NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English - The Little Bully

Reading is Fun 

1. Why did all the children hate Hari?

(i) Because he would not talk to anyone.

(ii) Because he always pinched them.

(iii) Because he loved stealing their food.

Ans. (ii) Because he always pinched them.

2. “Nobody took Hari’s hand. Nobody went near him. Nobody played with him.” This shows that Hari had

(i) many friends

(ii) few friends

(iii) no friends

Ans. (iii) no friends.

3. Which of the following actions would make a friendly person? Write them down.

· Respecting other people.

· Eating a small child’s tiffin.

· Calling people rude names.

· Pushing a smaller boy and making him cry

· Being helpful to everyone.

· Helping your classmates in school.

· Mocking at friends and hurting their feelings.

· Protecting a weaker person.

Actions that would make a friendly person

Ans. (i) Respecting other people.

(ii) Being helpful to everyone.

(iii) Helping your classmates in school.

(iv) Protecting a weaker person.

Vocabulary

1. From the story, find out words that are opposites or are closest to being the opposites of the words given below. Then write down the opposites in the grid.

Ans.  

2. Hari was pinched till he was black and blue. 'Black and blue' means.

(i) Hari fell down in pain.

(ii) There were bruises on his body.

(iii) Hari painted himself in colors.

(iv) Hari had a black and blue shirt.

Ans. (ii) There were bruises on his body.

3. ‘I shan’t pitch anyone anymore.’ Shan’t means

(i) Shall (ii) should (iii) shall not (iv) will not

Ans. Shall not.

4. Give the full forms of

Won’t _______________

Weren’t ______________

Wouldn’t _______________

Couldn’t ______________

Ans. Will not, were not, would not, could not.

5. From the story, find 5 more words ending in which denote how something is done

(i) _______ ly
(ii) ______ ly
(iii) _____ ly
(iv) _____ ly
(v) ______ ly

Ans. (i) bravely
(ii) neatly
(iii) softly
(iv) quickly
(v) boldly

6. Add – ly to the following words:

Ans.

9. Now can you make sentences with these words?

Ans. Clearly: The old man’s eyes are weak. He cannot see things clearly.

Merrily: All the students rushed out Merrily when the last ball rang.

Wearily: In the evening, the peasant walked home wearily.

Doubly: She is doubly blessed with a son and a promotion.

Drearily: Her sister was dressed at her birthday party.

Brightly: The diamond shines brightly in the dark.

Badly: He badly entertained the guest.

Fondly: The lady kissed her baby fondly.

Fun with Sounds

1. Complete the blanks with rhyming words of the following and practice aloud.

-bruise c ________
-carriage m ______
-prawn d _________
-creatures fe_____
-teachers pr______
-vowed c_________

Ans. bruise choose

carriage marriage

prawn dawn

creatures features

teachers preachers

vowed cloud

Let's Practice some Language

1. How did the seaside creatures, the crab, the lobster, etc. teach Hari a lesson? Write in a few lines.

Ans. The seaside creatures, the crab, and the lobster pinched Hari with their pincer-like claws. They pinched him until he became black and blue and cried in pain. From this incident, he realized they did what he had been doing to other children. He came to know the pain of being pinched by others. He took a vow not to pinch or prick other children anymore. 

2. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.

(a) Hari was _____ unpopular boy.

Ans. An.

(b) The boys and girls went to _____ seaside for a picnic.

Ans. The.

(c) He saw ____ big crab coming towards him.

Ans. A.

(d) I found _____ empty bottles, floating in the water.

Ans. An.

(e) ____ sea creatures ate his food.

Ans. The.

3. In the box given below are the names of some animals. Encircle the ones that can protect themselves with their hardcover and write about anyone

Ans.

Tortoise:

1) They have four legs and a shell. 

2) They are cold-blooded.

3) They range in different sizes.

 4) The female tends to be larger than the male tortoise. 

5) They live up to 90 years. 

4. Can you tell a difference between a turtle and a tortoise? Write a few lines.

Ans.

5. Describe what is happening in the picture. Use is/are and ing to make your sentences. Clues are given in the box.

(i) Mary ____ up the slide.

Ans. Climbing.

(ii) Hari ____ and boxing her.

Ans. is kicking.

(iii) Little Bittoo _____ a lollipop.

Ans. is licking.

(iv) Rita ____ down the slide.

Ans. is sliding.

6. Imagine what the children will do in the playground tomorrow. You can take some hints from the words given in the box.

 Ans. (i) John will play kabaddi tomorrow.

(ii) Parul and Priyanka will play badminton tomorrow.

(iii) Sunny and Munny will run a race.

(iv) Team A and Team B will play a football match.

(v) Sonu and Kabir will jump.

(vi) Anwar will participate in a race competition tomorrow.

16. Work in groups of four. See the picture of a shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean. 
Suppose you went deep-sea diving. What would you find? Think of all the words that come to your mind, then build a paragraph. Share your story with other groups.

Ans. If I went deep sea diving, I would see all the colorful water animals. I would find colorful fish, and lobsters in the sea. I may also find precious jewels which I wish to collect. I may find the pearls in the shells present in the sea. I can observe the starfish, and turtles sunk at the bottom.