Class 5th - Science L3

MATTER

IV. Answer the following questions.

1. How does a an element differ from a compound?

Ans. An element is made up of only one kind of atom. A compound is made up of more than one kind of atom. 

2. What determines the state of matter?

Ans. The arrangement of molecules and the force of attraction between them determine the state of matter. 

3. Why do liquid flow?

Ans. The force of attraction between the molecules of a liquid is weak. However, it is enough to not allow the molecules to move far apart from each other. The molecules in a liquid are, therefore, arranged slightly away from each other. This allows some movement between the molecules. That is why liquid flows. 

4. A solid substance changes to a liquid on heating. Why?

Ans. Heating changes the arrangement of molecules in a substance and, thereby, changes its state. On heating, the molecules gain energy and move further apart. Hence, when a solid is heated, it changes into a liquid. 

5. What kind of change is a temporary change?  Explain such a change with an example.

Ans. A physical change is a temporary change. It does not result in the formation of a new substance as the properties of the substance do not change. For example, the formation of a salt solution is a physical change because both salt and water can be easily separated. Also, a physical change is mostly reversible. When water vapour cools, it changes back into water.  

V. Do as directed

1. Draw a diagram to describe the molecule of oxygen and justify why oxygen is an element. Name another element.

 

 O=O

Ans. Oxygen is made of only one kind of atom. Hence, it is an element.

Chorine is also an element.

 

2. Draw a diagram of the ammonia molecule and justify why ammonia is a compound. Give another example of a compound.

H=N=H      H

 

Ans  Ammonia is made of up of two different molecules - nitrogen and hydrogen. Hence, it is a compound. Water is also a compound.

3. Explain why the molecule of carbon dioxide gas spread throughout the entire available space.

Ans. There is hardly any force of attraction between the molecules of carbon dioxidgas. This allows the molecules to move freely and spread throughout the entire available space.

4. Give an example of a chemical change. Explain why it is a chemical change.

Ans. A chemical change forms one or more new substances. A chemical change is mostly irreversible and permanent. For example, the burning of paper brings about a chemical change. The paper is reduced to ash. The new substance formed is ash. Ash cannot be converted into paper again. 

5. What kind of change is mostly a temporary change? Explain such a change with ab example.

Ans. A physical change is a temporary change. It does not result in the formation of a new substance as the properties of the substance do not change. For example, the formation of a salt solution is a physical change because both salt and water can be easily separated. Also, a physical change is mostly reversible. When water vapour cools, it changes back into water.

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CLASS -5TH Science L2

LESSON-2: FOOD, HEALTH AND DISEASES

 

III. Answer the following questions in one sentence.

1. Why does our body need protein-rich food?

Ans. Protein-rich food is needed for the body to grow and heal the damaged body parts.

2. Name three food item that provide fibre.

Ans. Fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains contain good amounts of fibre.

3. Where do germs live?

Ans. Germs live in unclean places such as garbage and dirt.

4. Which disease can be caused by the bite of an Aedes mosquito?

Ans. The bite of an Aedes mosquito can cause dengue.

5. How does Covid-19 spread?

Ans. COVID-19 spreads through contaminated air.

6. What does a vaccine contain?

Ans. A vaccine produces immunity against a particular disease.

IV. Answer the following questions.

1. Name any one vitamin and write about its importance. Name some food items rich in this vitamin.

Ans. Vitamin D is needed for the proper growth of bones. This vitamin is made by our body with the help of sunlight. Milk and dairy products such as curd, butter and ghee contain vitamin D. Fish, eggs and meat are also good sources of vitamin D.

2. Write 4-5 sentences about malnutrition.

Ans. A person whose diet does not provide the required nutrients over a long period of time suffers from malnutrition. The person who suffers from malnutrition becomes very weak, becomes tired easily and can fall sick often. Malnutrition can be cured by having a balanced diet.

3. Explain how different communicable diseases spread?

Ans. Communicable diseases spread through air, water, food, insects or through direct contact with a sick person. Diseases, such as tuberculosis, common cold and COVID-19 spread through the air. When a person suffering from tuberculosis, common cold or COVID-19 sneezes or coughs, the germs present in the throat and lungs are thrown out into the air. Any other person who breathes such air can fall sick. Communicable diseases can spread through insects also.

