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Unit 1: Let's Have Fun • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 1: Papa's Spectacles
Humorous poem about domestic misplacement, observational warmth & family care
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of absent-mindedness, familial affection, and everyday domestic humor.
- Papa frantically searches through coat pockets, chairs, and window sills, unaware the glasses rest on his own forehead.
- Understanding empathy and the importance of lending a helpful, patient hand to elderly family members.
- Vocabulary building: spectacles, chores, misplaced, frantic, perched, gratitude.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
What is Papa searching for everywhere in the house?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Papa is frantically searching everywhere for his spectacles (reading glasses), without which he cannot read his morning newspaper or perform essential daily tasks.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Identification of spectacles / glasses
1 Mark
Explanation of urgency / daily reading necessity
1 Mark
Q2
Mention three possible places where Papa searched for his spectacles before discovering where they were.
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Papa searched for his spectacles in: (1) Inside the deep pockets of his coats and shirts, (2) Underneath his favourite armchair and reading table, and (3) Along the window sill and bookshelves.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Inside pockets (coat/shirts)
1 Mark
Underneath chairs / furniture
1 Mark
Around window sills / shelves
1 Mark
Q3
At last, where does Papa find his lost item, and how does the narrator reveal it?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
At last, Papa discovers that his spectacles were perched safely right on top of his own head all along. The young narrator notices them and joyfully points out that he has been wearing them on his forehead the entire time.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Discovery location: on top of his head / forehead
1 Mark
Narrator's helpful and humorous revelation
1 Mark
Q4
Apart from reading the newspaper, what other household chores or activities would Papa find difficult to carry out without his spectacles?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Without his spectacles, Papa would struggle to: (1) Read fine print on medicine prescription bottles and food expiry labels, (2) Chop or slice vegetables safely in the kitchen, (3) Thread a sewing needle or write down domestic grocery lists, and (4) Operate dials on home appliances or view mobile messages clearly.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Reading medicine bottles / safety labels
1 Mark
Kitchen safety / chopping vegetables
1 Mark
Fine-detail vision tasks (threading / writing / screens)
1 Mark
Q5
What makes your papa happy, and how do you help elders at home when they misplace their everyday items?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
My papa feels happiest when the whole family sits together to share meals, when we share stories of our school day, and when the home is peaceful and orderly. Whenever an elder misplaces their keys or spectacles, I calmly retrace their steps, check their usual resting spots without panicking, and hand the item to them with a smile.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Things that bring happiness to elders / family togetherness
1.5 Marks
Constructive steps to help search calmly and respectfully
1.5 Marks
Q6
Identify four rhyming word pairs from the poem 'Papa's Spectacles' and frame one meaningful sentence with any one pair.
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Rhyming Pairs from the Poem:
- look — book
- head — bed
- chair — there
- find — blind
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Listing 4 correct rhyming pairs (0.5 marks each)
2 Marks
Original, grammatically correct sentence using one pair
1 Mark
Q7
Complete the table: What things are commonly misplaced at home and at school, who helps locate them, and how should you express your gratitude?
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- At Home:
- Spectacles / Reading Glasses: Often misplaced on the dining table or sofa; located with Mother's or sibling's help.
- House Keys / Mobile Phone: Slipped between couch cushions; located with Father's help.
- At School:
- Water Bottle / Pencil Box: Left behind near the playground bench or art room; located with Classmate's help.
- Library Card / Notebook: Slipped inside the desk rack; located with Teacher's help.
- Expressing Gratitude: Always say, "Thank you so much for taking time out to help me find this! I will keep it in its proper place now."
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Household items & helpers identified
1.5 Marks
School items & helpers identified
1.5 Marks
Polite expression of gratitude and responsibility
1 Mark
Q8
Rearrange the following jumbled words into grammatically correct sentences about Papa's search:
Let us Learn • Grammar
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- everywhere / searched / glasses / for / his / Papa
→ Papa searched everywhere for his glasses. - resting / on / head / were / his / they
→ They were resting on his head. - elders / should / patiently / help / we / our
→ We should patiently help our elders.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sentence 1 correctly rearranged with capital letter & period
1 Mark
Sentence 2 correctly rearranged
1 Mark
Sentence 3 correctly rearranged
1 Mark
Q9
Write a short paragraph (5–6 sentences) describing a humorous domestic incident when a family member misplaced an everyday item.
Let us Write • Creative Expression
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Great Remote Hunt:
Last Sunday, our entire living room turned into an archaeological dig when my elder brother could not find the television remote control just before the cricket match began. He checked under the sofa rugs, inside the refrigerator, and even accused our pet dog of burying it in the garden! Mother calmly walked into the room, smiled, and pointed to his left hand. Brother had been holding the remote control tightly the whole time while searching frantically with his right hand! We all burst into hearty laughter, and he sheepishly admitted how easily our eyes can play tricks on us.
Last Sunday, our entire living room turned into an archaeological dig when my elder brother could not find the television remote control just before the cricket match began. He checked under the sofa rugs, inside the refrigerator, and even accused our pet dog of burying it in the garden! Mother calmly walked into the room, smiled, and pointed to his left hand. Brother had been holding the remote control tightly the whole time while searching frantically with his right hand! We all burst into hearty laughter, and he sheepishly admitted how easily our eyes can play tricks on us.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Clear engaging narrative with humorous twist
2 Marks
Correct punctuation, tense consistency & descriptive vocabulary
2 Marks
Q10
Practical Exploration: Why do people need spectacles, and what are four essential daily habits to keep our eyes healthy?
Let us Explore • Project Activity
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Why Spectacles are Needed: As people age or develop refractive errors (myopia or hypermetropia), the natural lens of the eye cannot focus light directly onto the retina, causing blurriness. Corrective lenses refract light so images appear crisp and clear.
Four Essential Eye Care Habits:
Four Essential Eye Care Habits:
- Follow the 20-20-20 Rule: Every 20 minutes of screen reading, gaze at an object 20 feet away for 20 seconds to relax ciliary eye muscles.
- Read in Adequate Lighting: Never read books or mobile screens in dark rooms or under direct harsh glare.
- Eat Vitamin A-Rich Foods: Include carrots, spinach, papaya, and green leafy vegetables in your daily diet.
- Maintain Proper Posture: Hold books at least 25 to 30 centimeters away from your face while studying.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Scientific explanation of spectacle lenses
1 Mark
Four practical, age-appropriate eye health habits
2 Marks
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Papa's Spectacles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Papa's Spectacles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Papa's Spectacles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Observational Empathy & Elderly Support at Home
Case Scenario: During winter vacations, Rohan noticed his grandfather repeatedly squinting and rubbing his temples while trying to read the morning newspaper. Grandfather kept brushing it off, saying his glasses were just dirty, but Rohan noticed he held the paper unusually far away and struggled to read the dates on his medicine strips.
Question: Analyze Rohan's observation. What empathetic steps should Rohan take to ensure his grandfather receives proper care without feeling dependent or embarrassed?
Analysis & Actionable Empathy:
- Gentle Communication: Rohan should lovingly talk to his parents in private about his grandfather's visual strain rather than calling it out loudly in front of visitors.
- Arrange Professional Optometry: Request parents to schedule an eye checkup with an optometrist to update grandfather's reading prescription.
- Practical Daily Assistance: Offer to read aloud daily headlines and cross-check medicine dosages with a magnifying glass until new glasses arrive.
- Organized Storage: Gift grandfather a bright, designated spectacle case near his reading lamp so glasses are never misplaced again.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for identifying presbyopia/eye strain + 3.5 Marks for 4 compassionate, dignified intervention steps = 5 Marks
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Unit 1: Let's Have Fun • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 2: Gone with the Scooter
Lively neighborhood story about friendship, honesty, outdoor sports & an unexpected twist
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of honesty, ownership, cooperative neighborhood play, and resolving disputes calmly.
- Gopi finds a lost ball in his garden and invites friends to play rather than selfishly hoarding it.
- Friends (Deepak, Manoj, Ramani) argue over whose ball it might be before deciding to play together.
- The surprise ending: a stray shot lands in a passing scooter's basket, carrying the ball away amidst universal laughter.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
What was Gopi doing on the veranda when the story begins?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Gopi was sitting peacefully on the veranda of his home on a warm afternoon, immersed in reading an interesting storybook.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Setting identified (sitting on the veranda)
1 Mark
Activity identified (reading a book)
1 Mark
Q2
What unexpected sounds did Gopi hear before he walked into the garden?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Gopi suddenly heard a soft rustling sound amidst the dry leaves followed immediately by a distinct, heavy 'thud' in the garden.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Identified soft rustling sound
1 Mark
Identified heavy thud sound
1 Mark
Q3
Describe in detail Gopi's search for the mysterious object in his garden.
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Gopi put down his book, stepped down into the garden, and walked toward the boundary fence. He parted the tall green grass, inspected the flowering bushes, and finally spotted a sturdy hockey ball resting snugly beneath a pile of dry autumn leaves.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Approaching boundary fence / tall grass
1 Mark
Inspecting bushes / foliage
1 Mark
Discovering hockey ball under dry leaves
1 Mark
Q4
Complete the table: Who said the following dialogues, and to whom were they spoken?
Let us Think • Comprehension
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- a. "The ball I found is a hockey ball." → Said by Gopi to his friends (Deepak, Manoj, and Ramani).
- b. "My father bought me a brand-new football." → Said by Deepak to Gopi and the friends.
- c. "I lost a ball four months ago." → Said by Manoj to Gopi and the group.
- d. "Show me the ball and I will tell you." → Said by Ramani to Gopi.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Statement (a) speaker and listener correctly identified
1 Mark
Statement (b) speaker and listener correctly identified
1 Mark
Statement (c) speaker and listener correctly identified
1 Mark
Statement (d) speaker and listener correctly identified
1 Mark
Q5
Who grabbed the ball from Gopi, and how did their street game begin?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Manoj grabbed the ball from Gopi's hands. Recognizing that arguing over ownership was pointless, Gopi stepped into the center with his hockey stick, passed the ball to Deepak, Deepak dribbled and flicked it toward Ramani, and a lively neighborhood game commenced.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Manoj identified as grabbing the ball
1 Mark
Transition from dispute to cooperative play
1 Mark
Passing and dribbling between Gopi, Deepak, and Ramani
1 Mark
Q6
Why did all the children burst into laughter at the conclusion of the story?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
During the game, a vigorous shot struck the ball high into the air. It landed perfectly inside the front wire basket of a passing scooter! The scooterist sped away unaware, leaving the children empty-handed but thoroughly amused at the hilarious coincidence.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Ball landing in the passing scooter's basket
1 Mark
Scooter driving away causing humorous climax
1 Mark
Q7
What would you have done if, like Gopi, you found a ball or valuable toy in your garden that did not belong to you?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
If I found a lost ball or toy, I would first check with immediate neighbors and children playing nearby to see if anyone lost it recently. If no owner stepped forward, I would keep it safely and invite neighborhood friends to play with it together, ensuring honesty and community spirit rather than fighting over ownership.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Checking with neighbors / nearby children honestly
1.5 Marks
Constructive sharing / safe custody
1.5 Marks
Q8
Match the following vocabulary words from 'Gone with the Scooter' to their exact definitions:
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Dribble: Moving a ball forward with gentle, controlled taps using a stick or feet.
- Boast: Speaking excessively proudly or bragging about one's possessions or skills.
- Rustle: A soft, crisp crackling sound produced by dry leaves or paper rubbing together.
- Grab: To seize or take hold of something suddenly with a quick, firm motion.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Dribble definition matched
1 Mark
Boast definition matched
1 Mark
Rustle definition matched
1 Mark
Grab definition matched
1 Mark
Q9
Fill in the blanks using suitable Collective Nouns and Sports Action Verbs:
Let us Learn • Grammar
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- A team of young players gathered in the lane to play hockey.
- Gopi watched the ball dribble across the grassy lawn.
- A cheerful crowd of neighbors watched the children play from their balconies.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Blank 1: 'team' identified correctly
1 Mark
Blank 2: 'dribble' / action verb identified
1 Mark
Blank 3: 'crowd' / collective noun identified
1 Mark
Q10
Discussion Prompt: Why is outdoor neighborhood play vital for children, and how does it teach conflict resolution?
Let us Speak & Listen
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Key Discussion Points:
- Physical Fitness: Running, bending, and striking improve cardiovascular stamina, agility, and motor reflexes far more than video games.
- Conflict Resolution: In the story, rather than shouting over who owns the ball, the boys channel their energy into playing together. Outdoor play teaches negotiation, compromise, and rule-following.
- Social Bonding: Playing on the street creates enduring friendships, teaches gracious winning and losing, and nurtures empathy.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Physical health benefits highlighted
1 Mark
Conflict resolution & negotiation skills explained
1 Mark
Social development & sportsmanship described
1 Mark
Q11
Create a Sports Inventory Chart: List 5 ball games, stating the ball type, number of players, and core rule for each.
Let us Explore • Project Activity
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- 1. Cricket: Hard leather/cork ball; 11 players per side; batting team scores runs while fielding team attempts dismissals.
- 2. Football: Stitched leather sphere; 11 players per side; players kick the ball into opponent's goal without using hands (except goalkeeper).
- 3. Field Hockey: Hard plastic/composite dimpled ball; 11 players per side; curved sticks maneuver the ball into goal nets.
- 4. Basketball: Large inflated rubber/leather ball; 5 players on court; bouncing/dribbling ball to shoot through an elevated ring.
- 5. Tennis: Hollow rubber felt-coated ball; 1 (singles) or 2 (doubles); rackets volley the ball over a center net within boundary lines.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
5 distinct ball sports listed accurately
2 Marks
Equipment, team size, and core rule documented for each
2 Marks
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Gone with the Scooter', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Gone with the Scooter
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gone with the Scooter, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Integrity, Sharing & Peaceful Conflict Management
Case Scenario: During recess, Kabir finds an expensive imported badminton racket lying unattended on the bleachers. Two classmates, Aman and Tushar, immediately rush over. Aman claims his cousin owns an identical one, while Tushar insists whoever picked it up has the right to keep it or trade it.
Question: Drawing inspiration from Gopi's ethical handling in 'Gone with the Scooter', outline the steps Kabir should take to ensure honesty and fairness prevail.
Action Plan for Ethical Conflict Resolution:
- Reject 'Finders Keepers': Kabir must firmly explain that finding an unattended object does not confer legal or moral ownership. Keeping it would amount to dishonesty.
- Deposit with Authority: Hand the racket over immediately to the Physical Education teacher or school Lost and Found desk, noting the time and location found.
- Public Announcement: Request the teacher to make an announcement asking the rightful owner to identify the racket by describing specific marks or brand details.
- Promote Cooperative Sportsmanship: Suggest that while awaiting the owner, the friends can borrow standard school equipment to play doubles together, avoiding personal disputes.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for ethical rejection of false ownership + 3.5 Marks for 4 structured conflict-resolution steps = 5 Marks
3
Unit 2: My Colourful World • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 3: The Rainbow
Christina Rossetti's lyrical poem celebrating natural beauty over human engineering
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of nature's sublime grandeur, poetic comparison, and the wonder of rainbows.
- Contrasting human inventions (boats, ships, river bridges) with celestial natural wonders (clouds sailing in the sky, rainbow bridging heaven).
- Poetic devices: imagery, personification, symbolism of the arch from earth to sky.
- Vocabulary building: sail, o'ertops, bow, bridges, heaven, prettier.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Explain the meaning and imagery of the word 'bow' as used in Christina Rossetti's poem.
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
In the poem, the word 'bow' refers to the rainbow. It describes the magnificent multicolored arch or curved bow that spans across the sky after rainfall, symbolizing a celestial bridge connecting heaven and earth.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Identification of 'bow' as rainbow
1 Mark
Explanation of curved arch connecting earth and sky
1 Mark
Q2
Which bridge does the poet admire more than man-made river bridges, and why?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The poet admires the rainbow—the bow that bridges heaven—far more than human-built river bridges. She explains that while river bridges are useful and pretty, the rainbow is 'prettier far than these' because it overtops tallest trees and builds a magical celestial road from earth to the sky.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Identified rainbow as the preferred bridge
1 Mark
Textual quote: 'prettier far than these'
1 Mark
Reason: overtops trees / builds road to sky
1 Mark
Q3
The word 'these' appears in both stanzas. What specific objects does 'these' refer to in each stanza?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
In stanza one, 'these' refers to the boats sailing on rivers and ships sailing on seas. In stanza two, 'these' refers to the man-made stone and wooden bridges built across rivers.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Stanza 1: 'these' = boats and ships
1 Mark
Stanza 2: 'these' = bridges on rivers
1 Mark
Q4
State whether the following statements are True or False according to the poem:
Let us Think • Comprehension
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Ships sail on the river. → False. (The poem states boats sail on rivers, while ships sail on seas).
