Class-5 English (Marigold) Unit-1_1 Ice-Cream Man, Solutions of exercises of NCERT book / CBSE Syllabus

Unit 1_1

Ice-Cream Man
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New Words

Blaze- bright flame or fire

Trundling- moving on small broad wheels

Mounds- heap, pile

Frosty-fizz- Chilled drink making a hissing, bubbling sound

Cluster- gather around, group of similar things

 
Answer these questions

Q. In which season is ice-cream popular?
Ans- Ice-cream is popular in summer season.

Q. Who feels joyful on seeing the ice-cream man?
Ans- Children feel joyful on seeing the ice-cream man.

Q. Name the different flavours of ice-cream, the ice-cream man has in his cart.

Ans- The ice-cream man has vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavours in his cart.

Q. What is the ice-cream cart compared to in the poem?

Ans- In the poem, the ice-cream cart is compared to a flower bed of roses and sweet peas.

Let’s Write

Having an ice-cream on a hot summer day is exciting and enjoyable.

Write about some of the exciting and enjoyable things that one can do in the winter season.

Drinking a cup of warm milk

Having a lunch with the family

Sitting near a fire place at evenings

Cuddling up in the quilt

List as many as summer activities as you can.

These are some of the summer activities.

1-    Swimming.

2-    Have a picnic at the garden

3-    Blowing bubbles

4-    Sipping a cool drink

5-    Playing Ludo at home.

6-    Visit to snow city

7-    Visit to a water park

8-    Playing with clay dough

9-    Playing cards

10- Watching musical fountain

Now group these activities into indoor and outdoor acitvities.

Indoor activities	Outdoor activities
Blowing bubbles	Swimming
Sipping a cool drink	Having a picnic at the garden
Playing Ludo at home	Visit to a snow city
Playing with a clay dough	Visit to a water park
Playing cards	Watching musical fountain

Say Aloud

Circle the words where you get zzzzz sound

honeybees                             

Price                            Prize                            maze                           face

Rice                             rise                              blaze                            fizz

Lazy                            lacy                             busy                            racy

Raise                           rays                             race                             ace

Chase                          this                               these                           frosty

Find Out and Write a Report

Here is a report on Uncle Lal’s farm.

Father took me to visit uncle Lal’s dairy farm. I saw all of uncle Lal’s cows. They eat grass in the big green farms. In the evening the farmer’s bring them to the barn to be milked. Uncle Lal sells his milk in the city.

When writing a report, remember to do these things.

·         Think of a good title. Write it correctly.

·         Keep to your subject.

·         Tell things in the right order.

·         Make your paper neat.

Write a report on the different brands of ice-creams available in area.

You may use the following clues.

·         Start with a short introduction which contains the topic.

·         The list the ice cream brands available in your area.

·         Next, say which are the common flavours of ice cream in each of the brands.

·          Under each brand, find out which flavours are being sold the most. Also find out their prices.

·         Finally, write which do you think is the most popular ice cream.

Everyone enjoys ice creams. Ice creams are being sold under various brand names like Amul, Kwalitywals, Vadilal, Mother Dairy etc. People have different choices, so the ice creams are available in different flavours. These flavours include chocolate, vanilla, butter scotch, strawberry, litchi, kesar pista, almon honey, yogurt, bubblegum, raspberry etc. One can have them in cup or cone. Some iceceams are also available with stick in the form of ice candy. An ice cream can cost from Rs. 20/- to Rs. 300/- depending on the combination and topings.

Word Building

Colour the boxes that have rhyming words:

City Cart		Heat Street		Blows Goes		Do Go
Hard Yard		Bowl Doll		Cow So		Label Table
Sky My		Play Obey		Race Face		Write Night

What do the following words describe in the poem?

Joyful  -  Sight

Little     -  Cart

Round -  Umbrella     

What are the describing words used in the poem for the following?

-       Mounds

-       Flavours

-       Cluster

Fun Time

Colour the boxes with the colours of flavours mentioned in each.

Chocolate		Vanilla		Orange		Black Currant
Strawberry		Raspberry		Butterscotch		Pista

Draw your dream ice cream here.

Describe it using interesting describing words – the colours, the floavours, the size, how it looks, tastes, feels etc.

My favourite ice cream is three-coloured ice cream. It has three flovours- Butterscotch, blue lagoon and black currant.

Have you ever eaten kufi, the ice cream from North India?

The following sentences describe how it is served but they are not in correct order. Write the correct number before each sentence.

1-    He scoops out the kulfi on a plate.

2-    The he pours some sweet syrup over it and serves it.

3-    The kulfiwala takes the kulfi mould out of the pitcher.

4-    He arranges some falooda around it.

Correct Order

1-    The kulfiwala takes the kulfi mould out of the pitcher.

2-    He scoops out the kulfi on a plate.

3-    He arranges some falooda around it.

4-    The he pours some sweet syrup over it and serves it.

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