NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English

Question 1:

The first time the train stopped because—

1. some robbers stopped the train.
2. a herd of buffaloes was passing.
3. the tracks were broken.

Question 2:

The bridge fell with a crash into the river—

1. after the train had passed through.
2. while the train was still on the bridge.
3. before the train passed over the bridge.

Question 3:

Which tribe of Red Indians attacked the travellers ?

Question 4:

Which was the highest point of their journey ?

Question 5:

Why did the train stop the first time ?

Question 6:

How many days would it take for the train to reach New York ?

Question 7:

What activity was going on in the class ?

Question 8:

Who was the quiet one in the class ?

Question 9:

Why was she quiet ?
(i) She was afraid to air her opinions.
(ii) She hated the noise.
(iii) She didn’t like the activity.
(iv) She was quiet by nature.

Question 10:

How do you interact in class during discussions ? Do you participate or remain quiet ?

Question 11:

Choose two friends in your class who are very different from each other.
Use the clues in the box to describe their nature. You may also add your own words to describe them. naughty, lively, sharing, careless, studious, quiet, friendly, helpful, regular, cheerful

Question 12:

Write (Find) one story of bravery about a child.

Question 13:

The tourists were ..................... to see the beautiful Taj Mahal.
(amazed, shocked, worried)

Question 14:

The lights went out suddenly. I was alone and .....................
(worried, shocked, frightened)

Question 15:

He has been ill for a long time and his parents were .....................
(unhappy, worried, angry)

Question 16:

The shopkeeper was ..................... when he saw his safe wide open with all his money missing.
(unhappy, shocked, angry)

Question 17:

This tree was the home of a flock______ wild geese?

Question 18:

He noticed the creeper _____ the foot of the tree?

Question 19:

‘‘It would be a pity _____ Destroy it now.’ ?

Question 20:

As they flew _____ the tree they were trapped. ?

Question 21:

The boy ran _____ the dog. ?

Question 22:

The frogs jumped _____ the well.. ?

Question 23:

The girl was thrilled _____ See her new bicycle. ?

Question 24:

The birds were caught _____ The net. ?

Question 25:

The children walked _____ The bridge.

Question 26:

The tree was the house of a flock of parrots?

1. True
2. False

Question 27:

The wise old bird wanted the creeper to be destroyed ?

1. True
2. False

Question 28:

The hunter climbed the tree with the help of a ladder. scraps.________________

1. True
2. False

Question 29:

When caught in the net the foolish birds began to weep. scraps.________________

1. True
2. False

Question 30:

The wise old bird helped them to escape.

1. True
2. False

Question 31:

Where did the geese live ?

Question 32:

Why did the old bird advise the other birds to destroy the creeper ?

Question 33:

Why did the geese cry, ‘‘Help, Help.’’ ?

Question 34:

What did the hunter do when he thought that the geese were dead ?

Question 35:

Why did the geese pretend to be dead ?

Question 36:

Describe one incident when you got into trouble because you did not do your work on time.

Question 37:

The poet says you must not cry much.

Question 38:

The poet says that you should cry till your pillow is soaked.

Question 39:

The poet says that after crying you should open the window and laugh so that people will see that you are happy.
The hunter climbed the tree with the help of a ladder.
scraps. ________________

Question 40:

The poet says that you should open the window and show people that you are crying.
When caught in the net the foolish birds began to weep.
scraps.________________

Question 41:

Why did the captain send the men to the land

Question 42:

Why did the men rush back to the ship ?

Question 43:

Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver. The creature is now extinct.
The word begins with the letter D.

Question 44:

From the text, write the sentence that tells you the following.
(i) The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver.
(ii) Gulliver was a learned man.
(iii) The farmer’s son thought Gulliver was a toy.
(iv) The farmer’s wife was a kindhearted woman.

Question 45:

Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.

Question 46:

Let’s imagine a topsy-turvy scene and describe it in the lines below.

