NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English (Marigold) Unit 5 The Lazy Frog , Rip Van Winkle
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Book Name: Marigold
Subject: English
Unit: 5
Chapter Name: The Lazy Frog , Rip Van Winkle
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Class : 5th
Subject : English
Chapter : 5
Chapter Name : Unit-5
Q1 What did the frog do all day?
Answer. He slept all day on a log.
Page : 80 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q2 Besides lazy, what other word can you think of to describe the frog?
Answer. Careless
Page : 80 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q3 Complete the sentences with reference to the poem.
(i) When the frog’s mother called him, he pretended to__________________
(ii) When a lady frog hops by, he does not even ________________
Answer. (i) be asleep.
(ii) eye.
Page : 80 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q4 Did you like the frog’s behaviour?
Answer. No, I didn't as he was lazy and careless.
Page : 80 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q1 Refer to the poem and understand.
The frog loved to laze and lie around all day.
He did not like todo
to any work at all.
Now make true sentences about yourself!
Write about the people you like, a game you play, a hobby, a habit you have. You may use the
following clues.
I love______________
I like______________
I don’t mind______________
Subject : English
Chapter : 5
Chapter Name : Unit-5
Q1 What did the frog do all day?
Answer. He slept all day on a log.
Page : 80 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q2 Besides lazy, what other word can you think of to describe the frog?
Answer. Careless
Page : 80 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q3 Complete the sentences with reference to the poem.
(i) When the frog’s mother called him, he pretended to__________________
(ii) When a lady frog hops by, he does not even ________________
Answer. (i) be asleep.
(ii) eye.
Page : 80 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q4 Did you like the frog’s behaviour?
Answer. No, I didn't as he was lazy and careless.
Page : 80 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q1 Refer to the poem and understand.
The frog loved to laze and lie around all day.
He did not like todo
to any work at all.
Now make true sentences about yourself!
Write about the people you like, a game you play, a hobby, a habit you have. You may use the
following clues.
I love______________
I like______________
I don’t mind______________
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I don’t like______________
I hate______________
Try and nd out the same from your family members also.
Answer. I love to eat rasgulla.
I like to play hockey everyday.
I don’t mind giving-up my bad habits.
I don’t hearing to loud music.
I hate working alone.
Page : 81 , Block Name : Let’s Write
Q1 Add one more matching word to each pair. One has been done for you.
Answer.
They are called rhyming words.
I hate______________
Try and nd out the same from your family members also.
Answer. I love to eat rasgulla.
I like to play hockey everyday.
I don’t mind giving-up my bad habits.
I don’t hearing to loud music.
I hate working alone.
Page : 81 , Block Name : Let’s Write
Q1 Add one more matching word to each pair. One has been done for you.
Answer.
They are called rhyming words.
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Page : 81 , Block Name : Say Aloud
Q1 Circle the correct meaning of the given words. You may need to use the dictionary.
Answer.
Page : 87 , Block Name : Fun With New Words
Q2 Match the words given below with their meanings. You may take the help of a dictionary.
grizzled, astonished, foothills, stroked, familiar
(i) near the lower part of a mountain___________
(ii) with grey hair__________
(iii) to rub gently______________
(iv) to be very surprised_____________
(v) known to you________________
Answer. (i) near the lower part of a mountain - foothills
(ii) with grey hair - grizzled
(iii) to rub gently - stroked
Q1 Circle the correct meaning of the given words. You may need to use the dictionary.
Answer.
Page : 87 , Block Name : Fun With New Words
Q2 Match the words given below with their meanings. You may take the help of a dictionary.
grizzled, astonished, foothills, stroked, familiar
(i) near the lower part of a mountain___________
(ii) with grey hair__________
(iii) to rub gently______________
(iv) to be very surprised_____________
(v) known to you________________
Answer. (i) near the lower part of a mountain - foothills
(ii) with grey hair - grizzled
(iii) to rub gently - stroked
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(iv) to be very surprised - astonished
(v) known to you - familiar
Page : 87 , Block Name : Fun With New Words
Q1 Say whether the following sentences are True or False.
(i) Rip was kind to children._______________
(ii) Rip was a hardworking man.________________
(iii) The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion._________________
(iv) Rip helped the OH man on the mountains because he wanted to have a drink from the
barrel.__________
(v) Rip was away for twenty years because he was asleep on the mountains._________________
(vi) The drink from the barrel made him fall asleep for twenty years.______________
(vii) Nobody recognised Rip when he came back because he had reached the wrong
village.____________-
Answer. (i) True
(ii) False
(iii) False
(iv) False
(v) True
(vi) True
(vii) False
Page : 87 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q2 Complete the following sentences
(i) Rip's village was situated_____________
(ii) The children of the village loved him because____________-
(iii) ____________was his constant companion.
(iv) The villagers stared at him because______________
(v) The old Woman who recognised Rip was_____________
Answer. (i) At the foothills of Kaatskill mountains.
