Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 5 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English

Complete the blank with rhyming word of the following and practice aloud.

Creatures- fe ______.

Complete the blank with rhyming word of the following and practice aloud.

Teachers - pr ______.

Complete the blank with rhyming word of the following and practice aloud.

Vowed - c ______.

How did the seaside creatures, the crab, the lobster, etc. teach Hari a lesson? Write in a few lines.

A crab has a hard shell whereas a frog does not have one. There are many animals that protect themselves from their enemies with their outer cover/shells/quills.

In the box given below are the names of some animals. Encircle the ones that can protect themselves with their hard cover.

Now paste/draw the picture of anyone's animal. Write five lines about it.

Can you tell the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? Write a few lines.

Describe what is happening in the picture. Use is/are and ____ ing to make your sentences. Clues are given in the box.

For example, Krishna is swinging.

1. Mary _____________ up the slide.
2. Hari ______ and boxing her.
3. Little Bitoo ______ a lollipop.
4. Rita _______ down the slide.

Imagine what the children will do in the playground tomorrow. You can take some hints from the words given in the box. e.g. John will play kabbadi tomorrow.

Work in groups of four. See the picture of a shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean.

Suppose you went deep-sea diving. What would you find? Think of all the words that come to your mind, then build a paragraph. Share your story with other groups.

Did you observe that in the poem, the last words in every second and fourth line rhyme with each other?

Can you write a four-line poem?

1. Find out how many people are there in our country.
2. Do we have enough land for all people on this earth?
3. Is there enough food and water for all people?

Find out the following from ten families living in your neighbourhood.

*F = Family

1. How many members are educated in each family?
2. From amongst the ten families, how many are educated?

Now talk to your partner and then write a report about your neighbourhood.

Malu lived with Malu’s parents in the North Pole. Malu had great fun with Malu’s seagull friends.

One day Malu’s father told Malu that the hunters had come to trap Malu and Malu’s family. Malu knew how to hide very well. Malu shut Malu’s eyes and curled up like a ball of snow.

The hunter searched for Malu and Malu's family everywhere but in vain.

We can avoid repeating the names by using certain other words in their place. Study the table below.

Now rewrite the above paragraph using words from the above table.

Name the place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled.

Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?

Why did the Ningthou want to choose a future king?

How did the king want to select their future king?

What kind of child was Sanatombi?

Have you ever seen an animal or a bird in pain? What did you do?

Say aloud the following names in your mother tongue.

• In Manipuri
• Ningthou
• Leima
• Meeyam
• Khongnang.