Question 47:

What are the things the girl does not want to share with others ?

Question 48:

Did the boy want to share his toffee and tricycle with others ?

Question 49:

Why are the two children nobody’s friends ?

Question 50:

What does the child in the last stanza want to share ?

Question 51:

Do you like to share your favourite food or toys with others ? Why ?

Question 52:

Suppose you and your friends were very thirsty and there was only one glass of water. What would you do ?

Question 53:

If you had a bat, could you play cricket by yourself ?

Question 54:

Who is laying the bricks ?

Question 55:

Who is holding the ladder ?

Question 56:

Who is the man on the ladder ?

Question 57:

Who is making the door ?

Question 58:

Who is painting the walls ?

Question 59:

Malu’s hair was white.

Question 60:

Malu knew how to swim.

Question 61:

Malu was playing with the penguins.

Question 62:

Malu was good at catching fish.

Question 63:

Malu was a brave bhalu.

Question 64:

Malu did not love her mother.

Question 65:

Malu’s mother was firm.

Question 66:

Where did the polar bear live with her family ?

Question 67:

What did Malu learn to do from her parents ?

Question 68:

Where did Malu want to travel ?

Question 69:

What was it that Malu’s parents wanted her to learn ?

Question 70:

Was Malu scared to swim ? Did she learn it easily ?

Question 71:

Read the last two stanzas of the poem. Who does ‘she’ stand for in both ?

Question 72:

Write a detailed character-sketch of Malu Bhalu.

Question 73:

I have lived in this house................... I was a baby.

Question 74:

This big jar has been in our family ................... many years.
(worried, shocked, frightened)

Question 75:

The old banyan tree in the village has been there ...................the last 200 years.
(unhappy, worried, angry)

Question 76:

Nobody has seen him ...................yesterday.

Question 77:

What are the things that Munna liked to do ?

Question 78:

What did Bhaiya do all day ?

Question 79:

Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him ?

Question 80:

How do you think Munna felt when his brother was so strict with him ?
Why was Bhaiya so strict with him ?

Question 81:

Whose character do you like more—Munna’s or Bhaiya’s ? Why ?

Question 82:

Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him ?

Question 83:

What are the things that Munna liked to do ?

Question 84:

What did Bhaiya do all day ?

Question 85:

Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him ?

Question 86:

Why did Oliver live in the orphanage ?

Question 87:

Who was Mr. Bumble ?

Question 88:

What meal were the boys given ?

Question 89:

What did Oliver say to Mr. Bumble ?

Question 90:

The boys were given three meals a day. Then why were they always hungry ?

Question 91:

Find the words from the passage that mean the same as

Question 92:

‘All the boys assembled in the cold stone hall.’
Here the word ‘assembled’ means —

Question 93:

From the word ‘assembled’ remove the last two letters. Add one letter to make a word which means a time at the school when the whole school gathers.

Question 94:

Give a suitable title to the passage.

Question 95:

Where is the child _____________
parents have come to school ?
(who/whose/which)

Question 96:

I saw many houses _____________
were quite spacious.
(which/whose/who)

Question 97:

Mathematics, _____________ is my
favourite subject, is so interesting.
(who/which/that)

Question 98:

The poem_____________ you read out, is so lovely.
(whose/which/that)

Question 99:

I know the street ..................... he lives on.
(whose/that/which)

Question 100:

I like reading a book ..................... has pictures in it.
(that/who/which)

Question 101:

The old lady ..................... I met in your house is my neighbour.
(whom/that/which)

Question 102:

Who do you think your shadow looks life ?

Question 103:

Why do you think your shadow jumps into bed before you can ?

Question 104:

What time of the day do you think it is when your shadow is the tallest ? Why ?

1. Morning
2. Afternoon
3. Night

Question 37:

Read the lines from the poem and answer the following :
He is very very like me
From the heels up to the head !
(i) Who does he refer to ?
(ii) Who does me refer to ?
(iii) Why are he and me alike ?

