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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL



                                     STD-4    ENGLISH     GRAMMAR


                                            SUMMARY WRITING

                                             HOME ASSIGNMENT-1


               SUBJECTIVE:

                 A. Summarize after reading the story below. Use the ‘somebody…, wanted…, but…, so…
                    and then…’ strategy. Also give a suitable title to the passage.

                     A boy named Raj was upset because he had done poorly in his English
                       test. He was sitting in his room when his grandmother came and
                       comforted him. His grandmother sat beside him and gave him a pencil.
                       Raj looked at his grandma puzzled, and said he didn’t deserve a pencil
                       after his performance in the test.


                     His grandma explained, “You can learn many things from this pencil
                       because it is just like you. It experiences a painful sharpening, just the
                       way you have experienced the pain of not doing well on your test.
                       However, it will help you be a better student. Just as all the good that
                       comes from the pencil is from within itself, you will also find the
                       strength to overcome this hurdle. And finally, just as this pencil will
                       make its mark on any surface, you too shall leave your mark on anything you choose to.” Raj
                       was immediately consoled and promised himself that he would do better.


               B.Summarize after reading the story below. Use the ‘somebody…, wanted…, but…, so…
               and then…’ strategy. Also give a suitable title to the passage.

                     Patty, a milkmaid milked her cow and had two full pails of fresh, creamy milk. She put both
                       pails of milk on a stick and set off to the market to sell the milk. As she took steps towards
                       the market, her thoughts took steps towards wealth. On her way, she kept thinking about the
                       money she would make from selling the milk. Then she thought about what she would do
                       with that money.


                     She was talking to herself and said, “Once I get the money, I’ll buy a chicken. The chicken
                       will lay eggs and I will get more chickens. They’ll all lay eggs, and I will sell them for more
                       money. Then, I’ll buy the house on the hill and everyone will envy me.” She was very happy
                       that soon she would be very rich. With these happy thoughts, she marched ahead. But
                       suddenly, she tripped and fell. Both the pails of the milk fell and all her dreams were
                       shattered. The milk spilt onto the ground, and all Patty could do was cry. “No more dream,”
                       she cried foolishly!
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