(ii) He played with them, told them stories and taught them how to shoot marble, and y
(iii) Wolf, the dog.
(iv) They did not seem to know him.
(v) His neighbour.
Page : 88 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q1 What were the strange things about the men on the mountains?
Answer. (i) They all were dressed exactly the same as each other.
(ii) Their beards were of different shapes and colours.
(v) known to you - familiar
Page : 87 , Block Name : Fun With New Words
Q1 Say whether the following sentences are True or False.
(i) Rip was kind to children._______________
(ii) Rip was a hardworking man.________________
(iii) The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion._________________
(iv) Rip helped the OH man on the mountains because he wanted to have a drink from the
barrel.__________
(v) Rip was away for twenty years because he was asleep on the mountains._________________
(vi) The drink from the barrel made him fall asleep for twenty years.______________
(vii) Nobody recognised Rip when he came back because he had reached the wrong
village.____________-
Answer. (i) True
(ii) False
(iii) False
(iv) False
(v) True
(vi) True
(vii) False
Page : 87 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q2 Complete the following sentences
(i) Rip's village was situated_____________
(ii) The children of the village loved him because____________-
(iii) ____________was his constant companion.
(iv) The villagers stared at him because______________
(v) The old Woman who recognised Rip was_____________
Answer. (i) At the foothills of Kaatskill mountains.
(ii) He played with them, told them stories and taught them how to shoot marble, and y
(iii) Wolf, the dog.
(iv) They did not seem to know him.
(v) His neighbour.
Page : 88 , Block Name : Let’s Read
Q1 What were the strange things about the men on the mountains?
Answer. (i) They all were dressed exactly the same as each other.
(ii) Their beards were of different shapes and colours.
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(iii) They looked very serious.
(iv) They wouldn't utter a word.
Page : 88 , Block Name : Let’s Write
Q2 What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle?
(i) He was a kind neighbour.
(ii) _______________________
(iii) _______________________
(iv) _______________________
Answer. (i) He was a kind neighbor.
(ii) He was a caring and good-natured man.
(iii) He loved the children.
(iv) He Was a very lazy man.
Page : 89 , Block Name : Let’s Write
Q1 Pick out the names of the games mentioned in the story.
ying kites, chess, ninepins, shooting marbles, mountain-climbing, shooting, skipping, hopping
Answer. mountain climbing, shooting, ying kites, ninepins, marbles.
Page : 89 , Block Name : Vocabulary Building
Q2 Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured
man, everybody liked him.
man
Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.
long-sleeved, open-mouthed, part-time, high-heeled, sweet-looking, well-dressed, odd-looking
Mrs. Das has a _________ job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an _____________ Woman walked into the
shop. She was wearing _____________ dog was with her. "I want a _______ shirt for my dog, please," she
said. "For your dog?" asked Mrs Das, ____________ in surprise. "Yes," replied the woman. "I want him
to be ____________ for my next party."
Answer. Mrs. Das has a part-time job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an odd-looking woman walked
into the shop. She was wearing high-heeled shoes. A sweet-looking dog was with her. “I want a
long-sleeved shirt for my dog, please," she said. "For your dog?" asked Mrs Das, open-mouthed in
surprise. "Yes," replied the woman. "I want him to be well-dressed for my next party.”
Page : 89 , Block Name : Vocabulary Building
Q3 Silent Letters
What is Common in the following groups of words?
(i) knee, knife, knot, know________
(ii) neighbour, daughter, ght, straight___________
(iv) They wouldn't utter a word.
Page : 88 , Block Name : Let’s Write
Q2 What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle?
(i) He was a kind neighbour.
(ii) _______________________
(iii) _______________________
(iv) _______________________
Answer. (i) He was a kind neighbor.
(ii) He was a caring and good-natured man.
(iii) He loved the children.
(iv) He Was a very lazy man.
Page : 89 , Block Name : Let’s Write
Q1 Pick out the names of the games mentioned in the story.
ying kites, chess, ninepins, shooting marbles, mountain-climbing, shooting, skipping, hopping
Answer. mountain climbing, shooting, ying kites, ninepins, marbles.
Page : 89 , Block Name : Vocabulary Building
Q2 Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured
man, everybody liked him.
man
Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.
long-sleeved, open-mouthed, part-time, high-heeled, sweet-looking, well-dressed, odd-looking
Mrs. Das has a _________ job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an _____________ Woman walked into the
shop. She was wearing _____________ dog was with her. "I want a _______ shirt for my dog, please," she
said. "For your dog?" asked Mrs Das, ____________ in surprise. "Yes," replied the woman. "I want him
to be ____________ for my next party."
Answer. Mrs. Das has a part-time job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an odd-looking woman walked
into the shop. She was wearing high-heeled shoes. A sweet-looking dog was with her. “I want a
long-sleeved shirt for my dog, please," she said. "For your dog?" asked Mrs Das, open-mouthed in
surprise. "Yes," replied the woman. "I want him to be well-dressed for my next party.”