Question 105:

Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dog named Shadow.

Question 106:

The giant carried a reaping hook because—

1. he was fighting with the other giants.
2. he was going to reap the corn.
3. he wanted to frighten Gulliver.

Question 107:

They put Gulliver on the ground to look at him because—

1. they had never seen a human before.
2. they thought he was a doll.
3. they had never seen such a tiny man.

Question 108:

Gulliver was—

1. a farmer
2. a sailor
3. a dwarf
4. a giant.

Question 108:

Rip was kind to children.

Question 109:

Rip was a hard-working man.

Question 110:

The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion.

Question 111:

Rip helped the old man on the mountains because he wanted to have a drink from the barrel.

Question 112:

Rip was away for twenty years because he was asleep on the mountain.

Question 113:

The drink from the barrel made him fall asleep for twenty years.

Question 114:

Nobody recognised Rip when he came back because he had reached the wrong village

Question 115:

I was frightened .................. curious.

Question 116:

I decided to go to the beach.................. I went along the water’s edge.

Question 117:

I ran as fast as I could .................. I was frightened.

Question 118:

I was very tired .................. confused.

Question 119:

What made Robinson Crusoe think that the print on the ground was a footprint ?

Question 120:

Why was Robinson afraid when he looked at the bushes and the trees ?

Question 121:

Why did Robinson pray when he saw the footprint ?

Question 122:

Choose the correct answer.
(i) Robinson ran back to his home, as fast as he could because he :

Question 123:

He could not sleep because :
(a) there was an animal outside his cave
(b) he thought savages had come from the mainland.
(c) his bed was uncomfortable.

Question 124:

Why was Robinson Crusoe sure
that it was not his footprint ?
(a) It didn’t look like a human footprint.
(b) It looked smaller than his.
(c) He had not come to this part of the beach in a long time.

Question 125:

Where was Robinson Crusoe ?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In a town.
(c) Alone on an island.
(d) On an aeroplane.

Question 126:

alone was not Robinson an island on

Question 127:

Was island the inhabited

Question 128:

Footprint to someone this belonged

Question 129:

I around me looked

Question 130:

I went the towards footprint large

Question 140:

Was afraid I now

Question 141:

Use the joining words given below and join the sentences in Column A and B.
or and so but because
A
(i) I can sing well.
(ii) She wore a raincoat.
(iii) We may go to Shimla.
(iv) He wanted a book for his birthday.
(v) He missed the school bus.
(vi) I wrote the letter.

B
I forgot to post it
It was raining.
He was late to school
We may go to Darjeeling.
He wanted a football for his birthday.
I can’t dance at all.
e.g. : I wrote the letter but I forgot to post it.

Question 142:

According to the poet, should you cry a little or should you cry a lot ?

Question 143:

What can you do after crying a lot ?

Question 144:

(i) Read the first two lines of the poem, Is the mood : happy ? sad ? angry ? jealous ? upset ?
(ii) In the last few lines the mood of the poet is changed. What is it now ? very happy, angry, cheerful, sad, jealous.

Question 145:

Which modes of transport do the people use to move around in the city ?.

Question 146:

What are the things that the people carry with them while moving around ?

Question 147:

Where do you find all these very busy people ?

Question 148:

Where have you seen crowds of people ?

Question 149:

Why do you think all these people are in a hurry ?

Question 150:

If you had a bat, could you play cricket by yourself ?

Question 151:

Name the place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled.

Question 152:

Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen ?

Question 153:

Who did the Ningthou want to choose as a future king ?

Question 154:

How did the king want to select their future king ?

Question 155:

What kind of a child was Sanatombi ?

Question 156:

Have you ever seen an animal or a bird in pain ? What did you do ?

Question 157:

Where is Manipur on the map of India ?