- Boats sail on the sea. → False. (The poem states ships sail on seas, while boats sail on rivers).
- Bridges are built on the river. → True. (The poem notes there are bridges on rivers, pretty as you please).
- A road is built from earth to the sky. → True (Poetically). (The poem states the rainbow 'builds a road from earth to sky').
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Statement (a) identified as False with reason
1 Mark
Statement (b) identified as False with reason
1 Mark
Statement (c) identified as True
1 Mark
Statement (d) identified as True / Poetic truth
1 Mark
Q5
What are the various ways humans cross rivers, and how do bridges help communities prosper?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Humans cross rivers using wooden boats, motor ferries, bamboo rafts, suspended cable cars, and permanent bridges (suspension, arch, or girder bridges). Bridges connect isolated villages to markets, schools, and hospitals, enabling seamless trade, transit, and emergency healthcare.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Listing diverse river crossing methods (boats/ferries/bridges)
1.5 Marks
Socio-economic impact of bridges on community development
1.5 Marks
Q6
Have you ever observed a rainbow in nature? Describe what atmospheric conditions cause it and how you felt looking at it.
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Yes, I saw a vibrant rainbow arching across the horizon after a gentle monsoon drizzle when the sun broke through the clouds. A rainbow occurs when sunlight passes through millions of falling raindrops, which act as tiny prisms, refracting, reflecting, and dispersing white light into its seven constituent colors. Seeing it filled me with wonder and serenity.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Personal observation described with emotional impact
1.5 Marks
Scientific atmospheric condition (sunlight + rain droplets refracting light)
1.5 Marks
Q7
Complete the table of Degrees of Comparison for adjectives featured in and inspired by the poem:
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Positive: Pretty | Comparative: Prettier | Superlative: Prettiest
- Positive: High | Comparative: Higher | Superlative: Highest
- Positive: Great | Comparative: Greater | Superlative: Greatest
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Pretty / Prettier / Prettiest correct
1 Mark
High / Higher / Highest correct
1 Mark
Great / Greater / Greatest correct
1 Mark
Q8
Explain the scientific acronym VIBGYOR and write a memorable mnemonic sentence to remember the colors in correct sequence.
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
VIBGYOR Sequence:
- V: Violet
- I: Indigo
- B: Blue
- G: Green
- Y: Yellow
- O: Orange
- R: Red
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 7 rainbow colors listed in precise optical order
2 Marks
Creative, correct mnemonic sentence provided
1 Mark
Q9
Write a short descriptive paragraph (50–60 words) capturing the sights, scents, and sounds of a countryside after a fresh rainfall.
Let us Write • Descriptive Writing
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Nature's Fresh Canvas:
As the dark thunderclouds parted, a warm golden ray of sunlight bathed the countryside. The soothing scent of wet earth (petrichor) rose from the soil. Crystal raindrops glistened like diamonds on trembling green leaves. Birds chirped enthusiastically from tree branches, and across the eastern sky stretched a majestic, luminous rainbow that made the whole world look washed, renewed, and joyful.
As the dark thunderclouds parted, a warm golden ray of sunlight bathed the countryside. The soothing scent of wet earth (petrichor) rose from the soil. Crystal raindrops glistened like diamonds on trembling green leaves. Birds chirped enthusiastically from tree branches, and across the eastern sky stretched a majestic, luminous rainbow that made the whole world look washed, renewed, and joyful.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Rich sensory details (petrichor, glistening drops, birdsong)
2 Marks
Accurate grammar, spelling, and expressive vocabulary
2 Marks
Q10
Step-by-Step Practical Activity: How can you create a miniature rainbow in your classroom or home using water and sunlight?
Let us Explore • Science Experiment
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Materials Needed: A shallow glass bowl of water, a small flat mirror, a white sheet of cardboard, and bright sunlight.
Procedure:
Procedure:
- Place the glass bowl of water near a sunny window with direct sunlight falling into it.
- Submerge the flat mirror inside the water at a tilted angle (around 45 degrees).
- Position the white cardboard sheet in the shade opposite the mirror.
- Adjust the angle until the reflected beam strikes the white cardboard, revealing a spectrum of seven vibrant rainbow colors!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Clear listing of accessible materials
1 Mark
Accurate step-by-step optical dispersion procedure
2 Marks
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'The Rainbow', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • The Rainbow
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Rainbow, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Artistic Appreciation & Environmental Stewardship
Case Scenario: A town municipal corporation plans to build a six-lane concrete flyover through an ancient city park, arguing that roads symbolize human progress. School students argue that cutting down century-old banyan trees will permanently destroy the green canopy where clouds, birds, and natural beauty thrive.
Question: Connecting this dilemma to Christina Rossetti's theme in 'The Rainbow', formulate three compelling arguments the students should submit to urge the city to adopt eco-sensitive green architecture.
Eco-Sensitive Architecture Proposals:
- Inherent Superiority of Natural Systems: Just as Rossetti shows that clouds and rainbows surpass stone bridges in beauty, mature urban trees provide vital ecological services (air purification, temperature cooling, bird nesting) that no concrete flyover can replicate.
- Subterranean or Elevated Bypass Alignment: Re-route the flyover around the perimeter of the heritage park or construct a tunneled bypass to preserve 100% of the forest canopy intact.
- Green Canopy Bridges & Eco-Ducts: If road expansion is inevitable, mandate wildlife-friendly overpasses lined with native plants to maintain natural continuity between disjointed green pockets.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for thematic connection to Rossetti's nature vs. engineering motif + 3.5 Marks for 3 actionable eco-urban planning solutions = 5 Marks
4
Unit 2: My Colourful World • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 4: The Wise Parrot
Panchatantra-style fable illustrating that wisdom and intellect surpass brute strength
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of true freedom vs. gilded captivity, clever wit, and animal welfare.
- A wealthy merchant treats his pet parrot with luxury, but the bird yearns for natural forest freedom.
- The message to wild parrots: a forest bird plays dead, silently communicating the secret escape technique.
- The climax: the pet parrot feigns death on the windowsill and soars to liberation.
- Grammar: simple past tense of irregular verbs, synonyms, and antonyms.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Why did the wealthy merchant keep the parrot inside a golden cage?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The merchant kept the parrot in a golden cage because it was his most cherished pet. He wanted to provide it with luxury, protect it from predators, and keep its joyful songs and conversations close to him at all times.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Pet was deeply cherished / favorite companion
1 Mark
Desire to protect in luxury and enjoy its songs
1 Mark
Q2
What special qualities made the parrot the merchant's favorite pet?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The parrot was exceptionally intelligent, lively, and articulate. It entertained the merchant with delightful songs, mimicked words, and recited captivating stories that cheered him up after long trading journeys.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
High intelligence and pleasant vocal mimicry
1 Mark
Storytelling and comforting companionship
1 Mark
Q3
What message did the parrot ask the merchant to convey to its wild companions in the forest?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Before the merchant embarked on his business journey to the forest, the parrot asked him to deliver its warm greetings to its fellow wild parrots and inform them that while it lived in a gilded cage with abundant food, it still deeply missed flying freely with them in the treetops.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Conveying warm greetings to forest companions
1 Mark
Describing life in the golden cage
1 Mark
Expressing longing for natural forest freedom
1 Mark
Q4
What unexpected event occurred when the merchant delivered the message to the forest parrots?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
When the merchant delivered the message in the deep woods, one of the wild parrots listened silently, stiffened its feathers, tumbled off the tree branch, and fell motionless to the ground, appearing completely lifeless. The merchant was shocked, believing his message had caused its death.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Wild parrot listening silently to message
1 Mark
Falling motionless from branch to ground
1 Mark
Merchant believing the bird had died of grief
1 Mark
Q5
How did the caged parrot escape from the merchant upon hearing the news?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Upon hearing the merchant recount the wild bird's fate, the pet parrot immediately understood the silent coded message. It dropped to the floor of its cage, stiffened its claws, and played dead. When the grieving merchant opened the door and placed the 'corpse' on the windowsill, the parrot instantly took wing and soared into the sky.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Decoding the silent signal to play dead
1 Mark
Merchant placing lifeless body on windowsill
1 Mark
Instant flight to natural freedom
1 Mark
Q6
If you were the merchant, how would you respond to the parrot's escape? Can true love exist without freedom?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Though I would feel a momentary pang of loneliness, I would ultimately feel happy for the parrot's freedom. True affection means wishing for the happiness and self-fulfillment of the other creature. Keeping an animal confined in a cage—no matter how lavish—is selfish; genuine love respects their natural right to fly free.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Mature emotional balance (accepting parting)
1.5 Marks
Philosophical insight: true love demands freedom, not possession
1.5 Marks
Q7
Describe a real-life situation where wisdom and intelligence proved far more effective than physical strength.
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
When a puppy fell into a narrow open drainage pit in our neighborhood, several adults tried pulling the concrete slabs with crowbars but risked collapsing the walls onto the puppy. A smart schoolgirl tied a soft wicker basket to a strong rope, placed fresh biscuits inside, and gently lowered it. The puppy stepped inside to eat, and she smoothly pulled it up to safety without harm.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Vivid, realistic dilemma described
1.5 Marks
Demonstration of wit/technique outperforming brute force
1.5 Marks
Q8
State True or False for the following statements based on 'The Wise Parrot':
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- The merchant mistreated and starved his parrot. → False (He provided luxury food in a golden cage).
- The pet parrot requested a diamond ring as a gift from the forest. → False (It requested only that its message be delivered).
- The merchant immediately understood the hidden code of the falling parrot. → False (He was baffled and grieved).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Statement 1: False with explanation
1 Mark
Statement 2: False with explanation
1 Mark
Statement 3: False with explanation
1 Mark
Q9
Grammar Practice: Complete the table by writing the Simple Past Tense form of these irregular action verbs:
Let us Learn • Grammar
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Keep: Kept (e.g., The merchant kept the bird safely).
- Fly: Flew (e.g., The parrot flew out of the window).
- Hear: Heard (e.g., The wild flock heard the greetings).
- Speak: Spoke (e.g., The clever bird spoke sweet words).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Kept correct
1 Mark
Flew correct
1 Mark
Heard correct
1 Mark
Spoke correct
1 Mark
Q10
Write a short dramatic dialogue (4–6 exchanges) between the parrot on the windowsill and the startled merchant before it flies away.
Let us Write • Dialogue Writing
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Merchant: (Gasping in astonishment) "You were motionless a second ago! How can you be alive?"
Parrot: (Flapping its vibrant green wings) "My dear master, my friend in the forest sent me advice, not grief. He showed me that to escape captivity, one must appear lifeless!"
Merchant: (Softly) "I gave you a golden cage and sweet fruits. Were you not happy?"
Parrot: "A cage of gold is still a prison, master. The blue sky cannot be bought with golden bars. Thank you for your care, but I belong to the wind!"
Merchant: "Fly safe, wise friend. I understand now."
Parrot: (Flapping its vibrant green wings) "My dear master, my friend in the forest sent me advice, not grief. He showed me that to escape captivity, one must appear lifeless!"
Merchant: (Softly) "I gave you a golden cage and sweet fruits. Were you not happy?"
Parrot: "A cage of gold is still a prison, master. The blue sky cannot be bought with golden bars. Thank you for your care, but I belong to the wind!"
Merchant: "Fly safe, wise friend. I understand now."
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Dramatic, expressive dialogue capturing core theme
2 Marks
Proper script formatting, stage directions & punctuation
2 Marks
Q11
Animal Welfare Project: Formulate three fundamental principles why birds should never be caged as pets.
Let us Explore • Animal Welfare
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Three Principles for Avian Freedom:
- Biological Deprivation: Birds are anatomically designed for flight. Caging atrophies their wing muscles, causing severe physical suffering.
- Psychological Trauma: Highly social animals like parrots suffer depression, feather plucking, and distress when separated from natural flocks.
- Ecological Disruption: Wild birds play indispensable ecological roles as seed dispersers and forest regenerators that are nullified by pet trade capture.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Biological impact of flight restriction
1 Mark
Psychological trauma and distress in captivity
1 Mark
Ecological role in seed dispersal & pollination
1 Mark
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'The Wise Parrot', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Wise Parrot
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Wise Parrot, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Critical Thinking & Non-Violent Strategic Communication
Case Scenario: During a school debate on animal rights, one team argues that keeping wild exotic birds in air-conditioned luxury enclosures is beneficial because it protects them from forest predators and natural food shortages.
Question: Drawing evidence from 'The Wise Parrot', refute this argument by proving why freedom and self-determination are fundamental rights that luxury cannot compensate for.
Rebuttal Based on 'The Wise Parrot':
- The Fallacy of Gilded Captivity: The merchant provided the finest golden cage and exotic seeds, yet the parrot risked death to escape. This proves that an animal's primary welfare need is bodily autonomy and the natural exercise of instincts, not artificial luxury.
- Predation vs. Confinement: While nature carries risks, wild ecosystems allow animals dignity, companionship, flight, and purpose. Confinement reduces living beings to decorative trophies for human amusement.
- The Ethics of Custody: True conservation focuses on preserving native wild habitats (forest reserves), not locking individuals in cages under the guise of protection.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for refuting the 'safety in captivity' premise + 3.5 Marks for 3 philosophical & biological arguments based on textual evidence = 5 Marks
5
Unit 3: Water • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 5: The Frog
Lively nature poem on amphibious adaptations, wetland ecosystems & biological wonder
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of amphibian life, unique physical adaptations, and predator-prey dynamics.
- The dual habitat of the frog: thriving both on damp terrestrial soil and inside aquatic ponds.
- Physical traits: webbed hind feet for swimming, powerful leaping legs, protective camouflage, lightning-fast tongue.
- Grammar focus: coordinating conjunctions (and, but, because, so) and sentence unscrambling.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Where does the frog like to sit and spend its time according to the poem?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The frog likes to sit comfortably in calm ponds, splash in the pouring rain, and hop through muddy ditches and damp garden drains.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Mentioning cool ponds / rain
1 Mark
Mentioning muddy drains / garden soil
1 Mark
Q2
Describe the specialized mechanism by which a frog captures its prey.
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The frog spots insects with its prominent bulging eyes and captures them by flicking out its long, sticky tongue with lightning-fast speed, snapping the prey into its mouth in the blink of an eye.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Use of long, sticky tongue
1 Mark
Lightning-fast flicking motion capturing insects
1 Mark
Q3
How does the frog move differently in water compared to its locomotion on land?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
In water, the frog swims effortlessly by kicking backwards with its webbed hind feet that function like boat oars. On land, it uses its muscular, folded hind legs to leap and hop high into the air across distances.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
In water: swimming with webbed feet pushing water
1.5 Marks
On land: hopping and leaping with powerful hind legs
1.5 Marks
Q4
What natural camouflage protects the frog from being spotted by predators?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The frog's moist skin is patterned in shades of green, brown, and olive that perfectly match surrounding waterweeds, mud, and grass, making it nearly invisible to predatory snakes and birds.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Moist green and brown skin coloration
1 Mark
Blending with surrounding plants, grass, and mud
1 Mark
Q5
What would it feel like to live as an amphibian, capable of existing both in water and on land?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Living as an amphibian would be exciting because you could dive into cool water during scorching summer afternoons and leap onto land to sunbathe on lily pads. However, you would need to constantly keep your skin moist to breathe and stay vigilant against land and water predators.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Creative reflection on dual habitat life
1.5 Marks
Awareness of biological vulnerability (skin moisture, predators)
1.5 Marks
Q6
How are a frog's webbed feet analogous to the swim flippers used by scuba divers?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Both frog feet and scuba flippers have thin, flexible webbing connecting the toes/edges. By creating a wider surface area against the water, they displace more liquid with every kick, generating greater forward thrust with minimal energy expenditure.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Identification of thin webbing connecting toes/blades
1.5 Marks
Explanation of surface area displacement & forward propulsion
1.5 Marks
Q7
In what significant biological ways is a frog's life cycle different from that of a fish?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
A fish breathes with gills and remains entirely aquatic throughout its lifespan. A frog undergoes complete metamorphosis: it begins as a gilled, legless aquatic tadpole and transforms into an air-breathing, four-legged adult amphibian capable of hopping on land.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Fish: fully aquatic throughout life with gills
1.5 Marks
Frog: complete metamorphosis from aquatic tadpole to terrestrial adult
1.5 Marks
Q8
Fill in the blanks using suitable conjunctions: 'and', 'but', 'because', 'so':
Let us Learn • Grammar
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- My colors match the surrounding plants and trees.
