Class 5 English NCERT unit 3 CBSE Marigold book question and answers.
My Shadow
1. Who do you think your shadow looks like?
Solution. My shadow closely resembles me.
2. Why do you think your shadow jumps into bed before you can?
Solution. A shadow isn’t a physical object, yet it appears faster than light. When I approach my bed to sleep, my shadow falls on it before I do. So, my shadow jumps into bed before I even get the chance.
3. What time of the do you think is when your shadow is the tallest? Why?
1. Morning
2. After noon
3. Night
Solution. Shadow is the tallest in the morning because sun rays are slanting during sunrise.
4. Read the lines from the poem and answer the following.
He is very very like me.
From the heels up to the me.
(i) Who does he refer to?
(ii) Who does me refer to>
(iii) Why are he and me alike?
Solution. From the given lines,
(i) He refers to the Shadow of the child in the poem.
(ii) Me refers to the child in the poem.
(iii) He and me are alike because they look similar to each other.
5. Let’s Talk
What would you do if
1. A dog chases you?
2. You have forgotten you homework copy at home?
3. You are alone in a room and he lights go off?
Solution:
1. I would face the dog instead of running faster than it.
2. I would accept the mistake and apologise to my teacher.
3. I would light a candle to get rid of darkness.
6. Fun Time
1. Shine a torch behind your hand and see its shadow on the wall.
2. Move the torch a little away from your hand and see the shadow on the wall.
Do you find a difference in the size of the hand on the wall?
Solution. Yes, we find the size of the hand becomes smaller as the torch is moved a little away from it.
7. Let’s Write
1. Fill in the blanks using one of the words given in brackets.
(i) Where is the child ______ parents have come to school? (who/whose/which)
(ii) I saw many houses ______ were quite spacious. (which/whose/who)
(iii) Mathematics, __________ is my favourite subject, is so interesting. (who/which/what)
(iv) The poem _____ you read out, is so lovely. (whose/which/that)
(v) I know the street ______ he lives on. (whose/that/which)
(vi) I like reading books ________ have pictures in it. (that/who/which)
(vii) The old lady _______ I met in your house is my neighbour. (whom/that/which)
Solution:
(i) Where is the child whose parents have come to school?
(ii) I saw many houses which were quite spacious.
(iii) Mathematics, which is my favourite subject, is so interesting.
(iv) The poem that you read out, is so lovely.
(v) I know the street which he lives on.
(vi) I like reading books which have pictures in it.
(vii) The old lady whom I met in your house is my neighbour.
2. Complete this description by answering the question below.
(i) What do you think is the name of the dog.
(ii) Why is she called that?
(iii) What colour is she?
(iv) Do you think she is friendly?
(v) What does she like to eat?
Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dg named Shadow.
Solution:
(i) I think ‘Shadow’ is the name of the dog.
(ii) She is called Shadow because she follows Mithoo exactly like a shadow wherever he goes.
(iii) She is of grey colour.
(iv) Yes, she is very friendly.
(v) She likes to eat bones and bread.
Part 2 Robinson Crusoe Discovers a Footprint
1. What made a Robinson Crusoe think that the print on the ground was a footprint?
Solution: Robinson Crusoe believed it because the footprint was unmistakable — the exact impression of a foot, complete with toes, heel, and every detail.
2. Why was Robinson afraid when he looked at the bushes and trees?
Solution: Robinson felt frightened when he looked at the bushes and trees, as he mistook them for a man following him.
3. Why did Robinson pray when he saw the footprint?
Solution: Robinson suspected it could be the savages who had discovered that someone lived on the island and would return with others to kill and eat him. Fearful, he prayed for his safety.
4. Choose the correct answer.
(i) Robinson ran back to his home, as fast as he because he
(a) was racing.
(b) was afraid
(c) was in a hurry to go home.
(ii) He could not sleep because
(a) there was a animal outside his cave.
(b) he thought savages had come from the mainland.
(c) his bed was uncomfortable.
(iii) Why was Robinson Crusoe sure that it was not his footprint?
(a) It didn’t look like a human footprint.
(b) It looked smaller than his.
(c) He had not come to this part of the beach in a long time.
(iv) Where was Robinson Crusoe?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In a town.
(c) Alone on an island.
(d) On an aeroplane.
Solution:
(i)
(b) was afraid.
(ii)
(b) he thought savages had come from the mainland.
(iii)
(c) He had not come to this part of the beach in a long time.
(iv)
(c) Alone on an island
5. The words in the sentences are jumbled. Write them in order. One is done for you.
(i) alone was not Robinson as island on.
Robinson was not alone on as island.
(ii) was island the inhabited
(iii) footprint to someone this belonged
(iv) I around me looked
(v) I went the towards footprint large
(vi) was afraid I now
Solution: (i) Robinson was not alone on an island.
(ii) The island was inhabited.
(iii) This footprint belonged to someone.
(iv) I looked around me.
(v) I went towards the large footprint.
(vi) Now, I was afraid.
6. Fill in the blanks with the correct word
and
but
because
so
(i) I was frightened ________ curious.
(ii) I decided to go the beach _________ I went along the water’s edge.
(iii) I ran as fast as I could ________ I was frightened.
(iv) I was very tired _______ confused.
Solution: (i) I was frightened but curious.
(ii) I decided to go to the beach so I went along the water’s edge.
(iii) I ran as fast as I could because I was frightened.
(iv) I was very tired and confused
7. Use the joining words given below and join the sentences in Column A and B.
or
and
so
but
because
| A | B |
| (i) I can sing well. (ii) She wore a raincoat. (iii) We may go to Shimla. (iv) He wanted a book for his birthday. (v) He missed the school bus. (vi) I wrote the letter. | I forgot to post it. It was raining. He was late to school. We may go to Darjeeling. He wanted a football for his birthday. I can’t dance at all. |
eg. I wrote this letter but I forgot to post it.
Solution: (i) I can sing well but I can’t dance at all.
(ii) She wore a raincoat because it was raining.
(iii) We may go to Shimla, or we may go to Darjeeling.
(iv) He wanted a book and a football for his birthday.
(v) He missed the school bus so he was late for school.
(vi) I wrote the letter but I forgot to post it.
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