NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 13 Topsy-turvy Land
Reading is Fun
Q. 1 When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?
Ans - The
children go to school at night in Topsy-turvy land.
Q. 2 In
the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then where do the boats travel? How
should it rightly be?
Ans - If
buses travel on the sea, the boats travel up and down the streets. Boats should
rightly be in still water.
Q. 3 The
Topsy-turvy land is very different from our land. Let’s draw a comparison by
filling in sentences wherever needed.
Topsy-turvy Land Our
land
(i) People walk on their heads. (i) People
walk on their feet.
(ii) The
buses run on the sea. (ii)
The buses run on land.
(iii) They wear their hats on feet. (iii) They wear their hats on head.
(iv) Boats
run on the streets. (iv)
Boats sail in the sea.
(v) People pay for what they don’t get. (v) People
pay for what they get.
Let's Listen
Fun with sounds
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pleasure |
treasure |
measure |
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wear |
tear |
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stare |
where |
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planned |
canned |
scanned |
strand |
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topsy-turvy |
hurly-burly |
curly-whirly |
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Note: Practice pronunciation.
Let's Talk
Q. 1 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.
(i) Renu naughty is a girl.
Ans- Renu is a naughty girl.
(ii) untidy room Her always is.
Ans - Her room is always untidy.
(iii) mother Her advises her clean to it.
Ans - Her mother advises her to clean it.
(iv) never listens She her mother to.
Ans - She never listens to her mother.
(v) kind of What child a you are?
Ans - What
kind of a child are you?
Q. 2 Can
you tell of some things that go topsy-turvy at home and there is disorder?
- Bathing towel is on the bed.
- Shoes are under the bed.
- Reading books are on the sofa.
- School uniform is on the floor.
- Vegetables and fruits are on the study table.
Let's Write |
Q. 1 Write
five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.
Ans -
(i) I sweep the floor two times in a day.
(ii) I make the bed sheet.
(iii) I arrange the household things in proper order.
(iv) I clean the wash basin.
(v) I arrange the books in bookshelf.
Q. 2 Let’s imagine a topsy-turvy scene and describe it in
the lines below.
Ans –
Last Monday, I visited a
hospital. I got totally confused what I saw there. Doctors were reaching the
hospital in an ambulance. Patients were examining the doctors. Children were
watching cartoon programmes in the operation theatre. Relatives of
the patients were given glucose drip. Nurses were carrying the patients in
stretchers. Fruits and vegetables were sold in the medicine stores.
Q. 3 Two stories got mixed up. Sort them out and write
them in the appropriate boxes.
§ We thought the lion had eaten someone.
§ Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him
over the treetops.
§ He saw a shoe in the lion’s cage.
§ Finally, the kite brought him back to the park.
§ Our class had gone to the zoo.
§ Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park.
§ Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the
Director of the zoo.
§ Puran was frightened and excited.
§ The lion had not eaten anyone, because the shoe was one of
the lion’s toys.
Ans -
The magic kite
1) Puran was flying the brand new kite in
the park.
2) Suddenly the kite lifted him off the
ground and took him over the treetops.
3) Puran was frightened and excited.
Who
did the Lion eat?
1) Our class had gone to the zoo.
2) He saw a shoe in the lion’s cage.
3) We thought the lion had eaten someone.
4) Some children stood and screamed, and
some ran to the director of the zoo.
5) The lion had not eaten anyone, because
the shoe was one of the lion’s toys.
Home work
- Now write a Topsy-turvy scene about the following.
1. A park
2. A zoo
3. A village
4. A city
5. A market place
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