NCERT Solutions for Class 5 EVS Chapter 2 A Snake Charmer’s Story
1.Have you ever seen anyone playing a been? Where?
Ans.Yes, I have seen snake-charmers playing a been. I have seen them in a fair.
2.Have you ever seen a snake? Where?
Ans. Yes, I have seen a snake. I have seen it with the snake-charmer and also in a paddy field.
3.Were you scared by it? Why?
Ans. Yes, I was scared by it. I have heard that snakes are poisonous.
4.Do you think all snakes are poisonous?
Ans.No, I do not think so.
5.In chapter 1, you read that snakes do not have ears which you can see. Can the snake hear the been or does it dance when the been moves? What do you think?
Ans. Snakes cannot hear the been. They dance when the been moves.
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1.Have you ever seen animals being used for entertainment of people? (For example, in a circus, on the road, or in a park.)
(a)When and where did you see this?
Ans. I saw animals being used for entertainment of people, in a circus.
(b)Which animal show did you see?
Ans. The circus had lions, elephants, dogs, hippo and monkeys.
2.How did people behave with the animals in the show?
Ans.The behaviour of most of the people was good towards the animals.
3.Was anyone teasing the animals? How?
Ans.Nobody was teasing the animals. But once in a zoo I have seen some people throwing water bottles at a bear.
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1.Like snake-charmers, which other people depend on animals for their livelihood?
Ans. Apart from snake-charmers, Which other people depend on animals for their livelihood. For example; milkman, poultry farmer, tonga wala, farmer, washerman, etc.
What We Have Learnt
1.The government has made a law that no one can catch and keep snakes. What do you think about this law? Give reasons for your answer and write in your own words.
Ans.Animals are often kept in captivity. They are used for entertaining people. For example; snake-charmers use snake and madaris use monkeys to entertain people. Since, they earn livelihood from these animals, so they take good care of these animals. But no animal would like to live as a slave. Everyone likes to enjoy freedom.I think, the government law preventing catching and keeping snakes is a’good law.