Class 5 Kerala English unit 3-the Little Girl and the Umbrella -Activities and answers.
A Girl in the Rain
1. ‘Lily, you go with Gracy,’ Baby said. Why did Baby say so?
Answer: Baby and Lily have no umbrella. Gracy is a rich girl and she has an umbrella with her. So baby said like that.
2. Is it just a drizzle or a heavy downpour? How does the author describe rain in the passage?
Answer: It is not a drizzle. It is a downpour. Lily feels the rain lashing her face.
3. Why did Lily weep bitterly?
Answer: Gracy didn't allow her to stand under her umbrella. and she also shouted at lily. so she wept bitterly.
4. Lily saw Gracy passing by holding her umbrella open. What might Lily's feelings be?
Answer: Gracy is very cruel to me. She is a rich girl. She has rich parents to buy her things that she needs. we are very poor. How could I buy an umbrella?
5. We usually enjoy playing in the rain. But Lily could not enjoy the rain. Why?
Answer: Lily could not enjoy the rain because she has no umbrella. She wants to keep her books from the rain. But it was not possible in the heavy rain. And the behaviour of Gracy also made her sad.
6. Cite an expression which suggests that Lily belongs to a poor family.
Answer: It was a very old skirt, the only one she had. At home, she always had to change into a bath towel.
Lost Childhood
7. How does the author describe the aunt?
Answer: She was a fifty - year old widow. She was fat, dark and had a flat nose. She was known to be a tight-fisted woman. She worked as a maid.
8. Do you think children should do such works? Why?
Answer: Children should not do such heavy works. They can do small and simple household works.
A Bruise
9. Why did Lily feel no pain though blood oozed out of her bruise?
Answer: If she was late for the classes, her teacher would scold her and sometimes beat her. So Lily didn't feel any pain.
10. The teacher did not allow Lily to enter the class. What do you think about the teacher?
Answer: The teacher's attitude was not good. She didn't try to understand the situation of the girl. She could ask her why she was late.
11. Lily saw Gracy giggling. Why did Gracy giggle? What was its effect on Lily?
Answer: The teacher scolded Lily and said her to stand in the verandah. Lily's heart sank and she became very sad and insulted.
Let’s review the story
1. How does the author describe the rainy season?
Answer: The sky was cloudy. A cold breeze was blowing languidly. The trees on both sides of the country road were swaying gently in the wind.
2. What do you think of Gracy’s attitude towards Lily?
Answer: Gracy’s attitude towards Lily is not good. Gracy is a rich girl but Lily is a poor girl. So Gracy hates the friendship of Lily.
3. Describe the aunt’s character in the story.
Answer: She was a tight-fisted woman. She lost her savings in the bank. Then she started to show some signs of insanity. She was very cruel to her sister's children. She wanted them to do all the household activities.
4. If you were Lily’s friend, how would you help her?
Answer: I will give her a new dress.
I will buy a new umbrella for her.
I will help Lily's family.
I will be a good friend of Lilly.
Let’s write
1. Lily was standing on the school verandah. The class teacher, Gracy and the other children were looking at her. Lily’s face became pale. What would Lily's thoughts be?
Answer: Oh, God! Why did you do this to me? I have no umbrella. I am very poor. How could I stop the rain? I want to study. So I came to school. The teacher scolded me. Gracy giggled at me. I can't bear these. Please help me out of this.
2. Lily told Baby everything that had happened at school. Baby consoled her. Write the likely conversation between Lily and Baby.
Answer:
Baby: Lily why are you looking so sad?
Lily: Teacher send me out of the class.
Baby: For what?
Lily: I was a little late for the class.
Baby: Didn't go with Gracy?
Lily: No she didn't allow me to share her umbrella.
Baby: Don't worry dear. They are very rich and we are poor. One day I will buy an umbrella for you.
Lily: Thank You, brother.
3. 'Go and stand in the verandah.' The teacher didn't allow Lily to enter the classroom. What do you think about the teacher's behaviour? Write your views in a few sentences.
Answer: I will not agree with the teacher. The teacher should not have behaved like this. A teacher should be lovable. She should know the problems of her students and consider them as her own children. Lily is a poor girl. She should have shown love and care to the poor girl.
4. Pick out the words and sentences from the story which tell you that Lily and Baby were very poor.
Answer: Lily was clad in quite old and torn clothes.
It was a very old skirt, the only one she had.
At home, she always had to change into a bath towel.
5. Is rain a joyful experience to you? Write a brief paragraph on rain.
Answer: Yes, Rain is a joyful experience for me. I always love the rainy season. It is a wonderful experience for me to play in the rain. I used to play in the rain while in my home. I used to make paper boats and play with them in the running water. I love rain so much.
