There are several birds which are very common in our locality.
ऐसे कई पक्षी हैं, जो हमारे इलाके में बहुत आम हैं।
The house sparrow is one of them. Sparrows are found in plenty in our locality. They like to live with people. So they make themselves quite at home in houses.
घरेलू गौरैया उनमें से एक है। हमारे इलाके में गौरैया बहुतायत में पाई जाती है। इन्हें लोगों के साथ रहना पसंद है। इसलिए वे घरों में खुद को काफी सहज महसूस करते हैं।
Sparrows build their nests wherever they can - on window- sills, the top of doors and almirahs, and in nooks and corners. Their nests can be found in holes and niches in walls and on roofs and in the most unlikely places, even inside the folds of hanging curtains! Their chirping pleases us, but at times they are also a nuisance.
गौरैया जहाँ भी संभव हो अपना घोंसला बनाती हैं जैसे की - खिड़कियों पर, दरवाज़ों और अलमारियों के ऊपर, और कोनों में। उनके घोंसले दीवारों के छिद्रों और आलों में, छतों पर और सबसे असंभावित स्थानों पर, यहाँ तक कि लटकते पर्दों की तहों के अंदर भी पाए जा सकते हैं! उनकी चहचहाहट हमें खुश तो करती है, लेकिन कभी-कभी परेशानी का सबक भी बन जाती है।
Sparrows are brown in colour, with white and black mingled together on the back and sides; they also have a whitish front. The male sparrow has a black patch on his throat.
गौरैया का रंग भूरा होता है, पीठ और किनारों पर सफेद और काले रंग एक साथ मिले होते हैं, उनके पास एक सफ़ेद अग्रभाग भी है। नर गौरैया के गले पर एक काला धब्बा होता है।
Sparrows eat grain, insects, and the tender shoots of plants. They are also fond of cooked food.
गौरैया अनाज, कीड़े-मकौड़े और पौधों की कोमल टहनियाँ खाती है।इन्हें पका हुआ खाना भी बहुत पसंद है।
Sparrows love company. They are always found in pairs. We can see several pairs at a time.
गौरैया को साथ पसंद है। ये हमेशा जोड़े में पाए जाते हैं। हम एक समय में कई जोड़े देख सकते हैं।
The mother bird lays three or four eggs, which are pale greenish white. Sparrows are known to raise several families in a year.
Answer: Sparrows, crows, pigeons, parrots, and mainas are the most common birds in my locality.
2. Which of these birds do you like most and why?
Answer: I like the sparrow the most because it is a small, innocent, and friendly bird that chirps sweetly around our homes.
3. What qualities of sparrows have you ever noticed?
Answer: I have noticed that sparrows are very active, cheerful, and hard-working birds. They love to chirp continuously and build small nests in safe corners of houses.
B.1. Answer the following questions in a word or phrase:
1. Which sparrow has a black patch on its throat?
Answer: Male sparrow
2. What do sparrows eat?
Answer: Seeds, grains, tender shoots, and cooked food.
3. Where do sparrows build their nests?
Answer: In houses, window-sills, almirahs, and roofs.
4. Sparrows like to live with people. Can you guess why?
Answer: For food and safety.
5. How many eggs does the mother bird lay at a time?
Answer: Three or four eggs.
B.2. Say whether the following statements are 'True' or 'False':
1. Sparrows like to live alone.
2. Sparrows are always found in pairs.
Answer: True
3. Sparrows are not fond of cooked food.
Answer: False
4. Sparrows raise one family in a year.
Answer: False
C. LET'S THINK AND WRITE
1. List some of the qualities of sparrows mentioned in the lesson.
Answer: Sparrows are friendly, active, and social birds. They like to live near humans, live in pairs, eat grains and insects, and chirp cheerfully around the house.
2. When does a sparrow give pleasure and when does it become a nuisance?
Answer: A sparrow gives pleasure when it chirps sweetly and hops around the house. It becomes a nuisance when it drops straw and leaves to build nests inside homes, making the place dirty.
Answer: A male sparrow has a black patch on its throat and a darker brown back, whereas a female sparrow is pale brown all over and does not have a black patch on its throat.
