Class-5 English (Marigold) Unit-2_2 Flying Together, Solutions of exercises of NCERT book / CBSE Syllabus

Unit 2_2

Flying Together
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New Words

Geese - plural of goose, large web footed bird
Creeper - plant that needs support to grow usually along a wall or a tree
Winding - go in circular, spiral course
Muttered - spoken in a low tone
Flapped - move wings up and down

Let's read

Q. Where did the geese live?

Ans- The geese lived on a very tall tree in a deep forest.

Q. Why did the old bird advise the other birds to destroy the creeper?

Ans- The old bird advised the other birds to destroy the creeper because it would become thick and strong and make it possible for someone to climb the tree.

Q. Why did the geese cry, “Help Help"?

Ans- The geese cried, “Help Help” as they were caught in the hunter’s net.

Q. What did the hunter do when he thought that the geese were dead?

Ans- When the hunter thought that the geese were dead, he threw them out of the net one by one.

Q. Why did the geese pretend to be dead?

Ans- The geese pretended to be dead on the advice of wise old goose to befool the hunter.

Describe one incident when you got into trouble because you did not do your work on time.

My English teacher asked me to prepare a chart on phonics and submit it on Friday. I spent the whole week leisurely and soon the day of submission came. It was very embarrassing situation when the teacher asked me about the chart. I will never leave the work for tomorrow.

State whether the following statements are true or false.

1-    The tree was the house of a flock of parrots.                                     False

2-    The wise old bird wanted the creeper to be destroyed.                     True

3-    The hunter climbed the tree with the help of a ladder.                      False

4-    When caught in the net, the foolish birds began to weep.                 True

5-    Old bird helped them to escape.                                                        True

Let's listen

The Ant and the Dove

On his way home, an ant saw a sparkling fountain. He crawled onto it's wall to take a closer look.

Suddenly he slipped and fell into the water. He gurgled and panicked and waved his legs in the air. “Help! I can't swim,” he cried. Luckily, just at that moment, a friendly dove flew by. She saw that the tiny and was drowning and quickly flew to a nearby tree.

She pulled off a leaf and let it slide down to the ant. “Here you are,” she cooed and flew away.

(Adapted from Aesop’s Fables)

Q.- Why do you think the dove helped the ant?

Ans- The dove helped the ant because it was a friendly dove.

Q. How do you think the ant felt on finding the leaf.

Ans- The ant must have felt relieved on finding the leaf.

Q.- Have you ever been in trouble like the ant ? Did anyone help you?

Ans- I was in trouble while crossing the busy road one day. One kind man helped me cross the road by holding my hand.

Let's talk

Work in pairs

Ask your friend questions about all the things he does.

Question words such as where, what, how, who, when, why.

Anu: I watch TV in the evening.

Amit: When do you watch TV?

Anu: I play games.

Amit: What do you play?

Anu: I collect stamps.

Amit: What do you collect?

Anu: I play in the ground.

Amit: Where do you play?

Anu: On Sunday, I go shopping.

Amit: When do you go for shopping?

Answer these questions about yourself.

Q.- What is your name?

A.- My name is Sia.

Q.- What languages do you speak?

A.- I speak Hindi and Marathi and English.

Q.- How old are you?

A.- I am 10 years old.

Q.- Which is your favourite food?

A.- Dal rice is my favourite food.

Q.- Where did you go yesterday?

A.- I went to a park yesterday.

Q.- Which country do you belong to?

A.- I belong  to India.

Q.- When do you go to sleep?

A.- Go to sleep at 9 o'clock.

Q.- Why do you drink milk?

A.- I drink milk to be healthy and strong.

In groups of five, discuss what you would do if you were caught in the following situations.

Situation- Your friend falls in the play field and is hurt.

My Response- I will take him to the school nurse.

Situation- You are trapped in a fire.

My Response- I will escape the using emergency stairs and reach to the safe assembly point.

Situation- You are stuck in a traffic jam.

My Response- I will patiently wait for the jam to be clear.

Let's write

Words in the clouds describe something or someone in the story. Name them in the blanks provided.

