Saturday, February 19, 2022

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?

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2. Who are Ningthou and Leima?

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3. Where did the Ningthou and Leima live?

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4. Who were called as meeyam?

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

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6. What did the Ningthou and Leima always say?

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7. How many sons had the king and queen ?

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

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9. What is the opposite of Ningthou?

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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?

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2. How was she?

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

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4. Who was the eldest son?

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

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

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

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8. What is the future king in Manipuri called?

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The Ningthou called his ministers.

The Ningthou said to decide the future king.

Join the above two sentences.

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

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