4. What do sparrows like to eat?
Answer: Sparrows like to eat seeds, grains, tender shoots of plants, insects, and cooked food.
D. LET'S INCREASE WORD POWER
D.1. Tick the correct spelling from the options given in each row below:
1. (a) sparow (b) sparrow (c) spparrow (d) sparoww
2. (a) nuisance (b) niusance (c) nuisanse (d) nuisence
Answer: (a) nuisance
3. (a) broun (b) braun (c) brounn (d) brown
Answer: (d) brown
4. (a) familie (b) familiy (c) phamily (d) family
Answer: (d) family
5. (a) curtans (b) kertans (c) curtains (d) kurtains
Answer: (c) curtains
D.2. Birds and Animals Sounds
Crow (कौआ): Caw
Pigeon/Dove (कबूतर): Coo
Duck (बत्तख): Quack
Monkey (बंदर): Gibber
Pig (सूअर): Grunt
Chick (चूज़ा): Cheep
Mouse (चूहा): Squeak
Owl (उल्लू): Screech
Peacock (मोर): Scream
Nightingale/Cuckoo (कोयल): Sing
Horse (घोड़ा): Snort
Dog (कुत्ता): Yelp
pigs - grunt
foxes - yelp
peacocks - scream
bats - screech
crows - caw
ducks - quack
vultures - scream
camels - snort
rats - squeak
apes - gibber
chicks - cheep
doves - coo
larks - sing
D. 3. Words and Meanings
1. in plenty
Meaning guessed: In large amounts / बहुत सारा
Dictionary meaning: Available in large quantities / प्रचुर मात्रा में
2. company at home
Dictionary meaning: Companionship or presence of guests at home / घर पर संगति या उपस्थिति
3. nook and corner
Meaning guessed: Every place / हर जगह
Dictionary meaning: Every small, hidden, or distant part of a place / हर एक कोना-कोना
4. fond of
Meaning guessed: Liking something / पसंद करना
Dictionary meaning: Having a liking or affection for something / किसी चीज़ का शौकीन या बहुत पसंद होना
5. several
Dictionary meaning: More than two but not many; various / अनेक या कई
1. Anwesha was born in 2000.
2. They are waiting for the bus.
3. I will go to the zoo with my father.
4. You can find this word in a dictionary.
5. Anita went to Delhi yesterday.
6. We will go home by bus.
7. The table is between the two chairs.
8. Anshu is looking at the map.
9. The picture hangs above my bed.
10. My friends don't want to go into (या to) the castle.
E.2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
I'm Shubham. I live in Darbhanga. In summer I like to travel to Shimla with my family. Last summer I took a train from Delhi to Shimla. At the station, we went to our hotel by bus. We stopped at a small restaurant for lunch. The driver parked the bus behind the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus or the driver, so we waited outside the restaurant for one hour. The driver was walking through the small park near (या behind) the restaurant, which we did not know. So we were very angry with him. But my holidays were great.
F. LET'S TALK
F.1. Mini and Anshu are sister and brother. Below is a talk between them. Some sentences of the content are missing.
Anshu: What is it?
Mini: Today I saw four eggs in the nest of a sparrow.
Anshu: Where is it?
Mini: On the niche of the verandah
Anshu: O.K. Let's see them.
Mini: Look at the nest! The female sparrow is sitting on the eggs.
Question: Write a paragraph on 'The bird you like most'.
The Bird I Like Most: The Sparrow
I like the sparrow the most among all birds. It is a small, brown, and friendly bird that lives close to human homes. Sparrows are very active and cheerful birds. They chirp sweetly throughout the day and hop around in the courtyard. They like to eat grains, seeds, tender shoots, and small insects. I love watching sparrows build their tiny nests in safe corners of our house. Their innocent look and lively chirping always bring joy to my mind.
H.1. Many tourists visit the bird sanctuaries in our country every year. Make a list of sanctuaries in India.
Answer:
Here is a list of famous bird sanctuaries in India:
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) – Rajasthan
Nagi & Nakti Dam Bird Sanctuary – Bihar
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary – Haryana
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary – Tamil Nadu
Chilika Lake Bird Sanctuary – Odisha
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary – Goa
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary – Karnataka
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