Wonderful Waste

Wonderful Waste || Chapter 2 || NCERT Solutions || Class 5 || English

Re-write the following words three times each.

 

Wonderful	Maharaja	Travancore
Survey	Scraps	Strip
Tempting	Whip	Lo and behold
Avial	Sternly	Traditional

 

  

Making sentences

Use the following words in sentences. Meaning of the words have been given in brackets.

Words	Meanings	Sentences
Survey	( To examine )	……………………………………….
Tempting	( Attractive )	……………………………………….
Sternly	( Strictly )	……………………………………….
Traditional	( Customs followed for a long time )	……………………………………….
Maharaja	King	……………………………………….

 

Reading is Fun

Q. 1 What were the preparations in the palace for ?

Ans: The preparations were for a grand dinner in the palace.

Q. 2 Why did the Maharaja go into the kitchen in the afternoon ?

Ans : The Maharaja went to the kitchen to survey the dishes meant for the feast.

Q. 3 What had the cook planned to do with the vegetable scraps ?

Ans: The cook had planned to throw the vegetable scraps.

Q. 4 Ingredients are the things that are used to make a dish. Circle the ingredients of avial in the box below.

Chillies             groundnut               wood                  vegetable scraps Coconut          roasted peanuts       curd                    pot Garlic             broken bangles          basket                curry leaves

 

Q. 5 State whether the following are True or False.

( i ) The king had ordered a dinner in the palace. 

Ans :  True 

( ii ) No one had heard of or tasted avial before. ( True )

Ans :  True

( iii ) The cook had planned to make another dish using the vegetable scraps. 

Ans : False 

1. A recipe is a list of directions to prepare a dish. The following sentences are not in order for preparing avial. Number them in the correct order.

• Grind some coconut, green chillies and garlic.
• Cut the vegetable scraps into long strips.
• Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.
• Decorate with curry leaves.
• Whip some curd and mix it in.
• Pour some coconut oil on top.
• Avial is ready.

Answer :

1. Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.

2. Cut the vegetable scraps into long strips.

3. Grind some coconut, green chillies and garlic.

4. Whip some curd and mix it in.

5. Pour some coconut oil on top.

6. Decorate with curry leaves.

7. Avial is ready.

2. Given in the box are some things that children do after they reach home from school.

Choose five things that you do when you reach home from school. Write them in order.

Pack school bag             put away school bag               have lunch Read a story book          chat with mummy about school Sleep for a while             wash up Do the home work          watch TV Go to play                       change out of school uniform

 

Answer :

First, I put away school bag.

Then, I change out of school uniform.

Next, I wash up.

After that, I have lunch.

Finally, I chat with mummy about school.

Lets’ Talk

Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or in school.

Answer :

The things thrown at home and school are

At Home	At School
Vegetable scraps, Carry bags, News paper, Unwanted paper, Broken toys etc.	Paper scraps, Broken pens, pencils, Chalk pieces, damaged files, pencil cut outs etc.

 

Word Building

Pair work

Some words have more than one meaning.

For example, point –

Meanings :	noun	a dot in print or writing, full stop, decimal, the number you score in a game
	Verb	To show or call attention to something

 

Look up the following words in the dictionary. They may have more than one meaning. List these meanings.

Ground           …………………………………………………………..

Survey             …………………………………………………………..

Scrap               …………………………………………………………..

Sternly            …………………………………………………………..

Tempting        …………………………………………………………..

Answer

Ground	noun	The surface of the earth
	Verb	Simple past form of grind which means to crush or punish or cause
Survey	Noun	Examination or questions
	Verb	To examine
Scrap	Noun	Pieces of metal
	Verb	Throw away
Sternly	Adverb	Strictly
Tempting	Adjective	Attractive