Workbook Solutions: There's a Lesson in that | Year 5 English IGCSE (Cambridge) PDF Download

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1  There’s a lesson in that
1.1 Read a story by Aesop
1 
2 stopping understand difficult
 meadow provision gathering
 glorious continued wistfully
 character lethargic important
3–5 Learners’ own answers.
1.2 Check your understanding
1  could, should. Could implies a possibility that 
Grasshopper would listen to Ant, whereas 
should implies obligation in that Grasshopper 
would do well to listen to Ant.
2 a mustn’t b won’t c wouldn’t d couldn’t e shan’t
3 a can’t b will c should d might e could, would
1.3 Story features
1–2 
run sleep laugh smile cry
bound, 
dart, 
dash, flee, 
jog, race, 
scuttle, 
sprint, 
stampede
catnap, 
doze, 
drowse, 
hibernate, 
kip, nap, 
rest, 
slumber, 
snooze
cackle, 
chortle, 
chuckle, 
giggle, 
guffaw, 
hoot, 
snicker, 
snigger, 
titter
beam, 
grin, 
simper, 
smirk, 
sneer
bawl, 
blub, 
howl, 
snivel, 
sob, 
wail, 
weep, 
whimper
Possible 
antonym
dawdle, 
plod
Possible 
antonym
wake
Possible 
antonym
cry
Possible 
antonym
frown
Possible 
antonym
laugh
3 Possible answers:
  Ant: sensible – silly; serious – light-hearted/
funny; busy – idle; bossy – meek
  Gr asshopper : thoughtless – thoughtful; 
carefree – careworn; optimistic – pessimistic; 
irresponsible – responsible
4  Learners’ own sentences describing Ant’s 
and Grasshopper’s personalities. Look for 
evidence from the text in their answers.
1.4  What about my point 
of view?
1  Learners’ own answers to interpret the 
scenario.
2 a  W hen I get up my mum makes me eat 
breakfast. She says we should all eat 
healthily before school because good food 
gives us brain power!
 b  Mrs Sisulu wakes her family every 
morning and prepares a healthy breakfast 
for them. She thinks they need breakfast 
because it will give them brain food.
3 Learners’ own answers.
4 Note his appears in more than one column.
Personal 
pronouns
Possessive 
pronouns
Possessive 
adjectives
he I it
her they she
you we
One 
syllable 
Two 
syllables 
Three 
syllables 
Four 
syllables 
ant baffled enormous industrious 
corn chirrup grasshopper liberally 
flies fathom melody 
teased guffawed sustenance 
its his
my her
your our
their
hers his
mine ours
theirs
yours
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1  There’s a lesson in that
1.1 Read a story by Aesop
1 
2 stopping understand difficult
 meadow provision gathering
 glorious continued wistfully
 character lethargic important
3–5 Learners’ own answers.
1.2 Check your understanding
1  could, should. Could implies a possibility that 
Grasshopper would listen to Ant, whereas 
should implies obligation in that Grasshopper 
would do well to listen to Ant.
2 a mustn’t b won’t c wouldn’t d couldn’t e shan’t
3 a can’t b will c should d might e could, would
1.3 Story features
1–2 
run sleep laugh smile cry
bound, 
dart, 
dash, flee, 
jog, race, 
scuttle, 
sprint, 
stampede
catnap, 
doze, 
drowse, 
hibernate, 
kip, nap, 
rest, 
slumber, 
snooze
cackle, 
chortle, 
chuckle, 
giggle, 
guffaw, 
hoot, 
snicker, 
snigger, 
titter
beam, 
grin, 
simper, 
smirk, 
sneer
bawl, 
blub, 
howl, 
snivel, 
sob, 
wail, 
weep, 
whimper
Possible 
antonym
dawdle, 
plod
Possible 
antonym
wake
Possible 
antonym
cry
Possible 
antonym
frown
Possible 
antonym
laugh
3 Possible answers:
  Ant: sensible – silly; serious – light-hearted/
funny; busy – idle; bossy – meek
  Gr asshopper : thoughtless – thoughtful; 
carefree – careworn; optimistic – pessimistic; 
irresponsible – responsible
4  Learners’ own sentences describing Ant’s 
and Grasshopper’s personalities. Look for 
evidence from the text in their answers.
1.4  What about my point 
of view?
1  Learners’ own answers to interpret the 
scenario.
2 a  W hen I get up my mum makes me eat 
breakfast. She says we should all eat 
healthily before school because good food 
gives us brain power!
 b  Mrs Sisulu wakes her family every 
morning and prepares a healthy breakfast 
for them. She thinks they need breakfast 
because it will give them brain food.
