The Cat In The Ghat | Class 5 | Lesson 8 |

The Cat In The Ghat | Class 5 | Lesson 8 |

1. Answer these questions.

a. Who was uncle Sandy? Describe him in your words.

Ans: Uncle Sandy was a National Geographical Geographic Emerging explorers in the story.

      Uncle sandy likes his camera so much. He always keeps it handy. When uncle sandy was a little boy, unlike his friends, he never dreamt of a fancy toy.

b. why did uncle sandy decide to look for waterholes?

Ans: Uncle Sandy decided to look for water holes because he knew that he will meet all the animals there.

c. what was so special cabout the Frog?

Ans: The Frog was clever and knows the whole Jungle inside out and two fold.

 d. was this uncle Sandy's first trip to the Western Ghats? Give evidence in support of your answer?

Ans: No this wasn't uncle sandy's first trip to the Western Ghats.

    on his first expedition to the western Ghats, he had his first encounter with a mysterious cat.

     So he decided to revisit the western Ghats, through its spiralling path in search of the cat.

3. Answer these questions.

a. How do waterfalls become rivers?

Ans : Waterfall becomes rivers by rain in the western ghats.

b. Why do we need to protect the Western ghats?

Ans : We need to protect the Western ghats because if we need water to drink, protecting the Western ghat is the link.

d. Why were the trees getting fewer as uncle Sandy went further into the forest. 

Ans : The trees were getting fewer as uncle Sandy went further into the forest because people cut trees.

e. Why did Uncle Sandy decide to say a silent prayer?

Ans : uncle Sandy decided to say a silent prayer as he was sad and disheartened by the state of affairs.

f. Why did the tribesmen call the cat elusive?

Ans : the tribesmen called the cat elusive because the cat does not exist in reality.

g. Why was uncle sandy so happy?

Ans: Uncle Sandy was so happy because he thought that he got it.

Buddha | Class 5 | Lesson 7 |

Buddha | Class 5 | Lesson 7 |

1. Answer these questions.

a.What did Queen Maha Maya dream of before, the birth of Siddhartha?

Ans: Queen Maha Maya dreamt of a white elephant with six tusks entering her body before the birth of Siddhartha.

b.Why did the interpretation of the dream leave the king worried?

Ans: The interpretation of the dream left the king worried because their child would either be a great king or would renounce the world to become a holy man.

c.What did king Shuddhodana do to prevent Siddhartha from renouncing the world?

Ans: King Shuddhodana got him married to the beautiful princess, Yasodhara to prevent siddhartha from renouncing the world.

d. How did Sidhartha find peace?

Ans : Prince Siddhartha found peace after getting enlightenment.

3. Answer these questions.

a. Why did the Queen onder the Palanquin bearers to stop for a while?

Ans: The Queen ordered the palanquinbearers to stop for a while, as she was in pain and give birth to a baby boy.

b. When and where was the baby born?

Ans: The baby was in the Lumbini park in the year 623 BCE.

c. At what age did Siddhartha get married

Ans: Siddhartha got married at the age of Sixteen.

d. Why did it seem less likely that Siddhartha would renounce the world?

Ans: It seemed less likely that Siddharth would renounce the world because Siddhartha got married to the beautiful princess Yasodhara. In a few years, they had a son.

e. When and why did Siddhartha begin to feel restless?

Ans : Siddhartha begin to feel restless soon after Rahul was born because out in the city for the first time in his life, the prince saw human suffering.

f. Why had Siddhartha never seen human suffering?

Ans : Siddhartha had never seen human suffering because he was not coming out of his palace.

Mission Mangalyaan | Class 5 | Lesson 6 |

Mission Mangalyaan | Class 5 | Lesson 6 |

What does the name "Mangalyaan' mean?

Ans: The name Mangal yaan means

Mangal means Mars and Yaan means vehicle B b. Mangalyaan Mission is one of the biggest

achievements of ISRO. Discuss with reasons.

Ans: Mangalyaan Mission is one of the biggest achievements of ISRO because ISRO became the first organization in the world to launch a space probe to Mars and achieve success in the first attempt. All parts of the space probe of "Mangalyaan have been manufactured in India.

c. What was the purpose of launching Mangalyaan?

