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The New Grammar Tree | Class V | Page 115 A) Change the voice from active to passive or passive to active: 1. One day, a summer flood washed him out of the burrow. Ans: One day, he was washed out of the burrow by a summer flood. 2. Some man had stolen her bicycle. Ans: Her bicycle had been stolen (by some man). 3. The Rat recovered the boat. Ans: The boat was recovered by the Rat. 4. The teacher was astounded by the wisdom of the tiny girl. Ans: The wisdom of the tiny girl astounded the teacher. 5. Gopalan has told me the entire story. Ans: I have been told the entire story by Gopalan. Or, The entire story has been told to me by Gopalan. 6. The child may be bitten by the mongoose. Ans: The mongoose may bite the child. 7. They took her to the nearest village. Ans: She was taken to the nearest village by them. 8. The police asked him to write down what he had lost. Ans: The police asked him to write down what had been lost by him. 9. Nothing at all was said by him. Ans: He said nothing a...

MY FAVOURITE SEASON Nature has adorned Bengal with a garland of six seasons, each with beauties of its own. Bengal appears in different costumes in different seasons. Of course, the summer and the monsoon cover greater part of the year. The winter lasts for a short while. Winter follows Autumn, the king of seasons and precedes Spring,  the most pleasant season. It sets in from the end of November and lasts till February. As the climate of West Bengal is mainly tropical, we do not always see snowfall ever in the Darjeeling hills but it does not mean that winter in West Bengal is devoid of all charm. Winter is not severely felt in Bengali and it is not of long duration either. Winter is welcome in this tropical zone. It is the season of cold and snow. The cold dry north wind blows during the season and brings the temperature down. In the morning there is fog and mist. That is hardly any rainfall during the season. In winter the sunshine is very pleasant in the morning and in the afte...

Lesson - 1 Textual Activities Activity – 1 Underline the appropriate alternatives: (a) India is in fact a (big/ small /huge) part of the earth’s surface. (b) Once upon a time a the earth was too ( cold / dark/hot) for any living being to survive. (c) Fossils are (a type of wild animal/ one kind of hard rock/ the remains of old living beings) . Activity – 2 Answer the following questions in complete sentences: (a) What must we do to know about the tale of this world? Ans: We must know about all the countries and all the people who have inhabited it to know the tale of this world. (b) How old is our earth? Ans:  Our earth is million and million of years old. (c) Who roamed the earth before the arrival of human beings? Ans: Only animals roamed the earth before the arrival of human beings. Activity – 3 Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text. The first letters of the words are given: (a) As a subject, history is quite interesting. (b) We have good relations with our...

Develop the following outline into a short story in about 150 to 200 words. Give your story a subtitle. Points: A little boy — birthday — received money from father as gift — went to buy toys — saw a beggar — pale and hungry — boy’s heart softened — gave all money to him — found new joy. RAJESH'S TRUE JOY It was great day for Rajesh. He was very happy since morning. It was his tenths birthday. His mother cooked his favourite food. His father brought a beautiful chocolate cake for him. His friends and relatives came with gifts. At 8 p.m. Rajesh wore a new dress and they gathered around the cake singing Happy Birthday. Father blessed Rajesh and gave him a five hundred rupee note as a birthday gift. Father told him to buy whatever he wanted.  The next morning, he went out to market to buy new toys. On the way Rajesh saw a beggar. The beggar looked pale and hungry. Rajesh was deeply moved to see the beggar. He stopped and asked, “ Why are you begging, uncle?” Tue beggar said, “I have f...

Question: Narrate the experience Mother Teresa had when there was great difficulty in getting sugar. Ans: Once Mother Teresa had a extraordinary experience in Calcutta. There was a great difficulty in getting sugar and Mother Teresa did not know how the word got around to the children. A little Hindu boy of four years heard this. He went to home and told his parents that he would not eat sugar for three days and give the sugar to Mother Teresa for her children. After three days his parents brought him to Mother’s home to offer the sugar. Mother Teresa never met them before. She was surprised to see that the little boy could hardly pronounce Mother’s name, but the little boy knew why he had come. He had come to share his love. This wonderful experience moved Mother Teresa.

Christmas Morning Adapted from Little Women By Louisa May Alcott. Quick Answers: 1. List: a. the five gifts Mrs. March received Ans: Slippers, handkerchief, cologne,  a rose and a pair of gloves. b. the names of the four sisters Ans: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. c. the three items from the Christmas breakfast that the girls took to the Hummel home Ans: Muffins, Buckwheats and Bread d. the two words that describe how Mrs March felt when she received her gifts Ans: surprised and touched e. one word that describe how the March felt after giving away their Christmas breakfast Ans: happy. Reference to contex 2. She remembered her mother’s promise and, slipping her hand under her pillow, drew out a little crimson-covered book. a. Who remembered her mother’s promise? Ans: Jo remembered her mother’s promise. b. When did she remember this promise? Ans: She remembered this promise after waking up in the grey dawn of Christmas Morning. c. What did she do next? Ans: She woke up Meg by wishing her ‘M...

Hunting Snake | Judith Wright Summary of the Poem: The poet and her companion while strolling in a pleasant autumn weather one day suddenly cone across a snake that is on a hunting spree.  Looking ferocious with flickering tongues it moves into the parting grass in search of a prey taking no notice of the onlookers. The author and her companions are simply spellbound seeing it’s beauty with the diamond shaped scales on its body glazing under the bright sunlight. The onlookers, oblivious of its real intention, simply follow its graceful movement almost in a spell. At last, when the snake disappears into the grassland in search of a prey, the author and her mate realize the deadly nature of the snake. Finally they get rid of their spell and breathe a great sign of relief. Looking at each other and taking a deep breath, they continue walking to start a new day. Some important question-answer: 1. How was the weather when the poet and her companion were taking a walk? Ans: The seas...