Class 5 EVS Chapter 18 HOTS Questions - Chapter 18 - No Place for Us

Q1: What difference he find between Sinduri and in his dreams village?
Ans: The difference that he found in Sinduri village and his dream village is as follows:

• He though that his house in the new village would have electricity, water in taps and all basis things. But it was not so in Sinduri village. There was no electricity but it was just very difficult to pay the heavy bills. There were taps but no water.
•  There was no place for keeping the animals.
• They were given land for farming but it was not good for farming, it was filled with stones and pebbles.
• There was school, but the teacher did not pay attention to the children from Khedi village. These children found it difficult to learn in a new language.
• There were doctors, but they were not available on time.
• The people of Sinduri village also treated them as unwanted guests and found their language and way of living strange and made fun of them.

Q2: Do you know of any family that has come to your town after having moved out of his place? Talk to them and find out.
Ans: Yes, I know few students in my school have come from a small village in Rajasthan. They were asked to move from that place.

Q3: People migrate for:
(a) Food
(b) Shelter
(c) Better earnings
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
The movement by people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently in the new location is called migration. Migration may be by individuals, family units or in groups. Most of the people get migrated for food, shelter and employment, in present scenario.

Q4: Do you know some people who have never been to school? Do you also know of any place where there is no school?
Ans: Yes, We have met so many people who have never been to school. Some of them cannot afford education, and some have to start earning at a young age. There is a small village in Rajasthan, where there is no school.

Q5: Jatrya learnt so many things in Khedi. How many of those would be useful for him in Mumbai?
Ans: Jatrya has learnt many things in Khedi. Out of these, he can use some of them to earn money in Mumbai, such as:
Fish catching, selling goods in the market and playing Dhol etc.

Q6: When do people migrate from their villages?
(a) After flood
(b) After shortage of food
(c) After shortage of income
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)
The movement by people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently in the new location is called migration. Migration may be by individuals, family units or in groups. Most of the people get migrated for food, shelter and employment, in present scenario. People usualy migrate when there is flood causing shortage of food and income.

Q7: What all does your family do, when you have guests at home for a few days?
Ans: When guests come to our home for a few days, we pay full attention and respect to them. We take care that they have a comfortable stay. My mother makes special food for them so that they can enjoy their stay. My father takes a day off to take them to some good places.

Q8: Imagine how it feels to leave one's own place and go for away to live in a new place?
Ans: It is a very difficult to leave one's own place and live far away at a new place. This is because, there is nobody with whom we can share our feelings, problems and other matters. Thus, it feels very bad and sad to leave our own place.

Q9: In Khedi how many people were there in Jatray's family? Who came to his mind? What he thought about his family?
Ans: There were three people in Jatray's family in Khedi. His father, mother and Jatray himself. When he thought about his family, he thought of his would be wife and would be children.

Q10: Draw a picture of Khedi village and a picture of Jatrya's dream village. Discuss the difference between them. Also look at the pictures your friends have drawn.
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Q11: Have you heard of people who don't want to be moved from their of place? Talk about them.
Ans: Yes, my grandparents live in the village. They don't want to leave their old place. They say it's their grandfather's land and they have many sweet memories associated with that place, their farms and their pet animals. Therefore, they do not want to come and live in the city.

Q12: What had Jatrya thought while moving to Mumbai? Did he find Mumbai as he had imagined?
Ans: Jatriyabhai though when they are being treated as unwanted guests so it is of no use of live in Sunduri village. He was also not getting any goods facilities in this village. So, he decided to move to Mumbai and thought here his children could study in a good school and will have a better future. No, Mumbai was not as he has thought of. There was no place to stay for outsiders like Jatraybhai. It was very difficult to find some work and earn money. The conditions were even worse, it was very hard for him to pay for the food, house, medicines, school fees and even water was also to be purchased by money. Even his small son, Sidya had to work to earn money.

Q13: Why do you think families like that of Jatrya's are coming to big cities?
Ans: The families like that of Jatriya often come to big cities due to poverty, to earn more money and live a better life. There may also be many problems with them in the village. For example, sometimes due to scantly rainfall there is not much profit from the farms, sometimes they are asked to leave their villages by the government or private companies because of the construction of factories or dams etc. Thus, they are forced to come to big cities.

Q14: Have you ever been to anyone's house as an 'unwanted guest'? How did you feel?
Ans: When guests come to stay at our home for a few days, then we respect them. We arrange for their meals, bedding and other basic requirements etc. We prepare their favourite food items. We also take them to some good places to entertain them. I have never been to anyone's house as an unwanted guest. But I believe I would definitely feel bad in such a situation.

Q15: Jatrya felt alone, even in a crowd of people. Have you ever felt like this?
Ans: Yes, once I got separated from my mother in a market for few minutes. Though there was a huge crowd of people but still I was feeling all alone as I knew no one.