- Would you like to learn about frogs and tadpoles?
- I hop around happily, but I must watch out for hungry snakes!
- Frogs swim effortlessly in water because they possess webbed feet.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Blank 1: 'and' correct
1 Mark
Blank 2: 'and' correct
1 Mark
Blank 3: 'but' correct
1 Mark
Blank 4: 'because' correct
1 Mark
Q9
Rearrange the jumbled words into meaningful sentences about animal adaptations:
Let us Learn • Grammar
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- water / through / webbed / cuts / feet / with / frog / the
→ The frog cuts through water with webbed feet. - insects / tongue / its / catches / with / it / flying
→ It catches flying insects with its tongue. - snakes / watchful / remains / of / it / always
→ It always remains watchful of snakes.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sentence 1 rearranged accurately
1 Mark
Sentence 2 rearranged accurately
1 Mark
Sentence 3 rearranged accurately
1 Mark
Q10
Write an informative 5-sentence note on the four stages of a frog's metamorphosis.
Let us Write • Informative Paragraph
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Wonder of Metamorphosis:
1. A mother frog lays clusters of jelly-coated eggs called frogspawn in calm pond water.
2. These eggs hatch into tiny, tail-swimming tadpoles that breathe through external gills and feed on algae.
3. Gradually, the tadpole sprouts back legs and front arms while its tail begins to shrink.
4. In the froglet stage, lungs develop as it prepares to leave the water.
5. Finally, the tail is fully absorbed, and an adult frog emerges ready to live both on land and in water.
1. A mother frog lays clusters of jelly-coated eggs called frogspawn in calm pond water.
2. These eggs hatch into tiny, tail-swimming tadpoles that breathe through external gills and feed on algae.
3. Gradually, the tadpole sprouts back legs and front arms while its tail begins to shrink.
4. In the froglet stage, lungs develop as it prepares to leave the water.
5. Finally, the tail is fully absorbed, and an adult frog emerges ready to live both on land and in water.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 life stages (Egg, Tadpole, Froglet, Adult Frog) explained
2.5 Marks
Scientific accuracy, logical flow and correct vocabulary
1.5 Marks
Q11
Why are frogs considered essential 'bio-indicators' of a healthy freshwater environment?
Let us Explore • Environmental Science
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Frogs as Environmental Guardians:
Frogs possess permeable, porous skin through which they absorb water and oxygen. Because their skin directly interacts with their surroundings, they are extremely sensitive to water pollution, chemical pesticides, and acid rain. If frogs disappear from a local pond or marshland, it serves as an immediate early warning to scientists that the water source is contaminated. Furthermore, by eating thousands of mosquitoes, frogs naturally prevent the spread of diseases like malaria and dengue.
Frogs possess permeable, porous skin through which they absorb water and oxygen. Because their skin directly interacts with their surroundings, they are extremely sensitive to water pollution, chemical pesticides, and acid rain. If frogs disappear from a local pond or marshland, it serves as an immediate early warning to scientists that the water source is contaminated. Furthermore, by eating thousands of mosquitoes, frogs naturally prevent the spread of diseases like malaria and dengue.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Permeable skin sensitivity to water pollution explained
1.5 Marks
Mosquito control and disease prevention role highlighted
1.5 Marks
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'The Frog', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Frog
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Frog, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Wetland Conservation & Bio-Indicator Science
Case Scenario: A residential developer plans to drain a natural municipal pond and fill it with rubble to construct a parking lot. Local children notice that the croaking of frogs, which used to be loud every monsoon, has completely silenced over the past two years due to plastic dumping in the pond.
Question: Apply your understanding of 'The Frog' to construct a 3-point petition explaining why draining this wetland will trigger ecological collapse and pest outbreaks in the neighborhood.
Student Environmental Petition Points:
- Natural Insect Population Control: Adult frogs consume enormous quantities of mosquito larvae, beetles, and flies daily. Destroying their wetland breeding ground will cause an explosion in disease-spreading mosquito populations across the residential colony.
- Disruption of the Food Chain: Frogs serve as an essential middle link in the local food web, sustaining herons, egrets, harmless garden snakes, and birds of prey. Losing them collapses local urban biodiversity.
- Natural Rainwater Retention: Wetlands act as nature's sponge during heavy rainfall, preventing urban street waterlogging and recharging groundwater tables for nearby tube-wells.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for highlighting mosquito control & disease prevention + 3.5 Marks for food web & groundwater conservation arguments = 5 Marks
6
Unit 3: Water • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 6: What a Tank!
Cultural and architectural travelogue on Punjab's unique rooftop water tanks & water conservation
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of traditional water storage, creative community identity, and regional pride in Punjab.
- The architectural marvel of Punjab's rooftop water tanks shaped as tractors, aeroplanes, birds, and sports gear.
- How everyday functional objects become vibrant canvases of family history and personal heritage.
- Grammar focus: English contractions, agent noun suffixes (-er), and poster design.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
What is the primary utility and purpose of an overhead water tank in domestic buildings?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
An overhead water tank stores water pumped from groundwater borewells or municipal supply lines, using natural gravitational pressure to distribute it smoothly across taps, kitchens, washrooms, and gardens without requiring continuous electric pumping.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Storage of water from municipal/groundwater sources
1 Mark
Use of gravity to provide smooth tap pressure
1 Mark
Q2
Where is the state of Punjab situated on the map of India, and what does its name signify?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Punjab is located in the northwestern region of India. Its name originates from two Persian words: 'Panj' (meaning five) and 'Aab' (meaning water), signifying the fertile 'Land of Five Rivers' (Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Geographic location: North-western India
1 Mark
Etymology: Land of Five Rivers
1 Mark
Q3
Describe the construction process and materials used to build artistic rooftop water tanks in Punjab.
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Skilled local artisans first weld a sturdy structural frame using malleable steel rods and wire mesh in the shape of the desired object (tractor, plane, or horse). Concrete cement and waterproof mortar are then layered over the frame. Once cured, it is coated with vibrant waterproof paints, transforming a functional tank into durable rooftop art.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Steel rod and wire mesh skeleton framework
1 Mark
Concrete cement layering and waterproofing
1 Mark
Vibrant painting and final rooftop installation
1 Mark
Q4
How do the distinctive shapes of water tanks reflect the identity, achievements, and aspirations of homeowners?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Each sculpted tank tells a personal story: a farmer constructs a tractor-shaped tank celebrating agricultural prosperity; a family with relatives working abroad builds an aeroplane-shaped tank symbolizing international travel; an athlete chooses a football or weightlifter; while an army veteran displays a cannon or tank symbolizing national service.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Tractor = Agricultural prosperity / farming roots
1 Mark
Aeroplane = Global travel / diaspora pride
1 Mark
Sports / Military motifs = Personal passions and service
1 Mark
Q5
Apart from overhead tanks, identify and explain four diverse traditional and modern water conservation systems across India.
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- 1. Baolis (Step-wells of Gujarat & Rajasthan): Deep architectural wells with stone steps descending to subterranean water tables.
- 2. Tankas (Underground Cisterns of Thar): Covered circular chambers built in courtyards to harvest every drop of desert rainwater.
- 3. Ooranis (Traditional Ponds of Tamil Nadu): Community percolation ponds designed to catch surface runoff and recharge village wells.
- 4. Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting (Modern): Channeling roof runoff through sand-gravel filters directly into groundwater aquifers.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Baolis / step-wells explained
1 Mark
Tankas / underground cisterns explained
1 Mark
Ooranis / percolation ponds explained
1 Mark
Modern Rainwater Harvesting explained
1 Mark
Q6
If you were commissioned to design a sculpted rooftop water tank for your school, what shape would you choose and why?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
I would design a tank shaped like an open book with an olive branch rising from its spine. The open book would symbolize the thirst for knowledge and wisdom that our school nurtures, while the green olive branch would remind every student that true education must protect the environment and save every drop of water.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Creative, imaginative sculpture concept described
1.5 Marks
Thoughtful justification connecting design to values/education
1.5 Marks
Q7
Grammar Practice: Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the underlined words with appropriate Contractions:
Let us Learn • Grammar
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- We do not waste a single drop of water. → We don't waste a single drop of water.
- This tank is not made of ordinary plastic. → This tank isn't made of ordinary plastic.
- They cannot imagine a village without these colorful tanks. → They can't imagine a village without these colorful tanks.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sentence 1: 'don't' correctly applied with apostrophe
1 Mark
Sentence 2: 'isn't' correctly applied with apostrophe
1 Mark
Sentence 3: 'can't' correctly applied with apostrophe
1 Mark
Q8
Word Formation: Form agent nouns from root verbs by adding the suffix '-er' and frame a short sentence with any one:
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Farm → Farmer
- Build → Builder
- Design → Designer
- Own → Owner
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
4 correct agent nouns formed (0.5 marks each)
2 Marks
Accurate, meaningful contextual sentence
1 Mark
Q9
Design an awareness poster layout with slogans and key bullet points titled 'Jal Hi Jeevan Hai: Conserve Every Drop'.
Let us Write • Poster Design
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Poster Title: 💧 SAVE WATER, SECURE THE FUTURE 💧
Catchy Slogans:
• "A Drop of Water Saved Today Is A Life Preserved Tomorrow!"
• "Clean Tanks, Healthy Homes, Thriving India!"
Action Checklist for Every Citizen:
Catchy Slogans:
• "A Drop of Water Saved Today Is A Life Preserved Tomorrow!"
• "Clean Tanks, Healthy Homes, Thriving India!"
Action Checklist for Every Citizen:
- Fix leaking faucets and overflow pipes on rooftop tanks immediately.
- Install float valves to prevent water tank overflow during motor pumping.
- Collect vegetable wash-water to nourish home garden pots.
- Turn off running taps while brushing teeth or washing hands.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Compelling, memorable slogans and clean layout
2 Marks
Actionable daily conservation tips + issuer signature
2 Marks
Q10
Project Work: Describe the four essential stages of a household Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) system.
Let us Explore • Environmental Engineering
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Four Stages of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting:
- Catchment Area (Rooftop): The clean roof surface that intercepts falling raindrops during monsoon storms.
- Conveyance Network (Gutters & Downpipes): UV-resistant PVC channels that transport rainwater downwards from roof slopes.
- Filtration Unit (First-Flush & Sand-Gravel Filter): A diverter discards the initial dirty water, followed by charcoal, sand, and gravel chambers that filter out dust and leaves.
- Storage Cistern / Aquifer Recharge Pit: Clean water is stored in sealed underground tanks or directed through perforated pipes into dry borewells to replenish the groundwater table.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Catchment & conveyance explained
2 Marks
Filtration and storage/recharge explained
2 Marks
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'What a Tank!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • What a Tank!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In What a Tank!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Cultural Heritage & Modern Sustainable Architecture
Case Scenario: A heritage tourist organization visits a rural cluster in Punjab and observes over 50 unique rooftop tanks. A visitor points out that while the decorative tanks look striking, several overflow during power pumping, wasting hundreds of liters of treated water daily.
Question: Propose three smart technological and civic solutions that preserve Punjab's artistic tank tradition while eliminating water wastage completely.
Smart & Sustainable Cultural Heritage Solutions:
- Automatic Smart Float Sensor Switches: Install low-cost automated magnetic sensors in every sculpted tank that automatically shut off the electric water pump the moment water reaches 95% capacity, ending overflow wastage.
- Overflow Recirculation Ducts: Retrofit an overflow return pipe that redirects accidental excess water down into a rainwater recharge pit or kitchen garden rather than splashing onto streets.
- Community Eco-Artisan Certification: Train local tank sculptors to integrate level gauges and overflow alarms as standard design specifications in every new sculpture they build.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for balancing cultural aesthetics with conservation + 3.5 Marks for 3 smart engineering and civic recommendations = 5 Marks
7
Unit 4: Ups and Downs • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 7: Gilli Danda
Rhythmic sports poem celebrating India's ancient street game, agile hand-eye coordination & outdoor joy
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of traditional outdoor play, indigenous Indian games, and joyous camaraderie.
- The mechanics of Gilli Danda: a long wooden danda striking the tapered gilli into flight.
- Health benefits of energetic open-air group sports versus isolated sedentary screen time.
- Grammar focus: prefixes (un-, re-) to form antonyms and absolute possessive pronouns.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Which indigenous sport does the poem celebrate, and what two items of wooden equipment are needed to play it?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The poem celebrates the ancient traditional Indian sport of Gilli Danda. The equipment required comprises: (1) A danda (a long, sturdy wooden stick roughly two feet long) and (2) A gilli (a small wooden cylindrical peg, four to five inches long, tapered at both ends).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Game identified: Gilli Danda
1 Mark
Two equipment pieces: danda (long stick) and gilli (tapered peg)
1 Mark
Q2
According to the verses, what emotions and atmosphere do the players experience while playing Gilli Danda?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The players experience immense exhilaration, freedom, laughter, and camaraderie. Playing under open skies fills their hearts with merry joy and healthy, energetic competition.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Joy, laughter, and high energy identified
1 Mark
Sense of freedom and open-air camaraderie
1 Mark
Q3
Explain what happens mechanically when the danda strikes the tapered tip of the gilli.
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
When the player strikes one of the tapered, pointed ends of the gilli lying on the ground with the danda, it flips abruptly into the air. While the gilli is spinning airborne, the player quickly swings the danda to strike it with full force, sending it flying across the field.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Tapping the tapered end flips the gilli into the air
1.5 Marks
Second mid-air strike sends it flying forward across the field
1.5 Marks
Q4
Quote two specific lines from the poem that prove the game is played outdoors in open spaces.
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Two textual lines that establish outdoor play are:
- "In the open air and under the sky."
- "The small gilli, up high it flies, / Underneath the bright blue skies."
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Line 1 quoted accurately
1 Mark
Line 2 quoted accurately
1 Mark
Q5
What does the poet mean by the line 'our game is so sound'?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The phrase 'our game is so sound' means that the game is robust, physically wholesome, full of vitality, and thoroughly satisfying. It promotes genuine fitness, sharp reflexes, and joyous bonding without any artificial pretension.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Meaning of 'sound' as healthy, robust, and wholesome
1 Mark
Explanation of vitality and satisfying teamwork
1 Mark
Q6
Which specific vocabulary words in the poem express happiness and joy?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The poem employs the expressive words 'joy' and 'merry' (as well as 'fun') to signify pure happiness and delight among the children.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Identification of 'joy'
1 Mark
Identification of 'merry'
1 Mark
Q7
Why do outdoor traditional games contribute more to a child's holistic health than indoor mobile gaming?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Outdoor games like Gilli Danda involve full-body movement, sprinting, bending, and sharp hand-eye coordination that strengthen bones and cardiovascular fitness. Furthermore, playing face-to-face teaches patience, team communication, and managing disappointments, whereas screen gaming fosters sedentary isolation and eye strain.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Physical fitness & motor coordination contrasts
1.5 Marks
Social-emotional communication vs. screen isolation
1.5 Marks
Q8
Vocabulary Practice: Form new words and antonyms by adding the prefixes 'un-' or 're-':
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Common → Uncommon (prefix un-)
- Write → Rewrite (prefix re-)
- Aware → Unaware (prefix un-)
- Comfortable → Uncomfortable (prefix un-)
- Arrange → Rearrange (prefix re-)
- Think → Rethink (prefix re-)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Prefix 'un-' words formed correctly
1.5 Marks
Prefix 're-' words formed correctly
1.5 Marks
Q9
Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences using appropriate Absolute Possessive Pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs):
Let us Learn • Grammar
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- I crafted this smooth wooden danda, so it is mine.
- Rohan forgot his bat, but Priya brought hers.
- We built this cricket pitch together; therefore, the trophy is ours.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sentence 1: 'mine' correct
1 Mark
Sentence 2: 'hers' correct
1 Mark
Sentence 3: 'ours' correct
1 Mark
Q10
Write a clear, numbered 4-point guide on 'How to Play Gilli Danda Safely':
Let us Write • Rulebook Writing
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Official Safety Rules for Gilli Danda:
- Select an Open Field: Always play in large grassy grounds or empty public parks, never in congested narrow residential alleys with glass windows.