Page : 89 , Block Name : Vocabulary Building
Q3 Silent Letters
What is Common in the following groups of words?
(i) knee, knife, knot, know________
(ii) neighbour, daughter, ght, straight___________
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(iii) honest, honour, hour, heir_______________
Try and make more silent letter words.
gnat______________
tongue____________
chalk__________________
whistle__________________
Answer. (i) ‘k' is silent.
(ii) ‘gh' is silent.
(iii) ‘h' is silent.
Gnash - gnaw
Vague - morgue
talk - walk
Bustle - tustle
Page : 89 , Block Name : Vocabulary Building
Q4 (i) Now nd the opposites of the following words from the paragraphs and complete the table.
awake - asleep
wake up ___________
get up _____________
lazily _____________
(ii) Fill In the blanks using the words in the previous questions.
(a) ________________ and __________________quickly!
You will be late for school.
(b) Shh ! The baby is _______________
Don't make a sound, or she will _____________
(c) Are you still _________________?
You should be ___________ now or you Will not be able to ___________ in the morning for school.
Answer. (i) Awake - asleep
wake up - go to sleep
get up - fall asleep
lazily - quickly
(ii) (a) Wake up, get up
(b) asleep, wake up
(c) awake, get up
Page : 90 , Block Name : Vocabulary Building
Q1 Write about yourself using the following expressions (do you play in the park, go to bed late,
fuss over food, study hard, etc.?)
always, frequently, usually, often, sometimes, rarely.
Try and make more silent letter words.
gnat______________
tongue____________
chalk__________________
whistle__________________
Answer. (i) ‘k' is silent.
(ii) ‘gh' is silent.
(iii) ‘h' is silent.
Gnash - gnaw
Vague - morgue
talk - walk
Bustle - tustle
Page : 89 , Block Name : Vocabulary Building
Q4 (i) Now nd the opposites of the following words from the paragraphs and complete the table.
awake - asleep
wake up ___________
get up _____________
lazily _____________
(ii) Fill In the blanks using the words in the previous questions.
(a) ________________ and __________________quickly!
You will be late for school.
(b) Shh ! The baby is _______________
Don't make a sound, or she will _____________
(c) Are you still _________________?
You should be ___________ now or you Will not be able to ___________ in the morning for school.
Answer. (i) Awake - asleep
wake up - go to sleep
get up - fall asleep
lazily - quickly
(ii) (a) Wake up, get up
(b) asleep, wake up
(c) awake, get up
Page : 90 , Block Name : Vocabulary Building
Q1 Write about yourself using the following expressions (do you play in the park, go to bed late,
fuss over food, study hard, etc.?)
always, frequently, usually, often, sometimes, rarely.
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For example: I always do my work neatly.
(i) _________________________
(ii) ________________________
(iii) ________________________
(iv) ________________________
(v) ________________________
Answer. (i) I always wake-up early.
(ii) I frequently go to the gym.
(iii) Usually, I play cricket in the evening.
(iv) I often go to the garden.
(v) Sometimes, I lie down on the roof.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Creative Writing
Q2 Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.
play, stop, buy, learn, see, meet, learn, be, eat, go, travel, start, read, visit
(i) Write three new things you have done in the last three years.
(a) I have started ______________________________
(b) ____________________________________________
(c) _____________________________________________
(ii) Write three in the last three years.
(a) I have not played __________________________
(b) ____________________________________________
(c) _____________________________________________
Answer. (a) I have started to study hard.
(b) I have started working towards achieving my goal.
(c) I have given up on my bad habits.
(ii) (a) I have not played kabaddi.
(b) I have not visited Agra.
(c) I have not disobeyed my parents.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Creative Writing
(i) _________________________
(ii) ________________________
(iii) ________________________
(iv) ________________________
(v) ________________________
Answer. (i) I always wake-up early.
(ii) I frequently go to the gym.
(iii) Usually, I play cricket in the evening.
(iv) I often go to the garden.
(v) Sometimes, I lie down on the roof.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Creative Writing
Q2 Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.
play, stop, buy, learn, see, meet, learn, be, eat, go, travel, start, read, visit
(i) Write three new things you have done in the last three years.
(a) I have started ______________________________
(b) ____________________________________________
(c) _____________________________________________
(ii) Write three in the last three years.
(a) I have not played __________________________
(b) ____________________________________________
(c) _____________________________________________
Answer. (a) I have started to study hard.
(b) I have started working towards achieving my goal.
(c) I have given up on my bad habits.
(ii) (a) I have not played kabaddi.
(b) I have not visited Agra.
(c) I have not disobeyed my parents.
Page : 92 , Block Name : Creative Writing
Document Details
| Board / Org | NCERT |
| Exam | Class 5 |
| Type | Solution |
| Pages | 8 |
| Updated | 30 Apr 2026 |