4. List three measures that should be taken to prevent malaria.

Ans. • Do not allow water to collect around your surroundings as mosquitoes lay their eggs in water.

• Introduce fish into ponds. Fish feed on mosquito larvae and do not let mosquitoes multiply.

• Use a mosquito net to sleep under, to prevent mosquito bites.

5. Name any one deficiency disease. Explain how it occurs and suggest a cure for the disease.

Ans. Kwashiorkor – this disease occurs due to deficiency of proteins. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, swelling of legs and stomach, enlarged liver and stunted growth. This disease can be prevented by giving diet to the person that contains skimmed milk, porridge, pulses and eggs.

     6. Explain how vaccine protect us from certain disease.

Ans. A vaccine contains weakened or dead germs of a certain disease. They are in the form of oral drops or injections. When a person is vaccinated, the germs present in the vaccine enter the body and prepare the body to fight against the disease-causing germs. Thus, the person acquires immunity against the particular disease.

 

 

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Class-5th English (Poem)

 

Poem : Notebook

Understanding the poem

 

B. Answer the questions.

1. What does the speaker do every morning?

Ans. Every morning, the speaker writes down his questions in his notebook. He then nags his elder brother for the answers as the brother yawns.

 2. Which line in the poem tells us that the speaker uses an old notebook?

Ans. These lines in the poem tell us that the speaker uses an old notebook:

 • Pages of notes I have squiggly-wiggly written.

 • From the start I’ve written down all I’ve ever wondered.

 3. Describe the speaker’s handwriting.

Ans. The speaker’s handwriting is a careless scrawl.

4. What does the speaker wonder about locusts?

Ans. The speaker wonders why locusts are attractive (‘spiffy’).

 5. Why do you think the speaker’s elder brother yawns?

Ans. The speaker’s elder brother probably yawns because he has still not woken up completely.

 6. What puzzles the speaker about curry leaves?

Ans. The speaker knows that ‘curry’ is a sauce with a hot flavour and so wonders where the sauce is in curry leaves. This doubtlessly is all nonsense, and it is not wise to try to find logic in it.

C. Read this line from the poem and answer the questions that follow.

You haven’t read my notebook, no wonder you are foxed

1. Why is the listener ‘foxed’?

Ans. The speaker says that the listener is ‘foxed’ because they would not be able to understand anything unless they read the notebook that has, according to the speaker, all the answers to the questions he talks about

in the poem.

2. Do you think the listener would still be ‘foxed’ if he/she read the speaker’s notebook?

Ans. Yes, I think that the listener would still be ‘foxed’ even after reading the speaker’s notebook as there is hardly any logic in what the speaker has written down in the notebook.

 3. What kind of a person is the speaker in your opinion?

Ans. The speaker seems to be a highly curious person who wants answers to a lot of odd questions. He seems to be slightly obsessed with finding answers to his questions.

 4. Use ‘foxed’ in a sentence of your own.

Ans. I have had strange anonymous letters in my letterbox for the last few days. I am really foxed as to who is sending them to me.

D. Think and answer- do it yourself.

 

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Class-5th - English L3

 

LESSON 3: How the cat became

Reading comprehension

A. Complete these sentences

1. the hollow of a tree in the wood

 2. of the sounds produced when he would tune his violin

 3. to find a job and start working

 4. the three birds—Jay, Magpie and Parrot—went after him shouting ‘Get a job!’ all day long

 5. no other creature had ever dared to come up to the farm and knock on his door

B. Answer the questions.

1. Name the creatures that lived in the wood

Ans. The creatures that lived in the wood were bats, Cat, Beaver, Weasel, Jay, Magpie, Parrot, Deer, Wild Boar, Bear, Ferret, Mongoose, Porcupine and different kinds of birds.

 2. Why did the creatures form a Committee?

Ans. The creatures formed a Committee so that the members of the Committee could persuade Cat to take up a job and start working than lounge around all day and sleep in the sun.

 3. What did Jay, Magpie and Parrot start doing all day long?

Ans. Jay, Magpie and Parrot started chanting, ‘Get a job! Get a job!’ wherever Cat went, pestering him to take up work.

 4. How did Cat find a job?

Ans. Cat wanted a job that was comfortable and would leave him with time to practise playing his violin. So, he went to Man’s farm and asked him for a job. Man gave him the job of catching rats and mice in his farm.