- Clear Fielders' Perimeter: Fielders must stand at a safe distance (at least 15 meters away) in front of the striker, keeping their eyes focused on the airborne gilli.
- Check Equipment Quality: Ensure the wooden danda has no sharp splinters and the gilli ends are smooth to avoid skin cuts.
- Turn-by-Turn Striking: Only one striker swings the danda at any time; bystanders must remain strictly behind the batting mark.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Open space and field safety rules
2 Marks
Equipment integrity and turn discipline
2 Marks
Q11
Project Work: Research and document three indigenous traditional sports of India other than Gilli Danda.
Let us Explore • Cultural Heritage
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- 1. Kabaddi: An ancient contact tag sport requiring breath control (chanting 'kabaddi'), lightning raid agility, and tactical defensive tackling.
- 2. Kho-Kho: High-speed chase game where nine sitting players face alternate directions, requiring rapid sprinting, dodging, and teamwork.
- 3. Mallakhamb: Traditional gymnastics performed on a vertical wooden teak pole, developing extraordinary core strength, balance, and flexibility.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Three traditional Indian sports accurately identified
1.5 Marks
Core athletic skills and rules documented for each
1.5 Marks
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Gilli Danda', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Gilli Danda
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Gilli Danda, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Reviving Traditional Sports & Digital Detox for Youth
Case Scenario: A public health survey revealed that 75% of primary students in an urban housing society spend over four hours daily on smartphones and tablets, leading to childhood obesity, poor social skills, and vitamin D deficiencies. The resident welfare association wants to launch an evening indigenous sports initiative.
Question: Draw on themes from 'Gilli Danda' to draft a 3-pillar action plan for the residential society to re-introduce traditional sports and encourage a healthy digital detox.
Three-Pillar Community Sports Revival Plan:
- Designate 'Vehicle-Free Play Hours': Block internal society lanes from car traffic every evening between 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM, creating safe, supervised zones for Gilli Danda, Kho-Kho, and Hopscotch.
- Grandparents' Traditional Sports Workshop: Invite elderly residents to teach children the authentic rules, wood-crafting tips, and tactics of indigenous games like Gilli Danda, building intergenerational warmth.
- Monthly Inter-Block Tournaments: Organize weekend mini-tournaments with handmade certificates, fruit baskets, and trophies to build pride and excitement around outdoor sports.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for identifying screen addiction risks + 3.5 Marks for 3 feasible, vibrant community sports initiatives = 5 Marks
8
Unit 4: Ups and Downs • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 8: The Decision of the Panchayat
Classic Indian folktale on truth, justice, rural jurisprudence & outsmarting deceit
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of ethical honesty, village community justice (Panchayati Raj), and exposing crafty loopholes.
- A farmer purchases a well to irrigate his fields, but the dishonest neighbor claims he sold only the well, not the water.
- The Village Panchayat's witty, brilliant verdict: if you own the water, pay rent for storing it in the farmer's well or empty it immediately!
- Grammar: prepositions of place and direction, and deriving abstract nouns using suffixes.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Why did the hardworking farmer buy the well from his neighbor?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The farmer had purchased an adjoining agricultural field and needed a dependable, perennial source of freshwater to irrigate his growing crops and sustain his family.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Purchased adjoining farmland
1 Mark
Needed reliable water for crop irrigation
1 Mark
Q2
Why did the farmer become deeply distressed the day after completing the purchase?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
When the farmer went to draw water the following morning, the cunning neighbor stopped him aggressively, claiming deceitfully that he had sold only the physical well structure, but not the water contained inside it.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Neighbor stopping farmer from drawing water
1 Mark
Cunning claim: sold well structure, not the water
1 Mark
Q3
How did the Village Panchayat use clever logical reasoning to resolve the dispute?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Panchayat elders used the neighbor's own dishonest logic against him. They declared that since the physical well now lawfully belonged to the farmer, the neighbor had no legal right to store his water inside the farmer's property. Therefore, the neighbor must either pay daily rent to the farmer for storing his water, or remove all his water immediately!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Panchayat accepting that the well belongs to farmer
1 Mark
Counter-argument: neighbor cannot store water in farmer's property
1 Mark
Ultimatum: pay storage rent or remove water immediately
1 Mark
Q4
What was the final judgment delivered by the Panchayat, and what was its effect on the neighbor?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Panchayat ordered the neighbor to either vacate his water from the well at once without spilling a drop onto the farmer's land, or surrender full water rights to the farmer. Realizing his deceit had been completely foiled by superior wisdom, the neighbor hung his head in shame and conceded unconditional access to the farmer.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Panchayat's binding ultimatum delivered
1.5 Marks
Neighbor conceding defeat in shame, full rights given to farmer
1.5 Marks
Q5
Do you agree that the decision of the Panchayat was fair, just, and morally sound? Why?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Yes, the decision was exemplary. It upheld justice by exposing the neighbor's bad-faith technicality. Selling a well naturally implies selling access to its water. By turning the trickster's own words back upon him, the elders protected the honest farmer without violence or prolonged litigation.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Affirmation of justice and fairness
1.5 Marks
Insight on dismantling dishonest technicalities with wit
1.5 Marks
Q6
What moral values does this traditional story teach regarding business dealings and community life?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The story teaches that integrity and honesty are paramount in contracts. Attempting to exploit loopholes to cheat others ultimately leads to public humiliation. True justice requires wisdom and courageous community arbitration where the voice of truth triumphs over greed.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Integrity in agreements / contracts
1.5 Marks
Truth prevailing over greed and trickery
1.5 Marks
Q7
Match the following vocabulary words from the story with their contextual definitions:
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Prospered: Became successful, wealthy, and thriving.
- Cunning: Clever in a deceitful, dishonest, or crafty manner.
- Summon: To officially call upon someone to appear before a council or court.
- Judgment: An official, binding decision delivered by an authorized panel or judge.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 vocabulary definitions matched correctly
3 Marks
Q8
Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions of Place and Direction (in, on, under, at, by, from):
Let us Learn • Grammar
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- The elders assembled under the ancient banyan tree.
- The farmer drew water from the deep well.
- The neighbor stood at the edge of the courtyard in shame.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sentence 1: 'under' correct
1 Mark
Sentence 2: 'from' correct
1 Mark
Sentence 3: 'at' correct
1 Mark
Q9
Morphology Practice: Derive Abstract Nouns from the following verbs and adjectives by adding suffixes (-ment, -ion, -ness):
Let us Learn • Grammar
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Judge → Judgment
- Decide → Decision
- Fair → Fairness
- Agree → Agreement
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 abstract nouns derived correctly
3 Marks
Q10
Write a diary entry (60–70 words) from the perspective of the relieved farmer after winning the Panchayat case.
Let us Write • Diary Entry
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Dear Diary,
What a day of relief and gratitude! When my neighbor refused me water from the very well I had bought with my life savings, my heart had sunk. But today, under the shade of the village banyan tree, the Panchayat proved that truth cannot be silenced by cunning tricks. Their sharp reasoning outsmarted his deceit in minutes. Tonight, my fields will drink fresh water, and my children will sleep peacefully. God bless our wise elders!
What a day of relief and gratitude! When my neighbor refused me water from the very well I had bought with my life savings, my heart had sunk. But today, under the shade of the village banyan tree, the Panchayat proved that truth cannot be silenced by cunning tricks. Their sharp reasoning outsmarted his deceit in minutes. Tonight, my fields will drink fresh water, and my children will sleep peacefully. God bless our wise elders!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Appropriate diary format and sincere emotional tone
2 Marks
Accurate recounting of Panchayat victory & rich vocabulary
2 Marks
Q11
Project Work: Describe the structure of a Village Gram Panchayat in India and its role in resolving local disputes.
Let us Explore • Civics & Panchayati Raj
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Panchayati Raj Grassroots Governance:
- Gram Sabha: The general body comprising all adult voting residents of the village.
- Gram Panchayat: The elected executive council headed by the Sarpanch (village head) and ward members (Panchs).
- Dispute Resolution: Panchayats resolve family, property, and boundary disputes locally through mediation, avoiding costly police and court litigation while preserving community harmony.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat structure defined
1.5 Marks
Local dispute resolution function explained
1.5 Marks
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'The Decision of the Panchayat', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Decision of the Panchayat
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Decision of the Panchayat, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Consumer Rights, Contractual Integrity & Legal Loopholes
Case Scenario: A shopkeeper sells a brand-new desktop computer to a student. When the student opens the package at home, the power cable and keyboard are missing. When confronted, the shopkeeper cunningly argues: 'The bill says computer screen and CPU box; accessories require an additional fee.'
Question: Drawing a parallel to the trickery in 'The Decision of the Panchayat', identify the unfair trade practice and explain how consumer protection forums deliver justice in such cases.
Legal & Ethical Resolution under Consumer Protection:
- Identification of Deceit: Just as the neighbor tried to sell an empty well while denying its essential water, the shopkeeper is engaging in an 'Unfair Trade Practice' by selling an unusable product that cannot operate without its essential basic power cable.
- Doctrine of Implied Fitness: In commercial law, goods must be fit for their intended purpose. A computer sold without a power cord violates basic contractual good faith.
- Consumer Forum Remedy: The student can file a complaint with the National Consumer Helpline or District Consumer Commission. The forum will order the retailer to immediately supply all missing operational accessories and pay compensation for harassment.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for connecting well/water deceit to modern consumer rights + 3.5 Marks for legal doctrine of fitness and redressal mechanism = 5 Marks
9
Unit 5: Work is Worship • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 9: Vocation
Rabindranath Tagore's poetic masterpiece exploring childhood imagination, routine & dignity of labour
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of childhood innocence, the allure of freedom, occupational empathy, and the dignity of labour.
- The child's daily schedule contrasts with the unrestricted freedom of the hawker, the gardener, and the night watchman.
- Vivid poetic imagery: the gong striking ten, the giant street lamp with a red eye, chasing shadows with a lantern.
- Dignity of labour: honoring honest everyday community workers without bias or condescension.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Who is the speaker in Rabindranath Tagore's poem 'Vocation'?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The speaker is a young, observant schoolboy who shares his thoughts and longings as he follows his daily routine from morning until bedtime.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Identification of the young schoolboy
1 Mark
Child perspective navigating daily routine
1 Mark
Q2
Why does the speaker yearn to become a bangle-selling hawker?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The speaker is captivated by the hawker's absolute freedom: the hawker has no fixed road he must travel, no compulsory destination, no strict clock telling him when to go home, and nobody scolding or hurrying him.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Absence of fixed routes and strict schedules
1 Mark
Freedom from being hurried or scolded
1 Mark
Q3
What specific activities of the gardener appeal deeply to the child?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The child is fascinated that the gardener can dig the damp soil with his spade freely, soil his clothes with mud and dust, and get soaked in the rain or baked under the hot sun without any adult intervening, scolding him, or stopping him.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Freedom to dig soil with spade
1 Mark
Getting clothes muddy without scolding
1 Mark
Enduring sun and rain without restriction
1 Mark
Q4
What striking visual metaphor does the poet use to describe the street lamp at night?
Let us Think • Comprehension
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The poet compares the solitary glowing street lamp to an enormous giant standing tall in the dark lane with a single shining red eye on its head.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Metaphor of a giant
1 Mark
With one red eye on its head
1 Mark
Q5
Chart the chronological daily schedule of the child speaker as described in the poem:
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- 10:00 AM: The temple/clock tower gong strikes ten, and the child walks down the narrow lane to school, encountering the hawker crying "Bangles, crystal bangles!"
- 4:00 PM: The child returns home from school and peers through the open garden gate, watching the gardener digging the earth.
- Late Evening (Bedtime): Mother sends the child to bed; gazing through his bedroom window, he watches the lonely night watchman walking up and down with his lantern.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
10 AM morning encounter with hawker
1 Mark
4 PM afternoon return watching gardener
1 Mark
Bedtime night view of watchman
1 Mark
Q6
Why does the child romanticize the vocations of the hawker, gardener, and watchman, while overlooking their hardships?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The child feels constrained by strict adult-imposed rules (fixed school hours, homework, staying clean, mandatory bedtimes). In his innocent yearning for independence, he sees only their freedom of movement, unaware of the hawker's financial insecurity, the gardener's exhausting physical fatigue, or the watchman's chilly, perilous night shifts.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Contrast between child's rigid routine and perceived freedom
1.5 Marks
Insight into underlying economic and physical hardships
1.5 Marks
Q7
What occupational workers and community helpers do you observe on your own daily journey to school?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
On my way to school, I observe street sanitation workers sweeping avenues, traffic police officers directing morning vehicles, milk delivery personnel on bicycles, vegetable vendors arranging fresh carts, bus drivers, and security guards saluting at gates. Each performs vital labor that keeps our community functioning smoothly.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Listing diverse community helpers observed
1.5 Marks
Appreciation of their vital role in community life
1.5 Marks
Q8
Match the following vocational workers with their primary tools and community contributions:
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Hawker: Handcart or shoulder basket → Sells fresh goods and everyday items at people's doorsteps.
- Gardener: Spade, shears, and watering can → Nurtures plants, beautifies surroundings, and tends soil.
- Watchman: Lantern and lathi → Patrolling neighborhoods at night to ensure community security.
- Mason: Trowel and plumb line → Lays bricks and builds sturdy homes and schools.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 workers correctly matched with tools and roles
4 Marks
Q9
Identify three pairs of rhyming words and poetic sound patterns used by Tagore in 'Vocation':
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Lane — Again
- Sun — Done
- Head — Red
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Three authentic rhyming pairs from poem identified
3 Marks
Q10
Write a short composition (60–80 words) on 'My Dream Vocation: How I Aspire to Contribute to Society':
Let us Write • Paragraph Writing
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
My Dream Vocation:
When I grow up, my dream vocation is to become a dedicated paediatrician. I want to treat children in rural and underserved areas who lack access to modern hospitals. Providing healing medicines, educating families on nutrition, and soothing anxious parents with warmth will give my life profound purpose. Every vocation that serves humanity with integrity is sacred, and I hope to carry out my work with deep empathy, patience, and lifelong devotion.
When I grow up, my dream vocation is to become a dedicated paediatrician. I want to treat children in rural and underserved areas who lack access to modern hospitals. Providing healing medicines, educating families on nutrition, and soothing anxious parents with warmth will give my life profound purpose. Every vocation that serves humanity with integrity is sacred, and I hope to carry out my work with deep empathy, patience, and lifelong devotion.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Clear vocational aspiration articulated with social purpose
2 Marks
Grammar, emotional sincerity, and thematic maturity
2 Marks
Q11
Explain Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of 'Bread Labour' and why every occupation deserves equal dignity and respect.
Let us Explore • Social Studies
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Dignity of Labour & Bread Labour:
Mahatma Gandhi championed the principle that every human being should perform honest physical labor to earn their livelihood. He emphasized that no work is 'lowly' or 'inferior'—whether one is a philosopher, engineer, farmer, or sanitation worker, all work that supports life is sacred and honorable. A civilized nation treats manual workers with the same dignity, fair wages, and courtesy as office professionals.
Mahatma Gandhi championed the principle that every human being should perform honest physical labor to earn their livelihood. He emphasized that no work is 'lowly' or 'inferior'—whether one is a philosopher, engineer, farmer, or sanitation worker, all work that supports life is sacred and honorable. A civilized nation treats manual workers with the same dignity, fair wages, and courtesy as office professionals.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Concept of Bread Labour explained accurately
1.5 Marks
Universal equality and dignity of manual/mental work
1.5 Marks
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Vocation', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Vocation
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Vocation, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Workplace Empathy, Child Labor Awareness & Social Responsibility
Case Scenario: While walking back from school, 10-year-old Meera sees a young boy her own age working at a roadside tea stall, washing greasy tumblers and serving hot glasses in the afternoon heat. Unlike Tagore's poetic speaker who romantically wished to be a hawker, Meera realizes the boy is missing school due to family poverty.
Question: Contrast the child speaker's romanticized viewpoint in 'Vocation' with Meera's real-world realization regarding child labor. Propose three civic actions to uphold children's Right to Education (RTE).
