Worksheet Solutions: The Tale of Peter Rabbit | New English Ferry: Book Solutions, Notes & Worksheets - Class 5 PDF Download

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) What are the names of the four little rabbits mentioned in the story?
(a) Fluffy, Muffin, Cottontail, and Percy
(b) Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter
(c) Whiskers, Paws, Hopper, and Bunny
(d) Jumpy, Scurry, Twitch, and Thumper
Ans: (b)
The names of the four little rabbits are explicitly.

(ii) Where did the four little rabbits live?
(a) In a treehouse
(b) In a sandbank
(c) Under a bridge
(d) In a burrow
Ans: (b)
The living location of the rabbits is stated as "in a sandbank".

(iii) Why did Peter run into Mr. McGregor's garden?
(a) To play with his friends
(b) To eat blackberries
(c) To find parsley
(d) To hide from his siblings
Ans: (c)
Peter ran into Mr. McGregor's garden to look for parsley, as mentioned in the story.

(iv) What did Peter eat in Mr. McGregor's garden?
(a) Carrots and peas
(b) Lettuce and French beans
(c) Apples and oranges
(d) Berries and nuts
Ans: (b)
The specific items Peter ate in Mr. McGregor's garden are lettuce and French beans.

(v) How did Peter manage to escape from Mr. McGregor's jacket?
(a) Peter was too small to be caught
(b) He slipped out of his jacket just in time
(c) The jacket tore while Mr. McGregor was chasing him
(d) Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail helped him escape
Ans: (b)
Peter managed to escape from Mr. McGregor's jacket by slipping out of it.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) Peter ran into a ____________ net and got caught by the large buttons on his new red jacket.
Ans: gooseberry
Peter ran into a gooseberry net.

(ii) Peter escaped from Mr. McGregor's tool shed by jumping into a ____________.
Ans: flowerpot
Peter escaped from Mr. McGregor's tool shed by jumping into a flowerpot.

(iii) When Mr. McGregor lifted the flowerpots in the tool shed, Peter ____________.
Ans: sneezed
Peter sneezed when Mr. McGregor was looking for him among the flowerpots.

(iv) Peter sneezed when Mr. McGregor was looking for him among the ____________.
Ans: flowerpots
Mr. McGregor lifted the flowerpots in the tool shed, and Peter sneezed.

(v) Peter finally found his way out of Mr. McGregor's garden by slipping under the ____________.
Ans: gate
Peter found his way out of Mr. McGregor's garden by slipping under the gate.

Q3: Match the Column

Ans:

Q4: True or False

(i) Peter Rabbit listened to his mother and did not go into Mr. McGregor's garden.
Ans: False
Peter did not listen to his mother's warning and went into Mr. McGregor's garden.

(ii) Mr. McGregor caught Peter in the tool shed.
Ans: False
Peter managed to escape from Mr. McGregor in the tool shed by jumping out of a window.

(iii) Peter lost his way and couldn't find the gate to exit the garden.
Ans: True
Peter lost his way in Mr. McGregor's garden and had trouble finding the gate.

(iv) Peter's siblings, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail, had parsley for supper.
Ans: False
Peter's siblings had bread, milk, and blackberries for supper, not parsley.

(v) Peter Rabbit was feeling well after his adventure in Mr. McGregor's garden.
Ans: False
Peter was not very well that night after his adventure in Mr. McGregor's garden.