Ans: The purpose of Mangalyaan is also to find out about the possibility of life on Mars or proof of existence of life, if any in the past

2. Answer these questions.

a. when was ISRO formed ?

Ans: ISRO was formed in 1969.

b. which was the first Indian satte satellite to be launched?

Ans: Aryabhata.

c Why did ISRO astronomers decide to explore the planet Mars?

Ans: ISRO astronomers decided to explore the planet Mars because it is the nearest neighbour of Earth th in the solar system.

d.How is Mangalyaan trying to find proof of the existence of life on Mars.

Ans: Mangalyaan is trying find proof of existence of life on Marsi by studying the surface features of Mars and looking for signs of atmospheric methane, if any. The presence of Methane in the atmosphere indicates the presence of life, currently or in the past.

Jodie's Daddy Drives a Bus | Class 5| Lesson 5|

Jodie's Daddy Drives a Bus | Class 5| Lesson 5|

1. Answer these questions.

a. Why did Mr Swales get angry?

Ans Mr Swales got angry because everybody in the class was laughing at Jodie.

b. Cite two instances from the lesson that suggest Jodie's father was a patient and understanding person. 

Ans: Mr Harris did not become angry when his daughter told him that everyone was laughing at him.

       He drives the bus very smoothly, and never goes above the speed limit, gently easing over speed breakers.

c. How can you conclude that Mr Harris was the regular driver on the bus route? 

Ans: We can conclude that Mr Harris was the regular driver on the bus route because every passenger knows him very well.

d. Which jobs did Jodie classmate consider good? 

Ans: Jodie's classmate considered a bank officer as a good job.

2. Answer these questions.

a. Why did Mr. Swales ask the girls to apologize to Jodie? 

Ans : Because they were insulting Jodie.

b. Why should Jodie be proud for her father?

Ans : Jodie should be proud of her father because her father helps the world reach their work place and takes them back home to their loved ones too.

c. what checks did Jodie's daddy perform before starting his journey? 

Ans: Jodie's daddy checked the tyres before starting his journey.

d. why does a bus driver have to be alert? 

Ans: A bus driver has to be alert because he is responsible for the lives of passengers and pedestrians alike.

e why should we use public transport?

Ans: To make less pollution.

The legend of slappy Hooper | Class 5| Lesson 4 |

The legend of slappy Hooper | Class 5| Lesson 4 | 

a. Why was Miss Rose Red upset with slappy? 

Ans : Miss Rose Red was upset with slapy because he painted a huge red rose on her shop. It was so real that the bees swarmed all over the rose, trying to get in. They scared away her customers. 

b. What was slappy's next job after painting Rose's florist shop sign? what went wrong with that job? 

Ans: Slappy's next job after painting Rose's Florist shop sign was to paint a billboard.

c. why were people getting scared to hire slappy?

Ans : Reople were getting scared to hire slappy because he painted everything so real that all people believed it was real.

2. Answer these questions.

a. Why was the crowd complaining of sunburn?

Ans: The crowd was complaining of sunburn because the crowd was sweating buckets.

b. Why did Mr Sunshine gasp?

Ans Mr sunshine gasped because Slappy painted the sun much hotter.

c. Why did slappy paint the sun on the billboard hotter? 

Ans : Slappy painted the sun on the billbound hotter as the billboard was to show a man and woman on a beach toasting under a hot sun.

d. who do you think is the boss who has hired slappy to paint rainbows?

Ans: God

e. What does the phrase 'had an eye on you' mean? 

Ans : The phrase 'had an eye on you' means God likes his work and wants him to draw a rainbow.

f. why did Michael and his boss need Slappy's help in painting rainbows?

Ans : Because, on Wednesday it is going to rain in a bunch of places.

Mr Sticky | Class 5 | Lesson 3 |

Mr Sticky | Class 5 | Lesson 3 | 

1. Answer these questions.

a. Why is Mr Sticky is an unusual pet?

Ans=> Mr sticky is an unusual pet because no one can find him easily in the tank. 

b. How did Abby decorate the ‘i’ s’while writing her name?

Ans=> Abby decorated the ‘i’ s’while writing her name by drawing tiny snails for dots on the ‘I’ s.

c. Why did Abby want to fetch her magnifying glass?

