Class 05 || English || Ch. 02 Teamwork
Team Work
Let's Read
1.Complete the following sentences.
1. If nobody passes the ball in a basketball game, then you can’t _______________.
2. In a relay race, if no one passes the baton, then _____________.
Ans.
1. shoot.
2. then the relay race can’t go on.
Think and Write
2. Name the team members needed for the following.
(i) To play cricket we need
Batsmen, bowlers, fielders, coaches
(ii) To make a film we need
___________________________________
(iii) To run a good school we need
___________________________________
(iv) To run a restaurant we need
___________________________________
Ans.
(i) To play cricket we need batsmen, bowlers, fielders, coaches.
(ii) To make a film we need producers, directors, actors, cameramen. musicians
(iii) To run a good school we need a principal, teachers, students, peon.
(iv) To run a restaurant we need a finance manager, cooks chefs, waiters.
3. Complete the sets of rhyming words. One has been done for you
Ans.
Words from the poem | Your own words |
team | beam |
plus | puss |
done | fun |
hoop | group |
shoot | cute |
goal | hole |
joy | boy |
Read the Poem
4. Now form questions for the answers given in the speech bubbles.
Ans.
1. Why was the shoe lost?
Ans.
The shoe was lost because of the nail.
2. How did the kingdom get lost?
Ans.
The kingdom was lost because the battle could not be fought.
3. How did the battle get lost?
Ans.
The battle was lost because there was no rider.
5. Now make three more questions and answers from the poem, Teamwork.
Ans.
1. How can we make our dream work?
Ans. We can make our dream work by working together.
2. What can we share in teamwork?
Ans.
We can share a joy in teamwork.
3. How can we achieve a common goal?
Ans. We can achieve a common goal, by working together,
6. Look at the picture and answer the questions in one sentence, using the word clues given in the box.
plumber | painter | mason | |
electrician | labourer | carpenter | gardener |
1. Who is laying the bricks?
___________________________
2. Who is holding the ladder?
____________________________
3. Who is the man on the ladder?
____________________________
4. Who is making the door?
_____________________________
5. Who is painting the walls?
______________________________
Now make up a story about the picture. Give names to the people. Write the story showing the importance of teamwork.
Ans.
1. A mason is laying the bricks.
2. A labourer is holding the ladder.
3. An electrician is standing on the ladder.
4. A carpenter is making the door.
5. A painter is painting the walls.
The picture shows that a house is being built. People are engaged in this work. Mahar, the mason, is laying the bricks. Mesh, the carpenter is busy in making the doors. Harsh the painter is painting the house beautifully. An electrician is busy in electrical fittings. A beautiful house is constructed by teamwork.
7. In the puzzle find the words given in the column. Notice that these words are formed by joining two words. One is done for you. Find some more such words.
Ans.
8. We sometimes use short forms for some words. For example, we use I’m for I am and I’ve for I have. These shortened words are called contractions.
The mark (’) is an apostrophe which shows where the letters are left out. Now read together.
we will – we’ll | cannot – can’t | we have – we’ve |
you have – you’ve | there is – there’s | what have – what’ve |
we are – we’re | they are – they’re |
1. Write the contractions for the following phrases.
has not ________ have not ________
do not _________ are not _________
2. Write the full forms for the following.
weren’t ________ she’ll ___________
wasn’t _________ who’s ___________
Ans.
1.
has not hasn’t.
have not haven’t.
do not don’t.
are not aren’t.
2.
weren’t were not.
she’ll she will.
wasn’t was not.
who’s who is.
Class 05 || English || Ch. 02 Flying Together
Flying Together
1. Where did the geese live?
Ans.
The geese lived in leafy branches on top of a tall tree.
2. Why did the old bird advise the other birds to destroy the creeper?
Ans.
The old bird advised the other birds to destroy the creeper because it would become thick and strong and help the hunter to climb up the tree easily and kill all of them.
3. Why did the geese cry, “Help Help”?
Ans.
The geese cried ‘’Help Help’’ because they were caught in the hunters net.
Ans.
The hunter started to threw the geese out of the net one by one.
5. Why did the geese pretend to be dead?
Ans.
The geese pretended to be dead because they knew that the hunter would not want the dead birds and set them free.
