Class-5 English (Marigold) Unit-9_2 Around the World, Additional exercises and solutions of NCERT book / CBSE Syllabus

Unit- 9_2
Around the World

New words
Procession- body of persons or animals walking together

Canyons- deep narrow opening usually with a stream

Supporting- keep from falling

Conductor- person in charge of a bus or a train

Raging- continuing with great force or energy

Interruption- an act of breaking continuity

Rifle- A gun fired from shoulder level

Revolver- A pistol with revolving chambers

Coach – A railway carriage

Answer these questions:

Q. Which tribe of Red Indians attacked the travelers?

Ans- The tribe of Red Indians which attacked travelers is Sioux Indians.

Q. Which was the highest point of their journey?

Ans- The highest point of their journey was the Rocky Mountains, 7524 feet above sea level.

Q. Why did the train stop the first time?

Ans- The train stopped the first time when a herd of buffaloes charged across the railway track.

Q. How many days would it take for the train to reach New York?

Ans- The train would take seven days to reach New York.

Tick the correct answer.

1-    The first time the train stopped because

a.    Some robbers stopped the train

b.    A herd of buffaloes was passing (√)

c.     The tracks were broken

2-    The bridge fell with a crash into the river

a.    After the train had passed through (√)

b.    The train was still on the hedge

c.     Before the train passed over the bridge

Match the following words with their meanings:

Word	Meaning
Halted	People travelling in buses, trains, etc.
Passengers	Stopped
Defended	Completely
Shuddered	Many times
Several occasions	Trembled or shook violently
Interruption	Break the continuity of
Entirely	Protected from attack

Ans-

Word	Meaning
Halted	Stopped
Passengers	People travelling in buses, trains, etc.
Defended	Protected from attack
Shuddered	Trembled or shook violently
Several occasions	Many times
Interruption	Break the continuity of
Entirely	Completely

Word Building

Read the following sentences

·         The train steamed forward at full speed.

·         The train headed for the steep mountains.

Find five more such words from the lesson.

Ans-

Crossed

Slowed

Charged

Forced

gave

From the text find three more describing words like the ones given below in the example.

Steep mountain slopes.

Deep canyons

Hair rising caves

Ans-

Great brown river

Difficult part

Highest point

Rocky mountains

Suspension bridge

Find the opposites of following words from the text.

Words	Opposites
Minimum speed	Full speed
Moved forward	Reversed
Disappeared	Appeared
Closed	Opened
Lowest

In the lesson you will find many words that describe sounds like whistling, roaring, barking crashing, raging.

Can you list the things these sounds are related to

Sounds	Things associated
Whistling	Wind
Roaring	Lion, a loud noise
Braking	Slowing/stopping of vehicle, train
Crashing	Sound relating to collision
Raging	River

Reading a Map

(Please refer the textbook or maps)

Look at the view of classroom from above. Now answer the following. You can use the words like front, back, left and right.

1-    How many doors and windows are there in the classroom?

Ans- There is one door and three windows in the classroom.

2-    Where are the blackboard and the cupboard?

Ans- Blackboard is in front of the classroom. There is no cupboard seen in the map.

3-    How many rows of desks are there in the middle and the back rows?

Ans- There are 12 desks in the middle row and 12 desks in the back row.

Use the above map to answer the questions. (Refer textbook for map)

1.    What does the dotted line on the map show?

Ans- The dotted line on the map shows Ajay’s route from his house to the schoo.

2.    What road would Ajay take to get to the boat club?

Ans- Ajay would take Kasturba Gandhi Marg to get to the boat club.

3.    What building is next to the picnic area?

Ans- Boat club is next to the picnic area.

4.    What road passes by Ajay’s house?

Ans- Ring road passes by Ajay’s house.

5.    What other way could Ajay use to get from his house to his grand mother’s house?

Ans- Ajay could use Ashoka road to get from his house to his grand mother’s house.

Let's listen

Do you like to float paper boats? Listen to the poem given below.

Day by day I float my paper boats

Day by day I float my paper boats
one by one down the running stream.
In big black letters I write my name on them
and the name of the village where I live.
I hope that someone in some strange
land will find them and know who I am.
I load my little birds with shiuli flowers from our Garden,
And hope that these blooms of the dawn will be carried safely
to land in the night.

-Rabindranath Tagore

(i) Discuss with your partner how would you send a similar message to someone.

I would use a kite to send a similar message to someone.

(ii) Also find out how people sent messages in olden days and how they send them nowadays.

People used to send messages in olden days via pigeons or sending messengers.
Now a days we have various channels for sending messages like SMS, Email, fax. We can also send video and audio messages through various apps.

Let's write
See the picture Travel Time below. Answer the questions that follow.

(Please refer the textbook for the picture Travel Time)

Q. Where did you go for an excrusion / holiday?
Ans- I went to my grandmother's house for a holiday.

Q. With whom did you go?
Ans- I went with my parents and little sister.

Q. What did you take with you?
Ans- I took my clothes, food and water with me.

Q. What was the first thing you saw when you reached your destination?
Ans- I saw my grandparents waiting on the railway platform when I reached the destination.

Q. What did you like best about the place?
Ans- I like the greenery of this place.

Q. How long did you stay there?
Ans- I stayed there for almost a month.

Q. What did you miss about home?
Ans- I missed friends from my neighbourhood.

Make sentences using any two new words which you have learnt in the lesson.

Word- raging
Sentence- I was amazed to see that reading waves of water in the water park.

Word-  interruption
Sentence- I study in early morning hours to avoid interruption.

Which do you think would be more fun - travelling by aeroplane or sailing on a ship? Write why you think so.
Ans- Sailing on a ship will be more fun because I would catch the sight of skyline, seagulls and dolphins. Watching the sunset from the sailboat will be a marvelous experience.

Look at the following words. They are group names.

Troop of soldiers
Swarm of bees
Team of players
Litter of puppies
Fleet of ships
Library of books

Fill in the blanks choosing group words from bracket)
( clump, cluster, choir, bunch, flock, band)

1.    The travelers registered under the clump of trees.

2.    The choir sang beautifully.

3.    The bunch of flowers was lying on the table.

4.    The girl looked up at the cluster of stars.

5.    The band of robbers escaped.

6.    The hunter shot at the flock of birds.

Some words describe actions. Many of them and in - l y.
The girl danced beautifully.
Fill in the blanks by changing the word in the brackets suitably.

1.    The girl slept soundly. (sound)

2.    The children finished their work quickly. (quick)

3.    The old man shouted loudly. (loud)

4.    The boys played quietly. (quite)

5.    Do your work neatly. (neat)

6.    I can do the sum easily. (easy)

Fun time

Which country would you like to visit when you grow up?
Make a project by drawing or pasting.
A map of that country, its national flag
stamps of the country, its currency
Some famous monuments or landmarks.

Do you know that there are seven wonders in the world?
Can you tell the name of the one which is in India? Find out and write the names of all the seven wonders and countries they are located in.

Wonders of the world	Countries
The Taj Mahal	India
The Great Wall Of China	China
Christ the Redeemer Statue	Rio de Janerio
Machu Picchu	Peru
Chichen Itza	Yucatan Peninsula, Maxico
The Roman Colosseum	Rome
Petra	Jordan

Fun with sounds
When an e is added to some words, words change along with their sound and meanings.

cap - cape
mat - mate
pin- pine
not- note
kit- kite
sit- site
fin- fine
hat- hate

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