Ans=> Abby wanted to fetch her magnifying glass because she wanted to search the snail at the gravel.

d. What did mum mean when she said “you could have put an elephant in here last time we did this”?

Ans=> Mum mean when she said “you could have put an elephant in here last time we did this” that there are so many spaces in the bed.

2. Read the given extracts and answer the questions.

a. Where were Gerry and Jaws in the tank? What are they doing?

Ans=> Gerry and Jaws were inside the stone archway.

    They were swimming.

b. Why did they scoop the fish out?

Ans=> They scooped the fish out because they emptied some stone.

c. Why was Mr Sticky clinging to the glass?

Ans=> Mr Sticky was clinging to the glass because they were cleaning the gravel.

d. Why was it hard to find Mr Sticky?

Ans=> It was hard to find Mr Sticky because he was clinging to the glass near the bottom sight next to the grave.

e. Why could Abby’s mother not attend her immediately?

Ans=> Abby’s mother could not attend her immediately because she was studying.

f. What did Abby accused her mother of doing rushed to hoovering up Mr Sticky?

Ans=> Abby accused her mother of doing hoovering up Mr Sticky.

In The Wars Again| Class 5 | Lesson 2 |

In The Wars Again| Class 5 | Lesson 2 |

1. Answer these questions.

a. How is Achrekar sir related to Sachin?

Ans=> Achrekar sir is related to Sachin as his coach. Achrekar sir did not allowed him to wear helmet in school cricket.

b. Why was Raju Kulkarni upset with Sachin?

Ans=> Raju Kulkarni was upset with Sachin because Sachin did not wear helmet during playing cricket. 

c. What lesson did Raju Kulkarni want to teach Sachin?

Ans=> Raju Kulkarni wanted to teach Sachin that wearing a helmet during playing cricket is most important.

d. What values did Achrekar sir wants his students to learn?

Ans=> Achrekar sir wanted his students to learn to be brave.

2. Read the given extracts and answer the questions.

a. Why was Sachin relieved to find his parents away?

Ans=> Sachin was relieved to find his parents away because his parents would scold him for his bloodied face.

b. Why did his grandmother apply turmeric over the bruise?

Ans=> his grandmother applied turmeric over the bruise as Sachin got a hit of ball when he was playing cricket.

c. What kind of pitch did they play on?

Ans=> They played on half-baked pitch.

d. Why did the coach insist on players batting without helmets?

Ans=> Coach insisted on players batting without helmets because injuries were frequent.

The Strange Land | Class 5 | Lesson 1|

The Strange Land | Class 5 | Lesson 1| 

1. Answer these questions.

a. What preparations did Dorothy do before she started on her journey to the Emerald City?

Ans= Before she started on her journey to the Emerald city Dorothy washed herself carefully, dressed herself in clean Gingham and tied her pink sunbonnet on her head.

b. Are the Munchkins hard working? Justify your answer.

Ans= Yes, Munchkins are the hard working. Munchkins were good farmers and able to raise large crops.

c. What qualities did Dorothy possess?

Ans= Dorothy is sweet simple girl and represents traditional and idealistic moral values. She lives in presents and does not trouble herself with much anxiety.

d. ‘You must be a great sorceress’ Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Give reasons for your answer.

Ans= ‘You must be a great sorceress’ This is an opinion because she did not kill the wicked witch. She is an ordinary girl.

2. Answer the questions.

a. What does ‘they’ in the first sentence refers to ?

Ans= Here ‘they’ refers to her shoes.

b. Who is Toto?

Ans= Toto is Dorothy’s dog.

c. Why did Dorothy want to wear the witch’s shoes?

Ans= Dorothy wanted to wear the witch’s shoes because her shoes will never do a long journey.

d. Which road led to Emerald city?

Ans= The hard yellow road bed led to the Emerald city.

e. Was it a pleasant day when Dorothy walked towards Emerald city? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Ans= Yes. It was a pleasant day when Dorothy walked towards Emerald city. She was surprised looking the neat fences at the side of the roads.

f. Why does the author think Dorothy should have felt bad?

Ans= the author thought Dorothy should have felt bad because she was going 

away from her own country.

g. Why did people bow low as Dorothy went by?