A Saturday Morning
Check how well you have read
1. You have read the story ‘A Saturday Morning’, haven’t you? Here
are some pictures which represent a few events in the story. They are
given in a jumbled order. Number them in the order as they happen in
the story.
Answer:
Answer
Tom was caught by Aunt Polly while stealing jam from the cupboard. He played a trick while aunt was about to beat him with a stick. He asked her to look back. When she turned, he escaped from there. Aunt Polly punished him by making him work on Saturday, a holiday for school. The work was to whitewash a big fence. Tom played a trick on his friend Ben. He pretended that whitewashing is great fun. Ben and all other friends wanted to whitewash the fence. Later he could make all his friends work for him while he took rest under a tree.
Happiness
1. Who is the speaker of these lines?
The poet himself is the speaker of these lines.
2. Pick out the expressions from the poem which tell us about
the time.
*So early it’s still almost dark out.
*It's early in the morning,
*The sky is taking on light,
*Though the moon still hangs pale over the water
3. What does the poet mean by ‘the usual morning stuff that
passes for thought?’
The usual morning stuff may be the usual happenings in the
morning. The time mentioned here is the starting of a day. So he may be
planning his day.
4. Why do the newspaper boys wear caps and sweaters?
They wear cap and sweaters to prevent cold.
5. Usually children talk about many things when they are
together. But the poet says ‘they aren’t saying anything’. What
may be the reason?
They are too happy. They are enjoying the morning and doing
their job well.
6. ‘The sky is taking on light...’ What does this line convey?
It means that the day is coming. Sunlight is entering
through the sky.
Activity 1
Here are some words; they denote different kinds of wind. Look up a dictionary and find out the different shades of meaning of the words given below:
storm
breeze
tempest
hurricane
You have identified the different types of wind. Using the four words given above prepare a crossword puzzle.
Across
1. ………………………………………
2. ………………………………………
Down
3. ………………………………………
4. ………………………………………
Answer:
Across
1. A very violent wind.
2. A violent storm with wind....
Down
3. A soft wind.
4. A strong wind with thunder and lightning
Activity 2
Read the passage given below:
It was the season of rain. Lily and Baby were on their way to school. ‘It may rain soon’, Lily said. Baby looked up. The sky was filled with clouds. A strong wind blew. It began to rain. Water mixed with mud was flowing through the road.
Note the underlined phrases in the passage. The phrase ‘the season of rain’ can be replaced as ‘rainy season’.
Now, rewrite the two other underlined phrases as shown above.
Answer:
Rainy season
Cloudy sky
muddy water
Activitiy 3
‘I have a talking parrot,’ Jeena said.
Binu and Mubeena went to Jeena’s house.
They saw a parrot. It could speak.
‘It is an English parrot,’ Jeena said .
‘Make it speak,’ Mubeena said.
‘What is your colour?’ Jeena asked her parrot.
‘I am green,’ the parrot replied.
‘Wow! It is really an English parrot.’
Binu and Mubeena said together. They went near the parrot
and stretched their hands to touch it.
‘Listen friends, Be careful! If you don’t ask questions it will
get angry and peck you.’ Binu and Mubeena were worried.
They did not know how to ask questions.
‘I can help you. See what I ask,’ Jeena said.
Jeena: Where is your mother?
Parrot: My mother is in London.
Jeena: Mubeena, now it is your turn.
‘Who are you?’ Mubeena asked in a low voice.
The parrot was happy. It replied: ‘I am a parrot’
‘Oh, that’s good. Come on Binu, now you try.’
Can you help Binu frame some questions?
Make use of the tips given in the table.
Answer:
the Little Girl and the Umbrella -Activities and answers.
You can also role play this activity in the classroom.
Write the questions and answers on placards and distribute them
among your friends.
Match the placards.
Those who got the placards with questions would form one group
and the rest would form another. Now, fill the gaps in the placards
using suitable question words or answers.
Now, let the groups stand face to face. The members from the
‘question group’ can come forward and ask the questions one by
one. The members from the ‘answer group’ can come forward
with apt answers
Answer:
the Little Girl and the Umbrella -Activities and answers.
Activitiy 4
Look at the cartoon given below:
What might the policeman ask the driver?
Did you use mobile phone while driving?
What reply did the driver give?
No, I did not use mobile phone.
Do you think he was telling the truth? Why?
I think he was lying. He was carelessly using mobile phone.
What message does the cartoon give us?
The cartoon humorously conveyed the message against rash
driving.
Here’s a policeman who rushed to the spot where an accident
occurred.
He asked a few questions to the driver.
The answers the driver gave are given below.
Guess the questions the policeman asked and write them in
the table below.
Answer:
the Little Girl and the Umbrella -Activities and answers.
