NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English (Marigold) Unit 1 Ice-cream Man , Wonderful Waste!

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Class : 5th
Subject : English
Chapter : 1
Chapter Name : Unit-1

Q1 In which season is Ice cream popular?

Answer. It is the summer Season, in which Ice-cream is popular.

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Q2 Who feels joyful on seeing the Ice-cream Man?

Answer. It is the main character of the poem (the narrator), who feels happy on seeing the ice-cream man.

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Q3 Name the different avours of ice cream the Ice-cream Man has in his cart.

Answer. Chocolate, Vanilla and strawberry.

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Q4 What are the two things that the Ice-cream Man is selling?

Answer. He is selling Ice-cream and Cdd-drinks.

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Q5 What is the ice-cream cart compared to in the poem?

Answer. The Ice-cream cart is compared to a ower bed.

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Q1 Write about some of the exciting and enjoyable things that one can do in the winter season.
_________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

Answer. In winter there are a lot of exciting activities and foods that one can enjoy such having hot drinks and focKis,
play indoor games like carrom, ludo, and table-tennis.

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Q2 List as many summer activities as you can.

Answer. Picnic in the garden, enjoying the tree shades, swimming, enjoying the taste and chillness of cold-drinks and
smoothies.

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Q3 Now group these activities into indoor and outdoor activities.

Answer. Indoor Activities: Enjoying cold-drinks, Playing indoor games.
Outdoor Activities: Picnic, Enjoying the tree shades.

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Q1 Circle the words where you get a zzzzz sound. One is done for you.

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Q1 Listen and tell the sounds that these words in the poem produce.

cart ____________

drinks ____________

Can you make these sounds?

Answer. DIY

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Q2 What are some of the different sounds you hear when the Ice-cream Man comes?

Answer. DIY

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Q1 In groups of four, write a report on different brands of ice creams available in your area.
You may use the following clues.

Start with a short introduction which contains the topic.

Then list the ice cream brands available in your area.

Next, say which are the common avours of ice cream in each of the brands.

Under each brand, nd out which avours are being sold the most. Also nd out their prices.

Finally, write which do you think is the most popular ice cream.

Answer. DIY

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Q1 Colour the boxes that have rhyming words.

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Q2 What do the following words describe in the poem?
joyful _________
little _________
round _________
What are the describing words used in the poem for the following?
_________mounds
_________ avour
_________cluster

Answer. Joyful sight
Little cart
Round umbrella

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Q1 Colour the boxes with the colours of the avours mentioned in each.

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Q2 Draw and colour your dream ice cream.
Describe it using interesting describing words - the colours, the avours, the site, how it looks, taste, feels, etc.

Answer. DIY

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Q3 Have you ever eaten kul , the ice cream from North India?
The following sentences describe how it is served but they are not in the correct order. Write the correct number
before each sentence.

Answer. The correct number before each sentence can be as follows:

2. He scoops out the ku on a plate.
4. Then he pours some sweet svup over it and serves it.
1. The kul wala takes the kul mould out of the pitcher.
3. He arranges some falooda around it.

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Q1 What were the preparations in the palace for?

Answer. In the palace, preparations were being done for a grand feast.

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Q2 Why did the Maharaja go into the kitchen in the afternoon?

Answer. The Maharaja went into the kitchen to enquire about the dishes which were to be prepared for the feast.

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Q3 What had the cook planned to do with the vegetable scraps?

Answer. He had decided to throw away the vegetable scraps.

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Q4 Ingredients are the things that are used to make a dish. Circle the ingredients of in the box below.

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Q5 State whether the following are or
(i) The king had ordered a dinner in the palace __________.
(ii) No one had heard of or tasted before ____________ .
(iii) The cook had planned to make another dish using the vegetable scraps________ .

Answer. (i) True
(ii) True
(iii) False

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Q1 A recipe is a list of directions to prepare a dish. The following sentences are not in order for preparing avial.
Number them in the correct order.
□Grind some coconut, green chillies and garlic.

□Cut the vegetable scraps into long strips.

□Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.

□Decorate with curry leaves.

□Whip some curd and mix it in.

□Pour some coconut oil on top.

□Avial is ready.

Answer. (1) Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.
(2) Cut the vegetables scraps into long strips.
(3) Grind some coconut, green chillies and garlic.
(4) Whip some curd and mix it in.
(5) Pour some coconut oil on top.
(6) Decorate with curry leaves.
(7) Avail is ready.

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Q2 Given in the box are some things that children do after they reach home from school.
Choose ve things that you do when you reach home from school. Write them in order.

First, I_______________.
Then, I_______________.
Next, I________________.
After that, I_____________.
Finally, I________________.

Answer. First, I put away school bag.
Then, change out of school uniform.
Next, I wash up.
After that, I have lunch.
Finally, I do the homework.

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Q1 (i)Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or in school.
(ii) Sit in groups of four and think of interesting ways in which they can be made useful.
(iii) Put up your ndings on the class board.

Answer. (i) Paper, chalk dust, vegetable scraps, packages of eatables, cardboard boxes, plastic.
(ii) Ways in which they can be made useful:

For making containers such as pen holders.

For making organic fertilizers.

(iii) DIY

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Q1 Some words have more than one meaning.
For example, point —
Meanings: noun a dot in print or writing, full stop, decimal, the number you score in a game
verb to show or call attention to something.
Look up the following words in the dictionary. They may have more than one meaning. List these meanings.
ground___________________
survey___________________
scrap___________________
sternly___________________
tempting___________________

ground: noun surface of the earth, base, an area which is used for a speci c purpose.verb past tense of grind,
crush into grains or powder.

survey: noun a general look at, examination of something, investigation. verb examine, look carefully, take a
general view of.

scrap: noun a fragment, waste material. verb discard as useless

sternly: adverb strictly, severely .

tempting: adjective alluring, inducing.

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Q2 Make new words by adding/dropping a few letters from the root word. Some are done for you.

Do any of these words use all of four endings?

No, none of these words use all of four endings.

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Q1 Name food that is made in your home
(i) for a feast/ festival.
(ii) when you are unwell.
(iii) everyday.
Share the information with your friends.

Answer. (i) Sweets
(ii) Khichdi
(iii) Pulses. Pulses are rich in protein.

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Q2 Avial is a dish made in Kerala.
Do you have a similar dish in your state made from a mix of many vegetables?

What is it called? _______________

Note down the ingredients used to make it.

Write the recipe.

Present attractively and display on the class board. You can draw and stick pictures too.

Answer. DIY

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Q1 Complete the sentences meaningfully.
(i) The bridegroom left with the door of his in-laws' house because it was made of ______________ and there was no
bamboo in his ______________.
(ii) The bridegroom was unable to have bamboo curry in the end because ______________

Answer. (i) bamboo, village
(ii) it was too hard to be eaten.

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Q2 Word hunt
Fill in the blanks with words from the story.
(i) The bridegroom went to visit his ______________ .
(ii) The mother-in-law pointed _________ _________the bamboo door.
(iii) He stayed the night ____________ his in-laws.
(iv) He carried the __________ __________back with him.
(v) The curry was made _________ bamboo shoots.

Answer. (i) mother-in-law
(ii) at, the
(iii) with
(iv) bamboo door
(v) form

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Q1 im-pa-tient ( im-pay-shnt)
de-li-cious (di-li-shius)
bo-iled

cho-pped
bam-boo
be-gan

Answer. DIY

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