Critical Contrast & Child Rights Action:
- Poetic Fantasy vs. Grim Reality: Tagore's speaker views street vocations through an innocent prism of freedom from homework and bedtimes. Meera observes the painful socio-economic reality of child labor, where young children are robbed of their fundamental right to play, learn, and grow safely.
- Report to Childline (1098): Citizens should report child labor instances to the national toll-free helpline 1098 or District Child Protection Units for immediate rehabilitation.
- Enrollment in RTE Government Schools: Connect the child's family with local Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan centers that provide free education, midday meals, textbooks, and uniforms under the Right to Education Act.
- Ethical Consumer Boycott: Refuse to patronize commercial establishments that illegally employ underage children.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for contrasting romanticized freedom with socio-economic reality + 3.5 Marks for 3 actionable child-rights protection measures = 5 Marks
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Unit 5: Work is Worship • Class 5 English (New NEP 2020)
Chapter 10: Glass Bangles
Inspirational narrative on traditional Indian handicrafts, creative innovation & community upliftment
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Themes of traditional artisanal craftsmanship, family entrepreneurship, and rural innovation.
- The glassmaking heritage of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh: turning recycled glass and sand into vibrant jewelry.
- Ananya's artistic innovation: blending modern geometric and floral motifs with ancient furnace techniques.
- The ripple effect: increased business uplifts local artisans, packers, traders, and women workers.
- Grammar: compound words, process writing, and descriptive vocabulary.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Describe the traditional step-by-step process of making glass bangles inside Ravi's workshop.
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
In Ravi's workshop, raw glass and recycled colorful shards are first placed inside high-temperature clay furnaces until they melt into glowing, malleable red liquid. Artisans dip long iron rods into the molten glass, wind the threads around rotating spiraled metal mandrels to form coils, cut them into individual rings with diamond cutters, and seamlessly solder the joints over narrow flame torches.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Melting raw/recycled glass in clay furnaces
1 Mark
Drawing molten threads onto rotating mandrels to form coils
1 Mark
Cutting and flame-soldering individual circular joints
1 Mark
Q2
Who was Ananya, and how did her creative artistic vision transform her father's traditional craft?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Ananya was Ravi's young, observant daughter. Recognizing that younger generations desired contemporary styles, she designed fresh floral motifs, delicate geometric patterns, and elegant pastel color combinations. By blending traditional glass craftsmanship with modern aesthetics, she created bangles that appealed to modern markets.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Ananya identified as Ravi's daughter
1 Mark
Introduction of modern geometric & floral motifs
1 Mark
Blending ancient technique with contemporary aesthetic
1 Mark
Q3
How did the booming market success of the new bangle designs uplift the broader local community?
Let us Think • Comprehension
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The huge surge in demand created extensive employment across the entire village: more local craftsmen were hired at fair wages to mold bangles; neighborhood women gained income decorating and packaging them in padded gift boxes; and local transport drivers prospered shipping cartons to city festival markets for Diwali.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Increased employment for local artisans with fair wages
1 Mark
Empowerment and income for neighborhood packaging women
1 Mark
Economic stimulus for local logistics and transport drivers
1 Mark
Q4
If you collaborated with a traditional local artisan in your area, what modern designs or eco-friendly innovations would you propose?
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
If I worked with traditional terracotta potters or weavers, I would propose minimalist pastel color palettes, multi-utility desk organizers, and biodegradable paper packaging printed with QR codes showcasing the artisan's personal story, helping them sell directly to conscious consumers online.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Creative contemporary design proposals
1.5 Marks
Eco-friendly packaging and digital storytelling strategy
1.5 Marks
Q5
Ravi and Ananya felt profound pride seeing women wearing their handcrafted bangles on Diwali. Describe a handmade object or art project you created that filled you with happiness.
Let us Think • Think & Discuss
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Last year for Teachers' Day, I crafted an intricate pop-up greeting card using recycled handmade paper, dried pressed flowers from my garden, and calligraphy verses. Seeing tears of joy in my teacher's eyes and having her display it proudly on her desk filled me with deep creative satisfaction and pride.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Personal handcrafted creation vividly described
1.5 Marks
Emotional satisfaction of sharing handcrafted work
1.5 Marks
Q6
Define the following vocabulary words from the chapter and frame a sentence with any one:
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Furnace: An enclosed high-temperature heating chamber used for melting glass or metal.
- Motif: A distinctive decorative design, shape, or recurring pattern in artistic work.
- Artisan: A skilled craftsperson who makes beautiful items by hand.
- Flourished: Grew, thrived, and prospered successfully.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
4 terms defined accurately (0.5 marks each)
2 Marks
Original, grammatically sound sentence using one term
2 Marks
Q7
Identify and decompose the following Compound Words from the story into their two root components:
Let us Learn • Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Workshop: Work + Shop (A room or building where goods are manufactured or repaired).
- Handmade: Hand + Made (Crafted manually rather than by automated machinery).
- Moonlight: Moon + Light (The luminous glow cast by the moon at night).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 3 compound words correctly decomposed with meanings
3 Marks
Q8
Write a 4-step instructional guide on 'How to Safely Make a Decorative Paper Lantern for Festivals':
Let us Write • Process Writing
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Crafting a Festive Paper Lantern:
- Select & Fold Paper: Take a colorful rectangular sheet of craft paper and fold it in half lengthwise.
- Make Parallel Slits: Use safety scissors to cut parallel slits along the folded edge, stopping one inch before the outer margins.
- Roll into Cylinder: Unfold the sheet, curve it into a circular cylinder so the slits flare outward gracefully, and staple the edges together.
- Attach Handle & Hanger: Glue a contrasting paper strip to the top rim as a handle, and hang it near a doorway with fairy lights.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Clear 4-step chronological craft process
2 Marks
Action verbs, safety precautions, and precise instructions
2 Marks
Q9
Research & Fact Card: Why is the city of Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh celebrated across the world as 'The Bangle City'?
Let us Explore • Cultural Geography
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Firozabad: The Glass Heritage Capital of India:
- Centuries-Old History: Glassmaking in Firozabad dates back over 200 years, producing glassware, chandeliers, and bangles for Mughal and Indian royal courts.
- Global Hub: It is the largest producer of glass bangles in the world, employing hundreds of thousands of traditional glassblowers and artisans.
- Cultural Symbolism: Glass bangles are an auspicious symbol of matrimonial happiness, prosperity, and joy celebrated across Indian festivals like Karwa Chauth, Teej, and Diwali.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Historical heritage of Firozabad explained
1.5 Marks
Economic scale and cultural significance of bangles
1.5 Marks
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Glass Bangles', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Glass Bangles
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Glass Bangles, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Handloom & Handicraft Revitalisation in the Digital Age
Case Scenario: Many young members of traditional artisan families across India are abandoning ancestral crafts like handloom weaving, pottery, and brass sculpting to take up unfulfilling low-wage urban labor, citing low income and exploitative middlemen in local bazaars.
Question: Drawing inspiration from Ananya's entrepreneurial success in 'Glass Bangles', formulate three innovative strategies that can empower traditional rural artisans to prosper in the digital era.
Three Strategies for Handicraft Revitalisation:
- Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) E-Commerce & Artisan Platforms: Establish village cooperative portals where artisans list their products directly on national and global e-commerce marketplaces (like ONDC, Etsy, and Amazon Karigar), bypassing predatory middlemen and retaining 90%+ of sales value.
- Design Mentorship & Design School Collaborations: Connect rural workshops with fashion and industrial design institutes (like NID and NIFT) to co-create modern lifestyle products (home decor, minimalist jewelry, tech sleeves) using traditional handmade techniques.
- Fair-Trade Artisan Storytelling: Attach a verifiable 'Handmade in India' tag and QR code to every product, sharing video stories of the specific artisan family who crafted it, appealing to ethical global consumers willing to pay premium prices.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for identifying middleman exploitation and artisan abandonment + 3.5 Marks for 3 actionable digital/design/fair-trade business strategies = 5 Marks
1
Unit 1 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 1: Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
Summer joy poem by Rachel Field & Folk tale from Travancore (Kerala)
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'Ice-cream Man': The summer arrival of the ice-cream cart bringing delightful cooling treats (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry) and chilled fizzy drinks; cart compared to a colourful flower bed.
- Prose 'Wonderful Waste!': The Maharaja of Travancore commands a grand feast; enters the kitchen and strictly forbids discarding vegetable scraps.
- The Culinary Invention of 'Avial': Slicing vegetable peels into long strips, boiling them with ground coconut, green chillies, garlic, beaten curd, and aromatic curry leaves.
- Key Themes: Resourcefulness, zero-waste culinary ethics, sustainability, and creative problem solving.
- Grammar & Phonics: Describing words, rhyming pairs, compound words, step-by-step recipe writing.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
In which season is ice-cream most popular, and who feels joyful on seeing the Ice-cream Man?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Ice-cream Man)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Ice-cream is most popular during the blazing heat of the summer season. Children (and the speaker) feel immense joy and excitement upon spotting the Ice-cream Man wheeling his cool, colourful cart down the street.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Summer season identified
1 Mark
Children / speaker feel joyful excitement
1 Mark
Q2
What are the different flavours of ice-cream mentioned in the poem, and what else does the Ice-cream Man sell?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Ice-cream Man)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The poem mentions three classic flavours: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. Additionally, the Ice-cream Man sells bottles of chilled frosty fizz drinks in vibrant hues of green, orange, white, and pink.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Flavours: Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry
1.5 Marks
Chilled frosty fizz bottles
1.5 Marks
Q3
What is the ice-cream cart compared to in the poem, and why?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Ice-cream Man)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The ice-cream cart is compared to a flower bed of roses and sweet peas. This simile is used because the eager children cluster thick and fast around the umbrella cart, just as honeybees cluster around fragrant garden blossoms.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Compared to a flower bed of roses and sweet peas
1 Mark
Explanation: children clustering like honeybees
1 Mark
Q4
Why did the Maharaja of Travancore enter the kitchen in the afternoon, and what strict order did he give the cook?
Reading is Fun • Story (Wonderful Waste!)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Maharaja entered the palace kitchen in the afternoon to inspect the special dishes being prepared for the grand royal feast. Seeing a huge basket filled with fresh vegetable scraps and peels, he commanded the cook not to waste them, ordering him to find a creative way to use them up.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Inspecting dishes for the grand royal feast
1.5 Marks
Commanding not to throw away vegetable scraps and find a use
1.5 Marks
Q5
State whether the following statements are True or False:
(i) The king had ordered a grand dinner in his palace.
(ii) No one had heard of or tasted avial before that day.
(iii) The cook had planned to make avial even before the king entered. Reading is Fun • Story (Wonderful Waste!) 3 Marks
(i) The king had ordered a grand dinner in his palace.
(ii) No one had heard of or tasted avial before that day.
(iii) The cook had planned to make avial even before the king entered. Reading is Fun • Story (Wonderful Waste!) 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (i) True: The Maharaja of Travancore had indeed ordered a grand feast.
- (ii) True: Avial was invented by the cook on that very evening, so no one had ever tasted it before.
- (iii) False: The cook had originally intended to throw away the basket of scraps as useless waste.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Statement (i) correctly identified as True
1 Mark
Statement (ii) correctly identified as True
1 Mark
Statement (iii) correctly identified as False
1 Mark
Q6
From the story 'Wonderful Waste!', circle and write down the ingredients required to prepare authentic traditional Avial.
Word Building & Vocabulary
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The authentic ingredients used by the royal cook to prepare Avial are:
- Vegetable scraps & peels (washed thoroughly and sliced into long strips)
- Fresh grated coconut
- Green chillies and garlic pods (ground into a fine paste)
- Whipped / beaten curd
- Pure coconut oil (poured over the steaming curry)
- Fresh curry leaves (used for aromatic garnishing)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Vegetable scraps, coconut, chillies & garlic
1.5 Marks
Whipped curd, coconut oil & curry leaves
1.5 Marks
Q7
Write down the step-by-step culinary process of making Avial in chronological sequence.
Let us Write & Process Writing
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- Step 1 (Clean & Cut): Wash the vegetable scraps thoroughly and cut them into long, uniform strips.
- Step 2 (Boil): Place the vegetable strips in a large cooking pot with water and salt, and simmer until tender.
- Step 3 (Grind Paste): Grind fresh coconut, spicy green chillies, and garlic cloves into a smooth paste and mix it into the boiling pot.
- Step 4 (Incorporate Curd): Whisk curd until smooth and stir it gently into the gravy.
- Step 5 (Season & Garnish): Pour a spoonful of fresh coconut oil over the dish and garnish lavishly with fresh curry leaves. Avial is ready to serve!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Steps 1 & 2: Washing, slicing and boiling
1.5 Marks
Step 3: Coconut-chilli-garlic paste addition
1 Mark
Steps 4 & 5: Curd blending, coconut oil and curry leaf finish
1.5 Marks
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Ice-cream Man & Wonderful Waste!, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Zero-Waste Kitchen Management & Community Composting
Case Scenario: Urban Indian households generate over 1.2 kg of municipal wet waste per day, much of which consists of nutrient-rich vegetable peels, potato jackets, fruit rinds, and cauliflower stalks that end up in polluting open landfills.
Question: Drawing inspiration from the story 'Wonderful Waste!', suggest three practical methods through which modern school canteens or homes can reduce and transform organic vegetable waste into valuable resources.
Three Waste-to-Wealth Culinary Practices:
- Vegetable Peel Stocks & Broths: Clean washed peels of carrots, gourds, and potato jackets can be boiled with bay leaves and peppercorns to create a rich, mineral-packed culinary vegetable stock for soups and gravies.
- Crispy Oven Chips & Chutneys: Bottle gourd and ridge gourd peels can be tempered with mustard seeds and roasted into traditional nutrient-rich Indian chutneys (thogayal) or baked with paprika into crunchy snacks.
- Aerobic Kitchen Composting: Non-edible trimmings should be placed into aerobic compost bins with dry leaves to create dark, organic compost for school gardens within 40 days, closing the ecological loop.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for identifying landfill issues + 3.5 Marks for 3 actionable culinary, stock, and composting solutions = 5 Marks
2
Unit 2 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 2: Teamwork & Flying Together
Rhythmic motivational poem by Jan Nigro & Panchatantra fable by Shiv Kumar
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'Teamwork': The irreplaceable power of collective effort; passing the baton in relay races, passing the ball in basketball, and blending individual identities into a unified goal.
- Prose 'Flying Together': A wise old goose notices a tender creeper growing at the base of a giant tree and warns his flock to destroy it before it thickens into a ladder.
- The Consequences of Negligence: The geese ignore the wise bird's warning; a hunter climbs the sturdy creeper and casts a snare across the canopy.
- The Escape Plan: Following the old bird's smart counsel, all geese pretend to be dead so the hunter throws them to the ground; at a unified signal, they fly away together.
- Moral & Values: Listening to elder wisdom, foresight, collective synchronization, and team survival.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Complete the following lines from the poem 'Teamwork':
(i) If nobody passes the ball in a basketball game, you can't ________.
(ii) In a relay race, nobody can go on if nobody passes the ________. Reading is Fun • Poem (Teamwork) 2 Marks
(i) If nobody passes the ball in a basketball game, you can't ________.
(ii) In a relay race, nobody can go on if nobody passes the ________. Reading is Fun • Poem (Teamwork) 2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (i) If nobody passes the ball in a basketball game, you can't shoot.
- (ii) In a relay race, nobody can go on if nobody passes the baton.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct completion (i): shoot
1 Mark
Correct completion (ii): baton
1 Mark
Q2
Name the team members needed to successfully carry out the following activities:
(a) To play a game of cricket
(b) To make a feature film
(c) To run a good school Reading is Fun • Poem (Teamwork) 3 Marks
(a) To play a game of cricket
(b) To make a feature film
(c) To run a good school Reading is Fun • Poem (Teamwork) 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) To play cricket: Batsmen, bowlers, fielders, wicketkeeper, captains, umpires, and coaches.
- (b) To make a film: Director, actors, scriptwriter, cinematographer/cameramen, music composers, light technicians, and editors.
- (c) To run a good school: Principal, passionate teachers, enthusiastic students, administrative staff, librarians, and bus drivers.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) Cricket team members listed
1 Mark
(b) Film production crew listed
1 Mark
(c) School administration & staff listed
1 Mark
Q3
Why did the wise old bird advise the other wild geese to destroy the young creeper?
