
Contextual, formal
and general
Grammar:
Comprehensive,
simple, jargon-free

Activities: Games to
enhance language
skills, beyond-the-text
activities, much more . . .
Special Features
Listening: Listening for specific
and general information,
sounds, structures, etc.

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Writing: Lists, instructions,

paragraphs, stories, poems,
essays, letters (formal and
informal), much more . . .

Speaking: Focus on correct

pronunciation, simplified
phonetics, simple guidelines
on how to pronounce

A Good Boy

I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day,

I never said an ugly word, but smiled and stuck to play.
And now at last the sun is going down behind the wood,
And I am very happy, for I know that Ive been good.
My bed is waiting cool and fresh, with linen smooth and fair,
And I must off to sleepsin-by, and not forget my prayer.
I know that, till tomorrow I shall see the sun arise,
No ugly dream shall fright my mind, no ugly sight my eyes.
But slumber hold me tightly till I waken in the dawn,
And hear the thrushes singing in the lilacs round the lawn.
R. L. Stevenson

Meanings
ugly word : bad word
stuck to play : kept playing
the sun is going down behind the wood : the sun is setting
linen : bedclothes
off to sleepsin-by : go to sleep
fair : beautiful
fright : [here] frighten
slumber : sleep
dawn : the time just before sunrise
thrush : a songbird
lilac : a shrub with sweet-smelling flowers
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Exercise

T
Time

A Comprehension
Answer these quesons.
1.

2.

When did the boy wake up? Tick the correct answer.
a)

at 9 oclock in the morning

b)

at daybreak

c)

before the morning

Which of the following is false? Tick the answer.

a)

The boy was happy all the day.

b)

The boy forgot his prayer.

c)

The boy was happy because he was good.

3.

Why will no ugly dream frighten the boys mind?

4.

What will the boy hear the next morning when he wakes up?

5.

Write three good things the boy did in the course of a day.

B Vocabulary
Read the following list of me expressions. Order them correctly from rst
to last.
half an hour ago

________________________________

last night

________________________________

tomorrow

________________________________

now

________________________________

yesterday evening

________________________________

five minutes ago

________________________________

the day before yesterday

last Sunday

now
________________________________

last year

________________________________

next week

________________________________

in 2020

________________________________

C Sounds and Pronunciation

Add three more words to each row of rhyming words.
day

play

weigh

___________

___________

___________

wood

good

should

___________

___________

___________

fair

prayer

hare

___________

___________

___________

arise

eyes

tries

___________

___________

___________

Activity

Time

Good and Bad Things (Values and Life Skills)

What makes us call the boy of the poem a good boy? Read the list of the good
things the boy did during a day. Then make a list of good things you can do in a
day so that people call you a good boy or a good girl.
Good things the boy did
1.

He woke up before the morning.

2.

He never said a bad word.

3.

He did not forget his prayer.

Good things you can do

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
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The Magical Book

The vacation was coming to an

end. The school would reopen
in a week. Harish was watching
TV when he heard his mother
shout from the other room,
Harish, are you ready? The
counter closes at twelve oclock.
We have to hurry.
Harish hurriedly put on his
shoes and shouted back, Yes
mom, Im ready. Im waiting for
you near the car.
Harish and his mother were
going to collect his new textbooks and notebooks for class 3 from the school. His
friend Amit had already got his books. They were glossy and colourful.
As soon as Harish got the books from the counter, he leafed through them. The
pages were so crisp and neat. On the way back, mother warned him, Remember
Harish, you are a big boy now. You must keep these books properly. No tearing
pages to make rockets and boats.
No, mother, this year I will keep my books neat. I wont tear pages, I promise.
Harish was good at studies. He played basketball well. But he had one bad habit:
he treated his books badly. He would tear their pages, touch them with dirty
hands, throw them around, and often misplace them. His parents and teachers
scolded him several times for this. But he did not listen. His mother hoped that
at least this year he would be more careful.

