CBSE Class 5 English The Wise Parrot Worksheet Set 01

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Question. Complete the following sentence correctly. The merchant's pet parrot got liberty from the merchant because it used its ..........
Answer: wisdom
Explanation: The pet parrot was very smart (wise) and used its clever brain to figure out a plan to escape.

Question. Complete the following sentence correctly. The parrot longed for ..........
Answer: the open skies and green trees.
Explanation: Even though the bird lived in a fancy golden cage, it really wished to fly out in the wide-open blue sky and sit on fresh green trees.

Question. Complete the following sentence correctly. The merchant's parrot learned a lesson from and got freedom.
Answer: its friend
Explanation: The pet parrot watched what its wild buddy did in the forest and copied the smart trick.

Question. Complete the following sentence correctly. A parrot fell on the ground acting to be ..........
Answer: dead
Explanation: The wild parrot trickily stayed completely still on the dirt to show the merchant's pet how to look lifeless and escape.

Question. Complete the following sentence appropriately. The merchant .......... the parrot wonderfully.
Answer: looked after
Explanation: "Looked after" means the merchant took good care of his pet by feeding it well and giving it a safe place to stay.

True or False

Question. State whether the following statement is true or false. The other parrots also wished to live a life like his friend in the cage of gold.
Answer: False
Explanation: The wild parrots loved their freedom in the deep forest and had no desire to be locked up inside a cage.

Question. State whether the following statement is true or false. The merchant did not care for his parrot at all.
Answer: False
Explanation: The merchant loved his pet very much, but he just did not understand how much the bird wanted to fly free.

Question. State whether the following statement is true or false. The merchant did wrong to the parrot by keeping it in a cage.
Answer: True
Explanation: Keeping wild birds locked inside a small cage is unfair because they are born to fly free in nature.

Question. State whether the following statement is true or false. The parrot understood the signal conveyed by the parrot that had fallen on the ground.
Answer: True
Explanation: The pet parrot was very clever and realized that when the wild parrot fell down, it was sending a secret message on how to escape.

Question. State whether the following statement is true or false. The parrot gave more importance to its freedom than tasty food in a cage of gold.
Answer: True
Explanation: Being free to fly wherever it wanted was much more important to the bird than eating yummy snacks in a locked cage.

Questions / Short Question Answers

Question. Where did the merchant journey?
Answer: The merchant travelled to a far-off land.
Explanation: To journey means to travel. The merchant went on a long business trip to a country that was very far away.

Question. Where did the merchant put the parrot's body?
Answer: The merchant placed the parrot's body on the windowsill.
Explanation: Believing the parrot had died, the sad merchant placed its body on the window ledge to let it be in the fresh air.

Question. Who was the central character of the story?
Answer: The parrot was the main character of the story.
Explanation: A central character is the star of the story. In this tale, everything that happens revolves around the clever parrot.

Question. What happened to the parrot in the forest after listening to the message?
Answer: After hearing the message, the parrot fell to the ground.
Explanation: When the wild parrot heard the sad news about its trapped cousin, it dropped down from the tree to teach a secret trick.

Question. What did the parrot desire most?
Answer: The parrot wanted freedom most.
Explanation: Even though it had a shiny gold cage, the parrot wanted its liberty to fly freely more than anything else.

Question. What did the parrot do after being positioned on the windowsill?
Answer: When the merchant placed the parrot on the windowsill, it flew away.
Explanation: The clever pet parrot was just pretending to be lifeless! As soon as it was placed near the open window, it quickly made its escape.

Question. How did the merchant feel when his tame parrot fell?
Answer: The merchant felt distressed when his pet parrot fell.
Explanation: "Distressed" means feeling very upset and worried. The merchant was deeply saddened because he truly cared for his pet.

Question. What did the trader keep the parrot in?
Answer: The merchant kept the parrot in a cage of gold.
Explanation: The merchant kept his pet inside a beautiful and expensive golden cage, thinking it would make the bird happy.

Question. Who did the merchant encounter in the forest?
Answer: The merchant met a flight of parrots.
Explanation: An encounter is a meeting. The merchant came across a whole flock of wild, green parrots flying together in the woods.

Questions / Short Question Answers

Question. How did the parrot amuse the merchant?
Answer: The parrot entertained the merchant by telling stories and singing songs.
Explanation: The smart bird kept its owner happy by telling interesting stories and singing sweet songs.

Question. What did the parrot do after being set on the windowsill?
Answer: When the parrot was placed on the windowsill, it revived and flew away.
Explanation: As soon as the merchant set the "dead" parrot by the open window, the bird stopped acting, woke up, and soared off to freedom.

Question. What did the parrot say as it departed?
Answer: The parrot said "Goodbye!" as it left.
Explanation: Right before flying away to its real home, the polite parrot bid its master a final farewell.

Question. What did the merchant tell the parrots in the woods?
Answer: The merchant told the parrots that he had a pet parrot at home which he kept in a golden cage.
Explanation: The merchant wanted to let the wild parrots know that he kept one of their relatives as a pet inside a fancy cage of gold.

Question. What did the parrot request the merchant for?
Answer: The parrot asked to be set free to fly in the sky.
Explanation: The pet parrot politely asked its owner to open the door so it could fly and enjoy the sky.

Question. What did the parrot do after listening to the story?
Answer: It fell from the perch to the floor of the cage.
Explanation: As soon as it heard how its wild friend fell down, the pet parrot copied the trick and dropped to the bottom of its cage.

