Class-5 English (Marigold) Unit-3_1 My Shadow, Solutions of exercises of NCERT book / CBSE Syllabus
Unit -3_1
My Shadow
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New Words
Shadow- darkness at a
place caused by preventing light from reaching
Proper- real and
satisfactory
Shoots up- grows or
increases quickly
Lazy- very relaxed
Sleepyhead- a sleepy
or lazy person
India-rubber ball- a
ball that can bounce very high
Buttercup- a yellow
flower
Arrant- bad
Let's Read
Q. What do you think
your shadow looks like?
Ans- I think my shadow
looks like me.
Q. Why do you think
your shadow jumps into bed before you can?
Any- My shadow appears
to jump into bed before I can because it is in front of me at that time.
Q. What time of the
day do you think it is when your shadow is the tallest? Why?
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Morning (√)
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Afternoon
·
Night
Ans- My is tallest in
the morning because is the sun is low in sky in the morning.
Read the lines from the poem and answer the following.
He is very very like me.
From the heels up to the head!
(1)
Who does he refer to?
Ans- ‘He’ refers to the shadow of child.
(2)
Who does me refer to?
Ans- ‘Me’ refers to the child.
(3)
Why are he and me alike?
Ans- ‘He’ and ‘me’ are alike as the shadow and
child are alike.
Let’s Talk
Work in pairs and discuss the following.
What would you do if
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A dog chases you?
Ans- If a dog chases me, I will stand still and will walk
slowly once he moves away.
·
You have forgotten
your homework copy at home?
Ans- If I have forgotten my homework copy at home, I will
say sorry for this and submit it the next day.
·
You are alone in a
room and the lights go out?
Ans- If I am alone in a room and the light goes out, I will be
calm and switch on the emergency lamp.
Fun Time
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Shine a torch behind
your hand and see its shadow on the wall.
·
Move the torch a
little away from your hand and see the shadow on the wall.
Do you find a difference in the size of the hand on the wall?
Yes, as we move the torch
away from hand, its shadow becomes small.
Working Together
Work in a group of five.
·
Make a large hand on
a plain sheet.
·
Mark the names of
fingers, thumb and palm on the hand. Use the hints given in the box.
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Fore
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Middle
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Ring
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Small
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thumb
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Do the actions as given below, and observe which part or fingers,
of your hand is being used..
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Actions
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Part of finger/hand
used
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Point at a door
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Forefinger
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Bounce a ball
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Palm
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Scratch your chin
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Forefinger and thumb
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Twist your ear
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Forefinger and thumb
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Comb your hair
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All fingers and palm
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Draw with a pencil
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Thumb and
forefinger, rest of the fingers give support
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Touch a flower
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Forefinger
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Let’s Write
Fill in the blanks using one of the words given in brackets.
1.
Where
is the child whose parents have come to school? (who/ whose/which)
2.
I saw
many houses which were quite spacious. (which/whose/who)
3.
Mathematics,
which is my favourite subject, is so interesting. (who/which/that)
4.
The
poem that you read out, is so lovely. (whose/which/that)
5.
I
know the street which he lives on. (whose/ that/which)
6.
I
like reading books that have pictures in it. (that/who/which)
7.
The
old lady whom I met in your house is my neighbor. (whom/that which)
Complete this description by answering the questions below.
What do you think is the name of the dog?
Why is she called
tht?
What colour is she?
Do you think she is
friendly?
What does she like
to eat?
Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dog named shadow.
Mithoo has a pet dog named shadow.
She is called shadow as she is always with mithoo wherever he goes. Shadow is a
white coloured dog. She is a friendly dog. Milk-roti is her favourite food.
Say Aloud
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Show
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Shadow
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Fish
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Bush
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Ship
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Sheep
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Dish
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Wash
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Shell
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Shade
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Wish
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Brush
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When
the sun shines, I can see
My
shadow right in front of me
When I
walk, my shadow walks!
When
I hop, my shadow hops!
When
I jump, my shadow jumps
And
when I stop, my shadow stops!
LOUISE
BINDER SCOTT
Act out the poem as you read it
slowly.
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