Class-5 English (Marigold) Unit-8_1 Nobody's Friend, Additional exercises and solutions of NCERT book / CBSE Syllabus


Unit- 8_1
Nobody’s Friend


New words
Share- Have a portion with others
Lend- give on the understanding that it will be returned
Friend- A person with a bond of mutual affection
Bit- A small part


Answer these questions:

Q. What are the things that girl does not want to share?
Ans- The girl does not want to share her doll, book and sweets.

Q. Did the boy share his Toffee and tricycle with others?
Ans- No, the boy did not share his Toffee and tricycle with others.

Q. Why are the two children Nobody's friends?
Ans- The two children are Nobody's friend because they do not want to share their things.

Q. What does the child in the last stanza want to share?
Ans- The child in the last stanza wants to share her ball, books, games, apple and cake.

Q. If you had a bat, could you play cricket by yourself?
Ans- No, I cannot play cricket by myself.

Q. You and your friends were very thirsty and there was only one glass of water. What would you do?
Ans- We would share the water.

Word building

Can you find more words ending with -less
Ans-
Friendless
Homeless
Childless
Merciless
Reckless
Careless
Helpless
Fearless
Homeless 
endless
Restless


Can you write the opposite of

Lend
 Borrow
Nobody
 Somebody

What are no words

Several words mean no. The word never is one. It means at no time or not ever.

Here are some other no words, read them.

Nobody
No
Nowhere
No one
None
Nothing

Read the given sentences and underline the word no in each.

1.    Nobody is at home.
2.    Ram has no book.
3.    Can no one help him?
4.    Was Gopal nowhere around?
5.    None of the two boys came.
6.    There is nothing to do.
7.    I have no coat.
8.    Radha is never late

Say aloud

Nobody                       Everybody                  Somebody                 
Cycle                           Bicycle                        Tricycle
Share                          Care                            stare
Hair                             Pair                              Stair

Write the words that rhyme with

Train
Plain
Gain
Rain
Friend
Mend
Send
Spend


Read the story and answer the questions that follow:

Once a lion lay fast asleep in the Ranthambore forest of Rajasthan. Some mice were playing hide and seek near him. One Mouse got trapped under the Lion's paw. The Lion woke up, laughed loudly and let the mouse go!
After some days the mouse heard the lions roar. He saw that lion lay in great pain as he was tied with many ropes. The mouse used his sharp teeth and cut the rope. " You are a true friend", set the lion.

                        - From Aeson's Fables


Q. What was lion doing in Rantuambore forest?
Ans- The Lion lay fast asleep in the Ranthambore forest.

Q. What were mice doing near him?
Ans- Mice were playing hide and seek near him.

Q. What did the Lion do after waking up?
Ans- After waking up, the lion laughed loudly and let the mouse go.

Q. How did the mouse help lion?
Ans- The mouse used his sharp teeth and cut the rope to help lion.


Indeed, a friend in need is a friend in deed.
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