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9.2 Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.

a. The poet’s balloon was less than a pound.

b. The balloon floats on water.

c. The poet takes the balloon wherever he goes.

d. The poet plans to buy a lighter balloon in his next buy.

9.3 Discuss and answer.

a. What did the poet buy?

b. Can the poet make the balloon float?

c. What does the poet do with the balloon?

d. Why does the poet plan to buy a light balloon next

time?

9.4 Ask your teacher.

a. Why does a balloon float on water?

b. Why doesn’t the poet’s balloon float on water?

9.5 Project Work

Arrange a tub / glass with water in it. Collect some

pieces of paper, some small wood pieces, some leaves,

some stones, some marbles, a football and a cricket ball
and drop them into the water. Now see which of them

float and which don’t.

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