Ans= People bowed low as Dorothy went by because people thinks that she had the means of destroying the wicked witch.

h. What did the house of the Munchkins look like?

Ans= The house of the Munchkins look like old looking dwelling for each was round a big dome for a roof.

i. Why were the houses painted blue?

Ans= the houses were painted blue because blue was their favourite color. 

Forty Fortunes | Class 4|| Lesson 10||

Forty Fortunes | Class 4|| Lesson 10|| 

1. Answer these questions.

a. Cite from the text two instances that Ahmad loved his wife more than this work.

Ans: when she wanted Ahmed to sit down in the marketplace and be a diviner he became ready.

Next time, she again told him to do so if not she will go back to her father's house then again he became divine.

b. How did Ahmed solve his first case of fortune telling

Ans: Ahmed gulped and cast the dice. As he desperately searched for something wise to say, he happened to see a bit of her naked arm through a hole in her cloak. So out of respect, Ahmed leaned forward and whispered urgently 

Madam, I see a hole. 

c. How did Ahmed negotiate with the thieves?

Ans: Ahmed negotiated with the thieves by making one deal that they will return every bit of treasure. In return Ahmed will not give them to the king.

d. why did Ahmed refuse to become the Royal diviner? 

Ans: Ahmed refused to become the Royal diviner because he was a fake diviner and lied to the king that his all powers were used to find out the forty chest.

2. Answer these questions.

a. How many chests were robbed?

Ans: 40 chest.

b.why did Ahmed realize he was in trouble?

Ans: Ahmed realized that he was now in trouble. He would neither be able to find the thieves nor disclose his true identity before the king.

c. why did the king choose to find the treasure?

Ans' Because the king, was pity on them

d. Why was the boiling oil ready?

Aus The boiling oil was ready to give punishment to the forty thieves.

The Lighthouse|| Class 4|| Lesson 9||

The Lighthouse|| Class 4|| Lesson 9||

a. Describe the inside of the lighthouse.

Ans: Inside the lighthouse, there was a small kitchen and a couch in the centre to sit on. The walls were painted white, just like on the outside. There was a spiral staircase leading up to the top. The windows inside were narrow and there weren't too many of them.

b.What did Maggie like the most during the trip to the lighthouse? How do you know that? 

Ans: Maggie liked the sea waves the most during the trip to the lighthouse. Because, when they hit the cliffs they crash into them with a mighty Roar. Maggie liked to see them.

c. Why did Mr. Mckenzie and grandpa follow Maggia up the winding stains?

Ans: Mr Mckenzie and grandpa followed Maggie up the winding stairs, because there is a long way railing and it may be dangerous for her. 

2. Answer these questions.

a. What does the phrase, " The lighthouse stood like a mighty giant" mean?

Ans : The phrase "The lighthouse stood like a mighty giant" means it is guarding ships against the rocky cliffs. 

b. Against what does the lighthouse guard the ships?

Ans : Rocky Cliffs.

c. What lights up the big light at night? 

Ans : Solar Panel.

d. How does the big light help?

Ans : Big light helps the ships, when the ship comes near the cliffs, it warns them that the Cliffs are here. 

The Never Ending Stories || Class 4|| Lesson 8|

The Never Ending Stories || Class 4|| Lesson 8||

1. Answer these questions. 

a. How did the king proclaim to reward the man who could tell him a story that would never end?

Ans: The king proclaimed that he would give the hand of his daughter Zaidee in marriage to any man who could tell him a story that would never.

b. What would happen if a storyteller was unable to narrate a never ending story?

Ans: Their heads will cut off.

c. How did the king get cured of his unreasonable demand of listening to never ending stories?

Ans: By the story of Locust and grain where hundreds and thousands of locusts are waiting outside to enter the granary through a tiny hole open at the top where only one locust in one could enter in one time which will never end.

2. Answer these questions.

a. How many people in all, did the king have at his court to search and tell him stories ?

Ans: In all, 100th people were there.

50 people to search and 50 people to tell him stories.

b. what did the king dislike about the stories?

Ans: The king disliked the stories that the stories come to an end.

c. How long did it take the tyrant king to fill the granary?

Ans: Two years.

d. What mistake did the bricklayers make?

Ans: The bricklayers made a mistake that they had accidentally left a very small hole open at the top.