NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Unit 6 Chapter 2 The Talkative Barber
Question 1.
How many brothers did the Barber have?
नाई के कितने भाई थे?
Answer:
The Barber had six brothers.
Question 2.
Why was the Sultan in a hurry?
सुल्तान जल्दी में क्यों था?
Answer:
He was in a hurry because he had invited some of his friends to a feast at noon.
Question 3.
Why did the Barber take so long to shave the Sultan?
नाई ने सुल्तान की हजामत बनाने में इतना अधिक समय क्यों ले लिया?
Answer:
The Barber took so long to shave the Sultan because he switched over to talking every now and then.
Question 4.
Write True or False.
सही या गलत लिखें।
(i) The Barber was shaving the Sultan’s beard. ________
(ii) The Sultan gave him three gold coins. ________
(iii) The Barber refused to leave the Sultan’s palace. ________
(iv) There were seven brothers altogether in the Sultan’s family. ________
Answer:
(i) False
(ii) True
(iii) False
(iv) False
Question 5.
Why did the Barber want a lot of food?
नाई बहुत अधिक भोजन क्यों चाहता था?
Answer:
The Barber wanted a lot of food because he had invited four or five friends to lunch at his house.
Let’s Listen
A Lion
A lion emerged from his lair
For a short summer cut to his hair,
But the barber he wept,
While his customers slept
As they waited their turn in the chair.
Joseph G. Francis
Answer:
Tell some to read the above poem and listen to him/her.
Let’s Talk
Question 1.
Did the Sultan enjoy the Barber’s talk? Why do you say so?
क्या सुल्तान को नाई की बातों में मजा आ रहा था? आप ऐसा क्यों कहते हैं?
Answer:
No. The Sultan didn’t enjoy the Barber’s talk. I say so because he gave all the food prepared for him to the Barber in order to get rid of him.
Question 2.
Which part of the story did you find the funniest?
कहानी का कौन-सा भाग आपको सबसे अधिक मजेदार लगता है?
Answer:
The Barber went out to see what time it was leaving behind the Sultan’s head half shaved.
Question 3.
What are the things the Sultan gave to the barber?
सुल्तान ने नाई को क्या-क्या चीजें दीं?
Answer:
The Sultan gave three pieces of gold, all the food prepared for him and fruits to the Barber.
Question 4.
Do you think the Sultan was really very generous? Why do you say so?
क्या आपको लगता है कि सुल्तान सही में बहुत उदार था? आप ऐसा क्यों कहते हैं?
Answer:
I am not sure. In my opinion the Sultan showed his generosity in order to get his head fully shaved.
Word Building
Question 1.
Study the words in the first column and see the changes in them in the second column. The words in Column II are the opposites of the words in Column I.
प्रथम कॉलम में दिए गए शब्दों का अध्ययन करें और द्वितीय कॉलम में उनमें हुए परिवर्तनों को देखें। कॉलम II में दिए गए शब्द कॉलम I में दिए गए शब्दों के विपरीतार्थक हैं।
| I | II |
| important | unimportant |
| patient | impatient |
| pleasure | displeasure |
Now write the opposites of the following using un-, im-, dis-…
(i) believe disbelieve
(ii) shaved unshaved
(iii) perfect imperfect
(iv) satisfy dissatisfy
(v) polite impolite
(vi) respect disrespect
(vii) pure impure
(viii) expected unexpected
(ix) obedient disobedient
Question 2.
Fill in the blanks by adding un, im- or dis- to the words given in the box.
बॉक्स में दिए गए शब्दों में un-, im- or dis- जोड़कर श्क्ति स्थानों को भरें|
(i) The teacher got upset with Rani because her work was _______ .
(ii) The dog was _______ to climb the tree to chase the cat.
(iii) I _______ hot milk, I like it cold.
(iv) It is _______ to cross the road during peak traffic hours.
(v) The magician waved his magic wand and made the rabbit _______ .
(vi) The passengers became _______ when the train was late again.
(vii) It is very _______ to make fun of another person’s weaknesses.
Answer:
(i) untidy
(ii) unable
(iii) dislike
(iv) impossible
(v) disappear
(vi) impatient
(vii) unkind
Question 3.
Notice the highlighted words in the sentence given below.
You ordered me to come, so I will not quit your house have shaved you.
While he was shaving me, he could not stop talking.
Now use the joining words given in the box to fill in the blanks.
if or till where unless so while
(i) Please wait with me _______ the bus arrives.
(ii) Do you like football _______ cricket?
(iii) My father packed my lunch _______ my mother combed my hair.
(iv) We will reach on time _______ we go by the car.
(v) Your speech cannot be heard by the audience _______ you use a powerful mike.
(vi) It was a beautiful,day _______ they decided to go for a picnic.
(vii) We went to the zoo _______ we saw many animals.
Answer:
(i) till
(ii) or
(iii) while
(iv) if
(v) until
(vi) so
(vii) where
Word Fun
Question 1.
Look at the words in the bubbles.
बबल्स में दिए गए शब्दों पर नजर डालें।
Write what you do when are at a
(i) feast? _______
(ii) race? _______
(iii) cricket match? _______
(iv) cinema? _______
(v) fair? _______
(vi) party? _______
Answer:
(i) drink, enjoy, serve
(ii) run, cheer, compete
(iii) play, win, cheer
(iv) sit, enjoy
(v) buy, shout, side
(vi) dance, play, sing, greet
Let’s Write
How does your father/uncle shave his face every day? He lathers his face with shaving cream, then he uses his razor. He runs it over his face, in even strokes. After this, he washes his face and wipes it to get rid of the lather. Now describe two of the following processes.
(i) How to send a letter/e-mail.
(ii) How to make a salad.
(iii) How to prepare a garden bed to grow flowers.
(iv) How to paint a rural or wall pictures.
Answer:
(i) How to send an e-mail
- For sending an e-mail one needs to start internet and open the website which supports your e-mail ID.
- Then log into your e-mail account.
- Choose the option “Compose/New mail”.
- You will have an e-mail page before you.
- You need to write the recipient’s email address.
- Mention the subject and then attach the file if any containing photo, content etc.
- Then write your message using the proper format of a letter.
The normal page of e-mail displayed on the screen of your computer shows the following format:
