Holiday homework for winter break

Children, read any book of your choice during the winter break and write its review in the given format.

Happy Holidays!!!

prepositions

CLASS V                                              ENGLISH (PREPOSITIONS)

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions

1         I prefer coffee ____________ tea.

2         I am sure _________ my success.

3         The cat sat ___________ the mat.

4         The dog jumped _______ the table.

5         He likes __________ read books.

6         Do not play ___________ fire.

7         You may write _______ a pencil.

8         I don’t agree _______ you.

9         I have great sympathy __________ him.

10     He applied ________ the Principal __________ a job.

11     ___________, you should not sign this paper. (according to me/ apart from/ due to)

12     Let Shyama go ___________ of Leela. (in spite of/ in place of/ on account of)

13     She had to leave the course ___________ typhoid. (in place of/ as for/ because of)

conjunctions

DASS AND BROWN WORLD SCHOOL

CLASS V                                                ENGLISH (CONJUNCTION)

Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.

1                     Danish waited at the park gate __________ (so/ until/ because) Meher arrived.

2                     Ramnik was asleep ______ (so/ because/ but) we entered the room quietly.

3                     I won’t participate in the quiz competition ________(and/ unless/yet) you do too.

4                     Sarala bought the shawl ___________(although/ or/ but) it was defective.

5                     Anish was ill ___________(so/ but/ and) he did not miss his music class.

6                     Kavita cannot go to the museum with us ____ (until/ yet/ because) she has guests at home.

Join the sentences using conjunctions.

1                     I rang the bell for a long time. Nobody opened the door.

2                     Latika is going to play tennis. Lipika is going to play tennis.

3                     You can not download songs from this website. You must have an account.

4                     We can go to a Chinese restaurant. We can go to an Indian restaurant.

5                     I enjoy watching Japanese films. I don’t understand the language.

invitation letters

INVITATION LETTER

Write a letter to your friend inviting her to your birthday party.

54/3, Narayan Vihar

Ferozepur

01 Dec 2016

Dear Deepti

We are all fine here and hope this letter finds you in the best of health and spirits.

I am writing this letter to invite you to my birthday party. My parents have planned a big birthday bash for me on 15 Dec and I would love to have you here for the same. Afterall, you are my best friend!

We will have a lot of fun. There are many interesting games and many special gifts also. There will be our favourite chocolate cake and pizza too. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to miss it! You can stay the night here and the next day Daddy will drop you home.

I’m sure Deepti, you won’t disappoint me. The party starts at 5:00 pm. I’ll be waiting for you.

Convey my regards to Uncle and Aunty and love to Sahil.

Yours lovingly

Payal

Write a letter to your Aunt inviting her to the New Year Party at your home. You are Amitesh, staying at New Delhi.

27, Vikas Nagar

New Delhi

12 Dec 2016

Dear Aunt Neha

We are all fine here and hope the same at your end

Aunty, we are having a grand celebration this year for New Year Eve. Lots of our friends and relatives will be coming to Delhi. So we are planning to have a big get- together. We would love to have you and Uncle Ramesh too. It has been so long since we have met you. Do bring Kalpana Didi and Vishu along.

I’m sure you won’t disappoint us. Convey my regards to Uncle and love to Kalpana Didi and Vishu. Hoping to see you soon.

Yours lovingly

Amitesh

the treasure Hunt

THE TREASURE HUNT

Word Meanings (From the book)

Make Sentences

1          fastened          -           tied

S          The Mountaineer fastened the rope around his waist.

2          pit                    -           hole, ditch

S          The deer fell into the pit.

3          scramble         -           come out unsteadily

S          The mouse scrambled out of its hole.

4          furious             -           angry

S          My mother was furious when she saw the broken vase.

5          cripple             -           a person who is disabled or physically challenged

S          The crippled beggar was asking for money.

6          deserted          -           left

S          The soldier deserted his army because he was afraid.

7          weary              -           tired

S          The weary traveller went to sleep.

8          pirate              -           robbers (at sea)

S          The pirates looted the ship of the king.

9          blaze                -           fire

S          The firemen tried to put off the blaze.

10        wander            -           move around without any aim

S          We wandered around the garden.

Reference to Context

“Double quick, my lads. We must stop them from getting back to their boat”

1                       Who said these words?

Ans                        Doctor Livesey said these words.

2                       Who is “the “them” in these lines?

Ans                           Three pirates who were trying to run away are “them” in these lines.

Think and Answer

Q1       What did the narrator mean by saying that all the pirates got out of the opposite side of the ditch from Silver?

Ans      The narrator means that the pirates did not want to be on Silver’s side and had lost trust in him.

Q2       In what way was Ben Gunn’s role important in the story?

Ans      Ben Gunn’s role was important because he was the one who had found the treasure and had taken it out before the pirates could find it.

