Textbook Exercise with Solutions :Anansi and Five | Oxford English for Class 4 PDF Download

Comprehension

Q1. Answer the following questions. 

a.

Ans: The witch's name was Five, and she didn't like it because people always laughed or looked surprised when they heard it.

b.

Ans: The witch was stirring her big cooking pot and muttering a spell. The blue and green smoke and sparks indicate that she was making powerful magic.

c.

Ans: Anansi was pleased because he heard the witch's curse, which would make anyone who said "five" disappear forever. He thought this would be a good way to get food for his family.

d.

Ans: The first animal Anansi tricked was Mrs. Rabbit.

e.

Ans: Miss Frog was not fooled by Anansi. She refused to help him count and hopped away.

f.

Ans: You could buy delicious yams, beets, pulses, grains, sweet potato pieces, and freshly made pies at the market.

g.

Ans: Mrs. Shrew was going to the market to sell her freshly made pies. She planned to use the money to buy delicious treats for her family.

h.

Ans: Anansi got angry with Mrs. Shrew because she refused to say the number "five" when counting his yam mounds, even though he repeatedly asked her to.

i.

Ans: There are six characters in the story:

1. Anansi
2. The witch named Five
3. Mrs. Rabbit
4. Mr. Duck
5. Miss Frog
6. Mrs. Shrew

These Questions are More Difficult. Discuss Them First.(HOTS)

j.

Ans: The clues are:

1. Anansi was only thinking about himself. He didn't care about the animals he tricked or their families. He just wanted to eat their food.
2. Anansi was greedy. He wanted to eat all the food he could and even thought about tricking more animals the next day.
3. Anansi was dishonest. He lied to the animals, telling them he couldn't count when he actually could.

k.

Ans: The moral of the story is that greed will bring you trouble. Anansi's greed led to his downfall when he was tricked by Mrs. Shrew and ended up disappearing because of the witch's curse.

Q2. Fill in the Blanks with Suitable words.

a.

Ans: Anansi was a trickster and he was having a difficult time.

b.

Ans: Anansi peeked through a gap in the witch's fence.

c.

Ans: He imagined what delicious foods he would find.

d.

Ans: A scurrying sound pulled Anansi from his daydream.

e.

Ans: She walked to the nearest mound and stood on it..

f.

Ans: Anansi grinned and showed all his sharp teeth.

Q3. Answer the Questions About These Lines from the Story

'1. 2. 3. 4 and this one that I am sitting on.'

a.

Ans: Mrs. Shrew says these words.

b.

Ans: The speaker is counting Anansi's yam mounds.

c.

Ans: Mrs. Shrew says this because she's cleverly avoiding saying the number five, knowing about the witch's curse.

d.

Ans : After this, Anansi gets frustrated and shouts "Say 1, 2, 3, 4, 5!" As a result, he disappears due to the witch's curse. Mrs. Shrew then continues on her way to the market.

Working With Words

Q1. 

1. cotord - doctor
2. scraretey - secretary
3. runes - nurse
4. charete - teacher

a.

Ans: A person who operates on people in a hospital is a doctor.

b.

Ans: A person who looks after people in a hospital is a nurse.

c.

Ans: A person who helps children to learn is a teacher.

d.

Ans: A person who writes letters for somebody else is a secretary.

Q2.

a.

Ans: easy - difficult

b.

Ans: nearest - furthest

c.

Ans: unkind - kind

d.

Ans: displeased - pleased

e.

Ans: appeared - disappeared

f.

Ans: loved - hated

g.

Ans: low - high

h.

Ans: light - heavy

i.

Ans: pleasant - unpleasant