Class 5 English NCERT unit 10 CBSE Marigold book question and answers.
Part 1 Malu Bhalu
1. Where did the polar bear live with her family?
Solution: The polar bear resided with her family in a frosty, icy den.
2. What did Malu learn to do from her parents?
Solution: She learned how to fish and swim from her parents.
3. Where did Malu want to travel?
Solution: Malu dreamed of exploring beyond the vast blue sky.
4. What was it that Malu’s parents wanted her to learn?
Solution: Malu’s parents wanted her to master the skill of swimming.
5. Was Malu scared to swim? Did she learn it easily?
Solution: Yes, Malu was afraid to swim, but she learned it quickly.
6. Read the last two stanzas of the poem. Whom does ‘she’ stand for in both?
Solution: In the first stanza, “she” refers to Malu Bhalu, while in the second stanza, “she” refers to her mother.
| True or False | Character Sketch |
| Malu’s hair was | brave, strong hardworking, eager to learn more, smart, caring, impatient |
| white. | female, affectionate, bold, playful, white, adventurous, clever, young, fearless |
| Malu knew how to swim. | 1. |
| Malu was playing with the penguins. | 2. |
| Malu was good at catching fish. | 3. |
| Malu was a brave Bhalu. | 4. |
| Malu did not love her mother. | 5. |
| Malu’s mother was firm. | 6. |
Now detailed character sketch of Malu Bhalu.
Solution:
| True or False | Character Sketch |
| Malu’s hair was white. (T) | brave, strong hardworking, eager to learn more, smart, caring, impatient female, affectionate, bold, playful, white, adventurous, clever, young, fearless |
| Malu knew how to swim. (F) | 1. Malu Bhalu was brave. 2. She was very smart . 3. She was eager to learn more. 4. She was strong and hardworking. 5. She was very affectionate. 6. She was bod, fearless and adventurous. |
| Malu was playing with the penguins. (F) | |
| Malu was good at catching fish.(T) | |
| Malu was a brave Bhalu. (T) | |
| Malu did not love her mother. (F) | |
| Malu’s mother was firm. (T) |
Malu Bhalu was a female and brave polar bear. She was young and clever. Malu was covered with white hair. She was always eager to learn more. She learned how to fish easily. She was very smart and learned the art of swimming quickly. She was bold, fearless and adventurous too.
8. Read the following passage carefully.
One day Meena plucks mango and brings it home. Her grandmother gives the larger piece to Raju because he is a boy. Meena protests. After all, she brought the mango and she is the elder of the two. She insists she has a greater right over her share. Her father comes to her help and divides the mango equally.
Now answer the questions.
(i) Who brought he mango home?
(ii) Why did Meena’s grandmother give a large piece to Raju?
(iii) Who do you think should have got the larger piece?
solution:
(i) Meena brought the mango home.
(ii) Her grandmother gave a larger piece to Raju because he is a boy.
(iii) According to me, Meena should have got the larger piece.
9. What are the things your mother asks you to do?
Things you like to do not like to do
Solution:
| Things you like to do | Things you do not like to do |
| Going to the market. | Getting up early. |
| Watching cartoons on television. | Studying every morning. |
| Playing in the evening. | Arranging books in the cupboard. |
| Giving water to plants | Ironing the clothes. |
10. We can avoid repeating the using certain other words in their place. Study the table below.
| singular | Plural | |
| I, me | We, us | |
| Person spoken to | you | you |
| Other persons | he, him, she, her | they them |
| place things | it, |
Now rewrite the above paragraph using words from the above tables.
Solution:
One day, Malu’s father told him that the hunters had come to trap them. He knew how to hide very well. Malu shut his eyes and curled up like a ball of snow. The hunters searched for them everywhere but in vain.
Part 2 Who will be Ningthou?
1. Name the place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled.
Solution: In the land of Kangleipak in Manipur, the Ningthou and Leima reigned as rulers.
2. Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?
Solution: The people of Kangleipak adored their king and queen because they always wished for their happiness and peaceful lives.
3. Why did the Ningthou want to choose a future king?
Solution: As Ningthou grew older, he felt the need to select a successor to the throne.
4. How did the king want to select their future king?
Solution: The king decided to hold a contest to determine who was most deserving and capable of becoming the future ruler.
5. What kind of child was Sanatombi?
Solution: Sanatombi, the daughter of Ningthou and Leima, was not only graceful and gentle on the outside but also beautiful at heart.
6. Have you ever seen an animal or a bird in pain? What did you do?
Solution: One day, I witnessed a cat being struck by a speeding car. The driver, in a rush, injured the cat and didn’t even bother to stop or check on it. Seeing the cat in such pain made me very upset. I immediately went over, brought the injured cat home, and gave it first aid. After treating it and comforting it with gentle pats for a long time, the cat finally stopped crying.
7. Where is Mainpur on the map of India?
Solution: Manipur is located in the northeastern region of India.
