Fun with Language | Class 5 | Lesson 5 | Exercises Question Answer | MPBSE

“Fun with Language” is a lesson of Class 5 Textbook of MPBSE. Here all the Exercises Questions are done by teachers.

Word Power

Fill in the blanks using suitable words given in brackets.

(cuckoo, peacock, Taj Mahal, Red Fort, cow)

(i) The cow is a useful animal.
(ii) The cuckoo is a singing bird.
(iii) The peacock is the national bird of India.
(iv) The Taj Mahal is a beautiful historical building.
(v) The Red Fort is in Delhi.

Comprehension

1) Answer these questions.

(i) Where did the students of class five meet?
Answer: The students of class five met in the playground.

(ii) What was the name of Leela’s brother?
Answer: The name of Leela’s brother was Rohit.

(iii) Who happened to pass by?
Answer: Ajay’s teacher, Mr. Singh, happened to pass by.

(iv) Which type of noun are ‘peacock’, ‘village’ and ‘table’?
Answer: ‘Peacock’, ‘village’ and ‘table’ are common nouns.

(v) Which type of noun are ‘Gopal’, ‘Indore’ and ‘July’?
Answer: ‘Gopal’, ‘Indore’ and ‘July’ are proper nouns.

(vi) Write five examples of proper and common nouns each.
Answer:

• Proper Nouns: India, Delhi, Ganga, Ramesh, Christmas
• Common Nouns: river, city, teacher, book, chair

Let’s Learn

Read this story and answer the questions given under it:

Ramu was a blind old man. One dark night he came out of his cottage and went along the road. He had a pitcher of water under his right arm and a lantern in his left hand.

A young man was coming from the other end of the road. He came to Ramu and shouted, Ramu you can’t see, but you are carrying a lantern in your hand, why?

Ramu smiled and said, “Do not shout, young man. Listen to me. This light is not for me. It is for you and others. I go out every night with a lantern in my hand. So that people may see me and avoid knocking against me.”

The young man was ashamed of his behaviour and went away.

Questions:

(a) Who said these words and to whom:

(i) “Do not shout young man. Listen to me.”
Answer: Ramu said these words to the young man.

(ii) “People may see me and avoid knocking against me.”
Answer: Ramu said these words to the young man.

(b)

(i) Ramu came on the road. What did he have in his hands?
Answer: Ramu had a pitcher of water under his right arm and a lantern in his left hand.

(ii) Why did Ramu come with a lantern on the road?
Answer: Ramu came with a lantern so that people could see him and avoid knocking against him.

(iii) What did the young man say to Ramu?
Answer: The young man said to Ramu, “You can’t see, but you are carrying a lantern in your hand, why?”

(iv) Who was wiser of the two?
Answer: Ramu was wiser of the two.

Let’s Write

Write five sentences on your school building. Now count how many nouns have occurred in them.

1. My school building is big and beautiful. (Nouns: school, building)
2. It has many classrooms and a large library. (Nouns: classrooms, library)
3. There is a playground in front of the school. (Nouns: playground, school)
4. The walls of the building are painted in bright colors. (Nouns: walls, building, colors)
5. My school has a canteen and a large hall for events. (Nouns: school, canteen, hall)

Total nouns: 12

Let’s do it

Collect information from your parents, teachers and friends and write down the names of persons, places and things in the given table.