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# The Cap-seller and the Monkeys

## Overview
In the story “The Cap-seller and the Monkeys,” students explore a tale through pictures and simple narration. The chapter is designed to develop vocabulary, observation, phonics, and conversational English through storytelling, mimicking, and creative exercises. It also incorporates action words and onomatopoeia.

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## Key Topics Covered

### 1. Let Us Read (Story: The Cap-seller and the Monkeys)

- **Plot Summary**:
A cap-seller walks with a basket of caps on his head. One day, he rests under a tree. While he sleeps, monkeys take his caps and wear them. On waking up, he sees the monkeys with his caps and tries different actions. He shakes his fists, scratches his head—monkeys copy all of it. Finally, he throws his own cap into the basket. The monkeys imitate him again and throw their caps back, allowing the cap-seller to retrieve them.

- **Learning Objective**:
To understand the storyline through pictures and mimicry, and observe actions and reactions.

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### 2. Let Us Speak

- **Question Prompts**:
- Do you have a cap? What colour is it?
- Why did the monkeys throw the caps into the basket?

- **Practice Phrases**:
- “I see a monkey on the tree.”
- “I see a cap on the ground.”
- “I see clouds in the sky.”

- **Sound Clapping Activity**:
Rhymes like “Butterflies, butterflies, up, up, up” are sung with claps for each word, encouraging rhythm and word segmentation.

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### 3. Let Us Write

- **Alphabet and Sound Activity**:
Circle the words starting with the same sound in each group (e.g., cap, cat, coat).

- **Letter Recognition**:
Find matching letters (e.g., p – p, o – o).

- **Sequence Task**:
Number story pictures 1 to 4 in order of events.

- **Sound Practice with 'p'**:
Circle words that contain 'p' (e.g., cap, top, apple).

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### 4. Phonics and Syllables

- **Initial Sounds Activity**:
Identify beginning sounds in words like monkey, mango, mat.

- **Syllable Clapping**:
Practice two-syllable words like “mon-key,” “don-key,” “sell-er.”

- **Matching Syllables**:
Match words that begin with the same syllable.

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### 5. Let Us Read More (Poem: Catch Me If You Can)

- **Short Poem**:
A story-like rhyme where a cat tries to catch a rat, but the clever rat hides in a hat and a box. The lid won’t open, and the rat escapes happily.

- **Objective**:
Practice rhyme, prediction, and acting through short narrative verses.

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### 6. Let Us Listen and Act

- **Listening Instructions**:
Follow commands such as:
- “Catch the ball.”
- “Throw the ball.”
- “Hide under the table.”
- “Open your pencil box.”

- **Word Formation from ‘at’**:
Learn new words by adding letters to “at” (e.g., cat, bat, fat).

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### 7. Let Us Do and Explore

- **Mask-Making Activity**:
Cut and make a cat mask. Children are encouraged to think and explain steps to make a rat mask.

- **Story Enactment**:
Students use the masks to enact the story "Catch Me If You Can".

- **Explore Nature**:
Children observe insects, flowers, and animals and draw them, then speak about them.

- **Story Sharing**:
Children are encouraged to listen to family stories about animals and retell them in English, individually or in groups.

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## New Words and Simple Definitions

| Term | Definition |
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| cap | A small hat worn on the head |
| basket | A container used to carry things |
| monkey | An animal that lives on trees and copies people |
| scratch | To rub your skin or head with fingers or nails |
| idea | A thought or plan in the mind |
| throw | To send something through the air with your hand |
| tree | A tall plant with branches and leaves |
| box | A container with a lid or cover |
| lid | A cover for a box or container |
| mask | A face covering, often used for fun or drama |

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## Practice Questions with Answers and Explanations

### Easy (3 Questions)
1. **What did the monkeys take from the cap-seller?**
**Answer**: The caps.
**Explanation**: The monkeys wore the caps taken from the basket.

2. **Where did the cap-seller sleep?**
**Answer**: Under a tree.
**Explanation**: He rested there while the monkeys stole the caps.

3. **What did the cap-seller throw into the basket?**
**Answer**: His own cap.
**Explanation**: It was a trick to get the monkeys to mimic him.

### Medium (2 Questions)
4. **Why did the monkeys throw their caps into the basket?**
**Answer**: They copied the cap-seller.
**Explanation**: The monkeys imitated every action of the man.

5. **How did the cap-seller get his caps back?**
**Answer**: By tricking the monkeys.
**Explanation**: He threw his cap, and the monkeys copied him.

### Difficult (3 Questions)
6. **What do we learn from this story?**
**Answer**: Quick thinking can solve problems.
**Explanation**: The cap-seller used his brain to solve the cap problem.

7. **Why do you think the monkeys copied the cap-seller?**
**Answer**: Because monkeys often imitate humans.
**Explanation**: It’s natural for monkeys to mimic actions.

8. **What would you do if you were the cap-seller?**
**Answer**: I would try to think of a plan like he did.
**Explanation**: It encourages imagination and problem-solving.

### Very Difficult (2 Questions)
9. **If the cap-seller had shouted at the monkeys, what could have happened?**
**Answer**: They may not have returned the caps.
**Explanation**: Shouting might have scared them, not tricked them.

10. **How is this story similar to animal stories in your family? Share one.**
**Answer**: (Open-ended – varies by student)
**Explanation**: Promotes personal connection and storytelling skills.

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