NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Unit 5 Chapter 2 Rip Van Winkle
Question 1.
Circle the correct meaning of the given words. You may need to use the dictionary.
दिए गए शब्दों के सही अर्थ पर घेरा लगाएं। आप शब्दकोष का प्रयोग कर सकते हैं।
Answer:
Question 2.
Match the words in the box with their meanings. You may take the help of a dictionary.
इन शब्दों को उनके अर्थ के साथ मिलाएं। आप शब्दकोष की सहायता ले सकते हैं।
(i) near the lower part of a mountain _________
(ii) with grey hair _________
(iii) to rub gently _________
(iv) to be very surprised _________
(v) known to you _________
Answer:
(i) foothills.
(ii) grizzled
(v) familiar
(iii) stroked
(iv) astonished
Let’s Read
Question 1.
Say whether the following sentences are True or False. बताएं कि निम्नलिखित वाक्य सही हैं या गलत।
(i) Rip was kind to children. _________
(ii) Rip was a hardworking man. _________
(iii) The short old man on the mountain was his constant companion. _________
(iv) Rip helped the old man on the mountains because he wanted to have a drink from the barrel. _________
(v) Rip was away for twenty years because he was asleep on the mountains. _________
(vi) The drink from the barrel made him fall asleep for twenty years. _________
(vii) Nobody recognised Rip when he came back because he had reached the wrong village. _________
Answer:
(i) True
(ii) False
(iii) False
(iv) False
(v) True
(vi) True
(vii) False.
Question 2.
Complete the following sentences.
निम्नलिखित वाक्यों को पूरा करें।
(i) Rip’s village was situated _________
(ii) The children of the village loved him because _________
(iii) _________ was his constant companion.
(iv) The villagers stared at him because _________
(v) The old woman who recognised Rip was _________
Answer:
(i) Rip’s village was situated at the foothills of Kaatskill mountains.
(ii) The children of the village loved him because he played with them and told them stories.
(iii) Wolk the dog was his constant companion.
(iv) The villagers stared at him because they could not recognise him.
(v) The old woman who recognised Rip was his neighbour.
Let’s Write
Work in groups of four.
चार के समूह में काम करें।
Question 1.
What were the strange things about the men on the mountains?
Answer:
- They all were dressed the same way.
- They all had beards of various shapes and colours.
- Their faces were serious.
- They were completely silent.
Question 2.
What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle?
रिप वॉन विंकल किस प्रकार का आदमी था?
Answer:
- He was a kind neighbour.
- He was ready to help anyone.
- He loved children and told them stories.
- He was a lazy man.
Vocabulary Building
Question 1.
Pick out the names of the games mentioned in the story.
कहानी में उल्लिखित खेलों के नाम छाँटिए।
Answer:
- flying kites
- ninepins
- shooting marbles
- mountain-climbing
Question 2.
Sometimes we join two words to make a describing word. For example, Rip was a good-natured man, everybody liked him. Here are some more describing words. Use them to complete the given paragraph.
Mrs Das has a _______ job in a clothes shop. Yesterday, an _______ woman walked into the shop. She was wearing _______ . shoes. A _______ dog was with her. “I want a _______ shirt for my dog, please,” she said. “For your dog?” asked Mrs Das, _______ in surprise. “Yes,” replied the woman. “I want him to be for my next party.”
Answer:
part time, odd-looking, high-heeled, well-dressed, long-sleeved, open-mouthed, sweet-looking
Question 3.
Silent letters
What is common in the following groups of words?
Answer:
(i) knee, knife, knot, know the sound ‘k’ is silent.
(ii) neighbour, daughter, fight, straight the sound ‘gh’ is silent.
(iii) honest, honour, hour, heir the sound ‘h’ is silent.
Try and make more silent letter words.
Answer:
gnat : graw, gru
tongue : fatigue,
chalk : talk, folk
whistle : nestle, bustle
Question 4.
Read the two paragraphs given below.
नीचे दिए गए दोनों अनुच्छेदों को पढ़ें।
My mother is always awake before anyone else in the family. I usually wake up after 6 o’clock. I loll around lazily for a few minutes. Then I get up and get dressed for school.
At bedtime, I read a story book. When I feel tired I lie down and go to sleep very quickly. I fall asleep in no time at all!
(i) Now find the opposites of the following words from the paragraphs and complete the table.
अब इन अनुच्छेदों में से निम्न शब्दों का विपरीत शब्द खोजें और टेबल को पूरा करें।
Answer:
awake sleep.
wake up go to sleep
get up fall asleep
lazily quickly
(ii) Fill in the blanks using the words in the previous questions.
पिछले प्रश्नों में से शब्दों का प्रयोग करते हुए रिक्त स्थानों को भरें।
(a) _______ and _______ and quickly! You will be late for school.
(b) Shh! The baby is _______ . Don’t make a sound, or she will
(c) Are you still _______ ? You should be _______ now or you will not be able to in the morning for school.
Answer:
(a) wake up, get up
(b) asleep, wake up
(c) awake, asleep, get up.
Let’s Talk
Question 1.
Lots of things must have happened in the village when Rip was away. Imagine you are the neighbour who greets Rip after 20 years. One student should act as Rip. Tell Rip about all that had happened in the village after he left.
जब रिप बाहर गया हुआ था तब गाँव में बहुत-सी घटनाएं घटी होगीं। कल्पना कीजिए कि आप वह पड़ोसी हैं जो बीस वर्ष बाद रिप का स्वागत करता है। एक छात्र रिप का अभिनय करें। रिप को वे सारी बातें बतायें जो उसके जाने के बाद गाँव में हुईं।
(Talk about what happened to his family, to his friends, to the other villagers, to the children he played with, the change in the village etc. your teacher will guide you.)
You may start this way: Guess what happened on the day you left. When you did not come home in the evening, your wife ………
Answer:
Do it yourself.
Question 2.
Read the speech bubbles. Who walks to school not often? Put them in order.
स्पिच बबल्स को पढ़े। कौन अक्सर स्कूल पैदल जाता है? उन्हें क्रम में रखें।
Answer:
Arjun : I always walk to school. I live right opposite to the school. (1)
Nazim : I usually walk to school. It’s a nice way to start the day. (2)
Mini : I sometimes walk to school, at times I take the bus also. (3)
Anu : I don’t usually walk to school. I often go by cycle. (4)
John : I never walk to school. I live very far away. (5)
Creative Writing
Question 1.
Write about yourself using the following expressions (do you play in the park, go to bed late, fuss over food, study hard etc.?)
निम्नलिखित भावों को प्रयुक्त करते हुए अपने बारे में लिखें।
always frequently usually
often sometimes rarely
For example: I always do my work neatly.
Answer:
- I frequently visit my native place.
- I usually go to the market with my father.
- I often go to the temple.
- I sometimes write to my grand parents.
- I rarely go to see movie in cinema hall.
Question 2.
Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.
निम्नलिखित संकेतों का प्रयोग कर निम्न अभ्यास को पूरा करें।
(i) Write three new things you have done in the last three years.
पिछले तीन सालों में किए गए तीन नई चीजों के बारे में लिखें।
Answer:
(a) I have started studying at night.
(b) I have started helping my mother in her household work.
(c) I have started my tuition classes.
(ii) Write three things you have not done in the last three years.
पिछले तीन सालों में तीन नहीं की जाने वाली चीजें लिखें।
Answer:
(a) I have not played kabaddi.
(b) I have not visited Agra.
(c) I have not disobeyed my parents.