The school reopened and classes began. Harish proudly carried his new books
to school. But just two months into the school term, all the books were looking
different. The English notebook had no cover; Mathematics had many pages
missing; the Hindi textbook was torn.
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Harishs mother got angry seeing the pathetic shape of his books. She decided
to teach him a lesson. She went to see Harishs English teacher Mrs Jaya, and
they thought of a plan.
On Monday morning, Harish was getting ready for school. Mother, did you see
my English notebook? I have a test today.
No, Harish. Im sure its somewhere there. Have you checked inside your bag
and the shelf?
Oh, mom, I cant find it anywhere! Mrs Jaya is going
g
to scold me today!
Well, its time to leave. Your bus is here already. Im also
getting late for office, said mother smiling to herself.
She knew Mrs Jaya would take care of the rest.
Later in the class Mrs Jaya asked the pupils to take out
their English notebooks. She handed out the question
paper and ordered them to answer the questions.
While the other children were busy preparing to write,
Harish sat staring ahead with tears in his eyes.
Harish, where is your notebook? Why arent you writing the answers?
Maam, I have lost my notebook.
Oh, really! I am not surprised. In fact, last night I had a dream. Many books
were shouting and complaining about the cruel little children who hurt them.
They have decided to hide themselves from the little villains. I think my dream is
coming true. Harish, how would you like it if someone pulled your nose, hand,
ears or legs? Wouldnt it hurt? Your books feel the same when you tear them.

DONT TEAR US!

Harish thought for a few moments. His mother, father and grandparents were
always angry with him for this single bad habit of his. He said crying, Maam,
please give me one last chance. I promise I will be careful with my books.
Mrs Jaya said, Go home and check your bookshelf. I am sure your notebook
would have come back there. Do todays test in your rough notebook. Remember,
dont ever tear pages from your books or keep them dirty. Harish had learnt a
lesson.
Harish was surprised when he reached home. The English notebook was right
there on the shelf. How did he miss it in the morning? Had Mrs Jayas dream
come true?

Meanings
put on : wore
glossy : shiny
leafed through : quickly turned the pages reading only a little
crisp : stiff and smooth
misplace : lose
pathetic : in so bad a condition that you feel sad
teach someone a lesson : make someone change a bad habit or behaviour by
showing him/her what is good
come true : become real

Exercise

T
Time

A Comprehension
A1. Write whether the following statements are true or false.
1.

Harish had no bad habits.

2.

Harishs friends name was Amar.

3.

Mrs Jaya taught Mathematics.

4.

Harishs mother and Mrs Jaya together planned that they would hide
his books.

5.

Mrs Jaya did not actually have any dream of books complaining.

A2. Answer these quesons.

1.

What was Harish doing when his mother asked him to get ready?

2.

In which class was Harish the previous year? Which class would he
enter when the school reopened?

3.

Where did Harish first see the books for the new academic year?

4.

When other pupils started to write, Harish was sitting with tears in his
eyes. Why?

5.

What was the dream Mrs Jaya had?

6.

How do you think the English notebook came back to the shelf?

7.

Why should we treat our books gently?

B Vocabulary
B1. Given below are some words from the lesson. Match them with their
meanings. Then in the third column, write their opposites choosing
from the box.
take off

clean
kind

forget
well

slowly

begin

1.

end

untidy

________________

2.

hurriedly

wear

________________

3.

badly

not showing mercy

________________

4.

cruel

not in a good way

________________

5.

remember

quickly

________________

6.

put on

keep in mind

________________

7.

dirty

finish

________________

B2. Write the correct denion for each of these book types by choosing
from the list on page 9.
1.

dictionary

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

2.

notebook

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

3.

album

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

4.

directory

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

5.

textbook

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

6.

workbook

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

7.

atlas

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

8.

thesaurus

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

9.

register

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

10.

manual

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

11.

diary

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

1.

an instruction book on how to do something

2.

a book containing exercises and problems to solve

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3.

a book that gives the meaning of words

4.

a book to keep photographs

5.

a book with lessons and exercises

6.

a book of maps

7.

a book to write your daily activities

8.

a book that gives many words that mean the same as one word

9.

a book in which you write notes

10.

a book with a list of names, addresses and phone numbers

11.

a book where your presence and absence are marked

C Grammar
Read these sentences.
I entered the room.
I saw the snake.
These sentences are in the simple past tense. Simple past tense tells us about:

events that happened at a particular time in the past

Hari painted his house yesterday.

things that happened regularly in the past

Hari ate ice cream twice every week.

We usually add -d or -ed to the base of the verb to make the past tense form.
cooked, jumped, walked, received, opened, finished
There are many verbs that dont follow any rule to form the past tense form.
see saw

meet met

begin began

know knew

have had

come came

The verbs that do not become past tense by adding -ed are called irregular
verbs.

