Slowly | James Reaves | Class 5 | Lesson 10 | Exercises Question Answer | MPBSE

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

Word Power

(a) Fill in the blanks with words from the poem.

Slowly the tide creeps up the sand.
Slowly the shadows cross the land.
Slowly the hands move round the clock.
Slowest of all, the green moss spreads on the old brick wall.

(b) Change the given adjectives into adverbs. The first one is done for you.

(c) Complete the following words, using the missing letters.

1. c r e e p
2. p u l l
3. s n a i l
4. d o c k
5. s p r e a d

Comprehension

a) Answer these questions.

(i) How does the tide creep up the sand?
Answer: The tide creeps up the sand slowly.

(ii) What do the shadows do?
Answer: The shadows cross the land slowly.

(iii) Who mounts the stile?
Answer: The old man mounts the stile.

(iv) What does the poet mean by ‘slowest of all’?
Answer: By ‘slowest of all,’ the poet refers to the green moss spreading on the old brick wall very slowly.

(v) Where does the dew dry?
Answer: The dew dries on the dock.

(vi) What does the title suggest?
Answer: The title suggests that everything in the poem happens slowly and emphasizes the concept of slowness in nature and life.

(vii) Write the summary of the poem.
Answer:
The poem “Slowly” by James Reaves describes various activities and movements in nature and life that happen slowly. The tide creeps up the sand, shadows cross the land, and a cart horse pulls its load at a slow pace. An old man climbs the stile with effort, and the hands of a clock move slowly. Even the dew dries on the dock gradually.

The poet compares the slowness of a snail to the slowest of all – the green moss spreading on an old brick wall. Through these examples, the poet highlights the beauty of patience, time, and the natural rhythm of life.

(b) Find out the rhyming words of the poem and make a list of them.

Rhyming Words from the Poem:

Let’s Talk

Read the following lines of a poem carefully and answer the questions given under it.

One day I planted some seeds in the soil. Then I watered the seeds. I watered them day after day. After a few days, a little green shoot came out. Then some more shoots came out. They grew bigger, And bigger. One day a little white flower came out, The next day, Anothers white flowers came out. And then many little white flowers came out. They looked lovely. Many people stopped to see the flowers. They said that they looked lovely, And my garden looked lovely too.

Questions:

(i) What did I plant in the soil?
Answer: I planted some seeds in the soil.

(ii) What was the colour of the flowers?
Answer: The flowers were white in colour.

(iii) How did the flowers look to the people?
Answer: The flowers looked lovely to the people.

(iv) How did my garden look?
Answer: My garden looked lovely.

(v) Give a suitable title to the poem.
Answer: “My Lovely Garden”.

Let’s write:

Given below is a table showing Asha’s daily routine:

Now make a chart of your daily routine according the above given table.

My Daily Routine:

Let’s do it

Prepare a list of the seasons and discuss it in your class. Now make a list of the crops that are produced in the winter season.

Answer: Here is the list of seasons and crops produced in the winter season: