Session Ending Examination | Revision | Class 5 | English

Textual

Class Discussion

1. What activity was going on in the class?

2. Who was the quiet one in the class? Why?

3. Complete the stanza.

Jane looked up and ……………

Her voice was …………………

"There are many people in this world

Who are rather ……………………"

The Talkative Barber

1. Why was the Sultan in a hurry?

2. Why did the Sultan get angry?

3. What defects did the brothers of the barber have?

4. How did the Sultan do an injury to the barber?

5. What were the things the barber got from the Sultan?

6. Why did the Barber take so long to shave the Sultan?

7. Do you think the Sultan was really very generous? Why do you say so?

Topsy-turvy Land

1. Complete the stanza.

You pay for what you never get,

……………………………………

………………………………......

In Topsy-turvy Land.

2. Write any two differences between Topsy-turvy land and our land.

3. Write any two activities of topsy-turvy land.

4. When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?

5. Where do the boats and buses travel in Topsy-turvy land?

6. What is the sea made of in Topsy-turvy land?

7. What happens when you go in Topsy-turvy land?

Gulliver’s Travels

1. Who was Gulliver? What did the giant farmer do with him?

2. Why did the captain send the men to the land?

3. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

4. What did the farmer’s wife give Gulliver to eat?

5. How big was the cat?

6. What did the farmer’s son do with Gulliver?

7. Was the farmer’s wife kind towards Gulliver? How do you know?

 

  

Session Ending Examination | Revision | Class 4 | English

Textual

The Donkey

1. What would the child give the donkey?

2. How would he be the best donkey?

3. Write two sentences about a donkey.

4. Complete the stanza.

I’d find a little hay

………………………………

Then he’d be the best donkey

……………………………….

I had a Little Pony

1. What did the lady do to the pony?

2. What did the child decide to do?

3. Why didn’t the child lend the pony again?

4. Which animal had the child? What was his name?

5. Complete the stanza.

She whipped him, …………

She drove him …………….

I wouldn’t lend …………….

For all ………………………

The Milkman’s Cow

1. Why did the cow refuse to get up?

2. Who finally made the cow get up and how?

3. Why did the milkman beg the cow to get up?

4. How much strength did the wrestler have?

5. Name those who tried to make the cow move.

Hiawatha

1. Who was Hiawatha? Who did he live with?

2. Who was Nokomis? What did Nokomis teach Hiawatha?

3. What secrets did Hiawatha learn about the birds?

4. What secrets did he learn about the beasts?

5. Write two lines about Hiawatha.

The Scholar’s Mother Tongue

1. Who came to Akbar’s court? What did he claim to know?

2. How did the Pundit challenge everybody?

3. What skill had the pundit?

4. Who took up the challenge?

5. What did Birbal do to the Pundit when he was asleep?

6. Who found out the Pundit’s mother tongue? How?

A Watering Rhyme

1. What is the best time to water the plants?

2. When should we not water the plants?

3. Which part of the plant should be watered?

4. Complete the stanza.

Watering at noonday,

…………………………

Doesn’t help the flowers,

…………………………

5. Why shouldn’t we water the plants during noon?

6. How should we water the plants?

7. Why should we water at the roots?

The Giving Tree

1. How did the boy enjoy the company of the tree?

2. How did the tree help the boy earn money?

3. What did the boy make with the branches of the tree?

4. What did the boy make with the trunk of the tree?

5. How was the stump of the tree useful?

6. Why is the play called ‘The Giving Tree’?

7. Why should we not cut trees?

8. How did the tree help the boy throughout his life?

Books

1. What did the library door say?

2. What did the books in the library look like?

3. Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?

4. Why was the book a wonderful one?

5. Complete the following stanza as per the poem Books.

Tall skinny books

……………………

Little fat books

……………………

Going to buy a Book

1. Why did grandfather give the children money?

2. Where did they go to buy books?

3. What did the girl and boy buy?

4. Why did the children like the small shop?

5. What kinds of books did the shopkeeper show to the children?

6. In ancient India how were the pages made?

 The Naughty Boy

1. From where did the naughty boy come?

2. Where did the naughty boy go?

3. Why did he go there?

4. What did the boy wonder about?

5. Complete the stanza.

There was ………………

And a …………………….

He ran away …………..

The people ……………..

6. What did the naughty boy find in Scotland?

Pinocchio

1. What did the carpenter buy and what did he make out of it?

2. What name did the carpenter give to the puppet?

3. What did Pinocchio say in the end?

4. Why did Pinocchio’s nose grow longer?

5. What did Pinocchio do with the carpenter’s wig?

Grammar

1. Write the rhyming pair of the following words.

Words	Rhyming words	Words	Rhyming words
go	………..	corn	………..
mire	………..	hour	………..
high	………..	door	………..
long	………..	weighty	………..