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C1. Write the past tense forms of these verbs.

swim __________ have __________ do __________ buy __________
write __________ bring __________ sing __________ win __________

C2. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using the irregular past
tense forms in C1.
1.

Last Sunday Ali ___________ in the river.

2.

I ___________ chocolate ice cream yesterday. It was delicious.

3.

Ajit ___________ a letter to his friend in Australia.

4.

Who ___________ the match yesterday?

5.

My father ___________ two picture books from the shop. One for me
and one for my sister.

6.

The teacher ___________ a barometer to the class on Wednesday.

7.

Nitas sister ___________ beautifully at the party last evening.

8.

Harish lost his English notebook. He ___________ the test in his rough
notebook.

D Listening and Speaking

D1. Listen to the famous actor talking about his life. Number the pictures
in the correct sequence.

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D2. Lina goes to the park with her cousin Vishal. There she meets her
classmate Ashraf.
Lina

: Ashraf, meet Vishal.

He is my cousin.

Ashraf : Hello Vishal.

Nice to meet you. Do you
live in our city?

Work in pairs and do the following:

1.

Introduce your father to your teacher.

2.

Introduce your friend to your uncle.

3.

Introduce a new student to a classmate.

Writing

Write the story of Roshnis missing books using the outline given below.
Roshni in school one morning mathematics test notebook missing searches
in the bag worried starts to cry classmate Nisha brings her book she had
borrowed it Roshni relieved.

Activity

Time

The Books Complaint (Values and Life Skills)

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1.

Imagine yourselves as books that are harassed by students. You are

planning a hunger strike demanding protection for your life. Write
slogans for the noticeboard and placards.

2.

Imagine a courtroom situation: a book, a group of students, two

advocates and the judge are present. The book has filed a complaint
against the students who tore its pages. The judge is ready to listen
to both the parties arguments. Enact the scene in a group. Let the
judge decide how the accused should be punished.

Hopping Frog

Hopping frog, hop here and be seen,

Hopp
not pelt you with stick or stone:
Ill no
Your cap is laced and your coat is green;
Good
G
d bye, well let each other alone.
Plodding toad, plod here and be looked at,
You the finger of scorn is crooked at:
But though youre lumpish, youre harmless too;
You wont hurt me, and I wont hurt you.
Christina Rossetti

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Meanings
hopping : jumping on two feet at the same time
pelt : throw
laced : decorated with lace, that is, a fabric with open patterns
Well let each other alone : well not disturb each other
plodding : walking with heavy steps
scorn : feeling that someone is worthless
crooked : bent
You the finger of scorn is crooked at : People point at you saying you are
worthless
lumpish : rough and without shape

Exercise

T
Time

A Comprehension
A1. Tick the statements that are true. Cross the false ones.
1.

The girl tries to catch the frog.

2.

The girl decides not to disturb the frog and says goodbye to it.

3.

The frog decides not to disturb the girl and says goodbye to her.

4.

The toad is lumpish. Therefore it is dangerous.

5.

The toads cap is laced and its coat is green.

A2. Answer these quesons.

1.

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What does this line mean: Ill not pelt you with stick or stone?
a)

The girl does not have a stick or stone to pelt the frog with.

b)

The frog should be pelted with a stick or a stone, but the girl is
not keen on doing that.

c)

People usually pelt the frog with a stick or a stone, but the girl is
kind and will not do that.

2.

Is the frog really wearing a cap and a coat?

3.

Why do people scorn the toad?

B Vocabulary
Frogs and toads are similar animals. Match the animals listed in column A
with their relaves in column B.
A

alligator

moth

ape

turtle

hare

buffalo

ass

rabbit

mouse

donkey

bison

rat

tortoise

crocodile

octopus

monkey

butterfly

squid

C Sounds and Pronunciation

Read the following word pairs aloud.
frog

toad

hop

hope

got

coat

The middle sound in frog, hop and got is not the same as the middle sound in
toad, hope and coat.
The vowel sound in frog, hop and got is .
The vowel sound in toad, hope and coat is .

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C1. List the following words in the correct vowel group.

boat

lock

wrote

want

wont

phone

on

cost

rob

soap

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

C2. Find a rhyming word from the poem to match each word.
seen

Activity

alone

too

Time

What do you learn about the girl from the way she treats the frog and the
toad? Write ve sentences. (Values and Life Skills)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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