 5. Why would Cat catch just a few rats and mice each night when he could have easily caught so many more?

Ans. Cat was clever. He knew if he caught all the rats and mice in the farm, then there would not be any rats or mice to catch very soon. That would mean he would not be required any more. So, in order to keep his job for a much longer time, he would catch just a few rats and mice each night.

C. Read these sentences from the story and answer the questions that follow.

1. He’s a bad example,’ said Beaver. ‘He never does a stroke of work!’

a. Who was Beaver talking about?

Ans. Beaver was talking about Cat.

 b. Why was ‘he’ considered ‘a bad example’?

Ans. The creatures of the wood worked hard to gather their food. They respected hard work, but Cat hardly did any work. He would simply sleep throughout the day and play his violin at night, disturbing the rest of the creatures. The creatures did not want the other animals or their children to follow his example because they thought to do no work and laze around all day would set a ‘bad example’ for other animals.

 c. What did the creatures of the wood ask the ‘bad example’ to do?

Ans. The creatures of the wood asked Cat to get a job for himself.

 d. Was Beaver’s view of the ‘bad example’ right? Give a reason for your answer

Ans. Yes, Beaver was correct in thinking that Cat could set a bad example for other animals of the wood. Everyone needs to work hard to earn their living, and it is not good to be utterly lazy and do nothing all day long.

2. I’ve come for a job,’ he said.

‘A job?’ asked Man, hardly able to believe his ears.

a. Why did Cat ask for a job?

Ans. Cat asked for a job because he wanted to start working and earn his living as he had left the wood to get rid of the creatures pestering him to work.

 b. What work did Man give Cat?

Ans. Man asked Cat to catch rats and mice in his farm.

 c. What pay would Cat get for his work?

Ans.  Cat would get milk, meat and a place by the fireside for resting.

 d. What difficulty did Cat face at the beginning of his job?

Ans. The rats and mice teased Cat a lot at the beginning of his job. They pulled his tail and bit his ears. They even dropped down on him from the rafters in the barn in the dark.

D. Think and answer.

1. Compare Cat’s attitude towards work and life with the attitude of the other creatures in the wood.

Ans. Cat was laidback in his attitude towards life. The other creatures spent their day in the pursuit of food and shelter, but Cat thought that he was a musician and had better things to do. So, he would sleep in the sun all day long and practised playing his violin at night, disturbing the rest of the creatures. The other creatures respected hard work to earn their living, but Cat was too lazy to do the same.

 2. Imagine you are Cat. Would you have misused your job by working for only a short while each day and then retiring into the barn to play the violin for hours on end? Share your response in class.

Ans. The clear answer is NO. One should not misuse their job at any cost as it is unethical to do so.

 

Class-5th English (Poem)

 

Poem :The Plaint of the Camel

Understanding the poem

A. Complete the sentence answers

1. poodles 2. sand 3. straight 4. rides 5. lumpy

B. Answer the questions.

1. Why does the camel talk about canaries and parrots?

Ans. Canaries have sugar and seed, and parrots have crackers. The camel talks about them to make a complaint about the kind of food he gets to eat and compares it to the food the birds get.

 2. What examples does the camel give to complain that he never gets a nice place to sleep when compared to other animals?

Ans. The camel talks about all the good and safe places where puppies, lambs, hens, kittens and pigs stay and complains that only camels do not have any nice place to take a rest.

3. How is a camel ‘handy’ when it comes to his resting place?

Ans. The camel says that he comes ‘handy’ because the people riding the camel do not have to think about giving a shelter to him to rest. It can easily sleep on the sand of the desert unlike some people who have to build homes for their pets such as hens, lambs, dogs and cats.

 4. What does the camel have to say about the kind of load he carries on his back?

Ans. The camel not only carries load but also carries people across the desert. However, the camel has a lot of grievance about the kinds of loads he has to carry.

 5. What is the camel’s final complaint?

Ans. The camel’s final complaint is about the way he looks. He complains that he has no shape at all; he is all lumpy and bumpy, and even has a hump on his back. He feels sad especially when he compares his own shape with the shapes of other animals.

C. Read these lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.

‘It’s nobody’s habit to ride on a rabbit, Or try to bestraddle a fox. But as for a Camel, he’s Ridden by families— Any load does for me!

