The Storm at Night — Chapter Summary
ICSE · Class 3 · English Literature-Book 'Gulmohar'
Summary of The Storm at Night for ICSE Class 3 English Literature-Book 'Gulmohar'. Part of the ICSE Class 3 English Literature-Book 'Gulmohar' syllabus.
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Overview
This chapter from the Gulmohar English textbook tells the exciting story of a stormy night in the hills. The writer, Ruskin Bond, shares his experience of a powerful storm that damages his house. Though scary, the story is told in a calm and even humorous way. The speaker and his adopted family work
Key Concepts
Words like 'hurriedly' and 'quietly'
Words like 'hurriedly' and 'quietly' that tell us how something is done. For example, the children picked up books hurriedly during the storm.
Words like 'now'
Words like 'now', 'today', 'downstairs', and 'below' that tell us when or where something happens.
Prefixes added to words to change
Prefixes added to words to change their meaning. 'Un-' means 'not', like 'unable'. 'Dis-' means 'opposite' or 'remove', like 'disconnected'.
Words that describe sounds
Words that describe sounds, like 'groaned', 'clattered', 'squealed', and 'ripping'.
The speaker and the children work
The speaker and the children work together to save books, clothes, and other items from getting wet.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the sequence of events during the storm
- Identify key parts of a house and their functions
- Recognize adverbs of manner, time, and place
- Learn the use of prefixes 'un-' and 'dis-'
- Appreciate how sound words make stories vivid
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