Vocabulary Activity - "Guess the Word"

Question. In the extract "...a flight of parrots..." has been used to show a group of parrots. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
(a) a herd of cattle
(b) a kennel of dogs
(c) a colony of men
(d) a school of fish
Answer: (c) a colony of men
Explanation: "A colony of men" is incorrect because a group of people is usually called a crowd, team, or band. "Colony" is used for things like penguins, ants, or bats.

Question. Living in a cage of gold, the parrot must be feeling-
(a) joyful
(b) sad
(c) fine
(d) proud
Answer: (b) sad
Explanation: Even if a cage is made of pure gold, a locked-up bird will always feel sad because it cannot fly in the sky.

Question. How did the parrot feel when he soared in the sky?
(a) sad
(b) angry
(c) distressed
(d) very happy
Answer: (d) very happy
Explanation: Flying high and soaring freely in the open sky made the parrot feel extremely joyful.

Question. The parrot's remark in this extract is a/ an:
(a) order
(b) instruction
(c) command
(d) request
Answer: (d) request
Explanation: The parrot says "please" and asks nicely, which makes its words a sweet, polite request instead of a bossy command.

Question. What was the response of the merchant to see the parrot that had fallen on the ground?
(a) He was sad.
(b) He was happy.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was curious.
Answer: (a) He was sad.
Explanation: The merchant had a kind heart and felt very unhappy and sorrowful when he saw the wild bird drop down from the tree.

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Question. The merchant could not ......... to forfeit his pet.
Answer: bear
Explanation: The merchant loved his pet parrot so much that the thought of losing or giving it up was too sad for him to stand. Here, "bear" means to tolerate or handle a sad feeling.

Question. Use a collective noun: A ......... of sheep fed in the field.
Answer: flock
Explanation: Just like a group of players is a "team", a group of sheep grazing together is called a "flock"!

Question. The parrot wished for the open ......... and green trees.
Answer: skies
Explanation: Even though the parrot had a beautiful golden home, it really wanted to fly high in the blue sky and sit on green tree branches.

Question. The merchant was ......... when he observed the parrot fall.
Answer: distressed
Explanation: The merchant felt extremely sad and worried when he saw the wild parrot drop down to the ground.

Question. The parrot was housed in a cage of .........
Answer: gold
Explanation: The wealthy merchant kept his beautiful bird inside a shiny cage made of a precious yellow metal called gold.

Question. The parrot ultimately flew away, saying ............
Answer: "Goodbye!"
Explanation: Once the parrot was finally free, it bid its master a polite farewell before flying away into the clouds.

Question. Use a suitable phrase: The snow was ......... the area.
Answer: all over
Explanation: "All over" is a way of saying that the cold, white snow completely covered every single part of the land.

Question. The trader was a ........ man.
Answer: rich
Explanation: A trader is another word for a merchant. This trader had plenty of money to buy expensive things, which means he was wealthy or rich.

Question. One parrot fell from the .......... after listening to the message.
Answer: tree
Explanation: When the wild parrot in the forest heard the news about its trapped cousin, it dropped down from the woody branches of the tree.

Question. The merchant saw a ......... of parrots in the woods.
Answer: flight
Explanation: "Woods" is another word for forest. A group of birds flying together in the sky is called a "flight" of parrots.

Question. The parrot acted to be ......... in the cage.
Answer: dead
Explanation: The pet parrot played a trick on the merchant! It stayed perfectly still and pretended to be lifeless so the merchant would let it out of the cage.

Question. The parrot begged the merchant to let it ..........
Answer: fly
Explanation: The parrot really wanted to spread its wings and glide through the fresh air, so it asked its master to set it free.

Questions / Short Question Answers

Question. Change the following sentence into Present Perfect Tense. Mr. Joon purchases a new car.
Answer: Mr. Joon has bought a new car.
Explanation: Since Mr. Joon is one person (singular), we use "has" combined with the third form of buy, which is "bought". This tells us he finished buying it recently.

Question. Make a question: The parrot desired freedom.
Answer: What did the parrot want?
Explanation: To turn a statement about the past into a question, we start with "What" and use the helper word "did" along with the simple action word "want".

Question. Change the following sentence into Present Perfect Tense. She draws sketches of ten monuments.
Answer: She has drawn pictures of ten monuments.
Explanation: We use "has" for a singular person like "she", and we change "draw/sketches" into the third form of the action word, which is "drawn".

Question. Change to negative: The merchant grasped the trick.
Answer: The merchant did not understand the trick.
Explanation: To make a past tense action negative, we add "did not" right before the simple form of the action word, which is "understand".

Question. Change the following sentence into Present Perfect Tense. They write letters to their companions.
Answer: They have written letters to their friends.
Explanation: Because "They" refers to more than one person, we use "have" along with the third form of the action word write, which is "written".

Question. Change to plural: The creature sat on the perch.
Answer: The birds sat on the perches.
Explanation: Plural means more than one! We change "bird" (creature) to "birds" by adding an "s", and "perch" to "perches" by adding "es".

Question. Change the following sentence into Present Perfect Tense. I visit Delhi several times.
Answer: I have visited Delhi many times.
Explanation: When we talk about ourselves using "I", we pair it with "have" and add "-ed" to the action word "visit" to make it "visited".

Question. Change the following sentence into Present Perfect Tense. I complete my schoolwork.
Answer: I have completed my homework.
Explanation: We use "have" with "I" and add "d" or "ed" to the end of the action word "complete" to show that our work is fully finished.