1. Why does the camel talk about a rabbit and a fox?

Ans. The camel talks about a rabbit and a fox to complain that no one rides on them whereas a camel has to ride heavy loads such as entire families.

 2. Why do you think people don’t ride on rabbits and foxes?

Ans. Both rabbits and foxes are small animals, and human beings cannot ride on them. Moreover, foxes are wild animals and difficult to tame for people to ride on.

 3. What is the camel’s complaint in the lines above?

Ans. The camel’s complaint is that he is not treated with respect. Whereas no one rides on most animals, people not only make the camel carry their loads but also they ride on them. No one thinks about how the camel would feel.

 4. Use ‘load’ in a sentence of your own.

Ans. The lorry is carrying a very heavy load over the wooden bridge.

D. Think and answer

1. Do you think the camel is unlucky as compared to other animals? Give reasons for your answer.

Ans. I do not think that the camel is unlucky. It is a beloved animal of the people who live in or near deserts. The camel also has many wonderful abilities that make him able to navigate across deserts in any condition. It is often called ‘the ship of the desert’.

 2. In what ways is a camel better off than the animals to which he compares himself?

Ans. A camel is a big animal and has some special abilities. He can store water in his body and can go without water for days on end. He has a special nose that can close to keep sand from entering the nostrils. He also has a tongue that can enable him to eat thorns. Besides, his feet are padded, and this helps him to walk over the sand without his feet sinking in it.

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Class- 5 English L2

 

2. Birbal’s Khichdi

Reading comprehension

B. Answer the questions.

 1. What were Emperor Akbar and Birbal doing one winter morning.

Ans. One winter morning, Emperor Akbar and Birbal were taking a walk along the lake.

 2. What were Emperor Akbar and Birbal doing one winter morning?

Ans. Birbal said to Emperor Akbar that a man would do anything for money.

 3. What did Emperor Akbar challenge Birbal to?

Ans. Emperor Akbar challenged Birbal to find a person who would be willing to spend an entire night in the cold water of the lake for money.

 4. How did Birbal meet the challenge?

Ans. Birbal found a poor man who readily agreed to spend a night in the cold water of the lake for the thousand gold coins from the Emperor. The man then completed the task successfully, and Birbal met the challenge.

 5. Why did Emperor Akbar go to Birbal’s house?

Ans. Emperor Akbar went to Birbal’s house because he knew that Birbal was up to something when he did not turn up at the court that day. The messenger had come back from Birbal’s house to report to the Emperor that Birbal would come to the court once the khichdi was cooked. After waiting for him for hours, Emperor Akbar went to Birbal’s house to find out what was going on at Birbal’s end.

 6. Why did Emperor Akbar and his attendants laugh?

Ans. Emperor Akbar and his attendants laughed because they found that Birbal was sitting on the ground near some burning twigs, and an earthen pot filled with khichdi was hanging several feet above the fire. It was impossible to cook the khichdi this way as the heat from the fire would hardly reach the pot.

C. Read these sentences from the story and answer the questions that follow.

1. ‘I am sure I can find such a person.’

 

a. Who said these words, and to whom?

Birbal said these words to Emperor Akbar.

 b. What kind of a person did he say he could find?

Birbal said that he could find a person who would be willing to spend a night in the cold water of the lake for a handsome reward.

 c. What reward was promised to the person?

 A thousand gold coins as reward was promised to the person who would be able to spend the night in the cold water of the lake.

 d. Write the opposite of ‘sure’. Use it in a sentence of your own

Ans. unsure

Sample answer: I am unsure about the weather today; it may or may not rain.

 2. ‘How can you cook the khichdi if it is so far away from the fire?

a. Who said these words, and to whom?

Emperor Akbar said these words to Birbal.

 b. Where were they?

They were at Birbal’s house.

 c. What made the speaker say these words?

 Emperor Akbar said these words because he and his attendants found Birbal sitting on the ground near some burning twigs, and an earthen pot filled with khichdi was hanging several feet above the fire. It was impossible for the khichdi to be cooked this way, so Emperor Akbar asked Birbal this question rather sternly.

d. What was the listener’s response?