Reading is Fun • Story (Flying Together)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The wise old bird warned that as the tender creeper grew, it would wind tightly around the giant trunk, becoming thick and strong like a ladder. This would enable a hunter or enemy to easily climb up the tall tree and kill them all.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Creeper growing thick and sturdy like a ladder
1 Mark
Enabling a hunter to climb and capture the flock
1 Mark
Q4
Why did the geese pretend to be dead when the hunter returned, and how did they manage to escape?
Reading is Fun • Story (Flying Together)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The geese pretended to be dead on the advice of the wise bird because hunters do not care for dead birds and will cast them down to the ground. When the hunter threw the last goose to the ground, they all suddenly stood up at once, flapped their wings, and flew away into the sky together.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Hunter does not want dead birds and throws them down
1.5 Marks
Waiting until the last bird landed, then simultaneous flight
1.5 Marks
Q5
Identify who said the following words to whom in 'Flying Together':
(i) 'Let us destroy this creeper.'
(ii) 'It is so small, what harm can it do?'
(iii) 'Tomorrow morning I will come back and catch them all.' Who said to Whom? 3 Marks
(i) 'Let us destroy this creeper.'
(ii) 'It is so small, what harm can it do?'
(iii) 'Tomorrow morning I will come back and catch them all.' Who said to Whom? 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (i) Said by the wise old bird to the other wild geese.
- (ii) Said by the young, careless wild geese to the wise old bird.
- (iii) Said by the hunter to himself as he left the snare in the evening.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(i) Wise old bird to geese
1 Mark
(ii) Careless geese to old bird
1 Mark
(iii) Hunter to himself
1 Mark
Q6
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (in, on, into, over, through):
(a) The flock of geese lived ____ the tall tree.
(b) The hunter climbed ____ the tree using the creeper.
(c) The geese flew ____ the morning skies safely. Let us Learn Grammar • Prepositions 3 Marks
(a) The flock of geese lived ____ the tall tree.
(b) The hunter climbed ____ the tree using the creeper.
(c) The geese flew ____ the morning skies safely. Let us Learn Grammar • Prepositions 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) The flock of geese lived in the tall tree.
- (b) The hunter climbed up / on the tree using the creeper.
- (c) The geese flew into / across the morning skies safely.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Appropriate preposition for (a)
1 Mark
Appropriate preposition for (b)
1 Mark
Appropriate preposition for (c)
1 Mark
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'Teamwork & Flying Together', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Teamwork & Flying Together
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Teamwork & Flying Together, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Team Dynamics & Collaborative Project Execution
Case Scenario: During a Class 5 Science Exhibition, Group Alpha divided their project into five separate tasks. However, two members neglected their assigned duties, causing the entire display model to collapse ten minutes before the judges arrived.
Question: Drawing insights from the poem 'Teamwork' and the story 'Flying Together', outline three key principles Group Alpha should follow to turn their dysfunctional group into a winning cooperative team.
Three Principles for High-Performing Student Teams:
- Foresight and Mutual Accountability (Passing the Baton): Just as a relay racer relies on an accurate pass, team members must inspect each other's progress early and assist struggling teammates rather than ignoring delays until the deadline.
- Valuing Senior & Experienced Guidance: Like the flock that suffered by dismissing the elder goose's creeper warning, students must actively consult their teacher or team leader when obstacles arise.
- Synchronized Final Execution (Flying as One): The team must rehearse their combined presentation together so everyone understands their speaking cues and role, achieving unified success.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for diagnosing lack of communication + 3.5 Marks for 3 actionable principles (accountability, guidance, synchronized rehearsal) = 5 Marks
3
Unit 3 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 3: My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
Playful optical poem by Robert Louis Stevenson & Survival adventure by Daniel Defoe
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'My Shadow': A child observes his shadow behaving unpredictably; growing tall like an Indian-rubber ball, shrinking to nothing, and staying asleep in bed before dawn dew.
- Prose 'Robinson Crusoe': Marooned alone on an uninhabited desert island for years, Crusoe encounters a single human footprint on the beach sand.
- Psychology of Fear: The sensory shock of the unknown; mistaking every distant bush and tree for a hostile human figure; retreating into his fortified cave castle.
- Reasoning & Faith: Crusoe's progression from panic to rational deduction; recognizing the foot was larger than his own and praying for spiritual strength.
- Vocabulary & Grammar: Describing words, degrees of comparison, compound sentences with and/but/because.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Why does the child say that his shadow 'jumps into bed before me' and 'stays asleep' in the morning?
Reading is Fun • Poem (My Shadow)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
When the child walks towards his bed in the evening with a light behind him, his cast shadow falls ahead into the bed before he climbs in. In the early morning before sunrise, because there is no bright directional sunlight to cast a silhouette, the child playfully imagines his lazy shadow stayed fast asleep in bed.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Shadow falling ahead of him onto bed in evening light
1.5 Marks
Absence of sunlight before dawn treated as 'sleeping'
1.5 Marks
Q2
What time of the day is your shadow the tallest, and when is it the shortest? Explain the scientific reason.
Reading is Fun • Poem (My Shadow)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
A shadow is tallest in the early morning and late afternoon when the sun is low on the horizon, creating a long projection. It is shortest at midday (noon) because the sun is positioned directly overhead, casting light vertically downwards.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Tallest in morning & late afternoon (low sun angle)
1.5 Marks
Shortest at noon (overhead vertical sun)
1.5 Marks
Q3
What convinced Robinson Crusoe that the mark on the sand was truly the footprint of a human being?
Reading is Fun • Story (Robinson Crusoe)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Crusoe examined the mark closely and found the clear, unmistakable impression of every part of a human foot: heel, sole, arch, and all five distinct toes. There was no mistaken identity—it was an authentic human footprint.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Clear impression of heel, toes, and sole
1 Mark
Unmistakable human foot pattern confirmed
1 Mark
Q4
Why was Robinson Crusoe terrified when looking at the trees and bushes around him as he ran home?
Reading is Fun • Story (Robinson Crusoe)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Crusoe's mind was seized by extreme panic and wild imagination. Every rustling shadow, distant tree trunk, and swaying bush appeared to his frightened eyes like a savage or cannibal lying in ambush waiting to kill him.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Extreme fear and heightened imagination
1.5 Marks
Mistaking bushes and tree stumps for ambushers
1.5 Marks
Q5
Why was Robinson Crusoe sure that the footprint could not have been made by his own foot?
Reading is Fun • Story (Robinson Crusoe)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
He was sure for two logical reasons: First, he had not visited that particular stretch of the shore for many months. Second, when he placed his own foot beside the impression in the sand, he discovered that the footprint was noticeably larger than his own foot.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Had not visited that shore location in a long time
1 Mark
Measurement proved footprint was larger than his own
1 Mark
Q6
Join the following pairs of sentences using suitable conjunctions (and, but, because, so):
(a) Robinson ran as fast as he could. He was terrified.
(b) I wanted to go outside. It was raining heavily.
(c) She studied diligently for the exam. She scored first division. Let us Learn Grammar • Conjunctions 3 Marks
(a) Robinson ran as fast as he could. He was terrified.
(b) I wanted to go outside. It was raining heavily.
(c) She studied diligently for the exam. She scored first division. Let us Learn Grammar • Conjunctions 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) Robinson ran as fast as he could because he was terrified.
- (b) I wanted to go outside, but it was raining heavily.
- (c) She studied diligently for the exam, so she scored first division.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) Joined with 'because'
1 Mark
(b) Joined with 'but'
1 Mark
(c) Joined with 'so'
1 Mark
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In My Shadow & Robinson Crusoe, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Psychological Resilience & Overcoming Irrational Fears
Case Scenario: When 10-year-old Kabir heard strange scratching noises outside his bedroom window during a night storm, his mind raced with fears of burglars or monsters, paralyzing him under his blanket until morning, only to discover an overgrown tree branch tapping against the glass pane.
Question: Connecting Kabir's experience to Robinson Crusoe's fear of the footprint, explain how fear magnifies harmless objects, and propose two steps children can take to rationally assess scary situations.
Overcoming Fear through Rational Inquiry:
- How Fear Distorts Reality: When humans experience acute anxiety, the brain activates a primitive fight-or-flight response that interprets neutral stimuli (tree branches, wind rustling bushes) as mortal threats, just as Crusoe mistook innocent shrubbery for hostile savages.
- Step 1 — Calm Breathing & Evidence Gathering: Instead of hiding in blind panic, stop, take three deep belly breaths, and look for tangible evidence (listen for rhythmic mechanical patterns vs live footsteps; check light sources).
- Step 2 — Communicate with Trusted Adults: Immediately wake an elder or parent to investigate together rather than enduring solitary, agonizing fear throughout the night.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for explaining psychological amplification of fear + 3.5 Marks for 2 practical investigative and communication steps = 5 Marks
4
Unit 4 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 4: Crying & My Elder Brother
Cathartic poem by Galway Kinnell & Munshi Premchand's classic 'Bade Bhai Sahab'
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'Crying': The philosophy of emotional catharsis; crying wholeheartedly until the pillow is soaked so that one can emerge genuinely joyful and jump into a refreshing shower.
- Prose 'My Elder Brother': The poignant relationship between scholarly, disciplined elder brother Bhaiya and playful, carefree younger brother Munna.
- Academic Irony: Bhaiya studies endlessly, filling notebooks with repeated phrases, yet fails his grades; Munna flies kites and plays marbles, yet tops his class.
- Life Wisdom vs Rote Learning: Bhaiya's mature realization that real-world life experience, parental sacrifice, and emotional maturity outweigh mere textbook memorization.
- Grammar & Composition: Letter writing format, timetable planning, idioms, character contrast.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
According to the poet Galway Kinnell, should you cry just a little bit or cry a lot? What can you do after crying completely?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Crying)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The poet advises that one should not cry just a little bit; rather, one must cry wholeheartedly until the pillow is completely soaked. After purging all pent-up sorrow, one can jump merrily into a splashing shower and laugh joyfully without any lingering gloom.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Cry wholeheartedly until pillow is soaked
1 Mark
Jump into shower and emerge laughing joyfully
1 Mark
Q2
What did Munna love to do all day, and how did his daily activities contrast with Bhaiya's routine?
Reading is Fun • Story (My Elder Brother)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Munna loved playing outdoors: running in green fields, tossing pebbles, flying paper kites, and playing marbles with friends. In stark contrast, Bhaiya sat at his desk for hours with open books, constantly reading, writing notes, and copying words repeatedly to build a strong educational foundation.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Munna: flying kites, marbles, running in green fields
1.5 Marks
Bhaiya: sitting for hours studying and writing
1.5 Marks
Q3
Why was Munna unhappy with the strict timetable that Bhaiya prepared for him?
Reading is Fun • Story (My Elder Brother)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Munna was unhappy because Bhaiya's rigid study schedule packed every single hour with subjects like English, Maths, History, and Grammar from 6 a.m. to night, leaving zero time for playing outdoors in the green fields.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Rigid schedule packed with back-to-back subjects
1 Mark
Zero time allocated for sports or outdoor play
1 Mark
Q4
What happened when the yearly exam results were announced? How did each brother react?
Reading is Fun • Story (My Elder Brother)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
When the results arrived, Bhaiya failed his class once again, while Munna stood first in his class. Bhaiya felt heartbroken and wept quietly, whereas Munna felt proud of his ease. However, seeing his elder brother's genuine sorrow filled Munna with remorse and empathy.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Bhaiya failed while Munna stood first
1.5 Marks
Bhaiya's sadness and Munna's empathy & guilt
1.5 Marks
Q5
Explain Bhaiya's philosophy on 'Bookish Knowledge versus Real Life Experience'. Why does he cite their parents and Headmaster's mother?
Character Analysis & Themes
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Bhaiya explains that passing examinations is not the sole benchmark of wisdom:
- Pride Destroys: He warns Munna using the example of King Ravana, whose immense knowledge was undone by arrogant pride.
- Parents' Real Wisdom: Their parents never attended school or passed degrees, yet they possess profound life experience to manage money, family health, and crises far better than educated youth.
- Elder Care Duty: Even if Munna surpasses Bhaiya academically, Bhaiya will always remain elder by five years, holding the natural responsibility and duty to guide, supervise, and protect his younger sibling.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Warning against arrogant pride (example of Ravana)
1 Mark
Parents' life wisdom vs theoretical degrees
1.5 Marks
Elder sibling's moral right to guide and counsel
1.5 Marks
Q6
Add suffixes (-ness, -ly, -ful) to form new words from the root words: (a) happy, (b) serious, (c) care, (d) bright.
Let us Learn Grammar • Suffixes
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) happy + ness = happiness / happy + ly = happily
- (b) serious + ly = seriously
- (c) care + ful = careful
- (d) bright + ness = brightness / bright + ly = brightly
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct suffix transformation for (a) & (b)
1 Mark
Correct suffix transformation for (c) & (d)
1 Mark
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'Crying & My Elder Brother', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Crying & My Elder Brother
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Crying & My Elder Brother, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Balanced Learning: Cognitive Academics vs Co-Curricular Play
Case Scenario: Many modern primary school students are subjected to relentless after-school coaching classes, leaving them zero unstructured time for physical games, imaginative hobbies, or family conversations, leading to burnout.
Question: Synthesizing the core conflict in 'My Elder Brother', draft a healthy weekly schedule and set of principles that balances academic diligence with physical playtime.
Guiding Principles for Balanced Holistic Child Development:
- The 60-40 Academic-Play Balance: For every 60 minutes of rigorous academic focus, allocate 40 minutes for active physical outdoor play (football, cycling, badminton) which re-energizes brain synapses and enhances memory retention.
- Experiential Application over Mechanical Rote: Replace passive memorization with real-world application (measuring room perimeters, maintaining a pocket expense journal, discussing news).
- Nurturing Sibling Empathy: Academic marks should never be used to humiliate or compare siblings at home; mutual respect and emotional security must remain the core family priority.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for identifying burnout from rote schedules + 3.5 Marks for 3 balanced development principles = 5 Marks
5
Unit 5 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 5: The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
Humorous poem on sloth & Washington Irving's classic American folktale
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'The Lazy Frog': Fred the frog refuses to budge an inch, ignoring his elderly mother's calls for help and feigning deep sleep even when a lady frog hops past.
- Prose 'Rip Van Winkle': Set in the Kaatskill mountains; Rip is a kind, good-natured man loved by village children and dogs, but hopelessly lazy about tending his own farm.
- The Encounter with Strange Mountain Men: Rip assists a short, stout man dressed in antique Dutch clothing carrying a heavy barrel; watches a silent game of ninepins.
- The 20-Year Slumber: Rip drinks from the sweet barrel and falls into a profound two-decade sleep; wakes to find his dog gone, gun rusted, beard a foot long, and the village transformed.
- Themes & Grammar: Consequences of chronic procrastination, silent letters in English spelling, prefixes of negation (un-, dis-, in-).
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (21 Solved Questions)
Q1
What does Fred the frog do all day? How does he react when his elderly mother calls for help or when a lady frog hops past?
Reading is Fun • Poem (The Lazy Frog)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Fred does absolutely nothing all day; he lies sprawled like a useless lump on a silent log. When his poor old mother calls him to do errands, he refuses to move even a single inch and pretends to be hard of hearing. Even when a graceful lady frog hops past, he does not open an eye or bow politely.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sprawls on a log doing zero work
1 Mark
Ignores elderly mother's calls
1 Mark
Refuses to bow or open an eye for lady frog
1 Mark
Q2
What kind of man was Rip Van Winkle? Mention two positive traits and one major personal flaw.
Reading is Fun • Story (Rip Van Winkle)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Rip was a simple, kind-hearted, and friendly neighbour who was universally loved by village children because he played marbles with them, made kites, and told endless stories. His dog Wolf was his faithful companion. However, his fatal flaw was that he was incorrigibly lazy regarding his own work—he let fences fall apart, weeds choke his crops, and avoided all farm labour.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Positive traits: kind, friendly to children/neighbours
1.5 Marks
Major flaw: extreme laziness regarding his own farm and livelihood
1.5 Marks
Q3
Describe the strange men playing ninepins in the Kaatskill mountains.
Reading is Fun • Story (Rip Van Winkle)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The strange men were short, odd-looking beings dressed in quaint antique Dutch doublets with big buttons. They had long, bushy beards of diverse colours and shapes. Though playing a noisy bowling game (ninepins) whose sounds echoed like rolling thunder through the peaks, their faces remained utterly solemn and silent.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Odd short figures in antique Dutch clothing
1.5 Marks
Solemn, silent faces despite playing thunderous ninepins
1.5 Marks
Q4
What startling changes did Rip Van Winkle discover when he woke up and returned to his village?
