Class-5 English (Marigold) Unit-5_2 Rip Van Winkle, Solutions of exercises of NCERT book / CBSE Syllabus

Unit – 5_2

Rip Van Winkle

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New Words

Foothills- lower hills (at the base of mountain)

Marbles- a game in which marbles are rolled at one another

Fences- a barrier between two areas of land

Idled away- time spend doing very little

Astray- out of the correct path

Daydreaming- idle speculation

Grizzled hair- partly grey hair

Ninepins-  A game in which players try to knock over skittles by a rolling ball

Thunder- A loud noise that you hear from sky after a flash of lightning

Gaze-look steadily at someone or something for a long time

Whistled- sound made by forcing breath out by lips or teeth

Surprised- amazed

Stroked- move hand slowly and gently over something

Astonishment- a feeling of great surprise

Neighbour- someone who lives near you

Fun with New Words

Circle the correct meaning of given words.

Idled away	Wasted	Rested	Admired
Constant	Coffee	Construct	Steady
Companion	Dog	Stranger	Partner
Realise	To understand	To set free	Real
Descend	To not send	To be decent	To move down
Barrel	A wooden container	A musical instrument	A bag
Contents	To be happy	The ingredients	The index of a book

Match the words in the box with their meanings.

Grizzled                                   astonished                               foothills                                    stroked                                    familiar

Near the lower part of mountain	Foothills
With grey hair	Grizzled
To rub gently	Stroked
To be very surprised	Astonished
Known to you	familiar

Let’s Read

Say whether the following sentences are True or False.

1.	Rip was kind to children.	True
2	Rip was a hardworking man.	False
3.	The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion.	False
4.	Rip helped the old man on the mountains because he wanted to have a drink from the barrel.	False
5.	Rip was away for twenty years because he was asleep on the mountains.	True
6.	The drink from the barrel made him asleep for twenty years.	True
7.	Nobody recognized Rip when he came back because he had reached the wrong village.	False

 Complete the following sentences.

1-    Rip’s village was situated at the foothills of Kaatskill mountains.

2-    The children of the village loved him because he played with them.

3-    Wolf, the dog was his constant companion.

4-    The villagers stared at him because they didn’t recognize him because of his long beard and old age.

5-    The old women who recognized Rip was his old neighbor.

Let’s Write

Work in groups of four.

1-    What were the strange things about the men on the mountains?

(a)  They all were dressed in the same way.

(b)  All of them had beards of various shapes and colours.

(c)   They were of small size.

(d)  Even though they were playing a game, their faces were serious.

2-    What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle?

(a)  He was a kind neightbour.

(b)  He was a simple and good natured man.

(c)   He was ready to help anyone.

(d)  He was liked by everyone.

(e)  He was loved by the children of village.

(f)    He was very lazy.

Vocabulary Building

Pick out the names of the games mentioned in the story.

Flying kite	(√)
Chess
Ninepins	(√)
Shooting marbles
Mountain-climbing
Shooting	(√)
Skipping
Hopping

Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man, everybody liked him.

Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.

Long-sleeved                          high-heeled                             well-dressed                open-mouthed sweet-looking                         odd-looking                             part-time

Mr. Das has a part-time job in a clothed shop. Yesterday, an odd-looking woman walked into the shop. She was wearing high-heeled shoes. A sweet-looking  dog was with her. “I want a long-sleeved shirt for my dog” she said. “For your dog?” asked Mr. Das, open-mouthed in surprise. “Yes,” replied the woman. “I want him to be well-dressed for my new party.

Silent letters

What is common in the following groups of words?

(1)  Knee, knife, knot, know                                  Silent k

(2)  Neighbour, daughter, fight, straight                Silent g

(3)  Honest, honour, hour, heir                              Silent h

Try to make more silent letter words.

(1)  Gnat -              gnaw, sign, high, light

(2)  Tongue-          fatigue, league, analogue, applique

(3)  Chalk-             half, calf, chalk, talk

(4)  Whistle-           castle, listen, whistle, pastle

  

Read the two paragraphs given below.

My mother is always awake before anyone else in the family. I usually wake up after 6 o’clock. I loll around lazily for a few minutes. Then I get up and dressed for school.

At bedtime, I read a story book. When I feel tired, I lie down and go to sleep very quickly. I fall asleep in no time at all!!

(1)  Now find the opposites of following word from the paragraphs and complete the table.

Asleep	Awake
Wake up	Sleep
Get up	liedown
lazily	Quickly

(2)  Fill in the blanks using the words in the previous question.

a.    Wake up and get up quickly! You will be late for school.

b.    Shh! The baby is asleep. Don’t make a sound, or she will wake up.

c.     Are you still awake? You should be asleep now or you will not be able to get up in the morning for the school.

Let’s Talk

 Lots of things must have happened in the village when Rip was away. Image you are the neighbor who greets Rip after 20 years. One student should act as Rip. Tell Rip about all that had happened in the village after he left.

           

Talk about what had happened to his family, to his friends, to the other villages, to the children he played with, the changes in the village etc. Your teacher will guide you.

You may start this way: Guess what happened on the day you left. When you didn’t come home in the evening, your wife looked for you all around the village along with your neighbours. Next day, she gave a missing report in the police station. Your friends and villagers took care of your farms. The children, you played with have grown up and working now. The village has got good roads, electricity, a college and internet-connectivity now.

Read the speech bubbles. Who walks to the school most often? Put them in order.

Anu:     I don’t usually walk to school. I often go by cycle.

John:   I never walk to school. I live very far away.

Arjun:   I always walk to school. I live right opposite to the school.

Mini:    I sometimes walk to the school, at times I take the school bus also.

Nazim: I usually walk to school. It’s a nice way to start a day.

Correct Order

Arjun:   I always walk to school. I live right opposite to the school.

Nazim: I usually walk to school. It’s a nice way to start a day.

Mini:    I sometimes walk to the school, at times I take the school bus also.

Anu:     I don’t usually walk to school. I often go by cycle.

John:   I never walk to school. I live very far away.

Creative Writing

Write about yourself using the following expressions (do you play in the park, go to bed late, fuss over food, study hard, etc.?)

Always             frequently        usually             often                sometimes                  rarely

For example: I always do my work neatly.

1-    I often go the park with my mother..

2-    I usually like to play football.

3-    I sometimes make fuss over food.

4-    I frequently visit my grandparents’ house.

5-    I always study hard.

6-    I rarely go to bed late.

Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.

Play                 stop                 buy                  learn                see                  meet                learn            be                    eat                   go                    travel               start                 read     visit

Write three new things that you have done in the last three year.

(a)  I have started playing football.

(b)  I have learn to bicycle.

(c)   I have visited Mt. Abu.

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