Ans. Birbal said, in response, that the khichdi would be cooked by the heat of the fire so far below in the same way as the warmth from the lamp in the palace must have travelled furlongs away to the poor man in the lake to keep him from freezing to death in the cold water.

D. Think and answer.

1 & 2- write the answer in your own words.

 

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Class- 5th English (poem)

 

Poem: God Save the Beetle

Understanding the poem

A. 1. a. twice 2. b. thrice 3. c. tired 4. b. in five minutes

B. Answer the questions

1. What blunder, according to the speaker, is the beetle making repeatedly?

Ans. The beetle keeps falling into the goldfish bowl and risks getting drowned.

 

2. What request does the speaker make to God?

Ans. The speaker requests God to give the beetle some sense of direction so that it does not make the silly mistake of diving about the room and falling into the goldfish bowl and risk being drowned.

 

3. Why did the speaker return the beetle to the garden twice?

Ans. The speaker must have thought that the garden was the home of the beetle and he would be safe there.

 

4. What, according to the speaker, makes the goldfish nervous?

Ans. The speaker thinks that every time the beetle falls into the goldfish bowl with a plop, it startles the goldfish and makes the goldfish nervous.

 

C. Read these lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.

And if you don’t get this beetle

To look after himself, who will.

 

1. Where is the beetle at this point?

Ans. The beetle is in the goldfish bowl and looks very tired.

 

2. Why does the speaker say that the beetle cannot look after himself?

Ans. The beetle keeps getting himself into a dangerous situation by falling into the goldfish bowl repeatedly. That is why the speaker says that the beetle cannot look after himself.

 

3. What else is the speaker worried about?

Ans. Besides worrying that the beetle might drown in the goldfish bowl when the speaker is sleeping at night, he is worried that the beetle falling into the goldfish bowl repeatedly makes the goldfish nervous.

 

4. The speaker requests God to help the beetle. What does this tell us about

the speaker?

Ans. Requesting God to help the beetle tells us that the speaker is a kind person and is also annoyed and getting impatient with the beetle.

 

D. Sample answers:

 

1. Give examples from the poem to bring out the humour in it.

Ans. The opening line of the poem—‘Lord, please give some sense of direction to this beetle’—is humorous. It makes us feel that the beetle is a bumbling, foolish creature that does not know where he wants to go. These lines, too, are extremely funny:

 ‘But he keeps coming back

 Zooming and diving about the room, until

 P-L-O-P!

 He’s in the goldfish bowl again,’

 We can almost hear the annoyance and impatience in the speaker’s voice.

 

2. Do you agree with the speaker that the presence of the beetle in the bowl makes the goldfish nervous? Give reasons to support your answer.

Ans. The bowl of water is the home of the goldfish, and the beetle is a stranger in that environment. I think just as a stranger’s sudden appearance in our home would make us nervous, the goldfish could also feel nervous with the beetle in its bowl swimming round and round.

 

 

 

Class-5 Science

    

Chapter 1: Plant reproduction

III Answer the following questions in one sentence.

1.    1. What does a seed need to germinate?

Ans. A seed needs air, water and warmth to germinate.

2  2.    Name a plant which form a new plant from its bulb.

Ans. Lily plant forms a new plant from its bulb.

3.3.  When is a rabi crop grown?

Ans. Rabi crop is grown in the winter season.

4.4.    When is a kharif crop grown?

Ans. . Kharif crop is grown in the rainy season.

5.5.    What are weeds?

Ans. Weeds are wild, unwanted plants that grow in the fields.

IV. Answer the questions.

1.1.    Explain the process of germination of a seed with a labelled diagram.

Ans. The embryo in a seed begins to grow when the seed obtains the required amount of air, water, and warmth. The seed grows as it absorbs water. The seed coat splits as a result, and the root emerges. The root grows downward into the soil and absorbs water. The shoot grows upwards towards light and forms the stem and leaves.

Diagram:

 

 

2.2.    Describe any two ways of seed dispersal.

Ans. Seeds are dispersed by wind, animals, explosion and water. The seeds of all grasses are very light and are carried away by the wind. Dandelions, desert roses, and milkweed seeds resemble parachutes. Such seeds are carried away from the mother plant by the wind. The seeds of the Indian elm tree glide in the wind. When it rains, some of these seeds fall to the ground, get covered by soil and germinate. The dried fruits of some plants, such as the ladies’ finger, explode, dispersing the seeds away from the mother plant.

