My Shadow

My Shadow | Class 5 | English | NCERT SOLUTIONS

New words

Q. Write the new words three times each. One has been done for you.

Shadow	Shadow	Shadow	Shadow
Heels
Funniest
India-rubber ball
Buttercup
Arrant
Sleepyhead

 

Word meanings

Words	Meanings
Shadow	A dark patch formed when an object is kept in front of light rays
Heels	Back part of the foot
Funniest	Laughable
India-rubber ball	A ball that can bounce very high
Buttercup	A yellow flower
Arrant	Bad
Sleepyhead	inactive

Textual Question and Answer

Let’s Read

1. Who do you think your shadow looks like ?

Ans: I think my shadow looks like me.

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

Ans: The shadow is formed in front of me due to the light at the back. It is formed larger than me. So when I jump it touches the bed before me.

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

Morning

Afternoon

Night

Ans: Morning time the shadow becomes the tallest because of the slanting sunlight.

4. 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?

Ans: He refers to the shadow.

(ii) Who does me refer to?

Ans: Me refers to the poet.

(iii) Why are he and me alike?

Ans: He and me are alike because the shadow is of the poet himself.

 

Let’s Talk

Work in pairs and discuss the following. What would you do if

1. A dog chases you ?

Ans: I would walk slowly and ask people for help.

2. You have forgotten your homework copy at home ?

Ans : I would tell the truth, beg sorry and assure my teacher to submit in the next class.

3. You are alone in a room and the lights go out ?

I would try to search a torch or light a candle without screaming or running away.

Working Together

1. Name the five fingers of your hand.

Ans:

The five fingers of my hand are –

Thumb , fore finger, middle finger , ring finger, little finger

2. Do the actions as given below, and observe which part, or fingers, of your hand is being used.

Point at a door	Bounce a ball	Scratch your chin
Twist your ear	Comb your hair	Draw with a pencil
Touch a flower

 

Answer

Point at a door ( Fore finger )	Bounce a ball ( Palm )	Scratch your chin ( fore finger )
Twist your ear ( Thumb and fore finger )	Comb your hair ( All fingers )	Draw with a pencil ( Thumb, fore finger and middle finger )
Touch a flower ( Fore finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger )

 Let’s Write

Fill in the blanks using one of the words given in brackets.

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

Ans: whose

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

Ans: which

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

Ans: which

4. The poem …………….. you read out, is so lovely. ( whose / which / that )

Ans: that

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

Ans: which

6. I like reading books ……………. have pictures in it. ( that / who / which )

Ans: which

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

Ans: whom

Homework

Rhyming words

Write the rhyming words for the following words from the poem ‘My shadow’

Words	Rhyming words	Words	Rhyming words
Me	……………….	Head	……………….
Grow	……………….	ball	……………….
Up	……………….	Sleepyhead	……………….

 

Opposite words

Write the opposites for the following words.

Words	Opposite words
Funniest	…………………
Slow	…………………
Early	…………………
Arrant	…………………
Behind	…………………

Let's learn the poem

Complete the stanzas as per the poem.

1. 

He is very, very ……………………………..

                   Heels up to ……………….

And I see him ……………………………….

                   When I jump ……………..

 2.

One morning , very early, before the

…………………………………………………………..

I rose and found the shining dew

…………………………………………………………..

 3.

………………………………………………………….

                   He likes to grow

…………………………………………………………..

Always very slow:

Describing words

Use suitable describing words for the given words.

Describing words	Words	Describing words	Words
………………..	Shadow	………………..	Children
………………..	Thing	………………..	Dew

 

 

Subject Enrichment Activities

1. Creative writing

Write a paragraph on the topic ‘Shadow’. You can use the clues given below.

Clues : Formation , Colour, Size, Position, Relation with night, eclipse etc.

• How is a shadow formed ?
• What colour is a shadow ?
• How the size of a shadow changes ?
• Where do you get a shadow of an object ?
• Why can’t you find a shadow at night ?
• Name an event which is related to shadow.

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2. Poem Recitation

Recite the poem ‘My shadow’

3. Dictation

The following words are for dictation.

Shadow	India-rubber ball	Arrant	Sleepyhead	Buttercup
Funniest	Behind	Asleep	Shining	Dew

 

4. Shadow activity

Light a torch and form different animal shadows by using hands. Paste these pictures on an A4 size paper.