Class 5 Wings Answers Lesson 9 Activity 1 to Activity 18 has been answered activity-wise from Activity 1 to Activity 18 in the following. Wings are included as a supportive material book for class 5.
Let’s do:
Activity-1
Underline the correct alternative:
(1) The story of King Harishchandra is taken from the Mahabharata / the Ramayana /the Iliad.
(2) Janardanbabu’s grandmother used to read – in silence / used to read aloud / never read.
(3) The Mahabharata has – only one version/more than one versions / one hundred thousand versions.
(4) The Mahabharata is a long poem / the longest poem / one of the longest poems.
(5) The main story-line of Mahabharata is- the friendship between the Pandavas and the Kauravas / conflict between the Pandavas and Kauravas / about the outing of the Pandavas and Kauravas.
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Activity-2
Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements in the boxes given:
(1) The young Janardan Babu listened to his grandmother with much attention. – T
(2) The Mahabharata has only one story line. – F
(3) The longest version of the epic has only one thousand slokas. – F
(4) The stories of Mahabharata attracted Janardan Babu very much. – T
(5) The story of King Yajati is not a part of the Mahabharta. – F
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Activity 3
Answer the questions that follow:
(1) When did Janardanbabu’s grandmother read out stories from the Mahabharata?
Ans : Janardanbabu’s grandmother read out stories from the Mahabharata in the evening.
(2) What is the longest poem known?
Ans : The Mahabharata is the longest poem known.
(3) What habit did Janardhan babu’s grandmother have?
Ans : Janardhan babu’s grandmother had the habit of reading the Mahabharata aloud in the evening.
(4) How many versions of the epic are there?
Ans :There are more than one version of the epic.
(5) How many slokas are there in the longest version of the Mahabharata?
Ans : The longest version of the Mahabharata consists of more than one hundred thousand slokas.
Let’s learn:
| ‘The’ is used before names of rivers and epic. Example : The Mahabharata, The Ramayana, The Ganga, The Himalaya, etc. |
Activity-4
Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’:
(1) He is an honourable man.
(2) We will come home an hour later.
(3) The Yamuna river is dying gradually.
(4) That is just a mouse.
(5) My friends gifted me a watch.
Activity-5
Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with words from the Help Box:
(1) There is a house at the centre of the picture.
(2) The coconut tree is just beside the house.
(3) Coconuts are hanging from the tree.
(4) There is a dog lying under the coconut tree.
(5) A monkey is sitting on the roof top.
(6) Many birds are flying in the sky.
| Help Box: at, in, beside, from, on, under |
Activity-6
Underline the adverbs:
The old man still walks steadily. Everyday, he wakes up exactly at 5:00 am in the morning. He then silently meditates for an hour. Sometimes he openly boasts of his health. He does this quite innocently. We like him very much. He is equally good as a person.
Activity-7
Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverbs provided in the Help Box:
(1) For the next few days, his health steadily improved.
(2) I know exactly where to look for it.
(3) She thought silently for a few minutes.
(4) Both the movies are equally entertaining
| Help Box: steadily, exactly, silently, equally |
Activity-8
Fill in the blanks with words from the Help Box:
Virat Kohli is a skilful player.
You must obey your teacher.
The tiger is a fierce animal.
Everyone was fascinated by his performance.
| Help Box: skilful, obey, fierce, fascinated |
Activity-9
Arrange the words to make meaningful sentences:
(1) elders my always I obey
Ans: I always obey my elders.
(2) was the Swami Vivekananda disciple Sri Ramkrishna of
Ans: Swami Vivekananda was the disciple of Sri Ramkrishna.
(3) very is always a tiger wounded a fierce animal
Ans: A wounded tiger is always a very fierce animal.
(4) me scenery beautiful the fascinated
Ans: The beautiful scenery fascinated me.
(5) visible was dense nothing fog in the
Ans: Nothing was visible in the dense fog.
Activity – 10
Match Column A with B and write in the boxes the alphabetical order (a,b,c,d) :
| A | B |
| (a) A tribe is a group of people | (i) modern technologies. ( d ) |
| (b) Tribal festivals are related | (ii) with unique social and cultural characteristics. ( a ) |
| (c) Shamans have | (iii) to agricultural cycles. ( b ) |
| (d) Tribes are learning | (iv) fascinating knowledge about medical herbs. ( c ) |
Activity – 11
Circle the words you have read in this paragraph :
society, customs, understand, religions, glad, immense, identity, poem, social, tribal, grandmother, succession, dense, fascinating, knowledge.
Activity – 12
Fill in the blanks with the information given in the passage:
(a) Tribal people observe their own festivals .
(b) Some of the major tribes of West Bengal are Asur, Khond, Santhal.
(c) Shamans work just like doctors.
(d) All the tribal groups have their religious leaders.
Activity – 13
Make new sentences using the given words:
(a) festivals: The festivals are related to agricultural cycle and social customs.
(b) knowledge: Shamans have fascinating knowledge about medical herbs and plants.
(c) medicinal herb: Shamans have fascinating knowledge about medical herbs and plants.
Activity-14
Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with words from the Help Box:
(1) There is a chandelier is hanging from the ceiling
(2) There is a cup on the table.
(3) There is a box under the table.
(4) There is a bookshelf beside the table.
(5) There are many books in it.
| Help Box: in, beside, from, on, under |
Activity-15
Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverbs provided in the Help Box:
(1) She was ill, but she was improving steadily .
(2) The book was found exactly in the same position.
(3) The teacher sometimes openly criticised his students.
(4) The work was extremely difficult.
| Help Box: openly, extremely, steadily, exactly |
Activity-16
Fill in the blanks with words from the Help Box:
Don’t lose your concentration during exam.
He was criticized for his casual attitude.
The ghost was not visible to the people.
| Help Box: concentration, criticized, visible |
Activity-17
Make sentences with the following words:
Observe: Teacher’s Day was observed in our school on 5th September.
Skilful: Lionel Messi is a very skilful player.
Visible: Nothing was visible in the dense fog.
Rivalry: There was rivalry between the Pandavas and Kouravas.
Let’s Write:
Activity-18
Look at the pictures below. They tell you about a story. Try to write the story with the help of the words given in the Help Box:
| Help Box: The story does not end here. Write five sentences to complete the story. You may use the following words. promised to help, laughed at him, let him go, lion caught, mouse cut the trap, sharp teeth, lion free, lion thanked lion, sleeping, mouse playfully got into lion’s nostrils, sneezed woke up, angry |
Ans:
Once a lion was sleeping in his den. Suddenly a mouse playfully got into the lion’s nostrils. Then the lion sneezed and woke up. He became very angry and began to kill the mouse. But mouse begged his life and promised to help him in return. The lion laughed at him. However, the lion let mouse go. After some days, a hunter caught the lion in a net. The lion tried to get free himself and roared but failed. The mouse was nearby and heard the lion’s roar. It came quickly and cut the trap with its sharp teeth. The lion became free and thanked the mouse.
