Autobiography of a Tree | Class 5 | Lesson 14 | Exercises Question Answer | MPBSE

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

Word Power

A) Match the following words with their meanings.

b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words given in brackets.

(i) Mamta protested against cutting of trees. (protected/protested)
(ii) This village is an oasis in the desert. (oasis/oases)
(iii) The king proclaimed that the village would never be called upon to provide timber. (announced/proclaimed)
(iv) There are no trees in the desert region. (region/reason)
(v) The king heard about the incident. (herd/heard)

Comprehension

A) Answer these questions.

(i) Who is the narrator of the story?
Answer: The narrator of the story is the tree itself, sharing its perspective and experiences.

(ii) What were the axemen going to do?
Answer: The axemen were going to cut down the tree.

(iii) What did Mamta do on seeing the axemen?
Answer: Mamta hugged the tree tightly to prevent the axemen from cutting it down, protesting against the cutting of trees.

(iv) What did the villagers do when Mamta cried?
Answer: When Mamta cried, the villagers rushed to the trees and hugged them to protect them from the axemen.

(v) How did the villagers try to protect trees?
Answer: The villagers tried to protect the trees by hugging them, refusing to let the axemen cut them down.

(vi) What did the king proclaim in the end?
Answer: The king proclaimed that the village would never be called upon to provide timber to his men and that no hunting would be permitted in that area.

B) Read the statements and mark [ T ] true or [ F ] false.

(i) Mamta lived in the village.
Answer: [T] true

(ii) The axemen had come to kill people.
Answer: [F] false (The axemen came to cut down the trees, not to kill people.)

(iii) Mamta wanted to save all the trees.
Answer: [T] true

(iv) No other villager came to save trees when Mamta cried.
Answer: [F] false (Other villagers also came to protect the trees when Mamta cried.)

(v) The village is an oasis in a region that is almost a desert.
Answer: [T] true

Let’s Learn

Read the following sentences carefully and observe the uses of some punctuation marks like capital letter, full stop (.), comma (,), question mark (?) and inverted commas ( “ …….” ).

1. Rohit was playing cricket.
2. Ram, Mohan and Rahim play tennis.
3. Where do you live?
4. I have got a pencil, a scale, an eraser and a sharpener.
5. Sheela says, “I am a poor singer.”

Now, punctuate the following sentences and rewrite them.

(i) Divya has taken tea.
(ii) Sita, Gita, and Salma were in the garden.
(iii) Sudha brought a pen, a pencil, and a book.
(iv) What does your father do?
(v) Najma says, “My father is a teacher.”

Let’s Read

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given under it.

Mrs Kapoor took a chair into the garden and sat on it. She sliced an apple and ate it. Then she started reading a newspaper.

Mrs Kapoor’s house keeper Moti, ran to her and said, “Madam, Master is lying on the floor in his room. He has become unconscious.”

Mrs Kapoor said, “What else did he see in the room?” “He took a paper out of the bag and read it,” said Moti.

Mrs Kapoor, “Oh, don’t worry Moti, Master will be all right. I had been to market. The paper must have been the bill.”

1. Mrs. Kapoor sat in the garden.
2. Mrs. Kapoor ate an apple.
3. Moti came running to Mrs. Kapoor because Mr. Kapoor was lying on the floor in his room and had become unconscious.
4. Mr. Kapoor had seen a paper that he took out of the bag and read.
5. Mr. Kapoor became unconscious because he read a bill, and the shock of seeing it might have caused him to faint.

(b) Write an application to your Headmaster seeking permission to go for a picnic.

Application for Permission to Go for a Picnic

Date: 16th December 2024

To
The Headmaster
Springdale School
Karol Bagh, New Delhi

Subject: Request for Permission to Go for a Picnic

Respected Sir,

I am Aditi Verma, a student of class 5. Our class is planning to go for a picnic on 20th December 2024 to Rose Garden Park. I request you to kindly grant us permission for this outing.

We will return by 3:00 p.m. I promise we will follow all the rules and return safely.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

Yours sincerely,
Aditi Verma
Class 5

Let’s do it

List out the names of plants and trees found around your school. If you don’t find English names write their Hindi names in Roman script.

1. Neem Tree (Neem)
2. Peepal Tree (Peepal)
3. Mango Tree (Aam)
4. Bamboo (Bans)
5. Tulsi (Tulsi)
6. Rose Plant (Gulab ka Paudha)
7. Sunflower (Surajmukhi)
8. Lemon Tree (Nimbu ka Ped)
9. Guava Tree (Amrood ka Ped)
10. Chili Plant (Lal Mirch ka Paudha)
11. Marigold Flower (Genda Phool)
12. Coconut Tree (Narial ka Ped)