Crying

CRYING | CLASS 5 | ENGLISH | NCERT SOLUTIONS

VOCABULARY

Word practice

Write the following words three times each.

Words	Three times
Pillow	……………….	……………….	……………….
Soaked	……………….	……………….	……………….
Shower	……………….	……………….	……………….
Splash	……………….	……………….	……………….
Weep	……………….	……………….	……………….

 

Word Meanings

Write the word meanings and remember.

Words	Word meaning
Pillow	A cloth material used under head while sleeping
Soaked	Completely wet
Shower	Bath in which water is sprayed from above
Splash	Falling of water drops with a noise
Weep	Cry

Textbook Question and Answer

Let’s Read

1. According to the poet, should you cry a little or should you cry a lot?

Ans: According to the poet we should cry a lot.

2. What can you do after crying a lot?

Ans: After crying a lot we can jump in the shower with a splash and laugh by opening the window to show our happiness.

3. ( i ) Read the first two lines of the poem. Is the mood

happy?        sad?           angry?        jealous?      upset?

Ans: The mood is sad.

( ii )  In the last few lines the mood of the poet has changed. What is it now?

very happy           angry          cheerful      sad    jealous

Ans: It is cheerful now.

4. Are these sentences right or wrong?

( i ) The poet says you must not cry much. ( Ans: wrong )

( ii ) The poet says that you should cry till your pillow is soaked. ( Ans: right )

( iii ) The poet says that after crying you should open the window and laugh so that people will see that you are happy. ( Ans: right )

( iv ) The poet says that you should open the window and show people that you are crying. ( Ans: wrong )

Let’s Talk

1. Where do you cry? What are the things that make you cry?

Ans: I cry in my bed room. The things that make me cry are Scolding, bad behaviour, fear etc.

2. Can you cry when you are happy?

Yes, I can cry when I am happy.

3. Which are the things that make you happy?

In what ways do you show your happiness?

Ans: The things that make me happy are gifts, love and care, wins, praises etc.

I show my happiness by jumping, hugging, shouting and laughing.

Say Aloud

Write these words and practice pronouncing.

dash	bash	splash	cash	trash
steer	tear	clear	deer	dear
shower	power	tower	flower	mower
poked	croaked	soaked	stroked	joked
wept	kept	crept	leapt	slept

 

Word Building

The word happiness ends in – ness and comes from the word happy. Write three words that end in the same way. Which words do they come from?

_________________ ness	___________________
_________________ ness	___________________
_________________ ness	___________________

 

Ans:

laziness	lazy
sadness	sad
politeness	polite

 

Let’s Write

Fill in the blanks with the exact feeling word.

1. The tourists were _________ to see the beautiful Taj Mahal. ( amazed, shocked, worried )

Ans: amzed.

2. The lights went out suddenly. I was alone and __________. ( worried, shocked, frightened )

Ans: frightened.

3. He has been ill for a long time and his parents were __________. ( unhappy, worried, angry )

Ans: worried.

4. The shopkeeper was _________ when he saw his safe wide open with all his money missing.

( unhappy, shocked, angry )

Ans: shocked.

Creative Writing

Narrate an incident when you have experienced happiness, excitement, surprise. You can use the following clues.

With whom ….

When did it happen ….

Why …

Where ……

Answer:

That was my birthday. I got up early in the morning. Everyone in my family wished me. I became very happy. My mother arranged a small party in the evening. My excitement went high. Everyone presented me gifts. My father presented a big thing wrapped beautifully. When I unwrapped , I became surprised to see my favourite bicycle.

Subject Enrichment Activity

1. Poem Recitation

( Click here to view the poem recitation )

2. Drawing emojis

Draw emojis for the following expressions.

• Sad
• Happy
• Angry
• Upset
• Worried

Homework

1. Poem completing

Complete the stanzas as per the poem.

( i )

Crying only …………………..

is no use. …………………..

until your pillow is soaked!

Then you …………………………..

and …………………………

 ( ii )

Then you can throw open

………………………………………..

and, “Ha, ha! Ha ha!”

……………………………………..

what’s going on up there?”

……………………………………….

was hiding in the last tear!

………………………………………….

 2. Vocabulary

Write a single word for the phrase given below.

completely wet	………………………..
bath in which water is sprayed from above	………………………..
shed tears	………………………..

 3. Grammar

Write five words ending with -ness.

• …………………………………………….
• …………………………………………….
• …………………………………………….
• …………………………………………….
• …………………………………………….