Reading is Fun • Story (Rip Van Winkle)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Upon waking, Rip discovered: (1) His clean gun was replaced by a rusty, corroded barrel, (2) His companion dog Wolf had disappeared, (3) His grey beard had grown a foot long, and (4) In the village, all houses were new, the people wore strange clothes, and not a single old acquaintance recognized him.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Rusted gun and foot-long white beard
1.5 Marks
Village transformed, old friends replaced by strangers
1.5 Marks
Q5
Identify the silent letter in each of the following words:
(a) knee, (b) doubt, (c) write, (d) island, (e) comb, (f) listen. Let us Learn Grammar • Silent Letters 3 Marks
(a) knee, (b) doubt, (c) write, (d) island, (e) comb, (f) listen. Let us Learn Grammar • Silent Letters 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) knee → Silent k
- (b) doubt → Silent b
- (c) write → Silent w
- (d) island → Silent s
- (e) comb → Silent b
- (f) listen → Silent t
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct silent letters for (a), (b), (c)
1.5 Marks
Correct silent letters for (d), (e), (f)
1.5 Marks
Q6
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In The Lazy Frog & Rip Van Winkle, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Procrastination and Time Management for Youth
Case Scenario: Rip Van Winkle was eager to help any neighbor in the village run errands, but when it came to maintaining his own home and family fields, he continually postponed chores until twenty years slipped away while he slept.
Question: Analyze Rip's habit of chronic avoidance. What three actionable strategies can students employ to prevent procrastination and cultivate daily self-discipline?
Three Strategies to Overcome Chronic Procrastination:
- The 'Two-Minute Rule': If a pending task takes less than two minutes (putting away books, organizing a desk, submitting a notebook), do it immediately without postponing.
- Breaking Large Goals into Bite-Sized Milestones: Chronic delay happens when chores feel overwhelming. Divide a bulky assignment into three 15-minute study sprints with 5-minute reward breaks.
- Ownership and Personal Duty First: Learn Rip's vital life lesson: being pleasant to strangers does not compensate for neglecting one's primary responsibilities at home and school.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for analyzing Rip's avoidance behavior + 3.5 Marks for 3 practical psychological productivity techniques = 5 Marks
6
Unit 6 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 6: Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
Observational school poem by Gervase Phinn & Tale of chatter from Arabian Nights
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'Class Discussion': During a lively classroom debate where everyone loudly airs opinions, Jane sits silently staring around; when asked by teacher Ms. Jane explains that the world is filled with naturally quiet people.
- Prose 'The Talkative Barber': The Sultan of Cashgar summons a barber to shave his head; the barber begins an endless monologue boasting of his six disabled brothers instead of doing his job.
- Comedic Climax: The desperate Sultan promises all the day's royal feast food to the barber just to get his head shaved; the barber inspects each dish leisurely while the Sultan waits half-shaved in agony.
- Core Values: Respecting introverted personalities, active listening, conversational restraint, and professional focus.
- Grammar: Prefixes of negation (im-, dis-, un-), adverbs ending in -ly, descriptive character dialogue.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (21 Solved Questions)
Q1
What activity was going on in the classroom? Who was the quiet student, and how did she respond when the teacher questioned her silence?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Class Discussion)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
A lively class discussion was underway where students and the teacher were actively voicing their opinions. Jane was the quiet student who sat serenely without uttering a word. When the teacher gently asked if anything was wrong, Jane looked up and replied with quiet poise: 'There are many people in this world who are rather quiet you know!'
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Class discussion / debate taking place
1 Mark
Jane identified as the calm, quiet student
1 Mark
Jane's response that many people in the world are quiet
1 Mark
Q2
Why was the Sultan of Cashgar in such an urgent hurry, and why did the Barber take so dreadfully long to shave him?
Reading is Fun • Story (The Talkative Barber)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Sultan was in a great hurry because he had invited a group of esteemed friends to a grand midday feast at his palace. The Barber took forever because instead of shaving the royal head, he constantly put down his razor to deliver long, unsolicited speeches about astrology, his six talkative brothers, and his self-proclaimed brilliance.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sultan's urgency: hosting friends for midday feast
1.5 Marks
Barber's delay: putting down razor to gossip endlessly
1.5 Marks
Q3
How many brothers did the Barber have, and what peculiar physical disability did each brother possess?
Reading is Fun • Story (The Talkative Barber)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Barber had six brothers, each with a unique physical handicap:
- The first was humpbacked (Bacbouc).
- The second was toothless (El Haddar).
- The third was half-blind (Bequir).
- The fourth was totally blind (El Kouz).
- The fifth had his ears cropped (Alnaschar).
- The sixth had a cleft palate (Schacabac).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Total 6 brothers identified
1 Mark
Correct physical traits described
2 Marks
Q4
Why did the Sultan finally agree to give all the prepared palace food to the Barber?
Reading is Fun • Story (The Talkative Barber)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Sultan was trapped in extreme distress with only half of his head shaved while the Barber lingered on. To get rid of the annoying chatterbox and secure the completion of his shave before his luncheon guests arrived, the desperate Sultan surrendered all the lavish feast dishes.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Distress of remaining half-shaved
1 Mark
Surrendering food to get the shave finished quickly
1 Mark
Q5
Form the opposites of the following words by adding appropriate prefixes (un-, im-, dis-):
(a) patient, (b) obedient, (c) believe, (d) polite, (e) perfect, (f) pure. Let us Learn Grammar • Opposites with Prefixes 3 Marks
(a) patient, (b) obedient, (c) believe, (d) polite, (e) perfect, (f) pure. Let us Learn Grammar • Opposites with Prefixes 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) patient → impatient
- (b) obedient → disobedient
- (c) believe → disbelieve
- (d) polite → impolite
- (e) perfect → imperfect
- (f) pure → impure
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct prefixes for (a), (b), (c)
1.5 Marks
Correct prefixes for (d), (e), (f)
1.5 Marks
Q6
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Class Discussion & The Talkative Barber, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Inclusivity in Classrooms: Valuing Introverts & Active Listeners
Case Scenario: In many schools, oral participation marks are awarded solely to children who speak loudly and often, causing naturally quiet, contemplative students like Jane to feel undervalued or pressured.
Question: Drawing on Gervase Phinn's 'Class Discussion', justify why quiet observation is an asset in group discussions, and propose two classroom evaluation methods that reward thoughtful listening.
The Power of the Quiet Observer in Modern Classrooms:
- Why Silence is Not Lack of Knowledge: Quiet students often process complex ideas with deeper analytical reflection, avoiding impulsive or redundant chatter. A productive society requires deep thinkers and attentive listeners just as much as vocal orators.
- Method 1 — Written Reflection Journals: Allow students the option to submit a brief 3-sentence written synthesis of the class debate at the end of the lesson, rewarding insight over mere volume.
- Method 2 — Socratic Peer-Listening Badges: Award marks when a student accurately summarizes what another classmate just stated before adding a new point, cultivating genuine listening.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for defending contemplative introversion + 3.5 Marks for 2 concrete evaluation rubrics (written reflection, active listening badges) = 5 Marks
7
Unit 7 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 7: Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
Nonsense verse by H.E. Wilkinson & Jonathan Swift's Brobdingnag adventure
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'Topsy-turvy Land': A whimsical inverted world where people walk on their heads, the sea is made of sand, children go to school at night, buses sail upon water, and you pay for things you never receive.
- Prose 'Gulliver's Travels': Lemuel Gulliver lands on the shores of Brobdingnag, a land inhabited by 60-foot-tall human giants.
- Sensory Perspective & Scale: Gulliver is plucked from a wheat field like a tiny beetle; placed on a dining table where a cat three times larger than an ox purrs like a dozen stocking weavers.
- Courage under Trial: Gulliver demonstrates poise, defending himself against an infant who tries to put his head into its mouth and bowing politely to the giant farmer's family.
- Grammar & Usage: Degrees of comparison (big, bigger, biggest), punctuation of complex direct speech.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
In what ways is Topsy-turvy Land completely opposite to our normal everyday world? Mention four distinct inversions.
Reading is Fun • Poem (Topsy-turvy Land)
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
In Topsy-turvy Land:
- Walking Style: People walk upside down on their heads instead of their feet.
- Nature of Oceans: The sea is composed of dry sand, while children travel to school during the dark night.
- Transportation: Buses sail upon water, while boats travel up and down street roads.
- Commerce: People wear hats upon their feet, and you are forced to pay for items you never receive!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
People walk on heads & school at night
2 Marks
Buses on water & paying for unreceived items
2 Marks
Q2
Why did the captain send the longboat of sailors ashore, and why did they desperately row back to the ship without Gulliver?
Reading is Fun • Story (Gulliver's Travels)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The captain sent the crew ashore with water casks to search for fresh drinking water. While Gulliver walked inland to explore the terrain, the men discovered a colossal sixty-foot giant pursuing them into the sea, prompting them to leap into their boat and row away frantically for their lives, inadvertently leaving Gulliver stranded.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sent ashore to fetch fresh drinking water
1.5 Marks
Fled in terror when chased by a sixty-foot giant
1.5 Marks
Q3
How did the giant farmer treat Gulliver when he discovered him hidden in the barley field?
Reading is Fun • Story (Gulliver's Travels)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The giant farmer did not crush him; instead, he picked Gulliver up gently between his thumb and forefinger, placed him safely in the pocket of his coat, and carried him home to show him with curious delight to his wife and household.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Picked him gently between thumb and forefinger
1 Mark
Carried him home safely to show his family
1 Mark
Q4
Complete the table with the comparative and superlative degrees of the adjectives:
(a) fast, (b) noisy, (c) large, (d) dangerous. Let us Learn Grammar • Degrees of Comparison 3 Marks
(a) fast, (b) noisy, (c) large, (d) dangerous. Let us Learn Grammar • Degrees of Comparison 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) fast → faster → fastest
- (b) noisy → noisier → noisiest
- (c) large → larger → largest
- (d) dangerous → more dangerous → most dangerous
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct regular forms (fast, large)
1.5 Marks
Correct irregular/adverb forms (noisy, dangerous)
1.5 Marks
Q5
State whether the following statements are True or False:
(i) The giant farmer was an evil monster who wanted to kill and eat Gulliver.
(ii) A one-year-old giant baby grabbed Gulliver and put his head into its mouth.
(iii) Gulliver fell into the ocean while running away from the giant cat.
(iv) The farmer's wife placed Gulliver on her own bed and covered him with a clean handkerchief. Reading is Fun • Story (Gulliver's Travels) 3 Marks
(i) The giant farmer was an evil monster who wanted to kill and eat Gulliver.
(ii) A one-year-old giant baby grabbed Gulliver and put his head into its mouth.
(iii) Gulliver fell into the ocean while running away from the giant cat.
(iv) The farmer's wife placed Gulliver on her own bed and covered him with a clean handkerchief. Reading is Fun • Story (Gulliver's Travels) 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (i) False: The farmer was kind and inquisitive; he carried Gulliver home safely to show his family.
- (ii) True: The giant infant seized Gulliver and stuffed his head into its mouth until the mother rushed to the rescue.
- (iii) False: Gulliver did not fall into the ocean; he stood his ground and walked politely past the purring cat.
- (iv) True: The farmer's wife gently placed Gulliver upon her soft bed and covered him with a handkerchief to sleep.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Statements (i) & (ii) evaluated accurately
1.5 Marks
Statements (iii) & (iv) evaluated accurately
1.5 Marks
Q6
Punctuate the following sentences correctly from Gulliver's Travels:
(a) i cried as loud as i could and pulled out my sword
(b) why did you bring this tiny creature into our house asked the farmer's wife Word Building & Punctuation 2 Marks
(a) i cried as loud as i could and pulled out my sword
(b) why did you bring this tiny creature into our house asked the farmer's wife Word Building & Punctuation 2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) "I cried as loud as I could, and pulled out my sword."
- (b) "Why did you bring this tiny creature into our house?" asked the farmer's wife.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Capitalization and quotation punctuation for (a)
1 Mark
Question mark, quotes, and comma for (b)
1 Mark
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Topsy-turvy Land & Gulliver's Travels, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Perspective, Empathy & Treatment of Vulnerable Creatures
Case Scenario: When Gulliver found himself in the land of giants, he experienced firsthand the vulnerability, terror, and helplessness that tiny insects like ants, beetles, and frogs feel when handled carelessly by human beings.
Question: How does experiencing a shift in physical scale cultivate empathy towards animals and weaker sections of society? Propose two everyday ways students can show kindness to small creatures.
The Morality of Perspective & Compassion:
- Empathy through Role Reversal: Gulliver's terror of the giant baby's hand and the towering cat demonstrates that power and size are purely relative. When students realize how terrifying a human shoe appears to an earthworm, it dissolves careless cruelty.
- Practice 1 — Humane Insect Relocation: Instead of stepping on spiders or honeybees that wander indoors, gently trap them under an inverted tumbler, slide paper beneath, and release them outdoors.
- Practice 2 — Summer Bird Water Stations: Keep shallow earthen bowls filled with clean drinking water on balconies and windowsills during scorching months to protect exhausted birds and squirrels.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for articulating scale-based empathy + 3.5 Marks for 2 practical compassionate habits (gentle insect relocation, water bowls) = 5 Marks
8
Unit 8 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 8: Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
Sharing poem by Enid Blyton & Tale of reform by Enid Blyton
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'Nobody's Friend': Contrasts selfish children who refuse to share their sweets, tricycles, and books with a generous child who gladly shares half an apple, half a cake, and all toys to make lasting friends.
- Prose 'The Little Bully': Hari is a strong, ill-tempered boy whose chief delight is pinching small children hard until they are black and blue and pricking them with needles.
- Ostracization: On the annual school seaside picnic train, every single classmate refuses to sit beside Hari, hold his hand, or share sandwiches.
- The Natural Retribution: At a rocky pool, giant sea crabs, lobsters, and shrimps pinch and nip Hari until he screams in agony, making him realize exactly how much pain his pinches inflicted on others.
- Moral Transformation: Genuine repentance, shedding cruel habits, and building joyful peer relationships.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Why are the children in the first two stanzas called 'nobody's friend'? What contrasting attitude does the speaker possess in the third stanza?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Nobody's Friend)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The children in the first two stanzas are 'nobody's friend' because they are intensely selfish: the girl will not share her sweets, lend her book, or let anyone play with her doll; the boy hoards his toffee and will not share his tricycle. In sharp contrast, the speaker in the third stanza is 'everybody's friend' because they cheerfully offer to share half an apple, half a cake, and all their balls and toys.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Selfish hoarding of sweets, books, dolls & tricycles
1.5 Marks
Generous child willing to share food and playthings
1.5 Marks
Q2
Why did all the children in the school dislike Hari? Mention two specific cruel habits he had.
Reading is Fun • Story (The Little Bully)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
All the children disliked Hari because he loved to bully and harass smaller classmates. His two malicious habits were: (1) Pinching children hard until their skin turned bruised and black-and-blue, and (2) Pricking other students with sharp sewing pins.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Pinching hard until skin was bruised black-and-blue
1 Mark
Pricking classmates with sharp pins
1 Mark
Q3
How did the sea creatures in the rocky pool teach Hari a life lesson he would never forget?
Reading is Fun • Story (The Little Bully)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
A monster crab, giant lobster, and spiny shrimps crawled out of the sandy pool and gripped Hari's hands and legs with heavy pincers, nipping his flesh until he wept in pain. When Hari realized how agonizing a sharp pinch feels, he understood the suffering he had inflicted on his helpless classmates and vowed never to pinch or hurt another child again.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps pinching Hari with heavy pincers
1.5 Marks
Experiencing pain firsthand led to empathy and reform
1.5 Marks
Q4
Give the opposites of the following words from the chapter:
(a) cruel, (b) friend, (c) quiet, (d) hate. Let us Learn Grammar • Antonyms 2 Marks
(a) cruel, (b) friend, (c) quiet, (d) hate. Let us Learn Grammar • Antonyms 2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) cruel → kind / gentle
- (b) friend → enemy / foe
- (c) quiet → noisy / loud
- (d) hate → love / admire
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Correct antonyms for (a) & (b)
1 Mark
Correct antonyms for (c) & (d)
1 Mark
Q5
Why did Hari go to the lonely rocky pool instead of sitting with his classmates at lunchtime? What delicious items did he pack in his lunch box?
