NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 13 - Sing A Song Of People (Poem) (Lois Lenski)

Question 1:

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

Answer:

Buses, taxis and trains.

Question 2:

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

Answer:

Hats and umbrellas.

Question 3:

Where do you find all these very busy people ?

Answer:

We find these people almost everywhere—on the sidewalk, on the bus, on the subway, and in tall buildings.

Question 4:

Where have you seen crowds of people ?

Answer:

I have seen crowds of people on the roads.

Question 5:

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

Answer:

They are in a hurry because life has become very fast.

Question 6:

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

Answer:

No, I couldn’t play by myself.

Question 7:

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

Answer:

Kangleipak.

Question 8:

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

Answer:

People loved them because they always thought of the welfare of their people.

Question 9:

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

Answer:

He wanted to choose someone who was most worthy of becoming a king.

Question 10:

How did the king want to select their future king ?

Answer:

He wanted to select their future king through a contest.

Question 11:

What kind of a child was Sanatombi ?

Answer:

She was a loving and kind child. She never hurt anyone, not even birds and trees..

Question 12:

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

Answer:

Once I saw a wounded bird. I washed its wound and served it carefully. After two days, it became well again and flew away.

Question 13:

Where is Manipur on the map of India ?

Answer:

In the north-east of India.

Question 14:

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

Answer:

Assamese.

Question 15:

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.

Answer:

None of them.

Question 16:

Why do you think so ?

Answer:

Because they did not feel the pain of the tree.

Question 17:

Who was made the future queen and why ?

Answer:

Sanatombi was made the future queen because she felt the pain of others; even the pain of trees and animals.