Activitiy 5
Look at the passage taken from the story. Certain words in
it are missing. The missing words tell more about the
actions. Revisit the story and find out the missing words.
‘Gracy please’, Lily begged again. ‘I won’t let you in under
my umbrella’. Gracy said. Lily could not control her tears.
She wept. The rain also was cruel to her. It came down on
her.
List the missing words below. You may find more such
words from the story and add to the list.
Answer:Gracy please', Lily begged again.
'Go away girl. I won't let you in under my umbrella'. Gracy said stubbornly.
Lily could not control her tears. She wept bitterly.
The rain also was quite cruel to her. It came down heavily on her.
Now, read the following story. Some words are underlined
in it. Select apt words from the box below and place them
before action words.
Once upon a time, there lived a hare and a tortoise in the
forest. The hare always talked about his speed. He made
fun of the tortoise for his low speed. The hare challenged
the tortoise to have a race with him. The tortoise
accepted the challenge. The race began. The crow was
the referee. The hare ran very fast. The tortoise also ran.
He was left far behind. The hare stopped to take rest
under a tree. He fell asleep. The tortoise passed him and
reached the winning post. The hare woke up a little later
and ran very fast. He saw that the tortoise was already
there at the winning post. He had won the race. The hare
lowered his head.
slowly, proudly, bravely, shamefully, gently
Answer:
Once upon a time, there lived a hare and a tortoise in the forest. The hare always talked proudly about his speed. He made fun of the tortoise for his low speed. The hare challenged the tortoise to have a race with him. The tortoise gently accepted the challenge. The race began. The crow was the referee. The hare ran slowly very fast. The tortoise also ran. He was left far behind. The hare stopped to take rest under a tree. He fell asleep. The tortoise passed him and bravely reached the winning post. The hare woke up a little later and ran very fast. He saw that the tortoise was already there at the winning post. He had won the race. The hare shamefully lowered his head.
the Little Girl and the Umbrella -Activities and answers.
Activitiy 6
Nanda taught her pet many things.
Every morning her pet dog Tuffy brings her the newspaper,
when she says, ‘Bring the newspaper, Tuffy.’
Tuffy carries her school bag when she says, ‘Take my bag, Tuffy.'
Look at the following pictures and write the instructions Nanda
would give to Tuffy.
Answer:
Nanda says“Play with the ball Tuffy”
Nanda says“Jump over the wall Tuffy”
Nanda says"Dig out the bone Tuffy"
Nanda says"Lift your front leg Tuffy"
Do you have pets at home?
Yes i have pets at home .I have parrot and hens
Do you play with your pets?
I play with my pets
What are the things your pets can do?
My parrot can call my name and my hens give eggs.
How will you make your pets do things?
I will give them short instructions and if they obey me i will feed them their favourite food.
the Little Girl and the Umbrella -Activities and answers.
Editing
Read the passage given below. There are a few errrors in it. They
are underlined.
Once upon a time there living a lion in a forest. It was sleep
under a tree. After a while there came a mouse and it started to
play on the lion. The lion got up and roared angrily. The mouse
requested the lion to forgive it. The lion felt pity and let it go.
on another day the lion was catch in a net by a hunter. The
mouse there came and cut the net. Thereafter, the mouse the
lion became friends.
Edit the passage and rewrite it.
Answer:
Once upon a time there lived a lion in a forest. It was sleeping under a tree. After a while there came a mouse and it start to play on the lion. The lion got up and roared angry. The mouse requested the lion forgive it. The lion felt pity and let it go.
On another day the lion was caught in a net by a hunter. The mouse came there and cut the net. Thereafter, the mouse and the lion became friends.
the Little Girl and the Umbrella -Activities and answers.
Project Work
Read the following sentences.
The boys sat quietly in the class.
Children danced happily at the party.
I was extremely excited to see the film star
The underlined words describe or modify action words in the
sentences. For example, in the first sentence, the word ‘quietly’
describes the action word ‘sat’. In the second sentence, the word
‘happily’ describes or modifies the action word ‘danced’. Now can
you find out the action word and the modifying word in the third
sentence?
Here is a project work for you. Given below are some action words.
Refer to a dictionary and pick out words that describe or modify
these action words. You may also try to find out the meaning of
these words
Answer:
|
Action
words |
Modifying
words |
|
sang |
beautifully |
|
shouted |
angrily |
|
danced |
gracefully |
|
fought |
strongly |
|
said |
stubbornly |
|
crossed |
slowly |
|
spoke |
proudly |
|
Waited |
eagerly |
|
touched |
softly |
|
walked |
speedily |
|
talked |
gently |
|
replied |
politely |
|
cried |
bitterly |
|
behaved |
sympathetically |
|
answered |
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