3 Learners’ own answers.
4 Note his appears in more than one column.
Personal 
pronouns
Possessive 
pronouns
Possessive 
adjectives
he I it
her they she
you we
One 
syllable 
Two 
syllables 
Three 
syllables 
Four 
syllables 
ant baffled enormous industrious 
corn chirrup grasshopper liberally 
flies fathom melody 
teased guffawed sustenance 
its his
my her
your our
their
hers his
mine ours
theirs
yours
2
1.5 Proverbs tell a tale
1 
Practice makes 
perfect.
Doing something 
over and over again 
is how to learn to do 
something well. 
Look before you 
leap.
Think carefully 
before you do or say 
something.
A stitch in time 
saves nine.
Making a little effort 
now will save a lot of 
effort later.
Great oaks from 
little acorns 
grow.
All great things start 
small.
It’s no use 
crying over spilt 
milk.
It’s no good worrying 
about something that 
has already happened.
Out of sight, 
out of mind.
It is easy to forget 
something if you can’t  
see it.
2 a eggs, b worm, c eating, d feather, e cake
3 Learners’ own research.
1.6  A twist in the traditional tale
Learners’ own answers.
1.7 It’s all about dialogue
1 a  “Y ou can’t see where you are going,” 
laughed Mother Crab.
 b  Baby Crab asked, “Will you teach me to 
walk straight?”
 c  “I am better than Starfish who can’t walk 
at all!” protested Baby Crab.
 d  Baby Crab poked Starfish and demanded, 
“How do you move around?”
2 “I don’t need to walk,” smiled Starfish.
 “Why not?” asked Baby Crab.
  Starfish wriggled and giggled, saying, “I don’t 
need to go anywhere so I wait for the waves to 
take me.”
3 Learners’ own dialogue.
1.8  Figurative language is 
all around
1 a leaf b out c chip d medicine e mad
2 Learners’ own pictures.
3  Possible answers: start again/afresh; feeling 
out of place; someone who is very like 
their parent; someone receiving the same 
unpleasant treatment that they have given to 
someone else; crazy.
4 
t z s w t t n o n e a
a e l c y c k z e t p
e h e r i i r n h s k
n t l u h e k g a n t
w i c m p y i l o v c
r r r m k n m c l e e
o w i a k x k e i o a
u s c g v y l r a i l
g d d e g g u r n z e
h s i z z l e c e s u
t l u a s r e m o s w
night race sigh
neat rhyme psalm
knave writhe circle
knight rail see
knee wrought simper
knock wriggle sizzle
none rummage cycle
nail rugged somersault
1.9  Hold a discussion forum
Learners’ own answers.
1.10  Test your knowledge
1  It is a fable because it is short, has an animal 
character with human characteristics that 
learns a lesson, and it can teach us a life lesson 
as well.
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 Sample answer:
  The dog and his bone is a fable. Fables are 
short stories that teach a lesson and they 
often have animal characters with human 
characteristics. In this story, the main 
character is the dog. He sees a bone bigger than 
the one he is carrying reflected in the water so 
he drops his own bone in the water and tries to 
get the bigger one. The lesson the dog learns 
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1  There’s a lesson in that
1.1 Read a story by Aesop
1 
2 stopping understand difficult
 meadow provision gathering
 glorious continued wistfully
 character lethargic important
3–5 Learners’ own answers.
1.2 Check your understanding
1  could, should. Could implies a possibility that 
Grasshopper would listen to Ant, whereas 
should implies obligation in that Grasshopper 
would do well to listen to Ant.
2 a mustn’t b won’t c wouldn’t d couldn’t e shan’t
3 a can’t b will c should d might e could, would
1.3 Story features
1–2 
run sleep laugh smile cry
bound, 
dart, 
dash, flee, 
jog, race, 
scuttle, 
sprint, 
stampede
catnap, 
doze, 
drowse, 
hibernate, 
kip, nap, 
rest, 
slumber, 
snooze
cackle, 
chortle, 
chuckle, 
giggle, 
guffaw, 
hoot, 
snicker, 
snigger, 
titter
beam, 
grin, 
simper, 
smirk, 
sneer
bawl, 
blub, 
howl, 
snivel, 
sob, 
wail, 
weep, 
whimper
Possible 
antonym
dawdle, 
plod
Possible 
antonym
wake
Possible 
antonym
cry
Possible 
antonym
frown
Possible 
antonym
laugh
3 Possible answers:
  Ant: sensible – silly; serious – light-hearted/
funny; busy – idle; bossy – meek
  Gr asshopper : thoughtless – thoughtful; 
carefree – careworn; optimistic – pessimistic; 
irresponsible – responsible
4  Learners’ own sentences describing Ant’s 
and Grasshopper’s personalities. Look for 
evidence from the text in their answers.