3.3.    Do flowering plants produce new plants only through seeds?

Ans. Flowering plants form new plants from their roots, stems or leaves. The sweet potato and the yam plants form new plants from their roots. Plants such as tea, rose, marigold and grape can be grown from stem cuttings. Plants such as lily and onion form bulbs. The bulbs grow into new plants. The leaves of plants such as Begonia and Bryophyllum produce new plants.

4.4.    Describe how different non-flowering plants reproduce.

Ans. Trees such as cedars, firs and pines produce cones with seeds. The seeds give rise to new plants. Ferns produce spreads on the lower surface of their leaves. Spores fall on the ground, and give rise to new plants.

5.5.    List the steps followed by farmers to grow crops.

Ans. Farmers follow the steps given below for a good and healthy crop:

a. till the soil and add fertilisers to the field.

b. sow seeds of good quality.

c. irrigate the crops at regular intervals.

d. remove weeds from the fields.

e. spray pesticides.

f. protect the crop from grazing animals.

g. harvest the crop

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Class 6th -English-Lesson 1

 

LESSON NO 1: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING

Reading comprehension

A. Tick the correct option to complete each sentence.

 1. b. grocer. 2. a. kitchen and the bathroom. 3. c. kerosene.

 4. a. away from the stove. 5. a. sugar-coated biscuit.

B. Answer these questions.

 1. Why had Ramchand’s family curtained off one corner of their room?

Ans. Ramchand’s family lived in a small room. They did not have a separate bathroom, so they had curtained off one corner of their room and would use this space as a bathroom.

 

 2. What would Ramchand’s mother often make for him with dough?

Ans. Ramchand’s mother would often make sparrows and rabbits with dough for him.

 

 3. Who was Choo Hoo? Why did Ramchand’s mother tell him the story of Choo Hoo?

Ans. Choo Hoo was a little dough mouse Ramchand’s mother had once made. Ramchand’s mother told him that Choo Hoo had got her whiskers singed when she went near the kerosene stove. Ramchand’s mother had made up this story to stop him from going near the stove.

 

 4. Why did Ramchand’s father call out to his wife?

Ans. Ramchand’s father called out to his wife because he had misplaced a new tin of black pepper in the shop and needed her help to look for it.

 5. In what state did Ramchand’s mother find him when she came back to the room?

Ans. When Ramchand’s mother came back to the room, she found him sitting in the same corner where she had left him. He had the piece of dough in his hand and was crying.

 

 6. How did Ramchand’s parents comfort him?

Ans. Ramchand’s mother washed his face and hands, dried them gently with a soft cotton cloth and gave him some warm milk to drink. His father comforted him by sharing that even he did not know what the most beautiful thing in the world was. He later brought Ramchand a sugar-coated biscuit from the shop.

 

C. Read these sentences from the story and answer the questions that follow.

1. Then, seeing him look a little mutinous, for he always liked to be as close to his mother as possible, she pulled out a lump of dough from the vessel she had been kneading it in.

a.    Why did Ramchand’s mother pull out a lump of dough from the vessel

 Ans.  Ramchand’s mother was worried that her son might go near the stove and hurt himself. She pulled out a lump of dough from the vessel and gave it to him to keep him busy.

 

b.    What did she ask Ramchand to do with the lump of dough?

Ans. She asked him to make the most beautiful thing in the world with the lump of dough.

 

c.  Ramchand could not do what his mother asked him to, and started crying. Was his mother wise in reacting the way she did? Why do you think so?

Ans. When Ramchand’s mother found him crying, she was worried that he had hurt himself, the reason why she first checked him for injuries. She realised that something had hurt him deeply, and he needed to be comforted. She spoke to him gently, so she did react in a wise manner.

 

d.    Use the word ‘mutinous’ in a sentence of your own.

Ans. Although their grandparents asked them not to go out in the rain, they could see that the children looked mutinous.

 

2. The silence of his mother. The simple truth in his father’s voice. These were things Ramchand never forgot. There was perfect peace in the room after that moment

 

a. What ‘simple truth’ is referred to here?

Ans. Ramchand’s mother told his father that he was crying as he did not know what ‘the most beautiful thing in the world’ was. On hearing this, Ramchand’s father told him that he did not know the answer to that either. That is the ‘simple truth’ referred to here.