2. Write the simple past tense of the following action words.

Simple present	Simple Past	Simple present	Simple Past
pull	……………	pray	……………
grow	……………	come	……………
begin	……………

3. Write the work done by the following people.

People	Work done
Grocer	………………………………………………
Milkman	………………………………………………
policeman	………………………………………………

4. Write the homes of the following.

Animals	Home
Birds	………………………………………………
Rabbits	………………………………………………
Beavers	………………………………………………

5. Match the following.

A	B
Whenever	Place
Whoever	Time
Wherever	Person

6. Use appropriate words from the box and fill in the blanks.

my

his

her

he

i) There ………….. sold all ………….. animals to a rich man and got a lot of money.

ii) I will give ……….. money to the strongest of you.

7. Write similar sound words for the following words.

Words	Similar sound words	Words	Similar sound words
bow	……………	tale	……………
right	……………	no	……………
principal	……………

8. Choose correct word from the brackets and fill in the blanks.

I can ……….. the bird’s song. ( here / hear )

I have ……….. leaves. ( too / two )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Who will be Ningthou ? | Reading Comprehension | Class 5 | English

Passage 1

Read the given passage and answer the questions.

Long, long ago, in the land of Kangleipak in Manipur, there lived a Ningthou and Leima. They were loved dearly by the people.

The Ningthou and Leima, on their part, never stopped thinking about their meeyam, their people. “Our meeyam should be happy,” they said.

The people were not the only ones who loved their Ningthou and Leima. The birds and animals too loved them. The Ningthou and Leima always said: “Everybody in Kangleipak should live in peace. Not only the people, but the birds, animals and trees.”

Their beloved king and queen had three sons: Sanajaoba, Sanayaima and Sanatomba.

1. Which state of India is the passage about?

…………………………………………………………………………………

2. Who are Ningthou and Leima?

…………………………………………………………………………………

3. Where did the Ningthou and Leima live?

…………………………………………………………………………………

4. Who were called as meeyam?

…………………………………………………………………………………

5. Who else loved the Ningthou and Leima besides the people?

…………………………………………………………………………………

6. What did the Ningthou and Leima always say?

…………………………………………………………………………………

7. How many sons had the king and queen ?

…………………………………………………………………………………

8. Write the name of the sons of the king and the queen.

…………………………………………………………………………………

9. What is the opposite of Ningthou?

…………………………………………………………………………………

10. Complete the relation.

Leima : queen : : …………… : people.

Passage 2

Read the given passage and answer the questions.

Twelve years later, a daughter was born. She was named Sanatombi. She was a lovely child, soft and beautiful inside. She was loved by one and all.

The years went by, and the children grew up well. And then one day, the Ningthou called all his ministers and said: “It is now time to decide the Tunggi Ningthou, the future king.”

The ministers were shocked. “But O Ningthou, what is there to decide? Sanajaoba, your eldest son, will be our future king.”

“Well,” the Ningthou replied. “That’s how it happened in the old days. The eldest son always became the king. But times have changedd. So let us select a king who is most worthy of becoming a king.”

1. What was the name of the daughter?

…………………………………………………………………………………

2. How was she?

…………………………………………………………………………………

3. Why did the Ningthou call his ministers one day?

…………………………………………………………………………………

4. Who was the eldest son?

…………………………………………………………………………………

5. Who would be the future king according to the ministers?

…………………………………………………………………………………

6. Who used to be the future king in old days?

…………………………………………………………………………………

7. How did the Ningthou decide to select the future king?

…………………………………………………………………………………

8. What is the future king in Manipuri called?

…………………………………………………………………………………

9.

The Ningthou called his ministers.

The Ningthou said to decide the future king.

Join the above two sentences.

…………………………………………………………………………………

10. She was a lovely child. Choose the describing word.

…………………………………………………………………………………

 

Who will be Ningthou? Class 5 English NCERT Solutions

Vocabulary

Word Practice

Words	Write three times
Ningthou	…………………	…………………	…………………
Leima	…………………	…………………	…………………
Kangleipak	…………………	…………………	…………………
meeyam	…………………	…………………	…………………
Tunggi Ningthou	…………………	…………………	…………………
Sanajaoba	…………………	…………………	…………………
Sanayaima	…………………	…………………	…………………
Sanatomba	…………………	…………………	…………………
contest	…………………	…………………	…………………
khongnang	…………………	…………………	…………………
Shagol thauba nupa	…………………	…………………	…………………
hush	…………………	…………………	…………………
majestically	…………………	…………………	…………………
pierced	…………………	…………………	…………………
Thouro	…………………	…………………	…………………
urged	…………………	…………………	…………………
unison	…………………	…………………	…………………
Phajei	…………………	…………………	…………………
triumphantly	…………………	…………………	…………………
craned	…………………	…………………	…………………
worthy	…………………	…………………	…………………

