Hello! I am Anika. I live in the plain land. I like to attend the hill festivals. So I am here in the hills to visit my friend.

She is Sangma. She welcomes me to her house, spraying water upon me.

The house is decorated with colours and flowers. Her parents greet me.

• (1)

  Fill in the gaps with the best word from the box.

  colourful

  hill

  two

  float

  plain
• (a)

  Anika and Sangnia are _____ friends.

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• (b)

  Anika lives in the ______ land.

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• (c)

  Sangma is a ______ girl.

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• (d)

  The hill people _______ flowers in the water.

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• (e)

  Life becomes _______ in the festivals.

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• (2) Look at the pictures. Discuss the questions in small groups.
• (a)

  Where is the festival taking place?

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• (b)

  What are the hill girls doing in the water?

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• (c)

  What are the boys and the girls doing?

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• (d)

  How are the two girls dancing?

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• (3) Read the story and say if the sentences are true or false. If false write, the correct answers.
• (a)

  The name of the hill girl is Sangma.

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• (b)

  Sangma welcomes a chakma girl to her house.

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• (c)

  On the day of phulbiju hill people float flowers in the water.

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• (d)

  Young boys and girls throw flowers on each other.

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• (e)

  The new year's day is called mulbiju.

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• (4) Read the story individually and write answer to each of the questions.
• (a)

  Where does Anika live?

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• (b)

  What is the name of the hill girl?

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• (c)

  How does the hill girl welcome Anika?

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• (d)

  Why do the hill people float flowers in the water?

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• (e)

  What do hill people do on the day of mulbiju?

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