 

b. Why was Ramchand’s mother silent?

Ans. Ramchand loved his mother dearly. He was heartbroken when he could not fulfil his mother’s wish of making the most beautiful thing in the world with the lump of dough she had given him. His mother realised how hard he had tried and shared his pain, so she was silent.

 

 c. Write two adjectives to describe the behaviour of Ramchand’s parents as they comforted him.

Ans. The two adjectives that describe the behaviour of Ramchand’s parents as they comforted him are ‘kind’ and ‘sensitive’.

 

 d. Why do you think this incident left a lasting impression on Ramchand?

Ans. The incident left a lasting impression on Ramchand because he realised that his parents understood his feelings. He also realised that they would support him every time he went through a difficult time.

 

D. Think and answer.

Q. Why do you think Ramchand’s mother told her husband the truth when he found both her and Ramchand teary-eyed?

 

Ans.  Ramchand’s parents wanted Ramchand to learn the importance of being honest. They wanted him to face up to any situation honestly, no matter how difficult or embarrassing it was. She did not want to cover up the real reason behind Ramchand’s sadness with a handy lie. She also knew that her husband would react to the situation sensibly, so she told her husband the truth when he found both her and Ramchand teary-eyed.

CLASS III-English

 

LESSON NO 1: THE TALE OF TWO MICE

Read comprehension

A.   Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.

1. Timmy Willie was born in a village in a garden.

 2. Jimmy lived in a large house.

 3. Timmy fell asleep inside the hamper after eating peas.

 4. He broke three glasses when he landed in the middle of the party.

 5. The two young mice were serving the guests.

 6. The most comfortable bed in the house was the hole in a sofa pillow.

B. Answer these questions.

1.    How did Timmy Willie reach Johnny’s house?

Ans.. The gardener used to send fresh vegetables from the garden to a big house in the city. Johnny lived in that house. One day Timmy smelled fresh peas and hopped into the hamper. He ate peas and fell asleep inside the hamper. The gardener took the hamper to the house without knowing that Timmy was sleeping inside it. Timmy Willie reached Johnny’s house in this way.

Or

When Jimmy ate the fresh peas from hamper. He fell asleep in it and gardener dropped that hamper in Johnny's house. In this way he reached Johnny's house. 

2.    How did Johnny treat Timmy? What does this tell us about him?

Ans.. Johnny treated Timmy graciously. At first he was surprised to see Timmy but soon he introduced Timmy to the other mice. He also invited Timmy to join the dinner party. Later at night he took Timmy to the most comfortable bed he had which was a hole in a sofa pillow. These gestures of Jimmy show that he is a sensitive and friendly mouse and also a great host.

 or

Johnny treated Timmy very nicely. he offered him food, invited to dinner party and took him to most comfortable bed. This tells us that Johnny was a nice host and well behaved.

3.    Why could Timmy not sleep on ‘the most comfortable bed’ in the house?

Ans.. Timmy could not sleep on ‘the most comfortable bed’ in the house because the sofa smelled of cat.

 

4.    What did Timmy miss?

Ans.. Timmy missed his home in the garden, his salads and roots.

 

5.    What would Johnny and his friends do every day in the house?

Ans.. Johnny and his friends racketed about under the floor all day. They came out and ran around all over the house in the evening.

 

6.    What did Timmy decided to do after a few days?

Ans.. Timmy decided to go back to his village after a few day

C. Read this sentence from the story and answer the questions that follow.

He lost his appetite and turned pale.

1. Who is ‘he’?

Ans..‘He’ is Timmy Willie.

 

2. What made him lose his appetite and turn pale?

Ans.. Timmy Willie learnt that two mice where chased by a cat all day while serving food to the guest. He was afraid of the cat. This information made him lose his appetite and he turned pale.

 

3. What do the words ‘lost his appetite’ means?

Ans..The words ‘lost his appetite’ mean he lost his will to eat.

 

4. What happened immediately after this?

Ans.. Jimmy took Timmy to the best bed reserved specially for the guest for sleeping. The bed was nothing but a hole in a sofa pillow. Timmy refused to sleep there because it smelled of cats. At last Timmy slept under the floor, inside the hole.