Malu Bhalu | Class 5 | English | NCERT Solutions

Vocabulary

Word Practice

Word	Write three times
lair	………………	………………	………………
polar bear	………………	………………	………………
mane	………………	………………	………………
clasp	………………	………………	………………
firm	………………	………………	………………
grip	………………	………………	………………
might	………………	………………	………………

 

Word Meanings

Word	Meaning
lair	A resting or sleeping place
polar bear	large bear lives in North pole
mane	Long hair on the neck
clasp	To hold tightly
firm	Hard or strong
grip	To hold tightly
might	strength / energy / power

 

Textbook Question and Answer

Reading is Fun

1. Where did the polar bear live with her family?

Answer:

The polar bear lived high up in an icy lair with her family.

2. What did Malu learn to do from her parents?

Answer:

Malu learnt catching big and small fishes from her parents.

3. Where did Malu want to travel?

Answer:

Malu wanted to travel far out places beyond the big blue sky.

4. What was it that Malu’s parents wanted her to learn?

Answer:

Malu’s parents wanted her to learn swimming.

5. Was Malu scared to swim? Did she learn it easily?

Answer:

Yes, Malu was scared to swim but she learned it easily.

6. Read the last two stanzas of the poem. Whom does ‘she’ stand for in both?

Answer:

‘She’ stands for Malu in the first stanza and Malu’s mother in the next stanza.

7. See the picture shown below and write two sentences about it.

Answer:

This picture is about Malu and her mother. Malu is swimming with her mother.

 Use a chart

True or False		Character Sketch
Malu’s hair was white.	True	Brave, strong, hardworking, eager to learn more, smart, caring, impatient, female, affectionate, bold, playful, white, adventurous, clever, young, fearless
Malu knew how to swim.	False
Malu was playing with the penguins.	False	Malu Bhalu was a female polar bear. She was a brave and strong bear. She was white in colour. She was very smart. She was eager to learn more. She was impatient.
Malu was good at catching fish.	True
Malu was a brave bhalu.	True
Malu did not love her mother.	False
Malu’s mother was firm.	True

 

Write a detailed character sketch of Malu Bhalu.

Answer:

Malu Bhalu was a polar bear. She was leaving with her mother in an icy lair. She was white in colour. She was very smart and playful. She learnt swimming and catching fish from her mother very easily. She was bold and fearless. She was adventurous too.

 Let’s Talk

Read the following passage carefully.

One day Meena plucks a mango and brings it home. Her grandmother gives the larger piece to Raju because he is a boy. Meena protests. After all, she brought the mango and she is the elder of the two. She insists she has a greater right over her share. Her father comes to her help and divides the mango equally.

Now answer the questions.

(i) Who brought the mango home?

Answer:

Meena brought the mango home.

(ii) Why did Meena’s grandmother give a larger piece to Raju?

Answer:

Meena’s grandmother gave a larger piece to Raju because he was a boy.

(iii) Who do you think should have got the larger piece?

Answer:

I think, Meena should have got the larger piece.

1. Using the following clues write about yourself in the space below – name, place you live in, physical features, habits, likes and dislikes etc.

Answer:

I am Tarun Kumar Dash ( You write your name ). I live in Koraput town ( You write your city or village name ). I am tall and fair in colour. I like to play cricket but I don’t like to watch television. I am in a habit of reading books.

2. What are the things your mother asks you to do?

Answer:

Things you like to do	Things you do not like to do
Going to market	Making bed
Play in the afternoon	Doing homework
Paray before God	Getting up early
Arrange books and notebooks	Sweeping the floor

 Let’s Write

Malu lived with Malu’s parents in the North Pole. Malu had great fun with Malu’s seagull friends.

One day, Malu’s father told Malu that the hunters had come to trap Malu and Malu’s family. Malu knew how to hide very well. Malu shut Malu’s eyes and curled up like a ball of snow.

The hunters searched for Malu and Malu’s family everywhere but in vain.

We can avoid repeating the names by using certain other words in their place. Study the table below.

	Singular	Plural
person speaking person speaking to other persons places, things	I, me you he, him, she, her it,	we, us you they, them

 

Now rewrite the above paragraph using words from the above table.

She lived with her parents in the North Pole. She had great fun with her seagull friends.

One day, her father told her that the hunters had come to trap her and her family. She knew how to hide very well. She shut her eyes and curled up like a ball of snow.

The hunters searched for her and her family everywhere but in vain.