 

Word Meanings

Words	Meanings
Ningthou	King
Leima	Queen
Kangleipak	Name of a place in Manipur
meeyam	people
Tunggi Ningthou	future king
Sanajaoba	Name of the eldest prince
Sanayaima	Name of the prince
Sanatomba	Name of the prince
contest	competition
khongnang	the banyan tree
Shagol thauba nupa	Such fine horsemen
hush	silence
majestically	In a great manner
pierced	cut or sliced
Thouro	Bravo
urged	advised
unison	Unity or together
Phajei	wonderful
triumphantly	successfully
Craned	stretching neck forward to see
worthy	valuable

Textbook Question and Answer

Reading is Fun

1. Name the place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled.

Answer:

The Ningthou and Leima ruled Kangleipak in Manipur.

2. Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?

Answer

The people of Kangleipak loved their king and queen because they always thought that their people should live happily.

3. Why did the Ningthou want to choose a future king?

Answer

The Ningthou wanted to choose a future king because the children were grown up and fit to be the future king.

4. How did the king want to select their future king?

Answer

The king wanted to select their future king by organising a contest and whoever was most worthy of becoming a king.

5. What kind of child was Sanatombi?

Answer

Sanatombi was a lovely child, soft and beautiful inside.

6. Have you ever seen an animal or a bird in pain? What did you do

Answer

Yes, I have seen a dog in pain due to injury. I gave some water to drink and food to eat. Thereafter I informed my parents for treatment.

Let’s Listen and Talk

1. Where is Manipur on the map of India?

Answer

Manipur is in the North East direction on the map of India.

2. What language do the people of Manipur speak?

(i) Assamese

(ii) Maithailon

(iii) Mizo

Answer

Maithailon

3. Who do you think should have been made the future king?

• Sanajaoba, the one who jumped through the tree.
• Sanayaima, the one who jumped over the tree.
• Sanatomba, the one who uprooted the tree.

Answer

Sanayaima, the one who jumped over the tree.

Why do you think so?

Answer

Sanayima did not hurt the tree. So he should have been made the future king.

Who was made the future queen and why?

Answer

Sanatombi was made the future queen because she felt the pain of the people, the animals, the birds, the trees.

Word Building

1. Say aloud the following names in your mother tongue.

Answer

In Manipuri	In Hindi
Ningthou	राजा
Leima	रानी
Meeyam	प्रजा
Khongnang	बरगद का पेड़

2. Write the meanings of the following in English.

Answer

Tunggi Ningthou	Future King
Thouro ! Thouro !	Bravo ! Bravo !
Phajei ! Phajei !	Wonderful ! Wonderful !
Shagol thauba nupa !	Such fine horsemen !

Language Use

1. Read the lesson carefully and put a circle around all the action words with -ed at the end. Then write them in one column and their present form in another. One is done for you.

Answer

Action words with -ed at the end	Action words in present form
admitted	admit
lived	live
loved	love
stopped	stop
named	name
called	call
shocked	shock
replied	reply
happened	happen
changed	change
reached	reach
declared	declare
finished	finish
shouted	shout
remained	remain
turned	turn
proved	prove
mounted	mount
looked	look
pierced	pierce
jumped	jump
watched	watch
urged	urge
landed	land
breathed	breathe
uprooted	uproot
filled	fill
craned	crane
stared	stare
whispered	whisper

2. Fill in the correct word in the blanks and complete the story.

Answer

In a forest, there lived ( live / lives / lived ) a goblin named Cruel. One day, he met ( meet / met / meets ) an old man wandering in the forest. Immediately, Cruel leapt ( leap / leaps / leapt ) on to the old man’s shoulders and ordered ( order / orders / ordered ) him, “Let’s go. Move fast.” The frightened old man obeyed ( obey / obeys / obeyed ) the nasty goblin and walked ( walk / walks / walked ) on. As they moved on, ( move / moves / moved ) he noticed ( notice / notices / noticed ) that the goblin’s feet were very tender. The old man asked ( ask / asks / asked ) Cruel, “ Sir, how are your feet so soft and tender?” Cruel replied, ( reply / replies / replied ) “I have taken a vow that I will not touch the ground with my feet, till I wash them.” They soon came ( come / comes / came ) to a pool. The goblin instructed ( instruct / instructs / instructed ) the old man to wait for him while he entered ( enter / enters / entered ) the pool. The old man thought ( think / thinks / thought ) to himself, “Now that the goblin has wet his feet, he does not need me. Let me run for my life or he will surely eat me up.” So he ran ( run / runs / ran ) off.

3. Make a list of the action words from this story.

-ed action words		irregular action words
live	lived	meet	met
love	loved	say	said
stop	stopped	grow	grew
name	named	become	became
call	called	fall	fell