Anubhuti ( अनुभूति ): My Elder Brother

My Elder Brother | Class 5 | English | NCERT Solutions

Vocabulary

Word Practice

Write the following words three times each.

Words	Write three times each
Foundation	………………..	………………..	………………..
Tremendous	………………..	………………..	………………..
Idling	………………..	………………..	………………..
Sobbing	………………..	………………..	………………..
Schedule	………………..	………………..	………………..
Mastered	………………..	………………..	………………..
Algebra	………………..	………………..	………………..
Geometry	………………..	………………..	………………..
Punctuality	………………..	………………..	………………..
Scary	………………..	………………..	………………..
Essay	………………..	………………..	………………..

Word Meanings

Write and remember the word meanings.

Words	Word Meanings
Foundation	Strong base
Tremendous	Very big
Idling	Lazy
Sobbing	Crying
Schedule	Timetable
Mastered	Skilled
Algebra	Part of mathematics related to numbers and their usage
Geometry	Part of mathematics related to lines, shapes etc.
Punctuality	On correct time
Scary	fearful
Essay	A short piece of writing

Textbook Question and Answer

Reading is Fun

1. What are the things that Munna liked to do ?

Ans: Munna liked to play marbles and fly paper kites, or sit idling away with friends for fun.

2. What did Bhaiya do all day?

Ans: Bhaiya used to sit with a book for hours together. He also kept writing words and sentences more than twenty times, and copied poems several times in beautiful letters.

3. Why was Munna not happy with the timetable that Bhaiya made for him?

Ans: Munna was not happy with the timetable because there was no time for games.

4. How do you think Munna felt when his brother was so strict with him? Why was Bhaiya so strict with him?

Ans: Munna felt like running away and going back home when Bhaiya was so strict with him.

Bhaiya was so strict with him because he never studied much and play all the time with his friends.

5. Whose character do you like more - Munna’s or Bhaiya’s ? Why?

Ans: I like Bhaiya’s character most because he was disciplined, caring, hardworking, studious and dutiful.

Creative Writing

The format of a letter is given to you.

Letters to friends and close family are written in the same way as you speak to them.

Krishna Boys’ Hostel writer’s address

Model Public School

Kolkata

10^th July, 2000 date

My dear Ma, greeting

This is my first letter after the summer vacations. We started our classes the day after we reached the hostel. I have settled in well.

introduction

We have a new teacher for clay modelling and pottery. She tells us how to make fruits and vegetables with clay. We then paint them. They look so real.

body

We have an inter-house poetry recitation coming up in August. I am really excited about it. It is a long poem but we learn it together with our teacher.

It is nice to be back in school with my friends and teachers. I remember you and Baba a lot. Give my love to grandmother and grandfather.

ending

Do write back soon.

Your loving son

Pratap closing

1. After reading the letter, answer the following questions.

( i ) Who has written the letter?

Ans: Pratap has written this letter.

( ii ) To whom has the letter been written?

Ans: The letter has been written to Pratap’s mother.

( iii ) Where is the writer of the letter?

Ans: The writer of the letter is at Krishna Boys’ Hostel, Model Public School, Kolkata.

( iv ) What is the name of his hostel?

Ans: The name of his hostel is Krishna Boys’ Hostel.

( v ) On which date was this letter written?

Ans: This letter was written on 10^th July, 2000.

2. Now write a letter to your friend or relative in another city telling him / her about activities / events in your school.

Follow the same pattern as the above letter.

Ans:

Kendriya Vidyalaya Koraput

Odisha

21^st September, 2021

Dear friend Anuj,

I am well here. I hope that you and your family are also well there. My classes are going on through online mode.

We have Hindi Pakhwada in our Vidyalaya. It started from 14^th September 2021 and will continue up to 28^th September 2021. Many competitions are arranged for students. I have also taken part in Hindi poem recitation competition.

It is nice to participate in Vidyalaya activities. I remember you very much. Give my regards to your parents and love to our other friends.

Do write back soon.

Your loving friend

Tarun

Let’s Write

1. To learn means to understand or to gain knowledge.

To teach means to show how or to explain.

Complete the following sentences using the correct form of teach or learn.

learn	learns	learned	has learned
teach	teaches	taught	has taught

i. Will you ………….. me chess?

Ans: teach

ii. Mr sharma ……………… class VIII.

Ans: teaches

iii. The students have …………….. about ‘road safety’.

Ans: learned

iv. My sister has ………….. me how to ride a horse.

Ans: taught

v. I have ……………. some of the customs of India.

Ans: learned

vi. I ………………… how to cycle when I was just four years old.

Ans: learned

2. Choose the correct word and complete the paragraph.

All the class V students of our school ……………….. ( were / was ) gathering in front of the Principal’s office. They …………. ( were / was ) going for the inter-school race. The bus ……………. ( arrive / arrived ) and they ………….. ( leave / left ) for the stadium. The runners were …………… ( taking / taken ) to the starting point. The runners …………… ( take / took ) their positions. Sir …………… ( blow / blew ) the whistle. One student of our school ……………. ( run / ran ) fast and …………….. ( come / came ) first. Everyone ……………. ( do / did ) their best and our school …………………… ( won / wins ) the trophy. Everyone …………… ( feel / felt / fell ) joyous.

Answer:

All the class V students of our school were gathering in front of the Principal’s office. They were going for the inter-school race. The bus arrived and they left for the stadium. The runners were taken to the starting point. The runners took their positions. Sir blew the whistle. One student of our school ran fast and came first. Everyone did their best and our school won the trophy. Everyone felt joyous.

3. Read the following sentences.

Bhaiya has been studying in the same class for two years. ( for a period of time )
Munna was flying kites since morning. ( from a time in the past till the present )

Fill in the blanks using for or since.

i. I have lived in this house ……………. I was a baby.

Ans: since

ii. This big jar has been in our family ……………… many years.

Ans: for

iii. The old banyan tree in the village has been there ………….. the last 200 years.

Ans: for

iv. Nobody has seen him …………. Yesterday.

Ans: since