A Rare Species of Uncle Class 5 Worksheet English Gul Mohar

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) What was the name of the speaker's uncle?
(a) Nana
(b) Kamoo
(c) Salim mamoo
(d) Zafar Futehally
Ans: (c)  
Salim bhai was my mamoo, my grandmother Kamoo’s brother.

(ii) Why were the children woken up at 5.30 a.m. on weekends?
(a) To go to school
(b) To play hide-and-seek
(c) To go birdwatching
(d) To have breakfast
Ans: (c)
We, on the other hand, were woken up at 5.30 a.m. to go birdwatching at Borivali Park.

(iii) What did Salim mamoo use to drive to Borivali Park?
(a) Bicycle
(b) Willys jeep
(c) Camel
(d) Pony
Ans: (b)
He would drive his Willys jeep like a battle tank...

(iv) What did the speaker envy about school friends?
(a) Their toys
(b) Their late sleep on weekends
(c) Their lunchboxes
(d) Their long vacations
Ans: (b)
I greatly envied my school friends because they could sleep as late as they liked on weekends."

(v) What did Salim mamoo and Laeeq write together?
(a) Cooking recipes
(b) Mystery novels
(c) Common Indian Birds
(d) Adventure stories
Ans: (c)
My mother Laeeq wrote a book with Salim mamoo, called Common Indian Birds.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) Salim mamoo's driving style was compared to a ____________.
Ans: battle tank

(ii) The speaker's family often discussed nature and the environment around their ____________.
Ans: dining table

(iii) Salim mamoo typed most of his books on a ____________.
Ans: typewriter

(iv) Borivali Park, where the family went birdwatching, is now a ____________.
Ans: national park

(v) Salim mamoo loved young people and had a small army of followers, many interested in ____________.
Ans: wildlife

Q3: Match the Column (In a Table)

Ans:

Q4: True/False

(i) Salim mamoo's driving was calm and peaceful.
Ans: False
Salim mamoo driving his Willys jeep like a battle tank.

(ii) The speaker and siblings were allowed to sleep as late as they wanted on weekends.
Ans: False
They were woken up at 5.30 a.m. for birdwatching.

(iii) Salim mamoo's book, "Common Indian Birds," was co-written with the speaker's father.
Ans: False
The book was written with the speaker's mother, Laeeq.

(iv) Salim mamoo didn't mind the noise of the typewriter early in the morning.
Ans: False
The speaker grumbles about the noise of the typewriter.

(v) Salim mamoo's followers were primarily adults interested in wildlife.
Ans: False
Salim mamoo had a small army of followers, many of them children interested in wildlife.