Word Basket

Oaths               leap                 guinea             scramble                     furious             upright                      musket           Trouble            plateau            pirates             pickaxe        buccaneers      wanderings     weary           Journey            wretch             meekly                        heaps                           beheld             blaze

THE MOON

THE MOON

VOCABULARY

Let’s make sentences

1       Mild          =       calm and peaceful

S       The young girl seemed very polite and mild.

2       humble    =       simple

S       It is my humble rquest to you.

3       lustrous   =       shiny

S       She has lustrous hair.

4       dim            =       less brightness

S       The room had dim lights.

5       beaming  =       shining happily

S       Her beaming face looked very pretty.

6       glance      =       look

S       The teacher glanced at the student’s copy.

Reference to context

1                   She looks both mild and gentle

Though she lives in regal state;

And her attendant nobles

In countless myriads wait.

Q1      Who is “she” in the above lines?

Ans     “She” is the moon.

Q2      What kind of a lady is “she”?

Ans     The moon is kind and gentle.

Q3      Who are the “noble attendants” that surround the moon?

Ans     They are the stars.

2                   Her mien is humble, and with them,

Her dignity she shares;

She would not that her lustrous eye

Should dim the light of theirs.

Q1      With whom does the moon share its dignity? What does this tell us about the moon?

Ans     The moon shares its royal status with the stars. This tells us that the moon is humble.

Q2      What is “her lustrous eye”?

Ans     “Lustrous eye” is the bright light of the moon.

Q3      Identify the rhyme scheme of the stanza.

Ans     The rhyme scheme is abcb.

Answer the questions

Q1      How does the poet describe the moon in the first stanza?

Ans     In the first stanza, the moon has been personified as a beautiful and fair queen.

Q2      In the second stanza, the poet says that the moon lives in a “regal state”. Which line in the first stanza supports this statement?

Ans     The line “And she was born a queen” supports this statement.

Q3      How can you say that the moon is humble and kind?

Ans     The moon is humble and kind because she shares the sky with the stars and she is careful that her light does not diminish the light of the stars.

Q4      Explain the meaning of the last stanza.

Ans     At night, when our curtains are not drawn shut completely, we can see the moon through the gap.the moon seems to be wishing us goodnight.

Word Basket

1     Beautiful                                                2    mild                      3.   attendant                                                     4          nobles

5          5. myriads                                                               6          mien

7      dignity                                                               8          lustrous

       9. dim                                                                       10       beaming

11       silent                                                                    12       glance

The Rescue

THE RESCUE

VOCABULARY

Let’s make sentences

1      rescue    =  to save

S      The firemen went to rescue the kid trapped in the fire.

2      thug    =      a violent person

S      The thugs snatched the purse and ran away.

3      treasure =      collection of precious objects

S      The children found the treasure.

4      massive =  very big

S      The massive rock blocked the road.

5      investigate    =    find out

S      The police investigated to catch the thief.

6      nervous  =      worried

S      The boy was nervous before the exams.

7      rammed =      hit against

S      The car rammed into the truck.

8      affectionate  =      loving

S      My Aunt gave me an affectionate hug.

9      howl               =      scream or cry

S      The little baby howled when it could not find its mother.

10   trail         =  path

S The children followed the trail into the jungle.

1     In the right- hand corner of the dark shed, the boys saw an elephant calf tied to a wooden pole.

2     Jonti  and  Dhanai  cut the ropes roughly because they wanted to make it seem that the elephant calf had escaped without any help.

3     When the boys left the shed and reached the gate, they saw that the elephant calf was leading the guard on a merry chase.

4     Nalia instructed his men to separate and jump at the elephant calf from different directions.

5     When Dhania put two fingers to his mouth and whistled, the elephant calf took off in his direction at great speed.

6     When the baby elephant heard its mother’s loud trumpet, it rushed towards its mother.

1          What did the boys see when Jonti switched on the torch?

Ans When Jonti switched on the torch, the boys saw that on the left side of the shed sat two massive bulls with a pile of hay in front of them. In the right- hand corner, the elephant calf was tied to a thick wooden pole.

2      What made the guard wake up and jump to his feet?

Ans When one of the bulls let out a loud bellow, the elephant calf got nervous and squealed. The sound awoke the guard and he jumped up to his feet.

3      How did the baby elephant break free and go out of its enclosure?

A.              Jonti and Dhanai cut the ropes that tied the calf. When Babul hit the calf on its back, the calf ran out of its enclosure.

4      What happened when Nalia and his friends tried to cut off the baby’s escape route?

Ans When Nalia and his men tried to attack the calf from all directions, the calf slipped through a gap between them and ran in to Nalia’s hut, breaking it.

5      Why were the boys worried when Nalia wanted to get the koonki?

Ans The boys were worried because they knew that the calf would not have a chance to escape if the trained elephant was brought.

C          Think and answer

Q1      After reading the story, what can you say about the three boys?

Ans     The three boys were not only brave, but also kind and clever. They were good friends and wanted to treat animals with love and care.

