# Badal and Moti

## Overview
This story is about a kind boy named Badal who lives with his mother in a village. One day, he finds a lonely puppy and decides to take care of it. The puppy, named Moti, becomes his best friend. Their friendship grows stronger and eventually, Moti helps save Badal from danger.

## Key Topics Covered

### 1. Story Summary

- **A New Friend**: Badal finds a shivering puppy on his way back from school. He brings it home and asks his mother if it can stay. She agrees, and they name the puppy Moti.

- **Growing Bond**: Badal and Moti become best friends. They eat, play, and spend time together. Moti follows Badal everywhere.

- **The Accident**: One rainy day, Badal slips on a muddy path and falls into a deep pit. He cannot get out on his own.

- **Rescue by Moti**: Moti and Badal’s mother, along with neighbors, go searching. Moti catches Badal’s scent and leads everyone to the pit. Badal is rescued using a rope.

- **Gratitude**: Badal is grateful to Moti and hugs him with love and thanks.

### 2. Comprehension and Discussion

- Questions test understanding of key events (e.g., What did Badal come across? How did Moti help?).
- Activities include true/false statements and discussion about personal experiences with pets and accidents.

### 3. Grammar and Vocabulary

#### A. Past Tense Activity
- Focus on verbs that end with **-ed**, such as "lived," "loved," "played," "thanked."
- Students are asked to add **-ed** to verbs (e.g., walk → walked, play → played).

#### B. Word Pair Matching
- Exercise to match related items (e.g., lock-key, bat-ball) and color code them.

### 4. Listening and Speaking Practice

- **Listening**: Retelling the story in proper sequence using numbered events.
- **Speaking**: Discussing daily routines (before, during, and after school) using sentence clues.

### 5. Writing Practice

- Reordering a jumbled picture story about a dove and an ant to form a meaningful narrative.
- Completing the dove-ant story using correct words from a given list.
- Identifying questions and statements and using correct punctuation marks (? or .).
- Completing a simple conversation between two children by filling in blanks.

### 6. Art Integration

- Drawing and coloring activity where children can add to a scene of kids playing.

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## New Words and Their Meanings

| Word | Meaning in Simple English |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| shivering | shaking because of cold |
| pit | a big hole in the ground |
| scent | smell |
| muddy | full of wet soil or dirt |
| hugged | held someone tightly to show love |
| gathered | came together in a group |
| rescued | saved someone from danger |
| promised | said you would do something for sure |
| thanked | said “thank you” |
| climbed | went up something (like a tree or stairs) |

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## Practice Questions

### Easy (3)

1. What was the name of the boy in the story?
**Answer**: Badal
**Explanation**: The story begins with Badal finding a puppy.

2. What did Badal name the puppy?
**Answer**: Moti
**Explanation**: Badal and his mother named the puppy Moti.

3. Who lived with Badal?
**Answer**: His mother
**Explanation**: Badal lived in the village with his mother.

### Medium (2)

4. How did Moti help in finding Badal?
**Answer**: Moti caught Badal's scent and led others to the pit.
**Explanation**: Moti used his nose to find Badal.

5. What happened to Badal on a rainy day?
**Answer**: He slipped and fell into a pit.
**Explanation**: It was rainy and the road was muddy.

### Difficult (3)

6. What promise did Badal give to his mother?
**Answer**: To take care of the puppy.
**Explanation**: His mother allowed the puppy only if he promised to care for it.

7. Describe the friendship between Badal and Moti in two sentences.
**Answer**: Badal and Moti played, ate, and spent time together. They were best friends and always stayed close.
**Explanation**: This shows the bond they shared.

8. Why was Badal’s mother worried?
**Answer**: Because Badal didn’t return home on time.
**Explanation**: She noticed he was late and gathered people to search for him.

### Very Difficult (2)

9. Retell the story in 5 sentences.
**Answer**:
1. Badal finds a puppy and brings it home.
2. He names it Moti and they become best friends.
3. One rainy day, Badal falls into a pit.
4. Moti helps find him by barking near the pit.
5. Badal is rescued and thanks Moti.
**Explanation**: This captures all key parts of the story.

10. Write five verbs from the story that are in the past tense.
**Answer**: lived, brought, named, played, thanked
**Explanation**: These actions already happened and end with -ed or changed forms.

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