Class-5 English (Marigold) Unit-10_2 Who will be Ningthou?, Additional exercises and solutions of NCERT book / CBSE Syllabus



Unit- 10_2
Who will be Ningthou?


New words
hush- soundless, noiseless
Peace- quiet
Worthy- deserving of
Contest- competition
Spear- hunter’s weapon
Triumphantly- victoriously


Answer these questions:

Q. Name the place of Manipur where Ningthou and Leima ruled?
Ans- Ningthou and Leima ruled over Kangleipak in Manipur.

Q. Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?
Ans- People of Kangleipak loved their king and queen because they always worked to make their people happy.

Q. Why did the Ningthou want to choose a future king?
Ans- Ningthou wanted to choose a future king because he wanted the worthiest of his child to rule over the kingdom.

Q. How did the king want to select their future king?
Ans- The king wanted to select their future king through a contest.

Q. What kind of child was Sanatombi?
Ans- Sanatombi was a lovely child, soft and beautiful inside. She was loved by one and all.

Q. Have you ever seen an animal or a bird in pain? What did you do?
Ans- Yes, I saw a puppy hurt by the wheels of a vehicle on road. I patted him and gave l

Let's Listen and Talk

1-    Where is Manipur on the map of India?
Ans- Manipur is a state in the northeast of India.
2-    What language do the people of Manipur speak?
a.    Assamese
b.    Maithailon (√)
c.    Mizo
3-    Who do you think should have been made the future king?
a.    Sanajaoba, the one who jumped through the tree.
b.    Sanayaima, the one who jumped over the tree.
c.    Sanatomba, the one who uprooted the tree.
            Ans- None of the three prince should have been made the future king.

4-    Why do you think so?
I think so because none of them felt the pain of tree and the creatures living on it.
Who was made the future queen and why?
Sanatombi, the king’s daughter was made the futire queen because a queen is one who doesn’t hurt anybody in the kingdom.

Word Building
Say aloud these words in your mother tongue:
In Manipuri
In English
In your mother tongue
Ningthou
King

Leima
Queen

Meeyam
People

Khongnang
Banyan Tree


Write the meanings of following in English.
In Manipuri
In English
Tunggi Ningthou
Future king / Throne prince
Thouro ! Thouro !
Bravo! Bravo!
Phajei ! Phajei !
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Shagol thauba nupa!
Such a fine horseman!

Fun with Sound Words
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.

Sounds/ Actions
What would make these
Click!
mouse
Chrip!
Birds
Whisper!
saying very quietly
Bravo!
expression of appreciation
Oh!
response of surprise
Ah!
exclamation of pleasure, pain, sympathy etc.
Hurrah!
cheer of joy
Alas!
exclamation of grief
Wonderful!
extremely good
Hi!
Greeting
Ho!
exclamation
Hop away!
Frog

Language Use

Read the lesson carefully and put a circle around the action words with –ed at the end.Then write them in one column and their present form in another.

Action words with –ed at the end
Action words in present form
Admitted
Admit
Lived
Live
Loved
Love
Stopped
Stop
Shocked
Shock
Happened
Happen
Changed
Change
Reached
Reach
Shouted
Shout
Turned
Turn
Proved
Prove
Mounted
Mount
Looked
Look
Landed
Land
Breathed
Breathe
Carried
Carry
Filled
Fill
Looked
Look
Whispered
Whisper
Flapped
Flap
Walked
Walk

Fill in the correct word in the blanks and complete the story.

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, Crue 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.

Make a list of the action words from this story.

-ed words
-irregular action words
Live
Lived
Meet
Met
Order
Ordered
Leap
leapt
Walk
Walked
Come
Came
Notice
Noticed
Think
Thought
Ask
Asked
Run
Ran
Reply
replied


Instruct
Instructed


Enter
entered



Project Work
Sit in groups of five. Now, each student will tell a story. Decide which story was the best and declare a Ningthou or Leima of the group.

Find out stories about other great people’s lives and their childhood and write these in your notebook. Collect at least two such stories and share them with your friends. You could think of famous
·      Scientists
·      religious people
·      freedom fighters
·      brave children
·      astronauts
·      artists

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