Worksheet Solutions: The joy of learning | Living in Harmony Class 5: Book Solutions, Notes & Worksheet PDF Download

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

(i) How did Dattatreya spend most of his time?
(a) Playing video games
(b) Wandering in the forests
(c) Watching TV
(d) Studying all day
Ans: (b)
Dattatreya spent a lot of time wandering in the forests.

(ii) What did the Earth teach Dattatreya?
(a) To be clear and calm
(b) To bear everything in life
(c) To enjoy every moment
(d) To be on the move all the time
Ans: (b)
The Earth taught him how to bear everything in life.

(iii) Who impressed the king in the story?
(a) Dattatreya's father
(b) Dattatreya's friend
(c) Dattatreya's teacher
(d) Dattatreya himself
Ans: (d)
The king was impressed by Dattatreya's brightness.

(iv) What did Fire teach Dattatreya?
(a) To enjoy every day and moment
(b) To be clear and calm
(c) To be on the move all the time
(d) To gather knowledge from spiders
Ans: (a)
The Fire taught him to enjoy every day and every moment.

(v) What is the main message of the story about Dattatreya?
(a) Geography and science are important
(b) Learning from books is the only kind of learning
(c) There is something to learn from everything around us
(d) Nature is not a good teacher
Ans: (c)
The Dattatreya learned values of life from nature.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks.

(i) Dattatreya spent more time with ____________, monkeys, butterflies, and deer than with other boys of his age.
Ans: birds
The Dattatreya spent more time with birds.

(ii) The Sun taught him to give __________.
Ans: warmth
The Sun taught him to give warmth.

(iii) Learning to be kind and loving are also important __________.
Ans: lessons
The being kind and loving are important lessons.

(iv) Dattatreya learned the values of life from __________.
Ans: nature
The Dattatreya learned values of life from the Earth, Water, Fire, Sun, and animals.

(v) We must keep our minds open to these lessons and try to __________ them.
Ans: understand
We should keep our minds open to lessons and try to understand them.

Q3: Match the Column.

Ans:

Q4: True or False.

(i) Dattatreya was 15 years old when he spent time in the forests.
Ans: False
He was 12 years old.

(ii) The king was impressed by Dattatreya's dullness.
Ans: False
The king was impressed by Dattatreya's brightness.

(iii) Dattatreya learned specific things like geography and history from the Earth.
Ans: False
The Dattatreya learned values of life from the Earth, not specific subjects like geography.

(iv) Nature is not considered a good teacher in the story.
Ans: False
The nature is the greatest teacher of all.

(v) Learning from books is the only kind of learning.
Ans: False
Warious kinds of learning, not just from books.