Class 5 English

My Elder Brother

Exercise Questions

Creative Writing

Write a Letter to you friend or relative in another city telling him/her about activities/events in your school.

Answer:

Name and Address of Writer

Date

Dear Raju,

After a long time, I am writing a letter to you. I am excited about sharing very interesting things with you.

Summer vacations are coming and my teacher has planned various activities for the vacation. There will be an adventure camp for a full week in the school. There will be many exciting activities in the camp. I have heard that we will get to try our hands at Burma Bridge, obstacle racing, high jump, long jum and running through a muddy swamp.

I can hardly wait for the camp to start.

I will once again write all about the camp once it will be over. Till then, it is bye from me.

Yours Truly

Ankit

Comprehension

These questions are based on a passage given in the chapter.

Question 1: Why did Olivar live in the orphanage?

Answer: Oliver was a homeless boy. So, he lived in the orphanage.

Question 2: Who was Mr. Bumble?

Answer: Mr. Bumble was the caretaker of the orphanage.

Question 3: What meals were the boys given?

Answer: The boys were given bowls of watery soup for meal.

Question 4: What did Oliver say to Mr Bumble?

Answer: Oliver said to Mr Bumble that he wanted more of soup.

Question 5: The boys were given three meals a day. Then why were they always hungry?

  1. Because the soup they were given was never enough.
  2. Because they worked very hard all day long.
  3. Because the older boys drank up their soup.

Answer: (a) Because the soup they were given was never enough.

Let’s Write

Question 1: Fill in the blanks

Learn, learns, learned, has learned, teach, teaches, taught, has taught

  1. Will you …………..chess?
  2. Mr Sharma ……………..class VIII
  3. The students have …………..about road safety.
  4. My sister has ……………me how to ride a horse.
  5. I have …………….some the customs of India.
  6. I ……………how to cycle when I was just four years old.

Answer: (a) Teach, (b) Teaches, (c) Learned, (d) Has taught, (e) Learned, (f) Learned

Question 2: Choose the correct word and complete the paragraph.

All the class V students of our school ………..(a)………(were/was) gathering in front of the Principal’s office. They ………(b)………..(were/was) going for the inter-school race. The bus ………………(c)……….(arrive/arrived) and they ……(d)………(leave/left) for the stadium. The runners were ………(e)……….(taking/taken) to the starting point. The runners ……….(f)………(take/took) their positions. Sir ……….(blow/blew) the whistle. One student of our school ……….(g) ………(run/ran) fast and ………(h)…..(come/came) first. Everyone ……..(i)……..(do/did) their best and our school ……..(j)……..(won/wins) the trophy. Everyone …….(k)………(feel/felt) joyous.

Answer: (a) were, (b) were, (c) arrived, (d) left, (e) taken, (f) took, (g) ran, (h) came, (i) did, (j) won, (k) felt

Question 3: Read the following sentences:

Bhaiya has been studying in the same class for two years. (for a period of time)

Munna was flying kites since morning. (from a time in the past till the present)

Fill in the blanks using for or since

  1. I have lived in this house ………..I was a baby.
  2. This big jar has been in our family ………….many years.
  3. The old banyan tree in the village has been there ………..the last 200 years.
  4. Nobody has seen him …………yesterday.

Answer: (a) Since, (b) For, (c) For, (d) Since