Question 158:

What language do the people of Manipur speak ?
(i) Assamese
(ii) Maithailon
(iii) Mizo

Question 159:

Who do you think should have been made the future king ?
• Sanajaoba, the one who jumped through the tree.
• Sanayaima the one who jumped over the tree.
• Sanatomba, the one who uprooted the tree.

Question 160:

Why do you think so ?

Question 161:

Who was made the future queen and why ?

Question 162:

What did the frog do all day ?

Question 163:

Besides lazy, what other words can you think of to describe the frog ?

Question 164:

Complete the sentences with reference to the poem.
(i) When the frog’s mother called him, he pretended to .............................
(ii) When a lady frog hops by, he does not even ....................................

Question 165:

Did you like the frog’s behaviour ?

Question 166:

What were the strange things about the men on the mountains ?

Question 167:

What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle ?

Question 168:

Lots of things must have happened in the village when Rip was away. Imagine you are the neighbour who greets Rip after 20 years. Tell Rip about all that had happened in the village after he left.

Question 169:

The dog was ............ to climb the tree to chase the cat.

Question 170:

I ............. hot milk, I like it cold.

Question 171:

It is ............. to cross the road during peak traffic hours.

Question 172:

The magician waved his magic wand and made the rabbit ........... .

Question 173:

The passengers became ................. when the train was late again.

Question 174:

It is very .......... to make fun of another person’s weaknesses

Question 175:

The Barber was shaving the Sultan’s beard.

Question 176:

The Sultan gave him three gold coins.

Question 177:

The Barber refused to leave the Sultan’s palace.

Question 178:

There were seven brothers altogether in the Sultan’s family.

Question 179:

How many brothers did the Barber have ?

Question 180:

Why was the Sultan in a hurry ?

Question 181:

Why did the Barber take so long to shave the Sultan ?

Question 182:

Why did the Barber want a lot of food ?

Question 183:

Did the Sultan enjoy the Barber’s talk ? Why do you say so ?

Question 184:

Which part of the story did you find the funniest ?

Question 185:

What are the things the Sultan gave to the Barber ?

Question 186:

Do you think the Sultan was really very generous ? Why do you say so ?

Question 187:

The teacher got upset with Rani because her work was ........... .

Question 188:

The dog was ............ to climb the tree to chase the cat.

Question 189:

I ............. hot milk, I like it cold.

Question 190:

It is ............. to cross the road during peak traffic hours.

Question 191:

The magician waved his magic wand and made the rabbit ........... .

Question 192:

The passengers became ................. when the train was late again.

Question 193:

It is very .......... to make fun of another person’s weaknesses.

Question 194:

Hari was .................. unpopular boy.

Question 195:

The boys and girls went to..................... seaside for a picnic.

Question 196:

He saw ..................... big crab coming towards him.

Question 197:

I found ........................ empty bottle floating in the water.

Question 198:

..................... sea creatures ate his food.

Question 199:

Which of the following actions would make a friendly person ? Write them down.
Respecting other people.
Eating a small child’s tiffin.
Calling people rude names.
Pushing a smaller boy and making him cry.
Being helpful to everyone.
Helping your classmates in school.
Mocking at friends and hurting their feelings.
Protecting a weaker person.

Question 200:

How did the seaside creatures, the crab, the lobster, etc., teach Hari a lesson ?
Write in a few lines.

Question 201:

When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land ?

Question 202:

In the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then where do the boats travel ? How should it rightly be ?

Question 202:

The land of Topsy-turvy is very different from our land. Let’s draw a comparison by filling in sentences wherever needed.

Question 203:

The words in the sentences are jumbled here. Rearrange them to make meaningful sentences. Words that begin with a capital letter are the first word of the sentence.

Question 204:

Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.

Question 205:

Let’s imagine a topsy-turvy scene and describe it in the lines below.

Question 206:

Two stories got mixed up. Sort them out and write them in the appropriate boxes.