6. State whether the following statements are True or False.
1. The tree was the house of a flock of parrots.
_____________
2. The wise old bird wanted the creeper to be destroyed.
_____________
3. The hunter climbed the tree with the help of a ladder.
_____________
4. When caught in the net the foolish birds began to weep.
_____________
5. The wise old bird helped them to escape.
_____________
Ans.
1. False.
2. True.
3. False.
4. True.
5. True.
7. Here are some answers about the given picture.
(i) The colour of the ant is black.
(ii) It lives on land.
(iii) It has two long antennae.
(iv) It crawls on the ground.
(v) It eats sugar.
Now frame the questions for the above answers.
Ans.
(i) Name the colour of the ant given in the picture.
(ii) Where does it live?
(iii) How many antennae does an ant have?
(iv) Where does it crawl?
(v) What does it eat?
8. Fill in the blanks with prepositions such as to, at, off, on, in, into, with. One has been done for you.
(i) This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
(ii) He noticed the creeper _______ the foot of the tree.
(iii) “It would be a pity ________ destroy it now.”
(iv) As they flew ________ the tree they were trapped.
(v) The boy ran ________ the dog.
(vi) The frogs jumped _________ the well.
(vii) The girl was thrilled ________ see her new bicycle.
(viii) The birds were caught _________ the net.
(ix) The children walked _______ the bridge.
Ans.
(i) This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
(ii) He noticed the creeper at the foot of the tree.
(iii) “It would be a pity to destroy it now”.
(iv) As they flew into the tree they were trapped.
(v) The boy ran with the dog.
(vi) The frogs jumped into the well.
(vii) The girl was thrilled to see her new bicycle.
(viii) The birds were caught in the net.
(ix) The children walked on the bridge.
9. Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.
One day, as I was walking _______ the bank of the river, I saw my friend running _________ the field. He was calling my name and waving ____ me. I stopped and waited. _____ sometime he reached where I was standing.
He said, “I went all _________ the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share _________ you. Do you remember the old house _________ the neem tree? Guess who is moving _________ that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks _________ him.”
Ans.
One day, as I was walking around the bank of the river, I saw my friend running into the field. He was calling my name and waving to me. I stopped and waited. After sometime he reached where I was standing.
He said, “I went all around the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share with you. Do you remember the old house next to the neem tree? Guess who is moving into that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks from him.”
10. Fill in the blanks given below with question words.
For example, where do you live?
(i) __________ do you play?
(ii) _________ do you get up?
(iii) _________ do you have for breakfast?
(iv) __________ do you go to school
(v) __________ do you like best in the school – games, art or music?
(vi) _________ is your birthday?
(vii) _________ do you want for your birthday?
Ans.
(i) When do you play?
(ii) When do you get up?
(iii) What do you have for breakfast?
(iv) When do you go to school?
(v) What do you like the best in the school – games, art or music?
(vi) When is your birthday?
(vii) What do you want for your birthday?
11. Proverbs are short, wise sayings. For example – Look before you leap. This means that we should think carefully before we take any action. Here are some popular English proverbs. Read them aloud together and discuss what each could mean.
- Old is gold
- As you sow so shall you reap
- Unity is strength
- United we stand divided we fall
- A friend in need is a friend indeed
Ans.
1. Old is gold
The person who is in contact for a long time, is more precious than ours.
2. As you sow so shall you reap
The action of a person whether good or bad will repay him in the same manner.
3. Unity is strength
People working in unity will solve all problems easily.
4. United we stand divided we fall
If we are together we win otherwise we lose.
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed
A friend who helps you in trouble or in need is a true friend.
12. The clap word game
Let’s play the clap word game.
Where the word produces one sound, clap once, as in ‘creep’. Clap twice if the word can be broken up into two syllables as in cree-per, and thrice as in to-mo-rrow.
creeper struggled tomorrow geese
throw foolish possible noticed
carefully flapped returned evening
trapped surprise
Ans.
creeper (clap twice)
struggled (clap once)
tomorrow (clap twice)
geese (clap once)
throw (clap once)
foolish (clap twice)
possible (clap twice)
noticed (clap twice)
carefully (clap twice)
flapped (clap twice)
returned (clap twice)
evening (clap twice)
trapped (clap once)
surprise (clap twice)
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