Q2      How do you think the baby elephant felt when it heard its mother’s trumpet?

Ans     The baby elephant must have felt happy, safe and relieved to come back to its mother.

Word basket

1          compound                           2          thugs                          3          entrance

4          treasure                                5          massive                     6          youngsters

7          impression                           8          responded                9          resistance

10       squealed                               11       nervous                     12       startled

13       yell                                          14       lightning                    15       swift

16       chase                                     17       furious                       18       pursuits

19       emitted                                 20       terrible                      21       wail

22       howl                                       23       shambles                  24       piercing

25       whistle                                   26       electric                      27       affectionate

28       joyous                                   29       squeal                        30       trumpet

THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SQUIRREL

VOCABULARY

Let’s make sentences

1          Quarrel           =          fight

S          We should not quarrel with our friends.

2          doubtless         =          without doubt

S          It is doubtless that Shreya will win the contest.

3          disgrace          =          shame

S          It is is disgrace that nobody came to save the little child.

4          deny                =          to refuse or say no

S          Nobody can deny that we need courage to climb Mount Everest.

5          talent               =          special skill

S          Seema is a talented singer.

Reference To context

1                    The Mountain and the Squirrel had a quarrel,

And the former called the latter “Little Prig”;

Q1       Name the poem and the poet.

Ans      The poem is “The Mountain and the Squirrel” and the poet is Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Q2       Who had a quarrel and why?

Ans      The Mountain and the Squirrel had a quarrel to decide who was superior to the other.

Q3       In the above lines, who is ‘former’ and who is ‘latter’?

Ans      ‘Former’ refers to the Mountain and the ‘latter’ refers to the Squirrel.

2                    And I think it no disgrace

To occupy my place.

If I am not so large as you,

You are not so small as I,

Q1       Who is the speaker of the above lines?

Ans      The Squirrel is the speaker.

Q2       What message is the speaker trying to convey in these lines?

Ans      The Squirrel wants to say that being small or large has its own advantages and that there is nothing shameful in being small.

Q3       What is the meaning of “spry”? Why can’t the Mountain be spry?

Ans      “Spry” means agile or active. The mountain can not be spry because it is fixed at one place.

Answer these questions

Q1       What can the Squirrel do that the Mountain can not?

Ans      The Squirrel can crack a nut but the mountain can not.

Q2       Who do you think is cleverer? Why?

Ans      The Squirrel is cleverer because it knows that although it is smaller in size, but still it is not inferior to the mountain.

Q3       What is the message of the poem?

The message of the poem is that nobody in this world is inferior or superior. Everyone is different and has his own importance and place in this world.

The girl called manu

Extra words with meanings and sentences.

1.   Heroism- bravery

Rana pratap is famous for his heroism.

2.   Struggle- fight

Gandhiji led the freedom struggle of india.

3.   Awe- surprise , wonder

Everybody looked at the fireworks shows in awe.

4.   Choas- disorder

After the bell rang , there was a choas in the corridor.

5.   Invade- attack

The kingdom was invaded by the enemy army.

6.   Summon- call

The witness was summoned by the judge.

7.   Honour- respect

We should honour our martyrs.

8.   Fiercely- bravely

The soldiers fought fiercely.

9.   Battle- war

Get ready for battle.

10.surrender- to give up

The soldiers surrendered in front of the enemy.

B          ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

1          Who was Moropanth Tambe? Why was he happy?

Ans      Moropanth Tambe was a courtier of the Maratha ruler Bajirao II. He was happy because his wife had given birth to a girl child called Manikarna.

2          Why did Rani Laxmibai and Gangadhar Rao adopt a child?

Ans      Rani Laxmibai and Gangadhar Rao lost their son when he was three months old. They decided to adopt a baby boy to ensure that the kingdom of Jhansi would not pass to the British rulers in the absence of an heir to the throne.

3          What message did Major Ellis have for Rani Laxmibai?

Ans      Major Ellis brought a message from the Governor General of India to Rani Laxmibai that the fort of Jhansi would come under British protection and that she should leave the fort and live in a palace in the city.

4          Whom did Rani Laxmibai request for help to fight the British? Did they support her?

Ans      The Rani requested Tantia Tope and Nana Saheb to help her fight the British. They both gave her their support.

C          THINK AND ANSWER

1          At the beginning of the play, the sage blessing the infant said that the girl was destined to make history. Do you think he was right? Give reasons for your answer.

Ans      The child grew up to be the Rani of Jhansi and she fought valiantly against the British for her kingdom and the people of Jhansi. Although she died at an early age of 23, yet the tales of her bravery and sacrifice live even today in our hearts. This shows that the sage was right in predicting her fame.

2          What qualities do you see in Nana Saheb?

Ans      Nana Saheb was a man of his word. He had promised Manu that if she ever needed him, he would be there. Years later when Manu needed his help to fight the British, he kept his promise and helped her. He was a true and loyal friend.