Wise - Old Goose

Careless - Young Geese

Thick and strong - Creeper

Foolish - Hunter

Tall - Tree

Make sentences of your own with the words given in the Clouds.

Word- Wise

Sentence- The old goose was wise.

Word- Careless

Sentence- We should not be careless in the matter of safety.

Word- Thick and strong

Sentence- The rope is quite thick and strong for rope pulling.

Word- Foolish

Sentence- It's foolish to drink warm water in summer.

Word- Tall

Sentence- My potted plant has grown tall.

Here are some answers about the given creature.

Frame questions for these answers.

A- The colour of the ant is black.

Q- What is the colour of the ant?

A- It lives on hand.

Q- Where does it live?

A- It has two long antenna.

Q- How many does it have?

A- It eats sugar.

Q- What does it eat?

Fill in blanks with the prepositions such as comma at, 0ff, on, in, into, with.

1-    This tree was the home of a flock of geese.

2-    He noticed the creeper at the foot of the tree.

3-    “It would be a pity to destroy it now.”

4-    As they flew off the tree they were trapped.

5-    The boy ran with the dog

6-    The frogs jumped into the well.

7-    The girls were thrilled to see her new bicycle.

8-    The birds were caught in the net.

9-    The children walked on the bridge.

Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.

Around                across                     with                  along               to                                  after                 next to             from

One day, as I was walking along the bank of the river, I saw my friend running into the field. He was calling my name and waving to me. I stopped and waited. After sometime he reached where I was standing.

He said, “I went all around  the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share with you. Do you remember the house next to the neem tree? Guess who is moving to the house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks from him.”

Fill in the blanks with question words.

For example, where do you live?

1-    What do you play? Or When do you play?

2-    When do you get up?

3-    What do you have for breakfast?

4-    When do you go to school?

5-    What do you like best in the school - games art or music?

6-    When is your birthday?

7-    What do you want for your birthday?

Reference to context

“well there's no hurry, the creeper is very small, it would be a pity to destroy it.”

“so this is where the wild geese live.”

Who said this?

To whom was it said?

When was it said?

Context	Who said this?	To whom was it said?	When was it said?
“well there's no hurry, the creeper is very small, it would be a pity to destroy it.”	Young geese	Wise old goose	When he noticed a small creeper at the foot of tree.
“so this is where the wild geese live.”	Hunter	Himself	One morning when the geese had gone out in search of food.

Draw pictures of the speakers of the above lines

Fun time

Proverbs are short, wise sayings. For example - look before you leap. This means we should think carefully before we take any action. Here are some popular English proverbs. Read them aloud together and discuss what each could mean.

Old is gold – whatever is old is important as gold

As you sow so shall you reap- If you did bad things in past, you will get bad results in future

Unity is strength- Oneness is the great source of strength

United we stand divided we fall- It is better to stick together

A friend in need is a friend in deed- Someone who helps you when you are in need is a true friend

Look this proverb: A stitch in time saves nine.

Discuss what it means. Can you think of events! Happenings in life where this idiom can be used?

Proverb- A stitch in time saves nine

Meaning- If we sort out a problem immediately, it will save extra work letter by not becoming bigger.

Write down your story or the event. Then read the paragraph to your neighbour.

My English workbook’s cover torn last month. My mother asked me to put another cover on it immediately, but I was reluctant. Gradually the cover page also got damaged. Last week our Principal noticed my workbook and suggested me to fix the cover page. It was an embressing moment for me. I repented for not listening to my mom’s advice timely.

The clap word game

Let's play the clap word game.

Where the word produces one sound, clap once, as in “creep”. Clap twice if the word can be broken up into two syllables as in cree-per, and thrice as in to-mo-rrow.

Word	How many syllables	Division into syllables
Creeper	2	creep-er
Struggled	2	strug-gled
Tomorrow	3	to-mor-row
Geese	1	geese
Throw	1	throw
Foolish	2	fool-ish
Possible	3	pos-si-ble
Noticed	2	no-ticed
Carefully	3	care-ful-ly
Flapped	1	flapped
Returned	2	re-turned
Evening	2	eve-ning
Trapped	1	trapped
Surprise	2	sur-prise

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