CBSE Class 5 English Race of the rivers Assignment

RACE OF THE RIVERS

HARD WORDS

1) Paddled

2) Shallows

3) Screaming

4) Hesitated

5) Impatient

6) Pebbles

7) Surprise

8) Gleaming

9) Amazement

10) Believe

Meanings

1) Khasi – a language spoken in Meghalaya.

2) Lum Shyllong – the highest point in the Khasi Hills.

3) sier – a red deer.

4) rhododendrons – bushes with colourful flowers.

5) Sylhet – a region in Bangladesh.

6) meandering – curving and bending.

7) Rupa tylli –a broad , flat, silver necklace.

8) chorused – said the same thing at the same time.

Answer the following.

1) How did the two sisters spend their days?

Ans) The two sisters spent their days playing with each other and enjoying nature.

2) Why did Ka Ngot expect Ka Iew to suddenly gush down and surprise her?

Ans) Ka Ngot expected Ka Iew to suddenly gush down and surprise her because Ka Iew was usually much faster than Ka Ngot and jumped out of hiding places to surprise her.

3) Why did the people call Ka Ngot, ‘Rupa tylli’?

Ans) People called Ka Ngot ‘Rupa tylli’ because she glittered in the sun like the sliver necklace worn by Khasi women.

Make sentences.

1) Powerful

2) Waited

3) Gentle

LESSON – 2

The Restless Kangaroo

Hard Words

1) Pouch 2) Tucked 3) Stamped 4) Sneezed 5) Gazed

6) Obvious 7) Paws 8) Scratched 9) Blinked 10) Tugged

Meanings

1) Stand watch – guard

2) Antlers – horns

3) Snorted – breathed noisily

Answer these questions.

1) When we trouble someone knowingly we are called ‘naughty’ . However , in the story the director says, ‘I don’t think he is naughty. He is just a restless little kangaroo’. Why do you think the director says so?

Ans) The director says that the Joey is just a ‘restless’ kangaroo because the Joey doesn’t realize he is troubling his mother.

2) By the end of the story Tanga did not live in pen any more. She was moved to a big cage in the zoo’s main building. Imagine you are Tanga and give two reasons for the following:

a) I like this arrangement very much because……

Ans) The floor is smooth and comfortable to sleep peacefully.

b) I miss my old pen because…….

Ans) I am in a cage in a building.

2) Does the story have a happy ending? Explain.

Ans) Yes, because it is a win win situation for the people and the joey.

Make sentences

1) sharp

2) whispered

3) restless

POEM

The Clothes Line

Hand in hand they dance in a row,

Hither and thither, and to and fro,

Flip! Flap! Flop! And away they go –

Flutt'ring creatures as white as snow.

Poet – Charlotte Druitt Cole

Writing Skills:
Write a paragraph on 'My Favourite Book'
A book is a gift that you can open again and again. I have a big collection of books because I am fond of reading. My aunt presented some books on my birthday. My favourite book is Panchantra. This book is translated in almost all the main Indian languages. The characters in the stories are all animals. They are representatives of good qualities like goodness, faithfulness, helpfulness etc.This
book is really wonderful and interesting . Each story gives us a moral values . It is very helpful in practical life. Though the stories are old they are fresh and true and I like reading this book again and again.

Write an email to a friend describing your experience after Pongo caught you.

From: ishant.verma@friendmails.com

To: laila.met2@friendmails.com

Subject: This is so interesting!

Hi Friend,

I must tell you this!

I worked as a fruit delivery boy in a market. Everyday I would dropped on the ground. This went on a for a week. Alas! One day Pongo the policeman caught me red handed. He took me to his cabin but before interrogation , I ate up all the fruits and there was no evidence left. Hence, I was relieved but later I felt guilty for my misdeed.

Bye,

XYZ