Gulliver’s Travels NCERT Solutions | English Marigold Class 5 PDF Download

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1. Why did the Captain send the men to the land?

Ans. The captain sent men to the land to fetch water.

2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

Ans. The men rushed back to the ship because a giant to chase them.

3. Choose the correct answer.

(i) The giant carried a reaping book because

(a) he was fighting with the other giants.

(b) he was going to reap the corn.

(c) he wanted to frighten Gulliver.

Ans. (b) he was going to reap the corn.

(ii) They put Gulliver on the ground to look at him because

(a) they had never seen a human before.

(b) they thought he was a doll.

(c) they had never seen such a tiny man.

Ans. (c) they had never seen such a tiny man.

4. Name the creature to whom you would look like Gulliver. The creature is now extinct. The word begins with the letter D____.

Ans. Dinosaur.

5. From the text, write the sentences that tell you the following.

(a) The giant reapers were fascinated by Gulliver.

Ans. They all sat on the ground to take a good look at me.

(b) Gulliver was a learned man.

Ans. I tried to speak to them in seven languages.

(c) The farmer’s son thought Gulliver was a toy.

Ans. On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth.

(d) The farmer’s wife was a kind-hearted woman.

Ans. Later she put me on her own bed and covered me with a clean white handkerchief.

Let's Talk

1. Read the following sentences carefully. 

The giant farmer’s voice was as loud as a bellowing trumpet. 
or 
The giant farmer’s voice was as loud as thunder. When something is very cold, we say it is as cold as ice. This is because ice is very very cold.

Now complete the following. Use the words given in the box.

(a) as ______ as a feather

Ans. Light.

b) as _____ as a tortoise

Ans. Slow.

(c) as _____ as honey

Ans. Sweet.

(d) as ____ as snow

Ans. White.

(e) as ____ as an ox

Ans. Strong.

(f) as ____ as night

Ans. Black.

(g) as ____ as a rose

Ans. Red.

(h) as _____ as a toast

Ans. Warm.

(i) as _____ as a breeze

Ans. Gentle.

2. Use the above expressions to complete the following sentences.

(i) The old man’s hair is as white ______.

Ans. As snow.

(ii) His feet were as cold  ______.

Ans. As ice.

(iii) The newspaper boy was as slow ______ delivering the papers.

Ans. As a tortoise.

(iv) I felt as light ______ after excercising.

Ans. As a feather.

8. Create our own comparisons for the following. Work in pairs.

Ans.

3. Look at the pictures and discuss in groups why the following events happened. You may find more than one reason for each of them.  

Ans. 1. One of the leading actors met with an accident. Hence, the play got canceled.

2. The Principal of the school had got a severe heart attack. Therefore, the play got canceled.

Ans. 1. They are walking because the destination place was nearby to them.

2. Walking in the moonlit night after dinner is good for their health. Hence, they are walking.

Let's Write

1.  Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.

(i) I was writing a letter when ________________________ 
(ii) ___________________________________________________ 
(iii) *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog. 
(iv) *_________________________________________________
(v) ___________________________________________________ 
(vi) ___________________________________________________ 
(vii) __________________________________________________

*Please note that sometimes the order of the sentences changes.

Ans:(i) I was writing a letter when my pen ran out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window when he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iii) When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) I was just completing the last answer when ma’am said, “Stop writing”.
(v) The man was painting the wall when he fell off the ladder.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework when the lights went out.
(vii) When the bell rang, my mother was cooking dinner.

2. Now complete the following suitably.

(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when ______.

Ans. I saw her.

(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when ______.

Ans. he found his old photograph.

(iii) _______ a dog ran out onto the road.

Ans. I was passing along the street when.

(iv) ______ the teacher walked into the room.

Ans. The boys were quarreling.

3. Now complete the following, in the same way, using the words easy or strong. The order may vary according to your choice.   

Ans. Skipping is easy.

-Now complete the following, in the same way, using the words juicy or exciting. The order may vary according to your choice.

apple is juicy.
orange is juicier than apple.

sugarcane is the juiciest of them all.

rock climbing is exciting.

skiing is more exciting than rock climbing.

river rafting is the most exciting of them all. 

4. Correct the use of the describing words in the following sentences.

(a) This is the simpler problem of them all.

Ans. This is the simplest problem of them all.

(b) Which is the lightest of the two parallels?

Ans. Which is the lighter of the two parcels?

(c) He is cleverer than I am.

Ans. He is cleverer than me.

(d) I like this the best of the two.

Ans. I like this better of the two.

(e) The flood became badder as the rain increased.

Ans. The flood became worse as the rain is increased.

5. Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full stops (.) commas (,) question marks (?) apostrophe (‘) exclamation mark (!) wherever necessary.

dear Samir

I am sending you a photograph of my newest pet frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy by next summer, he should the old enough to go with us on our long walks i m sure you are looking forward to seeing him I know you will like him

warm regards

sanju

Ans. Dear Samir,

I am sending you a photograph of my newest pet. Frisky is a bulldog and a very playful puppy. By next summer he should be old enough to go with us on our long walks. I’m sure you are looking forward to seeing him. I know you will like him.

Warm regards,

Sanju

6. Punctuate the following sentences.

(a) next Wednesday my sister mita is going to join the State Bank of India.

Ans. Next Wednesday my sister, Mita is going to join the State Bank of India.

(b) the dog wags its tail when its pleased but a cat waves its tail when its angry.

Ans. The dog wags its tail when it’s pleased but a cat waves its tail when it’s angry.

(c) when I went fishing I caught an old shoe a plastic bag and a bad cold.

Ans. When I went fishing I caught an old shoe, a plastic bag and a bad cold.

(d) she fed the baby washed the dishes put the lights off and went to sleep.

Ans. She fed the baby, washed the dishes, put off the lights off and went to sleep.

(e) wasn’t Tim born on the 26th of January 1989.

Ans. Wasn’t Tim born on 26th of January, 1989?

(f) oh no the bus was gone.

Ans. Oh no! The bus has gone.

7. Fill in the blanks:

(i) A giant tree ____________.

Ans. Redwood Trees of California.

(ii) A giant bird __________.

Ans. Ostrich.

(iii) A giant land animal ________.

Ans. Elephant.

(iv) A giant water creature _______.

Ans. Whale.

(v) A giant reptile _______.

Ans. Anaconda.

(vi) A giant aeroplane ________.

Ans. A-380.

Creative Writing

1. You woke up one morning and found yourself in the land of dwarfs! 
Write a paragraph describing your experiences there and how you got back home finally.
You may begin like this. 
Everything around me looked different. _____

Ans. Everything around me looked different. All men and women were so tiny. The appearance of the children was as if they were big dots on the ground. The height of the houses was only one and a half feet high. The dishes which were eaten by these people were two or three inches in diameter. It was a different experience, which I had never faced before. I was surprised to see them. But at the same time, I felt happy that these dwarf people were so kind to me. They helped me a lot to go back home.