Question 1:
Why did the captain send the men to the land
Answer:
The captain sent them to the land for water.
Question 2:
Why did the men rush back to the ship ?
Answer:
They had seen a monster and were frightened.
Question 3:
Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver. The creature is now extinct.
The word begins with the letter D.
Answer:
Dinosaur.
Question 4:
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.
Answer:
They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.
I tried to speak to them in several languages.
On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put me into his mouth.
She put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white handkerchief.
Question 5:
Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.
Answer:
(i) I dust my room daily.
(ii) I put the dirt into a dustbin.
(iii) I arrange my books on the shelf.
(iv) I keep my clothes in the wardrobe.
(v) I keep the toilet neat and tidy.
Question 6:
Let’s imagine a topsy-turvy scene and describe it in the lines below.
Answer:
Last month a theft took place in my neighbour’s house. The thieves left everything in his room topsy-turvy. All the clothes in the wardrobe were thrown out. The books on the shelf were lying at sixes and sevens on the floor. And the bed had been turned upside down. Really it was a tospyturvy scene !
Question 7:
What are the things the girl does not want to share with others ?
Answer:
The girl does not want to share her sweets, her book and her doll with others.
Question 8:
Did the boy want to share his toffee and tricycle with others ?
Answer:
No, he didn’t want to share them with anyone.
Question 9:
Why are the two children nobody’s friends ?
Answer:
They are nobody’s friends because they don’t want to share anything with others.
Question 10:
What does the child in the last stanza want to share ?
Answer:
She wants to share her sweets, her ball, her books, her games, and even half of her apple and her cake
Question 11:
Do you like to share your favourite food or toys with others ? Why ?
Answer:
Yes, I would share them with others because I want to be friends with everyone.
Question 12:
Suppose you and your friends were very thirsty and there was only one glass of water. What would you do ?
Answer:
We would share it.
Question 13:
If you had a bat, could you play cricket by yourself ?
Answer:
No, I couldn’t play by myself.