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Grade 5 · English
The Talkative Barber
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Poem: Malu Bhalu + Prose: The Talkative Barber — courage and good communication
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1
Think about why Malu Bhalu behaves as she does — fill in the best word!
Malu is of the cold river water — the unknown is frightening even for a bear.
Malu learns that the water is not as bad as she thought — it even feels .
Malu's encourages her to try swimming, showing that gentle support helps us face our fears.
Malu finally decides to be and jump in — proving that courage means acting despite fear.
2
Think carefully about why characters behave as they do in 'The Talkative Barber' — fill in the best word!
The main character is a whose love of talking prevents him from doing his job properly.
His constant chatter is very because the customer cannot object without being rude.
The customer must be very to endure the barber's endless talk without walking out.
The customer just wants a haircut in peace — he is not interested in the barber's tales.
He keeps sharing about the whole town — which shows he is not thinking about the customer's feelings or time.
3
Sort these events from 'The Talkative Barber' — does the customer WANT this to happen or does the barber do it AGAINST the customer's wishes?
1Getting a quick, clean haircut
2The barber shares the gossip of the entire town
3Leaving the barbershop in reasonable time
4The barber asks endless questions mid-shave
5The barber stops cutting to act out a story
6Being treated with respect and courtesy
7The haircut being done properly and neatly
8The barber talks on and on about his own life
Customer wants this
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Barber does it against customer's wishes
write sentence numbers here
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