Reading is Fun • Story (The Little Bully)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Hari walked away to a solitary rocky pool because he was intensely selfish and greedy—he did not want to share a single bite of his lavish picnic lunch with anyone. His lunch box contained: two hard-boiled eggs, six jam sandwiches, three pieces of buttered bread, a ginger cake, and a rich chocolate bar.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Selfishness and desire to avoid sharing food with classmates
1.5 Marks
List of lunch items: eggs, jam sandwiches, bread-butter, cake, chocolate
1.5 Marks
Q6
Complete the sentences choosing appropriate words from the story:
(a) Hari was a ________ boy who took delight in pinching small kids.
(b) The classmates had dark ________ on their arms where Hari pinched them.
(c) The teacher ________ Hari when students complained about his bullying. Word Building & Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks
(a) Hari was a ________ boy who took delight in pinching small kids.
(b) The classmates had dark ________ on their arms where Hari pinched them.
(c) The teacher ________ Hari when students complained about his bullying. Word Building & Fill in the Blanks 3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) Hari was a horrid boy who took delight in pinching small kids.
- (b) The classmates had dark bruises on their arms where Hari pinched them.
- (c) The teacher scolded Hari when students complained about his bullying.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
(a) filled with 'horrid'
1 Mark
(b) filled with 'bruises'
1 Mark
(c) filled with 'scolded'
1 Mark
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Nobody's Friend & The Little Bully, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Anti-Bullying Policies & Restorative Justice in Schools
Case Scenario: At an elementary school, repeated punishments like detention failed to stop a fifth-grader named Rohan from pushing smaller kids on the playground, until the school counsellor paired him with younger students to teach them chess.
Question: Connecting Rohan's transformation with Hari's awakening in 'The Little Bully', explain why empathy-based restorative intervention is more effective than pure punishment in eliminating bullying.
Restorative Empathy vs Blind Retributive Punishment:
- The Inefficacy of Mere Punishment: Harsh detention or scolding often breeds bitter resentment and drives bullying behavior underground without addressing the child's underlying need for attention or emotional regulation.
- The Power of Experiencing Impact: Hari only stopped pinching when he felt the physical sting of the crab's pincer. In modern restorative justice, bullies must listen to victims express their emotional hurt in facilitated mediation, triggering genuine human conscience.
- Channeling Leadership Constructively: Assigning former bullies mentorship responsibilities (like buddying younger peers or leading sports drills) fulfills their desire for recognition through positive nurture rather than intimidation.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for critiquing ineffective punitive measures + 3.5 Marks for explaining restorative empathy and positive mentorship redirection = 5 Marks
9
Unit 9 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 9: Sing a Song of People & Around the World
Rhythmic urban poem by Lois Lenski & Jules Verne's transcontinental railway adventure
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'Sing a Song of People': The relentless kinetic rush of modern city life; people hurrying through subways, revolving doors, taxis, and sidewalks, holding umbrellas in rain yet remaining isolated in crowds.
- Prose 'Around the World in Eighty Days': Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, and Aouda journey across the American continent on the Union Pacific Railroad.
- The Medicine Bow Bridge Crisis: The suspension bridge over the torrential river is structurally damaged; the train driver backs up a mile and dashes at top velocity (100 mph) across the creaking bridge just before it collapses into the chasm.
- The Sioux Attack & Sledge Ride: Defending the train against Native American arrows, detaching the locomotive, and racing over frozen snow on a sail-propelled sledge to Omaha.
- Themes & Grammar: Courage under technological crisis, urban vs rural pace, sequence of narrative events.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Which modes of transport and urban settings are mentioned in the poem 'Sing a Song of People'?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Sing a Song of People)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The poem mentions city transit including subway trains beneath the ground, taxicabs, buses, tall building elevators (lifts), and revolving doors, through which endless crowds hurry back and forth along sidewalks.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Subways, taxis, and buses listed
1 Mark
Elevators, revolving doors & sidewalks listed
1 Mark
Q2
Why was the train halted near Medicine Bow station, and what bold strategy did the engine driver adopt to cross the suspension bridge?
Reading is Fun • Story (Around the World in Eighty Days)
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The train was halted because a red signal warned that the suspension bridge over Medicine Bow river had broken wires and was condemned to collapse under heavy load.
- The Bold Plan: The driver backed the train up a full mile along the track.
- Maximum Acceleration: He opened the throttle to full steam, accelerating the locomotive to an astonishing 100 miles per hour.
- The Leap: The train crossed the chasm so swiftly that its weight had barely touched the rails before the entire bridge plunged into the churning torrent behind them, landing all passengers safely on the opposite bank!
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Reason: Damaged suspension bridge with broken wires
1 Mark
Driver backed up 1 mile for runway
1 Mark
Accelerated to 100 mph to cross before collapse
2 Marks
Q3
How did Passepartout display extraordinary bravery during the attack on the train?
Reading is Fun • Story (Around the World in Eighty Days)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
During the chaotic attack when warriors jumped onto the train and overpowered the driver, the uncontrolled engine was speeding directly towards a fortified fort. Passepartout bravely crawled underneath the jolting carriages, uncoupled the raging locomotive engine from the passenger cars, and brought the runaway train to a safe halt near Fort Kearney.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Crawling beneath moving railcars
1.5 Marks
Uncoupling locomotive to halt runaway train safely
1.5 Marks
Q4
Arrange the following events from 'Around the World' in correct chronological sequence (1 to 4):
(a) The bridge collapsed into the river.
(b) The signalman warned that the bridge was weak.
(c) The train sped across the gorge at maximum velocity.
(d) The driver reversed the engine one mile back. Let us Learn Grammar • Sequence of Events 2 Marks
(a) The bridge collapsed into the river.
(b) The signalman warned that the bridge was weak.
(c) The train sped across the gorge at maximum velocity.
(d) The driver reversed the engine one mile back. Let us Learn Grammar • Sequence of Events 2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (b) The signalman warned that the bridge was weak.
- (d) The driver reversed the engine one mile back.
- (c) The train sped across the gorge at maximum velocity.
- (a) The bridge collapsed into the river.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
First two steps correct: (b) -> (d)
1 Mark
Final two steps correct: (c) -> (a)
1 Mark
Q5
Contrast how people move and behave in the city when it rains versus when the sun shines bright, as depicted in the poem.
Reading is Fun • Poem (Sing a Song of People)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
When it pours with rain, city pedestrians hurry along sidewalks under dark, dripping umbrellas held tightly over their heads, faces lowered to avoid the cold spray. When the bright sun shines, the crowds pour out of skyscrapers, shops, and doors onto sunny sidewalks, yet still rush past at top speed without stopping or looking at their fellow citizens.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Rainy scene: hurrying with umbrellas held low
1.5 Marks
Sunny scene: pouring from doors, still rushing past hurriedly
1.5 Marks
Q6
Match the urban transport terms from the poem with their correct operational descriptions:
(1) Subway • (2) Revolving door • (3) Elevator • (4) Sidewalk Word Building & Matching Pairs 4 Marks
(1) Subway • (2) Revolving door • (3) Elevator • (4) Sidewalk Word Building & Matching Pairs 4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (1) Subway: Underground electric railway network running beneath city streets.
- (2) Revolving door: Circular rotating glass door that permits continuous pedestrian entry while preventing wind drafts.
- (3) Elevator (Lift): Mechanical enclosed platform carrying passengers vertically between floors of skyscrapers.
- (4) Sidewalk (Footpath): Paved designated walkway along the side of streets for pedestrians.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Subway & Revolving door accurately matched
2 Marks
Elevator & Sidewalk accurately matched
2 Marks
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'Sing a Song of People & Around the World', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Sing a Song of People & Around the World
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Sing a Song of People & Around the World, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Urban Loneliness vs Connected Communities
Case Scenario: Lois Lenski describes city crowds where millions of people walk shoulder-to-shoulder on busy sidewalks and subways, yet never look at or smile at each other, creating an environment of deep urban isolation despite intense physical proximity.
Question: Contrast the social connectedness of traditional village life with modern city routines. Suggest two daily practices urban residents can adopt to build warm neighborhood communities.
Bridging Urban Isolation with Human Connection:
- Urban Proximity vs Village Bonding: In rural communities, citizens share interdependent relationships, knowing neighbors by name and celebrating festivals together. In high-density cities, sensory overload causes people to put up emotional walls, staring at phone screens in elevators rather than acknowledging fellow humans.
- Practice 1 — The 'Warm Micro-Greeting': Make it a daily rule to offer a cheerful 'Good Morning' and warm eye contact to building security guards, delivery personnel, and floor neighbors in elevators.
- Practice 2 — Neighborhood Balcony Gardens & Book Exchanges: Establish small community book sharing shelves or common herb planter boxes in apartment corridors to spark natural, informal doorstep conversations.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for contrasting urban isolation with rural bonding + 3.5 Marks for 2 practical community-building practices = 5 Marks
10
Unit 10 • Class 5 English (Classic CBSE)
Unit 10: Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
Arctic polar bear verse by Kamla Bhasin & Manipuri folk tale on benevolent leadership
Chapter Highlights, Thematic Summary & Key Vocabulary
- Poem 'Malu Bhalu': A young, adventurous female polar bear living in an icy lair learns to catch fish, longs to explore beyond the blue sky, and conquers her initial fear of swimming with her mother's patient encouragement.
- Prose 'Who Will be Ningthou?': The beloved King (Ningthou) and Queen (Leima) of Kangleipak (Manipur) must choose an heir to the throne.
- The Flawed Contest: The three adult princes display raw physical prowess—jumping their horses clear over a historic Khongnang (banyan tree), but in doing so, they pierce and kill the sacred tree.
- The True Leader: Five-year-old Princess Sanatombi weeps for the dying tree and the crushed birds; the king crowns her Leima because a true ruler feels the pain of every person, animal, bird, and tree in the realm.
- Themes & Grammar: Gender equality, ecological stewardship, compassionate leadership, past tense verbs.
📖 NCERT Textbook Exercise Solutions & Comprehension (22 Solved Questions)
Q1
Where did Malu Bhalu live, and what skills did she learn from her parents?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Malu Bhalu)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Malu Bhalu was a white polar bear cub who lived high up in an icy lair in the Arctic wilderness. She learned to catch fish from the sea, climb icy rocks, and eventually learned to swim fearlessly in the freezing cold ocean.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Lived in an icy lair in the Arctic
1 Mark
Learned catching fish and fearless swimming
1 Mark
Q2
How did Malu's mother help her overcome her initial fear of swimming?
Reading is Fun • Poem (Malu Bhalu)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
When Malu worried that she had never swum before, her mother gently held her hand, offered warm reassurance, jumped into the water beside her, and guided her step-by-step until Malu found that swimming came completely naturally to her.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Gentle motherly reassurance and holding hands
1 Mark
Jumping into the water with her to model confidence
1 Mark
Q3
Why did the people of Kangleipak love their Ningthou and Leima so deeply?
Reading is Fun • Story (Who Will be Ningthou?)
2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The people loved their King and Queen because they ruled selflessly, desiring only that their citizens live in peace, happiness, and prosperity (Meeyam Nungshi). Furthermore, they extended their royal protection to birds, animals, and trees throughout the kingdom.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Selfless rule for peace and prosperity of people
1 Mark
Protection extended to birds, animals, and nature
1 Mark
Q4
What horse-riding contest did the three princes participate in, and why did their victory hurt the Khongnang (banyan tree)?
Reading is Fun • Story (Who Will be Ningthou?)
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The King held a contest where the three princes rode their horses at breakneck speed and leaped directly over the massive, ancient Khongnang (banyan tree). However, in their aggressive urge to display brute power, their horses' hooves snapped branches, ripped bark, and pierced the sacred tree, leaving it wounded and dying.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Horseback leap over the historic Khongnang tree
1.5 Marks
Broken branches, ripped bark, and wounded tree dying
1.5 Marks
Q5
Why did the Ningthou choose five-year-old Sanatombi as the next Leima instead of her elder brothers?
Reading is Fun • Story (Who Will be Ningthou?)
4 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
The Ningthou crowned Sanatombi because she demonstrated the highest attribute of leadership: universal empathy:
- Mourning Nature: While the three princes celebrated their athletic feat, Sanatombi stood crying softly with her hand on the injured banyan tree, mourning the broken branches and the homeless birds fluttering helplessly.
- The True Definition of a Ruler: The King proclaimed: 'A Leima is one who doesn't hurt anybody in the kingdom. A true ruler feels the pain of the people, the animals, the birds, and the trees.'
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Empathy for wounded tree and homeless birds
2 Marks
King's philosophy: A true ruler feels the pain of all living beings
2 Marks
Q6
Write the past tense forms of the following action verbs from the story:
(a) ride, (b) leap, (c) weep, (d) crown, (e) pierce. Let us Learn Grammar • Past Tense Action Words 2 Marks
(a) ride, (b) leap, (c) weep, (d) crown, (e) pierce. Let us Learn Grammar • Past Tense Action Words 2 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
- (a) ride → rode
- (b) leap → leaped / leapt
- (c) weep → wept
- (d) crown → crowned
- (e) pierce → pierced
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Irregular past forms (rode, wept, leapt)
1 Mark
Regular past forms (crowned, pierced)
1 Mark
Q7
[Textbook Exercise 1] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q8
[Textbook Exercise 2] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q9
[Textbook Exercise 3] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q10
[Textbook Exercise 4] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q11
[Textbook Exercise 5] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q12
[Textbook Exercise 6] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q13
[Textbook Exercise 7] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q14
[Textbook Exercise 8] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Team Time & Activity • Collaborative Project Work • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q15
[Textbook Exercise 9] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Curriculum Competency • Value Analysis & Ethics • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q16
[Textbook Exercise 10] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Reading is Fun • In-Depth Comprehension • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q17
[Textbook Exercise 11] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Talk • Conversational Inquiry & Expression • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q18
[Textbook Exercise 12] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Word Building • Vocabulary Bank & Word Families • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q19
[Textbook Exercise 13] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Grammar in Context • Syntax, Tenses & Parts of Speech • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q20
[Textbook Exercise 14] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Let's Write • Creative Composition & Expression • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q21
[Textbook Exercise 15] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Spoken English • Pronunciation & Phonics • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
Q22
[Textbook Exercise 16] In 'Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?', analyze the key literary themes, answer the comprehension prompt, and write down the grammatical or vocabulary focus.
Say Aloud • Rhyming Pairs & Auditory Discrimination • Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?
3 Marks
✅ Step-by-Step Model Answer & Explanation:
Comprehensive Model Answer & Explanation:
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
1. Contextual Interpretation: In Malu Bhalu & Who Will be Ningthou?, the lesson explores central character choices, moral lessons, and linguistic patterns.
2. Analytical Answer: Students evaluate textual evidence directly from the NCERT story/poem to articulate their response with correct sentence structure.
3. Grammar & Language Focus: Applying standard CBSE rules of grammar (nouns, adjectives, prepositions, tenses, or punctuation) ensures high clarity and expression.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Textual comprehension & accuracy of facts
1.0 M
Grammatical precision & vocabulary richness
1.0 M
Coherent sentence formation & clarity
1.0 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study (CBQ)
Ecological Empathy & Compassionate Democratic Leadership
Case Scenario: Modern environmental crises, such as urban deforestation and wildlife habitat loss, are often accelerated by leaders who prioritize short-term physical infrastructure expansion over ecological conservation.
Question: Synthesizing the core moral of 'Who Will be Ningthou?', formulate three constitutional principles of ecological leadership that modern student councils and civic leaders should adopt.
Three Principles of Ecological & Compassionate Leadership:
- Nature as a Sovereign Stakeholder: True leadership expands its duty of care beyond human voters to encompass local trees, urban wildlife, and water bodies. No project should be celebrated if it damages the living ecosystem.
- Compassion Over Brute Display: Modern leaders must measure success by how well they protect vulnerable, voiceless citizens (and urban biodiversity) rather than displaying aggressive authority or grand spectacle.
- Gender-Inclusive Governance: Just as Ningthou bypassed traditional patriarchal primogeniture to crown the empathetic Sanatombi, educational and civic bodies must promote female leadership driven by emotional intelligence and inclusive stewardship.
Rubric: 1.5 Marks for connecting Sanatombi's empathy to environmental governance + 3.5 Marks for 3 leadership principles (ecological care, empathy over force, inclusive governance) = 5 Marks