1.4  What about my point 
of view?
1  Learners’ own answers to interpret the 
scenario.
2 a  W hen I get up my mum makes me eat 
breakfast. She says we should all eat 
healthily before school because good food 
gives us brain power!
 b  Mrs Sisulu wakes her family every 
morning and prepares a healthy breakfast 
for them. She thinks they need breakfast 
because it will give them brain food.
3 Learners’ own answers.
4 Note his appears in more than one column.
Personal 
pronouns
Possessive 
pronouns
Possessive 
adjectives
he I it
her they she
you we
One 
syllable 
Two 
syllables 
Three 
syllables 
Four 
syllables 
ant baffled enormous industrious 
corn chirrup grasshopper liberally 
flies fathom melody 
teased guffawed sustenance 
its his
my her
your our
their
hers his
mine ours
theirs
yours
2
1.5 Proverbs tell a tale
1 
Practice makes 
perfect.
Doing something 
over and over again 
is how to learn to do 
something well. 
Look before you 
leap.
Think carefully 
before you do or say 
something.
A stitch in time 
saves nine.
Making a little effort 
now will save a lot of 
effort later.
Great oaks from 
little acorns 
grow.
All great things start 
small.
It’s no use 
crying over spilt 
milk.
It’s no good worrying 
about something that 
has already happened.
Out of sight, 
out of mind.
It is easy to forget 
something if you can’t  
see it.
2 a eggs, b worm, c eating, d feather, e cake
3 Learners’ own research.
1.6  A twist in the traditional tale
Learners’ own answers.
1.7 It’s all about dialogue
1 a  “Y ou can’t see where you are going,” 
laughed Mother Crab.
 b  Baby Crab asked, “Will you teach me to 
walk straight?”
 c  “I am better than Starfish who can’t walk 
at all!” protested Baby Crab.
 d  Baby Crab poked Starfish and demanded, 
“How do you move around?”
2 “I don’t need to walk,” smiled Starfish.
 “Why not?” asked Baby Crab.
  Starfish wriggled and giggled, saying, “I don’t 
need to go anywhere so I wait for the waves to 
take me.”
3 Learners’ own dialogue.
1.8  Figurative language is 
all around
1 a leaf b out c chip d medicine e mad
2 Learners’ own pictures.
3  Possible answers: start again/afresh; feeling 
out of place; someone who is very like 
their parent; someone receiving the same 
unpleasant treatment that they have given to 
someone else; crazy.
4 
t z s w t t n o n e a
a e l c y c k z e t p
e h e r i i r n h s k
n t l u h e k g a n t
w i c m p y i l o v c
r r r m k n m c l e e
o w i a k x k e i o a
u s c g v y l r a i l
g d d e g g u r n z e
h s i z z l e c e s u
t l u a s r e m o s w
night race sigh
neat rhyme psalm
knave writhe circle
knight rail see
knee wrought simper
knock wriggle sizzle
none rummage cycle
nail rugged somersault
1.9  Hold a discussion forum
Learners’ own answers.
1.10  Test your knowledge
1  It is a fable because it is short, has an animal 
character with human characteristics that 
learns a lesson, and it can teach us a life lesson 
as well.
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 Sample answer:
  The dog and his bone is a fable. Fables are 
short stories that teach a lesson and they 
often have animal characters with human 
characteristics. In this story, the main 
character is the dog. He sees a bone bigger than 
the one he is carrying reflected in the water so 
he drops his own bone in the water and tries to 
get the bigger one. The lesson the dog learns 
3
is that the grass is not always greener on the 
other side of the fence/what others have is not 
necessarily better/be happy with what you have. 
We can also learn because the story teaches 
us to be happy with what we have and not be 
envious of others.
1.11 and 1.12 Retell a fable
1  One day, threa [three] sheeps [sheep] were 
grayzing [grazing] in the feeld [field]. Won 
[One] was corled [called] Cosy, won [one] wos 
[was] named Sheer and the last was Yummy. 
“Wot [What] do you wont [want] to be when 
you gro [grow] up?” Cosy aksed [asked] Sheer.
  “A wooly [woolly] jumper!” larfed [laughed] 
Sheer, bounceing [bouncing] up and down.
 “Me two [too]!”shoutted [shouted] Cosy.
 And then they both starred [stared] at Yummy.
2  Learners’ own answers. Possible answers:  
a murmured, b yawned, c wept
3  [be] was; [sit] sat; [notice] noticed; [hold] held; 
[think] thought; [hit] hit; [stand] stood; [say] 
said; [be] was; [open] opened; [give] gave; [fall] 
fell; [plop] plopped; [regret] regretted