8. Who do you think should have been made the future king?
Sanajaoba, the one who jumped through the tree.
Sanayaima, the one who jumped over the tree.
Sanatomba, the one who uprooted the tree.
Why do you think so?
Who was made the future queen and why?
Solution: A future king must be wise and compassionate. However, Ningthou’s sons focused solely on displaying their physical strength, which was not what truly mattered. Sanatombi was chosen as the future queen because she embodied all the qualities of a great ruler. She had the ability to empathize with the suffering of not only people but also animals, birds, and even trees.
9. Write the meanings of the following in English?
Tunggi Ningthou – ______________
Thouro! Thouro! – _______________
Phajei! Phajei! – ________________
Shagol thauba nupa! – ____________
Solution:
Tunggi Ningthou – The future king
Thouro! Thouro! – Bravo! Bravo!
Phajei! Phajei! – Wonderful! Wonderful!
Shagol thauba nupa! – Such fine horsemen
10. Some interesting words sound like the noises for which they stand. You use a different tone of voice when you say these words. The voice becomes louder and more forceful.
For example,
Zoom! went the car.
Bang! went the door.
Pip! pop! flippety flop!
say the following and write what would make these sounds or actions.
Click! ___________
Chirp! ___________
Whisper! _________
Bravo! ___________
Oh! _____________
Ah! _____________
Hurrah! ___________
Alas! _____________
Wonderful! _________
Hi! _______________
Ho! ______________
Hop away! ___________
Solution:
Click! Camera
Chirp! Birds
Whisper! To speak softly.
Bravo! It is said to express approval when someone is doing well.
Oh! It is said to express surprise, anger, disappointment, joy.
Ah! It is said to express surprise, pleasure, sympathy.
Hurrah! It is said to express happiness
Alas! It is said to express grief, pity or concern.
Wonderful! It is said to express happiness or pleasure.
Hi! It is said to greet someone.
Ho! It is said to grab someone’s attention.
Hop away! A sound expressed at the time of jumping.
11. Read the lesson carefully and put a circle around all the action words with-ed at the end. Then write them in one column and their present form in another. One is done for you.
| Action words with-ed the end | Action words in present form |
| admitted | admit |
Solution:
| Action words with-ed the end | Action words in present form |
| admitted | admit |
| shouted | shout |
| walked | walk |
| pierced | pierce |
12. Fill in the correct word in the blanks and complete the story.
In a forest, there _____ (live/lives/lived) a goblin named Cruel. One day, he _______ (meet/met/meets) an old man wandering in the forest. Immediately Cruel _______ (leap/leapt) on to the old man’s ______ shoulders and ___________ (order/orders/ordered) him, “Let go. Move fast.” The frightened old man ______ (obey/obeys/obeyed) the nasty goblin and _______ (walk/walks/walked) on. As they ______ on, (move/moves/moved) he ______ (notice/notices/noticed) that the goblin’s feet were very tender. The old man _______ (ask/asks/asked( Cruel, “Sir, how are your feet so soft and tender?” Cruel ______. (reply/replies/replied) “I have taken a vow that I will not touch the ground with my feet, till I wash them.” They soon _______ come/comes/came) to a pool. The goblin _________ (instruct/instructs/instructed) the old man to wait for him while he _______ (enter/enters/entered) the pool. The old man ______ (think/thinks/thought) to himself, “Now that the goblin has wet his feet, he does not need me. Let me run for my life or he will surely eat up. “So he ________ (run/runs/ran) off.
Solution:
In a forest, there lived (live/lives/lived) a goblin named Cruel. One day, he met (meet/met/meets) an old man wandering in the forest. Immediately, Cruel leapt (leap/ leaps/leapt) on to the old man’s shoulders and ordered (order/ orders/ ordered) him, “Let’s go. Move fast.” The frightened old man obeyed (obey/obeys/ obeyed) the nasty goblin and
walked (walk/ walks/walked) on. As they moved on, move/moves/moved) he noticed (notice/ notices/ noticed) that the goblin’s feet were very tender. The old man asked (ask/asks/asked) Cruel, “ Sir, how are your feet so soft and tender?” Cruel replied, (reply/ replies/replied) “ I have taken a vow that I will not touch the ground with my feet, till I wash
them.” They soon came (come/comes/ came) to a pool. The goblin instructed (instruct/ instructs/ instructed) the old man to wait for him while he entered (enter/enters/ entered) the pool. The old man thought (think/ thinks/ thought) to himself, “Now that the goblin has wet his feet, he does not need me. Let me run for my life or he will surely eat me
up.” So he ran (run/runs/ran) off.
13. Make a list of the action words from this story.
| -ed action words | Irregular action words |
| live lived | meet met |
Solution:
| -ed action words | Irregular action words |
| live lived | meet met |
| order ordered | leap leapt |
| walk walked | come came |
| ask asked | think thought |
| instruct instructed | reply replied |
| move moved | run ran |
| notice noticed | |
| obey obeyed |