“Prayer ” is a lesson of Class 5 Textbook of MPBSE. Here all the Exercises Questions are done by teachers.
Word Power
(A) Complete the word puzzle with the help of the clues given.
(i) An arch of seven colours in the sky
Answer: RAINBOW
Water that falls from the clouds
Answer: RAIN
A place where birds live
Answer: NEST
A silvery object that moves in the sky
Answer: MOON
A little object that twinkles at night in the sky
Answer: STAR
A famous fruit
Answer: APPLE
A big bird that lives in lonely lands
Answer: EAGLE
(B) Rearrange the jumbled letters to make a meaningful word. The first one is done for you.
| jumbled letters | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sgars | Grass |
| Mono | Moon |
| Kys | Sky |
| Tasr | Star |
| Dcolu | Cloud |
| Ghih | High |
(C) Give opposites of the following words.
| Word | Opposite |
|---|---|
| Take | Give |
| Out | In |
| High | Low |
| Light | Dark |
| Never | Always |
Comprehension
A) Answer these questions.
(i) Find out the rhyming words in the poem.
Answer:
- Green and Seen
- Nest and Rest
- Round and Found
- Out and About
- Sky and High
(ii) Can you think, who taught the birds to build a nest?
Answer: Nature taught the birds to build a nest.
(iii) Which lines of the poem do you like most?
Answer:
“Who paints the rainbow in the sky,
And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?”
(iv) What do you understand by- ‘Who lights the stars when they blow out?’
Answer: It means the stars shine like someone lights them up when they go dim.
(v) What is the message of the poem?
Answer: The poem tells us to wonder and enjoy the beauty of nature.
(B) Read the following statements and say true [ T ] or false [ F ].
| Statement | True [T] / False [F] |
|---|---|
| We can see the wind. | False [F] |
| The birds live in nests. | True [T] |
| The colour of the grass is green only. | True [T] |
| The moon changes its shape every night. | True [T] |
| There are seven colours in the rainbow. | True [T] |
Let’s Read
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below.
Akbar once said to Birbal “Can you show me one diamond that costs only one paisa for eight? Can you show me honey that costs one paisa for eight jars, and show me a good for nothing animal that I can buy for one – eighth of a paise?” Birbal went home and got a lamp, some water and a dog.
He brought them to Akbar. He said to the King “The lamp gives more light than any diamond, and yet you can buy eight of these for one paisa. Water is better than honey to a thirsty man, and yet you can get it for free. And the hungry dog is a good-for-nothing animal because he follows anyone who gives him food.” Akbar was pleased with Birbal’s answers and gave him a present.
Questions:
(i) What did Akbar ask Birbal to show?
Answer: Akbar asked Birbal to show a diamond that costs one paisa for eight, honey that costs one paisa for eight jars, and a good-for-nothing animal that costs one-eighth of a paisa.
(ii) What things did Birbal bring from his home for Akbar?
Answer: Birbal brought a lamp, some water, and a dog.
(iii) What is better than honey to a thirsty man?
Answer: Water is better than honey to a thirsty man.
(iv) Was Akbar pleased with the reply given by Birbal?
Answer: Yes, Akbar was pleased with Birbal’s reply.
(v) Give a suitable title to the above passage.
Answer: “Birbal’s Clever Answers”
Let’s Write
Complete the following sentences using the words given in brackets.
(nest, sheep, rainbow, chirping, clouds)
(i) The sound produced by birds is chirping.
(ii) An arch of seven colours in the sky is a rainbow.
(iii) Clouds carry water drops.
(iv) A nest is the place where the birds live.
(v) In the evening the shepherds come home with their sheep.