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NCERT
SOLUTIONS
CLASS - 5th
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Class : 5th
Subject : English
Chapter : 6
Chapter Name : Unit-6
Q1 What activity was going on in the class?
Answer. The discussion was going on in the class.
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Q2 Who was the quiet one in the class?
Answer. Jane was the quiet one in the class.
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Q3 Why was she quiet?
(i) she was afraid to air her opinions.
(ii) she hated the noise.
(iii) she didn't like the activity.
(iv) she was quiet by nature.
Answer. (iv) She was quiet by nature.
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Q4 How do you interact in class during discussions? Do you participate or remain quiet?
Answer. I actively take part in discussions. I try to put forward my point of view in a way which is
easily understood to others.
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Q1 Choose two friends in your class who are very different from
each other. Use the clues in the box to describe their nature.
You may also add your own words to describe them.
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Answer. DIY
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Q1 A notice tells who, when, where, and what.
The girls and boys of class V wrote notices for the bulletin board.
1. Read Sheela's notice. Discuss the questions that follow.
Who was to meet?
When were they to meet?
Where were they to meet?
What were they to do?
Answer. The Drama Committee.
On Monday.
In the classroom
Plan a play for Annual Day.
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Q2 Write a notice about a library committee or a football match.
Answer. We would like to draw the kind
attention of teachers, members of the staff and all students about a Football
Match to be played on Saturday, 12th November afternoon between our School
XI and Apeejay Boys’ School, Park Street.
The Kick-off is at 4:30 P.M. and you are requested to be present at
our Senior School Ground at least
half an hour in advance to cheer the School team.
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Q1 How many brothers did the Barber have?
Answer. He had six brothers.
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Q2 Why was the Sultan in a hurry?
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Answer. Because he had to attend a few friends, whom he had invited for a feast.
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Q3 Why did the Barber take so long to shave the Sultan?
Answer. The Barber took very long to shave the Sultan because he was talking and wasting time.
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Q4 Write True or False.
(i) The Barber was shaving the Sultan’s beard. ________
(ii) The Sultan gave him three gold coins. _________
(iii) The Barber refused to leave the Sultan’s palace.
_______
(iv) There were seven brothers altogether in the Sultan’s
family. ____________
Answer. (i) False
(ii) True
(iii) True
(iv) Fasle
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Q1 Did the Sultan enjoy the Barber’s talk? Why do you say so?
Answer. No, he didn’t enjoy the Barber’s talk because it was annoying due to which the Sultan
wanted to get rid of him.
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Q2 Which part of the story did you nd the funniest?
Answer. The things that barber said while shaving the Sultan were the funniest.
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Q3 What are the things the Sultan gave to the Barber?
Answer. Sultan gave three pieces of gold, all the food and fruits for dinner.
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Q4 Do you think the Sultan was really very generous?
Why do you say so?
Answer. No, he was not generous because he gave a lot of things to the Barber because he needed
to him to shave his head.
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Q5 Why did the Barber want a lot of food?
Answer. The barber wanted a lot of food to serve to his friends he had invited.
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Q1 Study the words in the rst column and see the changes in
them in the second column. The words in Column II are the
opposites of the words in Column I.
Now write the opposites of the following using ,un- , im- , dis-.
(i) believe _____________________________
(ii) shaved _____________________________
(iii) perfect _____________________________
(iv) satisfy _____________________________
(v) polite _____________________________
(vi) respect _____________________________
(vii) pure _____________________________
(viii) expected _____________________________
(ix) obedient _____________________________
Answer. (i) disbelieve
(ii) unshaved
(iii) imperfect
(iv) dissatisfy
(v) impolite
(vi) disrespect
(vii) impure
(viii) unexpected
(ix) disobedient
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Q2 Fill in the blanks by adding un- , im- , or dis- to the words
given in the box.
tidy , patient , kind , like , able , appear , possible
(i) The teacher got upset with Rani because her work
was _________________.
(ii) The dog was_________________ to climb the tree to
chase the cat.
(iii) I _________________hot milk, I like it cold.
(iv) It is _________________ to cross the road during peak
traf c hours.
(v) The magician waved his magic wand and made the
rabbit _________________.
(vi) The passengers became_________________when the
train was late again.
(vii) It is very_________________to make fun of another
person’s weaknesses.
Answer. (i) Untidy
(ii) Unable
(iii) Dislike
(iv) Impossible
(v) Disappear
(vi) Impatient
(vii) Unkind
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Q3 Notice the highlighted words in the sentence given below.
You ordered me to come, so I will not quit your house I
have shaved you.
While he was shaving me, he could not stop talking.
Now use the joining words given in the box to ll in the blanks.
if , all , till , where , unless , so , while
(i) Please wait with me _______ the bus arrives.
(ii) Do you like football _______ cricket?
(iii) My father packed my lunch _______ my mother
combed my hair.
(iv) We will reach on time ______ we go by the car.
(v) Your speech cannot be heard by the audience_______you use a powerful mike.
(vi) It was a beautiful day_____they decided to go for a picnic.
(vii) We went to the zoo____ we saw many animals.
Answer. (i) Till
(ii) Or
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(iii) While
(iv) If
(v) Unless
(vi) So
(vii) Where
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Q1 Look at the words in the bubbles
Write what you do when you are at a
(i) feast? __________
(ii) race?_________
(iii) cricket match________
(iv) cinema?___________
(v) fair?___________
(vi) party__________
Answer. (i) serve
(ii) run
(iii) cheer
(iv) yell
(v) enjoy
(vi) dance
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