NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Unit 10 Chapter 2 Who Will be Ningthou?

NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Unit 10 Chapter 2 Who Will be Ningthou?

Question 1.
Name the place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled.
मणिपुर में उस स्थान का नाम बताओ जहाँ निंगथाऊ और लेमा शासन करते थे?
Answer:
Kangleipak.

Question 2.
Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?
कांग्लेपाक के लोग अपने राजा और रानी से क्यों प्यार करते थे?
Answer:
The people of Kangleipak loved their king and queen because they loved them very much and always wanted to see them happy.

Question 3.
Why did the Ningthou want to choose a future king?
निंगथाऊ भावी राजा का चुनाव क्यों करना चाहता था?
Answer:
The Ningthou wanted to choose a future king because he grew old.

Question 4.
How did the king want to select their future king?
राजा अपने भावी राजा को कैसे चुनना चाहता था?
Answer:
The king wanted to select their future king by holding a contest. He wanted to see who was worthy of becoming a good ruler.

Question 5.
What kind of child was Sanatombi?
सनातोम्बी किस प्रकार की बच्ची थी?
Answer:
She was a lovely child, soft and beautiful inside.

Question 6.
Have you ever seen an animal or a bird in pain? What did you do?
क्या आपने किसी जानवर या पक्षी को दर्द में देखा है? क्या किया आपने?
Answer:
Once I saw an astray dog coming under a running car. Both of his hind legs got bruised. The car driver did not pay attention. But I went near the injured dog, brought him in my varandah and gave him first aid. Only after then he stopped crying.

Let’s Listen and Talk
Question 1.
Where is Manipur on the map of India?
भारत के मानचित्र में मणिपुर कहाँ स्थित है?
Answer:
In the north-eastern part of India.

Question 2.
What language do the people of Manipur speak?
मणिपुर के लोग कौन-सी भाषा बोलते हैं?
(i) Assamese
(ii) Maithailon
(iii) Migo
(iv) Manipuri.
Answer:
(iv) Manipuri.

Question 3.
Who do you think should have been made the future king?
आपके विचार में किसे भावी राजा बनाया जाना चाहिए?

• Sanajaoba, the one who jumped through the tree.
• Sanayaima, the one who jumped over the tree.
• Sanatomba, the one who uprooted the tree.

Why do you think so?
Who was made the future queen and why?
Answer:
No one should be made the future king because they only believe in showing their strength, which is not always good. A future king should be judicious and considerate.
Sanatombi was made the future queen because she had all the qualities of a good ruler. She did not believe in hurting anyone, not even trees.

Word Building
Question 1.
Say aloud the following names in your mother tongue.
निम्नलिखित नामों को अपनी मातृभाषा में जोर-जोर से बोलें।
In Manipuri
Ningthou                               Leima
Meeyam.                               Khongnang
Answer:
Do it yourself.

Question 2.
Write the meanings of the following in English.
Answer:
Tunggi Ningthou – Future King
Thouro! Thouro! – Bravo! Bravo!
Phajei! Phajei! – Wonderful! Wonderful!
Shagol thauba nupa! – Such fine horsemen.

Fun With Sound Words
Question 1.
Some interesting words sound like the noises for which they stand. You use a different tone of voice when you say these words. The voice becomes louder and more forceful.
For example
Zoom! went the car., Bang! went the door., Pip! pop! flippety flop!
Say the following and write what would make these sounds or actions.
Answer:
Click!    –   camera
Chirp!    –   bird
Whisper!   –    talking in low voice
Bravo!  –    It is said when someone is doing well.
Oh!  –    It is said to express surprise and pain.
Ah!  –    It is said to express pleasure.
Hurrah!  –    It is said to express happiness.
Alas!  –    It is said to express sadness.
Wonderful!  –    It is said to express pleasure or happiness.
Hi!  –    It is said to greet someone.
Ho!  –    It said to attract someone’s attention.
Hop away!  –    It is a sound produced at the time of jumping.

Language Use
Question 1.
Read the lesson carefully and put a circle around all the action words with -ed at the end. Then write them in one column and their present form in another. One is done for you.
Answer:

Question 2.
Fill in the correct word in the blanks and complete the story.
Answer:
In a forest, there lived (live/lives/lived) a goblin named Cruel. One day, he met (meet/met/meets) an old man wandering in the forest. Immediately, Cruel leapt (leap/leaps/leapt) on to the old man’s shoulders and ordered (order/orders/ordered) him. “Let’s go. Move fast.” The frightened old man obeyed (obey/obeys/obeyed) the nasty goblin and walked (walk/walks/walked) on. As they moved on, (move/ moves/moved) he noticed (notice/notices/noticed that the goblin’s feet were very tender. The old man asked (ask/asks/asked) Cruel, “Sir, how are your feet so soft and tender?” Cruel replied, (reply/replies/replied) “I have taken a vow that I will not touch the ground with my feet, till I wash them.” They soon came (comel comes/came) to a pool. The goblin instructed instruct/instructs/instructed) the old man to wait for him while he entered (enter/enters/entered) the pool. The old man thought (think/thinks/thought) to himself. “Now that the goblin has wet his feet, he does not need me. Let me run for my life or he will surely eat me up.” So he ran (run/runs/ran) off.

Question 3.
Make a list of the action words from this story.
इस कहानी में से क्रिया शब्दों की सूची बनाएँ।

Project Work
Question 1.
Sit in groups of five. Now, each student will tell a story. Decide which story was the best and declare a Ningthou or Leima of the group.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

Question 2.
Find out stories about other great people’s lives and their childhood and write these in your notebook. Collect at least two such stories and share them with your friends.
You could think of famous

• scientists
• religious people
• freedom fighters
• brave children
• astronauts
• artists

Answer:
Do it yourself.